Fishing & Tackle Thread

>>1081138
I fucked this all up

Too lazy to redo it all

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Posting this again for visibility

Recommendation for a newbie rig?
Only place I fish is off the piers or in a kayak down on the Texas Gulf Coast by Corpus Christi Port A or even up by Matagorda Bay

I used to use cheap ass $50 pole from Academy Sports but that was because I was just getting into it. Any suggestions? My budget is around $150-200

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>>1081147
Still gonna say that's a good budget for a Penn combo in whatever size you want.

>that pelvic tilt
do not want

Na, joking plox give.

What all do you guys use senkos for? Wacky, drop shot, Texas, Carolina, punchbait?

>>1081180
Wacky or Texas rigged. Never anything else besides those two. If I'm going to use a dropshot I will use a robo worm or a KVD dream shot

Gonna be dragging lures off a boat for pikes next weekend.
>What lures should i drag?
>Paravane?
>Planer?
Used to catch pike as a kid with my dad using 2 rods dragged as slow as the motor on the boat would allow, we almost never had entanglement issues. Gonna be fishing with a friend this time and we are thinking about using 2 rods each.
Havent fished like this for more than 15 years or something so im probably way out of my expertise i guess

First time in a few years while being subscribed to MTB that they have fucked up. They forgot a jig that was listed on the card. They also sent me the exact same lucky craft d-9 that I got a few months ago. afer exchanging some emails over the last few days they just sent me a shipping confirmation for the jig and the exact same d-9 that said I already got twice... are these people retarded?
>>1081191
Get some wire or flouro leaders. Tie that to your main line and clip on big deep diving jerkbaits or cranks if you have any. Big metalic colored spoons work as well. The bigger the bait the better. The smallest of snakes will still try for it if they see it and are hungry

>>1081196
They just sent out an email the other day boasting about how much they have grown in 5 years.

>>1081201
Yeah I saw that too lol. I just don't get how they sent me the same bait that we discussed is the bait I got twice and they were going to replace with something else. Maybe the just bill me for that lure and give me something of equal or greater value? Idk. If I get another d-9 in the mail I might have to consider dropping them

>>1081212
Find somebody who sells em and exchange that bitch for something else

>>1081180
Wacky or weedless weightless. Or when a fish fuckmangles one I'll trim it down to 2.5-3" and Ned rig the stump.

I use Z-drops, Roboworms, or Finesse worms for dropshot.

Nothing is deep enough to bother Carolina rigging here.

The only Texas rigging I do is creature stuff, I've not once ever had even a nibble T-rigging a worm.

>>1081196
Yeah I dropped MTB this last month due to them fucking up
>single flipping hook valued at $9.99
>a fucking 3-pack of Big Bite Baits crawdad plastics is valued at $5.49 when I can get a 10-pack from Dick's for $1.99
>says they sent me MTB-branded garlic scent, didn't get any, they claim to have shipped out a replacement 3 weeks ago, didn't get it or a tracking number or any other confirmation, they haven't responded to any emails in 2 weeks
Honestly even contemplating filing a chargeback for fraudulent business practices.

>>1081227
Zoom makes these shakey head worms that are bretty kewl too. They are about the same length as finesse worms but get really thin at the tail end and gives em good action. I have a pack of the Z-Drop worms too and a couple packs of Fluke Stiks which are basically senkos with a little tail and I have landed a lot on the fluke stiks.

>>1081236
That was it? The big bite, the hook, and the garlic? You had to get one real hard bait. What does that hook look like?

But that's stupid they would send Big Bite in there. I mean the stuff isn't bad, just common and cheap and the whole point of MTB was supposed to be introducing people to new brands, not shit that goes on sale for 99¢ at Dick's.

>>1081241
Oh, there was other shit in there. Gimme a sec, I haven't taken it out of the wrappers yet. I'll get a pic.


Keep in mind this was the "pro" box.

Any standard reccomendations for an inshore casting rod? Budget about $100 or so, and I'd like to do some flounder and snapper fishing.

Have a Penn 109 and Okuma XP202L (210yds of 20lb line) reels.

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>>1081245
AYO HOL' UP

I found the garlic scent.

This is apparently $5.50 worth of garlic scent.

It was stuck under a corner of the box.

I'm legit more pissed they valued this at $5.49 than I am the thought I didn't get any. I can get TWO OUNCES of Spike-It garlic for $5.99.

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>>1081250
This is the total contents of the August Pro box.

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>>1081253
This is a $10 flipping hook. Supposedly.

Oh, also, please excuse me regarding the big Bite Baits. It's a FOUR pack, not a three pack. Woo. I can still get a 10-pack of them for $1.99.

>>1081147
All star rod texas special in at least 7'+ penn battle 3000 or 4000.

Extra budget is the ugly stik inshore select rod in medium/mh 7' or 7'6"

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Speaking of zoom Shakey heads.

>>1081259
It's funny how stupid they think their customers are...

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>tfw this pond actually needs carp
Idk what I could even run that wouldn't be covered in shit after every cast.

>>1081250
And it's their brand and some sample pack. Wtf.

>>1081253
Yeah that's weak. Those Bagleys are straight but like $7, Charlies Worms are pretty cheap but not bad, the garlic scent is stupid, the Big Bite is something you could get out of a clearance bin for 50¢. I mean realistically there's like $15 worth of actual tackle between the Bagley, the jig, and the Charlie's worms. For a regular box it's not terrible but that sucks for the Pro box since those Bagleys are inexpensive and a lot of times they will give you a $10+ crank at least.

So the far right, that's the $5 hook? And what is the thing next to it?

>>1081259
Jesus

>>1081273
Wut color? Those worms are straight tho right?

>>1081278
Far right is the TEN DOLLAR hook. $9.99 according to the card.

The thing next to it is a 6pk of bobber stops, valued at $3.49 according to the card but they're identical to the Eagle Claw bobber stops that you can get a 50pk for $2.99.

Don't ask me what the fuck bobber stops are doing in a goddamn bass box.

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>>1081253
>not paying 5 bucks for the first box and then canceling your subscription right away

You deserve it.

>>1081284
Worst part is, the first 3 boxes were straight af. LC cranks, $10 jigs I actually like, big-assed bags of plastics that actually work, etc. The last 2 have been duds tho.

>>1081281
You use bobber stops for punch rigs you dumb googan

>>1081291
No, you fucking peg it. Either with a (free) toothpick or Peg-It™ which damn sure isn't $3.50.

>>1081284
I ended up doing 3mos. With the $10 off, it was like $10 per box. I was happy because each one came with at least one big bait that I would consider spending close to $10 on.

I'm still debating doing LTB the same way if I can find a code. Or maybe try the inshore box.

>>1081281
That's ridiculous. You should look the shit up online and see how much it really costs. That sample tube of garlic scent should be free and counted towards the box.

Also now lookin at those punch rigs, I thought it was an actual jig, not just a skirt. Kinda fucked up.

>>1081294
Toothpicks can damage your line unlike a bobber stop

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>>1081297
I did.
>Big Bite Baits
Well, nobody fucking sells 4 packs, best I can do is a 10-pack. $1.99-$2.49 depending on where.
>Charlie's Worms Chunk
$2.99
>Bagley Bang O Lure
$5.99 but "discontinued" at Dick's, $7.35 at Bamboo Baits
>Heavy Metal Punch Rig
I can't even fucking find a webpage for the company and the only mention of it online is MTB's own page. Similar punch rigs (tungsten skirt) run from $3.99-$6.49 depending on brand.
>MTB-brand bobber stops
Yeah fuck them, gonna compare them to a 10-pk of Eagle Claw. $0.99.
>Zone-Loc flipping hook
Pic related. Zone-Loc's own fucking website. 4 pack for $5.49, which puts them pretty well in line with the KVD hooks or Owner hooks.


>actual retail value of the $24.99 Pro box:
$0.80 ($1.99/10, x4)+$2.99+$7.35+5.24 (median between $3.99 and $6.49)+$0.99+$1.37 ($5.49/4)==$18.74

Total ripoff. Especially considering my first box contained a LC Flashminnow ($20 by itself) and the box after that contained a Whopper Plopper 130 ($18) and a Boyd Duckett topwater ($12).

>>1081301
so buy a 99 cent 25pk of Peg-Its.

If you use a bobber stop with a punch rig, it will slide freely up and down the line. Especially if you use braid, because it will slide over the bobber stop.

Any standard reccomendations for an inshore casting rod? Budget about $100 or so, and I'd like to do some flounder and snapper fishing.

Have a Penn 109 and Okuma XP202L reels, both with a spool size that fits roughly 200yds of 20lb line, if that helps.

>>1081313
The same goddamn rods we recommended to you 20 minutes ago. Jesus Christ.

>>1081314
And those would be...let's see...replies to >>1081247...
Nothing?

Sorry for the double post-was not intended-but you're being a dipshit.

>>1081317
Also, I'm not this guy >>1081147

I don't want to do pier fishing.

>>1081317
ey sorry, assumed >>1081269
was aimed at your first post due to the timing of it.

I bought a fly rod. What length should I make my tippet and what sort of flies work on lakes with Walleye in it? I also have some trout ponds around here.

Buddy at Cabelas sold me a 6wt rod because i'm new and have no clue what I want to target.

>>1081319
Gotcha
One problem is those are spinning rigs, and I have casting reels.

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>>1081309
Thats ass. This is what I got this month minus the jig they are mailing me. The prices on my box seem normal to me
>Boyd duckett topwater
$7.99
>football head jig (not included in pic)
$4.79
>10 pack catch co flicker worms
$3.49
>hooks
$1.70
>lucky craft d-9
$15.99
>baby mad pacas
$4.49

>>1081323
>walleye with a fly

Oh boy. I don't even know if that's possible. Maybe in the spring and fall when you can wade for the them in bays but idk how you'd be able to fly fish 20+ feet down to where they are

>>1081323
>I bought a fly rod
Yay!
what length should I make my tippet
No shorter than 2 feet, depending on where/how/what you're fishing it might be up to 8 feet.
>flies for walleye
Minnow streamers, leech patterns, wooly buggers. I like clousers and #6 black bead-head wooly buggers
>6wt
He did you a solid

>>1081328
I got that Duckett topwater 2 months ago, and I got the flicker worms last month (although in a different color). I have only gotten the one Lucky Craft, which was in the first box, and I've never gotten anything by Lunkerhunt.

>>1081329

Thanks dawg.

>>1081328

I have some streams and rivers 2 hours away, but lakes are what are around me. We have a big river running to the south of me that has Goldeyes, mooneyes, walleye, pike, suckers and sturgeon in it. The streams and rivers further out have Bull trout and other cold water fish that are found in the foothills. Fly fishing just seems really relaxing and fun.

>>1081323
Walleyes....they CAN be caught on fly rigs, but they might not be the best fish for beginners to fly fish for.
Not because you can't do it, but more the sense that they're not generally caught on the kind of fly fishing techniques that makes people fall in love with fly fishing.
Leech patterns, clouser minnows, long leaders and sink tip line are the name of the game for walleye, especially when they're suspended 10-15 feet down.

>>1081147
Buy an okuma avenger or similar, and something 7' to 8', fast action and a bit of ass to it like a penn squadron or allegience, that will leave a little money in the budget for #20 or #30 braid.
>>1081247
Ive got a fenwick silverhawk that I like. It's kind of faster than medium fast but not quite fast and I really like it. It's probably not the advice you were looking for though
>>1081278
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>>1081323
Someone direct him to the paste bin? I dont wanna type it all out

>>1081341

I guess. I just thought they would be good when I take my boat out in the morning. They are always eating bugs off the surface.

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>>1081309
Shitty

Also those Ned rigs def aren't great for these ponds. Would probably work better with a Trick Worm that would stand up thru the mud and grass.

That Rip Stop and a wacky rig were getting the most attention. First fish ever on a wacky rig. Those rings are supposed to help the worm last longer too, so much for that.

>>1081328
Pro box or regular? MTB or LTB?

>>1081328
>normal
>D-9 is $6 more expensive than Dick's sells it for and $4 more expensive than TW sells it for
I mean I understand they're listing MSRP and not normal retail value but still.

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>>1081188
>KVD dream shot
My nigga

>>1081294
... Or you use bobber stops so the weight can still move a little bit.

Also the hook is obviously a misprint.

But you still got ripped on that box.

>>1081345
If you see em munchin bugs on top water then throw a little floating bug imitation.
>>1081353
MTB pro
>>1081355
Tell me about it. That lure will get almost no use from me and yet that is the one they decide is the one they will send me a duplicate of. Hopefully they follow what they said they were going to do and send me something of equal or greater value as a free replacement

>>1081280
Pump chart.

Yes unlike the u-tales they're straight but they live t flail around

People ruin everything. Went to Canadian tire for some things, went to go look at fushing lures and stuff. Everything is behind locked plexiglass. Have to press button and wait for support person to get you exactly what you want.

>>1081357
Y'know I really don't give a shit if it's a misprint or not. It's wrong, and potentially criminal (at the very least false advertising, potentially fraud).

>>1081382
I didn't mean straights as in a line, I mean straight like they work well

>tfw summer freshwater sucks but still more productive than saltwater
Had a 6" worm on there (ExoStick shit from MTB) and something grabbed onto it for awhile but idk if it was a snek or LMB. The area was this grassy patch where a lot of sneks hide so it may have been a small-med one since they love to grab part of a bait and run.

>>1081394
I forgot Canadian Tire sells fishin stuff. That's great but unfortunately I see you still have minorities in Canada. Come to the US and just go look at any Walmart fishing section in an area with black people or hispanics, you will see so much fucked up stuff.
>10pks of Yamamotos filled with Yum worms because somebody put the $8 Yamamotos in the $2 Yum pack and bought em.
>20pks of Zooms with 6 worms left because they took the 14 out and bought a pack of 34 for the price of 20
>generic cranks in X-Rap package because they swapped em and paid $3 for a $12 X-Rap
>Absolutely nothing has the right price because the nigs who work there can't read and label shit properly
>Basically every rod had a broken tip from kids playing with them
>5/0 and 1/0 worm hooks for days, but no 3/0 because that is the size you need

>>1081401
Relax bruh. If anything just send an email talking about how you feel ripped off and you're cancelling your subscription and going to join LTB and write bad reviews of MTB on all sorts of Subreddits. If they have any business sense they will hook it up. If not, leave scathing reviews everywhere.

>>1081325
Idk where you are from but in texas castaway and all star are good.

>>1081402
Yeah, Toronto, and in minority heavy area. I miss living farther north in the Kawarthas. Wasn't into fishing then, now i miss it even more.

Speaking of minorities, went fishing last weekend and watched some asian guy use his foot to boot a catfish back into the water.

>>1081402
>package swapping instead of just outright stealing them
You're getting fucked by whites. The minorities just outright steal them.

>>1081403
I'm content just cancelling my sub. I might do a one-off with LTB if they put out a good coupon or something instead of the $5 off they have now though. I gave them 3 weeks to make it right (even though I simply missed that tiny little 1-use packet of scent thinking I was gonna get a Spike-It sized bottle for what they said it was worth) and they blew me off completely. I'm not vengeful enough to go around leaving shit reviews because I broke even after 5 months.

>>1081401
I got the same hook and it said it was a little over a dollar.

It's shitty they didn't email you back about it though. They've always been good about getting back to me. Are you sure you sent the email to the right address?

>>1081410
I had about a 5-reply conversation chain with them over the garlic scent, they said they'd ship me a new one priority mail. Never gave me a tracking number, and when I didn't get it 8 days later I emailed back asking if they'd shipped it yet because I hadn't gotten anything, by replying to their last one in the same chain. No response. So I sent a new email to the same address. No response.

A little over a dollar would, I suppose, be fair for what it is.

>>1081404
Coastal Georgia. Haven't seen those around here.

>>1081405
>asian
>putting a fish back in the water
>alive
I don't believe you

>>1081431
Hence why it was so noteworthy

>>1081431
The footwork he gave that fish... It wasnt alive for long. It was after he offered it to some other asian couple that was there and they said they didn't want it.

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>>1081415
Yeah I don't blame you for cancelling.

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>>1081313
teramar.

Hey bepsman you asked me about my order on Dicks before. One spinner, another 4 spinners, and 8 rapalas are coming 8/16. The rest of the spinners and split shots have no tracking info yet.

are yyamamamamyto senkos a meme

how do other stick baits do for you guys?

>>1081470
No.

They don't perform quite as well. Some are close enough to be worth having if the bite is hot and you're not willing to blow through $30 in yamasenkos, some are utter shit.

In my experience the hierarchy goes:
>Yamasenko
>-----
>Z-Man Zinker
>BPS Stick-O
>F&S Sugar Stix
>Yum Dinger
The Zinkers are hands down the most durable, and come fairly close on action. Dingers are the cheapest and second-most durable, but they're hard as fugg. StickO's can be bought in bulk and are kind of a middle-ground.

>>1081476
Is f&s sugar stix actually better than dinger? That shit goes on sale all the time

>>1081483
I think so, but the gap is very very close.

Dingers go on sale all the time too.

The only reason I even tried the Sugar Stix is I work for F&S and get an extra 5% off on F&S brands above and beyond my normal employee discount.

>>1081486
Daaaaaaaamn 30% all F&S products? That's good shit. Dick's employee here and you bet I use my discount to it's fullest potential

>>1081489
You have no idea how jealous I am of that.
Not quite jealous enough to work retail for a living, but still.

>>1081489
30% hardlines at least. Supposed to start getting 5% on the F&S ammo starting 1 Sep but I'm not gonna hold my breath.. Wish it extended to Jawbone as well, I wear a lot of the Jawbone fishing shirts.

Really don't understand why they're not giving us ANY discount on Second Skin. It's gonna be a total flop.

>>1081491
I'm still in college so it isn't for a living, just extra cash

>>1081492
Jawbone makes some solid stuff. Although I'm not sure what Second Skin is to be honest

>>1081504
Dick's just launched a new apparel line called Second Skin, designed to compete with UA Heatgear/Nike Dryfit.

>>1081512
Hunting season is starting to crank up. If they make some stuff in camo patterns I bet it will sell, and for full retail at that.

>>1081180
Texas rig it (weighted) with a finesse blade coming out of the tail. feels great when you twitch it and it attracts all kinds of shit for me (largemouth, channel cat, gar, the occasional bluegill with something to prove). it's my go-to when nothing is biting or the only thing i bring with me on quick outings.

>>1081515
From what I've seen it's strictly workout/sports clothes.

>>1081492
>Really don't understand why they're not giving us ANY discount on Second Skin. It's gonna be a total flop.

Irony is in the name. First thorny bush or sharp branch. And it tears open like the shit China shit it is.

Guys wtf is a memecaster?

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>>1081672
>NOT LINE TWIST
lurk moar

>>1081673
>Not 2+(8*2) ball bearings

I just ordered a Pflueger President XP 35 and some 30# braid.

What rod should I pair this with? I was thinking something around 6'6" medium action would suit me, but I am a little concerned that they tend of have fairly low line ratings (like 6-12) that would be likely to break with this setup.

>>1081673
i dont understand this meme

>>1081702
If you're gonna run 30lb braid you should be using a longer MH rod. Moderate or mod-fast unless you're making a frogging rig, then mod-fast to fast.

Dick's is running a 50% off sale on several good rods right now, I would recommend the Lew's Carbon Fire. It's $39.98 currently.

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How does one store and transport a couple of meme eel v2's, they are 40 CM long, which is larger than my actual tackle box? Also, did anyone figure out a good way to store and transport flourocarbon leaders? Having them all turn to a big pile of shit in a backpack makes me die a little inside every time

>>1081706
The tail should be able to fold or curl back up the body. Not sure what tackle box/bag you're using but they should fit in a standard 3700-size box that way.

I use old, empty tippet spools to coil my leaders on (both for regular fishing and my fly leaders). Alternately, ziploc sandwich bags.

Circle or Kahle hook for Catfish? I plan on keeping them so i'm not to worried about ease of release just how good they are for catching off cut bait.

>>1081708
Circle

>>1081706
>fold lure In half, jam into ziplock

>wrap leader around a stick or something

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Any tips on hook setting? I caught a bunch of bass yesterday but even more came off.

>>1081711
If you are jigging them and consistently lose fish, sharpen your hooks. They take the jig full tilt and should hook themselves properly without any efford from you.

Alternatively, switch to a different/better hook/jig-head. I honestly cant really tell how you are fishing for them though

>>1081711
On topic of just hook sets: crimp the barbs. Ive been doing that with all my hooks and still land big bass on t-rigs.
From experience; I normally will lose small fish. T-rigs arent really for catching dink bass effectively.
I lower my drag down and dont put too much force on the fish, I think that just makes the hole in their mouth bigger and makes you lose it.
The drag should be easy enough to pull with my hand with some force.

>>1081717
>Better hook/jighead
I'll go buy some next time I'm out, right now I'm using whatever ancient ones I found in this old tacklebox
>Can't tell how I'm fishing for them
I rigged some worms texas style but I didn't have any bullet weights so I just got close to the weed bank and drifted downstream pulling the worm through.
>>1081719
>Lower drag
Thanks, I'll try that.

>>1081723
Im using walmart hooks to catch 2-3 lb smallies. Dont doubt cheap hooks. Just check if the old hooks you're using are pointy.

Oh also I just use split shots right above the line's knot instead of bullet weights.

>>1081672
>>1081703
Think of it as the katana of fishing reels.

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>got my megabass jerkbait stuck on some structure and couldn't get it out
25 bucks down the drain

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>>1081708
For channel and similar size cats, these, but in size 2 rather than 2/0.
>inb4 meme hooks
They work tho.
Last time I went out catfishing I used these and my brother was using circles.

He still guthooked a few.
Every one of mine was in the corner of the mouth.

>>1081711
Set the hook straight up, and be sure you're getting all the slack out of your line. If you're using mono you're gonna have to set it pretty hard.

>>1081711
Get a cheapo pocket sharpening stone and file your hook points.
If you think they might be short striking, wait a second to set your hook.

>>1081732
Also, there's no need to use heroic hooksets, especially if you're using braid.
Mono is different. It's so stretchy that you NEED a hookset that big to even get any force to the hook to set it. But braid doesn't stretch hardly at all, so just a quick snap of your wrists is all it takes. If you do your impression of a TV fishing show host with braid, you'll rip the hook right out of their mouths.

>>1081728
>buying a 25$ lure
You deserve it

>>1081729
>try and buy a bundle of hooks
>cant tell their damn hook style because they're in a bundled mess
I cant believe they dont just include an image of the hook.

>>1081732
>wait a sec
Dont do this so much, often your reaction-time vs the fish's swiftness will be enough time for a wait. As soon as I feel something, I reel in and set the hook. When I used to wait I gut hooked.

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>>1081706
>did anyone figure out a good way to store and transport flourocarbon leaders?
This is what I do. A piece of sleeping pad material or similar, cut pairs of V-shapes into it and then just wrap it around. It can unwrap itself, thats why I keep it in the box.

>>1081706
Got another idea: take something round, wrap leader around, put a rubber band over it.

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Hey bro can I borrow your reel

>>1081768
Nigga that's nothing. Some old penn reels are rusted and disgusting as fuck yet they still work great

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>gf: how did fishing go
>me: got skunked
>gf: what are you thinking don't just sit in the chair
>me: it means I didn't catch anything

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>>1081772
Yea I just cleaned the shit that was laying around it.

>FUCKING DICKS
4 different packages with 1 lure each. Supposedly 2 are out for delivery today, and two more coming by Saturday. What a retarded shipping system.

>>1081702
That reel is like slightly larger than most M reels, slightly smaller than MH reels. With 30# braid, I think something like a 6'9" or 7' MH will be the way to go. I have a similar setup.

>>1081728
Hahaha that's what you get for the furfaggotry

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What do I remove to disable the clicking sound on reel in?

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>>1081728
$25 aint shit. buy a retriever. it has saved me a lot of swimbait money.

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>>1081752
Their web presence is pretty retarded. They show a lot of individual hooks from A side view. Which does show you the general shape of the hook, but not the reason why you should spend the extra money for THEIR hooks.

Here's an offset shot of a different hook of theirs that shows why they work. The slanted part of the shank causes the point to turn when the fish bites down on it before you set the hook.
There's nothing else special about their catfish hooks. They're just a regular O'Shaughnessy shape with the slanted shank, but that slanted shank works as advertised.

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My rapala always gets hooked with the line when it hits the water.
Pic related, 9 out of 10 times it ends up like that.
Its swimming action is obviously completely fucked when it happens.

How do I stop this from happening?
Is it the snap hook that I tie at the end of the line to change lures quickly?

Thanks

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>>1081781
its in the bottom of the spool. theres the springed clicker. remove this and it will stop click

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>>1081787
>feather your cast

>>1081793
how is that even possible

>>1081781
That clicking sound is the anti reverse

>>1081787
Try braking the line with your hand/finger a second before the lure hits the water, that should make the tail end go furthest and then you might avoid it.

>>1081790
When I removed it the anti reverse quit working.
I figured out the clicking sound is the anti reverse doing its job and acting like a hammer on the main gear. I could probably soften it so it's not metal on metal. But for now I'll just pass on using that vintage lil thing

I just bought a flatt shad from west marine. Let's see how it works out on snook.

>>1081703
Lurk more
>>1081708
Octopus in that case
>>1081728
Shoulda gone swimming, I have over less
>>1081793
>that pic
What am I looking for? It looks fine to me

>>1081781
Why would you? That's like the best part about spinning gear.

>>1081782
I looked at those, cool idea but I refuse to carry it around because of how heavy it is

>>1081781
That's what I was talking about when I said it's going to be noisier.
That sound is from a metal anti-reverse cam (the thing held on by a screw on the removed panel) that rides on those steps you see on the backside of the main gear. It's held tight to the main gear by a spring actuated by the lever on the back of the reel. It's durable as fuck and near-instantaneous, but it clicks.
Turning off the anti-reverse makes the sound go away, but then you have a free-spooling spinning reel in your hand.

>>1081749
There is literally nothing wrong with buying expensive lures.

>>1081787
Theres a number of ways you can work around this that i am not going to mention.

Use a finger to stop the cast in the air before you hit water, 99% of the time this will straighten the line/lure for you. you might lose like one meter off your cast, but then, you might actually catch fish when you do it this way

>>1081794
Stupid people are miracle workers, I shit you not.

>>1081811
Dabs of grease on the gear teeth as well as the face and sides of the anti reverse cam will quiet it down a little, just by sheer fact of the grease muting the vibrations of the cam like sponge dampening a bell.

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>>1081775
>gf: how did fishing go
>me: caught 14 fish
>gf: no way!!!! any big ones?
>me: nah just a bunch of bluegill

>>1081822
Keep it in the glove box until you need it

>>1081819
Just to clarify Im not talking about the drag clicking, it's the 'click click click' that the anti-reverse makes when you reel in.

Ill see how I like it, one day ill get it spooled when I really want to use light tackle. Although I think it doesnt weight as little as my Diawa BG

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>>1081891
Ah okay I'm dumb. I guess if I looked at the picture instead of assuming I would've known that lol.

>>1081895
>bepis will never catch a quality fish like that
Sad!

>>1081897
He's the freshwater equivilant of those guys that wear salt life shirts and have thousands of dollars worth of gear but they can't catch anything good.

>>1081898
kek

>>1081898
So every freshwater bass fisherman ever

>>1081898
They're called googans and Pepsi is the very definition of a googan.

>>1081905
The bass fishing industry is a jewish controlled industry that has become incredibly proficient at scamming blue collar workers into buying plastic worms that cost less than a penny to make for 5 dollars. Bassgoys are nothing but cows to be milked.

>>1081905
>have maybe $400 total sunk into fishing gear
>PB bass is just shy of 9lb
>most of my shit is geared towards walleye anyway
Funniest is my best bass came off a trolled Lindy rig in an area that wasn't supposed to have LMB

>>1081787
use flouro or mono

>>1081878
I use a spinning reel (not a casting-type reel). I try to do what you say by closing the bail while the lure is still in mid air, but it doesn't seem to work at all...

>>1081924
yea just apply pressure with a finger to the spool and you should be fine, it SHOULD straighten out when you do that. Theres the odd chance its the lure being retarded, using a flouro leader (which is stiff as fuck) absolutely have to solve it, if it doesnt, try throwing the wobler without attaching your line to it and pick up something else to fish with.

Or depending on what you are fishing for, switching trebles to singles might do the trick. But that really depends what you are fishing for.

>>1081898
I haven't been here long but has he ever posted a good bass?

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>>1081898
>tfw you see salt life stickers on trucks in Kansas

>>1081952
He caught one pretty good awhile ago on a lizard

>>1081965
>tfw working for Dicks in Missouri
>tfw every week get cussed out for not stocking saltwater fishing shit or dangerous game rifles/ammo
I'm sorry, we're 1100 miles from the nearest ocean and 900 miles from the nearest moose or grizzly

>>1081965
How good are we talking here? Was it at least 5 pounds?

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>>1081952
No

>pic related
It's pepsi

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I swear to god

>>1081973
You shit on people.
Yet.
>>1081983
You do this.

Have you considered castrating yourself? We don't want people like you to breed.

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>>1081997
Cry more lol

>>1082001
Crying/whining cannot be done over the internet. It's impossible per definitions.

But continue to project and distract from the subject at hand. IE; YOU acting like a dumbass. Keep your personal attacks to facebook and reddit and off this thread.

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>>1082015
I must have roasted you on one of your dink posts lmao. Stay mad

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>>1081952
>>1081970
Don't worry about it, just go with the memes and keep saying I have never caught anything bigger than 1/2lb. It's more fun that way.

And now I feel bad for you Dick's cunts. How does that make sense? Two different boxes from the same store

This is why I dont have a tripcode

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>>1081952
Because I can post a pic of a 20"+ LMB and people will still say it's maybe 1lb.

Manlets with their manlet hands don't understand that some people aren't manlets.

>>1082019
>roasted
Hey grandpa it's not 1999 anymore.

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postan best bass I guess. This pic really doesn't do him justice but the fight took a while and I wanted to get him back in the water asap. excellent for a new england bass if I do say so.

>>1082025
that's a 2.5er at most

>>1082025
Granted unless people who have a habit of weighing fish. Their ability to eyeball rough weights is pretty off either really under. Or really over.. I always carry a scale so I can have a rough guess. Pic related looks about 4lbs to me.but I don't know that reel. It's why I prefer the boot method....

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>>1082025
Uhhhh.... pepsi.. what rod are you using....
>>1082028
Just accept the fact that you've been epicly pwnd you dumb nerd

Whats a good way to secure dead/live bait for throwing them? ive got a rod that can throw an actual 40cm trout, if the fucker would stay on the hooks. Same thing goes for roach and everything else, i need a way to secure that i can full retard throw my bait as hard as my rod allows without losing my bait for a gull mid air.

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>tfw I ordered the same X-Rap I already have except this one is saltwater

So I have another Size 12 in that silver coming and that Yo-Zuri Vibe in a bluegill color. I think it may be the color of the midddle one, but the next larger size.

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>>1082025
I got a flatt shad today. It has the same profile as the greenies and dork jacks the snook have been eating so it should get hit this weekend. The west marine's only have them in the 3/4oz size with Owner™ saltwater hooks.

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>>1082033
The first memecaster I bought before I realized how shitty they are. I was lookin at that pic, and that was a summer one with a 1oz Texas Rig and just launched the fucker out there.

That's what sucks about shore fishing in the summer. In Jan-Feb, I get so many 18"+ bass but they are tricky to get the rest of the year unless I can get the bait out deep.

>>1082031
Yup, fat 20" LBM is maybe 2.5lb on a good day.

>>1082032
Boot still doesn't work well if you have big feet.

This is a fun one, try and guess the length on pic related.

>>1082035
Silver and glass ghost are the colors I've had the most luck with. Do you have any duo realis stuff? I'm really loving the 120SP SW lately.

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>>1082039
Looks to be around 21-22". If that's accurate that's a 3-3.5lb bass.

For comparison this is a 20" bass that weighed 2lb1oz because he was skinny af.

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>>1082015
>Keep your personal attacks to facebook and reddit and off this thread.
This has to be bait, nobody can be this new.

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>>1082037
Hop on the train jeezy

>tfw need moar X-Raps
One more coming in the mail but not enough.

And if anybody else is debating those new Rapala Rip Stops, they are pretty good.

>>1082046
Nope

>>1082049
>no glass ghost
One of my favorite colors for lmb and saltwater shit.

Post your PB bass right now faggots. I mean largemouth bass.

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>>1082051
Yeah I had one in my hand on Friday when I was there. I think it was a Size 10 but then I ended up getting some of the saltwater colors dude was saying he liked.

The gold is still my favorite for freshwater. The two Size 8s I got Friday have some real nice color tho, even for freshwater. One was bunker and I can't remember the other.

Also this Yanamoto is pretty close to that white ghost.

>>1082052
Why? People will just say it's 5" shorter than it really was.

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>>1082052
4u

>>1082057
I thought that was a speckled trout at first from the thumb nail. Jesus christ, it's so skinny. What length was that?

>>1082057
That thing looks like it was just freed from bass Auschwitz.

If I have $30 to spend on crank baits which ones should I get?

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>>1082061
He was probably 15"-16". I legit felt bad for the thing and wish I had a nightcrawler to jam in his mouth before I let him ago.

Also I think I caught that fish twice within like a week. First pic was Mar 28, this pic is Apr 2

>>1082065
Like diving cranks or any hard baits? Where are you shopping?
>Sebile, one 50 and one 66
>Rapala Rip Stop
>Rapala X-Rap

You shoulda gotten down on some Dicks when they had that sale over the weekend with free shipping.

>>1082071
I read a bass resource article that showed at least some of those super skinny bass have their digestive tract clogged by old soft plastics. That's why I try to change plastics before they get to that point, but sometimes there's not much you can do.

>>1082064
aka <your least favorite states'> bass hatchery

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>>1082052

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>>1082075
Could be. I rarely have problems with bass ripping off the soft plastic tho, it's the panfish that try and rip at them. And if bass do have just the bait in their mouth and you don't hook em, they let go pretty easily.

I try not to throw old soft baits in the water either. If I'm near my car, I put em in my pocket and then drop it in a bag of old torn up baits I'm going to mail to skid one day. I actually have a couple half worms on my work bench I need to add to the bag. Otherwise I toss them in the bushes somewhere far from shore.

The one snek that had a whole fat worm in his belly, he didn't look skinny at all.

>>1082084
He said bass! Not spotted bowfin!

MTB sent me anothe local box lmao. I only got charged for one.

>>1082085
Kek just keep them in your pocket until you get back to your car you nigger

>>1081138
Post more of her.

>>1082109
lmao, im being dead serious when I say thats how it was in its mouth when I picked it up. Thats why I took the picture. Thats only one of two bass ive caught this year on a fly

>>1082109
Just wait till you pull a fish in and realize it ate your weight on a dropshot and not your lure...and held on long enough for you to land it.

I've also landed bluegill that got a thingamabobber in their mouth while nymphing, a crappie that had the willow blade of a Rocket Shad and not the hook, and a sauger that bit the downplaner while trolling.

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>>1082120
This is the only example I could add.

Fishing for frogs is actually kinda fun. It doesn't take any skill and can be done anywhere there is water and frogs. Since all the fish at the golf course I fished at are dead sometimes when I bored I will go over and fuck around with the bull frogs.

>>1082120
One of the most frustrating days I had was when I had a pink thingamabobber and it kept getting strikes but i had no egg patterns with me

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>>1082120
This faggot ate my line 50 yards from the bait.

>>1082129
>ladyfish
Doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

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>>1082052

>>1082029
>>1082052
I wish I took a better pic

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>>1082052
been fishing for a year

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Im gonna be eating great

what can i do with old plastics i have laying around

>>1082139
Nice

Bluefish runs are so fun, I love catching something literally every cast.

>>1082140
You might be able to cut them into jig tailing strips if you have some scent. I would just make sure you dispose of them properly instead though to make sure loose plastic doesn't end up in waterways like >>1082075 was talking about

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>>1082140
buy some mend it and make franken plastics

>>1082147
What is the best way to mend plastics

I feel like waste throwing away super fluke that still has solid general overall shape but has fuck huge hole in the middle due to being rigged weedless and the offset hook can't be held in place anymore

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>>1082149
>mend it

you can heat a exacto blade and use it to melt the plastics. mend it will make it like new though

>>1082109
I once had a small bass jam a crank bait in its mouth, with the hooks swinging around outside.

>>1082149
>>1082140
Put a new one on because a bag is $3.

Then keep the old fucked up ones, collect a big bag, and mail them all to Skid and watch him make a dragon dildo out of old Zoom baits.

>>1082120
Fucking Mayans love to hit drop shot weights, especially on sandy bottoms. And those cunts will hang on for some time and large ones feel like a good bass.

Then you put a little UL jig on and try to catch some and they won't touch it.

Fugg I suck at fishing. Had four bites today, and I managed to screw them all up.

>first swim jig bite fish didn't get it in its mouth, so not much I could do
>worm bite didn't get slack out of line, so shitty hook set, fish shook the hook on a jump
>last two on swim jig. Right at my feet. Set the hook too late both times.

Shits frustrating yo

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>>1081138
Zebcos huh?

>>1081328
I've caught stripers in pretty deep rips with heavy flies and sinking line

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>>1081328
>idk how you'd be able to fly fish 20+ feet down

with a shooting line. and T14-18 sinktips. 20'-30' no problem.

>>1081793
Hey, I mean the 2017 prius is rated for around 1500 lbs, so It's probably just within it's limit, hell back in high school I had a 700 lb boat I towed with the family minivan, sure you get some odd looks at the ramp but it still works.

Takin a personal day. Tomorrow would be the perfect morning to get to the inlet at sunrise with minimal minorities. But I know I'm going to sleep right through it.

I kinda want to try and pull an all nighter but I will be so fucked the rest of the week if I do that. I really want to run that Size 12 tho, or even go bass fishin and work dem wacky rigs.

>>1082144
They were super hard today. 3 hours with a gotcha and near half of those were from guys who just like the fight and know someone will want them. You can spot them a mile away, they walk on with one rod, one gotcha, and a pair of pliers.
>>1082149
Pvc cement
>>1082165
>Skid and watch him make a dragon dildo out of old Zoom baits.
I mean, I could try. I know the nasics of how. Id use it as a lure though desu
>>1082176
>Had four bites today, and I managed to screw them all up.
I know the pain.
I missed easily 4 blues today, and they hook themselves!
>>1082189
>>1081328
>>1082182
Full sink shooting head and a clouser you could cast on a spinning rod ftw
>>1082195
I dont care what looks I get, ill tow a boat on a civic if it gets me fishing

>>1081328
>but idk how you'd be able to fly fish 20+ feet down to where they are
Fast-sinking line, fluoro leader/tippet, and a large weighted streamer.

I've (successfully) fly-fished lake trout at 120-140 feet. I was about 3 yards into my backing before I ever set the hook, but dammit I caught a few.

Does clothing color matter? Why or why not?

>>1082225
Yes.

Fish can and do see you. If you look like a clown you can and will spook fish.
>obviously this will matter a LOT more if the water is very clear and/or very shallow

Light colors help deter bugs and keep you cooler as well.

>>1082224
This poses a question: is it still fly fishing, or fishing with a fly rod?

>>1082227
lol fuck if I know, I was dead-drifting it.

>>1082226
But what difference does it make if you wear bright orange as opposed to green? You're still a foreign object, no?

But if it does actually deter mosquitoes, I will start wearing light colors

Favorite part or sight of fishing?
>The first flash of yellow when you see a fishes belly coming up from the deep

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>>1082283
that feel wen u finally get all their heads cut off and guts scraped out after a long hot day of drinkin..

>go fishing
>bring friend for once
>been fishing for 30 minutes
>20 degrees C, raining every so slightly, you cant see the rain, you can only feel the droplets on your skin
>friend packs his shit back up
>"aight fuck this, theres no fish anyway and im freezing as fuck, im going home"

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>>1082298
There are some people you just cant fishing. I spent 4 hours out this week and only caught 3 bass, but I still plan to go out again as soon as I can. Water was glass and I cut up some bluegill to fish on the bottom for cats while eating cold cuts and bread on the water.

What size rod and reel should I use for beach fishing?

>>1081937
>>1081878
Removing the snap hook and tying the line directly to the rapala did the trick.

Which artificial lure should I use to imitate a dead/comatose fish?

>>1082340
Really depends on your region and what kinda lead you're slinging, what your intended catch is.
>>1082393
A dead baitfish is ideal, the way a dead fish attracts scavengers is probably less in it's looks than in the scent.

Tight or loose lines with circle hooks?

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Rate my portable tackle

>>1082085
Go die in a tree faggot, after you pick up all the shit you dont want anymore.

Good ways to rig dead/live bait that doesnt make them torpedo into the sky when you need to cast them far? Its probably 98% of the reason i dont like fishing with it.

Also
>be fishing for pike
>live bait on hook
>first strike
>it attacked the float
>second strike
>it attacked the float
>reel in after a while
>bait is still alive
>float has teethmarks all over the place
thanks pike

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>>1082438
Install a hook in the float

Whats the chance I get caught for fishing without a license?

>>1082442
Depends on where you fish at, and if you want to risk losing all your fishing stuffs.

>>1082445
They would take my stuff? Would they not just fine me or something?

>>1082446
They fine you and take your catch if undersized. They wouldn't take your gear.

>>1082442
>>1082442
I would imagine it's mostly checked at stocked waterways, those are the ones taxpayer dollars are going into to put fish in the water.

>>1082446
They're known to take away stuffs.
Ive never met a game warden so far in a year of fishing. Location matters. Since Im normally away from parking and up river in a trail-less area, as well as CnR.

>>1082028
Too bad you never got to experience it.
1999 was great.

>>1082446
They won't necessarily, but they can. And if you're keeping what you catch you're just increasing the likelihood that they will. Just buy a license. The money probably goes to keeping your fisheries healthy anyway.

>>1082120
>and they say fish are smart and wily.

I would contend there must be some sort of secret fisherman merit badge for hooking a fish through the back with a Zara spook. And I'm still waiting for my patches to arrive in the mail.

>>1082442
In the US its like $15-30 depending on your state, just buy one. The ticket if you get caught is a lot more

>>1082446
Depends on what you are doing/did, but potentially yes. If you're being a shitter they can seize EVERYTHING used in the process of breaking the law, including your car.

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Can someone help me id this little guy? Was catching tons of them in I very small and shallow pond in the adirondacks

>>1082479
I think it's a creek chub

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>>1082479
>trout perch

i'm not even joking

>>1082403
Tight lines, forever and always.

>>1082447
They certainly can, as it's evidence against you in the court case that might follow if you contest it and/or your particular case is bad enough for whatever reason.

>>1082449
Think also big public lakes at the piers and ramps around start of the spawn/Memorial Day/Labor Day/July 4th weekends, and wherever they've had busts in the recent past.
Kind of like how game wardens show up at all the nearby hunting camps around WMAs the day before gun season opens, checks everybody's licenses and reminds them to take down their feeders and salt blocks.
It's what they can do with the little resources they have to show that they ARE around and ARE watching, to keep the honest guys honest.

>>1082424
Add a some ewg hooks and pack go senkos and you'd be set. Might be a good idea to add a Mepps as well
>>1082479
Do you have a better picture? Can't tell if those are barbels on its head or not

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>>1082052
The only good place to catch bass in my town has "No Fishing" signs

>>1082424
I wish I didn't have the 'tism and could do that. But every time I get a small box and try to use it like that with just the basics, it ends up being used for other shit.

I have a small one like that pic and could stick it in my back pocket, but then I started keeping rigged soft plastics in there if they were still good and I just wanted to use something else. Then I bought that 3600 box and tried to do the same thing, but now it's basically overflow from my crank bait box. But that 3600 box still does have some shit I use a lot since it's always on the top in the tackle bag and easy to get to. Has shit for Texas rigs n shit in it because the terminal tacke box is always at the bottom

>>1082436
(You)

>>1082510
Same here. That guy a fatty tho.

>>1082442
I have never gotten checked. If you go out on a boat and/or fish at more popular spots, the chances are much higher. Either way getting caught once will be more expensive than buying licenses for a decade.

>>1082528
well, not this guy but I just made a fool of myself driving out to my town hall for a fishing permit only to be told they haven't had them there for 6 years.

>>1082424
>snap swivels
>instead of something worth while
>>1082479
Creek chub

>>1082555
Town hall? Damn. You're not in the US, huh? Here they sell them at every bait and tackle shop and even Walmart.

Also checked

>>1082438
Not throw so hard?

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>>1082438
Forgot to respond to this-
But whit minnows and shads n stuff, there is a sweet spot on the back a little towards the tail. Like pic related, between the borrom two.

Should I go for freshwater dinks or go get skunked with saltwater?

>>1082624
kys

>>1082627
Not tonight, that's scheduled for tomorrow.

A bunch of my stuff is rigged for bass so I think I might go try and throw a drop shotted lizard in the Intercoastal and see whay happens.

>>1082637
Fish the last hour before high tide right now with dem x-raps.

>>1082298
My father is the same way. Love him to death but refuses to go fishing unless it's a truly 'perfect day' aka water slick as glass, bright sky, and a nice breeze.

>>1082624
>find tide charts
>call bait shops or piers near you and ask for a fishing report
>if you're not producing in one spot don't be lazy and drive to another, just because there's a lot of people in one place doesn't mean it's good

I believe in you bepis

>>1082624
Saltwater dinks > freshwater dinks

Quick guys, I was sorting out a birds nest tangle and my yak drifted over the submerged logs I was fishing, do I paddle out and spook the fish or waste 20 min slowly drifting on the wind?

>>1082663
Drift

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>>1082652
Pic Related. We barely even got to know eachother.

>>1082657
Freshwater dinks > getting skunked

>>1082666
kek did you get cut off?

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This is a yellow crappie, right guys?

>>1082694
>neither yellow nor crappy
Also, it's a black crappie. There is no such thing as a yellow crappie, only black and white.

>>1082708
Alright, shows what I know. I didn't know I had them in my waterway, but based drift anon caught me some dinner. Poor guy was bleeding from the gills and hooked on all 3 trebles to I didn't fancy his chances

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>like clockwork, the minorities show up and set up on either side of me even tho I'm clearly casting lures

I'm pretty sure the ignorance is a genetic thing

>>1082670
Nah there was this little buoy I was running past and fuckin current brought the lure into the rope at the last second

>>1082710
Well, looks like you managed a pre-dinner snack then.

>>1082653
>Be me at 12
>January
>Temperature low 40s high 30s
>Go to front of boat to piss
>Slip in gafftop slime
>Fall into water
>Get back in the boat and say something about how cold it is
>Father while setting the hook on a redfish
"Suck it up butter cup the fish are biting"

>>1082724
>be me at 12
>dad and I fishing one of our farm ponds
>10 minutes in and dad goes "Fuck this, let's go shoot something"
>go back to truck, acquire shotguns
>go shoot something instead
I still don't know why I got into fishing since I have a dad that's willing to bankroll all my ammo expenses for pretty much forever.

>>1082711
funniest part is when you start catch and releasing around them. these people fish like they are preparing for their last dinner on earth.

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>>1082711
>I'm pretty sure the ignorance is a genetic thing

>When you finally understand /pol/

>>1082711
Did you check the tides?

Also have the FWC on speed dial so you can report them when they catch snook.

>>1082731
Lel yeah they were fishing with a hook and tiny piece of shrimp on Walmart setups. No weight or anything. Had the bucket ready and all. I wish I didn't lose that Rapala on like the 3rd cast, that thing was nice. At least I have another one coming, and the two of them together were still only like 2/3 the cost of one at Bass Pro.

Goin to a freshwater pond right now. Tired of gettin skunked. I thought about going to the inlet but I don't want to deal with 1000 minorities and their kids running around.

>>1082670
You ever been to the inlet by Lake Worth or Boynton? Drove past there the other weekend and that place is a clusterfuck. It's not even close to any big cities, like the bridges to the mainland are a few miles north and south so not easy to get there. But there's a little marina and park there and at 10pm on a Saturday night, the place was fucking packed. So strange.

>>1082711
Has anyone ever landed snook there? Here in Juno most of them are still cruising the beaches.

>>1082728
>Be 10
>Hardhead drives one fin into my thumb and the other into my palm
>Freaking out from pain of flopping fish that is stuck in my hand and will not stop thrashing
>Father
"Stop playing around and get your lines out the run is starting."

>>1082741
>You ever been to the inlet by Lake Worth or Boynton?

Yes, I've been to the boynton inlet but there's tons of rabbid nogs there that like to start fights so I tend to avoid it. Just make the trip to Jupiter inlet or Juno pier before the end of august if you want an almost guaranteed snook even if its just one of the dinks in the surf. You can hit the mullet run in september too.

>>1082741
Why don't you get a yak?

>minorities start casting around you
>cut their lines
>paddle away knowing they can't get to you on account of them not being able to swim

>>1082733
I understood it after I moved down here. The neighborhoods change fast so you can live in a nice neighborhood but still have to shop at the same grocery stores as these animals.

Growing up outside of Chicago, my city was 2/3 white people and 1/3 Mexicans and you see the black people in the hood and think "I feel bad for those people, the only reason they act like animals is because they grew up in such a terrible area". Then I grew up and my eyes were opened and I realized "Wow, if we took all these people out of the West Side, gave them $100k/yr jobs in the suburbs, they would still act like animals. And if we put poor white people on welfare in their place on the West Side, it would still be a lower class area but everything would be so much nicer."

>>1082739
>FWC
Why? Just because they are always keeping undersized ones?

>>1082742
Idk. But the other weekend I was a couple miles north in Boca and guy told me he caught a nice snook the morning before right on the sea wall. And that's still the Intercoastal a couple mi from any inlet.

Where I have been going, it's right where this river (Hillsboro R.?) meets the intercoastal. Lighthhouse Point Inlet is maybe 3mi south and Boca Inlet maybe 2mi north.

>>1082749
Kek I need to. One day.

>>1082747
Idk, I could get up early and hit Deerfield or Hillsboro Beach. I think it gets deeper there pretty quick so even with a 7' rod maybe I could get something.

>>1082749
>not being able to swim
Florida has Cubans.

>>1082750
>Why? Just because they are always keeping undersized ones?
Snook season is closed in florida. They can't keep a single one

>>1082751
Every Cuban I've met with the exception of one has been pretty cool. At least the actual immigrants, I don't know about second generation ones.

>>1082754
Second generation Cubans are a bunch of champagne socialists who fail to understand why their parents fled to begin with.
It's impressive what happens when a kid goes off to college.

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#BetterThanGettinSkunkedAtSea

>>1082753
Ahh for sure

>>1082760
Kek

>>1082760
>It's impressively disappointing what happens when a kid goes off to college.
Fixed that for you.

>>1082760
I've found this true of most 2nd-gen immigrants
>Bosnians
Okay, the guys who actually lived in Bosnia are...rough. Hard working, hard playing (this usually means hard drinking and hard smoking too), not a lot of regard for laws, but not like they're gonna start bar fights or start flinging 4oz pyramid sinkers at you if you tell them they're fishing illegally. Their kids, however, definitely play the victim card even though most weren't even dreamt of when the B-H conflict ended, and are super fucking entitled. The kids are more likely to thumb their noses at the law and be violent towards law enforcement than any other sub-set in the city, and seem to go out of their way to form Russian Mob-esque drug gangs (complete with disappearing people and trafficking in sex slaves)
>Mexicans
The actual border hoppers tend to be hard working people who only really give a shit about providing for their family (sometimes this puts them crossways with the law but it's not like they're stealing change out of cars to buy a new beanermobile). Their kids are the drug mules, cholos, etc. even though they LITERALLY got handed a good life on a silver platter built off the sweat equity of their parents.
>Cubans
As you say

Semi-related are the 'Ricans. I dunno what's going on with them, they come from 'MURRICA lite, not like they're "escaping" abject poverty or high(er) crime or anything. And then they intentionally move into the biggest shitholes in the US (NYC, Daytona Beach, Atlanta, Charlotte) and promptly become thugs.

>>1082767
You, Bepis, and Skid should have a youtube channel called "Sea Skunks".

>>1082767
I'm starting to wonder if you could even buy a big fish at this point.

I'm tempted to mail you a pack of my Magnum Swamp Crawlers and a pack of 8/0 EWG's to weed out the dinks, but knowing your luck you'd manage a 5" Mayan or Greenie anyway.

>>1082770
What I've gathered from this is the borders should be closed because 2nd generation migrants are cancer.

What is the best rod to match with my shimano stradic 2500, trying to stay under $160 2 pieces 7" maybe 69 stuck between getting medium action and medium light, whatbdo you guyd think, i mostly fish from a dock for bass but i want it to be versatile for other species too

>>1082770
>Mexicans
>The actual border hoppers tend to be hard working people who only really give a shit about providing for their family (sometimes this puts them crossways with the law but it's not like they're stealing change out of cars to buy a new beanermobile). Their kids are the drug mules, cholos, etc. even though they LITERALLY got handed a good life on a silver platter built off the sweat equity of their parents.
As for the kids by thier mid 20's 1/3 of them are still the sameb 1/3 of them are losers on a NEET level that blame whites for being held back and 1/3 of them grow out of this and are just as hard working as thier parents.
As a native Texan I can say I hold no ill will towards Mexicans, some of them have kin that fought next to mine, I do however hate lazy worthless fagots that have no self responsibility.

On a fishing note Mexicans are generally courteous fishermen (even though they keep things the should not) and are natural enemies of blacks so they keep the piers clean.

>>1082772
>tfw Pepsi can't into hook sets
Got that tiny guy, then had a nicer ~16" bass on and he jumped and threw the hook, a couple casts later hooked something that felt real nice and got it halfway before it spit the hook.

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>>1082772
>>1082785
Ehh, not as big as the last one but this is bretty gud for overfished little lake

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>>1082787
Found a lil sweet spot. Hit all 4 right near eachother. This guy fought good for the size.

>>1082760
Sounds about right. I work with a guy from Cuba and he keeps on telling me that we should go, and he'll show me around the island. Might take him up on it one of these days.

>>1082784
+1

It really gets on my nerves when they refuse to even try to speak English, and then get mad when I don't know Spanish.

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I had to do it to em

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>>1082798
Damn, that guy is really green

So glad I left the intercoastal

>>1082797
I had a young one that crossed my line a few times at canyon lake, when I asked him to stop he said 'no hablo ingles'. I pulled out my phone and said 'that is alright I bet the game warden can translate'. It is amazing how fast he started fishing in his own spot and not mine.

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>2hrs at the Intercoastal
>nothing besides a snag that took a brand new X-Rap
>45min at mediocre small lake
>5 LMB, 4 of them keeper size, 3 more keepers that were on the line for a minute but threw the hook, and many bites

>>1082833
> 0 tasty fish
> 0 chance at the fight of a lifetime
> 0 smell of saltwater
> 99% less awsome

>>1082833
That looks like a really shitty spot. Hit an inlet or fish from the beach

Going to the South Holston in November to fly fish. Anybody from that region? If so, do you have any recommendations on flies to use? I'm taking my 4wt and my two 6wts.

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>>1082835
>99% less awesome
Except for the whole thing where you actually catch fish.

I mean if you're just goin to get drunk and smoke some blunts, I agree I would rather be at the beach than some lake in an industrial complex.

>werkin dem photo editing skillz on da iPhone
Should I use this for the next one?

>>1082846
Needs about 150% more lens flares.

>>1082442
Depends if you have a licence.
If you have one, almost never.

If you don't, every. Fucking. Time.

>>1082846
It's your fault you're going to a sustenance fishermen spot. In texas I run as fast as I can from any saltwater spot with a lot of mexicans because most of them don't know how to fish. Have you ever considered taking the advice people here have given you and go to an inlet, beach or a pier? Maybe even asking a takleshop for good spots?

>>1082849
Kek. Ofc that's how it goes

>>1082850
Shit, I go to that spot because it's a new park and people don't know you can get there without living in the condo complex right there.

New bread in the oven

>>1082855
From what I can see in the picture there is no structure there. Go to an inlet with rocks and stuff

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>>1082857
>>1082857
>>1082857
>>1082857

>>1082846
>Abu Garcia 6500 ambassador
>Tiger lite rod
> 20lb braid
>Soaking mullet
>Pole bends in half line burning off reel
>Catch glimpse of black tipped fins moving fast away from you
>Max put drag
>Watching as you get progressively closer to your arbor knot
>Fuck it slam your thumb onto the spool
>Adrenaline pumping so high you can not feel the pain
>The run stops
>You can see the bulge where your knot is tied
>Still thumbing the spool you start pumping and reeling
>Line that was white is now red
> 45 minutes in you hit the wall your arm cramps you can feel the blood throb from your thumb
>Second wind, you can do this
>After an hour you land a 5'7" black tip

You will never have this from your golf course ponds.