Fishing & Tackle Thread #122

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What test-weight ratio do you use with your braided line?

>>937463
Whatever is appropriate for the fishing I'm doing. What are you trying to go after?

>>937463
I have 20lb braid spooled up on a spinning reel on a telescoping rod that I use as a general "do it all" travel solution for freshwater fishing. I've caught largemouth and smallmouth bass, rainbow trout, channel and blue catfish, bluegill, and even a freshwater drum using that setup. Biggest fish I caught on it was a ~10lb catfish I think.

I use Texas rigged soft plastics and fish in heavy vegetation for bass a lot and the 20lb braid really shines there; I can really manhandle 2-4 lb bass and just winch them out of the weeds.

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>>937455
I had this one on deck
>True Love Edition

>>937469
>I can really manhandle 2-4 pound bass
Please learn how to actually fish

>>937463
10lb-20lb is nice for lake fishing if you are doing panfish up to bass. Lots of people try and run 30lb+ because they were running 10lb-12lb mono and it is complete overkill.

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Your meme lure only lasted 1 catch and 5 bites.

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>>937478
Eh, maybe "manhandle" wasn't the right term there. It's not like I'm just yanking them in as hard as I can but with braid I don't have to be so careful of the fish getting tangled up in the weeds and snapping line. They're all gonna get turned into fillets anyway, I don't like letting food off the hook.

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>>937484
>eats lmb
>not asian

>>937496
Tastes fine when it's breaded and deep fried. I normally fish for lmb out of private farm ponds where the fish are generally under 4lbs. The smaller bass taste better than larger, older bass.

>>937467
>>937469
>>937479
Ratio in this case refers to Braided to Mono, with mono being the leader. Like 15lbs braided and 8lbs mono leader. Sorry, if I wasn't clear enough.

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>>937482
thats odd..usually the hooks will bend out before the lure snaps.

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>>937482
That's an odd break. Did it get into some underwater structure or was near the bottom?

You may actually be able to return it to the company and get a free replacement.

>>937502
Oh, I gotcha. Well if I'm gonna use a mono leader on the end of my braid then it all depends on what I'm fishing for. Rainbow trout / crappie / panfish I'd use 4lb-6lb mono, for black bass I'd go with 8lb-10lb mono.

>>937517
For me it is 50lbs braided 15lbs-25lbs mono for catfish then 15b/8m for bass and panfish. If there's lots of snagging and structure, I might swap out spools with 30b/15m. UL is 8b/4m.

>>937517
If you're using a leader for trout and crappie, why not go fluorocarbon? That's what I use for all of my smaller fish leaders that are line shy.

>>937522
>50lbs braided
>15lbs-25lbs mono

Why? I don't ever use a leader so I'm genuinely curious. What benefit does the 50# braid give you if you're just gonna put on 15# mono?

>>937522
I don't see the point of using a mono leader for catfish. They're not line or tackle shy at all so there's no need to use a lighter test mono leader for them, you're just making your line weaker. My catfish rigs have 20lb-30lb mono main line with a 50lb mono shock leader at the end.

>>937524
I don't really have issues fishing for trout or crappie using clear mono leaders. I also don't want to learn new knots for tying fluoro.

>>937525
>>937527
Braided is used for the backing and makes casting very easy without retarded line memory. I use the leader so it can stretch when playing/hooking fish. I can swap off the leader instead of swapping spools since I don't have that many extra spools.

>>937531
That makes sense, but why not use 20-30# braid and get better distance + more line?

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Why is winter so shitty for visibility this year?

>nearly non-stop rain and mud because 40F to 65F instead of -15F to -30F

Oh right. At least I can wear shorts today I suppose.

Here's what one of the first dressed hook inline spinners looks like in low visibility water.

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Just had a delivery to Dick's.

Had these on sale for $5 so why not

>>937533
Because I have a weight system to stress test my lines. Mono does very well at not breaking anywhere in the test weight it is specified. It normally breaks within 1-2 pounds of what it is rated. However, braided line, between brands has a massive discrepancy between where it breaks and where it is rated. My current 50lbs braided line breaks at around 25-28lbs (no clue what the brand name is). Sometimes it breaks inside the knots and sometimes it breaks a few inches from the knot.

Also, for catfishing, you really don't need much distance when casting in the waterways around here and they don't run out line that much. Even the massive flatheads are more like big ass logs that lazily pull around.

>>937536
>Just had a delivery to Dick's.

Now I understand why you buy so many lures. You must be there for your job. I can't even imagine what you'd own if you actually worked in Dick's.

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>>937503
>>937512
Was using it to catch some mystery fish I kept seeing out at night. Turned out to be ladyfish. Fuckers have some sharp teeth

>>937540
Interdasting. How are you testing the strength?

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>>937536
>Chameleon finish
>printed graphic on the package is all holo
>actual lure is dull and not holo

Do those act like those special 3D holo images where the plastic ridges (Lenticular printing) change depending on the angle you look at it?

>>937541
Elops saurus? The wood may simply have been compromised either in manufacturing or had improper grain alignment. It you didn't get it in structure where it was being levered (indicated by a slight bend in the wire that the split ring is attached to) then it is a problem from manufacturing and should be replaced.

>>937542
Check out the jig this guy uses:

http://www.leeroysramblings.com/strong_knots.htm

I was originally testing the same thing, knot strength. Specifically, clinch knots (mine never totally pull out before the line breaks.) Like in this before/after image from testing. Then I started noticing that the braided lines were not breaking near their rated weights.

Man my sleep schedule is fucked
> Work doing shit until 10 or so at night
>End up falling asleep at midnight-2am
> Don't wake up until 10-12 the next day

I'm wasting so much daylight and fishing time

>>937546
You can really help get to sleep by timing your day's last snack/meal 4-5 hours before your intended bed time. Also no caffeine after noon.

5pm meal = 9pm - 10pm bed time
10pm meal = 2am - 3am bed time

So, if you are getting off work at 10pm and eating around that time, your brain won't want to shut down until 2-3am. You have to be relatively exhausted to get to sleep before that. Then you sleep about 8 hours. If you are sleeping 10-11 hours then your body is trying to make up for a week's worth of nights where you slept less than normal for you. It varies between people of course.

>>937549
I'm used to eating late
I usually eat at 10 am, 4 pm and then 8-10 pm if I get the. Chance

IL try getting on a better eating schedule to fix my sleep

I also think if I have a few days where I wake up early in a row. And I do a bunch during the day IL get back used to falling asleep on time

>>937553
I normally wake up at dawn and have my last meal at 5pm. However, if I've eaten sugary foods during in the daytime, I'll get some cravings after the last meal. When I worked at locations where I couldn't have regular meals, I would carry my food on my person and eat at my own scheduled time. That way I could keep a 7am, noon, and 5pm eating schedule despite retarded shift hours and job break schedules.

Then when the weekend comes along, I'm bright eyed and bushy tailed for being on the water in the early morning.

>>937544
>Getting it replaced
I'm probably just going to either
>reinforce it with some glue
Or
>make something similar but sturdier

>>937565
Use Devcon 2-ton Epoxy.

>>937544
Have you tried it with different brands? It sounds like you just have some janky braid mang. I've looked in the past and iirc most brands break above their advertised weight.

>>937549
>You can really help get to sleep by timing your day's last snack/meal 4-5 hours before your intended bed time.

Not for me man. I get tired as fuck after a meal. I love sleeping on a full stomach.

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>>937568
Just wrapped it with some 20lb braid and put some PVC cement on it
>duct tape holding line tight while glue dries
I honestly don't see this thing lasting too much longer

>>937496
Culling a bunch of little bass like that helps the remaining fish grow bigger in ponds, so I've heard.

>>937576
>inb4 going through all this work for a $8 lure
It's more for fun than anything else.

>>937496
Is there a problem with eating bass? I've only ate one but I didn't think anything was wrong with it.

>>937544
They actually do change colors. The gold one looks like a dark bronze/red if you look at it from the rear and the yellow one goes from a chartruese to a mustard/gold color. I guess those normally retail for $15ea.

Dick's does have a whole lot of new meme lures. All these umbrella type baits and real funky chatter contraptions

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>>937576
>PVC cement

That stuff normally only works by chemically melting the PVC and forming it into a chemical bond, not just a physical bond.

>>937571
3 different brands, but not "quality" name brands like Spiderwire or Power Pro. Though, I did order some Power Pro Spectra the other day. Once it gets here, I'll see how close to 15lbs it is.

>sleepy after eating

That usually happens with over eating or foods/food combinations high in tryptophan (milk, cheese, beef, poultry, pork, and beans). A big glass of milk, half a cup of black beans, and a hunk of meat can often times go far over even L-tryptophan supplement levels. Enough to make you really mellow and sleepy.

>>937586
That's cool then, but $15/each? Damn. Umbrellas are really old old tech. We used them in the 1980s before the internet made nearly all info available to anyone with a phone; before they were called, "Alabama rigs". The 1950s saw a shit load of weird ass lures that never became popular.

>>937594
>3 different brands, but not "quality" name brands like Spiderwire or Power Pro. Though, I did order some Power Pro Spectra the other day. Once it gets here, I'll see how close to 15lbs it is.

Cool post results. I think people said the knot was usually breaking before the line, but I could just be talking out of my ass.

>Enough to make you really mellow and sleepy.

Damn that's my favorite way to be. I'm sure it'll bite me in the ass later on and make me fat, but as it is right now I have to eat like ~3,500 calories a day to gain any meaningful weight.

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>>937500
everything tastes fine breaded & deep fried.
try steaming them one time. slash the sides
salt pep olive oil lemon sprinkle green onion on top. the flavor is much better.

>>937579
>culling
they also say killing a big breeder diversifies the gene pool.

>>937582
other than tasting like blah, no.
keep on killing bass bro you're cool.

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>>937594
>>937586
Here is the gold one. And the darker paint on the top goes from black to green depending on the angle.

And all Yo-Zuris are $10-$12 for bass and panfish sizes so idk. They are good lures though, I just hate paying full price for stuff I have never used before.

>>937617
Bass is delicious, especially poached. Also, the smaller ones are more tasty. The meat gets weird and mushy if they get too big.

Still though, to me, nothing beats frying up a mess of brim.

>>937623
Oh yeah, that is lenticular printing. No wonder it costs so much. That stuff is tricky to do correctly.

>>937615
>Why Dietary Tryptophan Is Inadequate
http://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2008/4/why-aging-people-become-depressed-fatigued-and-overweight/page-01

>>937594
Ehh, if the pvc cement doesn't work, I don't care. It's an inexpensive lure I'm trying to fix for fun. I'll go try to find some super glue

>>937455
Rapala master race

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>Was about to go ice fishing this weekend, just bought an auger
>3 poor fucks died yesterday from falling through the ice in two separate incidents
God damn it's late January in upstate New York why isn't the ice safe? I suppose I just wasted $50.

>>937646
There's always next year anon

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>>937646
No ice and no snow here. Normally, there's plenty of ice and more snow than can be handled. This is the first 3rd winter in a row that my back isn't sore from shoveling snow and my feet are warm all the time.

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>>937646
Yeah this winter here in NY has been shot as fuck. I've just been snowmobiling up north the whole time to distract myself from my fishing withdrawal. I booked 2 fishing trips so far for the spring so at least I have that to look forward to

>>937648
>first 3rd winter

wot? just "3rd"

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>>937648
We didn't have any snow for weeks until this Tuesday, now we have maybe 2 in. I'm 20 minutes away from the border, yet we're hovering above freezing this week.

>>937650
Where are you in NY?

>>937653
right down the road from Oneida lake

Its snowed a tiny bit the last two days but my yard is still completely empty of snow

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>>937651
mbe 1st time out of 3 winters?

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>>937653
Sunny and 75F here today. Thank god, it isn't raining anymore, but there's more on the way. Can't really fish anywhere yet. Everything is still flooded. Evidently, winter was called off this year.

Those two rows of trees in this image are where the river is supposed to be. Its banks are 8 feet high. That 4' fence post is on the shallow part and there's a row of them extending into the water that are covered.

>>937656
Just fumbling thoughts.

>>937655
I'm in Potsdam, was going to check out Black Lake over the weekend until I read an article about a snowmobiler who fell through the ice and had to be rescued. Officials say to stay off the ice. Maybe we can thaw out early this year so I can get out on the kayak in march or somethin.
>>937657
Where are you that it's 75f? I wish it was that warm here.

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>>937658
Im heading up to Black Lake for a weekend in April. Haven't fished it since I was a little kid

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>>937658
Temperate rainforest. It is normally -15F right now. We are listed as a Zone 5, but always get anywhere from -30F to -40F as the lowest. Right now it is like Florida moved up here. My front yard looks like a pond and there's a brand new stream developing beside my house. There's been so much rain that my house has started to shift on its foundations along with a few of my neighbors. I'll have to rehang every door in my place once this is all over.

>the water in this image is over 15 feet deep and those are entire trees that washed down from up river.

>>937658
It was 80 degrees here yesterday lol

>>937662
Better start damming it up and stocking it anon

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>>937665
lol It is damned up. Only the water level is about 8-10 feet over that right now. I live far enough up river from the damn that the dam's water level doesn't reach here, but when it floods this much here, it means the water on both sides of the damn is even height. All the roads are underwater too. I'm actually lucky to even have internet since there is about 3 phone pedestals along my line that are under 5 feet of water right now.

It really does need stocked out here. There's only panfish, LMB, stinkpots, snappers, baitfish, and bullheads. There aren't even channel cats in this.

>>937661
Since you're from the area, do you know where I can find good pike fishing in upstate NY? I'm willing to drive a few hours. They don't live where I'm from so I really want to hook into one of those death torpedos.

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>>937623
>>937642
This is the lipless one. From the front it is chartruese, then yellow from the side, and metallic gold from the rear. Doesn't show up as well in pics.

I need to check out that silver one. I think the silver one is a suspending jerkbait.

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>>937669
>damn 3 times

Damn it! I need sleep.

>>937463
I have 8 up to 50 for braid and 2 up to 30 for mono. All depends on what I'm after and where I am.

>>937670
You never pike fish the St. Lawrence? I used to go camping on different islands up there all the time and we would slaughter the pike.

I know Otisco lake has some monster musky and Ive heard a small lake near me called Panther lake does as well. Oneida lake is another one that has pike but they are hard to find. Ive also caught and seen some pretty big pike come out of the Salmon river in Pulaski near where is meets lake Ontario.

If I specifically want to target big pike though I go on trips deep into Quebec, that's the best pike fishing you can find anywhere

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Apparently ham is the new bait at Walmart

>>937662
Oregon or Washington state?

>>937680
I've fished pike once on the St Lawrence from the shore but got skunked. I was off the causeway in Massena, I read that the bite is pretty hot there but didn't catch anything. I should've brought my passport so I could cross the border but meh.

>>937703
just get an advanced license. Lets you go back and forth across the border with your drivers license

Also I'd recommend renting a boat somewhere if you really want to get into them. They can easily be caught from shore but you can hit a lot more places with a boat

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>tfw overpriced Yo-Zuri collection is growing
Dick's has good sales on them sometimes but they get picked through really quick and their selection is already limited. I would love it if Bass Pro did a $5 sale on the 3DB baits. There are a handful that I would like to get.

I do have to keep in mind the limited time I can actually run hard baits down here. Plus I literally have no more room for crankbaits between the 3700 and 3600 boxes full of them. I also haven't even used some of these. I bought 3 of the Crystal Minnows almost a year ago because they were supposed to be great and haven't even used them.

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>>937710
Thank the lord Jebus for those tiny rubber bands

>>937707
I'm just a college student in NY, technically I'm a resident of CT which doesn't offer EDLs. Big pain in the ass. How feasible is it to fish the Lawrence on a kayak?

>>937717
>Another Connecticunt
Ayy

>>937717
as long as you can launch and stay out of an area that will bring out into the main channel it would work fine.

>>937718
Connecticut is an economic sinking ship, but I do love it. You the hatchery anon?

>>937710
Alright you asshat. It's time for me to start bass fishing with something other than soft plastics.

Should I just start with the pastebin? Is there good info in there about building tackle?

Ive spend my life going after panfish and cats. You guys got me wanting some bass action.

>>937721
Yes , high cost of living here and as you said economic sinking ship but it's hard to dislike ,. So much fresh and salt water

Part of me wants to move but part of me knows this is my home
Plus living with family so I'm able to save some money

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>>937722
Idk, it's the same thing as panfish just bigger. You can't go wrong with a Size 10 Rapala (Original, Husky Jerk, X-Rap) or a Mepps Agila #4 if the bass are active and feeding. If they are a bit slower, a Texas-rigged Baby Brush Hog with a 3/0 EWG hook and a ~1/4oz bullet.

Regular spinnerbaits are good at dusk or early in the AM. If the water isn't too murky, go with something like Sexy Shad color or a natural with double gold willow blades. Chattermemes are straight too but I still reccommend those little 1/8oz ones.

Poppers are good if you can see the bass jumping on calm water at dawn or dusk. Frogs for weeds. And then for other crankbaits, I still like suspending jerkbaits the best and never did well with the fat diving traditional cranks. I like those Rapala Scatter Raps (7+ for LMB) or any good lipless crank (Rat-L-Traps, any of the Rapalas, those magical Sebiles, KVD Red-Eyes). Lipless cranks like a heavy Red Eye Shad or Rat-L-Trap are good for covering lots of water when it is a bit cooler like now.

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So dissapointing, i didnt expect the lake would be frozen with all this rain were getting

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>>937722
>>937734
Check out the youtube video in the OP. His hands may shake, but the vid is very educational if you don't already know it all.

>>937751
>in the OP
Not even gonna watch is because that shit varies so much. There's a bunch of infographs in the Imgur like that too. You have to take them with a grain of salt

>>937754
It is lures 101 and tells you how to use the lure. Not the anecdotal stuff. Like the difference between square and round bills and where to use them and not use them to prevent snagging.

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>>937755
I wonder if it will tell me what that silver Yo-Zuri does. Half the package was in Moon Runes. It says "Suspending" but didn't have a diving depth and has an long lip like a deep diver.

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>>937758
And that brown-gold one is interesting too. It is a shallow diver, but it has a flat body like a lipless crank. Only other lure I have like that is a Lucky Craft that came in one of those MTBs. Pic related is the Lucky Craft.

>>937758
>>937760
Sometimes when pepsi posts his lures and talks about them I think that at any moment hot glue will be involved.

>>937768
That's the only action these lures will ever get.

>>937768
Dont knock hotglue, i could build a car with hotglue

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>>937768
Wut am I supposed to do with the glue

>>937770
Kek. Of all the shit, I end up going back to the same like 5-10 baits most of the time anyway.

>>937777
Kek. He's talking about you posting HD pics of them with jizz sprayed all over them.

Weirdos do it to anime action figures on /d/

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>>937782
I need to start taking potato quality pics of them so you can't see the jizzm

>>937770
KEK

I almost spit water everywhere.

>>937777
>I end up going back to the same like 5-10 baits most of the time anyway.

That's all you really need for the small range of freshwater fish you are targeting.

>>937794
Why are you drinking water?

Don't you know fish fuck in it?

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>>937794
>that's all you really need
But what fun is that?

And that's also why I have a bunch of those natural hair Mepps #1-#4

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>>937801
Let me rephrase, "That is all you are required to successfully catch fish 90% of the time." The other 10% is using a net.

Do you have a net?

>>937799
That's fine. It is one of the many reasons I made a water distillery.

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>>937803
I used to have a net. But these days between two tackle bags and 8 rods, I don't really have room for a net.

I just remembered I bought that Panther Marlin and haven't even used it.

>>937811
I have a seine and 2 nets. I've not used the largest one, since I haven't been musky fishing yet since I got it. The smaller net I don't use anymore because I don't wade fish as much as I once did.

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These look dank

>>937482

The fuck are you fishing for? I've never broken a hard jerk bait luke that.

>>937816
Are you going to get into the mini crank bait scene?

http://www.in-fisherman.com/panfish/mighty-mini-panfish-crank-baits/

After reading this, it is no wonder the cheap ones from Asian are called "spinners". lol

Today was clear and warm, after two days of rain and heavy wind.

I only caught one perch, again on a micro jig+tube.

Im satisfied that I got at least something out of the hours of fishing today but would appreciate landing more.

Any advice? Id think once I found that one perch id be landing tons more. And also find at least a pickerel in the cold water.

>hope it wont rain tomorrow
> hope i can into fishing

>>937803
>makes a still
>uses it for water

Your tearing this family apart.

I've decided I'm gonna buy a new rod to replace my UL uglystik

>>937803
"Water" distillery

>>937845
going to go for the long one a few anons here have?

>>937841
I make wine and don't like spirits.

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>>937826
I have a bunch of panfish stuff

>>937848
Right now I'm really liking the No. 8 tackle hellbent. It's incredibly light and it has the lure ratings I want. I'm gonna shop around a little more and see though.

>>937849
What kind of wine?

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>>937826
>i'm so
>into the mini crank bait scene
>kek'd

picked up a few dozen of each size of these mini worm hooks. size 6 and 4 from japan.

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>>937871
Mostly country wines,

Grape Wine
Grape-cranberry Wine (hobo wine)
Pumpkin Wine
Mead Wine
Honeydew Honey Mead
Queen Anne's Lace Mead
Pagan Queen's Mead
Ancient Orange Cinnamon & Clove Mead
Banana Wine
Spiced Banana Wine
White Banana Wine
Elderberry Wine
Mulberry Wine
Staghorn Sumac Wine
Watermelon Fruit Medley Wine
Crabapple Wine
Kilju
Hard Cider
Lemon Soda
Tepache
Hard Tepache
Tepache Wine
Pineapple Wine
Naval Orange Wine
Dandelion Wine
Franken Wine (mixture of the other wine's racking leftovers)

I think that's it. Been doing it since the Homebrewmen started on /ck/ in like 2007-2008.

>>937867
Very nice. I caught my largest basses on tiny floating black and silver Rapalas.

>>937875
Wow those are tiny. I made a few more. I just need a source for the plastics.

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Anyone ever use these wLures? They come direct from Shanghai.

On sale, some colors are less than a buck, down from the regular price of 1.80.

>>937883
>buying lures from China

I'm warning you, don't do it. They are nothing like the ones from the USA and Europe that are made in the USA and Europe instead of overseas. Most of the USA companies have youtube videos of their lure making factories and even show how they test every single lure using a rod and a tank of water before approving them (hence the much higher prices.)

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>>937883
yeah i've gotten blanks from them. Had a batch that had gaps. in the end doesnt matter because epoxy. but my first tests in the casting pond and a few came back with water in it made me question the quality.
I dont know about their painted lures but know the flat sided and the rattle trap knock offs swim. they had a really good batch of lc110 ko's that swam perfect, i bought a shit load of them. the s glider blanks swim true. the megabass ito ko's swim true. I have a box of the yozuri pin minnow blanks they sold which swim same. theres been some shit on forums about the cb cranks not swimming true and having to trim flash and shit. so a tank test is needed for the cranks. you can always tune them and theyre cheap. I buy from them but you need to test them if you plan on reselling. the owner is cool about shitty blanks and sends you like 5 extra blanks for free when you complain about shit...kek probably too much info but yeah..theyre cheap. if you want blanks I have a shit load of links.

>>937879
Now I want some honey lemon trout with toasted sourdough and goat cheese with a nice mead.

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>>937576
Used some gorilla glue to hold the back up. It dropped everywhere and when I peeled the excess it took some of the paint with it. Caught another ladyfish and it chewed some of the glue off the back

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>>937916
>>937768
>hot glue will be involved.

uhhh, anon...

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>>937916
This is a blue board.

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>>937925
+3 internets have been deposited to your acount.

>>937916
That rear hook swivel stuck in place is going to let fish get leverage on the rear hook and throw it. Just so you are aware. Especially since it's a treble hook.

>>937463
65lb for when I don't catch me some GT.

>>937997
It broke free

m-maybe tomorrow wont rain and i can get out fishing and exploring

>>938185
it's pretty warm where I am for a rainy day in winter. So id just go for it while bringing minimal stuff and rain gear.

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>>937455
Is it cheating if I fish at a stock pond?

Dicks has a 5 and get 5 free deal, so I threw 20$ into for some hooks and 4 $4 jawbone crankbaits in order to get some other cheap stuff just for free.

Anyone got any opinions on Jawbone?

>>938189
sae thing here, i just dont want to bother with raingear
it might be a bit clearer later so i ight go out

also have no bait

>>938190
yes

>>938190
I don't think so. I fish at stocked ponds all over. A lot of the parks around here stock their ponds with channel cats. I've caught some bruisers too.

My PB bass came from a stocked pond. I find no shame in the matter. I still had to catch him and get him to the bank.

I even keep those fish. My taxes are paying to put them in the city and county ponds, why not eat what I paid for?

Now, that's said, I won't go applying for citations from pond catches. Especially if the pond is on private property. The way I see it is that someone could have a "pet bass" and catch it over and over until it breaks a record or dies. I think that's cheating. It's all about intent, I suppose.

>>938190
stocked rivers: no
any stocked water in the off-season: no
Other cases for debate although id say no everytime

Omw to trythat god damn river mouth again...allegedly seabass are working in the cold

>the sun just peaked out of the winter casty sky through my window as im doing math hw

Beautiful
Something about the subtleness of winter is perfect. Longing for the warm season but sometimes this season is just as nice

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How long does it take for a thin ice layer to sufficiently replenish given consistently cold temperatures? We're getting a decently cold coming week and I wanted to hit the ice.

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>>938190
dont they put them there for you to catch? so no its not cheating. i fly fish a few private stocked ponds that charge you per fish and some that charge you by the pound. 2 of the places caught on that I wasnt keeping fish so they make me pay a extra 2 dollars for the entrance fee now. its great fun and i get to work on still water nymph techniques. no shame.

>>938226
I have the same question, I just bought a new auger and then we got hit with like 4 days of 40F weather, its been below freezing now for 4-5 days and I am fiending hard

>>938285
>>938226
alright if you niggers are willing to do some math il share some shit with you
Numbers and whit will varry and its not exace, but ive found it to be pretty close
also not sure if this applys for anyplace that doesnt use murican measurments


take the max temp for the day or a course of 24 hours ( the real max temp not projected max temp or that bullshit )
then take the minimum temp ( the real minimum temp, usually comes at 1 or 2 am and alot of websited etc dont record the real min temp

Now add that shit together
aight?
divide that number in half

got it?
now take 32 and subtract that number


Alright
>example
>max 37
>min 17
>added is 54
>divided by 2 is 27
>32-27=5

alright now that outcome is measured in freezing points
so for my example i had 5 freezing points for that given day

assuming a lake already has a thin sheet of ice all the way over it , and there are little other factors every time you reach 15 freezing points the pond will add an inch of ice to it
so in my example on that given day ( assuming there is little snow, some wind and little other factors (ex curent) the lake in that given area would have made a third an inch of ice

thsi doesnt work if the pond isnt already frozen over, has major curents , major warm springs etc
also once the ice is over 3 or so inches it takes more freezy points to build an inch of ice, though once you have three inches of good ice youre pretty safe anyways as long as you arent stupid

I have a question what kind of rod help cast further a heavy or lighter rod.

>>938292
So if there was already ~12 inches of ice before the heatwave than i should be good?

>>938294
something that matches the weight of your lure, generally speaking a slightly softer action lets the rod load more and helps cast further

>>938295
go and check carefuly
if you can bring a friend, a rope, and a spud
we had 10+ inches here for a long while and then had warm weather and now theres less than 2 inches of crap ice here

>>938294
A longer rod.

>>938297
fugg

alright thanks bro, I'll take a buddy out with me this weekend. maybe the extra couple of days of constant sub-32 weather will be enough

>>938295
>>938297
im honestly not sure how ice gets lost, especially once snow melts off of it and sun gets through etc, the bottom type of the lake etc

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>>938294
longer
med action

>>938294
This >>938299

Lighter line probably makes th biggest difference. If you are using a spinning reel, make sure the reel is full of line. If it is low on line, you will get less distance on your casts. And you have to match the rod and lure weight properly to get the best casting distance. Light rods kind of buckle undet heavy loads and heavy rods don't get the spring effect with light tackle.

>>938308
>lighter line makes a bigger difference than a longer rod

what are you stupid?

>>938296
>>938299
>>938307
>>938308
Thanks I have been using a med heavy 7 ft rod and I been only able to cast about 30 yards my line matches my reel I might just use more weight or a bigger reel.

I use this rod or multiple things like cat fishing and lure fishing so I'm trying to find a good in between.

>>938311
I meant bigger lure

>>938310
Depends what lengths you want to go to. Going from a 5' rod to a 7'6" rod will be better than going from 14lb to 12lb line. But going from 6' to 6'6" compared to dropping from 10lb mono to 8lb or 6lb (on a spinning reel especially), the line will probably give you a little more distance than the 6" extra length.

>>938311
Just switch to braid like a champ. What line are you using for catfish? 10lb? 12lb? You could switch to 15lb braid and have more strength while casting much further and have more line on the reel.

>>938311
What kind of reel and what lure weight are you normally throwing? And what's the # test is your line.

>>938365
The reel i use is a Okuma ABF-50a if i remember right i have cheap 12 pound Monofilament line for the lure i really don't know, but mostly smaller spiners so im going to try some bigger one next time i go out.

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>>938201
4u

Finally got that Pins Minnow wet

>>938368
I just meant spinning or casting lol. But yeah your rod should have a recommended weight on there go by that. It might also tell you a line weight and you should go by that moreso than the capacity ratings on the reel.

You could probably go with lighter line too, but I used to use 12# mono on my spinning setup and i never felt like I needed more distance, but I was also using heavier lures.

Going out tomorrow to a small lake with both a Brook flowing in and out of it
Never explored the incoming Brook but the outflowing Brook has tons of creek chubs and bullhead
The lake itself has some bass in it. But it's hard to target due to limited shore access

>>938374
Let's hope something is biting even if it's only creek chubs

>>938368
Changing out the cheap mono for good mono will help.

What exactly are you targeting? That 50 size looks bretty big. Nice reel but that would def be like catfish or a pier rod if you do salt. Might want to think about a 20-30 size reel and put 6lb-8lb mono on there with a medium weight rod. That would be much better for bass and larger panfish. Otherwise a Size 10/1000 with 4lb mono for bluegill, crappie, trout, etc and lures <1/8oz.

You can run heavier lures on that 50 but heavier normally means larger so it will be difficult to get small fish. And if you try and run smaller lures and add weight, it will mess with the action of the bait.

>>937875
These look awesome, I think there was an anon a few threads ago trying to find something like this to use for panfish.

>>938413
I remember that. Those are pretty small but when anon was looking for those I think Cabela's had Gamakatsu EWG's down to like Size 4.

>>938191
does it work like that?

i thought they rung up the priciest shit

>>938443
If the hooks were all $3-$4, then he probably paid for the Jawbones and got the hooks for free.

I remember a deal like that a few months back and I was buying a bunch of $6-$8 stuff and had a Yo-Zuri or some other $10-$11 lures in my hand but put them back because I didn't want to pay $35 for 3 X-Raps and then get the $3-$4 Rooster Tails and Chatterbaits for free. Gotta shop smart.

>>938191
None of those Jawbone cranks really caught my eye but I always look at the hollow body frogs and spinnerbaits. They have a couple spinnerbait colors that look good but they are big and spinners are an easy thing to fuck up. The hollow body frogs look straight tho because those get torn up after some use anyway.

They have "5 for $10" sales on that Jawbone stuff a lot too if you end up liking them.

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FWIW I ran that Size 66 Sebile today and got a few hits on it, but I think I prefer the Size 50. When I get more, I will probably get mostly 50s.

I think with the odd hook setup, the smaller one is actually better because bass can grab the whole thing really quick and the hook has a better chance of grabbing part of the lip. This lake does have a lot of 12"-14" bass tho so maybe the 66mm would be better with more 16"+ fish around. That smaller 50 has landed me some larger ones just fine tho.

That 66 Extra Heavy is nice to throw on the memecaster and cover some water.

I had something important to post but I forgot what it was

Fuck

>>938560
Oh yeah I remember now

Good rod to pair with an Ambassadeur?
LMB is the target

>>938368
What is the rod rated for lure weight? You mentioned trying to throw small spinners (I think... drinking)
To me small spinners is like 1/32 oz
On 12# mono shit ain't going nowhere. Drop your line test or try like 8# braid.

>>938201
They werent... Trying again later today.


>>938369
Aw shit that thing is beautiful
Shame i cant cast that thing for shit

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Anyone got any real-life experience with the Intex Challenger K1 for fishing?
Looks decent especially considering the price. I'm mostly concerned about it being stable (as in not tipping over - not talking about wild waters) and how comfy it is when fishing concerning how low one sits in it...
No room for storage, means of transportation or money to buy something 'proper'. Not to mention I would hate myself for spending a fuckton of cash if it turns out I don't enjoy kayaking at all.

>>938662
You will 100% put a hook through the side of it. People always do it in the inner tubes with flipper for fishing and I'm sure you will do it it'll that as well. That would be nice to stow in a car for random lake fun you find but....I would rather have a hard kayak

>>938562
Abu garcia vendetta medium heavy fast action.

79.99

6 am
Up early for once in a long while
Weather doesn't look too shit for today.
Should I stay up and go out fishing early? Or go back to bed and try to wake up in another hour or two

It's relitivley cold. So I have a feeling the fishing isn't going to be that great until the sun hits the water and does a bit of warming anyway

>>938688
Go fish sleep when you're dead.

>>938689
But I don't think anything going to be biting anyways
If the walleye wagers were safe to ice fish is go that way but they aren't

>>938690
I guess man? Worst off you enjoy time in the water.

>>938691
IL atleast wait until it's light out maybe IL go out to watch the sun rise

>>938685
Man the Dick's in my area still have a couple Abu Veracity baitcaster rods on clearance for like $119 and every time I see them I'm so close to grabbing one.

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>>938688
>should I go fishing
>or should I do something else?

Is this even a choice? Are you being philosophical?

>>938711
Never used the veracity but I have a vendetta and really like it. Great all around rod. Super fucking light too. Reminds me of the old carbonlite bass pro rods before the quality tanked when they turned them white.

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>>938741
>Reminds me of the old carbonlite bass pro rods before the quality tanked when they turned them white.
Peps is gonna have a stroke

But +1 on those vendettas

>>938743
It's true dude. The white ones suck ass compared to the old black ones they used to make. The reels are even worse. The quality on then now is a joke.

>>938671
I've had a K2 for a while and I haven't had this problem, you just have to be a bit more careful casting.
>>938662
Just make sure you always wear a life jacket and you're always in a position where you can swim to safety in an accident. Buying an inflatable has greatly increased the amount of fish I catch.

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How do I increase my hook up rate?

Fishing for pike using 4-8" swim baits.
The pike love these lures, and I had 6 takes over an hour. But I didn't hook up on any of them.
It was like the pike were not really interested and were only nipping at the lures instead of nailing them.

What do?

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>>938662
on the cheap they work. i know someone with one and they are happy with the fun to cost ratio. he tricked his out to fish. glue on rod holders ect..added drybag for deck storage. take the pillow butt pad out and put a strip of outdoor carpet inside. A short piece of luan (waterproof and cover the edges with tape) will stiffen the kayak significantly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_HzXa0YVIo

>>938825
What type of hook and hook placement are you using? That is the biggest factor. The next thing is rod weight and how much mono you are using, if any. Braided won't stretch and it will allow near instant hook set, but has a chance to break. Full mono will have less of a chance of breaking due to massive stretch. Braided with mono leader gives you more hook power more instantly yet enough stretch to take a good fight without breaking.

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>>938826
I like that lure.

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>>938829
Most of the takes were with a Savage Gear 4play (pic related)
The lure is 7.5", ~50g with #1 hooks

The rod is 7' (10-40g casting weight) and fitted with a 2500 series fixed spool reel loaded with 80lb whiplash braid and an 18'' 60lb wire trace as the leader.

I probably need a stiffer rod?

>>938829
>mono leader for pike

but yeah the placement is very important. pike usually attack their prey from below and the also usually try to aim for the first third of their prey. i.e. in the vicinity of the gills

>>938844
yes. for pike i'd go no less than a 60g casting weight rod. some people go up to 100g or higher but that really depends on what you're fishing and where you're fishing.
with that lure im guessing a 60-70g rod should be fine.

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>>938743
I'm looking for something to pair with a Revo. Would the vendetta/veracity be the way to go?

>>938845
>mono leader for pike

Yes, but you'd also be using a standard steel leader right where the lure is tied if you are using low test mono. I just use 50lbs mono.

>>938844
Everything seems fine except the lure hooks. They seem a bit small for the lure. Try 2/0 hooks instead.

>>938850
>you'd also be using a standard steel leader

all is forgiven. i really doubt upgrading to even thicker hooks with an already underpowered rod is going to help with the hook up ratio tho.

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Why do all you freshwater fags use big ass swimbaits and lures? I only salt and mostly use a 3inch soft plastic (sometimes 5inch jerk shad or swimmer) and catch bigger fish than the dinks everyone here catches

Is 20 lb braid enough to fish for pike without leader?

>>938854
>You only salt
This is why you catch bigger fish.

>>938846
I have a 10' 40-80g casting weight rod, I don't really like it but I'll fit the 80lb reel to that one and put 30lb on the shorter rod.

100% confidence of catching a pike tomorrow.

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>>938853
The lure is blocking access to the smaller hooks. Use 1 larger hook up front so there is better chance of it actually hooking instead of fouling against the lure body.

>>938856
i tend to got at least 30lbs for a dedicated pike setup. and you absolutely have to use a steel or titanium leader for pike. especially if you're using braid

>>938854
Big swimbaits are to be used after storms when fish are more lazy. They are very realistic looking and you swim them slowly. Fish come right up to them and stare at them sometimes before deciding to bite. Othertimes, you can use flashy noisy fast baits that trigger hard knee-jerk strikes.

>>938856
If you have a really long 3 hook jerkbait sure. I catch them all the time on bass setups by accident but if I was targeting them I would use a leader. If they are skiddish you just have to accept they might break you off and use a clear leader like fluorocarbon or mono

>>938860
yes that is true, however the chance of getting an even thicker hook set into a hard pike mouth will be lower.
if he is using a heavier rod then there shouldnt be a problem with thicker hooks.

>>938859
yeah go try that. i dont like long and heavy rods myself either. but it'll do for the day i guess and you can always get something shorter/lighter if you succeed with it.

>>938867
Hook setting unto itself isn't difficult though. Hook fouling is normally the problem with poor hook setting.

>>938854
That's funny because when I go salt I always catch bigger fish on 5-7 inch plastic swimbaits, or 8 inch poppers etc

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>>938854
are you........jelly?

>>938856
Braid does not work for toothy fish
I had streight broad on my picker setup and I rarely landed fish without them breaking off
Braid has zero abrasion resistance
Seriously go buy a spool of 20 lb flourish and you have nothing to worry about if you use a 12-20 inch leader

>>938849
what do you want to use it for? I like the vendetta a lot, but the action might be a little fast for things with trebles and small hooks.

I still haven't caught a fish with mine cause I've been using the Favorite rod with the Shimano.

>>938854
>why do you use things that generally catch bigger fish

i think you might've fallen off that high horse a few too many times buddy

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>>938854
>big ass swimbaits and lures
>only salt an
>freshwater fags
>swimmer

dude.. you sound fucking retarded.

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>>938854
>derp

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>>938854
Clearly b8, it's like yall dont even know this is 4chin

No bites today. My streak of nailing dinks on tubes has ended Id say.

Fuuuck winter. Thin ice, uncomfy wind, slow bite. Definitive worst season.

>>938849
You have any Dick's nearby? Go and see if they have any Veracity casting rods left on sale for $119. The Vendetta is decent but I wa playin with that Veracity the other day and it is def a tier above for only a few $$ more.

Bass Pro has the Bionic Blades on sale again too for $59 this weekend. The rods are red so it will match the Revo SX. The Bionics aren't bad, pretty close to the Vendetta and there will be a good selection.

is it safe to eat fish I catch in random streams/lake/rivers ?

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Anybody have opinions on Biospawn plastics? Just got a bunch of packs for free. All seems pretty lame but I think the craw is kind of cool.

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>>938741
Idk, I like my black Carbonlite better than the Vendetta. The Veracity feels closer to the Carbonlite with a little bit better action on the tip.

>>938743
I have the black one. They used to be $120 or $130 and I bought it as they were clearing them out to bring in the new $99 white ones. I think I only paid $80 for it and that was a steal because that is a really good quality blank.

Haven't really played with the white ones. I still think they are trying to get rid of those Bionics eventually and have the white Carbonlite be the $80-$100 rod because they came out with that Johnny Morris Titanium 8 at $140 (reel is $140 too, combo like ~$250) which is between the JM Carbonlite and JM Signature(?) as far as that line goes.

They had that JM Titanium combo on sale with Black Friday and it looked really nice. I think it was only $20 off or some shit. That new JM USA made rod looks dank too. I'm guessing that combo competes with some real high end Shimano or Abu stuff.

Idk about spending that money on a Bass Pro reel tho. Reason why I like Abu and other major brands is because they have been building this stuff forever and will be around. So if my $40 Abu reel or $160 Abu reel breaks in 5 years, I know I can still get replacement parts if I want to.

why are spinning reels usually left hand but then right hand is standard for casters? feels so dumb. I should have got a left handed reel. Is there literally any advantage to right handed reeling?

>>938937
Cant you just switch the handle? By left handed do you mean that the reel-handle is on the left side? I've always assumed thats righty since you cast with your right arm.

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>>938937
not having to switch hands..

>>938938
No, you can't switch the handle on a casting reel. On spinning reels, yes. But they generally come standard on the left side. While the right is standard for casting reels, for some reason. Its too late to return it so I'll just have to buy another. I know I should have known better or I should just get over it but this seriously fires up my autism.

>>938940
I don't get this. I cast with my right hand spin wig my left

I may have been overlooking this as a noob; how important is it to feel very subtle bites in cold water?
Are they obvious or do I need super tight line to feel them?
Ive noticed ive only caught fish during my retrievals when jigging tubes around, i guess i never feel the bites but rather that fact that the fish is already on.
Lately ive been trying to leave them on the bottom for longer as well as pick them up slowly. Most of the time I do keep the line tight however.

Is this my problem or is there simply no fish biting?

>>938881
General memecasting bass fishing. Its the first one I've owned. I found an SX on sale for 90 at a shop a few months ago and bought it on impulse, but never got a rod to with it.

>>938925
I'll check out Dick's. The BPA around here kinda sucks, but it's good to know they have a sale going on this weekend.

new primitive technology video out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZXUCQc2Z78

>>938958
has he ever done a fishing kind of vid?

>>938960
he once made a trap to catch freshwater shrimp if that counts

>>938929
Yes. Only thing you don't want to do is eat apex predators every day for years from a polluted body of water.

>>938934
I have some worms I got from MTB but haven't used them.

>>938954
That's a good price if it's the SX in the pic you posted. That shit doesn't go on sale a lot and if there is a deal it's like "$10 mail-in rebate!" or "Free Abu T-Shirt!"

>>938937
If you palm the reel it makes sense.

>>938954
Yeah I like it. I wasn't as impressed as peps was with the veracity rods. I don't own one though so I can't really compare them.

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>>938948
its more dynamic.

>>938969
thats wrong, i prefer left hand wind no matter what , especially when fishing for big fish so i can use y more dominant hand/arm to pump the rod

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I got in a new batch of hooks. These red ones are the proper size for the spoons I'll be making. Now I just need proper size split rings. I tested the action with a spoon half that uses a red hook. It was much better than I expected. The proper hook really allows these to wobble very nicely.

>>938949
If you are jigging and want a tight line, use a drop shot rig. You should be able to feel it suddenly go slack if a fish takes the lure on the down stroke.

>>938940
Egh.

>>938958
Time for comfy.

>>938960
It'd be nice if he made some cordage from plant fiber and used it for fishing line.

>>938918
I'm just glad it finally got cold enough to snow. I'm hoping everything deep freezes and I can go out on some ice. Though, the local morons tend to do donuts on the 4" ice with their ATVs so it just depends...

>>938929
You should really check your location's consumption advisories for fishing. Some rivers you can't eat anything at all from. Other places you can't eat certain fish at all. Still others you can eat anything but they have guidelines for how much you can eat in a week/month. And, a mix of the latter two.

>>938967
>>938989
Is it safe to feed them to my cat assuming they're safe for me to eat ?

>>938997
The cat food from Walmart probably has more heavy metals in it than the fish you are catching.

Just watch out for prasites. I rarely eat fish but I guess the best route is to freeze the fish for a day or two before cooking them.

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>>938958
yawn..

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>>938997
I feed mine all the time with what I catch.

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>>939001
>boga

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Was near Gander Mtn and had to stop by to see if they got more of those Flatt Shads in. Same stuff as last weekend but I got another 66.

But TXfag will love this. Gander Mtn is the only place that actually has a selection of those 4" lizards. Walmart sometimes has them in pumpkin or whatever dark brown but these will be dank.

>>938989
Ill try this next time. What lure is best? Im guessing something that looks like it's suspending?

Do you also just keep the rig there or do you move it slowly after time?

>>939007
Idk how I feel about those 4inch ones. I have some but I haven't used them much. Might break them out this weekend.

>look for UL rod
>just want something cheap but decent
>if I really like UL fishing I'll spend more in the future
>BPS micro lite glass spinning rod only $19.99
>website says rated for 1/16-1/2oz

Surely this must be a mistake and it's really rated from 1/32-whatever right?

>>939014
I'm from the Northeast and haven't ever caught anything on a big lizard (6 inch)
But once I started using the mini lizards I started getting fishes

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>>938671
Yeah, no argument that a hard kayak would be infinitely better but as I stated, no room, means of transportation and money for a hardbody.
>>938804
Yup, life jacket is a must whenever you go out on the waters. I will most likely only be using it in the nearby fjord and canal leading from fjord to harbour. Canal approximately 50m wide, fjord depth for the vast majority below 2m (still plenty to drown in if shit hits the fan). So not _that_ worried about the potential dangers. Main concern with my nearby waters is getting pissed off over getting soaked. And ofc. never underestimate the effect of cooling in water which is also a real danger.
>>938826
Yeah, as stated, I know they are not the best. I just want something decent to get me out on the water without spending a fortune.
I guess modifications are needed to make it a good experience for fishing. Off the top of my head I was thinking a pair of 'spreaders' with pontoons and adding a hard floor some way for rigidity and stability.

>>939007
You're welcome for turning you on to the mini lizard

>>939018
Even with big bass I often do better with small or finesse baits because of the warm water. They rarely go for big cranks, swimbaits, or spinners aside from pre-spawn.

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>>938854
>only uses small plastics

I use lures the same size as the baitfish I see swimming around, works pretty well.

>>939032
kek, get ready for all the hill billy's to yell at you and tell you how wrong you are

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>>939009
Are you ice fishing or ....? You just fish them as you normally would. If you are bottom fishing with a jig over a stationary spot then there's nothing new you can do with a rig. You can use your finger to pull the line between 2 rod eyes so you may feel a strike instantly.

>>939017
Some companies don't really have a clue what UL means.

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>>939018
>>939021
Interdasting. I usually have the best luck with 6" lures all through the year. Anything smaller and I don't seem to catch as much.

That being said this bass was on a 4 inch finess worm so I wouldn't ever rule out smaller lures.

>>939029
Was that recent?

Has anyone here ever fished a ned rig?

>>939040
I've got little experience with bass on anything but soft plastics, but I've never caught one on anything BUT big worms and lizards.

I've got a couple packs of 4 inch worms and grubs that never get used.

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>>939057
yeah

>>939057
yeah, what about it? I mostly only use the Zman TRD with a green painted tungsten weighted hook

>>939053
No, but the big spoolteks have caught me plenty of snook. Even little guys have no issues smashing a 6 in.

I hear there are some snook at a local spillway so I'm gonna try to get one tommorrow morning, will probably.

Has anyone used Ganders vortex rods? They're on sale for $20 and I might grab one.

>>939070
I was looking at those today. That is definitely a good price, they remind me of my old Abu Cardinal SX rod. I would almost bet they are the same blanks because the rods said "24 Ton" on them which was the same as that Abu.

Those rods (if you do a M) are great for 1/8oz-1/4oz baits. They aren't real fast but the blanks are nice and sensitive. I can't believe the price on them though, I really should've grabbed one for a UL setup.

>>939079
Meh they didn't really have a size I want. I wasn't too huge a fan of the 5' 6" UL I have and I don't really want another medium lol

>>939080
What were u tryin to set up? Like a 7' UL? Like I said, those things don't have the fastest action so if you can find a L or even M in a size you want, it's only $20.

I regret not buying one now. That 20% off coupon is good thru tomorrow too if you end up getting anything.

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>tfw this Sebile lure was made by the same company as Yankee Candles and Sharpie (in pooper)
Capitalism is a crazy thing.

>>939095
I just wanted another relatively light rod to replace the UL cause I never use it.

The hellbent I got is a M with a medium fast action and goes down to 3/16oz, but I've thrown unweighted worms finess worms on my Blackout spinning reel just fine, so with the slower action on this one I think it'll do alright.

So I didn't want to get another spinning rod to do the exact same thing because I barely use the one I have even if it was only $20. I might pick one up in a few weeks if they still have them just for a backup.

Yeah I didn't have a coupon but the lady gave me 20% off which is nice cause I bought some braid and light flouro for leaders.

>>939099
Look up how many products Unilever makes. It's ridiculous.

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Tips for fishing fast river water? The river is about 40-50 yards long. There is a section where there is a dam, and miles down is where they have another dam, doesnt create any falls however (pic related) and has a fish ladder on the other (inaccessible) end.

Whole bunch of fish in these spots, the one with the fish ladder has some shad and stripers from what ive heard, but im fine to target just the smallmouth bass and possible trout.

Idk how successful id be in cold + swift, worth the try?

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>>939138
I know, that one is huge too. There are a couple big food ones too like Mondeléz.

>>939145
I want to figure out who makes bass pro brand lures, rods, and reels. Because sometimes their stuff is better than name brand and other times it's total garbage.

>>939145
>Same company that makes uncle ben's makes dog and cat food
I want to be surprised, but I honestly can't.

>>939146
Idk about lures but dude who worked there told me at least their baitcasters were made by Abu (Pure Fishing). Not positive tho.

After seeing those Gander Mtn Vortex rods today, I'm like 80% sure those are Abu.

>>939145
They're a very corrupt company.

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>>939157
>Publicly Traded Company
>CEO Irene Rosenfeld
>Corrupt
You don't say?

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>>939163
You have to take all of it with a grain of salt tho. The companies are often still pretty independent and do their own development. Being part of the larger company helps to streamline manufacturing, logistics, sales, etc.

VMC-Rapala is pretty big too. And Shimano. Idk who owns Strike King tho but I'm sure that's part of something bigger.

>>939166
>>939163
This is true because pflueger spinning reels are objectively better than Abu ones in the same price range while Abu bait casters stomp on pflueger bait casters.

What is more confusing is those line brands. I have never in my life purchased stren and spiderwire has always given me problems. The only stuff I like is Berkley monofilament xl smooth. I always go with P-Line or Tuff Line or some other brand compared to stren or spiderwire.

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>>939138
>Unilever

Those fucking bastards absolutely destroyed Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream quality. It absolutely does not taste or feel like the pre-Unilever B&J's ice cream.

>>939101
Just tried it out with a 1/8oz jig head and it cast way farter than I expected it to. More than enough distance for panfish lures.

>tried to get on a better sleep schedule so I could fish more often
>Do what the otheranon suggests and eat at better times
> Still struggling to fall asleep
Though I'm getting better at 10:30 to 12:30 compared to 12 onwards
> Now waking up in the middle of the morning (yesterday 5:30 today 4 am)

Now. I would feel fine to go do shit, but it's going to be dark until 7 ish anyways and I find myself falling back asleep anyways

What the fuck

>>939215
Lol fat ass

>>939394
Consistency is the key man

>>939424
I'm staying up this morning (from 4 am basically )
So I should be fucking exhausted tonight and hopefully fall asleep earlier

>>939429
Just set rules for yourself man. Also no computer and phone after 7:30pm will knock you out. I often turn on the lights off an hour before bed and just sit with candle light for an hour and thumb through hunting books and then go to bed.

>>939431
Can't read before bed otherwise I won't sleep,. Have to listen to music on phone
I'm just not sure why I shoot awake at 4-5 am
Anyways let's hope fish bite today

>>939431
Off the lights not on*

>>939432
I had alarms set to get out there at sunrise but slept thru them. My body somehow knows it is Sat and I don't have to be at work by 6am.

>>939445
didnt even try to get out for sunrise, water too cold, nothing will be biting til it warms up a little bit

now im just stuck deciding if i bring one rod o two

>>939394
>>939429
It takes like 2 weeks for the body to adjust to a new schedule or new environment.

>>939446
I normally catfish until there's enough light to use dark and/or noisy lures. Once there's lots of light I switch to normal lures.

>>939449
even in the winter?
i never have dick for luck in the winter ( not icefishing) until the sun has warmed up and i fish the shallows

>>939450
Well, catfish use scent and lateral lines a great deal and don't need light. That's why night time catfishing is so popular. As for regular fishing, that really depends on things like water depth and species. But, yeah, shallow waters are normally daylight areas for fishing non-catfish.

should i bother bringing a second rod today and throwing out a line with some super old squid on it in hopes of catfish?

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>>939500
Freshwater or saltwater?

Regardless, my philosophy is to have as many rods as is legal, but only have as many in the water as I can control. So, I'll have some live bait/cut bait ones set out while I thresh around with lures on another. Sometimes, catfish or whatever are too active for me to leave the baited rods. Where I fish, there's no limit to the number of rods in the water. I may have 7+ rods in the water at once and 2+ might have bits at any one time.

Normally, as soon as I have my creel limit for the target fish I'll go home. If I have a cooler with ice, I may stay and target species that don't have creel limits in order to fill my freezer.

>>939552
fresh,
i dont think theres a huge population of catfish in this lake anyways desu

About to go ice fishing for the first time. There happens to be an ice derby about 40 minutes away from me, I wasn't gonna participate in the derby but fish alongside them.
Any tips?

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>>939561
Do you have sonar?

>>939553
That would be odd. If they've ever been stocked and it is a lake then there should be tons of them. I target channel cats so I chum and use 12-hour old smelly cut bait. If they don't bite in about 20mins I move to a new spot until I find them.

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>>939564
what do you use for the base of this fly? looks interesting.

>>939564
My state does very little channel cats stocking
Only 2 dozen or so lakes get them
Brown bullhead

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>>939620
Pom-pom worms use, "Hair elastic." Mine are Scunci brand (no damage) hair elastics. They come in many colors. They are also used in >>939552 & >>939039 & >>938830

I just got some scrap 50lbs mono line to make them weedless. Seems the single strand might work better for hooking fish than the loop in >>939564 Use lead wire to add weight if you need it.

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>>939647
Forgot link,

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Scunci-Hair-Ties-100-count/36011722

>hook a snook on a keitech easy shiner
>he runs into the mangroves and cuts me off

God fucking damn it, at least I got a jack. Anyone here use keitech's? I'm really loving the action of this thing.

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>>939647
>>939650
ahh good use of the hair bands. might be my next pattern to play with. thanks.

>>939672
>keitech easy shiner

i use both the swing impact and shiner swimbaits. I like that the impact holds scent and moves more water than the shiner. the shiners work well in clearer water but for dirty water i prefer the impact fat version or big hammer swimbaits which actually have a lot more thump.

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>>939699
>might be my next pattern to play with

The feathers are the plumulaceous portion of left over rooster tail feathers from other things (like chicken marabou/chickabou); like for making dressed trebles.

What do you guys do when people start swimming where you fish?
If you try to say you are fishing, they seem to think you are worried about them being hooked. I'm not, I'm worried they will scare fish away.
I keep casting towards them and hope they get hooked.

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>>939746
Break out my finest 10 ounce pyramid weight

Fuckin doges are at the groomer and I can't go fishin too far away because they will be calling soon I'm sure. Ghey.

>>939755
I want that table top.

>>939746
Where I'm from. If they're swimming
Chances are they're from out of state, their vehicles aren't registered and if I call the town they'll send some cops and a towtruck

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>>939762
I thought the same thing when I was looking at it. It's like those laquer tables with beer caps you see at frats and bars. It would be cool to do it with old soft plastics too.

>>939746
Find better fishing spot. Although you bought your right to fish with a license, I'd say you still have to share the water.

By the time you get the police to enforce and get them to swim elsewhere, u could have reeled in fish in another spot.

You can also try shouting "I wouldn't swim in these waters, the fish I'm fishing for are monsters!"

>>939772
Why spend money on a table made of fishing tackle you could be using instead?

>>939778
I could use the big bag of used soft plastics instead of mailing them to Skid so he can mold them into a salty dragon dildo.

>>939778
>Why spend money on a girlfriend when you have a hand?

Becuse anon some of use like to have pretty things.

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>>939746
>points at water directly in front of them
>yells to swimmers
>"about a minute ago"
>"there was a snake swimming right there"
>"I just saw it right where you are"
>"dont put your feet too low"
>"they're supposed to be super poisonous"

swimmers leave.

>>939746
I swim right along with them. But then again I'm soaking bait waiting on catfish.

>>939806
Damn that's nice in that pic

Just picked up doges and it's going to be dark by 6pm. Lame. Idk, might throw some catfish stuff for shits and giggles while casting bass lures. Only problem is I would prefer to drive somewhere down south or west and it will be dark by the time I get there.

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Also thinkin about grabbing a dozen nightcrawlers but that also takes time which could subtract from sunlight fishin...

And I really don't want to go to Walmart for a dozen worms on a Saturday afternoon.

>>939776
No license required where I live, I don't mind them swimming a few meters next to us or anything. it's the morons that swim on top of our lines, when there is the whole beach to swim in that piss me off.