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Pepsi isn't doing it so here we go with nothing prepared
Fishing General
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Catfishing repost/ no idea what I'm doing edition
Talk about fishing
Ask questions
Post pics
Whatever
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>738149
you could experiment with it, I'll use a bit on some flies to control the depth of a sink, or to keep something closer to the surface on a swing.
https://youtu.be/QNb0BgOcuHA
Video of today's catch. A nice plump brown trout. Didn't actually expect there to be fish in this section of the river. Casted a few times and saw him feeding just upstream from me.
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>fishing general isn't in the subject line
>no link to the last thread
Delete your thread OP
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Caught this off a 3" silver fluke.
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Who has an /outwife/ here? My lady sorted out my gear for me while I was at work, put my tackle box and rod in the trunk of my car and texted me to say we should go for a weekend out to the lakeand attached a picture of the weather report.
Best catch I've ever made was her lol.
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>>738154
This isn't a proper fishing general until pepsifag blogs about his boring life.
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I have $100 budget for a rod and reel for trout fishing. I've always been a fan of Ugly Stik rods since childhood but I was told I would need something more sensitive.
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>>738189
>wife
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>>738195
A lot of us are married.
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>>738189
Are you bringing your wife's son along?
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>>738189
I can barely find an out-anyone, let alone a female one. Turns out, every fucker near my age just wants to sit around, drink beer, and complain about the home life. "Fishing" entails putting the rod on a forked stick and checking it every couple of hours. Actually, catching something is a monumental event because it evidently only happens 3-4 times a year.
Meanwhile, I'm actually fishing and catching 20-50 or just about anything.
>>738190
I'm jelly, there's still ice here after a cold night.
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where is peps anyway? how do we summon him
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>>738199
My wife and I have one child and it is the 1998 M3 we bought together for cruising in the summer.
>>738200
I know that feel. I have one friend who comes along with me and actually gears up and such, we'll hit a river at a resivoir end and hike the whole thing, we also have multiple camping spots at our favourite lakes for over nighters. My wife and I will probably invite him and his wife to join us. 80% of my other friends are either NEETs or the one libfag who doens't believe in eating meat for some reason.
Pic is me cheekiforbreeki fishing this winter.
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>>738200
I've got the same issue. I've got one person who has ever followed me in to the woods with nothing but a backpack stuffed with fishing gear and a small machete to find untouched parts of the lake. The rest see fishing camping and hunting as an excuse to drink in nature instead of the back porch
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>>738204
MEPPS SUCK
STOP GETTING DRUGGIES TO STEAL SHIMANO REELS FOR YOU
GO SALTWATER FISHING YOU FRESHIE CUQ
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>>738226
Lol
Fag
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>>738204
Hey pepsifag you should buy me things and be my sugar daddy and stuff
This is my best guess for getting him.
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Is anyone gunna talk about fishing...
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>>738205
>vehicle for summer cruising
>Not motorcycles
If it's not a convertible I'm going to have to hate you
But props on the ice fishing. Any tips for someone who sucks at it, has only gone twice, and broken then repaired his ice shanty 3 times
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>>738244
>yfw Pepsi was the one who kept it mostly on-topic
>instead of just random shitposting all the time
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>>738244
>Implying the fishing General isn't the most easily derailed thread full of ADHD fucks on /out/
What are you usually fishing for?
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>>738247
>Tfw skid is the main reason these threads get derailed
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>>738246
The wife and I preffered the hardtop desu my familia, coupe E36 chassis are sharper to us then the hardtop convertible option. We are however considering upgrading to either the new MX-5 with the Fastback/Hardtop or a Lotus Evora. Not decided yet.
Ice fishing is all about getting the fish out to your hook and knowing where your target species like to be. I was catching rainbow trout that day, and they wont go very deep, normally in about 6 feet of water. You'll want a bell sinker sort of setup as if you were fishing for mackerel, with a heavy weight resting on the bottom and your hooks a piece up in the water column. Brighter baits work, but go with something scented and attractive. You can catch fish with anything from corn to worms in the winter. Some people will also chum up their ice holes, but normally you'll have multiple people fishing from an ice-trough in those situations.
A cool way of working an ice trough is setting up a bait line near the surface, and using a fuckin' spear yo'. I caught a pickerel doing that one time.
>>738248
I fish for bullheads, smallies, and all sorts of trout. I also like to beat down the chain pickle population of Nova Scotia as much as I can.
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>>738190
>acknowledging tripfags
>actually learning their tripcodes
Don't encourage this coca-cola cretin.
Onto actual fishing discussion, the mayfly hatch is almost upon us. Soon the trout will be going insane. Are there any better fly choices than the grey mayfly or picric mayfly?
I tie my own flies, last year I made some adjustments to the typical grey may and added dyed yellow mallard wings, which didn't do much for the early part of the hatch, but seemed to outfish the grey may later on.
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>>738147
Eastbay guy
http://youtu.be/GpGXNg0_v9E
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>>738190
Give it some time
>>738197
Yeah you half assed it. The Yuro does a good job with it though.
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Buy my lures!
Quantum KVD™ reels are the best on the market!
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if I wanted to walk along the coast of a country (South Australia heading east up to Queensland), would I be able to sustain myself mostly with fishing from the beach with a surf rod? probably a stupid question but shouldn't you be able to catch fish from any beach (assuming it's not like hugely polluted)? someone told me that isn't the case, am just wondering...
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>>738262
There's something fishy on that thur boat.
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I didn't suck today. Well at least not as bad. I lost two fish, but this one was pretty nice.
Also, how retarded of an idea would it be to put a glow stick in the lizard in the pic? I think it'd be cool for night fishing.
>>738252
>MX-5
Those things are scary fast for an SUV
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>>738192
Quantum™ KVD™ Combo
Seriously though, I think a Fenwick/Pflueger combo might be your answer.
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>>738192
I use a 5'6" ultralight uglystik for trout. Works well enough for me. Buy a good 1500 size reel and you're all set
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>>738278
Why not just get some glow in the dark ones? Hit them with a little LED keychain light real quick before you toss them in the water.
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just did a cabellas trip, will post pics tomorrow almost bought a $14 meps for musky but only one lake in my entire state that has musky and only a few with pike
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>>738284
The chain pickle is not native to Nova Scotia and they destroy a lot of our precious trout lands. A study has been done on lakes infected with them and all that survives is the Chains and the biggest suckers at the bottom...hard enough to keep the trout fishery going let alone have those buggers.
>>738278
you tryin to fool me m8 MX-5 is also known as Miats AKA Hairdresser's Choice AKA "you vape bro?"'s choice AKA The Dong Dingler
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>>738282
>>738192
Pic related is kinda what I was thinking. $100 for this combo and the rod looks really nice.
Otherwise almost every major retailer will sell a Pflueger President combo, that is one of the best reels in the price range ($60) and they will come with some store brand rod. I bought one from Bass Pro that came on a BPS Graphite Series rod, but the rod is kinda heavy and not incredibly sensitive. I know Cabela's and Gander Mtn both sell Pflueger President combos for $80-$90 as well on their store brand rods so you can see if you like those. Otherwise you could always buy the reel and then drop $40-$50 on whatever rod you like the best. Berkley Lightning Rods, Ugly Stiks, I think there is a cheap Abu rod (Vengence?) around that price, as well as store brand rods or clearance rods. For a couple $ more, you could look at rods like the Shimano Sellus or Fenwick Eagle (both around $60) and they will be quite a bit nicer than Ugly Stiks when it comes to wanting a specific action.
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>>738292
>BMW dealership
Nice I have a 98' M3 for now. Like I mentioned we're considering an MX-5 or an Evora for our next fun car.
Who /fishing/ this weekend? I got two days of sun Saturday and Sunday.
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>>738292
They make lots of glow in the dark soft plastics. Might have to search online, but I guarantee you can find some glow in the dark lures. I have some little Panfish Assassin glow in the dark grubs.
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>>738295
>actually fishing
You can catch me at the AssMasters tourney
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>>738298
Huh neat. I'm gonna have to look out for those. You should start making some of those KVD
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Rockin bass down here in Georgia. Gonna camp this weekend and fish the whole damn time. Any tips for crappies? Lures, types of structure, etc. I've used beetle spins in the past but would like to smarten my approach up some.
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>>738308
Another one. Also you should all buy one of these sweet remote control trolling motors. Threw one on this winter and god DAMN is it nice using a foot control to slide around banks and adjust position.
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>>738301
Nice catch bruh you know how to hook em up I can tell. But yeah man weather is gunna be nice up the East Coast so get cracking boys.
>>738307
A fishing day where you catch nothing is better than a lazy day where you do nothing! I'd like to hook up on some trophy-sized bullheads out at my lake, fun to fight on my ultralight setup but I also have a new Pflueger reel I like, picked up a Trion on sale for 20 bucks and it's been really hardy.
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>>738306
I'll talk to Strike King™
BassAssassin sells glowing shad baits, but doesn't look like they make lizards. If you look, I'm sure you will find them.
>>738308
>>738309
If you're catching those on beetle spins, they're probably feeding pretty good right now so you might as well stick with whatever works. Cranks and any spinners should work if theh are eating the beetle spins. The jigs and crawdads n stuff seem to be better when it is cold or hot and they are going a bit deeper and chilling out. Looks good tho.
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>>738308
I find they like brush like sunken and fallen trees for structure
For lures I've got 3 things to advise
Look for things called nailtails; get white and chartreuse
Gulp alive 1 inch minnows, smelt or pumpkinseed
One of those on a 1/64 oz jighead under a small float 3-4 feet on a slow retrieve kills crappie for me.
Lastly get some 1" rapala originals in a few different colours. And fish all of these like you're trying to get rid of them and don't be afraid to leave and return. Fish a spot, get 3-5 fish, leave, get 3-5 fish in 2-4 other spots then return and just circle the lake like that. You'll kill 'm.
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>>738311
KVD™ does what he does
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>>738313
Those were both on rapala cranks, thanks for the info!
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>>738314
Word thanks
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>>738316
nice catch my dude check out what I pulled from a river last year kinda far from home for this guy...
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>>738324
How far inland was it? You ever get anything besides full freshwater there?
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>>738321
Yeah no problem. Here's what they look like along with the packaging. If they're not liking the 1/64 under a float try a 1/32 with no float
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>>738328
It was pretty far inland, probably a dozen or so kilometers.
>>738330
It was rocky as hell, I was running some trout gear and I set my rod down with a lure in the water to asist my buddy and when I picked it up this weirdo was on it. I've fished flounder before but whew, weird to catch one so far away from a bay.
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>>738331
>>738321
Oh make sure you use this type of jighead or the little lead barb thingy on the shank splits the gulp minnows and distorts the nail-tails
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>>738338
It was pretty small, he could have got swept in and unable to get back to sea so just kept puttin' up river.
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>>738308
Crappie like to live in fallen trees, your best bet is to fish vertically from a boat with a popeye. Just let it sink and as you're reeling up stop and twitch it a couple times, then reel and repeat. If that's not an option, I've always had great luck using a small chartruese rooster tail.
Pic included was just my part of the catch from a 2-3 hour fish last summer. 7" fillet knife for reference.
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Here's a couple marble eyes I caught last October using a green glow KO wobbler.
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Anyone have experience with switch rods? I might be doing some fishing in SE Alaska this summer and I was thinking that I'd want to get an Echo classic CL7110 with a Rio sink tip, OPST Commando head and OPST shooting line for skagit and single-handed work along side channels.
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Oh look, it's a pepsifag circle jerk. How exciting!
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>>738154
Dun fucked up not having a title bruv
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>>738189
Assuming sglhe isnt a landwhale, youre a lucky mang.
>>738200
Word. Fucking youth.
You sometimes even get ridiculed if youre in your twenties and fish regularly around here. But thats from people who cant fish to save their life...
>>738225
>GO SALTWATER FISHING YOU FRESHIE CUQ
Word
>>738246
Boy i do want to ride one day.
>>738251
Yeah fuck that guy.
>>738252
>Bimmerfag
Dropped
>>738278
Not sure. Depends if they are careful or nah. I know squid like fluorescent/glowing squid jigs tho.
>>738295
Im goin. Might even go today. Everything is slowly warming up so im hopeful.
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>>738376
sounds like you know enough to confidently go fish with one.
and the rig sounds good. I dont think you can go wrong with that setup.
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So at this one spot I fish there's grass carp that are hitting things on the surface hard. What do you guys think they're eating? I wanna catch some on my fly rod, but I'm not sure what fly to use. I'm thinking it's Mosquitos and I have a couple dry flies of those that I might try
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>>738644
Grass carp eat plants. End of story. If they are hitting your lure they probably think its a floating plant.
Also, they have been known to eat vegetation off of the bank if they exhaust the aquatic stuff.
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How can you guys have fun fishing tiny little fish in tiny lakes? Any offshore anglers any?
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>>738648
>If they are hitting your lure
They aren't, (well I've caught two on a swimbait) they're jumping out of the water like bass, but I know they aren't silver carp.
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>>738655
got pics? How big?
Try floating a lure that looks like vegetation, I think that can work for grass carp.
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>>738666
I've posted this here before. I guess it could be another species of carp? Is there any that aren't omnivores? But yeah there's some I've seen jump that are bigger than this, I just don't know what they're hitting. I actually have a fly that looks like a cluster of corn that might work.
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>>738644
Super glue a small cube of sponge on a small baitholder hook, then dip the sponge in the juice from a can of sweet corn. They should hit it thinking its a kernel of corn. Try get it a few feet in front of them and try to false cast as little as possible and with it btw.
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>>738668
Sorry bro but that is a common cap (Cyprinus carpio) not a grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella).
See pic for a diagram of the grass carp. Note the differences:
1. dorsal fin
2. barbels present on mouth in your pic, but not on grass carp
3. Orange coloration on fin tips in your pic, but not on grass carp
4. mouth
Common carp very commonly swim to the surface, so it sounds like normal behavior form them. Corn will catch common carp quite well, as will worms and stuff.
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>>738674
False cast?
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>>738678
grass carp can also get giant, i know a pond hat has grass carp 4 ft long
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Cabellas trip yesterday,
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>>738653
How often do you get out?
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>>738733
>chartruese blade Booyah
Good choice
Are those Big Bite ones the little bluegill with that split paddle tail? If so, I need me some of them.
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>>738761
not paddle tail. the other ones, picture is much more potatoes then i thought, apologies
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>>738653
Thats my style. I like hitting small ponds n such. It is like shooting fish in a barrell, but its fun. Caught a 17.5" largemouth in a local pond the other day
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>>738733
Kastmasters are the awesome. Also, i caught a pretty decent largemouth on a chartreuse booyah the other day
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>>738771
thats a mini, only 1/8th of an ounce, an yes kastmsters are i lost my last one on opening day
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The deals at Mardens right now are crazy
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>>738800
$30-60 diawa reels. Might go pick a few up
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>>738801
Had these cool as 6k carp reels that might prove to be good in surf
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>>738771
>Kastmasters
++1
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>>738800
mad jelly at that 4buck husky
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In my country Iceland if you're fishing in the ocean and you catch a salmon, the law says yo.u must throw it back in the ocean,do your countries also have this law or something similar?
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>>738826
Yes, we have similar laws, just for different species. It varies by state. Sturgeons for example can't be targeted or kept if caught in my state where as in California you can keep some
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>>738826
Trout are mostly caught on fly gear so catch and release is generally the practice anyway but in addition the limits for trout in good fishing areas as quite restrictive.
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I caught this Rainbow on Tuesday, first fish I ever caught on a fly rod. I used an egg
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>>738864
I think he was around 17 inches
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I got my fishing license a few days ago and I've posted here before with some dumb questions
This is the line my uncle set up for me a while ago.
What is that little teardrop coin thing attached to the hook?
Do I need a sinker?
Seasons don't open for anything but panfish until next month, I'm going to Canadian Tire in a few minutes to pick stuff up so I dunno if I should buy anything.
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>>738872
>Teardrop coin
Thats is a spinner, used for attracting fish that bite on lures (bass, crappie, etc.)
>Sinker
Depends on your purposes and what other gear youre using. Bait fishing? probably need a sinker. Lure fishing? only if the lure is very light
What do you plan to fish for and what gear do you already have
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>>738872
That mono to swivel knot doesnt look right.
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>>738874
I have a gold and silver spoon with a triple hook at the end of it
Some small hard, a big, dark rubber worm with glitter or something on it, a few tiny rubber ones, and a few small jig heads
Planning on fishing for panfish in general, maybe specifically pumpkinseed
>>738875
Wouldn't doubt it, he's not the greatest fisherman in the world
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>>738879
>Some small hard,
I don't know why I typed that but I think I meant jig heads and lost my train of thought
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>>738879
It should be tied to the eye, and not under the eye.
Like the wire leader on the bottom eye is.
Use palomar knot. Literally the GOAT.
Also that main mono line looks frayed, on the bottom left. Should probably replace it if you can.
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>>738891
Thanks for the advice, like I said my uncle isn't exactly the best guy for this stuff but very enthusiastic and was in the process of learning when I fished with him. Off to Canadian Tire I go!
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>>738864
You're one of us now, there's no going back.
Hope you've got deep pockets.
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I usually only fish offshore.
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>>738960
Red snapper and a redfish.
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>>738864
gorgeous!
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Indiana /out/ist returning here, this time with my PR bass that I caught today. Got it on film using the Gitup Git2, will edit and upload sometime very soon hopefully.
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>>738965
I love red snapper
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>>738986
Nice fish!
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>>738681
It's a fly fishing thing.
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>>738986
You catchin these beasts from shore or a boat? Big lake?
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Went fishing today
Lost 3 mayfly patterns a grey ghost and a muddler minnow
Landed nothing
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>>739010
Better go buy more.
I shoulda gone out today, there were some clouds rollin in so maybe something would bite. It's getting warmer and busier at work though so I'm beat after work. At least tomorrow's Friday.
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>>739013
I need more mayflies they're hatching like.crazy right now
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so um, am I the only one disappointed withe the latest MTB box?
its got a tiny 1/8oz weedless wahoo jig that I am clueless to know what to throw it on, maybe my medium spinning rod?
but the 2 things I actually care about in it are the doomsday turtles and the greenie unfair lures thing (is it a jerkbait or rattletrap because I dont know)
and seriously some fucking swivels?
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>>739010
it happens man, losing flies is part of the game
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>>739033
dude those are some good swivels. they have an antibreak mechanic which is a fail safe
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>>739033
Shoulda gotten the Pro
Post a pic of that crank deal and swivels again. I wanna see them.
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>>739035
Pic?
Sounds interesting
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>>739037
also came with an attractant that I didnt give a shit about including in the image
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>>739045
I have seen those Unfair lures at Dick's, I think they are kinda expensive. Never seen those swivels tho, they look cool. Can't go wrong with the Hula Popper either and just use that 1/8oz jig as a swimming jig if anything. Looks like a decent box.
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>>739045
>the bleeding gills on the unfair lures
I love gimmick lures for some reason.
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>>738175
That's one pretty brown Bub! Nice work
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Nova Scotia anon back. 24 hours until lake time.
Pic related.
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>>739057
24hrs? Why not now?
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>>739034
The problem is a lot of it has to do with where I was fishing
I was on the side of a road so I lost a lot of those flies by snagging them on the guard rail on the other side of the road then losing them in the grass
Only one out of countless casts and false casts hit that fucking rail but one is all it takes. I need some good fishing places. And a 5 wt combo, this 7 is killing me. The line feels like it weighs two metric fuck tons when I'm using it
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>>739053
I've never really tried a swim jig before, perhaps tie a fluke or something or other to it?
would 15lb line be too much?
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>>739060
Currently on a course for work and wont be home until Saturday in the AM. I'm stuck in the godless land known as Alberta...Edmonton to be specific.
At least I got a shitload of new lures to try out. My buddy back home says the rivers are full of trout right now as the smallies haven't left their winter lakes yet.
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>>739063
Fluke or whatever pretty much. Just jewtube "swimming jigs" or something. Basically like running a spinnerbait but without the spinner. Rip it through some cover.
15lb mono is gonna be pretty heavy to toss a 1/8oz jig though. If the soft plastic has some weight, maybe you can get away with it.
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>>739063
use like 8lb
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All this haite on the unfair lure
It's actually not half bad
I tied it on today just to test it out, it doesn't swim for shit but has a decent action when twitched somewhat hard,
The hooks on it are shit
But today I had alot of follows with it,
Alot of small bass and one monster pickerel
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>>739073
To add to this it was one of the only things I had interest shown in
Bass didn't want anything else at all
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>>739065
shit i would love to fish up there. been around that area a few times, never wet a line though. good luck man hope you catch something nice
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>go out in a park to fish
>every single person stops to ask "ANY LUCK?"
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>>739094
Opening day was here recently
It's to be expected
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>>739094
I like when I get that because it normally means at least I'm not getting kicked out even though there are "No Tresspassing" signs everywhere.
Sunday was the first time in years I got kicked out of a spot, but it was the coolest security guard ever. Spot wasn't that easy to fish from and it was getting dark so it was fine. I'm not an edgy 15 year old anymore who is gonna argue with dude who is only kicking me out because he wants to keep his job.
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>>739099
I've never even run into a forestry officer, that's how out in the wilderness I go. I mean ever at that, not even once in a decade.
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>>739104
I fish in commercial parks and the places nearby that people would never think to fish. Only way I would be able to get anywhere good that is really /out/, I would need a boat
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>>739094
>in a park
What were you expecting?
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>>739107
Here's a handy guide to fishing in Nova Scotia.
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>>739107
/poorfag/
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>>739097
fucking Nova Scotia
I'm in Ottawa so every fishing spot is basically through a park or nature conservation center or a dock
>>739098
opening day (for most species in the area) isn't until the second Saturday of May here, so it's just panfish fishers for the next few weeks
>>739099
>>739104
same, never ran into any officers of the sort
when i was a kid my uncle used to tell us to stay at the dock and if an officer showed up to tell him that our 'dad' went to go get gas since our uncle didn't have a license
i don't even fucking get why, a fishing license + outdoors card in ontario is like $25
he probably spent more on gas and worms than he would on a license
>>739110
nothing lmao, thread seemed dead when i came back and im sure some /out/ists could relate
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>>739116
I also like living 10min from work and 3 blocks from the grocery store. When (if) I'm old and retired, I will definitely move out to the sticks.
>>739117
I know. I was lookin at some Kayaks, but I'm thinkin a cheap lil used aluminum boat might not be too bad for the Everglades. I'm just kinda weary after having those waverunners for a few years, it was such a waste of money unless you really take them out every weekend. At least a Kayak I wouldn't have to worry about most of the real boating costs.
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>>739118
>>739120
NS best province for /out/
Also Peps I too live 10 minutes from work, I'm a print production engineer. There's a huge printing and paper mill operation just a few minutes out fromme that I service.
I am perpetually /out/. I grew up hiking endless rivers and explriing caves and shit. Wouldn't leave it short of a coffin.
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>>739094
they are being nice, dont be a fag
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>>739099
kill yourself desu
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>>739124
>>739118
it's like a better maine. I cycled from calias to PEI once and I have to admit NS is some of the most beautiful forest land I have ever seen. would love to go back up there and wet a line.
>>739126
I agree, besides you'd have better luck if you go where there isn't much foot traffic; take pedestrians as a sign to move to the next spot.
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>>739124
But what are your fast food options like? I have never lived anywhere with less than 3 McDonald's within a 10 minute drive of me.
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>>739130
that is fucked up.
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>>739131
10 of them within a 5mi drive. Yet no goddamn Cabela's in the state.
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>>739137
>wat
So are you just hungry all the time or what? What do you eat to keep from being ded?
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>>739140
My wife buys groceries? I'm just confused as to why fast food is even a factor in where someone lives...you're not a big fatguy are you?
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>>739137
>Just stay the fuck away from our lobster.
don't have to worry about us, it's the swedish who are looking to exterminate it.
Fucking lobster racists.
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>>739143
Mostly just lazy and single. I honestly dob't even eat fast food that much, maybe once a week. But it is comforting to know it's there.
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>>739147
Goddanm Swedes ruin everything, first we lose the cod fishery and then fucking lobster? Next thing they'll tell me the Keith's Brewery is closing and it's being replaced by a Heinekin outfit...
You guys, New Brunswick, PEI and us should join up as our own country damnit.
The strip bass running down there yet? Expecting our runs to open up in a few weeks.
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>>739150
no striper yet, tossed some cut bait today to get a feel of what weights I need in my section of the river.
I don't imagine we will see them for another 3 weeks or so.
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>>739155
Our ice flows cleared up really early this year and last year we had a bumper hatch so fingers crossed for another good run. Picked up a solid 34cm one last year off the Stewiacke River right around the end of May.
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>>739159
>Stewiacke River
holy shit you catch striper up there? thought their migration ended near Mount Desert Island, Maine. Guess I was wayyy wrong.
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>>739170
No sir, they go all the way up northern New Brunswick! We have a massive spawning spot for them, one of the largest if not the largest in the Atlantic for them.
They get pretty hefty up here! Minimum size to keep starts at 29 cm.
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>>739173
well, with that settled, I just started marking potential spots further north. thanks for that information. I'm running out of patience waiting for them.
I had a hunch they went further. I'm still learning but a few guys around here had said otherwise, they also didn't catch much.
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>>739173
also forgot to mention 28 inch minimum to keep in these parts.
pic is one of the bigger ones i've seen from the river. have seen 3-4 much larger ones though; your estuary might be the largest striper spawning grounds in the world, but I believe ours is the most dense, because they get bottle necked very easily. So we catch a lot of medium sized fish, not so many schoolies as they stay on the shorelines, and the cows lurk the "no fishing line" a line 100 feet away from the dam that is illegal to cast into. [seriously, cast anything and you will hook a fish every time] I've seen many people lose their licenses, and get their gear taken from them for fishing over the line; even worse is keeping a fish caught from over the line. The fine for that is retard high. I have a written warning. I'd like to keep it that way.
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>>739178
Good sized fish there boss, and yeah I'd go checking the northern streams, you never know what's going on up that way. Early spring is a good time to nail a cheeky salmon ro two...
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>>739180
Loving those catches bud those are some clean fish. Feelin' the need for strippers now...
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going to go out tomorrow and soak some worms in hopes of getting a carp or two , any tips? this is going to be boring as fuck since fishing for anything else will cause a commotion nd spook off the carp
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>>739214
>any tips
bring a fishing pole
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>>739217
im bringing two, maybe 3
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>>739214
use corn maybe
Dont put the carp back after you catch em
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>>739220
why not , theyre harmless
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>>739224
Not true. theyre an invasive species and hurt the natural ecosystem by existing. Most state wildlife agencies want you to kill the carp and not return them.
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>>739226
my state supports releasing then grass carp are invasive
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>>739231
alright, then go with your states guidelines
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>>739233
then again they also prohibit bowfin which are native to my knowledge, plus botht the ponds i may fish arent that great, one is full of pickerel,and the other one is a small empty gravel quarry
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>>739236
if you have a bad conscience about it id let em live or contact your local fisheries bioogist and ask him. In my education and experience its best to kill em all
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>>739238
ive never heard of anyone killing carp etc , i have no issue letting them back go if it were a grass carp in a place they arent supposed to be, well then maybe
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>>739239
Almost all forms of carp in america are invasive. The common carp is actually one of the 100 most destructive invasive species.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_globally_invasive_species
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Did pretty good today. I really like those creature baits in the LTB. That's the only thing this one bass would take. I spent 45 minutes trying to get this fucker to take something then he finally went for those.
But the bass in the pic fought damn hard. He ran down the creek, then back towards me to the other end, jumped a few times. He was a fun one.
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>>739240
Welp no one seems to give a fuck in most places
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>>739245
That's a nice fish. I need to improve on my bottom contact game. How do you fish a creature bait?
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>>739245
Nice bass!
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>>739262
>How do you fish a creature bait?
Well, pretty much however you want to. You can work it like a jig (just popping it along the bottom), you can just raise your rod tip and let it sink like with worms, or you could swim it. But what's been working good for me is just reeling it in extremely slow, so it's still making contact with the bottom, but the legs/tails are still moving. When you feel a bite just stop reeling and wait until you can feel the fish pulling on the rod, then set the hook. I've found out the bass like to grab onto the legs/tails first, then take the whole thing.
>>739270
Thank you!
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shimano sienna vs solstace? i n eed a new 2-3000 size reel and can get both for $30 need new braid too
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Retard reporting in
Is there any reason I can't use the best weight rated line available to me?
Why use weaker lines?
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>>739340
Higher test lines can resist abrasion better, resist shock better, and can be used for power techniques. Lower test line can be used for wary fish and you can have longer casts with lighter lures. Plus it's always a good feeling when you land a big fish on light line.
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>>739340
>Why use weaker lines?
Because they cast better, knot better, are less visible and less expensive and are more fun to fish; a 12" trout on a 3wt. fly rig with 7x tippet is going to be a hell of a lot more fun than that same 12" trout on an 8lb.spinning outfit.
I mean, for meat fishing then yeah you want to go as strong as you can but for sport you generally want to go as light as you're comfortable with while still having fun.
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>>739094
I am okay with this.
But i alwayd lie.
Caught nothing?
>Nope, like fishing in a bathtub.
Caught one?
>Nope, nothing yet
Caught a few?
>Just two little ones
Gotta protect your spot mang. Im doing all the exploring, im not gonna let them go there tomorrow and cast a fucking net on the spot ive found.
Thats one thing i hate. Most of my favorite spots are blocked with mainly illegal nets. It drives me crazy.
>>739137
>Tim Hortons
Hear the coffee is gud.
I might go bait fishing tomorrow. Been a while, and i might get one this time, the gilthead bream season started around mid march.
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>>739214
Don't use worms for carp. Sweet corn or white bread
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>>739150
>our own country damnit
Sorry Canaderian friend, that can't happen. I've already claimed NewVerMaine as my country when the takeovers start.
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>>739413
il try that, one of the ponds i want to fish has a bank 10-20 ft above water level and i would love to fish it but no way to haul a carp up 10 ft to me
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>>739155
Fishing Forecast: April 14, 2016
The first migratory stripers have reached Rhode Island and Cape Cod, and the weather ahead looks perfect for catching your first striper of the season.
Just like that, the stripers are in. A little earlier than most folk expected, the first sea-lice-covered migratory stripers hit Massachusetts water this week.
Thursday morning, found a school of stripers feeding on spearing in the Martha’s Vineyard surf. The two reported birds working over the fish, schools of herring moving through, and hungry stripers covered in sea lice.
fresh schoolies being caught in Buzzards Bay around Mattapoisett. Just a few days earlier, fresh fish were first reported in Rhode Island.
The stripers are small, most well below keeper size, but fishermen are excited
YEAH BABAY!!!
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>>739173
>Minimum size to keep starts at 29 cm
That can't be right, that's under 12 "
28" to keep in Mass
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>>738154
Heading /out/ guys. Going to run a catfish pole and a lure pole. Just seeing whats out there today. Wish me luck.
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>>739423
Fuck yes.
2 more weeks and we will be on fish. Hell maybe even a week.
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>>739424
He is in a different country so it could be legit.
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>>739424
Yep I used the wrong measurement system, it is indeed 28 inches (or 60 odd cm herein metric land).
>>739423
n i c e
This time tomorrow morning the lake will tremble in fear as I strut it's banks.
And not because I'm fat, I'm not fat no bully
>tfw bumped my flight up so I'll arive tonight rather then tomorrow
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>>739454
>lake will tremble in fear
The fish laugh at me but it doesn't stop me from going.
>60cm
I figured it had to be a typo or fubar.
Have fun and tight lines!
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Caught this at local reservoir. Bank fishing with spinnerbait. Getting warmer here in SW VA now that dogwood winter is over. I'll be getting the kayak out soon and going for some river smallies.
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>>738268
If you go by legal limits probably not but then again you can always just eat seaweed and shellfish, and once you get up to the gold coast the occasional overdosed teenager will give you some added protein.
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I'm not sure if I want to fish or sleep
Fishing is fun but I didn't get a break at work today and I've got a sunburn so I also want to sleep
And no where seems like a good spot to fish.
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>>739530
Sleep is more important, do that. Sleeping now gives you more time to fish later.
You guys in NS, we just got a new ferry from Portland to the Scotia. Might explore it this symemr, any recommended spots to hit up? Thinking of taking a ferry than renting a car
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closing in on the Northeast
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>>739531
Yeah but it's in the mid 60s
I'll have all night to sleep
But I don't want to make my sunburn worse. I'll have to do some digging for some sunscreen or find something to use as a shemagh
But where to fish?
Breakneck creek is only 2 miles away if that but in 12 times there I've only gotten two pike and a snapping turtle.
I could go to the Cuyahoga river but there are only two worth wile fishing spots there and neither one produces much
I could go to mogadore reservoir but that's where I got skunked yesterday. But I could try somewhere a little farther away on there. Its been a while since I've been to walborne reservoir but it's a pretty good little drive to get there.
Westbranch I've never had luck at.
Either walborne or mogadore. But which one
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>>739535
Or just download your States PDF file.
Fuck these stupid apps.
Reported for spam.
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>>739536
It's a free app, no inapp purchases and covers the atlantic coast. Ignore it if you want but all I'm trying to do is help out some fellow anglers...
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Is largemouth bass fishing better in the cool spring rain? That's what my friends keep telling me
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>>739561
I've had good luck when it's sprinkling. Haven't tried in storms. Always have good luck right before and after storms though.
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unclefag reporting in
i retied everything but i realized i dont have any leaders, just that one leader piece with a split ring swivel on one end and a clip swivel on the other end
i learned some knots and had something like this going on, i did some reading and got the feeling from most posts that you really shouldnt clip anything besides spoons onto swivels.
doesnt matter either way because my line got snagged into a bunch of weeds too far for me to go out and i had to cut the line after trying to free it for like 15 minutes.
so,
im going back to canadian tire, suggestions on what to buy to get started again?
do you normally buy a spool of leader line by itself or do you buy whatever i had already on my line?
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>>739576
>do you normally buy a spool of leader line by itself or do you buy whatever i had already on my line?
I don't think I've ever seen packages of leaders with swivels already on them
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SENKOS
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>>739576
Just use the same thing that's on your reel, assuming it's mono
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>>739576
What is your mainline? Targeted species? Im assuming your using heavy line since you had to cut it after getting snagged. You may or may not need a leader depending on these things.
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>>738653
Offshore angling is good if you have a decent sized yacht. Has to be a yacht, not a peasant boat.
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>>739584
I've never tried them, but I have some. Best way to rig/fish?
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>>738653
Have fun choking down diesel fumes and having no scenery.
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>>739531
Yo mainebub if I could recommend properly good fishing it's mostly in the north-east of the province. If you find your way up there you'll wanna start with any of the Stewiacke river pools, then keep heading up into Guysbourugh County. The place is a wilderness and you can have your pick, I fish Perch Lake area every weekend pretty much. Further north you can check out the Barney's River area for some salmon/lunker brown trout action and if you want to hit up smallies Middle River in Pictou County is prime.
There are other fishes found on the south shore like Shad and Gaspereaux and what not, but you'd have to do your research to find their hot spots.
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>>739612
>Shad
oh shit, mainebub probably is packed & on the way already if he saw this.
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Went out today. Got this guy and a bluegill before him
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>>739636
Also got this little guy after. I was using a 1/80 ounce jig
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>>739636
>>739640
I wish we had crappie and colorful sunfish down here.
>THE WEEKEND!!!
I just want to relax. I wish I woulda got off earlier today, probably could've gotten some bass since some storms are rolling in. Oh well. I'm taking Monday off too so at least I will get some fishin in on Monday as well.
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Any Ontario fishermen here? What are your rigs looking like and where are you planning on casting? Hopefully I'll be I muskoka thus summer landing some nice bass
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>>738205
dude looks like a hacker
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>>739697
It's my 7 wt.
I got these fish on that 7 wt using the line as a 20 yard strike indicator. The tip of the floating line would sink and I'd set the hook and there would be a fish. One two three
But it's not much of a fight to be honest.
The crappie was 9 inches or so the bluegill was 6.5 or 7 and the pumpkinseed in that pic was about 5 but she was fat and full of eggs. Got her pic and got her back in the water fastest of all
So is a 3 wt light enough for bluegill and crappie but with enough back bone to handle rainbow trout?
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>>739726
>enough back bone to handle rainbow trout?
yeah just play the fish with light manual drag.
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>>739742
Would a 4 wt fit me better?
I'd probably use it for 90% panfish 10% rainbow trout. The biggest rainbow I've seen landed was about 18 inches and for steelhead I'd be 7 wt all the way
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>>739751
I think with a bit of finesse a 3wt would suit you well
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>>738644
To catch grass carp, bait your hooks with chunks of banana peels. They will annihilate that shit.
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>>739808
really?
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Didn't catch anything, but I found this caught in the bushes with about six feet of line and a leader lmao
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>>739815
>someone just left that hanging in a tree
fuck I would have gone swimming to get that 12$ back
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>>739829
I'm guessing that MTB Plopper is still sitting in that grass down the street.
Are Hula Poppers really $12? Haven't bought one in years.
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>>739835
not a clue as the price, but i sure as hell wouldn't let something that pretty go.
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>>739811
Really.
Fishing for herbivorous fish is a whole other world.
You can also catch them on leaves of lettuce and carrot chunks. Haven't tried broccoli yet, but I may want to b
And did I mention they hit your bait like a truck? Because they do.
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>>739835
No, they're $5-6 at Walmart.
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>>739829
>>739835
>>739843
It wasn't even hard to get out, looked like someone just cut their line and tossed it into the bushes. It wasn't there two days ago, right now the only things you can fish for are panfish in this zone and I don't think any officer would believe they were targeting panfish with that on their line.
>>739849
I think I saw similar ones for $7.99 - $9.99 at Canadian Tire, but our currency is weak right now.
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>>739852
hah I wonder if someone from the other bank casted, and their bail slammed.
they must have seen the lure go flying and was like fuck it.
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>>739859
>shoulda used braid
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>>739863
>braid
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>>739859
With the amount of wind right now I can believe it
I just have a very simple line with a split sinker and a small bait hook, fucking wind is pushing against the side I can fish on (The other end is private houses) and I can't get it very far out.
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>>739885
Just go directly at the wind and cast it low. You can cast suprisingly far into direct wind if you do it right. I can cast almost as far into the wind as I can on a calm day.
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Caught another nice one today. Also caught one of those green sunfish on the same lure. Still using the LTB creature bait.
Do you guys have any superstitions while fishing? For me whenever I foul hook a fish, or I think I'm causing it pain, I'll apologize out loud to it. That way the Wendigo/skinwalkers/Forest elves know I'm not trying to hurt the fish. That's also partly why I try to pick up as much trash as I can.
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First video soon people.
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In North Myrtle Beach for another day. No surf tackle and didn't bring the john boat. Planning to try to hit local freshwater from shore early. Waters still seem a little cool and if I try to fish the waccamaw river it'll be high tide outgoing when I get there. Open to suggestions from anybody who has fished the area. Seems like there are a lot of little ponds around here.
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>>739907
If I get a bite on my first cast I pack up and leave right then and there. I also pretend not to be paying attention so the fish can't see me watching them bite if it's a slow or hard bite. I watch bobbers out of the corner of my eye and look at anything but my lure if it is anything but a topwater. I also say something along the lines of "poor little bugger" when I snag anything but a baitfish or carp.
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>>739536
srsly, you reported a link to a review on an app? a-hole....
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>>739926
I support him. It did sound very much like an advertisement rather than friendly advice
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>>739933
haha it got deleted.
serves em right.
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>>739647
K..KEEP US POSTED
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>>738255
>coca-cola cretin
You owe me new sides
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>>739907
Not really a ritual or sperstition, but i measure and catalog every single fish i catch in my journal. I also know a guy who crosses himself and blesses each fish he returns
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That's it for now, goodluck fellas
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>>740118
I also measure and catalog every fish.
Time of day, current, weather, bait, spot, rod/reel/hook, and type and size of fish.
For statistical purposes and spot tracking.
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Just gonna post two or three pics from today
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>>740164
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>>740166
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>>739943
Thanks on the fly rod, but it's a 7 wt; too heavy for most of what I do aside from bass, smaller pike, and steelhead
I'm saving up for a 3 wt but don't know which I should get.
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>>740190
I have the 4/5wt I just got but haven't played with yet. If I like it I may get a 9wt for ocean.
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which one of you guise is this? who's the fish whisperer here?
https://youtu.be/hnA9N6bxwiw
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>>740294
Aye. I wish uglystik made something around 3-5 at but they only do 9 and 10 wt rods.
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25+mph winds with gusts up to 40
dammitsomuch
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I want to go to a place that has a lot of carp in the 2-5 pound range that's near me and get them on light tackle but I've got no corn.
Which one of these will be best?
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>>740321
White bread mang
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>>740321
Why the hell do you have a can of pickled beets anyway?
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>>740321
on the topic of carp , how the fuck do i catch carp that are just in huge groups 10-30 fish? or even if i spot a single one, ive tried to feed them topwater by throwing chunks of bread upwind of hem but when the bread gets close they just spook, do i really have to bait the shit out of the area and let 2 -3 baits sit on bottom<?
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>>740339
i think next time i go im going to throw in a trebble and try to snag one
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>>740335
Beets are breddy gud desu
Not for fishing tho
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>>740370
AND very healthy
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>>740190
Just get a damn 5wt already; buying an ultra-lite when you only have a 7wt is a waste of money because you still have nothing for middle-of-the-road fish; a 16" trout or a small bass is going to probably snap any tippet suitable for a 3wt but is barely going to put a bend in your 7wt. With the right fly line, leader and tippet a 5wt can turn over everything from tiny little dries to size 6 streamers and poppers to weighted double nymph rigs with an indicator.
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>>740363
Just be careful. Snagging is illegal in a lot of states and it's a pretty hefty fine.
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>>740378
That pumpkinseed put an okay bend in my 7 wt and was fun, and I imagine a fish 3 times it's size would be plenty fun on my 7 wt
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Holy fuck it was cold this morning
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>>740339
>on the topic of carp , how the fuck do i catch carp that are just in huge groups 10-30 fish?
Shoot them
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Indiana fisherman back again. Went out today and got severely sunburnt. Caught a couple fish, and birdnested one of my memecasters on the first cast.
My brother also caught his first bass (bottom pic). Aside from a few ticks, solid day /out/. More pics + that video of the 5.6# to come soon.
Also Pepsi you asked how I fish. I do about 95% from the banks of local private ponds. Some industrial, mostly neighborhood deals.
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>>740385
Carp eels suckers etc may be snagged in my state
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>>740453
>Indiana fisherman back again.
What's the water temp where you're at?
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Great day today, aside from almost losing my toes to frostbite. Starting to get into this Lake Trout thing.
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Couldn't ask for better weather today.
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>>740453
Nice. Ticks really put a damper on my /out/ antics, maybe a little too paranoid but lyme disease is no joke.
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>>740453
Damn, you get some nice fish especially for being in the midwest. I think I really need to start tossing more shit on the bottom.
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>>740457
I wish I could tell you... only thing I know for certain is that the bass aren't spawning yet. It's been warm since Tuesday though, so I think in a week or two things will pick up.
>>740465
Yeah I hadn't dealt with ticks in years (I used to be very much an indoorsman) but those suckers were all over the place at the first pond we visited.
>>740466
I won't deny that, but the fish in that picture were intentionally held close to the camera. (Hand to fish ratio). Anyways, I do advise having something for multiple depths in the water column. I go with something slow moving for the bottom (a Texas-rig usually, used in top pic) and then a crankbait for the middle. It isn't warm enough here to even attempt topwater yet.
Also, this pic is of a ~5 lb largemouth that was just dead floating :/ kind of a shame, considering I live in the Midwest and all.
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>>738761
those are the split tail ones. they have some nice colors. im going to order some
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>>740477
poor little bugga
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>>740477
I saw a ded peacock, like 18" just layin on the shore of a canal a few weeks ago. Was bummed.
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>>740496
OT but i saw a bald eagle roadkill yesterday. was pretty fucked up
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>>740505
Dead Wild Turkeys everywhere around me.
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>>740528
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Wanted to hit some dusk bass but idk now. I think I left my raincoat at home too.
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>>740539
heh, i could not imagine fishing with that looming overhead
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>>740540
Idk, yesterday afternoon I had lightning strikes practically in my backyard but sometimes those clouds are just heavy rain. And it's Florida so they never last for more than 20min.
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>>740540
I'm doing it rn.
Also, this plopper thing in now my favorite top water. Not because it's been catching me lots of fish I just like the sound in makes in the water.
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>>740558
Too bad I lost mine the first day out
Snek luvs spinner. This guys was a fatty and I left my big knoife in the car.
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>>740561
The little black and white spots start lookin real cool when they get a bit larger too.
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What is you guys' personal best for largemouth bass?
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Fuck yeah bat ray!
>just spooled a new reel with 40lb powerpro
>have just an hour of time to fish the incoming
>cast out a smelt chunk, watch other people fish
>regular dude got broken off by a ray on perch tackle, memecaster guy lost what would have been a 20" striper.
>see my rod dip, set, fight this ayylmao looking thing in after 8 mins.
It was a great day.
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>>740569
Depends on the conditions. All-time is still a Mepps Agila #3 with a brown skirt and gold/silver blade
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>>740575
I meant heaviest/biggest bass
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>>740569
>>740575
If they are feeding at the top on a late afternoon though, Brown Frog Skitter Pop had been working wonders. I don't ever get little shit bass on them either.
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Wound up not fishing. My dad's car broke down so I spent all day getting things for him like car parts and groceries
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Anyone here /offshore/ fish in NJ? I think people don't realize how good the fishing really is over here. We got tuna, shark, sword fish, mahi, good wreck fishing, stripers, fluke and anything else you might want.
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>>740584
Skid, you tried, but I think Yuro should do them if I'm asleep.
>>740576
Idk, topwater and creature baits like crawdads and big worms seem the get the best hits. But I still catch a ton of any sized largemouth on Mepps
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>>740586
I think you have autism get it checked out
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>>740587
That's the least of my problems. But as long as you keep buying my Strike King™ lures and Quantum™ reels, I will be ok.
>>740566
This was caught on a Strike King™ KVD™ Spinnerbait in Sexy Shad™ color.
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>>740385
Perhaps, but carp are considered an invasive non-native species in the US, so it's no closed season, no bag limit on them.
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>>740583
Big ass stripers are already in NJ
Happy spring
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Good one from yesterday's trip to the lake. 2lb 2oz going back today after the rain
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>>739137
Those Timbits though.
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