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?

[philfree]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Tornado nearby maybe? When I was really little, maybe only 5-6, there was a tornado that picked up some small fish off of a lake then dumped them across parts of SE Tulsa, miles from where the tornado actually tracked. My buddy told me they were still flopping when they landed in his grandmother's backyard.

I can't remember last time it even rained here in Springfield.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by philfree

I can't remember last time it even rained here in Springfield.

Welp, I'm out of ideas.



No wait. Sometimes Game and Fish will stock certain waters using a small plane and just dump them from a hundred feet off the surface. Sometimes they miss. Sometimes they accidentally stock a random neighborhood. Got any fishable water nearby?

[frozenchief]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

On my list as well. Good friend of mine has extended a permanent invitation to come down to FL to go tarpon and bonefish flyfishing. Seriously thinking next year will be the year.

Get good gear. You’ll need it for tarpon. If you can swing one, Mako reels are worth it. And Loomis NRX or Scott Meridian rods. Good thing about top quality gear: it doesn’t need replacing. Once you get it, you’re set for life. But fishing for massive salt water fish is not the time to scrimp. You’ll curse yourself if you lose a lifetime tarpon because your reel’s drag breaks or you don’t have the spine on the rod to tire the fish.

Also, if you’re interested in coming on our annual SW Alaska fly fishing trip in early to mid September, drop me a PM. We are already setting up next year’s trip.