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?

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by NewChief

My little buddy got his first bass on the fly rod last night.

Funniest was that I bought a ton of big articulated "meat" flies and my 8 weight to really target some large bass over the weekend. Biggest fish we hooked, he hooked on a freaking tiny bream killer suspended below a popping bug. That bass probably went close to 5 lbs, but it got off just as I was reaching down to lip him. Unbelievable.

If I'm reading this right, he put to bed the old saw that if you want big fish you need to throw big lures.

Sometimes the bigger guys WILL bite on small lures, all of the best and most experienced tips in the world don't really mean much when you get out there in nature.

You're the coolest damn liberal on the planet, wish there were more people like you... you've got that liberal love for both people AND the outdoors. You're maybe the best contributor to this thread, thanks for your opinions.

Your kids have an awesome Dad... "you mean you might take me out on the ocean in one of these one these days if I show you I am capable?"

You have a chance to give your sons the ultimate outdoor adventure... bullshark, tarpon, sailfish from a canoe... even if its none of those I know that you're a good dude and your kids are lucky to be along for the ride.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

Dude I've been doing a lot of reading about fish supposedly not biting when its hot out... the conventional wisdom is all wrong, look it up.

The hotter it is, the higher a fish' metabolism runs, which mean... that's right, they're hungry... the only drawback is finding them.

If you're like me without a boat, it will NOT stop you from killer catches... mst guys with fancy boats wanna go off and explore little shelfs and pockets in a given lake and that's all fine.

But in sooo many lakes, ponds etc... shore cover in the form of riprap, moss, cattails, overhanging trees, docks, will yield MORE fish than the guys with their bs boats and sonar out there in the deep water.

Let them HAVE the deep water, because bass are a mostly shallow water speices... that's where they feed and if they can find a covered spot to chill out that's where many are. I've caught bass where people said I shouldn't be able to using the advice I just gave... a boat isn't able to fish these spots effectively.




My only problem with that outfit, or any big boat outfit?

I honestly don't want to be told "here they are"... damn man, that's some bullshit if you ask me, I don't want that cheat even when I get (and I will have a boat soon) a boat. A fish finder? whaaaaaa, isn't that part of the game?

I don't want some ****ing computer telling me where they all are, Sacc's outfit without the bs electronics.... that's more my style.

The one in that photo has a pretty expensive looking fish finder mounted on it. I understand not wanting one because of the fun of the hunt, but it really depends on where and what you are fishing for on whether or not it's needed. You want to fish for suspended crappie you need to know what, if anything is below. That being said, even when you see something below that is no guarantee at all that they will bite.

If you are on a body of water not necessarily fishing to shores, structure, or other things, you need to know how deep of water you are sitting in and if there is any reason to be fishing in a given area. But if you are fishing for bass and casting to plants or the bank then you don't really need one.

[Easy 6]

I hear ya Mr. T... there may be a BIT of jealousy there.

But overall, I don't want all of those high the cheats, the game for a guy like me is finding their little hidey holes within 20 feet of the bank/shore.,

I often get a kick out of the bass tournament guys on my lake at starting time... seems like they're more interested in revving the engine on their new boat than actually catching fish.

"Lets roar over here and fish this little cove"

or

"lets sneak up here and fish this little cove".

[beach tribe]

I posted a few pics on FB and one of my buddies joked: "That's the same fish over n over"
My response:
You callin' me a liar??
I'll take another pick from a different angle.


ClEARLY not he same fish.


See?

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by beach tribe

I posted a few pics on FB and one of my buddies joked: "That's the same fish over n over"
My response:
You callin' me a liar??
I'll take another pick from a different angle.


ClEARLY not he same fish.


See?

Whooaaa, there he is... the elusive Beach Tribe.

Who do you remind me of?

I got it!... you're like a cross between Perry Farrell and Colin Kaepernick!

Rock on brother, you lucky ass Florida fisherman.

[Rasputin]

Centipedes Spiders Scorpions OH MY. More on those bastards later...

This was all on my first night at the lake and I got there late Monday night and stayed till Thursday afternoon. Tuesday and Wednesday was nothing but 30-50mph non stop wind.

Actually I was in Catfish heaven I was reeling in some nice Cats with my Bass Pro Shop "Cat Buster" They were biting on minnows like candy. Then Wednesday night they gourmet on shrimp.

I think I got stung by a scorpion or spider about 1am Thursday I felt something on me and I brushed it off then felt pain in my thumb and it still hurts and little swollen but I will be ok, it hasn't got any worse.

Had fun on my short 4 day vacation would do it all again, my worse day fishing is still better than my best day at work. Today my thumb hurt at work and all I want to do is go back to the lake.

[Easy 6]

That looks like something from Europa Report.

Don't let the escape module fall through the ice!

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by beach tribe

I posted a few pics on FB and one of my buddies joked: "That's the same fish over n over"
My response:
You callin' me a liar??
I'll take another pick from a different angle.


ClEARLY not he same fish.


See?

That third picture looks a little fishy to me.

[beach tribe]

Three Beauties today. Days like this make it all worth it. I've finally found my summer bait. GO BIG!!

[ptlyon]

You used your kid for bait?

[beach tribe]

"Now jerk around like you're dying!!"

[Easy 6]

That top fish is a hoss, very nice.

If I can just shake this hangover I'll be going out to try my luck here in a bit.

[Dunit35]

Went out to the family ponds today. They are full of water, first time in four years. We spent the morning catching bass, transferring them to the ponds that were previously dried up. 95% of them were less than a pound. We caught one 2lb and one 5 lb.

It was nice seeing the ponds finally full again.

[Easy 6]

Welp, got up at 5am today and took my new specialized "Shakespeare Catfisher" out to my favorite creek that feeds off the Illinois river.

This baby has a massive reel and the rod is a big, heavy action model, pre-loaded with 20 pound test line... ready to tackle some monsters baby!

Got there about 6, whew man its higher than I'd ever seen it and flowing FAST... it surely has brought in a ton of BIG CATS from the river to this little creek right?

Oh yeah.

Had my specialized rubber coated wire leader with pre-attached weight going on, my bigass new hook and a huge chunk of fresh liver... set up my chair and toss it in...

No more than 2-3 minutes later, no more than 3-4 feet off the bank BAM, big hit... I GOTCHA BITCH, THIS NEW RIGS GONNA HAUL YOUR ASS IN!

Uh-oh this big new reel is singing like a canary, and this fish is peeling line off like nothing, the new reel is losing ground PRONTO... everything starts quivering, I can tell the lines gonna pop.

Loosen the drag and gain myself a few seconds, keep cranking the reel futiley, its back makes an appearance 20 yards away... WHOA he's big.

It makes another long run with its new slack and I feel the rod and line start to quiver again F**K! should I take off my t shirt, wrap it around my hand and try to bring it in by hand?

Yes, grab the rod in left hand and immediately begin pulling off t shirt to wrap around hand, switch rod to other hand to finish removing shirt, switch back to other hand and beginning to wrap shirt around hand... POP!

I've brought in several 20+ pound cats on 10 pound line, even light fishing line is strong like bull, especially if you know how to give the fish just enough line to wear itself out like I do... but this mfer popped my 20 pound line.

OMG I'm still mad about it, this thing had to have been a true monster, probably 50 pounds judging from the size of its back and the way it just clowned me out... cant believe it got away on me.

When I pulled off the reel cover, found out this sucker had peeled off every single bit of the line, nothing left on a brand new reel, just killed it.... what a useless reel.

This new rod and reel is going to the shitpile, its worthless... looks big, plays little, the reel was utterly worthless.

This thing was my Great White Whale, EASILY the biggest thing I'd ever hooked.

[ptlyon]

You found catfish hunter!