Searched around & only found the video fishing & BassMasters threads, i know their are plenty of outdoorsman here, so i figured it'd be cool to draw upon the Planets vast experience in all things fishing.
I only use spincast reels & fish mostly large/smallmouth bass & cats. My choice of reels is quite the source of derision from many people i know 'duffer gear', but i haul in my share of 6 pound bass & 10-20 pound cats on that gear no problem. With a little know-how you can use just about any technique you want to on 'duffer gear'.
Berkley Powerbaits are a big part of my trick bag, the difference between those & regular stuff is night & day. My best action last summer came on Mister Twister scented white curly tail grubs, on one day fishing from shore to a bridge pier, i caught smallies, bigmouths, perch & even 1 carp believe it or not... great day. But my bread & butter is a texas rigged Berkley worm, it'll wiggle through any kind of cover without getting hung up.
With cats i strictly bottom fish, no bobber & bait is just as basic... but its always in 2's to give'em a real treat... a shrimp/with a nightcrawler, liver/chunk of cheese etc. Cats are mostly for night sport to me, time to kick back a lil...
So thats me style, how do the rest of you guys get your fish on? What do you fish for, what do you use? IIRC Missouri's trout season just kicked off, anyone getting anything? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
I've always been curious about snagging... how do you keep from snagging every other rock on the bottom?
Your weight is tied to the end of the line and the hook is about a foot above that.. You do snag trees and such though. Cruise slowly up or down the river, let the line get tight and then pull with a big sweeping motion. Let the line get tight and pull again. Sometimes for hours.
If everything goes right, all four of us will have our two fish Tuesday and Wednesday and today will be a get smashed day. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ptlyon:
Your weight is tied to the end of the line and the hook is about a foot above that.. You do snag trees and such though. Cruise slowly up or down the river, let the line get tight and then pull with a big sweeping motion. Let the line get tight and pull again. Sometimes for hours.
If everything goes right, all four of us will have our two fish Tuesday and Wednesday and today will be a get smashed day.
Ah ok, the way its rigged would definitely help [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rooster:
How do you prepare the fish to cook so it doesn't taste funky?
If you have had paddlestick that tasted fishy, the red meat wasn't apparently totally cut off of the white meat. The red meat is very fishy. However I have noticed if it has been frozen it can get fishy as well.
I usually just cube it up and put fish breading on it and fry it. Captain Jacks fish breading from KC is outstanding. You can also bake it or grill it. I've also boiled it in 7-up and dipped it in clarified butter - poor man's lobstah.
Especially now that you only get to keep two as possession, when I get home I trim it up and soak it in salt water for a few hours. Then I cook up what I want to eat and give the rest away because of the freezing/fishy factor. [Reply]
Man I'm ready to head to the lake for couple nights I just need some rest before I go. I got to find some new spots because the lake is up that's a good thing but I can't fish same spots or it's just different. I'm looking forward to this year think it's going be a good year. [Reply]
So I'm at the lake got three poles set up just nothing biting . Last year the water level was way down and I was catching left and right but fucking really want catch something. Night fishing is heavily bliss I love it. Just a tad cold.
