Fishing & Tackle Thread

nth for i get paid too much for helping out y neighbors do little stuff

>>951061
Anybody Surf Fish in LA/OC/Diego?

I'm just getting started, it's fun, but just wanna chat with someone who's been doing it longer.

also for the anon fishing for the trout derby

if its fishing in a small brook
try fishing trout magnets,
my favorate colors are bumblebee, chartruce ,
and best of all green with red flake

it might be worth buying a kit and trying out colors

you can drift them under a float or toss them and free line them

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Anybody tryin to spend some money at the good ol' Dick's?

I think they have free shipping thru today, and almost always free shipping on $50+.

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>Mfw just signed up for my high schools fishing club as a mentor and they pay me $100 each trip to take kids out on my boat

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>>951069
My biggest trout ever was on a natural color trout slayer (the little crawdad ones) on a 1/32 jighead. I like to trim off a leg from each side, cut a couple mm of length from the tail, and shorten the antennae. They get bites from just about everything, bluegill, pikeminnows, bass, trout, even a bullhead one time.

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>>951079
That only happened because right hand retrieve. Amirite?

>>951081
the trout magnets in general ae fucking great, ive never had a day where i havent caught a fish on t hem
alot of brookies this past year, but i had a big(2-3 lbs fatty rainbow swing and miss at one

its actualy really cheap to buy bulk from them 50 piece and a pack of jigheads

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Anyone have any experience fishing for tarpon? I fish for them in a lagoon but can't seem to be consistent. Any tips for a semi beginner?

>>951061
>fishing with my grandpa
>only uses zebco
>gets a tangle or backlash or whatever zebcos get
>grabs rod by the tip and plunges it into the water
>waits till the bubbles stop
>drains the water out and it works fine
>Anon, that's better than WD40

He did this every time we went fishing.

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>>951100
Lel. Good ol' Murrican steel.

Where is Zebco anon anyway? I haven't heard from that nig in forever. Maybe he is still here and upgraded to a memecaster.

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>>951100
my grandpa would've beat your grandpa's ass.
then bought him a beer.

>>951079
>>951083
I can't even imagine that happening once and needing to cut off $20-$30 worth of fishing line.

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>>951105
I always wondered what the hell exactly those mouse tail things are supposed to represent. The pink and white ones look creepy imo.

>>951108
>tfw no fishin grandpa
My dad was an ass and he kept promising me a fishing trip but always flaked when I was maybe in like 7th or 8th grade so I bought him a spinning combo for his birthday to be a dick.

>went fishing for first time ever
>practiced knots and casting the day before
>grt to pier
>pelican attacks me and steals a squid bait
>have to buy more
>caych mothing

auch is life

>>951110
95% of the time you get a decent size nest, they are pretty easy to get untangled. The other 4.9% of the time it takes a little patience. And then that 0.1% of the time you get a big nest, you might have to cut some.

But I like to grab braid on sale so it's normally $20-$25 for a 300yd+ spool. That means there's maybe $10 worth of line on there. If you have to cut off a ton, you can just tie more on if it is far enough down where you won't be casting the knot. And memecasters aren't like spinning reels where you need to fill them to capacity to get a good cast. If you lose 30yds and have to run 90yds instead of 120yds, that would wreck the casting distance on a spinning combo but doesn't really do anything noticeable on the casting reels.

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>>951114
funny thing is pink and white slays them for some reason. i hit them with a drop of mikes or procure scent. caught a few smallies with them too.

>>951120
I buy line like once every 15-20 years. You have lost more loose change in your vehicle than I make in a year I'm sure. A memecaster would be both a pain and massive resource drain for me.

I've never really had trouble with spinning reels regardless of how much line remains on them. I don't shore fish on an ocean either.

>>951122
It's like grubs tho too. They just can't resist the movement. Looks like some sort of natural protein food for fish.

>>951118
You should find a nice, quiet pond with bass and crappie. If there are ducks, just throw some rocks at them.

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>>951118
you should try harder.

>>951124
Man, you really need some fresh line. When I finally do my taxes I will send you a spool of PowerPro if Uncle Sam lets me have some of my money back.

But like I said, in the couple years since I have been using the baitcasters (a lot more over the past year) I have only had one nest that required me to cut some line off. I go fishing multiple times a week too, so that is a lot of casts. And I probably could've untangled that one but I remember it was a hot ass summer afternoon and I just didn't want to deal with it. Normally it ends up being one little loop of line you need to loosen up and everything comes out fine.

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>>951126
>pic

Every time I see a fish like that on saltwater I think, "not bad for a small fish" then I remember where I live and everything is more like this.

>>951133
>tfw never get line

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ugly ass carp.

and the fishermen that love them...

>>951133
lol I just bought new line actually. I'll not need to buy more for another 15-20 years.

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>>951134
You need to go to the beach or pier and see what people are actually catching in saltwater.

Protip: they aren't hauling giant tuna and sharks all day from the shoreline. Even a lot of the good gamefish around here are tough to get from shore.

>>951125
SoCal, all lakes within an hour are private with $50 entry fee
what a memestate kill me

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>>951134
hell yeah true that. those some fat ass bass though. i woulda let em go. thems some breeders right there.

>>951137
I'm gonna send you some braid anyway and you will be buying line again because you will want it on all your reels.

And idk how the fuck you guys don't change line more. Unless you keep the reels stored in a freezer and go fishing once every year. Mono get so shitty so fast if you actually use it. I mean if all your rods have old ass line and you never have fresh line to compare it too, maybe it just seems normal for 10lb line to break at 3lbs and cast like a slinky.

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>>951139
I'm sure I'd do just fine. If I ever go on vacation again, I'll probably do that, but with tons of research beforehand. Dinks at the sea are state records here.

>>951144
Those are bowfin.

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>>951145
Forgot pic related

>>951144
>dat 2lb pink jighead
Big crappie are a blast to catch tho

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>>951149
Still forgot pic related because I posted crappy girl instead
>anon's 15 year old mono

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>>951145
>>951150
Use reel covers and keep your line out of the sun and heat of a vehicle. The only problem I have with new line is line memory for mono. I have to cast it a bunch to get that sorted out then it is good to go. Though, I only use mono for leaders now, so that isn't much of a concern anymore. Old line doesn't tend to do that.

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>>951141
DAY & NIGHT FISHING – NO LICENSE REQUIRED
OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK
NOW STOCKING TROUT EVERY THURSDAY !
CLOSED THURSDAY’S FOR STOCKING TROUT
Day fishing session 6am to 4pm
Mid Day fishing session 12:30pm 11pm
Night fishing session 5pm to 11pm
24 hour overnight fishing/camping sessions
Fish Fri. 5pm to Sat. 4pm or Sat. 5pm to Sun 4pm

$28 santa ana river lakes niqqa. where you at?
dont even need a license. why you cryin? lots of lakes dont cost fiddy you got a boat?

>>951153
Some piers in some states don't require a license either, but you may need to register online for free.

>>951153
no boat
oceanslime

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>>951155
most piers and certain jetties in california dont require a fishing license either. dont matter to meme I always license like a boss

>>951153
That's a colorful bowfin.

There was one private stocked lake nearby where I lived in IL, and I really wasn't a fan. It's more fun to go explore and trespass.

>>951155
That lake didn't require a license either but it was like $2/day or something cheap or $20 for the year. I can't remember. Back in the day they didn't even charge for fishing but still stocked it which was cool.

>>951158
I really hope he didn't release that snek back into the water. Those things are invasive!

Real talk tho, I wonder if Giant Snakeheads are in the US. Those ones are black on top with a white belly and I think have some orange on their fins. Cool lookin fish and they can get big. Maybe I will buy some for my 10gal aquarium and release em into the canals when they outgrow it.

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*when you rip a big fart on the boat and look up to see who's downwind..

>>951159
bruh i was just hooking him up with a spot less than fiddy. Ive only gone there a few times for fishing parties.

>>951161
smiley bastard caught it on a flyrod. mustve been so fucking not fun..lol

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>>951161
you wouldnt want those in the usa. theyre the type of fish that would eat a kid or small dog or some shit..way tougher than musky or pike.
it would be around you and your weather that they would survive. though i think they need a river source. mississippi river delta would work well also.

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>>951156
ah yeah not a lot of lakes around there. you fish the pier? you milspec? I would hit marcos or hodges. but you know how that get$ homie.

>>951167
But could you imagine the gator vs snakehead battles? Would be dope.

So I have a medium heavy rod that's smaller in diameter than my medium fenwick eagle, how can this be?

>>951191
Both are graphite I believe

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>>951108
Kek

Fishing is the only thing he loved besides his grandkids. He spent a year in the infantry in Korea.

>going catfishing on a canal
>grandpa sets his lines
>sits down on a bucket
>lights a cigarette
>staring out over the water
>flavorcountry.gif
>I walk to a lateral to try for perch and bass
>gone for a few minutes
>come back
>Grandpa was still sitting on the bucket
>still smoking a cigarette
>lines still in the water
>surrounded by alligator gar
>must be 20 of them
>dead or dying
>still staring out over the water he says
>"I hate those damn things"
>never says another word about it

>>951191
>>951192
Different backbone on the rod or different graphite modulus mix. One may be a 70/30 or a 60/40 or 80/20 bend rod. Etc etc.

>>951191
Different materials (even if they're both graphite) and the power/actions aren't standardized. They vary between brands and models.

>>951198
Ummm wrong. They are based off the bill dance scale of measurement.

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>>951202
Orlly?

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>>951202
mah niqqa

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this bitch strong as fuk...

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>>951188
hella dope

>>951195
>>951198
Makes sense, would it make a difference the medium heavy is around 15 years old

>>951218
Yes. That 15 year old reel probably has fiberglass in the base of it like an ugly stick

>>951248
if it had fiberglass in it that would make it bigger

>>951255
This for sure, that's how I knew it was graphite

>>951255
>>951261
Right on. Misread that the opposite way lol

>>951061
Anyone used the 7' ultra light micro series? I have the 4'6" one or whatever length it is and its great. Im just worried about durability really.

>>951317
Longer is better unless you're ice fishing

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>>951139
>Be me.
>Saltwater fisherman.
>It's a beautiful day to do some fishing.
>Grab my memecaster, lures, drive to the beach.
>Inhale the salt air of freedom and begin to get slightly erect.
>Throw a white zoom fluke out and catch a massive snook on the first cast.
>Cast again and hook a 40lb striper. High five the striper and let it go.
>Fish for another hour, catch a Tarpon, Lauri Rapala's ghost appears and personally congratulates me on being an outstanding fisherman.
>Driving home, stop for a snack.
>See a freshwater fisherman and his GF at a canal across the street.
>Decide to stroll over and convert them to the superior form of fishing.
>They look away and the guy mutters something about crowds of minorities.
>I have sex with his GF right there on the side of the canal. she comes multiple times.
>Head back to my car and finish driving home.

Don't believe this guy, Saltwater fishing really is as good as it looks, maybe even better.

>>951342
False. That's what occurs when you fish for bowfin. The king of fish.

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>>951342
>anon can't even get dat salty pussy because no boat

>>951317
The 4'6" rod is going to break just as fast as the 7' rod when you slam the car door closed on the tip.

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>>951342
What really happened
>Be me
>Freshwater fishermen with friend
>Carrying light tackle and having a blast catching some dinks here and there
>Saltwater angler approaches us
>Whilst preaching the joys of saltwater, he cast out his 12 foot rod as thick as a metal pole out with 100lb braid with a lil zoom fluke on the end. On a 3 lb jig head.
>He sets hook on a bass so hard he trebuchets the lil fella at least 30 feet behind us
>He says "what a useless fish, you see, freshwater sucks"
>Unhooks it by shaking the fish like a chocolate milk bottle
>Bass finally falls off hook and falls on ground
>He lips the fish and to throw it back into the water, starts spinning around like Mario on bowser in SM64.
>"So long gay fish"
>He releases and it hardly makes it into the water, landing in the shallows.
>He then tips his fedora to my friend and has this look of jizzing in his cargo shorts while doing so

I can't decide between the bronze holographic suspending yo zuri >pic related or the bleeding ghost shad, opinons please

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>>951469
Man fuck this mobile shit though

>>951469
One of each!

>>951472
If only, them fuckers are expensive and I still gotta get some flouro and flutter hooks

are yo zuris still on sale at dicks

also i hate that florida lady with no tits or ass who has a million views on youtube

Newbie here.
Do you put a sink above or below a swivel? I've been getting mixed answers with no real reason.

>>951476
You can do either of honestly it just depends on your rig.
When I fish a Carolina rig the bullet weight is above the swivel with a bead underneath it to protect the knot, but fishing a drop shot rig on the bottom the weight is on the bottom of the leader

>>951477
Much appreciated.

>>951473
Yeah you gotta watch for sales at Dick's but they go fast.

>>951474
I got a delivery there in an hour or two so I'm gonna scope it. When good Yo-Zuris go on sale like the 3DBs, you gotta get there like the first day or they will be gone.

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>>951114
All I know about them is that they murder stocked fish.

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>>951508
i think resellers are the ones that snag up all the on sale lures.

>>951512
how you fish them?

>>951514
Just a basic bitch Carolina rig and a like a size 10 hook.

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>>951513
First of all, only ones they have on sale are the Sashimis for $9.99, but those are on clearance anyway. That's what I got a couple weeks ago when they had em on sale for $5 if you buy at least 2 or 3.

And the other part, I doubt it is really resalers. The sales are always "$5ea when you buy 4 or more!" and most Dick's only have a small selection of them anyway. So the first weekend of the sale, if two or three people who like Yo-Zuris see it and buy 4 or 8 lures, they are almost wiped out.

Smart thing to do would be to try and get a "rain check" and come back after the sale ends when they actually have a good selection.

>>951561
peps buy me 40 lb power pro please so i can go catch strippers

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>>951561
I dont do dicks..
do they have a bargain bin like at walmart?
dollar plastics and older cranks?

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>>951566
I like to use 80lb for strippers. some of those strippers are strong. what knots do you use to tie em up?

fyi: roland martin is gary busey.

>>951600
its just to catch thm , i avoid the real fatties anyways,
for tying them up i use 550 cord
also one of the cops in the town i work in looks exactly like gary busey
was driving with a coworker and saw them directing trafic for the fist time
my respnse was "WHAT SINCE WHEN DOES GARY BUSEY WORK HERE"
my coworker almost drive off the road because he was laughing

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>>951566
Skid pls.

>>951578
Dick's has a much better selection than Walmart but not nearly as good as Bass Pro or Gander Mtn. But they have the best sales on lure, especially newer stuff sometimes. When Shadow Raps first came out, Dick's had em on sale like 4 for $20 a bunch. And most stores have a little clearance section with some steals.

They also have lots of cheaper generic shit like those Jawbone cranks and spinners and Mizuo hardbaits for $2-$3. Plus they are cheaper when it comes to basic stuff like line and hooks where Bass Pro and Cabela's try to rip you off. 300yd Power Pro spools are $33-$34 at BPS and Cabela's at regular price and Dick's has em for $27.99.

It's not always the first place I go to buy tackle but I like to stop by every couple weeks to see what is on sale.

>>951657
Do you ever go to yard sales, garage sales, or thrift shops? Sometimes they have really great prices on barely used stuff. Estate sales are the best.

>>951114
how do i put this on a hook, what size hook

>>951660
Nah. If I drive past a garage sale I will creep down the street and see if there are any fishing rods. But pawn shops always seem to overprice their shit considering it is used and most of the time it is either really expensive reels that are old as fuck or almost new stuff that is cheap shit. And they are like 90% of new retail. Like I will see a pawn shop ad online for some $500 Penn reel. It is the 1997 model and they want $400 for it when I could go to Bass Pro and get the 2017 model for $499.

>>951688
Idk, I was guessing jigheads through the top ball part but I never use em.

>>951158
Digging that fly gear
>>951159
Pretty sure thats s bowfin, its native
>>951657
Ive been gone a few days

>>951696
thrift shop =/= pawn shop

Pawn shops are just scams, nothing more.

>>951688
People I know who fish wit them will put it on a size 6, 8, or 10 octopus or mosquito style hook on a carolina rig and cast it out into the reservoir, let it sit. If you are using them in a smaller stream maybe you want to try just a split shot or maybe even rig it on a 1/16 jig head like >>951696 said. Or put it a couple feet down from a float with no weight and drift it. Nice dubs by the way.

>>951700
>Nigger cigarettes

>>951758
Pepsi talks shit about niggers and minorities on fishing piers but he himself is a nig who smokes and catches dink bass

>>951758
>problem with brand of cigs

Smokers are the worst. There's literally no subcategories.

>>951797
They are. It's terrible.

>>951795
There's a difference between being black and being a nigger. Or at least fishing like a nigger and acting like one in other aspects.

>>951797
The only good smoker is the one who either has quit or is currently quitting

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>>951800
"I can quit anytime I want to, I just don't want to quit today."

>>951804
No the guy who is a cunt for a few days during niccotine withdrawl

>>951811
Nicotine withdrawal isn't even that bad. I don't get it mang.

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I'd rather live a good short life than a long shitty life

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>>951870
>non menthol
Gross

>>951868
I mostly just don't know what to do with my left hand without a cig

>>951876
It really is more of a habit to me than an addiction. I only want a dip when I'm fishing and I only want a cig when I'm driving (or drinking heavily). I don't really smoke cigs anymore, but I still dip while I fish.

>>951876
>smoking anything other than reds
Quit being a nigger and you'll upgrade from your dinks

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>>951883
Funny thing is I think fishing it the one time I actually smoke less. My left hand it crankin the reel and if I hold a cig in my mouth (especially the Wides when they burn down) then the smoke gets all up in my eyes.

Maybe I just need to fish 24hrs straight for like 2 weeks and I can kick the habit.

Yet another glass... I mean thread that is 1/5th full of Pepsi

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>>951870
Smoking for fun must be a really shitty life.

>>951876
>>951868
>it's not that bad don't even get withdrawal
>it's just a habit for my left hand

Yet neither of you quit. Good luck having anything resembling a physical job into your 40s. Hope you guys have degrees and office jobs and never have to hike for hunting g and fishing.

>>951911
Pepsi could buy a brand new boat with his cig money if he quits

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>>951925
>no memecaster

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Who /waitingforwarmwater/ here?

Fuck you mook and your fucking range ban.

>>951927
Pepsi doesn't use meme casters.

>>951942
Yep, for some reason I even stopped catching panfish. Don't know why they stopped biting these last trips.

>>951942
I know I am

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>>951911
I haven't smoked in a solid 6 months and it's been a year since i did it habitually. The only time I dip is when I fish and it's not the entire time I'm fishing. I just genuinely enjoy putting in a lip and slinging lures, but please tell me more about my life.

>pic is me on top of a mountain taken when I actually smoked a lot

>>951964
Sweet pic.

>>951977
Thanks. Some of the other people up there got a kick out of it. This was in Colorado.

>>951979
I wish I was rich so I could hike allover the place and set up giant Texas flags all over the world.

Just to piss them off.

But alas I'm poor so the best I can do is tripfag in random threads...still rather fun.

>>951910
It's not fun, but it is relieving and calming

>>951911
You do realize cigs don't actually harm your stamina, I smoke a pack a day and just started going to the gym for first time in 3 years and jogged for 1.5 miles with no problem on the first day

>>952007
Stop lying on the Internet.

Also that distance is a joke. Try 10 miles.

Yes it does harm stamina. Lung strength testing and endurance treadmill basic tests prove it.

>>951964
Enjoy your jaw rotting off your face I guess.

>he hikes in full camouflage on trail

Not surprised your an autist.

I also have a massive suspicion that is in fact Mt. Evans in Colorado and you just drove to the top and took the picture so.....yeah.

>>951998
He 100% drove up there. Read above.

>>952007
https://youtu.be/6wsXee9SZ04

Yeah stamina looks great bro. This video proves nothing I guess huh?

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>>951925
That should be a can of diet coke. I like the Rippin Rap tho.

And the beauty of 4chan is that you only have to fill out the name field once and it stays up there!

>>952053
Lol I would never claim that one. When I started smoking in high school, I was still playing water polo and it wasn't so much the physical endurance that suffered but the I could notice my lungs getting fucked within like a year. But it's the breathing, not quite the same as endurance. If you are doing something physical where you aren't brething super heavy like sprinting 5mi, it won't mess with you much. But you will be dying after that sprint.

>>952056
Nobody denied that it's bad for you, but to say it decreases your stamina is wrong. It can decrease your oxygen flow, but smokers have bigger lungs anyways and literally just smoke weed and then your oxygen flow is back to normal
>>952053 If I wanted to lie would of said a lot more than 1.5 miles so you can suck my cock, also a lot of marathon runners around the world smoke cigarettes before during and after to help them train, so learn about culture, kid.

>>952067
>I was still playing water polo
what a huge faggot

Newbie looking for a little help. What kind of fishing rod/combo should I get? I'll be fishing fresh water, mostly for bass/perch and maybe walleye at some point. Ideally I don't want to spend over 150

>>952055
I'll kill myself long before I get cancer, but that's probably the only valid point you have.

>full camo
Nigga my pants were camo because they're comfy as hell

>Mt. Evans in Colorado
No it's mount Shavano.

Why is the fishing general the only general overrun by tripfags?

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>>952070
>but smokers have bigger lungs anyways

looks like i found the one place around here that still has safe ice
fucking hype boys

>>952089
7 ft medium action rod ( i personally like a fast action but thats personal prefference)
reel size 2000-3500

>>952120
What body of water?

>>952126
little teeny private pond

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>>952128
Oh babby tier. We still have 10" of ice on the north shore of Georgian Bay. It's supposed to be 5°C this weekend tho so I might have to help the injuns get their shack off the lake

>>952131
yeah babytier,


still no ice anywhere else but 8 inches on this pond

>>952131
>Shack

I think I'd much rather just travel around with a small dome tent, rocket stove w/roll-up flashing chimney, twig fuel, sonar, spud chisel, foam mat, and fishing equipment. Pretty much everything that can fit into and onto a frame backpack. I'd just make a few tiny holes for the sonar to peak into then setup over where ever there's a good result. Then pickup and move as soon as things simmer down at one spot.

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>>952139
What sonar do you use? I got a Deeper Pro off Amazon and am happy with it.
This is their shack, it's a fun place to hang out and drink, we only usually move it once or twice a weekend.

I'll set my minnows on lines outside where I can see them then just jig in the shack and crush beers

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in your opinion which fish tastes the best

>>952180
Salmon or cod

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>>952180
yellowtail
tuna
halibut
monkfish
salmon
wrasse
sheepshead
rockfish

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>>952139

>>952180
My personal favorite is catfish.

>>952145
I don't ice fish (very often), but that doesn't stop me from researching and carrying over what I do for hunting. Remaining mobile, lightweight gear, etc. I'd drop money on a "Humminbird Ice-55 Flasher" if I had more access to good ice. A 35 at the very least if power is a problem for the 55 model.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4dNUXlnY8k

I don't fish with other people, since I leave as soon as I get my creel limits.

>>952180
Freshwater: young catfish
Saltwater: snapper

>>952217
That is very nice, if you have an ATV/snowmobile. I guess it depends on the weight of the stove.

>>952225
My sonar operates with my smart phone, it's pretty neat
It's just called Deeper Pro

>>952070
You're literally retarded

>>951161

Yea gonna report this page to fisn n game. Fuck you and fuck snakeheads.
>ofc it's bepis

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>>951061
Anyone ever fished with these little Roadrunner Buffet Rigs? I randomly bought 2 of 'em, the color is nice and they probably have good action, but for some reason I think they wouldn't go deep enough to actually attract anything .

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>>952084
Yea boi. Actually is a fun sport and you get to wear Speedos.

>>952089
Medium weight fast action rod, 6'6"-7', 2500-3500 size reel (depending on brand, something rated for 6lb-12lb).

Pflueger President combos are always good for that money. There are a bunch of Lew's combos in that range too and they seem nice from everything I have seen. Can't go wrong with an Abu Garcia either like the Cardinal STX or an Orra combo.

>>952180
Yellow perch is my favorite freshwater fish.

>>952251
Lel Pepsi gonna get v& by DNR.

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>>952264
I have seen those things before but I always just run single underspins. How heavy are they and what line are you running? Even with braid that floats, the 1/8oz underspins will normally go bretty deep.

If those are 1/16oz jigs, maybe you need to up it to 1/8oz. Flourocarbon line will make em run deeper too compared to mono. And if you want to buy the wire and underspins and make your own, they make ones with willow blades. Willow blades cause a little less vibration than those Colorado blades but they run deeper.

Pic related shows the ones with the willow blades.

>>952180
Redfish

>>952270
Bluefish

>>952180
Swordfish for sure

>>952238
Neat, but I don't own a smart phone.

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Not too bad. I would have bought so much shit on these Flash Sales if they had em on Fridays instead of the day before payday.

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Another interesting one...

It has a "Finesse Wheel" whatever the fuck that is and is supposed to be gud for drop shots and light stuff. I mean for $40 you can't go wrong but I'm skeptical.

Been on the water today. bait fishing.
One visible bite, but didnt hook.

As the water warms up i will try to go more.
Im hoping that ill be able to jig a little tunny or a similar sexy predator later on.

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Say it with me
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>>952342
Nice speck broski

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>>952180
My favorite saltwater fishes: Rockfish, Sanddab.

My favorite freshwater fish: Brook Trout.

Striper is also really good.

>>952180
Aint ate much, but pretty much all first class saltwater fish that one can catch from shore is enough to satisfy me.
This doesnt mean shit tier fish like the mullet that eat literal shit.

Seabass, Bluefish, Gilthead bream, dentex, octopus (INB4 THAT AINT A FISH) etc are all good

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>>952352
>octopus
That aint a fish nigga.

Tripfags really shit up this thread

>>952342
you shut your whore mouth

>>952362
i hate this chick

i need $20 for free shipping from amazon

what do i get hurry. HURRY. bassfag altho id like to get into pike and catfish

>>952398
Is she the one that sounds like she's reading from a script the whole time?

So i have always fished with a spincast and now i have been give a baitcast reel would i need to get a different pole to use it or can i use one of my light action spinner poles.

>TFW caught tons of great sized crappie yesterday on my day off work but phone is broken so cant go here and brag to strangers on the internet

>>952368
Awww you're making me blush.

Wait no that's just the Lone Star.

So does anyone actually catch fish on spinnerbaits or are they just a meme? I've never had any lick with them.

>>952474
I do, but for me they only work in the early mornings and in the evenings.

>>951942
ocean temp is 42f
8 more degrees and it's the beginning of striper time.

>>952346
>>952371
Fuck both of you with a BadDragon™ XL Flared Chance™

>>952474
Only inline spinners catch for me

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>>952474
>pic

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>>951061
Anyone know if the Abu Garcia revo sx spinning reels are going to go one sale like the bait cast reels?

>>952474
They kill pre spawn fish in the shallows

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>>952145
>set my minnows on lines outside
>jig in the shack
>crush beers

Ice fishing in a nutshull.

Going on Saturday for Lakers, Landlocks, perch and anything else we can get to bite. Think I figured out the key to tipups for lakers....a 6' light fluoro leader, tiny as possible swivel and split shot, and #14 red treble hooks.

I am dreading hand drilling 15" of ice with an 8" auger though.

>>952552
Ice fishing sounds both terrible and awesome at the same time

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>>952573
It's pretty gud
This lil guy fought like a madman

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>>952573
Also different species
Not pictures is a fucking absolutely enormous yellow perch I lost at the hole
Was easily 16 inches. And a fatty

>>952640
You kept a golden shiner? For what purpose?

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>>952573
>Ice fishing sounds both terrible and awesome at the same time

It's mostly awesome....just with an ever present fear of terrible looming.

Supposed to be almost 50 degrees this weekend, might fish in t-shirts.

>>952721
To get it out if the water and feed the seagull
There's a significant population in that lake
And my ice fishing is more about culling the population in that lake than it is catching food to eat
Helps keep things in ballence

>>952721
I also considered trying to save it and keep it alive until next time I go like fishing but that will probably be awhile

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>>952754
>throwing food away to sky rats
>pretends to be doing it for the environment

>>952552
>Think I figured out the key to tipups for lakers....a 6' light fluoro leader, tiny as possible swivel and split shot, and #14 red treble hooks.
I always find a Williams wibbler on the line then attach the minnow 6inches below it works. I haven't had a laker this year yet but got a couple pike and a burbot using that method in shallower water.

>>952767
youre goingto eat golden shiners?

>>952771
Burying them would be a hell of a lot better than feeding shitbirds.

>>952777
it also keeps the shitbirds away from our good fish on the ice if we toss them a shit fish

>>952777
how is tossing a fish aside harder than going to shore and burrying it?

>>952777
Or just stuff it down the hole back in the water

>>952780
I didn't say easier, I said better. Fuck seagulls. I will go out of my way to not help them or feed them.

Is there a site that will tell you the water temperature of rivers in america? I couldn't find one that had mine.

I'll be fishing in Cumberland River in kentucky if that helps.

>>952771
Yes, of course.

>>952777
Just release them if you are not going to eat them. They are called "baitfish" for a reason. They are lower on the food chain and become prey to better sport fish.

>>952779
Put your fish in a bag or bucket.

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>>952754
>taking food out of bass, musky, and pike mouths
>feeding it to seagulls

>>952857
seagulls are the niggers of the air

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>>952771
they arent bad smoked. they taste like whitefish.

>>952754
way back when on some charter boats the deckhands would make up alkaseltzer baits and toss to the problem seagulls. the bird would bloat and the seals would play with them.

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I've been thinking about getting a nice reel for in-shore Shark fishing/other big game. 40lbs of drag, multi-speed, it seems like a nice reel. Anyone of you have one that you like or don't like?
What would be a nice rod to couple it with?

>>952940
1000X this

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can some PA fag explain the extened trout season to me?
the code says extended season until the end of february in stocked trout waters, but the map of stocked trout waters says april 1st opening day. here is are the things i am looking at, hopefully you understand why i am confused.
http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/058/chapter65/s65.26.html
http://pfbc.pa.gov/fishpub/summaryad/troutregs_sc.htm

>>952404
the guides are on the wrong side of the rod for a baitcast.

>>952887
That's tricky. For ocean temps, I think the NOAA has buoy temps all over. But idk how it works for a river unless you cam find a local marina or city website that has the temp for that spot.

>>952990
Ehh, the guides are always on the same side as the reel seat. It would work but the grip might be different and spinning rods won't have the trigger. Spinning rods also have bigger guides but that won't really mess with it. Putting a spinning reel on a casting rod, you might have issues with the smaller guides.

>icefihing 2 days in a row
> fuck going to the dmv tomorrow im going out again

>>952990
>>952994
He said spin cast and aren't those the same as casting rods?

But speaking of spinning reels. I bought some Suffix Y6 and it's extremely stiff. I know it'll soften up after a day on the water, but damn.

>>953013
Yeah that's what I thought originally but too lazy to find the other anon's post so was just replying to the one post.

Only thing is that spincast rods sometimes have that pistol grip but it should be fine.

>>953013
>>953024
Also I feel like half the time somebody on here says "spincast" they are really talking about a spinning reel. This website is 18+, nobody between the ages of 8 and 80 uses spincast reels except for that one Zebco fag.

Bout to try a buzzmeme and see if I can finally catch a fish at this lake

>>953024
>>953035
Kek I've seen a few old timers/casual anglers use them.

>>952985
You can keep 3 trout from stocked waters until Feb. 28. Then stocked waters are closed until April 1 Opener.

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I found this washed up on the shore of a rarely traveled bit of Lake Huron. Would anyone here happen to know what it is + any idea on what time period it's from? The only things I can find online that resemble it are cedar fishing net buoys, but the largest I've come across are 9 inches. This is between 14 and 15 inches long. Any ideas?

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>>952180
Walleye is my favorite.

>>953054
rotted out driftwood

>>952573
It makes you think differently about fishing

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The fish are definitely in pre spawn/ spawning mode. Maybe if I'm lucky water temps will stay about the same through spring. This one was on an incredi craw.

>>953090
I bet it would. I'd like to do it at least once.

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>>953109
I caught this one on a buzz bait, and he was fiesty as hell. Little dude jumped several times stupid high out of the water. I lost another one that was a nice one. It bent the wire on my buzz bait lol.

But man is there something special about seeing a top water bite.

>>953089
Yeah, no. There's a perfectly drilled hole through the center and what's left of an old rusted nail on the larger end.

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Well first time to go fishing this year didn't get anything but it was relaxing.

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>>953117
its a old wooden buoy.

>>952754
>I'm some Joe schmoe retard who thinks he has any idea about limnology or aquatic conservation

Kill yourself.

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>>953274
>limnology

this niqqa gots werds..

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How do you rig a dead whole shrimp to look like its swimming? Carolina rigged. What hook would you use? Should I use a jighead? How would you rig one on a jighead? I has stretchy string to keep the shrimp on.

>>953304
I got wurds, werds, wirdz, and words nigga

>>953274
>But I do
It's not like I'm a fisheries biologist or anything

The pond is overrun with golden shiners
Also large numbers of things like shiners species or very large numbers of most panfish can mess up a pond
Small fish eat bass eggs ( and other predator eggs )
So when there's a huge excess of them it can sometimes help to get rid of some numbers

>>953409
It's also a private pond. And I was asked to help maintain it in this way exactly

>>953206
Sounds like you caught the best thing you could have if it was relaxing

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>>953054
>he's never seen a bushcraft pocket pussy

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>>952754
>lake
>>953409
>pond
>>953410
>pond

>>953431
It's a somewhat small pond
The name of the pond is x lake

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>>953441
sure thing, kid

>>953441
>>953452
There's a tiny pond here that has a lake name too. It is in a retirement community.

>>953542
The fuck is that?

>>953553
White Bowfin carppie

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>>953559
I shoulda known. Looked like a bowfin hybrid with a lil carp in it.

>>953553
Tilapia

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Wtf does mtb expect me to do with this fucking thing?

>>953563
Wut? Is it just too big? I mean depends on the area but pre-spawn bass will hit some fuckhueg lures.

That's why I stopped doing MTB tho. It was cool and some of the boxes were great deals, but I have no more room in my tackle bag for shit that I will never use.

>>953563
Catch fish with it.

Also...show use the rest danm it.

>>953563
I got one of those in December I think

>>953564
He might not have a rod tho throw it. The thing has to be over an ounce before you add a hook/weight

>>953564
I wanted to order from mtb once I got a good job lined up. Now I have a temp job folding those danm subscription boxes for a fabric company. My finger tips are blue from the die and I don't want to see those boxes anymore.

>>953564
>but I have no more room in my tackle bag for shit that I will never use.

>continues to buy lures twice a week

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>>953564
Yeah, it's huge. I assume that's what these 9/0 hooks are for.

>>953567
Thanks for the pro tip

>>953570
I have a 7'6" heavy rod I could throw it on but I've never fished something that big for bass. I might save it for like season and let them shread it to pieces

>>953563
Fish it slow after storms.

>>953576
Fuck yeah Texas rig that fucker with those hooks and find yourself a lunker.

>>953575
At least they are lures that I might use once or twice.

MTB sent me this pack of paddle tail swimbaits once and they are like 8" long. Probably need at least a 7/0 EWG to run them properly. They are buried in the bottom of my soft plastics bag.

I'm near Gander Mtn too, might stop by real quick and see if they ever got more Flatt Shads in. They still don't even have any Sebiles on their website so can't check if they are in stock at the store.

>>953576
>9/0
Fuck. At least they gave you the hooks for it because those would probably be hard to find at local places.

Show a pic of those crawdad soft baits

>>953583
I feel.

>Show a pic of those crawdad soft baits
The twin tail? It's basically a big twin tail grub. Mine came in chartreuse and it would be a great trailer.

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>>953583
They don't seem too bad but the appendages are hanging on by a tiny strand of plastic. I know it will give them a good flopping action but I'd assume they are going to fall off with the slightest pull

>>953585
>>953586
Nevermind I'm retarded lmao

>>953586
Not bad. That Z-Man plastic is super stretchy tho so even if a fish grabs the claw, it might just stretch it before it lets go and breaks it.

>>953587
>>953585
I know those ones, I have some of the Zoom ones. They have a funny name like Fat Albert or some shit.

>>953563
strippers will hit that, chartreuse is a better color though

>>953593
I thout strippers preferred 20 dollar bills.

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>>953595
Typical stripper rigged bill.

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>tfw they still never got moar Flatt Shads
Should've just ordered them online weeks ago. At least I replaced one I lost. Finally gave in and grabbed a Clackin Rap. That one is 5/8oz and should launch on the memecasters. And then decided to get another Bagley even tho I don't really care much for the first one.

And as far as I can tell, Gander Mtn doesn't carry a single inline spinner. Last year after Xmas, they had a bunch of Mepps on clearance. I was looking through the panfish aisles and spinner aisles and all over the place but I guess kids these days are more interested in $20 Livingston lures than good ol' Mepps.

>>953597
Also for jewfish, although Benjamins will haul em faster.

>>953586
The z man plastic is stupid stretchy
I have some of their different craws and they will flip for days

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This is where I need a boat. Or at least a kayak.

And fuck these 3-day bullshit holiday weekends. It seems like they bring all of the casuals out. I was driving around a bunch scoping little lakes and ponds and almost all of em had other people fishing there.

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>>953618
I skipped important stuff today to go ice fishing again

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>>953629
in some places ice fishing is considered "important stuff"

>>953629
Now you got yer priorities in order!

>tfw these Sebiles are starting to get expensive
>find little dock on narrow part of lake
>kinda have a clearing to get through the heaviest weeds
>Casting X-Heavy Sebile 66
>wind up for a memecaster sidearm to get the thing out past the weed bed
>hear a big "CRACK"
>whack it against the wooden railing l
>break the lure in half
tbqhwy I thought at first I might have broken the tip on that $120 rod so while I'm not happy about losing another one of these fuckers, it coulda been worse.

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>>953638
But I will keep buying the Sebiles. I didn't expect to get shit at this lake between shore fishing a new spot, all the weeds, lack of access, and considering it is pretty heavily fished.

>typed as I'm sitting in my car watching a little fat beaner kid running around with a bluegill on the end of his line trying to show his family like 100yds away at the gazebo

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>>953638
...and forgot pic for this post. The eyes flew off and everything.

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>>953643
i would mail it to them with a letter complaining about it being made badly. They'll send you a couple more.

>>953652
>fuck something up because you're retarded
>complain to company to try and get free things

Problem with people today

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>>953656
>brand loyalty.

a large company such as sebile throw lures at people just for walking by their booth at a trade show. they will replace a new lure that breaks. Ive seen them do it on their fb page so i dont think its bad to complain and get another. they stand behind their products.
the eyes shouldnt fly off because the lure hit something it also shouldnt crack that easily either.

also you sound fat.

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>>953652
I thought about it for a second when I thought that the eyelet for the line just broke, then I realized I knocked it on the wood. It's whatever, they are like $8 and I woulda snagged it anyway. I just wish more places carried em.

>>953656
>>953668
It's owned by Pure Fishing anyway. They can afford it.

>>953643
Rapalas, strike king red eyes, and yo zuri lipless cranks are better than those sebiles

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>>953684
These are the yo zuris I'm talking about

I guess those sebiles have a flatter profile but at that point I would just use a rapala flat rap or lipped flat rap. Not fat rap. Flat.

>>953684
>>953689
I own multiples of everything you mentioned, but those Sebile Flatt Shads have been killing it.

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>>953689
Also I think for Rapalas, the Rippin Raps are probably my favorite if I want to run em fast and get some attention. I would like to get my hands on that pink UV tiger one. I have a few deep divers in the UV colors but those are the only models with that special paint that I see in stores.

I was looking at some more of those Yo Zuri lipless guys today and thought about grabbing one but I already have a couple that I haven't used much.

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>tfw you haven't caught a fish since FUCKING DECEMBER

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Great day on The King. I got sun burnt.

>>953724
Oh shit a rare spoted sand bowfin.

>>953729
Spotted*

>>953638
It was certainly better than the DMV

Send them a email and see if they will replace it
Say you dropped it or something

I fucked up one of my ice fishing rods recently and emailed the company and they're going to replace it
Even though it was totally my fault ( didn't tell them that)

>>953731
Nice spot.

>>953559
But what is that thing holding it?

>>953705
since september here. I've seen trout jumping a few times walking the pupperoni but didn't have gear.

>>953797
An Arkansas lot lizard.

Hey /out/, anyone know a nice place to camp and fish trout within 5 hours of Santa Cruz CA?

Me and a college buddy want to do a trip on our next long weekend where we camp, fish, and eat our catch.

>>953813
Google public land out there like national forest or park and then look up fishing regulations or stock schedules in those zones. Each river and waterway likely has different regulations for trout

>>953813
What >>953849 says and also look at fire regulations. Cali is very picky about well everything.

>>953813
>5 hours
Wow, you have a lot of options then. The sierras have some amazing brook trout lakes as well as brown and rainbow trout. Many of the higher lakes will be frozen right now but there is plenty of open water as well if that is what you are looking for. Yosemite National Park and Stanislaus National Forest are the two closest areas to Santa Cruz, should be about a 3hr drive. I'm sure there are other places but since you want to camp as well as fish I would focus on the mountains/foothills since they are a nice place to camp.

>>953871

Are lakes a good bet for numbers? Cause my friend is down to do some hardcore shit like going for 3 days, bringing 1 day's worth of food and using our catch as the food for the other days? Apparently he's done shit like this a lot with his brother up in Idaho. Would be down to camp near a river or streams and creeks.

This video is what got me interested in the idea, would be so down to do something like that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJkS1pa6rAM

>>953873
Do not assume you will catch your food. You can always take the extra home and it beats being stuck without food.

>hook a tarpon
>he spit the hook

REEEEEEEE

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>>953965
At least you out fishin. I'm just trying to figure out how I can swing it today. Need to do laundry and some other shit later in the day so it's gonna be hard to get my 5pm session in.

>got sunburnt yesterday when icefishing

>>953972
You need to git bronzed nigga. I'm a mix of Irish and Russian and German and all that bullshit where I should get cooked in the sun. But I'm outside everyday so I rarely get actual sunburn even in the South Florida sun.

>>953975
im outside litterally every day especially in the summer, and i actually get pretty brown ( atleast form a tanktop out my chest stays pasty )
i fade pretty quick in the winter though
yesterday was beautiful on the ice, 50F no wind , and super sunnny,
plus all the sun reflecting off the snow

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I went down to the river today to test some lure designs to see how they act through thick weeds and such. All good results. Better than expected. Then I spotted this about 5 feet over my head (flood water height.)

>>953977
>5ft above
Damn. That's crazy to think you would've been in 10'+ of water.

>>953977
>>953997
I hope that just floated into the tree. Anyone dumb enough to cast a crank into a submerged tree like that deserves to loose their lure.

>>954023
Shit happens tho. I almost lost a Rapala Skitter Pop yesterday because I was trying to cast along the shoreline and the wind was catching my line and dragging it into this one branch that was hanging over the water. I was trying to pull the line down as soon as possible but the braid is so light that it just floats with the wind.

If that was flood water height tho, I'm guessing the crank was snagged somewhere else and the high water caught it and pulled it downstream.

>>953997
The street I live on still as debris 15' in the trees.

>>953673
I've cast mirrolures and x-raps at solid concrete bridge pilings as hard as I could and I've never had one crack. You must have thrown that thing hard.

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>>954034
I mean it was this little dock type thing, maybe boardwalk describes it better, right on the water where you can fish or sight see. The railing was like 3.5ft high. I was doin one of the memecaster sidearm casts where you have to throw it fast and flat and was trying to get it way out past these weeds. Right as I'm bringing the rod forward and relasing my thumb, it smashed into the wood at mach sebile. I think pretty much any plastic lure like that would've broken, especially considering those things are heavy. It was hard enough to knock the glued on red eyes off.

And the thing didn't crack in half right when I hit it. The eyelet with the split ring where you tie it on got ripped out and the body was a little loose and then I ripped the thing in half after to see what was inside there.

And I think that was the same lure I was fishing a couple weekends ago at night at this one spot with a rocky drop where I fish from. Since it was dark and I couldn't see, I was popping it out of the water before it got too shallow and snagged so it was flying into the rocks at a good speed. Held up to that well.

>>953997
Yeah, flood waters are usually 15' high along the river at max.

>>954023
It did. Looks like it was from last spring. Floods haven't been that high this winter, but spring is usually the big floods. No one boats in this area of the river and no one walks through since everything is private property.

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>>954034
>>954038
You can see, there isn't even a seam on these things. They are built pretty well, I just hit the thing on that rail really fucking hard. It would've been like an MLB player hitting a home run with one.

Is there anywhere worse than southern California for fly fishermen? Pretty much all I can think of is maybe the desert in the great basin and southwest; even the fucking plains states and Dixie have tons of ponds and rivers with warm-water species.

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>>954044
I don't see many fly fisherman here in South Florida. Most of them are going for trout and salmon which we don't really have here. There are some people who do inshore fly fishing but nowhere near as common as the cold water streams up north.

>>951460
>went bass fishing with a friend when I was in middle school
>the only fishing stuff he had was a huge surf fishing combo, some hooks and a float
>he puts a worm he found in the dirt on the hook and gets a bite within 30 minutes
>he sets the hook so hard the bass flew over someones fence and into their back yard
>we had to knock on their door so we could get the fish