Fishing & Tackle Thread

You guys should get into ultralight fishing where the line weight is 1-5lbs and you use tiny jigheads and tiny soft plastics

>>911369
And get fish whose weight isnt over 100 grams.

>>911367
Yqll got anything for fishin forage sea fish in pastebin? Bait hook sinker things

>>911370
So it's about the experience of catching the fish not about size and weight

Does anyone know where the fuck I would go to approach someone with a lot of trash fish?
I raise monitor lizards, and it'd be an absolute miracle if I could somehow find someone getting rid of a ton of weird stuff that no one actually wants to eat.
What happens to all the bycatch from trawlers? Would there be a way I could approach someone and offer to pay a little for a trashbag of bycatch or something?

>>911377
Get a casting net and go get fish yourself. It's fun, and you can get catch a lot more bait fish than you would with a rod and reel once you get your throws down.
I assume you already are near water considering you're talking about approaching commercial fishermen

>>911378
Yeah, I'm near Los Angeles.
Would that actually get me a ton of different stuff? I'm trying to avoid it being just smelt. My ideal is a big random batch of 4-10" long fish/inverts but i'll take anything I can get.

>>911379
>>911378
Just looked into it, and supposedly cast netting is illegal in all of southern california

>>911379
Couldnt tell ya about west coast, but here in OBX if you're willing to wade a bit youre sure to catch some ballyhoo, crabs, peanuts, small bluefish, etc.
It's still fishing, not catching, so theres no guarantee, but I usually end up with enough jack and hoos to go out for a half day of fishing within an hour.
Or you can go to any tackle shop and buy all the bait you want, probably won't be too cheap tho, and sometimes they brine what's already dead and idk if your lizards would take to that or not.
Just fyi also you'll suck ass at throwing for a good bit, and smaller nets are significantly easier to throw.

>>911381
What the fuck commiefornia lmao

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>>911371
All I have for salt in there is a post I copied from some Britanon.

>>911369
>>911370
Yuro, it's still fun. You can get some fish around a pound and panfish like big bluegill and especially those Mayans and other cichlids are the hardest fighting freshwater fish pound for pound.

I like the Mini Mites or 1/16oz underspins with ~1.5" minnows or grubs. Run them on my Sienna 500 with 6lb braid. Small Rapalas, those tiny 1/8oz Rat-L-Traps, and Mepps Agila #00, #0, and #1 are all good too but sometimes the really light hard baits can be difficult to work if you have a cross wind.

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>>911369
Here's a pic I took of some of my dinkbaits

>>911373
Its about the experience of fishing for me. But when i do catch every once in a blue moon, i like it to be a fish of legally eidble size, that will put up a fight, instead of being lighter than the sinker i use.

>>911367
I don't get the hate for ugly stiks, both my rods are stiks and I only lure fish. Never noticed any problems whatsoever.

Also they have the best looks out of any rod and an extremely comfortable grip Im o

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>>911396

>>911398
Sure thing, champ.

>>911396
Have you ever used another rod? They are much better all around than ugly stiks. The uglystik casting rods aren't terrible for crank/jerks, but the spinning rods are really only good for live bait.

If they had the tiniest bit of sensitivity they'd be alright, but you can't really feel anything with the spinning rod. The casting is alright.

>>911408
I fish almost exclusively salt water so I guess maybe bass fishing is different as well as the other guy who said setting the hook is hard. Most fish hit it so hard there's no way you wouldn't know you had one on yet I can sill tie on a bream hook and feel bites from 2 inch long tiger grubs.

They may not be THE BEST but everyone in real life I've asked about them like em while the people here jerk themselves off over spending around the same/a lot more on a rod that is essentially the same exact thing.

>>911415
Deleted a part of that post and fucked it up. Meant to say I think detecting bites and setting the hook sounded like a stupid point.

>>911393
>fish hold on 18x longer!

If you use a hook they will hold on even longer than that.

>>911416
Not those anons, but all my bites are detected via the line, not the rod. I keep track of the line with my eyes and my fingers. I use spinning reels and the hand on the pole has one finger touching the line at all times; even during retrieve. Thus, the rod only matters to me for casting, I don't even need it much to play the fish. They just make reeling in much easier.

If I used the rod itself to detect bites, I'd lose a shitload of fish.

>>911415
>while the people here jerk themselves off over spending around the same/a lot more on a rod that is essentially the same exact thing.
>the same exact thing

They really aren't though that's what I'm trying to say. With my ugly stik spinning rod I can't tell if im getting a bite or stuck on a rock because I literally won't be able to feel anything I'll just see the rod tip bend. For the same price or a tiny bit more I could get something that actually has feeling. Not to mention trying to work a jig or something when your rod is super bendy is terrible.

If you like ugly stiks then use them. No one really cares. There's just better stuff out there.

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>>911396
This >>911408

You need to try something else. Pic related
>1.5"+ bend with ZERO WEIGHT

>>911418
The scent does help though. When fishing hard baits, often times if a fish hits the body of the lure and you don't hook them, they won't go after it again because it is just hard tasteless plastic or metal. With scented soft plastics, fish will bite multiple times if you miss the hook set the first time. They rip the tails off those curly tail Gulps.

>>911367
>>911366
>No 8 Blackouts for around $80
Tackle Warehouse as for $55, spinning, didn't check casting.

>>911415
>rod that is essentially the same exact thing
They're not. I have to Ugly GX2's, 4'8" UL and either 5'6" or 6'. Don't get me wrong, I like them, the UL is fun as all hell and a 4" perch can feel like a fish BUT they are not my 1st choices if I'm walking out the door. They are whippy and as TX said, nowhere near as sensitive. I don't think anyone is knocking them. Great cheap semi-indestructible rods. Just try something else sometime even if it's borrowed to see the difference.

>>911393
If you where going to do this >>911369
And still wanted to be able to target cover 25+ yards out for panfish. What would the set up even look like? Do they make a memecaster that can toss tiny lures like that?

>>911432
If you are doing anything besides soaking bait, I'm knocking you for buying an Ugly Stik when stuff like the Berkley Lightning Rod is the same price. Hell, at least get something like Bass Pro's Graphite Series for the same money if not a little less.

>>911433
It's hard to setup memecasters for real light weight just because of how they work. The weight of the lure needs to overcome the momentum of the spool and everything for it to go anywhere.

If I wanted to do that, I would get a ~2000 size reel (a little larger than UL but not quite M) and spool it up with a bunch of 6lb braid or possibly 4lb mono if you are going to stay around 1/8oz lures a lot. Then get a nice long rod, like 7'-7'6" which will help with distance and try to find it in UL with nice fast action or L, just something that will load up welp with that lure weight and get you the distance.

>>911437
What would be a good spinning rod?

Fuck it I'm going to cabelas.

>>911433 is me
i'm more of a spinster, but if you have to use light line with light gear or the line would just weight the jig/metal down, if you want to cast far gotta use 3gram jighead even thats quite heavy

i live in Australia so we have a lot of coastal and not as much fresh water lakes

also heres my softplastic and metal jig i use

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>>911443
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>>911443
http://imgur.com/a/uiZdB
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>>911439
Danm it they are still closed.

>>911438
>>911438
>>911439
Idk everybody reccommends the Okuma SST UL rod in like 7'3". Play around with some different stuff because when you get to those lighter weights you really want to match the rod correctly. If it is too stiff or too light, it will be hard to get any distancr.

>>911370
>>911370
if you think you can only catch tiny fish with UL gear you are wrong tho,
UL brings in many different species that you would not likely catch
http://imgur.com/a/Kv27U

>>911369
>>911393
>>911394
>>911433

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>>911437
>Berkley Lightning Rod is the same price
I guess I really need to trip, I'm Cape Cod anon that as the same Stratus/Lightning that you do. The UL ugly was a gift, the larger 1 (5'6" actually) is the wife's which would be predominately a soaking bait rod.

>>911452
>many different species
>annoying cunt snook
+1

>>911450
I got a Mitchell 300 pro

>>911474
Ok got some 6lb invisi cast on it time to go play with it.

>>911381
Throw a sabiki rig off the pier, you can get a ton of mackerel and some smelt as well.

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i got a box today

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>>911490
lets see whats in there... some packing paper, huh?

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>>911490
>>911491
guys! theres a note! it definately feels dragon dildo shaped

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>>911493
"puppy butt"
zurris is a cheeky cunt
>1/2
>lets open this

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>>911495
>>911493
>>911491
>>911490
ur a cheeky cunt m8 ill tell you that right now

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>>911496
>>911495
>>911493
>>911491
>>911490
moving on then! its clearly a dragon dildo

Used Daiwa GS9 for 35€.

Y/N?

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>>911498
>>911496
>>911495
>>911493
>>911491
>>911490
I'm surprised, a fly rod! cabelas three forks/ prestige plus combo. 5 wt 9 foot 4 piece. clearly been used, but I'm not complaining. nice craigslist find zurris, and way to make everyone else look bad. you're still a cheeky cunt but i like you

>>911500
>Daiwa GS9
go for it. offer him 30 first though

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>>911377
depends on the type of commie fishing they do.
it never hurts to ask and offer up a case of beer for their efforts. you also might want to look and see if there is a bait service in your area. cast netters or net boats. they always end up with dead bait which they toss.
I worked commie boats for a few years and it was illegal to keep by catch. I used to fill a igloo with bait to take home to freeze all the time. it wasnt until some time later like a year or so when i realized what i was doing could've lost my friend his boat & license. guys on the boat were like "fuck i always thought that was your lunch in the cooler" lol

>>911383
its legal in norcal tho'
kek

>>911430
Thankfully, i don't have such problem that require bait scents. It is about as useful as fish and chicken leg shaped catfood.

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>>911509
Not bad. I made an impressionistic crayfish. It is made from the cocoon silk of a cecropia moth. The dubbing is also from that cocoon. I've been wanting to make some drinking straw shrimp, but in crayfish patterns since there are no shrimp where I live.

>>911503
He wanted 50, but I Will try to bitch about the line to drop it to 30.

>>911501
having played with it a little i may need to replace the reel but im going to try to fix it first. the drag kicks in maybe 1/3 of the time. im not sure if i want to try to up weight this rod and run 6 weight line or if i want to let it be a five weight. but i think i know what im going to do with it, i think im going to put wf5f2/3 or wf6s2/3 line on it, and it will wind up being used for panfish and cmall bass, but to cast those lures that are too light to cast conventionally (1'' floating rapala, the tiny tiny mepps, stuff like that) as well as some smaller bass flies like big wooly buggers, moderate sized poppers, stuff like that. or maybe i could try to get one over on cabelas, break it in the middle section, send it back, then say "actually, can you send me a 6 weight instead?"
not really though, i dig it, i want to keep it and use it, though i might buy a 3 forks 6 weight, wf6f line, and a few spool next time theres a sale and just swich this reel between them.

>>911518
dont pick too hard or hell know youre picking just to pick. find something weird about it to justify that lost 5. email him like "well, the line on there is shite and ive gotta replace that so thats a few pounds, plus to get the cash id have to stop and get a ten broken, which is a hassle"
but then make sure you pay in a 20 and a 10, or three 10s, but dont show him any singles or 5s

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>>911516
>drinking straw shrimp

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>>911516
Wow, neat fly. What types of fish is that meant to catch?

This lil dude is made of solid lead, for jigging for salt dinks.

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>>911545
>solid lead

Holy, I thought it was wood. Mine is weighted with lead wire. It is for pan fish and rock bass and it only about 1/2 an inch long.

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>>911516
heres a couple i tied, dont know how theyll swim yet tho'

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>>911509
>wobbler

I like that flure idea..i'm going to try and make one like yours out of flatfish. i was going toss them anyways.. thanks for the inspiration

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>wake up
>look in the mirror
>see this

Would this be the best Christmas ever for you skid?

>>911423
>>911432
I was the one meming hard on the ugly stiks earlier and you fags are making me want to go out and try something else.

God damnit I love these rods but I might hit the new bass pro later and see what they've got. Forgive me padre.

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>>911552
Nice, didn't even think about using leather before. What test is the mono for the weed guard?

>>911557
You can melt the tip of heavy test mono/fluro to make eyestalks, eyes, and stops for beads to make tying them easier.

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What's it like living someplace where you can fish in a t-shirt all year long?

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>>911367
Does any other state besides Maryland offer bounties for snakeheads?

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>>911543
ive always liked this flure. would work well on a sabiki.

>>911565
yeah i dont know if it will catch yet..soon.
25# stiff mono. and yup on the melting mono. looks good when you dip them in epoxy to make a eye ball. I bought a bag of premade eyes sometime ago that I still use, I never have time to make eyes. and most of that extra detail shit is more for the fisherman than the fish..

waiting on uv epoxy in the mail to tie more for christmas vacation..

what do you catch on those tiny ones?

>>911558
Maybe but then I'd have to buy a gym membership, cut a hole in all my pants and underwear, and get a custom motorcycle helmet.
>talk about fishing

>>911521
I bought it new years ago and used it twice. It needs to be cleaned up a bit as it was in the 6' of flood water that was in my house. Thought you would be able to clean it better than I could or at least use the rod and case. Glad you like it.

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>>911587
>what do you catch on those tiny ones?

Nothing but panfish and baitfish in this area. I'm just playing with the materials I got for cheap or free. I'm experimenting with Tyvek from a postal envelope I received in the mail today. I really need to get some UV epoxy to compliment the 2-part epoxy I already have.

I agree in that most stuff is just for the fishermen. Fly tying is more artform than anything else. I mean a good Kebari fly is all most people really need anyway.

>>911485
I caught a tiny perch.

>>911591
Honestly the rod is fine, the reel might be a trick though. I'm about to open it up and see if I can fix it, but honestly I'm not sure I can. Maybe I could say "I was fighting a pretty big fish when my drag broke, can you replace the combo?" And maybe get one brand new with line on it and everything

>oops thought I posted this already
Anyway I just fixed it, no idea how. I took it apart and put it back together exactly how it came apart but for some reason it works now.

How do dead shiners work as ice pike bait? I don't have a bait shop near me and walmart sells dead shiners pretty cheap.

>>911593
I disagree, you only need wooly buggers and pheasant tails. Never found a stream that didn't have at least one of a minnow, leech, strongly nymph (wooly buggwr) or mayfly nymphs. And for dries as long as you have adams you're set

>>911609
I'd say forget the shiners, and GO get a bag of frozen smelts. I've caught exactly nothing in those bags of baitfish. If you've got a creek near by that's not frozen yet, get a #12-#14 hook with a few maggots on it and get some of pic related
They probably won't be the exact same thing but any little baitfish. If you can find a spot where a storm drain dumps in fish there.

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>>911610

>>911528
Guy lives like 3 min away from my home so I'm meeting him. Bitching about having to replace the line or the brake beint too tight or too loose was my idea, if I took it down to 35 from 50 I can scracht another 5.

>>911610
The thing with kebari is that they are impressionistic and look like most everything. That's why they work so well. FYI, a Sakasa Kebari is also has a "pheasant tail" pattern. A wooly bugger is left only with leech imitation since wooly bugger and kebari immate everything else, on various size scales of course. As far as adams goes, just use a dry kebari.

Trout and char are not all that picky really.

>>911474
>>911485
I like those. I have an older Mitchell spinning combo. It was a cheaper one but still going strong 20yrs later.

Wut size reel? And wut rod? Did you get the combo?

>>911501
Yeah buddy I knew that was gonna be a good one. You can probably stick the handle up yer butt too.

>>911511
It does help with Texas rigs and stuff where you really need the fish to grab the whole bait and basically swallow it. It's not really an attractant with gamefish, they still strike it because it moves like food but after they hit it they don't spit it out like a hardbait.

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>>911593
>I'm experimenting with Tyvek from a postal envelope I received in the mail today.

Here's one I made using that Tyvek as a wing.

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>>911562
I used to be the same way. Then once I tried a rod with feeling it was a whole new game.

It probably won't matter for bait as much but with lures the extra feeling really helps.

>>911628
+1

I always used to think Ugly Stiks are the best rods until you start spending $100+ but I don't think I will ever buy another even if I never spend more than $50 on a rod.

>>911562
Seriously just think about what kind of combo you want to do next and go grab one of those Shimano Sedonas on sale at Bass Pro right now for $49 and get down on a Fenwick Eagle or something.

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>>911511
pro cure scent.
git some.

>>911618
http://www.cabelas.com/product/MITCHELL-PRO-SPIN-COMBO/1701854.uts?productVariantId=3927633&WT.tsrc=PPC&WT.mc_id=GoogleProductAds&WT.z_mc_id1=03952264&rid=20&gclid=Cj0KEQiA1b7CBRDjmIPL4u-Zy6gBEiQAsJhTMOs6GPTbpLMy7QqPtCc1DmwknVWmp-TGmQv4WqWaJk0aAt288P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

This 7' 2-8 lb line combo rod and reel

>>911640
Picked up 300yards of 6lb spiderwire invisi braid at the bargin bin marked down for $36 to $16 and a 400 piece crappie lure box marked from $45 to $20.

>>911370
I use an ultralight with 6lbs for everything, I've caught 40lbs catfish with it. Granted you'll strip the mechanisms of your reel every few months of heavy use but it's much more challenging and for that I really enjoy it. Bass fishing is the best when using ultralight. I don't use small dinkbaits though, I usually stick to finesse presentations of soft plastic lures but not downsized ones just less weight and a generally slower approach/action. Set your drag right and use a leader of tougher line when fishing for really big stuff or anything with teeth and I guarantee it's possible to land up to 50lbs fish with an ultralight rod and reel and 6lb test line. Pic related, it's an old pic of mine of a 15lbs catfish I caught on a little ultralight rod and reel and 6lbs line.

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>>911645
Might help if I attached the image.

>>911643
That line is pretty shit but that's a good deal so whatever

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>>911638
Gullibility/10

>>911645
Pull back, lower and reel in, repeat. You don't need to winch in anything using that method.

>>911643
>>911649
I've been buying uber cheap knock off brands from China for literal pennies. It is actually good stuff. I can't even fathom how they make a profit with it since they have to ship it from China to the USA and that must be most of the price. It must be smuggled with a family member or something.

>>911585
You guys don't even get bullseye sneks like in the pic. That's South FL. And I don't think they have bounties but there is something I remember about lionfish but it isn't cash.

>>911643
>Spiderwire
Gross. It's not that bad but keep an eye on it. And I wanted to try that InvisiBraid for awhile but wasn't trying to pay like $45 for a spool.

>>911640
Btw that's a good price. And that's cool that they offered the lighter combo in a 7' rod. Most of the time a reel that size will be on a 5'6" rod or some bullshit.

>>911638
I have a bottle of some scent I found at the lake but never actually use it. Tried it a couple times and didn't notice a difference. Plus bass don't really hunt using smell anyway.

>>911649
I have always liked spiderwire it's good stuff. And this one I just got was casting so well I tossed my lures into trees on the other side of the river twice. It says 6lb but I had to put about 20lb or more on it to break off.

>>911659
You'll see why people hate it after some time. Especially if you use it with PowerPro or another good brand on other rods. I mean it is smooth and everything else about it is fine but it just frays way too easily so make sure you are looking at your line whenever you take it out. Especially on 6lb braid, it won't take much to weaken it to nothing.

>>911655
>>911658
They had lews combo that was cheaper but it was shorter, stiffer, and was rated for 1/8 oz. This one goes down to 1/16 oz.

Spiderwire has been my top brand for years it's tough as nails. I use 50# Spiderwire to make my catfish/gar leaders because it's cheaper and lighter than steal leaders and still doesn't die to the gar teeth. After I land a gar I can just clip on a new leader and get my hook and swivel from the old one to make a new one.

>>911662
I don't like the coating on powerpro

>>911669
The lack of coating on the 6lb spider wire becomes tiresome imo. I wouldn't say it frays but line spin seems to 'unravel' the line and put weird kinks in it where it opens into multiple strings

>>911669
Have you ever actually run PowerPro? It is stiff when you first get it but after a few times in the water it softens up really nice.

>tfw still need to soften up the line on that Lew's but stuck here with Comcast guy at my house trying to fix cable
Gonna be dark soon so not getting out today...

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>>911669
how do you mean? Power pro is objectively better than spider wire in every way

>>911673
Maybe I'll have too see after using it with a spinning reel some more. This is only my second spinning reel and the first time using braid on one so time will tell. If it comes to it have some powerpro in my gear bag.

>>911676
I have used it a few times but allways rip it off and go back to Spiderwire. The coating always rubs off on my fingers or lets into the worm on my reel.

Got my secret Santa shipped finally. Sorry for being the slowpoke.

>>911676
Tbh I prefer brand new power pro when it's still stiff. I think I'm just weird tho.

>>911367
hello /out/

i feel like i should make my own thread, but decided to post here.


i have a question related to /out/boards.
i have an idea of what motor i could get and what boat i want to buy, but i want some input about the process of buying a boat (for fishing).

i know that you'd have to deal with a title/registration (im looking at used ones) on motorized boats and something about registering it with the DMV .
the boat im looking at is less than 14 foot, though.
anyone here have an idea how the process goes? (im in jew yoik, btw)


also, is it possible to launch a (small, motorized) boat (like a RIB) off a beach? is it legal?

>>911696
Lets start with.

https://dmv.ny.gov/registration/register-boat

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>>911655
>>911585
>travel to snek bounty state
>have pepsi mail me every snek head he can catch
>split the profit

>>911704
>Northeast state DNR freaks out that they now have a healthy and sustained population of Bullseye Sneks in addition to the already established Northern Snek

>>911696
Im in New York as well. If it has a motor it needs to be registered. The size doesn't really matter its just cheaper the smaller you go. Im not sure on the laws for launching them but if its one of those inflatable ones and your not in a crowded area I dont see why you couldn't. If the boat you get has a trailer that will require a separate registration as well and depending on when it was inspected it might need to be redone.

>>911687
Would you be offended if I tried to trade that 5 weight for a 6 weight? It's not that I don't love it, thats a solid combo, it's just that I have a light and a heavy, and I need a medium more than a medium light. I'd still consider it to be from you, it's just i don't think I'd use this one and I'd hate to see it just collecting dust. I'd hate selling, trading, or exchanging it too, but I'd even more hate seeing the rod go unused. I'd keep the reel but the rod I'm scared I won't use/Will use once then never use again.

>>911696
I don't know the process for paperwork but just but a 12 foot aluminum boat for 200-400 then put an outboard on it
>>911704
What's that gif?

>>911716
Hell you can throw in the trash for all I care. I just had no money and something I thought you could find some use for be it using it or trading it. What ever you do with it is better than what's been doing at my house (gathering dust on the case).

>>911719
Also like I said if nothing else it's a nice case to use for another one that you might have. Old gear is always usefull for something I have all sorts off penn reels that are being used for parts for other penn reels. I have even cut eyes off old busted rods to repair rods with bad eyes. I knew if anyone would find a use for a fly rod and reel it would be you.

>>911718
>What's that gif?

One of these,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtH0EDLcbwA

>>911709
I for one welcome our north-snek overlords. Bass fishing is overrated anyway. I can't wait till they get to the Mississippi system and find their way to my backyard. The damn things can live in random ditches. lol

>>911730
You should see some of these canals and ponds I find 20"+ sneks in.

They are shit for the ecosystem tho. Better off with peacock but they can't take the cold.

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Got these two on the day.
The top one pulled hard at the rod but kinda let himself go soon.
The gilthead put up a nice fight for its size.

>>911719
Probably what I'll do is keep the rod case, then see what I can do about trading it in at cabelas for a 6 weight combo, because this reel is acting up again. The rod case I'm keeping for sure. I'd love to keep the rod to steal the blank to make a badass crappie rod, but I don't want to trade in just the reel and get just a reel when I can trade in the rod and reel and get back a rod, reel, line and backing.

>>911742
>They are shit for the ecosystem tho.

Most freshwater sportfish in the USA are transplants from other parts and are not native. They of course wrecked the ecosystem. Now people are complaining that something else is becoming a problem and destroying their current ecosystem. Of course the sneks will and have gone into the native ranges of bass too.

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>>911774
what do they taste like?
how do you prepare them?

>>911787
Well said anon

>>911791
In this size just cook em.
If bigger you can grill whole or fileted. Alternatively baked encased in salt. (did this with bluefish and seabass)

Not sure how to explain the taste, but i like both. Very appreciated fish in restaurants.

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>>911787

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Fuck me. I quit. Who wants my shit?

>>911803
here's a question.

where did those native fish come from?

Did they start as something else and evolve into those fish over time?

and if so why arnt they native to the huge areas that so many of them thrive in now?

>>911804
Dear lord.

Also I do.

>>911804
I had just as bad on a conventional reel...
All i had to do was drop the sinker straight down. Forgot to thumb the line. Switched to hand line after that, the reel was right hand retrieve anyway so it was fuckin hard.

>>911805
They evolved in those locations. They couldn't move to new areas because the drainage basins never connected to those other locations. Then humans thought tourism was great and spread the sport species around everywhere. The food species from other countries also got released or escaped from their enclosures simply because someone thought they were tasty and wanted them in the USA also.

The same goes for fish from the USA. Bass are really invasive in some countries.

>>911804
My spinning reels have never done this before.

>>911804
Damn you fucked up good on that one. Is that mono or flouro?

>>911804
What did you try to throw a baby mepps spinner with no braking or spool tension you tard?

>>911804
Ill give you $5+ shipping

>>911816
I was gunna say then how come they didnt evolve in Canadian waters since small mouth thrive so well up there but im pretty sure that whole country was under an ice sheet not that long ago. I need to do more research on this. Must have taken a long ass time for each and every lake and pond up there to be populated all with the same species.

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At least I caught this dude afterwords...

>>911814
>>911819
Kek. I was doing a sidearm cast close to the water and the lure hit the water right when I let go of the spool. When I heard the splash I knew I done fucked up and I didn't even want to look at it.

>>911817
It's copopolymer. It's basically mono coated with flouro. Meant to buy flouro but I wasn't paying attention. It's been working pretty alright tho so whatever.

>>911816
>My spinning reels have never done this before.
I hope not. That would take some talent.

>>911823
>neon green
>right hand retrieve

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>>911823
Thats the worst. only time I birdsnest is if I do something like that. I hate it when you go to make a long cast and on your back swing the trebles snag a tree branch or bush or something and it blows your spool up shit is beyond annoying

>>911825
>the best green
>the best hand
Pick two

>>911821
Tfw when I give skid everything at a 99.9% discount

>>911828
The only other time I get back lash is if I really fuck up a cast and put way to heat in to and end up being jerky. But those are absolutely tiny compared to that abomination lol.

Got some really fucking weird shit in my panfish box from MTB today lol

>>911816
>My spinning reels have never done this before.
thats the point mayne

>>911825
>>911831
I did lefty on that new memecaster. It was a little awkward the few casts I have made so far but then again cranking with the right hand when I first got the memecasters.

>>911823
Btw you try doing those overhand flicks with the memecasters yet? When I was out fishin with anon dude the other weekend I was on the shore where it is a couple feet off the water so I could comfortably play with it. It's bretty cool but takes some getting used to. Makes the baits fly really fast and really flat and seems more difficult to get little backlashes.

>>911834
Is it ice fishin stuff?

>dis severe lack of OC images

Pepsi, go catch a snek or something. Make a rocket stove and BBQ it outdoors. Someone do something.

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>>911845
I saw ice starting to form in the marinas when I went over the bridge today so in couple weeks I should be able to start posting regular Perch/Crappie/walleye/pickerel pics

until then im sitting here twiddling my thumbs

>>911838
I want a lh sometime
>>911831
What if I do 10+shipping?
>>911809
Did you get this prestige plus/three forks separate or as a fully assembled combo?

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>>911848
Do what I do. Make flies and lures when you can't fish. The epoxy is still wet on this one.

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>>911845
I know I haven't been out enough lately. Lady I know had a hip replacement a few weeks back and I been helpin her a bit and takin care of that shit ruins my fishin hours when it gets dark at 5:30pm.

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>>911843
Did you just delete a post or am I insane?
Ranked by my interest:
>Yum Money Fry 2" - feel great, look like they'll have great action, not sold on the color but idk how much that REALLY matters
>Rooster tail - classic, will always use these, great size for my UL panfish rod
>Big Bites grub - never tried a 3 tailed grub before, looks interesting
>Nothead Tackle "Little Skunks" - da fuq are these? Will post a better pic in a sec.


----POWER GAP!----
>Mustad jighooks - c'mon MTB I buy these bulk you are padding this shit pretty egregiously now
>Zako crankbait (ghost hitch color) - This shit feels like some serious made in china bullshit, like it will fall apart the first time I cast. However upon closer inspection the hooks are quite nice, so maybe I'm just tripping. The lip is very long and narrow which I've not seen on such a small crank - the box doesnt even give a hint as to if it dives or what

>>911853
>pepsi a pretty decent human being
well I'll be damned

>>911850
I might have to since my last exam is this friday. we should have enough snow by then to snowmobile too so Ill probably just be doing that until the ice gets nice n' thic

Im hyped to get on the ice this year though because my buddy who I fish with said the guy at his work has an op shanty setup with a heater and vexilars and the whole nine yards. Itll be like that handheld fishin game someone posted a while ago.

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>>911854
Yeah I did. Those chartruese blade rooster tails are straight.

>>911853
>>911845
Should I go catfishin?

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>>911854

>>911823
Worst I had was when I first learned adout pendulum casting. I had just put about 250 yards on my Penn when my buddy called and asked to with me. I forgot to put on the shock line and so revved up to try this new way of casting that I rigged right onto my backing. 3oz of lead and 2oz of cut bait snapped that line quick and the back lash made my penn look like a bridal bouquet.

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>>911858
Bring along those fishing buddies. They'll love sneks.

>>911859
I was wondering about those. Trippy. I wonder if they are for ice jiggin

>>911855
Kek I don't know if I would go that far. But she lives kinda in my neighborhood and only real person who could help her out is another clueless older lady so I told her just to let me know since my mom went thru all that earlier this year.

>>911849
Full combo with case and line I think this was in like '08 or something.

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>>911862
They are strays, they would freak the fuck out if I tried to bring em anywhere.

>>911853
Tits or GTFO.

>>911866
Mine just follows me when I walk where ever to fish.

>>911858
All ways go catfishing.

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>>911869
Yeah fuck that,

>>911870
The one is under the car watching it

>>911843
Most of the time I cast over hand. I think it's easier to cast into the wind sidearm close to the water. The only other time I do sidearm is if i don't have room to do overhead.

>>911859
Wat

any winterfags know if snow pants are necessarry for walking through snow

i dont expect to roll around in it. just traverse to some fishing spots. what can i get away with? i know jeans are a 'no no'

>>911873
And side arm to get under cover.

>>911865
Oh Damn that's a while ago, no wonder it's got the prestige 3
>>911873
I side cast most of the time.
>>911858
Go cat fishing
>>911859
I've never even.had a bite on those.

>>911874
You could get some gaiters.

If you have some carhart bibs those usually keep ya mostly dry.

Also wind drifts snow in high spots in the woods , and with shade the snow melts slower. You may have to go through more snow than you think.

>>911874
if you really want to wear jeans you better wear a layer or two underneath

Id recommend just getting some cheap snow pants man. you can usually find some under $30

Also make sure you wear some good socks

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>>911879
Cats are being lazy. They normally chase it around but they just ate a bunch and are lazy now.

Am I the only one who thinks this could actually be a decent reel? I mean 50%+ of the cost of any other reel comes from the brand name, R&D, and paying for Kevin Van Dam's mortgage. Not much of the actual money is paying for the product itself.

Now imagine some Chink company just copies high end reels, doesn't have to give shit to KVD, Bass Pro and Cabela's aren't making their 30% profit on it, etc.

When you buy a $300Shimano, you are probably paying like $80 for the actual labor, materials, and logistics getting the reel to you. So if you buy a $100 Shishamo, you are probably paying for about $80 worth of reel shipped to your door.

I wouldn't actually buy that one but there are a whole lot for $30-$40 that would probably be $100 reels with an Abu label on it. It would be fun to abuse the hell out of it.

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Some other random shit I got this week and haven't fished due to weather and darkness at 5PM.

>>911886
>Am I the only one who thinks this could actually be a decent reel?


yuh, things are utter shit.

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>>911887
I like those orange blade Rooster Tails.

>>911886
This one is $38 with free shipping and I think it has magnetic and centrifugal brakes. Abu wants at least $200 for that!

Plus those purple anodized knobs look dank.

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>>911887
>why the fuck so many orange
pic related, heard it works for surfcasting. Can tie them on a dropper to a high low and a second dropper with a gulp sandworm

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>>911888
Trips confirm Pepsi is gonna waste $25 on a fake Daiwa

>>911891
I have an (or maybe a couple) Agila(s) with the orange blade and black skirt and it has gotten me a handful of fish. Chartruese is still my favorite but colored blades do work some days.

>>911892
I can just imagine you hooking into a snek and when you try to reel in the handle just breaks off.

When I had a facebook I used to see those shilled all the time. I always looked at the comments to see if someone ever actually bought one and the very few that did said they were terrible

>>911890
Looks like they stuck it on a car lighter.

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>>911893
Caught my first ever bass on an orange rooster tail actually.

Pic related. Skid would be proud.

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>>911894
Yeah the only English reviews seem to say "Great shipping times!" and then there are some South Americans posting stuff like "Great Reel!" but an Abu Black Max probably costs 4mos rent in Paraguay.

This Kastking actually looks ok. I mean for $30, what would you expect? Even if it shits out after a year or two, I would grab one if they are smooth before they break.

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>>911895
#1 Qualltys Shishamo Rod!

Pic related is that Kastking.

I mean seriously, just look at the $100-$200 baitcasters out there from real companies. There is no reason that same reel couldn't be sold for $25-$50 without the name brand and major retailer behind it.

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Unknowingly picked up a $300 custom made Horrocks-Ibbotson for $20 at an antique store. I've always wanted to get into fly fishing.

Need some suggestions for reels.
Can fly fishing rods use spin reels?

>>911899
>Dubs of truth.

It's leagues better man

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>>911903
The guides are beautiful.

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>>911907
Looks like it has a long butt so you might could use it as an ultralight.

>>911896
I am proud
>>911903
They can but don't, what weight is it? Should say line size or line weight. How long is it?

>>911899
at least kastking is a known brand though. Extreme Philly Fishing shills them, he likes them since they are so cheap. Idk about their casters though he only uses their spinning reels

>>911892

If you hate it you can always gift me my first memecaster

>>911919
If you gonna keep bass fishing, you should get down on one of those cheaper Abu memecaster combos. Their rods are normally straight too.

You also need another spinning setup when you get sick of that GX2 combo. Next time we go fishin I'm gonna let you use that Okuma Lightning Rod combo just to show you what options you have even with budget stuff.

>>911920

you forget, I have a wife. Everytime I buy something she goes out and gets another fucking pair of shoes.

>>911901
I've been debating whether I should get a baitcaster. It seems like a huge bitch to use compared to the benefits. I may get one of these cheap chink reels in the future to try it out.

>>911923
Thats like getting a $10 hooker to loose your virginity.

Your entire experience will be tinted by a cheap shity time and you'll probably turn gay.

>>911887
what do you use each of those for?

>>911922
I feel your pain nigger. We had to make a "fun" money budget because she was buying fucking lularu or whatever the fuck its called weekly, equating it to the "dumb" shit I buy. I dont even want to show you a picture of her closet

>>911923
Don't do the cheap ass one. Drop ~$100 on a Lew's or Abu combo at least and you should be straight.

>>911922
Hide it from her. But you should at least get down on a new reel and get rid of that Ugly Stik one. As much as I hate those rods, if you spent $29 on a Sienna (or $19 of Dick's has another sale) it would make it so much nicer. Or Bass Pro still has the Sahara for $49 and that's a reel you could use for a decade and never want to replace.

But once you buy the Sahara, I'll bug the hell out of you until you get rid of the rod and put it on a Fenwick Eagle.

I really want to buy one of those Saharas but gotta spend money on other people right now and I don't even have enough to deal with all that.

>>911934

I have a closet full of junk that i try adding to on the sly, it kinda works. she probably does the same thing with doc martens though.

>>911433
Only way to do so with a memecaster is to get a Shimano Calcutta

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>>911859
ice ice baby..

>>911887
the spros will get you some stripers.

x-rap is a good bait to have.

those gotchas cast well, will get macs. swap out the hooks for smaller vmc's or use them to drag through schools of bait and snag em.

spinners work. you have to toss parallel ..they corrode fast in the surf.

wut yo gone do wif dem grubs? lings?

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>>911891
These are good for Florida Pompano and spot/croaker.

Anybody do big game stuff offshore? I need to know because I just got access to a boat...and it's filthy. No idea how to clean the bilge but it needs it badly. The batteries turn over and engine works and most electrical stuff works but there's green shit in some metal parts. There's mold underneath on the cushions and shit. There's broken stuff everywhere. And there's lights that don't work and the toilet smells horrible and only works half the time.

My idea was grab a buddy or two and a shit-ton of bleach, windex, sand paper, bilge cleaner, dish soap, and start going to town. Anything I'm missing? Dust masks for the mold? Power washer? I'm clueless.

Oh, and it's drydocked. Can't pump bilge residue in water and no hose nearby on drydock...and no idea how to pump the toilet tank clean.

Anybody /bo/at here?

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>>911903
thats cool. I would buy some flex coat and re-coat all the wraps glossy style. make a rod dryer with some shoe boxes and make the rod look new again.
looks cool as is but... and yes people use spinners on fly rods. some come as a combo with a handle that extends the butt section. whats the reel seat look like?
you have lots of reels to choose from for this rod. depends on how much you want to spend.

>>911433
lews do...

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>>911946
every time i see girls wearing rod belts it makes me think of strapons

>>911935
Eh, my next rod will be another spinner, I've been eyein the lews mach i combo. I looked at Ali express spinning reels, and I don't think you can trust that shit. The few products that have reviews are all in polish or Russian. One reel had a guy include pictures of the reel broken with sheared off gears, but for some reason he still gave it 4/5? Russian standards are much lower I guess.

>>911367
Hi guys ive got a shimano sonora 4000. I have had it on an ugly stik for the longest time and has been said on this thread multiple times before about ugly stik and spiderwire (10lb mono), it dont cast too gud. You guys have shilled power pro enough that I think I will put some 30 or 20 braid on but what rod sbould I get in the 70 dollar range to get this mother fucker to cast better. I want to used some medium sized cranks and throw some larger jigs and maybe some heavier top water frogs and such. Right now it soaks bait. What do?

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>>911944
scrub it first rinse it all out, you can pressure wash it but be really careful and use the fan tips. unhook the bilge and flush it, scrub the lines, check the hookup and flush the reservoir and the screen out. check bilge electric and check your fuses. you can hear the bilge pump run. dont run it without water or itll burn out. you can use cut off milk jugs to slop out the mildew water. a baby bottle cleaner or a bong brush works good for clearing the lines of debris.

how did you start the motor with no water?

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>>911955
Also why do ugly stiks have this little eyelet? Never use this shit and its irritating as fuck.

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>>911958
to hang your lure or hook...

>>911957
We've been running the boat offshore successfully with a disgusting bilge. Have had hoses bust underneath 3 times in 3 years and caused us to take on water 50 miles offshore. Have had the battery connections corrode and need to be cleaned. Had a hole open in the fiberglass. I'm trying to clean it up before running it so there's less issues. The engines work fine though.

>>911958
thats where you hook your lure when your not using it. It pisses me off when rods dont have them. Why does it bother you?

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>>911433
Bought a Shimano Curado a few days ago and fuck me it's a beaut, winds like a dream, casts small lures no worries let alone giant spinnerbaits and I haven't even touched the magnetic drag. I don't know why I went so long using shitty Pfleuger and Daiwa baitcasters when this is exactly what I've needed all this time.

>>911959
Thats the most retarded shit I have ever heard. It hangs up on that shit when casting. Is this common on alot of rods?

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>>911955
Samaki nigga or any rod using nano fibre technology, tougher rods yet skinnier than Ugly Stiks thus way more flex to it, 6ft rod is rated 4-7kg and it's way thinner than my 6' 5" 2-4kg rod in the top end

>>911958
For putting your hook on or line to tie it onto.

>>911955
That No.8 Blackout rod on sale sounds like a good deal. Bass Pro might still have the Bionic Blade rods on sale. Fenwick Eagle, Shimano Sedona, idk since rods are so much preference.

And if you do PowerPro, go with #20 on the medium spinning combo. #30 will be overkill and you will lose casting distance and #20 is still strong to land anything you would hook on the M combo.

And flr the rod size, if you think you are gonna be doing lots of 1/2oz-3/4oz stuff, maybe go ~7' MH. If you think it will be more 1/4oz-1/2oz, ~7' M with fast action.

>>911962
>dat vertical video though

>>911963
Shit rod or lure if it does that, never heard of anyone having that problem before.

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>>911962
I got one this year too. Genuinely the best reel I've ever used. Pepsi has a grudge against them for some reason.

>>911961
It just catches on that eyelet when I cast sometimes. I really never even thought about putting a lure there. Now I feel really fucking stupid.

>>911950
Both are fun
>>911958
You hook a lure or hook on there to keep it under control.
>>911959
The fuck is her reason to be standing like that? She's got no power though. Lift with those scrawny little legs, bitch!

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>>911955

>>911966
Trying to hold the phone and reel in one hand, and not knowing how to delete the black around the vid in webmconverter, sue me.

>>911969
hmm, never had that happen to me. Not sure why that would be happening

>>911963
A lot of rods do it on the back side (so top on a spinning combo) and I prefer that.

I'm not a fan of those hook keepers on the Ugly Stiks though. You can't hang weedless Texas rigs on it without taking the hook out of the bait.

>>911968
They're top notch aye, as for Pepsi he's a shitcunt that only fishes for shitty fish in canals in florida and goes on about Rapalas, wouldn't exactly take his word as gospel.

>>911968
I never said anything bad about them. I just said that you can get a little more for your money with a lot of competitors but a Shimano won't fail.

>>911967
It's pretty easy to do when spinning rods have the hook keeper right on the base of the rod near the handle. It will be right near where you hold the line when you cast and somehow gets caught up.

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>>911969
you snap them off if you want to.

>>911968
That rod looks fucking noice btw. How much for one of those?

>>911975
I'll buy you a Rapala of your choice if you can find anywhere I said Shimano makes shitty reels.

>>911975
Its made me wonder how a reel could get any better. Like the Antares is $600, how the fuck could it be so much better? I really just want to try one out once to see. Probably on another level

>>911981
Wut is the weight on it? And how much ceramic do they use? Once you get above like $150-$200 on memecasters that is what you start to pay for.

>>911981
>>911984
Also:
>Assembled in Japan with the same parts manufactured in China as the $200 reel

>>911979
Its the Fenwick Elite Tech Bass version they only run aorund $150. its the lightest and most comfortable rod I have. Pairs amazingly with the curado

>>911977
I just don't get how though. Ive used a bunch of different brands I still haven't found something that compares

>>911980
I didn't imply that at all, just that you're a one trick pony.

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>$80 off

fuuggggggggggg, so tempted but I literally have no monies left after buying everyone Christmas shit :(

>>911981
>>911988
They can get a LOT better as in more well made and lifetime guarantees. Until I saw this video I didn't know people spent $1000 on a reel let alone $10,000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_F2QIcvRK8

The Samaki blank I bought was $99, the first one I saw and was going to buy was white with an army winter camo pattern on the grips but NOPE'd when I saw the $299 pricetag.

>>911988
Depends what you are looking for. Shimano is bretty gud at making a solid whole package. Depends what you want though. You can spend the same (if not a little less) and other brands will start giving you carbon composite this and that.

>>911991
>shitpost of the night
Good job.

>>911998
>shitposting is disagreeing with me

Kek, do you do any actual fishing outside of canals?

>>911997
well I mean obviously salt water fishing reels can be more. I was specifically talking about bass oriented baitcasters.

>>911992
Right around the new year a bunch of shit will be on sale and clearance too. You can always find deals like that if you are patient. Just go return some of the shitty clothes you get as gifts and then sit on that money until something good pops up in mid January.

>>911992
Are the Chronarchs even better than Curados?

>>911999
Checked.

Trips don't lie. All those times Pepsi has mentioned that he hates fishing the canals and hits lakes and ponds instead yet all he does is fish the canals.

Obviously this is an argument I should get invested in.

>>912001
good Idea. probably will do that lol

>>912002
yes. they are lighter and have the best build quality in that price range by far. Only down side is slightly less spool capacity

>>912003
Mentioning yourself in the third person, you're so fucking full of yourself you realize that right?

>>912005
Sometimes before Xmas there are some deals because new model years are rolling out but best deals I find seem to be right after the holidays.

The worst are the fucking spring fishing deals. Bass Pro will have some "Start of Season Super Sale!!!!" and it's like 10% off select Zoom baits.

>>912006
4u.

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>>912006
I kek'd

>bass talk

How do you guys make all these neat custom lures without putting weedgaurds on them? Id snag so much that i wouldnt want to make any.

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looking at new bass reels..realizing this fuckin stuff can get spendy..

>>912007
Ill have to keep my eye out. Im always looking to add to the arsenal

Im gunna try and get involved with some amateur tourneys on the lake near me. They give out insane prizes if you do good. plus if I post the footage of it on youtube long enough you can usually get bait company's to give to permanent discounts on their shit

>>912009
I want to make them because I snag so much

>>912005
Btw, do you have a Dick's Scorecard? Even if you don't have one nearby, it might be worth enrolling online just so you get the emails. From time to time they will have great deals on their Thursday Flash Sales. Plus their regular weekly sales seem to be the best out of the major retailers.

Just sucks the popular stuff like Shimano and Abu reels don't go on sale a ton because people will always buy them but they still pop up and you can find good stuff on eBay sometimes too (provided it's a legit retailer).

>>912009
Lern2fish

Most weeds you can just pull through as long as you aren't running 2lb mono. But you also have to know which lures to run around weeds and which to keep away.

>>912015
>weeds
matey im talking about sticks and WOOD that just happens to magically act as a catcher's mitt with any non-guarded hook.

Im fine with weeds, i noticed I can always pull them out, even some big ones.

But the wood is no joke

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>>912009
i put them on some of my flys
got tired of pulling in clumps of grass, with the guard my loop knot collects more grass than the flys.

>>912019
Yeah I feel ya. I have lost way too many Mepps and other baits because of that. Braid can help because sometimes you can actually bend the hook a bit and get it off. 15lb+ will bend trebles on lots of smaller to medium size lures.

But I think some dudes building inlines are doing it so they don't lose $7 Mepps in tricky spots. And others do it because it's a hobby or they are just bored.

In real shitty spots, best bet is always something like Zoom Swimmin Super Flukes or KVD Caffeine Shads with a 4/0 weighted swimbait hook.

>>912020
I was gonna say that about those wire loops. They might keep em off wood and rocks, but those fuckers pick up 5x more of that stringy algae than a plain hook.

>>912019
>>912021
Also trebles are so much worse than single hooks with snags. And then stuff like spinnerbaits, jigheads, and swimbaits like Storms with the single hook on top are pretty tough to get snagged on stuff as well. Even certain crankbaits tend to bounce off lots of stuff because the lip hits stuff before any hooks.

>>912019
hook guards dont always work well.
known fact, otherwise more mfgs would be using them. they add weight and effect the action

>>912023
>And then stuff like jigheads are pretty tough to get snagged on stuff as well.
Id figure that but Ive lost jigs too many times to snags. The ones with weedgaurds are fine but the ones without them I just cant.

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>>912030
Gotta rig it right so it swims upright.

Pic related comes in all different sizes, swim upright so that hook always stays on top, and they're cheap enough that it's not the end of the world if you lose em. Storm, Tsunami, even PowerBait.

Otherwise get down on the Super Flukes and swimbait hooks.

>>911923
They really aren't. The birds nest I got was 100% my fault for being retarded. I mostly use meme casters, but spinning reels are nice for the lighter stuff. I'm much much more accurate with a bait caster and I usually get more distance. I also think I get a little more feeling but that might be in my head.

>>911951
I kinda want one to match the memecaster

>>911955
No. 8 blackout for sure

>>912013
There's one lake near me that has like a $30 buy in, but it pays like $1k+ if you win. I'm sure there's a lot of people that do it, but that's so worth it.

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>>911933
>bucktails for striper
>grubs can be cut and used as a trailer for the bucktails. honestly didn't think they'd be so fucking hueg thickness wise
>X Rap Long Cast Shallow sinking (1-2ft) - I've never fucked with these, someone recommended to be honest
>gotcha plugs - mackerel and maybe striper but probably not for a few months
>Spinners - Seen videos of people taking surf perch (pic related) with them, so I figured I'd give it a shot.

>>911943
how do you swap out a hook on the gotcha?

Like I said above I heard people use them as trailers on the bucktails, couldn't tell from the picture though that the grub body is thicker than my damn thumb lol

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>>912041
That surf perch became this lunch. There was a bit more I forgot to take a pic before starting to eat

>>911944
For mold, you need better than a dust mask. Get an N95 respirator you won't regret it, less than 20$ for a two pack, nobody want's moldy lungs

>>912034
So thats what those hooks are for.

>>912041
Ohh, there's a shallow version of those x rap long cast

Now I'm interested. Tell me how those are. I probably won't grab one till they drop in price though. They are pretty much as expensive as an LC flashminnow. I have an 3/4 saltwater x-rap but their casting isn't really impressive for me. Maybe those heavier long cast can go far.

>>912050
I'll take it out by the end of the weekend and toss it around. Feels really nice like it'll cast a mile

>>912052
One problem with the x-rap I have is that despite having a good weight, it doesn't "fly" as nicely as the LC flashminnow or the daiwa sp to get that nice "spiral" straight flight like a football. It often tumble out of the "spiral" a lot more. Idk if the x rap long cast weight shifting will be better. How often it is to fly straight is why I like to throw the LC flashminnow despite it being pretty light. The single hook aspect of the x-rap long cast still attract me. Hopefully it will drop to around $10 and I might consider getting one.

>>911961
Not him but on my Shimano Sellus rod the hook keeper is in the exact center of mass of the rod and reel and so naturally that's where I hold the rod when I'm carrying it from place to place and as a result I don't use the hook keeper and instead just use an eyelet

>>911879
I started casting on the side more than over the top more lately. Seems like you have less slack line afterwards for same or better distance.

I was learning to cast net last night. I'd say im doing ok fir a self taught scrub.

Im also on my last nerve with braid.

>>911943
How do you fish those bucktails?

>>912065
Usually from shore people put a long grub trailer on and then do a straight retrieve or they let it hit the bottom and bounce it back to them.

>>912081
Ive got something similar let me findd the pic

>>911848
>ice fishing

My lake is almost ready here in Upstate NY too.

Need suggestions for a ice fishing jigging rod if anyone has one.

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>>912081
These things. Wat do with em

>>912095
Throw some cut squid on em and cast and retrieve

Because I used to be a fan boy of power pro as well, thought I'd let yall know that I've bought multiple 600yd spools of Kastking fortis braid and it hasn't failed me once

WORMGUY have you used the Penn Z's yet?

>>912114
How much are those 600yd spools?

Even better braid like PowerPro, I think you are often paying a lot of markup to the retailer. My guess is that the higher profit margins for stores come with things like line and hooks, which is why a 300yd spool of Power Pro is $30+!at Bass Pro but you can catch sales at Dick's for <$20. There is some cheap PowerPro on eBay too but I just don't want to end up with cheap knockoff line.

>>912041
>pic

He looks so surprised.

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Do you know what the problem with fishing is? You can't carry all your equipment with you. I have a like 4 tackle boxes I think and I'm running out of room. I filled this one this fall-winter mostly with stuff I've made. Then when I'm out fishing, I only end up using 2-3 lures at most, the entire time.

I think I need to get a nice hiking backpack I can use to carry gear. Then I can carry my cook kit and don't have to return to the vehicle to make a meal.

>>912009
I never put weedguards on my stuff. I don't have trouble with snags...except when I catch a tree branch overhead. Which can be often since everything here is overhung with bushes, weeds, and trees. In the water, the worst you get are leaves in the fall. There's no aquatic plants in the streams/rivers down in the water itself. In the lakes there are some aquatic plants, but I've never had trouble with the hooks actually snagging it. I only bring that in when the fish on the hook wind around into it as I'm reeling them in.

There are no top water plants like lotus, duckweed, or lily pads here either. The best cover you can hope to punch through is a flotilla of Styrofoam bait containers.

>>912020
Nice. What type of fly box do you use when fishing?

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Who else uses a bicycle to travel when fishing?

>>912133
nope

Need to take apart the 712 fully, replace the drag washers, clean out the old grease, and fill with the new stuff

The new 704z is ready to go but it's been raining

>>912042
Looks horribly burned but otherwise Noice.

Get a Guinness and some fries to go with it though.

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>>912162
There was some burning I won't deny. I was surprised at how fast the panko browned, won't let that happen again

It was really good still, surf perch is some of the tastiest fish. I've heard people say it is some fantastic sashimi too, asians will catch them on the pier, clean/fillet them, then just start chompin down lol

>>912094
Your in upstate NY as well? Shieet.

As for what rod to get they are all basically the same thing. Just go to any outfitter and find one you like that isn't too expensive. I think my little Abu Ice series combo was only like $30-$40.

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>>912157
I use a different bike
>inb4 shit bike
I know

>>912157
No one because most street urchins and Vietnamese or blacks who ride them can afford Internet.

>>912142
$24 for 40# 600 yard spool

>>912177
>can't
They could go to the library, but who are we kidding?

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>>912065
>cast
>reel
>bounce bounce bounce

>>912041
cut the hook off and add split ring
def add a trailer. those mogambos are the wrong ones for spros. theyre good on ling jigs so keep them, see pic. theyre the best trailer. lots of flutter. you can use a bass type long body grub as well but they get chewed pretty quick.

>>912095
>Wat do with em
add eyes tip with bait use for bottom fishing
white sea bass love bombers tipped with a whole squid. they dont work so well on the straight retrieve but kill it in the rocks.

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>>912157
nice fish, sweet ride bro.
whats the pool noodles do up front on the basket? do the rod butts ever drag?

>>912177
>when city folk post

Thanks for the vast insight about your shithole.

>>912223
That's a googled image. I was wondering the same thing.

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How would you rig these?
notice how the hook point isn't aligned?

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>>912288
paint it white, put some eyes on it, it'll catch.

>>912290
It wI'll catch how it is, just run it at dusk

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>>912283
Like a regular offset hook?

>>912309
If you did it like that, the jig head would be crooked relative to the soft plastic. I doubt it would effect the action, but it'd bother my austism for sure.

>>912230
What are you even talking about? Poor people ride bikes. Poor people are often blacks and immigrants who steal fish out of slot and keep everything they catch.

>>912309
the hook sticks up like 1/4 beyond the worm on these...wtf?

>>912325
If you ran it in something like those KVD shads where they have the groove for the hook on the top and bottom of the bait, the jighead could end up in there somewhat straight. I'm sure they are for some specific soft bait tho. Probably saltwater.

How big are the hooks anyway?

>>912329
People always complain about that. But you can do it where you poke the barb through like in that pic and then stick the very tip of the hook back into the worm. Some people do it that way but I normally keep mine under the skin of the bait with the tip just about to come through.

>>912333
Honestly if I was using it for a swimbait I would just rig it straight and leave the little bit sticking out of the top. Wouldn't really be a big deal.

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>>912341
Have you used the KVD Caffeine Shads yet? Best swimbait like that I have ever used. They are a tiny bit smaller than Super Flukes but bigger than the Jr's and they have a slot on the top as well as the bottom so the hook stays in there and comes out super easy when you set it. Plus it is like the only soft bait you can rig weedless like that and use the same bait for days because the hook can be poking through the plastic but the tip still sits in that slot so it won't snag on shit.

>>912349
I haven't. I don't really use swimbaits in general so I have like 2 packs of super flukes and one super fluke jr. And they get used as trailers mostly

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>>912349
I am curious, do you or anyone here use any of the Zmans (trout tricks, scented paddlerz, etc.)? Their jig heads are great as well imo

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>>912380
I never see them for sale anywhere. They use that stretchy plastic though, I actually have some Strike King worms that use Z-Man plastic. They were expensive but I couldn't refuse the chartruese bottom and watermelon top color scheme.

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Fly fishin thread is useless

Should I eat?

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>>912425
No, it has turned already. It needs to be pure white inside. When white, you also need to peel them.