Fishing & Tackle Thread

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A couple posts from the end of #129

>>957655
>>957636
>>957685

We need to help Scotland anon find a spinning combo for a reasonable price.

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Somehow, I feel much better when having slight-off cut bait in the freezer.

>>957711
Would I be better just going for a fixed spool reel for starting me off then as well?

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>>957717
>fixed spool
You mean spinning reel? Generally, yes. They are easier to use, reliable, and you can cast lighter baits and lures with them as long as you run light enough line.

If you are going to fish that trout place, the smaller lures will be really tough to cast on something like that Black Max combo. Reels like the Black Max are best suited for bass lures and other baits around 1/4oz-1oz (so 7g+ up to 30g).

Baitcasters are great and all but a little more complicated to use and not as versitile. A 30 or 3000 size spinning reel on a M rod and 6lb-10lb mono line will work for most freshwater species.

https://www.fishingmegastore.com/abu-garcia-venturi-lure-rod-series~34478.html?&filter_sortby=price+asc
I was gonna get this rod maybe, at the 7ft and 10-35g range

https://www.fishingmegastore.com/abu-garcia-cardinal-s-fixed-spool-reel~21426.html?&filter_sortby=price+asc
And this reel with FD30 which i'm guessing is what you mean by a 30 size spinning reel

D'you think these are a good combo?

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>>957717
>>957726
On the memecasters, you have 3 knobs that you are always adjusting while you only have one on a spinning reel.

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>>957727
So that rod would be the 5718, right? I'm gussing that's their MH. I think the 5717 is more of a M. I would probably go with the 7' 5g-18g (5717) if you think you will be at that trout place and going for lots of 1/2lb up to 3lb-4lb fish.

Other than that, all looks solid.

Pic related is kinda for reference. It's an Abu Garcia rod and this is a real common freshwater size to go for anything from small perch and crappie up to 5lb+ bass. 1/8oz-1/2oz is like 3.5g-14g and covers most lures you would use to target those fish aside from big heavy baits.

You decide on line yet? Is it in KG there? Because 6lb-10lb monofilament would be good for that reel. 6lb better for lighter trout baits and 10lb for carp or bigger guys. 8lb is a good all around weight and line is fairly cheap so if you want to swap it for a different weight in the future, shouldn't be more than £5-£10. Just don't cheap out on the line. Get a decent brand like Trilene, Suffix, P-Line, Stren, etc. if you buy shitty line, you will regret trying to save the £2 when you lose a nice fish.

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>>957727
And pic related is the line I would go with. The 330yds will fill that reel at least twice which will be good if you ever lose a lot of line or you want to put fresh line in at the beginning of next season. You normally want to change monofilament line minimum at the beginning of each year or more often if you fish a lot. UV rays from sunlight, being in and out of the water all the time, and just little scrapes and shit can weaken it over time.

>>957732
Haven't really decided on a line yet, was mainly hoping to sort out the rod and reel first, looking though I found this one that looks decent, would I be fine just going with 8lb since you said it's good all around?
https://www.fishingmegastore.com/berkley-trilene-xl-mono~21150.html

>>957735
>>957736
Ah, guess that line is a good choice then

Thanks for the help by the way, I appreciate it, usually I'm sitting blind looking at all this sort of stuff trying to find what's best to help me get into a hobby

>find nice boat on craigslist
>call seller
>'hey is the boat still available'
>'sorry man somebody is coming to look at it right now'
>'sorry man i just sold it'

This has happened 4 times now. I'm going to kill myself

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>>957739
>Wanted "boat" please call ______

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>>957739
Lel you're trying to buy in spring too.

>>957736
>>957738
Yeah you should be good with all of that. From there you have to think about bair and tackle which is another project. I always recommend starting with whatever live bait is popular or if you go for carp, whatever dough bait or bread or corn. That way you can just get some assorted Aberdeen hooks, split shots (weights), and bobbers and be on your way. Get comfortable with everything else, find the good spots, talk to other local fisherman, see what they are catching, and then you can start thinking about some lures if you want.

>>957743
I'm already dead mate.

>>957744
My grandpa died a few years back and left his boat to me but its a state of disrepair. I guess this is just a sign from God that I need to fix the fucking boat and stop trying to cop out by buying a new one.

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>tfw just spending $25+ on 50 Gamakatsu octopus circle hooks in two sizes

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>>957745
What material is the boat?

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>>957744
>pic
>150ish plugs
>15 mins using each
>37.5 hours of solid fishing

>>957755
Old ass 14' aluminum fishing boat. All the wood needs to be replaced on it. Would take no more than a weekend of hard work but I'm a lazy cunt.

>>957760
Also I would have to drive 6 hours to pick it up which is the biggest thing holding me back

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>>957760
A weekend of work costs far less than how ever many hours it takes to make the money to buy another.

>>957766
Maybe. I'm a Wendy's chef so I make close to $250,000/year.

>>957752
Did you buy a bulk pack? That shit is nice when they have em in the sizes you need. Dick's did "Buy 2 Get 1 Free" on Gamakatsus a few times and I grabbed a bunch of 3/0 and 4/0 EWG hooks.

Bass Pro actually has decent prices on their store brand hooks and sells like 25pks, but in store they always have them in sizes you don't need so you are forced to pay more for the 5pks of hooks. They do it on purpose, same thing with weights. They don't sell the 99¢ packs of Gremlin bullet weights so instead you are forced to buy their $7 painted ones.

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Saw muh coffee girl and just got to the lake. Still gotta pull that number but maybe I can get some dink peacocks and a 14" LMB if I'm lucky.

>>957780
>coffee

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>>957782
Technically it's espresso with a bunch of other shit. I have no clue what she does. Basically a Cuban Coffee with some crushed ice and whatever else in there and then whipped cream and chocolate syrup on top. I just tell her to make whatever she wants. It's damn good tho.

>>957785
>it's another Pepsi talks to the cute coffee girl but doesn't make any moves episode

Less than $140 out the door with the line. I wasn't impressed with the curado so I'll try this daiwa instead.

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>>957799

Damn phoneposter

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>>957744
>>957755
>>957766

Well, I'm lucky I didn't buy that boat this morning because the engine in my car just blew up. Cruel fate have mercy on me.

>>957735
>Mono

lol

>>957817
Lol rip anon

>>957701
>reasonable
That's fucking expensive for someone who wants to casually get back into fishing.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Generation-Combo-Fishing-Tackle-Floats/dp/B017ZML5ZO/ref=sr_1_44?s=sports&ie=UTF8&qid=1488062695&sr=1-44

Go cheap and if you decide to stick with it just upgrade.

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>>957739
You can have mine, I never use it.

>>957828
Nice boat, that's pretty much exactly what I've been looking for. I believe that simple is best, especially when it comes to boats. If you live in IL I'd actually buy it off you.

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>>957828

Do you only have access to shit lakes or do you just not enjoy fishing?

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>>957696

I bought one of those Rat-l-traps with the shimmery scale shit. Anyone think that it'll be any more attractive, or did I just fall for a meme?

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>>957829
I'm a bit further away than that.

>>957835
My car is fucked and the cheap shitbox I get around in in the meantime doesn't have a tow bar.

>>957794
I know man, I know.

And I had a nice keeper LMB on that new rattling Bagley squarebill thing but never got a good hookset and lost it 3' from shore. One of those where you want to grab it out of the water real qiick in that second before it realizes where it is and takes off into deeper water

>>957821
Yeah but new anons not even sure if they will stick with the fishin, I'm not going to tell em to drop $30 on a spool of PowerPro. Plus that anon was in the UK and everything was overpriced so a 300yd spool of PowerPro probably would've been the equivalent of $75 at least.

>>957825
That other website he found was actually pretty good with the prices. I'm of the opinion that when you pick up a hobby, even if you aren't sure if you will stick with it, it's still a good idea to not get the cheapest garbage out there. If anon gets that Abu rod and reel, at least he will have something that works properly and won't be embarassed using it. And if it doesn't become a big hobby he can throw it in the closer and if a friend wants to go fishin 5 years latwe he will still have something that works and if he doesn't ever use it again he's only out £60.

>>957847
What abu rod and reel?

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>>957844
That's like the Yo-Zuri 3DB's and the X-Raps have a similar deep color look to them. Whether or not they will always work better than a regular flat color, who knows. But both of those baits seem to work well so I'm sure it will outfish the other ones in the right conditions.

>>957849
He posted the links earlier. Carinal S 30 reel and I forget the rod. They were both around £30 each. So not expensive stuff but at least it's from a company that knows how to make rods and reels.

>>957852
I was talking about the Pfleuger combo >>957701

>>957852
Also Fishing stuff is way overpriced in the UK, here I was thinking straya got rorted with prices, a Pfleuger Trion reel sells (on Amazon at least) for more than twice of what I paid for mine in an independent fishing shop.

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>>957696

Daily reminder that if you aren't using Shimano, you are a brand-nigger.

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>>957861
The fuck is Jarvis Walker anyway? Ugly Stik isn't even a real brand, and if it were it should be much lower than Abu and Daiwa. And Rapala doesn't even make rods and reels.

>>957853
Nah that was just a joke. Way too much money. I don't know how they ask so much. It's all Pure Fishing which is world wide so there has to be a distributor in the UK selling the stuff for reasonable prices. Amazon is just fucked with certain stuff and it's better off buying from a real retailer.

>>957855
The website he found was actually decent tho. It's all in £ instead of $ so it's a little more expensive, but it looked like a $40 reel in the US was going for £30-£35 on that website and that doesn't seem bad at all.

>>957875
Jarvis Walker used to be a top tier brand, now all they are known for are cheap ass $20 combos sold in retail shops.

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>>957774
>Did you buy a bulk pack?

Yus.

>>957875
I have a Jarvis Walker reel that I found on a riverbank. It's shitty plastic and scraped a bit but reels smooth and it's the biggest spinning reel I have currently.

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>>957875

>rapala doesn't make rods

they do and they are shit

I won't even touch anything other than G-Loomis and JDM rods anymore.

St Croix is okay, but not worth the money.

>>957892
>I won't even touch anything other than G-Loomis and JDM rods anymore.

kek, sure thing fag.

lets see a pic, surly that couldn't be too hard no?

>>957894
>he doesn't have 10 thousand dollars of g Loomis rods

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>>957882
That guy has some tiny hands and feet.

>>957894
This >>957900

>>957892
If they do sell em, it's probably made by some other shitty company and they stamped the Rapala name on it to get sales. Now that I think about it, I vaguely remember seeing a cheap Rapala combo back in the day and I think it was one of those Walmart deals that came with a lure or two.
>tfw no JDM TYTE rods

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>>957905
>That guy has some tiny hands and feet.

Size 31/0 Mustad Circle Hook for multiple ton shark fishing.

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>>957904
>tfw that is 4 times over the limit where I live

>>957910
You got 50 of those for $25? That seems like a great deal. What did shipping cost on 250lbs of hooks?

Also that chain leader is GOAT. When will I be able to buy the newest Megabass popper with 30lb chain leader?

Went fishing today.

Me and a friend, both sorta noobs, fished the gazebo that sits ontop of the pond.
We hardly get any bites an only pull up a few.
This older gent comes in with an ice rod and starts picking up crappie like its nothing, using tiny gulp shiners and a trout magnet hook, vs our crappie tubes on 1/16 jigs.

Somehow the difference between the small jigs was a big factor- he catches at least 20 all around the gazebo.

>>957744
Me again, I remember me and my da mainly just used hooks with maggots or worms on Lures, is that an alright thing to do overall or should I just use the one thing?
Get the feeling that's a silly question

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>>957914
sometimes theyre on a certain color which is why it helps to have a few sizes and colors in the box.

>>957918
a variety is good.

>>957918
Fishing is all about trying new ways until you find the one that works best.

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>>957911
dat rod doe...

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>>957918
Scotland anon?

They are right
>>957921
>>957923

Only problem is artificial lures get expensive really quick. Best bet is to start out with worms and stuff with regular Aberdeen hooks. That way you can at least find the good spots, learn what fish are in there, see what other people are using, and get comfortable with casting and hook sets and knots and all that shit.

When you git gud at that, you can think about lures. You gotta know what fish are in there before you start grabbing a ton of lures.

When you want to start throwing some lures, pic related would be a good starting place. From left to right, you have jigheads and soft plastics, Rapala-type stick baits, and inline spinners (Rooster Tail, Mepps). Those three baits you can find in all sorts of sizes and colors to target any type of predator fish. They are also fairly easy to use and hook fish with.

>>957928
Damn, how small are those things? Those are awsome looking jigheads. Nice that they are a bit longer too so they probably won't nose dive as fast.

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>>957933
Same size as any other ice jigs

>>957938
Ehh I figured they were tiny. Too bad. They look good. I could probably still throw them on the UL but I'd have to order them online since I know nobody around here will be selling em.

>>957938
not homemade/10
do you ice fish a bunch? i should send you some of my homemade ones

>>957932
Why is that grub so filthy?

>>957958
Because it has been at the bottom of a Plano box full of assorted soft baits for year. It's not a white one tho, it's this caucasian skin color that Powerbait used to sell a lot of stuff in. I think they still have those tiny PowerBait mealworms that come in the small packs or jars that are the same color.

>>957954
a few of those are homemade. The local tackle shop near me sells only homemade ice jigs. I just prefer tungsten ones and they dont have that many of them there

>>957965
ahh, the tall bluegill shape ones are interesting

even though ice season is over ive been making spring bobbers for my rods and organizing y shit
made a few tip ups from scrap too
also came up with a design for diy jawjackers

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>>957965
i like the tungsten jigs also, they have a different rof and they seem to hover flat a bit better than the lead jigs.

>>957971
>spring bobbers
i have one on my micro rod and it works great. you can see the tiniest pecks.

Where do you all get your lures at?

I'm wanting to order online.

Which stores have the best deals?

Basspro
Cabeleas
any others?

>>957974
i make my own out of shark wire, and i have perfect rods for them , will post pics tomorrow
i have mine set up so under the weight of the jig they bend slightly , so when crappie do lift bites i can see it

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>>957910

>>957976
depends on what lures you are looking for..
a little more info would be helpful.

>>957982
A variety for bass. Soft plastics, crankbaits, spinnerbaits etc.

>>957861

i bet you tuck in your 'offshore angler' T shirts into your shorts.

>>957912
>You got 50 of those for $25?

No.

>50 Gamakatsu octopus circle hooks in two sizes

Size 1 and Size 6

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Missed two bites today. I was just dragging the incredi craw on a gravel bottom when I got this one.

>>957976
Tackle Warehouse if you're going over $50. I think that's the best you'll find online.

Academy is also pretty cheap assuming they have the brands you're looking for.

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>>957696
Rooster tails are .99 cents at bass pro right now just FYI guys.

>>958002
I picked 3 when I was there yesterday lol

>>958009
Yeah that's just a Google image I found but I bought 2 quarter ounce silver and white ones and two gold and olive green quarter ounce ones. Super good deal. I use them for trout. Never target bass specifically with them unless I'm pond hopping.

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im the guy who asked what you thought of telescoping poles in the last thread, i ask cus i have 3 of them from china and was just kinda wondering if theres any reason not to use them other than "they break"

for what its worth none of mine have broken and i pretty much only use them
all three are different sizes from aliexpress

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>>958011
There's nothing wrong with them. The only time I've seen them break is because of accidents or neglect. Same with all rods actually. The only problems I've had with them is that they sometimes get stuck in the open position or while you are fighting a fish, one section will collapse. There's a balance between too tight and not tight enough when you extend it. On some models, lining up the eyes takes a while because of that problem with tightness.

>>957701
Powell rod and lews spinning reel. You can get a decent start for $150.

>>957774
Tackle wharehouse has some great deals. Free shipping on orders over $50. Outlet bait and tackle has some good deals on Yamamoto plastics.

>>957861
Shimano is a mixed bag. Some of their stuff is fantastic - tranx was a revolution, stellas are pricey but lifetime buys. Their lower end stuff is absolute shit though. Shimano rods are shit.

For freshwater lews reels and Powell rods win in dollar for dollar comparisons.

For saltwater cal star and avet.

Accurate is also fantastic but god damn they cost a lot.

>>958036
Idk dude Shimano and Daiwa higher priced rods are pretty dank honestly

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>>957696
Organized my soft plastics so I don't have to dig through all the fucking bags searching for the one I want. Not pictured is the smaller crappie sized jigs and what not.

>>958065
i cant believe people catch fish on these when i cant catch shit with real worms

>>958083
The action and active working helps a lot man. You can fish those plastics a bunch of different ways and you never gut hook fish that way. If you move around fishing them in different spots you have a better chance than sitting in one spot with live night crawlers.

Go buy some stik-o worms or senkos and weightless fish them with a gamagatsu ewg size 4/0 hook.

Get some in watermelon red flake color, junebug, black and blue, and red, and pumpkin with a chartreuse green tail tip.

>>958084
>>958083
My best day for bass was using 6" black worms with white tails, Texas Rigged and retrieved fast like a regular lure. I caught about 40ish bass until I ran out of worms. I've never caught a bass before or since with plastic worms. lol

>>958138
You must have hit a good post spawn bite. Spinners would have killed then too or chatterbaits.

Look up how to fish a Ned rig, shake head, and wacky rig.

>>958145
I lost a lot of lures that day because I only had 15lbs line. I switched to worms because they were less expensive and smaller bass were hitting those. "The one that got away" took 3 lures on its own.

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>tfw watching fishing videos on youtube after getting skunked for days
It's not fair

>>958157
>getting skunked

I always find it hard to believe that ever happens. The only times I've never caught fish is because access was blocked and I don't own a boat.

>>958159
Fishing just plain sucks in some places. Here, shore fishing is hopeless, you can get skunked for weeks at a time.

>>958157
>tfw watching fishing videos on youtube after getting skunked for days
what did he mean by this?

>>958172
>skunked for weeks at a time

Fucking learn how to fish.

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>>958065
It would take sooo many boxes to do that right.

>>958178
Not to be a dick, but this is kinda true. Used to happen to me with the warm weather. But now I started using different baits for different situations and even with all these overfished and high pressure urbal lakes and canals, I can almost always get something.

>>958138
Those worms and lizards with the bright tails work bretty gud, but some places they are annoying because panfish love to nip at the tail and you get so many bites where I think I could have a bass and it ends of being a Mayan or bluegill fucking with it.

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>>958185
>>958065

>>958036

have you ever fished shimanos rods?

Crucials and up are amazing.


I have an Expride and it feels better than my GL IMX

>>958178
To be fair he could be fishing a large body of water with only a few access points for shore fishing. If the fish aren't there he can't really do a whole lot.

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I went out just now. Literally the worst conditions that isn't flood stage. High barometric pressure, 6-8 inch visibility due to rains and clay soil, mid-day, 10F cold snap (82F yesterday! WTF), and wrong color lure.

I went out specifically because of these posts >>958157
& >>958185 & >>958240

>3rd cast, pic related
>homemade lures

When you are a subsistence fishermen, you learn how to fish. If what you are doing isn't working, you figure out what does work. If you don't, you don't get fish to eat.

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>>958252
Even if the big guys are hunkered down in the middle of the lake where you can't get to them, there will still be something you can get to. And if you get the right bait and presentation, you should get em.

That's the shit where a Texas-rigged Junebug finesse worm will normally get em.

>>958257
>dat eye hook

Damn. Odd that happened being weedless, he must have hit it pretty hard. Too bad circle hooks can't be used weedless.

id like to go out today but its windy as fuck, and the lake id be fishing the wind always comes from the shittyest angles

>>958263
Yeah I noticed that after I posted the pic. I'm guessing with that fish that he didn't have the bait in his mouth the whole way when I set the hook or on the retrieve he shook it out of his mouth and got caught again there. IIRC it was actually the side of the eye, not through the eyeball and he swam away fine.

>>958287
That's how it is erryday for me. And it sucks because the wind is coming off the ocean to the east and I always fish in the afternoon so whenever I'm trying to cast with the wind, the sun is right in my face. Depending what I'm using, I mostly prefer to cast directly into the wind rather than having a crosswind. Casting straight into the wind with Texas rigs and other baits will help them run deeper and keep em down. Sometimes with a strong wind at your back, it almost works like a wing and lifts up on the line so a spinnerbait that would run 3'-4' deep with no wind is running like 18" deep.

>>958290
id rather go directly in he wind then crosswind too,
i might go pillage a golf course pond for tadpoles etc to use as bait

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>>958257
eye see what you did there..

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>>958295
Ayy that's gonna be #153 right there. Saved. Little bit of a butterface but the sunglasses help.

>>958290
>>958292
>>958287
Yeah, I was having trouble in >>958252 because the braided line was catching the wind and sailing the lure all over. When it is this bad, I normally use a sabiki rig so the drop shot keeps everything in place and the wind adds to the action of the lures. I can still feel the strikes easily with that.

>>958190
Wut

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>>958015

>>958178
I used to get skunked until I realized that the Midwest requires more finesse presentations most of the time. Now I usually catch at least one bass.

>>958190
I didn't know /out/ even existed 10 years ago. Thought 4chan was all pranks and porn back then.

>>958290
>IIRC it was actually the side of the eye, not through the eyeball and he swam away fine.


That happens to me alot. Theres a little slit right near the eye where the hook comes out sometimes. Looks bad but comes out easy and doesn't hurt the fish at all.

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>>958252
What kind of crackhead are you? You have a 20 dollar rod and reel combo by Shakespeare and eat bass for survival? Do you live in the swamp smoking Crack and chasing crawfish and possums?

What the actual fuck lol.

I don't even comprehend your post. Are you actually being serious? Looks like a fucking ice fishing rod.

Like... man what the hell happened to your life that forced you to be a subsistence fishermen? Just hobo your way to Florida. The ocean will be much kinder to you.

Jesus lol.

>>958398
Out isn't that old

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>>958403
>imblyign the best bass aren't the ones you catch right after smokin a rock

>>958398
That's from 7chan, not 4chan.

I got a 150yd spool of 30lb TufLine because it was a pretty good price, $11 compared to the other braids. Did I choose well or is that a low quality line?

I need a new inshore reel that won't go to shit in 1 year. Anyone?

Do trout heads make decent catfish bait?

>>958541
Learn about maintenance and do it yearly instead.

>>958547
Sometimes I use a fish (anchovy) head as bait and the fish aren't interested when they will bit an anchovy steak. I think heads are inferior to body cuts but catfish will probably still eat it fine.

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>>958541
>perfect reels don't exi-

>>958547
Check your local laws first.

Daily reminder that fishing is a meme.

There is no rhyme or reason to fishing. Fishing is not a skill.

It is 100% pure luck.

>Water clarity
>Season
>Spawn
>Post Spawn
>Pre spawn
>Fish feeding?
>If so, in deep or shallows?
>Fish can see you and won't bite
>Fish can here your vibrations when you're too loud
>Color selection
>Lure selection (out of 1000's of possibilities)
>Can fish see my line?
>Reel selection
>Rod selection
>Too sunny?
>Too cloudy?
>Rainy?
>Rained recently?
>Early in the morning
>Late in the evening
>Got to cast in the right "pocket"
>Last but not least...are the fish biting?

100 percent luck. No need to waste your money. Buy a cheap reel and rod and livebait. You have as much chance as anyone.

I can take my wifes son fishing and he will do just as well as Bill Dance or Rob Van Dam.

>>958551
This


And sure this too
>>958573
Even though I don't care for that style.

>>958597
kek

7/10 for effort

>>958597
Is this that guy who got skunked for two weeks?

>>958597
You have to buy new livebait every time though, and add in the time spent getting the bait and carrying around a bucket full of water and baitfish.

The cheapest option would be to have a bare bones assortment of cheap lures (1 rooster tail, pack of curly grubs & jigheads, pack of yum dingers, 1 kastmaster, 1 rebel floater) and only replace what you snag.

As for a cheap rod and reel, if I'm going to spend a few hours casting and a few minutes catching fish, I'd like to have a rod and reel that look and feel good to use.

>>957452
Where you fish at anon? I fish from my yak in the lowcountry

>>958598
>Even though I don't care for that style.
why tho?

>>958473

i've not tried any cheaper/house brand braids but for a given diameter all braids are stronger than mono so it's really hard to go wrong.

but once you go to a smooth/higher carrier braid it's hard to go back to the cheaper stuff.

I'm throwing out some old tackle. How can I throw it the garbage without piercing my hand later?

>>958618

pick up the garbage by where you tie it up maybe?

what kind of retarded question is this?

if you're that autistic just put it in a cardboard box.

>>958611
This stuff feels similar to powerpro and is made by the same company, but the powerpro there was $6 more expensive. The only problem I see with it so far is that it is tan colored, which is kind of weird. I'm mostly concerned with the durability, we'll see how long it lasts.

>>957904
overfishing faggot

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Just bought a Kastking Sharky ii 2000 for my first light/UL set up. I fish inshore and I'm going to start freshwater fishing some, so decided it was time to try it out. Targets would be red drum, speckled sea trout, founder, large mouth bass, and blue gill. Any help would be awesome

>>958597
Kill yourself.

>>958632

the shimanofags will give you shit for cheaping out on the reel, but i just got the new kastking stealth baitcaster for $40 and i'm impressed. thinking about picking up their speed demon model when it becomes available again on amazon.

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Whats the difference in a jerkbait and a minnow?

Jerkbaits stay on top and minnows suspend?

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>>958643
es mismo.

>>958607
They always give me problems so I tend to stick with baitcasters.

>>958618
When I throw away hooks I first crimp the barb down then bend the point in till it reaches the shaft.

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baitcast rod
7'-7'3"
medium
fast or very fast
tons of guides
split grip
extremely lightweight

budget: $150

what get?

>>958686
Go play with the Johnny Morris rods, maybe the Titanium8 or Signature Micro Guide rod. Lots of Dick's stores still have some Abu Veracity rods floating around for $120 off of $150 but idk how many guides it will have. At that price range you have the option of lots of good rods between $120-$150.

>>958643
Idk if there is one since different companies call em different things. Jerkbaits normally suspend a couple feet underwater while other similar baits like Original Rapalas will float and have a shallow dive when cranked.

>>958686
http://m.dickssportinggoods.com/p/st-croix-mojo-inshore-casting-rod-15scxumjnshrbcrd7rod/15scxumjnshrbcrd7rod?&color=

>>958689

i can get a veritas 2.0 for about 65 at dunhams with coupon, and i could get another lews hank parker speed stick at walmart for 40. the field and stream tec spec is 70 at dicks. but i'm looking for something a little more name brand this time around for my main rod, something that doesn't scream 'i'm cheap' like everything else i have.

should i just go st. croix at dicks?

i see you were thinking the same thing lol

>>958694
I haven't cast one yet but I did fondle one in store and am going to buy one of those mojos when I get around to my next set.

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>>958686
I've been extremely happy with my elite tech. Lightest rod I own and the most comfortable to fish with. There are quite a few option in that price range so your best bet would probably to go to a store with a large variety and get them in your hands.

>>958694
Idk the Mojo Bass and Mojo Inshore or whatever are supposed to be really nice. Those Johnny Morris rods are light as a feather but errybody loves the Abu rods. Veritas 2.0 for $65 is great but goddamn I scope those Veracity rods with the clearance tag every time I see them. If nobody buys them, they will probably go 50% off and go real quick. If I worked there, I would hide that shit in the back until they mark it down more.

Big retailers always do that shit. I worked at Petsmart and they would keep marking stuff down to 1¢ after a couple years so we would find random shit in the back and sometimes if it were aquari stuff I would buy it whether or not I needed it.

>>958686
>>958694
I was gonna say Fenwick too >>958697

I like my Eagle and would def buy a nicer one. They look good too, put some nice little touches you don't get with other brands.

>>958697
That does look smexy but I have heard mixed reviews on the Fens.

>>958701
Only issue I've ever had was the tip on my HMX fell off but Gander gave me a new one and both that and the elite tech have been great since

>>958707
See and that just fits with what I have heard about them. The blanks are great but they use cheap glue and lacquer.

>>958701
>>958697
Fenwick is heavy garbage

>>958710
It wasn't really the guide. The whole tip piece came off the blank. It was weird
>>958711
K

>>958712
I wasn't talking about the guides themselves but the stuff that holds them on.

But I've never used a fen myself I'm just going off of what I have heard from a buddy that builds custom rods. He was saying that he likes to use the blanks from them for builds rather than buying one fully built due to the fact that they build them poorly.

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What kind of hook or setup would I need to float this on top? Allowing the best look and sound of course.

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Pic related looks interesting
http://liveforlivemusic.com/news/matt-stone-and-trey-parker-to-produce-reality-show-starring-dean-ween-and-les-claypool/

>>958716
I do like a 4/0 or 5/0 EWG. They don't really float normally but a steady retrieve keeps em on top.

>>958715
Their rods weigh twice as much as everyone else. It's ridiculous

>>958716
Last time I went fishing I found a couple of these in this exact color only they have a flat tail between the legs.

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Are this lures any good for bass, specifically peacock bass?

>>958723
work well?

>>958728
They had nice action but didn't produce any hits. But the spots I was at are so heavily fished that bites are few and faaaar between.

>>958723
how did you rig it?

>>958731
Wieght less texas rig.

>>958725
Probably but they are China tier so don't get mad when they fill with water.

>>958686
St. Croix mojo bass

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Is this thing worth throwing in a ruck or should I not bother?

>>958752
lol dont bother

>>958755
Better off with just plain line & hook by itself, eh?

>>958757
That thing is a joke. Buy a micro reel and a pack rod.

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Just ordered my new gear for the summer.

What you think /out/?

>>958752
Get a real collapsible rod. My buddy got one for xmas and the thing fell apart within 3 hours of light use on a pontoon.

>>958752

That's literally a kiddie rod with even shoddier craftsmanship. Like what's the point? Are you going to walk around with that thing on you just in case you spontaneously come across a random body of water you want to fish in? If so, get a real collapsible rod, not this plastic meme-tier bullshit.

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Went fishin' in the Pacific Ocean today in Japan with two pros. Old School rod-n-bobber with shrimp as bait.

This was the result.

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>>958789
Freshest sashimi.

>>958793
Did you even freeze it?

>>958795
A bit on ice, but otherwise no. Caught, eaten 6 hours later.

>>958797
Enjoy your parasites

>>958800
Prepared by a fisherman and chef of 40 years. I expect him to know what he's doing.

>>958801
Doesn't matter. By law sushi has to be deep frozen in the US before serving to kill off parasites.

Doesn't matter how you prepare it. You can't see microscopic eggs or cysts in fish flesh. Even if it's an old Japanese man who you have given mythical powers because "traditions".

>>958809
I asked him. The fish we're eating is Red ブダイ, which in the Miyazaki waters doesn't have parasites or bacteria.

>>958814
If you want to trust it sure dude. Beef isn't supposed to have tape worms when farmed yet people get them from store bought beef occasionally.

>>958824
This ain't store bought, m80

>>958827
So since it's not from a regulated industry and it lives in the wild and can encounter parasites from any source it's more likely to get you sick....you understand that right?

Fish encounter all sorts of food sources and gain parasitic infection from multiple sources. Even if they are not the target host the parasites can or may cyst up in the flesh waiting for the fish to be ingested by its primary host which could be a mammal....soooo yeah.

But sure, dat ain't store bought sonny gud stuff

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>>958814
>waters doesn't have parasites or bacteria.

kek

>>958752
Ronco, not even once.

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>>958393

>>958868
>spend 1000 hours in MS fly
Oh my good it's perfect

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>>958868
>>958873
Пчeлa из дepeвни дypaкoв

>>958852
Lel I thought it was some turkey carving deal at fist.

>>958848
You guys are pussies

>>958830
Whether a fish has parasites that can affect humans is a yes or no question based on the species. Some are known to be okay, others are not. Easy as that.

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>>958899
>>958901
>You guys are pussies
>Diphyllobothrium

Not even once.

>>958901
Lol. Again....a fish can have any parasite in it cysted up and hidden waiting for a better host if the fish doesn't traditionally host that specific human attainable parasite.

There is a reason people cook or deep freeze stuff you idiot.

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>>958908
V•E•C•T•O•R•S

>>958899
Combination nose hair trimmer and shrimp devainer.

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>>958914
Nothing like freshly trimmed nose hairs. You wouldn't expect it to be so good, but it is.

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>>957696
I just fell for the braid meme. Should I just tie directly to the spool with an arbor knot, or use mono backing? I also read some shit about using masking tape or electrical tape for something. What's the deal with that?

>>958920
You should go buy a new reel first. Get a Pflueger President, it will have these rubber strips on the spool that grip the braid.

Seriously tho, I wouldn't tie the braid right to that spool, good chance it will slip with a heavy load. A little strip of electrical tape around the spool before the braid or a mono backing will both work.

>>958920
Arbor knot plus a few hitch knots. If there's no knurl on the spool, make some with a scratch awl or put some electrical/duct tape on the spool first. Otherwise, the entire roll of line may start sliding around the spool

Mono is for the leader not the backing.

>>958924
Mono backing is a thing ya know

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>>958926

>>958920
>>958922
>>958924
Thread tape

>>958926
peps, i maay buy another ultralight , and if i like it enough would you want to buy y 7 ft 6? i knew you had some interest in them

>>958936
Idk all my ULs are short but if I set up another one it will probably be closer to 7' just to see what it's like.

>>958937
the extra 6 inches doesnt to uch other then hel with casting distance
the one im looking at trying is 9 ft

>>958939
>the extra 6 inches doesn't do much
That's not what your sister said

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>>958793
looks great! Dont listen to the others about how youll get sick, they dont know jackshit.

>>958984
Yeah dude. He should eat like 40+ inch barracuda from the gulf area too. Like once a week.

>>958937
My UL setup is 7ft 6, it feels really long indoors but on the river it feels very normal length.

Picked up a couple used Abu Ambassadeur 5400C4s a while back. Any recommendations for cheap rod for bass fishing with them?

>>958920
Those other posts basically covered it but absolutely electrical tape on the spool 1st since there is no rubber banding on that one.
Arbor knot
No need or mono backing on that spool. A lot o people will back large reels with mono becuase it's far cheaper than spooling 100% braid. I have 20 or 30# mono backing 40 or 50# braid on a few of my higher capacity reels.

Pepsi just doesn't like those shakepeares. I've got a few and haven't had 1 fail me yet. It wouldn't be my 1st choice in a reel either but they're not total trash. I only use it targeting trout/perch though.

>>959025
See if you can find a 7' MH Berkley Lightning Rod Shock for a casting reel.

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>>959030
In all my life I've never had a single reel or rod fail on me because of design flaws or wear & tear. That does not include things like car doors slamming on them or someone falling down a hill with them and other retarded things.

Then again, I keep stuff clean and oiled/greased.

>>959032
>pic

He may as well have neon signs flashing "easy spawning and free mackerel".

>>959032
Those Ugly Stik GX2 reels are just fucking plastic and feel so shitty. It would be a $15 reel if they sold it apart from the combo. When you can get a Sienna, Cardinal SX, Pflueger Trion, or Okuma Stratus V for $30-$40, there's no reason to buy those Ugly Stik combos if you are going to use the thing more than once or twice before throwing it in the closet for 10yrs.

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>>958984
he is in japan...comparing trumpistan to japan is a joke...when i was in honduras we caught some cudas for gt bait. I asked the guide if he wanted any to take home and he laughed at us sorta like how im laughing at you...

>>959032
reminds me that i have to grab a few more umbrella rigs before i leave..thanks for posting that.

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>>958988
see >>959041 lol

I've got to buy 2 or 3 cheap 3600 boxes
To throw in my backpack
I'm figuring one for hairs baits and one for soft plastics

>>959031
Thanks, only idea I had was to just buy an ugly stik.

Also anyone heard word that Gander Mountian may be going out of business soon? Apparently they're pretty deep in debt.

>>959053
Bass Pro has a sale on em right now. Just remember with the soft baits, be careful mixing soft plastics because the colors can leach into eachother and sometimes certain soft plastics can actually melt when they are stored with others.

>>959059
Yeah I'm trying to stop people from buying those rods now if they actually want to fish lures. There is a lot of other stuff in the same price range with better action and sensitivity and if you spend $20 more you can get some bretty gud rods.

And I hope Gander Mtn stays open with Sports Authority going down and Bass Pro buying up Cabela's.

>>959063
Are they plainos?
I'm planning on keeping them in their packaging
A bait binder may be better

>>959041
You're retarded

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>>959070
I think they're the Bass Pro brand ones. They work but some of the Plano boxes do have better latches. I never had problems with the cheap ones but I also don't keep em in a backpack so less risk of them popping open. I think Walmart is normally cheap for those flat boxes too, they have the 3600 Plano boxes with nice latches for $3-$4 IIRC. Only thing is you might have to modify them like I did with the Dremel if you want shit to fit better. I also have the boxes crammed full so I needed to cut them up a bit.

I was looking at those bait binders too, but they look better suited for throwing 4 or 5 of each bait into the little pages rather than the whole packages.

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>>959063
>sometimes certain soft plastics can actually melt when they are stored with others.

>1980s
>soft plastic craze begins
>get lots of them
>put them in the trays in my fold out tackle box
>don't go fishing for a month
>about to go fishing
>tackle box looks like it was ground zero for an xenomorph slaughter

I thought that was fixed in the 21st century.

>>959080
I have problems with hinges and latches. I've learned to punch a hole in the flat part of the hinge and tie it in place with some mono.

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>>959081

>>959059
I'll be pissed. Fuck driving an hour to bass pro/cabelas to look at rods.

At least my academy is decent I guess.

>>959081
Lmao when I was like 15 I didn't believe my dad when he told me that some plastics would do that and I threw them all in a baggy and the same thing happened.

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>>959085
I don't really have issues with either, but the hinges seem solid and similar on most of them while some of the boxes have the real latches like the blue ones on top that are def more secure than the ones molded into the box on the bottom.

>>959081
Idk what exactly does it. Some rubber or silicone skirts on spinners or jigs can get fucked up. And then the little rubberbands I use to keep the hooks together on cranks, I bought a pack of these black ones and I think those are silicone and will melt next to soft bairs and then I bought a bag of red ones that are more natural or synthetic rubber and those are fine.

>>959090
I buy only the cheapest shittiest boxes, but I fix them so they don't fall apart.

http://www.harborfreight.com/24-compartment-large-storage-container-61881.html

I want to go fishing but I have bowling tonight so I don't want to get all funky.

Want to take a nap but there is a fly that will not land flying in my room.

Want to play with my fishing gear but there is nothing that I need to work on.

Want to fuck around on the internet but all my normal spots are slow or dead.

Good danm lazy shitty monday.

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>>959100
>I want to go fishing but I have bowling tonight so I don't want to get all funky.

Soap.

>Want to take a nap but there is a fly that will not land flying in my room.

Bug netting.

>Want to play with my fishing gear but there is nothing that I need to work on.

Make lures.

>Want to fuck around on the internet but all my normal spots are slow or dead.

Search, "Hand Expression" vids on youtube.

>>959081
>>959090
Alot of modern plastics are a base similar to PVC iirc
To get them to be soft they need to have a softer in it
That softener will melt other plastics ( like elaztech)

Am I the only one who will tie something different on that I know the fish won't be biting on on the walk to and from the lake ?
This way I avoid people finding out what really works
I'l also sometimes lie about what I caught fish on
Like I'll change up and tell them a less productive color
Or am I just a dick ?
This is only for strangers and people I don't like
If I like you I'll go out of my way to tell you what they're biting on and where
Even how I've been fishing the lures

>>959122
I prefer not to fish near other people, so no.

But if I'm at a lake and actually catching some decent fish and some random asks if I caught anything, I just say "ehh, a couple little guys"

>>959138
My response see is usually " a few little guys and a three pounder way over there "

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>>959090
>>959080
The Cabela's ones are made by Plano and are just rebranded. Or at least the case itself, IDK about the latches or anything.

>>957744
Seriously you don't need that many hard plastics

>>959143
>lunker way over there
that's fucking beautiful

>>959138
Bepis are you in Miami?

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Hey I'm a noob at saltwater fishing, but can anyone identify this species? This is from South Louisiana, in brackish water if that helps.

>>959186
speckled trout

>>959186
We have those here in South Florida
Brackish water as well.
I last fished a few small ones with a size 16 fish hook and some bread as bait.
They changed colors too, from that clear you see to a dark brown.
No idea the name though

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>>959186
Croaker

>>959186
That's a bowfin

>>959186
>>959201
can confirm

>>959201
>>959202
I don't believe. We call them Choupic and that's probably the fish I target the most. Looking at its mouth, it has a mouth similar to a bass

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>>959143
>>959138
>arrive
>pick out a few spots
>set up at one
>fish
>others arrive
>"hey, they biting!?"
>"they are always biting"
>catch limit and leave
>no one else catches anything during that time

Rinse and repeat.

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>>959186
>>959201
Nice brackish Bowfin

>>959172
Never enough

>>959177
A couple miles north

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>need evening, murky water, and cloudy day spoon
>make one

This came out a lot better than I thought it would.

>>959211
Cheeky +1

>>959216
Do you fish Miami or Broward then?
Lets trade peacock spots.
I'm getting bored of my Kendall circle run - I want different structure and surroundings

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>>958868
>>958393

>>959232
It's not the same without your wood table and quarters. We used to a certain level of comfy from you Trashfly.

Also purple and red would look smexy as fuck.

>>959186
Killifish?

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>>959235
Flies are normally shown with the giant black flat screen behind them. Work table pics are normally just for non-fly lures.

what leader knots yall fuck with

been trying out the blood knot... kind of like it. easy to tie, slides through guides, seems to hold

>>959244
FG knot

Anybody use a mosquito head net? Fucking bugs man, I'm gonna have to get one.

>>959244
FG knot

>>959244

i tie something that's similar to an FG knot but i actually learned it by accident and i have no idea wtf it actually is. a lot faster and easier than doing all that braiding.

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>>958686
Got a baitcast blank of one of these for $100, the green to red colour change looks fucking MINT.

>>959244
IDK wtf an FG Knot is but I albright the shit out of my braid and leader, 7 up 7 down, and it doesnt fucking go ANYWHERE. 20 lb test breaks before the knot does.

>>958777
Nice, wish summer fishing here was that cheap on lures.

>>958777
You're missing a ghost XRAP.
Solid 100/10 crankbait

>>959122
>be new to fishing
>be a dumbass and tell people if spots are any good and what the fish are biting on
>cucked myself out of a few good spots this way

Now I just tell literally every stranger or coworker that I never catch anything.

>>959244
Guy at work was telling me to use 13 wraps each way on an Albright Knot when using mono leader on Braid to make a longer, slimmer knot, thought he was autistic until I tried it, now you can hardly feel the knot going through the guides at all, neato.

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Im in the market for one if shimanos DC baitcasters anyone have any experience or own a metanium anteres or excense that can give me some input before I drop all that money.

>>959270
Just tell em you were at the old burned out shitty fishing spots so you dont look like an absolute googan

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>>959256
>tfw the "modified clinch knot" you've always been tying is actually a "Trilene knot"

>>959273

new chronarch MGL just dropped, and the curado I has been lowered to the price of the citica.....

arrr, there be a new curado on the horizon.

if you're like me and saving up for a metanium for bragging rights you might as well just wait.

if you're not afraid to buy used, the curado E low profile reels are still selling for $200 for a good reason.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/186880-chronarch-mgl-initial-thoughts/

what baitcasters do you have?

>>959273

I've fished my buddies new Antares DC

unFUCKING believable

if you are going to metanium or excense, you might as go all the way and get an Antares

Right now I have a 13 fishing concept A daiwa exceller 100 ha, and a curado I. I really want that metanium or anteres because honestly who can resist that casting noise... and obviously the other nice things about them. Really just bragging rights desu.

>>959282
>$600 for a reel

I'm sure it's nice, but I think the most I'd spend would be $300-350. That's a lot of money for some slight improvements.

>>959293
Agreed thats why im leaning more towards a metanium. Im too scared to buy a used anteres

Dont know why desu was added im not a fag I swear

>>959294
Tackle Warehouse has them on sale for $350 right now

>>959291
My Citica makes that casting noise homie. I haven't heard the other ones in person, but it sounds pretty close to the youtubes.

>>959295
Wordfilter.

>>959296
Ill take a look into the citica thanks man

>>958711
Agreed. Im not a bit fan of my fenwick eagle. I can really do any jigging without it feeling slack or like im not jigging anything. Sucker is stiff as a board. Might as well put a shitty spincast on it and soak fucking bait.

>>959176
my favorate is i fish 3 gravel pits all side by side
catch a bunch of lunkers in the smallest and med one, but a bunc of shitheads always show up and i tell them i caught a 3+ pounder in the big one

its large enough then can spend hours fishing differen spots and still catch nothing

>>959299
Fwiw I'm definitely not trying to discourage you from purchasing something higher end than the Citica and you already have a Curado. From what I can tell they're pretty close to the same reel.

It's worth noting I didn't get the noise until I backed the spool tension off to nearly nonexistent.

My next memecaster will most likely be a Metanium or Chronarch, but I would like to try a Daiwa and a higher end Okuma.

>>959217
that thing is sexy, nice job.

>>957696
Hey guys, me and my intrepid band of retards are all uni students who want to stop being pussys and start camping, hunting and fishing. We're starting by hitting up a few lakes in our areas (We're Ausfags by the way) and trying to catch and cook some stuff. We have a tonne of fishing line, hooks, sinkers and bait between us, but either no or few fishing poles (half of them are old ones our Dad's used 20 years ago, and are fucked).


What are our options here? Do we really need to go out and buy fishing poles? Or can we attach hooks to the fishing line and float it around hoping for a bite?

Any other options? Like traps or something?

We're willing to try anything.

>tfw the soft bastards are probably gonna make me gut and fillet the fish because they all suck

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>>959355
>Do we really need to go out and buy fishing poles to go fishing?

>>959241
Yes it just feels odd when you are showing it on the foam.

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whats the best carp bait to use?

>>959355
Could always buy a bunch of handlines if you're really on a budget. What area you fishing?

>>959402
Corn kernels hands down.

>>959407
I wasn't aware they were called handlines, but yeah, we have a tonne of them between us. I was hoping I could use those instead of us buying poles just yet. We'll be fishing in a few rivers in South Victoria, Australia.

wheres that 100 dollar rod reel combo pic at?

>>959438
Imgur or Pastebin in the OP

>>959219
There's not shit for peacocks in North Broward aside from out west right on the Sawgrass, but fishing those spots from shore suck. So it's pretty much just Weston and Miramar off like I-75 but those are all the manmade lakes with super clear water and those steep rocky dropoffs (so very little vegetation) and the fish are really picky.

I've heard of some spots a little closer to me like Coral Springs and I have found peacocks closer to Pompano, but the spots are normally overfished or something else wrong with them. I gotta get down to Dade more but it's a trek to go fish western Dade when I'm in Deerfield on the ocean.

>>959449
In the parklamd area there are a few non pressured spots with peacocks not the biggest peas but definitely a good ammount. Caught some yesterday

>>959461
Where u go in Parkland? I've done that canal along Loxtahatchee and that spot out there by the Everglades at the end but all I've gotten there are LMB and Mayans. I'm sure there's peacocks over there but I just hate fishing crowded places. Last time I was out there where Loxtahatchee Rd ends, I was with my lil bro fishing by the bridge and some family of spics comes right up on top of us with kids running everywhere and I just wanted to cross all their lines with 40lb braid and break it off.

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>>959355
Handline fishing is fun. I did that a lot when floating down rivers tubing. Just find something to wrap the line around. The wider the better for faster reeling up the line. Handline spools are what most people use.

>>959402
It really depends on what they are eating and what species of carp. Match the Hatch, even if the hatch is bread old people and tourists toss them. Lures for carp are typically worms like "Foam Trouser Worm". Live bait is of course actual worms. Carp are bottom feeders and eat mostly invertebrates and plants depending on cap species. Some people use a lure that looks like drifting algae, "Carp Scum Fly". Other species of carp will hammer small minnow-sized baitfish and lures imitating those.

>>957696
https://youtu.be/dA9IA_DIkyw
Im not the OP of it but there's the vid. I've only watched 8:40 in and it seems thorough, not sure if it's correct though because Im not too knowledgeable myself

>>959429
Handlines, Handcaster same diff, more than enough for casual fishing. What rivers exactly are we talking about?

>>959501
That's my one issue, it's such a long and inclusive video that it could either be really great or very misleading if you aren't fishing the same lakes as them. It's not an exact science, like nobody will suggest bright chartruese baits in clear water but some days that stuff works awesome for me at certain lakes.

>>959515
I mean the general information should be the same for LMB regardless of where you are. Just put a little thing that says the video isn't gospel and to change it up when something isn't working.

>>959501
It is correct for the most pare because it shows how to use a lure and specifically why that lure works the way it does from the fish's perspective.

>It's not an exact science

Actually, it is an exact science. That's why subsistence farmers are vastly different in their approach (both in lure/bait and methods) than sport fishermen.

>>959561
>subsistence farmers

subsistence fishermen

Sorry just came from the homegrowmen thread.

>>959561
>>959562
You're retarded too.

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Fresh bread incoming

>>959579
>not owning a Hobie
>shiggy diggy guys

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>>959581
>>959581
>>959581
>>959581

>>959472
I HATE the lox canal never seen a pea there. Just some residential canals and lakes have peas and snakeheads stacked.