Fishing & Tackle Thread

>>748842
>what her boyfriend is using for bait.
You want to see his worm?

>>748834
+1 on the backpack idea like Mainebub said here >>748840. The actual fishing backpacks are sweet but get kinda pricey. You need to spend at least $50 to get a halfway decent ones and good ones are closer to $100.

Film canisters don't sound like a bad idea as long as you don't pop them open on accident. Maybe a pill bottle? But if you do a regular backpack, I still think a really small clear box with dividers for $3-$4 would be good to toss in there. Keep just your hooks and weights in there and you don't have to worry about them getting loose and tangling with lures.

File: image.jpg (48KB, 400x600px) Image search: [Google]

48KB, 400x600px

>>748850
Not necessarily that, I think I'll be ok in that department. He obviously doesn't have money judging by the shitty boat. What else could it be?

Maybe it is the boat. I need a boat.

File: killifish.png (2MB, 1477x825px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 1477x825px

>>748851
>as long as you don't pop them open on accident.
never had that problem. I'm sure it could happen. I keep quite a few things in those canisters, they have never failed me.

what you said about hooks and other terminal tackle staying in their place is true, never really had an issue with any plastic plano style box where the hooks went everywhere. Just don't open it upside down.

Found the biggest school of juvenile fish I have seen yet. I'll upload the video soon.

>>748863
What were you targeting on the 'yak today? Any luck?

File: killifish2.png (2MB, 1483x835px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 1483x835px

>>748867
wasn't targeting anything really, just cruising around the river watching the birds.

I've taken a liking to following the cormorants and watching them feed. Their catches have been getting bigger each time I go out.

I come across the schools of juvenile fish and attempt to get footage of them. It's hard because they scare extremely easily. Got my best footage yet today.

kind of just yakking around to watch the river in anticipation of striper.

>>748870
Those cormorants, I get nervous when I see them getting near my lures. Those are the black birds that dive, right? I just don't want to reel in a damn bird.

I had a seagull take a dive at a popper a couple weeks ago too. I had to jerk it away right as it was diving for it so it missed.

What's the ETA on dem stripers? How long do they hang around?

>>748876
they are smart as fuck. they won't touch your lure unlike pigeons.

if I see those fucking commies feeding I follow and cast to their vicinity; had much success with following them.

>>748878
Yeah I figured birds are smarter than fish so it shouldn't be an issue. But then I had that seagull dive bomb my popper...

>>748882
i meant to say seagulls instead of pigeons in my previous post.

I too have seen people have to take a sea gull off a popper.

fuck those stupid ass birds. It's funny sometimes you see the commies watching the seagulls trying to eat the small baitfish off the surface; like they are watching a bunch of bafoons screaming at each other diving at the surface haphazardly.

Cormorants are graceful, extremely talented predators

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-crested_cormorant

that is the species we have around here..

>>748886
>seagulls
fuggin rats with wings. I hate seagulls.

File: 800px-Double-crested_cormorant_during_breeding_season.jpg (226KB, 800x1200px) Image search: [Google]

226KB, 800x1200px

>>748893
I actually like pigeons, seagulls are fuckers though. But they are good at pointing out bait in the surf.

Here is video of massive school of juvenile killifish
https://youtu.be/3k9FH9aztH4

>>748895
>good at pointing out bait
This is a fact, but it still doesn't stop me from hatin.
Nothing quite like a blitz

>>748851
yea the case fits great in my small backpack, add in my rod, net, and needlenose- it all fits great. a little bit of buldgey but still, it's nice to know it works.

>>748895
That is hypnotic & mesmorizing. Very cool

File: image.jpg (1MB, 2448x2448px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 2448x2448px

Another falls for the inspector gadget lure

>>748945
what?

File: ehhhh.jpg (9KB, 200x266px) Image search: [Google]

9KB, 200x266px

>>748945

that thing is the size of my thumb.

Does anyone on /out/ actually fish for real?

These threads are nothing but tripfags posting tackle pics and bank fishers posting pics of their latest dink bass.

>>748950
>not seeing the trout and decent bass i n each thread.

The season for me just started. You will be seeing bigger fish once it warms up.

>>748950
I posted one last thread 2+ lbs and have posted a 30 inch pickerel
When the water warms up il get some more large ones and post then

>>748950
listen bud, we're just getting into it, like the other anon said, fishing season is just starting for us. Sure it's little stuff here and there but hopefully I trust we'll see some bigger guys and maybe a few monsters over the course of the next month (but that's being generous, I'm feeling 2 months to really get into the swing of things) - I hope to land a nice size pike, and a few great bass, that's my goal this season.

File: ribbonfish2.jpg (106KB, 378x600px) Image search: [Google]

106KB, 378x600px

>>748950
Here's a 3ft ribbonfish I caught.

That's just a tiny bass I caught at my local lake with my spooltek I'm gonna use for snook fishing. I'm practicing setting the hook with it since it's a little different.

File: 20150811_134630.jpg (905KB, 2048x1350px) Image search: [Google]

905KB, 2048x1350px

>>748950
Is this a big enough fish for you?
>Tfw Not blacking out your face like a fag who is afraid of being murdered in his sleep by some fag on 4chan

File: fatpomp.jpg (430KB, 1152x792px) Image search: [Google]

430KB, 1152x792px

>>748950
>implying you fish "for real"

Everyone knows smaller fish taste better.

>>748994
That's a nice shark. What penn reel is that?

>>748950
Nice fish anon

>>749013
This.

File: image.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

Hey I just noticed my rod tip is kinda bent to one side. Is my rod fucked or what? This is with it out of the water and it spooking freely so there wasn't any weight on it.

>>748950
>2 anons have already posted some big fish
We're still waiting for you to post your catch fuckboi.

File: spooltek-pro-series-6-fatty-with-12-leader-31.jpg (96KB, 800x800px) Image search: [Google]

96KB, 800x800px

>>748948
>what?
I'm just learning how to use my spooltek on backyard bass.

>>749016
You're fine.

>>749007
Long beach no. 68
It's basically a poor man's senator
Also yay for 4:1 gear ratios, that thing may have only been 65 pounds but he made a hell of a run and got a blister cranking him in. I may make a new handle for it that will have a more ergonomic grip
Of cours keeping the original in tact

>>748950
>>749018
I think you mean cuckboi

>>749020
>spooltek
had to look it up, that's bonkers.

>>749020
>]
what size is yours

>>749023
Awesome. I figured, but autism and stuff.

>>749030
I have a 3/0 senator I got for 30 bucks I use for letting hi-lo rigs sit on the pier and a 4/0 senator that I hope to catch snook with soon. The microscopic grip on the 3/0 is fucking horrible, I can't imagine reeling in a shark with that thing. You might want to get one of these.

http://store.scottsbt.com/24-66-Handle-Flat-Rubberized-Knob-P2382.aspx

>>749035
It works way better than I expected. I've caught 13 largemouths on it so far and not one failed hookset or any sort of issues. I let the line go slack for a bit to see if any of them could shake it off like they do with storms but it works great. The main reason I bought it is for the steel leader though.

>>749038
I have the 4" rootbeer that I've been using on bass and will use for shore snook and a 6" sardine I'll use for pier snook.

>>748994
pls cut Skid

>>749043
if it werent so expensiveid buy one of each size

File: snooki.jpg (78KB, 1920x1080px) Image search: [Google]

78KB, 1920x1080px

>>749046
They are a bit overpriced but I love the 4" I've been practicing on bass with so far. It's a fun gimmicky lure that actually works but I do get kind of nervous about losing it. It also came with a replacement tail just in case it gets torn up.

>>749051
Wish they were bigger than 4 inches.

I would kill for a 6 inch herring one.

>>749052
They do have a 6" herring
http://spoolteklures.com/store/6-inch-fattys.html

>>749056
Oh fuck how did I miss that. Thanks anon. Gonna scoop one and try it up here in the North.

>>749058
What are you gonna catch with it?

>>749061
Striper.

Going to grab an all black 9" too. Looks like it would imitate eel well

tfw lived in a country where its hard to even find snakehead

File: image.jpg (1MB, 2448x2448px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 2448x2448px

>>749069
I've never caught striper before but if they do violent head shakes they'll work great. Even the bigger lake bass couldn't throw it.

File: image.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

>>749070
That's a good thing. There's only 2 small areas in the US where you find them (I believe) and they are two different species. Northern Snakehead in the Chesapeake Bay area and Bullseye Snakehead in SE Florida.

>>749018
>>749001
>>748994
>>748975
You guys fucked up even replying to those posts, Just report it and move along. Global Rule #3 all day.

benefits of a memecaster aside from greater accuracy and casting distance?

>>749118
I pull snakeheads out of the Potomac River here in Fairfax County VA, the go up way past the Chesapeake

They used to offer a bounty on them but now they just instruct you to kill it immediately and notify Fish & Game

>>749194
Dank memes.

>>749001
That looks a lot like... Leerfish? I think thats the name.
Either way im aiming to get me someof that. How big is that?

>>749199
It's a Pompano and I have no idea how big it is cause I only fish freshwater, not that I wouldn't love to fish saltwater but I don't live near the shore and really only go after largemouth

>>749194
Lookin like a badass.

I think that once you git gud with them, flipping, finesse techniques, and accurate casting gets easier too.

File: 10410973_397615303755860_7855905021534171721_n.jpg (34KB, 960x420px) Image search: [Google]

34KB, 960x420px

>decide to go fishing today
>dad decides to come along with me to chill
>decide to go out to a rock wall nearby
>it's a busy day a lot of people on the rock wall
>get there and get a few casts in
>as Im casting hook my bucket behind me and fling it everywhere as long as all my shit that was with it
>everyone on the rock wall saw it
>a few of the nicer fisherman helped me recover the bucket
>managed to get bait back
>dad fell on rocks and hurt himself

Had a shit day today fishbros how do I recover from this, it was probably the most embarrassing day in my life

File: image.jpg (3MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 3264x2448px

>>749279
Catch more fish than any of them.

Sometimes I do that at my one spot where there is only 4' between the water and the fence. I cast left-handed a lot of times so I don't hook the fence.

>>749279
Go back out there and fucking slay 'em, bring in more fish in a day than they've caught all month

>>749279
Well fug.
Pay more attention next time.
Otherwise just go out there and fish.

One of my first trips this year, i was casting with a crosswind, and my new popper got blown into the huge pine tree right next to me. Had to call my mom to bring me my 13 foot surf rod to snag the hook of the lure and get it off of the tree.

Eh... Next time i went there i caught my first fish of the season so yea...

>>749309
>had to call my mom
Kek, that might be worse than anon flinging his bucket into the water.

>>749309
This makes me feel a bit better that I'm not the only one who's had an off day thanks anon. We've recently had a huge run of salmon come up to the coast so hopefully next trip will be better and I'll get my first one

>>748950
You missed the 13lb brown pic, you salty anon.

>>749279
Keep your head up bub, everyone has shitty days fishing. Next time in sure you will have better luck.

>>749279
i went out one day recently and tripped/fell 5 times, i havent fell in years when fishing

>>749279
One time my buddy hooked a lawn chair while he was casting with a memecaster. He got such a bad birds nest he had to cut all the line to get it out.

>how do I recover from this
Keep on keepin on. Everyone has bad days on the water.

>>749118
nice fish mate, there's no bass around my country, except black bass and those are only in deep jungle and snakheads are the only hard fighting fish that is abit more common around here

>>749396
Where u live?

>>749045
It got the line wrapped around its tail; drowned before it even got to the pier
I reAlly wanted to beach it and let him go

>>749456
Any tips for catching walleye in lake erie or Detroit river from shore?

In a bit I'm heading out to get a few frogs, then I'll head back out and see if I can't get a few bas
Or maybe I'll take a nap
I'm not sure

>>749460
Disregard the reply, had another thread open and forgot to clear

>>749448
Malaysia

>>749462
Don't worry about it we all do stupid shit
>Tfw being nice on 4chan
This website is broken

>>749465
>>749465
Your airplane broke

>>749459
he may have been referring to cutting as in loosing weight, not sure though

>>749465
Damn. Do you get the bullseye snakeheads like in my pic? Or do you get the darker brown and black "Northern Snakehead"?

They're fun to catch, but we aren't supposed to have them in FL or anywhere in the US and they kinda fuck up lakes and other waterways.

>>749460
I used to go walleye fishing on a river in IL a lot and we would always use the walleye rigs. The ones that have 3-4 hooks on them, a heavy weight at the bottom, and they often have the little beads and spinner blades on them. Run some minnows or shiners on the hook and toss it out there.

Otherwise diving cranks and spinners.

>>749476
Eh yeah I'm fat but I still do things
I can run
Hop fences
Climb trees
I do all kinds of things people think I'd be too fat to be able to do

>>749479
6 ft 3 220 lbs here not as big as you but im no beanpole either

File: IMG_20160426_135624981.jpg (3MB, 4320x2432px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 4320x2432px

>>749484
All spooled up

File: giantsnakehead8.jpg (104KB, 575x377px) Image search: [Google]

104KB, 575x377px

>>749478
Yeah, we do have bullseye snakehead but they're pretty hard to find as well, those northern snakehead are the more common one. Pic related, most people go after these larger giant snakehead.

>>749484
>2pc rod
Gross

Wut rod and reel is that?

>>749488
Okuma SST 7 ft 6 ultralight
Diawa legalis 2000
Spooled with yellow power pro 15 lbs(15 lb flouro leader)

Stren 4 lb mono
That's going to go on a spare spool I ordered for the legalis
Also more white flukes ( well pearl they were on sale )
Ultralight rippin rap

Some lizard/salamander baits ( they're more chunky so I think they would do well places that actually have lizards
And some stand up jig heads

The rod and reel cast a fucking mile without even trying with no weight on it

>>749313
I didnt feel like walking several miles into headwind with light rain to get my surf rod and then go all the way back there with a chance of not finding the lure...

>>749324
Trust me mang, gonna have plenty of off days, but the good ones outweigh the bad, even if the good ones are rare.

>>749488
Went out on the water again today. First 2 casts knotted, the rest was an absolute dream. Still too afraid to cast with more than 60% power.
It seems like braid digs into itself when you reel it in and leave it for a day or two.

Also 2 pc rods are master race.
>Anyone got experience with Shimano AX Shad rods?

>>749487
Oh ok. Not sure if we have the giant ones in the US. The bullseye ones are in South Florida and the northerns are in the Chesapeake Bay area in the Northeast.

>>749498
Are you on a baitcaster or spinning reel? I notice the braid will dig into itself a bit if I pull line out with the drag on the baitcasters, but never had an issue with spinning reels doing the same thing.

>>749493
Hmm, I think next light setup I do, I'm gonna grab a longer rod. 6'9" at least, probably 7'.

>>749486
I wanted to ask too, that lure, is that one of those Rapala rattlers? I have never had a ton of luck with Rat-L-Traps or anything similar except for those Rapalas. I almost grabbed a larger one at Gander Mtn over the weekend when I saw in in a clearance bin. But then it rang up as $8 and I had already spent around $100 on tackle that week so I put it back.

>>749505
Spinning.
I dont into memecasters, literally noone uses them for sea here.

>>749505
i really like this setup so far, its also an ultralight rippin rap

>>749507
That's kinda odd. I've never had an issue like that on a spinning reel. How many reels do you have braid on? If more than one, is it all that Daiwa braid?

I'm thinking maybe it's just that line. Or if it's still real new, it could have a sticky coating that is catching it up. All braid is a little different, like how SpiderWire seems more smooth than Power Pro but also frays a little easier.

>>749510
Yee those Raps are goat. Their other ones that are more of a traditional rattler shape have never been as good to me.

>>749517
Only this one reel.
Its the Daiwa. But i honestly think its the newness of it, and the "rigidity" of it.
As i said after a few casts and knots it cast anything between 40gr and 7gr.

>>749498
>>749507
>>749528
>cant into tripfagging
fuckin sake... this was all me

mtb caught onto reordering with a different name shipping address and credit card only thing the same was name on credit card

>>749493
>SST Ultralight
you have are going to have a blast with that rod.
I got mine second hand and absolutely adore it.

>>749555
it casts so fucking far

>>749559
my favorite part is it pitches even the smallest and lightest lures.

>>749562
what did you pay? what length is yours

>>749565
some guy was selling it, with a sienna for like $40

had to jump on that. didn't expect to like the rod as much as I do.

mine is a SST-S-702UL

I guess you can put a fly reel on it and use it as a spey rod too.

going to give that a go some day.

>>749566
neat

>>749566
Have you gotten anything big on it ?3+ lbs?

>>749576
pickerel, maybe around 3lbs. mostly use it for trout and perch

just tied about 40 sz16 nymphs. my fingers seem like they are about to bleed

>>749591
Sounds good, maybe this summer il be able to get a 5+ lb bass on it

File: image.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

Anybody else use these chartruese tail works or lizards a lot? I'm getting a lot of near misses on them. Same thing with the black and chartruese lizards.

I give the fish plenty of time to get a hold of it, set it, and can feel the fish on for a couple seconds but I think they are just hanging on to the tail.

>>749632
last year was a hot year for chart tail worms, a few bass and pickerel early this season but white flukes have take n over,, try trimming tge main body short so the hook runs as closse to the tail as possible

File: 20160426_074909.jpg (1MB, 2576x1932px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 2576x1932px

>go to local lake again
>get skunked for the second time in a row on live craws and some bait a coworker has been catching Reds on all month

He'll probably show me all the fish he caught after his next day off.

On the bright side another one of my coworkers was fishing and we hung out so that was cool I guess, misery loves company

Guess my goal for this season is to catch 1 redfish and 1 blue cat from this lake.

>>749640
Or just switch to an all chartruese worm/lizard.

I'm running one of those shaky head jigs too with the offset hook. But two problems with them- it's windy and they are only 3/16oz or something because they are "finesse jigs" and the second is it seems like the hook doesn't pop through as easily on the fluke I'm running on it. Maybe it is too big or maybe the jighead vs a bullet weight that slides has something to do with it. So many good bites today but I haven't hooked shit.

>>749641
try killing your crayfish first and let them sit out in the sun for a couple days in a sealed bag, big cats love stuff like that. personally i use chicken hotdogs spoiled ones using the same method

>>749647
if fish are biting short changing the color wont do anything, but making the bait smaller may help as will moving the hook back

Looking a piss cheap telescopic rod and small but efficient bait and hook set for vagabond fishing any ideas? . Or should I just be full degenerate scum and use nets?

>>749664
if you want cheap try aliexpress, or get a 14 ft telescoping cane pole

File: image.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

>>749656
I'm thinkin maybe it was smaller bass, but then as I was about to give up, I just swam the damn thing on the shaky head jig and got 2 bass.

And I cut the top off that watermelon and chartruese worm and all I got afterward was one bite that felt like a Mayan, not a bass. I think when I cut off the tail, it kept it from sticking up off the bottom.

I'm just gonna do those natural colors at this lake next time. I had a lot of luck with regular watermelon worms with no tail.

File: 20160426_164040.jpg (1MB, 2048x1350px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 2048x1350px

I'm in a tree 10 feet over the water! Look at all those pads and algae
I bet there's a bass In there

>>749691
>all those pads
mercy, those snags. I'd be sweating.

When I was young I lost many a hook and lure in those. All the hidden branches along the bottom and knots of reeds.

>>749664
You can find really cheap telescopic combos for like $10 on ebay and Amazon. They're shit but they can catch fish. For hooks, just buy a panfish set of like 100 hooks for a couple bucks, then nightcrawlers as bait (free)

>>749664
Just use a hand line, you chump.

File: 20160426_183024.jpg (1MB, 2048x1350px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 2048x1350px

>>749696
>>749691
Got one. Not From that tree a little clearing just down the way.

File: image.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

>>749702
Nice memecaster. I'm glad you're using it.

Bass looks bretty gud too.

>>749691
Why were you in the tree?

>>749696
You could totally run a lizard or worm through there if you rig it right. The only problem is if you catch a big lilly stem, they are very unforgiving.

>>749707
I was fishing from the tree, and thanks in the memecaster and bass

>>749707
what lure?

>>749707
what's a safe way to rig it?

File: image.jpg (3MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 3264x2448px

Is Malaysia anon still here?

What about other anon from the NE that posts the pic of him on a boat with the big Northern Snakehead?

If either of you guys are lurking, I'm curious as to whal lures you are using and where you are fishing for them.

All of my sneks have been on spinners, and the majority of them have been along this rocky shorline where I cast parallel to shore and run the spinners in maybe 3'-4' of water over some underwater grass.

I have a couple lakes where I see them lurking in/near thick cover but it's just too hard to run spinners through it and I never catch them on anything else. Any advice?

>>749720
that malaysian guy caught some crazy ass fish

File: image.jpg (3MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 3264x2448px

>>749713
What? That I caught those bass on? It's the Strike King coffee and salt flukes in baby bass color. They were getting tons of hits running along the bottom too but I couldn't set the hook. They have a good action too and the slots on the top and bottom that make em super easy to weedless rig.

>>749718
Pic related. Weedless Texas rig or even weightless with an offset baitholder hook.

>>749722
What fish?

File: fishes.jpg (65KB, 960x720px) Image search: [Google]

65KB, 960x720px

Nova Scotianon here,

Caught 8 trout last weekend,only kept this guy. Beauty eh?

File: 20160426_190336_3.jpg (3MB, 4128x2322px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 4128x2322px

>>749488
2pc rods are the best.

>>749741
I wish I had a good trout spot. That thing looks nice. Were you catching them on that spinner? What kind of spinner?

File: image.jpg (74KB, 800x302px) Image search: [Google]

74KB, 800x302px

>>749743
I get the 'tisms when the guides don't line up perfectly. Plus I drive an SUV so I don't have problems with it.

>>749718
Found this pic for you

>>749744

I did indeed pick him up on that spinner, it's an All-Canadian Lucky Strike Victor Spoon style in Copper with red dots.

>>749749
How you like that Triton? Somebody here despises Pflueger for seemingly no reason, but I've had good luck with my Presidents (which I only bought because they were highly reccommended) and there was an Aussie anon who said everybody he knows uses those Triton combos are the best setups in that price range. They look pretty nice, especially one ones that come on Fenwick rods.

>>749751

It's been a great reel and for the price it's hard to match. I am not easy on my gear and spent 4 hours kiking with it through the brush, wetlands and creeks and it never skipped a beat. Very reliable, very hardy, and I am a very pleased customer.

>>749755
If Texas anon ever does that rod and reel chart, I think he should put that one on there.

>>749757

Considering the sheer number of trout I\ve caught on it this year it's a;ready the most succsesful unit I've had for a single day's worth of trout hunting.

8 14" plus speckies is quite the achievment for a man, his backpack, and some waders.

File: 25234566262.png (537KB, 747x745px) Image search: [Google]

537KB, 747x745px

>>749741
oh fuck yeah looks tasty!

>>749779
Makes my eyes hurt just looking at it

>>749720
Usually they take jump frogs, any lure that rattles and shine should work fine

File: image.jpg (4MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

4MB, 3264x2448px

>>749787
I still have never had any luck with frogs for bass or sneks. Topwater seemed like a really good idea but even when I toss them in areas that I have gotten snakeheads before, I don't get anything.

The topwater lures for bass kinda died out anyway since the weather is warming up. Those were doing great in January and February for the bass.

>>749791
Some locals here rigged live frog and cast time like artificial lure, idk how they rig it though. Always lookout for their frys, cast onto it and the adult snek will go nuts.

File: 23412351235.png (1MB, 743x739px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 743x739px

>>749791
I've had good luck around my parts.

I'll sometimes stop by bass spots at night and listen for frogs. If they are croaking load as hell I will typically bring a frog the next day. Usually works best towards the end of summer I find.

>>749279
Learn to laugh at yourself and then do it. Also dem fishin tales....
Stories for another day

File: image.jpg (4MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

4MB, 3264x2448px

>>749795
http://www.worldfishingnetwork.com/florida-fishing-guide/post/how-to-catch-the-bullseye-snakehead

He seems to like the frogs. But every single one had been on something with a spinner blade.

I'll keep a lookout for the fry. Say's they're orange. Best tip there is probably to fish smaller patches of weeds rather than big weed beds. I'm gonna try out a frog or some poppers more at this one lake where I know they have bigger sneks but I have only caught one.

The article is right about the info on fishing them lacking. They are still resigned to a fairly small area between like Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton. It's strange. And that C-14 canal where they originated is a bitch to fish. I could actually see them in the weeds, but they would get spooked long before I got anywhere near them. Maybe I need to drop a frog in from way up the bank or try to get the wind at my back and toss them to the other side of the canal.

File: image.jpg (325KB, 640x1136px) Image search: [Google]

325KB, 640x1136px

I felt kinda bad about this catch because he took it on the fall, and I was casting with a cross wind. So I had a slack line and didn't set the hook until he pretty much swallowed it. He swam away but he was bleeding pretty bad. I think I'm gonna switch over to braid on this reel, because I've been in a similar situation with my rod with braid and I still felt the bite.

>>749757
I'll get to it eventually. Also, I was havin a bitch of a time setting the hook today too. But I did catch this dude on a black lizard w/the chartreuse tail.

File: IMG_0787.jpg (529KB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

529KB, 3264x2448px

dem birds

File: 123412341235.png (468KB, 749x399px) Image search: [Google]

468KB, 749x399px

>>749811
you know that herring taste good
>soon

>>749808
They have good vision, and get spooked easily. Last week I cast right on top of the frys for 4 times, missed all of the strike. I'm still fairly new to fishing so dont know much on how to set the hook. Going to try a new spot right now, wish me luck. Will post catch once I'm back home.

>>749814
Are you Malaysia anon?

Do you have any Mepps? Or other inline spinner?

>>749796
Bub turn your trip on
I recognize your bic

File: image.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

>>749814
Pic related, Mepps. That's what I get the majority of them on. Or something similar.

Which leads me to believe their eyesight isn't the best but they are really good at feeling vibrations.

>>749818
Yep, i'm the malaysia guy. A friend of my dad says first 2 cast have to go fast, kinda to alert them, and then the next cast is where they usually hunt for the lure, I've only use weedless top water jump frogs, they work like a charm.

File: image.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

>>749821
Cool, I'm gonna mess with some of this stuff. How big are the bullseyes you normally get? What size frogs?

Are there any fishermen here that lean left of the political spectrum? I have never met a fisherman that wasn't red pilled as fuck.

Gander mtn truly has the worst selection out of all the major stores that sell fishing stuff. I've seen walmarts with a better selection.

>>749747
>>749726
see with both of those(yours and most of the other ones) I dont see the hook poking out the back, is the pressure of the fish supposed to set it/hook him?
Like I typically have it poking out the back like the 'K' ones. I dont get how the others, like your first pic, works

>>749810
fish can be hardy as fuck, i saw trout at the hatchery missing chunks of flesh spines exposed etc, though if you fucked the gills theyre rip

File: image.jpg (3MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 3264x2448px

>>749831
>>>/pol/
It's because lots of fisherman are blue collar people. And when you work hard for your money, it's hard to vote for somebody who wants to take it and give it to a bunch of lazy asses.

>>749836
The hook pulls through when the fish grabs it and you set the hook. Look it up on Youtube or something. Pic related is (was) a weedless rigged lizard. I was skeptical at first, but as long as you do it right, it works well.

>>749838
I don't think I got the gills. He got hooked in the throat part.

>>749831
Yoooo
Technically I'm a libertarian but if you held a gun to my head and said republican or democrat, I'll take The left

My dream is my husband and I defending a marijuana plantation with fully automatic firearms

File: image.jpg (9KB, 395x251px) Image search: [Google]

9KB, 395x251px

>>749836
>>749841
You want to get hooks like pic related if you are going to rig up weedless worms and other soft baits.

File: 14617195907901126985902.jpg (2MB, 2340x4160px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 2340x4160px

>>749826
I dont specifically know, tho these size are okay i guess. They're not afraid to take bigger lure tho

>>749843
good chance it will survive, herons fucked a bumch of our fish up and alot survived
>>749844
gay
>>749831
i tend to lie somewhat in the middle, right on some issues left on fewer

File: 20160420_105424_1.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

>>749826
Only caught two of this size, the average are usually bigger tho

>>749851
Wow, those are little guys. Smallest I ever get are 12"-14" (35cm?) and closer to 20" (50cm) for a lot of them.

Guy at the one lake a week or two ago said he pulled out some 45" (~120cm) bullseye from that lake. I haven't seen one that big, but have seen one around 3ft (1m) hanging around the shore at this one lake and I want to catch that one so bad.

I guess it's a testament to how they pretty much eat whatever they want in the US lakes.

>>749845
>>749841
I have some offsets but I'll be sure to youtube it to see how it works.

File: image.jpg (95KB, 630x630px) Image search: [Google]

95KB, 630x630px

>>749861
Only trick with using the weedless setup is you really have to let the fish take the whole bait before you set the hook.

File: IMG_0586.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

>>749632
Use less weight.

The slower it falls the better the hits are going to be.

>Pic related, tiny feesh

>>749857
Snakehead here dont have a chance to grow that big cuz of overfishing, the big ones usually are in deep jungles or swamp.

>>749864
>Only trick with using the weedless setup is you really have to let the fish take the whole bait before you set the hook.
man that must take patience and a very sensitive touch to know between a nip and a whole bite, I need to learn to wait a tad before I set it.

>>749866
Alternatively

Carolina rig

File: image.jpg (3MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 3264x2448px

>>749868
Idk, the braid helps. And I normally just keep the line kinda tight and when I feel a nibble, I will give it some slack for ~2sec and then set the hoom. There's a good chance I will have a fish on after that. It makes it fun though.

>>749866
The wind was kinda strong today. I was using that lighter shaky head jig on the fluke today and I don't think it ever really sat on the bottom.

>>749720
There's a guy on youtube, Captain Shane Procell who fishes down your way. He gets almost all of them on topwater frogs kind of like a zoom horny toad.

>>749870
thanks for the tip, can't wait to give it a try.

>>749864
My fav technique is as soon as I feel a bite that I think was a take and not just a nibble I'll bring the rod tip up to feel for the weight of the fish.

They never drop it, and sometimes nibble a little more, because to them its that prey trying to escape. Once I feel the weight, BAM solid hookset and you're usually in a fish.

>>749869
True, or wacky rig or whatever. Plenty of ways to fish a worm.

>>749870
Honestly I fucking hate casting into the wind. It like halves the sensitivity, even with braid. If possible I'm always fishing with the wind at my back.

File: IMG_0778.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

>>749812
Them herring, they're running....

File: RS_00F0F_d5Wndr3Ub8f_600x450.jpg (30KB, 600x398px) Image search: [Google]

30KB, 600x398px

Here's a few pics of a rod/gear holder/worktable someone is selling on CL
Use the idea if it works for you...

File: RS_00L0L_eJeIUSjrNN2_600x450.jpg (26KB, 600x398px) Image search: [Google]

26KB, 600x398px

>>749906

File: Browntown.jpg (219KB, 960x960px) Image search: [Google]

219KB, 960x960px

>>748842
Cali brown trout fag here. Went out on the boat yesterday and caught this bastard. He fuckin' bit me.

>>749909
noice, I need to hook one that that. Rare to get that size or close to it in the northeast

>>749911
>that that.
??????????????
like that

File: Hugemotherfuckingbrown.jpg (209KB, 960x564px) Image search: [Google]

209KB, 960x564px

>>749914
Like this

>>749936
wew lad, that's a whopper. How'd you land it?

>>749939
I didn't. I know the guy who did though, and he landed it very carefully.

Can someone recommenced me a good reel that's not expensive, like $50 or cheaper?

Will wal-mart have anything good? I can go cabela's or bass pro too but they're both a lot farther away

>>749950
i just got a diawa legalis on sale for $40 and its really nice, the standby is a shimano sienna for $30

>>749950

shimano sienna

should I use tie lure directly with a 20 lb braid or use a 12 lb monofilament leader.

>>749948
understatement, they thrash as soon as they get lose to surface.

>>749972
If you're going for trout or in very clear water or round rocks/pilings absolutely use the leader.

>>749979
Oh believe me I know. The first picture, of the german brown, that fish did not want to come into the boat. Every time I got it to the surface it would run. That's why I love fishin' for browns. That mean fight brah

>>749632
>>749720
Hood pond anon checking in. Pumpkinseed w/ Chartreuse tail is an old school color combo I've always liked using. Usually worms; either Mann's or Culprit.

Cold fronts really shut down the bite this past weekend and two weeks before out at Mallows Bay. Even the bait fishermen weren't raising any hell. I think my pops and I ended up doing better than anybody else out there but that isn't saying much. Also I haven't caught a single snakehead yet this year, but folks are catching them. I think they must be hiding way up the creeks where waters have warmed quicker promoting faster growth of vegetation. It hasn't helped that the only place they would be and that I've fished so far (Mallows) is only just now starting to see vegetation thickening up. I might try searching for them up the Mattawoman Creek this coming weekend.

The best bait has still been jig spinners. Before the grass gets out of control we're either targeting structure (walls, rubble, trees/bushes, shipwrecks, etc) or even throwing out in BFE because the bay is mostly a giant flat with lots of holes, hidden structure, and some depth changes here and there like where the creek channels run through. When the grass gets bad we throw to the edges and reel back, or parallel the grass patches when we can. Still not thick enough to justify using the frog setup, plus conditions just haven't seemed right for topwater yet.

I'm guessing where you're at the grass probably never really dies off which probably rules out spinners all year except for in larger/deeper waters. I'd say either hollow body frogs and tweak the hooks out a bit to improve the set, or those soft plastic solid body frogs/toads seem popular and effective from videos I've come across. I haven't tried the toads but I think they rig weedless with a typical EWG worm hook. If the grass isn't too close to the surface for treble hooks maybe try spooks, poppers or even wake-baits.

>>749980
I'm using it for surf fishing.

What knot should I use to tie braid to mono leader. Actually, what other knots are must know for braid?

tfw I slowly realize the lakes I wanted to go to are either built solely for boats or are conservation lakes that dont publicly announce it. Having to google them and find out when Fish ON-line (the ontario fishing directory) doesn't show it when you click on them.
Man I'm just trying to find some good, 'close', shore fishing lakes.

>>750003
P A L O M A R
A
L
O
M
A
R

>>749831
I'm a moderate liberal

Should I replace my 10+ year old Ugly Stik?

If so, with what. I go after bass and pike/pickerel.

>>750003
fg knot

File: jesus.jpg (15KB, 300x300px) Image search: [Google]

15KB, 300x300px

>>748842
>>748852

jesus.. can i mate with these fine strumpets

I was going through my garage the other day and came across an old 11' Ugly Stik with a Shakespeare spinning reel on it

What is this good for?

I strictly fish largemouth so I'm not really familiar with rigs and tackle for anything else

>>750045
Only if you want to, I like my oldest rods and reels cause I remember all the good times had with them

What price range are you looking at?

>>749876
Casting directly into the wind is easier than casting with the wind coming at a 90* angle.

>>749950
Walmart may have the Abu Garcia Cardinals.

How many of you eat what you catch?

I only eat certain species I catch because I don't really like fishy tastes, so I can only eat the more tasty species, but I have friends who almost completely live off what they catch, and now they have cheap as fug grocery bills.

>>750149
If I ate the freshwater fish I'm catching like your friends do, I would have a dozen different heavy metal poisonings within a year.

It's ok if you eat fish from these lakes once every week or two, but can get risky beyond that.

>>750149
>sea fishing in the Adriatic.

I eat everything i catch, as long as it isnt too small, in which case i let it go.

>I have friends who almost completely live off what they catch, and now they have cheap as fug grocery bills.
They make up for that in high as fug fishing gear spendings. trust me.

>>750003
Double palomar for when youre tying anything with an eye. (Swivels, hooks, terminal tackle of all sorts)
FG Knot for braid to mono.
There is a neat guide on youtube and its easy after a few tries.
The key is while youre tying it, dont hold too much tension on the mono, but tighten the braid.
Then when yuo do all the weaves, tighten dat shit.

>>749980
This is something im worried about.
Now, ive caught seabass who is known to be line scared, with 0.40mm (40lb) orange mono with no leader, lure directly on swivel.
Now i have fluorescent green braid which is 0.30mm (40lb) and i use a 2 foot leader or so, of 0.28mm clear mono, and im afraid the fish are gonna get spooked... Am i being irrational?

>>749831
If your left s same as croatia left, then yeah, kinda. I like muh guns, and some other shit, and i am disliking the outburst of libtards and their stupid babby nanny state ideas.

>>749864
Thats something i hate about that.
With rapalas, from my experience, you gotta be quick and sharp.
Ofcourse, not too quick where you would lose the fish because it didnt even bite in it properly.

>>750080
surfcasting

>>750003
Fg knot

>>750080
It's good for shipping to my house.

>>750149
As a trout and salmonid fisherman, I'm use to eating what I catch, but I will only keep fish that are between 12-20", and I practice catch and release in specific fishing holes in order to promote a healthy habitat for the browns. Conservation is important.

>>750081
I'm still gonna hang onto it and use it but I kind of want something new since it's been my only rod since childhood. I'm not really looking to spend more than 70~100

>>749950
I like my Shimano FX but I don't know if they still make them

File: 20160427_131340.jpg (1MB, 2048x1350px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 2048x1350px

So I lost my frog but was able to recover
>Pic related
The leg to the right ends where the frog was lost and recovered
I walked along that tree to get it back and nearly fell in
Also my feet are wet
Yay for jungle rot

>>750294
I just got a Berkley Lightning Shock last week for 19 at Walmart
I like the feel, haven't landed anything yet. I need to stop tearing hooks from mouths. Damn braid

I'll get it eventually but I'm so used to:
feel hit
adrenaline kicks in
wait for it....
yank and set hook.

need to turn that yank into a twitch or tug or something.

>>750311
Told u those rods were straight. I would take one over an Ugly Stik.

>>750313
gracias senor!
I do like it

Why does Colorado look like the middle East haha.

>>750324
Eastern Colorado is kinda shitty. What is that, high desert?

>>750324
Mainebub?

Did you drive out there? I miss being only 14hrs away by car from the Rockies. It was a pretty easy little drive from Chicago.

watching River Monsters lads

absolutely mental the size of these fish

File: 20160427_152407.jpg (2MB, 2048x1350px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 2048x1350px

>>750305
Only managed this little guy
But it's more than anyone else got
The fishing has been ass The last few weeks
Idk why
I'm the only guy who seems to be catching anything other than bluegill and bass under 7 inches

>>750357
Also found a dead one
Too bad he looks like he'd be a decent size

File: 20160427_141729.jpg (969KB, 2048x1350px) Image search: [Google]

969KB, 2048x1350px

>>750358
Forgot pic

>>750357
That frog reminds me, I want to get out and try more snek fishin. Those lures Malaysia anon had are trippy, it makes me think I should try some Heddon Torpedoes or Rapala Skitter Props. I have a nice Skitter Prop I need to get more use with but it is a big guy I grabbed thinking of large peacocks. Those fuckers might still hit it.

I want to snag one like that dude at the lake got- 47" and 14lbs- and then jam a knoife through its head and blog about it.

>>750359
>>750357
Anyway I'm going to go home, get something to eat, change my socks, then try another spot or maybe another lake

>>750335
Eastern Colorado is pretty shitty but it's part of the great plains and shitty like Kansas, not arid desert and shitty like Nevada. The shitty desert part of Colorado is basically the front range south of Colorado Springs, most of the western slope (muh sagebrush sea) and the south-central (it's like fucking New Mexico jesus christ) and southeastern (basically Texas) regions.

But the parts of Colorado that aren't those parts are absolutely fantastic, or would be if they weren't so goddamn crowded now.

>>750365
I have just driven through NE Colorado a handful of times going to Breckenridge and stuff. Quite different from Nebraska because at least that is mostly farms and people still live there. NE CO is straight nothing.

Safeway or somebody was actually recruiting drivers to come work in CO and I was thinking about it. I have some extended family and my dad lived out there for a minute before he died so I could've stayed with somebody while lookin for a place. It would be nice to be an hour away from the Rockies and just dip out there for a weekend.

I have never lived anywhere with real terrain and it is one of my favorite things. CO was my favorite place ever to vacation because there is so much /out/ shit to do.

>>750367
Fuck off, we're full.

>>750368
They're gonna keep coming.

I'm not sure if I would want to do it after the rec weed though, seems like you guys must be getting a lot of shitters. And I kinda watched Breckenridge turning from a younger town where you don't have to spend $2k/night on a villa into another Aspen.

I also despise the snow and cold so I'm set in Florida. Cost of living will probably get kinda high in Colorado eventually, i will go to Tennessee or Northern Georgia if I want to get a lil terrain without the snow. It's still nothing compared to the Rockies, but I could probably buy a couple acres for dirt cheap 30min outside a larger city. That's prime area if I wanted to drive OTR too since lots of freight runs through the area.

Well I went out early morning last Saturday on opening day for freshwater lake fishing.

I caught and landed 3 rainbow trout, and had two (would have made 5) throw their hooks.

I used a very successful spoon with a trebel hook on it. My first catch was over a foot long. Pics to come later when i get them from my friend's camera.

I guess I did not set the hook as well for those last 2. When you guys have a lot of line out in the water, how do you set the hook effectively. Yanking up did not quite hit the ticket.

>>750411
also the same spoon that was giving me success got cut from my line (along with a splitshot and swivel) because some fucking moron on his boat wasnt paying attention and drifted over my line.

I did not even get a fucking apology. Fuck people like that. I could tell it was not intentional but that doesnt take the burn away. That was a good lure.

>>750413
What an asshole

>>750411
BRAID
R
A
I
D

Otherwise you could just use mono and try to keep the line tighter. A fast action rod too. If you do any of these, you want to make sure the fish really gets the lure in its mouth though. Otherwise you will just barely hook it on the lip and they can shake it out.

File: image.jpg (4MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

4MB, 3264x2448px

>>750411
Just had a decent bass on. First real bite ever on a frog for me. But I fucked up setting the hook somehow and lost him. You're not the only one...

File: image.jpg (26KB, 236x306px) Image search: [Google]

26KB, 236x306px

really need a gf, friends

catching bass now i need to catch me some ass

>>750411
>Yanking up
>Treble hooks

Fuck's sake, man. First of all, you should switch to a very sharp SINGLE hook on your spoons and for fishing anything resembling a baitfish you should set horizontally and very gently because when big fish eat smaller fish they hit them and then immediately turn away. If you set with an upwards motion you're just going to yank the lure out of the fish's mouth and possibly injure it but if you angle your rod horizontally and make a sweeping rearwards motion the hook will end up right in the corner of the mouth.

There's also no need for braid when fishing for trout. At all.

>>750459
I feel ya anon, I feel ya.
We'll catch the one, someday.

File: image.jpg (82KB, 500x753px) Image search: [Google]

82KB, 500x753px

>>750463
>no need for braid when fishing for trout
I'm sure I could justify it in my mind somehow.

>>750459
Is that the same grill as the OP?

File: image.jpg (3MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 3264x2448px

They should sell weedless inlines...

I'm thinking about putting a regular J hook on a couple of inlines, that should cut down on the amount of weeds they pick up. Otherwise maybe some worm hooks so I can weedless rig small curly tail grubs or worms on there.

What do you guys think? Will the regular hook cut through the weeds well enough? Will I still be able to set the hook properly if I do a smaller worm hook and weedless rig 2"-3" grubs or minnows?

>>750370
I would never live in CO haha.

Just came to fish.

>>750481
He's right, you don't need braid for trout.

Only reason I use it on my UL is because I target shad with the same rig.

>>750499
Nah, I know. I was mostly saying if he wants to be able to set the line quicker and have less stretch he could do it. But probably not the best for trout if that is his main targer.

>>750498
Are you in the mountains or what? You hitting any bigger lakes or just doing a lot of fly fishing in the rivers and streams? There's some nice deep lakes in the mountains in CO, but seems like everything I hear about CO is the fly fishing for trout.

Beat day of fishing so far this year
3 largemouth bass
Plus
3 lost right at shore and one 3+ pounder lost jumping
And 10 chain pickerel
Plus
4 lost right at shore
And one same fish caught 3 other times

>>750518
You caught the same bass more than once? How long were you out there?
>tfw 9 more months for pre-spawn largemouth

I caught the same skinny ass largemouth in about the same spot twice within a week and I think that's the closest I have gotten.

>>750520
only out 1.5-2 hours
same pickerel 3 times, that or i caught 3 similar sized fish all somewhat close in on my retrieve

>>750446
That's what I've been doing
>Bass smacks lure
>Yank.png
>Feel fish fighting
>Lure comes flying at me after a few seconds
I think it's that I freeze up and don't start reeling fast enough
Trimming my frog's legs about 1/2 inch seemed to help
>>750520
What I did on that bass today is he hit my lure, got hooked, then came off so I left for a while maybe 20 minutes then went back and got him
Same lure
Same retrieve
Same hangry bass

>>750532
>>750463
Maybe that's what I'm doing wrong. I'm setting at about 45° maybe I should try full horizontal

>>750520
>>750529
i have pics of all the fish except the repeats, still,13 fish and 7 lost right at shore is pretty goof for 1.5 hours

>>750529
Nice

>>750532
Idk, I do really well with hooking up on regular poppers. Those weedless frogs are tougher though. Shoulda let the fish dive with it a lil more.

I also think I got a hit from a snek. Didn't seen like a bass jump. But it was the same exact time somebody was yelling from across the lake and the fish hit the lure as I was looking at the person yelling. Missed my second-long window.

I was mainly trying for sneks and it was frustrating because they spook too easily. I had a big one get scared by my line hitting a lilly and moving it while I was walking the dog.

>>749831
The left and the right are equally fucked. I hate them both and don't understand the nonexistent teammate mentality of people who identify as either a republican or a democrat.

File: image.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

>>750294
I'll shill for the blackout by no. 8 tackle co. I have one casting reel and one spinning. They're my favorites. $80.

>>750508
Heading to the mountains tomorrow. All geared up, spots planned and gear ready. Pretty much gonna tressy and free camp next to the rivers I chose.

>>750481
>Is that the same grill as the OP?

Yes it is

File: image.jpg (1MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 3264x2448px

anyone here fish saltwater?

>>750574
jelly, enjoy!

>>750644
You need a bigger cooler
(o;

File: IMG_0562.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

>>750644
I try lol...

File: image.jpg (3MB, 2448x2448px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 2448x2448px

>>750644
As much as I can.
>mfw tides this weekend are going to be shit.

>>750665
west coast?
I can't tell which is worse for surf fishing, high wind in unfavorable direction or rough surf.

>>750687
Yeah. it isn't always easy out there. I should catch some fish on an outgoing or low tide so I can stop being so picky about when I go out. Then again, if conditions aren't great I would rather be fishing a little lake or stream somewhere.

File: reel.jpg (367KB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

367KB, 3264x2448px

what's a good test braid to put on this?

File: 1460814718775 (1).png (4MB, 1920x1080px) Image search: [Google]

4MB, 1920x1080px

>>750644
Right here senpai.
Biggest this year was a 3lb bluefish. They arent too active yet...

File: 20160422_094650.jpg (4MB, 3719x2092px) Image search: [Google]

4MB, 3719x2092px

>>750690
yea it does suck when condition is shitty. I should try to find a new place to fish like freshwater places if the condition is poor for surf fishing instead of trying to bear it or not going out at all. I live in OC though and don't really know any good stream/river/or lake nearby. A lot of freshwater places get fucked over by the recent years of drought. I probably will have to go out of my comfort zone and try out those small city park lake. I have little info on fishing in those places. I want to fish for bass but not sure if bass are even in them. They are stocked with trout and catfishes though so I can go for those as well. Maybe i'll even make that 1 hour + drive to go to a larger fishing lake one day as well.

>>750771
Got any tips for surf fishing other than learning how to read the surf and knowing when fish are running?

The couple times I've been surf fishing I caught nothing

>>750732
Ooh a bass pro shop extreme? Very cool.
Anything from 20-50 should work well.

>>750790
I just started fishing around the beginning of the year and found success this month. I believe that the most important thing is reading the surf and finding your spot. Find a structure where there are fishes that you can easily can reach with your cast. Some beaches do produce better than others, but most beaches should have some structures that work. Therefore, pack light so you can move around a lot and find the fish. Depend on the conditions, the fish can move around to different spot in the same general area. I have a favorite stretch of beach that I like cast then move until I start getting bite. Most species in socal don't really require heavy gear so that's my strategy.


After that hurdle, it get easier. A lot of shit works, from bait to lure depend on species and conditions. Sand crab is an extremely good free bait that catch almost all species, but aren't available half of the time. Ghost shrimps and live sandworms are also okay bait you can purchase off a bait shop. Cut bait generally will mostly get you sharks or rays. Live baitfish will catch you anything that can eat the fish, but they are a pain in the ass to acquire and keep a alive so I don't like to depend on them. I like to use lures because it's more fun and I can choose to target any species I want in any condition with lure selection. Gulp sandworm will work. Any minnow shape lures will work. You just have to find what you like to use and know how to work the lure.

>>750797
Okay I'm on the east coast and was fishing with a 9' heavy rod with 20 lb mono and attached a leader with two hooks (using cut bait, a mullet I caught in a cast net) a bobber, and a pyramid sinker
I was just casting out and then waiting

I didn't know how to read the surf then but now I know to look for sandbars and holes

>>750800
Well, I use the surf to find sandbar and holes so that's what I meant. If you find a good hole then there will be fishes there. I haven't tried big rigging with a long surf rod yet so I can't really tell you anything about it. East Coast is a different game compared to socal and there are bigger species that you can get near from inshore in East Coast. Lure fishing probably involves more heavy plugs and poppers. Maybe if you get decent amount of live small bait fish, you can try rigging the whole thing through the nose alive and cast it out to see what you can get.

>>750732
I like #20-#30 Power Pro on the memecasters. I ran some #40 SuperSlick on one and it was a little too much unless I was casting 1oz cranks or jigs. #30 makes a big difference and it is still really strong.

>>750644
Damn, those Pompano look like really fun fish to catch. What did that boy weigh?

>>750791
Yeah wish I still had the rod it came with but it broke during a move and I'm having trouble tracking down the exact rod model that it was combo'd with :/

>>750823
What are you thinking of pairing it with?

>>750825
no clue yet

really want to hunt down what it was originally paired with but i don't know if it's even still in production

bass pro 6'6" medium action, not sure what exact model i'll go with

>>750827
Those Bionic Blades or whatever around $80 seem pretty nice. I think they have some new "Carbon Twist" rod too for a similar price, you will know when you see it. Otherwise I haven't been disappointed by the Johnny Morris Carbonlite rod.

You could always check your local Dick's and see if they have any Abu Veritas or Veracity micro guide rods left on clearsnce.

I like anon's 13 Tackle Blackout too but I don't know who carries those. They look nice for $80,

I just bought a cobia jig. Wish me luck fampais.

Also got LTB and MTB inshore. Hope I get something good.

>>750902
I don't think you will be disappointed.

Called off work today because pulled muscle in my leg. To go fishin' or not to?

>>750978
You better, I'm just about to walk down the street to see if I can fish a small pond

>>750978
Not
Don't prolong your recovery

>>751048
Psh. Just pulled up to the lake. I'm gonna have to get to work tomorrow either way since Fridays are one of the heaviest days.

That's like the main reason I took today off. I could've gone in, but Thursdays are kinda light and I would rather rest today than go mess it up more and try to call out tomorrow (which would be impossible unless I were dying). I'm just gonna try and stay off the steep banks.

File: image.gif (2MB, 228x256px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 228x256px

>tfw it's almost the weekend
I want a big snook.

Scouted out two rods for my dad today.

Anyone have experience with Okuma rods. More specifically "Okuma Salina" and "Okuma Hexana" spinning rods?

File: image.jpg (3MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 3264x2448px

>>751063
Yee

>>751066
A couple anons have those Okuma SST ultralight rods and seem to love em.

>>751066

What will the rods be used for?

>>751072
just got back second trip out with the sst, its fun as heck even with small fish

>>751074
They are 9foot, 3 meters.
Spinning. Mostly soft baits and wobblers/poppers.
their casting weights are 15-50grams and 15-45grams so they are basically almost same.
The hexana is 10 bucks cheaper than the salina. Or the other way round, idunno. 60 and 70 bucks a pop.

>>751074
Should mention we are fishing for seabass, leerfish, bluefish, etc. In their normal sizes, but i expect the rods to be able to hold up as long as the reel holds up in terms of fish size.

File: _20160428_153525.jpg (3MB, 2432x3916px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 2432x3916px

>>751082
Two of these guys

>>751082
>a frog on a frog
Is that a LiveTarget one? I have the same in green.

One of those 7'+ UL rods would be so fun with 6lb braid and those Mayans.

>>751089
the cheap $3 one from dicks,

>>751089
>>751091
jawbone

File: image.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

Holy shit, I'm like shaking right now. At one of my regular lakes with a Blue Fox #3 on, something big grabs it and snags it onto something like 3 seconds later.

Fast forward 10min, I'm in the same spot tossing a lil chartruese curly tail deal with 2 tails on a Texas rig. Get a bite, set hook, this thing immediately pulls 30yds of #15 braid. This gon be good.jpeg. Fight with this fucker for about 60 seconds. Pulls out 10yds, I pull back 2yds. Finally he snags me on something again.

Not sure what it was, maybe a snek or a giant bass. But I have never had anything even close to that big on my line. It had to be 10lbs+.

>>751122
you may be surprised i had a 3.5 lb bass rip line from my reel yesterday thought it was much larger

>>751122
#30 Med-Hvy comin in hot. I doubt I'll get another bite like that, but it would be sweet to get a 12lb Snek and my Blue Fox back.

The rod with the #15 on, that drag is set so it takes a 4lb+ bass to really pull it at all. And whatever was on that line had zero problem just running it out.

File: image.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

>>751125
Bruh, this was not a 3.5lb bass. It was nowhere near anything like that. It didn't even budge when I tried to pull back a bit, just kept running.

>>751122
Love that rush

>>751130
Man, I wish I coulda landed it or at least got it close enough to shore to see it. This was levels beyond a 5lb largemouth or even 10lb carp.

I seriously would probably just think it was a gator if it weren't for the way it ran. Plus no gators in this area.

A week or two ago, dude here was telling me about the 47", 14lb snakehead he got here and I'm thinking it was something like that.

>>751127
do you usually add a lure to the football head or leave it as is?

yo goys, i was thinking about line for my baitcaster

I was planning to use 12-15lbs mono/copoly for my med cranking baitcaster but for jigs and worming on my m/h rod should I be fine with copoly? if so what line strength, I was thinkin around 17-20 (20 is max rated for mono on the rod)

would that be acceptable?

also rod is rated for 1/4oz-1oz lures but I will not be going past 1/2 oz

should I go down in test or go with what I mentioned, also will be going to new ponds to spot whats around my vicinity (all public areas because everyone else is pissy pond/lake owners that dont want you on their property)

>>751159
I normally run a trailer like a crawdad on there. But I have been having much better luck just doing Texas rigs instead of jigs and trailers.

>>751170
Copoly? What is that? Fireline type stuff or braid?

>>751170
>>751176
Either way, I would look at the diameter of the line and match that with the reel. If you were gonna run 12-15lb mono, you could easily do 30-40lb braid if you felt it was needed. That doesn't have much to do with the rod. The lure weight applies much more when it comes to the rod because it needs to be sturdy enough to huck heavier lures if you are tryin to do that.

But if you do some braid instead of mono, I made the mistake of doing 40lb Power Pro on a baitcaster because it is the same diameter as 10-12lb mono. But it was overkill so I went with 20-30lb and it is much easier to cast the same lures while still being stronger and thinner than the mono.

File: image.jpg (32KB, 236x340px) Image search: [Google]

32KB, 236x340px

almost the weekend and I still haven't picked out a spot to fish

File: image.jpg (88KB, 500x500px) Image search: [Google]

88KB, 500x500px

>>751208
Damn, I need moar pics of her.

Do it like me, I leave my house and decide where I'm going as I'm passing I-95.

Still so fucking pissed I didn't catch whatever the hell was on my line today. And I lost that Blue Fox the first time I had it (or something else big) on the line. Whatever it was, it knows how to drag lines and hooks right into some snag. I need to get it on the #30 line and try to bring it in as fast as possible.

I want to get the yak wet but it's like 43F outside.
dammitsomuch

>>751208
I feel ya, I need a better resource to find fishing spots that are legal and good for shore fishing.

>>751182
well I was considering mono or copoly just due to the price differences im seeing and how much more line I get on copoly/mono compared to braid

also I dont want to ties any leaders at all to the braided line

I was considering just chucking some 25-30lbs braid

File: image.jpg (24KB, 236x347px) Image search: [Google]

24KB, 236x347px

>>751227
Yeah she's gotta have an IG out there somewhere, and unfortunately a boyfriend, who knows how to put big bass on the line


I'm about to go to Wal-Mart and check out what they've got going on
Might pick up some plastics (lizards and flukes probably) and maybe a big ass swimbait and a Blue Fox ;^)

File: image.jpg (1MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 3264x2448px

>>751249
I need to find out who sells them around here. If Bass Pro, Dick's, or Gander Mtn will ship to store, I might order a few. I really hate paying $9 shipping on $25 worth of lures.

>>751248
So what is copoly again?

Andy why don't you want to tie leaders to braid? Leaders aren't necessary most of the time, but sometimes I tie on a flourocarbon leader if the water is really, really clear and the fish are being picky.

20lb or 30lb braid is probably your best bet. If you do 12lb-15lb mono on the baitcaster, you will struggle to cast anything <1/2oz. I can cast 1/4oz lures a decent distance on the 20lb braid.

Reminds me, I need to add more line to this reel after that whale snagged me. I'm thinking I will probably take it all off, put on a backing, and then put it back on. That way I have a knot then ~120yds of line instead of a knot with 20yds after it.

File: image.jpg (100KB, 640x1136px) Image search: [Google]

100KB, 640x1136px

Bass Pro has a lot of new colors. But I don't think they have the dressed Vibrax spinners.

>5-10 days for ship to store
Damn, I want them now! Maybe I will go to the further Bass Pro again and grab a few. I don't think they had these UV ones though and they don't have dressed ones either.

Damn, where is everybody tonight?

Mainebub getting anything in Colorado?

File: image.jpg (30KB, 236x270px) Image search: [Google]

30KB, 236x270px

I really need to stop going to Dick's so much I'm damn near out of money lmao

I'm gonna fish a Texas rig near-exclusively this weekend, barring notable top water action

Got some chartreuse lizards and some junebug brush hogs that should be the ticket

>>751303
was fishing, now planning newfishing spots
5 pickerel 3 bass at one pond today
2 bass, 2 frigs at another

>>751303
Haven't fished yet. Arrived at the region I wanted to fish this morning. Doing some mountaineering right now. Surprised I have service on this Mountain.

>>751305
Pepsifag pls...

I'm just figuring out how to get those Blue Foxes this weekend.

Btw- does anybody use any of those Zoom or similar soft plastic frogs with any success?

>>751306
Noice

>>751307
They know there is no limit to where a man should be able to shitpost from.

New thread soon...

File: image.jpg (29KB, 200x306px) Image search: [Google]

29KB, 200x306px

>310