Fishing & Tackle Thread

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Some late night catfishing. First fish was the biggest. Had a gator bite my bobber.

>>836503
Is that a channel cat? Those pectoral fins look really long

>>836508
Pretty sure it's a blue catfish.

>>836509
Wasn't sure if it was just the camera flash or it was blue. Looked skinny though, the pics I see of blues they always seem to be fat.

>>836511
Yeah, it's on the smaller side for the blues.

>>836503

still nice fish!

It is my opinion that with the right recipe, any fish can be made delicious.

Do I want to eat fried bowfin fillet? Hell no. Bowfin balls? Fucking delicious.

I hear that carp is awesome pickled, and it makes great tacos too. I'm told it tastes very mild, like tilapia.

>>836503
>>836508
>>836509
My bet is Gafftopsail catfish

though they're usually found in salt or brackish water
was anon fishing in brackish water?

i caught a bunch of them when i was fishing in texas (salt water)

Caught a nice bass yesterday. He got himself twice on the front treble then snagged the back on its side. Felt bad when we released it because it took forever to swim off but hopefully it survived.

>it's another pepsi doesn't go saltwater fishing episode

>>836694
>Gafftopsail catfish

This. Not sure how someone would think blue or channel.

>>836720
My concern is that the furfaggot is back again.

f+t threads were much better without him shitting it up with his faggotry.

Thinking about getting a kayak but it seems like it would be weird sitting down like that the whole time

>>836803
its not that bad, your ass will fall asleep after a few hours unless you invest in a really nice seat, Plus if you have a good kayak you can stand , i can in mine but dont too often

Can anyone suggest a good Med-Light spinning rod, preferably 6'6" around the $80 and under price range.

I want a good, all around set up for catching anything I can from the banks.

Picked up a Shimano Symetre earlier today on sale.

I've been considering the No 8 Blackout.

>>836668
gar is good eatin but skinning it is like doing duct work.

>>836694
Yep, Brackish water.
>>836727
I just looked at the FWC manual for game fish and picked what looked the closest.

>>836867
You don't skin them. The best way is to chop them into sections, then you just push the meat out.

T. Someone who grew up around dindus

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$1 at canadian tire, 3/4oz

what technique do you use for this shit?

i only realize now that ive only caught stuff on texas rigs and bobbers, i've not a clue if there's a proper way to reel lures like this in

>>836902

you slowly troll that spoon in american threads on /pol/, catches tons of fish.

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>>836909

perfect

i'll be eating well tonight

>>836902
I just test it out in shallow clear water to see the action and its reaction to the speed. You can jig them, reel them in slow so they wobble back and forth, reel them in fast so the wiggle fast or even spin, or do cycles of reeling and allowing it to fall a bit. There's more than that too.

Techniques depend mostly on temperature & light conditions and the type of target fish.

>>836913
>Techniques depend mostly on temperature & light conditions and the type of target fish.

Forgot to add "visibility" distance since it plays a big role too.

>>836881
>>836694
Just realized I was only looking at the freshwater.

so anyway here's my night fishing report:

got drunk and accidentally spent all night talking to some girl.

fish count: 0
lures lost: 1
bites: lots of bites on the mann's foot long jelly worm, probably small fish nibbling

i did put the 30 lb spidershit on the abu/abu combo. come to find out i can get a 7 foot abu vengeance for like 25 bucks online so ima order that and return this 6'6' model to the store because it's $50 in store. rod length is often bs because the way i look at it is from where i'm casting in hand to rod tip, and some longer rods are just longer on the grip end which doesn't do me any favors. that's why i got this abu over the similarly priced lews speed stick since it was actually shorter on the grip end. save that long grip shit for saltfagging.

the abu cardinal is actually a pretty damn comfy reel. for 30 bucks it's legit. except for the broken plastic washer assembly where you change it from left to right hand operation and the outside nut being plastic shit, no big surprise. ten cents of metal is all i ask for.

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>>836845
>I've been considering the No 8 Blackout

Do it

>>836913
>>836914

alright, thanks

there's some aggressive predators in the water where i fish that were snapping stuff off my 8lb mono and jumping out of the water in the morning, swapped out for 20lb braid. either way if i manage lose this spoon, big deal, it was was only a buck

is anyone here familiar with crystal river? i cant even find my rod online, it's a CR335-X and the reel is a CR285/B

it's not a combo from what i can tell judging by the reel (4-8lb) and rod(6-12lb) recommended weights being different, unless that's normal

Anyone have that site for cheap tungsten weights? 1rod1reel mentioned it his live video but its down now.

>>836789
There is literally nothing wrong with furfaggotry

>>836947

the only furfaggotry i like is women with thick bushes and sexy pussies.

if that's not enough for you, you're gay.

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If you had to pare down your tackle to what can fit in a Plano Micro and one rod/reel what do you keep?

A couple of rooster tails
Weighted jig heads
Various colored feather jigs
Tube jigs
Slip corks

My Zebco 33 Platinum on my 6'6" Shimano Volteaus

>>836915
all good they actually arent bad eating

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>>836976
Probably that President LE 30 with 15lb braid and as much shit from this box that I could fit in the tackle box. Curly tail grubs on an underspin will get lots of panfish and then assorted shit for bass in all types of conditions.

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Found a new pond today with google earth. Had a shit load of bites froggin and 3 fish landed. Gunna bring a yak next time so I can get the banks I couldn't cast from. Lotta gills in there too. Might be my new favorite spot

>>836947
Aside from jerking off to bestiality and telling literally everyone that you do, you mean.

>>837028
Bestiality involves real animals.
Furfaggotry involves people dressed as animals or animated anthropomorphic creatures.

Confusing the two can mean some pretty dire stuff.

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>>837030
friendly reminder that if they aren't real animals you're just LARPing

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Finally got out on one of the rivers ive been dying to fish and pulled in four of these assholes. This was this biggest of them.

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>>837033
Same as having your gf dress up in a cop uniform or something. Though I suppose those fursuits must be hot as hell inside.

To hell with this topic though.

>>837034
Awesome. Are you doing to make scale mail with it?

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How do you guys prepare your fish?

I usually just get a few small panfish for a bit of a meal. I don't even bother scaling them since that comes right off easily after being cooked. I eat more panfish than anything else. Though, I prefer 24" or smaller channel cats, but that requires a bit of a drive to get them. They are pretty tasty though.

>>837037
I filet them, then whisk up an egg, then add salt, pepper, ginger powder, and dried dillweed to some pancake batter Then go pancake powder, egg, pancake powder then straight to hot oil

>>837054
>>837037
Unless it's a good fish in which case I mix soy sauce, ginger powder, sugar, paprika, dill weed, lemon juice, and pepper and set the fish in there for about 45 minutes before throwing them on a charcoal grill

>>837037
black sea bass , cod or any other light white meat
>fillet
>skin
>rinse
>salt,pepper, maybe a tiny bit of garlic powder
>coat in flour
> a bit more salt and pepper
>egg and milk wash
>panko/other breading
>bake at 400 ( in a glass pan ) for 20 or so min
> add lemon juice as its cooking
>serve with rice and or some sort of potato and or chips

>>837037
I do love some panfish, though I scale mine first.

I cut off the head and gut them. I leave the fins on, Todd them in mustard and cornmeal breading, then deep fry them. The fins turn nice and crunchy, the meat is nice and moist, and the mustard gives it a nice zing over milk or egg.

For bigger fish, I fillet but fry the same way. This includes catfish. If I'm feeling knifey I'll shave the catfish. I take a catfish fillet and slice it long ways two or three times until I have a few thin fillets. They get nice and crunchy that may. Shaved catfish is amazing.

Sometimes I'll bake a big bass. I like to stuff them with dill.

When I'm lucky enough to go redfishing, I'll bust out the cast iron and make some blackened redfish steaks.

I eat a lot of fish. It's (technically) free and delicious. I don't spend as much money on tackle as some people here, so it helps out the grocery bills.

Will the Dick's sale still be going on tomorrow?

Also, what's a good rod to just toss in the bed of my truck? It's a covered bed, but it gets hot in south Florida.

>>837087
Just go online and look at the sales flyer. I don't even know what is going on there now but they always have a few lures on sale and it changes. I haven't been to Dick's in a couple weeks.

And just get whatever rod you like without spending a ton on a truck rod. Still gotta reccommend those Berkley Lightning Rods for $40. Never had the heat mess with a rod, but I keep them inside most of the time so who knows what the FL sun will do to glue and shit. Either way just drop $40 on something like that Berkley rod and if it gets fucked after 3 years in the truck, go buy another.

>>837095
I think it'll be okay. I've kept rods in a metal shed in the southern Louisiana heat all my life.

>>836803
>>836835
Hatchery Anon always forgets to mention the unquenchable asscheek itch that happens after 2-3 hours of being in wet shorts.

Every time I go on long trips I end up spending more time scratching my asshole than fishing, i actually left after just 3 hours yesterday because it itched so badly and I was being torn up by sand gnats the whole time.

I love my yak but sometimes i wish i just had a 24' boat to fly out into the ocean on.

>>837030
>>837035
>same as having your gf dress up in a cop uniform

Cat ears or something are bordering on creepy but are fine, fursuits are NOTHING like a cop uniform or something along the lines of because a cop is still a human.

Furries get off on animals. I don't care if its drawn animals or not, they are very clearly not human and have wolf dicks. I don't know the word for it off the top of my head and I'm not gonna look it up but thats 100% bestiality pornography for people who get off on animals.

Kill yourself you autistic fuck, why is understanding social norms so hard for you mental faggots.

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>>836476
Any Aussies here who went to the snowies this trout season?

Is glowbugging the best way to the trout or is it slighty overated way to fish the rivers?

Also anyone can answer: is glowbugging big in other countries to catch trout as well?

>>837170
What the fuck is glow buggin

>>837163
>>837163
i mostly kayak in fresh water, , so i dont have to deal with cpt. Saltly the whole time, Plus i wear a bathing suit, and if i get wet, i go out of my way to dry off, il sit on my milk crate and kind of hover my ass to dry off as quickly as possible

though when i do any sort of saltwater fishing, waiding or kayaking i hate dealing with the itching and saltcrotch but its more when the water evapotates and the salt stays theat the chafing occurs

what is a reasonable price to pay for a 16' USED John boat with motor and trailer?

Need something I can hit the lake hard with that's not gonna break the bank

>>837265
I would say you can probably pick one up for around a grand, USD. If you aren't in a rush, I've seen them pop up on CL for 400-500

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>>837181
Its essentially where you have a peice of line attach to a swivel that has a hook in the middle with a bit of orange fluffy material to resemble a trout egg and a fly on the end

Caught a few good ones in the eucumbene river in Australia. Everybody does it here

This video was the only one that i could find to demonstrate it
http://youtu.be/eVo3Tij-yb0

>>837163
>Hatchery Anon always forgets to mention the unquenchable asscheek itch that happens after 2-3 hours of being in wet shorts.

Wash you ass more often and it won't happen. Carry some wetwipes if you have to. It help to literally wash your ass with soap and water using a washrag. I'm not joking.

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>Weather has finally cooled below the 100s
>Heavy rains and Thunderstorms all week
So much for catfishing

How can I catch tiger muskie?

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>>837343
I mean they're just predators so inlines or swimbaits or big topwater should work, right?

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>>837343
Spoons, Inline spinners, deep trolling cranks

>>837331
you in missouri?

>>837363
Arkansas

>>837331
>not realizing that is perfect cat weather

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>have the day off
>mid 70's, cloudy
>new rod and reel coming in
God I can't wait to go out

>>837422
What rod/reel?

>>836976
size 2 baitholders
assorted slip shots
small foam pegs
1/16 jig heads
green curly tail grubs
and a mini craw or crick hopper in the last cup if i could fit it

figure that with my st croix UL and my shimano r1000 spool with trilene xt would keep me eating panfish and small cats for a long time

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I went fishing at a river near my house today for bass and pike, but I got side-tracked because there's a canal that runs parallel to the river that's absolutely full of 24" channel catfish (I live in RI and freshwater fish usually aren't that big here). What's the best kind of bait for those guys? I've only caught bottom feeding catfish in deeper ponds before. Here's a picture of one, though it's really zoomed in so it looks small.

Also, I'm heading to Lake Wononscopomuc in CT in a couple weeks and it's supposed to have a lot of bass, pickerel, perch and trout. I usually use texas rigged worms, some rooster tails, storm lures and crankbait. What other kinds of lures should I grab before heading out there, and how do you guys know what to used based on conditions and visibility/depth in the water? I usually just cycle through things till something hits.

>>837445
i got a Penn Battle II and an Ugly Stik GX2

>>837460
that's not a channel catfish. its a carp of some sort.

>>837462
Is that what that is? I've never fished for carp before.

>>837463
yeah. you can tell because the head comes to a point. a channel cat would have a flat face and also not be as "round" in the body. i've never fished for carp before but it can be done with certain rigs.

>>837461
SPEAKING OF WHICH

My dad said to soak the spool on the reel in hot water for 10 minutes after I've got the line on
Should I be doing that?

>>837464
The area they were in is kind of tough to cast in, so I was just planning on using bait instead of lures for them (I lost a few lures while going for panfish and small bass in that canal). Any idea what kind of bait they hit?

Are there any spots in Southwest Connecticut where I can catch some chain pickerel?

>>837466
I'm not him, but the only bait I've ever been able to catch carp on is corn

>>837465
I've never heard of doing that. What is it supposed to do?

>>837471
Just like a can of corn you'd buy at the store and then pop it on the end of your hook?

>>837476
Yeah

>>837465
Ten minutes probably isn't necessary. Just run some warm water over it for a little bit.

>>837474
It helps mono line from to the reel

>>837474
He said it'll form the line to the smaller spool since the size difference will cause tangles when it comes off the reel
>>837478
Alrighty

>>837477
Oh nice. Large bass hooks or circle hooks, and what else do you have on the line?

>>837478
>>837480
Interesting. I'll try that next time I change lines.

>>837484
What I do is I get a #2 baitholder hook and a 1 ounce weight on a fish finder rig tied on #20 mono and gob on all the corn I can. Recently I've started fly fishing for them though.

How do pike bite in the later months of summer and early autumn?

>>837465
they make a spray for mono and flouro that does the same thing. spool up your reel and pjt a couple squirts on and it relaxes the line so its not all loopy and casts better

Can I take a catfish rod and just cast it out there with some liver flavored dough and then bass fish while I wait for a bite?

>>837599
Probably. What state?

>>837599
If I'm throwing out a rod for catfish or whatever, that's how I do it. I just try not to stray too far from the rod set out with bait. But like the other anon said, make sure you check state laws on rod limits.

>>837602
MD. I don't think there are any rules against it here just wondering about the actual effectiveness of it.

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>be poor college student
>have 100ish dollars to spend
>live in Montana - fish for trout
>fly and spinfish
should i get an ultralight setup or should i get a fly tying vice/ supplies
pls halp

>>837614
It's less boring than sitting and watching the rod. It always stresses me out a bit because I have seen rods go flying into the water unattended. Best bet is getting one of those stake rod holders you jam into the ground and then leave the bail open.

>>837460
common carp, as the other anon said
there arent a ton of places in ct that have channel cats in them ,
>>837469
there are tons of them in ct, ( i caught hundreds this spring on one lure alone) though they noticeably slow down during the summer time i havent caught too many of them recently at all
im pretty dead central ct and can suggest some spots near ish me if you want

>>837087
>>837095

i have access to dicks and bass pro flyers weeks in advance but obviously i can't let you guys see them, though i'll look to see if there's anything worthwhile for us fishing gearheads.

so my 1970's vintage zebco 33 just arrived in the mail after being accidentally shipped from texas to california, finally making it's way back to georgia. gonna put it on the oldest rod i have and throw on some cheap zebco brand 10 lb monofilament.

>>837331

>not catfishing in the cool, cool breeze in the middle of the night

>>837616
I suppose it depends how much time you have. If you have tons of time to actually get out and go fish, get some gear.

If you can't get out the house too much, but want to dick around at home with something, go fly vise.

As an aside, you can make money tying flies. I will always buy flies from a fellow hobbyist over Kenyan made crap from a big box store.

>>837616
Tying flies is fun. I'm not very good at it, but it's cool to make stuff and see if it works.

Has anyone here used a berkley e-lite rod? I'm thinking about getting one to replace my UL uglystick.

>>837668
How much is the E-Lite?

I don't blame you for wanting to replace an Ugly Stik UL, those things get annoying after some time.

>>837662
I still want to start making inlines and other spinners. Probablt need some fly stuff so I can tie dressed hooks for them.

>>837555
Please help the triple repeating digits

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>>837672
They're $80 and they look real nice. They have good reviews everywhere I've seen. I almost bought one today, but I'm not 100% sure if I want it yet. I'll upgrade eventually because it seems kind of wasteful to have a sedona on an uglystik lol.

>>837684
Sounds nice. What size you looking at?

Idk why but I'm just getting sick of Ugly Stiks now. They are horrible for fishing lures. Especially with braid when I'm expecting sensitivity and some good action.

>>837694
6' 6" ML. I'd rather have a 7foot but I didn't see any in that size.

And I'm the same with the uglystiks. I have one I use for cranks and it works alright for that, and then another one for catfishin since I can just watch the line and not have to worry about feel too much.

>>837701
Personal preference being paramount, I like 6'6" for ML rods.

TFO makes a 7' ML spinner do 99. Every once and a while you can catch them on sale at BPS for 80ish.

I've never used one of their conventional rods, but out of all the fly rods in their price point, I found TFO to be about the best.

>>837747
>>837701
I like that $70-$100 price point on rods and reels. You normally don't get garbage, but at $80 for a rod it won't be the end of the world if you break it being a dumbass after a year or two of use. Much more than that and I get concerned throwing them in the back of my car all the time.

>>837701
>>837747
>>837754
Good or favorite sub-100 reel?

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Just lost two on a spinnerbait cause I wasn't paying attention, so I threw in a jig and caught this guy.

>>837747
Yeah I have a couple 6' 6" rods I like enough, so that's not a deal breaker.

>>837754
+1

>>837788
I like my Abu Garbia Orra S a lot.

>>837788
I almost grabbed one of those Orra S or SX reels>>837809 , whichever it was. Dick's had them on clearance, but they were the clamshell models with the low capacity spool so I was thinking about ordering a regular spool.

Shimano Symetre is supposed to be real nice at $100 and you can't go wrong with a Sedona or Sahara for $60-$80. Pflueger President is a standby for $60, and the President LE for $80. I have one of each of the Presidents and they are nice. When you take them apart, they put a lot of thought into them and build them well.

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I think ill win the thread.

20lb line with a 60lb catfish.

>>837831
Yee

What did you catch it on?

>>837832
A simple hook with a worm, I was using a weight to fish on bottom.

as for the Rod and Reel, I dont know. I borrowed a buddies gear that day, I dont think it was anything special. I had him pull the anchor because it started to pull the boat. When it got close to the surface i had him use a net to pull it in.

>>837831
i mean if we want to make a competition , i could call out of work tomorrow, Call my buddies and go out shark fishing, and try to get something 400+ lbs, Or with a day or two of planning we could go try to catch some huge tuna,
Though to me fishing has never been a competition

>>837694
>>837701
what you guys think of uglystik elite rods though

>>837831
just you wait fucker.

as soon as i get my new fishing license the carp and cats that swim by the dock are mine.

>>837853
fresh water fish vs fresh water fish.

bringing saltwater fish in unfair.

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I have come to the scientific conclusion that chatter baits are not a meme. I picked one up today on an impulse buy and it's already caught me a nice white(¿) bass.

>>837823
>low capacity spool
Gross

>>837854
I've never tried one

>>837855
>>837853
Just let him have this thread niggers. You can have the next couple.

>>837845
Wow, that's some catch for a fuckin nightcrawler.

>>837854
The $50 ones? I was actually lookin at them at Bass Pro like a year or two ago when setting up my President LE combo but passed. They just aren't great rods for lure fishing. They are fine for hucking out weights for catfish or anything like that, but the sensitivity and action isn't there for feeling nibbles on lures. Plus setting the hook quickly and casting isn't nearly as nice as something with a faster tip.

For fishing lures, it's nice having something with a fairly stiff backbone where mostly the tip is doing the work. It's strange because it's not like they are heavier weight rods, but they just work different. I don't even own anything super expensive, but I think it's just how other rods are built with carbon blanks or whatever compared to the fiberglass type Ugly Stiks.

>>837856
i could go soak baits for carp, or go out in my kayak and find some 4 ft asian grass carp, not many big catfish in my state, But i bet i could find a 80 lb grass carp

its not even like i live on salt, Im an hour away from the shore, an hour and a half to the boat

>>837653
Where in Georgia?

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>>837857
I grabbed another chatterbait the other day at Bass Pro. I have 3 now and tossed one out the first time over the weekend. Nothing was hitting, but I couldn't believe the action they have in the water. Watching them swim is really cool.

>>837858
itl be a while before i get out for sharks or tuna , Im hoping to get out this year at all, though if i hit um in the fall i have a decent shot at some big ones

Very disappointed with my fishing today
All I managed to catch was 3 tiny bluegill

Maybe I need to get a boat and give up on shore fishing

>>837866
Where are you at?

There are lots of spots where shore fishing is straight, but this summer heat is really making me want a kayak one of these days. The bigger bass are just being lazy and staying deep. And the smaller bass won't bite until right as the sun is going down.

>>837866
I like using a boat, you can get to the untouched spots. But then you spend half of the year working on it, at least a i do.

>>837867
Illinois, close to Iowa
Was at the end of the Hennepin canal where it exits into the Rock River
>>837868
It seems a lot nicer than standing around

>>837860

statesboro/savannah, fellow GA bro.

>>837872
He's right about boats. I had a couple Jet Skis when I lived in IL and it was such a goddamn waste of money. Now I'm in FL so at least I could use one more, but I would like to get a kayak for some of these little lakes where I can't get to certain shorelines because of either trees or property I can't reach.

>>837872
It is nice than standing around, i currently use a john boat with a decent sized motor. But ive been thinking about getting into kayaking. The problem is i hate alligators like idiana jones hates snakes and where i fish is gator central.

anyone have any tails or stories about kayaking and animal run ins.

>>837877
Kek that's another thing. Some of these gators are larger than most kayaks. I don't fish a ton of places with gators but they are all over if I go out west. A few of the spots the gators love hanging out right by the anglers looking for an easy fish to grab. It's sketchy when you are standing on a rock in the water and a 10' gator that was right beside you disappears under the murky water.

>>837879
my dad ruined me as a kid, we went camping at some lake and there was a paved land bridge across the lake to a island everyone camped on.
and i shit you knot was a gator every 3 feet going along the bank of the 50 yard bridge. We went fishing the next day and dad started telling me about what a gator does when it gets a hold of you. After a few minutes after that we sprang a fucking leak on the boat. We couldnt get the engine going and a storm was rolling in. We ended up paddling and using the troller motor to get back to shore. But in the time it took to get to shore, i was in a all out fucking panic.

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>>837103
>>837095
Didn't see the Berkley at Dick's or Bass Pro. Ended up going with the Abu Garcia from the newbie links. Got my truck stuck at a new spot, was lucky some guy pulled me out.

>>837897
Really? I'm pretty sure my Bass Pro has a ton of those Lightning Rod. Can't go wrong with an Abu rod though. Which one did you get?

Did you buy a rod and reel combo? That's probably why, the Lightning Rod doesn't come with a reel. I thought you just wanted a rod.

>>837863
Yeah they have a crazy cool action. They're also really snag resistant which is anothe plus.

>>837898
I wanted a combo, but was looking for just the rod as a future upgrade. Probably just wasn't looking hard enough

Drove from Baltimore to somewhere in New Jersey, with a neighbor and friends of his, to go fishing for Bluefish on a charter boat this past weekend.

Only thing I caught was my neighbors shoulder, and sunburn. I'm never driving that far or paying that much money, just to go fishing, ever again.

>>837616

Your question has probably already been answered but we were using a secondhand Shakespeare rod on our last trout outing.

The weather is really hot, right now, but they are doing good in the early mornings and evenings.

>>837977
The trip also reaffirmed my hatred of lures. Have never caught anything using lures, only ever live bait.

>>837994
Sorry your trip sucked
Odd that you didn't catch anything tho as the guys running the charter boats are supposed to know exactly where the fish are

>>838008
Yeah. We started wondering why they didn't switch to different target fish, when no one caught anything for four hours.

>>838031
Shitty boat service you should've spoken to the owner about it if he wasn't the one taking yall out he probably would've given you a refund

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>>836476
>>You get a board of oak
>>Then you scale the carp
>>You nail it to the board by it's head and tail
>>You chop onions, potatoes, and bell peppers and surround the fish
>>Salt and pepper then put it in the oven at 375 degrees for 2 hours
>>Once it's done you peel the fish of and scrape away the vegiees and eat the board- it will taste much better than the fish.

I posted that in a /ck/ thread about carp last week.

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Any suggestions for a small aluminum boat that can navigate shallow water, narrow streams/rivers, calm water, light enough to carry, can transport in back of small pickup, and hold 2 people & gear of no more than about 600lbs distributed? Upright seats are not wanted and the most motor it'd have would be a trolling motor (and oars). I don't want something with seats that hide a portion of the bottom, due to difficulty in repairing if needed.

Like what would the best style be? I was thinking a 10ft john boat like pic related, but I'm not too familiar with them verses other styles. Anyone with hands on experience who can recommend anything?

This one has foam under the seats (in case of capsizing) and no access to under the seats.
http://www.trackerboats.com/boat/?boat=3827

>>838112
>600lbs

Oops, 400lbs, not 600lbs. lol

>>838112
>http://www.trackerboats.com/boat/?boat=3827

>10' long
>max weight 350lbs
>2 / 350lbs = 160lbs for each person

Boat for women or kids. Gotta go otter mode. Single person max is 275lbs at least, so no popped rivets when a guy of "average" weight (175-185lbs) steps into it by themselves.

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>>837854
Pretty good. Been using mine on a bass pro tournament baitcaster for pond bassin and it's worked great so far. It's a 6'6" MH

>>837660
>not realizing the night is still 80 degrees with 96% humidity when it's been 100 all day.

Fuck this weather.

>>837857
That's a white bass for sure. They have broken lines whereas a striped bass have very distinct unbroken lines.

>>837555
They seem to feed pretty well; trying to fatten up for winter I guess.

>>838143
80 degrees? That's not bad. It was like 85 when I went out last night and I was comfy in a long sleeve shirt.

>>838192
If I wore that I'd burst into flames except I'd be so wet from sweating I'd just smolder.

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>live 50 miles from the beach
>pepsi lives 5 minutes away and he still doesn't fish saltwater

Can we switch places

>>838204
I think pepsi doesn't want to salt fish because he's gonna get addicted and spend hundreds of dollars hoarding more gear.

>>838214
That's part of it.

The rest is that I like fishing lures and sorta know what I'm doing with freshwater. And I like fishing places without a bunch of people around. That doesn't happen at the pier.

>>838112
A 2 person Jon is going to be 14ft so not that easily transported off a trailer. I've got a 12ft aluminum and after 210lbs of me, 60lbs of battery, motor, and coolers, I'm left with only 145lb til I reach the coast guard weight limit.

But those are excellent boats for one person fishing tight waters. I draft at maybe 4 inches and can stand in it much easier than in a kayak. Plus I've got room for 5 rods in clips or rod holders, a net, a 20 gallon cooler, many jugs, a live well, and tons of tackle plus a rotating seat.

I fish the north end of a lake which is a mixture of flats, small channels, and flooded forest/submerged timber. My boat isn't fast like the bass boats that run the main lake but they can't fish the spots I can unless the lake is way above table

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Anybody need waders? Flash sale today.

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New to fishing here, what are some good ways to save money and build up tackle?

Currently I subscribe to both lucky and mystery tackle box, i keep mystery as the bass box, and switch species for lucky

what are your thoughts on ebay lots?

>>838239
and i dont mean the chinese lots, i have them filtered

>>838239
Quit spending money on that shit if you're trying to be frugal. They're neat and, yes, cheaper than buying the lures individually but still...

Every time I go to the hardware store or walmart I pick up one fishing related thing. May be a 90 cent bobber, may be a 5 dollar frog. Just one thing. Usually I try to stay under 3 dollars. It adds up fast in your tackle box without your wallet taking a 50 dollar hit because you wanted a lot of gear right-fucking-now.

While I'm unintentionally shilling for walmart I'll add that their sub $10 Berkley sunglasses in the fishing aisle are an incredible value. UV protection and polarized and I don't flip shit if I beat them up. I've got 4 pairs.

>>838147
That's what I thought. I know Stripers are skinnier too. I don't think there's any stipers in that lake, I just didn't know if was actually a white bass or a hybrid

>>838216
At least several anons have told you your freshwater stuff will work in saltwater. Rat-l-traps, storms and just about everything but worms and craws will do the trick.

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>lures

>>838246
Like this.

I usually swing by the store every pay day and blow 10 or 15 bucks on some little odds and ends. It's usually panfish stuff, lile jigs or bobbers (I like the Thill Balsa ones at $4 a shot) or some soft plastics.

It adds up fast as long as I don't loose a bunch of shit every trip.

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>don't

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>work

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>in

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>saltwater

>>838265
>>838264
>>838262
>>838260
>>838258
Shopped.

Lures don't work in saltwater.

>>838276
>memeco

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Going tiger muskie and pike fishing for the first time next week. Super hype

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>>838239
You can go with generic stuff like Bass Pro XPS cranks for $2.49 instead of Rapalas for $8.99. Otherwise look for shit on sale and clearance.

Idk why you would want the ebay lots unless it's a lure you really like and use/lose all the time. Variety is more important.

>>838309
Fuck, I want that Mepps. It's so hard to find Agilas wirh a solid chartruese blade.

This might be a little out of left field, but has anyone here fished in Japan? I think the world record large mouth was caught there, and large mouth are an infestation species so they're everywhere.

I'm moving there in a month and I'm pretty excited to fish there.

>>838374
Are they invaisive or introduced as sport fish? I thought it was more the latter. Japs go crazy with that shit.

>>838380
Last time I read, I think it said they were introduced as sport fish but then they got out of fucking control.

In some public parks, if you catch them you're legally obliged to kill them. That's how bad they are.

>>838374
http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/fishing/bass-fishing/2013/06/japanese-way-using-techniques-across-pacific-us-summer-bass-la

Have fun...

>>838374
The world record WAS NOT caught in Japan by those godless baby killing nips. It was caught in Georgia on an oxbow lake off the ocmulgee river right near where I grew up

[spoiler] it was tied by the Japanese [/spoiler]

>>838395
Meh, based on what I read it looks like work hours and crowding is what makes it tough. I'm going to be a grad student so I'll essentially be making my own schedule and can go fishing at 7am on a Wednesday if I feel like it, so I'm kind of safe from that.

>>838396
>baby killing nips
Oh come on, they only kill Chinese babies, and we all know that the Chinese (and Koreans) don't have souls.

>>838228
Nice to know, but 10 feet is as much as I can go. A 14ft wouldn't maneuver around like I need or be transportable.

>>838403
I'd say go for the 10ft over a kayak. You can maneuver a flat hull with an oar easy. Mine is electric only so I use the oar to save battery. How important is having a passenger to you?

>>838032
Apparently, the trip came with No Guarantee of catching fish.

>>838417
That's fucked up man. I live in RI and have chartered plenty of boats to go for stripers, bluegill and shark fishing and have never once not caught tons of fish. Although, since the state is small and everyone knows everyone, we always know the captain or know him through a friend.

I'd be fucking pissed if I dropped that kind of money, spent the whole day out there and didn't catch anything.

>>838420
Oh, yes. Pissed is the right word for it. It's been a few days since then, and I'm still bitter over it. I was hoping to bring home a couple days worth of dinner.

One thing that got really annoying though; we kept sailing past MASSIVE schools of bait fish, jumping at the surface. Any good fisherman will tell you those small fish are running from something bigger, below them. Captain wouldn't stop the boat.

>>838426
Well make sure to go online and absolutely shit on this guy with a review so other people don't end up losing their money and their time like you did.

>>838420
as a connecticunt rhodes islanders are friendly as fuck whenever i go down to the shore fishing in westerly,
ive had dudes tell me to move down to x area and try using x , and even try to give me lures

>>838430
In general I find people from the north east and NE specifically don't have the outwards southern hospitality that southerners are famous for, but if we see someone has a friend or a comrade of any sort, we really go out of our way to help them out and be nice.

I made this post earlier
>>837460
You got any tips or anything I should know for fishing Wononscopomuc?

>>838432
i replied to it aswell ( just got home havent turned my tripfag on )
i sadly haven't fished the part of the state you are in much at all, im central ct, and dont have to go far from home to get decent fishing

supposedly to the right of the boat launch theres a long weed bed, But this guy ( link elated) supposedly has some information on said lake

http://www.richz.com/fishing/blog/?s=lakeville
sorry im not more help

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>>838432
I never even saw that post. But for channel cats, I always like using dip bait. The shit that comes in jars like pic related. There are special hooks and rigs for it that you will want to buy, but they are cheap anyway. Otherwise nightcrawlers, chicken livers, or shiners/bluegill dead or alive.

And for the bass and pickerel, your lure choice looks fine. A lot of days when I'm running Texas rigs, I do better with lizards and crawdads instead of worms since they have a bit more action. Color choice is strange. With the soft plastics, I have a lot of luck with darker stuff like Junebug around here where the water is slightly murky. And chartruese seems to do well in clear water if nothing else is working. If it is really sunny with clear water, try and avoid super bright silver spinners and cranks. At least that's whay I heard. When using crankbaits or jerkbaits like Rapalas, gold is always my favorite color and works well in so many conditions.

I want to get out fishing now. I really want to get down somewhere with peacocks but don't feel like sitting in traffic.

>>837650
I've literally never caught one. I've only ever caught bass and trout. I'd really appreciate any suggestions or places you might have. They like inline spinners right?

>>838443
Have you had a warm summer? It may be kinda tough.

They bite a lot of the same shit as bass. Inline spinners, jerkbaits, swimbaits, they will all work. Maybe topwater too.

>>838439
pepsi, go to the inlet, just do it mang, bring one bass rod, and just huck lures and shit, just do it
>>838443
desu all the pickerel i caught this year were right by my house in a little pond, , they do like shiny lures, inline spinnersd and spoons, but i catch alot of them on minnow immitations, be it dropshotting, or swimming a zoom fluke,
, whats worth keeping in mind, is they like to hide by clumps of weed etc, and they also like when you pause a for a second

>>838445
the water hear is warm as fuck pepsi, 70plus degrees, and the pickerel bite has stoped ( near me ) totally

>>838445
Very warm, but this isn't my first year. I've been fishing for bass for three years now and have yet to get a single one.
>>838446
I tend to avoid weedy spots because lures are expensive, haha. How do you fish weeds with treble-hooked lures?

>>838437
No worries man. It'd basically going to be 3 days of my old man and I on a canoe in the water fishing, so I'm sure I'll figure out what works best and catch some nice fish.

>>838439
Ok, sounds good. I traditionally have used worms for Texas rig, but I've been reading about a lot of people preferring craws, so I just picked some up and I'll try them as well.

>>838446
When you dropshot for pickerel (or bass) and use a soft plastic minnow, where do you put the hook through the lure?

>>838451
i dont
i msotly fish soft plastics texas rigged,
>>838453
best of luck enjoy it, ive been meaning to get out in m kayak sometime soon, though im working this weekend
>>838455
right through the tip of the nose, though thats for small baits, if its super weedy, il use a offset ewg worm hook and texas rig it but still dropshot it

>>838457
>though im working this weekend
I'm also the anon who said he's moving to Japan for grad school. I left my job in June and school isn't till next month, so I've had the whole summer off. Basically it's been non-stop fishing, working out and then video games/manga at night. I've been living a dream and I don't want to wake up.

My buddy got a house on a small lake in MA that's completely private and no one outside of his family fishes on. I've already been a couple of times and I'm going back again soon. The fish are small, but there are lots of them, the water's beautiful and they bite a lot.

>>838459
wonderful, enjoy it, i like the hours i work and love my job so i wont complain too much

>>836976
Owner mosquito hooks size 12, gamakatsu octopus size 8 and 4, 1/8 oz split shots, 1/4 oz drop shots, 1/8 oz jig heads, zoom tiny fluke (baitfish color), yum craw bug (june bug color), acme phoebe 1/12 oz green & silver, berkley green pumpkin tube jigs (small), rapala countdown rainbow trout 2". I could pack that in there.

>>838462
I'm enjoying it as much as I can. My last job had my working crazy hours in a city with no where to sit down and have a nice day or fishing. The only time I could go was if I had a weekend off and I made it down to RI to spend time with family and friends.

Hopefully that's not the case when I move for grad school. There's a nice looking pond near where my lab is, but I honestly have no idea what the rules and regulations about freshwater fishing in Japan are.

>>837037
What lure is that?

>>838467

Iiirc there's national/prefecture regs, and a lot of random local associations that you need register with.

>>838476
Oh really? I've got a buddy who said you don't need a license or anything like that, but to be fair he hasn't lived in Japan for 4 years (lives in Australia for work).

I shot another friend a message to see if she knows anyone who likes to fish. Hopefully I can get some answers when people in Japan start waking up. I don't want to pack and transport my rod and tackle for nothing.

>>838478

You don't need a license for saltwater. Rivers etc. Are a different story

>>838504
>Rivers etc. Are a different story
チッ。。。面倒くさい

Suffix 832 or Power Pro braid?

>>838514
Suffix

>>838514
Sufix 832 is smoother, slightly smaller diameter, and made from different materials (dyneema and gore fibers vs the spectra fibers in PP).

832 is also made up of 8 strands (7 dyneema/1 gore fiber) and PP I believe is made of 4 strands.

Also, 832 has slightly higher breaking strengths for its rated strength then PP.

>>838514
i personally have always used power pro, and never felt the need to try something else, i think if i wanted to try something even nicer power pro makes a super slick 8 strand or some shit

>>838512

Ugh, don't be a fucking weeb.

Can't read shit, I only learned to speak from my grandparents constantly yelling at me.

>>838564
>Ugh
We're still on 4chan, and typing like you're on Tumblr is far more offensive.

>>838568
no it isn't, don't be a fucking weeb.

>>838573
Yes it is, don't be a fucking faggot.

>>838573
But by being a weeb you're also being a faggot. Faggot.

>>838568

Don't be a homo, loser.

>>838578
Don't be a dork, you sissy.

>>838573
>>838574
>>838576
>>838578
>>838579
Talk about fishin'

>>838580
http://placehub.co/lists/12841
Which spot looks best to you?

>>838580
How about those fish huh

>>838582
>>838583
Well time to find another thread to participate in since this ones being fagged up by dog fuckers and weaboos now.

Any tips to get better hook ups with small flies on carp? I had 3 take on size 12 pheasant tail nymphs, but they just destroyed the fly without getting hooked. How can I make my flies hold up to it better? Superglue down the bottom of the fly to hold things together? Why did only one get hooked and spit the hook after only a second? Any other patterns I should try? Prince nymph? Hares ear? Are any of those more durable or more likely to get bitten?

>>838590
Okay, bye bye, come and visit again sometime

>>838590
>People talk about where they fish
>Someone wants to know about fishing in Japan and posts a list of fishing spots in Japan
>"Fucking weaboos!"
I hope that you're trying to make a joke of some sort and not actually stupid.

>>838595
Wanted to know about fishing in japan BECAUSE he is a weeb.

>>838602
>Moving to a country for school
>"Fucking weeb!"
Please stop embarrassing yourself.

>>838603
moving to japan for school rather than literally any western school. Do you even speak japanese beyond the five words you picked up from anime? Just fucking kill yourself, degenerate.

>>838604
Jesus Christ, you know literally nothing other than him saying he's going to Japan for school. Are you just shitposting or actually retarded?

>>838608
Nope but he's on the internet on 4chan saying he's gonna move to japan (which is probably a lie in the first place) so he's pretty much guaranteed to be a weaboo.

Name one legitimate reason why someone would go to school in japan rather than in their home country aside from very specific education they might have or just because well.. they're a fucking weeb. Like you and the other guy.

>>838616
>>838608
Anon you seem really angry to have been born with Japanese blood. If you really want to know, I wanted to travel abroad for grad school because I worked as an assistant in a lab at one of the top schools in America and didn't like the academic environment. For research schools outside of America, University of Tokyo is pretty much the best. I could have looked at schools in the UK as well, but I've been there and to Japan and liked Japan better, and Japan is pretty much the last country that isn't being filled with muslims. On top of that, they have one of the biggest and most thriving industries in my field which means good school and work experience for me.

Also, weebs are people who blindly love all things Japanese. You're Japanese, and I think you're a fucking idiot.

>>838616
Let me just pose a question. Why do you care so much?
Why don't you just let him fuck himself over then laugh privately so we tan discuss fishing instead of clogging the thread with your autistic rage?

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Chatter bait mang

>>838399
I hate to break it to you, but just because it isn't crowded at the moment doesn't mean the water isn't heavily pressured. Of course it will be better than if your shoulder to shoulder with some dude, but still not the easiest thing in the world to fish.

>>838637
I know over fishing in general is going to make the fish less likely to hit anything and everything, but at least I'll have elbow room.

>>838625

Enjoy only being kept around as a pet, friend.

>>837025
is it legal to just fish anywhere there is water? i thought you were confined to like conseravation/state parks and stuff
>>838241
whats wrong with chinese?

>>838646

Shitty hooks and paint that starts peeling/flaking off without much use.

>>838643
>pet
What? Seriously, how stupid are you?

>>838643
>I'm half Japanese on my mom's side and I've only been to the country twice, but I know about the academic and professional working environment more than someone who's actually done their homework because my 112 year old grandparents told me how much they hate and will never accept gaijin in Japan ever
>Trust me, I'm an expert!
The only thing worse than weebs are half-Japanese anti-weebs who think they know anything they're talking about.

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TALK
ABOUT
FISHING

Check out my 7 pound bass

>>838675
dont be so modest skid, thats like 14 maybe

>>838678
No way it was 14. I might be able to pass it off as 10 in person but the rod makes it look big

>>838684
i need to start going out here, but no water, and it too warm, il go out friday hopefully

>>838686
>Go to small pond I normally fish in
>Water level is at half
>2 inches of solid algae on top
>Water underneath is invisible
What a shitty summer.

>>838686
That's my problem
Hatchery anon I'm moving in with you and you're riding bitch to the beach with me to get a shark from surf and scare the crap out of the bathers

>>838693
>florida
>go to pond
>water levels are at 200%
>it's 110 degrees and still raining

>>838694
I don't know if your shitbike could withstand the weight, you're already pushing it with your fat ass.

>>838694
or i can grab one of my uncles bikes even though i dont have my bike licence
we can also go out on big boat and go for huge sharks, 400Plus pounds

>>838693
> go to ri er
>water is 70f +
>water down super far
>puertoricans everywhefe

>>838695
I'm hitting a pond just down the street from my house this morning and hopefully it won't suck. I haven't been there yet this summer so we'll see how it goes.

>>838697
I upgraded the suspension, it will handle us just fine

i think on friday if the weather isnt shitty il bring my kayak down to the river and go down to the deep deep section and see if i can get anything, Though i need to think of a sun shade idea for my kayak otherwise il probably die, Maybe i can get a small fan too

>>838699
>Go to the cleanest, nicest river I know for trout fishing
>Water is low and a bit warm, but not horrible
>Still catch plenty of trout, and even a baby bass
That was a month ago. I'm almost afraid to go back now. I'll probably hit it once more before the end of the summer.

>>838699
If it's a Harley you're not sharing a lane with me
Also why don't you want to get a shark from surf and get a beach closed? It will be funny

>>838706
>>838706
i have my pick of about 20 bikes,
anything from old ujms to old sportbikes that will spank new sportbikes off the line to a street legal crf450x( i think) to a zx14 thats scarry as fuck
id love to catch a shark from the beach, last time i was at the beach i caught a stingray ( maybe only 5-10 lbs not huge) and people still freaked out

>>838712
How about we borrow the zx14 so then when we get pulled over at least I have a lisence

>>838724
>>838712
And I'll try not to show you why my trip is skid

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>>838724
thats one he doesnt trust me with

i fished with my dad once

we aint catch anything

it was cool though

>>838728
yfw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z42Y3IsSr0

>>838724
Jesus christ you're such a fucking loser

>>838727
trip dissapeared anyways i need to brainstorm ideas to keep me in the shade in my kayak

>>838731
also nibblesworth got released and i need to remeber to feed my catfish tomorrow

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Guys in the DBT on /o/ I found something important

Sir nibblesworth is doing fine

>>838735
>>838731
At least he was

>>838735
see the post above yours, nibblesworth got relased by the other anon, my catfish mr whiskers is doing well aong with his 3 brothers and sisters

>>838731
>long sleeves
>long pants/bring a towel and lay it over your legs
>big hat
>bandana around face and back of neck

Works great

>>838739
But back to bikes
He doesn't trust you with it
I'm sure he'll trust a total stranger with the nickname skid who rolls up on a scratched and beaten to shit klr650 with scratched up gear from crashes

>>838706
Northeast ocean is too warm still. Bad summer unless you have boat access to deep water.
got a bunch of scup/porgies, a few tiny sea bass, and a sea robin.
2X had something grab bait and run a little but no hook set.

>>838741
Maybe you shouldn't drive like a faggot because you think it makes you look cool

>>838741
But in my defense my only two on road crashes- one was because of walnuts on the road and the other was a guy with no brake lights giving me a brake check

>>838740
but its going to be like fucking 99 degrees or some shit, id rather less clothes and a sunshade of some sorts, maybe a fan and some cool sodas or some shit, il bring my music too i gotta figure out how to be comfy as fuck, once i have that figured out il fish eery day after work and il start showing you niggas some big trout

>>838745
Did you learn your lesson about riding peoples asses?

>>838746
Its really not that hot, I usually get sweaty and then feel cooler than I do without anything on. No matter how much sunscreen I put on I still burn after 2 hours or so and I usually go out kayaking 8+ hours so it's not really an option to just lather up. You should try it sometime, worst comes to worst you just undress but I think you'll be surprised.

>>838749
I wasn't riding his ass, I was looking behind me to merge cause he was driving like an idiot and my mirror was broken then when I looked back he was at a dead stop- no tail lights, no turn signal, no traffic in front of him. I had room to stop but I psyched myself out and only locked the rear brake, stalled, and skidded into him. Both of those were when I first got the bike and hadn't been riding or driving for a few months- I was rusty

>>838756
I honestly can't believe you haven't killed yourself yet, but it's probably coming. You're a fucking idiot and whoever gave you a license let alone a bike endorsement did nothing but endanger everyone else on the road to your autistic ass.

>>838744
I don't when people are around. Most of my crashes were off road with poor traction

>>838755
i do it but its been really nasty latley, i think i may try to diy a biminy cannopy or some shit, pimp my kayak out, with everything

>>838757
Actually they gave me an m1 only

>>838228

this guy gets it.

>>838591
I've found that you have to let them run with it a little bit. If you try and set it right when they take it, they tend to spit it out. If you let them have it for just second longer, it'll hook better.

>>838757
>I honestly can't believe you haven't killed yourself yet
Also I know right? How long is this going to take. I figured this would be a win win. I get to die and my family gets a nice paycheck from a lawsuit.

>>838772
That's why I like circles. Just tighten the drag and either they hook themselves or drop it, come back for it, then hook themselves.

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Alright you faggots. If you could only choose one of these 3 to use for the rest of your life. Which one?

Even though I've been liking the chatterbait lately I think I'd go with the spinner since I've caught a shit ton of fish on spinners.

>>838756
I redact my statement

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>>838453
Brush Hogs are pretty good too. Grab some junebug or sprayed grass Zoom brush hogs and try those if the worms aren't getting a ton of attention.

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>>838780
chatter bait tbqh

is an arbor knot supposed to snap eventually?

i tied my line on like 3 times but every time i was able to break it by pulling on it really hard. i dont know if this is supposed to happen, i dont want my line to fly off.

>>838780
Buzzbait

>>838872
If you run out of line and the arbor knot actually has to hold you are shit out of luck anyway. Only use it for attaching your line to the reel. Just by looking at how it's tied you can tell it is not meant to hold anything worth mentioning.

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>>838112
Glad I post images most times when replying. These threads are so fast that this one has doubled since posting and I have to search through to find where the convo left off.

>>838413
Well, it has to be a jon boat. There won't be any passengers over 110lbs, so that isn't really a problem, but two places to sit is a must. I really can't seem to find any other style of boat that fits everything I need.

I suppose a coracle would also work, but not so much when it comes to room. Too much pole battling between two people I'd imagine. lol

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>>838928
I just tie a granny knot like this. I've never had trouble. The line doesn't pull through. I either cut my hand pulling or break the line if I really pull hard. This is for freshwater fishing.

>>838928
It really depends on where you are fishing. In freshwater you can often get away with running out of line because most fish won't break the line (exception of big stripers, big catfish obviously.) Most fish don't have the pull and instead only snap a line if you don't give the line enough springiness by having your pole angled correctly. If your pole is as close to perpendicular to the line, you can most times land fish without trouble.

Though, I suppose if you have low test line, you may have trouble. But, really though, you need high enough test to pull in your target fish that may temporarily get the line tangled around an obstruction without breaking.

In saltwater, if you run out of line, that's normally the end of the story. Hope the line snaps or the knot slips otherwise you may lose your entire pole.

>>838969
Sounds like a jon boat will suit you perfectly. They really open up a world of fishing.

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>>838969
Maybe try to build a PVC pontoon boat.

>>838780
I get way more bites on my buzzbait than my spinner

>>839015
I rarely have luck with buzzbaits. For topwater, it's poppers or frogs. Never caught a bass on a buzzbait.

>>839018
Sure, but in the context of his question those weren't options.

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>>839025
I would probably go spinnerbait, but I'm looking forward to using chatter baits more when the water cools off. I do much better with inlines compared to regular spinners.

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>>838999
I don't know about that, but I often wonder how difficult and cost effective it would be to build myself a little rowing skiff.

This one is from plans by bateau.com. supposedly, it can be built for a couple hundred dollars.

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Spent about 4 hours frog these pads. Had about 10 blow ups but only 3 landed. All three of their combined weight was probably a pound

>>839140
Jesus, can those little guys even get their mouth around a frog?

>>839141
Haha I guess so. I caught three little dinks like that and all of their mouths were just big enough to fit a frog body in there. Had to slow down my retrieve a lot to give them a chance to get it because they would keep coming back if they missed it the first time

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>>838999
>>839108
I've considered an DIY encapsulated watercraft. Everything I can come up with or google is heavier or has less space than the 10' jon boats. However, the best compromise for weight and size is a jon boat with pvc pipe pontoons strapped to the sides.


>>839140
>Had about 10 blow ups but only 3 landed.

That is what I hate most about weedless stuff.

>>839164
I wanted to go try some frogs out on a pond nearby with lots of pads, but I had some shit to do this morning and by the time I was free it was already hot as balls out.

Gonna try to go tomorrow morning instead. I'll take some pictures if I get anything.

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>>838969
A kaboat might work for you. holds more weight than an aluminum. moves easily on water because its inflatable and sits on top of the water. you can carry it to the launch. fishes 2 people with ease.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_3yLknEP4Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0G3L9tixto

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>>839018
Caught litteraly over a hundred bass on this single buzz bait.
>>839169
Just gotta get the presentation and speed right for that pond and you'll be fine. It's fun as shit even when you don't catch them just because of how cool the blowups are

>>839193
Do you find that the ones with the legs or the tassels are best?

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>>839193
Yeah I never gave the buzzbaits much of a chance. Last spring was the first time I really got into topwater and the Rapala Skitter Pops were my best by far. Plus they hook up better than most topwater baits. But I had to give up on topwater by like late March.

I still hear about people going after sneks with topwater, but they seem to hit inlines the best.

>>839194
If you see the Strike King Perfect Plastics frogs, grab some of those. Rig them weedless with a 4/0EWG worm hook and no hook and just run them across the weeds. I seem to do better with those things than the hollow body frogs.

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>>839197
If you know the bass are up along the shallow areas of the water and it's not too weedy thats when I will throw it. You find the ones just chilling there not moving and once it goes over them almost no matter what they will attack it. Also it's hook up ratio for me has been much better then frogs

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Can I get some beginners advice on ice fishing? I know it's really fucking early but I won't even have time to fish until winter so I figured I'd learn to ice fish and start looking shit up now.

When's the best time to start buying ice fishing gear? I won't be able to afford an ice house of any kind so I'll be going the minimalist route, what's the best way to protect against frigid wind chills? What kind of gear should I buy?

>>839228
>learn to ice fish
Watch Grumpy Old Men or Grumpier Old Men, I forget which one leans more towards ice

>>839206
I think I'n gonna run one of those Pond Magic buzzbaits this afternoon at a snakey lake. My only issue is the smaller ~12" sneks don't have a big mouth. Plus they don't inhale lures like bass, they like to flgeab the end and rip them away (which is why the inlines hook up pretty well). But if they strike at them, at least I know I can use them when I see a bigger snek.

I also saw these interesting spinners whn I was at Bass Pro that I want to try. Can't remember if they were Strike Kings or Booyahs, but they had a single colorado blade and the wire holding the blade was much shorter. Some name like "Rocket Shad". They still had a larger head and hook so they should hook bass fine, but the whole profile of the lure was smaller so they seem like they could work for clear(er) water or picky bass tuat don't want to go after a huge target.

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>>839228
Nigga it's August.

>>839235
I know but I just want summer gone. It's too fucking humid.

>>839186
i just wouldn't trust that thing in a river or around stumps

>>839140
that looks shallow. i bet its too hot for anything big

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>>839240
They are all under the pads. Coolest spot in the pond. This is mid range for this water and I got him two days ago in the same spot as that little guy

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>>839237
I feel ya on that. I can' wait for winter either. But winter in South Florida means sunny and 75F erryday with no humidity and rain once a month. Plus cooler water and hungry bass coming closer to shore.

>>839238
I always thought the same thing. You also have hooks and knives flying around. But supposedly those thiings are pretty tough provided you don't buy the cheapest POS possible.

Reminds me, I was at Dick's today dor work and I have the stockroom manager dude keeping an eye out for cheap kayaks. He told me today he had a paddleboard with a couple scratches that he was about to pu out for 50% off.
Told him I need me a nice fishing kayak though.

New bread comin soon so ice fishing anon may want to post ther when it is up.

>>838317

i dont think he means lots as in 10 of the same lure, there was one guy who had a buy it now lot for 20 bucks, it contained 25 gamakatsu worm hooks, like 4 rapalas, a gary yamamoto shibuki popper, 2 spinner, and some other shit, and it had free shipping

i don't think it was that hard to grasp what he was saying

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>>839249
>>839250
That's straight then. I haven't really looked at those, I just always see sets of like 30 of the same bait in differnt colors. I think anon should see what is working and try varieties od those lures. I just got another email for those MTB kits too, some coupon code to get a few bucls off those things. The "Finesse" and "Lucky Craft" box both caught my eye but I didn't order.

>>837165
>Cat ears
>Creepy

Anon, I bet you're not even into a pure perfect tail plug.

>>839228
Look to motorcycle shops to get a fleece balaclava and some double paned snow-mobile goggles. Those will protect your face and neck from the wind. Then from there, layers, layers, layers. I'd say buy a union suit then many layers of thin wool- it will keep you warm even if you go through the ice which is important.
Consider building cheap crampons, you can find design plans on www.instructables.com with instructions. I'd say start with a quality auger and look at the cabellas whuppin stick for a budget combo. One with 2lb and one with 6 lb should be good for everything from bluegill to walleye. Look into cheap tipups too. Consider buying some size 16 bare hooks (check the fly fishing section) for fishing a small presentation of a single maggot or waxworm. Also get some tiny floats and sinkers while you're there. Jigging spoons and other jigging lures are a staple too. Fish similar places to where you would in fall during the early season, and hit weedbeds as the season goes on. Clear ice is stronger but cloudy ice is easier to fish but always remember- no ice is safe ice. If all the ice is clear try to stay on patches of snow so you don't cast shadows.
>>839734
Square peg tails are best tails