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]
I always hate it when mother nature doesn't bend to my will.:-)
At least you had a line in the water for a bit. A friend of mine got his name drawn on some special turkey hunt down in south central Mo. by the MDC. He's been down there all week camping out and waiting to hunt. He's only had one day that wasn't pouring down rain. lol [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
Its gonna snow in Kansas today? wow
Thats even worse than the 5 straight days of rain we're having here
Yeah snowed last night further west like Dodge Shitty.
Last year this time the fish were banging this year fucking two keeps and a throw back.
This is depressing me. All freaking winter I wait and spring hits and boom fish on. This year been cold and the fish aren't biting and they are in deeper waters.
These constant cold fronts and heavy rains are really messing up the crappie spawn. They keep getting pushed back and it's making it really hard to predict where they will be. One good thing is that the outlets of the reservoirs are really good fishing this time of year while they release water and then right after they cut it back. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Radar Chief:
The weather has been sucking but the high rivers have been beneficial to those hunting big cats. This 51 lb'er was caught by Chetopa May 2nd.
Originally Posted by KC Tattoo:
Yeah snowed last night further west like Dodge Shitty.
Last year this time the fish were banging this year ****ing two keeps and a throw back.
This is depressing me. All freaking winter I wait and spring hits and boom fish on. This year been cold and the fish aren't biting and they are in deeper waters.
****ing ****s.
You should put longer lines on your pole to reach them. [Reply]
It's a madhouse around here. Fishing, hunting, gardening/property work, 1/4 a cow yesterday have a right fine pile of shit to bring the coyotes in. Who ever came up with this 24hr day bullshit or the first guy that said "I am going to work" needs a swift kick in the nuts. I don't have time for all the fun around me. Great times to be had. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Radar Chief:
The weather has been sucking but the high rivers have been beneficial to those hunting big cats. This 51 lb'er was caught by Chetopa May 2nd.
Holy sheeeit, where is Jeremy Wade when you need him?
Thats the kinda cat that drowns some hapless noodler with his arm trapped in that gaping maw... better chop those pieces small and soak them in buttermilk overnight, or thats gonna be one gamey fish fry
Originally Posted by threebag02:
It's a madhouse around here. Fishing, hunting, gardening/property work, 1/4 a cow yesterday have a right fine pile of shit to bring the coyotes in. Who ever came up with this 24hr day bullshit or the first guy that said "I am going to work" needs a swift kick in the nuts. I don't have time for all the fun around me. Great times to be had.
Hey man, I'm just thankful I CAN finally go to work... was totally rained out most of last week, and two days this week
Cant load grain in the rain, the elevators dont wanna introduce that moisture into their bins [Reply]
Yeah I wouldn't keep a big one like that. I would snap some pics and let him go. I like my cats about 4-6 pounds. There is a lot of bad meat on that monster. [Reply]
