Fishing & Tackle Thread

>>866272
I told ya membership was $20. I'll split the net profits with you 50/50 if you do all the writing. I'll do all the scripting and maintain the site.

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Man trout fishing is fun

But how do I catch one :(

>>866287
hook, splitshot sinker, bobber, power bait.

very easy

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>>866277
Fuck, I better start copying + pasting.

Your name is going to be on the website though. I don't want to deal with the hundreds of lawsuits that come with stealing everybody else's intellectual property.

>>866287
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>>866297
Thanks for the tackle advice, but where am I aiming to drop my bait, standing pools or where the current is swift? And I heard getting close to them will spook them, but I dont wanna cast into trees so I got to stay in the water, im guessing just cast farther (and always upstream?)

>>866303
Woah KVD AND Bill Dance post in the fishing general¿ we're moving up in the world guise.

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>>866310
We all lurk

>>866307
get some of those little wax worm baits and cast them upstream and let if flow into the pools

>>866307
No go to the fly shop and buy beadhead nymphs
Pheasant tails or hares ears from size 10-16
Rig that under a float bubble so they bounce bottom
Cast at trees and rocks and watch for foam
There are some simple sayings "wood is good, foam is home, rocks rock" etc
Trout are just as likely to be in front of a rock as behind it and will usually be infront of of a tree
Foam indicates the high flow spots where they'll stack up for food
The fronts and tails of pools will hold fish too
As will undercut banks
Trout like water about 2-3 mph so focus in areas about walking speed
Dress to match the surroundings and stay low in clearings or you'll "skyline" (have a clear outline that can spook fish)
Power bait only really works on stocked trout and even then most people I talk to don't like it
If you can, flip over rocks and look for little bugs and stuff under the water and choose the fly that is most similar in size
>>866287
I was sleeping all day

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>>866287
Get a fly fishing rig.
Here's a small trout for your troubles

>>866346
>only really works on stocked trout
kek

>>866349
>>866346
>>866287
This
What is that a little golden trout or a Brook trout?
And the combo?

>>866359
Pretty sure it's a little golden trout. Caught it up in an alpine lake in the Uinta mountain range
Also, I'm the same anon from last thread with the reddington path 5 weight combo

Even with the water cooling down quite a bit up here in the northeast I still can't catch shit on moving baits. It occurs to me that the bodies of water I like to tend to fish are probably what many would consider pressured, so I guess at least I feel good that I haven't been skunked at all this year. It just sucks having cranks, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, jerkbatis etc and feeling like they are useless.

>>866422
yup golden, the bars arent as pronounced yet on that one. My wife and I hiked to a few uinta lakes going cross country. I caught a tiger trout in one of lakes. I had never heard of a tiger trout and thought I was getting trolled by a local but yeah tiger trout. It made my 146th species caught.

>>866422
That's what I thought

I need a 6 weight but it can wait til spring
I need me a steelhead though
Gotta stock up on wooly buggers eggs and zonkers

>>866447
Tiger Trout is a hybrid of Brook and Brown Trouts though, so not really a species to its own. I'd still love to catch one someday.

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What species of catfish is this?

What gear do you catch it on?

How much do you think it weighs?

>>866505
Did you get in those guts?

>>866505
>tfw no wife material in my state

>>866479
thats interesting, i'll have to post it on the species forum that i'm on. I know a few people have it on their lists. thanks for the heads up

>>866507
I'm hoping to

Bit of a butterface but she's skinny so that's an all systems go

>>866479
Infertile hybrid
They're fucking gorgeous fish (the male's at least)
Females are pretty but not quite as great

You dont see too many of them large but 6-12 inches seems to be the norm

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>>866514
Pic related is still ultimate wfe material

>>866169
>The purple one is or night. I don't think I've seen you post a lot about night fishing. When you look at the surface of the water from below at night it's silver so black/purples pop at night to fish.
>Blurple is pretty popular here

>>866550
She looks like she can't even fish and is there for the attention. You can see it in her eyes she doesn't really want to be there.

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>>866563
I have a night spinner that is purple with big Colorado blades

>>866565
I refuse to believe

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murrica can't into catfish

>>866566
Where you at in Florida? I wanna come fish there.

>>866569
Our catfish won't kill a small child at least

>>866590
That depends on if the child is eating it or not. Pollution is no joke anymore.

>>866590
Circle of life.

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>>866570
Pretty much Fort Lauderdale. Idk why you would want to fish freshwater here tho. If you were to come south for freshwater, there are better places for largemouth.

>>866590
>go fishing for cat fish
>cat fish catches you


Kek.

>>866629
a big catfish did drag down and kill a snagger recently
good riddance

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Holy shit, they made Whopper Plopper Buzzbaits and they are fuckhueg.

>>866653
Yea I bought one last week. It's sucks cock imo lol

>>866659
Did you pay $17 for it?

That one anon in NC loves the regular Whopper Ploppers but I haven't been able to bring myself to buy another for $15 after I snagged mine the first time I used it.

I'll wait until Dick's has a 2 for $10 sale on em and grab a couple then.

>>866667
Yup. It's just two small whopper ploppers on the top that spin. Regular buzz bait has a better presentation

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>>866687
Yeah I was checking it out. How heavy are the things?

They have a bunch of Rapalas on clearance right now too for like $5-$7 but I have so many different Rapalas already and don't even use them much anymore. I guess I could use a few more larger Originals in some of the proven colors that have been around for years.

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>>866698
A little heavier then your average spinner bait. A little less then an ounce if I had to guess.


These are the only hard baits I fuck with. Mostly stick to soft plastics for smallies unless I'm in deep water

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Saw these cool looking northern pikes on a forum.
Have you ever caught a fish with an unique pattern?

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>>866747
I rarely fish diving baits, I'm all about jerkbaits

>>866758
This peacock was interesting. It was more gold and less yellow than most of them and has trout-lookin spots

>>866760
80% of those are jerkbaits.. they dont have to dive that deep in the lakes I fish since they are so clear. the smallies will see it from the bottom in 50+ feet of water and come up and grab it no problem

Are these artificial baits and jigs really that good? I've just been using live bait and jigs all my life, and I've been doing alright. Am I missing out?

>>866772
Na, Live bait is just easier. I get bored of using the same bait every time and like to challenge myself. If you like the way you are fishing now dont change it

how would i transfer / store some line for later use? i dont have another reel to transfer it to at the moment

>>866772
Live bait works better in most conditions, it's just a different way of fishing.

>>866747
>>866763
That Rapala color with the mustard body and red lip, I have been looking for more in that color forever. I have one smaller Husky Jerk or Original in that color and it does well.

>>866774
Just use your hand and go onto an empty spool. It just takes forever.

>>866775
havnt used that thing in years. Last fish I think I got with it was a big Drum on accident on lake Ontario

Do you guys eat trout?

>>866801
Absolutely.

>>866801
It has been the only fish I ate that was caught by family (I catch and release since I'm still a noob) and it was one of the best meals I ate

>>866758
If fishing was a video game a big part of the game would be catching rare patterns like this

Example csgo's knives

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How would you fish this spot from the shore? Basically bands of grass everywhere with 2 ft gaps between.

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>>866826
frog, punching rig

>>866826
nvm about the punching rig didnt see the text saying the water was submerged. a buzzbait, whopper plopper, spook would work too

>>866831
Agreed.

>>866758
never caught, but have seen quite a few albino brookies this year , also some not quite albino brookies, but extremely light lacking any bars and spots, Plus its also interesting to see different strains of trout ( browns in particular) and how different their coloration can be from courtlands to other strains,

>>866826
So is the grass underwater or it comes all the way to the surface? If it comes to the surface, frogs are the way to go. If it is underwater, you could run poppers and other topwater with hooks hanging off. And if it is just grass and not super thick, you might be able to get spinnerbaits through.

Whenever I fish weed beds like that though I always get bigger bass just on the other side of the grass and weeds. I have one spot that is similar with thick weeds and little gaps between and I can always get snakl bass with frogs right over the top of the weeds. Later in the afternoon and at dusk, I will Texas rig a soft bait, put some weight on it, and huck it out past the weeds. If the larger bass are hungry, they will be lurking out on the deeper side waiting for something to slip out of the cover. So I will work them nice and slow right before the weede, then just reel it in quickly over them and cast again so I don't grt all caught up.

>>866801
>>866807
Any murky taste ever? How do you guys get rid of it

>>866851
Never had that problem.

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>bass fishin in the rain
Wut do? What works good for you guys?

I can never decide if I want to go with something loud or if the rain drowns it out too much. Plus it got dark which sucks. I was hoping the rain would stop but it just kept drizzling.

>>866832
>>866843
Its probably 3-4 inches under water most parts. Some are a little deeper. Pretty much half of the lake is grass patches like this. I did try punching it but I was just pulling out wads of grass every time. I also tried a weightless senko for a bit but it felt like I was just wasting my time so I walked around to some other spots.

>>866821
It is actualy a thing in the game Fishing Planet.

>>866867
just go straight top water then. frog, popper, buzz bait, spook, walking bait

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>>866867
Maybe grab some Zoom Horny Toads. Or even the lizards. Rig them weightless or with a real light weight and pull them across the top. I do the Horny Toads with a 4/0 EWG weedless and no weight, cast pretty well on 10lb braid. Otherwise you could even do the lizard with a 1/8oz weight or something light so it won't bury itself down in the grass and run it underwater just on top of the grass. A dark color like Junebug will really get their attention if you run the lizard in the grass because those black and purple colors stand out really well against the green and brown.

Otherwise traditional spinnerbaits. Maybe a Booyah Pond Magic since they are light and you can probably keep it just on top of the grass and spinnerbaits really don't catch up much. How far out does the grass go? Can you cast past it? That's what I would do and just work the bait from the deep water right up to the edge of the grass and then reel it in quick.

A couple more options would be paddle tail or split tail soft shads. Those Storm shads have the one hook on the top and come through weeds well, but they are heavy and might dig in. Otherwise get some Zoom Super Flukes and rig em with a weighted swimbait hook so they will be weedless. Once again with those, a nice dark color would probably stand out well in the grass.

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>>866867
There's a Strike King Swimmin Shad with the weighted swimbait hook. Those could definitely cruise through the grass if you don't want to do topwater.

But I still think you should try and fish past the grass. Bigger bass normally don't hang out in tall, thick grass like that.

how much of a problem is putting the wrong size treble on a lure

also someone post that infographic on line diameters

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Fug... someone tied the 1995 state record a couple minutes north of where I fish. Lucky fucker

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>>866887
It's always in the imgur too, but really doesn't show trebles.

It's not a big deal if you don't use the same size. But like with anything else, too large of a hook and smaller fish can't grab it but too small and it is easier for larger fish to shake it loose.

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>>866892
Nope, def not that. Damn thumbnails

Found it, but
>error downloading photo from icloud

On the imgur.

Just remember, even though 20lb braid and 6lb mono are the same diameter, the mono will probably cast better since it is so smooth. But the 10lb braid will cast better than 6lb mono since it is so much lighter.

WhY do they call it "tackle". I've also never really seen the point of fishing for catch and release. Is it really that fun to you guys? Never has been for me. I find it relaxing but it seems pointless unless I get some food out of it

>>866899
Tackle is just an old word that is a synonym for equipment. And I don't really like the taste of fish so yeah

>>866899
It takes a certain amount of sociopathic tendencies to attain joy throygh fooling another living being with no other gains

will warm water over braid tighten my line to the reel? or is that a mono thing only

my line seems very loosey goosey at the moment

>>866909
wont do shit. did you put a mono backing on your spool? If you did and its still loose probably be best to re spool and put more tension on the line when putting it back on

>>866902
It does not. Maybe it is you who is a sadist and you project that to others?

>>866902
Skid...

>>866889
How many beers did that bass have every night after work?

>>866970
How about 2-3lbs of split shot poured into its stomach?

>>866909
You just gotta respool it tighter man.

>>866975
>>866970
kek, thats how fish look after they have a big meal. probably 2 or 3 blue gills in there

>>866863
Thats a cozy pic, Pepsi

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Went fishing today and couldn't find shit in a lake that normally always produces up here in northern MN. Just looking forward to ice fishing at this point.

>>866287
learn to flyfish.

>>867006
That's a beautiful fish.

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>want to fall for big swimbait meme
>would have to buy another heavier combo

I plan on fishing the salt throughout the winter here in SF. What equipment do I need to get? Should I go for fishing the jetty and getting those sturdy boots with korkers and waterproof pants/jacket, or should I buy boots and waders and hit the surf instead?

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>>866975
Reminds me of pic related

>>866993
I like that little pond because it is right down the street and I can go there after work to relax while I watch people get pissed off stuck in traffic on I-95.

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>>866975
>>867074

>>867074
Hey Pepsi how often do you go fishing? I think I see you posting in the trucker threads on /o/. Are you a local driver?

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Decent saltwater reel for 29 bucks?

From a local store 2 min away from my home, so keep in mind warranty and attention.

>>867006
That fish is really tall. They normally only get tall like that when there's stuff like musky and pike in the area.

>>866863
Wear a poncho, fish normally. Overcast and nighttime use dark colored lures; top water or near surface lures.

>>866940
>>866909
>>866902
>>867116

Fuq my thing went wrong
That was meant for the other guy
Fucking phone

>>867116
The fact that you actually typed that out proves your autism.

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>>867091
There's two different types of body style for those bluegill and sunfish. Pumpkinseeds and regular bluegill have the big round body with a small mouth while green sunfish have the longer body and big mouth.

Those breeds are all over. You will get a lot of cool ones fishing little ponds in the midwest.

>>867077
I try and get out 2 or 3 times a week. Sometimes it is just for an hour after work.

>>867116
It's fun to catch fish. That's all there is to it.
I don't think anyone enjoys hurting the fish.

>>867132
Top right... Down here in my part of florida are known as warmouth..

>>867132
Still, sunfish that get tall are normally in an area with predators that have large mouths on them. It is a survival technique via evolution.

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>>867164

How effective is dough bait for catfish? I tried it today because I wanted to catch one to make a joke for my match.com profile about no catfish but didn't get any.

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Since I started fishing I just realized that none of the "this is bait" pictures actually have bait on them. Is this part of the joke that I've been missing all these years?

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>>867164
Nah that are a little different I think. Green sunfish have a dark green with cool blue colors. Used to get them in IL but all I see for bluegill in FL so far has been the really plain ones. The fish I got in IL never had that distinct of verticle stripes on then.

>>867186
Not if you're fishing for sunfish. All you need is a shiny hook to jig with. You get crappie sometimes too.

>>867172
Hmm, I never noticed a difference. Like I said in IL we had all sorts of bream and they all lived together for the most part but that was urban lakes. The less pressured spots with big bass, I seemed to get a lot of fat sunfish with smaller mouths.

Never got redears around there though. I think those are found more west, like west of the Mississippi. Or at least everytime somebody posts a redear, it's coming from Kansas or Nebraska.

What you said about the large mouth and pike/muskie reminds me of perch in Wisconsin. You don't catch yellow perch everywhere, but it seems like the places you do get them are known northern pike and muskie spots.

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I know you guys love dink posting so here's a dink. Caught it on an 8wt fly rod while surf fishing with a now destroyed orange/pink deceiver I made a few months back but never used. Not a practical way to surf fish but I wanted to give it a shot.

>>867183
It works for channel cats, but if you are going for cats with commercial baits, get "dip bait" or "punch bait". It is softer and more sticky and works so much better.

>>867183
>>867197
It is better to catch a bucket of bait fish, kill them about 12 hours before you go fishing, cut some up for chumming the water, and use some for cut bait for channel catfishing. You can use a net bag for holding the chum in the water.

>>867200
I used to get channel cats on nightcrawlers quite a bit too. And bullhead love nightcrawlers.

>>867201
You can catch them on anything, I'm just stating the best method. If it isn't working it is because there are no channel cats in that area and you need to move to a new location.

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>>867203
Nah I'm sure chumming the area with baitfish will def do better than a regular nightcrawler. I guess I'm saying the doughbait isn't anything special. Dip bait is pretty good, but a dead shiner or half a bluegill might be some of the best for channel cats and a nightcrawler won't fail you either.

Anybody ever try the dough bait for carp? I bought a jar of it a long time ago and it was kinda sweet with a strong anise smell. Didn't do shit for me, white bread balls on a treble was always the best.

>bikerfags

raining all day the past two days

ill never get my bucket out

>>867218
The difference between nightcrawlers and chumming with dead baitfish is the difference between catching 4-5 channel catfish and catching 20-30 channel catfish. At least that's been my experience.

Normally dough balls for carp are used in areas where people use old bread to feed carp for fun. It can still work though.

Is kayak fishing a meme? I'm thinking about buying one next year.

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>>867221
>not fishing in the rain

Get a rain poncho, poncho.

>>867231
I'm still thinking about it. Fishing kayaks do run like $800+ for anything worthwhile. I think it would be nice for some of the lakes and canals where I can't fish from shore on the whole shoreline because of trees, weeds, or private property.

Only thing is lots of the places I fish are already private property so I can get away with casting from shore for an hour on a Sunday morning but putting a boat in the water might be testing my luck.

Also check out your state laws. One of the reasons a kayak sounds appealing is because there is no registration or anything else that makes owning a boat such a bitch. But Ohio makes you register kayaks and I'm sure there are other states. At that point just buy an aluminum boat with small motor.

>>867234
Get a kayak and use it to fish the inshore areas. You'll finally break the never ending string of dinks

>>867237
I could launch it half a block from my house too.

I'll get around to it.

>>867231

Compared to shore fishing? No, you'd have to be stupid to think shore fishing is superior to having pretty much any kind of watercraft. Unless all you fish is small creeks or tiny ponds, I guess.

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Wishing I could catch something larger. Gonna try and fly fish at night here soon.
Any suggestions if anyone has them?

Pic related, largest rainbow I could manage yesterday

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I'm starting to be a big fan of the wacky rig

>>867231
Ive never caught a bass on mine, but I've also only actually been fishing on it a couple of times. Usually I just take it out and paddle around and keep a rod with me.

>>867238
>I'll get around to it.

Maybe tomorrow?

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>>867252
The bass in this pond fight really well for they're size. This dude was stripping drag pretty good and I have it set kinda high.

>>867053
bamp. does anyone have experience with surf or jetty fishing in the winter in CA?

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Made a couple of floating minnow from pieces of cork. Crude compared to my properly tied flies, but should do the job as expected. The tail on the white one is holographic green, didn't show up well in pic.

Hittin dem trout Wednesday.

>>867282
I know the photo can be deceiving but how much gap is there between the body and the hook tip? Looks good otherwise.

Here's a video you may enjoy. I'm going to be using a similar method for making 3D eyes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fObj9sILFf4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnwH-xPP80I

>>867247
Ive been fishing trout all summer with next to no luck. Talked to a guy yesterday who claimed to catch sometimes 10 a day in the same spot i was fishing. He was using earthworm as bait on a bobber instead of flies and blinks, maybe worth a try...

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>>867287
You ever do waxworms? Best panfish bait ever.

>>867284
I used baitholder hooks with an offset point, the bodies are thin and the point sticks out to the side.

>>867292
I was thinking they were offset, but just wanted to make sure.

>>867289
Is there anything they don't like?

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>>867247
What weight? Caught plenty of rainbows with bait and spinners, my local lake isn't ideal for fly fishing from the shore, need to go out in a boat to do it properly but the boats are expensive to rent.

>>867287
Trout respond better to bait than flies IMO.
Worms are good, sweet corn is also great.
What is absolutely insanely effective is a little piece (maybe 1 inch square) of oily fish like mackerel.

>>867234
You can get them way cheaper than that. This will be about the 10th time I've shilled this yak here but the tamarack angler is ~300 and is absolutely fantastic.

If you're over 200 lbs or more than 6 ft tall you might want a longer one, though.

>>867307
>over 200 lbs
Uhhhh yeah. I'm an adult.

>>867289
Never tried it, but I suppose you can catch em with anything that wiggles or gives off a slight shine. How I understand it, is that summer is worm season and in a couple of weeks when the water gets a little colder you can start bringing out your flies and lures (talking about trout).

>>867316
Adult =\= overweight

>>867318
>200 pound male
>overweight

kek

>>867319
You're considered obese-overweight unless you're 6'4'' if you are 200 lbs. most healthy males are 140-175.

>>867303
Never seen sweet corn fishing, but ill be happy to try it, im going down to my spot in a few hours. How do you recommend I do it?
Just attach a few pieces to a hook like any bait, or do I spread the corn around the water first?

>>867307
$459 on Amazon

Seat doesn't look comfy

>>867321
Depends on if you lift or not. 175lbs is full otter mode for me and I'm 6' 2" in the morning.

Is catfishing easier than bass fishing?

>>867325
It's actually really comfy. The foam is thick and the back gives a lot of support with a lot of adjustment room
For different postures.

>>867326
Okay well most people don't lift and I said over 6 ft/200 lbs so when you bitched about the 200 lbs but mentioned nothing of height I assumed you were 5'5" with a beer gut.

>>867329
both are pretty easy but cat fishing is the easier of the two.

>>867321
>You're considered obese-overweight unless you're 6'4''

according to what? the BMI meme? kek

>>867336
Yeah, it's a pretty good scale for general measurement. I've also never known anyone who wasn't jacked that wasn't fat as shit if they're over 200 lbs.

>>867338
>Yeah, it's a pretty good scale for general measurement.
lmfao.. dude.. are you retarded or something? im 6'2" 230lbs with an average build. are you honestly try to say that im classified as obese? give your head a shake m8

>>867295
>>867317
Y'all niggas gotta grab a container of waxworms. They are really plump and juicy and I think that gets the fish going like crazy. They are one of those fatty treats for lizards.

>>867329
You can bass fish with a bobber and nightcrawler, and you could catch catfish on that same setup if you run the bait a little deeper. All depends on the populations of fish in a given lake and if they are feeding.

Fishing with lures normally requires a bit more technique than just throwing bait out. But in my experience, it is easy to find bass if you know where too look, but they can be picky and won't always bite everything. If you can get a bait near catfish, they will probably eat it. But it is harder to find catfish on the bottom of the lake than looking for a weed bed and fishing for bass on the edge of it.

apples and oranges

>>867339
You are 100% obese unless you work out, which as I already stated excludes the majority of the population which is why Bmi is an alright scale for the average person.

>>867342
I haven't worked out a day in my life. I also have visible muscle mass. but yeah im obese. right

>>867344
Not obese, but you probably got a lil gut going.

>>867344
Post pic of yourself because you're either lying about not working out or you're a fat piece of shit and are still a liar.

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>>867345
Nothin wrong with a little tummy pudge ;)
>>867346

>>867338
6 ft 3
210-220 lbs depending on time of year

Pretty average build maybe a bit more muscular than some

>>867324
On the hook, 3-4 pieces on a size 6 hook works for me. I might even top it off with a single maggot or worm if I have any of them.
Spreading sweet corn around isn't really effective for trout.

>>867350
fug I clicked send before i could say that isnt me but basically what my torso looks like but with less hair. Totally obese though

>>867350
Wow mate thanks for proving my point, that person is fat and if you look like him you are also fat. A good 30 lbs overweight.

>>867358
>coming from someone that thinks 140 lbs is normal for an adult male

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>>867358
>Wow mate thanks for proving my point, that person is fat and if you look like him you are also fat. A good 30 lbs overweight.

t. pic related

>>867359
>implying anything I've said invalidates the fact that you are overweight and borderline obese

>>867350

>arguing about not being fat
>post pic confirming fat

What

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>>867361
Yeah bro I'm huge.. straight fat fuck status

am i the only one who goes lure hunting after its rained

dont judge me

>>867364
Lmao YOU ARE THOUGH.
Keep lying to yourself, fatty. You're bigger than the first pic you posted.

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>>867364
>selfies

>>867368
Peps pls,

Would you faggots shut up about being fatsses and talk about fishing instead?

>>867367
Ebin troll m8 XD

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Made my first bottlecap lure after a previous thread. It has lead pieces inside for weight and rattle.
Same guy who made floating minnows, hence same pink stripe down the side which is a colour I find appeals to trout.

>>867368
how else am I supposed to lure thots on tinder dumby?

>>867372
>posts pic proving you're 30+ lbs overweight
>KEL EPBIK TROLL XDDD IM PERFECTLY HEALTHY XDD

Obviously you weren't smart enough to stop shoveling food down your throat but fuck you're stupid.

>>867373
You dress the hook yourself?

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>>867371
Post pics of lures

I'm diggin this new phone camera, seems to capture the colors a lot better. I need to redo my "KVD BassHole Essentials"

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The Bass Pro Shop Kastmasters came in. I thought the dressed hook will be bigger, but I'm putting it on the 3/4 oz Acme Kastmaster and testing it tomorrow.

>>867376
19% body fat =/= obese you autist. go outside and see what people look like once in awhile. we dont all have the same twig build like you see in your animes

>>867383
Average =\= healthy weight
Just because a lot of people are fat fucks doesn't make you any less of a fat fuck.
You're in denial.

>>867384
0/10, its like your not even trying baka. back to fish talk I guess

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>>867382
Damn, that looks gud. I was at Dick's yesterday for work and they had these Kastmasters on the clearance rack forever but somebody finally bought them

I like the color on this hooks

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Anyone here have experience with underspins? I saw some at Gander the other day and I was wondering if they are a meme (inb4 all bass lures are memes)

>>867331
>when you bitched

I was butting in on the conversation. I didn't side with anyone, just gave some info about anecdotal experience.

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>>867350
>6'4" 275 lbs.

Well, certainly not an obese 275lns but 250lbs would be much better on him.

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>>867392
I'm always shilling for them, and subsequently bitching about how I can get an 8pk of 1/8oz underspins for $3.49 but everybody wants $6 for a single 1/4oz one.

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>>867231
yak fishing is the shizznit

>>867397
Those are little ones thats why. The ones i saw had a blade almost the same size as a size 3-4 mepps. Thinking of getting a couple but im not sure on what trailer to run

>>867398
Should you be bending your rod like that?

>>867396
That is obese

>>867404
>literally what they're made for

>>867407
5 more pounds and you'd be correct, most of his mass is muscle. That is why he can get away with an extra 25lb of fat to be 275lbs. If you were 275lbs and didn't lift like he obviously does then you've be around 80-85lbs overweight.

>>867404
No, they can develop a memory if left too long (years).

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>>867401
Yeah but a 1/4oz underspin shouldn't cost 15x as much as a 1/8oz one.

I like running them with curly taik grubs and minnows. The Gulp curly tail minnows are great, but you gotta look in the saltwater section for larger ones.

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>>867401
>>867415
Any paddle tails and shit like that will work for em too. Even curly tail worms but you gotta be careful with those since you will get fish grabbing the end of the worm and missing the hook on longer worms.

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>>867401
>3" white Power Grubs
Hnnnggg!

Those are fucking incredible

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>>867415
>>867416
I wont deny that the price difference is unreasonable but when you actually compare what I saw with the pic you posted it becomes clear why they cost more. The ones you posted are just painted crude lead on a hook. The ones I saw were molded into little fish heads and had more detail to them, not to mention some use tungsten which is always more. I was thinking of running a big zoom super fluke or gambler big ez.. think it would be too much on something like pic related (1/2 ounce)?

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>>867423
They really aren't that cheaply built or anything that would necessitate anywhere near the price difference. Pic related shows the ones with the hammered gold willow blade which is a cool touch. The $6 ones aren't nearly as nice as the one you just posted, they look more similar to the first one but all white and no special "sexy shad" paintjob.

You could run the Super Flukes or Gambler shads. As long as the hook is coming out enough and hopefully towards the middle of the body, you will be straight. Only thing is those baits have the slots cut into them to be weedless rigged so they may not stay on the underspin quite as well. You can find lots of 3"-4" soft bait minnows that will work better on jigheads with the hook coming out of the top, especially in the saltwater section.

I highly recconmend any 3"+ curly tail grubs or those Gulp curly tail minnows and mullets. Saltwater section normally has a few different colors of the Gulp ones from like 3"-5". When I run out of this pack of chartruese ones, I might buy the big jar of them.

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>>867431
>>867423
And the saltwater ones are the exact same thing as the freshwater just different sizes and colors. I actually asked a Berkley rep about it.

>>867431
alight ill look look for some of those curly tails next time I go out, thanks for the info bud

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>>867439
One more...

MirroLure makes lots of larger paddle tails that would be great on those underspins as well. Look in the saltwater section. Even Walmarts near me have these.

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>>867196
You need one of those new-fangled two hand overhead rods
It looks like a spey rod but its not

Here's a dink bass I got on my 8 weight carp fishing
>>867234
Sun dolphin makes a nice fishing yak for 500 then 50 dollars worth of mods and tools to make the mods and its beautiful

>>867442
I bet a pepper chart split tail fluke will produce well
>>867368
Did hatchery died? What of mainebub?

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>>867458
I do so much better with paddle tails over split tails. Plus with split tails and shit, you have to rig them 110% straight if you want them to swim right.

And idk about mainebub but I think hatcheryanon might post without a trip a lot.

>>867462
Don't swim split tail flukes
They have no action swimming
Might as well swim a senko
I put them on an octopus hook (the same one you wacky rig your senkos on if not smaller) and twitch them about a foot under water

>>867463
same, I like nose hooking them on a drop shot sometimes and jigging them vertically off the bottom

>>867463
>>867465
Yeah I pretty much stopped trying to swim them awhile ago. I will either drop shot em, shakey head jig, or use them as a trailer on something.

>>867465
Never tried dropshotting but I probably should
How much weight should I use in water 5 15 feet deep with 10-15 mph winds?
I would think 1/2 ounce minimum

>>867492
Be careful going really heavy, it can be a little tricky to get good hook sets. At least that's what I have learned with my limited dropshot experience.

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>>867492
whats the bottom conditions like?
if its weedy you'll want a cylinder weight 1/4-3/8oz.
rocky, bell or ball weight in same weight.

1/2oz seems a little much for that shallow of water.

>>867497
I still don't understand the little clips, I just tie them

4chan Pass user since January 2016.

>>867504
they use less line then tying it on so when you break one off you dont have to make a whole new leader

>>867458
i post without a trip on the daily

>>867504
A 4chan pass user lol.

just clip on a bullet weight its the same shit for drop shotting and much cheaper

>>867287
Thing is, I fish in a river with running water. Not sure if you go to a pond or something, but stocked trout act very differently to flies than a natural fish. Bait tends to be good, but I don't see the fun in it.
Anyway, when I started to fly fish, I used to get nothing at all. You really have to pay attention to the way the trout are feeding and if at all possible, look into what they might be feeding on. That's the hard part. But I looked online at multiple sources of what's hatching in my area and when they hatch and I go and find a fly or a dozen in its nymph and larval stage. Trout diet is made up largely of what we can't see, not what's flying around. Even if you see trout come to the surface, more than 90% of the time, they're feeding on an emerging nymph or something.
With all that said, I now catch on average 3-5 trout when I go out. On a good day, up to 20, on a bad day, I get bites, but no hooks set. My problem is, the trout I do catch aren't very sizeable. I've heard at night, that's when the big trout come out and troll the shores.

>>867298
And I have a 5 weight. Like I said earlier, I don't go to a pond, or if I do, it's right where a river drains into it. I normalls troll running waters. Bait and boat is good in still water areas/ponds/lakes.

>>867519
This
I just carry pheasant tails and hares ears size 10-20 then turn over rocks and pick the closest one to what I find stuck to the bottom of it unless something specific is hatching
I need to pick up some stoneflies and green sno-cones
But I diont have trout
It seems to work well enough on suckers though so the theory seems sound

>>867492

I rarely use more than 1/8 in that depth or deeper. It's a finesse technique, not a carolina rig.

>>867497

I hate these stupid quick attach weights. If I try to tie a proper knot it will break off when pulled tight and when I use it as intended a feisty 3 pound smallie will send the weight flying.

>>867247
Did you eat him?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/291658637124?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&var=590692760179&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Y/N?

Around 30€, looks better than any reel I can get locally for that price.

https://www.amazon.com/KastKing-Sharky-Spinning-Reel-Components/dp/B01ABW2HIE?th=1

Also has great reviews on Amazon but I'm not sure.

No warranty is a big hit but I never broke a reel in my life.

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yfw you realize why fisherman are called anglers

>>867750
Ackstually the Middle English verb for 'to fish' was angelen, and that verb came from the Old English noun for hook

>>867504
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a8831/avoidable-contact-truck-traffic/
Care to weigh in Pepsi?
>>867523
>no trout in Ohio
Scratch that there is a creek 45-60 minutes away stocked with brown trout
How to stocked brown trout on fly?
Nymphs and eggs and other patterns dead drifted like on wild trout?
Swinging wooly buggers like for steelhead?
Atrocious custom flies that would make a traditionalist have a stroke?
They're stocked "catchable" so they were 12-14 inches introduced
I bet it will be fun on my 4 weight
Craws maybe? Or streamers?

>>867800
Left lane is for passing, give those retards a ticket if they can't pass in a reasonable speed.

But on the other hand, dude that wrote the article is a pussy. If he hates trucks so much, he should go live in the woods and eat wild berries because you need trucks for tge country to run. And you can't expect trucks to always ride in the right lane until you teach people how to merge correctly.

>>867800
Did some googling and the rainbow are stocked catchable in spring, 6-9 inch Brown's will be stocked soon
So if I wait till late October I should be able to get them on swung wooly buggers but now the old stock will probably want small nymphs on a light tippit

>>867810
>he should go live in the woods and eat wild berries because you need trucks for tge country to run.

I'm a subsistence farmer. I don't need your trucks.

>>867800
I'm from Ohio and I've caught brown trout by dead drifting nymphs. I don't really know much about fly fishing for trout though, it might have just been luck

>>866895
Can you buy materials easily to assemble your own rooster tails? I got some blades off amazon but the body and shaft I don't know how to find

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I'm having a blast catching dink bass on an ultra lite rod with an unweighted wacky rigged red worm

>>867834
Yes.

You are making an in-line spinner. You need short pieces of wire to make the body with. The tail uses "hackle" from a rooster's neck feathers and is easy to find online or any place that keeps chickens with a rooster or two. You can use your own wire sourced from whatever place or buy it online from lure making websites. Stainless steel wire is the best and won't rust. You can use needly-nose pliers to bend it or buy a "Du‑Bro Kwik Twist Tool" which is made for that specific purpose. Google youtube videos on how to use that tool. For the wire, google "stainless steel wire lure making." They come in straight, hooked-looped, eyed versions or buy it in bulk rolls from specialty places.

>>867834
>>867842
Oh and the body can be beads, there are 100s of types and styles online or make your own. Be inventive.

>>867834
This was a website somebody posted with high quality stuff to make your own inlines

http://www.pen-tac.com/blades.html

But the stuff is really easy to find. And if you want to make dresser hooks, all you need is that little fly fishing bobbin or whatever and some material. Only problem is most places sell the shit in bulk unless you want to end up paying like $7 per lure. One day maybe I will order the stuff because I want to make color combinations that are difficult to find. Mostly with painted blades.

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I got up bright and early and someone already beat me to it. Found this on the bank right after sunrise.

>>867848
FYI, you can buy a spool of stainless steel 22g 3/4 hard wire for half the price as the wire shafts sold on that website. So, make sure to shop around and compare.

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>>867852
That's a fresh one. I'm glad other people are actually doing their part

>>867848
Do you use specialty paint for the blades or something cheap like nail polish

>>867378
Yep, blue tinsel. Came from a cocktail decoration stick.

>>867863
I was thinking just like model car paint. It won't last very long, but I could always repaint it.

The best bet would be the powdercoat or enamel shit you bake in the oven. That would last much longer.

>>867855

it was still alive and kickin when I found it, I had to stab it myself.

>>867872
That's why I stab em and don't just bash em. Those things will survive out of the water a long time so I hate leaving them on the bank unless I'm sure they are done.

>>867863
Nail polish isn't cheap. You can get cheap paints by the gallon and save a shitload of money vs using nail polish.

That being said, I use nail polish from time to time simply because I happen to have it for whatever reason. When DIYing on the spot, literally anything can work, but if you want to buy stuff then buy the correct stuff so it will last much longer and come in colors and sparkles you want.

>>867828
I'll probably tie a 6x and 4x tippit then try those with pheasant tails and wooly buggers and if they are not taking it maybe put a piece of 8x on the end of one tippit and see if its just them being line-shy
>>867834
Www.jannsnetcraft.com
You're welcome

>>867828
>>867894
Oh what river were you in?
Clear fork, mad river, or

>>867895
Clear creek?

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Miami anon is asking me questions about saltwater...

She got a bunch of stuff from her dad, looks like Size 1 and 1/0 aberdeen hooks, a bunch of barrel weights, and these wire rigs. Wut do?

>>867895
I've fished both of those, but the Mad River is the only one I've caught fish out of

Why would you ever where the away teams clothes to a game? That is just asking to get shot, get your car keyed, etc.

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Can someone tell me why this happens and how to fix it? I had it spooled at the store

>>867905
Fish saltwater pepsi

>>867915
Unscrew the drag cap and pull off the spool. Start unwinding line until you get it out of there.

>>867913
Yup

>>867915
Take the spool off your reel and untangle it
No idea for prevention though

>>867820
Are you the entire country? No, you're a single autist who thinks he could support himself without anything else.

>>867883

so when are we gonna go fishing together anyway? I could use a fishing buddy that I don't work with.

>>867905
I've never liked those rigs. Carolina rigs have always seemed to do better for me and whenever I see those I automatically think "tourist", "newbie", or both.

Those hooks are good for pretty much anything but are definitely on the small side if bigger fish are around. 3 or 4/0 is what I usually use.

>>867915
Probably pull line out until it comes out and then keep tension on it while you reel it back in.

>>867919
I take it you don't know what a subsistence farmer is, that is exactly what they do.

>>867915
It just happens occasionally if you reel in with slack line and some of it slips under.

>>867925
I know what it is. I also know a good 90% of people who call themselves subsitence farmers wouldn't last a year.

>>867920
I'm normally around on weekends or maybe a few hours in the afternoon. Been busy as fuck the past couple weeks with moving but I think I'm about done with that.

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28,000 acre lake all to myself

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>>867930

well I fish every Sunday morning, pick a spot and we'll meet up.

also, my POS skeletool cracked killing that snakehead

>>867800
skid, for stocked trout, anything shiny and flashy, spoons work well as do spinners, But any fly with tinsel or shiny in it will probably work, that or wooly buggers, other shit that looks like bug muck , greens and browns work usually, i personally fish for them using small jerk baits or tiny soft plastics, though i dont fly fish

>>867936
That sucks. Leatherman will probably fix it for you.

If I wake up early on weekends, I like going south. Maybe next weekend we could hit up Weston or Miramar and try to get some peacocks. Otherwise those Pompano lakes are fun for like 6pm on a weekday because they are so close. Well slightly further now since I moved east of Federal but still not bad.

>>867939
That's what I figured
Though I also heard that the bigger seasoned trout get real finnicky and only like tiny nymphs on lightbtippit because they get super tackle shy once they're caught a few times

>>867940

That works, pick a spot. I usually have until 10-11am before I have to get on with my day.

>>867940
>Leatherman will probably fix it for you.
they have 25 years guarantee for this shit.

>>867955
pretty much, the longer theyve been in the river the smarter they get, after the first 6 months ( assuming the river is well fished) all the dumb trout will be caught and probably eaten, they learn the lures most people use ( hence why i use jerkbaits) just because no one else uses them i think im going to go out tomorrow after work for some browns the big salmon here are the same way, the larger they get the smaller baits they go for,

>>867915
tends to happen to me when i get it store spooled too

seems like the last few yards arent spooled as tight. i just pull out line and respool a few yards at home

>>867905
Those hi-lo rigs are good for porgies, sea bass, tautog, and sometimes flounder/fluke
In a perfect world weight sits on the bottom and the hooks/bait sit just above the ocean floor.

I love them.

>>867956
You can always email me too, getsomememes at gmail

And for morning fishin, I'm a big fan of like sunrise to 9-10am. After that it gets warm and slows down.

We should hit Weston next Sunday morning maybe. It's not a bad drive at all, especially if you are off Sample a little bit west already. Get on the Sawgrass, cruise for 15min until you are right there at 595 and 75, and there are a bunch of lakes.

Now I want to get out today but have some other shit to do. Got screwed this week since we didn't go into work on Tues after the computers went down and had to work yesterday. That means I try and get some rest and sleep in til 10am yet still have to be in bed by like 9pm. It's going to be a long week.

>>867415
2.97 is super cheap for a pack of gulp

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>>867988
Gander Mtn did a big reset in like January right after the holidays and they had bins and bins of clearance stuff for the next couple months. I bought a handful of Mepps for $2-$4.

>>867927
I've been a subsistence farmer for over 20 years.

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>>867317
thats reversed, winter rains drain rivers washing worms into the lakes water. summertime is buggy, lots of hatches happen, lots of bugs mating.

>>867324
check your local regs before using corn in a lake. a number of lakes dont allow its use. trout cant digest corn. but corn is very effective for catching trout and kokanee. is your lake stocked or are there native trout there? I usually tip one of the trebles with a kernal of corn and use a tiny pinch of corn colored powerbait to get it off the bottom. a drop of procure scent with a carolina rig.

>>867231
buy a yak, learn a little safety. you wont regret it. opens up a lot more options and access to fish bankers cant get to. check craigslist for a cheap one. modify it for fishing yourself. super easy.

>>867329
yes. bring a chair.

>>867373
looks better, i would use a bigger hook though. split ring is the same a the hooks gap

>>868019
did that fucking bass try to eat a red ear slider wut
how is that lure even a thing

>>867852
>>867855
Dont do any freshwater fishing, so I dont know this one, but is there a reason you dont re-release them instead of leaving them to die slowly in the grass?

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>>868050

>>868050
It's an invasive species, you have to kill it if you catch one. Leaving it on the grass is cruel though.

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>>868054
That's why you kill it right away and then leave it for the birds and raccoons.

>>868054
>>868055
Fair enough. That explains all the knife in head pics I guess.
You ever tasted one before?

>>868055

Cut it's head off and throw it away. It's quick, easy, and a win for critters looking to score a free meal.

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>>867284
>DIY 3D eyes

I tried this today. While you can make eyes using this method it seems to be reserved to when you need a special color or pattern you can't find online or in stores. Otherwise, it really isn't worth the time and effort to do. Of course, you want to mix slowly, to prevent bubbles, and use an ultra clear epoxy, unlike what I did...

Regardless, I'll just be ordering eyes when I need them.

>>868064
>>868055
Eat them. That is the sole function they exist in the USA. They literally escaped the Asian cuisine market.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edr8Z8HVIOY

>>867655
Nah, fish that size seem too small for me to deal with and eat. I have in the past, but not this one.

>>867289

Canned corn works on crappies.

>>868072
I see you are a fillet-only type of person.

>>867287
90% of a trout's diet is under the surface. If nothing's hatching, a dry fly is not as likely to get a strike as a nymph or whatever bug is popular in that water

trout probably eat worms year round

>>867415
Gulp v. Powerbait? I always use the powerbait craws and deep river flukes and they both work really well. I might pick up a pack of gulp. What should I get?

t. Crankbait fag

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Just some pretty bass. This largemouth was pretty big for a northern MN fish. Wasn't really expecting anything with size so I was running 6lb mono and a debarbed skitter pop. Just about had a heart attack for each of its 4 jumps.

>>868105
They're made by the same company. I like gulp but I used powerbait a while ago for the first time and caught quite a few bass on the crawldaddies in the santa fe.

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>>868114
And a surprise smallmouth in a largemouth lake. Anybody ever seen a smallmouth like this with no pattern? I've certainly never seen one quite like this.

>>867247
This is the spawning season for a number of other fish; try dead drifting an olive wooly bugger.

>>867955
Yes and no. They often get line-shy and ignore poor presentations but they'll still eat whatever the other trout eat.

I'm other words, git gud and you'll be fine.

>>868105
They're both Berkley. Gulp gets torn up faster but it gives off more scent. They have slightly different designs too. For most Texas rigged stuff, I'll go PowerBait or Zoom or whatever. I really like some of the smaller Gulp baits for jigging and beetle spins. Best advantage to Gulp is that fish will hang on to the bait or strike multiple times which they won't do with hardbaits or not to the same extent as other soft baits.

Overall, depends what you are fishing for but doesn't make a huge difference for bass fishing since they hunt with sight and movement over scent.

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>>868105
>>868195
Seriously though if you want to try the stuff out for bass, look in the saltwater section of Dick's or wherever you shop for fishing stuff. Grab a bag of the chartruese curly tail mullets. They normally have them in 3", 4", and 5" I think so get whatever size looks right for your lakes. Run them with a jighead, swimbait hook, Texas-rigged, or use them as a trailer on a swimming jig, chatterbait, spinnerbait, etc. You can't go wrong with those things.

Just remember they are kinda disposable after you use them. If you leave them out, they will dry out and shrink up since they are almost like a sponge so they hold the scent.

>>868120
RARE FISH PATTERN
I'll trade you my checkered trout for that

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>>868120
At least it still has some stripes on the face. The majority of largemouth around here have little to no pattern on them. Just a silver/white belly that fades to dark green and almost black on top.

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Have any of you anons tried Microfishing? I was getting skunked today looking for big LMB when I saw a school of sunfish. Switched over to my ultra lite rod with a Sedona1000 reel and size 10 scud hook. Threw it with hunks of worm and no weight, and was pulling in beautiful sunfish/bluegill on basically every cast. Turned what was going to be a 0 fish day into my most productive day of fishing ever. Lost count but it was over 100 fish in 4 hours

Every time I click an image, it comes up file no longer exists. I cant make thumbnails full size.
This only seems to happen with pictures anons have taken themselves.
Why?

>>868221
not rare. Bass change the color of themselves to match their surroundings. A bass as light as that tells you its been sitting out in open water exposed to the sun for a while. its red eyes are another indicator of that

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>>868238
Rarely. I did it for the first time in forever like a month ago. Wasn't getting shit and I had the 500 in the car so grabbed it with a mini mite and started ripping out a bunch of Mayans and Bluegill from the rocks.

The larger Mayans are really fun to catch even on medium weight stuff, but they are picky with larger baits. They will hit a Mepps #3 or 4" Rapala sometimes but nothing like how they go for the little grubs.

>>868075
Hahaha, not necessarily. I'd like a to catch a trout that would yield a good sized fillet one day. But in days when I'm not catching more than 10 fish, I'll normally put them back. After so many hits though, I'll start keeping the decent sized ones for fish tacos or something later

>>868132
I'll have to try that. Thanks
Speaking of spawning season, I need to stock up on egg patterns as well

>>868238
Any good lures for this? I don't want the hassle of buying live worms.

>>868262
Look at the TriggerX Panfish series. There are some good swimbaits there, especially the 1.5inch boot tail minnow. But first, I'd recommend looking into growing your own bait worms. I got into fishing because I was into worms. It is extremely easy and more or less free to maintain a worm population with even just a rudimentary understanding of the process

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>>868279
pic related

>>867894
>>867870
>>867848
Thank you all, that is super helpful. Any recommendations for a fur or feather to get me started tieing skirts for treble hooks for both in line spinners and vertical jigs? I live by some dope piers and I want to start using a vertical jig off of them

>>868238
I like to use a size 20 hook with a single maggot
My set up used to be a size 4 split shot 8 inches over a size 20 hook that I attatched with a Snell knot then for a float I used a pinch-on strike indicator that I split it half (turned one pinch-on into two) and dangled that from a 13 foot telescopic Walmart pole with either 2lb test or 8x tippit material

>>868283
Stay at janns netcraft and buy a cheap fly vise (no bells or whistles), some fur died to the colour you Want, matching thread, a bobbin, and some threads to match the fur, or black can usually go with anything well enough
You'll also need some good scissors, a whip finish tool, hair stacker, and head cement
It will all total up seemingly high (50+ dollars) but its worth it if you use (read lose) a lot of inline spinners and jigs
Then if you take up fly fishing you're half way to tying your own flies
To make the wire bodies you'll need a pair of wire nips and some round nose needle nose to bend a circular eye and cut wire


I'd also reccomend playing with other materials- tinsel, fabric, Hyde on, Hyde off, marabou, random fabrics, maybe even play with tying on the body weights to add bulk but not weight
If a pattern doesn't work salvage what you can and try a new version
Even make some with ewg hooks and attatch a soft plastic or those hooks with the wire on them for weedless in lines
Your imagination is the limit
>>868262
I often used a piece of a gulp alive maggot (cut it into 1/3 its length and just use that)

im getting my first memecaster tommorow

what tips do you guys have for preventing backlash?

also what line should i toss on there for shore fishing this fall

>>868304
Hold a stick in your armpit and don't drop it when you cast

Also don't try to throw it launch it out there super hard until you get the hang of it. Just do regular normal casts.

>>868309
this.

start slow. dont get frustrated if you dont master it within the first few times you use it. if you really wanted the best way to learn would to put on some heavy braid and tie on a sinker and cast in your yard. also make sure your breaks are set for each lure you put on. good rule of thumb for beginners is when you hold the pole horizontal and press the free spool release the lure should drop at half the speed it would fall under its own weight with gravity.

>>868304
Start by casting 1/2-1 ounce weights
Start by fan casting
If you're used to spinning reels cast 15 feet to the right of the intended target (assuming your right handed and your swinging the rod on your right side)
Buy cheap mono (zebco brand is like 3 bucks for 700 yards) to learn on because you'll lose a lot to backlashes
Make sure your reel is properly adjusted
Do casual casts to start
Focus on accuracy instead of distance

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>>868304
Read my copypasta. The pastebin link is in the OP.

>>868262
Pic related for me. Any little 1"-2" minnows, grubs, tubes will work. 1/32oz to 1/8oz jigheads and underspins.

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>>868120
Most of the smallmouth I catch look like that. Never got one that was really dark with bold pattern before. Maybe related to the habitat they're in?

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>>868338

>>866758

They almost look like a chain pickerel. They have similar markings. I've never seen a Northern without spots.

>>868240
Bump. Anyone?