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 Donger:
They aren't allowed. Canoe or "belly boat" only.
In your frigid waters, a belly boat will likely have you buying waders as well, which is going to get expensive (though if you get into fishing in Colorado, you may want waders eventually anyway). I'd look into a kayak over a canoe, unless you're looking to take multiple people fishing with you.
Originally Posted by NewChief:
In your frigid waters, a belly boat will likely have you buying waders as well, which is going to get expensive (though if you get into fishing in Colorado, you may want waders eventually anyway). I'd look into a kayak over a canoe, unless you're looking to take multiple people fishing with you.
Originally Posted by Dayze:
I'm going with my brother sometime soon to go crappie fishing. he bought me my first pole/reel for my birthday. Nothing fancy, but nice enough for me. Looks like a good starter rod....at least to this novice.
You don't need anything special to crappie fish, just grab you a few dozen minnows and go get em [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sofa King:
I don't see any updates from R8ers. He must be having as much luck fishing as the Raiders are having with free agency.
I could only go for a few hours (8am to noon) had to come back home and nap so I can work tonite, but the fishing was not good today but the weather was and on top of that I don't have to beg the wife to go with me all I gotta say is lets go fishing and she is ready to go. :-) [Reply]
Aberdeen hooks have a longer shaft (like me) and it's easier to remove from the fish mouth unless they gut swallow it.
If they have the hook in a vital area and you don't want to keep the fish and he isn't bleeding, cut the line and let the fish go, sometimes they will live. [Reply]
Originally Posted by NewChief:
The white bass run is on here. Sadly, I'm leaving town for my Spring Break (actually not that sad, since I'm going to Palm Beach).
Originally Posted by R8ers:
I could only go for a few hours (8am to noon) had to come back home and nap so I can work tonite, but the fishing was not good today but the weather was and on top of that I don't have to beg the wife to go with me all I gotta say is lets go fishing and she is ready to go. :-)
On days like that I say, "The fishing was great, it's just the catching that didn't go so good." [Reply]
Originally Posted by Old Dog:
On days like that I say, "The fishing was great, it's just the catching that didn't go so good."
Yup, My wife is competitive when it comes to fishing, she always wants to catch the biggest or the most and talks trash when she does, I spend most of my time putting her on the spots to catch them...
Thunderstorm rolling thru now so if I had been out there I would be wet [Reply]
This time of year is brutal for fishing here in the KC area. Weather is great, but water temp just isn't there yet. I'm sellin my boat, so I'm gonna do more canoeing this year [Reply]
