#18- "Mainebub is Alive!" Edition
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>>716921
About to go to a nearby lake to see if yhis coldfront made the bass hungry.
As always, talk about fishing.
>>718464
I was going to put it on what my abu is on now then get something heavier for the abu.
>>718464
Fuck your largemouth shit, put some salties in the thread pic.
>>718478
i have one of those lures, how do I use it?
>>718478
>Update
you actually get them from shore? easily? id love to do it around here but id have to figure out when they run etc
>>718478
Or like this pretty boy, who swallowed the damn hook iirc.
>>718471
You have 30# on the Abu, right? How do you like it? Were you able to get pretty much the whole 300yds on there?
I was thinkin that 30lb has to be real nice if you are running something bigger like 3/4oz+ (at least compared to running 20lb mono) but if you end up making that a heavy cat or saltwater combo, you could def go up to 40lb or 50lb.
I was realizing when I spooled that reel up with 20lb, I have so many 300yd spools of 30lb and 40lb for some reason. Plus a couple of 15lb and a bunch of 10lb. I'm pretty sure that 300yd spool of 20lb I used for your reel has never been touched, it looked totally full so there is still enough to do another rod.
I need to start marking these things. I like the clear SpiderWire spools because I can kinda see how much is left. But there's so many spools I can't tell if I have 50yds, 200yds, or 300yds still left on there. I want to grab another 20lb spool when I see it on sale though. I'm not sure whether my Cardinal SX is 20lb or 30lb either. So confusing.
The new BPS Carbonlite rods actually have a knob on the bottom that you twist when you change lines and it reminds you what weight is on them.
>>718480
Its a squid jig. But i guess you know that by now.
I let it sink to a certain depth, close to bottom sometimes, and slow slow slow retrieve, with a small easy twitch every now and then.
Alternatively, same thing, but jig it upwards sharply 1-3 times and let drop, reel slow slow slow, jig, let drop....
There are heavier ones meant to be used like a vertical jig from a boat, by hand line.
>>718478
>>718483
Saved for the next thread. That second one is pretty.
You are in Estonia, right? What's the deal with this big lake? Reminds me of Okeechobee in FL. I really want to take a weekend trip there and rent a boat. I guess is is real shallow and avg depth is like 8' so the whole place should be easy to get big largemouth.
>>718483
>>718478
This will be the next one
>>718485
It's going to be a swimbait/heavy jig set up, and I'm going to also use it for pike and Muskie, maybe light catfishing. Definately light saltwater but I'm comfortable with 30 pound test. Usually I'll have a 15-20 pound test leader on it so the main line isn't my weak point.
>>718481
Yeah. They are fished from late late august at the very earliest, and all the way to late january at the latest.
Mostly during october-november-december.
They arent tons of fun, but they do put up some resistance. They tend to get unhooked at the very end when you are supposed to get them on shore.
Also, when i catch one, i bake it with diced potatoes like an hour after i catch it. Some of the tastiest and most satisfying stuff ever.
We got pebble beaches like in both of my pics, so you cast it out. The last few years are worse and worse, but in general it isnt too hard. Often you wont catch any, but some nights you will get 2 or 3.
Usually fished in the evening, 7pm and later. But you gotta find their time. They like lights too. My best spot is one on the beach under a lightpole.
Ozzies fish them during the day too lol, i never tried tho.
>>718500
My bad. All those strange Eastern Yuro countries are basically the same. So what sea do you fish in? Are the fish similar to what you would get in the Atlantic?
>>718504
What's the name of that reel again?
Anyone fish the san gabriel river? I've never fished river run largemouth. I plan on bringing a medium light casting rod.
>>718509
Wright & McGill Sabalos
Fuck me. That little Plopper is so heavy it just sailed into the grass on the other side. I didn't even cast very hard, just wanted to land it by the shore.
I have a flouro leader on here too so I know it's going to break.
>>718513
Can you walk around and grab it?
>>718513
The real question is are you going to walk around to get it
>>718504
Saight, i know americucks dont really into maps.
Adriatic sea.
Some i guess are... We can get smaller amberjacks, seabass, although way smaller, bluefish, mackerel, bonito, false albacores (or something similar) which should be a family member of tunas or mackerel, not sure.
So yeah, something similar, but smaller or at least somwehat related to atlantic fish.
I mainly target Seabass, Bluefish, Gilt Head Bream, other species of Bream.
On my to-catch list are: Amberjack, Mackerel, Bonito, Dentex, Leerfish, Mahi Mahi, and that one fish i dont know the english name of. Speedy fish in the mackerel family. I wouldnt mind some smaller tuna family species either. (False albacore?)
>>718520
>>718521
I was looking and I don't think I can from this side. I would have to climb over from the I-95 off ramp.
>>718522
Hey, I could tell you where most of the countries that matter are.
It's like if I asked you to pick out Idaho on a map of the US.
>>718530
I could tightrope across that or go for a swim...
>>718531
Tbh i would have a 60% chance of getting it right desu. Mainly because i know most of the more known states.
Yall should know where Croatia is, yall had yo fingers in the breaking of Yugoslavia desu.
But lets not get into /pol/kek
>>718537
Do it do it do it.
That floaty barrier thing would kinda draw me off from hanging around that pond though desu.
>>718542
They have those in all of the canals. Keeps floating trash and shit from going any further. That one is pretty damn clean compared to most of them.
I'm gonna have to start lurking here more often.
Pic is my go to for trout bass etc. Also use a lot of rooster tails, little cleos, and super dupers if I'm not using live or cut bait.
>>718559
Ehh, it's no Mepps
Sup. Aiming to do some fishing on the south coast of the UK. After some flounder, maybe some plaice if it's biting.
Using a 2-snood paternoster. Do you think it's worth putting a spoon on the top snood?
>>718569
Yeah I just snapped it. It's ok, wasn't a huge fan of that thing.
I'm finally getting bites on this little craw. First time ever I've had luck on bottom shit. But I think it is those damn Mayan Cichlids that are too small to take the whole thing and any largemouth are just being lazy
>>718485
>need to start marking these things
notebook my man. Of course I'm fucked if it goes overboard.
It has all my reels, what's on them, when they got spooled, where I've fished, printouts of the water with spots marked.
I like notes.
and lists.
>>718563
PMs are as good as Mepps. I use both.
>>718563
I've always had much better luck with panther martins... which is why I prefer them obviously.
>>718588
They probably run a little deeper than Mepps Agilas. The Mepps XD spinners are like the same design. Those are decent though, but I never really see more than a gold 1/8oz size.
Finally got to the epoxy. In around 24 hours I'll have a new rod!
>>718683
Goddamn!
You have everything you need now? Is this the 3rd time you are trying to finish it?
>tfw just like the bathroom remodel
Damn, the new BPS Johnny Morris rods look pretty sexy and I was already thinking of getting a Carbon Lite....
>>718684
Lmao, it's finally gonna be done unless one of my asshole cats knocks it over. I had to postpone the project cause finals came up and finished up at home.
>>718686
Go for it. I like mine so far although part of me wishes I didn't get the microguides. Not sure what I'm doing but somehow I manage to keep bending the bottom one up.
I think those are the ones with the little clicking knob on the bottom so you can remember what line is on it. If you grab one though, you should wait for a sale. The store brand stuff seems to go on sale quite a bit. I got mine for $80.
>>718708
Yeah I was thinking I would avoid the micro guides. Don't want to waste the whole season away waiting for a sale though.
Anyone here with a conventional reel?
My new Penn Senator 3/0 makes some light gear noise that sounds like a hum. Is this normal?
>>718464
Posting some pictures of fish I caught during january. Caught on freshly cut crab.
Also went fishing a lot during spring break. Didn't get anything but a few flounder and bonnet head shark off of some lures and shrimp.
At least I put my fiancee on her first drum.
>>718727
What rod/reel were you using?
>>718728
another drum
>>718720
Bass Pro rods and reels are normally good value for money anyway, so wouldn't be bad at $120.
You have a Dick's nearby? One by me had some nice Abu rods for really cheap. Veracity for $120 off of $150.
>>718729
The big uglies and shark were caught on some penn battle 4000s with ugly sticks. The flounder with penn battle 1000s and American Rodsmith custom graphite rods.
If anyone wants I can show what I got in my inshore MTB this month.
>>718732
I do, I might have to check that out. I haven't handled one of those.
>>718736
do it fampai
Also, what ugly stik?
>>718743
I have no clue. Some janky 2 piece 8' ugly stik I got at least 10 years ago. I did pick up a new penn battalion 10' rod. Going to use it when school lets out.
>>718738
Fwiw, I recently fished my tatula xt. Probably the most sensitive stick around 100 that I touched.
>>718725
Take it apart and find out. Just know that putting it back together can be a headache.
I finally finished putting my okuma Magda pro back together...lucky I figured it out lol.
>>718588
1 of those roosters is 1/24 oz
>>718736
>inshore MTB
show me, this is the LTB inshore for March
>>718790
If you didn't, you can look up schematics for most reels. I break down my reels at least every 5 trips. After the first 3 times I can do them all without looking at the diagram.
Most people probably don't have to service as much as I do. Wading the surf punishes reels like no other fishing activity.
>>718803
>Wading the surf punishes reels
concur, that s when a $400 reel is potentially > 4 $150 reels
>>718802
Here it is. I'll probably get use out of everything except the live target shrimp. They seem way too stiff for a shrimp imitator. Much prefer my vudu shrimp. The colors on the plastics are definitely nice for the surf though.
>>718809
fucking image didn't attach.
>>718803
I am also a surf wader, just not with the conventional reel. My spinning reels are easy to clean and regrease. Got my wetsuit a few days ago, waiting for my waders to come this week. Just need a decent jacket now.
>>718808
This is true. I will get a van Staal eventually when I decide to go hardcore surf mode. For now a 150 dollar spinfisher v does the job.
>>718559
I do a lot of river fishing for steelhead and these are the only spinners that I've had any luck with. Orange and blue in particular.
Reposting because its so pretty.
>>718918
I've never had luck using spinners for steelhead. They probably like the orange and blue cause it's the closest to the egg colors.
>>718963
I've only had luck with them in rivers, like I said. Spoons and body baits in open waters. Their eggs are orange/pink/redish. Doesn't explain the blue, tho.
33F - do I hit the pond(s) in the yak? Day off...
>>718817
looks familiar.... haven't used yet but spins so smooooooooth.
>>718999
Dude how much line does that hold
>>719110
mono
330/12
300/15
210/20
braid
430/30
340/40
280/50
US so yards/pounds
>>719120
How big is it? Like 4000?
>>719125
6500 son. 30llbs of drag and 39" of line per turn of the handle. Sealed gasket for the saltwater and smooth as butter mmmhm.
>>719139
>it has a bail doe
>>719139
My wet dream.
Kek.
I feel like both of my main reels are oversized for the fish ive been catching.
I got a smaller Okuma Safina Noir, which i should make into a light setup maybe. rn its only used for squid. Illget a pic of that later tonight.
>>719150
It's hard with saltwater though. I wouldn't want to chance it running lighter tackle and then lose something nice. At least with freshwater if I'm running 4lb or 6lb, I can still normally get a bigger carp or catfish in if I go slow and pick it up out of the water by hand. Fishing saltwater from a pier, no chance.
>>719142
As far as I can tell the only different bail less offers is weight? I've never had the bail slam shut on the spinfisher either. It's kinda hard to flip in general which I like.
They sell Bail removal kits though if I ever decide to go that way lol.
>>719184
yeah just busting balls
>tfw I heard bluefish are going savage near shore
Wish me luck fampais
>>719186
Here's my rig all ready to go. Should be any day now...
Finally somethin is actually taking the bait. Had a bunch of small bites yesterday but couldn't hook shit.
>>718969
Idk, I guess there's just something about blue that steelhead like. Blue egg patterns usually work very well. Here in upstate ny people usually use spinners etc. in open waters and egg sacks / patterns in rivers.
>>719186
>busting balls
Kinky
>>719277
beautiful! I just took the 12ft out with the stradic and started scouting my river. it was a super low tide today so I was able to get a feel for the structure. Any week now and I'll be on fish.
>>719382
I'm gonna get out on some freshwater tomorrow or Thursday. Saltwater should be starting real soon here.
Hopefully I can join you on some go pro video haha.
Went back to that lake where I snagged that Plopper on the other side. Took a look to see if I could get to the other side from this area where they are doing construction.
No go. The only way to get over there would be to pull over on the shoulder of I-95 and climb over the barrier.
>>719394
Got this guy too. And didn't get arrested for tresspassing.
>>719394
Isnt that like just ahead? You can follow the shoreline right there...
>>718817
I'm guessing you're from the east coast?
I wet wade in Texas. My gear is also really light for wading the surf (7ft medium rod with 1000 series spinning reel, 10lb braid). Don't expect any fish more than 10lb while I'm fishing. Maybe a big jack crevalle at the most. You guys get really nice albies and stripers. We get reds and specks. The coasts in Texas are just really flat compared to those on the east coast. I can wade out maybe 50-75 yards from the shore and only be in belly deep water. Of course that also means I'd be swimming or jumping over some deep guts to get to that last standable sandbar. It's not something I've ever done while fishing though. Too many sharks.
going to try to get out tomorrow to get some more bass and pickerel, its nice having a decent pond a mile from my house,
>>719396
I went in the construction zone but it is fenced off before the lake. And I can't really walk along the shore because there are spots where the fence goes right up to trees and steep slopes on the edge of the lake. And the soil here is so damn sandy that it's impossible to walk along those steep slopes, it just crumbles away.
>>719403
grsb onto the chain link fence and hold on, ive done more dire things to get lures back
>>719406
>westerner city folk
baka desu senpai
>>719404
I wouldn't even want to do it with how loose the dirt/sand is. You don't even understand. Our soil here is like 70% sand, 30% dry ass dirt. After a couple steps, there would be no ground beneath my feet.
And that doesn't help the tree that is in between the fence in the water. If I could go through the fence after that tree, I could probably do it. But not trying to get arrested over a LTB lure.
>>719411
theres like 8 ft of shoreline, just be quick on your feet
>>719413
It's too sketchy if you saw it IRL. I would be better off just pulling onto the shoulder of I-95 and hopping the barrier. There might be a fence there too but it's only like 4' instead of 6'-7' like if I were to come through the back of the construction area.
found this guy cruising around a small tidal pool.
not sure what species; elvers maybe?
>>719442
and hung out by a nice warm fire as I observed the tide and noted structure.
>>719446
Is that the CRKT knoife?
>>719449
no it's some $5 survivor special. hasn't done me wrong.
knife fags
BTFO
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>>719457
Ahahahahaha
I knew it looked familiar
>>719460
nah it's a bit different than the one you pictured
it's pictured here on the left. I have a few other nicer knives, but I always find myself reaching for this one, the belt carrier is cozy too.
>>719466
Ok, a little different.
I think they removed that pic from the Amazon posting after realizing how retarded it was.
http://www.amazon.com/SE-KHK6320-Outdoor-Tanto-Starter/dp/B00178CS4K
>>719476
Seems like they changed the design of it too.
>>719466
I think it is the same knife kek
>>719481
mine is much longer and wider, but yes virtually the same POS.
>>719485
Make sure you use the blade when you strike the little fire starter. The instructions say so...
Caught me a little one on a light blue and white spinner
going to go to the pickerel pond tomorrow and get some more pickerel and bass, n sometime in the near future i hope to bring some live bait, and try to get some monsters
>>719486
yeah wtf is up with that. I always use the back of the knife
>>719503
thats because youre not thick
>>719503
I saw a guy doing it that way at an outdoor show a few years ago, I had to walk away before my OCD made me do something I'd regret later, fuckin ruined the demo for me.
>>719522
the siouxsie sioux of knives over here
>>719527
>siouxsie sioux
Is that really how you're suppose to spell that?
>>718530
Daytona Beach?
>>719527
Hey dude, I'm a Mainer in exile, where you from? I heard the season started early this year.
>>719400
Long Island. Close to Montauk, surf fishing capital of the world.
...what gave it away? Lol
>>719558
For one you're using a big set up to cast plugs and stuff. And the wetsuit means cold water.
>>719582
True
>>719591
hey, northeast friend going to be in bristol ri in aout a month, what should i target with minimal gear ? think i could get some porgies?
>>718559
Dat tiger martin doe. Solid lure m8. Really effective for trout in small streams.
>>718575
Aha you bustin out the crawdad afterall
>>719595
Your best bet is to ask someone from that area, although you will be right near the LI Sound. Striper opens on April 15th, and bluefish should also be around by then. No need for huge gear, but a decent spinning reel with braid will be necessary.
Good porgy fishing for me is always in September. Fluke in May and June.
Check out the local fishing reports when you're due to visit, every area is different. If you find a fishing report for your area, you can often look at last year's, on the same day as well to give you an idea.
I'm April I will be targeting freshwater lmb, and Striper and blues. We'll see what the crazy weather brings this year. Then in may and June we get Fluke, then the summer is rough haha. Come September porgy and seabass, and then fall-January is tautog and trophy stripes.
>>719446
COMFY
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I'm doing a rig with 2 droppers. The top dropper is gonna have a spoon and a few beads. How close should the hook be to the spoon? Is the spoon just to attract the fish from a distance, then when it's closer it goes for the live bait?
>>719763
>I've gotten a couple lil bites with the lizards and crawdads
Have you tried going bigger/smaller? The bass where I am generally only like smaller lures.
Murky weather outside. Yellow sky, fucking dirts desert rain.
Considering throwing a hook for giltheads after work for the first time in over a year...
>>719811
Yeah scratch that. Rain happened.
>I just want to heave my 5oz sinkers with the surf rod :(
>>719763
Hopefully. Too bad I'll be sick and only able to play in the yard with it
>>719829
Damn you been sick for like a week now. That sucks.
Big trip planned for today when I'm out of work. Hopefully I get on some fish. Just got to hike about 5 miles to get to the spot.
>All these bitches showing off their store bought lures
>tfw catching fish on corn and live worms dug up from the ground by the lake like a grimy gook and eating like a king every time
>>719639
i know the fishing around there wont be great, it never has been and the spots where fishing is decent attract alot of mexicans so im trying to avoid that il probaby be only fishing in back of where im staying where its private and i dont have to worry about anyone else being there , will probably soak bait with one rod and throw lures with another and see what i get, ;imiting my spots probably isnt a good idea but i dont want to go far to fish so why not use the back yard
>>719846
Tomorrow makes it a week
I hate my life sometimes
>>719921
NIce, I used to fish with live bait when I was a little kid too. :^)
>>719921
Part of the fun of lure fishing is the challenge and versatility
I'm sure that on any day lures didn't produce I could put a worm on a hook and bring in gills
But if I try a worm for bass those gills will pick the hook clean before the bass can get there
>>719947
+1. I just don't have the patience for it anymore. Not as much of a challenge.
>>719889
>flecktarn camo gear
i want to call you a kraut and a faggot
>hike about 5 miles
thats the only reason im not
while i was sleeping last night i had a dream i forgot half of my fly rod but insisted on flyfishing anyways, and i wound up doing okayly with my chartruse crystal bugger, then me and this other fly fisherman were on top of eachother, like leaning against eachother holding eachother up on the bank, but i didnt realise how much i was holding him and i took a step back and he fell on me and it got really gay from there and shut up
>>719921
>all these bitches showing off their store bought lures
Hows that faux superiority complex treatin ya old chap?
>order new reel off ebay
>surprised it hasn't gotten here yet
>check tracking info and see that a cheaper shipment method was used than was stated on the auction
Scumbag thought he could save a few bucks and I wouldn't notice, I guess.
>>719933
Tie a hi lo rig for bait. Use smaller hooks for porgy etc..size 1 or 1/0. You can use 5/0 if there are bass or blues around. Use clam or squid cut into straps.
For the other rod, try throwing a bucktail. You can work the middle or bottom. Start with a 1oz, maybe have a few other sizes to play with.
>>720052
yeah i know, though m other rod is only 7 ft medium action, can probably only throw 1 ounce maybe a bit more, theres a small island just a bit from shore il try to gwt out onto
>>720058
That's perfect. Use 1/2oz or 3/4 if the conditions allow.
>tfw I've spent nearly 1k on fishing in the past 6 months
>tfw I have dindu-tier spending habits
>>720063
pic related will be where most of muy fishing will be between island and shore, not ver deep at all , but have seen a striper there last fall and caught 2 porgies of decent size, not sure if il be bringing my kayak to get out to the island though i may
>>720052
You dont get tangles off the hooks onto the main piece of line?
Thats the only thing that drew me away from multiple hook-dropper loop rigs.
Now i only use sliding sinker with single hook leader.
>>720070
I'm right there with you.
>>720000
Checked
>>720091
There's just not enough good tv shows so I gotta do something when I get bored of watching Simpsons reruns.
>>720091
Because God forbid we hone our skills without having to kill something
>>720099
look at me, i don't kill things!
i'm soooo much better than every nyan else
i'm mr happy pants from gum drop lane!
won't you come down to my tea party on a rainbow and we can rub our pussies together?
>>720088
To make matters worse, I just bought a Penn Senator 4/0 because the old US made 3/0 I also recently bought can only put out #8 drag.
>>720102
Tell me more about this tea party. I'm very interested.
>>720102
Back to /b/ you go.
>>720091
>i want to spend more time at the lake, for fish i won't eat, because i hate my life and don't want to go home
This pretty much tbqfh
>tfw nobody to fish with
>>720124
Its better that way most of the time.
>>720091
>implying having an outdoor hobby that you enjoy is in any way a bad thing
Also, you are the one who came in here acting superior, get what you give.
>>720102
Never said I don't kill things. I catch and eat fish, I shoot squirrels and eat them, planning on going deer hunting this year.
If food is the only reason you're fishing it must be pretty boring
I'm sure There is some sick psychology behind it- something about outsmarting another living thing, bit what ever; it's pretty well harmless.
Now go back to /b/ you've had your fun annoying the men, back to the kiddie pool
Debating whether or not to go cast around a lil bit or just chill...
>>720189
A day not out on the water is never going to be your best day fishing.
any suggestions for a fishing backpack?
>>720246
What do you mean by that?
>>720246
any backpack you have laying around. I literally just use an old jansport I modified with a pvc tube to hold an extra rod. Fill it up with plano boxes and you're good to go.
>>720246
I use a random backpack that must be over 8 years old by now.
Daily reminder that the shimano waxwing nothing more than a meme you can cast.
>>720278
As long as you pack your shit right.
I got 2 big reels in their boxes. Assortment of hooks, swivels, 2 rolls of mono of different diameters. Long nose pliers, knife, at least 25 sinkers combined, 2 and 5 oz. and some other thingamajigs that i cant be arsed to remember now...
The two reels boxes actually made it far simpler to sort and pack my shit in the backpack.
>>720246
I just got the biggest school backpack Wal-Mart had. I can bring 3 Plano boxes, 4 rods, pliers, hooks, splitshot, soft plastics, and a fuck ton of space to spare. I've yet to find one thing I could not fit.
>>720278
you're probably bringing too much shit with you then. Things to pack:
Rag
1 Plano box with terminal tackle (leads, hooks, leader material, swivels,jig heads)
1 Plano box with your favorite hard baits
Ziploc bag with your favorite soft plastics
Bottled water
pliers
knife
nail clippers
Bring at most 2 rods. 1 is recommended.
You shouldn't even be digging into your backpack that much. Really just bring it so you can change lures/technique to match the conditions or you get broken off. Your pliers and rag should be in your pocket.
How do you guys stand on 2 piece rods? I've only ever had them because I drive a pretty small car so a 7 foot 1 piece rod wouldn't fit. What are the downsides?
>>720290
I drive a civic and can fit my 7' one pieces in without bending them. Just be creative with the angle and it'll be fine.
2 piece rods are fine if you're traveling. Especially quality travel rods like the g. loomis one. You will only really lose out on sensitivity and if you're bait fishing or using a 9'+ rod you're not really going to be losing much functionality.
Also think of it this way: all those mexican poachers are using cheapo $30 two piece combos from walmart and they're still able to deplete a fishing hole in no time. Any rod will probably work fine.
>>720070
I'm easily over 2k since October but I'm including the yak.
Got out today, 2 yellow perch, 1 small, 1 pretty decent size. Lost a brown trown that was at least 14" right at the boat while I was reaching for the net. Would have ate that one.
No pics because
iphone
'yak
Need to get that SJ4000 or whatever attn whore cam I end up with.
1st fish I've caught since I decided I was going to fish again, many many moons since my last.
PSYCHED!!!!
>>720070
Jeez dude
I've probably put in maybe $300 into the hobby overall and I'm very much enjoying it
>>720102
dammitsomuch. I'll kill & eat my catches but I really want to get in on all this scissoring.
Can I come anyway?
>>720294
I was lookin at the SJ4k too, but am now completely leaning to the "GoPro Session". Think bub got one. So check out his vids if you interested in quality. (cant link rn). I feel like it is miles better than the SJcam.
>>720246
They sell actual fishing backpacks if you want. I bought one for my brother. It holds 4x 3600 boxes like in the pic, then has a nice big insulated pocket on top and a bunch of smaller pockets for whatever. I think it ran around $60 or $70 but prices are all over depending on brands or sales.
I have been looking for a smaller tackle bag to bring with me when I don't want to carry my whole big bag. Not sure why I don't just get the backpack
>>720302
I don't want to go 200 though. bub's got a sugar momma I think I saw him say. My wife has med issues and hasn't worked in almost a decade or longer. Sucks...
>>720295
A lot of the cost has been from buying frozen bait and pier admissions. Also, I bought a Penn Spinfisher V and a Senator so that bumped up the cost a lot.
>>720305
>>720246
This is the one I got for my brother. There are much more expensive ones too if you want to go crazy and then a few other brands close to these prices and lower. All the major fishing retailers will carry them. Dick's has some less expensive ones and I think I saw an expensive Shimano backpack at Gander Mountain.
http://m.basspro.com/Browning-Fishing-Backpack-Tackle-Bag-or-System/product/1408271152/
>>720306
Isnt the SJ only like 60 bucks cheaper than the gopro?
>>718955
>spooling that much line
>>720318
Not him but 1/8" away from the edge of the spool is fine and improves cast distance. If the braid is laid correctly and tightly, there won't be any problems.
>>720320
>improves cast distance
Sure, if you can cast 800 metres. That much braid on a spin reel is just asking for trouble.
>>720124
>tfw get 5 days off over Easter
>everyone else is busy doing shit
>every single campsite here is already packed
>>720325
When you cast with your line starting from a position closer to the outside of the spool you encounter less drag. The line won't hit the top edge of the spool as much or drag across it. This improves casting distance by a good 10-20%.
>>720329
Hoping like hell all the tourists have overlooked this spot, might go camp here for a couple of days and see if there's any fish.
Havin good luck at the spot today. Caught 6 bass about this size. Spinner bait is killin it today.
>>720335
Damn, those are decent bass. Unless you have tiny girl hands.
>>720339
Really? I've only done it once with 30lb Finns and it tangled all the time, guess I didn't spool it tight enough.
>>720340
There are rarely other people at the spots I go to. Plus all the tourists and Canadians are starting to go back up north so it is actually getting less crowded in general.
>>720341
It happens to me too. I think it also has something to do with the diameter of the spool. I can fill my 4000 series all the way to the brim but my smaller ones need to be filled 1/6" from the edge or I get terrible tangles.
This is using power pro. And you're not wrong. It will cause tangles but you just have to figure out what works for the weight of lures you cast and how many $$$ in braid you want to risk.
had a pickerel try to hit a topwater sun fish I screamed
>>720346
At least if you nest up a spinning reel, it is easy to cut it off just about where it should be to cast without tangling. Sometimes you have to cut pretty deep into casting reels though.
I've only ever done deep sea fishing, How's the Emmrod for a survival situation?
>>720346
Makes sense, I had it on the smallest model of Pic related.
>talking to Italian Backpacker about fishing here
>he tells me how his friend was so Excited to catch a European carp here in Australia
>50cm which is a nice size but pretty common
>he spends 2 hours filleting and preparing it along with a pasta dish and wine
>invites a bunch of people around
>everybody spat out the first mouthful and threw it in the trash
>ask him how it tasted
>"Like Mud and Pasta"
Poor bugger, at least they know why they see so many dead Carp on the banks around here now.
>>720360
I think the easiest way to tell from pics how big a bass is actually is to look at the eyes. If they're like people and most animals, the eyes never grow. So on a really fat largemouth, the eyes will look tiny.
>>720376
Compared to...
>>720373
A lot of places that enjoy carp are places with clear cold water. They taste like any normal white meat fish if they came from a place like that.
>>720379
Such a shame they are literally inedible here though, you could live off them for the rest of your life if you could stomach it.
>>720373
>carp
more like CRAP amirite
>>720379
Also Asians and Ukranians here still eat them, but they have a certain way of getting rid of that shitty muddy taste.
>>720381
The only good carp is a dead carp.
>>720376
Huh neat. They're fighting super hard right now. I though I got my lure stuck on the first one.
>>720387
I got a decent sized one yesterday and I noticed he didn't put up much of a fight. Then I got it in and realized I hooked him in the tongue instead of the lip. I wonder if that makes a difference.
Here's a smaller (~12") snakehead and his eyes look much larger in relation to his body compared to a larger 18"-22" one.
>>720385
maybe that's how god created carp... maybe god was a lakeshitter too.
maybe we /out/ists are truly made in god's image
>>720390
You killed that fucker, right?
>>720383
>>720380
I still remember one time when I was like 10 or maybe 12 years old, I was fishing at this dirty little pond by my house. I caught a bigger carp (7-8lbs) and some Mexican dude having a little family cookout came over and offered me $5 for it. I kept telling him he doesn't want to eat it, but he insisted. I'm sure it tasted like shit when they tossed it on the grill. Hopefully they spiced it up real good.
I really need to toss out a carp line one of these days. It's been so long since I caught one and lots of these lakes have some huge like 30" carp just lurking around and they are fearless.
>>720394
Of course. I walked like 50' from the shore to the parking lot and just hucked him onto the asphalt on a hot summer day.
That was a little while ago though. I don't even do that anymore because I'm afraid they will somehow get back in. I stick the knife through their skull now.
>>720336
>asking for tangles.
yeah, my UL spinning birdnested something fierce today. At least I got rid of the extra line. damn mono...
>>720396
>friend is horrified if I stomp on the head or stab a carp through the brain to kill it mercifully
>he has no qualms about just throwing one onto the bank to die slowly of suffocation in the heat being eaten alive by ants
>>720399
Plus people don't really target them and they don't have predators, so some little ponds and lakes have huge carp that have just been living there and growing for years and years. One of my secret bass ponds in IL in this retirement apartment complex had a couple carp that were ~36" and would always just be cruising around at the top of the water. These things had to weight 20lbs.
It was hard to fish for them though because I would get kicked out within an hour most days so I couldn't really toss out carp lines and wait around. It was a situation where I would stop by for 20min and catch 5 nice largemouth and leave.
Is it amoral to kill and leave to waste an invasive fish?
>>720406
Nope. It is the right thing to do. Plus if you take it out fast (I always knock out snakehead with a good bash to the head and then stab em) they will be a meal for birds or raccoons or some bottom feeders of you toss em back in.
>>720404
Throw a half a can of corn kernels around the area beforehand, you'll get every single Carp in that pond within the hour.
>>720406
90% of the time Pelicans and other animals grab them so not exactly a complete waste.
>>720407
Always check to make sure they aren't pregnant females if you put them back in the water, fish eggs are pretty hardy.
SJ starts at $70 USD
SJ has replaceable batteries, GP does not.
SJ better camera resolution on stills 12MP vs 8
same on video resolution.
SJ comes in bright yellow which means I can find it when I drop it/lose it.
>>720411
Yeah I worried about that. I normally leave them for the birds. I have thrown one back in the water and I kinda regretted it afterwards. It wasn't fat like it was pregnant. Even if it had eggs, I'm sure something would eat them up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDyRRb1E384
>>720420
Imagine hooking one of those fuckers...
Le ultimate fishin' enthusiast
>>720420
>>720418
They don't have to be fat but yeah I imagine fish like fish eggs as much as rich people do. Some could still survive though.
I'm a complete newfag here and to fishing but how expensive is a fishing license in Alabama?
>>720435
http://www.outdooralabama.com/resident-freshwater-fishing-license-and-application-packets
>>720437
I definitely could've google'd that myself and I apologize for being dumb. /out/ is best board
>>720437
Damn, they do a lifetime license. I wonder if FL does that and how much it would run.
I noticed that their licenses expire Aug 31 regardless of when you buy them. That sucks for a warmer state. IL expired like end of March every year too so you have to buy one every spring when you go out for the first time. But FL gives you the full 365 days.
>>720440
Just remember saltwater is different. And keeping certain fish may require something additional too. Also looks like they have that $5/day for certain lakes, that's retarded.
If you go sparingly, remember that some places (probably like those $5 lakes) if you have to pay an entrance fee for that particular body of water, you may be covered to fish there through that fee. I used to fish at this lake in IL that was in some recreation area where I could pay a $3-$4 daily fee or like $15 for the whole year and you didn't need a state license to fish there.
>>720443
>lifetime license
I think Maine does but you have to get it before you turn 18.
Fish & Game have a whole bunch of F*'d up rules. Still looking into what mainebub said about reciprocity and I've can't find anything. $64 for a non-resident year license. I think I'm going 2 weeks but it's also close enough that I could road trip.
>>720446
Is it really to the point where I can get in trouble for just fishing in the local river even if I have one of those yearly licenses? I go to U of Alabama and there's a comfy river like 500 feet from my dorm room and a short walk from my future apartment. I could probably just google the rules on that, too though. I just didn't realize there were all of these $5 a day type of rules and such.
>Less than a mile from the NY border in CT
>All these awesome fishing spots just over the border but the NY license is very expensive for non-residents
darn
>>720449
No, the regular $13 yearly freshwater license should be fine. Often times there are trout stamps and stuff if you want to keep certain fish. That's mostly for places where they stock them.
Are you a resident of Alabama? It will probably cost more if you are just going to school there.
>>720452
Yeah I'm a Florida resident so I imagine it may cost more. My area in Florida has weird laws where all the neighborhoods have big ponds and rivers that you don't need a license or anything to fish in (mainly just tiny bass) which are p cool, so that's why I was asking. Glad to hear that just the basic license will do, though. Cheers pepsifriend
>>720454
Look into it more, maybe you can get a student discount or something like that. That would be cool. You might just have to pay full price though. But if freshwater is $13 for a resident, I can't imagine it being more than $50 or $60. You could probably buy daily or weekly passes too if you only go out a couple times but it would be inconvenient to have to grab a daily pass every time you have the urge to go fishing. And you might be able to get away without a license if you are really cheap. I have never been asked for my license because of where I fish. But I wouldn't risk losing my gear and a fat ticket to save a few bucks.
>>720450
new york honors connecticuts fishing licenses it ma only be the marine district but im not sure
Where is Skid?
>TOMORROW!
>>720462
Only for marine fishing. I might just pull the trigger on the NY license, $50 sucks but meh
>>720390
>hooked him in the tongue instead of the lip
I've noticed that on fish too. It's probably because it actually hurts when it hooked through their tongue, where as they don't really feel it though their lip. I could be wrong though.
>>720470
That's what I figured
>>720469
>buy license
>get cooler with ice
>fish from midnight to 6 am
>put fish on ice
>sell fish at farmers market
>made $50 +more in one day
>>720473
i need to find a place around here to buy fish from me,
>>720473
I thought it was illegal to sell fish that were recreationally caught.
>>720454
I you're a student technically you're a resident. You should qualify for either a resident or a student license.
Disclaimer: I did not look at AL F&G website.
>>720469
Yeah but if you're on a mile away you're going to use it plenty. Worth it IMHO.
