The Fishing Thread

[Easy 6]

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?

[ptlyon]

Just tie a little weight to your dynamite

[booger]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

Just tie a little weight to your dynamite

I kinda like this idea. Gonna need more buckets and a bigger net

[ptlyon]

And where in Iowa?

[booger]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

And where in Iowa?

I can’t give you an exact location I will just say west central IA and some in the NW part

[booger]

There’s a bunch of ****in corn and soybeans everywhere I look

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by booger

There’s a bunch of ****in corn and soybeans everywhere I look

Not looking for a specific. yeah, that narrows it down . Good luck!

[booger]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

Not looking for a specific. yeah, that narrows it down . Good luck!

Thanks! One large pond up in Webster County I heard theDNR stocked with rainbow trout

[booger]

So now I got to study up on live bait and lures they like. And no way am I going to try fly fishing for them. Just use my walleye rod and reel set ups

[loochy]

Originally Posted by booger

So now I got to study up on live bait and lures they like. And no way am I going to try fly fishing for them. Just use my walleye rod and reel set ups

minnows, crappie jigs, and small plastic grubs on a jighead.....all on a bobber at the appropriate depth

[booger]

Originally Posted by loochy

minnows, crappie jigs, and small plastic grubs on a jighead.....all on a bobber at the appropriate depth

How deep do rainbows travel? My best guess in more of a pond setting would be mid level rather than right off the bottom and probably close by to the current?

[loochy]

Originally Posted by booger

How deep do rainbows travel? My best guess in more of a pond setting would be mid level rather than right off the bottom and probably close by to the current?

Oh, wait, woah, i thought you meant crappie!


For stocked rainbows in a pond, you fish power bait on the bottom with a slip sinker setup. Give about 2 or 3 feet between the sinker and the hook. Use a lighter leader between the swivel and hook....maybe 4 lb. Trout can be line shy (but stockers can be pretty dumb).

You might be able to get one with a berkley trout worm twitched along the bottom with the same setup, but I'd go with the power bait.

It's starting to get a bit hot for trout in a pond (unless it's spring fed), so they'll be in the deepest water.

If there is current, they'll probably be in the slack water right along side the current, waiting for food to drift in. If there is any kind of fountain or waterfall or something that makes bubbles and aerates the water, try there too (trout need highly oxygenated water).

[booger]

Originally Posted by loochy

Oh, wait, woah, i thought you meant crappie!




For stocked rainbows in a pond, you fish power bait on the bottom with a slip sinker setup. Give about 2 or 3 feet between the sinker and the hook.



You might be able to get one with a berkley trout worm twitched along the bottom with the same setup, but I'd go with the power bait,

Yeah I caught plenty of crappie over the years. Love Berkeley products. Most my rods are Berkeley lightning. Good plastic baits too. So the little nibblets in a jar like the ones for crappie they have that for trout? Rainbow go for any live bait?

[loochy]

Originally Posted by booger

Yeah I caught plenty of crappie over the years. Love Berkeley products. Most my rods are Berkeley lightning. Good plastic baits too. So the little nibblets in a jar like the ones for crappie they have that for trout? Rainbow go for any live bait?

Yeah, they'll be little bright colored marshmallow looking things, or they come in the same kind of jar as a kind formidable foam paste. The powerbait floats, so that's why you rig it with a slip sinker on the bottom and give it a few feet as leader so it comes up slightly off the bottom.


With stockers, by far the best bet is power bait or trout nibbles. The powerbait is cheating with it's engineered scent and taste, and the trout nibbles are just like the little pellets they feed them at the hatchery. They may go for nightcrawlers, but powerbait is probably better for stockers.


Use a smallish single hook (not a treble for trout!), maybe between size 6 and 10

[booger]

Originally Posted by loochy

Yeah, they'll be little bright colored marshmallow looking things, or they come in the same kind of jar as a kind formidable foam paste. The powerbait floats, so that's why you rig it with a slip sinker on the bottom and give it a few feet as leader so it comes up slightly off the bottom.


With stockers, by far the best bet is power bait or trout nibbles. The powerbait is cheating with it's engineered scent and taste, and the trout nibbles are just like the little pellets they feed them at the hatchery. They may go for nightcrawlers, but powerbait is probably better for stockers.


Use a smallish single hook (not a treble for trout!), maybe between size 6 and 10

That will give me a good start. Thanks bud!

[Graystoke]

There aren’t going to be any trout in that lake this time of year. IDNR stocks those for winter only and the fishermen take them.
I would be very surprised if there was carryover. That water will be way to warm.