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]
Been a while since this has been bumped, I did the least amount of fishing this year that I've done in at least 15 years for a variety of reasons... it should ensure that plenty of it is done next year
That looks like a little slice of heaven right there, Inmem... catch anything besides a buzz?
Originally Posted by KC Tattoo:
75 degrees and I got to work tonight and go in early fml
Yeah, its 70 here... can hardly believe it [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
Been a while since this has been bumped, I did the least amount of fishing this year that I've done in at least 15 years for a variety of reasons... it should ensure that plenty of it is done next year
That looks like a little slice of heaven right there, Inmem... catch anything besides a buzz?
Yeah, its 70 here... can hardly believe it
Yeah it was a decent day. I caught 4 (threw 1 back), Pops caught 3 (biggest fish of the day) and my bro got himself 1.
I was day dreaming about fishing and the outdoors just yesterday, barely got out at all last year and thats going to change in a big way next time around
Plan to be outdoors more this summer than ever before, even planning a 'bushcraft' weekend where I go out, build a primitive shelter, practice making fire with sticks, use my Sawyer water filter for something besides monkeying with vodka etc, make a 3 day weekend out of it... really looking forward to it [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
Post up anything you haul in :-)
I was day dreaming about fishing and the outdoors just yesterday, barely got out at all last year and thats going to change in a big way next time around
Plan to be outdoors more this summer than ever before, even planning a 'bushcraft' weekend where I go out, build a primitive shelter, practice making fire with sticks, use my Sawyer water filter for something besides monkeying with vodka etc, make a 3 day weekend out of it... really looking forward to it
Baby striper, pretty quiet out here. Didn’t get skunked though.
Looks like a beautiful day in NorCal, and it also looks like that one fish has two dinner sized filets on him... maybe they're starting to bite, dont quit now!
What kind of man made canal are you on there, used for irrigation maybe? [Reply]
Looks like a beautiful day in NorCal, and it also looks like that one fish has two dinner sized filets on him... maybe they're starting to bite, dont quit now!
What kind of man made canal are you on there, used for irrigation maybe?
Originally Posted by In58men:
I’m at the California Aqueduct (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Aqueduct). I think she was pregnant, definitely had a nice pot belly. I tossed it back, wasn’t long enough to keep.
Thanks for that link, and good call on following the law and letting her go make more fun catches [Reply]
I fly fish pretty much exclusively. Summers in Alaska, I fly fish up here for trout, char and grayling. And in the winter, I try to do some saltwater fly fishing.
This is a 35-40 pound tarpon I got a few days ago in Belize. Caught it on a Deceiver using a 9' 10# rod (Loomis NRX, if you're interested. Great casting rod). Water was clear so I could see him take the fly about 15 feet away from me. Fought him for about 15 minutes. He made several good runs and leaps. Great fish.
Originally Posted by frozenchief:
I fly fish pretty much exclusively. Summers in Alaska, I fly fish up here for trout, char and grayling. And in the winter, I try to do some saltwater fly fishing.
This is a 35-40 pound tarpon I got a few days ago in Belize. Caught it on a Deceiver using a 9' 10# rod (Loomis NRX, if you're interested. Great casting rod). Water was clear so I could see him take the fly about 15 feet away from me. Fought him for about 15 minutes. He made several good runs and leaps. Great fish.
Originally Posted by frozenchief:
I fly fish pretty much exclusively. Summers in Alaska, I fly fish up here for trout, char and grayling. And in the winter, I try to do some saltwater fly fishing.
This is a 35-40 pound tarpon I got a few days ago in Belize. Caught it on a Deceiver using a 9' 10# rod (Loomis NRX, if you're interested. Great casting rod). Water was clear so I could see him take the fly about 15 feet away from me. Fought him for about 15 minutes. He made several good runs and leaps. Great fish.
Tarpon fishing is on my bucket list.That's awesome! [Reply]
