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]
Just booked passage for myself and my two youngsters on a 1/2 day fishing trip out of San Diego next Wed. It'll be their first time fishing from a boat. They are stoked. Can't wait. [Reply]
Not only are the catches pathetic, but I'm experiencing more and more of what drives you crazy... overcrowding
Seems like every dipshit piece of trash with $15 for a license is finding out about my best spots, then leaving all of their damn garbage lying around when they leave
Dirty diapers
Condoms
Blunt wrap packages
Every conceivable kind of trash [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
This so far has truly been the worst year of fishing I've had in at least 20 years
Bass, catfish, crappie, it doesnt matter... cant hardly catch shit, just little throwbacks here and there
Gonna try the river again tomorrow evening, and if that doesnt work I'm gonna burn all my gear
You are not the only one having a shitty year catching fish. I spent a week on vacation five nights with one catfish just because it decided to storm and that was the only time water stirred them up. I'm going back out there tonight for gluten. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC Tattoo:
You are not the only one having a shitty year catching fish. I spent a week on vacation five nights with one catfish just because it decided to storm and that was the only time water stirred them up. I'm going back out there tonight for gluten.
There was a time when I thought I'd become a pretty damn good fisherman
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
There was a time when I thought I'd become a pretty damn good fisherman
... but I have been humbled
To be fair I've talked to boaters who have aren't doing well. Lake Wilson had their annual Waleye competition and 3 fish were caught all weekend. So this is not a normal year. We will rebound. Keep your head up. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC Tattoo:
To be fair I've talked to boaters who have aren't doing well. Lake Wilson had their annual Waleye competition and 3 fish were caught all weekend. So this is not a normal year. We will rebound. Keep your head up.
3 fish in a tourney?
Jeeez, maybe we shouldnt feel so bad after all [Reply]
