Fishing & Tackle Thread

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>>912438
Oh so it was a shroom. I'm double retarded. If you find one and it bruises blue/purple it's the good kind.

>>912446
>no berkley inshore

It has rubberized cork handles instead of the meme cork handles that deteriorate after a year.

>>912455
7spoopy

>>912457
>>912456
>>912459
Sounds gross

>>912465
Psilocybe?

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>>912469
You really dislike cork that much?

I mean I guess I prefer ABS or whatever synthetic shit but I never had a problem with cork. Pic related is that Mitchell that has to be almost 20yrs old and it's held up well enough. That thing took some abuse and only spot that really shows wear is the very bottom but most rods have plastic caps there anyway.

>>912455
Waiting for a grill who likes fishing like
>>912469
Cork only Dicks up if you're not treating it right
Linseed oil or ballistol once every now and then

>>912487
You oil the cork? Makes sense I guess aside from getting the shit on your hands. I should hit that Fenwick with some since that has a fancy cork handle.

I don't know how to fly fish and I don't want to learn so what's the best way to fish a river/creek with a normal rod? Just lures or what?

>>912502
What are you fishing for?

>>912506
salmon in the northwest us

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>>912502
>flossing
get some beads and hooks and weights.

depending on where you fish might have to smash down hook barbs. look up the regs for your area. you can bounce roe, float jigs, toss spinners for them as well.

>fly
>cast-a-bubble

>>912465
I wouldn't eat any shrooms unless you have zero doubt what it is. I used to grow "magic" mushrooms back in college, those were some good shit.

>tfw it's cold as fuck with no chance of fishing for the next 3+ months
All I can do now is smoke a lot of weed and buy more fishing gear.

>>912494
When you oil woods you don't put a ton on it. It works into the wood and gets all soaked up. You wipe off any excess. The proper type and amount of oil won't give you problems.

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>>912508

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>>912508
more

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>>912508
flying C's

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>>912508
bouncing rig

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>>912508
zzingers

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>>912508
hair jigs

>>912551
that looks annoyingly complicated lol
>tfw you snap one off

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>>912566
yeah it is..because rigging takes away fishing time most people pre-tie their stuff and store them on a pool noodle or piece of foam so theres not much tying to be done when otw.

Well I went out fishing with the new Mitchell again. Didn't get any bites but me and my dog had fun.

Then I went to academy and got a few things for the trout stocking on Friday and hit up wally world for a few clearance items.

Good day.

FUCKING WINTER 7 DeGREES

im moving

>>912607
Where full.

>>912534
This. What I do is make a wet spot on the cloth, rub the wet spot on everything, then use the dry part to wipe off any extra
>apply
>wait 5 mins
>wipe
>go to bed
>feels totally dry by morning

>>912633
Out of context this sounds like your nightly routine.

>>912633
>make a wet spot on the cloth, rub the wet spot on everything, then use the dry part to wipe off any extra

i bet you do.

>>912656
I just said I do
Why you gotta face I stupid, stop being so stupid, stupid.

>>912487
>implying your difficulty in finding a grill to fish with isn't due to your fur faggotry

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>>912607
>that feel when it was 78 today in Phoenix

>>912707
>because it has nothing to do with the fact that I've admitted that im gay multiple times in here
Chicks with dicks are nice though.

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>>912640
>>912656

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>>912694
>Why you gotta face I stupid

>>912694
Skid are you strokin out?

>>912737
My phone auto corrected me and I missed it when a hastily proof read. >>912694
>face I stupid
Be so stupid*

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>>912737
Judging by this post >>912633 I'd say that is exactly what he's doing.

>>912756
Is that dude crying and making a wet spot on the cloth?

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>>912783
Yes, yes that is exactly what he is doing Zuriss.

>pats head

>>912799
Well shit else would a naked dude be doing while crying.

>>912607
at least you don't work outside mate

i have next week off and im going ice fishing. bundle up and embrace the cold

>>912756
>>912737
>>912656
>>912640
may i ask why the lot of you are so intrigued by how i abuse my body?

>>912832
I'm mostly intrigued at how you choose your words.

But this is 4chan so in the name of science all things must be learned.

>>912836
well ill tell you this: your theories are wrong

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>>912840
The search continues.

I'm a dumb ass posting in the old thread
>>912157
Nice, a blue and a striper. Is that yours and at the canal?
>>912844
>>912845
>>912846

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Tied some dressing on one of these mini jigs.

>>912465
>If you find one and it bruises blue/purple it's the good kind.

That's not a good indicator at all don't spread misinformation like this especially when eating the wrong kind of fungus can result in a painful death

Identifying mushrooms is difficult even for practicing mycologists

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>>912863
Ive fished there before..

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>>912894
>vicegrips

reminds me of those small ice rattling spoons..

>>912455
>Someone, somewhere, LITERALLY decided to bring a fake skeleton out in their boat just to take this picture
Why

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>>912831
>patiently awaiting mernio wool baselayer order

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>>912863
No, that pic of fish on a bike is from google images. Stripers don't exist where I live.

Using a bike is great since you can have a many panniers on the front and back of it to carry gear. You don't even need to ride it, you can use just walk along side it, meaning you can really load it down with tons of stuff. They are good for packing in camping supplies like that too. Where I live, the places you can park are a long long ways from where you actually fish and you can end up 10-15 miles away. Having a bike to get back onto a road at the other end and pedal back to the vehicle is a lot better than walking (there's no off trail biking here due to terrain and rain forest).

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>>912913
>all that uber easy water access

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>>912710
>78 degrees
>almost winter

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>>912983
I'm just surprised a place as hellish as that has enough surface water to fish in.

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>>912438
>tfw have a friend that lives in Austin
>tfw her family has a beach house and a boat in Corpus Christi
>tfw she's there and wants me to come down
>tfw 7 hours away

I see a salt trip in the near future senpai

>>912994
Not sure why that tagged peps old post phones r dum

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>>912987
That's just the urban water. We have huge resovoirs too. Lake pleasant. Bartlett. Catfish point. Roosevelt. Canyon lake. Saguaro lake.

Countless trout streams and lakes up north too. The Colorado river. Salt river. Etc etc.

>>913003
Not to mention fish grow year round because it's warm. Record flathead live here as well. Like....disgusting 50lb plus fish can be common.

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Where can I get offset hooks like pic related that are small, like a size for panfish? I only see them as low as size 1

Mostly just want to fish small plastics like a Texas rig

>>912975
That's why I got an adventure bike
>be me
>early spring
>can't find my way in to a fishing hole
>find bicycle trail
>ride in
>hide motorcycle well away from the water so it can't be seen from air, water, or the trail
>fish all day
>see a lot of people on the trail as I'm leaving
>hop off the trail to speed by, get back on
>a few people whip out their cell phones
>probably calling the cops
>running like bell, misjudged a lot of corners and nearly crashed several times
>get back on the road
>clear out
>tfw never got caught
>ftw no tee
I only caught a sink small mouth but that bit was fun
>>913015
They don't come that small. Get a particularly long aberdeen and bend it yourself.

>>913015
I guess you could always buy some long shanked regular hooks and just bend them into a worm hook shape.

On a side note, how are you supposed to jig for panfish? I was just swimming some sexee tail shad through the edges of Lilly pads that I know hold a lot of panfish because I heard them smacking the bottom of pads every ten seconds but didn't get a single bite. Do you bounce it on the bottom? Let it sit?

This is harder than catching a bass :(

>>912446
I've been thinking about creating a fishing app for Android and iphone. It would allow others to mark bodys of water, say what kind of fish are in them based on a list of known species in your state (to avoid trolling) the ability to mark stuff would be a paid version. And to view would be free. It will also allow you to post pictures of your PB per each body of water and what lures work best in that body.

I'm having trouble thinking of ways to combat false information and trolls though. This app has been in my head for months now.. Just don't know if A its worth doing. Or B If I can really stop the spread of false information.

>>913020
Where I live. Pan fish even fiesty ones. Won't hit moving stuff very often. Best to float little curly tail grubs under a bobber and wait.. Typically not long.

>>913026
>>913026
I like to twitch that in under a slip float, it makes it jig a little when you twitch

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>>912938
halloween.

>>913015
smallest i have (pic) caught crappie and tiny bass on them. size 1

>>913024
like fishbrain and a few other fishing apps already out there?

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Hnng I need to get back to this lake with a rod. I have been scoping it for months and it looked like it was fenced all around until I just found this spot. It's a bit of a cruise but I might go back after work.

I have gotten nice largemouth at a smaller lake nearby too.

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>>913049
looks like you could fish that whole area, on both sides

>>913042
I like Fishidy. I use it to mark all my perch hot spots throughout the year. It also gives a rough topographic map of the bodie of water you are on if it's well known enough.

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>>913051
*body, damn phone

This blast of below zero temps should get that ice nice n' thic. I hope it's not too much longer now

>>913050
That right shoreline has that 6' black fence along it and then off to the left the shoreline is right by this industrial area and you need to work there to drive through the gate and get anywhere near the water.

But from where I was standing there is a decent stretch I could fish as long as I don't get kicked out.

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>>913052

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>bait

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>catfish

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>catfish bait

>>913056
What is this supposed to mean? I don't think you understand that I love the winter and genuinely hate the heat. This is the comfiest time of the year, just not so good for fishing

>>913061
>>913060
>>913059

I guess wells catfish like rats?

>>913053
You might have something like this for Florida.

http://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/nonpwdpubs/water_issues/rivers/navigation/riddell/publicaccess.phtml

>>913059
>>913060
>>913061
I have seen this done with kittens.

>>913068
Also post a good shot of that rig I like the look of it.

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>>913067
It's private property all around the lake tho. I mean spots like that if you can access it legally and get a kayak on there it is probably straight since the entire lake isn't contained completely within somebody's single property.

>>913020
>>913015
I'm sure you can find even tiny ones online. Just google like #2 or #3 offset shank worm hooks.

I wouldn't attempt to bend them yourself since the hooks are probably bent first and then heat treated (or at least bent the proper way) and will end up really weak trying to make those tight bends yourself.

>>913076
If you use a lighter to heat it up and undo the heat treating it should bend pretty good. Since they're just for panfish the strength shouldn't matter that much.

>>913076
>TFW I wish I had bought that knife kiln so I can make tiny Texas rig hooks.

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>>913079
>>913078
Just looked on Cabela's and they have Gamakatsus down to Size #2 which is def smaller crappie and larger bluegill. I'd like to see those IRL. Could probably get some EWG ones and put them on 2" curly tail grubs.

>>913015
>>913076
>>913078
>>913079
Check into fly fishing hooks I've seen offset jig hooks in very small sizes

Try the Allen fly fishing company. They won't be EWG worm hooks but you can find something decent.

>>913083
Looks like going back to cabelas today.

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>>913083
>>913085
Gamakatsu EWG in Size #4. That's pretty damn small.

>>913088
See if they have em in stock

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Gamakatsu-reg-EWG-Worm-Hook/738573.uts?searchPath=%2Fbrowse.cmd%3FcategoryId%3D734095080%26CQ_search%3Doffset%2Bworm%2Bhook%26CQ_st%3Db

>>913090
I just bought 2 different brands of 0/1 off set worm hooks yesterday and some 1/16 oz cover wieghts for them, but I would love some smaller ones.

>>913089
Idk, depends. For surf perch I use size 6 hooks even for pretty damn big fish. Small mouths. I feel like sunfish have even smaller mouths and are generally smaller fish so I'd assume 6 or smaller would be ideal

>>913091
Well shit I can take my wifes car and not fish or I can take my XJ and fish. If I take my XJ I have to go gas the car up and bring it back before I leave.

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>>913015
decoy makes a #6 worm hook. might want to look up those. they use them for lrf fishing.

>>913105
Holy damn those look badass.

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>>913109
$5 free shipping. just ordered a couple of packs

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Guy asking about small offset hooks

I'd figure trout worms are a good option. Just have to pull the worms head into the eye of the hook.

>>913113
I ordered 6 packs - 2 each unweighted, 1/32 oz, 1/16oz

Stoked to see these, I'll finally be able to rig gulp sand worms weedless. Won't stop the seaweed from snaring the sinker unfortunately but I think it'll be a game changer

>>913116
What size is good for panfish, like bluegill?

>>913118
Of that particular hook? Idk if 6 is small enough

My biggest successes with bluegill have always been on size 10 hooks. I like to go barbless too since they have tiny mouths and if you are using pieces of worm they like to take them deep now and again. Long shank Aberdeen hooks might be the best for panfish upon consideration.

Where I live they are not a common fish. Only the lakes have them, not ponds.

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>>913118
Are you gonna get those offset ones?

My favorite panfish hooks are the Carlisle hooks with the long shank. Easy to get out of small fish with small mouths. But I don't even know which size I use for bluegill since all my bait hooks like that are from assortment packs or just buying what looks good. Same with snaps and swivels.

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Finally getting some casts on this thing. Not bad. Doesn't feel like some $700 setup but for the price I paid I can't complain.

Still need to build up a little more confidence before I can go 100% launch mode with it.

>>913124
Few of those octopus styles would work. Basically identical to these >>913114

With a lil curly tail grub you can rig it like a texas-rig. With the head of the grub in the eye of the hook and the end of it having that point coming out.

With the one your suggesting looks like snag city and thats what im only worried about.

>>913083
They had them but they wanted $15 for them so fuck that I'll wait till after the holidays.

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>>912975
If you google "canal fishing bike" On The Water mag has a good article on setting up and equipping a bike [pic related]

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>>913149
Were they the 25pk?

And where is Yuro at? Just tied on this lure and second cast got pic related. That little thing has some weight to it which is nice because I hit that bass pretty far out there.

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>>913216
Goddamn Yuro

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>>913216
>>913219
Shiiiiiiiiet and i got that as a joke, because it was funky looking.
Is that 2 different bass or the same fish?

Pic related is today's haul

>>913224
Worth noting that a pounder gilthead seabream spit the hook out 3 feet from shore...

I usually have 3 rods set up, 2 have a bit bigger circle hooks, and the third one, the most sensitive one, has a smaller, J hook for those smaller fish, ironically, the bream i lost hit the small hook, and was able to spit it out. If it was a circle hook, i wouldnt have lost it.

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>>913224
2 diferent ones. The skinny one was first and the fat one was on the next cast. That one was actually a nice fisb, especially for that little lake.

I hooked both of them pretty far out so I had to crank them in and the second one worried me because he was fighting hard and that lure has that double hook setup that does its job at not being a complete rake. But it landed em both fine.

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>>913224
What did you get the squid on? I mean I have seen those goody squid jigs but do you have to target them specifically or will they hit other baits and lures?

Got pic related today too ans it was a good length but he was skinny. Idk if it is the late fall and lack of rain but a lot of these bass were skinny. Hit 5 bass total and had one more med-sm guy on that jumped off. They are feisty tho with the water cooling off a bit.

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>>913059
I used to know a guy who did this for muskie
He was about 60
He would put one treble hook at the base of the tail, then one at the shoulders and cast it out, no weight or anything, he'd let the thing swim towards shore or logs freespooled and if they got too close reel them in a little, the fish would explode all the hell out of the water to crush the rat
It's insane
>>913105
I'm intrigued. Bet they'd be epic with nailtails (pic related)
>>913253
I've gotten them jigging a gotcha plug vertically.

>>913258
lol do you just go to the pet store and buy a rat?

My gut instinct tells me this would be illegal in my state (commiefornia)

>>913258
you can jig a gotcha plug??? What were you targeting with that technique

>>913263
You can buy frozen ones at pet stores. Snek food.

>>913268
Skid just explained about a guy using them live

>>913216
Yes.

Also I'm going to catch me some rainbow trout tomorrow.
http://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/management/stocking/trout_stocking.phtml

>>913263
Yeah, a feeder rat, it's about a dollar for one. It probably is illegal, he did this decades ago
>>913265
Squid. They actually jig nicely, I'd use the small ones for ice if I ice fished.
>>913268
Yeah those ones are dead though.

>>913268
Or find a box of free kittens.

>>913272
Good luck

>>913276
I can't wait to land some on the new Mitchell light combo.

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>>913274
I have one of these top water lures. Makes an extremely realistic wake in the water. When the bass were biting top water it was a great producer

>>913274
I figured that catfish one was dead too. But yeah you can get the live ones drom most non-pussy pet stores for cheap.

>>913269
My bad. Refer above. I was still thinking about the catfish one. I try not to read skid's entire posts.

>>913272
Have fun with a bunch of people there. At least you can get the new rod going.

Now that I used that memecaster a bit more, I'm thinking about what I want to do for my next combo. I think I want to buy a nice ~1000 size reel for 6lb-8lb braid and get a longer and sensitive light rod. Either that or another 3000 size.

>>913275
Not a bad idea.

>>913288
This is Texas the brown people that fish are generally friendly.

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>>912446
>fishing with anything other than a Loomis or higher end St. Croix.

>>913293
I don't believe you

>>913295
Yes. That would also be acceptable because it isn't an Ugly Stik.

>>913296
The chinks mostly stay in the cities and catch perch.

The wetbacks work allday and don't fish.

Mudslimes would know what to do.

That leaves us with.

Rednecks at worst leaving beer cans around.

Niggers leaving beer cans and bits of tackle around.

Mexicunts that leave beer cans around.

Crossed lines are rarely a problem and most are cool about walking around so they don't tangle. To many people have guns so nobody tries to steal shit. Most people are happy to lend a hand to land a massive fish. People give away extra bait when they leave sometimes. I have even been given some tackle like hooks wieghts and plastic baits.

We are generally friendly around here aslong as you don't get cross with us.

>>913296
The brown people really are usually nice. They still usually liter fucking everywhere though.

>>913317
The only ones that a realy fucking bad is the mexi women that brings a van load of kids to swim and leave all their trash behind.

>>913320
Oh and whitetrash tweakers that leave dirty camp sites.

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>>913015
You will need to anneal them, bend them then heat treat them yourself. I was lucky with the first one and it is almost correct. The other two snapped; one like a dry twig.

You can anneal them with a cigarette lighter, but you may need to use a propane blow torch to temper them. Their coating will be ruined so you'll need to clean it off and apply a new one using epoxy, paint, or whatever.

I tried using streamer fly hooks.

>>913335
I would rather just buy em. Especially because I prefer EWG offset hooks anyway. Have fun turning a Carlisle or Aberdeen hook into that.

Although sometimes I wish they made offset hooks with shorter shanks. Like for certain soft crawdad baits, the bodies will be kinda fat so you want like a 4/0 or 5/0 worm hook but the bodies are short too and you have to use a 3/0 or else the hook would be longer than the body.

>>913316
>>>/pol/

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Anyone got an idea what these square pools are? Mind the recycling center nearby, but idk if they're related.
I guess the only way is to check it out myself but if anyone has ideas let me know.

I already bet i cant fish them tho

>>913336
Yeah I was thinking about that today when I was in cabelas. There realy needs to be a better selection of hooks.

>>913340
No idea but....

>cuckels brook

Realy?

>>913340

Looks like a retention pond

>>913354
Definitely seems like it, thanks. Got a major river running around there.

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>>913336
>I would rather just buy em.

Annealed, shaped, tempered, quenched, tested, and epoxied.

Size 12, offset, short-shank hook.

>>913367
Could also be an old filled in rock quarry. The ones i sneak into house bass that almost double on average those found in the public lakes and ponds. Just gotta be real careful if it's private.

>>913369
D..did you use water to quench a metal of unknown alloy?

Are the small EWG/offset hooks good for bigger fish too? I figured the hook setting is only optimal with those kinds of hooks when the gap is wider than there mouth. If not it acts like a circle hook.
>>913369
Personally I would still buy them unless you had a free supply of those standard hooks.

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>>913377
Yes, yes I did. I tried 5 times to figure out what color it needed to be before I got it right. Turns out it was something weird and doesn't harden like normal. Of course it heats up way too quickly.

Care for a knife?

>>913380
You can get them by the 1,000 on ebay for "cheap", but they will be from China.

>>913381
Nice knife

good for snakeheads i bet

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>>913383
lol Not really, it was a troll knife I made for /diy/ some years ago. I still have it somewhere. It is sharp but that type of metal can't hold any sort of edge.

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>>913288
>I try not to read skid's entire posts.

>>913385
I used to make railroad spike knives. Not amazing steel but okay

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>>913253
When you do it from shore, spinning/jigging technique, these boys proved best. I know aussies and japs use a different shape but those havent proved too good for me.

They will take something else every once in a long while, but trebles don't hook em too well. I had one follow a squid shaped wobbler all the way to shore without taking it.

>>912446
who is this fishin' vixen

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>>913141
Never heard of this brand, looks nice but sorta triggered by lack of grip above the reel.

Went to go after work today to one of the last spots I could still go fishing in the flood and see this. Well, looks like I'm limited to fishing the Lake for Carp for the next month.

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Lateposting.

>>913517
Lew's?

I guess they were a big brand back in the day and disappeared and then somebody bought the name and revived them a few years back.

And tons of rods don't have the grip above the reel. It might be the majority. You don't hold it there anyway and then the split grip thing is a newer trend over the past 10yrs or so. I don't mind it. There is always a handle where you are supposed to hold it.

Why am I up at 6 am ( been up for two hours already)
On my day off?

Can anyone tell me

>>913539
>you don't hold it there anyway

I beg to differ unless you use an expensive rod to catch shitty 1-2kg fish in which case HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

>>913551
We're talking freshwater, not offshore ocean fishing where you need a belt and shit.

Bass rods like that (spinning and casting) are made to be balanced right near the reel so you hold it with one hand there and the other hand cranks
>hurr this rod sucks because it wont work well for my needs even tough it was designed for a completely different purpose
Ok

>>913543
Go fishin

>>913553
Pepsi it's 5 degrees out with wind gusts up to 40 mph

Nothing (nearby) is frozen enough to go out ice fishing and it's top cold to go fish from shore

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>>913554
Move

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>>913554
iktf

>>913557
Nah I like where I live
Other than being stupid expensive fishing is fantastic both fresh and salt and I get to enjoy ice fishing and other winter sports

>>913559
The sun is coming up and the temps are still dropping
3.7 right now

>>913561
>winter sports
Topkek. Winter sucks. I'm so glad I got the hell out of the frozen north and get to enjoy outdoor activities year-round.

>>913565
Current temp at canyon lake 52 with a high of 67. I got a thermos full of hot coffee and I'm about to make some egg, deer and potato tacos. We going to catch us some tasty trouts.

>>913565
There's a lot of northern exclusives compared to southern. Id say trout and waters not invested with man-killing gators is good enough.

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>>913608
I guess.

If I were to leave here and go somewhere cooler tho, I don't think I would go north of like TN or KY. Or maybe the Carolinas. Somewhere with mild winters like in the 40s and 50s. But then you get the hot and long summer while it is mid 80s around here.

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I want to go fishing
>I built this on Monday

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>>913619
Me too skid.. me too..

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Snowed in?

Make lures and flies.

>>913608
>trout and waters not infested with gators
you mean like nearly all of the florida coastline which also has 'trout' that are much, much larger than freshwater?

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Todays catch
300gr gilthead seabream.

Last cast i had a mad heavy bite, could have been common dentex, which is a great fish, because something bit the leader off at the hook after two tugs.

>>913665
None that you can eat due to horrific pollution.

>>913670
not true at all.

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>>913608
stay away from california. they have lots of brown people.

>>913638
No tying vise
And materials are expensive

>>913671
Florida's water are some of the most uniformly polluted for North America.

http://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/prevention/healthy-weight/nutrition/seafood-consumption/_documents/advisory-brochure.pdf

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>>913665
>"trout"
>not salmonidae
>drum family

you cant compare seatrout to real trout.

>>913697
I've been tying flies for 30+ years and never used a fly tying vise. I've never bought any fly tying tools or materials advertised as "fly tying".

You can literally tie flies with stuff in your arm's reach in you house. If you have bare hooks and some thread of any kind you're golden.

Just remember, fish don't give a shit, but most fly tiers are the highest level of elite bullshitters you'll ever meet. People really into it are also into special UV epoxies, kevlar threads, and nearly illegal exotic feathers and materials. Just one pair of "good" fly tying scissors can cost $50 easy. You don't need any of that shit though. because fish literally don't give a shit.

http://thejighead.com/2016/02/17/fly-tying-on-a-budget-cheap-sources-for-materials/
http://flyanglersonline.com/flytying/tyingtips/part148.php
https://activeanglingnz.com/2016/04/18/fly-tying-on-a-tight-budget/
http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?showtopic=41910

>>913665
Do they grow to 20+ lbs?
Because my state has some 20+ lb trout
As well as salmon 20+ lbs

And saltwater fishing seatrout too but those are pussy shit

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>>913697
>couple pairs of different sized vise grips
>homemade bobbin or no bobbin
>scavenged materials
>homemade bodkin
>couple pairs of hemostats
>thread
>superglue
>2 part epoxy
>fly tying on a budget

you would be amazed at all the materials you can find at the dollar store or even in the trash.
arts and crafts stores have most of what you need. you have yo use your imagination. a dust mop, found feathers, candy wrappers and potato chip bags for mylar, marabou off your moms old scarf, old kids dolls..ect.

Its not hard bruh.

>>913724
>>913717
U want a fly tying guide in the pastebin?

>>913742
dooo eeeeittt

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>>913742
no.. i already know how to tie flies..

I hate reading rod reviews online. Almost none of them ever mention sensitivity or anything important about buying a rod. All they say is "great rod!" Well why Nigga? Why is it great it's not hard, damn. /rant

Anyway I asked a few threads ago, but I'll ask again; is there a rod another rod besides the mojo bass that's black/purple?

>>913743
>>913745
I was gonna tell somebody to write it or just pick from the posts and links.

>mainebub
Holy shit

>>913750
That's paet ofvwhy I refuse to do a rod guide. Too much is personal preference.

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>>913720
Do you have tarpon though?
>>913743
HE LIVES
been wondering where you went
>>913745
No he wants you to write one
>>913724
I have maybe 3 or 4 of those.
>>913717
I'll look through it

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>>913742
That's what the internet is for, dissemination of information in numerous ways. Though, people with ideas are a dime a dozen. People who actually do things are few and far between.

>>913774
>I'll look through it

When you realize what you have around you, the entire world seems like you can simply reuse just about anything.

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>>913667
Nice lookin' fish. I'll be fishing some salt in a day or two when I get home for Christmas. Just in time, since the river here is up ten feet over its normal level.

>>913774
No tarpon
But I'd gladly take a 22 pound brown on an ultralight
Or a 40+ pound striper
Or maybe a 500+ lb mako any day

Going to be working outside all day tomorrow
Temps from 0 to 15 degrees f ( it'll be lucky to get that warm
Snow and ice
And 40+ mph wind gusts all day

Wish me luck nigs

Daiwa Laguna yay or nay?

>>913811
Go for the legalis it's a nice reel

>>913777
I got some ideas for u mr trips

Kentucky reporting in

is it possible to catch anything in this kinda of weather?

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>>913840
Catfish.

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48cm yellow belly caught this morning on a #2 stump jumper. Best fight I've had yet.

Wish my phone didnt die in the river the other week. Beautiful fish.

Here's one from google.

>>913758
Don't for the love of god put the "budget" fly tying on the pastebin. If people are too poor to buy flies in a shop or get a nice setup they might as well stick to throwing corn and powerbait.

That fly fishing pastebin is already enough of an abomination

>>913745
>glow bug yarn eggs
>takes about two wraps with a bobbin to make

The fact that even the largest of those eggs is on a hilariously oversized hook says a lot. That peach micro egg on a size 10?8? Hook is insane.

>>913869
>That fly fishing pastebin is already enough of an abomination
Then type up your own or edit it.

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>>913869
....what exactly do you think people did before they could buy mass-produced flies in a shop?

no, really, tell me.

>>913873
They look right to me
except that little one

They dumped 2k trout about 50 yards away from me....and after 4 hours I caught 1.

>>913882
I knew that would happen. Plus they aint gonna eat right after they've been in a truck and dumped into a lake.

>>913869
Kek. Email whatever. If you have any good infographs I can put those in the imgur and add a little text under it if needed.

>>912446
http://youtu.be/yJTOlQ8jHhY
Fresh OC

>>913885
Lol no trout just seem to hate me. One of my friends caught his 5 within an hour. The other was riding with me so I gave up after he caught his 5 after 4 hours.

>>913893
I hade about 4 or 5 missed bites and one thrown hook.

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>>913895
Oh but we went to one of the best talk shops within 100 miles and I got a 6 pack of gamakatsu offset shank worm ewg hooks for $4.

>>913897
Tackle* shop

>>913895
>git
>gud
>scrub
Have your fly rod back and get some trout

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found a straggler

>>913713
.... explain the picture

>>913695
with the amount of effort it took to make one of those he could of got a cheap combo at wall-mart....

>>913897
Ehh, that's about nomal price. Shoulda bought moar seeing as it was the best shop within 100mi.

>tfw can't go early mornin fishin tomorrow since mom is goin to get new tires on her car and doesn't want to be sold everything possible

>>913899
The fly fishing faggots that where out there didn't get shit.

So it's fucking freezing and not that comfortable fishing even if it isnt frozen in rivers. 40 degrees is fine but 20 + massive winds isnt.

If im aiming for ANY fish in the river, whats a good lure? How should I fish it?

Assuming this winter goes back up to the 40s at least.

>>913912
Tbh it looks like it can hold onto some more massive fish than just a cheap combo at wally world.

>>913914
They have a better selection of tackle than dicks, bass pro, and cabelas combined. You would bust a nut and spend 3 pay checks there.

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>>913873
lol..I'm guessing you never fished beads either?
Deez balls catch and thats all i'm concerned with. iirc the thought behind the dangle is that the hook hangs down acting like a keel so the ball doesnt roll and twist, allowing it suspend better in the current which would be a more natural presentation. thousands of guys have tied the same balls the same way for ages..so why bother changing them to make them logical to the human eye? after a while you come to realize fish dont care about a flys aesthetics, fishermen do. they hunt primarily on profile. deez particular balls arent really made for still fishing so the fish doesnt have a lot of time to scrutinize them like a autist before striking and supposedly they strike the balls out of self preservation to kill the other competitors salmon roe so that their own can survive..

thats why.


>>913910
>explain
homemade reel. bike parts-n-shit

>>913912
>cheap combo at wall-mart
they dont have walmart or the internet there.
>3rd world problems

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>>913873
like was said somewhat similar to a bead rig..complain about them too niqqa.

>>913869

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>>913873
Heh, I made some of these earlier today. Size 3 hooks, tiny bit of thread, tiny bit of epoxy.

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>>913869
This is what commercialization and superstition has done.

>tfw like the act of fishing
>tfw don't like to actually eat fish

>>913936
>those hands

G...grandma is that you.

>>913942
Me too, even sort of sad when I hook live minnows.

But im known to like fish, even the "fishy" stuff my family tends to point out.

I had Sardines once and just thought it tasted like tuna.

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>>913940
those are cool. i make some similar but wrap them with solder first. I use them with spinning gear tipped with market shrimp. perch killa'

>>913936
>posts an illegal rig

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>>913945
I couldn't weight those is I wanted to, the hooks are super tiny. For larger ones I use a hacksaw to cut a line down to the hole in the bead, slide it on a hook, and epoxy it. You can use any beads for that. Of course, you have to check local regulations because that is illegal in some places.

will there be any good post christmas sales for lures/rods/reels etc?

>>913948
Usually, yes. That goes for everything.

>>913869
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_a7AZbJGNM

>>913950
what stores?

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>>913947
ah those are sweet. i'm going to make a few up. what do you catch with those? you fish them like nymphs?
beads happen to be legal where i am.

>>913956
How is fishing with a bead on the hook illegal btw? Not the anon you responded too just curious.

>>913942
I enjoy the fish I catch, clean and cook very much but I never order fish in restaurants or anything like that.

>>913944
Fag

Why don't they make rods out of carbon fiber, besides cost?

>>913942
I'm just too lazy. I love fish but I don't ever feel like cleaning them.

>>912446
Is There a guide on how to kill/gut your catch? I want try trout fishing in Colorado but I don't want to ruin the meat if/when I get anything

>>913973
My guess is they can break off and other animals can choke.

>>913942
+1

>>913948
Last year Dick's and Gander Mtn had tons of lures on clearance right after new years and bass pro had a sale on rods with lots of them 1/3 off

>>914002
It cracks

>>914009
trout dont have scales like most fish so just start your knife at the asshole and cut straight up to the head and cut the gills away from the head and pull the gills and the guts should come right out with it. after you gut it take the point of your knife and lightly run it down the spine on the inside and rinse out. throw on skillet or grill 7-10 mins a side and enjoy

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1/24 oz kastmaster I bought today. Never seen these ones before.

>>914021
where at? I have a hard time finding small spoons and such so small

>>914019
If I want to bring a bunch home and cook a big dinner with it, do I cut up the meat and put it in a cooler or is it best to gut it after I get back?

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Went to the Lake today for a few hours expecting to catch a nice size Carp on my new rod and reel, caught this greasy motherfucker on the handline next to my rod instead. Oh well better than no fish.

>>914024
you should probably gut it and bag it up within 2 hours of pulling them out of water

>>914024
If you have a cooler to put them in, just bleed them out before putting them in there and deal with the rest when you get home.

>>914024
I just throw them directly into the cooler live and wait til I get home to clean them.

It's a LOT easier to clean fish when they've been in a cooler all day because the flesh firms up a bunch. Make sure you've got a really sharp knife too, dull ones make it almost impossible to not ruin the meat.

>>914023
Just happened to see it at Dick's. Not sure where to get them reliably.

>>913973
Those laws are for trout/salmon areas and special waterways, for the most part. Also, the fucktarded method of having the bead 2 inches from the hook results in fish getting hooked outside the mouth thus resulting in a snagging. Snagging is illegal for most sport species, thus that style of rig in >>913936 is illegal in many places.

Some states allow a bead attractor, but you can't use a bare hook like in >>913936 If you use a fly in place of that hook or put the bead directly on the hook as in >>913947 it becomes legal.

>>914021
>>914023
Just get a metal rod (brass or aluminum) at the hardware store and use a hacksaw to cut off as many of those as you want. Drill a couple of holes, add split rings and a hook. You can paint them or with the aluminum ones you can anodize them. Use a file or sandpaper to clean up the edges.

>>914086
Damn, that's a good idea. It would take a lot of sanding and polishing to get it looking good tho because however you cut it there will be a lot of grooves.

>>914093
Brass and aluminum are really soft metals and you can easily remove tool marks from them. With aluminum, don't use power tools to sand it. It tend to grab the sandpaper or grinding wheel and send the work piece flying or make the tool jump hard and or break something, including you.

>>914095
I just know that it would be a bitch to make those cuts straight at that really sharp angle. If I were to do it, I would probably be sanding it forever just to get it thin enough and make the sides totally flat and parallel.

If it were a tiny one like that, I would probably use the Dremel with a tiny cutting wheel.

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Today. Still on the water.

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>>914096
This took about 20mins to make. Keep in mind I have a bench vise to make cutting easier and a drill press with a V-groove jig for tubing/rods. The sand paper I used is 60 grit and 320 grit. Using 320 grit on the sides makes it shinier too, but should be done before you cut the blank off the rod to make that part easier.

>Dremel with a tiny cutting wheel.

No, you really should use a hacksaw and go slow. Also, wheels would need to be very large because of the wide angle. Small wheels will have you hitting the rod with the shaft and screwing things up.

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>>914102
Yeah buddy

>>914103
I found an old bolt, but I'm tryin to get it thinner like a real Kastmaster. The angle you did doesn't look too hard to cut but the more of an angle and thinner you go, the more difficult it will be.

>>914105
No, it isn't more difficult. that is the proper angle in >>914103 however I did not make it thin. I'm using a too small aluminum rod 1/4" and I'd like to be able to cast it. Thus, thicker, so it has enough weight to cast. You'd need a rod about 1/2" to 3/4" thick for proper size. For the one in >>914021 you'd need to use steel for that diameter of rod.

>bolt

That'd work fine. Bolts are soft steel and you can cold peen them and use a dremel easily. For >>914021 I'd just use a nail.

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>>914106
>>914105
Yeah I give up. That thing is too small and thin. I would like to sand it more but gonna end up taking off my finger prints

>>914126
Not bad. Do you have any N50 magnets? You can put one in a plastic bag, pick up the lure with it, and use that as a handle to sand it.

>>913697
>vise
http://www.mwflytying.com/tools/The%20Engleman_vise.html

Where do I go fishin today?

Sneks, stay close for largemouth, go drive for Peacocks, or take a little trek to the lake I was scoping the other day?

I kinda want to stay close but really want to try for peacocks.

>>914144
catfishing

>>914148
I actually saw a catfish dying a couple weekends ago. Just laying in some shallow weeds. First catfish I have seen around here. If they are around, I'm suprised I haven't caught one while bass fishin.

>>914162
Catfish will hit inline spinners so I wouldn't be surprised if you ever do. Last year I got a bullhead on a mepps and a baby channel cat on a rooster tail.

Catfishing the normal way is too boring, though I've never tried to target huge cats. There are massive blues and flatheads in the rivers around here, I may have to try it out sometime. Or next time I'm camping on a lake, I might throw a line out while I'm sitting around and getting drunk anyway.

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>>914170
Pic related was on a Beetle Spin. I think I was running something like a 1/16oz jighead with a little white curly tail grub so it was on a light combo too and was a blast.

That guy was in IL but that's why I'm suprised something hasn't hit a Texas rig or whatever bait close to the bottom while I'm targeting some other fish.

>>913877
probably bought flies off their friends, who then learned "i could make a lot of money doing this" then started tying flies by the hundreds, putting them in boxes, and selling them for a pretty penny, thus the fly shop was born
>>913915
they were probably doing it wrong
big, flashy streamers for fresh stockies, man
and if that doesnt work, a yellow glowbug looks vaguely like the corn they were fed in the hatcheries
>>913934
this guy knows that he's on about. 9 times out of 10, the fish can see your line regardless (a trout can see 2lb flourocarbon, so if youre ever using more than 7 or 8x the fish can already see it) the only reason at all to use a light tippet is it lets the fly move more naturaly and get down faster. then i always get questions like "then how come when i use 4x with my streamers i catch more than when i use 2x"
thats easy, he's fishing 4x with more confidence because he believes the fish cant see it. i mean i caught an 11 inch creek chub with a #12 pheasant tail on 2x tippet. that line barely fit in to the hook eye, and was thick as the wire of the hook. thats how the nigs catch bluegil on #20 line. ever tie feathers to a piece of twine and wave it infront of the cat? it tries to kill the feathers. do you think thats because the cat doesnt see the string and honestly thinks those feathers are a bird? no, its because it recognises the feathers as something from a bird, and while the cat knows full well that its not a bird, its brain is hardwired to kill it any ways, so if you do the same thing with a fish, but those feathers are shaped like a fish, the same thing happens. the fish is hardwired to go kill it. look at pepsi, he's caught fish in gin clear water with #20 braid tied to his lure. thats a pretty clear black thread coming off that lure when its backlit against the sun. do you think the fish couldnt see that line?
>>913940
i probably would have tried to make them a litle more round but id fish them

>>914170
I have a few frames of video from earlier this year of a snapping turtle swallowing a spinner I made. I'd caught channel cats on lures before, but it is ultra rare. I've been fishing nearly 40 years now and it has happened 1 time.

>>914179
Fish seeing line or hook only matters to fish that have been caught and released a.few times. They generally distinguish the world between food and not food, danger and not danger. Anything that isn't a twig or pebble that isn't trying to kill them is food. They will even take food out of your hand.

>>914024
cut the head off, cut the tail off, gut it, and let all the blood get out of it
>>914021
cool
no idea how you'd cast it though. ive casted flies heavier than that on a 4 weight
>>914025
i want to get a carp on fly rod still. ive hooked in to a few but none landed
maybe next year, i hear theyre active in spring
>>914031
this
>>914137
i was actually thinking about buying a broken drill off of craigslist, gutting it for the chuck, then just using metal rods, a little heat, and some JB weld to build a vise from that.
>>914170
i used to know a guy named lou who would catch them on fly rod. theyd never be very big, no more than 4 pounds, but he would just dead drift a fuckhuge wooly bugger in a slow stretch of river and pull a few for dinner. he was an ex flyfishing guide and he fixed my cast a lot. i can cast heavy shit on my fly rods that i never could before. turns out i wasnt waiting long enough after my back cast. heavy streamers are easy now thanks to him

>>914181
well, unless youve got 1lb flourocarbon, they can probably see the line. its usually more a matter of patterns in that case. the stream i cought that brown trout in last week was fished super hard, super high pressure, and high pressure stockies quickly revert to eating only the smallest of nymphs. hence why as soon as i found a mayfly nymph, i tied on a #20 and within 30 minutes of doing that i pulled a 14.5 inch brown while everyone else went home with nothing because they wanted to throw wooly buggers and eggs, you know, the same shit that they see day in and day out. hell, i was even using a wooly bugger as an attractor pattern

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>>914185
>cought
caught*
>pic unrelated

>>914021
>>914183
Only way I've figured out to cast these tiny kastmasters is on a 2-3ft leader behind a small egg weight (Carolina rigged)

>>914185
Knowing what they are eating naturally is of course key.

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Guys

I figured out how you can fish for bass and catfish, both as effectively, at the same time.

I call it the Jig-Dog

Bass cant resist the jig

Cats cant resist the dog

The Jig-Dog

>>914197
I'm gonna try this.

>>914200
reminder to dry the hotdogs out. You cant just use them straight out of the grocery store. They'll fall off the hook if so

I do hotdogs + jello with some garlic added.

>>914205
What if I use jerky instead?

>>914209
I believe so but it doesnt look as nutty as a hot dog

Not sure about the scent factor, is jerky a known bait for cats too?

>>914212
I don't think so, but I would bet jerky has more of a smell than a raw hot dog honestly. Like a slim Jim or something.

>>914215
Yes but since you're already going to dry the hotdog with jello and be adding stuff like garlic powder, the smell is probably better on it.

Cost is another thing too.

A packet of hotdogs is $1-2

How do you tell if there's catfish in a water system?

Never messed with soaking bait for them - seems like a waste of time unless I know they exist

>>914219
I didn't think about that. I'll test the slim Jim today then then the hotdogs later.

>>914225
Idk either but check if they're stocked by your state.

>>914225
google it for your area

>>914225
I have gotten a lot of channel cats and tons of bullheads on nightcrawlers. Just rig a bell weight like 18" up the line and let it sit on the bottom. Bass and whatever panfish will grab em too so it's easy to set a rod out with a nightcrawler while you are casting lures for other fish and see what picks it up.

>>914197
Imgur?

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>>913973
its illegal in some places and not in others. if a fish is foul hooked or caught in the outside of the mouth you have to release them is our law. flossing has its controversies but most fish are caught with the hook on the inside of the mouth, even if at this point in their life theyre not really eating. blame lawmakers not the fishermen. if stopped wardens check the hook marks and your gear for illegal fishing practices.

pic related. bead caught, inside the mouth.

>>914289
Beading snagging and flossing are all consider foul catches by the IGFA

>>914292
That only matter if you are in a tournament that goes by their rules or want them to log your world record fish or something similar.

>>914293
They're illegal in my state as well. Even if they werent it's about as sporting as the Indians gill netting spawning salmon

>>914296
I was meaning the IGFA doesn't have anything to do with laws. Though, they may lobby.

>>914185
Most wild trout are extremely picky by instinct. But there's a huge difference in having 2lb line visibles versus a giant size 10 hook sticking out of a micro egg.

>>914183
I need to get a Fly rod and learn to fly fish myself, I see these Pfleuger starter kits that come with the Rod, line, flies and everything for only $60 but worried it will be a shit tier setup to learn on.

Would love to get Carp on a Fly myself.

>>913743
>mainebub
who the hell is this guy...?

Hope you're doing well bub

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>>914292
And so are A-rigs.. that matters to no one here..
just saying that the igfa rules dont apply to any state rules.. if its legal then its legal no matter what some dude on 4chinks spouts about what is right or wrong or sporting.

i do have question though. do you fish with igfa rated lines andor tippets? do you use braid? do you use a dropper fly? do you have a cm ruler to measure your catch? if not youre not adhering to their rules either...

>>914324
Someone sounds a little.. salty..

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>>914324
how? some people state its illegal and state some bs igfa shit when for one they dont know location? i would think they were salty? no?

whatever nigger...its a fishing thread on 4chinks who cares.

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>>914326
(you)>>914326

>>914326
please refer to the previous reply. damn phone.
>>914331

time for a new thread?

>>914339
>310 posts

Still got a few nigga

And I fucked up today. Went out closer to noon since I woke up early and was bored. Thought maybe if this lake had peacocks, they would be biting earlier in the day. But just got a few little bitesband landed nothing. Shoulda waited til later. I could go back out but now I'm hungry and tired.

So anybody actually getting some lines wet despite the weather?

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>>914376
I should've went before I went Christmas shopping. It was 60 degrees, partly cloudy, with a slight breeze at noon. Now it's 35 degrees, drizzling, and 30mph gust.

On the bright side I bought another rod.

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>>914376
Fuck you.

>>914376
u dont know my pain

Just got my gift box today.

TxLizardFag this is some awsome shit that I have been wanting to try out for a long time.

I have to run into town in a bit so after I finish the dishes I'll go get some WiFi and post the pics.

>>914394
Hurry up and bump limit this bitch so I can post them in the new read.