Fishing & Tackle Thread

>>1093995
Anyone get those monthly LTBs? Are they worth it?

>>1094000
Never worth it full price.

>>1093882
People who fish a lot tend to buy good shit, no matter their income level, because they know it matters.
They've seen what happens if they don't, and most people aren't into watching money burn.
The poors just buy their good shit less often.

>>1093886
Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Use about twice as much salt as you think you need.
In a skillet, put 1/2tbsp oil and 1/2tbsp butter in the bottom; get it hot and smoking. Put filets in meat side down for 1 to 1-1/2 minutes, then flip and finish up skin side down. They are done when the rib bones easily pop out of the meat when you run your spatula along them.
Remove from pan immediately and serve. They will be insanely good.

>>1093991
>>1093998
>this guy again
Because wild caught is twice as good as farmed and wild populations can sustain small scale harvest just fine. We've been over this.
Besides, WANTING to eat wild caught fish isn't poverty-tier, HAVING to is.
He doesn't HAVE to, he WANTS TO, because it really does taste so much better.
The occasional meal from even quite contaminated waters is just fine. And most waters aren't even that contaminated anymore. 40+ years of clean water legislation and holding polluting businesses financially liable for cleanup has really done wonders for water quality.

Also,
>7.5lb pike
>rare as hen's teeth
Pick one.
A healthy watershed with northern pike will often have populations of fish well over 10lbs. Taking a 7.5lb pike is like taking a 4lb bass-it's not the end of the world.

well im feeling a lot better, so i tied up another pike fly, and im about to head down to a section of river i hear has pike

How do you guys cook your fish?

>>1093995
>7.5lb pike
>decent size
Where I live we don't even bother keeping anything under 36" because you don't get shit-all for meat off them.

>>1094000
Not LTB but MTB, and fuck no.
First one (with the $10 off coupon) was awesome. Second one (full price) was decent. Subsequent ones they either outright left shit out or grossly over-valued everything to well above listed MSRP, which I have proven with screencaps in these threads.
>tfw $10 flipping hook is listed on the hook's own website for $5.49 for a 4pk

>>1094021
Usually with heat

But seriously, 99% of my fish I filet and grill. Occasionally if I have a bunch of dink crappie or get into some good cold-water creek chub or something I'll tempura batter and fry.

>>1094027
You don't' have to cook with heat anon, try making ceviche

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>>1094012
I was just fuckin with skid

>>1094032
You actually do have to cook with heat, it's kind of a requirement to be considered COOKING. Otherwise it's simply preparing food.

>>1094045
I guess technically, but check this out. Pretty interesting stuff.
Technically speaking, cooking requires heat, so ceviche (also known as seviche or cebiche), a dish in which raw fish is marinated in citrus juice, isn't cooked. But it's not exactly raw, either. Both heat and citric acid are agents of a chemical process called denaturation.

anyone know what the best hook size for trout is? i have a spinning rod and will be using stuff like worms, powerbait dough and eggs ect.

>>1094056
No one hook is going to do all of that.
>powerbait dough
Anywhere from a #18 to a #12 treble
>trout worms
#8 or #10 circle, #12 baitholder, #10 Aberdeen
>eggs
There's like a bajillion sizes of egg. Buy the eggs, take the jar with you, buy an egg hook that fits the egg.

>>1094021
Usually pan fry.
Brother's family likes them skinned, breaded and crispy; I like them skin on, no breading and tender.

>>1094000
I think you def get your $15 worth. I did 3mos with the $10 off coupon, so it was like $11 per box. That's what I would spend on on Rapala so as long as I got one bait I could actually use a month, I was straight.

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Nice change of pace this morning. Went out on the boat and caught a few nice perch on the lake. Cooked them up right after we got done for lunch and they were tasty as fuck

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Been a while since I last posted a catch.
Probably the biggest fish I ever caught on a fly (pls no bully). Bonneville cutthroat I believe. Was bretty proud. Might go up to a place I know with kokanee salmon. Caught a red spawning salmon but didn't have my phone for a picture so I want to go back and get one. Plus, they put up a good fight. Any tips on fly fishing salmon? Seems a bit more difficult to get them to bite.

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>>1094014
here's my report. i started off rocky, pic related was my 3rd cast. about 10 minutes later, i fell off a log in to shin-deep water and sank up to my waist in muck. needless to say my phone doesnt turn on any more. but i pulled my self out, washed off in a riffle, and got back to fishing. i couldnt figure a cadence, it was probably 30 minutes of nothing, then suddenly, while i was fucking around (not even trying just watching my streamer and the actions i could make it do) i figured out how to make it swim with little 4 inch strips. literally 40 inches of stripping in to that playing around i saw a golden green flash and my rod nearly pulled from my hand. i set the hook as soon as i realised what happened, but nothing. i made the cast again, with the same cadence, and he took my fly again. this time i had him, though. i was ready to do a strip set, and i nailed him beautifully, the hook went down throuth the under side of his mouth completely. my first pike on fly was a 20 inch fatty, that blew any bass i've ever hooked out of the water for fight.
as i was unhooking him, i got the hook out, but he refused to let go of my fly for a good 20 seconds after i put him back in the water.
the second fish i got wasnt even hooked, he just let me strip him in because he wouldnt let go of it.
one fish swiped at my fly 3 times and never found the hook. every other fish, i hooked beautifully. it was a solid hook-up but i didnt even need pliers because it was right on the edge of the mouth. all in all, i had 6 pike hit, and i landed 5 of them
i also got a 10.5 inch smallie,, and had a 4 inch green sunfish curiously nip at the tail of my fly.
all in all, 9/10 day, would be 10/10 if i had pictures of the fish.
>>1094034
id that a little hybrid striper?
>>1094146
i hope you harvested that fish, because its probably dead because of the slime wearing off on that rock. other than that, decent trout, id take it any day of the week and twice on sunday

>>1094163
Nah, I let him free, didn't have ice. Plus, I wasn't expecting anything that big.
Concerning the slime, he was in the water/in my net up until that picture and quickly put back. The temperature was cool, but the lighting makes it look unrelenting. He was good.

>>1094137
I'm not even big on eating fish but damn that looks good. I think perch is my favorite fish to eat.

>>1094163
>here's my report
Stopped reading right there

>>1094163
I think it might've been a little yellow bass, but I'm not sure.

>>1094169
>Stopped reading right there
good for you
>>1094167
i hope the rock was at least a little wet then. fucking up fish slime is a real detrimental thing to a fish. even the pike i was landing spent all of about 15 seconds out of water just while i got the hook out. i even measured them under water by holing them by the head and putting a little tape measure along their side.
also
>>1094146
>Seems a bit more difficult to get them to bite.
salmon are hard to get to eat, but the challenge is half the fun. just go in to the fly shop and get something between 8 and 10 weight (depending on the size of the fish) and talk to the shop keep. also, dont floss them, please, its literally re-branded snagging.

>>1094178
i think you're right now that i looked it up. didnt even know there was a yellow bass.

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>>1094169
>I'm not even big on eating fish
Neither am I. I only like eating fish if it's fresh and of one of these species: perch, walleye, crappie, gills. Other then that I could care less

Got this little chunk while I was out there too. Also caught my first white perch despite fishing that lake we were at my whole life lol.

>>1094202
decent smallie

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>>1094208
Pretty short but he has a little gut on him. They are the best part about perch fishing. You'll just be chillin' trying to find drop offs where the perch will be schooling and all the sudden one of these fraight trains start screening line out my ultra light.

This is the white perch I got

>>1094209
smallies on ultralight is never boring
i remember i used to have a 7 foot ultralight and i spooled it with 4 lb and i would go down to this one spot with those tiny strike king square bills in white, and just slay 12-14 inch smallies, and even got a 13 inch crappie doing that.

Would anyone recommend I take a half day fly fishing course? Or just pay for a guided fly fishing trip? I want to learn and I want to be shown the area as im new here (southern ga).

Got a Ryobi FinTek Cast-A-Matic CM1 reel for free. Anyone know if it's any good or not? Did I pay too much?

>>1094183
Yellow bass and white bass are all over. I had a few lakes with em in Illinois. Not as big as hybrid stripers but it's almost like crappie fishin.

>>1094235
>did I pay too much?
>free
Probably

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>>1094270
it looks usable. throw it on a rod- something cheap- and see how it is. looks liek it would be decent for finesse presentations
>>1094232
do both, if i could only do one i would do the fly fishing course, bacuse they will probably be more general, where as a guide will only get you information for that one body of water, and maybe help with your cast.

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>tfw I didn't get to fish even once on the opening week of snook season

Feels pretty bad tbqfh

>>1094270
It looks really similar to a shimano IX. Spool it up and give it a shot.

>>1094281
hey, you should go snook fishing.

>>1094281
With the Ryobi brand, maybe it is just a rebranded one.

>>1094270
Spinning reels are all the exact same design so not like it won't work. Drag won't be as smooth as a new $400 reel, but whatever.

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>>1094137
Top notch. Nice breading. Perch fish and chips is tasty. Pic- dink of the day

>>1094235
>>1094270
They're nothing special but decent enough. If nothing else, you'll get your money's worth out of it.

For best results, buy a tube of reel grease and a bottle of reel oil, and lube up the reel inside and out. Grease goes on the internal gears and spindle, oil on the bail bits and line roller.
If the gears inside it aren't thrashed, it'll run like a champ for a long time afterward.

>>1094340
that would be a fun red on a 6 weight

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>>1094349
He fought for a minute. It wasn't bad. I use 10lb braided on a medium lite rod incase I hook up with bigger fish.

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Gar from tonight.

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>>1094381
And a turtle.

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t minus 30 minutes till din-din

>>1094385
looks like it will be tasty. you can see his flavour in his eyes

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>>1094021
Yellow mackerels, lesser amberjacks and perch and other rock fish usually roasted on coals with oregano when ready splashed a bit with a mix of raw olive oil and lemon juice. Bigger fish like amberjacks or groupers boiled or steamed with potatoes thinly sliced leek and green onions. In the rare chance of tuna a bit of sashimi with soy sauce and lemon for the parts close to the anal fin and near the head and the rest filleted into steaks either roasted or shimmered on a pan with a little bit of olive oil.

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>>1094356
What are those things called? I think I have seen those before but they never wanna bite artificial stuff.

>>1094382
Fuck turtles.

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>>1094471
Black drum.

>>1094281
give me a hug man

Just stormed last night, temp dropped from 89 high yesterday to 75 high today; 10mph winds. Going to be fishing for bass from the shore on a lake, and im still relatively new to bass fishing. Recommendations on artificial? I know I don't have water clarity but I won't be out for a few hours

>>1094592
Go smaller, slower, and more natural

>>1094592
Ugh. If you would've gone out right before the storm, I bet it would've been great. Those couple days after a cold front are so slow.

>>1094505
I see them in the Intercoastal n shit I think. They're like 10" long. But it looked like they were digging in the rocks for little crustaceans n shit and not really interested in Rapalas.

>>1094596
>>1094600
Noted. yeah I wanted to go out beforehand but had a few things come up. Could use some slow, thoughtful fishing anyway. Would topwater yield much?

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>>1094600
Could also be a sheepshead, pic related.
They're about that size and look similar to a drum, but they eat crustaceans and crabs.
The dead giveaway is in their mouths.
They have human-looking front teeth. And some of them look like someone slipped a set of fake hillbilly teeth in their mouths.

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>>1094619
Here's a side shot

>>1094627
>>1094619
So if pinfish are a saltwater analog to bluegil/redear, are sheepshead a saltwater analog to crappie?

I hear they taste pretty good.

>>1094603
>topwater yield much?
Depends. If you've got heavy overhead cover like lilies or yonka pads, frogs can produce all day long even after a cold front. Otherwise, like the rest of summer you're pretty much limited to nighttime and within an hour of sunset/sunrise.

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>>1094665
maybe on the east coast...

Alright so I recently got a 10 ft surf rod for free
Broke as fuck right now so I don't have a reel for it other than an old Penn long beach (conventional reel rod is spinning)
Can I run this on this rod?
I know some manufacturers use blanks specific to the reel type but I'm not super worried about it
Older rod (circa 1995)

>>1094683
If you can save up $20 over the next few weeks you can buy a used Penn reel.

>>1094619
>Could also be a sheepshead
>>1094627
ni, it couldnt. look at them, their mouths and heads are completely different, as are their dorsal fins, anal fins, and tails
>>1094683
im not going to shit you, my first saltwater combo was a daiwa beefstick and a penn long beach 60. its a pain in the ass, but until you know better (use the right reel) you wont care. trust me. it helps if you under spool the fuck out of it, take it to a shop and have 275 yards of 17 pound high vis green suffix tritanium put on it.

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>>1094683
There is literally no better option than a Penn 704z for a 10ft spinning rod. Get one cheap on eBay and replace the drag washers.

>>1094665
Around here in the Chesapeake bay it's mostly Croaker or spot, you can hardly get a hook to the bottom without them stealing your bait.

> went out surf fishing early morning
> finally found a spot where there's baitfish being chased
> saw a ~17 inches halibut literally jumped out of water
> awesome
> catches a tiny halibut, lost another
> suddenly a whole surfing class of more than 20 people pours into the water near by
> 2-3 surfer and bodyboarder floated in right at the spot.
> can't fish the spot anymore since they are all floating at my casting range
> all of the fish activies slows down as they are probably all spooked off
> just when there's no more action in the water, all of the surfers clear the water at the same time.
> can't get anymore bite after that

This is frustrating. I feel like fate is working against me. At least I didn't get skunked

>>1094703
>not power casting 4oz lead sinkers at them

>>1094703
surfers are cunts
here are my surfer stories
>be me
>fishing
>3 surfers show up, go in right next to me
>legit 20 feet down the beach
>they start surfing
>one surfs straight towards me
>nearly cuts off my line
story #2
>fishing at the pier
>there is a big sign that says "no swiming, surfing, wading, wake boarding, boogie boarding within 300 feet of pier"
>literally 15 surfers all get in the water
>they are all right next to the pier
>i literally only have to cast 30-50 yards to nearly hit them
>shout at them
>"no surfing within 100 yards of the pier!"
>they yell back "fuck off"
>me and a bunch of guys spend the day throwing 3-4 bucktails at them trying to scare them away
i have plenty more that go the same way

>>1094708
>>1094703
Also this is why I miss shark season. Not only the fishing is great, the shark also scare all of the surfers out of the water. The dolphin mixing in with the shark also give them some extra scare.

>>1094703
At the pier I go to people cast at surfers and yell at them when they swim really close. They have the whole fucking ocean yet they chose to surf next to the pier.

>>1094714
exactly. thats why we were throwing our bullshit at them
they straight up cant complain
"we were surfing next to the pier and these fishermen kept casting at us"
"why were you surfing next to the pier where people are fishing?"

>>1094697
i just spooled the reel up with 300+ yards of 15 lb mono becausethats what i had laying around
its going to be a spare rod anyways to chuck bait and soak

>>1094703
>>1094708
>>1094714
>go to private beach
>fishing allowed but dont be a cunt and fish by swimmers
>walk 200 yards down the beach find a nice trough and set up
>atleast 150+ yards from anyone
>fish for like an hour and a half
>these cunts swimming apparently make their way fucking all the way to me
>ofc one of the people who patrol the private beach sees them swiming near me
>aproaches me
>"you cant fish this close to people"
>explain ive been there almost 2 hours
>get in a small argument with the dude that the swimmers need to fuck off
>some chick who patrols the beach comes over
>tells the dude ive been there the whole time and the other folks musthave come over
>goes to check the pin on the swimmers ( need a pin to be on said private beach)
>they dont have one
>they arent members of the private beach
>they get kicked out
>chick makes the dude who argued with me come over and apologise

Hey Guys so i am getting more into fly fishing.

I currently just tie a fly onto a fluoro leader and cast on my 6'6" stcroix avid

I 3d printed a fly reel, and i am wondering if i can get a good rod recommendatioon, i am considering this

https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/68706?attrValue_0=Green&csp=a

especially with 25%, this comes out to 91 bucks i think and it comes with that llbean return policy,

What fly line would you guys recommend to go with this rod and a 3d printed fly reel?


Any other recommendation ideas?

im trying to keep everything under $150 i already have flys and 8 lb fluoro leader,
ORRRRRRRRRRRR


Do i spend 190 and get a tenkara sato outfit?

>>1094021
Depends on the fish/size. If it's anything like a small bluegill/crappie/panfish I will fry it whole. Something like flounder I find better if it's left on the bone and baked in the oven. Taste delicious. On fish like redfish, specks, etc I filet them and blackened them.

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Got my first rainbow trout yesterday, on the Gulp Alive 2" Trout Worm. Pic related.

Also, should I be using a snap swivel with spoons or no?

>>1094746
You should never ever use a snap swivel for anything, ever.

>>1094747
Why, exactly?

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>>1094720
I've seen surfers cross to the other side of the pier by swimming under it. I wonder if you can throw a gotcha plug or a ranger at them with out any legal issues. Technically he's in an area he's not supposed to be in.

>>1094755
It's extra shit on the line so sensitivity goes down, it's usually the weak link in a setup unless you're using a comparatively huge one (or one of the really expensive ones), it's more knots which means more opportunities for you to have fucked up tying them, they hurt the action of a lot of different types of lures, and it's extra shit for the fish to see.

>>1094735
get a cabellas 3 forks. they blow my 100 dollar fenwick eagle out of the water and they go on sale constantly. bookmark the cabelas 3 forks rods and check it now and then, when its on sale nab a 50 dollar rod that out performs a 100 dollar rod
>>1094757
>vertically jig a gotcha plug on something like 10 pound clear mono while one is crossing
>snag him deliberately
>say you were not paying attention while jigging, thought you had a bite, and set the hook
>he gets in trouble for being somewhere he shouldn't, you're let off the hook (pun intended)

>>1094757
2 and a quarter ounces of lead and plastic could probably break bones if you cast it with a surf rod.

>>1094697
Noted, but this is Bepis and saltwater fish we're talking about.

>>1094735
>trying to keep it under $150
Okay, what fish will you be going for? 3D printed fly reels generally don't have anything that even masquerades as a drag, which is fine for things like bluegill and stream trout, but if you're going after bass or larger you'll probably have to also buy a regular commercial reel with a drag.

Anyway, my recommendations, by price bracket:
>Cabela's 3 Forks
Good rod, can be had on sale for ~$50. Definitely the price:perf king in the cheap bracket.
>Echo Base
Better rod, normally retails ~$110 and can be had on sale for ~$90. If you absolutely cannot afford better, this is the rod to get.
>Echo Solo
Hands-down the best (lower weight) rod available for under $250, maybe even for under $300. I got mine for $90 on a hell of a sale, normally retails for ~$130. Basically the older, slightly better brother of the Echo Base. Only available in 4wt and 5wt as far as I've seen though. Definitely buy if you can get it under $110.

The other option is to check Ebay for something like a Redington Path. Gander Mountain, which is now out of business, carried them so a lot of people bought them up for $30-40 on clearance (Gander sold them for $110) and are trying to flip them on Ebay. Don't pay over $50 for one, but they're a decent rod in 7wt or 8wt. Nothing special, but they fish. Quality wise they're slightly worse than a 3 Forks, but potentially can be had enough cheaper to be worth it.

As far as cheap-but-good reels, I would have to recommend an Okuma Sierra. Can be routinely had for ~$35, and they're solid. Next step up for me would be an Okuma SLV, which are like $65 on Amazon.

>>1094774
Oh, also. The Cabela's 3 Forks is available as a combo with a reel for ~$70 on sale. The reel is pretty mediocre, but will last long enough to get you more into it and willing to spend money on a better one when it dies (it will die). It also has a pretty good warranty, so if it dies early they'll fix or replace it for free.

>>1094760
A snap gives spoons way more action. You don't know what you are talking about.

Silly question but can someone tell me what artifcial worm I'm thinking of? Someone posted here of having one that was purple on the top but sorta rainbowish on the belly.

>>1094776
Granted I don't fish the humongous 8" long saltwater spoons, but on normal bass-sized ones it actually hurts the action and causes them to run to the side.

>>1094778
It absolutely does not. I run Johnson sprites all the time and I always either use a snap or a rapala knot

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>>1094777
A Senko in Morning Dawn color perhaps?

>>1094773
oh, he was seeing sheepshead im sure. but there is no mistaking a sheepshead for a black drum if you know anything about salt

>>1094785
Yea, sheep are cute and 99% of black drum are ugly as fuck.

>>1094056
Whatever you do be sure to use circle hooks whenever possible. Trout tend to swallow natural baits balls deep.

>>1094786
there is the occasional ugly sheepshead though, like this one
>>1094619
and the occasional cute black drum like
>>1094505

>>1094777
Checked.

Sounds like one of the Roboworms.

>>1094785
Agree with that.

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>>1094786
They were probably sheepshead. That looks more like the body shape. I remember seeing a bunch of them in the Keys too at this restaurant on the water and they would swarm when prople dropped food in the water along with a bunch of other little scavenger cunts.

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>>1094777
Probably talking about me, in which case it's a Roboworm in Morning Dawn.

Pic related, it's the top one.

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>>1094747

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>>1094778
>humongous 8" long saltwater spoons
>derp

The 8" spoons sold in stores are for freshwater applications.

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>>1094776
A conoeman loop knot is better than a meme snap.

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I explored a section north of what I normally fish. It's known to hold trout with trout reproducing in a brook a bit north of it (which is mostly on private property ofc)
And I did see some rainbows to confirm it.

Something other than the redbreast and smallies hits my lure, and I thought it was a trout as I got it swimming towards me, net it. pic related. Fally had me fooled :)

I explore downstream, and unfortunately got to this deep spot I couldnt wade through. This section wasnt "trouty" at all but upon maps I see it does get bendy and runny again more south, which I can hit from another park access.

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>>1094863
btw the lure was the small floating rapala, which gave me no problems even with two trebels today.
more pics

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>>1094865

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9.75 lb blue cat, caught on a rock bass head, 5/0 gamakatsu big cat offset circle hook. Largest catfish to date. Caught him at 4:30 am after fishing for 9 hours and not getting any bites on the Missouri River

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>>1094868
First smallie that day, not a ton caught with the time I put in, nor any real big ones, although upstream Ive landed bigger

>>1094873
and yes he did get roughed up on the rocks, I need to invest in a net.

Can anyone recommend a net that can handle 20-30 lb fish that isn't $100?

>>1094877
How long you need the handle to be?

>>1094877
>>1094878
>for wading or most boats
https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/ranger-big-game-pear-fishing-net-15rneu36nbggmprntfac/15rneu36nbggmprntfac
>for bank fishing, high-gunwale boats, or for extra leverage
https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/ranger-nets-big-game-landing-net-15rneunrthmrcn44xfac/15rneunrthmrcn44xfac

I've used the second one to land 50lb blue cats as a bank fisherman.

>>1094881
>>1094878

I always fish from banks, normal length I guess. Thanks.

When do I bleed fish vs icing them? do I bleed freshwater fish or just salty fish?

>>1094890
I'd bleed them if they were a bloody fish, otherwise I'd just ice them straightaway.

>>1094877
look into the cabelas brand net

various options

>>1094700
My dad's been in love with the 704z for as long as I can remember. What makes it so good? He's got one back at his place but I usually fish fresh water so I don't have much occasion to try it.

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>>1094954
>made in the USA
>really high quality parts, will probably last long enough to give to your children's children
>very easy to take apart and put back together if you drop it in the sand or get it submerged, I can do it in 15 minutes on a towel with nothing but a coin and fishing pliers
>HT-100 drag washers are incredibly smooth
>mechanical anti reverse
>can take the punishment of saltwater, I never rinse mine and it looks brand new

I can not think of a better surf reel in existence. There's a reason Penn still manufactures them today.

I got a better job by studying while it rains so I can afford more fishing gear.

I want to get into fly fishing looking for something that will last me the next year or two.

Any good brands to look for?

>>1094954
Reliable as hell, easy to maintain and never dies.

>>1094966
Yeah the .38 special fly rod you can cast it thru the back of your skull.

>>1094971
Mind linking an Amazon page?
Couldn't find it on Google, weird blend of guns fish and shooting fish with guns.

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>>1094971
>.38 special
>penetrating anything

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>>1094858
wtf I'm a furry now I need sauce on this
>>1094807
Those things love live sand fleas on a carolina rig

>>1094974
Ok that was cheeky enough to get a real response so...read the thread faggot >>1094735

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>>1094975
>posting gun fuddlore
>in a fishing thread

>>1094979
I'm stupid thanks

>>1094890
i go by size. the bigger the fish, the more likely i am to bleed it.
>>1094961
i want to get a pair but the price scares me off repeatedly. i mean, to date, the single most expensive reel i own is $130
the penn battle is more in my price range, which i might get the 2000 or 2500 size when i finally manage to break my shakespeare excursion

>>1094966
cabelas 3 forks/prestige plus combo, then change the line that comes on it out for some scientific anglers air cel. you wont regret it.. i can vouch for it (i got 5 pike and a smallie on the 8 weight combo literally yesterday)
>>1094975
>being this much of a fuckwit
even a .22 will go through a lot more than people think it will
>>1094986
cabelas
3
foks
and
presige
pluss
with
sa
aircel

>>1094865
Rapala original floater or a special one? What color?

>>1095001
Can vouch for the 3 forks combo, casts nice enough and I've had mine for 4 years and now just upgraded to a TFO. Nothing wrong with the 3 forks rod. Reel is its week point but thats only because it's not designed to be reversed for us leftys but still can be done

>>1095021
Original floating. Model 3 I think whatever smallest is.

>>1095021
Perch color too. I use them barbless but with both trebels. Last trip had many problems with harmful hookups

>>1095026
>>1095029
Ah. I had one and used it in a creek for sunnies, only ever caught one fish on it until the bill broke off. I loved the little guy though, in firetiger color. I'll have to pick up more.

>>1094961
Neat. I guess my old man knows what he's doing.

Hey guys. I'm an absolute beginner when it comes to fishing. Read up in the pastebins and the image collection and have gone fishing a total of 2 times, caught one tiny trout but gave it to the group next to me who were taking it home to eat.

This is going to be a really stupid series of questions, but what do you do when you catch the fish? I mean, if you do catch and release, what should you do after removing the hook as carefully as possible? Just throw the fish back or something? Also, if you're taking the fish home to eat, what should you have handy to keep the fish alive/transport home? A cooler with ice? Wet towels? Some sort of container with water?

>>1095045
Lower it into the water if you can, it should shoot out of your hands if is healthy. If not, try to gently rock it left and right to force water (and oxygen) through it's gills and wake it up. Usually I hold it by the tail and just kind of wiggle it. For keeping, kill it, gut it, throw it on ice in a cooler. Cheap styrofoam coolers work well.

>>1095045
Get a picture if it's a good sized fish or a species you've never caught before.

If not, just lower it back. Try not to drop it if you can

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How much should I pay for all these?

I´ve fished with live bait all my life so I dont own a single lure and dont know much about them.

>>1095063
It's hard to tell

They are either legit name brand products that cost a lot or chink knock off that cost almost nothing

>>1095053
>>1095062
Good to know guys, thanks.

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Got a steelhead for the first time.
>drifting a nightcrawler in a 4-6ft deep area with moderate current
>using a lead drifting weight I made that is only about 3mm thick and 3/16 oz.
>Really good for reducing snags.
>I was actually targeting suckers at the time so when I first got hit I thought I may have a sucker on.
>When the fish jumped, I realized it was gonna be a rainbow trout.
>This fish had a lotta energy, going on big runs for a while.
>I was using my 7ft6in ultralight rod and 4lb mono so I had to be a bit careful.
>Luckily I was able to land him no problem.

I also got a hatchery rainbow that day which was almost as big but don't have any photos.

>>1094217
Those bitsy minnows are awesome

>>1095063
About tree fiddy

>>1095023
i think the newer reels are designed to be reversable. and the drags are just fine. they have a bit of a start up pressure issue in the drag, but once it breaks its really smooth
>>1095045
>if you do catch and release, what should you do
for the love of god, crush your barbs. wet your hands before you touch them, keep them in the water as much as possible, and when you let it go, gently cradle it under the water and let it swim when it's ready to go
>what should you have handy to keep the fish alive/transport home
a $0.99 wal-mart stringer works just fine for keeping them alive, and then for the trip home you have two options. if its not far, just throw them in a bucket of water and put it in your car. if its a longer distance, ice and a cooler is better.
>>1095063
i think something between $35 and $45 is going to be fair for both of you
>>1095085
decent little steelie, where is this? (state or body of water?)

>>1095100
thats what those are called! i like the one in the ghost colour

>>1095032
It does catch sunnies, but I prefer using real small jigs in a size 12 hook for small creek fish. They dont mind a bobber ontop. Yet I'll be fly fishing at that point

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>>1093995

What are the best lures for snook? I'm fishing inshore in not clear brackish water in north Florida.

>>1094021

I always catch and release.

>>1095063
Depends
It's a decent enough selection, but nothing is so uncommon that it's especially rare or valuable.

The three frog lures on the very bottom are cheapshit Creme ones that you can buy at Walmart for $1 each.
The rapalas and yo-Zuris in the top right corner (if they're real-MUST have the name on them) retail for $8 each, but this isn't retail.
The rest are common poppers and cranks that go for $4-6.
Used prices: about 1/4 of new. The three cheapass frogs and the spinner I price at 25-50 cents each,
Any Rapalas and Yo-Zuris for 2.50 each,
and the rest of the lures for $1 each.

If it were me, I'd feel comfortable buying them for $30-45, but ask him his price first. If he asks you, offer $30 first, with wiggle room for him to talk you up to 40 because "you're buying some really good stuff". If it's that much, pay the man, shake his hand and walk out of there knowing you got a good deal.

$40-50 or so, grumble that you don't really fish with lures, you don't really know how to use them, and you probably won't use all of them anyway (which is true). See if he can tell you how to use them and maybe knock off a few bucks.
Over $50, talk him back down or if you can't, walk away and get the lures YOU want to buy one by one. Some of that stuff is good and works (the spinner, the yo-zuris and rapalas) but most of it isn't that great and will just sit in your tackle box.

>>1095228
Live bait.

>>1095235

Shrimp? Mud minnows? Mullet? On a bobber? Bottom?

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Press F to pay respects to Benis and all floridafags. At least they will get to fish inside their houses.

>>1095239
Dead mullet on a bottom rig for cows and live finger mullets on a flatline for dinks. Also DOA soft plastics, rapala x raps, mirrodines and flair hawks for lures. Best color for dirty water is chartreuse. White or pink for clear water.

>>1095280

I've heard people say flair hawks and red tail hawks and stuff. Is there a specific brand/model you'd recommend? Also, you're awesome.

>>1095263
I wouldn't say that just yet, new tracks could have it landing between NC and FL.

>>1095297
Gulfstream lures flairhawk because they're high quality and really cheap. Don't get First Light jigs since they look like they were made by a drunk toddler and they fall apart quickly.

Keep in mind flair hawks are made to be used from bridges. Get 1 oz for shallow or low tide fishing, 1 and a half oz for high tide fishing and 2 oz for really heavy current.

Best colors are white with blue or red tail for day time clear water. Chartreuse with blue or red tail for night time or dirty water.

If you want some that work for casting from shore get a gulfstream skimmer hawk since they come in lighter weights like 3/4 oz.

I'm ready to be fishing off the second or third floor balcony, Irma!

>>1095413
Be sure to mark the locations of cars, trash cans and lampposts.
Fish love hanging around structure.

>>1095333

Going to pick up the chartreuse head/body with the red tail. Description says they're for "bumping the bottom." My snook are feeding in the top of the water column. I think I'll be ok with a 3/4 oz. Thanks for the recommendation.

RIP Bepis
May your body feed the dinks of today and tomorrow!

>>1095467
Thanks mang. This shit is gonna be a mess.

We got a few more South Florida anons here too, but I think I'm the only one who will be floating on saltwater. The rest are far enough inland that they will just be flooded by freshwater.

I really wanted to get another date in with new Venezuelan girl too before I get washed into the sea. At least I was able to save the day and get her a few cases of water which are impossible to find, I still think that girl really, really likes me. Too bad I will be kill before I ever get it in dat sweet Latina 20yo.

>>1095500
> live close enough to saltwater to get fucked by hurricane
> avoid saltwater fishing for dink freshwater bass
> get killed by saltwater and become food for saltwater fishes

Such is the life of tripfag.

>>1095429
X raps work really good when they're feeding near the surface.

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>>1095500
I'm 10 miles away from the ocean

>>1095500
How old are you?

>>1095500
If I eat a fish that ate your dead body will gain the power to fuck thots?

>>1095564
No, you'll be infested by the spirit of the dink.

>>1095500
text every girl you speak with " hey so we're going to get fucked by t he huricane can i see your tits before i die?"

>>1095606
kek

>>1095608
i mean its worth a shot desu, i did that when i was 18 and we were getting a huge fucking blizard, Got so many noods

>>1095564
You'll be cursed with an insatiable craving for Newports and an inability to catch any fish over 8 inches in length.

respooling my salt reel ( penn fierce2 5000)
should i go with 300 yards of 30 lb braid? or 300 lbs of 20 lb braid and some 15 or so lb mono backing?

>>1095660
get a 500 yd spool of #20 and put on the 400 yds

>>1095661
it will supposedly fit 420 yards of 20 lb braid, But i havent ever seen a 500 yard spool at any of the sporting good stores ive gone to and id like to pick someting up soon,
im thinking i may just go with 30 because i hope i wont need more than 300 yards and if i do it will be something big and id rather the heavier line anyways, My only hesitaton to go 20 is to bucktail in deeper water with light bucktails
But if im doing that i can use my lighter setup that has 200 yards of 20 on it

>>1095663
i'd say run 20 pound backing and 20 pound braid. i like my backing to be at least as strong as my braid.

>>1095664
at that poin il just run 30, Hucking 5 ounces+ on 20 lb line always gets me nervous

>>1095667
just put a shock leader on. i've heaved 10 oz with 20 feet of #60 mono on top of my mainline. its a common surf technique

>>1095664
>>1095667
plus i did the math, if i were to do 300 yards of 20 lb braid, that would only allow for 40 or so yards of 20 mono backing

>>1095674
thats still 340 yd of line, and you get better casting distance with the #20. if you really want #30 go for it, you will be fine, but id go for the 20

>>1095676
shiet i just realised i already got 100 yards of sufix 832 in 20 lb braid, maybe il just buy a 300 yard spool of that and tie that on as backing will save me a few bucks off of a 600 yard spool

>>1095681
do that then!

>>1095684
il even do lime gren as the 300 yards and the 100 ie got laying around is moss green so i can see if im getting totally shafted by a fish

>>1095685
i love something high vis on my heavier combos because of how i fish. its nice to be able to see where the fish is going in the night with just a flashlight.

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Something struck me the other day while browsing the local fising shops... the blatant copying of successful/popular/good lures.
Leftmost is Snurrebassen, afaik the 'original' (in Denmark at least), middle and right are copies from bigger companies.
Action is very vivid and during spinstops it rotates around its own axis. All in all a quite effective lure.
Snurrebassen being handmade is in short supply which sucks when you want to (over)fill your box. Makes me kindda sad when I can't get what I want and support innovative luremakers but have to buy from the copycats.

>>1095703
its disappointing to get copy cat knock offs, but sometimes when the original isnt handy, you have to rock a knockoff. but buy the originals when you can, its the only way he can get his production high enough to reduce the knock-off market

>>1093995
are you gone get memed by Irma

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>>1095847
Ahem

Can someone explain this to me? I've got like 10 trout I need to filet but they all smell like total shit after gutting/head off. I'm not talking typical fishy smell. I'm talking like smells like something a hazmat team would need masks for. Straight up gagged when I cut them open. I've gutted hundreds of fish but this smells terrible.They weren't even sitting on ice for more than hour. Thinking of just throwing them away.

>>1095877
Did you nick the bladder/colon when gutting?

>>1095881
That's probably what happened and should be lessen for me not to filet fish in pitch dark with nothing but a headlamp. Live and learn I guess. Just mad I wasted all this meat.

>>1094747
wrong, but good try

>>1095063
none of these are rapalas and I'm doubtful that there are Yo Zuris in there but hard to say. 30-40 is probably fair.

Lads I have a problem with my first memecaster. I can't cast anything lighter than 3/8 oz without a little bit of backlash. Nothing major, just doesn't pull out line like I would like. The rod is rated for lures down to 3/16 oz, but I'm mainly thinking 1/4 oz lures and up. I have 14# line on.

Is it the line weight that won't let me cast 1/4 oz lures?

>>1093995
Is camouflage actually useful for fishing?

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>>1095063
That looks like fake crap so I wouldn't even consider buying it. I've had a few cheapo jerkbaits/crankbaits and its impossible to get them swimming right.

>>1095969
Aren't you supposed to put your finger or thumb on the reel of a baitcaster just before it hits the water to stop it fucking up

>>1095973
If you're spear fishing then yes

>>1095979
What about axe fishing?

>>1095969
It's the fact you need to change your cast control and spool tension settings if you're trying to throw ultralight lures.

>>1095973
Yes. If the fish can see you they might develop a case of lockjaw. It's far more important in heavily pressured areas or with things like trout, but it does matter at least a little with all species.

>>1095978
yes

>>1095969
How tight is your spool tension brakes? Ideally you want the spool tension just tight enough to keep the spool from moving side to side. You'll probably want to set your brakes higher.

Line size doesn't really matter that much on a baitcaster. I cast trick worms with a 1/8oz weight just fine on a heavy rod with 17lb flouro, but of course not as far as something heavier.

>>1095994
Spool tension and brakes**

>>1095978
Yes, I do this. Like I said I have no problems with 3/8 oz or heavier.

>>1095986
>>1095994
Brakes are up about halfway. It's probably the spool tension being too tight

>>1096024
If it's backlashing in flight your spool tension isn't tight enough and your brakes are too high.

Crank your spool tension down all the way, turn your brakes off completely, then slowly loosen the spool tension until the lure starts to fall under its own weight. When it's falling from waist high to the ground in 1 second it's about right.

>>1096030
>Crank your spool tension down all the way down

Or learn how to cast correctly... Using heavy spool tension is great when you're learning and all, but you're better off just learning how to use your thumb. I'm not saying not to use it at all, but it's not something you should rely on.

He very well could have the spool tension too tight and be trying to oveecompensate, making his cast jerky.

>>1095969
try some #15 or #10 braid, they will give you a lot more line flexibility and make it easier to cast. and if you do get a backlash, its easier to pick out of braid. also make sure your brakes are set properly
>>1095973
i wouldnt say camouflage is necessary, but earthy colours help
>>1096069
with super long casts, like surf fishing, i find it better to have your brakes do most of the work. if it starts throwing line weird you have to catch it, and slow it a little with your thumb but i find i get longer heaves by setting my brakes than thumbing it.

>>1096069
>didn't read the rest of the post
Good job jackass

>>1096072
That makes sense, but it's also the complete opposite casting light lures ya feel? Just the thought of thumbing the spool while throwing a couple ounces makes my thumb hurt.

>>1096074
I did, but that's still too tight to get the best performance out of your reel.

>>1096086
>falling at ~3ft a second with 3/16th oz lure
>too tight
Nigger if he has it much looser than that he's gonna have the cap fall off.

I'm seriously questioning your ability to comprehend what you read now.

>>1096024
Its worth noting if you aren't used to having it set that loose it might make it worse. You're gonna have to use your thumb. I would try loosening them up, but don't go too crazy with it at first, and don't go for distance. Focus on being smooth and thumbing the spool. What >>1096030 said IS a good place to start, but your cast will be shorter than they could be.

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I have come to the conclusion that memecasters are not worth the hassle for bass and other small fish. I'm so fucking sick of having to throw lures within a specific weight range or I get backlashes or shitty casting distance.The only reels with horizontal spools I'd ever buy are conventionals and levelwinds for catfish or big saltwater gamefish.

>>1096094
I did misread your post. I thought you said 1 foot a second.

Yeah, 3ft/sec is almost certainly fast enough. My bad amigo.

I'm at work so I'm reading fast.

In my mind spool tension should be the last thing you deal with. It makes more sense to me to start it off loose, then make it tighter if I need to. Opposite with brakes. I start those all the way up and go down.

>inb4 autism
I know

>>1096110
>I'm so fucking sick of having to throw lures within a specific weight range or I get backlashes or shitty casting distance

Get gud

>>1096112
There's no point in dealing with needless complexity. There is little benefit to using a cuckcaster over a spinning reel for bass.

>>1096115
its nice for particularly heavy lures like frogs and jigs, but outside of that i would agree.

>>1096118
Maybe for flipping and pitching or when fishing somewhere with super heavy cover but I have no use for them in my area.

im getting a cheap reel and putting some line on it, but im not sure if i want to get the 2000 size reel and put #10 braid on it, or the 2500 and put #15. i like the appeal of having a little bit of extra line strength, but i really want my gotcha plugs to fly. it will also be used some in fresh water.

>>1096130
Just get the 15. The casting distance will be negalagible compared to 10. Plus it will last you a little longer. I've noticed with <10# braid you end up with a bunch of small cuts in the fibers from abrasion and what ever else causes it, itbe yet to have braid straight up snap on me but I'm sure it's getting weakend. Anything over 20# I've never had that issue however

>>1095973
shit i posted here before asking if a bright colored kayak was ok or should i paint it, and you all said it was ok.

>>1096152
15/2500 it is. im just getting a daiwa sweepfire, i got the bigger one (either a 4000 or 4500) in a pinch (i just needed something for my anchor line) and i was surprisingly satisfied with it when i hooked a big butterfly ray. the drag is surprisingly nice, it seems sturdy, only down side is the drag could be stronger and the gear ratio on smaller ones could be higher, but i think it will do fine.my big reel gets about 15 pounds of drag pressure tops, and the 2500 gets around 9, so i mean, it puts out enough, and i can always grab the spool if i need to slow a fish's run.

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>>1096130
>I really want my gotcha plugs to fly
Say no mo' pham

>>1096207
izzat mono?

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>>1095063
those are the cheap china lures they sell on ebay as a lot for like $8.99 with $4 shipping

>>1095703
they arent the same and they each have their own action. the original spoon design like that was made in the 40's. savage just redesigns old ideas their entire line is like that.

>>1096221
unified strand superline. All the strength of braid while being skinnier than anything else. Between being even skinnier than braid (that 12lb is 0.005") and being smoother, casts a fucking country mile.

Downside is it's about as abrasion prone as regular mono.

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Where is TXfag?

Will you take over the OP when I get washed into the ocean? Skid will fuck it up and that other anon will start posting new breads at 250 posts with a fat guy in the OP.

>>1096260
Kek yeah I gotchu mang. Stay safe (that includes all Florida anons).

>>1096260
text all the bitches asking to see tiddies

Oh fuck I'm taking a friend and his family out fishing tomorrow.
How do make them not disappointed?

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>>1096268
>"diverse" neighborhood is only 2 miles away from me
>10 miles away from the ocean
I might as well buy a coffin instead of water bottles.

>>1096282
load up all your shooters

>>1096282
load your guns, and if you have a sword (a real sword, not a mall ninja katana) make sure its sharp, nigs leave you alone once you cleave their homie's arm off with an authentic replica of a 15th century longsword

>>1096288
Hope you took a couple HEMA classes so that you can cut properly. Remember, use slashing attacks against multiple attackers as a thrust could get the blade stuck in one, leaving you vulnerable.

Hey yall load of FLY questions

If I want to fish midges (from my understanding you fish them in clear water + when there isnt much of a hatch going on), what tippet should I use?
2lb mono? Some flouro?

>>1096296
>should
kek now there's a loaded question. Most places will tell you 4x or 5x tippet for trout and panfish

I generally only fish midges on a dropper rig since I don't fish native trout (stockies or bass/panfish here) so I usually just use like 4lb Trilene XL or Berkley Solutions.

>>1096290
i didnt take hema, but i studied on my own, i've read treatises, and trained drills, aswell as practiced cutting, but i know how to hold my own in a sabre fight.
>>1096296
>what tippet should I use
that depends on the size of the midge. if its size 16-60 5x will be fine, 6x for #20-26, 7x for 26-32
if you can only have one tippet material, mono is a good general, but if you plan on only fishing midge larvae then use flouro because it helps sink.
>from my understanding you fish them in clear water + when there isnt much of a hatch going on
honestly, i only fish them when the bite is so slow that nothing is going on.if there isnt a clear hatch ill usually start with a seeker pattern like a wooly bugger, and turn over occasional rocks as i go. eventually i will find a nymph, and hang some tippet off the back of my wooly bugger and fish it like that. if im still not getting takes, ill swap out for a midge. in still water i will usually start with a streamer, then a nymph, then if i have to ill go to a midge.

>>1096282
Don't worry nigs can't swim. Watch out for the floaters though.

>>1096288
>>1096311
Why are you such a stereotype skid

>>1096319
>Why are you such a stereotype skid
idk

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yo, i need some florida fags who are not bepis, i need to talk salt fishing
first, story
>friend from spring who i was going to spend a few weeks with (obviously that fell through) found a house
>needs help moving furniture
>he knows i can handle it and would enjoy fishing with him
>on nov. 1st he wants me to drive down in a u-haul and he will let me stay with him most of the month as payment for coming 1400+ miles to move his furniture
>im basically going to get to spend a month fishing the salt waters of englewood florida
>hopefully the hurricanes dont fuck it too hard
>i know i will have the combos to handle anything within reason
now then here's my questions: what kinds of fish will be around? it will give me an idea of what flies to have tied and what techniques to use, as well as what conventional gear to bring
>picture unrelated

>>1096368
fuck i need snagging hooks

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>>1096382
Not hard to nigger rig one with egg sinkers and heavy mono
>Pic related

>tfw drunk as fuck
>tfw work in 6 hours
It's gonna be a fun day

Where's Zurriss at? I'm sure he's fucjed up by now.

>>1096344
I'm
Just fucking with you man. But you do fit like all the 4chan stereo types.

>>1096382
>snagging hooks

What's it like to be a minority?
(I don't really care as long as you're eating the fish or it's an inavise)

>>1096397
Not him, but they have practical uses too, I use then to snag bunker in the harbor before going out on boat.

>>1096396
oh i know, i got alot of my shit stolen so i dont have aany big trebbles anymore
>>1096397
snagging bunker for striper fishing
also fucking grasscarp, Its a very fun fisht

>>1096397
>What's it like to be a minority?
hey, when you're hurting for bait and a bunker blitz comes through . . .
>>1096400
aw thats a shame. i had a box of flies stoled that i could have sold for easily $150, so i know your pain

>>1096153
What matters more is profile.

A 6 foot tall thing standing on a shoreline 3 feet above the water blocking out the sun at water's edge is much nmore threatening to fish than some boat hull with shorter-statured figures that the fish can't even see if the angle isn't right.

>>1096260
Rip in peace bepis
Hope your will is updated.

>>1096368
I've never been to englewood but juno is pretty dead during november. Last year there were a few bluefish, jacks and kingfish caught though. There's almost always some snook and tarpon in the spillways.Maybe it's better over there?

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>>1096282
>10 miles
Nigga you lucky. I'm a couple blocks from the Intercoastal and less than a mile from the ocean. Plus you're further north.

>>1096288
Wut about fake guns and a real sword?

>>1096274
I should. I was texting other Venezuelan girl earlier this week because she is the one who would get so caught up with work and shit that she wouldn't even realize the storm is coming until it's too late to get supplies. But she was in a bitchy mood so fuck her. I think I might text her once more today to make sure she has everything.

New Venezuelan girl, she knew nothing about preparing until like Wednesday and then I had to get a bunch of water for her and her family at the last minute and pay $11 a case for the last two. But that girl is infatuated with me, shit is great.

Going salmon fishing tomorrow with a friend. Any salmon tips? Never gone for salmon before

>>1096397
How else are you going to get mullet out of cast net range?

>>1096399
>>1096400
>>1096402
>>1096557
It was mostly a joke. I don't think it really matters if you're using said fish for bait lol.

>>1095660

Don't need backing on the Fierce II thanks to that ingenious spool design. I'd go with 30lb PowerPro in moss green. I have two Fierce II 4000s with 20 and I do pretty well.

>>1095515

Thanks, homie. I picked up a Yo-Zuri jointed crystal minnow(floating). I think it's similar. Had a couple strikes on it last night. A couple small trout probably.

>>1096550
>Wut about fake guns and a real sword
its amazing what you can get away with when you act in absolute confidence. most people wont try to call your bluff, trust me
>>1096483
>juno
thats about the right latitude but its on the wrong side of the island.
>kingfish
that i can absolutely work with, and im going to try for them, then
>bluefish, jacks
those are always fun, and im perfectly content getting out on the beach at 5 am before anyone shows up to fly fish for them
>snook and tarpon
also viable on fly!
as slow as it might be i think i will be able to pull something off
any pompano around? or would spinning deer hair sand fleas (or mole crabs if you call them that) be a waste of time?

So low pressure fronts are the best for fishing, right? Should I try and go out last minute when the pressure is getting low with Irma? Not sure if I will be able to cast into 150mph winds, but I can try.

>>1096671
Do it you pussy

>>1096658
>pompano

They show up usually early november but I've caught one at the end of october. The most effective pompano lure I've ever used in my life is the Doc's goofy jig. Just cast them out in the surf, give them a hard jerk and let them flutter down. Most of my hits are on the pink teaser so I'm sure any pink fly would absolutely destroy them. Some days they don't hit lures so I use live sand fleas I find on the beach or fishbites in sand flea flavor.

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>>1096671
>not using a 6oz surf sinker for a drop shot weight

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I've also caught them before on gotcha plugs, kek

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>>1096714
i met a guy who slow jigs pink gotcha plugs on the bottom and always gets monster pompano

i was going to spin some sand flea paterns in deer hair, so i think i can get them with that, i might also buy a pink bucktail and make pink clouser minnows to get at them, too. i bet they will be a blast on a 6 weight. like a miniature permit. the poor man's permit.

>>1096671
Your american ass best not be living in a paper fucking house like they got in New Orleans.

>>1096737
Honestly that's why I'm staying. The two counties on the south end of Florida- Broward and Dade- both have really strict building codes so everything is made of concrete and reinforced.

Lots of people are going north to Orlando and I honestly thing that might be a bad idea. This area is build to withstand the storms, but not so much up there. I think it's safer to stay here with 130mph winds than deal with 100mph winds in a place that isn't ready for it.

>>1096755
Just came in to say RIP
Really good luck, say safe

>>1096368
>snagging hooks
I love these fuckers

>>1096771
they're always the bottom of my snagging rig, with 2 or 3 more trebles along the length of the line. nothing better to have when the bunkers come through

>>1096776
>with 2 or 3 more trebles along the length of the line
Never done it with extra trebles in line. Makes sense though. I just cast dead into the school/pod, snag one, and let it drop hoping there are blues or stripers below.

>>1096671
You gonna catches a world record snook then die

>>1096789
ah, the old snag n drop method, huh?
with that i prefer to essentially snell a treble hook, then have the weight hang about a foot below. usually i just snag a bunch of bait 1-3 at a time and then i will have some cut bait even after the school moves along. but once i get all the bait i think i want out of it, then ill snag and drop

>>1096714
Pompanoes eat baitfish? I always thought they eat sandcrabs and shrimp

>>1096838
Maybe it thought it was a shrimp?

>>1096838
They mainly eat sand fleas, clam and shrimp which is why I was so surprised when I got one on a gotcha plug.

>>1096789
any luck in the sound recently? im going to drive to ri tomorrow and soak some baits in hoping of filling my freezer

>>1097000
Been a good year. stripers, bluefish, snapper blues, fluke, sea robins, scup, dogfish, brown shark, black sea bass but their season closed in Mass a few wks ago.
Losing my mind, lost my brakes on Wednesday. Rear flex hose blew. Have the new one but can't get the rusted to the bracket one out.
I'll be back on the road in 30 minutes once I get that off the bracket.

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>>1097034
goingot try to fish this beach and both breachways,

>>1094714
>>1094708
They're surfing where you want to fish because there's a good bank there. Just like it's a good spot to fish, it's also a good spot to surf. Sand will pile up against or near piers/groynes/jetties and waves will also wedge off groynes.

I've had plenty of run ins with fishermen.
>surfing the only good bank on the whole beach
>surf fisherman rocks up and starts casting basically on top of us
>literally miles and miles of deserted beach within a few minutes' drive
>go in and explain to him that it's a violation to fish near boardriders or swimmers and that there's miles of empty beach everywhere that isn't specifically here (mid morning on a weekday)
>"aw fuck awf m8"

Repeat this exact interaction over and over again.

Another time
>surfing reef about a mile offshore
>fishermen in a boat arrive and park themselves about 30 meters out the back of the break
>break is known to be sharky
>not sure what they're trying to catch but they start burleying the fucking water right next to us

Fuck fishermen.

>>1096769
Just fuckin lost power, winds are only maybe 30mph right now. They got it back on tho so we'll see how much longer I have it.

Honestly I'm starting to like FPL.

>>1097051
That looks pretty deep. Should be decent. You may be able to get albies surf casting. Great fight (on light tackle), not so good food. Definitely should be blues & stripers.

>>1097107
Rip Bepis
Now up in heaven trying to get angel girls to call him back and catching dinks for all eternity.

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>>1097181
Lel it's actually looking slightly better now. A bunch of people dipped out of here and ran for Tampa, and they all coming back now.

And I aint got no problems wishing the Latinas would call me back. This new girl is crazy for me, it's nice. We had our lil first date on Monday and we have both been workin like crazy since then because of the storm. So basically last night she's just begging to try and find some time to hang out before shit gets really bad this afternoon. I'm about to try and order her an Uber and then once the curfew goes into effect this afternoon, tell her she's stuck at my house until at least Monday. She would love it but her family would hate me.

Idk I really want to go pick her up and try to do something but everything is shut down and I might not even be able to get gas. Plus if the weather takes a bad turn, I don't want to get stranded somewhere and not get home. I need to defend my abode from niggers over the next 48 hours.

>>1097191
Do you have any guns?

>>1097212
See >>1096550

I mean like half the people in my little cul de sac are staying so we all been talkin to eachother. Me and the other two crazy guys in their 40s or 50s are probably the ones you don't want to fuck with.

If people are going to try and break into houses, they can go to one of the empty houses, or the old German couple who never leave their house, or the pussy ass real estate agent next door who was going to stay then went to Orlando yesterday then came back early this morning. That guy is the kind of dude you could get money from if you told him you were a Nigerian prince.

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>>1097217
That's a bb gun. Do you have any real lead dispensers? Dem florida nogs are crazy as fuck.

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>>1097226
That's not real, is it? I mean it could be since that lady is fucking retarded.

And nah but it's ok. There's easier targets than my place. Shit will look real enough with a blackout and I could pop a couple hollow point .177 pellets into their ass at 1000fps if I had to.

I got knoife doge anyway.

>>1097229
No it's not real, even though she is fucking retarded. Still not nearly as retarded as your ultradowny doggo, but anyway.

>>1097229
Yes. There are people who have lived on the coast their entire lives who don't understand tides.

My grandparents, who lived in Clearwater Beach FL, had a neighbor who was born and raised right there who seriously thought the water changing levels in the bay was all some giant Scientologist conspiracy. He literally thought they had an enormous underground pumping station in Dunedin and would randomly change the water levels to fuck with boaters.

>>1097255
To be honest this is typical brain function for southerners though

>>1097218
:)

Dude sole me this one for $10

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>>1097262
Oops

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>>1097253
My dog is def smarter than Maxine Waters.

>>1097262
While I won't disagree, I will point out that some of the dumbest people I have ever known were also the most educated.

That guy had like 5 Masters' degrees and had a pretty high-up position in a very large international investment firm. I have an uncle with 4 Ph.D's in philosophy that's been broke his entire fucking life because he can't wrap his mind around insurance or basic money management (he's never made less than $200k/yr and his wife, who holds 3 Ph.D's in linguistics, has never worked a day in her life--this is after he inherited nearly $3 million from my late grandfather his dad). My father-in-law died penniless and $7 million in debt despite having a Ph.D in agribusiness, a Masters in accounting, and 150,000 acres of prime farmground because he had a lifetime of heart issues and didn't believe in health insurance, which was always available FOR FREE to him via work and then medicare (he actually refused to enroll in medicare when he turned 65 he hated the concept so much, which is how he ended up so deeply in debt--3 open heart surgeries in 7 years then 2 years in a skilled-nursing home with no insurance).

Meanwhile I knew people like my grandfather (my dumbshit uncle's dad)--never even finished high school, was independently wealthy by 18 because he smuggled Canadian whiskey down the Mississippi during Prohibition, got sent to WW2 where he wheeled and dealed himself into a bunch of cool and eventually valuable shit, then started his own sheet-metal office furniture company which was a huge success. He retired a multimillionaire at 56, sold the company, and due to smart investments was almost a billionaire by the time he died at 94.

>>1096838
sometimes. fish will act weird from time to time, though. like catching catfish on crank baits, or huge pike on tiny lures, or even bluegill on empty hooks.

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>>1097269
That's not saying much.
My dog is also smarter than Maxine Waters, and he eats paintbrush handles.

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This guy was fun on a 2wt

>>1097424
Forgot trip

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>>1097413
My dog is clinically retarded and smarter than Maxine waters

>>1097463
>>1097413
Skid is smarter than Maxine Waters
>>1097425

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>>1097482
>>1097425
>>1097424
You're just upset that my bass is bigger than yours
Also look at my golden shiner

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Are most of you guys fly fisherman or just a vocal tripping minority? My St. Croix Panfish arrived today and I've never really had a rod that's been this whippy. I've realize most of my jigs are probably 15+ years old and the heads are chipped to fuck so I wanna get some new ones, should I just buy a pack of something cheap or what? Pic related looks like eye candy but I'm not sure if it's to lure in fish or fisherman, thoughts?

>>1097516
it looks like just a wooly bugger. wooly buggrs are absolute staples in any freshwater fly box.
>Are most of you guys fly fisherman or just a vocal tripping minority
vocal tripping minority. i think the only fly fishing tripfags are me, red, and on rare occasions tx. speaking of . . .
>>1096561
tx, id gladly sell you some carp flies for a really good price+ shipping, if you want. carp are an absolute blast on fly, and great practice for saltwater fly fishing.

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Had a pretty decent jig bite going today. feel bad for this guy. I think it looks a LOT worse than it actually was. I only nicked one of his gills and he swam off hard as hell.

>>1097527
he's dead
>>1097520
>>1097527
carp flies!

Fished a baitcast rod and reel out of a local public pond today.. guess somebody got mad and threw it in LEL. Now I just have to figure out how to clean the insides of the reel and I have my first bait caster to learn on. Beat that faggots

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>>1097534
Shhh I have faith. And I might take you up on those carp flies.

>>1097535
Noice.

>>1097516
There's only like 4 of us that flyfish, but we do talk a lot.

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Is this a sandbass?
Caught it in a lake before I caught the baitcasting setup

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>>1097543
No I think that's a leetle drum

>>1097545
My Google search for leetle drum only reveals... drums. So sand bass it it?

>>1097535
desu you probably overpaid
but just find instructions for disassembling any baitcasting reel and just follow along, the directions should be similar for your setup
>>1097538
>And I might take you up on those carp flies.
if i remember right you have a vice, so i could just give you the recipie, it was simple enough for me to come up with so you should be able to tie it, but either way im down. it would be a series of posts for step by step
nice crappie btw
>>1097543
freshwater drum

>>1097551
Leetle as in little lol

Sand bass are just white bass (might include yellow bass and hybrids depending on where you live).

No bass species will have a mouth like that.

>>1097556
>vice
VISE
Vices are bad habits. Vises clamp things.

t. grammar nazi

>>1097562
my vise is a vice. i burn too much money on materials lol

>>1097568
fair enough

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I caught this one for bepis

>>1097556
Yeah man if you want to. Wait until the next thread though.

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>>1097601
Some OG bass slayin

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>>1097604
New bread coming

>>1097606

NEW NEW NEW
>>1097610
>>1097610
>>1097610
NEW NEW NEW