Fishing & Tackle Thread

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>>1090764

Champagne corks are very good for drying flies; better than other corks because they have a built-in tie on point for lanyards.

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>>1090779

Yeah that's kind of the point, I WANT them to murder the shit out of each other. I want to have a miniature riverbed in my living room, bloodthirsty food chain and all. Minimal assistance on my end keeping them alive.

>>1090788
You won't be able to have a self sustaining system in your house mang. You'd still have to feed them and replace the ones that get eaten.

>>1090790

What part of minimal assistance don't you understand?

>>1090792
>minimal assistance
>going to the river every day to catch a dozen more crawfish
Pick one.

>>1090802

Minnows eat crawfish? Tell me more.

>>1090803
They'll kill the shit out of each other in a confined space

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>>1090803
You see, sometimes the small fish turn into bigger fish that eat crawfish...

>>1090768
Yes I've got 2 aquariums with 5+ native species

>>1090803
>bloodthirsty food chain and all
>only putting minnows and craws

Use yer head mang. The minnows and crayfish will get wrecked in a day and then if you put something like a bass in there it'd wreck the sunfish. There's your food chain. Sounds pretty high maintenance to me, but u do u buddy.

You could just do all sunfish and treat it like a normal aquarium.

>>1090813
>>1090833

Not him but it really depends on the species and how much room/hiding spots are given to the crayfish.

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>>1090833

I specified in my original post that I only wanted tiny river creatures. God damn it why does /out/ have such horrible reading comprehension.

NO I don't want to throw a big fucking bass into a living room aquarium with crawdads. YES I know it would eat them, which is exactly why I specified that I only wanted to thrown in small stuff.

>>1090840
The crayfish will get to fighting and might even try to eat one another. What size aquarium are you talking about here? And what region are you in?

>>1090842

Something moderately sized. Texas.

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>>1090788
make a community tank and watch them fight for dominance

>>1090862
this makes me mad even though most bass populations need a good thinning.

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>>1090893
pfftt...
>beautiful weather in california
>catching bass all day one after the other
>22 bass almost the exact same size
>keep 3 for tacos not even a limit
>post pic on /out/
>dinkmasters cry reeeeeeeeeeeee
>no fucks given

Anyone ever caught a shark? Stories?

>>1090893
There is literally nothing wrong with liking Corona.

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Anyone know if there is universal measurements for sink tip fly lines? I'm looking at Cortlands website and they have three sink lines to choose from, 3,6,and 9 are the ratings given for the rate they sink, only thing is they don't explain anywhere that I can find what those number mean as far as how fast they sink. I'd assume the higher the number the faster it sinks but that still doesn't help me much

Also if anyone here has recommendations or tips on rigs for salmon fishing with fly gear lmk. I've been doing a bit of reading and I think my biggest obstical is adjusting for the right depth. Everything else I can understand I'm pretty sure
>>1090862
>eating adult large mouth bass
Gross

>>1090902
They're fun as fuck

Story tiem:
>be me last year
>working a million hours, making bank but burnt out af
>want to go fishing but don't have gear for salt
>wife surprises me with guided /out/ ing for birthday present
>but earliest the guy can squeeze us in is 2 months away
>okIguess.bmp
>day arrives
>he usually guides for redfish, sea trout and drum
>takes us to his good spots
>wife catches some random fish
>I catch nothing
>move again, same story
>they're not biting
>3 hours later have caught nothing
>guide goes to inlet to fish for whiting
>wife catches a couple, I'm still skunked
>guide trying to save trip
>starts cutting up some of the fish we caught earlier and baiting a huge baitcaster on the back of the boat
>man this rod Anon
>ok whatever grumble
>2 mins later drag starts singing
>set the hook on a
>Captain Ahab Mode: Engaged
>fight it to the boat
>35lb Atlantic Blacktip
>we can keep only one shark per boat
>bookemdano.wav
>fish chunk #2
>2 mins later, shark #2
>40lb Whitetip
>let it go
>chunk #3,
>2 mins later shark #3
>40lb Lemon Shark
>wife wants in on the action
>chunk #4, shark #4
>25lb dogfish
>chunk #5, shark #5
>45lb blacktip
>chunk #6, Shark #6
>set the hook on a dump truck
>this fucker is HUGE
>can barely reel it in, drag crying for mercy
>makes a run
>try to get it turned toward boat
>6ft long shark surfaces and shakes,
>cuts the line on its teeth and swims away
>Fuck
The guide later said that last one was at least 100lbs.

Turns out the sharks were the reason nothing else was biting that day. The water was just lousy with them.
The guide was all apologetic about not being able to get us on any redfish for us. I didn't mind. I was just out there to catch FISH, and the sharks were unforgettable.
The redfish- and trout-specific trips would be for another day.

>>1090914
Sink rate is measured in inches per second.

>>1090902
All I can I say is if you ever catch one, doesn't matter the size make sure you handle it properly. Even a little one's teeth can get a hold of you and shred some skin. Seen drunk people fuck around with the small ones when they aren't used to catching them and wind up getting bit.

>>1090932
IMO the smaller ones are more dangerous to handle because they're rediculously flexible and can turn around and bite you when you pick them up. I saw a mexican get nipped hard by a little black tip.

>>1090914
3= 3 inches of sink/ second
6= 6 inches of sink/ second
9= 9 inches of sink/ second
also know that salmon are migratory. with steelhead, atleast, they travel, then rest. you try to catch them resting in deep pools about walking speed. fish cover, but dont settle down too much on one hole. fish every hole lightly, and if you get one, keep fishing that hole because more are probably in there.

>>1090929
Fucking hell that sounds like an experience.

>>1090943
Catching quarter pound bass is way more fun.

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>>1090902
most of my stories go like this
>12 foot surf rod, 250-275 yards of 20 lb mono
>fish finder rig with chunk-o-fish
>wing it, set drag, and wait
>something picks it up
>4 foot Atlantic sharp-nose shark
but there is one that stands out
>king rigging
>literally no one is catching anything
>i dont even have bait
its threatening to rain and the water is brown
>someone lands a spot
>i hustle my fat ass over there to beg for it
> "sure thing, one isnt enough to make even a snack anyways"
>with all the hype in the world that i got bait, i rig my trolley rig and send it out
>the fish was the perfect size for the harness
>set it and forget it
>fishing about 30 feet away from it, keeping an eye on it
>suddenly the water explodes and i hear the distinctive scream of an old penn reel's bait runner
>oshitdasmine.wav
>run over
>crank down the drag, and set the hook with everything i've got
>i set the hook so hard that i even peeled line out through my fully-locked-down drag
>i eventually turn it around
>get it to the side of the pier
>pic related
>it was 64 pounds
i gave meat away to anyone who helped me land it, and still took home enough meat to feed 5 families with leftovers. i had a big cookout the next day, with some shrimp, corn, potatoes, and stuff like that + tariaki grilled shark.

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>>1090943
It was.
Those sharks all came in less than an hour's time. It was incredible how many there were-and how many different ones-and the one I kept was actually one of the smallest ones.
It just goes to show you how many sharks are around without us even noticing.

It's also a graphic reminder that the Southern US used to be infamous for its "shark infested waters." But fish those shark infested waters with some fresh-cut bait and you can have yourself a grand old time.

>>1090788
You could do an aquarium using collected North American specimens, particularly sunfish and yellow perch. They are going to be messy and it's going to require powerful filtration probably some kind of sump, a large tank, like 100 gallons + if you want to keep more than a few fish. Depending on where you live, you're going to need some means of keeping the water to temperature. Unheated or in certain cases unchilled tanks are prone to fluctuation and won't cut it for any serious fishkeeper.

You may very well have to contend with disease. The thing will be a petri dish.

All that said, you sound like kind of a retard who's going about this for the wrong reasons, doesn't understand aquariumkeeping and won't care enough to do his research or invest anything so you should probably just not.

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>>1090969

>repeatedly emphasize small critters
>/out/ keeps saying how bad it would be to put in anything bigger than crawfish

I think the only retard here is you.

>>1090902
Yeah one of the guys I ice fish with has the state record mako of 650 or so lbs
I've gone out a few times with him overnight trip for makos and blues
Largest I've ever personally caught was 400-450 lbs

>>1090963
It's easier at any rate.
Before I caught that run of sharks, it was 3-1/2 hours of soaking bait and not even getting a bite on anything. It ran through my mind more than once that I could have caught a pile of bream in the time when I wasn't catching anything.
But bream aren't sharks.

>>1090972
>hurrr I'm gonna hev a gladiator pit just like naychurr

kill urself my man

>>1090965
What does shark taste like?

>>1090972

So you're going to have a plastic fish tank with gravel, a few craws, and some creek chubs. What's there to discuss? Would take 20 mins to put together

>>1090978

Shark.

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>>1090940
Ight thanks. I'm going to stop and get some at the fly shop tomorrow after class. People have been catching them already in the mornings and afternoons so I think I'll head up and try for an afternoon bite somewhere. doubt I'll catch one but I'll give it my best shot

>>1090969
Lol rekt

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>>1090983
Frig

>>1090978
Aquatic Schadenfreude

>>1090978
kinda like tuna, kinda like swordfish, kinda like niether. you do have to take care and get all the dark meat out, the dark meat and the liver hold most of the minerals like mercury.
>>1090983
goodluck. talk to the guys in the fly shop to get the best flies and the right leaders, then be ready for a fight. and dont be afraid to set the hook at every odd bump or pause. it will usually be a leaf or twig, but eventually it might be a fish

>>1090987
They look pretty white. Go for it.

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>>1091032
Oh believe me. I won't be seeing any minorites. These fish are borderline smarter than most of them so being able to catch a chinook on anything other than a snagging hook during the dead of night is too much for them to comprehend. Not to mention there will be people everywhere so if someone tries doing some illegal shit they better be ready for an awful lot of spectators passing by you while you do it

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>>1090978
leopards taste salmon-ish
mako is flaky meaty tuna-ish
threshers taste like a more tender tuna-ish
dogfish taste cleaner than you would expect but can get mushy
blue sharks taste like iodine shit

>>1090862

>eating bass

literal niggers

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>>1091062
>not eating fish
>literal poor inbreed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fssEZ19jqrc

>this fucker got tons of expensive soft plastics, hooks and other shit for 75 cents each

REEEEEEE
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>>1091062
>not eating fish that taste good
Literal idiot.

Random Q, how does massive flooding like in Houston right now affect freshwater fisheries and fishing? i.e. how are fish populations displaced, where do they end up after rivers flood or reservoirs are opened up. Are established populations in reservoirs and such totally destroyed, or do they mostly stay in place?

>>1091124
I heard that freshwater ponds by the shore got flooded with salt water from our last hurricane here in NJ. There was a fish kill and the state had to stock the lake back with freshwater fish.

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>>1091124
it kills most of the fish except the varieties that can live in brackish waters.

>>1091134
Even the reservoir populations? I'm sure the rivers and ponds near the coast get murdered but I'm wondering how the stuff further inland would fare. It would seem river fish would get washed out into floodwaters as the rivers overflow, and die either in the nasty floodwater or once the waters recede.

>>1091134
What is that an image of?

>>1091145
bugs on a kayak it looks like

>>1091142
River fish are pretty amazing at swimming. Remember these things have evolved to be in water. Look at any migratory/anadromous fish and see what they go through.

Flooding rivers is sometimes how fish get upstream in the first place and populate that area.

>>1091152
The horror.

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>>1091142
https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=34f_1503990004

>>1090965
what pier are you fishing that shark fishing is legal? where im at they get very anal about it and "have to" cut your line if you hook one up.

>>1090764

What the fuck image is this? Benis? Saltwater fishing is a meme? Rick Ross fucking a stingray??

>>1091306
Apparently, 4chan is full of trolls.
Who knew?

>>1091296
avalon fishing pier. no one has ever told me no, but i've always said im cobia and king mackerel fishing because im using live bait.
>>1091306
lurk more

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I live in Bellevue Washington, how do I into salmon fishing?

>>1091398
go try and catch some of the 3+million pounds of atlantic salmon that tipped into the sound during the eclipse because of high tide.

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i just got some bucktail in the mail, and im super stoked about it
each package costed $5 on amazon, and each one came with 2 tails in it. behold, $10 worth of bucktail, the shortest fibers on any of them were 3 inches, the longest were 4.5
these are good bucktails.
>pic related

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>mono

>>1091041
>tfw moving from one side of the U.S. to the other soon to study fish as a major
>tfw I'll finally get to see a salmon in real life
I'm just so exited y'all

>>1091062
Everyone knows you ought not to eat fish that are at the top of the food chain, or bottomfeeders.
>>1091072
Lil fish like these are ok. Ok fish that lakes get stocked with a lot like trout. In my opinion, since they've been in controlled conditions for much of their life.

>>1090978
like pee if you don't soak it enough. Sharks pee through their skin.

>>1091427
the fuck are you on about?
every shark i have ever cleaned had a distinct bladder, and if you just took 12 seconds to remove it without puncturing it, you're fine.

>>1091444
Ok

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>>1091444
Fuck forgot pic related.
Maybe it varies between species?

>>1091467
huh, odd. maybe the other thing that really made a difference, is that i bled them right away. as soon as i got it and decided i wanted to eat it, i spiked it, then slit the gills, and tied it to the railing so the tail was up, and let all the blood run out.

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>>1091401
Well I made a 10 inch, 2 hooked, articulated string of buck tail. Think it will fish?
>pic related

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>>1091423
It's weird. We have a camp on one of the northeasts top salmon rivers but yet this will be my first fall ever trying to catch any of them. We used to take kayaks back through the estuary to where the water gets really shallow and during certain periods of the run you can get out and look around and won't be able to see a single portion of the river bottom. It will be entirely blanked with salmon. They jump like crazy every 5 seconds too for no apparent reason. Such an amazing thing to witness.
>>1091476
How does it look when it's wet?

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>>1091471
Yeah its less in the blood and more that the ammonia builds up in the flesh. Its recommended always to soak the flesh for a while to remove it.

>>1091471
I mean it's not like you would be able to taste it but... Yeah.

>>1090786
Neat

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>>1091482
It kinda folds down, then with every strip it folds down, then stands up a little, and it pulses a lot. It moves a fuckload of water

>>1091401
So how many of those are you using for your fursuit and how many are used for actual fishing. Be honest here

>>1091476
I'm 100% positive a 6" green sunfish would try to eat it.

>>1091513
honestly, probably

>>1091538
I caught a 5" greenie on a 12" Jelly Worm about 2 weeks ago, and have had them hang on to 8" magnum lizards long enough to get them out of the water on several occasions.

>>1091539
if i encounter one i might be able to hook it on the 1/0 back hook and catch it, but i tied it for pike in a particular river, in a part of that river that doesnt have the rock piles green sunnies allways seem to live in. if i use it for smallmouth though, i might get some greenies on it

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jumbo perch caught today

>>1090896
where at in ca?

>>1091575
noice purch

>>1091575
Damnnnn. Heard those make good turds if you eat em

>>1091596
Just do not eat the turds.

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has anyone here used live frogs as bait? They're everywhere in my area but so far I haven't had any luck using them.

>>1091567
kek
>>1091600
i've tried it but never seriously. ive only ever hooked in to one fish doing it, and never landed one on a frog. i did once find a tiny (~1 cm) toad and put it on a #12 egg hook, it got me a bluegill

>>1091567
OC?

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who the FUCK took my senkos

>>1091350

I'm not trolling. I just found this fishing thread and I don't understand the picture - that's all.

>>1091392

I'm not lurking. I just found this fishing thread and I don't understand the picture - that's all.

>>1091575
Looking good, what's the best way to cook perch and crappy? I've got a Croix Panfish and a smaller reel in the mail and when it gets here I'm gonna take a iced cooler and catch a huge mess of them. Until now the oly rod I've had is my cousins old inshore setup spooled with 20 lb yellow braid, and while I've caught bass, crappie and perch on it, hauling them in on 20lb braid isn't very fun and it's hard to get distance with light lures.
>>1091609
Clean off that spoon fampai.

>>1091642
Also, the current plan is to bake them whole with lemons in cavity covered in salt, last time I tried to fillet a crappie was a disaster.

>>1090764
anyone know best hook size for trout in a river?

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>>1091306
So Bepis (aka Pepsi aka KVD aka Bill Dance) is the one who usually makes the thread and he's pretty trash at saltwater fishing. So he calls it a meme.

The guy fucking the stingray is skid, our local autist and furfag.

>>1091657
whta lure it look cool

>>1091642
>best way to cook perch and crappy?

My favorites are either pan fried with breadcrumb coating or deep fried beer batter...

Panfried:
>pan of 1/4" hot oil, add 1/4 stick butter when hot
>plate of flour, chilled, lightly seasoned
>plate of breadcrumbs, chilled
>couple whisked eggs
>coat in flour, then egg, then breadcrumb
>pan fry, 30-75 sec per side depending on thickness

Beer battered
>2-3 qt canola/peanut oil to 370 deg F in a cast iron pot
>batter = flour + beer + salt/pepper/anything else
>chilled plate of seasoned flour
>coat in flour, dip in batter, fry in oil until golden brown

>>1091642
>Crappie
I like to grill it, skin-on or whole/beheaded.
>scale and filet or scale and behead/gut
>rub with salt and pepper, both sides or inside+out
>throw on (preferably wood) gril, skin-side down
>DO NOT FLIP flilets, flip whole
>cook until skin easily peels off

If you have issues fileting them, you probably have either a dull or a stiff filet knife.

>>1091658
Somebody's swim jig, with a trailer.

>>1091639
You misunderstand.
Everyone in this thread has been using that picture to troll everyone else.
From the guy who originally drew it, to the guy who suggested they should mock Bepis's catching of dinks no matter what, to Bepis himself commandeering if pic and larding up his own caricature with beautiful girls and huge fish, it's all just one big shitshow.

>>1091658
http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/VM_Cliff_Pace_The_Pulse_Pacemaker_Swim_Jig/descpage-VMPACSJ.html

In Cajun bluegill, with a zoom fat Albert trailer.

>>1091641
then lurk a little
>>1091664
dont explain things to the newfags

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>>1091489
haha skid feeds himself and everyone around him shark pee

>>1091660
>>1091662
>Pan fried
The last time I caught crappie I did this, but like I said I had trouble with the fillet, I got all of the meat, just in little quarter-sized bits for the most part. I sharpened the knife before, I think the fish was probably a bit small, I had a tough time getting the meat off of the skin side after separating it from the fish. I'll probably grill or bake it whole, thanks? Any tips on scaling a fish properly? head on or off?

>>1091706
Gut the fish, then scale it, then filet it if you're gonna, otherwise behead it.

No matter what you do, scales will get EVERYWHERE, so either do it outside far enough from your house you don't care, or somewhere you can wash off with a hose.

Spend the $5 for a dedicated scaler tool. The Eagle Claw one works fine.

If you have it or can afford one, a 6" filet knife is best for panfish (crappie, 'gills, etc). Get the most flexible blade you can, it's more important than sharpness or edge retention on little fish. The Rapala/Normark Superflex knives are good for panfish, as much as I like my carbon-steel Old Hickory it's simply too stiff. If money is an issue, buy a $3 chinesium "boning knife" off amazon.

>>1091700
its impolite to kinkshame

>>1091641

Then lurk a little? What the fuck is your problem? I'm just a guy asking a question about a picture. Why be an asshole?

>>1091679

Why not explain things to newfags? You were new once. Faggot.

>>1091664

Gothca. Thanks for the explanation, Anon.

>>1091752
>>1091751
Go away

Also if things go well with new Latina, maybe I won't have to waste any more time with saltwater fishing.

>>1091754
>Go away

Good point.

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>>1091706
>too small

Cooking it whole isn't going to make the fish bigger. 10-12" is eating size crappie.

pic related are my 13" and 9" perch fillets

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>>1091706
>grill or bake

not a great way to cook lean fish like bass and panfish. They are called "panfish" for a reason... dry heat is best for oily fish like salmon.

you should pick up this book on amazon.

>>1091650
Best depends on bait/lure. Need more info

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>called the pier
>mullet fish are all over the place

My body is ready. I also picket up some of these LIVETARGET™ swimbaits.

>>1091752
>tfw wasnever new to out since i was here from the beginning

>>1091306
Pepsifag is a really bad saltwater fisherman so he frequently throws tantrums like a big baby because he can't catch a good fish. The guy on the right is a gay furry named skid that wishes he would undergo a painful metamorphosis to become a real life furry fox. Despite being an autist he is a good saltwater fisherman.

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>>1091835
nice try skid

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>>1090764
What have I done

>>1091826

Congratulations.

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>>1091887
fixd

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>>1090764
How should I target walleyes and what should I use?

Can I just use my bass shit?

>>1091907
Curly tailed grubs are always rumored to do well.
I think what's really important is that you're on the edge of the weedline and/or (preferably and) a dropoff

>>1091907
I might target them flyfishing shortly. What do? What type of tippet/leader?

how often do you guys do some sort of cleaning on your reels?

ive taken my new memecaster out maybe a half dozen times and im getting some slight grinding when im cranking

>>1091924
I fish probably 3-4 times a week on average in salwater. Rinse them off after every trip, greased probably once a month. That might be excessive but I've yet to run into any problems.

>>1091124
asked my Freshwater Ecosystems professor this question, she has a doctorate in freshwater/saltwater ecosystems
-the worst impact would be from sewage plants being flooded and from pollution spiking as it runs out of urban areas into the ecosystems.
-most of the flooding is caused by rain which means that some systems like those found in streams, rivers, and some urban areas may be able to tolerate it as they see flood events more regularly
-isolated ecosystems like wetlands or ponds may be at more of a risk because they wont deal with the flooding very well
-really the biggest problem will be from pollution and wastewater making it harder for the populations to rebound,

>>1091931
the key is that most flooding isn't from storm surge and therefore isn't salt water. Most of it is freshwater from rain.

>>1091898
conehead bugger. looks s'nice

>>1091934
Ty. Really hoping the weedguard works out I get tired of losing these. That hook was sharp as hell too....almost went all the way in my thumb when doing the hackle and didn't even feel it.

>>1091784
Filleting small fish is worthless. You get a tiny bite of meat and leave most of it on the skeleton.

Seems disrespectful to the animal to me.

>>1091870
Nope just calling it like I see it. Pepsi is a whiny child with ADHD that cant sit still for an hour even if it means catching the fish of a lifetime but he can sit in front of his computer bashing saltwater fishing for hours on end. Skid actually catches sharks rays and other cool fish.

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>>1091951
>leave most of it on the skeleton

Incorrect

This is a crappie btw

Will purpose-bought catfish bait catch more catfish than nightcrawlers?

>>1091977
Usually it won't, in my experience.
The advantage of pre-made catfish bait is easier transport and storage, not greater effectiveness.

>>1091977
Just use baby sunfish/bluegills anon.

>>1091835
>furry fox.
St. Bernard

>>1091999
thankyou zurris
>>1091963
>sharks rays
>cool fish
once you've fished salt for a while stingray is a joke. still a good fight, though, especially butterfly ray
>>1091804
good shit on all sides
>>1091650
anything from a #30 (not 3/0, 30) to a #4, 6-16 being the norm

>>1091898
Not bad, but you could do a little better wrapping your hackle.

The weed guard is a nice touch.

>>1091913
Good, luck, they're deep.

Fluoro tippet, sink-tip or fast-sinking line, loooong damn leader. Mid sized streamers, like a #8 or #6 Clouser or Deceiver.

>>1092025
Fuck everything about stingray

> dig self into sand
> if you don't have rod with enough backbone and line strong enough to lift them out of the sand, you are out of luck
> if you dig them out, they make run into the sand again
> repeat until finally land the shit
> now you have to deal with the swining sting barb when trying to land and hook it

>>1092026
That's actually two hackle strips but yea even after picking/evening it out could use some work. It was hard af tying around the weed guard.

>>1092027
What weight tipper? Like 12lb? Ty for the tips

>>1092035
Why two strips? I've only ever used 1, provides enough bulk and is much easier to wrap.

>>1092036
I'd personally do 8lb. Walleye don't get monstrous generally, and they're meh fighters. Even though fluoro sinks, skinny fluoro sinks faster than fat fluoro.

>>1092041
You can't tell from the pic but that's a size 1 gamakatsu hook lol. One strip of hackle wouldn't go the full length of the hook shaft

>>1092025
>>1091999
>wanting to be a domesticated cuck animal

If I was a furfag I'd want to better like a tiger

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I went on a casual 13 mile float trip today.

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Using some super glue first,t gen wrapping it with fly tying thread, then glueing it all over, I replaced the top guide on the custom rod I found at the thrift store. Any other tips on making it secure?

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>>1092083
epoxy it.

>>1092079
Nice catch. What were you using?

>>1092093
I normally use t-rigged zoom worms wading, but since we were floating often there wasnt time to just let it sit and wait working it on the bottom. Swim jigs (Kietechs) worked well as it had the weight to be casted far and also sink fast.

>>1092100
Duly noted ty. Been meaning to tie some worm flies for a minute-about to go bass fishing for smallies/whites/largemouth this whole weekend. I've been doing a light spray of garlic scent on them and the largemouth/catfish love it
>you haven't lived til you land a 8lb cat on a 6wt

>>1092104
No need to convince me how well garlic is. Ever notice how bass will swallow the hook when using garlic, however? Thats the only reason why I dont use it.

>>1092079
Susquehanna?

>>1092119
Raritan (main stem not the N/S branch)

>live in Texas
>there's no gas
>can't fish
Well fuck

>>1092121
Where is that at? I was thinking Blue Mountain Outfitters

>>1092107
I haven't had that happen yet (thankfully)

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>>1092142
ironic isn't it?

pic related.

>>1092142
>tfw I got gas this morning before everyone went full retard

I actually needed gas, so it worked out alright. People are dumb man. It's like they think Houston is the only place we get gas from.

>>1092145
It's in NJ

>>1092152
If we get gas from other refineries then what's the deal with the ETA that next shipment will be next week.
Luckily I live on campus, so I have no where I need to be but it's inconvenient.

>>1092165
It's not necessarily that we would get gas before next week, it's that a lot of people felt they needed gas TODAY. I mean people were stopping at gas stations to put $5 in their car. If everybody tried to get gas all at once regardless if all the refineries were working there'd be stations that ran out. People panicking made it way worse than it should've been.

I'm not saying gas prices wouldn't have gone up or some gas stations wouldn't run out, because that's a significant amount of gas production lost, but it's not the end of the world. Refineries are already starting to come back online, and one of the major pipelines is supposed to be back up by Sunday (assuming nothing is heavily damaged.)

It's worth noting I saw a whole lot of gas trucks delivering gas today, and if people can stop freaking out for second we can make the gas last until all the refineries are back up.

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>>1092165
>no where I need to be
>doesnt need to go fishing

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>>1092071
tigers have tiny dicks

>>1092177
>posting commies in my general
Helicopter etc.

>>1091951
>Filleting small fish is worthless. You get a tiny bite of meat and leave most of it on the skeleton.
>Seems disrespectful to the animal to me.

Agreed. Don't keep tiny fish. If you can't catch big enough fish, go to the grocery store.

>>1092153
Ohhhh you meant the Raritan River. Nevermind

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>Mfw in the 40s at night and a high of 60 today

>>1092351
I'm in northern Virginia and it's still gonna be high of 64 today what the fuck is going on it should be 85+

>>1092386
>tfw northern MO
>tfw high of 78 after having not gotten below 85 for the previous 2 months
God turned the AC on I guess.

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What does F&T think of my new pickups from my LTS due to their labor day weekend sale?

>>1092409
I can't read any of the price tags because you apparently have Parkinson's.

Also, I've never caught a bass on a bass-sized tube jig, I either don't catch anything at all with the big ones or I catch everything on the 1.5-2" panfish ones.

how much play should their be between the handle and the frame on a memecaster?

it seemed rock solid when i first recieved it

>>1092441
none

>>1091972
Show a side picture so we can see all the neat left between the bones. It's at least another fillet.

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>>1092453
Nigger to do you see how thin that is? It's the width of its spine from its gill plate down to the end of its tail fin. I didn't take a side pic so I can't show you but had you removed the spine and took that little strip out between the guts and the top fin it would equate to less than a quater of a single fillet. You're being willfully igonorant on a topic for no reason. Maybe you just don't know how to fillet a fish idk.

>>1092351
> commiefornia

High of 98 and low of 76. I lives near the beach too. I overslept today and missed out early morning fishing so If I gonna go it would be in late evening when it cool down a bit

>>1092441
Tighten down that nut and use loctite

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Is this a baby barracuda?

>>1092569
>Pepsi catching saltwater fish.
It makes my heart warm.

>>1092569
>Bepis complains about minorities
>Bepis IS a minority

>>1092571
Your point being?

Also go ask the tfag thread on /o/, they know all about my minority status.

>>1092574
>the black guy who hates other black guys
haha oh boy

>>1092576
>Blacks hate niggers.
Nothing new here.

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>>1092578
>racism in out
wew

>>1092586
>racism in out
Nothing new here

>>1092569
yeah
>>1092571
he's uncle ruckus

>>1092576
I picked up a black dude today and for half the ride he complained about black people moving into his neighborhood

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some shitposting from my normie book fly group tied by one jeremy j.

>>1092666
Giving darts to trout. Nicely done satan.

>>1092666
>factory made cigs
Nothing of value was lost.

>>1092666
Across the pond that's a Fagfly. It's a nice complement to cock flies.

>>1092679
i didnt tie it,read my post. some guy named jeremy tied it as a joke
>>1092686
bruh, that hook had to be at least 15 cents
>>1092698
kek

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>>1092569

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>>1092886
Shit's funny because this is the same thing that happened on the truckerfag threads. I posted a pic of my hand and everybody thought I was black.

While I may be black on the inside (mostly my lungs from the Newports), are y'all niggas so pasty white that you have never seen somebody with a tan?

>>1091804
They at South Florida yet?

>>1092901
I dont get that dark with a tan. Ofc im not in florida, still use some sun protection, and everyone tans differently, so I should know better.

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So those smallest model 3 floating rapalas have been doing ok.

Pros: catch fish

Cons: it slays sunnies, literally. Often they'll eat the tail trebel hook and hook removal is harmful since the trebel acts like a one way. Multiple times the 2nd trebel will find a way to hook the poor sunfish's eye. Smallies will sometimes get hooked in the gill plate too.
I made them barbless as well. But still last trip I just stopped using them when it seemed more than half the catches had harmful hook ups.
Using only one trebel seems like a good idea.

Another thing is that it's hard to cast far. It's good enough for smaller rivers however.

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>>1092569
>ciguatera
yeah babby cuda throw it back. congrats

>>1092623
you a uber driver?

>>1091425

>Bass
>Top of the food chain

Apparently you don't fish for pike or gar then. Apex predators taste amazing.

>hurr eating bottom feeders are bad for you

Then how come people have been eating catfish and carp for thousands of years? Walleye, some of the best tasting freshwater fish is caught on the bottom.

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>>1092935
No I work at a car dealership and shuttle rides are a part of what I do

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>>1090896
>keep 3 for tacos

There's five there, though. Not the guy bitching about it. I prefer to put them back but that's because I don't like to eat bass

Here's a rough looking northern my buddy got yesterday

> weather is still 98 degree
> the beach is already crowded by 8 am

Pls help. I just want to fish

>>1092948
Carp tastes like shit

Only 3rd world people eat them because carp can survive in any shitty water and breed like crazy

>>1092989

Get a boat and avoid the rude Asians.

>>1092932
What else would you expect from 1.5" baits?

>>1092935
Lel even looks like txfeg

>>1090764
Used to smoke with arron

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>>1092988
>wasnt fishing alone

that fish looks beat up.

>>1092990
depends on how you prepare them

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Hey /out/, can anyone ID what type of fish this is?
My dad caught this on Lake Audubon in North Dakota.
He said it doesn't have any teeth, guessing it's either a freshwater drum or a sucker based on the mouth, but I'm not 100% sure.

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>>1093130

Another pic, but showcasing its face

>>1093130
>>1093131
Bowfin.

>>1093151
Lol no

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>>1093130
>freshwater drum

>>1093151
Can confirm. Bowfin.

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Monster laker from today. Trolling a Rapala DT20 crankbait in 80 fow in my canoe. These lures can get down 50-70 feet if you let out enough 8lb fluoro line.

>>1092948
>how come people have been eating catfish and carp for thousands of years?
Because poverty has been a hellnof a thing throughout time.

Also, until very recently, those fish weren't living in and feeding on polluted industrial waste, complete with heavy metal contamination.
That shit is real, and heavy metal poisoning is a hell of a thing.

>>1093098
Yeah it looks like its seen a few gnarly battles.

Also why fish alone? I mean I do often but most of my friends enjoy it too

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Caught a biggun on a neko rig

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>>1093216

Notha pic

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>>1091425
hali's are pretty good eating.

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>>1093229
thats a nice one.

Man, I need to get an anchor or something
>Go out to the vape for holiday
>Borrow cousins open top kayak and try to fish around the edge of the salt marsh
>Thing weighs twice as much as my shitty jerry-rigged kayak
>Catches wind like an actual sail
>Spend the whole trip fighting the wind and the current
>Takes 45 minutes of hard paddling and fighting the wind to get back for 15 minutes of fishing
So what are the essential accessories for a kayak? I have 2 PVP and zip tie rod holders and a hook for the paddle, I'm thinking I want to get a small mushroom anchor.

>>1093242
>the vape
The Cape, phoneposting is retarded

>>1093242
The mushroom anchors are really heavy for what they do, in my 15ft skiff, I usually carry an 8 lb danforth and two smaller (1lb )folding claw anchors, the bottom is a mix of mud and sand here but most of the time in water shallower than 10ft just one of the claw anchors is enough to fight the tide and that's in a 15ft skiff, in a kayak a small folding anchor is apt to be more than enough.

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cute!

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doing science n sheet

>>1093247
I literally bought one because it was so small. Still haven't caught anything with it

>>1093216
>>1093226
>>1093229
Noice

>>1093045
Well honestly I got all I expected out if it, just wondering how it fairs when trout are stocked and I swim it through some holes.
I'm wondering if anyone has techniques to prevent sunnies from choking on a trebel however. Make it a double hook trebel?

I've had sunnies choke on trebels with spinners too.

>>1093131
>>1093130
Freshwater drum
>>1093226
Nice

Any tips on shore fishing at a reservoir? Hoping to catch some largemouth bass with my Dad tomorrow morning.

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Let me share a story with you lads. Today I went out fishing for panfish on a 1/32 oz jog with a beetle on it. Hook up with about a 1.5 lb bass. I have trouble controlling it with my ultralight 5' and 4lb line. He get stuck in weeds. Big ass gator out of nowhere notices. Grabs my catch and devours it in front of me. FUCK that gator I cussed him out for a minute until he started advancing then I got the fuck out of there. I feel really bad about that poor bass. I don't want to fish anymore :^(

>>1093301
steep banks can be hard to navigate but indicate deep water near shore. aside from that, fish anywhere that looks fishy.
>>1093302
thats just nature, if it wasnt that fish it would have been another one.

>>1093307
Do you know of a way to view maps of reservoirs with water depths? (Hydrography) I have ArcGIS installed and I'm trying to find a layer that shows it.

>>1093309
ive usually been able to google "[body of water] depth chart"
like for example, mogadore reservoir depth chart

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>>1093309
have you tried teh navionics webapp?
webapp.navionics dot com

>>1093316
Awesome thanks! This is exactly what I needed.

>>1093314

Navionics is way more detailed than anything else you'll find online.

>>1093242

I have an 10lb rock tied to 50 ft of paracord.

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>>1093229
Nice. I can't even imagine fishing that deep.

>>1093259
>>1093299
Thanks y'all

>>1093316
>>1093368
Do you know how often is navionics updated? I have it, and it's good for a general idea of the lake, but there's some spots that where there's holes that it does show. I think it might be because the shallow end up this lake was dry until 2 years ago, so when they scanned the lake they couldn't get over there.

>be me
>want to go fishing
>but sick
>really sick
>splitting head ache, everything hurts, runny nose, drifting in and out of sleep so much i sometimes forget where the line between dream and reality is
>feels bad
in good news though, i got some egg yarn and some hooks and tied up some different sucker spawns and some infamous pink worms

>>1093430
feel better lad

>>1091425
That's only if they are large or trophy size, average sized are fine.

>>1092948
A lot of catfish are actually active predators, not exclusively bottom feeders.

does anyone here know anything about custom g. loomis rods from cape coral year 1985? I know it sounds specific but that's all i got.

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Dear diary, got skunked again today, maybe saltwater fishing really is a meme.
>Go to LBT, chat for a while
>Apparently people were hauling in schoolie blues all day yesterday with sabiki rigs
>Get one and head out to local pier
>Fish for 3 hours in driving rain and wind, tried rig, spoons and spinners
>Nothing
Heres my pier fishing ethnicity check btw

>>1093459
thats a jetty anon. seriously though, that water looks pretty dark. blues usually like clear water given that they are bigtime sight feeders. and my new go-to for sparse bluefish is a clark spoon with a 1-2 oz egg sinker 18 inches on top of it. its super easy to just cast all day, then ill throw on a gotcha plug when the big schools come by. ideally i have two rods, one with each of those tied on.

My Greek island adventures (this time in Euboea island) school of lesser amberjacks edition;
This weeks tally
2 flathead grey mullet
a 2kg octopus and...
12 lesser amberjacks that where brought to the nearest vilage tavern, roasted on coal fire with a pinch of oregano and splashed with raw olive oil and lemon vinegraite accompanied with seasonal boiled green weeds and ofc ouzo!

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>>1093465
forgot pic

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Gf found an old reel in her grandmother's basement. Throws okay but I think the brakes are broken.

Good find? I have more pics if needed

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Got me a bowfin!

>>1093459
>Fish for 3 hours in driving rain and wind
Was it raining yesterday?

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>>1093486
I think they just had their fry and are nesting now so I'm getting reaction strikes.

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>>1093408
>Navionics updates

It depends on the lake. The map data is continuously uploaded from personal sonars, if so enabled, and map uplates are available periodically. So the more expensive fishing boats cruising around your lake the better it will be mapped. Small lakes, or very remote lakes, may not be so precise. In upstate NY where I fish in the fingerlakes, Lake George, Champlain, etc the detail is. Along with sonar, it completely changed fishing for me because of how much I learned from it.

Spent 4 hours on the river watching monster salmon jump.

Tried firetiger mepps, a super obnoxious colored triple treble hook rapala, big weedless spinners with 8mm trout beads and a salmon egg sack on the hook.

How do I catch one? I could of probably dove in and uppercut the fucker before I'd get a bite

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>>1093538
I wanna preface that I have no experience salmon fishing, but I've found oftentimes that fish hit very small lures, even huge fish. Did you try downsizing?

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>>1093546
Idk about salmon, but that does seem to work with other fish. With bass fishin, they will hit anything when they are feeding like pre-spawn or a good pressure front coming in. But other times like summer when the water is really warm, they ignore the big spinners and stuff because they're too lazy to chase what looks like a school of fish. That's when you switch to the finesse stuff. A smaller Texas rigged worm or wacky rig, it looks like a super easy meal dropping right in front of them. Or a small jerkbait and sometimes even if they aren't hungry, they can't resist the dying little baitfish right in front of them.

The third option is when fish are active but not eating like the sneks I was just catching that were guarding the fry. That's when you go for reaction strikes and something like the Mepps™ running past them really quick will get the fish to take a shot at it.

Also I think this may be a dull green sunfish. First sunfish I have caught down here that wasn't a typical bland bluegill with the vertical stripes.

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>>1093408
what that other guy said. it depends on the water you fish,

>>1093538
>How do I catch one?

google flossing for salmon. it's foolproof and will get you loads of salmon.

>>1093546
>snagger

>>1093523
>>1093564
Neat. I'll have to compare it on one of the more popular lakes around me. I always forget about it.

>>1093564
I'm in it for the fight, I can go to the grocery store if I want to eat salmon.

Any lure recommendations? They jump a ton, no idea why.

I even have this beauty spoon with an egg sack holder and Nada.

Are they usually at the bottom of the river? Top? I know they are there.

>>1093564
Is flossing ethical?
If I use a fly I can probably lie to myself.

>>1093507
>>1093486
those things are good eating
>>1093564
>flossing
you wrote "glorified snagging" wrong
>>1093588
its as ethical as snagging. you can floss salmon with an empty hook just as easily as with anything else.

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>>1092926
Yup, too bad I had to work this weekend so I couldn't fish. Hoping to get some slot snook tomorrow though.

>>1093480
Decent find. Def worth a clean and re-oil/regrease job.
String it up with 10-12lb mono and use it for flipping and casting for bass and cats.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrzvcn4Pv1w

>he just caught a dink snook on livestream
>in Galveston Texas

He's freaking out but I don't blame him since they must be super rare over there.

>>1093636
Do you have any tips for catching salmon with an actual bite when they're running / spawn?

>>1093684
i only know lake erie steelhead, and flies. egg patterns are usually good

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so im feeling better after taking some ibuprofen, and i think ill be able to fish tomorrow. i tied up pic related and im about to tie a leader with a bite tippet so i can try for some pike on fly. my friend also gave me some advice because he has always fished in a drift boat, and ive never fished this spot before, and have no idea if i can wade it.

>I've caught plenty of pike standing poorly balanced on the bank jigging flies at my rod top behing logs

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>>1093584
corkie and yarn
spin-n-glow and a pink plastic worm
inline spinners like flying c's and blue fox 6's
8-11mm soft bead
bead and fly, usually a flashy streamer
bright colored jigs
head on shrimp/prawns
shore jigging with spoons
there's lots of methods. flossing is the easiest

>>1093588
Its ethical enough to be a legal method of take.
Lots of fish do get snagged though and those tend to be mainly bucks.

>>1093636
>glorified snagging
It's snagging if the hook is on the outside of the mouth or on the body. If the fish is hooked inside the mouth then it's a legal catch. Shit happens and flossing salmon with just a hook is considered snagging in most places. One can bitch all they want about it, won't change a thing. The rules are there, if you follow them then you're good.

>>1093722
>If the fish is hooked inside the mouth then it's a legal catch
thats the thing though, a lot of times the hook lands on the outside of the mouth. the IGFA doesnt even recognise flossed fish because they're considered snagged.

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First ever flathead, such a beautiful fish. Chub cut-bait on a 4/0 circle hook.

Also caught a 10 lb blue cat, personal best. Gavins Point Dam, Yankton South Dakota.

>>1093725
next time use a live chub

>>1090764
Landed a 7.5lb northern pike yesterday with my new rod/reel/line.

Thanks, /FTT/.

you guys are gonne meme on me but i am currently shopping for a zebco.
is there any difference between a spincast rod and a baitcast rod? my dad left me some premium top quality custom made rods. and i want to but zebcos on all of them.
my other question is zebco has a lot of different models, and i cant figure out which would be best for 10+ lb catfish. i basically just want "the biggest" one, but i cant figure out which one that is. seems like either the omega, 808 or the 888 is my best bet but i cant figure out what the differences are between them. the also have some other model called the bullet or something which may be the best.
reason is my dad left me a bunch of baitcasting rods and reels, but i just cant use the reels. i tried *reel* hard and can most of the time pull it off but the frustration of a backlash is just too much. its like i am afraid to cast.

>>1090929
Oyster bars oyster bars oyster bars, find them on a low tide and fish them on high tide. Use live bait "finger mullet, mud minnows, ***blue crab halfs*** etc." (expert tip, learn how to throw a cast net). Fish during the cool parts of day during warm months. Fish hot part of day during winter. Use google earth to scope out potential fishing areas to find structure. Use a carolina rig. Research what knots to use. You will catch some nice black drum and redfish!

>>1093752
A lot of the "spincast" rods have the short "pistol" grip instead of a long fighting butt, which is largely out of production and limited to the cheaper rods (ugly stik gx2 is the only one I've seen recently). However, there is absolutely nothing keeping you from throwing a spincaster on a casting rod.

Fishing is great. It's all about getting up before the birds before the crack of dawn, getting out on your boat, and just waking up slowly with the world. If a big fish bites, it's a bonus.

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>>1093746
You're welcome!

Where's the pic nigger?

>>1093752
Yeah like other anon said, might as well just get a baitcaster rod because I don't think you will find much with the pistol grips beyond the Ninja Turtles Zebco kid's pack. Just find something that feels right.

>>1093784
My favorite is still dusk fishing at my little pond right off I-95. Done with work for the day, relaxing and catching some dink bass while I watch people stuck in rush hour traffic.

>>1093789
That's also a good feeling. Ever try night fishing?

>>1093752
im going to give you two answers. the right answer and the answer you want.
here's the right answer: get a couple of abucgarcia ambassadeurs or similar, and learn to cast them

the answer you want is order a few 808 salt reels online, and replace the line that comes on it with something better, because i am willing to bet it will come with zebco omniflex. i'd say get something like #17-#20 berkley big game. get high vis if you fish night a lot, it will be worth it.

>>1093794
>Big Game
You know Skid, most people can afford the $7 for a spool of good ol' Trilene

>tfw plannin date night with new qt latina for tomorrow
Hnnng. Idk why these beautiful Venezuelan girls are into me

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>>1093784
Idk what the fuck you're talking about I'm too hungover to get out early. Too poor for a boat. And I'll spend all day trying to catch a single dink. Also I care more about tides and air pressure than time of day.

>>1093752
They're interchangeable. That's the way all spincast reels have been designed to be from the very beginning. Any rod that can take a baitcaster will fit a Zebco.

And your instincts are right-for bigger fish, use a bigger spincasting reel. Zebco's 808 and Daiwa's larger Goldcast and Silvercast reels are what you want for larger catfish.

As for dealing with backlashes, modern baitcasters have gotten far better in that regard, but the potential for backlash is always there. It's just inherent in the design of a reel with a free- or easy-spinning spool. To get better results, you have to get used to casting with a smoother motion and having your thumb ride lightly on the spool as you're casting, not unlike using your thumb on the button of a Zebco to stop line from paying out on the cast. If overhand casting creates too many backlashes for you, try using a sidearm motion for better control.

>>1093797
Berkley Big Game line is $6.50 per spool at Walmart, so the price is negligible either way.

>>1093804
Forgot to mention, you'll probably need to change your grip on the rod to get room for your thumb to easily ride on the spool. Wrap your middle finger around the trigger of the casting rod instead of your index finger and you'll be able to easily thumb most every bass-sized baitcaster ever made.

How the fuck do I fish (fresh) dead bait? I see guys where I'm haul in massive reds on dead cut mullet/pinfish/crab but every time I try it I end up with nothing but sailcats and the occasional small reds. I've straight up copied people's rigs. Carolina, fishfinder, etc. Am I just having shitty luck?

>>1093806
Yes but isn't big game like 1000yds+?

You don't need anywhere close to that. And if you were spooling 100yds each season, the feeder spool would be full of trash like afterwards.

>tfw first date with girl tomorrow
Yeee. This girl could seriously be a model and she seems cool too from textin with her nonstop the past few days. And she's the one who always texts me right when she wakes up n stuff, like I don't even have to try. Feelsgud.m4a

Protip- if you have blue eyes and wear glasses, get contacts instead and enjoy it when the Latinas can't look away.

Is there any BC fishermen in here? Im dieing to fish some pinks but fucking natives man. Just been fishing trout and crappies since it seems we won't get to do salmon again this year.

>>1093752
Sorry anon but that's just stupid. I just bought my first casting reel a couple days ago and have only had one bad backlash from overhead casting, can't do it. Every other cast has been perfect. 1/4 oz or heavier lure (preferably 3/8 oz) and have the drag, spool tension, and brakes set properly and you should have no problem.

You probably just don't have those three things set right just yet so you think you're fucking up the cast when in reality the problem arose before ths cast started

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>>1093814
I fish dead shrimp near or next to oyster beds or a couple feet out from them in a creek. Pros only place for reds really. Cons crabs and croaker will still find it and fuck with it. All in all you need to look at reports and reliable anecdotes of where reds are biting. Pic related dink red I caught doing this.

>>1093803
>I care more about tides and air pressure than time of day.
this
>>1093797
he's asking about spincast gear, im assuming he's either a nig or white trash who cant afford anything.
>>1093814
i assume you are in the surf?
first off, look for a rip, and fish on the edge of it. fish like to stage up just behind sand bars in rips waiting for baitfish to get sucked out. also just talk to people, ask them where they're fishing, what the tide is doing, etc

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>>1093654
Yeah they aren't suppose to be that far north. Still pretty neat.

>>1093797
Big Game isn't bad tho

>>1093881
>nig or white trash who cant afford anything.
>skid

Doh ho ho how the turns have tabled

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Caught a largemouth bass today while shorefishing at the reservoir this morning. I already gutted it and de-scaled it, but now I have to figure out how to cook this guy.

(Sorry for potato quality.)

>>1093882
i may not be able to afford much often, but at least i get decent stuff when i do.

>>1093886
I hope that fish is full of mercury

>>1093894
:(

>>1093886
>filet
>fry in butter with lemon zest and chives
>salt and pepper
>serve with lemon and fries
will be good, trust me.

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>>1093789
Sorry, here's the only picture I took. I was fishing by myself and wanted to kill it ASAP.

Speaking of which, what's the best way to kill bigger fish? I normally just used a fillet knife toe cut the head off anything I have caught, which I managed to do in this case as well, but this is the first time I have caught something this big and it was fairly tough to do with my knife.

Should I get a 150mm or even 200mm+ Mora "Fish Slaughter" knife, or is there a better way/option?

>>1093974
Wow looks like a botched up decapitation.

I've been told to slice their gills (basically they're lungs?) And let them die. There will be blood

>>1093984
Not quite botched, I think. I didn't completely sever it at the bottom intentionally, but it is cut down through the arteries and the spine is severed.

>>1093974
>7.5lb pike
>kills it

Literally why? Let it go, don't be poverty and just buy some fish

>>1093974
I always knock en on the head and then slice the gills.

Ayy finally about time for fresh bread!

>>1093991
Why would I eat farmed fish that is flown 2000km to get to me when I can catch and eat fish that is actually fresh?

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>>1093995
>>1093995
>>1093995
>>1093995

>>1093994
Because:
1. The farm fish is heavy metal and disease free
2. You aren't killing an apex predator that there are very few of in any given body of water and even less of decent size. It's a game fish, let it go for someone else to catch it when it's 8 pounds.

If it were something like a perch or sunfish I could understand but not a 7.5lb pike

>>1093998
The government here has been monitoring mercury levels in freshwater since the 70s, and have published information on safe consumption levels for different species and different bodies of water. They also have recommended harvesting practices to keep the fishery healthy. I'm following all of those guidelines.

There is no shortage of pike this size in northern Canada. I have hooked fish at least this size almost every time I have been out since July; often more than once in a session. This is just the first time I have had the appropriate setup to land the fish.

And frankly, I disagree with fishing as a sport, hence why I eat everything I catch. The only fish I release are the ones that aren't a suitable size for harvesting.