Fishing & Tackle Thread

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y'all johnson minnow?

>>922332
That's a man.

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>>922345
4u

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>>922345
probably makes a good sandwich anyways..

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>>922349
>tfw she makes you a sandwich but then eats it before you get a chance
>tfw you're still hungry and your only option is to eat her fish sandwich

>>922351
>pimento cheese

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>>922351
I-I will go make my own fish sandwich..

>>922353
>>922351
>yoga pants
Sexxxxyyyy!!

>>922347
That's just Moot with a wig and a boob job.

>tfw no one to fish/ ice fish with

>>922358
This gal will keep you warm >>922351

>>922360
big old nope,
i dont date anyone who weighs more than me and im not a small guy

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>that poor folding chair

>>922334
Yes, I like to spoon. That's how you were made, son

>>922334
have caught fish on them yes

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>>922367
>That's how you were made
>spoon

mom always did say that sex with me was always better than sex with you..
now i know why.

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>>922372
In these threads, anyone remember when we reverse image search out lures and flies to see if google saw them as what they were intended to mimic? This one seems spot on.

>>922332
>>922347

>tfw no horse faced milf to go fishing with.

>>922363
this fish still has to have an intact spine right?

>>922332
do people actually use rods without cork or foam? I picked up a blackout 8 yesterday and itwas a nice rod, but why no cork?

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>>922357
>Moot
literally who?

>>922380
Yes

>>922382
Now you know what he spent his money on.

>>922381
Not sure. I was going to pick one up yesterday but they didnt have any at dicks or cabelas so I ended up with a fenwick eagle instead.

>>922381
Probably so no matter how you hold it you have contact with the rod blank

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>tfw can't buy a new fishing license yet because Sunday

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I have about 50 of these trebles and don't fish for anything that big, any ideas what I can do with them?

>>922408
Snagging carp

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>>922408
Make a large jerkbait lure out of wood and use the hooks on it.

>>922399
why do texas fishing liscences expire in september?

I really cant complain I get mine free. thanks for blowing me up hajis. but texas fishing season is hot and heavy on september first.

>>922408
I'd buy them off you but it would probably cost more to ship them then buying them at the store.

>>922418
So that you can go get your new licence with new tags before hunting season.

Or you could just buy a year to date licence.

>>922408
if youre anywhere near salt, buy some #100 braid, only about 100 feet then string 4 of them together, put a loop at one end, and a big barrel swivel on the other, and sell them by the peir for snagging bunker and mullet
>not using the hooks anyways
>less than a penny/yd for line at most shops
>tie these rigs a foot long
>make about 20 of them
>sell them for $5
>sell them all, easy $100 bucks
>>922419
this

>>922423
That might not be legal where he is.

>>922432
then he should go to the end of a peir and sell them for more than theyre worth

>>922421
there is no year to date liscence in texas. they all expire august 31st.

and yea it is because of quail season, but I still hate it.

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>>922440
There is tho

>>922440
>>922444
Nevermind I'm retarded and hungover

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>>922440

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>>922444
I get my new ones in August too.

>>922448
I was unaware. and I have read the tpw brochure countless times.

>>922345
I'd fuck him

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>>922271
>Although common carp are considered an invasive species by most, they are not designated as one of NJ's ten potentially dangerous fish species, in part because of how widespread they have become.

So they've given up, just like that?

>>922469
That and they don't cause the harm like the other invasive fish do.

>>922382
>hasn't posted on twitter since July last year

RIP luggage lad.

>>922448
Why the fuck do legall blind people get shit for so cheap? My oldest sister is technically "legally blind" with corrective contacts tho she can see just fine. Thats sume bull. And I thought our 17 dollar bullshit was high.

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>>922448
>separate licenses for saltwater and freshwater

No license for brackish water?

>>922472
What's the worst offender then? I'm just glad we don't have Asian Carp here or I'd just straight up sell my boat.

>>922479
In my state the marine district ends at the first major bridge up any river

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>>922481
It really depends on where you live as to what can survive and how it changes the ecosystem. Essentially, the animal that changes the ecosystem the most while destroying other native species is the worst.

MA $27.50 for fresh,$10 for salt. Salt is also good in RI, NH, Maine, and possibly CT. Best $10 spent all year.

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>>922474
>luggage lad.

lol. when you get cucked so hard you sell you're website.

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Nice day of bass fishing. Phone unfortunately cut off most of the fish though.

>>922531
Can you smell?

>>922373
I often fish for internet browsers

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so i think for my shooting heads im going to use dacron, something between .019 inches and .025 inches, preferably closer to .022 as a running line (i dont trust mono not to get a kink, and braid is pricey)
the other question is: on my 8 weight, should i but an 80 foot line and just use it as regular line, or do a shooting head on my 8 weight?
>pic semi related

>>922539
>>922531
Obviously. Can you smell what the rock is cooking?

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>>922531
lol the fucking rock shitpost with us in the fishing general on this taiwanese basket weaving forumn.

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>>922557
Ayyy

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Hi fishermen,
My name is Roger, and I like every single one of you. All of you are fellow fishermen, cool lads who spend every second of their day looking at awesome pictures of dinks. You are everything good in the world. Honestly, have any of you ever gotten any fish? I mean, I guess it's fun to talk about fishing and make fun of people but you all take it to a whole new level. This is much better than talking about fishing on facebook because I'm in a band and things can get hectic once and a while.
Don't be a stranger brothers. Just hit me with your best shot. I've pretty much caught them all. I was captain of the fishing team, and first mate on my fathers boat. What sports do you play, other than "talking about fishing on the internet?" I also have gotten many lunkers in my travels, and have a banging hot bass boat (I just got a new Minn Kota trolling motor; Shit was SO cash). You are all fishermen who should just go fishing. Thanks for listening.

Pic Related: It's me and my dinner

>>922603
This looks like the kind of person that gets an erection while gutting fish.

>>922603
>sports
i played football and wrestled in highschool until a knee injury fucked me. it locks up some times still and i have to drop everything im doing to straighten it (lets say i squat down and go to pick something up, sometimes my knee would lock, and that meant that it was hard to get a start off the line in football, and while wrestling, i had a hell of a time when it inevitably went to the ground
at the moment im lightly getting in to dirt riding, treating my klr650 like it weighs 200 pounds less than it does, but want to either get a trials bike or a beta 430 rs some day
as for fish ive gotten
>bull shark
>Atlantic sharpnose shark
>squid
>glass minnow (snagged on gotcha plug)
>cow nose ray
>southern ray
>clearnose skate
>flounder
>pompano
>spot
>croaker
>bluefish
>spanish mackerel
>sea robin
>speckled trout
>green sunfish
>saltwater catfish (gaffstopsail?)
>yellow bullhead
>brown bullhead
>channel catfish
>LMB
>SMB
>Pike
>rainbow trout
>brown trout
>carp, grass and common
>black crappie
>white crappie
>yellow perch
>green sunfish, bluegill, pumpkinseed, redear, warmouth, and just about every hybrid
>gizzard shad (hooked the bastard in the mouth somehow)
>golden shiner
>creek chub
>i hooked in to a cobia but didnt land it
>walleye
>freshwater drum
>nothing too exotic
does being a guide suck? i imagine spending all day on the water but not getting to fish sucks

>>922603
Hey Roger, sorry about lighting up at your show. Didn't realize you were allergic to the weed smoke. It's cool though. Uppers and downers, either way blood flows. Can you see the real me?

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>>922624
>my knee hurts sometime

lol nigger when I stand up it sounds like a 100 pack of black cats.

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>>922553
>not liking classic themes and retro fonts

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>>922554
Happy new years skid,
What kind of dacron? dacron backing? or older style dacron from bottom fishing reels? dacron is fine to use. I used it for a quite a few years back in the day It'll shoot fine, buy a needle to make the loop. modern braid is thin & slick, best as i can describe when you shoot braid it'll feel like tossing a 1oz sinker on a spinning reel with 8lb test. you can wear a glove or use a piece of kt tape or even duct tape on the fingers of your stripping hand. both types will rub and cut you so a little tape goes a long way.

>8wt
>regular line

whats that? You'd be safe on most waters with a full intermediate for reds and specs.

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>>922603
7/10

>>922634
happy new year to you too
wel, i cant find a cheap 6 weight saltwater line, so im buying 7 weight saltwater wf line and building a shooting head

for my 8 weight i can find line and just use it regular or i could buy 9 weight line and build a shooting head for the same price, and im not sure what im going to do
and for dacron i was going to buy either berkley gorilla or this
https://www.amazon.com/Woodstock-Dacron-Fishing-Line-Yards/dp/B0084OMBIS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483329673&sr=8-1&keywords=dacron+fishing+line

the 50 yard spool will be more than enough to make two 100 foot lines, and i will definately have something on my fingers (i played with some #50 dacron and it felt like i can get a decent grip on it)

im just not sure if a shooting head is worth it on my 8 weight since i know ill never change my heads any ways until they're worn out.

any reccomendations on cheap stripping gloves or similar? or should i just slap some electrical tape on my fingers and call it a day?

then for my 8 weight should i just use the rio mainstream 8 weight as is or use 9 weight to make a shooting head? which will give me more room for backing do you think? my biggest fear is getting pulled so close to my spool that i have to lock a fish down and break him off instead of being able to play him
>>922628
nothing is audible for me, but when i force it straight when its not ready it hurts more than when i broke my wrist or when i severed two tendons in my foot.

>>922624
I've heard you also take a baker's dozen inches of plastic up your butt

>>922644
Why do you spend all your free time thinking about skids mud hole?

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>>922644
>when one shitpost ruins two threads

>>922648
I agree. Skid needs to stop ruining threads.

>>922730
Ikr? He's such a fag

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>still no lure/fly making trend started in these threads

Even dedicated lure/fly making forums don't like me making so many lures/flies.

>>922767
Nice looking poppers

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>>922643
use medical or kt tape on your fingers. are you using the dacron as your backing and running line?
use a 9wt on the 8wt. 8-9 weight are so close in size that spooling will be the same for backing amounts. if anything i would go with as much backing on the 8wt as you can since that most likely will be your heaver and youll possibly encounter bigger fish with that particular rod. I would go braid backing to dacron running to your shooting head. you can get a shit load of braid on so that you wont git spooled. and by the time your into the braid youll be on the reel so no problems stripping in a fish. set your leaders to be the weakest link so if it does happen that you have to pinch your reel you can get back your shooting head and running line.

mono stretches.

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>>922774
Thanks.

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>making poppers today

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>>922780
yeah, im just asking if an 8 weight 80 foot line or a 30 foot shooting head with 70 feet of dacron on the ass end would give me more room for backing, thats seriously how im deciding this.
and then, should i do 30 braid to make sure its heavy as fuck, since my heaviest tippet is 0x (15 pound test) and i plan on buying 20 pound bite leader? if #25 braid existed id use that, i just want to make sure that any snap is on the tippet.

then, what fingers need protecting? both or just the fingers on your rod hand? im having an easy time of seeing me hook something big and stupid, it goes on a hard run, and giving me a thin line of rope burn up the entire length of my hand and fingers, but im also seeing a huge gouge in my index finger on my rod hand by day's end
what about these?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TE9GGK6/ref=twister_B00TE9GY7G?_encoding=UTF8&th=1&psc=1
the cheap ones with the skull and fishing reel are metal as fuck
>pic related

Hey boys. Looking for a new reel, for seatrout/trout fishing in Norway. I bought 0,17mm Fireline for my old reel today, but it doesn't spin the line on properly anymore and I can't stand fuckups when casting. It's pretty shit anyways. I have a 9' Shimano rod, 7-23g. Max price preferably around $150. Suggestions?

>>922794
i think a penn conflict would work well (us $130-us $160)

>>922802
Looks solid, also on sale so it's 40% off. Size 2000 good with 0,17mm?

>>922792
30' shooting and a dacron running line will allow you the most yardage on a reel. 30# is perfect on the beach, 40 is more common around kelp or rocky areas where you can get rubbed off.
stripping hand. i tape middle finger index and thumb. casting hand. middle and index. on the stripping hand use little more tape on the index
those finger buffs do well on boats but if you wade or get wet they dont do so well. look cool though and that does matter to some.

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>>922802
Skid I'm about ready to end it all. I've been fishing since I was really little but yet somehow no one has ever told me how the river that I fish for smallmouth in is one of the top steel head fisheries in the winter.

The problem is not only is my fly rod too light but the fags up there charge $25 a day to fish the best spots..

I got those waders from Santa so I should be able to wade the waters without an issue but I don't have a clue what would make a good spot and what to use.

What do

>>922794
I fish the same trouts, but in Denmark. Had to replace my Shimano Exage for similar reasons, so I got a Penn Sargus II christmas. I've caught 4 trout on it so far, and no problems yet. This reel feels like it could go on like this forever, whereas my Exage reel was deteriorating after only a couple of months. It's super sturdy, which is what I was looking for after my old reel.

>>922815
>what do

Obviously you should find that girl and send her to me

Day I'm finally free to fish and after getting my new rod spooled, its raining.

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>>922857
you can fish in the rain.....

>>922815
I bought my brother that same hat for Christmas

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>>922861
This.

Weather isn't a problem unless it is flooding here and that's only a problem when the roads are blocked and I can't get to any ponds/lake besides my own.

>tfw fishing while lightning is dancing all around

>>922861
Water gets all murky tho.

I guess I can go for carp in the canal, never tried it yet.
Ill pick up some sweet corn. Any tips?

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>>922881
Hair rig

>>922813
what happens to those things if they get wet? it doesnt seem like water should hurt them
also how do my shooting head set ups sound
>6 weight
>30' head
>70 foot running line, #50-#80 dacron
>#20 dacron like normal
im never going to use more than 2x on it anyways
>8 weight
>same head/running line set up
>#30 high vis power pro for backing
>>922815
buy an 8 or 9 weight fly rod, apropriate line, some 9 foot1x or 2x leaders, then get a good fly box set up
i do the ones in NE ohio, so ill just list off what ive got in my box
>clousers tied in flouresscent marabou instead of bucktail
>zonkers
>wooly buggers
>glo bugs
>stonefly nymphs
swing or dead drift the streamers/wooly buggers, use the stonefly nymphs as attractor patterns with the glo bugs
but the 3 most important things to do are
>talk to local bait shops
>dress warm in layers
>have fun
>>922857
so? its raining here and im on my motorcycle playing with traction (or rather the lack of it) to power slide through corners
go fishing
>>922881
drain all the corn water in to the fishing water, put sugar in the corn, let it sit 10 minutes, then dump the sugar water in the fishing water with a small hand full of corn, let it rock and roll, youll kill them, ive literally never seen it not work

>>922900
Ill try this corn trick at a local pond where there's supposed to be carp. Geese are a good sign of them right?
Any tips on location? Where I should be casting.
And what rig? Just drop shot or a bobber with a small hook and corn on it?

>>922917
i usually do the simplest thing in the world
>egg sinker on line
>tie on a #2 baitholder hook
>slide the weight up, pinch a splitshot on about 6 inches over the hook as a weight stop
just load up the hook entirely (every piece of corn you can get between the eye and the barb) gently lob that out and have a ball
i like to do the sugar thing because in my experience it dries out the corn a little so it stays on the hook, and it gets more scent in the water.
as for places to look, id look for a soft bottom, usually silt or mud, near vegetation, ideally there will be a little bit of a flat near a drop off, fish on the flat, or if youre at a river try to find a deep pool that is barely moving

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>>922917
Repeat: HAIR RIG

It keeps the hook out above the mud.

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>>922927
There's a dam at the pond and I think the whole pond is just muddy.
Pic is the pond. Dam at left. Creek runs in from right.
I think it's the deepest spot too since other spots to the east get shallow.

>>922933
Im guessing the corn floats and I dont need floating baits?

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>>922933

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>>922936
It really depends on how heavy the hook is. You can use a small piece of foam with it if you want. There's tons of styles.

>>922940
So what's the difference between that and drop shot or a Carolina rig? Dont they all float above the mud if the bait is floating? Also since it isnt too deep wouldnt a bobber be fine?

>>922943
You need extra flotation. It is rare your bait will be enough.

>bobber

You mean a santee cooper rig? That would work too. Normal drop shot rigs can foul the hook when the fish bites.

>>922951
Oh, so hair rigs include a fake corn that acts as a float.
I dont have time to get one of them so what's a good alternative?

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>>922933
Where I'm from we use a santee cooper rig in freshwater to keep it up off the bottom

>>922981
just do what i said, i have caught all my carp that way, fuck this overcomplicated european BS
and natural corn doesnt float

make a carolina or dropshot rig with a baitholdr hook, throw that in the water, and let a carp come along, in the states they really dont care.
>>922934
fish both the top and bottom of the dam, and if your bait sits more than 15-20 minutes reel in and cast somewhere else
chumming helps

any ontariofags get on the ice yet?

>>922996
hair rig is very simple and not over complicated. of course people can make it complicated. a santee rig is nearly the same thing

I want to start fishing,i dont have any experience, what should i buy? I want to start fishing in lakes

>>923030
http://www.fieldandstreamshop.com/p/zebco-33-spincast-combo-with-tackle-kit/15zebu33spncstcmbcomx

>>923030
Well do you want to go after panfish, catfish, etc? Different fishing calls for different techniques and setups

>>922996
I'm not sure if this is the real skid or not but if so it's pretty funny that you're preaching simplicity when you always type out 6 paragraphs of bullshit explaining how to surf fish when you could just throw a carolina rig instead

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I went with the Quantum Smoke 8.1:1

I like it a lot. Hopefully it holds up.

>>923048
The real skids trip code
>!TCEaAwseXw
>aAwseXw
>all anal when sexing walrus

Easy peasy

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>see nice looking Samaki blank instore, pick it up
>white rod with winter camo on the grips, noice
>see price, $300
>put it back on the rack

Jesus, I'd be hard pressed to spend that much on a reel, who the hell has money to buy blanks at that price?

>>922917
Carp fishing for Corn is literally just putting a bit of Corn on a hook and throwing it into the water, all these other rigs and shit are people overthinking it way too much, hell if you're fishing a lake you don't even need a sinker, just a hook with Corn.

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>>922408
>>922415
So I went to pull a smoke out just a moment ago and thought about what you said, if I sealed the middle and on the eyes for rings could this work? Was also thinking about putting something inside to give it a popping noise. Shit quality because everything is bigger than 5mb

>>923048
>implying my fish finder rigs are any more than a Carolina rig with a wire trace and pyramid sinker
>implying a haywire twist is complicated
The only reasons they drag on is because
>implying a shock leader isnt necessary
>implying reading the surf is unnecessary
>implying everyone knows how to pendulum cast
>implying leader length and wire trace length doesn't matter

Each one of those warrants a small paragraph explaining why each is important. It's easy to know how, understanding why is much more difficult and still important.
>>923051
Let us know how it is
>>923066
Someone obviously

>>922624
>no snook

KING OF PLEBS PLS GO

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>>923068
Yes, that could work. You will need some strong wire that will go through holes to connects the hooks and such:

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Rattling can be done with lots of things from beads to sinkers. It may have good action if you merely offset the eye you tie the line to. If you are good around tools then you can do this. Otherwise, you may need some practice. If you mess up, don't worry too much about it, since you'll be learning 100% of the time and do much better with the next one.

Use something like IrFanView to adjust jpg compression size and image dimensions for uploading.

>>922900
>what happens to those things if they get wet
>they get wet

i got a pack of them with a buff at a sports show. used them for a bit and they ended up stretched out after a while. athletic tape/vet tape stays on all day in the water and comes on a roll for dollar. a few wraps on my index and thumb is all i need most days.

your setups seem fine.

>>922999
nice numbers
>>923079
ive only been to nc, i plan on adding jacks, snook, ladyfish, and mullet in spring
>>923098
thanks, and youre probably right about the tape being better, actually im sure youre right, but those things look sick

>>922999

I went out for about 30 minutes before everyone packed up and started to leave

I just wanted to try out my new auger though desu

So are carp line shy or not. Should i use heavy line or reallly light fluoro for then

>>923071
I also bought a reel for my bow, but idk how much I'll use it. I don't really like the thought of killing something I'm not gonna eat, but then again im only gonna use it on carp so

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>yfw putin casts like a girl

>>922379
KeK'd thanks.

Im thinking about going on a salmon/trout fishing trip to alaska in early july, any thoughts on this? Total price would be around $3000.

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>>923261
its actually a lot of fun. you'll like it.
>at bar
>see old high school friend
>he "archery hunter"
>me "drunk fisherman"
>"lets hit dem carps bro"
>exchange numbers, play catch up
>days later get call
>"lets hit it"
>#@5amboatlaunch
>am/pm breakfast-beer-ice-lunchmeat-bread
>raid condiments
>purchase tubular burrito like thingys
>rockstaarr energy niqqa
>launch boat hyped to kill
>420 blaze it niqqa
>hit spot toss catfood and goldfish food
>carp carp errywhere
>shoot carps
>shoot carps
>shoot carps
>ayy bro gotta deuce
>dropped him off onna marina dock
>me troll around shoot more carp
>am/pm napkins and a gas rag to wipe
>he's shitting between live on covered boats
>see old lady in boat staring at him shitting
>laugh my ass off before the sun even came out

I donate them to my neighbor who makes the best fertilizer in our area. they are considered invasive here.

>>923278
I think I'm gonna give them to my dad to fertilize his garden. Worst case I'll sell it to one of my buddies or something if I really don't like it.

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>>923275
take a break in between and go rockfish and halibut fishing to fill the freezer. itll cost a little to have the fish shipped but its totally worth it. kings may be already through but silvers may be early this year with the el nino effect happening. trout are always the same and in july they are all over the place. easy pickings

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>>923282
'some' people do eat them tho' always wanted to soak a fillet in buttermilk and fry it or smoke one but they just stink like shit..

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to the top..

>yfw: you cnr

>>923293
This is why the ocean both scares and fascinates me

>>923284
thanks for the advice, any guide service you would recommend? Im looking for about 5-7 days of fishing.

>>923248
Carp are retarded. Use whatever line you want.

>>923068
If you add enough lead inside you could make a lure, that you could fill with water/empty water out of to fish different depths accordingly.
Is that a thing already?

>>923293
I always wanted to catch some weird deep-sea dwellers.
Maybe I´ll try some cheap chinese braid, big sinker and circle hook under 1000 meters of water, could work.

>>923248
Most fish really don't care.
>>923261
Don't worry you'll have fun, and help the environment.
>>923363
Should work
But you'll love an electric reel when it's time to check the bait

Mind that you don't want to leave ded carp in the water.
I read up some guys did it in my state a few tears ago and it was stinky af.

Probably best to leave it on land. As well as away from water.

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>wake up
>65F, torrential rains
>river is across all the roads
>trees floating by my house in chocolate mud water

I hate winter now. Where did the snow go? 20 years ago I at least had the chance of ice fishing a couple times a winter.

>>923389
That's considered littering actually and you can be fined for it. Anything you fish out and kill, you have to dispose of properly. The game wardens here are high almighty douche bags about such things.

>>923391
>The game wardens here are high almighty douche bags about such things.
I'd say that's good law enforcement. Everyone doesn't want shores full of decaying fish with bears and racoons lurking around.
Being d-bags about it is hard to differentiate

>>923390
humans murdered it, claiming "its just a myth" as we drove the knife deeper
>>923401
the thing is, letting someone off with a warning, and telling them what could happen for leaving fish around is good policing and responsible management, just idly writing out citations for everything is being a D bag
a game warden's job is to help the environment, the humans using it, and spread knowledge, both of the law and ecosystem, and just scribbling out a ticket every time someone fucks up is the worst way to go about that.

>>923391
The douche bags are the ppl who get fined for dumb shit like this...

Warnings are for young adults doing things like going 40 in 25 mph zone.

I think citations are righteous when it comes to messing with a habitat and overall the cleanliness of a natural area.

Yea warnings do the same but I bet they won't give warnings to experienced anglers.

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>>923303
around where in ak are you thinking of going?

>>923401
>>923409
No, douche bags are the ones who accuse you of littering when you are not the one who littered. I'm not responsible for other people's litter, but I will pick up trash when I see it. However, when a douche bag comes over, suddenly all trash and dead fish in the area, even where you personally can't see it are now yours and you are fined for it and lose your license.

Why? Because some people are fucking douche bags.

Ever been shoved around by a drunk game warden? I have.

>>923440
That's completely different, and I don't get how you started off holding that back. We're just talking about actual citations, not bad law enforcement.

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Only fished for an hour before the weather got to me.
Tried for carp with sweet corn. Might go back tommorow as the weather will be decent + the chum would be set.

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>>923458
Some sick water power with all the rain.

>>923457
Not same anon.

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>>923389
>walking on the jetty
>wake and bake fishing
>its a beautiful morning.mp3
>sun is rising
>the weather is sweet
>makes you want to move your fishing feet
>look down and see a bat ray with no wings
>just laying there rotting on a rock
>the sweetness in the air smells like death
>why would they just leave it there to rot
>what kind of people do this

assholes do.

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>>923460
Every time I see fast moving water I think "why isn't someone using this to make energy?"

There's a few huge river dams around where I live. They have spillway outlet towers and channel everything through a pipe that spits it out at the bottom of the other side of the damns. The amount of water rushing though them is impressive. None of them are used for even the smallest amount of power generation.

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>>923248
Nah they aren't see

>>923469
It only looks like this when it rains since yesterday morning. Also it's a state park now that it's not an actual canal for boats nowadays. Not sure how easy it will be installing generators.

My state has been encouraging dam removal too.

>>923479
kek

>>923293
what rhe fuck is that

>>923278
shes one of us

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Apologize for the shitty picture but does anyone know what kind of fish this is?

Guy at the pier told me it was a mullet but I don't think it is.

>>923537
Croaker

if i were to have a 7 ft rod , and only were to put one guide at the very tip would this atleast be somewhat effective?, or do i need other guides,

asking because i have a telescoping thingy that doesnt have eyelets, but i could put one on the very tip

>>923537
>>923545
Asshole baitstealer fish

>>923561
Yeah, they are annoying. That and hardheads can fuck off.

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>>923481
>dam removal

What on Earth for? They are tremendous resources for tourism, energy, ecology, municipal watershed sustainability, help prevent flooding, and increase the value of everything around them.

Who is behind this? Because that's some top-tier, corporate-level, evil scheme shit.

>>923565
$50 says it's California.

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>>923565
Im talking about like lil dams meant for mills back in the day. Not like the hoover dam.
>tourism
Our state has like 100 things better than some small river dams
>municipal watershed sustainability
We got plenty of reservoirs already

Others I dont know much about but maybe pic relate will explain, snipet from 2017 fishin magazine

page 10 if anyone cares
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/digfsh.htm

>>923558
It would cast like shit. The guides do exactly that. Guide the line up the rod.

>>923462
I want to bait her hook if you know what I mean

>>923589
no room to put other eyelets on it due to telescoping design

>>923591
then you can't use it as a rod sorry brew

>>923596
il use it as a fixed rod, 7 ft rod anx 7 ft of line, i can reach shit 14 ft away

>>923598
That's jigging and sure, it'll work for that.

>>923616
microfishig actually

>>923582
>increases flooding
>increases soil erosion

K, I'm stopping there. That pic has way WAY too much disinformation and outright lying. They should only remove improperly built dams. If fish need to migrate, fish ladders are a thing.

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>>923598
You don't have to put eyelets on every section of the rod do you? Most time, you only put them at the top of each section.

>>923626
it still wouldnt colapse corrctly due to its design

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>>923627
Pics?

>>923628
its basically designed as a cheap cheap Tenkara rod
im going to use it for microfishing nd just wanted to see if i could get a reel taped to it and one eyelet for a little casting ability

>>923625
They outright say they dont want to maintain dams and fish ladders are useful but expensive to maintain.

But I dont see where they say dams increase flooding and erosion. The only reasoning I see is because they dont want to maintain either dams or fish ladders.

They aint getting rid of every single one. Like most likely all the park ponds will keep their dams, but all the small ones on rivers doing nothing but blocking stuff from going upstream will get focused on.

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>>923629
Just like a telescopic antenna, right? I've fitted eyelets to such things before. I'm not sure how you couldn't do it. Tenkara rods are much the same. You place the eyelets on the very end of each section that you need one. Then it the sections slide into each other until it hits the eyelet and stops. Adding eyelets only prevents about 1"-1.5" for eyelet from collapsing fully.

>>923632
>But I dont see where they say dams increase flooding and erosion

Reconnect floodplains.
Improve sediment release.

>>923633
it woudlnt fit into the outside tube, very small diameter, i can barley find an end eyelet off an ice fishing rod that will fit in the outside tube

>>923634
I need help here. pardon me
But how is connecting waterways = flooding and how is sediment release = erosion?

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>>923636
>must fit in a tube

Somehow I totally missed that part. You can still use very low profile, handmade, wire eyelets. They look a lot like the hook holder wire near most reels on a rod. They are not good for casting from a reel, but great for hand working a cane pole.

>>923646
think of one of those telescoping crappie rods, where each piece has to fit into the next and all of that has to fit into the outside tube, but mine is downsized , diameter smaller thn a dime

also do you ake all those flys for yourself or do you sell them?

>>923636
just don't use the outside tube, what is it for storage or what? can you find a PVC or poly tube that has a bigger diameter and use that instead?

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>>923647
Yeah, I know exactly what you are talking about. I've made them before.

>also do you ake all those flys for yourself or do you sell them?

Both, but not online.

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>>923649
It's the outermost section of the telescoping rod and it's tiny

>>923653
just buy a regular rod and reel or a telescoping one of you wanna be that autistic.

>>923656
>regular rod and reel
i have half a dozen, i decided i wanted to try to do this as a little project and im trying to figure it out

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>>923657
>>923653
Like this. Only with shallower eyelets.

>>923659
each section is such a tight fit into the outside section because of how small it is, il try something like that ( non permanent) but i dont think itl work

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>>923661
You can use sewing thread to affix them without epoxy for testing. Paper clip wire should work.

>>923661
just do >>923659
you wont be able to get each section all the way in but that shouldn't matter too much? Not sure why youre having such trouble with it friend.

>>923664
id like to be able to cap it off ideally its something i want to be able to throw in a bag backpack or pocket without worrying about it getting mess up etc
i going to try a few diffrent designs and see if anything works well enough to justify doing permanently

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>3rd time's a charm!

I think I'm getting the hang of making straw shrimp. Easy peasy if you have a proper pair of scissors, a needle, and use monofilament for the eyes. I'm trying mine as a crayfish pattern with a single small splitshot sinker inside and reverse action. The Japanese guy that makes these doesn't use internal weights and allows them to dance on their own in the rough breakwater using a dropshot. I'm fishing relatively still/slow water so I'll crawl the bottom with these.

These cost 150 straws for $1. lol

>>923669
Perhaps a longer cap to fit over the excess.

>>923669
how will you affix the reel to it? how would a rod like that even get messed up?

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>>923661
What about some thin yet somewhat rigid wire? At least for the middle guides, just wrap them with some thin thread and have it bent like pic related.

>>923670
thats actually a smart idea
>>923671
rubber bands, easiest option
>>923672
thats what im planning on trying

>>923674
>rubber bands
Just ziptie it

>>923669
You are making it harder than it has to be.

>Google telescopic fishing rod.
>make it like that.

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>>923672
It needs wee tiny thin wire that is still strong. Like paperclip wire. Like the eyes on this microrod.

>>923670
>>923674
Forgot the link,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwE5tzbwKSs

>>923675
i want it to be removable ( yes they make removable zip ties but i think rubber bands will be easyest

>>923676
if people always settled for the easyest answer then innovation wouldnt be a thing

>>923680
Your not innovating you are over complicating things while making a shit version.

For fuck sakes you want to attach a reel with rubber bands.

>>923680
Rubber bands just seem so flimsy. I would rather just cut off the zipties when I want to put it away.

I think maybe you should look for a velco strap. I remember having some for my bicycle to hold the brake cables in place that would work really well. They were maybe 1/2" wide and 8" long so you could get two of those and wrap em around the reel a bunch and it would be much more secure.

>>923684
actually i have some velcro straps that would work perfectly, great idea

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>>923685

>>923686
i have something almost like that

>>923686
It's still going to be wobbly as fuck with no reel seat.

>>923690
youre just a negitive nancy

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>tfw you have a nightmare about that huge jack crevalle you lost because it ran under the pier and you were stupid enough to let it keep running

>>923537
croaker, probably the best snook bait on earth when they're breeding

>>923691
Your trying to invent a better light bulb by putting a candle in a plastic bottle.

I'm being a realist.

You need sturdy guides or they will fuck up when under the strain of a fish, and if they are not smooth they will fuck up your line. You need a reel seat to hold your reel steady or it will move around when you are fighting a fish.

You can make whatever the fuck you want to make but don't think that you are making the next big thing in fishing.

>>923696
>Microfishing

Because a 3 inch fish is going to put so much strain on the eyelets

Learn to read posts before replying to them
The guy wants to try to think of something that MIGHT work better. Let him try to think
Nothing wrong with thinking
You should try it sometime

>>923437
around the kenai river. id be flying into anchorage

>>923697
>fishing for 3 inch fish
just use a fucking ice fishing rod if you want to be a retard.
>let him try to think
he (you) is (are) not thinking, just begging everyone ITT for ideas about how to make a shitty version of an already shitty product.

>>923701
And then shitting on the actually good ideas.

Trashfly anons stuff might look shity but aleast it's built with some proven methods and science behind it.

I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, but how exactly do you kill a fish?

I've been fishing at a busy place lately and wanted to bring home my next catch, but what's the best way to do it in public? I just presumed you stab it in the head and bleed it out, but would that look really autistic if I just started bleeding a fish out in front of everyone?

Should I just put them in a ice box and do it at home?

>>923713
put them in a cooler and bring them home, should be dead by the time you get home, if not they will die while you fillet them. Don't really have to worry about killing them, they are really good at dying all by themselves.

>>923713
Smack he back of its head
Cut its gills. If it's not too busy
If there's lots of people around throw it in an ice chest and it'll be dead by the time you're home

>>923713
What kind of fish?

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>>923661
try this...grab some safety pins, bend them. cut off the bulky end. zip tie on your rod.

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put your reel on with one or two of these...or zip ties.

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>>923716
This. Live fish in the cooler stay fresher than dead fish.

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I went out and got fly tying crap
>pic related, foam ant with high vis wing
>>923691
No, he's right is what he is
>>923713
Spike it, look it uo

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>>923768
See, now your off to a great start. Easy isn't it. These eyes are made from 2 balls clipped off some pull chain for lights/ceiling fans and are a common staple for making eyes on flies.

What materials did you purchase?

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>>922648
>>922730

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>>923780
I got a bobbin, some 3/0 thread, salt water hooks from #4 to'1/0, chartreuse bucktail (i wanted white you but they were sold out) elk body hair, some longer hooks for bobs bangers, and brown rubber legs. I wanted lead eyes but they were out of plain lead, then I.went to Wal-Mart and got some other stuff
White foam
A few sharpies
Super glue
Clear nail polish
This cool looking tape that turns out doesn't stick to Anything
Googly eyes
And nerf darts
>pic is a few other flies I made

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>>923799
>>923780
This is the tape googly eyes and nerf darts, I don't know how well it shows up but the tape has little flakes in it that show different colours based on the angle and has like a full rainbow in it but I'd also silvery. It looks nice but it's impossible to work with.

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I just picked up some clips for chip bags to make clipping off plumulaceous for dubbing easier. First test was >>923780 2nd test...pic.

>>922785
Missed seeing this post. Did you get any done? Got pics?

>>923799
>>923801
Nice haul. You'll need to use 2-part epoxy to glue the tape onto stuff. Use a rubber band to hold it in place. Once it is cured in place you can use hard head cement or epoxy over it to make it more durable.

Super glue works well enough, but epoxy and head cements are better. Though, you can use water to make super glue setup instantly. Just lightly moisten what ever you want to glue and slam the pieces together asap. Practice on test pieces first though.

As you learn patterns and gain experience, you'll be more inventive with the stuff you have.

>>923094
I am quite handy with tools, so that shouldn't be a problem, but what kind of wire would you recommend for that? I do have a propane torch if I need to bend a heavy duty gauge

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>>923819
You won't need a torch. The proper wire is spring tempered stainless steel wire (music wire). For lure body work I'd use 0.031" to 0.045" diameter. You can't anneal it & harden it again (because it is normally 302 SS) and working it too much will anneal it. It will murder any side cutters you try to use on it. Use a Dremel disc to cut it if you don't have any bypass cutters rated for spring hard wire that size. You'll need to wear goggles the entire time you work with the wire, not just when cutting it. You can source it at some lure making places/websites or from music wire dealers and industrial outlets. It is like $35-$45 per pound (180' to 400' long), so check out the lure making websites and music outlets first for shorter lengths.

Can someone please explain the difference between fly and spin fishing? I've even googled it and still don't understand. All I can gather is that you use fake flies when fly fishing, so why does that necessitate its own special rod?

I want to get into fishing but I'm poor and really don't need a hobby with so much variety and things to get obsessed over and sink my money into.

>>923832
Flies are so light that the fly rod uses the weight of the line to cast while spinning reel setups use the weight of the lure to cast.

>>923670
These flies look nice, but do you think they will catch fish?
The normal shrimp patterns look very alive because of how the tail and hackle opens when they come to a halt in the water, but these will look the same at all times right?

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>>923716
>>923717

does this impact the quality of the meat much opposed to just killing it like the second post? going to be out on the ice all day for to fill my freezer with brookies, id like to keep the quality of the meat as high as possible, but bleeding out a fish on the ice seems a little rude to me for some reason

i was just taught to kill it once i catch it because keeping it in the cooler stresses it out and makes the meat taste worse, not too big on fish but im poor and need some meat, so id like the best i can get

>>923832

when you cast a spinning rod, the weight of your lure carries it to its place
with fly fishing, the weight of the line is carrying the lure/fly because the things are near damn weightless, hence the different technique (casting the line vs casting the lure)

>>923859

i want to tell you to go for it but im poor as fuck and fishing really hits the wallet hard

i tried to save money and started fishing this year with just bass in mind, now im sitting here with like $150 in dumb shit i bought to go ice fishing, the only reason i could afford it is because i put it on credit and paid it with my student loan

i would recommend just playing Fishing Planet and crying yourself to sleep

if you seriously do try to get into fishing with cost in mind, used rods and reels, local tackleshops for soft lures and bait (sometimes some places will just melt down plastics and sell their own cheap ass lures)

research the fuck out of whatever you're targeting, its the specialization that gets expensive

>>923892
I think if I did take up fishing, I would try to do it like the primitives do, whatever that it. I have a real hard-on for primitive ways of doing things from an aesthetic point-of-view and it tends to be pretty cheap.

>>923892
When you catch a fish you wanna keep, just take any blunt object (doesnt have to be a big object) and hit them over the head. It takes 5 more seconds, and spares the fish a rather painful death.
Don't listen to those other guys, they have no respect for the fish they're catching, gl.

>>923889
said by someone who has no fucken clue of what they are talking about and has never actually casted a fly rod in his pathetic life

>>923903
Is it not true?

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>mfw 3rd day of 40 hour hazwoper training

I-I just wanna fish..

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>>923859
I make less than $5k a year. I fish for food as well as farm for food. My worst "expense" for fishing is the annual license ($40.) Everything else that I buy for fishing is paid by making flies and lures and selling them. Powering my PC to shitpost on 4chan costs more per month than anything else. ($0.06 an hour)

If you go to your local grocery store and check the prices of fish per ounce, you'll find that buying a bit of monofilament, some bait hooks, and using a cane pole with a twig bobber and some worm/insect/baitfish is an outrageously cheap method of getting near infinite food. Put a ribbon on a hook and suddenly you have a durable lure for a wide range of fish species (pic). Everything beyond that is merely commercialized fluff and sport fishing.

Thus, if you want to drop serious money on fishing, you can. But, you don't need to do that to have fun or to feed yourself. Be warned, if you want to save money, you'll need to not buy every trinket and fluffed up commercialized crap lure and reel you see. For some reason, fishermen blow way too much money on stuff they never even use.

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>>923914
Even a simple refresher course is 8 hours. At least you get skills.

>>923909
He's just being an ass towards trips. You are not incorrect.

>>923920
Thanks for the insight. I'll look into it. Went out to my garage and realized I already have what seems to be a pretty good rod, a Zebco Hawg Seeker. No idea who bought it or when but that's nice.

Now, how do I find a good fishing spot? Is there an online resource?

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A recent catch of mine. Too big for the ABU smoker, so experimented with the grill.

>>923920
Can you sell your flies/lures to shops or do you sell them to people directly?

>>923928
I'm new to this. How exactly do you eat that?

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>>923928
Typically I would just pull off all the meat and put it on toast (tastes amazing), but this particular meat im gonna cool down use in a salad.

Another pic.

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>>923931
>>923930
And the last one.

>>923925
Are you trying to fish lakes?

I mean basic rule for lakes is find structure. Weeds, underground trees/branches, inlets will be good for smaller fish. And just past those weeds and dropoffs you will find the larger predator fish, especially at dawn and dusk when they come to feed on smaller fish.

>>923897
Do some research, but the line you'd be using would be far different from the line we use today. A lot of fishing tech today is just for the better, like hooks that can be taken out of a fish rather than kill it.

But if you can use biodegrable line and lures, that's a plus

After I'm done with my morning routine I'm going back to the canal with cans if sweet corn. Should I use a bobber or do carp not take suspending bait. I think they do since they eat top water bread.

>>923931
Is the dill? Dill and lemon is my favorite combination.

>>923933
I don't know if I want to fish lakes or rivers. I don't own a boat or have money to rent. Thanks for the tip.

>>923936
I've always felt like those hooks that you can't take out without harming the fish were unnecessarily cruel. But I figure without it the fish might get away? I'll make sure to use those kind of lines when I run out of what's already on the reel.

>>923942
Yes, that's dill. Fresh dill on the inside and dried on the outside. Perfect combination of flavours for almost any dish involving trout/salmon.

>>923936
>biodegradable line

I don't think I've ever seen this. How often would you need to replace it if you're using it everyday?

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>>923928
>Can you sell your flies/lures to shops or do you sell them to people directly?

Consignment in shops and to fishermen in person. You'd be amazed how many people want "something special" for b-day and xmas gifts too.

>>923925
>Now, how do I find a good fishing spot? Is there an online resource?

It is best to ask locals who know the waters. Yes, there are many guides online stipulating what is said here >>923933 showing where to cast and such. Those are general purpose and apply to most waterways.

Using google maps satellite views, you can zoom in and sometimes actually see underwater structures. Stuff like old river bed dropoffs and riprap show up well.

>>923942
>boat

I don't own a boat or rent one either and I fish lakes, rivers, ponds, and streams.

>>923859
>I want to get into fishing but I'm poor and really don't need a hobby with so much variety and things to get obsessed over and sink my money into.

A 15-30 dollar combo at Wal-Mart, some 10lbs test line, and some small hooks will handle 99% of the fishing anyone starting out will ever really do.

And even if you decide you want to upgrade to 20+ lbs catfish/saltwater fish or go even bigger, I've handled plenty of larger fish on a $30 shimano reel + 8 foot shimano rod.

People who spend hundreds/thousands of dollars on fishing gear are like guys who spend shitloads of money to play backyard sports, or customize their PCs, or have the latest smartphone/gadget, or on work out equipment, or on bikes, or trick out their cars.

Yeah, it's all nice. Sure, it makes some things more convenient and/or gives you some bragging rights. But you don't really NEED it to enjoy the hobby.

>>923925
>Now, how do I find a good fishing spot?

Almost anywhere you can access the water is likely to be a "good spot" because it'll usually be the only place from which you can access the water. Docks, spillways, inlets/river mouths, piers, bridges, weedlines, submerged trees, shade, piles of rocks, and anywhere fish can hide are always great places to start though.

And if you aren't catching anything in a spot, just move 50 feet. It's less about finding the perfect spot from the bank right off the bat, and more about knowing when to move around and change presentation.

>>923859
Flies are near weightless and not aerodynamic so you need the weight of the line to make the fly go anywhere
Take a piece of yarn an inch long, the it to a hook, then try to throw it. You'll understand why fly fishing exists
>>923903
He's right though
>>923930
With your mouth I bet
Seriously though, use your fork to strip meat from bones
>>923941
They will but it's rare, just stay on bottom

>>923977
How long should I wait before deciding I'm not catching anything? I think the hardest part will be being patient but with a good audiobook I should be fine.

>>923979
>With your mouth I bet
Oh you.

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>>923892
killing them quickly is best. lactic acids builds in the flesh and and can taint some fish. slow death can also increase the size of their bloodlines. quick death proper bleeding and slow ice is required to maintain the best quality. google ikejime.

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>>923991
put your audiobook down and learn to read the water. look for the areas that fish could possibly be holding. drop offs ambush areas eddies. are smaller baitfish around? are there bugs flying around? what are they..ect

*pic not related except that im going to make a few up today like this.

>>923932
sea trout?

>>923942
if you have one near you a mid sized creek can be a great place to learn. around the size where it holds water more than 2ft deep year round in some spots. you can walk the shore or wade the shallower parts and cast worms on bobbers at the deeper water and near trees

>>924013
I gotta crawl before I walk, dude.

>>923991
it depends. use this rig and you should be catching fish within 5 minutes of casting around you at different spots and depths

>size 10 baitholder
>size 5 split shot
>small clip on foam bobber

use 6lb line on your rod and bait with a worm. you should catch panfish if you cast it near holes or structure like rocks/wood. look up a slip float rig if you want a bobber that's easier to cast and adjust depth on.

all that plus a spool of 6lb mono should cost maybe $10 but probably less.

>>924016
Yes.

>>923991
How long you should wait is realy dependent on how much available fishing area you have, what your are using as bait, and what you are trying to catch. There are some other variables but a good rule of thumb is 30 minutes.

>catfish with live bait
This will work anytime day or night but the best time is an hour before and after sunset or when you have a full(ish) moon in the night sky.
The spots I fish requires you to pack up and drive to a different spot so I just stay where I am and check my bait after a missed bite.

>catfish with dead bait/catfish bait
From soap to chicken livers and any other non living thing you put on your hook you will need to check your bait every 15-45 minutes. The bait will have a tendency to slowly get washed off the hook so the faster moving the water the faster you need to check your bait.
This will work anytime day or night but the best time is an hour before and after sunset or when you have a full(ish) moon in the night sky.

If like me you can't just move a few feet down from where you are then when you recast try a different spot. A foot closer to you or further from you could put your bait in a better spot (deeper hole, closer to a log or rock, ect.) so try that if you can't change your location.

>>924022
Oh good someone covered panfish.

>>924022
>it depends. use this rig and you should be catching fish within 5 minutes of casting around you at different spots and depths

Is the only part of your post I understood.

I went to the same spot on the canal today, where I had corn chummed.

S K U N K E D

Where are all the fish... was hoping I could at least break my googan streak with with carp.
Most likely I gotta go for trout now.

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I tied a foam shrimp
>pic related
>>924029
Hooks are measured in two ways
Size and and aught
With size it's just a number, higher number smaller hook, it goes to about 30
Example, a size 8 hook is bigger than a size 10
Aught is a number followed by /0
So for example, a 3/0 hook is smaller than a 6/0 hook

Then floats there are a lot. Just get the super cheap red and white ones

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>>924067
welcome to the madness.

now think of all the shit you always wanted to make and now you totally can. you using a vice grip?

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The flood water are below the roads now. I got my license renewed. I drove around looking at the water. Everything is brown and muddy including all the lakes in the area. Turtles and catfish are all that's on the menu.

I stopped at some dollar stores on the way home. Everyone is restocking after xmas and everything was 75% off. So, I got some stuff I thought I could make flies and lures with.

First test runs are hopeful. The party beads are a great find. I'll have bead eyes for bass lures for a life time now. I bought 2 Altoids tins for small fly boxes.

>tfw no one had foam of any kind anywhere

Guess, I'll have to order some...

>>924067
Very nice. You may also like the Gartside Gurgler and Crease Fly patterns for sheet foam. Though the latter is normally painted or air brushed.

>>924093
>welcome to the madness.

This. So much this. Same goes for homebrewing, gardening, regular fishing, and most diy hobbies.

>>924040
Have you personally seen carp in those waters and were you chumming while fishing? With most chumming you can stay in one spot fishing for about 20-30 mins for carp and 15-20 for channel cat. If you don't start slaying them within that amount of time, move to a new spot or depth.

>>924146
from online research they're around.
It was the calmest spot from the spill of a canal lock, i figured it would be a great carp spot, especially with chum still around from yesturday.
The pond I then tried was better yet still nothing.

I did move around after nothing initially, did a few cast around the pond but nothing. Also cast at the top of the canal's lock.

I had nothing even nibble at the corns, no bluegills or cats. Im cursed.

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>>924151
Fishing muddy storm waters is a harsh life though.

>>924146
>foam
Go to a craft store. Sometimes Walmart even has that green foam shit.

Otherwise find some of that "Miracle Foam" bullshit in the "As Seen On TV" section of Walmart or the dollar store. It is only a couple bucks for two big cans and you could make molds for lures if you wanted to. It would end up giving you a smoother finish than those green foam blocks you buy at the art store that they sometimes use for fake plants.

>>924157
That pond was muddy as hell, clears up a bit if it hasnt been raining from what I know. The canal was clearer than it despite having a raging waterfall like 50 yards upstream.

I need to catch something, tomorrow Im thinking trout. Gonna be cold however as it's dippin to 20F tonight and warning up to just mid 30s tomorrow. Felt amazing today with 50F, something about the sun breaking free on a day like that is one of the best feelings in the world.

>>924151
I think you're generally suppose to chum then fish within fairly close timeframe...

>>924167
I did, but also heard chumming the area prior to the day youll be out there works too. So I went back.
Clearly nobody liked corn :(

TIL TPWD doesn't consider common carp invasive, but literally every other carp is. I blame the liberals in Austin.

>>924177
Ah my mistake. Dog food apparently works pretty good for carp.

>>924178
I feel like a lot of things work for carp, but ill stick with whats easier. Dog food is hard right, like cereal? Id find that hard to put on a hook.
Hot dogs i like to fish too. Those go on circle hooks well. And it's what I got a nice bite on once in those same canals. Was a noob a year ago and was fishing it like a senko. I think it was a pike since it took my whole hook. Yet again could have been a nooby knot tie.

>>924167
I chum every 30 mins or toss out a sock full of chum.

>>924178
Any reasons why they focus on Asian carp and not common carp?

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>>924162
No one had foam. There isn't a Walmart let alone a craft store. I need the foam sheets for making various types of patterns.

>>924163
Good luck.

>>924187
Common Carp are in every state in the USA and not as damaging as other carp. There's no chance of getting rid of them or preventing them from spreading since they are everywhere already.

>>924191
How come marking them as non-releasable isnt a thing tho? Surely one less monster carp is a good thing. And if a closed water body is fished for carp over time, then surely it will be carp free overtime.

>>924093
Yeah
Vicegrips in a vice
>>924162
I got my foam from Wal-Mart
>>924146
I'll have to.look in to it
I already know I'm interested In the crease

>>924182
I meant just for chumming in general since it floats for awhile it'll get them near the surface then you could use bread or something on a hook.

>>924193
They are in a lot of states. Apparently there's a group called Carp Anglers Group that is trying to protect carp for whatever reason. They're the reason you can only take one carp that's >33 inches out of ladybird lake per day. They also try to stock carp in lakes that don't already have them...

Please explain to someone who knows next to nothing about carps or fishing lakes in general, what's wrong with carps? Are they endangering other species? Do they mess up the water somehow?

>>924212
They are invaisive. They grow huge and eat a lot of vegetation. When they get that big, they have no predators so they can overpopulate lakes, eat a lot of beneficial vegetation, pollute the water, and they tend to stir up mud and sediment a lot as well as ripping up plants with how they breed and chill in the shallow water.

Just youtube "Asian Carp Illinois River"

>>924212
>>924215
The Asian Carp are the ones that jump like this but European (Common) carp still reproduce like crazy and grass carp get fuckhueg.

I want to go skeet shooting for carp on a boat here. Give it a few more years and the entire Great Lakes will be like the video.

https://youtu.be/rPeg1tbBt0A

>>924215
Watched the first vid that popped up. I don't get why they let fish farms buy up land in rivers and fjords to begin with when they obviously can't control their stock of fish. Heard similar stories of fish farms spreading diseases to fish in huge areas around their farms too, completely ruining the livelihood of hundreads of fishermen for years at a time.. They need to regulate that shit.

>>924212
https://www.fws.gov/fisheries/ans/erss/highrisk/Cyprinus-carpio-WEB-09-10-2014.pdf

Scroll down to "Impacts of Introduction"

They wouldn't be that bad if they were easy to control, but they reproduce like crazy so they tend to overpopulate.

Whats the simplest you can go(hook and fishing line simple)? How much is fishing using those fancy baits and lures more effective than "survival" fishing?

I was interested in fishing and read through the pastebins and googled a bit. It really seems much more complicated, even for beginner than it seemed.

>>924224
You can catch fish with just a rod, reel, line, hook, and a nightcrawler. But I think location and other intelligence is required to fish successfully.

>>924224
Anglers definitely like to overcomplicate fishing sometimes. That said, what works one day, might not work the next, so it can be nice to have options.
Simply putting a worm on the end of your line can be effective, but depending on weather conditions, the fish you're targeting and time of day, there might be methods more effective (and more interesting).

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>>924224
>How much is fishing using those fancy baits and lures more effective than "survival" fishing?

Not much. Targeting specific species will require a variety of baits. Lures and flies are just more durable versions. If you want to catch fish cheaply, use live bait/cut bait where allowed. Catch baitfish to use to catch larger predator fish. All that takes is a rod, line, bare hook, and initial live bait for the baitfish.

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>>924222
Checked

That's how the Bullseye Snakehead was introduced to the waterways down here. I guess when Hurricane Andrew hit back in the day, it flooded and/or destroyed the farms the Asians were using to grow them for food and they escaped into the canals. And the snakeheads are really tolerant to poor water plus breed like crazy so they are a big danger.

I believe most of the cichlids were just aquarium fish people released. They basically took over the bluegill population. Oscars (you see them in every pet store) used to be all over until a cold winter killed a lot of them off and the Mayan cichlids took over. But I have also caught those Jaguar (managuense) cichlids and seen Midas cichlids as well as what I think were Convict cichlids (slightly smaller). I know there are the Clown Knifefish in some lakes too. And Plecos (those algae eating things that everybody buys for their 10gal aquarium and releases when they get 10"+) are all over in certain lakes and I really want to get a frog gig and spear me some of them.

And then the Peacock Bass were actually introduced down here by the DNR, I think to help with the invaisive cichlid problem. And grass carp were introduced by the DNR as well for "vegetation control" and they keep the ponds and lakes from becoming swamps covered in duckweed. TXfag says the grass carp were probably sterilized when released which makes sense but certain lakes do seem to have quite a few of them for me to think they are all sterile.

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>>924228

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>>924224
In my "Beginner Lake Fishing" I reccommend just using a nightcrawler with a hook, bobber, and weight. Hell, you don't even really need the bobber or weight if you just want to jig close to shore for panfish. But any carnivore fish will take worms. In any random lake throught most of the US, toss a hook with part of a nightcrawler and you can get bluegill, trout, crappie, any type of bass, catfish and bullhead, gar, pike, etc.

If you want to fish with lures, a jighead (basically weighted hook) with a small rubber grub will catch tons of panfish like bluegill, crappie, perch, trout, even bass and catfish. Otherwise anything that imitates a smaller prey fish is easy to catch stuff on. So for panfish, <2" Rapala or 1/8oz Rooster Tail. For bass, 3"+ Rapala or 1/4oz+ Rooster Tail. Anything will bite them and they are easy to use and easy to set the hook on.

Pic related is a jighead with a curly tail grub. Super easy, cheap, and effective.

Would giant sized musky prey on at least young grass carp?
Why not stock them up? At least you can stock up fish that are still native.

Seems like channel catfish take adult asian carp too, from some articles.