Fishing & Tackle Thread

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Do all the pond and lake fishing anons have all these lures?

>>793008
That anon was a trip fag. Skid I think. If I remember right he got a cabelas three forks 8 weight and is liking it. He also broke his 4 weight.

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>there are people that use #30 for bass

Why? you catch big kingfish and jacks with that

>>793014
>currently driving on I-95
Pepsi that is the shit that gets me killed.

>>793025
Not the furry porn right?

>>793023
I do it for frogging. Because when you're frogging you have to reel in a bass plus rip whatever shit he is buried in out with him. I've broken #20 braid on bass, but gotten a Ray 5 foot wide on #17 mono. Basically imagine every fish you hook is half way under the pier and you have to be sure you can drag anything out of there.

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Just found pic related in the attic of an old shed
Looks pretty old, but it's sealed.
Could I use this as a leader?

>>793020
>Have
Probably
>Use
Nope

>>793035
Probably. Tie one end to a tree branch, one to a stick, then pull on the stick. If it feels like it's still 25 pound test it should be fine for leaders.

>>793040
Never used 25lb mono before, how much should I use? How often does it need to be trimmed? Thanks

>>793023
you have to have line strong enough to set the hook and then pull the bass through a good 5 inches of vegetation which accumulates weight very quickly if you do not rip the bass out onto the surface

>>793023

I'm done breaking off probable personal best bass on lighter mono and floro due to cover. If the fish throws the hook then fine but I am done with breakoffs.

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>>793035
What are you trying to use it for? Like skid said, maybe use it for leaders after you test the strength. As long as it stayed out of the light and didn't get super humid, it may be fine.

>>793025
It's ok, at least I was driving my car and not a semi truck. I can't do nearly as much damage in that.

>>793023
It's braid so it works real well on the baitcasters. Plus you kinda need to when you fish heavy cover. Pulling a 5lb bass out that wrapped the line in weeds and lillies can be fun. I use #10-#20 on most of my stuff so I don't have to worry as much about losing that big guy. But the #30 is good for throwing a 1oz Texas rig or jig into heavy cover. #8-#10 mono will break off real quick even with a 2lb fish in some of these weeds. Pic related is how I always pull them out at my one lake.

>>793022
What ever happened with that one that broke? Are they going to warranty it?


>>793008
Do they still make rods out of fiberglass? Not fly rods, but regular rods. I remember my dad's old St. Croix fiberglass rods and you could easily bend the tip back to the handle but goddamn I don't think I would want to fish heavy jigs or T-rigs on the bottom with one of those.

>>793056
Pepsi
Take 200 pounds of steel
Make it move 80 mph
Now put me and my 430 pound bike in front of it
It will do plenty of damage to me

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>>793058
200lbs of steel? That isn't very much. You and your 430lb bike might fuck up my 200lbs of steel.

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>>793058
>>793062
Pic was from Friday evening btw. It was raining all afternoon so rush hour traffic was extra fucked. Bumper to bumper and dude on bike comes lane-splitting through.

10min later I pass dude and his bike laying under a car.

Dude yesterday was telling me about how if you are waiting for an organ transplant, FL is one of the best places to be since so many bikers get killed every year.

Why would anyone fish with lures and a non-fly set up? It seems stupid to me to even use a lure, it is disgusting that you have to use technology and other shit to catch a fish. I am perfectly capable of catching bass of all sorts on a non-cheating fly rod. Do you feel no shame?

>>793069

>it's not cheating because it's the way I fish and I said so

If you do anything but catch fish with your bare hands then you are cheating, faggot.

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Bro ended up catching a decent bass today. How do I cast farther? Whenever I cast it always moves to the right of where I target.

>>793062
2000 pounds*
And no comment on the lane splitting. It's legally not allowed in Florida so the law isn't on his side, but it could have been any number of things that caused that. I've only lanesplit a few times but when I do I'm careful about it. Usually it's at stoplights when my bike is overheating. I'll filter to the front then take the Fuck off. Repeat as necessary.

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Sir Nibblesworth? Can also confirm rubbing catfish belly meme works

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>>793089
Also caught this guy. I forgot how hard cats fight. My boots are size 13 for reference.

>>793089
Rubbing cat belly meme?

>>793085
>2000lbs
Still not close. The car is probably 4000lbs. Not sure what my truck weighs, but probably around 40k when it is loaded.

>>793069
Maybe one day I will get on a fly rod. The same day I start saltwater fishing. But I think it will be difficult to get anything besides bluegill, cichlids, and real small bass on them since big largemouth stay so deep for 45 weeks out of the year.

>>793081
Lighter line, heavier weight. On a spinning reel, make sure the spool is filled to capacity. My one reel is still like 20yds short of what it could hold and I'm probably losing 30% of the distance on my casts.

If you are using mono, you could always switch to braid. If you have 8lb mono on there now and can cast a 1/4oz lure 25yds, you could probably put 10lb braid on there and cast that same 1/4oz lure 40yds.

Longer rods will cast a lil further too. I think next baitcaster I'm gonna do a 7'.

Bass is pretty btw. The guy a caught today had like no color or pattern.

>>793091
Posted the wrong picture but he was a little longer than my boot. I forgot how much mono stretched and how hard you had to set the hook so I missed a couple that were biting.

>>793092
If you get stuck with one of their fins and you rub the belly it won't/will stop stinging.

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>>793092
I vaguely remember that. I think it stuns them. Or was it trout?

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>>793098
Wut? How the hell would that work? After you already get stung, you rub the belly? Or you rub the belly when you catch it and it won't sting?

I think trout are the ones where you can rub their belly and it almost stuns them. Just makes em incredibly calm.

I really need to get out catfishing. Glad the punch bait worked. Punch and dip bait is so much better than that dough ball shit.

>>793097
Using 8 lb mono on 6' rod with 3/4 sliding weight. My fishing buddy is able to cast it significantly farther than me but whenever I cast the weight tends to travel higher in the parabolic trajectory and go to the right whereas if my buddy casts it, it stays low and goes straight out.

>>793103
Like after you get stung you rub wherever you got stung on the belly on the cat. Swear on me life it works.

Today I was just kinda fuckin around so I was just chillin in one spot, tomorrow I'm gonna move around a bit and try to catch some dinner.

>dough ball shit.
Can confirm ball bait a shit. I have like half a bag of some I might use to just kind of bait the area

Thanks to the anon who rec'd the fenwick baitcaster combo on Father's Day sale for $70, I'll let you know how it is in a few days

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>>793104
Sounds like you just need to practice. There are different ways to cast depending on what lures and weight setup you are using. Sometimes you want to lob it a little slower and higher and other times you want to flick it really fast.

>>793106
The dip bait and punch bait is also nice since you don't really have to touch it. The dough bait bals, you gotta squish them on the hook and they make your hands smell so bad. With the dip and punch, just find a stick and whip it into the lake when you are done.

Did you use regular treble hooks? If so, did it work well? I'm sure you could use the dip bait rigs or the trebles with sponges on the dip bait. I also have these trebles with a little spring looking thing around the shank and they are made to hold dough bait on there better. But if the punch bait stays on the hook fine, don't fix what aint broke.

>>793113
What kind of reel is it? I thought Fenwick just did rods. They normally have Pflueger reels.

Either way, sounds noice.

>>793091
>we got a buncha niggas in this thred with big diks,
>youre size 13
>pepsi size 13
>me size 13
/fishing general/ confirmed for most hung on all of 4 chan

>>793020
have, no want yes, have a shit ton of inline spinners and spoons and some plastics, need me some top water and shallow divers.

>>793116
Yeah I was just using a plain size 6 treble. It seems to stay on pretty good. If I left it in the water for about 10 minutes some would be gone, but I think most of it would come off when I was reeling. I could've also been getting some bites because I'm using a 2 piece uglystik, with gander mountain mono, so it's not the most sensitive thing in the world.


How well would it work with circle hooks? I'm assuming it wouldn't work too good, but I really hate dealing with treble hooks.

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>>793121
Not one of the trap threads on /b/?

>>793122
Topwaters are so fun when the conditions are right. If you can see the bass jumping in the early morning or late afternoon, get a popper out there.

And for the shallow diving cranks like square lips, they have their place. I probably use suspending jerkbaits more in those conditions though. They normally chill just a couple feet underwater. But Original floating Rapalas are great for running in shallow water.

I have a baitcaster that I used like once 7 years ago before the rod broke (tip snapped off somehow) and I haven't used it since and I'd like to get a new rod for it and spool it up with some 30# braid but I know nothing at all about baitcasters, the couple times I used it I ended up with some serious backlash

I know the little knob is the brake, how should I set this?

Also what is the dial with the numbers?

And what is the cog looking thing, is that the drag?

>>793130
i dont go to /b/ anymore

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>>793127
Good luck with a circle hook.

Pic related are the ones made for the dough bait.

>>793023

I usually fish for catfish, and don't really bother responding if I want to catch anything else.

I felt horrible when I went to a little pond in a subdivision that was full of 12-15 inch channel cats and decided to go with some 5lbs fluorocarbon leader I had used earlier in the year for trout.

No more than 15 minutes later, I'm sidelined by a much bigger spawning male. I fight him for several minutes and I'm just about to reach down and pull him out of the water, when he summons one final burst of strength and snaps the line.

Then I remembered why I stick with 30 lbs braid.

>>793132
Watch some youtube vids maybe. It also takes some practice.

The star knob by the handle is the drag. The other knob on the handle side is the spool tension. And the knob on the other side with the numbers will be the brakes.

Best bet is setting the brakes and spool tension fairly high until you get comfortable and then start backing them off until you find that balance. And you gotta change them up a little when you change lures.

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Went back to the golf course pond today

Didn't get the big one

Pic related is the biggest one I got

I won't stop until I catch the lunker

>>793132
To start out I'd do this

>how should I set this?
Hold your rod straight out, and adjust it until the lure you have on slowly falls when you're free spooling.

>Also what is the dial with the numbers?
That's your magnetic/centrifugal(?) brake. It helps keeping the spool from turning at the end of your cast, which is what causes backlash. I'd start with it somewhere between 6-10 depending on how confident you are.

>cog looking thing
That's the drag.

When you start I would suggest doing side arm cast, then move to overhand. Also, don't try to cast too far until you get comfortable with it.

>>793135
That's what I figured. I might give it a shot tomorrow anyway.

>>793113
hey no problems man, hope it works out.

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A fisherman falls in love with a baby catfish .
Unable to catch the fish, he is gifted with unlimited red worms and nightcrawlers from his local baitshop. Never minding the poor choice of bait and 100 degree weather, he immediately goes out fishing, and is overjoyed to find out that fish are biting.
But, the next day, when he recounts the previous day’s catfish, he only looks at the fish with a perplexed expression "THIS IS NOT SIR NIBBLESWORTH".
After some investigation, he finds out that the catfish he caught is not the same catfish he fell in love with. In fact, the fish doesn’t exist in this lake at all. She is the fish’s alternate universe counterpart, who has fallen in love with the MC’s own AU self, who too is blissfully unaware of his crush.
Hijinks ensue as the two strike up a deal to give each other their darkest, most private fishing secrets in order to equip the other with the bait and lures they need to conquer the heart of their other selves. While the two fish for their respective loved ones,DRAMA ensues as they begin to fall in love with each other instead and question theNATUREofFISHING.

>>793119
here man, guess it was 80, still not a bad deal. still trying to decide if i want this or a belly boat.
http://www.cabelas.ca/product/84819/fenwick-pflueger-nighthawk-lp-casting-combo

>>793150
Looks like a good deal. I have looked at those Nighthawk spinning combos a few times and they look real nice. Fenwick makes some nice rods and can't go wrong with Pfleuger reels. Never heard any complaints on the two.

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>>793142
Love me some golf course pond froggin

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this is a still from a video, so sorry for the dhitty quality, but this is at the place I snag all those carp. You can see why now.

>>793184
And there were so many more all bunched up like that for maybe 25 feet or so.

>>793097
Whatever still enough to kill the fuck out of me.
About that fly rod
Type 6 full sink.

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>>793121
I'm size 14 wide

>>793147
10/10 would watch the movie

>>793023
Good for fishing heavy cover

Bass will run for the nearest pile of lillypads and good luck pulling them out with 6# mono

>>793180
Damn that's a nice bass

The one I'm after is even bigger

>>793191
I wear a 13 wide myself

5'11" 220 lbs

>>793191
>>793206
im 13 wide personally, Though the brand of boot i wear fit my feet well without it having to be a wide width ,
>6 ft 3 220 lbs
i want to see if i can cut 15-20 lbs this summer, then bulk back up to 220 again, with a bit more muscle this time

>>793147
11/10 still better then twilight. we could market this to millions

>>793089
Sir nibblesworth was a flathead though, this looks like a yellow bullhead.

>>793207
I wish I was 220 again. That was my wrestling weight. I mean I wrestled in the 265 weight class but I was 220 pounds of rookie.

>>793207
I'm really limited in my shoe selection because so many companies don't make wides, for instance I can't wear Nikes at all they're way too narrow for my feet

I'm looking to start a cut soon myself but my squat is skyrocketing and I don't want to hamper progress
Strength loss really sucks so I just need to do a slow cut and stick with it

>>793209
No sir nibblesworth looks like a black bullhead to md

>>793210
ive just got to start kayaking to cut some weight, ive got up to 14 miles of river i can paddle easily without any major portages, and still staying somewhere i know well,
>>793211
ive worn the same boots for the past 6? years, almost every day ,
im not big into weightlifting, but i figure if i kayak a few miles a day my winter weight will dissapear pretty quick,

>>793212
You're probably right I just remember the guy who caught him saying flathead.

>>793215
>>793212
Brown bullhead * he thought it was a baby flathead but I think it's a bullhead

>>793214
My weight isn't winter weight, my weight is "I hate myself so I'm going to eat this whole bag of salt and vinegar lays in one sitting" weight.

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Rate my setup folks :^)

>>793217

i tend to gain 10-20 lbs during the winter because im not out walking, hiking kayaking etc , then over the summer i slowly lose that weight , ive been eating like shit latley, But i just need to prioritize kayaking soon, at 200 lbs you supposedy burn 500plus calories per hour of constant paddiling, Wich is going to be perfect, to troll for walleye, or troll spoons for monster trout
>>793218
10/10 whatreel and icefishing rod is that?

>>793214
Powerlifting is my other hobby aside from fishing and training can really gas me to the point where any other rigorous activity is off the table

I thought about getting a kayak but decided to save for a John boat instead there's some pretty good deals on Craigslist around here and my neighbor has a John boat rigged up for duck hunting but it hasn't moved in the ~2 years I've lived here so I might ask if he's willing to sell

>>793222
kayaking burns crazy calories tho ,

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>>793216
This is a baby bullhead. They look alot alike, but Nibblesworths coloring and eyes is that of a flathead.

>>793222
>>793223
well not necessarily crazy, But its almost on par with hiking on mixed terrain, and its very low impact on joints etc, ,plus you can mix it with fishing, and you get sik arm, neck, and back muscles from kayaking

>>793223
Yeah it would fuck with my training though in terms of recovery unless I ate like a horse and seeing as I already kinda do and want to lose weight it would be kinda counter intuitive

So I'm stuck having to diet my way down
I could probably lose a decent amount just by cleaning up my diet and not eating so much garbage

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>>793216
>>793225
Here's a pic of a baby flathead. Notice the beady eyes and black spotted coloration is same as Sir Nibblesworth

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>>793220
Actually going to pair the reel with a 7' baitcast rod soon but thought it would be funny to put it on an ice fishing rod since its more typically spinning reels that are used in that role I believe. Do you think such an arrangement would actually be any good? The rod is a shakespeare, the reel is a quantum aura.

>>793232
How productive is ice fishing?

I've heard it's just an excuse to just go sit in a shack and pound whiskey

>>793225
That looks like a yellow bullhead though
>>793229
The colour is similar but sir nibblesworth's dorsal spine is up by his head, the flatheads is half way down his back

>>793232
ive seen baitcasters used icefishing, usually on larger rods, for sturgeon, or lake trout, especially in deep water, id loe to set one up for walleye fishing in the ice,
>>793233
let me see if i have any pictures

>>793233
the closest I get to ice fishing around here is pulling the striper filets back out of my freezer. I bought that rod for pier/dock fishing but haven't had the chance to use it much.

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>>793234
>>793229
>>793225
Look at the tails too

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>>793233
this was my best day last season( actually 2 seasons ago because last years ice season was super shit, )
Pic related was me and 2 other guys, No shanty, No tip ups in about 4 hours of fishing, a bit less , Not pictured is about 50plus gils we released due to being small, 10-15 perch released due to size, and 4 ( i think ) crappie released due to size, Also not pictures is ab out half a dozen pickerel and half a dozen bass that were al released, , and afer the picture was taken another 12 Keeper crappie were caught

>tldr take this pic, add 50 gills, 10 perch, 12 crappie, 5 bass, 5 pickerel , one catfish, multiple shiners, and dace and that was 3 guys in 4 hours of fishing

>>793234
>>793237
Yep I guess I'm shit at identifying similar species.

Sir Nibblesworth confirmed baby brown bullhead.

>>793240
Better for being in a fish tank. Sorry to prove you wrong but atleast you know for sure what he is

>>793238
Damn that's impressive

Makes me want to head up north this winter

>>793245
funny thing was i hit that lake 3 other times that week with one of the guys and we didnt have tha much luck any of the days, we drilled 100 holes the first 3 days, and while we caught fish nothing super great, Then when the thrd guy came we drilled like 20 holes and hammered them

>>793238
What do you do to catch all those?

Just bore a hole in the ice with a motorized auger and drop your line down?

>>793252
basically, on any given day we will drill 10-150 holes, drop down small home made jigs, usually tipped with wax worms, though now ive started using small soft plastics or hair jigs when the bite is hot

swill post more about ice fishing tomorrow if anyones inteested

>>793244
No hard feelings, I'm glad to know he can fit in my fishtank when he grows up.

>>793253

Up to 150? Is that usual? All the ice fishing pics I see include dozens of guys out on a lake. Are they all drilling dozens of holes?

>>793257
150 is a tough day, usually will drill 30-50 holes, depending on if we know the lake and know where the fish are etc

>>793255
Definitely interest

It's completely alien to me

>>793258

So do you fish other people's abandoned holes? Do certain areas reach some of critical hole density where continued drilling is dangerous?

>>793260
zometimes, i have no issue if someone comes and fishes my spare holes if ive already found the fish, , ive never seen areas that are super cut up, because hoes refreeze over nig and people tend to ust redrill old holes

Hey Skid what is your FA name bb?

>>793263
Don't really go on fa anymore

>>793263
Try looking me up on Skype. Figure a way to let me know it's you

>>793266
Same, used to go on every day and save around 40 images, haven't done so for more than a year.

>>793268
I would if I used Skype.

>>793272
What do you use?

>>793276
Nothing, I'm antisocial. I was just kidding about the FA shit.

>>793218
Memes/10

>>793206
We shoukd start a gang of angry neckbeards

how do you reconcile the fact that fish will bite on almost anything flashing in front of them after you've spent 200 dollars on tackle?

>>793263
Aeoni

>>793337
You need the tackle to land it though.

>>793081
never go fishing with muslims
that guy looks like an orlando shooter

>>793209
I'm terrible at identifying species still so you're probably right

>>793337
t. anon who took a guided trip once

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Won the pool on the mi jo 2 out of Atlantic highlands nj.
Bought a shimano curado 300ej with the winnings.

>>793368
cool, looks like your mom had fun too

>>793368
I'm the dude on the left btw before anyone starts proposing marriage

>>793369
Mom, pretty sure she's 18 bud.

>>793372
good lord, she is in my prayers. that is a hard 18 years to end up looking like that.

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>>793374
shes not that bad, here is a nother photo i take her at the lake

>>793374
She has one of those faces I thought she was 30 my dad was like pretty sure she's 18. Was on an AA trip my dad is in. They're probably going to ban me now won 2 pool out of 3 trips now. Free money.

Went back out to shit river yesterday. Started off with a nice 3 mile run in 95 degree heat then cooled off moving rocks around to dam up a small hole. That worked pretty well and I added at least 6 inches of depth. Had lots of baitfish prowling around when I left.

The top water bite was slow. Noticed some bird poop had crawfish shells in it so I rigged up a 1/16oz jig with a crawfish pattern on my ultralight and cast out over the far end of the sandbar. Got so many bites just slowly working it past the edge of the main channel.

Gonna go back today and dam more.

>>793337
By having fun.

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Released this weekend at Playalinda, Fl. Caught on a piece of ladyfish.

>>793392
why release? this thread taught me to kill all predator fish like snakeheads and sharks. i stab them in the head then cut in half and toss back

>>793395
Snakeheads are invasive to 'Murica so yes definitely do not release them. Word is they're actually good to eat. I release all the sharks I catch. I figure we have an unspoken agreement that I don't kill/eat them and they don't eat me. Also shark populations are on a dangerous decline already. I'm actually working on getting tagging equipment from the state so I can tag them.

>>793395
Incase you aren't trolling, predator fish are good. Invasive (snakehead) fish are not. Don't be killing bass because they're predatory.

>>793420
I kill the small Bass I catch so the big ones can grow. I keep the big ones for eating.

>>793395
>kill all predators
No!!! That's not how it works!

>>793337
Pretty much this >>793383

Even if I'm not getting bites, I can start changing up rods, lures, and techniques and it will keep me interested. And none of my stuff is even that expensive. My most expensive setup I only paid ~$200 for the rod and reel. Retail is like $300 but gotta try n get them deals. Second most is $160, and then most of the other ones I use are right around $100.

>>793263
>>793266
>>793268
I stopped browsing /fa/ like 2 years ago when they started unironically posting gothninja and rick owens.

>>793207
>>793206
>>793191
>>793103
>>793091
all these big guys uuuu

I'm 5'7'' 24 years old, we only get shorter from here on out

>>793337
nothing wrong with collecting stuff, a cool hobby

>>793026
Can you not

Think im going to try to go fishing for walleye, and bass today ( this afternoon) if i can make time to get out), i just wish i could bring someone else, to hae double the lines in the water to increase chances of getting some nice fish

>>793337
Not really, I have seen fish follow a lure without biting, but when I changed lure I got a hit immediately.

Of course, if you just fish one spot with the same condition and target one specie over and over again you might need only one lure. But where's the fun in that

>>793436
have you had fried walleye cheeks delicious

>>793424
>this is why we can't have nice things

>>793439
nah, i mostly only eat saltwater fiwhes

Think I'm gonna spend the day working crawfish pattern soft plastics. Are there any good crawfish pattern flies? Was gonna pick up some San Juan worms and a mepps at the store before I go out.

Hau too flie fesh four carpz¿

>>793442
The near nuff craw dad and the crazy craw both look good to me (I may be spelling them wrong)

>>793432
fa stands for furaffinity.

>>793014
Nice OP
I went to Grand Isle Fri, Sat, and Sun to do some surf fishing with my brother. We caught several specks and I ended up landing a redfish Sunday on the way home. Got the specks on swim jig plastics like deadly dudley's ect and I caught the red on a popping cork with a liter, egg weight at the bottom, 4/0 gamagatsu in-line oct hook, baited with shrimp and croaker cut.

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>>793023
I use 20-30 braid for bass most times, and this is why.

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

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>>793257
>Up to 150? Is that usual? All the ice fishing pics I see include dozens of guys out on a lake. Are they all drilling dozens of holes?

150 holes isn't that crazy, and yes most people do it. Especially for perch. I use a hand auger and end up drilling about 20-30 holes in a day. The key to big lakes is moving around until you find the fish.

>>793541
when im alone i drill 4 inch holes by hand, when with my fishing buddies we use a 5 inch gas drill,
it all depends if you find the fish quick, Ive had days where i drilled 3 holes and only fished one of them

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>>793502
>I use 20-30 braid for bass most times, and this is why.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttaiZqjgYeY [Embed]

I catch bigger bass than that on 6 lb mono.

>>793546
I come from a consistently warm state so I may be biased but freezing my ass off drilling dozens of holes through 2ft of ice just to catch some barely alive perch sounds miserable.

>>793546
>when im alone i drill 4 inch holes by hand, when with my fishing buddies we use a 5 inch gas drill,
>it all depends if you find the fish quick, Ive had days where i drilled 3 holes and only fished one of them

4 inch holes...what if you catch something big?

>>793442
I had some luck with those Strike Kinf Perfect Plastic Brush Hogs in this orange and purple-ish color. The bass around here seem to like stuff that stands out. Even in clear water.

>>793550
>freezing,
as long as you have something to cut the wind when windy you should be fine, When it starts to thaw in the spring its not uncommon to see me out on the ice in a t shirt, or even tanktop and long pants,
i dont think ive ever been once freezing when i was out
>>793551
Well ive seen a seven pound bass pulled through one of the 5 inch holes, that and ive pulled some monster pickerel through the 4 inch hole , if you catch anything huge, you break out the auger and drill a second hole nearby, then start chiseling ( ive only ever heard of it happening one with a carp

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>>793548
I catch bass bigger than that on 30lb braid ;^)

>>793553
I trust a northerner to tell me something isn't cold about as much as I trust someone from Arizona to tell me a dry 120 isn't that hot.

88 and 90% humidity is my bread and butter. If it gets cold enough to freeze a lake people don't belong there

>>793554
i wish i had pictures of some of my biggest fish, i have 2 or 3 over 10 pounds, all of wich caught on 8 lb mono, Though ive gone through so many phones and its been so many years i dont have pictures
>>793555
it its above 75 and over 50 percent humidity fuck that , i have an ice suit i wear when its below zero , that and long johns work v well

>>793558
Different strokes haha. I enjoy the heat. Nothing better than free ballin in some khaki shorts when your ballsac is sagging almost to the bottom of the inseam.

>>793560
Now that were talking about ice fishing i need to find my self a telescoping antenae with a solid tip, to make myself a small gaf, for them big fish, , easiest way to pull a big bass through a 4 inch hole

>>793561
What would you do if the hole wasn't big enough? Also how do you ice fish?

>>793562
you drill a second hole then gab your, axe, chisel, or anything to combine the holes, , and thee are alot of different ways

>>793550
>I come from a consistently warm state so I may be biased but freezing my ass off drilling dozens of holes through 2ft of ice just to catch some barely alive perch sounds miserable.

Well, you're right it can be cold. Just have to be prepared. A portable shanty and very warm boots help. Also the ice at the start of the season is only about 5-6 inches thick and that's the popular time to go. And clearly you've never tasted fresh yellow perch fillets before...

Hard water season is series biz here in upstate NY. Makes grown men act giddier than school kids in early January when subzero temps are in the forecast.

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Gonna stop by Bass Pro and head to a peacock lake.

No sure what to get at Bass Pro. Don't want to spend much so I'm thinking of looking for a pack of some brighter lizards or brush hogs.

Reading up on the peacocks, people are saying prop-type topwaters work well. I grabbed a firetiger Skitter Prop awhile back, but it is pretty large. Maybe I will grab a medium sized one of those or Heddon lure.

>>793570
And +1 for the yellow perch. I'm not a huge fan of fish but yellow perch is definitely my favorite. I'm sure some fried perch fillets are GOAT after a long day of getting drunk on the ice.

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Finally found those little turtles. No baby Zoom lizards though. And I think Zoom is the only brand of lizards they have which kinda suprises me.

If there's one thing the Bass Pro near me is good for, it's soft plastics. Although I still can't find the one thing I want (4" Lizards).

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got my MTB but they didn't give me the the swimbait it says I was supposed to get in my box.

they're going to send me another shipment with it which is nice of them though

>Fun Fact: Of our tens of thousands of monthly shipments, fewer than 1 in every 250 boxes is missing a product.

1/250 seems a little high, do they do these by hand or what?

>>793625
1/250 does seem high, I mean there's like 5 damn things to remember to put in the box.

If anything, forget the damn sticker or lotto ticket thing.

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Fuckin Zoom Chartruese Pepper Lizards...

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>>793657
FINALLY!!!

>>793659
Cool looking feesh peps

>>793659
Good looking fish. That didn't take you very long.

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>>793677
Man it took me like a year. I got that one going really slow with the lizard towards the bottom. It's fucked up because everythint I hear online and from other people is that you want to run the baits pretty fast.

Got a skinny ass largemouth right after.

>>793659
Lol I was just talking to you about peacocks the other day. I always knew you could do it son. Take many pics and enjoy a victory newp

>>793659
You gonna get it mounted or release it? God help you if you kill it to eat it on this board.

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yesterday's catch

Asp 52cm

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Northern pike 49cm

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>>793693
I know, and that's why I came back to this lake today. I got a couple nibbles here last night and was thinking about it all day at work.

>>793699
Nah no way. Especially not a peacock. Plus that guy was only like 14".

>>793700
What the hell is that?

>>793659
>lizard catches peps PB (I think, I know it was big)
>lizard catches peacock

Lizard is GOAT

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>>793734
Yeah that big one was the chartruese lizard too. And I had a fresh bag in my hand at Bass Pro too. They are the only ones who carry them. But I still have more than half a pack left.

>>793693
You were the one who said to go with crankbaits too. And I didn't get shit on that Yo-Zuri I was running.

I may have had a second peacock on too. Got it right in the same lillies as the other one. But I think he just had the end of the crawdad in his mouth and I couldn't set the hook.

I need to find a good lake to fish with peacocks though. The couple I know of, they are those damn lakes with the drop-offs. This one is like that and there is one underwater weed bed where I was getting everything today. Beyond that, there is lots or shore to fish fom here but I'm just not sure where to go with how it drops off.

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>>793726
Leuciscus aspius. They are pretty common here in Czech rep. They are the smartest cunts ever. You can only catch the small ones on lures. The big ass asps (I've seen 90cm one dead on the shore) will follow whatever lure you throw at them right down to your feet.

pic related is the biggest one I caught 68cm on cooked corn

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umma just leave this here

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>>793749
I wonder if they are in the shad family then. Lots or larger bass can be like that too. As well as almost all of the peacocks and the snakeheads. They like to just follow the lures and check them out really good without ever biting.

I'm starting to learn that sometimes when fish are being picky like that, the only shot you have at them is to run the lure past them really fast. That way they don't have time to follow it and check it out. If they are interested in it, they have to hit it right there.

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>>793758
My mom texted that pic to me months ago and I have posted it here a couple times. Without the Facebook quote.

>>793762
oh ok. i just seen it get passed around on FB and though y'all Fishin' bros would have a chuckle is all

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Who was the anon always talking about pic related a couple months ago?

I finally bought em like 4 months after the spawn, but any luck with them? And how did you run em? Looks like the manufacturer reccommends a weighted worm hook but I couple probably do them weightless on #10 braid too.

>>793779
That was me. I haven't really ran them much, but I liked the action they had with a weighted worm hook. I tried some Texas rigged with a bullet weight and that worked out alright too. I don't think I ever tried weightless. Might put one on today and see if I have any luck.

>>793659
Pepsi I have to assume you're another floridabro. I've been meaning to go down south and get on peacocks and snakeheads. A big change from fishing up my way in Brevard.

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>>793790
The snakeheads are pretty damn fun to catch. I still need to find some better peacock spots. I mean that lake I was at today is decent as far as not totally overfished and you can fish from shore fairly easily. But it is one of those damn ultra-clear water lakes with the steep drop offs a few feet from shore. It's difficult to find good structure and vegetation to fish around.

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can anyone recommend a good lure organization system? i went a little overboard and now i drowning in these things

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>>793808

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>>793810

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>>793813

>>793801
Have you eaten any snakehead? I wanted to book a guide for both species but if I can't take home enough tasty fish to make it worthwhile then I'll just use the cash to go offshore.

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>>793808
First step is getting the little rubberbands...

Those cranks are a bitch to fit into the Plano boxes because of the fat shape and the lip. I would probably just get a 3700 box for them, cut out a ton of the dividers, rubberband the hooks so they don't tangle, and toss them all in there.

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>>793816
I just ordered a ton of these treble covers. At over several hundred new lures it is going to take forever to install them

>>793814
>>793813
Jesus...

That's too much even for me. But I also don't run those trypes of cranks much anyway. But if you run them a lot, you lose a lot so might as well stock up.

>>793815
I haven't eaten any but it's supposed fo be good.

And why would you book a guide? They're all in a bunch of urban lakes and canals. If you really wanted the best bet, there is one canal system where the snakeheads are pretty much limited to so you could try and take a kayak or some small aluminum boat up and down that. I get my snakeheads in a few lakes right off that canal.

And the Peacocks are all over once you get into Broward and head south. Maybe even a couple spots in Palm Beach County. I had some guy tell me about lakes in Boca with peacocks, but I mostly see them south of 595. I know they are in NW Broward a little bit too but I haven't really fished those lakes.

>>793819
The little rubberbands are easier than those tbqhwy. I was going to do those but then used the rubberbands and they end up being way more compact as well. They have them at any Walgreens in the hair products section by the combs and shit. A bag of 300 is like $2.

Think about just grabbing the flat plano boxes though, fuck the dividers, get the hooks taken care of, and dump em into there. You could leave a couple dividers in but I have taken a dremel to a few of my boxes and just cut them out to meet my needs.

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>>793819
There's no way I would ever be able to cram my cranks in one box if I did those hook covers instead of the bands.

The lid barely closes as it is though. I need to figure out something soon. Still think I'm gonna get a second smaller bag and that will free up a little room.

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>>793819
Here's kinda what I was talking about with cutting out some of the dividers. You will be able to fit way more into each box if you go with a couple big compartments instead of a million small ones.

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Has anybody used the bps lazer eye shad or a similar lure? Got a couple and wondering if anyone catches fish on them.

>>793846
Most of their XPS stuff is bretty gud. Only ones that are shitty are their inline spinners. Fuck those things.

So I'm fishing for cats, and I've been getting some bites, but I can't set the hook worth a shit. Am I doing something wrong? I'm waiting until I can feel the fish pulling my rod and then setting it hard enough to activate the drag. Catfish bros pls halp.

>>793857
if youre using cut bait make sue there arent scales on the hookpouint, that wil ruin even the hardest set, , also make sure as much of the hook is exposed

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Not the fat bass i wanted but i'll take chunky guys like these any day

Lure is a yo-zuri squarebill special color something or other

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>>793866
They were really fat in this pond

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>>793779
I actually worked with these guys on a giveaway competition. They gave us a ton of samples. I preferred using a keel weighted hook with them. That gave them a better falling action. Weightless was not good though. The bait kept rotating. Caught a lot of bass on the Potomac with them.

I just counted my cabelas wishlist... 807.30

eight hundred and sevens dollars, and thirty cents

EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVEN DOLLARS AND THIRTY CENTS

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striper are still in full effect in the saco.

uploading two new videos tonight.

>>793878
Hey bub
What would I have to pay you for some cicada patterns?

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>>793878
>>793887
idk I don't have much time to tie for the next few weeks. I start classes for my new job certs tomorrow. Maybe in like two weeks I can tie you a few.

>>793861
Nah I'm using dip bait with trebles. I guess it's a timing thing. I'll figure it out eventually. I'm kind of enjoying the more passive style of fishing, compared to cast, reel, cast, reel, ect.

>>793831
>>793831
Are the spinner on the bottom left the jawbone ones at dick's? They are pretty cheap, how are they?

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It had spunk i guess

>>793890
I'm in no rush

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So I spooled my rod today and put a yellow jighead on it.

Gonna try to fish this weekend. Is the yellow one in pic related okay size for grub/panfish/maybe a bass fishing?

What kind of action do I use with this again? (Aka how do I use fishing rod)

>>793909
here have a video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FzyIRAfhR4&feature=youtu.be

from the other day some striper fishing.

>>793918
Also what the hell do I use those gold things on the right for?

>>793918
either steadily reel it in so it stays midway in the water column or cast it and slowly twitch it across the bottom.

>>793808
>>793810
>>793813
>>793814
This is absolutely unreal

Why did you buy so many lures?

>>793920
Leave those alone for now. They're for spoons.

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>>793846
Yeah I have one and it's one of my go-to lures

Caught my biggest bass of the year so far on it

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>>793896
>Nah I'm using dip bait with trebles

Catfish have a tendency to "mouth" their food and swim around as they slowly eat it. This can take several seconds. If they feel significant resistance, they'll just drop the food and keep moving. They're foragers.


If you have a heavy weight tied to the line directly to the hook, the bait will just be pulled from the fish's mouth as it swims away. If you use a lighter weight (just light enough to get the casting distance you want), then the fish is more likely to just keep going.

Also, keeping your bail open, setting the drag really light, or just using some slack and watching your line, you can feed the fish line without it feeling any resistance.

A Carolina, Fish Finder, or Knocker rig is also great, as it allows the fish to take line and not encounter much, if any resistance from the weight at all.


>>I'm kind of enjoying the more passive style of fishing, compared to cast, reel, cast, reel, ect.

It's my favorite. Not constantly moving/casting lets you slow down and realy soak in nature, talk, listen to music, etc. My wife prefers it because I can get all set up, then we have a little picnic by the water.

And once you get your first big cat, you'll be hooked.

Catfishing knowledge also translates well to a lot of other kinds of fishing. I found carp fishing, trout fishing, and salt water fishing very easy to get into because it was all just minor variations on catfishing.

>>793548
Lmao what is that? 3.5lbs? That bass in my vid was a 6.35..

>6 pound mono
fucking jester

Get good scrub

>>793949
That info in the pic if kinda wrong
Blue cat like live bait suspended, and channel cat like non-lively cut bait. I live in the catfish capital of Louisiana

>>793548

Do you want a sticker? There is nothing wrong with reducing the chance of breakoffs, especially when I'm using tungsten. I'd rather not throw money in the lake. You probably fish mainly open water too.

>>793956
He probably fishes in his fucking goldfish tank with that shit.

>>793948
That's awesome but the fact that you're holding a different lure makes me think you're talking about that one instead.

>>793961
It is a BPS lazer eye in gold xxx shad lure tho it's just a conventional crankbait as opposed to those ones you have

It's all about the realism of the eyes

>>793945
Im a novice and i use leads for everything

Is that something i shouldn't be doing?

>>793965
They're nice for quickly changing lures but they detract from realism if they are really big (okay the fish probably do give a fuck but I don't like the look).
>>793964
Oh I see what you mean.

>>793965
What are you fishing for?

If you're going after bass, bluegill, crappie, other lake fish, then you don't need a leader

I really only target bass though so I'm not familiar with fishing for anything else

>>793968
Thx for the info, I learned to fish in rivers for trout but ive been hitting the local reservoirs cause they are close.

>>793972
O okay I know nothing about trout fishing but from what I've read in these threads they tend to be quite tackle shy

I did fish for trout once up in the mountains on a whim I just stopped on a bridge and went down to the river
Using some small rooster tails and did catch a few real small ones

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Shit-tier European law finally lets me keep a whole one sea bass (over 42cm) per day as of July, so me and my angling kayak want /out/'s opinion on God-tier methods for catching this most delicious of fish from the back of a kayak. Pic related, the deadly Fiiish Black Minnow which has caught me more sea bass than any other lure.

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>>793808
>>793810
>>793813
>>793814

Look into Special Mate Tackle Boxes.

http://www.lakemichiganangler.com/store/Special_Mate_Tackle_Box.htm

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Hello everybody,
Literally first time on /out/. I'm looking for a total beginner's guide to fishing. I live in Calgary so I figured I might as well take advantage of all the trout we supposedly have.
What's the best resource to start learning? There was nothing on the sticky.

>>793982
If you don't know anyone you can ask about it irl then just look up Youtube videos with any question you have.

>>793983
fair enough, any personal favourites on youtube for learning, or any Alberta region specific resources?
obviously i can google myself. but trying to avoid getting bogged down with stuff on like fly fishing or catching sharks/catfish when theres not much of those here

>>793339
Is that yours?

>>793986
There's a fair number of Canadian posters here who target stuff like pike, walleye, trout, muskie, whatever else people fish for in Canada

Post during the day and someone will be sure to hook you right up

I'm a bass angler living in Dixie so unfortunately I can't help you too much

>>793982
http://out-fishing-general.wikia.com/wiki/N._America_(Fresh)

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>>793994
>>793995
sounds about right, not sure why i asked this question at 42 past midnight
thanks though!

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>>793998
Have another based icefight gif

I for one can't wait for hockey season to start back up

>>793998
Watching other people fish on youtube is a fun way to learn - some of the more subtle things especially. Find a good tuber that's targeting the fish in your area and watch a few videos.

>>793898
Nah I don't own any of those Jawbone lures. I thought about grabbing one of those green and white frog colored spinners. They have some Yamamoto ones like that too and they look nice

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>>793866
>>793868
Noice. Big bluegill are fun to catch. Feisty fuckers.

>>793954
>Blue cat like live bait suspended

Chart really didn't discuss presentation.

>>and channel cat like non-lively cut bait.

Larger ones do. If you want to catch a bunch of smaller ones, stinky prepared baits work just fine.

And that's exactly what the chart says.

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>>793992
Yes

>>793790
>Brevard

Which town? PSJ fag reporting

>>794051
Definitely. It's weird feeling something fight harder than some bass, and end up being a fat gill

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>there are fisherman out there that will NEVER have access to the glorious ocean
>they will always be stuck catching generic bass

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>>794128
There are cuckholds like Pepsi that are close to the ocean but would rather go to a lake and catch half pound dinks instead of real fish.

>>794090
Titusville. Only been surf fishing this year. The fish kill in the lagoon was a major downer. I figure I don't need to add any pressure in the river.

Anyone done fluoro leader and mono main line? I have some crappie tackle that sinks headfist because the line is heavy. I was thinking tapering down from 10 pounds line to a 6 lb leader would help, but i've only got 6 lb fluoro and i've only done 100% fluoro or braid main and fluoro leaders

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>>794152
Flouro sinks more than mono. Go with a similar test mono leader and that should help.

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>>794157
I forgot to consider how dense fluorocarbon lines were compared to mono. guess i will go get some lighter mono line

>>793014
Needs more thicc

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I guess for $7ea, I will give the meme a shot.

They had YoZuri 3DB cranks 4/$20 which was a good deal but they were kinda picked through.

>>794150
I hear you. I've been trying some local lakes but not having much luck. The lagoon is a sad story though, damned water looks like chocolate milk.

I haven't gone surf fishing in years. Alli ever caught were dinky blue fish. Was that you in the post above that caught the shark at playalinda?

>>794181
Yea. First one this year. They are way behind schedule. Looked at the pics from last year and the dates say we started getting them in April. Been steady with the pompano, blues, and whiting. The little guys keep me busy on pompano rigs but I hit the beach hoping to pick a fight with the big boys.

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>>794202
I vote this for next OP pic.
IMO we should alternate in between 3d and 2d to please both normalfags and /a/nons.

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Has anybody tried a fly on a drop shot rig and fish it like a regular bait?

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>>793998
sad to say if your just targeting the stocked trout your best bets either powerbait under a float or suspended of bottom.i fish em outta some of the stock lakes here in bc, traditional worm works too, but you get alot more pumpkinseeds then trout, its fine if your looking to play with em but theyre usually too dinky to eat. man i wish these trout were more active for lures but ima have to go down to the river and aim for cutties if i want to fight fish.

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>>794220
last

>>794207
i vote against, this thread is for sharing our own pictures, and shitposting and shairing information

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>>794209
>>794208
>>794202
>>794199
>>794197
>you will never fish on Ganymede with your genius corgi

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Why aren't there any anime about fishing? Patlabor features more fishing and fishing related plot than I've seen in just about any anime.

That and that one episode of Samurai Champloo.

Welp fishing general is ruined forever with the furfagotry and weeb shit

>>794207
No

Fuck off back to /a/

This is for fishing not anime

>>794229
>>794235
+1

I'll do the weeb shit for the OP sometimes but that was a waste of posts.

>>794229
Only if you're insecure.
>>794235
It's just a 2d pic of girls fishing. There's no fishing anime that I know of.

I understand why people get upset about furfaggotry but not anime. Remember where you are.

>>794241
This is just for shitposting and bragging about our 12 pound fish Plusphoto dumos like that just eat up the posts, if its oc, shits fine with me but no point in wasting posts, we go through threads fast enough already

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>>794229
>>794235
>>794241
Grow up.

You guys do realize that you could still post in the other thread that is still on the board: >>791310

Currently on Page 8 and will be on the board for about another couple of days or so.

>>794214
No but it sounds like a good idea

>>793949
I'm using a santeen(?) rig. Basically a Carolina with a float to keep the treble off the bottom. I'll try leaving the bail open and letting them swim for awhile before I set the hook.

>>794178
I like those. The one I got in the MTB seems so crowded.

>>794241
>I'll do the weeb shit for the OP sometimes but that was a waste of posts.

Don't because it will lead to spamming images of anime girls

Stick to 3D

>>794214
I understand you can use a casting bubble to use flies on spinning/baitcasters, essentially casting the weight of the bubble instead of the lure. I don't see why that wouldn't work since it's a similar concept.

>>794258
I wanted the jerkbait one but the two I bought were literally the last two baitballs in the store.

They still have the Scatter Raps 4 for $20 but I literally have no room in my crankbait box. Plus I really don't run crankbaits a ton. Especially not deep divers.

http://www.strawpoll.me/10492711/r

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here's a dino i got yesterday on a butterflied herring. it was fun to catch

>>794214
like >>794269 says you can use a bobber/bubble to do what you want.

a slip bobber rig is nice since both the waves from the water will create a natural action, and you can input jerks without alerting fish to the bobber.

if there's a nice current break, you can put a jig on a slipsinker rig to imitate a fry fighting the current. The only thing is that where you cast is really important since it wont produce the right action if you cant get the bait to flutter in the water.

>>794282
Radicool, I want to catch a sturgeon, they are so radicool

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>>794214
I do it for rockfish all the time. a small strip of squid adds even more attraction. you can also use them as a trailer to another heavier lure.

>>794282
You must be up north

What do yall fish for up there freshwater wise?

>Be me
>See kayak on cl
>Trade for hunting and fishing gear
I jumped on it. It may turn into a bidding war though.

>>794269
>>794284
Yeah I heard of that method but the reason why I wanted to try a drop shot is to hit deeper waters for bottom dwellers like flatfishes.
>>794286
Thanks pham, sounds like it would work after all. I'll give it a shot this weekend

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Bluefish feeding frenzies are fun as fuck. You can put a shiny candy wrapper on a hook and they'll take it.

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>>794293
i'm on the west coast. bay area bro

stripers
LMB
SMB
crappie
shad
catfish
bluegill
trout
salmon

>>794214
I used to to that when I got tired of fly fishing but they were still hitting. Works.

>>794304
O I thought sturgeon were only found in the Northeast and Great Lakes region

>>794311
I wouldn't have guessed the Bay Area either.

everyone please be sure to vote http://www.strawpoll.me/10492711/r

>>794294
I had a delivery for Dick's today and they had a "damaged" fishing kayak in back. I'm trying to figure out a way to get one for free but dude said they have to send it back to the manufacturer. It had a couple scuffs on the side from being a display model.

They probably would've sold it to me for cheap, but it was a smaller one that normally only goes for $450.

>>794321
3D is kickin ass.

I'll post a weeb one occaisionally but not all the time. And probably no more furry ones because it derails shit too much.

>>793081
Das RAcist??

>>794325
i wouldnt sugest more than one a month, desu

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>>794329
I had another one saved to eventually use. We'll see when it will be on there. I'm just tryin to reasonable about this.

Also, I'm sitting here watching South Park and debating if I should go fishing for a bit or chill. I have been going out like daily after work and then I end up staying til sunset and getting 4hrs of sleep. I really want to go to another spot with peacocks after yesterday but I may just go down the street.

>>794331
Im going out with little cousin gtomorrow in kayaks probably, In the meantime im eating leftovers, and trying to find what plants to add to my pond

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Has anyone ever caught a fish that they can't ID?

I pulled this out of the grand river while bass fishing and I'm stumped, I think it might be a juvenile fish in some weird pink phase or someshit

So far the best answer I've got is that it's a crappie and only the Chinese eat them (thanks grandpa)

So I have this fly rod that I got as a child. I don't know much about fly fishing, but have always used it to catch brim in ponds. Can yall tell me what weight it is? Other info? I think I need to buy new line for it because the clear bit is down to like 2 feet due to tying and cutting off flies over the years. What should I get? Also, I hope to use this rod for trout if I ever get the chance. But I live near Myrtle Beach so that would be a hell of a trip.
Anyway, the rod says DC 704 7' #4 Line C8

>>794333
thats something along the lines of a dace, or fallfish, there are alot of different names etc folks call them , they get pink in spawning season sometimes

>>794333
>>794338
though the red on the fins, leads me to believe redfin shiner ( didnt see that on the first glance at the picture, ) so it could be one or the other or some weird mix between the two , if i had to pick one i would say redfin shiner

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>>794341
and after about 5 minuites of googlefu ie come up with striped shiner ( the dark stripes on it) and they also end up with pinkish red in breeding season,

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>>794341
>>794343

That's odd, I've never heard of those in the grand river where I was fishing (ON Canada, Cayuga area), I suppose it's a big river and there's all kinds of disregarded smaller fish

Thanks for the help, I've had many sleepless nights wondering what it was

>>794344
shiners, and things like dace/fallfish are never listed or reported etc, because honestly theyre kind of everywhere ,

>>794152

>using mono over braid for your main

Why? It's too stretchy and you feel out of touch with your lure or bait. Braid main and fluoro leader all day long.

>been fishing lake in state park with nothing but a couple bites
>go to a nameless pond off a dirt road and catch bass within 10 seconds of popper hitting the water
At the state park I was fishing a little bit into the woods but I guess all the fishing from the docks affects the whole lake(?)

>>794138
>tfw landlocked

Most people would kill to live close to the ocean. Pepsifag you are truly blowing an opportunity to catch some really nice fish.

>>794083
At least make it fishing themed.

>>794202
>keeping 3 hookless lures attached to your belt
>having to constantly attach and remove split rings and treble hooks

Honestly, who even does this?

>>794333
>Has anyone ever caught a fish that they can't ID?

Every god damn time I go saltwater fishing, there's just so many types of fish.

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>>794390
Same, nobody knows what the fuck this thing is

>>794394
where do you live and about what size was tht?

>>794397
Florida, about 8 inches

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>>794397
Here's another one

>>794398
>>794399
florida has got all sorts of crazy shit, probably wontbe able to figure that out sorry