Fishing & Tackle Thread

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>>1082857
>Alternate #186
Looks like she snagged her brand new X-Rap too

RIPIP

1st for shimano is the only way to fish

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>>1082860
Wut picture? The one you quoted I'm holding a bass. Does that look like the Intercoastal?

Anyway there is structure. It's under a bridge, where the river meets the intercoastal, under a bridge, a bunch of docks, sea walls, piers, and rocks. Bunch of needlefish and tiny little 4" cunts chasing my bait, and there were these slightly larger silver fish with black vertical stripes in the rocks but they weren't going for anything. It's basically the same spot I got the smaller jacks and some ladyfish have hit there too, but it's like one out of every 5 times I go something actually fucking bites the lures.

Inlet seems like it's probably the best but it's so goddamn crowded. I think if I do the inlet again, I might park by a beach further down and then walk like a mile back to the jetty and try to get out there. But it's a trek thru the sand with gear.

What do you guys think are some of the most underrated fishing locations? I think the Ozarks would be one.

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>>1082865
>>1082860
Pic related shows the Lighthouse Point inlet. North end is all private gated houses. The red is a little public park and you can fish from there but it's always packed with minorities. Other option would be to park at that park on the south end of the pic and then walk back up and try to get near the jetty. But I think there's people there a lot too and I would be pissed if I walked up there with all my shit and it was full of brown people.

I saw dude at that park recently with a little rig that looked cool. One of those old people grocery basket things with wheels and the PVC rod holders on it and a 5gal bucket in there with tackle. If I could get one of those and put some fat sand tires, it would make the walk easier.

>>1082865
do you check tides before heading out?

Getting skunked three times in a day sucks.
No smallies on the river. I'm shit with carp but did it to pass time. Then nothing big biting in the canal.

Tommorow I'm seeing the rest of a dam being taken down. If you ever get the opportunity to see one get initially breached it's pretty rad.

>>1082879
Nah but if I have time to go fishin, I'm gonna go fishing.

>>1082883
Sounds like you went saltwater fishin

>>1082882
What was the total $$?

>>1082864
I tell the fish that I'm catching them on a Shimano, but it's really a Zebco.
They are SO mad when I land them and they see the reel for themselves, but by then it's too late.

>>1082886
$27, free shipping.
If rapalas were full price the order would have been above $60, not including the 66 cent spinners

>>1082886
And lol, I did still have a few fun moments with sunnies.

With the corn I was using for carp ud throw it into a sunnie village, they'd hide in grass just offshore and they'd shoot out and nab corn before it went down 5 inches deep. Always rushing back into the grass after

I finally put a hooked corn out there and they slammed it with confidence.

>>1082886
I smash redfish all day long. Maybe you suck at the salt?

>>1082894
Same. I pull in redfish, specks, striper, and sheephead just about every time I fish in the salt and I'm using fly gear 90% of the time.

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>>1082894
>>1082898
I don't think there is much for reds here

>>1082901
I've caught the shit outta reds in Florida. Last time I was in FL visiting a friend of mine we pulled in reds every other cast. I had an easier time in Florida than I do back in NC and the reds are plentiful here.

>>1082905
Where in FL?

>>1082888
I lold out loud.

>>1082905
>all of Florida is the same.
>the meme post edition.

Caught reds in central Florida on that lake
tohopekaliga huh? It's a very salty lake. Bet you and your friends caught tons of reds on it..

>>1082910
Jacksonville down to New Smyrna.

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I'm hyped to find out the river near me has crappies, but it's really too bad most freshwater bodies in the commonwealth aren't safe to eat fish out of due to their mercury content. I really need to get to the ocean more.

>>1082864
>have a mid-end Shimano
>don't get me wrong, it's solid, but it's all-around meh
>like my Okuma which was $20 cheaper much better
I wish Okuma rods were more accessible, I'd love to try one, but I'm one of those weirdos that won't buy a rod he can't put his grubby little dickbeaters on first and nobody near me stocks them.

>>1082916
In all fairness any state shaped like a dick n' balls tends to not get a ton of scrutiny.
>tfw fond memories of catching pinfish and sheepshead off my grandpa's dock in Clearwater with pieces of bacon or hotdog
>tfw he had a semi-tame great blue heron and a fully-tame snowy egret I'd throw fish to, and some semi-tamed little egret things that would literally eat out of my hand (I tried that once with the snowy egret and got fucking impaled, but it'd let me pet it)
>tfw caught my first jack there, thought I'd hooked Moby Dick
>tfw hooked a ~5' lemon(?) shark there on a 6' ML Shakespeare combo (obviously didn't land it)

>>1082918
Crappies should be about as safe as you get. While they're technically predatory, they don't eat a lot of the filter feeders that accumulate the assloads of mercury or the larger baitfish/smaller predators that eat the filter feeders. 2-3 a week should be safe.

>>1082922
You're probably right, the only other barrier I have is the muddy taste that's coming from the shithole I pull these fish from. I'm gonna try to get a few more this weekend and try soaking the fillets in milk or leaving the crappies in some clean water overnight.

Can anybody recommend me a really really long (7'6"+) light-action spinning rod that isn't a Fenwick? I would prefer a true fast action if not an x-fast, all the Fenwicks I've handled seemed slower than what they were listed as.

>>1082932
That's endemic of being from hot water typical of mid-summer catches. You can mitigate it by immediately getting them (preferably alive) into a cold, aerated livewell or at least on ice.

I've not had good luck soaking freshwater fish filets in anything, they tend to get mushy and unpleasantly textured.

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Do you guys ever have trouble finding more of a lure in a specific pattern? It's a Rebel minnow but I can't find any reference to this pattern anywhere. Did Rebel have another line of 1-5/8" minnows that I missed?

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>>1082865
use shrimp.

>>1082932
buttermilk

>>1082919
which okuma?

Ok boys i need a

just ordered a stradic fk 2500 off fleebay for 160

I want a 2 pece

7 foot

medium or medium light


i felt a gloomis rod and liked

>tfw no 2

I need 2 piece fir portabelity

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>>1082864
My pliers are shimemo
>>1082711
>I'm pretty sure the ignorance is a genetic thing
Same. Some googan who varely spoke english crossed over my bait a solid 6 times then knew if I knew a place to buy weed. I said "yeah I'll make a dew texts"
Then in about 10 minutes I gave him the addy to the police station and said "a guy I know -jim- will meet you there in an hour, he will be in a crown vic in the southwest corner of the lot"
>>1082769
Yup. I sat there explaining why a commie's idea of ancom was remarkably similar to ancap without money. His idea of socialism: I grow potatos, and you grow beef, so we share our product
My interjection: so how is that not a capitalist saying "I'll trade you x pounds of potato for y pounds of beef"
He just couldnt wrap his mind around it
>>1082771
>me
>getting skunked
>pic related (last night's haul)
>knife is 12.5 inches overall for size reference
>>1082798
Bet that was fun
>>1082933
I.agree, my moderate fast fenwick is a really moderate moderate fast. Still casts fine but I'd rather have gotten a cabelas 3 forks and spent the leftover money on line
>>1082993
Stolen pic

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>>1083010
Crap its 4 am. I was up way too late. Have a ray I got on a bluefish head
>this was the smaller of the two
>the larger one was a butterfly ray about 5-6 feet wide
> I noped out and cut the line
>fuck killing myself to beach a ray

>>1083010
Those are so tiny, almost doesn't seem worth it for those fillets.

>>1082863
Implying everyone wants to catch something that large

>>1083071
>>fuck killing myself to beach a ray
Yeah! Let the soda and fast food clearly do that!

>>1082919
I've worn out serveral okuma reels, they are fine and stuff, but it's like they for some reason are not made to be used, granted, I've used them alot, and for some tougher fishing than they are probably made for, but still. Bought a shishamo 4k sahara, and I literally can't break it, it doesn't care that I hurl rare spoons or +30gram bombardas into the sea from the coast 8hours in a row when I fish. I've had it for a couple of years and I'm really not holding back. I really like this reel.

>>1082917
Way north of here.

I think it's different from WPB to MIA. I'm sure you can find them, but this is also the area where the Gulfstream runs right along shore and it gets deep really fast and people will catch Dolphin off the pier.

>>1082990
Lure companies discontinue shit all the time. Either ebay or stores that don't move stuff so fast.

>>1083078
Or the crippling depression and anxiety that leads to being a furfag.

PLEASE RESPOND

WHAT IS THEBEST

>2 PIECE

> MEDIUM OR MEDIUM LIGHT

> 7 FOOT OR CLOSE

FISHING ROD

THAT WILL BALANCE WITH A STRADIC 2500 FK

AND ALSO WHAT LINE SHOULD I GET?

>>1083110
The Stuart area is lit af, the Indian river lagoon is really active.

Try going there for snook?

>>1083160
all of this really depends what you are gonna fish for

>>1083002
Take your pick. I've got 6 Stratus V's (1000, 2500, 4000, 5000 spinning and their LH memecaster), an SLV 7/8 and a Sierra 4/5 fly reel, and Citrix "a" memecaster.

They all perform at about twice their price point, sometimes more (I'd put the SLV against a Lamson Remix or Liquid and it shits all over a Redington Behemoth).

>>1083080
>I've worn out serveral okuma reels
>it's like they for some reason are not made to be used,
>granted I've used them alot,
>and for tougher fishing than they are probably made for,
>but still

So to sum up, you bought light duty reels and used them for heavy duty saltwater fishing. They died because that's not what they were designed to do (imagine that), and somehow your bad decisions are the machinery's fault.
Then, when you finally sack up and buy a heavier duty reel made for the kind of fishing you actually do, the new reel lasts and lasts.

Such insight-who could have possibly foreseen this outcome?

>>1083078
In Skid's defense, it is a less immediate demise.

>>1083162
No it isn't.
Those are all lies.
There are no fish here.
All the boats are just for show.
Everyone here fishes somewhere else. You cancerous fucking Miamifags aren't welcome.
Don't you fucking ruin my home waters like you wrecked your own.
>TLDR: REEEEEEEEEEEE

>>1083004
There are tons of options. Biggest pain the ass is the 2 piece variable. Pick a budget then go through bass pro/cabelas/tackle warehouse and find something that meets that criteria. No one here is going to do it for you

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>>1083080
Shit nobody ever says
>I've worn out my Penn 712z

>>1083186
>So to sum up, you bought light duty reels and used them for heavy duty saltwater fishing.
no, ive bought coastal spinning reels and used them to jig on the coast. Occationally with up to 40g jigheads but mostly just with spoons.
Jigging for cod up to and at a maximum of 3-4 kg's.

Which they absolutely should be able to survive when they are 4000/5000 reels

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You can also turn them into ghetto van staals

>>1083071
Are you using that ray as a fleshlight?

>>1083197
You yourself said, and I quote:
>I've used them alot, and for tougher fishing than they are probably made for

So you have already admitted you knowingly exceeded the design specs.

Reels break when you do that, no matter what their brand or price point. You can wreck a Fin-Nor easy as pie if you catch something too big for the reel and are stupid about the way you bring it in, especially if you haven't done your part to maintain the reel.
I shouldn't have to tell you that salt's fucking hard on equipment. If you're not taking care of your shit, you have no one but yourself to blame when it breaks.

>>1083212
>ray never swims near shore ever again
>for fear of being violated again by a hairy man in a fur suit fishing from a pier.

>>1083231
>look at me mom im making a scene on the internet

>>1083233
Na I think hes just a Okuma fan boy whos appalled you dare disrespect his beloved fishing reel. how dare you

>>1083234
No.
I could give a flying fuck about Okuma, Shimano, Penn or any brand name. I just hate it when shitheads blame their equipment for them being shitheads.

Own it when you're an idiot. That's the only way you can ever escape your idiocy.
>My reel broke! It's shit!
>what kind of reel is it and what were you fishing for?
>it's (a light duty reel) and I was fishing it pretty hard, but it's shit!
>Salt's pretty hard on equipment, did you make sure it was maintained properly?
> blah blah blah "mom's basement troll" and evading the question
Yeah no. We're done here.
That's not me being a brand fanboy, that's him being a retard.
He didn't learn after $200+ worth of real world education that he needs to rinse off and re-oil his reels if he wants them to last when fishing in salt.
So this one will break just like the ones before did-it's just a matter of time. And next time he'll blame Shimano for not making good quality shit because their stuff isn't retard-proof either.

This isn't my home board in any way but I found a Pompanette fishing rod rated at 130 lbs and it's just collecting dust right now... could you lads tell me anything about it? Is it good? Is it worth anything? It looks really cool

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>>1083076
The small ones taste better, and are plenty fun on light tackle.
>>1083078
>tfw he's never dealt with a big butterfly ray
>>1083212
Nah, its cloaca was prolapsed n shit and had a half digested crabshell poking from it
Gross/10

>buys an Okuma
>it breaks
>buys a Shimano
>doesn't break

"Oh wow you're a retard dude!"- >>1083267

>>1083286
Post pics of rod? All I'm getting is fighting chairs and rod holders

>>1083234
I'm the Okuma fanboy, not him.

The only reels that have ever died on me were Pfluegers, and while I dislike them because they die on me routinely while using them at or under their design specs, Pflueger has always replaced them with a minimum of fuss.
>the drags always shit out

>>1083267
I will blame anyone for making a shit tier reel if they break faster than an okuma thats for sure.

The reason i said i had used it for something it wasnt made to, is because i have been jigging with it, and its not a memecaster reel.
Id say any coastal reel that breaks after jigging for 3kg cod with 30-35gram spoons once a week for 3 months is a shitty reel, and ill stand by that any day.

Ive worn out 2 okuma reels in 6 months, while my shimano has survived for more than 3 years while being used more, and it has done way harder fishing than my okumas ever did.

I wont complain when my shimano dies, it has been a very good reel and i wouldnt expect it to survive for alot longer, its still fishing like a brand new reel though

Did i mention that the shimano and the okumas were in the same price range? less than 5$ apart.

>>1083324
If and when it does shit out I'd recommend spending the dosh on a stradic fk. I've yet to hear anything but praise for them and they are bullet proof and used for salt all the time

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>>1083318
Seems somewhat old. Penn 80 international reel

>>1083327
i did consider it, ive got a 9" stradic rod atm, pretty good

>>1083338
Penn internationals are worth good fucking money.

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Can anyone please identify this lure
Either by name or type
It has a single hook and a feather on a spoon shaped plastic piece

>>1083343
I didn't know there was a stradic model rod. Interesting

Also
>9"
That's a pretty small rod you got there

>>1083338
Those rods are top of the line boat rods. dude.

>>1083071
>you will never be a fat gay muslim that wishes he was a furry horse

Feels bad tbqfh

>>1082882
those f3 yellow perch OG rapalas are the fucking best

>>1083355
Looks like some sort of weird fly with a diving lip. Never seen anything like it.

>>1083353
>>1083365
I don't have a mind for selling it but would you have any idea what it is worth? It was my uncle's who has probably never used it

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>>1083071
>>1083010
>skid goes saltwater fishing for like a week and ends up with tons of good fish
>pepsi lives near the ocean and can't manage to land a single fish that weighs more a pound
I want to laught but I just can't. This is simply tragic.

>>1083382
man he sucks in freshwater too. Just a bad fisherman plain and simple no other way to put it.

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>>1083387
>>1083382
in what coastal area does benis live? i have only seen him post pictures of lmb

>>1083393
He posted a small jack crevalle not very long ago. He's somewhere in Florida.

>>1083380
New Penn 80s retail at $900 and used ones sell for for 250-350 all day long. The rod is a 130lb-rated Bluefin tuna rod. Those go for $700 new and go for well over $200 used
So you have an $1500 rig right there that you could turn around for $500-600 right now.
If it were me and I wanted to sell, I'd list it for $850 and take the first offer over $600.

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>>1083355
Would appreciate more input on this gem. Have used it on three occasions and had great success every time

>>1083397
I have no idea what that is.

>>1083397
Looks like a lucky bug. I got one in my LTB one month and never actually bothered trying it.

>>1083382
I think he's just going at the wrong times, ignoring the importance of tides and hitting bad spots.

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>>1083404
>>1083397
This gentleman is correct. Nice spot
>>1083387
Kek

>>1083409
At least he is doing more than just letting coffee grill pick out his clothes and telling him what to eat.

>>1083415
True. Him going saltwater fishing was a meme a while ago and now he's actually doing it.

the lack of places to fish from the shore has killed my drive to go fishing. packages of lures and line that I ordered online keep showing up but I can't make myself go out and actually fish anymore

>>1083411
Thank you very much

>>1083418
> 2019
>Pepsi only will only fish saltwater
>Skid is a famous youtube fly fisherman with a girlfriend

>>1083421
what state?

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>be me
>fishing for specks
>catching nothing, but I can see them jumping
>annoyed at life
>chink family comes by
>pic related
>wait
>they have a cooler full of undersize crabs
>just got off the phone with the dnr
>im just waiting for entertainment
I'll post pics of a ranger comes by
>>1083382
Ikr?
>>1083427
>tfw skid already has a bf
He's fatter than me but he puts up with me smelling like fish and makes great italian food

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>>1083080
>okuma
>shimano
just wondering was the sahara the same price as the okuma reel?
I fish okuma reels and quite like them (makaira 15,andros 12,metaloid 12) the tolerances are perfect, drags are butter and truthfully other than some rash on them they should last a lifetime. I think the cheaper okuma reels are junkier and they use cheaper materials that arent made to last so long.

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>>1083440
>Italian sausage with meatballs
Also WOOT DISCOUNT LIQUOR

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>>1083338
internationals still sell, I sold my dads on ebay they sold for surprisingly higher than expected.

>>1083382
Damn kitty got claws.

Pepsi BTFO by a furfag.

>>1083429
illinois

>>1083421
Get something to go out on the water with, float tubes can be found cheap on craigslist, kayaks are usually next cheapest, and canoes next.

Anyone here from the 717?

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Spot the heron.

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>>1083504
Had one of those giant tridactyl fuckers scare the living shit out of me earlier this week while trout fishing. I was stalking my way upstream and I had to pass under this tree and when I did a giant blue Herron took off from the branch a couple inches above my head. At first I thought the tree was falling down on top of me but then I saw those big ass wings and it took off. Wish I had my GoPro with me when it happened. The best shit always happens when I leave it home

>>1083507
I saw this guy in a lil creek and he darted upstream as soon as I saw him.
30 minutes later I see something low flying over the water and he just flies by. A shame my camera took its damn time taking the shot, could have gotten it as soon as it passed me like 4 feet away.

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>>1083511
Sounds like exactly what happened to me. They are cool birds. I saw a green heron for the first time while pond fishing last month. I didn't have a clue what it was when I first saw it. It came and landed in a tree right over my shoulder. I kept on fly fishing and he didn't seem to mind me so he just chilled on the branch for a while. When I got home I figured out that it was indeed a green heron. I thought it was pretty interesting that they are one of few species of birds that will actually fish for their food. They take insects or twigs or what ever they think makes good bait and entice fish to the surface for an easy meal. Would be awesome to see in person

>>1083362
>9"
>small
That's not what your sister told me

>>1083464
They all know it sucks unless you're fine with staring at a baited line for 6 hours.

Also how do I not be a pussy and hit on pretty girls? Coffee grill won't make up her mind so I'm avoiding her, but now there's new grill who looks like younger coffee grill and she down wit it. I think this weekend I will go fishin over there n at least leave my number or get friended on the FB. Then I won't have to waste time fishin anymore.

Also another grill who has the same name as coffee grill and it trips me out but she only like a 5/10 so I'll ignore her. Other two girls are 8+

>>1083010
Pulled in some very nice catches. Wish I could've made it to the OBX to fish with you. My life has been way too hectic and I've only been able to get out on the water a couple times a week.

>>1083516
I always see them in the rivers. And one in a trout conservation area was hunting not 20 feet away on a rock, digging it's head under a big boulder.

>>1083440
There used to be this old trailer trash redneck out at Fort Macon that used to walk around with buckets full of undersized crabs trying to sell them to people. Dude had meth mouth and loved to shout racial slurs too. One day a fucking warden finally busted his dumb ass. Had him in fucking cuffs cuz he found crank on him in addition to all the undersized crabs.

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Still no game warden
This blows
>currently waiting for a ride
Think if I found a stingray in shallow water and tied a bait fly (strip of raw fish skin with flesh on it tied to a hook, keep frozen) and flicked that in his face I could get a ray on fly?
>>1083464
Kek, its true.
>tfw putting up with minorities at the pier is worth it
>>1083444
Good numbers

>>1083524
10/10
>>1083520
Yeah, shame

>>1083519

No, it doesn't. Just because you're not seeing results when saltwater fishing doesn't mean everyone else isn't. I can go to the indian river lagoon and start catching speckled trout, redfish and snook within the hour. Either find a better fishing spot or improve your skills.

>>1083526
You'd have a good chance of bagging one. I'd pay to see it.

>>1083530
Yeah I'm gonna hit some fresh this weekend and see if new Latina workin. Dey got peacocks out that wayZ

>>1083530
the guy will ragequit saltwater fishing any day now

>>1083396
Thank you for the info. I don't like selling family things and I won't unless I go hungry. Much appreciated

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>>1083563
1st time i been to this creek back in early spring; void of fish life
this time; a school of white suckers and creek chubs in every hole.
even shallow areas will hold a bunch of lil chubs.

this creek does empty into a reservoir, so maybe they all hid in there? Seems odd how they vacate and occupy the lil creek if so. Life finds a way, I guess.

>>1083569
(Cont.) Only fallfish I hooked, as well as only seeing one LMB.

>>1083533
Id want something like a 10 or 12 weight with a shooting head and all the backing I could get on something like a reddington behemoth reel. Would be cool as fuck though, but I wouldnt want one any bigger than this one
>>1083071
Would be a good video.
Maybe I could just tie a bit of sponge in to a clouser minnow and soak it in fish blood?
>>1083563
No

>>1083524
How do you measure crabs?

>>1083530
I wish I lived close to the coast so I could get gud. I also really don't like using live bait, so I'm sure I'm not doing myself any favors.

>>1083110
I get that stuff is discontinued, but I thought it was strange that I couldn't find any trace of this pattern anywhere. After a few hours I found a single seller on EBay with one, so I guess when I go fishing I better bring a bathing suit, I don't plan on losing these.

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>>1083597
From one side of the shell to the other.

>>1083526
You should've called the local cops.

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>>1083601
That makes sense. I had one pinch my foot last time I was wading and it scared the fuck out of me.

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>>1083597
with a crab gauge. In lots of places its illegal to harvest crabs without one in your possession.
the metal gauges are better than the plastic gauges.

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>>1083563

POST FAV SETUPS AND RATE SET UPS

>St. Croix Avid Spinning Rod AVS66MLF2

>Shimano Stradic 2500 HG FK

>POWER PRO SUPER SLICK 8 15 LBS

>SEAGER RED LABEL FLUORO 8LBS

>SPLIT SHOT

>GAMAKATSU CIRCLE HOOK 1/0

>POWER BAIT POWER WORM 4"

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Are all of the Rebel insect shaped lures just eyecandy or do they work better than minnow patterns?

>>1082857
X-raps? Sure as fuck lured me in

>>1083674
Im sure I'm missing my goddamn trip but thisnis the part i remember lol

>>1083660
6.5/10 because good but not fly fishing
Fresh:
>6 weight fenwick eagle fly
>okuma avenger
>air-cel wf-6f
>9 foot leader, 0x-2x, tie on 3x-5x tippet when necessary
>clouser minnow, or pheasant tail
>possible strike indicator or splitshot
Saltwater
>penn mag 525
>12 foot beefstick
>40 lb hi vis yellow braid
>#60 topshot
>bead, snap swivel, bead, snap swivel
>6 oz pyramid sinker on free sliding snap swivel
>length of #7 wire with 7/0 circle hook on other snap swivel
>piece of mullet or spot (or whole small spot)
>soak bait and get drunk
>>1083663
Sometimes the fish like the weird shape. Usually a meme though

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>>1083674
>>1083675
Yeee welcome back

>>1083660
>Zebco micro 33
>BPS MicroGlass casting rod
>trilene 4lb
>1/16oz rooster tail, white
OR
>1/4oz spoon, chrome

>inb4 Zebco reee

Ah yes, i got my trip right at last.

>>1083721
Wassam bro, whats been going on while i was gone?
My summer went away with me being a lazy shit as always, and minimal fishing was done due to me being a lazy shit...As always.

I am looking to pass an exam or three, then hopefully use the off-time to fish between that and my next trip to USA come Fall.

>>1083660
>Echo Solo 4wt 8'
>Okuma Sierra 4/5
>SA Mastery Trout
>SA 20lb backing
>hand-tied leader
>SA mono tippet
>pubefly

>>1083660
I was following until the split shot/circle hook. What rig are you trying for?

>>1083660
>>1083785
Regardless, my favorite setup is a St. Croix Triumph 6'6" med/fast with a Pflueger President 6930 with 10# Sufix 832 and 8# Sufix Super 21 leaders sometimes.

Favorite lures are 3/8 oz Chatterbaits in Candy Craw color with a Baby Brush Hog trailer in sprayed grass color or an X-rap in silver/yellow perch

>>1083660
How to catch smallies in da ribber:

>Any fucking rod and reel you're comfy with
>6 lb mono
>A 1/0 offset hook or similar
>Zoom shakey head worm
>Texas rig
>Medium sized Single split shot immediately above knot to hook

>>1083785
Sounds like a split shot/dropshot rig

>>1083799
That's what I was thinking but aren't they done with an EWG/offset round bend?

>>1083823
There's a lot of different ways to do it.

I like circle hooks or "drop shot" hooks (which are kinda like a circle hook) and just nose-hooking my plastic, but it's not good in heavy vegetation or if there's a lot of algae.

You can rig weedless with an EWG/offset worm hook too. Hurts the action but keeps you from snagging shit.

You can also wacky hook the plastic on a dropshot setup, and again I like circle hooks for this (you can also use "drop shot" hooks but you have to size up a little bit).

If you're trying to use a particularly fast-sinking worm or something I know people who will use the foam-headed "jigheads" designed for walleye fishing on a bottom bouncer to keep them up off the bottom. I'd rather just fish a floating worm if I'm having problems, a bubblegum pink or white floating power worm has caught me a LOT of fish on dropshot.

>>1083660
>Abu STX
>MH 7' 1" No. 8 Blackout
>30lb suffix 832
>4/0 gama EWG hook
>culprit 7.5" worm in fire and ice
Or
>6" Zoom Lizard in chartreuse pepper
Or
>Zoom Trick worm in Junebug

>>1083660
> 7 ft 6 st croix tidemaster inshore M

>4000 shimano nasci

>200 yards of 20 lb suffix 832

>whatever flouro mainline is cheap as a leader ( usually suffix)

what i use depends on what im fishing for, since i use this setup anywhere from bass and panfishing to fluke bluefish, and striped bass in 100 ft of water in the long island sound

>>1082864
I like used Penns from ebay

>>1083949
You're me, aren't you?
>704z
>710z
>712z
>Senator 4/0
>Senator 3/0

All of them have never failed me.

Are dams usually good spots for crappie at this time of year? I see people catching Skipjack but I don't know about Crappie.

>>1084005
This time of year crappie will be either suspending over or suspending on deep structure. If there' shit in the water above the dam and it's more than a dozen feet deep, yeah probably.

Some guy is trying to sell me a 10 wt reddington predator for $225 shipped. Lord, give me strength, or money, cause I need one or the other
>>1083826
>e circle hooks or "drop shot" hooks (which are kinda like a circle hook) and just nose-hooking my plastic, but it's not good in heavy vegetation or if there's a lot of algae.
That's the only way I fish flukes. Get a weedless dropshot hook and throw it with confidence
>>1083949
>>1083950
Same
Though my collection is a lot smaller
>penn 68 long beach
>penn 60 longbeach
I want to upgrade the drag and handle on the 68, I'd just get a senator in a similar size, fill it with braid, and haul in sharks

Hey, quick. I just got off work and wanna drop dead but it's been a downpour for the last 45 minutes and I could get the kayak and fish my favorite mudslide of a river for at least 2.5 hours before dark. Is it worth getting out there right after a big rainfall?

>>1084014
I've been catching them 6 feet from shore in 3-4' water, but I might be the odd one out. Get a mixed bag of pumpkinseeds, bluegills and crappie.

>in Galveston for the next 3 days
>have no tackle
J U S T

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>>1084005
In this reservoir I caught this one just off shore, all i remeber is that i casted a 1/64th oz jig out (so not far) and retrieved it very slowly. Idk about the depth, i know it was surely not the deepest part of the reservoir however, yet this part of shore seemed to dip down pretty suddenly since it was boulders.

My reel says to use 120yd for 10lb test, but all I have is 20lb test.
Can I make it work? I don't want to have to go to the store or restring my reel tomorrow. What is the worst that can happen for overloading/underfilling your reel, just a shorter cast?

>>1083663
those rebel craws are incredible in a lot of the ponds around me

>>1084025
>Is it worth getting out there right after a big rainfall?
That is mother natures dinner bell.

>>1084055
Reels list this because it's important to let the user know how much length they are getting for what diameter line

Because 20# is bigger than 10#, youll be getting less line on the reel with 20# when you fill the spool.

Usually the pound test - length listing on reels just assume you're using mono too. So if you're using braid you're using a high pound test but with a low diameter line.

I dont see why you're using 20lb mono anyways. Saltwater?

>>1084055
If you're talking about mono I wouldn't suggest it. Your cast will be trash.

Not putting enough line on your reel will makes your cast shorter, and putting too much can cause your line to nest up.

>>1084066
>>1084069
im pretty new to fishing, I just want to stand at the edge of a river or lake and just throw my line out
all I've done before is just standing at the pier talking with some buds while dropping into the sea, never caught anything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lnud-xVnqk
>Alex Jones is saltwater fishing
>pepsi is the manlet gremlin

>>1083660
>>1083660
Favorite cheap setup-
>Okuma Stratus V 25
>Berkley Lightning Rod Shock 6'6" M
>10lb Power Pro

Great for 1/8oz-1/4oz lures
>Z-Man Mini Chatterbait 1/8oz White
>Mepps Agila #2 Brown/Gold
>Rapala X-Rap #8 Gold
>1/8oz Underspin w/ White PowerBait Curly Tail Grub
>Sebile Flatt Shad 50 X-Heavy

>>1083663
I like the little crawdads. Plus they are cheap so if you snag em, w/e.

>>1084055
>>1084075
Just remember if it's 20lb monofilament line, you won't be able to cast very far at all unless you have a bunch of weight on there. That's the main thing. Line capacity will be lower too but for shore fishing freshwater that's not a big deal. Also a reel made for 10lb line probably won't handle 20lb fish very well.

>>1083897
Wut does the fire & ice look like? I have those fat curly tail culprits in this tomato color that has a red center and chartruese outside and I have landed a couple nice bass on it.

A couple of those keepers I got the other day were Zoom trick worms in white, but it's a toss up between chart pepper and sprayed grass for my favorite Zoom color. When they're hittin chartruese, those kill it. But if they aren't, sprayed grass has enough blue and puple in it for murky water but is natural enough for clear water. I hit a peacock on a shitty day when they were being picky in crystal clear water with a sprayed grass lizard. I buy pretty much anything I find in those two colors.

>>1083826
Still haven't gotten much on Bubble Gum Trick Worms or those BG+Orange Yum Dingers. Tossed on a black Yamamoto in the same size and got some fish, then threw a pumpkin lookin colored MTB stick worm and got some too.

I'm not really a fan of the Yums for weightless wacky rigs. Other brands sink a little more and have a better wiggle. If you try and twitch the Yums, it just pulls em to the surface while Yamamotos and other brands will stay deeper.

>>1084036
Go right back to that well.
Crappie travel in schools, so where you catch one, there's more around.

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>>1084075
No worries. I would just wait and fill it up with a smaller line. 20# mono will take up space fast.

>>1084109
>pic

>>1084110
I was fishing that same spot for an hour, just relaxing. Only crappie out of there, rest were sunnies and a dink bass. Either he was alone (which I've seen before in a river) or the rest decided to fuck off after it

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>>1084115
Ahh I have seen that. I will pick up a pack next time I see em. When I googled "Culprit Worm" the next result was "Fire & Ice" so it must be one of their popular colors.

Pic related is "Tomato", and then I think I have another pack that is Chart-Chart, like the top is opaque chartreuse and the bottom is translucent. The Incredi Slim craws are still my favorite thing they make.

But did you notice the plastic they use seems more firm than others? I mean the baits have good movement, but they like to slide around on the hook more than softer baits, especially if you don't hook the tip of it perfectly on the offset part of the hook.

>>1084122
Sucks. Maybe the other ones got spooked when you hit the first one. I always wondered about that, especially like bigger bass that put up a fight. The fish nearby must notice it. Although the other night I did hook 6 keeper size LMB right in the same little spot.

>>1083660
Fly
>TFO BVK 8wt
>Red Behemoth
>Cabelas saltwater line or Scientific Anglers saltwater shooting line
>9ft leader with 0x tippet
>Electric Chicken pattern clouser

My other favorite setup is something yall will laugh me out of this thread for. It's a big ass ugly stik with 20 or 40lb braid with a carolina rig for catfish. Plz no bully. I got it at a yardsale cuz I needed something indestructible for big blue cats.

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>>1084151
I saw the chartreuse ones last time I was in bps, but didn't buy any out of principal because they were $2 overpriced.

>But did you notice the plastic they use seems more firm than others?
Eh I'd say it's about the same as zoom. I haven't had any problems with them staying on the hook.

>The fish nearby must notice it.
I read somewhere that bass will put out a scent when they get caught that can turn off the other bass. I don't think they notice anything visually though. I mean other bass will chase a hooked bass hoping to get the lure he just ate.

>>1084226
Would fish/10
How do you like that behemoth? How's the drag? Would you hesitate to put 25lb+ on a big, hard running fish w/ a 10-12 weight fly rod?

>>1084241
Best reel in its class by far. Drag is excellent and if I had my 10wt (on their way. Bought a Red Predator and a Behemoth 10wt) I'd say you'd have no problems. I can pull in some big specks and stripers with the 8wt Behemoth with no problems. It's also incredibly saltwater safe.

How do I cook a little fish? I've never been good at filleting so I guess I should cook it with the skin on right? I only have a pan and a propane stove. I actually don't have grease either... fug. Wait no I got a little coconut oil leftover.

>>1082857
Going to bass pro tmmrw. What are some God tier lures or things i should buy to help me fish.

I usually fish for trout and bass and i have a spinner reel.

>>1084256
its really not hard to fillet gills

>>1084265
Yeah I just fillet it. Came away with a handull of meat.

>>1084250
Legit, thats the xomvo im looking at, except im putting an 11/12 behemoth on a 10 wt. I mean, when you're casting you have something like 400 gn of line flying around, and the added weight at the back will help you manage it. More backing is just a plus. (Btw this combo will be for pike/muskie, monster stripper, bull reds, cobia, and similar)
>>1084256
>cut head off
>cut up from vent to neck hole
>gut
>skin
>pandressed.pdf
>cook
>peel flesh from bones
>fish tacos

>>1084271
Ah thanks

Did i get memed?

Bought shimano stradic

And when i reel it it makes a very faint whirring sound almost like the gears are too dry as well as a clicking sound on every revolution, never even fished it or spooled it, i would expect a 200$ reel to be silent, right?

>>1083397
Just caught 2 speckled and one rainbow on this guy. Grilled one on the river side and was amazing

>>1084271
I'm getting it for stripers, reds, and cobia. I may get a 12 for mahi. You won't go wrong with a Behemoth. It's honestly better than some reels I've tried at higher prices. Redington did a great job with it. I want one of the new IDs next for my 4wt.

>>1084288
Could also get tarpon with a 12. Anyways, thanks for the advice. And let me know how you like that predator when you get it

>>1084029
bruh whats up i live in galveston and trying to get into fishing

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>make a new FB profile for bullshit that's not all traced back to my personal life in high school
>I guess FB hacks into Gmail now or Skid hacked into muh phone because #1 suggested friend is pic related
>and then a list of 100 more fucking furries and every one of their profiles is both sickening and depressing
Wtf skid?

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>>1084304
Wut is wrong with these people?

Saltwater is still boring. Thought about pullin an all nighter and goin out early but fuck that.

>>1084304
>mfw that's actually skid's burner FB account

>>1084305
>Saltwater is still boring
Nah you just suck at it.

>>1084305
i have never understood how some southern coastal fags would rather fish for lmb's than fish the salt
y u suck at fishing?

>>1084330
No, that's his real account

>>1084433
>>1084453
>tie on all sorts of different lures
>fish them in all different spots
>nothing
If I suck so much, how come every time I go, none of the minorities are catching anything either!

>>1084459
>fishes where minorities fish
don't you have a boat? sounds like you need to gain a better understanding of tide cycles and natural forage activity.
>lures
there is your other problem. artifical memes are great in some situations and when you have a specific mission to fulfill, but everyone knows that if you really want to catch fish you cannot go wrong if you fish with what they're eating.

>>1084463
This desu.

As a rule, when i fish the river mouth near me, while there is live food for the fish we are fishing for, lures are gonna be a bust 95% of the time. Only when the natural food source becomes scarce, can you fish lures there effectively.

>>1084463
>>1084479
>watching bait soak
I might as well quit my job, get on food stamps, and paint my face black

And even the people fishing with live bait are barely catching anything.

>>1084515
>go golfing
>every single water hazard FULL of tailing carp
God dammit.
>have a video clip of it but can't get it converted small enough to upload

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Caught a nice bowfin yesterday on a dropshot rig

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>>1084463
>better understanding of tide cycles and natural forage activity.
How would someone go about doing this? I checked the tides last time I went and tried to fish when they were coming in/going out, but the water was only coming up about a foot, so I don't know how much effect that would have.

>but everyone knows that if you really want to catch fish you cannot go wrong if you fish with what they're eating.
Mostly don't use live stuff cause it's a pain to haul around, and since I'm not going to eat what I catch I feel kinda bad killing something for entertainment. But I'm probably gonna get some kind of baitfish next time I go.

Also getting another yak so I can fish the canals at night since that's the only time I catch something that isn't a hard head or a ladyfish.

>>1084260
Some 4" or 6" straight tail worms on a shaky head will do work.

>pic

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>>1084533
Whoops meant to say 2 days ago. Tasted really good but really bony

>>1084533
>>1084539
Anon I...

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>>1084533
Damn, nice dubs and nice bowpikefin

>>1084278
Grease it. It's not always a problem. I have an Abu spinning reel that is kinda loud but has held up fine for years of heavy use.

>>1084260
I wonder if they will get those Rip Stops in. I'm going to start spouting those as the new X-Raps.

Also Rapala X-Rap in "Gold", it's more of a copper color with an orange belly and tail but it's GOAT. Can't go wrong with Mepps™ either.

And I gotta suggest looking for the Culprit Incredi Slim craws. When the bass are hitting Texas Rigged stuff, I put one of those on and get twice the action.

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>>1084537
Kek even you admit saltwater is kinda boring, especially with lures from shore. Bass fishing is way more entertaining if you like tossin and crankin.

>>1084541
Check out this Mayan Bowfin

>>1084546
What ever happened to the oscars? I remembered my cousin fishing the canals catching them like crazy but that's like a few years back

>>1084533
that is one sorry looking pickerel if its any more than 1+

>>1084539
this thumbnail looks like a shit filled ass crack

>>1084537
>how to find out about forage
find out what they're eating. ask at the bait shop, or try asking a pro (dnr etc) about specific waterbodies
reading the charts will give you clues as to where interesting structure. tidal shit is awesome because there is usually two different interest parts to structure areas, whereas the river only has one pool per hole typically.

>tfw you get some cool Zoom colors after they have been mixed in a bag with other soft baits

I think the two green ones were sprayed grass and the lighter trick worm might have been bubblegum.

>>1084553
Never caught them. I think some of the canals in Dade still have them, but the Mayans basically replaced bluegill around here.

I was reading somewhere awhile ago that oscars used to be really widespread but then there was a cold winter a few years back and it killed them off most places and the Mayans survived it and took over.

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>>1084576
Forgot the picture again

>>1084556
Eh pretty big for the pond I caught it in. Show us your fish then.

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Those dumb mother fuckers at MTB sent me it again. I have three now. On a good note I found a nerdy ass fly specific store in Syracuse today and got hooked up with basically everything I should need. I'll post pics of the flys later when I have them all originized.

>>1084613
LOLOLOLOL
>LOLOLOLOL
LOLOLOLOL
So glad I canceled that subscription

I'll also gladly take the spares off your hands. I'll even pay shipping.

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>>1084613
Got some small buggers too that arnt seen since all they had at the other place was big ass ones

>>1084546
Eh I only really get bored when it's 2am and im waiting on a bite. I like tossing lures around even if I'm not catching anything.

>>1084558
Thanks anon. I keep forgetting to ask the bait shop for decent spots/what the fish are eating.

>>1084613
had maybe one really good box from mtb out of the 6 months i tried it out

although i would recommend it to someone just getting into fishing.

anyone know how their boxes are when it comes to other species? i want to get into cat and carp fishing and dont have much tackle

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What's your favorite sunfish that you catch, not including a "bass" although do say if one isn't your favorite.

>Overall favorite
Crappie very pretty fish, and can get big. Make pond fishing worth it.
>Best looking
Pumpkin seeds
>Best tasting
Haven't eaten any myself but would like to hear others'
>Least favorite
Green sunfish. Typically a bit ugly looking honestly. Too aggressive at times.

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Caught a nice trout this morning. Just got into trout fishing this summer. I never even knew they hit lures, I always thought it was for fly fishing.

>>1084459
You're going to really shitty spots. Much like how some ponds rarely produce good fish, there are many saltwater spots that rarely produce anything at all. Some saltwater hotspots are going to be inlets, piers and the flats. Spillways can also be super productive.

>minorities
Most of them are unskilled fishermen that can only produce fish on live bait. They usually just pick a spot and sit there until a dumb fish hits a shrimp on their poorly tied rigs.

>>1084645
It's pretty interesting to get one on a crankbait that size. They do hit big lures. Especially when they're big enough. But yes they do also like flies.
Just a reminder that trout are fragile compared to bass, if you're CnR

>>1084648
CnR means crank n reeler i'm guessing?

So what should I do to try to keep from killing or hurting them?

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>>1084644
I like all sunfish. I don't really have a preference for one vs the other.

>>1084644
>overall favorite
Green sunfish. Fight like hell for their size and will attack anything. Nothing funnier than catching a 5" greenie on a 9" Ol' Monster
>best looking
Longear/green sunfish hybrid. Brilliant electric blue on the cheeks, rest of it is lighter than a normal greenie
>best tasting
Crappie hands-down. Nothing else even comes close.

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>>1084650
Didn't even read it but probably means catch + release

>>1084647
I have been to a bunch of different spots. I was at the inley last night.

>>1084652
That one is pretty. All I ever get down here are the shitty basic bluegill that are almost white with the faint 3 vertical stripes.

>>1084644
Where are you from that you consider crappie as sunfish?

If that's the case, Mayans are sometimes called "atomic sunfish" and they are more fun to catch than typical bluegill. Pic related was a decent sized one, they fight hard and love to run you back and forth parallel to shore.

Up north tho I think it's a tie between green sunfish and pumpkinseeds. Green sunfish are fun because they have that big mouth and can actually hit a variety of baits. Pumpkinseeds have small mouths but a lot of times when I would hook one, it would be a big palm sized guy.

>>1084650
Catch n release, lol. Nothing wrong with fishing cranks btw. Try small rapalas for trout.
Overall, don't lip them like bass, use a net to capture them and keep them in the water as you remove the hook (I roll barbless for all species now) just look online for more specifics

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>>1084645
Noice bowfin.

>>1084644
Also how do you call green sunfish ugly? The darg green ones with iridescent blue colors are dope and they often have that orange tip on their fins. Much better than the ugly pic related bluegill I get here.

And since you called crappie a sunfish, what about yellow perch? Those are the best to eat.

>>1084658
Sunfish is a familyof fish, crappie and basses fall under it. Yet I don't call crappie "sunnies" ofc, like you meant

>>1084658
Officially, sunfish incorporates all perciform fishes
>all freshwater bass (LMB, SMB, rock, Kentucky/spotted, white, striped, hybrid striped, etc)
>all perch
>crappie
>bream family (bluegill, pumpkinseed, shellcracker, longear, green, etc)

>>1084662
Perch aren't in the sunfish family.

I don't like green sunfish cause rock bass exist, they're basically a better greenie in every way other than looks

>>1084660
I tried a rapala and didn't get a bite, but they love this color on a crank for some reason.

Yah I read not to lip them. Why do you have to keep them in the water when removing hook?

>>1084664
I'm going off this
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrarchidae

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>>1084644
Pumpkinseeds are my favorite sunfish to look at.
Bluegills and crappie are really tasty when you hook a decent one.

>>1084667
Because overall the quicker the release, and the less time out if water = less mortality

>>1084668
That still includes crappie tho.
>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_crappie

>>1084670
Go away Australia, you'll accidentally make venomous pumpkinseeds somehow

Also bepsman, you and I are the only two states that classify greenies as invasives.

>>1084670
>>1084676
Kek fucking 4chan fucking up my phoneposting

>>1084673
Ofc, that's why I said it's a sunfish. perch etc are a step up from sunfish, I'm just talking about sunfish.

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>>1084260
Second for X-raps. I like Yellow Perch. Also suggest a Z-Man Chatterbait with a Yamamoto 3.5" swimsenko paddletail. Any color to your liking

>>1084543
>those X-raps in Clown and Hot Pink
>pic

>>1084260
10 packs of white marabou jigs for $1.99 have caught me everything from bluegill to snook. Though What I regularly get on them are peacock bass and blue runners.

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>>1084664
everything that is considered a sunfish, is in fact perciformes (except for pic related) but not everything in perciformes could be called a sunfish.
>the order perciformes contains >10k species

>>1084665
I don't think I have ever caught a rock bass in my life.

>>1084663
>>1084664
I do like the little white/yellow bass that look like mini stripers. They will hit anything a big crappie or small LMB would take, fun UL fishin. There was only really one lake I would catch em at in IL.

>>1084667
You can take them out of the water, but just try and be quick if you want to release them healthy.

>>1084680
I have never caught them in FL, just IL.

>>1084699
I asked about that clown color the other day. I have all different Raps in that color, but never really had luck. Some people say they work well in certain situations tho.

And chatterbaits, it's all about the mini Z-Man 1/8th oz ones.

is their an infograph on identifying different panfish?

>>1084707
The 3/8 oz chatterbait has caught me plentiful LMB and rock bass. It's a post spawn lure for sure. And as for the clown color, I want it for pike/pickerel.

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>go flyfishing
>have san juan worm in the water
>start to pull back to cast again
>backcast rockets a tiny dink out of the water and into the side of a footbridge

Little dipshit wasn't even hooked, he must have grabbed the end of the worm and held on as I pulled the line out of the water.

>>1084270
Highly recommend eating panfish whole. Filleting small fish is such a bad thing to do because you leave about half the meat on the fish and only receive some tiny hardly worth it fillets.

>>1084737
Eating them whole? As in head, gut, etc? Fuck that

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>>1084738
No, as in scaling them, gutting them, and cutting the head off.

>>1084658
>I have been to a bunch of different spots. I was at the inley last night.
You might just live in an area with a shitty saltwater fishery. I get slightly less hits than I do bass fishing when I fish the indian river in stuart. The stuart area is really good and so is the jupiter area where 700 shill is.

new bread when

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>>1084749
When 67 more people post in this one

>>1084305
Those are pup play fetishists not furries.

>>1084776
And most of them are furries as well

>>1084724
>tfw pier Mexicans set the hook on a 6 inch pin fish so hard it's thrown into the stratosphere

>>1084788
No they aren't.

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>>1084304
You should add me
>>1084459
Can confirm, have cousins and coworkers added on there
>>1084515
>paint your face black
You already spend enough time in the sun to convince people you're not white
>>1084533
>>1084539
Thats a pickerel
>>1084645
>implying flies aren't just lures made of hair and feathers
>>1084776
This.
>tfw you're both
>tfw once your bf was high and accidentally called you the name of his mom's dog while you were in your gear

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>>1084745
Yup, I get skunked more often bass fishing then I do at the pier.

How do you guys store your tackle? I just bought this nice rod holder.

>>1084797
>This.
What do you get out of wearing a leather dog mask? I truly don't get it because it doesn't have fur on it.

>>1084809
I've only got a few rods so I store them in a tube.

>>1084809
lay them across the rafters in the garage

>>1084811
Mines actually neoprene, but I get the same thing out of it as I get out of fly fishing. I adopt the persons of a dog and I can lose myself in that "headspace" and live exactly in that moment. No foresight farther than the next meal or throw of a ball, and not looking farther back than the last throw of a ball or belly rub. Its just like fly fishing, im not looking back any farther than the last fish, and not looking foreward past the next cast.
It has nothing to do with the gear, you don't need any of it, it just adds to the fun and aesthetic

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>>1084833
>>1084811
Oh, also
>talk about fishing

>>1084833
That explains it.

What were you using to catch those bluefish off the pier in the other thread? I always use gotcha plugs or a 2oz diamond jig if they're really far away.

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>>1084714
4u

They are all terrible quality tho, this was one of the few you can actually read.

>>1084776
They can all burn in hell with Antifa and BLM

>>1084809
I have a similar one, the 24 slot wood one from Bass Pro that spins.

>>1084638
For the same price or less you could get a bunch of the things you know you need, be money ahead and not roped into a scam-tier mail order program.

Casual canal outting.
Was wrangling up sunnies, even got an ok smallie. All on this hackle wrapped 1/64 jig. Then it snags then this black marabou jig doesn't catch a thing for 30 minutes.

Anyone here use apps like Fishbrain or Fishidy? I used one to help me find two new back to back ponds. Only problem was there wasn't very much bank space and I only had an hour to fish so I didn't get any pickerel like I was going for

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>>1084837
>>1084638
I always wondered about the other boxes too, especially the stuff you use live or cutbait for or there's only a couple little lures that people always use. Like how many bobbers and hooks that you will never use are they going to send in a panfish box?

>>1084839
That's one of those time things?

Ehh, for freshwater just go at dawn or dusk and watch the weather if you want. If a front is coming thru, try and get out there right before it hits.

>>1084714
Another with stuff beyond panfish

>>1084839
Idk how that works but I like looking at maps and staring at the watershed and pointing out good river access.

I'm a bit of a nerd and can almost draw 60% of this watershed

>>1084835
Funky chicken gotcha on #20 braid with a #50 mono leader. You cut the front hook off the gotchas?

>>1084848
I leave the hooks intact but I really should since most of my strikes are on the back hook anyways. How does it effect the action?

>50# leader
kek, I do the same thing. I used to use light wire leader but I get more hits on 50# mono and have yet to get cut off. Sometimes I use berkley vanish 50# flouro since I got a spool for 5 bucks on clearance at walmart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA9_kXE8lPw

>saltwater fishing livestream
20 fish in an hour of fishing

>>1084852
Kek. He sat around for the other 719 hours this month waiting for that one hour time window where saltwater fish will actually bite.

>tfw missed my Saturday afternoon fishin session because I was doing yard work

>>1084851
I think it improves it. You also get fouled up less often. You will occasionally feel a thump and hook nothing but it's worth it because
1: your leader wears out slower
2: improved casting distance
3: no loss of action if not better action
4: less fouling
5: faster hook removal when a school is on you

>>1084856
Are you this salty that you suck?

>>1084857

I really want to try one of these gotcha plugs with a single hook in the back. Have you ever used these?
http://www.basspro.com/shop/en/got-cha-plug-300-400-series?hvarAID=shopping_googleproductextensions

>>1084856
>being this stubborn
Find some dank spots and get gud.

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>reddit
>Post some general tips about local water in some thread
>>Yea bro I just used weightless flukes on the bank and you'll get a fish eventually
>Private message
>Some dude nails his first lmb, 13 inches, along with two more in same spot
Feels good

>>1084868
I've not but im interested too. I just figure "if it works so well, why have I never seen one on the end of the pier"

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Might just fuck around and get up at 5 to try my hand at this creek that supposedly should be decent. It's spring fed so it should be colder. I read that the hatch this time of the year is tricos and caddis so I will go with that to start out with. It recommended a 6-7x tippet but I have 5x tied on. Will it be too much?

had a few trails behind a chatterbait today but no hits. what should i do in this case when the bass wont commit?

>>1084886
Grab a beer, a container of nightcrawlers, and go pester bluegill.

>pitch to this submerged tree
>get a bite
>set the hook
>100% sure a fish is on
>feels like I'm wrapped up
>wade out chest deep to tree to get feesh
>reach down and lure is just barely stuck in the tree

Sneaky fish. Managed to catch a dink and a ~3lber at a different spot, but I left my phone in my car since I was soaking wet.

>>1084809
I have one of those that I don't even use. I need to start.

>>1084839
I've used fishbrain a bit. I should use it more when I'm out of town to see where the good holes are.

>>1084879
I'm hoping to getup and go out early on the yak, but we'll see if I can manage to get up.

>>1084886
Add a trailer hook, or a smaller trailer.

If I build a panfish setup it's probably good for trout too, right? I wanna catch crappies in the mudhole river near me, but 45 minutes away is this great crystal-clear river stocked with trout.
Looking at Pflueger President spooled with 6lb Mono and Croix Panfish right now but open to suggestions

>>1084910
Most definitely, yeah.

I would unironically take a Fenwick 7' light or UL action over the St Croix Panfish though.

>>1084886
Sometimes when they do that, you can try for a reaction bite. Like running a rattler past real quick since it has a couple trebles so you could hook them from one little nip.

>>1084910
Wut size for the President? That 30 is pretty nice, a tiny bit smaller than most medium reels. And for crappie and trout it should be straight as long as you aren't running super super light stuff for either but 1/16oz to 1/4oz should cast ok on that.

So I'm taking a friend fishing tomorrow who has never been.

How can I ensure he has a good time if we don't catch anything? I'm afraid he will be bored with all the down time.

>>1084908
Does fishbrain really work? I'm always hesitant to download the app

>>1084912
>>1084913
thanks, I was thinking 25 or 30 but I'll go for the 30.

>>1084920
bring some good food, explain to him about cover and structure. Boat or shore?

>>1084924
shore, we'll be walking down a bank

>>1084921
Its just a social site to share fishes and locations if you want to. It's only gonna be good if the people around you post the locations and lures they were using. I usually put the body of water I was in, but I'll never put the exact location and I might put the lure I use.

>>1084927
Fuck that

>>1084625
Looking at this makes me wanna organize my fly box. I shuffled it around all to shit last week while nymphin for smallies.

>>1084920
Bring bait. Catfish nuggets, chicken gizzards, cutbait of any variety, shrimp or mullet(if you're in salt or brack). Also pack some good food, beers and gatorade, and possibly a small portable speaker for music. Talk to him about fishing and explain things and learn him something.

So for Thanksgiving I'm visiting some family in Kentucky. My grandparents live near a great spot for musky and spots and I can barely tolerate my family aside from my Mom. Should I take one of my fly rods? I'd like to have a way to be away from them while I'm there.

>>1084927
>tfw the only people who use it near me are catfishermen who fish exclusively the Mississippi
A listing goes like this:
>caught this 40lb blue today
>in the Mississippi
>on live bluegill
Like, okay, good for you but the fucking river's nearly 2000 fucking miles long and EVERYBODY who fishes for big cats uses live bluegill and you didn't tell me shit about technique.

>>1084942
I like my family and I still bring my gear when I visit.

>>1084935
lol I keep trying to organize mine, but I have my choice of "everything looks really pretty but I can only fit like 6 buggers and a few ants" and "it looks like a bag of smashed assholes but holds 90 flies". I keep choosing the 90 flies.

>>1084956
Lol my problem is I'll have a good order going after I tie but then I'll go out fishing or my tying meet up will end and I just throw shit everywhere in the box in no order or reason. I don't really have trouble finding shit but it looks like a kid with downs put everything in there.

>>1084912
Looking into it, it seems the 7'-6" UL only comes in 2p which I'm not a huge fan of, I've got a rod tube anyways.

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So I think I just assembled the most offensively unaesthetic rod setup possible.
>black and yellow rod
>black and red reel
>bubblegum pink line
What's the gayest fish found in fresh water? I wanna go catch it with this.

>>1084962
Oh, also, this rod has two triggers on it, for extra triggering.

>>1084962
Go bunker snagging.

>>1084962
Rainbow Trout

Orra SX?

>>1084962
Maybe koi or rainbow trout.

>>1084965
lol no, Lews Carbon Fire. Snagged it for $10 out of the defect bin because some retard spooled it backwards because it's a lefty reel (I still have no idea how, you can't turn the anti-reverse off, only thing I can think is he pulled the spool out the side of the reel), and it's on the rod I also snagged out of the defect bin for $5 because the reel seat came unglued (fixed with 5 cents' worth of superglue). And it's spooled with $3 worth of 40lb Gliss from Gander going out of business.

>>1084965
>>1084966
>7'6" MH x-fast
>rainbow trout
Gonna send them flying! Off to Montauk I go!

>>1084968
>$10
>Spooled it backwards
Wut? Jesus. Like they put the line on so it came thru the guide and went under the spool?

And I was gonna say taking off the sideplate, pulling out the spool, and then getting the line out the side of the reel makes it so you can tie your arbor knot or whatever free and clear of all that other shit.

After typing that I just realized how he did it. Took the spool out and wound it by hand or some shit? Why? I mean I guess somebody else's retardation is your gain. It must have been babby's first memecaster but even then you would have to be pretty retarded to do that.

>tfw 1:30am
Should I stay up until sunrise n try to hit the inlet while the minorities are sleeping?

Or should I finish watching this movie and then sleep til 1pm and waste my whole Sunday anyway?

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>>1084962
Baitfish with it.

>>1084973
Finish the movie then go fishing.

>>1084972
Yeah that's my guess on what happened. The line was coming off the bottom of the spool, and was all mashed up in the worm gear for the levelwind so he also missed the eye on the levelwind.

It was also spooled with some ridiculously thick mono, looked like Trilene Big Game (which isn't bad by any means, but a bit stiff), if I had to guess it was either 35 or 40lb mono. Only had about 50 yards on the spool and it was overfilled at that. It was also tied off through the drain holes in the spool instead of arbor knotted around it so it was dragging on the spindle.

Either babby's first memecaster or someone that doesn't fish was trying to set it up as a gift. I'm betting the latter since it's normally a $70 reel and we sell some $30 Quantums that usually end up being babby's first memecaster.

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>>1084977
Kek I like tying around the hole in the spool. Makes it so I never have to worry about it slipping, even with braid. But it's never touching anything moving, just thru one hole and out the one next to it.

I wish sunrise wasn't so late here, damn near 7am. Whether or not I go to sleep, my day is totally fucked tomorrow. The pier is open 24hrs right now so I could go post up there right now. Got kicked out of the inlet last night at like midnight since park closed at 11pm

>he doesn't sharpen his hook's
Lel

>>1084981
>being this poor