Fishing & Tackle Thread

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This Jerry-rigged dust collector is better than expected. It uses water to help cut down on fine dust. I just need to modify it a bit and add an exhaust filter. The vacuum also runs off the pedal power. Soon I'll be able to make tons of wooden lures with ease and less mess.

>>929407
Thoughts on Shimano Citica?

Also, gonna order this super sekret nasa approved bearing oil and see if it actually works or if its just Internet hype.

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>>929411

>>929411
I still think it looks like you are using chinaberry.

>pepsi will never catch a bass that weighs more than half a pound

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>>929415
It is a coppice off one of my peach trees. The 1st season, young shoots like this have a tiny pith hole in the center. No need to drill in order to slide the wire through for making poppers/hula dancers/jerkbaits.

>>929411
thats a great bong :) you should look around for people throwing away their vacuums. snag the hepa filter out of them. neat setup though. like i said before ingenious. how do you make the picture? is there an app of program to make it into step by steps?

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>>929411
>>929413
No way you are employed full time

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>>929440
>wuz kinna thinking the same thing...

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Hnnnnggg..

>>929443
>that pic
Too much

>>929445
I want ivory handles on all my reels.

>first time ive been sick in probably 5 years
>pounding headache
>still going to go out icefishing tomorrow on soe sketchy thin ice

not sure if good idea or not

>>929411
Lmao that's awesome

>>929445
I wish they made like mini spools of rainbow braid so I could put it on one of my memecasters

>>929470
I mean at least if you die you won't be sick anymore

>>929474
this is seriously the first time ive been sick enough to say im sick since swine flu (2009, 2010?) so 6 ,7,8 years, i cant into math

i think exposing myself to cold air and possibly falling through the ice should help

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>>929440
>>929443
I'm a farmer. I can dick around and shitpost most of the year. Especially winter. Best "job" ever. February is indoor seedling stuff though.

>>929470
Layer up. Merino wool base layer is amazing stuff.

>>929476
i always layer up, never am cold icefishing ( trick is wearing rain bibs as an outer layer to cut the wind)
though i dont have warm enough boots, one pair is leather and waterproof for a few hours of walking through slush but then feet start to get wet
other pair is slightly less insulated rubber boots, that keep feet dry but colder

also agree with the whole farming thing, i help out on a farm on weekends for extra cash
when i not working at the fish hatchery

what do you grow? or just everything?

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>>929438
IrFanView to resize and MS Paint to copy/paste. I have Photoshop CSx, but too lazy to fire it up most of the time for simple things. I'm sure there are collage apps/plugins you can find.

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>>929479
I wear tennis shoes with very thick merino wool socks. I'm usually good to go down to -10F that way, out in the wind. I'll probably get some Oros stuff to test out for next winter ice fishing. Unless these terribly warm winters are now the trend.

>what do you grow?

Too many things to list; Veggies, fruit trees, berries, fungi, chickens.

Any NYfags know how to re-print out my fishing license? When I bought it online the system took me to a webpage where I could download and print it but I didn't save the .pdf. My paper license has since become a worn-out and torn piece of wrinkled paper.

>>929484
youre fucked, i you dont save it oh well

you may be able to go online and plug in your conservation id ( if you know it or can read it from your old license) and re print it

or in my state i can look it up by my name address etc

>>929484
Put your next on in a small ziploc bag, sized just large enough for it where you can fit it in your wallet.

My states says "F-U" for license replacements. They want more money and here you have to buy a full price replacement.

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>>929487
Looked on the NY state fishing guide. Apparently producing the sales number, which was emailed to me, constitutes as proof of fishing license. Fucking stupid system that doesn't allow me to re-print, though.

>>929489
Feelsbadman, I can get mine replaced for free

how should i layer up for ice fishin

can cotton go over the baselayer? really dont know what to wear as pants. do i have to get waders and shit cuz fuck those

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>>929560
Tight baselayer, thick insulation layer, wind-breaking outer layer. Find out what the coldest it will be when you are fishing including wind chill factor. Yes, cotton can go over baselayer, but you should have something between the baselayer and say cotton jeans. Wind breakers are a must normally.

>>929560
When it's cold as fuck I wear this

Wool socks
2 pairs thermal leggings
Thermal shirt
Long sleeve shirt
1/4 zip fleece
Cotton hoodie

And the most important part;
Carhart bibs and a nice ski jacket/coat.


What temp are you lookin at? Shit freezes quick at 0 degrees so you don't get as wet as you'd think.

Make sure your boots are waterproof!!!!

>>929611
Also ,good luck and hope ya do well. Been a fisherman all my life, a Minnesotan for 10 and the ice bug bit me baaaad this year. Fuckin love it.

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>>929484
It's not a big deal. I loose mine all the time. If you get stopped they have the ability to verify if you have a license even if you don't have it on you. If they give you a ticket the guy is being a huge fag

>>929560
Depends on the temp and wind. It's always better to wear more than enough and then shed layers if you warm up. I always start with thick wool socks, light thermal pants or pajama pants, tee-shirt or long sleeve shirt on top, sometimes both. For an outer layer I wear a heavy two layer wind resistent and waterproof jacket. Same goes for the pants or bibs, the big thing is making sure they are wind and water resistent since that's the main contributor for you being cold. As for gloves there a shit ton of different ones so it's just what ever you like more. It's really not hard to stay warm on the Ice, especially if you have a shanty to eliminate the wind

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Final version of the micro lathe is complete! Turns out that 2 Pringles cans are perfect for sandwiching a filter between. Now there's almost no dust at all.

After I get some paints and clear coats I'll start making plugs. I don't need the blanks sitting around drawing moisture and cracking/checking or something.

>>929617
>It's not a big deal. I loose mine all the time. If you get stopped they have the ability to verify if you have a license even if you don't have it on you. If they give you a ticket the guy is being a huge fag

That's like space tech compared to here. I had to help the people behind the desk when I got mine. They couldn't figure out the website (and they had visible virus I had to inform them about). If I lose it, I will need to buy another one.

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>>929491

Email them. I had them send me a copy for free. Always save the pdf when it comes up. This way you can reprint whenever.


The custom rod build is coming out better than i thought. Ive fot my cork sanded and epoxied on along with a sweet fuji ergonomic grip. Ive been wrapping the guides the last few days which has proven to be the most tedious, difficult thing.

I will post more pictures as i go.

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>>929685
>Ive been wrapping the guides the last few days which has proven to be the most tedious, difficult thing.

When I did that I use the pole in a drill, tied the trigger so it would only turn so fast then made a foot pedal out of a clothes pin to turn it on and off. Of course I was making lots of poles then.

>>929701
shit literally death rolled like a crocodile

fk pike ill stick to my lazy shitty dink bass

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>>929474
>mini spools of rainbow braid

dey do doe...

>>929737
Do the colors change enough for it to be noticeable on a low profile one? And who makes it?

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>>929483
thats a neat lure.

>>929668
>micro lathe

cool!

>>929685
nice lami

>>929737
>daiwa boat braid.
>kastking
>jerry brown decade
>pp depth hunter

Theres lots available, search metered braided line. its marked every 20? I use diawa on my jigging reels.

>>929738
oops see >>929746

>>929746
how gay would i look using this?

because i really want to

>>929746
Ah cool thank you. I'm definitely gonna spool up a reel with this some time.

>>929760
Personally, I think it's not that great unless you're doing some kind of jigging or trying to find the depth, even then most I've seen with ot tend to fade fairly quick and isn't as vibrant at that point.

>>929756
Depends on if you can justify havering rainbow line, but personally I think multi-colored briad in any form looks cool on reels, especially if they don't have a levelwind

>>929773
Ah well the power pro isn't too much more than usual, so I'll still try it. Worst case I just have some faded line. I just think it'd be kinda neat even if it's just for awhile.

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>mfw waiting for ice to melt

>>929813
Nice trip

And I like the way that stuff looks too. I would use it even though I don't need it at all.

And did you decide on a reel for that rod?

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Btw if anybody is ordering shit, I have a code for $10 off a $30 order if used by Sunday.

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>>929877
Went with the meme brand. Now I can call everybody a poorfag!

Are there any good fishing infographics? And should I get a dedicated fillet knife, or will a mora work?

>>929877
>>929904
>Nice trip
Fuck I didn't even notice I Messed it up

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>>929904
>he got the poorfag one

wew

>>929972
>Tfw Shimano fags said you get more for the money
>now they backpedal

Wew

I liked that one more than any of the other ones in the $150-250 price range.

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>>929904
i have a curado and was checking out my buddies citica hg damned good reel for price.

>mfw: theyre basically the same fucking reel.

>>929980
Yeah the Curado probably has nicer bearings, but the Citica still feels really smooth. I was casting around with it a bit in the yard and I think I'm gonna like it.
My only complaint is the spool tension knob feels like plastic or really cheap metal. That doesn't make a real difference though, so whatever.

>that pic
I'm assuming parasites? They look like sunflower seeds lol.

Just bought this cheap reel, do yall really think it's waterproof (i.e. sealed)? Will break it down and look when I receive it
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01LZYMN5T/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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>>929982
oh hell yeah it'll put in the work. i fished his and thought shit..wish it came in a 300 size i cant stand this fuckin' green reel. did you play with the cronarch any? thinking about picking up a used one. spun one at a bait shop recently and felt nice in the hand.

(link & pic not related)
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c18_1484275803

>parasites

nailed it. certain ducks carry them, its common. looks kinda gross though when they all move.

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>>929993
Oh hell yeah, i would swim to rocks with that reel. jk..
I'm guessing its not a sealed reel.. fill it with grease before you fish it. wash it everytime you fish it. itll last a bit. you got a great deal. think if you had paid full retail...

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>>929997
>did you play with the cronarch any
I did. It's on my list to get, but I didn't think it would offer a big enough advantage to the Citica for me to spend the extra $100 right now. Plus I think the Citica looks damn good on this rod.

>video
Sheeit that was a long shot. Dudes a stud.

>parasites
Do those ruin the duck or can you still eat it? I would assume the former, but I'd be pretty pissed if I woke up at the crack of dawn and got cold and wet only to find out the ducks I got were inedible.

>>929980
>fake rice breast photo, with real rice

Now I've seen everything. Thanks 4chan.

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Anyone else use sabiki rig?

>desperately want to go soak a bait for a small channel cat for my aquarium
>ponds are frozen over but not thick enough to walk on

just kill me

>>930023

I did when I was like 13, went to a tackle shop in Galveston and thought "I can catch 5 fish at once on the beach!" As I had no idea what they were actually for.

Needless to say, I didn't catch shit with them and never used one again until I was older and knew what they were for. Still prefer just using a cast net, trap, chumming, or combination of the above.

Or I just put a couple tiny ass hooks on a line and bait them with squid. Less of a hassle.

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>>930029
I just use them in freshwater for shiners and creekchubs for use as catfish bait. Of course crappie and sunfish go nuts over them too.

>>930025
Same here for the most part. Lake ice just melted the rest of the way today. Things are still flooded.

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>>930000
Quads checked
I really doubt it was anywhere near that list price at any time, but still if it's actually sealed that's a remarkable price for a sealed reel. I bet they're probably talking about the drag
Picked up one of these zman chatterbait as well

>>930033
Ice was safe
Then we got a day with rain and 65temps and it killed all safe ice
Fuck man I want to go fishing and add to my aquarium

>>930037
Can you not just take a pick or a sledge to it if you want it bad enough?

>>930039
How far out am I going to go?
The lake I want to target droops off to about 22 feet pretty quickly
Can't walk on the ice to break it
And I already have my kayak stored away for the year

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>>930035
Get a suction cup, poke a hole through the stem for your fishing line using a needle. Make one of these it the suction cup, a bobber stopper, and egg weight.

>>930041
I desperately fucking want this now

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>>930007
>>930007
naw meats still gud its pretty common in waterfowl. when you cook the meat the parasite dies. same meat you get inna restaurant the rice looking shit are cysts on the muscle membrane.

>>930016
KeK'd

>>930023
plenty. its my goto bait catcher. i have them from size 2 down to size 12 for smelt and anchovies. I like the fish skin sparkle with no glow..I cut them down and make a couple out of one.. jigging them works as does putting one under a bobber or egg. tip them with tiny pieces of market shrimp and its on.

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>>930043
They are pretty amazing.

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>>930044

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>>930042
>>930041

i have those. they work okaay...the plastic sliders are booty and you can get them on ebay for cheaper.

if those rock your sock check out the "pulse disc" I use these all the time with all sorts of lures. http://brineflyinnovations.com/
protip: you can make your own with buttons or plastic bottles.

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>>930047
Those are neat, too bad I never use plastic baits.

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>>930048
you can use them with flys, bucktail jigs , swimjigs and metals. action is similar to what a chatterbait does. theres mylar stickers you can use to create flash if desirable.

>>929812
any pics of this?

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>>930035
That chatterjig looks nice.

I forgot I bought all those 1/8oz chattermemes last weekend and never even used them.

>>929907
Any knife can filet. But the right tool will make it easier. It will be like unscrewing a Philips screw with a flat head, it will work well enough but once you are using the right tool it will work so much easier.
The rapala filet knives in Wal-Mart are okay, I like my old hickory 8" boning knife, but it doesn't matter too much.
>>929902
So basically free shipping.
>>930000
Nice numbers
>>930023
I just tie my own and bait with squid. Works well enough.
>>930188
Quick get out there and use them

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>>929407
Oi Lads,
Lure: How the fuck am I supposed to be pronouncing this word?
>Law
>Lerr
Pick one

>>930370
Neither
>lew-uhr
Not hard

>>929701
WTF are they using a gay pair of pliers instead of chinning it out like a man?

>>930370
lerr

>>930371
Thats just lerr but with extra letters you faggot

>>930378
I think you need to English better

>>930188
Damn man that's a lot or chartreuse, you fishing chocolate milk?

Headed down to ATX and hopefully I get some time to fish I wanna actually catch something (besides carp) with my new rods dammit.

>>930395
Chartreuse is the best for everything

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>>930398
which lake? austin, town, travis?

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>raining outside
>vent hood is in storage
>all-thumbs paint applied

Stand aside saltwater, freshwater panfish killers coming through.

>>930414
Most likely going to stick to creeks and Lady Bird, unless you know any decent sits to fish from the shore on those other ones. I'm staying at my friends house since its suppose to be rainy I don't wanna go terribly too far from her house in case it starts pouring. With my luck I'd drive the 30-40 minutes to lake Travis, then only get to fish for 10.

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>>929685

Here is the handle and reel seat all epoxied on. I used masking tape to create an arbor for the reel seat. 3 rolls of like inch thick tape around the blank to seat the reel seat snug, epoxy and then the seat.

The handle i sanded to the shape i wanted with varying grits of sandpaper.

Im using fuji BYAG alconite guides spaced with their recommended specs.

Im hoping to finish wrapping the guides today, and epoxy tomorrow. I will update with the finished guides.

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>>930435

This is the hook keeper wrapped up with the color scheme im using with this rod. Im going to pair it with a penn clash or battle II, so gold and black was appropriate.

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>>930436
>>930435
Looking good. Do you have something to autoroll it when you clear coat it? I found it best to keep a couple thicknesses for the clear coat just in case one was too thick/thin.

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>>930435
>>930436
looks gud. i personally dont like the transition from the foregrip to the seat but thats just me. nice rod wrapper ; )

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>tfw bright new brass bead chain

>>930221
>I just tie my own and bait with squid. Works well enough.

I tied those in >>930023 and made the rig. Took forever. I think Walmart has them for like $2. lol

How much more distance will I get out of a 7'6" UL than a 7" UL?

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>>930455

>>930456
What is x, a, and b?

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Fresh from this morning.

Perch really is the g.o.a.t. freshwater fish

>>930459
I would think x is distance, a is length, and b is weight?

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>>930449
>sabiki
>2 years ago
>going to stock up
>10 packs for $5 shipped.
>order 40 packs
>cut them in half make 2 out of each
>still have like 30 packs left

>>930455
about three fiddy

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>>930467
>10 packs for $5

Where?

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>>930395
I do better with chartruese in clear water than I do in really murky water. Dark blues and blacks like Junebug work best for me in murky water. If naturals aren't working great in clear water, I switch to chartruese and start landing em. It realy works well in water that is clear but stained brown.

I've told the story a couple times that I never touched firetiger and chartruese back in the day, always natural stuff. Then dude at a bait shop down here said peacocks like bright stuff so I started stocking up and the largemouth were going crazy for it.

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>>930473
I see you bought the "Swimmin' Super Fluke JR Bluegill Flash" and "Salty Creepy Crawler Tail Chartreuse Pearl" that Bass Love.

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>>930477
That bluegill color is neat. There is another one called "Houdini" that is natural yet flashy and I want to grab those one day.

And that creepy crawler, I think that is what I hooked my monster snek(?) on. I bought those moreso for trailers.

And I have plenty of others. It is always growing. Pic related should have a few more thrown in. Plus lots of other UL & panfish stuff. Not sure if the Gulp is all in this pic.

>>930398

Mueller is nice. It's catch and release only with the exception of the trout they stock. Many of the bass get pretty big since they're more likely to be released and get to eat trout.

If you don't mind driving south, Lake Bastrop offers some alright bass and catfishing, but Buescher park in Smithville often produces 10+ lbs bass and is small enough that you can access a surprising amount of it from the bank.

And if you can pull it off, the Applied Materials facility on 290 has a couple of ponds on the property with some damn nice bass and catfish in them. You have to be an employee to fish there, but I've snuck out there a couple of times anyway and never seen anyone else fish them.

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>>930482
>something like 100 packages
>10-20 per package
>average 15ish per package
>1500ish baits
>spend only 1 hour per bait is 62.5 days of solid fishing time.

I hope you got some vacation days coming up. You have work to do.

>>930482
You have a special kind of 'tism there Peps...

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>tfw I lost a nice spillway snook

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We ice fish now
4 reels and4 lines are going on the 3 middle rods ( I have a 4th but it's in the garage drying from a spring bobber addition like the one on the right

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>>930503
He's going to start a bait truck. Driving around Florida selling his wares, playing a jingle on a loudspeaker.

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>>930528
>6th day of solid rain
>looks like more on the way for a few days
>all roads out are flooded

At least I still have electric and internet...for now.

>>930529
>guns
>crabulance
I think there are dudes down here who basically do the same thing but with boats. Load a boat up with beer, bait, and some snacks and go drop it off to other boats.

>>930528
Kek. You shoulda jumped on the Dick's sale when they had the Siennas for $19.

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Took my new kayak out for the first time today. Started out shaky at first, but after a couple of hours I was managing to stand on in it for a bit and toss a cast net. It's really going to upgrade my fishing game.

>>930534
Bet the catfish are active as hell.

>>930589
Just bought a kayak during the Thanksgiving sales. Looks good on the wall of my garage, fucking wishing for global warming right now.

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>>930445

Discoball motor rigged up to rotate the rod for me.

>>930445

I couldve easily tapered the foregrip the same way, but i liked the way my thumb rests on it while jigging. It also provides an even grip for the inside of your hand.

Got all the guides wrapped today. Gonna trim all the tag ends and try expoxying tomorrow. The guides were actually reasonably difficult to get dead straight with the backbone. Any tips?

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>>930614
Unknown. If I had a boat I could cross the flooded zones and go find out. The flooded waterways only have small bullheads and stinkpot turtles. Doubtful that they'd bite, an acre away from their normal water source, and the passing trees play hell with your lines.

>>930575
>boat delivery

What a world.

>>930616
>Discoball motor

Sounds perfect.

>Any tips?

Just look through them like a row of gunsights.

>>930575
I had gift cards for Cabela's anyways

$30 each
$25 off thingy

>>930449
Eh, for $2 I can buy 50 #6 Aberdeen hooks with a few cents to spare, and I already have #15 mono, so to bang together a rig (less than a minute/hook) it's worth it to me.
>>930519
I'll tell the church to add you to the preyr list for tomorrow
Seriously though, I think I know the feel
>hook in to first ever cobia
>easily 70+ LBS
>broken off just before they can gaff it
>>930589
Nice

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First bass of 2017 and first on the Favorite rod.

>>930498
Cool man I'll look in to some of those. Thank you.

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>>930636
What do you use on the hooks? I just used silver & red glitter ribbon, 15# mono, and clear head cement.

>>930642
I didn't do anything
>5 hooks on 5 dropper loops
>double surgeons loop on each end
>1 oz lead on one loop
>line tied to other
>small bit of squid on each hook

>>929980
What's going on here? Are those seeds from the crop or did you put them on? They look a bit like cumin.

>>930730
see
>>930016

It is meant to be a play on this disease:

https://huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/sites/default/files/styles/centered_full/public/media/page/38-Sarcocystis-USGSCMYK_0.jpg?itok=B-h-3NSO

Sarcocystis, aka "Rice Breast".

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>>930667
You should tie on some stuff. It is super easy, as you know, and they will last indefinably. No need for acquiring bait. Just about anything with contrast light/dark will work. The shiny Mylar from candy bars, chip bags, coffee bags, etc are great for that:

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

>>929407
what nets are you guys using?

I just lost a pike because my net a shit.

It got one of the treble hooks snagged up in the net then did a crocodile style death roll which pulled the hook out of its face. The pike then looked up at me, laughed, and swam away.
The cunt

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>>930847
Use a larger net. Scoop the fish into the net tail first. That keeps the lure out of the net for longer as most of the fish enters before the lure enters.

I plan on making one out of 1", stainless steel, split rings.

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dɯnq

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Nothing beats local made tackle.

Those little lice grubs are insane. I would have bought the whole lot but it was the last pack they had.

I need to figure out how to start making this shit for myself asap

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Let's talk about Rooster Tails for a minute.

Since I was a kid, I've always heard how amazing they are, how anything will bite on them at any time.

I've never caught anything on one. I've fished them slow, fast, everything. Ive tried different patterns. On and off swivels. Nada. Zip. Zilch.

What gives? I think they're a bunch of horse shit.

>>930871
handmade stuff is always best, i have a bunch of homemade ice fishing jigs that are fucking great,

il post some pics later on in the day

>>930876
I personally have never caught anything with them either, I would assume all fish caught off these would be off reaction hits anyway

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>>930859
How well do those Colorado blades work?

>>930871
Making plastic baits is more expensive than most other types of lures, if you buy kits. Some people use caulking guns and silicone caulking. It is pretty simple and if you learn how to make the molds you are golden. You can then make all manner of new designs. You can make 1 part pour molds and 2 part injection molds. Injection molds using silicone caulking take FOREVER to cure due to lack of air reaching them. 1 part molds are better for that.

>>930876
>>930892
They are amazing. Use them in clear water mostly. The colors that have worked best for me, on that chart are #03, #20, and #32. 1/4oz I think. I catch bluegill, sunfish, and black bass on them.

We used to fight over them as children.

>>930641
how do you like that rod?

im looking for a new combo and might wait for them to release their upcoming ones

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>>930871
pouring plastics is easy. you can learn by doing remelts in the microwave. toss a few worms in a pyrex cup, heat to 300 and pour. you can use ground crayons to tint the plastic.
small stuff is a pain in a top pour. especially little appendages which always require cleaning the flash off of, unless using a 2 part mold with a injector. i would make a quick copy of them using plaster of paris, you could make a top pour mold of a dozen of those pretty easy. in a top pour there is usually a flat side. so a little modification in needed but those would be super easy to replicate.

>>930895
you can accelerate the caulk drying time by adding water to it. caulking molds suck though.
repeat molten plastic poured into them they begin to brittle up. he would be better off using plaster or buying a small silicone mold kit at micheals for $15. those lures are tiny so he could easily fit a bunch onto the mold kits tray. super simple to make.

cool popper btw

>>930911
>caulking molds suck though

I mean making a mold from something else and using silicone caulking as the worm material, colored with paint.

>you can accelerate the caulk drying time by adding water to it

Nice to know. I do that with super glue; moisten one side to it instantly sticks.

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>>930888
Everything in pic related is handmade hand painted etc
Not by me but by an old guy I ice fish with
Top ones with the beads work well for dead sticking
Perch seam to love them as do pickerel

Normal jigs work for everything
The small ones on the right middle with the dangly hooks are a must have for crappie fishing
The free swinging hook allows a deeper hookup so you don't lose them due to their thin mouths
Larger ones on the right are good for throwing on a backup rod and pounding much to stir it up and attract fish
The larger dangly ones also seem to work well for bass

anyone familiar with Creepy Crawlers? That was one of my fav toys as a kid. Metal molds that you put 'goop' in and cooked to around 390F
you could stick in wire to bend them. One vintage toy I wish I still had.
Looks like you can still get them but not nearly like the original.

>>930935
Funny you mention that. My grandpa actually used our Creepy Crawler creations from 20 years ago with decent success. There are still a few kicking around his tackle box.

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>>930924
Quite nice. Lead I assume?

>>930935
>>930954
You can pic up fake bugs in toy sections at stores. Mostly ants, spiders, beetles, and roaches. Just add a hook to them. you can get the old metal Creepy Crawlers on ebay, fyi.

>>929701

> That lake is right by my house

> Never catch anything near the size

No clue what i'm doing.

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>>930991
Looks like he used a large baitfish. Unknown if dead or not.

>>930998

Illegal to use live bait there, so it's going to be dead

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I mean no disrespect with this question, but why do you guys like fishing?

I've done it about twice as a kid and I don't really remember the experience. I realize there's some important part of the appeal that I'm missing, so I hope some of you guys might provide a better answer than my mere guessing.

Is it the thrill of catching something alive?

Do you enjoy the physical feedback of pulling and reeling in a fish?

Or more broadly, is it about the challenge and struggle of finding and catching a bigger fish, a better adversary?

Do you enjoy learning more and seeing your own progress over time?

Similarly, is it about comparing your catches?

Is it part of another interest like cooking?

Do you do it socially; was it already important to other people in your life?

I know everyone has different reasons for their hobbies. I guess what I'm asking is: why is this one yours?

>>931003
>Is it the thrill of catching something alive?
>Do you enjoy learning more and seeing your own progress over time?
>Is it part of another interest like cooking?
>Do you do it socially; was it already important to other people in your life?

yes

>>931003
The adrenaline rush when something huge hits your line/bait/lure and you hear drag screaming...
That fresh fish for dinner...
The peacefulness of being out and one with the world...
That ocean breeze on a oppressively hot summer's day...

So many reasons.

>>930901
I like it so far. It cast nice and is pretty sensitive.

>>931003
Honestly it's a mixture of all those to some degree. My favorite part about fishing is just physically being outdoors and it gives you a chance to slow down.

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I'm probably going to be called out for this but... The fuck did I catch today? I've been fishing the same east TN lake for 22 years and I've never pulled one of these out before today.

Also got a nice yellow perch.

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>>931003
It's nice to get out of the house and do something where you can just kinda shut your brain off and get some peace. I always fish lures too so I just walk around little lakes and ponds casting. And with lures there is some strategy trying to find the right one and using the right technique.

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>>930876
You fuckin up. You need some Mepps™.

Also worth trying them at dusk and right after the sun goes down. I get a lot of hits on them like 20min after it gets dark.

>>931033


Hickory Shad.

>>931062
Thanks anon.

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Glad it didn't flood.

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>>930838
>tfw high humidity and have to wait forever for paint to dry enough to do the next layer/color
>tfw not having an airbrush

>>931003
I fish to eat.

>Is it the thrill of catching something alive?

Only back when I didn't know everything about freshwater in my area.

>Do you enjoy learning more and seeing your own progress over time?

I've hit a dead end here. I need to switch to saltwater, but I'd need to move to do that.

>Do you do it socially

No. I don't like sitting around drinking beer and talking about "the good old days". I'd rather catch my limit and go home to shitpost. I live in BFE so I'm always out in the wilderness so going fishing isn't much of a thing for relaxing.

>...hobbies... why is this one yours?

It isn't.

>>931075
Still raining and flooding here. At least the floodwaters are receding this afternoon.

>>931003
It's all fun
It's a challenge, and that's fun
It's the fight, that's fun
It's nice to get away from people
You can forget everything, run from it almost, if only for a while
There's a lot of reasons beyond this. Many can't be explained
>>931033
I think I've seen these called "skipjack herring" and they're allegedly good catfish bait
>>930871
They look cool

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>>930871
Man those little lice remind me of those Yums I saw at Walmart that one time. Hard to find good panfish stuff aside from small grubs.

>>931107
i swear to god pepsi
go buy some trout magnets , the bumblebee color is good as is the green/red flake
gold jig heads
the trout magnet crayfish also work well for slightly larger stuff

the crappie magnets are good for larger stuff but imho the slab magnets are junk

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>>931122
Yeah I know I just never get around to it. I really should search the panfish aisle at Bass Pro more or hit up Gander Mtn. Problem is I have a bunch of little shit already and barely use it. I was hitting some bigger Mayans today on a #7 Rapala Scatter Rap while lookin for bass.

I think my next rod purchase is gonna be one of those Okuma SST UL (or at least light) rods and a 1000 size reel and get on the cichlids more often. Even on a medium setup those bigger cichlids run pretty good.

>>931135
Go do it
A 2000 size reel ballences on the long rod better desu
Plus I have big hands anyways

>>931003
I really like fishing lures. Physically pulling in fish is very fun. Learning to find fish and getting better at it is very satisfying. I also like to eat some types of fish.

>>931168
I would be down to buy another one of those Okuma Stratus V reels if they go on sale for $30 again. I have the 25 size already so I would probably just do the 10. Part of me wants to go with a 7'+ rod but most of my UL rods are like 5'6" so I'm thinking a 6'6" would feel more natural.

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>>931173
Get the long rod. It's nice. And you can even fish heavier stuff with it ( I used it for frogging. Just brought a spare spool of. Braid )

Not even kidding it was my main bass rod all summer

And try a diawa legalis 2k
They go on sale for $40 all the time and have a really nice drag
Plus they match the rod

>>931176
That looks bretty gud. I would be down with a Daiwa reel since I don't own one yet. Almost grabbed one of their Excelcer or whatever reels when Dick's had them for $45 but it was only 4000 or 4500 size and I wasn't trying to set up a big catfish rod. Coulda used it for salt but whatever.

>>930850

I always go head first since fish almost never swim backwards.

But I don't use a lot of treble hooks and don't worry too much about the hook getting tangled in the net. Rubber netting helps cut down on that anyway.

>>931217
I like diawa
If I had the chance them or Shimano

>>931003

I like fishing because I like observing animals. I also birdwatch, collect spiders and insects, reptiles and amphibians, and even chase down the occasional armadillo or other critter. You only usually see these animals from afar, and I enjoy getting an up close and personal look at them and gaining a better understanding of their way of life. It's like stepping into a whole other sometimes alien world. This is especially true when fishing, as their environment is nothing like our own and when you're saltwater fishing, there's no telling what you'll pull up.

I also just like the natural beauty of nature. It's very serene and calming for me.

And then there's the no small degree of personal pride in being able to do something well. Anyone can sit in one spot and soak bait until something happens along, but being able to consistently find fish, select the right bait, present it correctly, and land the specific species (or even specific sized specimen) you want takes skill and effort.

I do enjoy cooking, but have never been a big fan of fish. I only really tried cooking new fish recently only to discover that while I still dislike most fish, I absolutely love Redfish and shark. Knowing how to catch and prepare fresh caught fish for those who do like it is something I take pride in though.

All in all, I see fishing as a way of exploring the natural world and a craft to be perfected.

>>931262
If you like shark you should try Sword Fish. It's really good.

>>931262

Also, I'm black and grew up and continue to live/work in a rural area, but somehow managed to develop very geeky/hispter-ish hobbies and tendencies more in line with city folks.

I have few hobbies in common with my family and coworkers aside from fishing/hunting/camping, which has become our common activity/language and also handily communicates to them that I'm not some snotty elitist.

>>931262
>At work
>Salamander
>Grab it
>At work
>Snake
>Everyone avoids it
>Grab it
>At work
> Bear
>Everyone avoids it
>Chase it and tell
> At work
>Injured baby animal
> Everyone avoids it
>Bring to an animal rehab
>At work
>Injured adult animal
>Is dangerous
>Everyone avoids it
>Wrangle it and bring to rehab
>When in doubt chase and grab

>>931275
>>At work
>>Snake

It never fails: every time someone calls me to deal with the 6 foot long Rattlesnake/Copperhead/Water Moccasin that viciously threatened them, it always mysteriously morphs into a rat snake, water snake, or some other benign species that immediately tries to flee when I arrive... if it isn't already gone.

>>931282
I ended up being the snake guy at work despite being the youngest
>Snake in a pond
>Go grab it and toss it into the woods
>Find out other co-worker I don't like doesn't like snakes
> Next time I find a snake I chase him.with it
>He locks himself in the truck while me and another co-worker piss ourselves laughing

I ended up just being the nature guy in general
Snakes
Snapping turtles
Racoons
Mink
Mice
Baby birds
Injured birds
Birds that got inside

It was always me who had to wrestle a fuckhuge osprey out of some netting
Or stuff like that p

>>931217
Pepsi, I'll stop being a fur fag if you Buy me things
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000NE8KVY/ref=aw_wl_ov_dp_1_2?colid=313DNKWPAM7Q0&coliid=IG0IPVR8G1WAN&vs=1

>>931293
Skid what do you even do for work that you can't afford to buy yourself nice every once in a while?
Honestly curious because while I have a decent job I can buy myself nice shit quite often

Did you fall prey to the meme of college and student debt?

>>931297
He works at dicks sporting goods and lives with his dad and is fat so he spends all his money on food and beer and old kawasaki motorcycle.

If he knew what was good for him he would go to trade school.

>>931300
I mean I live with my parents but I work 2 jobs for about 60 hours a week
I save mostly everything but own 2 vehicles and a motorcycle ( going to sell one soon )
But even paying rent (about what I'd be paying it I were splitting an apartment with a roommate ). Vehicle maintenance food etc
Saving 60% of each paycheck
I still manage to pocket 30-50$ a week for spending on hobbies

Though I took a while and planed a bunch of shit out a while ago to make this all work

>>931303
Well he also buys retarded fur fag apparel and collects MLP merchandise so that adds to his expenses.

>>931304
I spend stupid money on knives tools traps. All sorts of shit
I mean it's no$ 10kcrusty fur suit but I have my expenses

My bet is he doesn't have too many hours
And that's a shame.
Not being able to work.as much as one may want sucks

>>931300
I want to go to trade school for either welding or precision milling and machining, or maybe learn to be a motorcycle technition
>>931306
>fursuit
No, don't have one, don't really want one, they're over 100°F inside
I want to change my availability at Dicks to something like 12:00-8:00 and go back to McDonald's and work 5 am to 11, cause at least there I got hours. Not much pay But still, I could afford shit (I'd rather have $8/hr on a 20 hour week than $9/hr on a 7 hour week, but neither will come close to what I want)
I need to go to trade school

>>931293
Fuck man, I actually have rent to pay. Why don't you cut back on your DragonLube™ spending and use cheap vaseline like everybody else?

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I was told that when fishing in the cold, fish are "lead shy" For example, you'd want to use the jig on the top in pic related so that the tube can come over it. While the bottom one actually loses more since they feel the hard head of the jig.

Agree or disagree in this myth?

>>931446
Could be true. Fish def hang on to soft baits (especially scented stuff like Gulp) much longer than hard baits. I can be fishing a 4" Rapala and 4" Gulp minnow the exact same way and a fish will hit the Rapala sometimes and spit it out before you can set the hook while there is a good chance the same fish will hit the tail of the Gulp and won't get hooked initially until they hit again and try to swallow the whole thing.

>>931446
>>931455
Also this is moreso true with panfish like bluegill because of how they hit prey. Bass will swallow the whole bait on the first strike so they get hooked before they can spit out the hard baits. Bluegill like to nip at the end of a bait and take off with it before they try to swallow it. So if you are using a little inline spinner or crank, they could nip at the side of the lure instead of the hook and they will notice it is hard plastic or metal and spir it out right away. If the same thing happens with a soft bait that is salty and scented, they will hang onto it and try to eat the whole thing a second later and you have a better chance of setting the hook and catching them.

4 or 5 days of decent weather up north

im quitting my job and fishing the rest of the week ill figure out my life afterwards

>>931473
yea whole week is above 40F, it's pretty much all I ask for. Feel bad for the icefags in my state however, every cold streak is short and gets ruined by warm weather so only a few lakes are frozen.

>>931473
That's about what I want to do. Or at least take a bunch of personal days. The weather has been so damn nice lately.

>tfw just watched nig walk out the gas station with two 18pks of Corona
Dude gets in the back seat of Lincoln SUV, Cuban chick working there is pounding on the window of the car and they are getting the plates and dude just drives off. Fucking nigs. And they complain about racism and people treating them like shit.

>>931504
Don't worry m8, just go the nearest boat landing am I'm sure you'll find all 36 empty and probably broken

>>931504
>>931538
It's honestly what he gets for bragging about good weather.

>going to go ice fishing today
> Guys I was going with canceled
>Don't want to ice fish alone so IL stay here and shitpoat instead

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>tfw I haven't been fishing in over 6 months

Soon... I've been working on fixing my house up so I can sell it, move away from the city and back to a rural area. I have a contract on my house and will be out of this vile metropolis early February.

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Still raining and flooding here.

Things are starting to come together with these micro lures. Painting is taking forever in this humidity.

>>931601
Man you've really got me wanting to make my own lures
I've always kinda wanted to
H
And have made some large poppers for bluefish
But nothing that detailed

Time to try to set up a mini lathe
What do you use for grinding

>>931601
why do you use such tiny lures?

>>931626
They look like they'd be good for crappie, trout, and panfish.

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>>931618
I use wood bits for a single-speed Dremel (variable-speed models have overheating issues with high torque projects) to remove the bulk of the wood. You can see the main bit I use in the top left photo of >>929411
near the screwdriver handle. It works for poppers and the ones pictured. The bit in the Dremel in that photo is the one I use for the eyes. Then I use 60grit, 80grit, 150grit, 320 grit, and 1500grit sandpaper strips to touch it up. 1 lure takes about 5 mins to go from tree limb to lure blank. Most of the time is sanding. The wood I'm using now (maple) has been seasoned for about 3 years (old tool handle woods are nice hardwoods that are well seasoned you can use too). After that, several coats of baselayer then layers of paint built up to form whatever patterns I think I want. Then several clear coats. The clear coats I'm playing with, seeing which works best. Looks like I'll need to order some, "Devcon Two Ton Epoxy" for the clear coat, for best results.

They may look detailed, but it isn't difficult. Just use laying, meshes/screens, and stencils. I haven't even made any stencils yet. I don't have an airbrush yet, so I'm using cheap acrylic paint with a brush and spray paint. Sealing with a good clear coat is a must for those types of paints, they don't like getting wet.

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>>931579
Witnessing nigs steal beer from the gas station? They do that in Chicago too but the weather is shitty there so I don't see the correlation.

>>931644
They do but plenty of fishable locations that arent cities.

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>dad tell me last Friday that he wants to try ice fishing
>rig my second pole up and go to the store and get more jigs and spikes
>wake up this morning excited as fuck
>"yeah im not really feeling it today anon, sorry."
>mfw

>>931680
I know the feeling
>Going to go fishing Friday with some guys
>They end up not going because they think ice will be thin
> Going to go today with them
>Ones sister inaw is in hospital and he isn't going so the other one doesn't want to go

Ffs I just set up all my ice fishing stuff all nice
Brand new rods reels line

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>>931680
>>931684
Go anyway. Send pics of your catches to them, "Wish you were here!"

>>931701
theyre old and dont use cellphones

>>931701
Ive still got 25 fillets in the fridge so there isnt much of a point. Only reason I want to go is because I wanted to get my dad addicted to ice fishing since he loves pan fishing but has always been too much of a pussy to go on the ice

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>>931703
My grandmother used smartphones 24/7 until she died (while using her cellphone.)

>>931707
Make lures, kohai.

Any gulf coast anons here ?
More specifically Texas

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Man it's pretty down here. Too bad it's in Austin.

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>>931794
I dunno what my trip is doing

>>931794
Hey where are good fishing spots around Austin,. I'm. Going to be there in a few months

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>>931811
Fuck if I know man. I live in Fort Worth. I was just going to the parks and walking down the creeks. I got a couple nibbles, but only caught one. I was mostly exploring and enjoying the scenery.

These pics are from Barton Creek.

I also went to Buescher State Parl and it was nice. Only spent a couple hours there, but it'd be a great spot to take the kayak to in the future.

>>931848
You ever been to the circuit of the Americas ?
Dope races there
Also going down to the coast to do some fishing for salt

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>>931867
I'm actually on my company's pit crew lol. Got to ride in a 750hp Z06 last time I was there.

>>931870
No shit
I'm going to be there in April for the motorcycle races with family

Fucking great track

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>tfw leopard bass
Considering most largemouth around here barely have any pattern at all, this one was cool to see.

>>931680
That's why I gave up trying to set shit up with the casuals, especially people I work with. I'm just like "If you really want to go, you call me when you're ready. I'll be out there either way".

>>931870
>>931880
I'm going to that "Race of Champions" this weekend. That shit looks crazy. It's mostly cool how many big name drivers they get.

>>931903
i feel bad
last year i asked my coworker ( qt grill) to go out kayaking and fishing with me on my day off
basically told her that i would be there if she wanted to stop by after work
she said shed come
wnt out , fished all day
had good luck caught a bunch
got a call from family saying other family was in from out of town and i had to go visit
stayed a while longer
eventually ditched
next day at work called her out on not showing up
turns out she showed up 10 in after i left ( sh was probably paddiling to the spot i was at as i was paddiling away )
she apologises
i apologises
never ended up asking her to go back out again because embarrsed

>>931908
That sucks. Might as well try again with a little better communication this time around.

>>931914
eh too cold to go kayaking at all

also a third coworker showed up right after she left apparently, though he didnt know we were going to be thee,
he just happened to be fishing there

I'm thinking about going to the north chagrin reservation chasing steelhead but not sure

Pros
>fly fishing
>possible steel head
>adventure?
Cons
>long ride
>cold (well under 50°)
>probably will be crowded
>will probably still be Ice on the good pools
>buy steelhead tho
>>931373
I actually use J-Lube™ powder
Makes 5-10 gallons for $13

>>931942
I hate you so much.

I'm gonna call my credit card company and be like "Somebody must have stolen my info a few months back and ordered stuff from Cabela's to their house in Ohio. I was reviewing my statements for the past year and just noticed. I want to press charges!"

>>932005
kekd

will send you a dicks giftcar if you do this

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Currently trying to undo this bullshit. I finally got this one going good, just launching lures. Then I managed to slam a memebait into a tree and before I could stop the spool the damage was done

>>931880
Yeah it's always a good time.

>>932046
get me into the paddocks pls

also shitty bout the memecaster

>>932005
This is how it will go
>get in court
>"he stole my money"
>actually I have emails that price otherwise, and I'd like to counter sue for slander, falsification of evidence, and emotional damages
>show screenshots of this to prove its bullshit
It's really a bad idea to try
>>932046
Good job

>>932046
Wut reel is that now? A Smoke?

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>>932053
Kek if I could I would.

>>932063
Yee

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>>932046
>memecaster

>>932078
Looks good. I would def buy one of those if I were tryin to spend that money. People seem to love those (spinning and casting).

>>932291
My only gripe about it is it's a little more picky than other reels about having the spool tension knob set just right.

And I finally got that birdsnest out after about an hour... Only to find that the line I had pulled out nested up on the floor. God damn that pissed me off.

>>929483
>says he's a farmer
>is really a neet that plays Stardew Valley everyday

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>>932306
>Stardew Valley

Never heard of it. Does it support raised beds, hugelkultur, companion planting, composting, no-till method, fungiculture, and/or ollas irrigation? Most games don't even have Mittleider System basics and are centered around medieval farming methods and industrial farming methods. They do often support Square Foot Gardening method simply because of their blocky nature.

Today's chores will be epoxying the remaining micro lures, adding their hardware then making chain out of old fence wire to hang up more grow lights. Seedlings need to be started next month, but chickweed and lambs quarter sown into the soil has already started sprouting ahead of schedule. But, those are for indoor food over winter anyway. The garlic tops are a bit behind schedule though.

>>932305
Kek, if I'm trying to untangle something long like that I will either walk backwards to keep it tight or position it so the wind will take it clear across the water or grass so it doesn't get tangled.

And it seems like with the memecasters, the lighter they are (and often more expensive), they are more sensitive to bad casts or not having the tension and brakes just right. But then when you get it dialed in for those specific conditions, it will cast a mile.

>>932323
Yeah I felt absolutely retarded for not stretching it or spooling it onto something.

>the lighter they are (and often more expensive), they are more sensitive to bad casts or not having the tension or brakes just right

I think I was reading somewhere that lighter spools are more prone to back lash (?) so that might be it. I think I'm just spoiled by my Revo STX because I have all the brakes off and the tension really loose and I barely have to thumb it on cast.


Also, in the manual for the Shimano it said to use the braking system for backlash at the beginning of the cast, and the spool tension for backlash at the end. This seems backwards to me, but that's what I did on that Quantum and it was casting like a dream so I don't know.

>tfw its 70 degrees in winter

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anyone know what model and approx year this Penn is? I'm guessing 705z or another 7XXz

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>>932078
Right hand wind

>>932418
starting to think 704z 1990's, nothing too special but who can ever bitch about a US made Penn for free. If nothing else gives me another reel to clean up and abuse.

>>932424
>wanting to change where your hand is after casting

No thx

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>>932424
>reeling with your left hand..

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>>932428
You have a 704z with a missing medallion. Buy some ht-100 drag washers from eBay, give it a good cleaning and you have a surf reel that will last a lifetime. If any of the parts are completely fucked you can get them all on eBay for cheap.

There are so few parts on this reel you could take it apart and clean it with out a diagram

Make sure you remove the hardened grease on the inside. Use a plastic knife to scrape it off the face of the main gear and worm gear. Use penn grease for the inside and penn lube for the shaft and bail parts. Mine is so smooth I can get 4-5 rotations if I turn the handle fast.

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>>932470
holding the rod with your left hand

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>>932496
thx, that's exactly what I was thinking. Earned it today by helping her move. Fortunately wasn't too bad. I don't' do packing but will show up and use my truck and "lift things up and put them down"

must know knots and their application

pls teach me. ready go

>>932455
I'm still getting used to that lefty Lew's. Feels a little odd bedause I switch around between two right handed reels and the Lew's. After you cast, you still have to movr your hand to palm the reel. Plus the Lew's is 6'10" I think instead of 6'6" and the reel shape is a bit different so it feels weird compared to the Abus.

>>932327
Does the Shimano have centrifugal brakes? Because that makes sense to use the brakes for backlash in the first part of the cast. The faster the spool is moving (like right as you cast), the more the brakes will engage. As the bait loses speed right before it hits the water, centrifugal brakes barely engage at all.

I mostly just tune the spool tension based on the weight of the lure and then set the brakes based on the wind and the profile of the lure. For example a big 1/2oz walking bait like a Spook will get a lot more brakes than a 1/2oz Rat-L-Trap since the wind resistance is going to slow down the spook much more than the Rat-L-Trap.

I just remembered that Lew's has magnetic and centrifugal like the STX and I haven't even used the centrifugal.

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>>932594
Palomar. Easy to tie and probably the strongest. All you really need for tying on hooks, lures, swivels, etc.

For tying line to line (like leaders) I like the "Double Uni" or "Uni-Uni" knot because I can tie them well and smooth but I know lots of others like the FG.

And then if you need to tie a loop on line, the "Surgeon's Loop" is all you need. I will often tie Texas rigs and other leaders and do a Surgeon's Loop at the end so I can attach them to the main line with a snap swivel (because I'm lazy).

>>932595
>Does the Shimano have centrifugal brakes?
Yeah it does. Now that I've been thinking about it, it makes more sense. The spool tension knob is basically feathering the spool for you when you have it to where the lure slowly falls. I guess for some reason I thought the spool would get faster as he cast went further, but then I realized that didn't make much sense.

>>932604
U need to get down on one of these Johnny Morris rods mang. I still want to do one of those Titanium combos. If you think that Vendetta is light, that Carbonlite is a feather so I'm guessing their more expensive ones are even better.

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>>932605
Forgot pic as always

>>930876
bass and trout love them. If there are aggressive fish in the area they will hit it. Normally though, if I don't get bet on them in the first 10 casts I move to another bait and this typically means the fish are slightly less aggressive and are feeding on their preferred bait like shad, eggs, and/or flys.

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>>932535
>fishing differently than me
>>932594
>palomar: 80% of tying lure to line

No slip loop knot: 15% of hook to line

>erfection loop: easy way to tie hooks under a size 16, also good for any other loop (5% or less of hook to line)

>fg knot: mono to braid, flouro to braid
>improved blood knot or blood knot: mono to mono

>>932605
I just never go to BPS, so I don't have a chance to check them out. I might one of these days.

Hey so I live in downtown Chicago. Say I wanted to learn to fish; what would I do?

>>932595
>>932604
When you cast you start the spool spinning at an extremely fast rate. The spool will keep spinning at a faster speed than your line comes out due to drag on your line. This causes a backlash at the start of the cast. The breaks allow you to set it so that your spool doesn't over spin, think steadily giving you car gas in the rain vs. punching the gas.

When you lure hits the water your line rapidly stops put your spool doesn't causing a backlash at the end. The tension makes it want to quickly stop once it no longer has that pull on it. Think slamming your cars breaks with ABS vs without.

Spool tension can cause excess wear on your parts and should be used sparingly. Learn to stop the spool with your thumb right before the lure hits.

>>932796
Move out of that shithole.

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>>932046
>mono on a baitcaster

You asked for this.

>>932801
Yeah idk why I couldn't grasp that the spool was spinning fastest at the start.

>Learn to stop the spool with your thumb right before the lure hits.
I've been doing this, but I was getting back lash in the last 3/4 of the cast, and I know it's because I'm pretty garbage at feathering the spool sometimes. im spoiled by that Abu I swear.

>>932828
>Fluoro

But that would've happened if I had braid on there instead

>>932828
I've got mono on all my big baitcasters that I use for catfish, never had any real issues with it.

>>931770

I live between Austin and Houston and make semi-regular trips to the gulf from late spring to fall. Usually around Port Lavaca, Indianola, and Matagorda.

>>931811

Ladybird Lake is the most common spot in Austin, but there's always a shitload of people out on it. There's a lot of smaller lakes though. Mueller Park has some good catch and release bass fishing and stocks trout in the winter and channel catfish all other times of the year.

Lake Travis is actually a nice place to fish. I only went out there for a cookout and did some fishing, but I caught several bass, channel cats, and drum on sunfish I caught with a cast net. Apparently it's got good and striped bass fishing too.

And there's Walter E. Long, Pflugerville, and lots of creeks and smaller park ponds to fish.

Like >>931848 said, Buescher is a great place to fish. It's down south in Smithville, but it's never too crowded, only allows non-powered boats, and you can reach a good chunk of it from shore. It also produces several monster bass every year, as they eat the stocked trout.

Lakes Bastrop is also nearby. The nearby powerplant keeps the water warm year round, and the bass and catfishing is decent. You really need a boat of some kind to appreciate it though, as shore access is limited to two boat launch/camping areas.

Up north, Granger lake is well known for all species of catfish. A boat helps here as well.

If you really want to fish, head east on 290 for a couple hours and hit up Somerville. Great bass fishing, excellent catfishing, winter whitebass/crappie runs, and even some stripers. Plenty of parks and an accessible spillway. My favorite place to fish, although a little crowded at peak times.

I'm itching to go down to lake Caleveras outside SA. It apparently has a native freshwater redfish population in addition to plenty of white bass and catfish.

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>>932887
TXfag, check it out. PowerBait just came out with lizards!

I have this same color combo in the Zoom lizards.

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>>932960
>>932887
Hnng!

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>>932887
>spoiled by that Abu
I think you're right about that. The more I look at other stuff, I keep thinking about that Revo. The Shimano shill will shit on it, but I think I'm going to tell everybody to buy Revos if they want a memecaster. There's probably a reason why everybody buys them and they have so many different models from like $120 up to $400+.

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>>932960
Bruh I'm 85% sure Powerbait has had Lizards for awhile, unless I'm thinking of some other scented lizards. I have like half a bag left somewhere.

>pic related

>>932962
Those look neat though. I bet the tail comes off super easy. it always seems like when lures go from one color to another one it's almost like its two separate pieces moulded together if that makes sense.

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>>933004
They might have had them for awhile but I have never seen them in stores. I was just going thru the Bass Pro "New Products" pages. Maybe just a new color.

And yeah, the tails do pull off easier. I rarely have issues with it though. Panfish love to grab the chartruese tails but normally let go before they could break it off.

>>933004
God I need to get a job so I can go to the coast.

>>932959
Powder horn bay is the best bay thats where I'm having my ashes spread when I die.

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Even BMW fell for the Shimano meme

>>933010
My problem is I try to set the hook on the panfish and end up ripping the tail lol

>>933011
I need to not live 6 hours away so I can go to the coast

>>933014
Go down to the coast in April and chill with me since IL be on vacation there
Then you can go to cota with me and get me in to meet the riders
>Have to figure out how to pack my surf rod/fishing rods for airplane travel

>>933038
>flying with rods
I hope they allow that shit as a carryon. I would never want the baggage handlers touching that shit unless it was packed the same way they transport uranium.

>>933038
You can buy cases for them.

>>933040
>>933042

I've flown with them before (7 ft 2 piece) and have a container. And they did let me carry it on (also with a backpack )
But the thinge is it depended on who was at the gate checking luggage I had some people give me shit and I basically told them to fuck off

The issue with my surf rod(s)
Is that they are 8 and 11 ft respectively
Meaning even if I take them in half they will be 4 and 5.5 feet sections
And that's too large to fit in the overhead compartments I think

Also my rods have eyelets too big to go in th case I have
So I would have to make one out of a larger diameter PVC and line the inside with something somewhat padded
Even though I usually wrap my rods in pillow cases or shirts or something before stuffing them into the carrier

>>933038
>Go down to the coast in April and chill with me since IL be on vacation there
Where at? I'm assuming relatively close to Austin.

>Then you can go to cota with me and get me in to meet the riders
Kek it's not like I know a secret password or something. I was only able to get down there because I was with my company. Honestly you could probably bluff your way in saying you're with x team and hope they don't check.

Where are you coming from?

how do you guys shop at bass pro

even their baits are priced like, a buck more than im used to

>>933070
I'm going to be all the way down at Port Aransas
Decent fishing

>Yeah I'm with Valentino Rossi best motorcycle rider in the world
>Just let me through
>J-just trust me
>P-p-please?

I'm coming all the way from Connecticut
With family. To watch the races. But uncle has a place in port A were going to spend half a week at

>>932796

you can catch smallies off the docks and piers in downtown and would probably be a good starting point

theres also some smaller ponds off the lake where you can go after some pan fish

>>933070
>I'm assuming relatively close to Austin.
I don't know why I said this. I guess in between Galveston and corpus is relatively close compared to me, but that's still a decent drive.

>>933074
>I'm with Valentino Rossi best motorcycle rider in the world
>Just let me through
>J-just trust me
>P-p-please?

I mean, worst they could say is no. The dudes who work the gate don't seem the brightest. Could've been because I've only been to amateur/semi-pro events though.

>But uncle has a place in port A were going to spend half a week at
Dope. I don't know if I'll be down or not, but I'll be sure to post on here if I am.

>>933076
Thanks! What's the bare minimum on equipment I could use? Would you eat fish you caught in lake Michigan?

>>933072
Most of their stuff is about the same as everywhere else. They just rarely have good sales. I normally go to Bass Pro to find stuff I can't get other places but Dick's is my favorite because they have the best sales all the time.

>>933074
Shit wish I had the money to meet up so we could go fish big shell in the PINS.

>>933123
Is the fishing good there?
Tbh I just enjoy soaking baits for whatever I can get since I'm so far from home and even pest species seem exotic and interesting to me

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Fished salt for the first time

All I got was these dinks

What a meme

>>933128
Yeah good fishing and with miles of 4x4 beach it's nice and relaxing.

>>933132
I probably won't be able to go just because going to have to stick with family since we're limited on vehicles
So IL probably be stuck fishing port a itself
I've done well by the jetty etc so IL just do that again

>>933133
Maybe I'll get lucky and get a job soon that pays well enough I can redo the kit on my XJ. If so I might drive down for a weekend fishing trip.

>>932960
That's kinda cool
>>932966
>>932887

I know using a memecaster for finesse shit is daft, but how does it do with light stuff?
Better than lews? Worse? Comparably?
>>933004
>two separate pieces moulded together i
That's actually what it is.
>>933129
Mangrove snapper?
Those dinks are great eating

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Has anyone ever used these? I got the 55#
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01CME0DNA/ref=ya_st_dp_summary

>>933133
>>933136
I should have a truck by then, so if y'alls broke asses needed a ride I'd be down.

>but how does it do with light stuff?
Better than lews? Worse? Comparably?

I throw lizards with 1/8oz weights on there routinely and it's fine. That reel is on a MH so the rod doesn't load up all the way so my distance is hindered a bit.
Not like super short cast or anything just less than with like a medium or ML rod.

And for the lews I don't really know. I've thrown weightless senkos on it fine, but I mostly use it for jerks and lipless cranks. Throws the lighter jerk baits pretty good.

>>933155
Last three paragraphs meant for >>933142

>>933155
im not broke, just visiting family and too young to rent a vehicle myself so il probably get stuck with other family

>>933154
Not that brand, but I have been using the Bass Pro fast snaps just like that and basically don't use regular snap swivels anymore because of how much I like those things.

>>933129
Where was that?

>>933142
The Abu compared to the Lew's? I like the Revo better for sure but I still haven't used the Lew's a lot. The limited time I have gotten to fish since the holidays, lots of days have been so fucking windy that I don't even want to deal with trying to cast light stuff on that new reel.

>>933142
they were pretty tasty. My aunt grilled em up for lunch when we got back
>>933159
Tampa

>>933159
Sweet thanks, couldn't bare to pay for the tatical anglers, these were less than 10 cents for 100 of them. You think they'll fit on a jig head?

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>>933164
Fucked my trip up on accident

Saw a bunch of these scaly fucks when we were kayaking