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]
Originally Posted by Dartgod:
That's hilarious. Probably looks like a crawdad to them.
It IS funny but on the other hand we as fisherman go to great lengths to find just the right bait every time which makes this seem like the world just isn't right. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC Tattoo:
Work work work work work work work
This has been a shitty year to get to go fishing and more fucking rain.
I hear ya brah, life has REALLY gotten in the way of my fishing adventures this summer, it’s been pitiful... come to think of it, no one has really checked into this thread with pics from a great day of fishing in a looong time
The tough luck must be going around... hopefully things get better around September/fall, as Hog Farmer says [Reply]
Late September and October usually good for us settling limb lines for flatheads,spring and early summer damn sure wasn’t. Way to much water for to damn long [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
I hear ya brah, life has REALLY gotten in the way of my fishing adventures this summer, it’s been pitiful... come to think of it, no one has really checked into this thread with pics from a great day of fishing in a looong time
The tough luck must be going around... hopefully things get better around September/fall, as Hog Farmer says
September is best fishing weather in my neck of the woods. I already have a trip planned to SW for some good rainbow fishing. We've had a horrible summer, though. Very hot and dry, which has limited the rain. This means that many rivers are quite low, so getting to good spots will be difficult. But after this summer, time on the water will be much enjoyed. [Reply]
Originally Posted by R Clark:
Late September and October usually good for us settling limb lines for flatheads,spring and early summer damn sure wasn’t. Way to much water for to damn long
Same here, all of spring and much of summer was a flooded mess... spent many weekends at home or somewhere else, when I’d planned on being out fishing
Originally Posted by frozenchief:
September is best fishing weather in my neck of the woods. I already have a trip planned to SW for some good rainbow fishing. We've had a horrible summer, though. Very hot and dry, which has limited the rain. This means that many rivers are quite low, so getting to good spots will be difficult. But after this summer, time on the water will be much enjoyed.
Yeah as I recall, Alaska had record setting heatwaves
The permafrost was melting causing all kinds of problems etc [Reply]
So I got back from fishing the Gunn near Pleasure Park, CO a couple weeks ago and finally getting around to posting a couple pics. Only a couple actual fish pics right now, but I'll see about posting more from the trip when I get a chance.
This is a pic of the Smith Fork/Gunnison confluence; my buddy Mac and I are standing on the bank of the Smith Fork, and the Gunn is there off to the left:
A pic of me in my new frameless pontoon on the lower stretch of the Gunn:
Fantastic shots, you’re truly living the dream... I could set up camp at that deep pool in the first shot, walk the bank around that bend a little ways all day and be perfectly content [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
Fantastic shots, you’re truly living the dream... I could set up camp at that deep pool in the first shot, walk the bank around that bend a little ways all day and be perfectly content
Actually, my buddy Leo took that first pic from the "Bat Cave," which we've camped in before.
About 40 yards to the right of me and Mac the Smith is a small series of waterfalls. I have pics of those falls somewhere from a previous trip. I'll try to find them this weekend. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
So I got back from fishing the Gunn near Pleasure Park, CO a couple weeks ago and finally getting around to posting a couple pics. Only a couple actual fish pics right now, but I'll see about posting more from the trip when I get a chance.
This is a pic of the Smith Fork/Gunnison confluence; my buddy Mac and I are standing on the bank of the Smith Fork, and the Gunn is there off to the left:
A pic of me in my new frameless pontoon on the lower stretch of the Gunn:
