#177- "Making Up Titles Is Hard" edition Previou

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How do y'all feel about this?

>>1059542
but why

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>>1059542
gay

>>1059542
I'd be down for a MURRICA rod without the sportsball branding

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>have local small pond
>at least 6 other people fishing whenever I am
>I am the only person that ever catches bass
Feeling smug, man.

>>1059543
Monies

>>1059549
That picture is truly amazing

>>1059553
They have the defender rod

>>1059549
That looks like a cockhead.

Did you steal it out of Skids tackle box?

>>1059556
>black blank
>blue/white urban camo Winn grip
Blech

>>1059555
friggin heck thats a cute jiff

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>>1059555
omg too kawai

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>>1059558
Yeah it's only really a little 'MERICA.

I think no. 8 tackle has one, but I don't know if it's any good.

>go to pond
>use squarebill crank
>catch half pound dinks and some one pounders
>start tossing a drop shot
>catching two pounders like it's going out of style
Why is this?

>>1059587
Small fish stay shallower and tend to be somewhat more aggressive.

>>1059589
If I get a bigger squarebill that dives in the 5-6' range would that help, or would them being less aggressive still influence this?

>>1059590
It could help, yeah.

>>1059592
Thank you, also I guess I now have an excuse to try out one in the Citrus Shad color.

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>>1059593
>needing an excuse to try out a lure

>>1059601
I need excuses when my posted bank account is $22.19

>>1059602
Sheeit.

Keep fishing the damn dropshot.

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>>1059602
>being poor
Stahp

we cook our fish in lard itt

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Anyone ever used the Mettle HD?
Thinking about putting one on my Lightning Rod Shock
>10 bearings
>7.1:1
>6 pin centrifugal breaks
>$80 MSRP

>>1059578
http://www.webshop.predatorsportfishing.dk/shop/lucky-lures-v2-1714p.html - 1499 DKK = 230 USD
http://www.webshop.predatorsportfishing.dk/shop/lucky-lures-sea-1712p.html - 959 DKK = 147 USD
Handmade lures they say. I'd be too afraid to fish with those due to the price though...

>>1059601
>Never been broke
or
>Isn't sharing house/apartment with a ladyfriend

>>1059602
>Hahahahahahahaha How The Fuck Is Being Poor Real Hahahaha Nigga Just Get Some Money Like Nigga Stop Being Poor Haha

I feel you Anon... just remember you don't need fancy stuff to catch fish. Fancy stuff is shiny and fun though...

>>1059645
Ayy appreciate the support but I'm pseudo-poor. I'm off at college (taking classes year round) and my parents give me $90 a week to feed and entertain myself.
I pretty much just eat canned chicken breast, bush's beans, and Aldi shit. Then with the leftover money I buy gas to go on adventures with my gf.
>get a job, faggot
I would if my class schedules weren't retarded. I'll eventually break down and get an on campus job.

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>>1059650
Been there, done that.
It'll get better even if things suck right now. Just gotta power trough it.
>supply of moral support of the week spent

>>1059653
Thanks, but if things get better I wouldn't know what to do with the money kek.
I'm used to eating shitty food to spend it on other stuff, so what would I do? Wander around Whole Foods looking at produce and fresh meats?

>>1059655
Learn to cook properly and you can make great dishes (both taste and nutrition) for close to no money. And no, dropping an egg into your Ramen noodles don't count as proper cooking.
>Thanks, but if things get better I wouldn't know what to do with the money kek.
Buy fishing stuff... what else? Or just get your girl pregnant. That will solve the problem with too much money. If you thought fishing gear was costly, try shopping for a baby.

>>1059659
Maybe I'll save up for a slow cooker. It's like cooking without the effort and attention.
Also you kid about the baby stuff but my gf is starting to get baby crazy.

>>1059501
Yes
Any light oil will work

>>1059542
Fine with it.
Fools and their money, as the saying goes.

>>1059542
>wait 3 months
>pick up decent rod on clearance for small cash

>>1059590

Look at the temperature of the air and water. Bass like it about 70 or 75 degrees. If it's hot out and the water is cooler, they'll go deeper until it's close to comfortable. Could be 5, 10, 40 feet deep. Depends on where they can go.

I'd it's getting cooler, like morning/evening, then they'll be shallower.

Bass also luke drop offs and elevation changes lIke underwater humps. Try to find out where and how deep those go.

Finally, bass luke shade and cover. Weeds, sunken trees and bushes, log jams, piers and docks.

Most bass-especially the bigger ones- usually stock to a combination of these kinds of places. It's how they got big. Smaller fish are more likely to be whatever because they're stupid little fish that will likely die before ever becoming bigger bass.

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I think it's safe to say that bass are nothing more than swimming trash cans and they will eat anything that fits in their mouth. The fact that savage gear lures work proves it.

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>working 80 hours this week
>too exhausted/not enough time to go fishing
>decide to go to /jp/ after about 4 years of giving up the NEET life

How did I ever live like that?

>>1059780

Most fish will take about anything they can fit into their mouths.

The others are hyper autistic and won't eat shit unless it's juuuuuust right to the point you wonder how they even survive.

>>1059805
Like snook, trout and steelheads

>>1059602
Damn anon

>>1059645
Eh I've skipped meals to buy lures before, but I'm also a skellington so that's no too big of a deal lol. I'm a lot better with monies now.

>>1059767
I will add sometimes bass like to hang around the line where rocks become mud/sand and will relate to that if there's not much cover around.

>>1059810
>trout and steelheads
>and

>>1059810
Or Bluegill. Bluegill around here are incredible stupid. They'll swim right up to your bait and stare at it until a Green Sunfish comes up and slams it

>>1059838

The bluegill would have nibbled at it eventually. Green sunfish are just impulsive hyperactive gluttons. I love em.

>>1059802
The 4chan equivalent of looking at old facebook posts: go to boards you used to frequent.
>>1059822
>>1059645 here. Just taking a swing mate. Why skip meals when you can just make ladyfriend pay for it? The meal that is... at least I have a hard time convincing mine to pay for my fishing addiction. Bought her an inflatable boat today so she can come with me when I go in the kayak. Hopefully that will get her hooked (pun intended) on fishing. Master plan in the works...

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>>1059537
So some guy on normie book for me 2 cheap amazon lines under the condition that I pay it forward.

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>>1059866
Is that the $10 fly line they have? Thought about getting some earlier because I have yet to get any still, but I don't think it's tropical rated
I'm the anon that posted this about half a year ago

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Shimano manual says that my reel can take 170m 0,18mm mono and i could barely fit in 110m 0,14mm braid.

What the fuck?

>>1059857
My lady friend lives 3 hours away from me lol. I haven't had to do that in a long time though.

>>1059906
Are you spooling the line on as tight as possible?

>>1059537

>be me, break pretty nice St. Croix flyrod
>it's ok have asurion insurnance
>get giftcard
>same rod now on sale for 40 dollars off
>also have $10 coupon
>walk out of store with new rod and a 50 dollar gift card and still have ins. plan on new rod


Well can't win much harder than that.

>>1059911
Yes its tight and not moving around when you press it. Mayby japskis love wind knots and overfilling.

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>it's Friday
>wanna go fishing
>wanna take the boat out
>wanna go dirt biking
>wanna hang out with friends
>trying to decide which one I want to do the most
>end up having to fucking work all day

Fuck

>>1059923
Is it one of the cheaper reels? I ran into the same problem on my sienna.

Also, wind knots with braid are pretty hard to do if you aren't picking up a lot of slack in your line. I like my spools filled all the way up.

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>>1059933

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>>1059622
Alright so I went to an Academy to finger fuck this reel and it felt like shit in my hand (very blocky, wide, and heavy). The Caenan felt dope as fuck in hand, smoother than butter, and the spool tensioner reeeeally works.
Should I drop the extra $20 for something that feels better in hand?

>>1059957
What rod is that telescopic one? Is it decent?

>>1059957
Kek nips can't measure I guess

>>1059893
oh i remember you.
>is that the $10 fly line they have?
i assume so.
but I don't think it's tropical rated
for $10 who cares? even if it only lasts a season of salt, it was $10, thats less than some people spend on mono every year.
>>1059913
good gettings anon
>>1059957
they want to tell people their reel is as high cap as anyone has ever seen, so they over fill the fuck out of it till it doesnt even count as usable any more and call that max capacity.
>>1059963
yes

>>1059964
Shimano exage bx stc. Cant say much about it yet because its brand new.

It is very compact and you can carry it in your backpack. Comes with nice rod tube where you can put it with small reel.

>>1059843
They also have bigger mouths. I've caught hand sized green sunnies on 1/4 oz Dardevles

>>1059838
Bluegill can be smarter than they're given credit for.
What you call "stupid" can also be called "wary".
Many Bluegills have been caught-and many more have seen others caught-on rigs that look remarkably similar to the ones you're throwing. So if they look at it, recognize it as bait and don't take it, how stupid are they REALLY?

>>1059906
Did you measure your braid?
I have found that the diameters listed for most braid are quite understated. Unless you wind them on with a lot of tension on the spool, they're often much bigger than advertised.

>>1059965
REALLY?
You're going to accuse the Japanese-THE most insanely autistic and precise people on the face of the earth-of not knowing how to measure correctly?
Don't go there.
They'll break out their micrometers and test your line's diameter down to the ten-thousandth then declare it "out of spec". You know this. They're even worse than the Germans are.

Also check the reel foot for where your Shimano was ACTUALLY made. One of my new shimanos was made in Malaysia. Out of the box it wasn't near as good or as smooth as a similar model I had that was a generation older and made in Japan.

Anyone else use dipsy divers boat fishing?

Is the One3 Fate just a rebranded Blackout?
I mean No. 8 was a subsidiary of 13, and both rods have that "chrome" look to their blank while both being $80.

>>1059994
It's hard to see when your eyes are all squinty all the time.

Also the Japanese have a trend of denying things that make them look bad death camps, human experiments, lowish line capacity ect

>>1059933
Shimano spinning reels have that bevel on the top of the spool too where it looks like you can really fill it up with line but then when you go to cast it will all jump off the reel.

>>1059994
Most Shimano reels haven't been made in Japan in years. It's only the more expensive stuff. Same with most companies. Most Abus are made in Asia aside from the high end ones still made in Sweden.

>>1060042
Kek

The only spinning reel I could find in my shit town was a cheap ass Quantum bluerunner. How fucked am I?

>>1059976
Let us know how it fares.
I bought a telescope rod a few years ago - supposed to be decent but alas it broke in three or four parts the first time it was under any kind of pressure.

>>1059645
A fool and their money are soon parted.

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What the fuck were they thinking?

>>1060057
Middle schoolers

>>1060056
True dat.
Sent the seller pics and got money back with no further questions asked so no harm done.

>>1060059
13 Fishing is now FavoriteUSA tier.
On a side note how do Toray carbon fibers and Graphite compare? I want to get a 7'4" Heavy, but don't know if I should get one of these memes or get a St. Croix.

>>1060062
I wouldn't know. All the rods I own are graphite. I cant imagine they would be bad though. look at their warranty to make sure you can return it or get something else maybe if you dont like it

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>>1060030
If you aren't using them when trolling then you are a moron.

>>1060042
It was because of not using superior Japanese linetana braided 1000 times by master braid smith Meso Sucky.

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New rod

Hope it works well. Never tried St. Croix

>>1060091
I have a 6'6" Medium-Lite spinning with some 10lbs braid and it's sensitive as fuck. I can feel every little rock that my drop shot weight bumps into.

>>1060057
I'm getting one to put the new Curado on. Will probably pick up the new lews combo too.

Headed to Galveston island to fish off the beach. What kind of tackle do I need so I don't look like a dick? I want to lure fish and not bait. What pound line? Getting a memecaster too does it matter what kind for salt water like I saw some with different ratios. I generally only see people use open face reels on the beach though.

>>1060093
>Will probably pick up the new lews combo too.
Mach II, or is there something else?
Also how the fuck do you afford buying gear so often?

>>1059969
My only concern is that i read somewhere that the line gets limp and bleed if it's too hot? I just dont want to get my first red or trout on fly and have it break off

>>1060050
Amazon anon

>>1060100
i dont know about bleeding, but the cheap lines usually have a dacron core. as long as you dont break the dacron core you should be fine

>>1059537
is powerbait a meme

>13 fishing is making a $100 inshore casting reel
Fug, I might have to get the freshwater/saltwater combo license this year.

>>1060109
Power worms are solid, but that's the extent of what I use from them.

>>1060094

Any relatively heavier bass stuff should work. 6'6 to 8 foot Medium to Medium/Heavy rod, decent sized spinning/baitcasting reel (make sure to wash it thoroughly after use), and 10-20# mono or braid should do it.

For lures, you can't go wrong with silver/bronze/gold spoons, twitch baits (like mirrorlures or badonkadonks), zara spooks, and a popping cork with a jig head underneath baited with a Gulp shrimp or curly tail mullet.

If you're lure fishing in Galveston, you'll generally be targeting redfish and speckled trout. Expect to catch lots of sand trout, hardhead, and whiting instead.

If you really just want to have fun and catch shit, then rig a fish finder or kentucky rig with a 1-3oz pyramid sinker, size 2 to 1/0 circle hooks, and bait it with shrimp, cut squid, or mullet (live or cut). You'll still catch plenty of sand trout, hard heads, and whiting, but you can also pull up anything else from a red drum, black drum to a stingray, or even a shark, or some crazy shit you've never even seen before. You'll pretty much always catch SOMETHING on bait.

When looking for fish, try under/around piers or along jetties. If you insist on ignoring structure, then watch the waves and try to notice the places between where they start to crest several dozen feet from the shore. That's a "gut", a little valley in the bottom running parallel to shore. Fish like to cruise around there.

>>1060096
It's the Mach Crush. I think it's the same reel just orange. It's low on my list of things to get.

>Also how the fuck do you afford buying gear so often?

Living with my parents and splitting bills, until I finish my basics and go to a real school, and having a decent paying job.

I usually don't spend more than $300 a month on fishin shit and I have basically everything I want now. I figured I'd buy as much shit as I can right now, so I don't have/want to buy much when I have real bills to pay.

I'm also pretty decent at budgeting and put fishing before things that aren't absolutely essential.

>>1060110
does it matter what kind if im fishing for trout? or will most kinds be decent?? (I got some for free)

>>1060119
Oh for lures I've only ever used their 7" ribbon tail worms for bass. Though the only rainbow trout I've ever caught with powerbait trout dough in the pink and yellow swirl color. Outside of this I don't know what to tell you about trout stuff.

>>1060109

I use the floating trout bait to catch stocked rainbows here in central Texas during the winter with great success. Even get the occasional leftover channel catfish.

>>1060118
>I figured I'd buy as much shit as I can right now, so I don't have/want to buy much when I have real bills to pay.
Same here. I just want to get a 7'3"ish heavy casting setup and a inshore casting setup and I'll be 100% done.

>>1060117
Thanks very helpful!

>>1059617
If dubs u have to gif money

>>1060135

Oh yeah, and get a pair of pliers. It seems like everything in the ocean has teeth or spines or some shit to fuck you up.

Don't even try picking up the catfish. Just hold the hook with the pliers and shake until they come off. One of them is still going to stick you with its fin spines. It's going to hurt and burn like a bitch and probably swell some too. There's no cure- not rubbing the fish slime on it, not pissing on it,. Just rinse it off and tough it out.

>>1060118
Damn, just saw that Mach Crush. Looks decent.

Veritas rods are $59 right now at Dick's and I have $10 in rewards... tempting but tryin not to spend much on fishin shit right now because real life stuff. They have a 7' ML, if that's a spinning rod it would be perfect with somethin the size of the President 30 or that Okuma Stratus 25 and some 10lb-15lb braid.

>>1060102
Appreciate it, too cheap not to try it I guess

>>1060118
The want to buy more fishin shit will always be there

>>1060057
Dang
I need one now...for reasons...

>>1060141
Tough luck fuckstick

>>1059617
>oh please great middleclassfag who took out money for some sort of reason giv $50

>>1060222
I'm at a trade convention. I've got just under 3 grand to play with this weekend before I sell anything or do any on-site work.

>>1060224
wanna help me buy a new rod friend?

>>1060183
what i would do is just strip the last inch or so of the covering off the dacron core, and tie straight to the dacron. it will cast a little wonky because it will have a really weak hinge point, but it will be strong when a fish takes it.
>>1060208
rolling

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Afterwork fishin is the best.

Stopped by gander and I would've bought a lews or Revo s to replace my okuma, but they only had left handed models . Even the displays. Pretty disappointing. Bought some shirts and stocked up on gander senkos though.

>>1060129
I honestly can't think of any setup I really really want to buy right now. I'm kinda over buying stuff I think. May get a nicer reel for my topwater rod, but other than that I don't know.

The concept z for sure sometime this year. Will probably be another inshore setup. Then I'll do something with the Curado next year most likely.

>>1060153
Do ittttt

>>1060183
Oh I'm sure, but before I was able to sorta justify it. Now I can't really, so I'm more careful with what I spend my monies on.

>>1060141
reroll

>>1060227
Where you at, what do you have now, and what do you want?

>>1060141
rolling again

>>1060255
winrar

>>1060259

>MA
>shitty old daiwa spin combo
>memecaster

>>1060259
ct, i had just bought some new rods and reels but had my vehicle broken into, trying to scrape together some cash to get a st croix tidemaster so i can get to the beach and slam some stripers this year
fluke too

since my rods got stolen ive got an old ugly stick and a shitty shakespear that was my rod to lend to people

>>1060255
OK PLEASE PAY

Does anyone want to go fishing in Indiana along the lake coast with me?

>>1060240
Sorry I dont do skidrigs
>>1060255
No rerolls

>>1060287
Not I

>>1060289
cuck

>>1060289
>Sorry I dont do skidrigs
>implying that is even close to a skid rig

>>1060248
Concept Z is spring 2018, brah. It's going to be a long wait.

>>1060287
never been

are you okay with me being clueless?
do brown skin people upset you?

>>1060306
Oh shit really? I thought I read it was suppose to drop after iCast. I'm not in any rush either way.

>>1060308
Yeah 13 released an official promo video on YouTube and it says spring 2018.
I'm pretty impatient because I was hoping to at the very least do the swap from bearing to polymer and I assume those drop with the reel.

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>>1060310
im getting one too. i think it will be great on the kayak and for wading around throwing pointers.

>>1060304
Its a rig that you, skid, would be using.

Therefor by definition it would be a skidrig

>>1060282
You have a shipping address you'd be willing to give over email?

>>1060295
Can't hear you over the sound of all this cash rustling

>>1060324
is that a penn senator 14/0?

>>1060329
well in that case everything is a skidrig. you are now no longer willing to use a hand-tied leader, a tapered leader, any kind of fly, braided line tied to a frog, braided or mono line tied to a crank, jig, or swimbait, carolina rigs, fish finder rigs, a hook under a bobber, a crappie jig under a bobber, a hook with a split shot over it, texas rigs, or just about any other rig out there.

>>1060337
I just meant I wasn't gonna buy you anything because of who you are.

Tho I might be down for a trade involving your wooly buggers.

>>1060331
i wouldnt want to ask for the whole thing, its a $160 rod and im going to cover some of that with what little i have, youre a good person even for offering to be honest
if youre serious about giving me a hand and want to drop an email

>>1060341
Shiasurasa@gmail.

I have a Lightning Rod Shock that has a 10 year old Diawa Strikeforce on it that has rusted bearings. Should I just replace it with a nice reel, and eventually upgrade the rod to something that deserves the nice reel?
It's a 6'6" Fast Medium that I want to use for jerkbaits, top water, light weight lipless cranks/squarebills, and weightless Texas rigs.
I was thinking that something like the Caenan in 7.2:1 would be ideal.

>>1060347
buy a good reel, then upgrade the rod when it takes a shit on you. the lightning rod is just fine for most people, then if you accidentally close it in a car door, its time for a new rod that is worthy of your nice reel.

>>1060349
Is the Caenan good enough or should I go even nicer than that?

>>1059542

Would be good if they had hockey teams.

>>1060350
should be fine

>>1060310
polymer is out in feb i believe

>>1060352
>wanting furpuck rods
Trip on, Skid.

>>1060355
i actually dislike most sports.
olympic style wrestling is nice though.

>>1060370
>not greco-roman wrestling
Do you even gay?

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>>1060331
dude, send that nigga a box of dried dogshit

How many gantarels do you have?
Me and my gf's son really really like gantarels. You see me asking you to buy us some gantarels? No.

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>>1059537
Anyone here using the meiho boxes.
Are they the best?

>>1060109
Dunno if you have put & take (P&T) lakes around your place but in a P&T often powerbait is the only thing they wanna bite on.
P&T concept: lakes with stocked trout where you pay by the hour to fish for farm-raised trout.

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Just got an evolution baits grass cutter, is this thing actually good or is it a meme lure? It says it's $25 came in my ltb

>>1060449
Should work.
Things dragged behind buzzbait props are not a new concept at all.

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couldn't fall asleep last night so i went fishing at the crack of dawn

caught this bass, not sure how heavy it was but it bent the hook when i was trying to get it out of the water

do youtubers all use fisheye lenses or something? cause they say they catch a 3lb bass and it looks gigantic but this one definitely felt way heavier than that

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>>1060534
also caught this ugly guy too

I think I caught 15-20 fish in total, tons of round gobies though

>>1060536
>ugly
Don't be talking shit about my whisker babies!

>>1060537
it was making weird noises and stuff too

yuck

>>1060534
It's the camera + you overestimate the weight when you're holding it by the lip.

So I at a creek I've never been to before tossing a Zara Puppy and I'm getting shit loads of small surface explosions like 30yds out, but nothing is getting hooked.
When the lure is maybe 20ft from me there's another blow up, and it was a 6" shad. I can't believe these little shits are going for it kek.
There's a lighting storm now, so I'm in my truck waiting it out.

>>1060565
try something smaller and catch shad for catfish bait

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>>1060534
What kind of hook were you using? I hear people say that have fish straighten out there hooks far too often. I've been fishing my entire life and can't remember a single time that has ever happened.

Nice smallie though. I'd guess somewhere between 3-4 lbs. this guy was just at 4

>>1060572
either a size 2 or 4 baitholder hook

I didn't keep the package but it was a cheaper brand

>>1060577
it was probably eagle claw. those and aberdeen hooks are the only ones ive ever straightened out. go for gamakatsu, they are a bit pricier, but well worth it.

Who all here is a shore fisherman? I can't figure out where the fish are hiding. Even in shady, untouched locations on my local lake, nothing hits. Finesse worms, ol monsters, brush hogs, tubes, crankbaits, spoons, spinnerbaits, frogs. Nothing.

>>1060589
Make sure you aren't casting a shadow anywhere near where you think fish might be.

>>1060589
try a nightcrawler

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>>1060589
It sucks in the summer. Best bet is dawn or dusk, find the dropoffs. Best route is finding a patch of weeds with a dropoff just past it. The decent sized bass like to hit it right at sunset as I'm coming from the deep part up to the edge of the weeds.

Only problem doing that is you better have some strong line and it helps to run something weedless. The spot I do that at, there is a thick weed bed that goes out maybe 40', then drops off. So I launch something out as far as I can, and then when I get back to the weeds I just start reeling fast and bring the lure back across the top so I can cast again. Nothing big is ever in the weeds, they lurk outside on the deep end waiting for a meal to come out of the cover. But when you hook a fish, you still have to bring it back through the weeds to land it.

>>1060589
They're hiding where the water temperature is closest to comfy for them, and where the sun isn't shining directly in their eyes. So shady spots, cover or dropoffs (aka "structure") where the water temp is closest to 70 degrees. If you've been fishing the shallows, that would be why you're not seeing any fish now-they aren't there anymore.

The water's warm so they are still active and feeding, it's just down in the bottom of the lake instead of up top. Bottom-probing and deep water lures and rigs are what works this time of year, so jigs (with some sort of flavorful trailer preferred), deeper diving crankbaits, sinking/suspending jerkbaits, bobber suspended marabou jigs, and for soft plastics Ned, Carolina, and drop shot-rigged stuff.

>>1060407
please mates, answer me

>>1060572
I've only done it once and it was with a Gamakatsu, but my drag was super high cause I was using flipping hooks the day before and forgot about it.

>>1060589
If you can find where the deep spots are with access to shallow water (underwater ditches, holes, drop offs, ect) you'll find a fish eventually. The best time to go is either in morning or evening when the water is cooling. Fish will move up shallower along those spots.

When you're fishing shade lines try to parallel the line and keep the lure in the sunny part of the shade, then work your way in if you think there's fish there.

Oh and slow down your lure presentation.

icast coverage has been literal shit

apparently curado rods coming. and that bat lure won best in show wtf

>>1060536

Those make good bait for flathead catfish.

>>1060540

They make that noise by rubbing their fin/shoulder bones together. If you listen closely, you'll notice it's almost always coming from either the right or left fin- like left and right handedness in people.

>>1060589

What are you fishing for and when are you fishing?

And if there are other people out, are they catching fish?

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>go to new spot
>dragging and hopping a jig for an hour
>catch nothing
>practice my overhead casting accuracy
>swim the jig back to me moderately fast each time
>catch my only fish

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What is the best episode of any TV show to feature fishing and why is it Jumpin' Crack Bass?

>>1060733
there is a reason some jigs are sold as "swim jig"

>>1060761
I know, I just think it's ironic how when I gave up on catching a fish and just focused on my cast is when I get one.

Is braid > swivel barrel interlock > mono with hook and sinker for wacky rig power worms on open water okay ? I tried hook to braid and got nothing

>>1060851
My rod is not fast action so I'm afraid I'm just ripping the bait out of the fishes mouths when I st the hook, I felt nibble but didn't catch anything

>>1060853
your rod being slower will make it less likely to rip the bait out of a fish's mouth

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>>1060656
not available around here.

>>1060745
lost. jajajajajaja

>>1060851
No, if you're going to use a leader just hand tie it.

>>1060745
+1

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I just realized I could use my surf rod for big swimbaits. Fuck yeah mang I can't wait to be that guy throwing lures with a 10' rod.

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>>1060745
That one is great but pic related is OG.

I'm trying to remember other fishin scenes. The South Park with the old people driving, they were on the pond but I don't think they were fishing.

>>1060851
>>1060853
The slower rod will actually help in that case. And a foot or two of mono won't make much of a difference. 30yds of it will make the hook set softer, but not a short leader.

And if you're thinking visibility, bass don't give a fuck.

>>1060891

I use mine for umbrella rigs

>>1060892

They were fishing. Only time I think they've ever been shown fishing.

post interesting chinkshit lures, baits, and equiptment off ebay.

Skunked 4 days in a row.

Getting really irritating, nobody else is catching shit either except for the DINKIEST bluegill. Fuck summer.

>>1060934
Catching a bluegill is still something. You weren't skunked.

>>1060678
>Those make good bait for flathead catfish.
I'm not allowed to use live or dead baitfish here sadly :/

I tried a couple of times anyways when they got hooked through the head or something but I find nightcrawlers work better for most things

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>>1060934
I didn't catch much here either. Shit sucks. Could be due to the monsoons that have persisted the last few days but idk. Still got a nice little bass on the 4 weight and a handful of gills.

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>>1060892
>OG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JP-RjKBPIk

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>>1060891
a muskie rod would work better. you still need some sensitivity, like when a fish eats a hud. what reel you using to throw big swimbaits?

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>>1060941
Nice. I took my 2 weight out and fell in love

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I've never tried these mepps spinners for bass. Are they any good? Wal-Mart has this pack for $20

Caught my first ever pumpkinseed today. Although it slipped out of my hand and back into the water before I could get a pic of it. It was fish number 70 of the year for me.

Also a question, spoons or spinners and why?

>>1060971
>>1060985
Catfish are the Pepe of fish.

>>1060973
Mepps is the one lure that you always need.

>>1060980
Like both, prefer spinners for the fact that I've caught more on them.

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who /pees in their waders/ here?

>>1060993
I done it

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>>1060941
I'm not getting any hits on my most successful lure of all time. So it's probably the weather lately.

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I think I might have went a little overboard with the tungsten weights

>>1060993
>bragging about personal incontinence

>>1061000
>try one thing
>doesn't work
>"must be impossible"
Too bad you don't have a thing you do for when it rains.
You could probably catch a lot more fish if you did.

>>1061016
What site you buy them from?

>>1061000
You remind me of a guy I knew in junior high. His tackle box consisted of a rebel pop-r, a chrome and blue rat-l-trap, a firetiger crank, a crawfish crank, a white spinnerbait, and a chartreuse spinnerbait. He instead that was all he'd ever need.

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>>1061023
http://www.omfishingsinkers.com

They're dumb cheap and honestly better quality than you get at a store for $8-10 for a 2-3 pack
(Non paid promotion)

>>1061019
>>1061026
I tried several things today including jigs, mepps, and texas rigs. I just said that lure is my most successful one, which doesn't mean it's all I use. Learn reading comprehension.

>>1060971
>When a fat girl spots a doughnut in the break room.

>>1060985
>Head sucking good time.

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How was your day queers?

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>>1061043
i had a great day, i worked.
you fished a hs tourney? how'd you do?

good looking cull.

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>>1061043
not as good as yours

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>>1061043
Better now.

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Just a dink today

>>1060904
Fugg imma try it tomorrow and see the kinda looks I get

>>1060953
Oh I'm sure. I don't have any big swimbaits but I might spend ~$30 on one to fuck around with.

>>1060987
What's the story behind this?

>>1061043
Were you fishing a tournament?

>>1061057
Yea a small local one, each boat was $100 buy in. Winner take all

>>1061057
>What's the story behind this?
truck full of hagfish spilled its load in Oregon and completely fucked the road and all the cars around it

>>1061058
Kewl. Did you win?

>>1061060
fuck that noise. I didn't know something could produce so much slime.

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Caught this fellah after work the other day on a nice sculpin fly, one of the best all around flies for warm water in my opinion (specifically in olive green).

I stopped taking pictures for the day after this though since I felt very bad about the land-battle between me and this ga while I tried to get a picture, hah. Tangled up my line, flopped onto the ground, etc. Hate to admit it and don't feel good about it.

>>1061115
kawaii desu

does anyone know anything about the abu garcia ambassadeur maxxar? got it from my grandpa today because he found out about my fishing. right now i have to hold the spool release button to cast, and i'm not sure if that's how it's designed or if the reel is damaged. i haven't really found much on the reel other than a old field and stream advertisement

>>1061137
Probably how the reel is designed, but it could also be a worn part that doesn't engage properly anymore, depending on how much it was used.
It could also be that a part inside is sticking and needs to be lubed to work right.

>>1061115

Gar are damn nigh unkillable. It survived.

Should I bother fishing the Colorado river today?

I've been up and down the San Gabriel every morning and evening for flatheads with no luck and I'm feeling pretty down. I even flipped my kayak for the first time (fortunately all my shit was tied down/floating) which made me feel even worse.

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I'm thinking of getting my first big mouth bass taxidermied, is that gay? I'm new to fresh water fishing and never have caught a big mouth. Something like pic related would look awesome in the garage. I know it's kinda expensive

>>1061335

It's your money.

Personally, I think if you fish long enough, you'll catch plenty of big ones. Unless your very first bass is 10 or more pounds or there's some really unique circumstances attached to it, I wouldn't bother.
I'd spend the money I save on more fishing stuff.

>>1061352
I agree. Only fish I think I would get a replica made for is if I catch a 50 inch northern in Canada or if I catch a 10+ pound Lmb which is really rare for up north. Maybe a giant smallie too (8+ pounds)

>>1061356
10+lb LMB is state-record tier for lots of places up there.
When I was growing up in SoFlo I caught a 5-1/2lb bass out of the local golf course pond. My dad, who is from northern Michigan, said that a fish like that up there would have gotten my picture put in the paper.
Down in Florida it was just another bass in another pond.

Bringing it back, Anon will probably never catch one that's 10lbs+ in Canada. Maybe that's your point, but if he wants to mount one, a 5-7# lmb is more than respectable for up there, and better than most locals will do in a lifetime.

>>1061361

Yeah. Even out of Lake Bastrop, I can pull out at least one bass approaching 5 lbs every trip. Even easier if I go to the place out behind work or any of the park ponds with catch and release/slot limits.

this old chinese guy wouldn't leave when i was fishing my usual spot... he just kind of stood behind me and did stuff trying to annoy me to leave

ended up leaving :/

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>>1061395
he was probably poaching. had some russians do that shit once. guy was acting all tough trying to intimidate us off of a point. guy tossed big ass rocks in front of us. when my friend said something he acted like he didnt hear us. we saw they had a green sturgeon on a stringer tied up deep, we eventually walked up to the car and my friend blasted on them through the bushes with like 10 rounds.
fuck a poacher. havent seen them since.

>>1061395
>Round eye in my spot today, not catching shit
>Bring dishonor on his ancestors
>I wait patiently for him to leave
>Him leave
>I catch 20 fish

>>1061406

You're a stupid asshole who shouldn't have a gun. You should have called the game warden.

>>1061408
jokes on him i caught a big ass smallmouth and probably scared off all the other fish

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I'm looking for some advice on hooks for LRF I've recently bought a 6" long 2-10g casting weight rod and the tackle shop I bought it from didn't have any small worm hooks. I've looked in all my usual online shops and I have no idea what size hooks I'm looking to get? I usually use 4-5 inch soft plastics on a 2/0 or 3/0 worm hook and rig them Texas style as I fish rocky weedy saltwater spots. I'm still going to use some of my 4" SP weightless but I'm also looking at using something like the 1" paddletails and worms. So what size jig heads and hooked would I need? Also do they stop making wide gape hooks once they get small as I can't seem to find any anywhere?

>>1061425
Those guys are cool tho. And if you really don't want to see minorities you have to go to places that are hard to get to and/or far away from cities.

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>>1061412
reading comprehension much?

you sound like a little bitch so wont share the the other poacher stories (which are actually far worse) also no game warden within 100 miles of that spot. wardens here are spread thin and have to patrol many miles of area, a call to them usually means one may or may not show. so along with being a huge assuming faggot youre still a bitch. now go catch some gills for your momma who you probably still live with nigga.

So i went fishing at this farm pond yesterday and one of the neighbors kid was there and wanted to help land a fish i caught. So the first thing he did was to grab the line to take the fish out of the water by the line, before i had anytime to to say anything my line snapped and the fish got away. did thing had to explain to a 15 year old kid way you dont grab the line to land a fish.

It was about 4 pounds i was a little salty.

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>>1061425
>muh nature

yfw: those niggers probably catch more fish than you

>>1061443

I'm sorry. I'm too scared that you and your friend will shoot at my car while hidden in bushes like the big bad ass defenders of the law you seem to consider yourselves to be.

>>1061458
thats the faggiest response ive ever heard.
lrn2read.
no one was defending a law. where was that written in the post? I personally dont like poachers but mostly I dont like assholes.
throwing big ass rocks at other fishermen in order to chase them away is a asshole thing to do. Thinking that you and your buddies are immune to the repercussions is foolish.
also no one gives a fuck what your scared ass thinks, throw a bunch of rocks at us like a bitch and you might get wet. thats just a part of life that you havent seen from your moms house.

>kid

>>1061463
why do i have a feeling this is a fake story posted by spoiled 14 year old over weight white on an i phone who also has a skateboard, rode it once, fell off, ran home with it crying, and never touched it again, but is always dressed like he skates?

>>1061465
because you're projecting hard there

>$50 spinning reel easily casts 50+ yards
>$140 baitcaster bearly gets 30 yards

who else fell for the meme

>>1061465
why would he be wasting time here talking to poor fat dudes who can barely catch fish?
that would seem odd.

who do you live with?

>>1061474
You're just bad at casting anon...

>>1060053
Been fishing with that new rod and reel past few days now and like it. Its very sensitive and light to use compared to my older, much heavier rod. I can cast small lures much farther now. I also like that hole in the handle so you can put your finger straight against the rod and feel everything better.

Dont know how it works with large fish but i did not notice any weaknesses. What you can expect from such lightweight rod anyways? Works perfectly for its purpose.

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>>1061532
>hole in the handle

is that under the reel seat?
What rod is it? I'm looking for a 7' light action rod. Not a lot of light model bass rods out there. Still searching but will most likely have to wrap my own. I have a fly rod blank that I made into a ul spinning rod but really want a ul-l 'bass type' rod to use.

>>1061474
>I don't know how to properly adjust my breaks and overhead cast
The post

>>1061545
>>1061504

You two are giving him too much credit. He probably doesn't even have the proper line/lure/rod sizes.

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>>1061537

>>1061475
His Father and a very nervous dog.

>>1060733
how's that stratus been workin out for ya

>>1061463
>throwing big ass rocks at other fishermen in order to chase them away is a asshole thing to do. Thinking that you and your buddies are immune to the repercussions is foolish.

People who shoot at someone's car from the bushes because they threw rocks in their fishing area is seriously overreacting.

Trying to justify firing live rounds at someone's car with, "But they were poaching!" and "Well they were assholes!" is a pretty weak reason to shoot up someone's car. And while hidden in the bushes no less.

It's irresponsible gun use and you're bragging about it like it was some hot shit.

>>1061589
>very nervous dog
i've not had a dog since i was 7

>>1061619

A 7 year old fucking a dog is still abuse.

>>1061602
I can't give an informed opinion on it since my fishing conditions aren't rigorous. Fishing ponds that have no structure, but it casts decently far and the retrieve is smooth. Haven't had a fish pull the drag on it since I keep it a little high.
I will say the drag on the spinning Stratus is rather nice. I have a size 25 on a finesse set up and the fish pull it consistently, and if I try and reel while they're dragging out line it hasn't shit on me yet.

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~4lber easy. This dude jumped like 3 feet out of the water lmao.

>>1061675
Try 2.5lber

>>1061685
Definitely not

>>1061686
Unless it's fatter than it is tall or you shoved a double fistful of bank sinkers down its gullet, that's not a 4lb bass

>>1061692
Okay anon :-)

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>>1061675
If that's a 4 then this must have been close to 6

[spoiler]it wasn't[/spoiler]

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>>1061696
Looks about the same to me desu. This is why I take pictures of the fish next to the rod.

>>1061705
Here's a wild idea. Hope you're sitting down because it's probably going to be a lot to take in. Ok get this... they sell scales that weigh fish. And the best part is they are really inexpensive. Crazy right? Here I even did you the favor of linking you one.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00W9ME9AE/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1500252261&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=digital+fish+scale&dpPl=1&dpID=31G94ll2bAL&ref=plSrch

>>1061705
The fish in his picture is obviously much larger. In at least the 1-1.5lb range.

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>>1061712
You mean one like this? The one that told me that fish up there was 3.7lbs? (Pro tip that's ~4lb).

I don't really care if you believe me anon I'm just tryna share my fish damn

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>>1061726
>adding .3 pounds just cause lol Xd

In that case this guy was ~1lb

>>1061675
Was that fluke weightless or do you have a splitshot out of view? Also were you just jerking it or can you swim those?

>>1061745
im willing to bet weightless and twitching it

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Kek the head of the lure went through where the hook comes out. Bet I can't to that again.

>>1061731
How else am I suppose to grow my e-peen?

>>1061745
Texas rigged with a bullet weight bouncing it on the bottom and flipping to cover. If I flip it to cover and I don't feel like bouncing it back I just swim it real slow on the bottom and that's got me a fish or two.

>>1061751
>flipping
How heavy is that bullet weight?

no seriously why am i only getting 30 yards on my baitcaster?

i adjusted everything and about the only time i could lauch something is when i was catfishing with a 2oz weight

>lews tournament MB w/ 6'6 MH fenwick HMG

>>1061757
Watch more YouTube videos, and do I sideways cast to start if you're bad at an overhead cast.
If you're reel is adjusted then it's all on you.

>>1061755
3/16

>>1061757
You just have to practice. Keep loosening your brakes and spool tension as you get better. I keep my spool tension just tight enough to keep the spool from moving side to side. It takes a bit to train your thumb, but it's not impossible.

Oh and make sure you're using good form. It helps a lot.

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lol

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Just bought these, are they any good? My friend swears by them

>>1061757
Do you have both the brake cranked down and your thumb on the spool?

What is the best ultra light rod I can get for under $80? Looking for something long.

>>1061848
fenwick makes a 7 foot ultralight rod. i think its an eagle, i hear good things about them.

>>1061808
Mepps a best
If I had to pick one lure and one lure only for freshwater a spinner sure would be in the lineup if not the winner.
You can catch pretty much anything on those suckers. Pike, perch, trout, any kind of predator (no bass here where I live). Hell, I even caught a tench on one some years ago.
I even have a few in my tackle box (I only fish saltwater off the coast nowadays - no freshwater spots I can fish around) for those days where I wanna try something completely different.

>>1061907
spoons are better

>>1061907
I bought them for bass fishing out here. Should I use them on my spinning rod or baitcaster? I have a curado and penn fierce 2

>>1061910
Almost everybody uses spoons in some variety so fish see all sorts of spoons all the time.
And spoons mimic little fish while a spinner looks like nothing edible. I theorise it looks like candy to a fish - they know it prolly aint food but they still want to taste it.

>>1061912
Don't know much about baitcasters but I am assuming judging from looks only that you need some weight behind to make a decent cast.
Spinners are quite light you know so I would imagine spinning reels being better. But give them both a shot and see what you prefer.

>>1061915
also spoons are more versatile, fish love them when you jig them or swim them or even pull them along the top like a topwater

>>1061916
You're not wrong. All I am saying is that spinners are also GOAT-tier and most certainly one of the best lures around. Betting on only one lure is stupid but a spinner sure is among the contenders if I had to pick only one.

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Sea kayak fishing question I've been slow jigging and Tai rubbering for a few weeks now up to 40 mtrs depth with some nice catches but of a normal size (bout 500g fish to 3 kilos) I want to go deeper say 100mtrs for that 6 to 10 kg fishes but I know that along with those mahi mahi and the groupers there are some huge ass 40-60 kilos tunas down there. My gear is sufficient to target such a fish but my shitty inflatable yak is well an inflatable yak. Should I get a hit from such a monstrosity attempt to reel it in or should I just cut my line and avoid surfing in Neptune's kingdom? My yak is an advanced elements straight edge.

>>1061931
Safety first mate. As annoying and frustrating as it may be that big, beautiful fish ain't worth drowning over.

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>>1061444
Master angler at the fishing farm.

What's the Lew's claim for people to buy their reels?
Shimano and Abu have cult followings and "superior craftsmanship".
I guess I'm asking what is the selling point to get a Lew's when for the same price you can have a Curado?

>>1062038
back in the day, lews was the reel to have for bass, so now that the name is back in production old timers are reccomending them again

>>1062042
Ah, so there isn't a reason. Thanks for being concise, friend.

>>1062038
What's Pflueger's?
What's 13 Fishing's?

Most of them don't have a claim, it's preference and budget that comes into play

>>1062044
pretty much

>>1062051
Can't speak for Pfluger, but 13 Fishing's gimmick/selling point appears to be "Japanese crafted X", high amounts of drag, offering 8.1:1 on everything, and edgy designs for the 8-28 demographic. They've outright said in a video that they've been targeting the young crowd and been profiting.

Can you drop shot effectively without a boat? I fish from shore so is it worth it to start drop shoting?

>>1062065
Depends on the size of the body of water.
If they're out 50yds from shore and 30ft deep it'll be hard, but if you're fishing structure and docks at a lake then you'll be fine from shore.
Also if you go to a local pond that has bass in them a drop shot will catch the fish for you.
I've been to some ponds and the bastards won't touch a crank or texas rig, but can't resist a nose hooked or wacky drop shot.

>>1062066
I've been getting skunked recently, and I haven't tried drop shoting so I think ima give it a try. I heard it catches a ton of fish . When you cast are you pitching mostly?

>>1062068
>When you cast are you pitching mostly?
Well if there's some obvious structure then pitching to it would be ideal and then slowly working it back to you from there, but if I'm at a pond I'll cast as far as I can to the center of the pond and constantly work it back to me with not pauses and slowly reeling in my slack. Once the rig is maybe 20ft from the bank I'll slow my presentation all the way down with frequent pauses (but always keep your slack line to a minimum so you can feel the subtle bites). Sometimes I'll get bites out in the center of the pond while moving it hastily, but a majority of the strikes are within the 20ft range worked very finesee. If there's a tree that hangs over the pond offering shade work those spots extra hard with a drop shot. I don't know why, but if I pitch a texas rig under a tree they can be finicky, but a drop shot under a tree seems to produce way better.

>>1062060
Okay you got me there, but 13 Fishing's stuff seems legit. Although I am the "younger crowd". Their reels feel so nice and you can get the same reel in a variety of gear ratios. Only problem? I'm poor and can't afford them (looking at the Concept A)

>>1062084
If they have the compatibility, buying an Origin C and replacing the bearings for the polymer looks like it could be choice. And that should be like $115 or something.

>>1062073
Thanks for the tips man, ima go fish it tomorrow I'll post pics if I catch anything

>>1061848
okuma sst ( i think they are kokanee rods)
comes in a 7 ft 6 ultralight and its very nice, good action for fish that will throw hooks easily aswell
theres some other anon here who has one aswell

>>1062038
Original Lew's was the first high-speed (for the time), low-profile memcaster.
This time around they're just trading on the reputation of 30+ years ago.
It's a way to have good name recognition and a customer base without having to do any work building it.

>>1062051
>>1062060
Pflueger's name was made on their Medalist Fly Reels, which were the first modern fly reels, went basically unchanged for 60 years and got copied by everyone under the sun, particularly after Shakespeare bought them in the mid-60s.
Nowadays they're the parent company's mid-tier brand, offering decent quality without being absolute shit-tier like Shakespeare

>>1062086
Concept A. Not Z. It's mostly the cork grips though, So I'll probably get an Origin A or C and replace the grips

>>1062042

Heh. An older guy at work just recommended them when we were talking baitcasters.

is bepis around to make a new thread or should i?

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>>1062151
damn

>>1062154
We pruned, boys.

>>1062206

Good, it was a shit thread.

>watch video of guy talking about a high end reel
>entire comment section is full people bring up the price
>obligatory "muh silver max" poster
Every hobby has high end equipment that some people can't afford, but why do bass fisherman have to be such fags about it?

>>1062222

Every hobby i can think of there is always some "muh cheap chinese knockoff is just as good" guys.

Tired of waiting for new thread

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>>1062243
The bump limit is 310 posts my friends

>gullet hook a mooneye
>switch to a bigger hook to prevent it
>gullet hook a bigger mooneye
what the fuck

>>1062258
Sage advice Pepsi.