Fishing & Tackle Thread

File: IMG_20170414_071438463.jpg (4MB, 3006x5344px) Image search: [Google]

4MB, 3006x5344px

Looking for them elusive flying fish

>>992302
>rain this weekend
>have to be in a friend's wedding next weekend

Shoot me.

File: IMG_20170413_175525195.jpg (3MB, 2432x4320px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 2432x4320px

>>crappie fishing is the final redpill
You mean sunnie fishing?

File: HpXKWYSh.jpg (151KB, 1024x768px) Image search: [Google]

151KB, 1024x768px

>>992302
What else does my hardbait box need? More lipped cranks? Colors that aren't firetiger?

>>992330
Idk why but I never really have luck with the typical fat bodied lipped cranks. As far as hardbaits, suspending jerkbaits are #1, lipless rattlers are #2, and shallow divers like Original Rapalas are #3.

>>992302
Holy fucking full spool Batman.

>>992340
Also DO NOT LOOK AT HER FEET

>>992344
FUCK YOU

File: d6562fef15613f9fd0028bdcea1396b4.jpg (411KB, 699x921px) Image search: [Google]

411KB, 699x921px

>went again today
>caught more multi-spotted redfeesh
Holy shit, I've caught hundreds and never seen more than one spot. This is ridiculous, just about every fish I pull out of the water has 3+. I know where I'm going if theres ever another spot contest around here.

Also to zuriss (or anyone else who fishes salt) since you're going to the coast soon you should stock up on the new penny gulp! jerk shads. I cannot pull one back to the boat without having something try and kill it.

>>992406
I'm heading there right now just finishing my drink and having a cig. I mostly just use live mullet but I'll give them a shot if I see them.

>>992418
>finishing my drink
Bruh it's not even noon yet

File: IMG_5728.jpg (188KB, 950x982px) Image search: [Google]

188KB, 950x982px

>>992330
>no tiny torpedoes

>>992330
Jerkbait, minnow plug, and spoon

File: 1490977071255.jpg (22KB, 476x477px) Image search: [Google]

22KB, 476x477px

>>992330
no jerks
no square bill
no spybait
no scatter rap
no minnow baits

>>992330
these all look the same to me... what's the point in having so many of the same thing

File: same same.jpg (4MB, 4876x2493px) Image search: [Google]

4MB, 4876x2493px

>>992471
>someones wife has found /out/...

KeK'd

>>992471
Lure choosing is a kind of mysticism

>>992471
>never lost a lure

File: IMG_1650.png (4MB, 1242x2208px) Image search: [Google]

4MB, 1242x2208px

wat kinda turtle

>>992560
Red eared slider

>>992330
Jerkbaits, friend

>>992560
As Tex said, it's a red eared slider
They can be aggressive bastards sometimes so watch your fingies n toes

>>992528
shits the truth

>>992560
a wet one

is it bad to use plastic worms

isn't there something better that's biodegradable

>>992597
Worms like string, I think fly fishing uses some wooven ones.

>>992600
well i wanna catch fish not worms

File: IMG_20170405_130425.jpg (2MB, 3154x1996px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3154x1996px

>>992560
Shelled Bowfin

>>992601
Exactly... They make worms with string, wool, or whatever, not rubbery plastic molds.

In fact maybe some strip of foil can worm

oh wait i can just use real worms

wow im dumb

File: tmp_9449-20170414_162138-1969905417.jpg (949KB, 2340x1882px) Image search: [Google]

949KB, 2340x1882px

>>992427
It was a poweraid.

Behold the glory

>>992620
Pretty sure powerbait stuff is biodegradable, including their weird bright colored smelly ass worm/grub baits

is okuma any good

>>992686
Going down to the Texas shore tomorrow
Am hype

>>992730
Gulp breaks down pretty quick, and I think basically all soft baits are made to be more biodegradable than your average plastic shopping bag.

>>992749
Sure, why not.

Only Okuma I have is that cheap Stratus from Dick's and I like it a lot. People here seem to love their SST rods and I know Mainebub and I think somebody else have nicer Okuma reels and love them as well.

File: IMG_4873.jpg (3MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 4032x3024px

Started the day after class at my uncles property walking a few miles into the woods until I found this insane little river that divides his property and a state forest. Walked that thing for another few miles with my fly rod thinking I'd be able to catch a trout seeing as there are public fishing signs on the state forest side but I didn't even get the rod out of the case because I didn't have a clue where a trout would be. Once I got back I tried at the pond that only has bullhead in it but they didn't like my artificials.

In a last ditch attempt to not get skunked I went to my grandpas pond where I knew I would catch some. I threw every small bait I had and the only one they would hit was that silver mini chatter meme. Caught about 8-9 dinks. On my last cast I caught the best bass I've seen out of there. Obviously not a monster but compaired to the baby sized 7-8" fish that are the usual it felt damn good.

Chatter meme a best bait. Better then Mepps™. Fight me if you have a problem with that Pepsi

>>992788
Gulp, not powerbait. I'm an idiot.

File: 20170414_193543.jpg (1MB, 3264x1836px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 3264x1836px

Man, why am I so shit at fishing? I spent the past 2.5 hours paddling around, trolling pic related and didn't get a nibble. The only time I can ever get anything to bite is with live bait, but it's artificial lure only season in NY.

File: IMG_0792.jpg (179KB, 640x1136px) Image search: [Google]

179KB, 640x1136px

>>992791
I have done ok with the little chattermemes but still not shit on the big ones. Might be too large of a presentation for this area.

But Mepps™ is still king
>remember...
>>888888

>>992793
Like I said, I think all of them break down fairly quick in water. But Gulp is def one of the fastest just because of how it is like a sponge.

>>992797
You will get it one day. Find the structure, go there at dusk, catch fish!

>>992797
Nah you're not hitting the right spots. Also it's still cold up here in NY, look for spots where it's shallow and sunny. Slow down the lure

>>992406
Someone told me that the reason redfish has multiple spots because of their diet of crabs. I doubt it and I feel like it's more genetics.

>>992807
The one I killed had like 3 fiddler crabs in its gut but I don't think that had anything to do with it. You're probably right about it being genetics.

I guess redfish don't travel very far to spawn? Cause all of them in this area had multiple spots.

>>992406
>>992807
Are all of those reds from the same area? I bet it's a genetic thing and lots of brothas and cuz's in that area.

Those extra spots are trippy tho

File: 16a9376a0.jpg (32KB, 311x362px) Image search: [Google]

32KB, 311x362px

>>992811
There's reds with even more spots.

>>992788
the guy at the store wanted me to get the okuma PTX for 100 CAD (down from 170)

I'm not sure if that's a good deal tho

I went in looking for a different rod that they had on their site but they were sold out

File: 20170414_193357.jpg (1MB, 3264x1836px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 3264x1836px

>>992802
Yeah, that's probably half of it. I stopped to work the areas that are generally considered good for fishing - eddies, behind obstructions in the river, below low-hanging branches of trees, etc. but the water is still quite cold - I'm in the northern end of St Lawrence county so one of the colder parts of the state. It'd probably be smart to fish sunny, warmer spots - I'll try that tomorrow.

File: IMG_4878.jpg (53KB, 900x450px) Image search: [Google]

53KB, 900x450px

>>992856
>ugly stick

>>992865
pls no bully I got it on clearance for $20 and I'm a poorfag

Did not have any luck today as I am not in my normal spot. Then some 16 year walked up and asked me to pull his truck out of the mud for him. Going to relax and have a few more beers then get to bed early so I can start fishing at sun up.

Fishing not wishing. Landed 10 pompano in 2 hours 1/4mi North of Blue Mountain Beach Fl on sand fleas. Sipping Crown while getting the grease hot. Great Friday!

>>992876
Nice all I have is lone star and some sausage that I am to lazy to get out and cook. Lucky the beer is keeping me full so I am not to hungry anyways.

>>992866
At least your actually out there fishing. Thats more than some fags here can say

>>992892
i dont even own a fishing rod :(

File: 1446510501846.gif (351KB, 263x239px) Image search: [Google]

351KB, 263x239px

>no spoons
>no jigs
>no spinners
>no jerkbaits
>not even a memelure

I hope one of those crankbaits are at least a Livingston.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9lWIYDxWK0&t=0s
New ike video.

>>992899

Why not?

>>992908
They contain lead in the state of California so he is still filling out paperwork to buy one.

File: image.jpg (237KB, 720x1280px) Image search: [Google]

237KB, 720x1280px

Cabelas had some lucky craft lures on sale for $6. Didn't have any luck catching any fish though.

>>992912
So THAT'S what that tiny loop is for!

>>992908
because i went to go buy one today but they didn't have the one i wanted that was on sale

>>992914
You never knew that?

I prefer the ones like Abu does because you can hook a weedless Texas rig on there without having to unhook the plastic or punch the hook through. You can see it on the right hand side of this pic. Those Lightning Rods have a good one too.

File: IMG_3516.jpg (22KB, 650x144px) Image search: [Google]

22KB, 650x144px

>>992914
>>992919
Fucked that one up

are tungsten weights a meme?

>>992924
It's about as good as it gets unless you have some osmium laying around

>>992921
My biggest gripe with those is that when I'm using a big hook the bars doesn't want to fit through the hole because of the angle. I always end up scratching and bending that part. I much prefer the simple loop like texfag posted
>>992924
No

Anyone watches Hook shots on field and stream?

File: IMG_1428.jpg (3MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 4032x3024px

>>992856
Good luck out there bud. Fish those lures extra slow and hit those spots you mentioned earlier during late spring early summer. I've been fishing the surf here with no luck

Are beavers aggressive? There were two swimming around today and they kept slapping their tails and swimming around me.

>>993001
you were blocking their tree m9

>>993002
Sorry about your tree, beavers.

mysterytacklebox.com

any of you fags use this

>>993016
MTB shill pls go. I already got my 3mos of clearance rack lures.

>>993020
im not a shill i dont even own a fishing rod yet :(

i just wanted to know if it was a good deal or not but im too autistic to ask properly

>>993022
It's straight. I mean you can find that $10 off coupon all the time and it's a good way for a newer angler to grow the lure collection and try some new shit. Seems like they also try and keep with the seasons so the baits you get in April should be some good spawn or pre-spawn lures (assuming the bass box) and then once you find something that works well you can go grab more of that type of lure on your own.

For the 3mos with the $10 off code, it ended up being like $11 per box and I definitely got my money's worth considering that's what one X-Rap or Yo-Zuri costs. So even if you don't use half the stuff in the box, you normally still come out on top.

>>993022
Yeah it's a pretty decent thing to build up a little collection. Pepsi and I have the autisms and buy a bunch of stuff we'll use once then forget about.

>>992924
Yes. Unless you're loading them hot in 9mm brass for AP purposes.

>>993032
>use once
Nigger, like 2/3 of my Yo-Zuri lures have never even touched the water.

>>993034
Why do I want to try this now

>>993035
Kek I wanted to give you some credit. I've really slowed down on buying lures. I only replace things, get shit that's on sale, and whatever I get in the MTB/LTB. Or if it's something I've never seen before then I'll grab one.

>>993040
I went crazy on buying hardbaits like a year ago, still buy up shit when it's on sale, and it's difficult to run them for 10 months of the year and then this winter I ended up using Sebiles and Rippin Raps 90% of the time.

File: IMG_4294.jpg (3MB, 2448x2448px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 2448x2448px

>>993040
Just make a 9mm cup or sleeve out of copper or zinc or lead and then press the tungsten weight into it in a vice so you don't have tungsten contacting your barrel and fucking it up.
>>992924
Tungsten weights are so last year, I use a hollow steel weight filled with mercury.
>>992791
>didn't take the rod out
How are you going to learn where the trout are then? Gotta build experience.

is it okay to eat fish caught near a city

>>992928
>>992938
what advantages do they offer over lead weights?

>>993065
depends on the body of water

city reservoirs tend to be some of the most toxin-free bodies of water in the world and they'd be fine to eat from

the bodies of water to watch out for are storm water retention ponds, horticultural garden retention ponds, golf course water hazards, etc. anything where you're gonna have fertilizer and pesticide runoff is not a good idea to eat from

its 6am ive slept 2 hours

should i go fishin?

File: Florida panther Fish and Wildlife 03.jpg (35KB, 560x350px) Image search: [Google]

35KB, 560x350px

>>993135
no.

File: tmp_14307-20170415_070340-11438433130.jpg (436KB, 1755x2029px) Image search: [Google]

436KB, 1755x2029px

>>993135
Good morning and yes.

>>993099
Roughly twice the density so you get a lot more mass from the same size weight. Only major downside is the high cost

Hopefully will get some fish I haven't caught before today

>>993001
Had the exact same thing happen to me at my grandpas pond yesterday. There are two huge beaver houses in the back and when I was casting I saw a few of them lumbering across the water. Before I left I got the shit scared out of me by one who slapped his tail on he water and it sounded like someone dropped a grenade in the water. My grandpa hates those fuckers since they block up the run off waterfall thing constantly throughout the year and try and flood the pond. I had my .22 on me and I was really tempted to blast a few of those fucks but I wasn't sure if it was legal

>>993016
I enjoy it. Should be getting my first pro walleye box today. Ever since I switched to the pro box I've been calculating what each box is worth and you usually get around $15-$20 worth of baits over what each box costs. Plus I love getting unique local made baits that I wouldn't be able to find here in any store

>>993204
do you have a coupon code I can sue

>>993209
Yeah, just type LFG in for a code and it'll give you $10 off the first box

A little help friends, I wanna get into flyfishing this summer so I am looking into rods etc. and I just got this from massdrop so I was wondering is it any good? I don't wanna spend much money on my first setup because logic but also don't want something which is useless.
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/osage-river-prospect
This is the combo they are selling, my other option is just waiting until something goes on sale on the website (norwayfag) and then buying that.

File: tmp_3352-20170415_112355-116862123.jpg (919KB, 1186x1923px) Image search: [Google]

919KB, 1186x1923px

Dink post.

File: 20170415_133817.jpg (2MB, 3264x1836px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x1836px

Back on the river today, but it's overcast, windy, and the water's still cold.
Where should I target to get some smallmouth?

Moving sucks, but at least the bank is sorted. And some vehicle issues make it harder (blew out my front tire somehow, need a new tube)

But theres a creek near by that I'm walking to to get bluegill.today (hopefully)
Hope everyone is having fun

>>993289
Throw a jerkbait near rocky structure if you can find it

>>993292
New fursuit when?

>>993246
Do y'all niggas drink a lot of Shiner Bock?

>>993289
I will never understand river fishin

>>993295
Plenty of rocks to be found on this river, I have almost no experience with jerkbaits tho. Thanks for the tip.

>>993297
Jerkbait #1 hardbait!

Suspending ones will normally run like 2'-3' under the surface. Give them little twitches and pauses while you retrieve them. It's nice because they run at about the same depth no matter how fast you retrieve them so you can go fast with short pauses when the bass are active or run them slow and twitchy when the bass are picky.

>>993297
Find a natural silver pattern jerk with a diving range you think will be able to get down towards the bottom/middle of the water column and start fishin. You can start with a simple steady retrieve to get a feel for how it dives. Once you get that incorpurate horizontal rod twitches for optimal presentation

File: tmp_10231-58037166678982.jpg (29KB, 460x266px) Image search: [Google]

29KB, 460x266px

>>993296
Some times but lone star is cheaper and I like the taste.

>>993296
>>993304
There's something about the aftertaste of shiner that throws me off. Lone star, coors light, or banquet is what I drink if I'm paying for it.

File: IMG_0416.jpg (250KB, 800x600px) Image search: [Google]

250KB, 800x600px

>>993305
Banquet is the most underrated regular beer of all time

>>993305
Funny thing is shiner bock should actually be called shiner dark lager as thats what it is closer to.

>>993307
You should try lone star.

>>993309
Maybe one day but I haven't drank a beer in like 5 years.

If I'm gonna drink a Lone Star, I'm gonna drink 20 Lone Stars.

File: IMG_3921.jpg (906KB, 1536x2048px) Image search: [Google]

906KB, 1536x2048px

Going up to camp tomorrow for Easter so hopefully I will be able to slip out and take the boat back on the river for some smallies.

From now till mid may is usually prime time for spawners. Pic related from last May

File: IMG_5738.jpg (3MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 3264x2448px

>24 inches
>dead shrimp

Glad I went to just dick around.

File: Savage Queer Crucian.jpg (299KB, 2048x1150px) Image search: [Google]

299KB, 2048x1150px

Where can I get pic related in Leafland?

File: IMG_20170415_104006186_HDR.jpg (204KB, 296x691px) Image search: [Google]

204KB, 296x691px

How'd i do for my first smallie?
Thanks for shilling zoom lizards btw. I cut the lizard in half however, downsizing seemed to have worked

>>993342
They sell smaller lizards too.

If you're getting bit on had lizards zoom baby brush hogs are probably a good idea

>>993320
Noice

>>993312
Now we are talking

>>993309
Where was it you suggested I try out down at the Texas shore?
Omw down right now and going to do some fishing

what rapala baits are worth the money?

File: IMG_20170415_111046909.jpg (4MB, 2432x4320px) Image search: [Google]

4MB, 2432x4320px

>>993344
I think just buying the normal ones and downsizing when you gotta works too. Other half worked fine too

>>993344
Damn, those numbers confirm it. 4"-5" lizards and baby brush hogs do work.

>>993350
I'm a big fan of X-Raps but they are one of the more expensive lures. Husky Jerks and Originals are solid standbys. Rippin Raps are one of my favorite lipless cranks. Scatter raps outfish most other diving crankbaits for me as well and certain colors always seem to be on sale. Also Skitter Pops are the only topwater lure I have ever had luck with.

Basically, there is a reason why the hardbait selection at any tackle shop is like 50% Rapala. They work.

File: nope.jpg (82KB, 620x338px) Image search: [Google]

82KB, 620x338px

>>992799
>plastisol
>breaks down

Nope..regular plastics dont break down at all. In the summer I go diving in rivers to hunt for things people lose. I see worms all the time.

If you ever decide to pour your own plastics dont ever mix your remelts with gulp products.
Gulp makes their poured plastic lures somewhat biodegradable and when you try to melt them they dont even melt. Different materials, I think its to do with the porosity of gulp baits and the type of waterbase material they use.

File: eggsucki.jpg (346KB, 1024x818px) Image search: [Google]

346KB, 1024x818px

>>992924
smaller denser weight sinks faster and doesnt pollute certain waters.

no meemee

File: IMG_1362.jpg (3MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 3264x2448px

>>993370
Damn. And yeah, it's def that sponge type consitency that helps break down the Gulp. But a few months back I snagged a T-rig at this lake and a week or two later I hooked the one and reeled it back in. It was a Strike King KVD Caffeine Shad and the bait had def started to break down within that short time.

File: IMG_5740.jpg (3MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 3264x2448px

>>993320
19"

File: IMG_5739.jpg (4MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

4MB, 3264x2448px

>>993377
17" beautiful color

>>993377
>only one spot
>but all those dubs
Where are you fishin? Like intercoastal or bay or some shit like that or right by open water?

File: 23.17.jpg (298KB, 793x845px) Image search: [Google]

298KB, 793x845px

>>993379
they are pretty. whats the legal size for those?

>>993383
New to these threads, I have a ugly stick, is this a meme?

>>993377
>>993379
Learn how to handle a fish properly cretin

>>993387
They're shit

>>993387
This kinda >>993389

They are fine for soaking bait, but if you are actually fishing lures and want to feel what is on the end of your line, there are so many better choices at the same price or for $10-$20 more. Same with the Ugly Stik GX2 combos they sell everywhere for $50. The reels are complete plastic trash, the rods are old school flimsy and heavy fiberglass, and if you spend $10-$20 more on a combo you can get something that is actually pleasant to use for years.

>>993389
Well, I mean, I got it for like 25 bucks on sale. Works pretty good for me.

File: tmp_17006-20170415_142121-1318275960.jpg (976KB, 1755x1672px) Image search: [Google]

976KB, 1755x1672px

Cat this fat lil gaftop about an hour and a half ago.

Bitch shanked me.

Now I'm waiting to get stiches.

File: image.jpg (2MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 4032x3024px

Will it work???

>>993407
how could it possibly not work

>>993411
They had a whole section of PowerPro priced at $10.00. The tag said it was for 150yds of #30 but it was like a whole 6' section with every size and Super Slick was $15.00. Grabbed a 150yd and 300yd of #20 regular just to see what it rang up at. $12 for 150yds and $19 for 300yds which isn't bad. I probably could've complained and got the 300yd spools for $10 but I don't really need it and Walmart already pisses me off enough so I know trying to complain about that would just ruin my weekend.

>>993413
what does that have to do with the baits working or not? are you retarded? What the fuck do I care about you buying discount braid?

>>993393
I tend to lip cats when i unhook them. Then I feel them up

>>993204
>beaver houses

>>993417
For the poorfag anons who need braid but don't want to spend the money.

You been fishin that salty water today?

>>993427
what else would you call a massive mound of dirt and sticks piled up on the side of a pond?

its certainly not a beaver dam because its not damming anything

>>993440
Poor fags buy the cheapest mono they can buy. If they buy braid it's shitty spider wire.

t. Someone who fishes with poor fags

>>993441
Beaver den would be appropriate.

>>993448
I like houses more. Deal with it

>>993448
Lodge?

>>993381
Yea a little cove but the intercostal.

File: 20160403_100730.jpg (2MB, 3264x1836px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x1836px

Going /out/ night fishing at local lake with my crappie lights on one of their piers with some work buddies.

Last year we did it multiple nights. Got a few dozen fat heads, slip bobbers, jigs/jig heads, dip net for when the shad finally show up. Should be a good night.

Last year we caught 10-15 fish an hour, mostly yellow bass and sun fish. A few decent largemouth and a catfish mixed in the batch, hoping a rare walleye will make an appearance.

>>993454
Lodge would be a good one too.

File: IMG_4884.jpg (2MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 4032x3024px

Didn't really know what to expect when I switched to the walleye box but it guess it's not that bad. Although it's not their fault I'm a little annoyed they gave me another one of those trash ass memeball cranks. The last one sucked dick and I assume this one will too. The lucky craft lure is dope though

do you snell your texas rigs

>>993443
Is spider wire even meant to be used on a baitcaster? Sold my old setup to a coworker for cheap, for some reason he went straight to the fishing shop, peeled off the old chinese braid (which was still fine) and spooled it with spider wire, first cast he birdnested it and the spiderwire fucked up all the plastic on the spool, guy ended up selling it to a pawn shop for $20.

File: IMG_3539.jpg (2MB, 3724x2096px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3724x2096px

>4chan fishin trip

>>993443
SpiderWire Stealth Braid is about the same price as PowerPro.

>>993467
Lel. I bought two of the Memeballs when I finally got em 2 for $15.

>>993514
Yeah you can use braid on memecastwrs but there are a couple things you want to watch out for. If the levelwind mechanism is all plastic like some of the cheaper memecasters, it can wear thay out. Also if you hit a snag or land a big fish and pull on the line hard, it can dig into the spool and cause problems on the next cast and it's harder to have that happen with mono.

>>993467
Also with those memeballs, I have a squarebill and a regular deeper diving one. I still kinda want to try one of the suspending jerkbaits but would never pay close to the $18 retail for it.

MTB sends some cool shit but there is def a lot of clearance rack stuff.

File: tmp_21959-20170415_163807-1274104097.jpg (55KB, 567x616px) Image search: [Google]

55KB, 567x616px

>>993393
>>993426
>bitches cause stiches

>>993532
Those are honestly the only baits I don't want. They could have given me $12 worth of plastics instead and I woulda loved it. I'll probably end up using them around cover since I couldn't give a shit if I loose it

Am going tonight to try to catch some LMB, any tips?

File: tmp_21959-tumblr_oofgt3ztG71tk4ndno1_12801661957874.jpg (226KB, 1180x1280px) Image search: [Google]

226KB, 1180x1280px

>>993545
Do not put your wee wee in the fish, just stay at second base.

>>993557
Anyone here ever fucked a fish?

>>993527

creeper

>>993562
I'm not posting the carp face fuck vid on here.

>>993527
Was a cheap Pfleuger Echelon so probably why the plastic got carved up.

>>993543
Dick's has those Storm lipless rattlers on sale 5 for $10 so anon who is new to bassin got 3 to help build his collection and I got two for fishin risky spots with snags.

>>993564
Yessir. The Fort Lauderdale Dick's is pretty weak for freshwater. I gotta get back to Gander Mtn or Bass Pro.

>>993568
post it

File: IMG_20170415_152209.jpg (869KB, 1200x1600px) Image search: [Google]

869KB, 1200x1600px

>>993292
I managed to get a 6lb smallie (pic related)
>>993296
Probably never, id buy solaire of astora's armour set first
>>993342
You did pretty well
>>993350
I like the classics in the black and silver colour (dont know the real colour name) and husky jerks a lot
>>993407
Ive never had luck with it
>>993541
Ouch

Went fishing a few times this week and didn't catch anything.

Talked with a guy who had been out on his boat and said he seen bass on the nests all over the place.

Is there any point to even trying to fish if they are nesting?

I wanna go tomorrow but just feel like theres no point.

File: IMG_20170415_173452.jpg (705KB, 1200x1600px) Image search: [Google]

705KB, 1200x1600px

>>993589
Seriously though walked away with a good bit of fish (8 decent bluegills, the biggest was as long as my hand plus an inch)
Theyve been fileted and I'm cooking them soon

>>993593
do you eat them or what

>>993600
>>993593
nvm didn't read the last line lol

File: image.jpg (112KB, 720x1280px) Image search: [Google]

112KB, 720x1280px

Holy shit there's actually grass in this lake and the water doesn't look like mud. Too bad I'm garbage at fishing at retarded.

I left my punching weights in the car so I couldn't get under the grass and they weren't feeling the swimbait. The only thing I got bites on was a crank and I had to crank it slow as fuck to not get caught up in the grass. The one fish I had good drug the crank through the grass and got it snagged then got off.

I also forgot senkos. How the fuck do you forget senkos.

File: 1454020060496.gif (308KB, 300x169px) Image search: [Google]

308KB, 300x169px

>>993602
>Too bad I'm garbage at fishing at retarded.

>>993587

I need a bass pro run too. Dick's is pretty much played out, shitty selection of hard bait

>>993593
Nice.

>>993614
They keep getting all these new memebaits too and downsizing the regular bait selection. Plus like 2yrs ago they expanded the kayak and watersport sections at all of the stores around here and cut the fishing sections down.

I gotta get back to Gander Mtn with some money to blow too. Bass Pro might be slightly better than Gander Mtn but I think Gander has more freshwater stuff that I like. They redid the soft bait section around the same time Dick's cut back on fishing stuff and Gander has a huge wall full of any soft baits you could want.

>>993609
Idk man you put me in a kayak and it's like the fish gods get at me or something. I've caught a total of 2 fish in the 2 years I've had it. I really enjoy paddling around and exploring, but a fish would be nice every once in awhile lol.

>>993628
Im still just trying to figure out what you ment by that. Surly im not the only one who doesn't get it right?

>>993632
ur just dum dude deal with it

File: maxresdefuk.jpg (58KB, 1280x720px) Image search: [Google]

58KB, 1280x720px

>>993467
i have a few of those lc shad. good bait.

>>993541
damn bruh, what happened?

>>993545
use live bait..

>>993590
if you drop them close to their bed then hell yeah. I know its a moral thing but at this time theyre aggressive af. Ive seen bass pulled off their bed and as soon as it happened bluegill swept in and ate almost all the eggs in seconds. you make the call.

>>993593
smack smack..good little haul of fryers

>>993628
take the yak /out/ more often. got to put in the work. its the same methods as in a boat. A ff helps a lot also.

>>992330
Baker Lures Suspending Jerkbait

closest I've found to a megabass for under $10

>>993041
Point of clarification: best way to use rip raps and them Sebile flat shad is "rip-pause-rip"?

File: image.jpg (2MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 4032x3024px

>>993632
Just that I couldn't take advantage of the water being clear due to my own mistakes

>>993686
My main problem was I didn't have a topwater or anything heavy enough to punch the grass. I would cast to a spot for a while then paddle to it and see the bass that were there then of course they'd notice me and get spooked.

I'll definitely being going back to that little lake though I like grass fishing and I don't get to do it much.

>>993687
+1 those baker lures are dope. Their cranks are pretty good too.

>>993350
Husky jerks probably best for te money. Get em like 3-5$ at wal mart.
X-raps worth it if you can find em on sale, again check wal mart for 4-8$ ones especially clearance sections. I find them for 2$ sometimes in clearance

File: Snapchat-1860129202-1.jpg (109KB, 720x531px) Image search: [Google]

109KB, 720x531px

Today was a dink only day but sometimes dinks can be pretty.

>>993441
Beaver lodge but whatever it's a fishing thread not a semantics thread

>corrects you anyway

>>993705
Don't you mean beaver cabin?

>>993686
When I tossed the gafftop back in the water she flopped and caught me with her fin. Cut me almost to the bone.

>>993709
Fucking horse pills.

Amox-Clav 875mg tablets.

It kills all the things. I should bareback some prostitutes while I am on these fuckers.

File: IMG_20170401_231746.jpg (580KB, 1200x1600px) Image search: [Google]

580KB, 1200x1600px

>>993601
Lol, not yet, they're breakfast tomorrow
>>993615
Thanks
>>993686
It was a hot couple pounds, and I got them on flies I tied
>pic related

>>993924
where in nc you at?

>>993925
They got crashed into in Phoenix. They are also out of towner students at GCU - Grand Canyon University which claims to be Christian, private, and affordable in their ads. The only thing that's affordable there is some sweet college butt hole.

>>993716
careful Zürich, I was on those for strep recently and after a few days it got so much worse, like the infection had spread all the way down my esophagus. i couldn't even eat yogurt without horrible pain, it hurt to lay down, sit up, couldn't drink water, nothing.

turns-out when you have a powerful antibiotic like that wipe out all your good bacteriafriends, the candida that we're naturally covered with (aka thrush aka yeast) will take hold and grow out of control. i got a thrush infection so bad it was much much worse than the strep was. and everything that kills strep helps thrush - listerine, lozenges, etc. it was a nightmare and took a month for me to swallow food without tearing up.

my advice from this ordeal - eat a yogurt or two everyday, take a regimen of probiotics during your antibiotic course, and gargle with salt water instead of mouthwash. salt water won't kill any more bateria but it'll wipe-out any budding thrush colonies before they cause touble.

don't my mistake friend, it was bad.

File: IMG_20170415_111002523.jpg (3MB, 2432x4320px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 2432x4320px

>>993691
And the fight. The smallies in my river don't get those stripes like yours do.

File: image.jpg (947KB, 2424x2623px) Image search: [Google]

947KB, 2424x2623px

>>993617
>gander mtn
>he didn't go yesterday
It was literally 20% off everything in the store. I got this daiwa bg combo for 25 bucks off.

>>993927
Yeah I added probiotics and real yogurt to my list to pick up today. I will have to make sure I have enough salt I am not sure if I have a back thing of it or not but the main thing of salt is low.

>>993984
it doesn't need to be too salty, just enough to taste (like a teaspoon per cup). just the first rinse it killed most of the throat/tonsil candida overnight, and it wasn't so salty as to irritate my throat. it took quite awhile for it to go away all down my esophagus though. i carried a water bottle of salt water with me so i could gargle (and swallow a little of it) like 4 times a day. good luck with it!

also as an unlikely side note worth mentioning, the mouth/throat is jut about the most common place to get thrush due to antibiotics, BUT you can get rashes on your skin or eye infections as well. the eye one will probably need a doctor but if you get a rash behind your knee or on you neck or butthole or something just get athlete's foot cream and you'll be set.

that augmentin stuff is a great antibiotic but man...

>>993983
Fuck I meant to go. Oh well I already spent enough on fishing shit this week.

Happy Easter you fags

is it normal to have to adjust a bait on a chatterbait everyncast?

my trailer is slipping down the hook every cast. maybe im rigging it wrong send help

using those keitech swimbaits btw

>>994026
You probably didn't thread it far enough on the hook to start or the plastic is torn

>>993590

if your body of water is stocked - i wouldnt see it as a big deal

File: mom.jpg (15KB, 256x340px) Image search: [Google]

15KB, 256x340px

>>994026
try a drop or two of super glue on the hook shaft near the head.

>>993688
Yeah that's normally how I do it. They have enough action that you could just do a slow and steady retrieve if you want. But if you watch them underwater, you can see how the ripping action really makes them look like a wounded and confused baitfish.

>>993716
That sounds like a good easter.

>>993983
Yeah those coupons come around a lot tho. I have a 20% off Dick's coupon right now too, plus another $10 in bux so I could always order something online for cheap.

>>994026
You gotta make sure that thing is on the hook right. But certain soft plastics like to slide around more than others. Culprits do that if you don't rig them just right.

File: senko-worms-7-colors.jpg (43KB, 260x260px) Image search: [Google]

43KB, 260x260px

>>992302
If I wanted to get some stick worms, and didn't want to pay 9 jillion dollars for a bag of Senkos, what would I get?

Why are yamamoto senkos so fucking expensive?

File: hypnotoad-animated.gif (31KB, 474x332px) Image search: [Google]

31KB, 474x332px

>>993972
Cool eyes. Looks like Hypnotoad

>>994073
I like the yum dinger, there's also the strike king shim e stick.

>>994073
Anything else

>>994079
I don't get it either. There are people who use Yamamotos and like them, but even those people still can't come up with a good reason to pay $9 for a bag when you can get Yums for $2. Bass Pro has big bulk packs of like 50 or 100 worms for pretty cheap too.

I don't even use those stick worms much, I like the thinner Zoom finesse worms.

>>993927
I had thrush in my mouth for like 6 months before I went to a doctor and figured out what it was. The pain was horrible, thought I'd never get to enjoy food again.

They gave me this natural purple dye to stain my tongue with and it cured the thrush in under a week.

http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/gentian-violet-1-for-thrush

>>994086
Strike King makes some good soft baits but they are pretty expensive too. Most of their soft baits are around $7/pk. And I bought some of their extra speshul worms that come in a 6pk and were like $5 for the pack which ends up being like twice what Yamamotos cost per bait.

>>994089
I remember the shim e stick costing the same as the dinger - $3. I felt the dinger had better casting ability and longevity, though.

>>993926
Mesa native here.
Can confirm that any school that proclaims itself religious is where ya go to find the kinkiest of whores.

>>994011
Yeah I only had about 4 teaspoons left so I bought some more. I also bought a bunch of the 4 packs of chobani yogurt. I am well stocked on creams due to my tendency to get poison ivy.

>>994073
ZOOM

File: IMG_2148.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

>>994090
That's not bad then. Yums are normally the cheapest by far tho. Pic related were the 6pks that were still like $5 and all of the KVD Strike King plastics I like (Caffeine Shads and Brush Hogs) are $6-$7.

>>994115
Do they even make stick worms like that? Closest thing I have would be the Fluke Sticks which are like the stick worms with a little tail.

File: image.png (153KB, 800x195px) Image search: [Google]

153KB, 800x195px

>>994073
The yum dinger, strike King ocho, or the gander mountain brand ones. Yamamotos really are the best though.

>>994137
They make a ribbed stick bait, but not a straight one.

File: 44509-124509.jpg (29KB, 462x462px) Image search: [Google]

29KB, 462x462px

Anyone buy one of these before?

Brand new to fishing here. Is there any reason to use a caster reel over a spinning if you're not going for anything heavy? From everything I've read it's easier to cast with a spinning and I've also read that beginners should go ahead and learn it.

>>994150
Yeah the centipede one, I have those in chartruese pooper.

>>994154
Yeah don't buy a memecaster until you get totally comfortable with everything else. Spinning reels are more versatile and less shit to go wrong.

>>994137
You know I have never once used a stick worm. I might have to buy some to try out.

>>994158

When I'm looking at spinning reels and it shows the mono capacity in (yards/lbs test) does that mean that's exactly how much of that line is supposed to be used? For example it shows 100 yards of 4lb. Is that also exactly how much weight that line will bear before breaking? Like are those hard numbers?

>>994169
Rough numbers

>>994170
More accurately it will hold at least that much.

>>994169
>>994172
I would usually put the line capacity that the reel says on the high end. But you can put whatever test you want to on there. You'll never need 100 yards of anything for bass.

>>994176

Well I don't know what any of this does anyway. Why would it matter if you put higher test line on? For example if it says 100 yards of 4lb what would happen if you put 100 yards of 10lb?

>>994178
Well 100yards of 10lb test most likely won't physically fit on the reel in that scenario. It's just giving you a rough idea of the amount of line a reel will hold for a given line test.

Also, the higher pound test you go the harder it will be to cast light lures.

>>994169
Recommended numbers. You also need to look at the drag rating. If you hook a 10lb fish on a reel with 12lb line butthe drag only goes up to 3lbs, have fun.

And those line capacity ratings on reels are normally higher than what will actually fit. If it says 120yds-6lb, you will likely get around 100yds of 6lb mono on there before it is full.

Those line ratings are also suggestions for what strength line, what type of rod, and size of fish you should be going for with that reel.

>>994176
Sorry I was not clear in my post.

The test rating of the line (4lb test) is a rough number. The line capacity (100 yards) is more of a hit or miss due to different brands of line being different thickness. It is also dependent on how tightly you spool it on.

>>994189
Ah okay I agree.

>It is also dependent on how tightly you spool it on.
I think when they do it in the factory they spool it tight as fuck to boost the capacity

>>994189
Even trying to spool it really tight, I swear those capacity ratings are always close to 20% too high. You can hit the capacity if you want but all of that extra line is going to coil off the first time you cast.

can't wait for mass to finish so i can go fishing

>>994198
When I get my reels spooled at the shop they take the spool off of the reel and put it on with a little lathe-like machine so that would make sense. I like having it on there real tight.

>>994203
>tfw i have to go to my grandma's farm in 20 minutes

dammit grandma why can't you just live on a lake

>>994203
Okay Lawson chill out

File: IMG_0677.jpg (59KB, 580x580px) Image search: [Google]

59KB, 580x580px

I just remembered I was thinking about doing an Easter basket secret santa type thing. We done fucked up boys.

>>994209
Fuck the holidays. I think my mom is making a turkey so I might eat some of that and then coffee grill wants to do some shit so it will be an exciting holiday as always.

>>994203
>going to mass
Topkek

I think the past dozen times I went to mass, I was stoned as fuck. On holidays I hated spending time with my aunts and uncles I didn't care about so I would always chill with my friend and go to his grandpa's where it was real casual and we would just smoke weed outside and go inside and eat good food on the couch while watching football.

Last time I was at a mass with him, it was midnight mass on Christmas Eve. We showed up like 15min late and his parents had already saved us a spot towards the front so we had to walk through everybody while the Jebus guy was talking and we stank like a skunk and eyes all red and got soooo many dirty looks. Those were the good days.

>>994213
>Topkek
it's part of my culture i have to go

>>994203
>being papist scum

>>994207
Even then I still feel like the manufacturer rating is a little high. I wonder how much one of those machines cost. It'd be handy to have.

File: IMG_0840.jpg (28KB, 236x306px) Image search: [Google]

28KB, 236x306px

>>994214
You don't have to do shit.

But if you do, you might as well get all stoned first
>taking "world religions" class in college
>in class with buddy I mentioned before who I would blaze hella trees with and go to mass
>assignment is to go to a church service outside of the faith we grew up with
>tell buddy we gonna go to Scientology church
>Sunday morning, church is like near north side of city so a good 45min drive to get over there from city
>roll up a fatty blunt with close to an eighth of good and go to pick up friend so we can get baked on the ride there
>his ass is still sleeping and won't answer his phone
>fuck it, I guess I gotta do this myself
>big ass blunt basically takes me the whole drive to finish, just killin the roach as I walk into Scientology church
>soooo fuckin stoned for the whole thing and the South Park episode keeps replaying in my head the entire time
>tfw I'm the only one there laughing
>tfw I'm the only one there who smells like a dispensary

>>994216
Does it even matter? You can spool it tight as hell but the first time you cast the thing it will get spooled up all loose.

>>994220
culture is important it teaches us about life and about the past

without culture we would revert to barbarism

>>994220
>You can spool it tight as hell but the first time you cast the thing it will get spooled up all loose.

It seems like everything other than the line you cast out stays tight to me. At least with braid.

I really just want one cause I'm lazy

>>994222
Incorrect

If you rely on some book written by sand people to be a good person then that says a lot about you tbqhwyf

>>994234
*tips fedora*

>>994239
Good one dude

Very original response. Wouldn't want someone to make too much sense about how deliusional Christ cucks are though now would we now

File: mess.jpg (679KB, 1248x702px) Image search: [Google]

679KB, 1248x702px

How to prevent THIS?

Post some hacks to keep tackle-boxes tidy.

>>994213
>I just remembered I was thinking about doing an Easter basket secret santa type thing. We done fucked up boys.

I asked about that a month and a half ago and only one anon said anything.

File: IMG_4508.jpg (3MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 3264x2448px

>>994213
Went to a pascha service that lasted from 11:30 to 3am with a meal afterward, got home at 4:30 am with birds already starting to sing, went to sleep at 5:30 am.

File: image.jpg (2MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 4032x3024px

>>994260
My bad. We could still do a spring one? A Cinco de Mayo basket?

Anybody else down? Another like $20-$25 limit?

>>994252
Pic related

Otherwise I have a small box that I keep in the side pocket of my tackle bay with some pre tied texas rigs in there along with other misc soft baits I used for a cast or two.

File: image.jpg (2MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 4032x3024px

>>994252
>>994266
Another pic...

The little hooks are spring loaded so you put the line around that and stick the hook in one of the slots. Only problem it's tricky for stuff more than like 8" long.

>>994264
What species of fish is that/

>>994266
>My bad. We could still do a spring one? A Cinco de Mayo basket?

That sounds good or 4th of July.

>Anybody else down? Another like $20-$25 limit?

The $25 limit would probably work easier this time as people are not spending a bunch on gifts already.

>>994272
Looks like a grass carp bowfin.

Also almost all the blood washed out of my handkerchief in the laundry so there is some good news.

>>994285
Better kill it then, sneks are invasive.

File: IMG_4891.jpg (2MB, 3024x3551px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3024x3551px

>>994266
I said I was down for the Easter one. You done goofed. I'll be down for one at a different time if you want

Bouta go in on some grub

File: IMG_1272.jpg (2MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 4032x3024px

>>994275
Idk, we can set a date sometime soon. Might be cool for people to get some new lures seeing as it's spring and finally time to get on the water.

>getsomememes at gmail
Email me if you niggas is down

Shall we do it like last time? Email me with shipping info and what type of fishing you do, then we draw names and I email errybody with the person they got. I know this is 4chan and seems sketchy, but you end up with one person knowing your shipping info- the person shopping for you.

>>994294
I'm in, all my shit is the same as last time.

>>994294
Hmmmm I'm not sure if I want some 4chan autist to have my address

>>994305
Skid sent me stuff last year and he hasn't sent me any dildos yet I think it's okay anon

>>994252
Why the fuck are you storing bare line in a tackle box?

>>994313
he probably buys the pre tied hooks lol

>>994065
do you pierce trailers on chatterbaits to the barb or would i want to go deeper?

What's the best setup for dirty (lily pads, logs, etc.) shallow water?

>>994331
Frogs

File: image.jpg (2MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 4032x3024px

>>994322
It's like running them on a jig or anything. The hook comes all the way out, but you have to rig it properly so the bait slides all the way up to the skirt and only on the straight shank part of the hook.

File: IMG_4892.jpg (2MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 4032x3024px

>>994322
>>994344
Example

>>994272
Hardhead minnow. Imagine a grass carp and a walleye had kids. Predatory fish in the minnow, sucker, and carp family.

>>994349
Yeah that's a better pic than mine.

They don't really put those little barbs on em tho like jigheads have to keep the tailers all the way up on the hook. That's why you gotta rig them perfectly or else they will start sliding off real quick.

I use a low profile memecaster and get bird's-nest
I use a normal conventional spinning reel and I can cast a mile and don't backlash

>>994389
What part of the cast are you backlashing at?

File: IMG_20170416_143253035.jpg (4MB, 3006x5344px) Image search: [Google]

4MB, 3006x5344px

>>994390
Not even sure , just with meemcasters if I spend a day on the water I normally get at least one backlash
With conventional reels with next to no braking on it I do pretty well
And the backlashes I do get are small and easily fixable
Colorful Texas fish

>>994331
A heavy rod, with like 30#, and a frog.

If you're fishing from a boat then I'd go up to like 50# or 60#.

>>994322
It's better to go too far than not far enough. A bend in your trailer won't make the chatterbait roll over like if you go too far up the hook on a swimbait.

>>994389
Congrats. You're too retarded to read a manual and watch a YouTube video.

Set the spool tension and magnetic or counterweight braking to match the lure weight you dumb fuck.

I'm getting tired of this bait casters are hard meme. No. You're just stupid and using it wrong.

>>994403
Then why can I use a conventional reel with no breaks and very little spool tention adjustment perfectly

>>994405
Because you're tossing a 3 Oz fucking sinker plus bait. Any retard can not backlash with 1 Oz or more of weight.

I bet you would never backlash your bait caster if you threw a 1 Oz kastmaster spoon with it.

You're also probably thumbing the spool more to stop the backlash on the conventional reel and not doing that with your low profile.

>>994269
that looks neat!

I have something similar made from foam but longer lines still get messed up as they are wound around it several times.

>>994313
It's not bare line, retard.

>>994424
I've been tossing between .5 and 1.5 ounces today with a conventional and have no issues
And I've thrown that much (up to 2) with my memecaster

>>994435
It's commonplace for me to throw 1/2 to 3/4 oz with my low profile freshwater
And when I bring it to the salt anything under 2

>>994435
>>994437
Well congratulations. You're a retard. Have you ever even touched the spool tension knob and the magnetic brake dial or counterweight brake on the opposite side?

I can't even remember the last time I back lashed with a bait caster.

Please lie more.

>put a half ounce weight on his salt bait rig and hooks 2 to 3 ounces of bait on
>I'm only casting a half ounce bro

>>994438
You haven't seen what I've been throwing as bait
Mstly just shrimp with an ounce or less of weight

File: 20170416_184020.jpg (2MB, 3264x1836px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x1836px

3 worms soaking, bullhead deliver yourself to me!

File: 20170416_185954.jpg (1MB, 3264x1836px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 3264x1836px

>>994442
D I N K P O S T

File: IMG_4867.jpg (2MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 4032x3024px

>>994458
Nice bowfin

Here's mine

>>994439
Next you will tell me you were throwing bare hooks

File: image.jpg (211KB, 720x1280px) Image search: [Google]

211KB, 720x1280px

>>994458
Dink fish are fun fish

File: IMG_3536.jpg (3MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 4032x3024px

>>994462
Weak

>tfw coffee grill is playing nutritionist
>asking me about my diet for the week
>tfw I eat like a little kid
I just keep telling her to come over and cook for me and I will eat whatever

File: 20170416_194929.jpg (2MB, 3264x1836px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x1836px

Not too bad for a minnow!

File: image.jpg (2MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 4032x3024px

>>994477
Which guy hated the vortex rods? I actually really dig this rod for light baits.

>>994488
The irony being that she's worried about what you eat while you injest 9 gorjillion cigarettes per week.

>>994494
That's good pike and musky bait. Flathead too.

>>994470
Wait what do you do with your hooks. I thought THEY are the bait.

File: NPS_map_symbol_fishing.svg.png (29KB, 768x768px) Image search: [Google]

29KB, 768x768px

>>994530

>>994510
Those are all rare catches where I'm at, so I just throw em back.

File: IMG_0762.jpg (54KB, 411x536px) Image search: [Google]

54KB, 411x536px

>>994501
Ikr? I try not to smoke too much around her but she doesn't hate it for some reason since she's a daddy's girl and her dad smokes (or did).

>>994349
>>994344
>>994398

thanks for the info friendos

>>994245
virgin

File: 20170416_183650-1.jpg (1MB, 1377x2448px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 1377x2448px

I did it.

>>994639
Solid fish. What'd you catch him with?

File: 20170416_192055-1-1.jpg (236KB, 716x1172px) Image search: [Google]

236KB, 716x1172px

>>994639
Got this guy too.

Those Keitech swing impact fat baits are pretty amazing. I put the 4.8" on a 5/0 weighted swimbait hook and I swear to god I almost mistook it for an actual baitfish more than once. You don't see how real they look until they're in the water. Would recommend.

>>994648
That was on a 3/8 oz chaturbate with a 5" kalins curly grub for a trailer. Bladed jigs are one of my favorites, there's just something satisfying about them.

File: IMG_9180.jpg (4MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

4MB, 4032x3024px

i caught a channel cat on trick worm. he was aggressive too

>>994672
I would eat that

>>994488
Coffee grill is gonna be housewaifu

File: 51+ItyFsHdL._SX319_BO1,204,203,200_[1].jpg (37KB, 321x499px) Image search: [Google]

37KB, 321x499px

Hi all,

I'm new to fishing but live in the CA Delta region and would like to try my hand at it this summer. Does anyone have experience with fishing from levees in this region and if so what's the best/cheapest fishing rod you would recommend for a beginner?

Also is this book any good?

>>994739
Get a button press spin cast Shakespeare reel and an ugly stik rod. That's a fish catching machine. Be sure to use the factory line that came with the reel too. It's better than the aftermarket.

>>994073
Yum dingers
>>994153
Ive wanted to since i was 12
>>994154
Not really, for freshwater a 6'6" fast action rod with #10 mono and a 2500-3000 reel will handle most of it, and for salt water bump up to 7-8 feet rod, 4k reel, and #15-#20 mono
>>994252
Don't put loose mono mindlessly in your tackle box
Rubber band the tree hooks on hardbaits (cranks, poppers, etc) together
Clean it now and then
>>994672
Good eating there

Seriously, is there anyway to prevent or try to keep from asshole croakers and hardheads from "stealing" your bait? I was talking to guy down at a pier about this and he basically told me it's a byproduct of pier fishing and that I should be turning the croakers into cut bait.

>>994745
http://www.uglystik.com/uglystik-combos-spincast-combos/ugly-stik-gx2-spincast-combo/1314549.html

So this would be a good one to get?

>>994794
Not at all. Unless you are 7 years old.

Get a spinning reel. They sell the Ugly Stiks like you posted with spinning reels but they are kinda shitty and you will want to upgrade in a month. Those go for like $50. If you spend $60-$70 on an Abu Garcia or Lew's or other big brand spinning combo, you won't be disappointed. 6'6" M rod, 8lb or 10lb monofilament line, etc. The pastebin had some shit that might help.

>>994712
We'll see. Or at least she will be makin some money.

>>994780
Use them as bait or chum for sharks.

File: IMG_0417.jpg (74KB, 500x500px) Image search: [Google]

74KB, 500x500px

>>994815
How hungover are you?

>5am meeting
>show up at 6

File: IMG_20170405_161123927~2.jpg (2MB, 3152x2359px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3152x2359px

Throwing a jig with a craw trailer.

>>994834
Gar? He hit it on the bottom? Suprising.

>>994835
Yeah, there were a few of them grouped in an eddy.

>>994829
Not drinking while healing up.

I also do not get hangovers.

>>994834
Nice they make for a fun fight.

>>994844
Oh yeah, antibiotics lol.

>>994841
That's lucky. They are hard to hook as it is and whenever they hit my lures, it is either topwater or shallow stuff.

File: IMG_3561.png (1MB, 640x1136px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 640x1136px

310 when???

I want to post the new one before I get busy.

>RIPIP Old Man

I got kicked off the campus pond, time to find a new place to fish between classes

>>994794
He's making a joke mate. Get a b Pflueger president and any 7 foot medium rod for 50 bucks

>>992528
In Australia I just use metal shiny shit, every fish goes for it.

File: 1492394706931.jpg (109KB, 600x800px) Image search: [Google]

109KB, 600x800px

>>994887
>>994887
>>994887
>>994887

>>994880
fucked up

that dude fished too i can tell

>>994780
Use them as bait, especiay small ones lice, big rays will crush that
>>994794
Good meme
>>994888
Oh