Fishing & Tackle Thread

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reposting from old thread,
want to target an old gravel pit turned section of river
Planning on night fishing, soaking baits for catfish , eels, whatever else wants to eat
also will throw out some shiners in hopes of monster trout or bass etc

what spots would you guys target?
river flows from left to right ( but incredibly slowly) there are also other odd crosscurrents etc

>>942814

there actually isnt any water flowing in from the gravel pond due to low water

also theres a ton of odd crosscurents from difference in depths and possible springs, since this used to be mined for sand/gravel etc

>>942776
>>942813
She said she wouldn't have let me pull it out if she did get hooked :(

It's a shame when tha hoes don't trust u

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>>942817
all the best fishing is north of you. why not fish those holes?

>>942836
dont feel like targeting trout thats all those holes are good for anyways
i feel like soaking baits at night for god knows what in this deep mysterious section of river,

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Fuckin bluegill on a Size 10 X-Rap

It feel like I actually went into today prepared, skill and tackle wise. Through the calm spots of the bottom of the dam, I jigged the bottom with a crawdad, worm, lizard, and lil minnow. This time I worked it slow, and learned I could actually feel the bottom as I dragged the jig over stones. Kept the line tight and eager to feel that "different" feeling and the subtleness that is often associated with the winter, but the problem is that it never happened.

No fish :(

But damn I had a good experience with the trip to and from the spot. Passed a graveyard and a creek that looked like it could flood up 5 feet due to the erosion around it. Full of weeds, and I think duck weed, that sat in clouds on the 4 inch deep creek. Should have explored more of it since the next spot was a bust + it got windy and cold by the time I did get there. It was just one of those outdoor moments, and havent had one of those in a while even while fishing since ive been fishing too urban.

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>>942973
Going fishin and catching nothing is still better than sitting around doing nothing.

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>>942970
Sunfish are all nibblers. They will attack fins of other fish. When I'm using rooster tails for sunfish, I'll trim the tail closer to the hook so I can get then with every nibble.

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>>943012
Yeah it's just always suprising when you can actually hook them on hooks that large. Same with the Mayans. They have real small mouths like bluegill but at least larger ones can take down Mepps #2 or like #6 Rapalas since they get larger than the bluegill. I don't even get many bluegill here since the Mayans displaced them, most lakes are probably like 60%-80% Mayan cichlids and 20%-40% bluegill. Mayans hit and fight harder at least, I had a bigger Mayan going hard on that Sebile today but he couldn't get that odd hook in his mouth.

I always liked green sunfish up in IL because they had the larger mouths where even a 4" fish could hit a Mepps #2 easily.

>>942990
Fishing is meditative to me. For an hour or two you just focus yourself on catching the fish, reeling and casting. Probably 2/3 times I go I catch nothing, but damn is it still nice.

Would be nice to catch more though.

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>>943012
>>943019
Also to add the Mayans are odd. Some days they will go crazy for Rapalas of any size, inlines, etc that replicate fish. Other days they just totally ignore them but if you start throwing real small grubs or bug replica bait, they go nuts.

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>>943020
You gotta find the right spots, the right time, and the right bait. If I'm at one of my regular spots for an hour or two in the afternoon, I can almost always get something. And if I really want to get something and the bass are nowhere to be found, I'll start going for Mayans and bluegill.

These lakes are all fairly highly pressured by fisherman too so it's nice that I can almost always get something since I will watch other people come and go without getting shit, even on live bait.

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>>943019
>>943021
That's the main reason I put small trebles trailing on my large poppers that have huge kahle hooks. Two things happen. One is that a sunfish will invariable nail it. Two is that I purposely let them play around longer than normal. Sometime a really large bass will hit the sunfish and get that kahle hook.

>pic

>>943030
I'm on a fairly unpressured river. One day this summer I think I found a school of smallie and I got 14 just that day, so I know there are plenty fish in there. I'm just remarkably bad tuning into what they want at the time and where they are.

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>>943034
That's a good idea. Kahle in the middle and smaller treble on the end.

I threw out a big topwater for a couple casts right after it got dark tonight and didn't get shit. With the cooler water I really want to get some bass on topwater. I think last year I was having the best luck with them a little after the coldest part of the year, March and April.

>>942990
trust me, as I said it was worth it. Was nice to develop a skill for working them jigs slowly too. Finally get what it feels like to feel the bottom.

>>943020
The only problem is that im pretty anxious to catch some of my first species. Also want to get to that 2/3 catch or no catch ratio since i feel like im at a 9/10

>>943042
Do you have any local tackle shops? Those guys know exactly where to get fish and what they like. Have you tried live bait? Nightcrawlers always deliver for me, even if it's usually just sunfish. Check your state laws on this, but you could hedge your bets by dropping more lines in the water. In NY state you're allowed to have 3 lines out, so one could put worms and a sinker on two rods and use a lure on a third to keep yourself busy. As you keep at it you'll find good spots on the body of water.

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>>943042
Sometimes it is better to not catch anything while you practice learning the lure and technique. When you are catching tons of fish you don't really get some zen time to get a feel for the use of the equipment. Doing so opens up better fishing in different areas.

>>943041
After "the big one" got away because a bluegill swallowed the hook, I started doing that with my poppers.

>>943051
Wut did you use to get the little scale pattern on that?

And sometimes when the bite is slow, it forces you to try new baits, new techniques, and new spots that work out better than what you were doing. That's how I ended up finally running Texas rigs.

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>>943053
>scale pattern

Netting. You can see it in this image.

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>>943059
I figured some sort of screen or netting. That one looks dank.

>>943062
>>943059
fuk i gotta order a minnow seine tonight

>>943049
Tackle shops arent exactly local, although that plan is pretty good.

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>>943062
Thanks. The tolerances on these tiny plugs is insane to get just right. I need to redo some old ones. It is far easier making large and normal sized plugs.

>>943067
I found that having 3 people was the best for using a seine. Two people to hold the seine and bring it up and one person to chase the minnows into the seine. And, best to do it at night. We would get a solid packed 5-gallon bucket of minnows in a single night (when we were kids and didn't know local laws about 100-minnow limit without a dealer license).

>>943071
im planning on making one handheld seine , with 2 poles, maybe about 4 ft wide
then a second one with a frame and a bit of a bag to it so i can hold it downstream and much about above it and send things like crayfish down into it

maybe a third one eventually to use with a second person but i do enough seining at work as that i not super hyped to go out seining AFTER work with someone else

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So my buddy and I are planning to take the kayaks down and camp somewhere down in Florida either in late spring or summer. The ideal trip would be catching a peacock bass in freshwater and then go after snook, reds, maybe bonefish, possibly even a tarpon or cobia as well in the brine. Does anyone know of any good locations of where we can camp, but also be close to both types of water to accomplish this goal? Also any tips for fishing down there would be appreciated

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>>943075
When I made my most recent one, I used extra long poles so that I could use it out in front of me. Then I could lever it over a thigh when I wanted to raise it in places without a shore.

>>943093
Good luck finding public land that you can do that on and not get raped by mosquitoes

>>943104
Mosquitos are not an issue, they are the state bird where I live.

>>943093
>go after snook, reds, maybe bonefish, possibly even a tarpon or cobia as well in the brine

Kek. I'm an SoFL Native and if you find all these fish in a single trip I'm selling all of my gear.
Peacock dont travel much further than Broward County, and they're mostly found in canals that travel through and around housing. Most salt water beach camping is reserved at least 1 year in advance, in the Everglades.
Your best bet is to spend a day in the keys and try to catch all the salt water fish you can find - Then urban explore for some canals with some shiners. FWC has a nice canal guide, but there are terrible neighborhoods that one would have to pass through.
TLDR You might need to rethink your goals

>>943134
Yeah I figured I was stretching a little much (just an overall idea of what I would want to target), but that's why I am asking here and around to try and get some realistic goals, so I can have a gameplan and be prepared accordingly. What would your top 3 fish to target inshore be? Appreciate the good start though

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>>942810

Lake George is almost frozen !

"I find I'm so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head."

>>943292
Pretty autistic man

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>>943146
If I were going to do a trip like that, it would be the keys all day unless you are trying to do something else besides fishing.

You probably won't get the peacocks but it will be the best for saltwater without having to charter a boat every single day.

>>943292
Cranberry lake has 10-14 inches and is close-ish if you want to fish hard water now.

>>943300
Kewl perch Bruh

>kinda want to go fishing
> everything iced over but not enough
so im limited to the river or small brooks and streams
have tried the river a few times with litte luck , have tried small brooks and had luck with creek chubs andd shiners etc

>>943360
that's clearly a lmb + yellow perch hybrid.

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>>943380
>>943360
You're both wrong. That's a bowfin.

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>>942810
should i give it a try my fishing bros out there?

Wanted to go fishing today
Cleaned a bathroom instead
Made mustard gas
Whoops
Maybe I should have gone fishing

>>943426
leave the cheap Chinese lures in china mate

>>943426
You could get the same set off of AliExpress for a good $2, I bet.

>>943426
I have that set, $6.99 free shipping on ebay. they work fine. much lighter than I expected them to be.

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>>943360
The one upside is if I want to run baits replicating baby peacocks. I just get perch colored shit.

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>>943446
Amen.

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>>943470
Have you caught a fish on the mirrolures yet?

>>943490
Nah but I haven't really used them. I tied on the purple one for like 5min but that was about it. I only bought them because I wanted a crank in black or purple and nobody seems to make them but the action wasn't what I expected.

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I think this is the first fish on that Lew's since I got it. That was a nice one for this overfished little lake.

>>943491
>Not getting the black/ purple daiwa sp

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>>943564
Post a pic.

Only dark bass bait I have ever seen was this Yamamoto crank that was a dark grey and black with red sparkles.

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Also got this guy tonight. Not super big or anything but it's always nice to get a LMB with some color to it around here.

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>>943568
It's mostly for salt though.

For a dark freshwater bass lure then shadow rap has a "carbon" color which is pretty dark as well.

>>943578
What is this? A lure for ants?

>>943578
I bought one of those Shadow Raps and have yet to really use it. Maybe one day I will use em a bit more. I just remember the Shadow Raps, one of them is floating and one is sinking and one has 2 trebles while the other has 3. I specifically avoided the one with 3 hooks.

And that dark grey isn't the same as jet black or purple/blue in the dark or extra murky water.

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>>943580
That one actually expanded for me on mobile. Normally 3kb pics will end up smaller than the thumbnail when I click on them.

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How do you guys "read" a body of water to see where to hit? I find myself lost on "big" water, not knowing where to fish.

>>943653

Depends on the species and time of year.

In general though, there is "structure"- geographic features underwater such as humps, drop offs, inside turns, "funnels," etc which attract fish. And the is "cover" - weed beds, rocks, docks, submerged junk. These are also important.

I locate structure with navionics boating maps online and on my phone. I find cover by experience and with sonar.

Learning seasonal movements that fish go through involving the two above elements, year after year, eventually you know how to approach a new body of water.

>>943358

Preferring Schoon lately. It has 10" too. Where you at?

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>>943653
Just do the same thing you would in a pond. Finding spots to fish from shore on a big body of water can take awhile just because of its size. I normally just drive around and look for spots that look like there might be fish and try it out.

Places like dams, rip rap, docks, boat ramps, and inlets/outlets are good spots to start. Any areas with lots of submerged vegetation and trees are good, but can take awhile to find or you can't fish from shore.

If you're targeting bass and they're spawing they'll ideally want to make their bed on gravel/harder bottom instead of mud so that's a good place to start.

Also, look for a current in the lake. It's usually easier to see on windy days, but there will always be fish somewhere along that current.

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>tfw never gonna get fishin today
Fucking Bepis. Too many corporate levels of people fucking everything up because they think having some random person in Colorado doing our routing will make things easier.

They also told me I would have a helper by 8am. 10:15am now. There's a Dick's nearby so maybe I will go over there and waste time so next time they do this shit to me they will actually send help.

>>943782
I should come be your helper and we can blow off work and go fish and stuff

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Someone asked me to post results of testing 15lbs braid breaking weight. It is consistently breaking at 13lbs; either inside the knot or randomly along the line.

>Power Pro, 15lbs test, yellow, high vis, 4lbs mono diameter, 100% Specra fiber.

>>943782
See you need to hire someone to do your job for you at half pay while you go fishing.

>>943827
Idk why they don't hire some Mexicans to help us out. Seriously it is too much work for one person most days.

>>943783
Fuck, if I had a helper everyday there would be some easy one where we would finish by 11am and could just go blow a couple hours. Plus my route is out west a bit and there are tons of lakes.

Did you miss me?
How's the dinkposting?

>>943854
Forgot trip

>>943852
im kinda surprised its not required you have a second person, with my work we arent supposed to do anything alone, and even if its easy we usually have 2 people

>>943854
no

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>>943852
>it is too much work for one person most days

said no mexican ever..

any of you guys have an instagram or something to keep pictures for you?
i always take pictures of my /out/ings but then delete the pics and never save them anywhere
made an instagram to save pictures to even if its just for me

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>>943875
I aint no goddamn wetback!

>>943876
>glorious iCloud

>>943880
not worth it to me to save all pictures i take, only the really good ones at the end of each day,

>>943880
>>943881
plus then i can add a description of the general area i fishing at and any bait etc i used if i wanted

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Is it fishing season yet?

American fishing looks depressing as fuck, all these fish are barely bigger than a shoe.

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>>943881
Yeah it's nice how iPhones save pics now tho. Only like 100 pics are actually saved on the phone and the rest are just thumbnails. So when you want to post an old pic, it just downloads off the cloud real quick.

Idk one day my brain will be completely fried (moreso than currently) and all I will have to remember my youth will be pics of 10" bass.

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>>943953
Depends how big yer shoe is.

Too bad we don't have any muskie fisherman in here. Couple of my friends go for muskie and northern pike up in Wisconsin a bit. I should go steal some FB pics.

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>>943956
>>943953
Back from the normie book. This is one of my fishin buddies from back in the day

>>943959
Now that's better.

Just signed up for the Pirtek national fishing comp in March, you guys have national fishing comps in murrica?

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>>943930
Rains have stopped, thankfully. Water is dropping and clearing up. However, there's 1 inch of ice over everything now.

Did you make those?

>>943956
>>943953
>>943963
Pike, Muskie, Striper, GMO Rainbow, Paddlefish, Sturgeon, Carp, and Flathead. That's really all there is of any size.

>national fishing comps in murrica

Constantly.

>>943965
I mean as in everyone across the nation fishes for a day and submits photos of their catch to enter.

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>>943963
It would be easy to constantly get shit that big in saltwater too, but requires a boat. When I go down the street to a little pond in a business park, best I can hope to do is ~5lb bass or 24"+ sneks. Largemouth over 2lb are fun to catch anyway.

And then pic is my buddy again, I was lookin on his FB and he got 4 around this size. I think this one is a Northern Pike. The one before is a Muskie I believe. He had one more big muskie and then a Tiger Muskie which is a hybrid of the two.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR6PZPFfsm0

>he doesn't watch fishing with lawson lindsey

Hands down the best fishing youtuber.
>has a good personality
>catches awesome and interesting fish
>isn't annoying and obnoxious like 1rod1reel

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>>943968
oic Sounds neat.

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>>943953

>redfish
>snook
>tarpon
>jack crevalle
>cudas
>kingfish
>all can be caught with out a boat

I'm willing to bet Florida alone has better fish than all of yurep.

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>>943930
sup bruh. so you got some vice time? they look aaiigght. did you think of the fly design your self? You made the joe brooks blonde fly. They are a good starting reference because you learn components of the the fly. head, body, wing & tail. They also catch a lot of fish.

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>>943953
you're right it sux in merica. Stay put where you are.

>>943972
Love the pattern on it.

>>943979
>if they're not from America they must be from Europe

Ladies and Gentlemen, murrican edumacation.

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>>943995
>on an English speaking website
You didn't say "cunt" in your post so I'm guessing you aren't Australian. It was a shitpost tho so you could be.

There was some anon from Malaysia or some shit once and we were talkin snek fishin. He said we get bigger sneks here in FL tho bexause they are a sportfish there and overfished. Who woulda guessed fish populations in a country full of Asians would be poached and overfished?

>>943979
>spain, portugal and france
>not realizing dey is parts of yurop
>some of the best offshore fishing in teh world

>>944008
Only say cunt when it applies to cunts mate.

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>>944012
Fo sho ma cunt.

I wonder if people will be more or less offended if I replace "nigga" with that word. It is really offensive in the US for some reason (cunt that is, not nigga).

Oh, and TXfag, are those Bagleys any good? Went to Gander Mtn again hoping for more Sebiles but they didn't have el so grabbed that Original Rapala knockoff with a prop blade on it and these tiny little panfish deals from the clearance bin.

Now I gots some squid in the trunk and new bass fishing lures. Not sure what to do...

>>944021
I dunno, Americans sound so autistic when they use that word, put less emphasis on the 'NT'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_a758UvSsA

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>>944021
Also almost bought one of those Vortex rods because they are still $20 and easily worth twice that. Only problem is they have 6'6" M and MH or 5'6" UL. O don't need another 6'6" M spinning combo and I'm tired of <6' UL rods with absolutely no backbone.

Idk why they don't offer more in a 6'-7' "L" or "ML" size. Something that could realistically work with 4lb-6lb line and be good for big panfish and small bass. A rod that will cast 1/16oz-1/14oz lures and won't buckle when a 14" bass decides to dive in some weeds.

Am I the only one? I really like those 2000-2500 size reels but there aren't many rods to match them. Best bet is a M with slower action.

>>944024
It's the Puritan Christian history of the country. The same reason Al Pacino can kill 118 people in a PG-13 movie but a quick flash of Salma Hayek's boob means R rated.

>>944030
Scarface was R rated when it came out and was banned from most cinemas for being too violent though.

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>>944021
>Bagley
For sure good stuff. I've been really happy with all their cranks (especially their lipless) and I really liked one of their jerks I got in an LTB but I don't remember the model. It had crazy good action tho.

>>944026
Yeah that's my problem. I might get one as a backup in case one of my other spinning rod breaks.

>I really like those 2000-2500 size reels but there aren't many rods to match them
I mean I have a 1500 on this hellbent and it actually balances really well.

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

>peric

>>943146
>top 3 fish to target inshore

Depends.
Grouper mainly.
Snook and Tarpon depending on time of day/year/bait/location/astrology sign
Honestly it's hit or miss here in SoFlo. Win big or get skunked honestly.

>>944062
Snook are some of the most finicky fish on earth. Some days they'll hit anything you throw at them, other days they have lock jaw.

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>>944069
Pepsi's night of saltwater fishin!
>get to nice quiet spot on Intercoastal under the bridge
>throw out rod with squid and 2oz pyramid weight
>even mild current pulls the fucker into snags
>castin Sebile on the memecaster
>actually hook a fish!!!?!??!!!
>something skinny and silver, maybe 13"-14", breaks the surface and throws the hook
>snag Sebile and lose it
>tfw was just at Gander Mtn and now want to go back and get another
>cast that purple MirroLure
>nothin
>cast 1/8oz Chatterbait with Gulp trailer
>actually get a good hit on that but don't hook it
>no more action on that
>grab a night colored Blue Fox Vibrax just to see if inlines work in salt
>nothin
>put squid as trailer
>nothin
>snag Vibrax and lose it
>try underspin with Gulp
>nothin
Damn. I actually almost caught a saltwater fish on a lure. Too many snags around the Intercoastal though, def a pain in the ass to try and throw bait but it would be easier with lures if it were light out.

>>944072
Greentext stories are supposed to be short, not a fucking diary, especially if nothing noteworthy even happens.

>>943988
I figured it had to be something. I made a mickey finn and looked at it abd figured "why isnt there a tail on this" then that happened. I need more hooks, too. And hackle feathers. Whats the most universal colour? (id assume some kind of brown)
And I also need a real vice, I cant tie smaller than a 12, and I -need- small pheasant tails.
#18-#22 work, #20 best.

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>>944075
>reading is hard
>don't mess with my memes

Calm down, kid.

>>944078
>reading is hard

It is with your shitty stories.

>>944072
A+ for effort. You're going to have the best luck this time of year fishing near spillways and mangroves. Also, use shrimp instead of squid if you want to catch your first saltwater fish. Just about every fish eats shrimp.

>>944075
>short
Ehh, that's up for debate. But I was definitely trying to make that story as long and anticlimactic as possible.

>>944087
Yeah I'll probably grab some shrimp next time. Trying to fish with bait around the intercoastal is a bitch though. I need to get an arsenal of like 50 of those Sebiles.

>>944091
It's really hard to soak bait in a powerful current.

>>944087
this
>find mangroves
>bring bass combo
>put on a 25#-30# leader
>use small plastics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrcSJcNEBrA

I'm hitting the mangroves tomorrow morning. Already hooked 2 snook there but didn't land one.

>>944093
How far inland are you with the mangroves? I'm thinkin of some spots on the Intercoastal but idk what is actually accessible by foot.

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>>944077
that is fucking funny as shit because i deleted the part of my post saying "its basically a mickey finn with a tail.."

hooks: yeah that happens. ebay has what you need. find a good generic hook. better to buy in bulk than get ass raped buying dozens of specific types. tiemco's will put a drain on the budget.

hackle: can get costly but can last quite a while

universal color: nope thats why you see people with boxes of the same pattern in diff colors. For me "universal color" is olive over white. with flash or sometimes not. this color seems to always work at some point where ever i'm at.

youll need some stick on eyes eventually as well.

>>944096
Im hesitant to skimp on a hook, that's the last part of you in the chain of shit that leads to the fish.
The daichi or hpwever its spelled hooks seem nice, and at ~ $5/20 thats about a quarter a hook for hooks ive heard good things about. But I'd consider cheaper name brands too.

Maybe I can justify a few different things. I'd definately need white for streamers, and I imagine a moderate brown or dark tan would do for most other things (adams, crawfish claws, crab claws, foam beetle legs, etc) and I figure black would cover wooly buggers, midges, ants, beetles.

So I think ive got it figured? Maybe olive too but ive never had much luck with olive

>>944072
Try putting some shrimp or squid under a float and casting up-current, letting it drift down, reel, repeat. You might get snagged less and it is more active than regular bait soaking. Glad to hear you had some action though.

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Whatchu Bitches catchin?

>>944157
A popping cork like a Cajun thunder works great for this.

>>944093
Fucking hell that snook fight was insane.

>>944173
I missed you bowfin-faced anon.

>>943988

Awesome laker.

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When fishing through ice, should I just fish the deepest part of the lake?

>>944272

On Cranberry, yes, I would. Especially if it's that close to the boat launch and that's where you are accessing the ice.

Depends on species though. Yellow perch tend to like 20-25 fow in my experience. 30-40 on Lake George. Trout can be anywhere this time of year.

>>944272

check out some of the fish307 ice fishing seminars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxQw9HoXN-0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THzan5PQehw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IbmKgRrN7w

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>>944272

Like open water fishing, good bets are inside turns and funnels.

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>>944072
Bruh buy a spook and use it to catch bass and salt water fishes.

>>944173
Nothing lately because I'm garbage at fishing and the constant weather changes aren't helping.

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>>944321
Topwater was my next step. I have a bunch of spooks and torpedoes and shit like that.

Not sure what I should do today...

>>944276
bruh I haven't even caught a perch through the ice yet I'm not ready to spend 3 hours watching ice fishing videos

>>944293
Thanks for the tips, I didn't know that.
>>944274
Have you fished on Cranberry before? How's the catch? I heard it's great for perch, alright for bass with the occasional pike.

>>944335
>Not sure what I should do today...
kill yourself

>>944349
Yeah but that's not til like 10pm and it's only 12:45 now. I got some time to kill.

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>tfw thin ice everywhere and can't fish, because no boat

>>944377
that thing looks sick, nice job

>>944377
How do you lathe the wood on those lures?

>>944382
Kek. You don't remember the pic of his lathe and the dust catcher that looks like a contraption for making homemade MDMA?

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>>944379
Thanks. Took 3 tries to get it just right. I may put larger hooks on it though.

>>944382
>>944383
The pencil plugs don't use the mini lathe. I sandpaper the paint off, split them with a knife, fit a wire, and epoxy them shut.

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>>944144
yeah for the better fly hooks thats what they run when not bought by the box which is pricey when you do the math on all the components together. as far as colors stick to what you know for the areas you fish. you only need a few basic colors to begin with. for the buggers youll need some strung marabou and chenille both are very versatile to tie lots of different flys..walk around the sewing knitting section of a store and youll get ideas real fast. take some creepshots of milfs for me while youre there.
kek

>>944377
>no boat
make one. I know you can.

>>944377
>>944385
sweet pencil bro.

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Here's some ice jigs I made.

>>944385
What's the weight like? I wonder how it'll cast.

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why is it easy to catch one day, then fucking impossible another?
Why can't these fish make up their fucking minds.
Stupid pricks.

>>944444

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>>944411
It casts rather well. It is heavier than a Rapala floating plug. The one in >>944377 stay about 4-12 inches below the surface.

>>944406
Making a boat is really easy. I've made a few in the past. However, a flat bottom, aluminum Jon boat is what I need.

>>944442
They are easy to catch every day. You need to change your methods, equipment, and location.

>>944406
How does one make a boat?

>>944450
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQY0ETam8y4

They don't last long.

>>944444
Czech'd

I think I got >>888888 with Mepps or something. Not too hard on this board.

>>944442
They're not always hungry and actively hunting mang. Think about it.

>>944449
>They are easy to catch every day. You need to change your methods, equipment, and location.
I don't think I could try any harder. I was trying top water, mid water and bottom water lures.
Swim baits, soft plastics, cranks, spinners, spoons, jerkbaits, floaters, sinkers, a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers.
Fast retrieve, slow retrieve, jerky retrieve, short pauses, long pauses.
I covered all the normally productive swims plus all the others.
They were not having anything.

>>944469
The length of time it takes to go through all those lures and methods ensures that the lures and methods you should be using won't work simply because you are not using them at the correct time.

>>944469
Wut are you trying to go for?

Best bet for me with bass is dawn or dusk. They will normally be looking for food. Sometimes they don't, so you gotta go find them. That's when you have to be patient and smart and break out the finesse stuff and cast around with slower retrieves.

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>>944450
look up one sheet pram. "One sheet boats" mosquito boat..stitch and glue boats are easy to make if you have a little space and basic know how to make them. ive made several small dinghys for our neighbors after they saw the first one i made for my kid. they are inexpensive, cartop easy, you can make a nesting version that will fit into a trunk, lots of options. i would recommend making some sponsons for them since there usually arent bulkheads or flotation added to the smaller designs.

>>944459
have a couple luan 1.5 sheet boats that are 7 years old and has been abused by kids. they work fine.

>>944476
>have a couple luan 1.5 sheet boats that are 7 years old and has been abused by kids. they work fine.

How is the wood fastened? Not by wood screws and silicone I trust.

>kids

What type of water?

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>>944483
>stitch and glue
>wire
>ss screws
>no painters caulk
>no construction adhesive
>glass taped
>covered in left over solarez from a surfboard build

theyve been all over the place. lakes ponds rivers & bays. lots of fun. i made a coroplast folder last year which i still need to add sponsons to add some secondary and to make it unsinkable. kids thrash and jump in and out of them a lot and they end up swamped at the end of the day.

portugese dingy: the plans i used.
koti.kapsi.fi/hvartial/dinghy1/simboii.htm

riggers on a coroplast boat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPzjMFxvjuo

>mfw: thinking of making my own pontoon party barge

>>944345
>Have you fished on Cranberry before? How's the catch? I heard it's great for perch, alright for bass with the occasional pike.

I haven't. I've fished Long Lake, the Saranacs and Newcomb. And a lot of the fingerlakes and Lake George. Cranberry seems pretty shallow and I like deeper lakes lately.

>>944500
The video that was posted is screws and caulking. The worst way you can construct a boat. Which is why those don't last long. It isn't about the the wood type.

>>944516
the coroplast boat video was for the sponson example on the coro boat i made already not for that idiots construction method.
i already told you what i made the 1.5 sheet boats from. stitch and glue luan which happens to be wood.

they look like this: koti.kapsi.fi/hvartial/dinghy1/gallery/gallery.htm

>>944535
No one said anything about your boat or methods.

>>944406
I know I'll need generic hooks #18-#12 then ill need 2x long hooks for buggers from size 12-4
So thats 8 hook packages. 3 hackle things, chinelle in white, black, and red (red in a smaller size). Some beads, to compliment all of this, and either flashabou or crystal flash because handy. So... Hella money. Oh and some 6/0 olive thread, its nice for nymphs, and I need some.

>>944559
>>944406
Hooks are the most expensive thing for me. Stuff like marabou, chenille, bead chain, and hackle are ultra cheap.

Tfw Walmart has spooks and Yamamoto hard baits on sale for $2.50.

They had some rattle traps on sale too, but they were all out of the ones that were. I would've bought a shit ton of those if they had any left.

>>944573
I love rat l traps. Works just as good on saltwater fish as it does on bass.

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>>944586
Man I don't think I have used an actual Rat-L-Trap in forever. I like those 1/4oz ones for panfish and bass. I like some of these other ones with really good action when you rip em. Just so hesitant to run them from shore in certain places because they don't last very long.

I was just about to order more Sebiles off Tackle Warehouse but the $5 off code which would help negate the $7 shipping is expired now.

I could get free shipping if I spend $50+ but I only wanted to get 3 or 4 and I don't want to pay $35 for 3 baits.

Maybe I should go get my taxes done and waste a bunch of that money on fishing stuff.

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And here are some teeny spoons. I bought spinner blades from a tackle shop and drilled a second hole in em. Came out to less than a dollar per spoon.

>>944345

WAIT...careful before you fish Cranberry. Apparently the ice is pretty sketch.

http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=13677.120

>>944612
I love to yo-yo them off the pier for spanish mackerel and blue fish. Some days they work better than gotcha plugs.

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>>944616
I was at Gander Mtn last night and they had one single ice fishing jig. Made me laugh.

>>944620
They are great lures, there is just other stuff in that lipless crank category that I'm starting to prefer because they have a real wild action that looks just like a struggling baitfish that is freaking out.

>>944612
What I like about the Bagley lipless cranks is they swim with the nose down and I bounce them niggas off rocks all day. Red eyed shads are pretty good about it too.

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>>944628
Yeah I need to grab more smaller Red Eye Shads. Gander Mtn has a few of the smaller ones (1/4oz maybe?). They are still kinda large though, I would love a crappie sized one for when the bass are being picky. Those have great action too. When you rip them, they swim all sideways and then kinda flutter when they fall. Just like an injured fish that is freaking out.

Rat-L-Traps and lots of other lipless cranks don't have that same action. They have a decent swimming action but don't attract attention nearly as much as other ones that look injured.

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Indian Larry caught a pike today

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>>944637
I always just imagine drilling a little 6" perch hole and hookin one of those big fuckers and not knowing what to do

>>944641
Gaff it is pretty much your only option

>>944641
Indian Larry was fishing for pike or lake trout. He had chain sawed a big square hole.
My auger is a 6" and I have no issue with lake trout usually. I still rely on my gaff tho

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>>944648
You never know...

>>944653
Damn that's a good sized peacock

>>944655
Suprised the thing thrived so well in the cold water

>>944678
Nature... Uh uh... Finds a way

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>>944698
>2017
>ice fisherfag
>being this triggered

>>944698
>when they take the bait
>>944565
Especially when you consider how long everything else lasts compared to hooks

>>944698
TLDR

Going to bass pro today
First time going to this one

>>944760
tldr: "what did you say to me, you lil"

>>944698
Is it that hard to filter him?

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>>944760
+1

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Wut the hell is this fish?

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>>944855
Same thing? It looks like they are on a freshwater lake.

>>944855
>>944857
Looks kinda like a speckled trout

>>944862
Yep number 3 on my list of favorite fish. The spotted sea trout aka speckeled trout or specks.

>>944893
So it's saltwater?

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>>944894
brackish waters and salt water.
dont you live in fla?

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>>944904
He's gonna fish in salt for the first time tomorrow!

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>>944904
I think there is a bit of a difference between what you get on the Gulf side and what you get on the Atlantic side. Lost of the same fish, but idk about those things. Redfish are one that seem to be caught much, much more on the Gulf side than over here on the Atlantic.

>>944855
>>944857

Speckled sea trout. Usually just called sea trout, speckled trout, or speck.

Despite the name, theyre actually not trout at all and closely related to the red drum/redfish.

They live in coastal salt and brackish water. You can find them in a lot of inland bays too. While some rare fresh water redfish populations exist , I don't know if the same holds true for speckled trout.

Chances are these folks are just out in intercoastal waters.

>>944916
Yep, speckled trout arent the same as Sea run trout.

But im wondering what's the scoop with stocked trout, do they become sea run?

I'm new to the adirondacks area, around what time of year should I expect ice-out enough to paddle around and fish a bit?

>>944922

Rarely. Most stocked trout get caught/eaten because they get hammered and just don't have the survival skills of wild born trout.

And a good deal of stocked trout are stocked in places that can't really support a wild trout population, much less see them make it to the sea and back again.

In short, the kind of situation that would lead to you having to stock trout in the first place generally means it's not the kind of place go to looking for steelheads.

What brand braid should I get?

>>944940
What are you using it on/for?

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>>944910
no fucking way..lives there and only fishes fw?
teh fuk? how?

>>944944
Mostly smallmouth, occasionally fishing pike with a leader.

>tfw this latest braid is so slick that sometimes the entire spool of line will spin around the spool

I had to take a knife and nurl the spool because it didn't have any of type of nurling like most of my spools have. No amount of tight knot work prevented it.

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>>944947
sufix 832

>>944948
i use kt tape on the spool first. doesnt hold moisture like regular athletic tapes and its soft allows the first braid wraps and knot dig into the tape.

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>>944948
That's why you are supposed to do the mono first. Or put some tape around the spool so the braid can grip it.

>>944940
PowerPro is the standard. Can't go wrong. Just don't get cheap garbage or SpiderWire.

>>944916
>intercoastal
Makes sense

>>944945
Lel I basically live on the Intercoastal and 5min from a big fishing pier but instead drive 45min to freshwater lakes out west to go for bass.

>>944950
>>944953
Most of the spools are nurled though. Once it was nurled, the braid held very tightly.

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>>944962
Like this.

>>944953
>$20 for a spool
Yeah, I get snagged and lose a bunch of line way too much to justify that.

>>944940
Suffix 832 or Power Pro.

>>944976
Do you just cut the line when you get snagged?

>>944976
This is one of the reasons I use a leader that is less test weight than the main line. The leader snaps before the braided line does. Then again the line cost $28 for a 300 yard (274.32m) spool. That's $0.002+ per inch or $0.03+ per foot. Losing 10 feet costs $0.31+. While the mono leader....well the number of decimal places of 0s there are before a number is a good bit. Losing 10 feet of mono isn't a problem.

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>>944976
So yank on it and break it at the knot or leader. 20lb braid will bend hooks on most bass and panfish lures before it breaks anyway.

I still say line is the last thing you want to cheap out on. Plus good braid will last years if you take care of it instead of getting all weak and brittle after a couple months of use like mono.

>>944989
Keep your line out of the sunlight when you store it. I'm sure heat from a closed vehicle trunk or car seat won't be good either. Mono can last years and years if taken care of properly. Put it in the sun when storing and it croaks out very quickly.

>>944979
Usually I pull until it snaps, sometimes at the knot sometimes along the line.

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>>945001
Damn I can almost always get it to break at the knot

>>945011
You are using the wrong knot or the metal it is tied to has something that is fraying it or is too thin.

>>945025
Knots are almost always weaker than the main Bruh. Especially with small diameter braid. The knot isn't pulling out, it's just physically breaking at the knot.

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Is it March yet?

Havnt caught a fuckin fish since December..

>>944922
I mean normal stocked trout usually live their life in fresh water
Stocked sea runs. Do usually end up going out to sea and eventually even coming back sometimes

I work at a trout hatchery , not directly on the sea run program but I do raise them and talk with the BIOS who do the monitoring etc of what ones come back

Apparently a high enough percentage survive and come back to survive that they consider it enough of a success to keep the program going and keep monitoring it

>>945038
My knots almost never break. The line is what breaks instead.

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>Zoom Lil Critter Craw
Idk why, but I don't think I have ever seen them. Bass Pro and Dick's n stuff always have the Zoom Speed Craws and I'm not a huge fan because they don't have the long antennae and claws and stuff.

Anybody use those things? I need to keep an eye out for those things. They are kinda like the Culprit Incredi Craws which I love.

>>945041
Have fun with that 40F and rainy March. Shit sucks. The lakes will just be slush.

>>945085
The Internet exists. Just order them.

>>945085
cold and temperate climates are the worst. I'd take an army of mosquitoes any day over -15F

>>944929
Unless you're in north east ohio
>>944940
Power pro
>>944948
Electrical tape on the spool
>>944950
Diggin that fly

>>945087
I need to do my taxes and make a big Tackle Warehouse order when I get my return. I want to grab some more Flatt Shads but don't feel like paying $8 shipping on a $25 order and then wait a week.

If I get a good return, maybe I will grab a new combo. I'm thinking about a lighter spinning combo. Maybe I can find a decent price on a Size 1000 Shimano reel and one of those ~7' Okuma rods. Or a Penn combo. I still kinda want that Johnny Morris Titanium combo too.

>>945107
Get a good st Croix or Loomis spinning rod and pair with a reel of your choice instead if you get a rod.

Personally I would order tackle. Get amazon prime for a month and stack or get free shipping on TW somehow

>>944950
I don't understand the middle picture. The top is a real one. Bottom is a fly. The middle is what? Some photo shop effect?

>>945113
Amazon Prime sucks for individual lures like that. The descriptions are always shitty so I'm never sure what I'm exactly getting. And they give you """free""" shipping but the lures cost $2-$3 more than any other retailer.

And idk about a Loomis. I'm down for a St. Croix if I drop some good money on a medium weight spinning combo but I want to set up a mid-range lighter combo. Not like full 2lb UL, but probably a 1000 size with 8lb-10lb braid and then those Okuma rods are around $50-$60 and I think it's the trout one or whatever I can find in 6'-7' that isn't real light but not as heavy as most mediums.

Idk tho, I gotta look around. I really like that cheap Okuma Stratus V 25 reel. It is such a great size where 10lb braid on it will cast 1/16oz fine but it can handle 1/2oz lures if I really want to. That is on the 6' Lightning Rod Shock M. I need to find more reels in that size because if I find something similar I might be willing to spend more on a good rod since I will actually use it a lot.

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Fuck the Patriots and Tom Brady

>>945324
Fuck off falconfag, his name is Matty Ice cos he freezes in the clutch moments

Otherwise, southern wind today followed by rain. Hoping for murky water so i can catch the two seabass i saw the other day.

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>>945325
You aint even from the US. Everybody outside of Boston hates the Patriots. Even other NFC South fans were going for the Falcons.

And even if the Patriots themselves were a likeable organization, Boston sports fans (and people from Boston in general) are insufferable.

>>945337
IDC about fans.
Any true Saints fan can't support their nemesis, which is the Failcoons.

As for the Pastariots, With arguably the best QB/Coach duo in history, ofc noone likes them, just like whoever keeps winning in formula 1.
Plus Bellimeme is of Croatian roots so he gets a bonus.

Either way, don't hate em cos they keep kicking ass again and again. Try to beat them.
(Dont even mention refs, everyone fights that fight)

To keep on topic, i got some Fiiish black minnow lures coming in the mail in the next few days, yall got any experiences with them?
Allegedly they get seabass like crazy.

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>>945341
Except that there is no way Nico Rosberg is anywhere close to the best F1 driver. Hamilton is good, but does a lot of risky and dumb shit when he actually has to compete. If the other cars were actually competetive with the Mercs, Hamilton would probably get like 5 podiums and 15 DNFs in a 22 race season.

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>Ice just melted overnight
>Storm front moving in tonight and tomorrow.
>Today and tomorrow are the perfect days for fishing here.
>Someone borrowed my truck for 2 days for repair.

Life is suffering.

>>945344
True, but people hate them cos they meme on the rest.

Meanwhile, people hate Pasta riots because they meme on everyone on equal ground.

Thats an ugly mouthed fish

>>945344
>>945418

we raise the landlocked kokanees at thy hatchery and dealing with them in the fall is a pain in the ass, the mouths get all deformed with kipes an their teeth get caught in the nets and will cut up and fuck your hands, they're retarded and constantly try to jump out so we put screens over the ponds so they just throw their body weight into the screens and make loud banging noises

>>945395
that is one fish in a predicament.

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>>945423
They look retarded too. That's a big feesh tho.

>>945130
Idk man. I've never used okuma. I know they are popular in some circles but I'm a die hard Shimano and Abu guy and like Loomis and St Croix rods. I like abu Garcia rods too. Never bought Shimano much.

I feel like okuma is popular in salt water circles and out west.

>>944831
She looks way too much like my sister. Creeps me out.

>>945531
I bet she sucks duck good just like your sister too

>>945337
>Boston sports fans (and people from Boston in general)
Thank you very much. Srsly, I never got fans going on about their teams. It's not like they were playing and had anything to do with the outcome.

My kid is 17 and has no clue what it's like to spend your lifetime waiting for a Champioship and he's not even a Pats fan. Since kid as born:
1 NHL
1 NBA
3 MBL
5 NFL
In my life pre-child
2 NHL
Some NBA, didn't really follow b-ball.
'86 fucking Sox

I get that everyone outside NE hates them. I would too.
Brady - almost 50% of his seasons has played in the SB
Has won the SB in 33% of his seasons.

That is simply off the charts.

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>>945115
yeah its a mock up of how the fly would get tied. basically outlines what color and where.

>>945531
post pics of your sister!!

>>945516
>okuma
I have the same okuma reel Pepsi has and it's a great reel for the $. Use it for both salt and fresh, no issues.
Agree with you on the rods. St Croix and Loomis are virtually interchangable as far as performance/cost. Can't go wrong with either. I was also looking into grabbing the okuma sst rod but can't find one in stock anywhere to 'feel' 1st.

>>945531
Post pics

>>945516
I would be down with another Abu rod. A bunch of Dick's stores still have some Varacity rods for like $120 off of $150 but they are memecaster rods. Those things are nice.

And all I own from that Okuma is that Stratus V reel which are on perma-sale at Dick's for $30-$40 and I really, really like that reel for the money. I would take another one of those over a Sienna or Cardinal at the same money, and both of those reels are straight for $30-$40 as well.

I know Mainefag had one or two slightly more expensive Okuma reels and he loved them.

>>945539
People from Philly are fucking terrible too. Boston people are obnoxious, Long Island cunts are obnoxious too with the god awful accent, but I might hate Philly the most because they all talk like they grew up in a trailer park and are loud and obnoxious as well. Basically white niggers.

And with championships, I still can't really believe the Cubs won. It hasn't sunk in yet because I never thought it would happen. Grew up with the Bulls dominating when I was really young and that was dope because nobody could touch Jordan. Been nice having the Blackhawks winning but I would love to have the Bears do good again. And if the Bears do it, it's gotta be the badass defense and running game again. I'm still mad they fired Lovie Smith after he got em to that Super Bowl™ against the Colts. Getting Cutler was a mistake.

>>945543
Same for me with the Okuma SST. But I haven't really searched for them. I think they go by species instead of just rod weight with those kinda like St. Croix does with some of their shit. They aren't that expensive though, I almost wouldn't mind ordering one online especially since a few different people here have them and all love em.

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>>945543
>>945516
Also on the rods, I wouldn't mind a Fenwick HMX. Those look super nice and I've been happy with the Eagle so far.

>>945539
gb2/sp/

>>>/sp/

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>>945557
Kek. If you are going to post a bunch of unrelated shit in the fishin thread, you at least have to post a pic of a girl with a fish.

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anyone watch these rich cunts?

they can't be older than 21 and they got that much gear. Jealous as fuck.

>>945566
I've posted nearly 200 images in these threads. Keep sports shit in >>>/sp/

>>945543
Kayak across the sound and IL let you feel my rod bb

>>945568
Mad your parents don't have money?

Go to school and get a real job.

>>945589
I'm in college, and have no money.

>>945568
Jon B. just turned 21 and is sponsored by Shimano
>tfw if I would have started a shitty YouTube channel a couple years ago I could be a googan and make mad YouTube monies

I think the only older one is Rob (LunkersTV) and he's only like 25

>>945596
I honestly like his content, I talk shit because I'm jealous. He's covered some great spots in my state, and whoever does his editing is pretty spot on.

Could anyone recommend a decent rod for throwing big swimbaits? Preferably not some Gucci $400 nonsense.

>>945600
I think he edits most of his own videos besides like the Never Stop Tour ones, but I could be wrong

>>945596
Lol. That would be nice. I wish I had fishin sponsorships. I wonder if they make any actual money or if it's pretty much just gear.

I have a bunch of friends who are/were pro BMX riders and even the dudes with signature frames and X-Games medals never really made a living off of it. They would get parts and clothes and a travel budget but their cash income was a few hundred a month. They all had second jobs if they didn't live with their parents. There are only a handful of dudes in the whole industry that actually survive off of it and those are the dudes that have sponsorship deals with products they sell at Walmart.

I guess fishing is a bigger industry but I doubt many of these dudes are getting much cash from fishing-related companies. Best way to make money would be if you had a bunch of Youtube videos with millions of views and wore Levi jeans and drank Rockstar in every video.

>>945604
what do you consider big weight-wise?
I have a 7' Tica Dolphin that off top of head rates to 2oz, $85-120. I love it.

>>945611
1-3oz I doubt I would throw anything bigger than that. And I'll look into that rod it's right in my price range.

>>945607
It's probably mostly gear. Most of them have some other source of income.

>>945604
checked the Tica, it's rated 3/4-3oz

>>945607
You're too fat for camera like skid

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Put out of misery? Found him like this (no tail) along the bank.

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>>945604
>Gucci $400 nonsense
>well fuck..

Im a big fan of the dobyns 807 and the 806. depends on what rof youre throwing. hard baits, hudds ect..

for big hardbaits and smaller swimbaits, up to like maybe 4.5 I use the 806. for big stuff hudds the 807 is my go to rod.

Ive had my buddies irod big 794 for a couple of weeks and im really impressed with it, thinking of picking one up. $150 and a lifetime warranty is a damned good deal.

what reel you using now?

>>945645
Yeah kill him.

Tail rot or a fish jacked him and he got away somehow. Or a bird dropped him.

>>945625
I guess I should've specified I would prefer casting and under 8foot long lol. I'm just gonna use it for bass, so a surf rod is probably unnecessary. But thanks for the suggestion anyway

>>945653
I don't have anything for bigger swimbaits. I have a few that are under an ounce that I'm using with a Mojo Bass Big Crankster and 13 fishing reel and it works pretty good.

But I also rarely use swimbaits, so I don't want to spend too much on a setup I'll only use every once in awhile. I'll probably only spend around $250 at most for rod + reel if I decide to get one.

Guys I broke the tip on my berkley lightning rod. Its fucked isnt it?

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>>945661
ah yeah..kinda thought you were going to the darkside and start throwing stupid money at big swimbaits and big reels...kek

budget style:
okuma guide select swimbait rod
diawa lexa 300 or a curado 300 both reels i have seen for sale ebay for cheap. buying used is also an option to save some cash.

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I had a moment to test out the lure action of all these and adjust them. I had to trim the bills on a few to stop them spinning. After that, everything worked fine. I was running low on leader line so I just stripped and retied the same knot on the same couple of inches of mono on the end, for each lure. It looks like a piece of crystal flashabou now.

I was really surprised at how well the micro plugs look like baitfish in the water when I catch a flash of their sides. The aluminum tape layer under the paint really makes them pop.

>>945666
Put a new tip on it or saw it off at the next eye.

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>>945669
>kinda thought you were going to the darkside and start throwing stupid money at big swimbaits and big reels

Kek nah I couldn't justify that. Maybe if I start catching some big feesh on a cheaper one I'll upgrade.

>okuma guide select swimbait rod
I was looking at that one and it seems decent.

I'll look into those reels. Thanks for the input. I still don't know if I'll actually get one, but it's nice to have a starting point if I do.

>>945604
Penn allegiance 2, it's roughly $70-80
Heavy is at 3/4-2 1/2 and is fast action. I have the mh and I love it.

I'm done asking you fuckers for advice. I've been trying to catch jack for weeks with your advice, and nothing. Use a rooster tail and catch both jack and a snook tonight, with tons of bites.

>>945740
Dude what? Mirrolures kill jacks. As does live bait. As do many many other lures.

They hit a lot of stuff. Zara spooks too

Noob question

Sometimes depending how i tie a palamor or a clinch knot on, the lure with swim towards the side and/or do circles. Anything to keep in mind when tying knots, im guessing its how i orient it?

>>945740
I'm the one that said rooster tails work for pretty much everything. Though, it may not have been in direct reply to you. I'd approach saltwater with all my freshwater tackle, except heavier lines probably. Then alter as needed.

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>>945744
I use clinch knots exclusively to tie on tackle. If the knot is pushed to one side or another it could cause problems. However, I've never really had them cause circling. It might drift to one side but next cast fixes it. When there is a problem with the lure it is normally something fouled or the lure isn't properly made.

Try using a "Non Slip Loop Knot" and see if that changes the action. If it does, it may be that you are using line that is too thick for the action of the lure.

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>>945740
you like smoked fish?

jacks will eat a popper.

>>945746
It happens on pre rigged tubes sometimes, and today it happened with a zoom fluke swimbait. I think i didnt rig it on the ewg hook properly straight.

>>945745
A spook style bait will literally catch every saltwater fish almost that's not a rock or reef bottom dweller.

As will glide baits, diamond jigs, spoons, gotcha plugs, salt water x raps, pencil poppers, kast master spoons specifically, spro bucktail jigs with uncle bucks rind strip or cut bait stuck on them, and last but not least any fucking white or chartreuse green soft plastic like curl tail grubs of all sizes even huge ones and swim tail soft baits.

>>945747
Smoked jack are good. Small ones have much better texture and flavor. Leave the big trophy ones in the ocean to breed.

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>>945748
Yeah, a slight skew of a plastic will do that every time.

>tfw everyone uses 5 wraps for a clinch knot

I always use 10+ wraps. Otherwise, it will slip.

>>945750
Match the hatch. Nearly everything eats baitfish limitations.

>>945753
What do you mean by slip exactly?

I typically do 6-7, sometimes lose count. With 6lb test it feels like clinch is as good as palamor

>>945738
Cool I'll look into it. Do you think the action might be a little too fast for treble hooks, or does that not matter as much since the trebles are a pretty good size on these swimbaits?

>>945744
What kind of lure, and are you using a spinning reel?

>>945748
Didn't update before I posted. It's probably the way you rigged the hook. It has to be perfectly in line with the soft plastic. I know even if I get the hook really straight flukes will still roll over if I reel them in super fast. Could also be line twist if you're using a spinning reel.

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>>945755
When you pull on the line very hard and the tag end of the knot slips back through, undoing the entire knot. This happens when you use too few wraps/twists or you are tying the line to something that splays the knot's loop too far apart, like a big split ring. For split rings you may want to double loop the clinch knot and use an Improved Clinch Knot.

What I do when tying is to take the hook or lure and twist it between my fingers to get as many turns as the line will allow.

Check out how this clinch knot with 5-6 wraps slipped a considerable amount before the line broke. To combat that, you either use more wraps or use a lighter on the tag end to make it fat.

>>945757
>Could also be line twist if you're using a spinning reel.

Never had that happen to my line in 40+ years of using a spinning reel.

>>945759
It's never been a huge issue for me either, but I thought I'd throw it in there just in case.

>>945761
It is more than likely just lure twist without using a swivel or a fouled swivel. It doesn't take very much twist over time to cause problems.

>>945756
zoom fluke, ewg hook, 6lb test on spinning reel.

>>945025
he probably reties more often so the line is in better condition anyway

>>945085
Saw em at a BPS or Dick's a month ago, almost got them.

>>945765
Yeah you just gotta be sure to rig it straight. Another option is to use weighted swimbait hooks. They help a lot with keeping it upright.

>>945772
brings up another question

I used no weight this time and the fall of the swimbait was nice and slow. Is that a good thing or is it better to have it fall fast and vigorous? Thought would be good in the cold

>>945596
I think Lunkers has said he has investments and businesses he does on the side... or that was Outlaw.

>>945776
It depends on your presentation, but in cold cold waters, that works.

>>945782
He's probably just a military welfare queen on disability or something.

>>945776
As a general rule the slowest fall you can manage is better. A swimbait hook with a 1/8oz weight shouldn't make it fall that much faster, but it will make the bait run upright even if you don't rig it perfectly.

Sometimes fish do like a faster fall, but I think a slow one is a better presentation 90% of them time.

>>945782
I'm 80% Lunkers owns a part of some competitive gaming thing, plus he has the deal with Favorite Rods. Outlaw does have other investments/companies, but I don't know what they are.

>>945679
sweet lures man.

>>945756
To be completely honest I'm no too sure, didn't know that it would be an issue? Have used trebles before on my fast and extra fast rods and never had a problem, but usually try to replace the trebles with singles because of mortality rates are retardedly higher with trebles.

>>945679
You should watch Paul Adams on youtube. He's this fat British guy who makes awesome lures by hand.

>>945824
The theory is that since the hooks on the trebles are smaller than a single hook, the slower action will help keep the fish hooked and not give the fish as much leverage. It's also supposed to help the fish get hooked in the first place, where a fast action rod might pull the lure away before the fish has a change to close its mouth.

But I doubt it matters too much when you get to bigger trebles, and I'm probably worrying about nothing. I think I'd prefer single hooks anyway because fuck losing a $20 (or more) swimbait.

>>945846
You should check out SolarBaits:

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

>>945856
This is a pretty cool channel. Subbed

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this guy makes some nice baits

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa-xsrfvLmgaUfPFE1TK7OQ

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Anyone here fish in Virginia?

I'm a non-resident, wanting to fish saltwater only with rod and reel from shore/piers. Looks like I need a "Temporary 10-Day, Nonresident ($10)", but that seems really cheap to me.

http://www.mrc.virginia.gov/mrc_license_fees.shtm

What are some good, easy access spots on the Delmarva Peninsula, ocean side?

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>>946032
My sister was in town and bought a 3-day license for freshwater and salt from shore and it was $17.50 I believe. They don't always rape non-residents.

Also remember that if you fish piers where you have to pay (my local one is $2/day) that counts as your license there.

>>946036
Good to know, thanks.

>>946036
Is that your sister?

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>>946036
>My sister
any creepshots?

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>>946070
>>946077
Lel I wish.

no feesh today

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>>946097
Git gud

>>946101
cold freezing rain, i dont wanna go out in that shit

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@946105
>not understanding that we have been using pics of grills with fish for the past 101 threads
Wanna trade fampai? Got a kik?