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 can't go anywhere until the wife is fixed. Uggh!
Heh, nope everything I said is true... a REAL fish story would've had bigger pounds and more feesh
Its been that way all year for me so far, not getting big numbers at all... but almost always get something that makes me feel accomplished enough, and they're usually keeper size
Whats up with the Misses, nothing serious I hope? [Reply]
My dad broke his trolling motor back in late May. He took it to Bass Pro as everything is under warranty. 2015 boat. They found a crack in his motor head. A month and a half later he finally got it back with a new trolling motor and upper unit for the main motor. Two year old boat with a bad Mercury motor. He babies the hell out of that boat too.
This white shark actually leaps after its 'prey' out on the spar, an American great white breaching like its S African cousins... it saw the spars slender shadow above and ambushed it like it would a seal
Originally Posted by HonestChieffan:
Pond bass were slamming surface baits today
Poppers, frogs...?
I havent been fishing for maybe a month, just so many things other needing done, and it just keeps getting tougher to find new spots that keep me interested within reasonable driving distance [Reply]
I havent been fishing for maybe a month, just so many things other needing done, and it just keeps getting tougher to find new spots that keep me interested within reasonable driving distance
Tracker boats have the Versatrack system for mounting stuff without drilling holes but the stuff is expensive like 100 bucks for 2 rod holders... I got 8 rod holders from Academy Sports for 75 bucks and modified them to work with my boat without having to drill any holes in the boat itself
