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]
Gonna pick up a Kayak I put on layaway at Dunham's sports in Hutchinson tomorrow. Hopefully can take it to the lake one night next week but I'm gearing up for 10-12 days of fishing vacation and wanting extend money for it.
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
I have searched abroad and researched the googles, and have found my ultimate fishing destination this year... gonna be checking it out for the first time this weekend
Its about 35 miles from my place, but is isolated as hell along the Illinois river
The nearest town is about 15 miles upriver, and currently has a population of 30 or so souls... some deft map reading has given me what I need to get to the perfect spot at the base of the river valley cliffs
Its really beautiful country for Illinois, the river valley hills remind me a LOT of Missouri... its pretty rugged, eagles flying around and shit... cant wait!
From there it will only be a short hike to the campsite I'm setting up, and since its all public land there will be no hassles... and thats IF anyone actually finds the camp, which I intend to make quite difficult
Gonna set one of these up, and finally once and for all, have my own little place to stay where the fishing pressure is non-existent... the river there should be about as pristine as its ever gonna be
It wont be nearly as fancy as what this 'ultimate woman' has put together since it'll be a summer hideaway, but you get the idea... already have the tarp, a hank of 550 cord, a few good nails and a hatchet to make it all happen
Sounds like a badass spot. I hate people when going fishing. [Reply]
We tore up some crappie on Truman today. I was 2 shy of a limit. The first one I caught was a 15" monster. I also had a couple in the 13-14" range and my wife had a 14 incher as well (get your minds out of the gutter).
Easily the best day I've ever had there in regard to the quality of the fish. Great day.
Originally Posted by SAUTO:
Spawn yet? I've been so busy I don't have a clue
Yeah, they were all just a few feet off the bank. The best bite was on the steeper banks. We were using minnows about 2 feet below the bobber. I did get a couple on a jig under a bobber when we ran out of minnows.
More poor wife only put 5 in the livewell while I had 13. It was just my day. She caught a bunch, just more dinks than I did. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Dartgod:
We tore up some crappie on Truman today. I was 2 shy of a limit. The first one I caught was a 15" monster. I also had a couple in the 13-14" range and my wife had a 14 incher as well (get your minds out of the gutter).
Easily the best day I've ever had there in regard to the quality of the fish. Great day.
:-) that is one mighty looking crappie, holy crap they grow big down there... [Reply]
Took my five year old on her second boat trip last weekend. Our first try two years ago didn’t work out. She freaked out being on the boat. She said she was ready this time. Woke her up at 530am and off we went. She didn’t catch any fish on her little kids pole but almost mastered casting it.
I’d catch something and if it didn’t feel big I’d let her reel it in. She ended up reeling in six, four saugeye and two white bass. She went five hours on the boat and didn’t complain once. Pretty awesome day for me. Saugeye must have been spawning or finishing as we caught close to 15 mainly in the same flat area. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Dartgod:
Yeah, they were all just a few feet off the bank. The best bite was on the steeper banks. We were using minnows about 2 feet below the bobber. I did get a couple on a jig under a bobber when we ran out of minnows.
More poor wife only put 5 in the livewell while I had 13. It was just my day. She caught a bunch, just more dinks than I did.
I've heard they are slaughtering them on all the creek s and shallower water.
My spot is below the dam. Its a good one lol. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC Tattoo:
Sounds like a badass spot. I hate people when going fishing.
It really is, pretty much have the entire area to myself for miles around
Got the shelter frame built, but didnt tarp it yet
Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin:
Here' some moar ! Stripers galore. We cut the Rib cages and livers out for bait to catch the Cats in the earlier photo.
Helluva day Hog!
Originally Posted by Dunit35:
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Took my five year old on her second boat trip last weekend. Our first try two years ago didn’t work out. She freaked out being on the boat. She said she was ready this time. Woke her up at 530am and off we went. She didn’t catch any fish on her little kids pole but almost mastered casting it.
I’d catch something and if it didn’t feel big I’d let her reel it in. She ended up reeling in six, four saugeye and two white bass. She went five hours on the boat and didn’t complain once. Pretty awesome day for me. Saugeye must have been spawning or finishing as we caught close to 15 mainly in the same flat area.
Took my five year old on her second boat trip last weekend. Our first try two years ago didn’t work out. She freaked out being on the boat. She said she was ready this time. Woke her up at 530am and off we went. She didn’t catch any fish on her little kids pole but almost mastered casting it.
I’d catch something and if it didn’t feel big I’d let her reel it in. She ended up reeling in six, four saugeye and two white bass. She went five hours on the boat and didn’t complain once. Pretty awesome day for me. Saugeye must have been spawning or finishing as we caught close to 15 mainly in the same flat area.
Must be nice. I literally just talked to my 5 year old about going fishing and she said she didn't want to go because she was scared lol. She's in a terrible phase [Reply]
So I called in last night and for Tuesday night to start my two weeks kayak fishing extravaganza on lake Wilson or wherever I may go.
Got off work @ 7am I've been putting in shitload of hours for several months just for this I've sacrificed nights off so I can do more of what I want longer period although it's been a rough start and took me longer than I wanted to get out here but I crammed my HHR of shit I needed and loaded my red Kayak on top. It was nice enough when I got out here but the weather stormed like a mother fucker and so far I think I hooked a big ass fucking turtle but ended up breaking the line that mother fucker cock sucking son of a whore bitch cunt turtle. He is lucky he didn't come to shore because I have a turtle buster knife to fuck him up with. I hate turtles.
It's nice and piecefull now water is calm and I think I'll be trying out my kayak for the first time this morning. [Reply]
