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 didn't look very dirty, so I didn't clean them. They were really slippery, though. Are you supposed to hold trout by the body or the mouth when taking out the hook?
The lake is catch and release, so I put them back.
Always use a gaff no matter what kind of fish or what size, and always try to gaff them in the stomach or in the gills. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sofa King:
Always use a gaff no matter what kind of fish or what size, and always try to gaff them in the stomach or in the gills.
Donger will now start saying awkward things to his fish at inappropriate times. [Reply]
Originally Posted by loochy:
Hf you cradle them from underneath they typically go limp and you can easily remove the hook. Lipping trout typically doesn't work well due to their small size.
Handle fish as little as possible. Touching the fish removes the protective slime and makes them susceptible to infection.
Thanks. These were surprisingly big and I could easily hold then by the mouth, but they don't have nice teeth like bass to secure with. [Reply]
Son caught this in our pond yesterday. 4 lb test magnathin line and a 3 inch original colored Rapala. I'm guessin it goes between 5 and 6 lbs. He released it.
Originally Posted by tooge:
Son caught this in our pond yesterday. 4 lb test magnathin line and a 3 inch original colored Rapala. I'm guessin it goes between 5 and 6 lbs. He released it.
Thats an outstanding catch for such a young guy & on super light line to boot, he'll remember that one forever.
Really nice, i've been thinking for a while now that its time i start sharing some pics with the planet & actually contribute to my own thread lol. [Reply]
Just got back from our annual trip to Canada. The fishing was ok overall, but I managed to catch the biggest fresh water fish of my life this week.
42" Northern Pike, the fight was uneventful until he saw the boat. Then it was ON, he dove under the boat took enough line to come clear out of the water behind me at which point I thought there was no way I would get him in the boat. With some good help from my dad who had gloves on and was able to grab the braided line and "guide" him back to the correct side of the boat a couple more strong runs and he was done.
Originally Posted by Bill Lundberg:
Just got back from our annual trip to Canada. The fishing was ok overall, but I managed to catch the biggest fresh water fish of my life this week.
42" Northern Pike, the fight was uneventful until he saw the boat. Then it was ON, he dove under the boat took enough line to come clear out of the water behind me at which point I thought there was no way I would get him in the boat. With some good help from my dad who had gloves on and was able to grab the braided line and "guide" him back to the correct side of the boat a couple more strong runs and he was done.
