#40- "Friday The 13th" Edition
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>>760858
I got nothin. Almost the weekend, just trying to make it through the work day without getting run over by a car since it's Friday the 13th. I wonder if the fishing will be any good today.
Talk about feeshin.
Buddies hit some shad yesterday in the river...and im sitting here like a gypsy Hocking shit at a flea market.
Fuck I can't wait to get home. To catch shad and maybe try it with my new tenkara rod.
16ft of pure beauty.
>>764382
>friday the 13th maymay
baka 2bh famuel
>>764382
>Friday 13th
Some shops do cheap tats today if anyone is into that. Gonna try to use some finesse today. Worst case I'll catch sand bass and green sunfish with them.
>>764398
If you move around areas with traffic, you have a high chance of getting hit by a car.
Literally no relation to friday the 13th.
>I hate superstitious maymays
>>764385
still interested in bristol built? or no since ou have the new tenkara rod
>>764415
Just been busy, haven't had time to sit and read a bit more about it. Should be free after Sunday to talk a bit more about it.
I'm going gill netting in Alaska this summer,
Is this relevant?
Is there a correlation between fish size and the body of water they reside in?
There's tons of healthy bait fish, young bass everywhere, but I have yet to catch anything larger than 10".
>>764468
that sounds fucking awesome!
>>764506
I don't know about ecosystems but i wouldn't say it's overpopulated.
Schools near the shore aren't anymore than a dozen or so bluegills, and occasionally you'll see a handful of bass together, but it's not like you throw a piece of bread in the water and you have hundreds swarming, far from it actually.
I know the pond is older than I am, but the fish have always been the same size for the 20odd years I've fished this place
LTB Inshore
worth the $
OK, wtf is possible malicious code in image file? Won't let me post it
>>764599
trying headlamp image
Weekly striper migration map, mainebub is gonna like this...
>>764597
>>764597
Are the gills etc small? Or of decent size
If there are alot of small ones it may be worth it to remove a hundred or so small gills
If they're of decent size maybe the bass just need time to grow, maybe there was a fish kill there in the past years
Or maybe it's just totally overfished and everyone keeps the big ones
>>764620
it's private property, and we've always done catch and release.
I'm about to head up there right now for a bit I'll try and take photos
>>764620
Here's the specific pond in question
>>764626
Then continue with catch and release
I've helped manage a few ponds removing hundreds even thousands of bluegills from one pond in particular
Now you catch much more bass and perch, and the average Gill size s 8 inches compared to 5 inches like it was before
I work at a country club & occasionally help people with their tackle & I've been running into a LOT of old lures in trees that seem like they've been there for decades.
Are any of these expensive? If so, what should I look out for? I've been cleaning them off branches & don't want to throw them away if someone could use them.
Not my picture btw, just the first google search result for "expensive fishing lure"
>>764634
dude this pitcher is like a beautiful night landscape in iceland, taken from a bushcraft shelter craggy frozen lake
>>764649
a country club that also has fishing?
that's a pretty sweet gig, and you get free lures too!
>>764649
Not sure if they're worth anything though if you won't use them send a bunch to your friends here on the French birdwatching forum
>>764655
Is that supposed to be a compliment?
>>764649
Most old lures aren't worth much since everybody holds on to their grandpa's tackle box. It has to be something real special to be worth much.
Google em.
>>764673
it's neither, it's just that the photo posted upside-down and it made it look like a surreal landscape. so i went-ahead and moonlit it for fun is all. i wasn't really making any kind of commentary on it :[
Gonna hit up the Bass Pro Shops in a couple hours
And try (and definitely fail) not to spend all of my money
I'm gonna pick up some 8 lb Cajun line mono, a Rapala broke back minnow 6" or larger probably, 5/0 wide gap offset shank hooks, a new hat, and need recommendations on other the following please
A recommendation on a spinner bait, and a top water would be appreciated
Thanks
>>764385
That's not a Tenkara !!?
>>764649
Most lures, no, maybe a few bucks. You would have to find some exceptionally rare shit for it to be worth high double or triple digits. The ones that sell in the thousands are generally 1. In excellent condition with box, or 2. so old that few have survived.
>>764685
>spinner bait
Mepps, strike king (the color in pic related is goat), and booyah are the ones I like.
Trim Gim and Sneaky Pete ready for the water tonight.
>>764649
Also just check your lures on eBay. It might not be actual value but you can at least see if they are worth researching.
We fucken did it boys, first fish of the year
Contrary to popular opinion, today was a lucky day for me. Caught these two pike off a tip I got last year and just now followed up on. The guy who told me about it said people laughed at him when he asked about fishing where I was, which was below a dam. Last cast, I figured I'd cast along the shore to my left. What I thought was a snag was the Northern on the right. The next cast got the one on the left. At this point, I really did have to get going, so I packed up and left with plans to return soon.
Tackle used:
Pole: Shimano Scabard 6'6" medium action
Reel: Shimano Sienna 4000FD with 12 pound mono
Lure: Little Cleo Wigl Lite
I knew my dancing lady would come through for me, she always does.
>>764685
Strike King spinners in the Sexy Shad (white, yellow, blue, and silver) are nice. And a Mepps as said here >>764693
Booyah also sells some nice chartruese ones with yellow blades. I have one in yellow and black that has gotten me lots of nice bass.
I highly reccommend a Rapala Skitter Pop for topwater. The brown frog. Pic related.
Does clam meat make for good bait?
There are hundreds of these suckers by the shore and Im all out of bait
>>764729
yep, and crabs
>>764729
yeah, so does lobster tail and caviar. Richy rich
>>764729
yes but not nearly as good as hundred dollar bills and panda cubs mr pennybags >:|
>>764736
>$100 bills
Sounds like you're going for strippers, not stripers. There was a time when I would have agreed but not now.
>its another "sunfish swallows the whole fucking hook" episode
https://youtu.be/8ex8_SriUS4
Finally got to try out that duck lure i made. Was pleased with the result.
That day was slow as hell, but picked up right as the sun set and the air temp cooled (and of course when the go pro died)
>>764741
Or "turtle figures out how to get a circle hook through his neck"
Im fairly new at fishing, and just picked it up again. I've caught a few fish before, but have always had my dad or a friend to help me land and release.
The few fishing sessions ive had now never caught any, but i have always been nervous about how to handle the fish. I know you should have wet hands but that's about it. Any pointers?
Also is barbless hooks the way to go?
>>764752
don't touch the inside gills
support the body weight with your other hand when you can, especially for bigger fish
Barbless takes some work to get used to. It will be hard for a beginner to not lose fishes. I started to lose fish with barbless when I never did before when I had barb. Of course, if you use treble then barbless helps removing hook a lot. For single hook, you are going to have to keep tension really well. If you are using a small single hook though, you probably should keep the barb.
>>764709
Miami anon here, wanna do something this weekend? I'm fine with any time of day.
>>764752
Fish are pretty damn tough. Like the other anon said as long as you don't fuck up the gills or leave it out of the water too long it should be alright.
It's okay to lip the fish to pull it out of the water and everything, but try to support the body with another hand whenever you can. If you do lip it make sure you hold the fish vertically and not at an angle.
>>764741
ok seriously, does being a better angler decrease the chance of hooking a fish through the eye, or having them swallow the hook completely?
I'm so sick of finally getting something with a little fight in it, and then seeing the damn thing somehow managed to notch the hook through it's eye
>>764760
yeah I do, just not with you
>>764752
barbless are good i you know you're releasing. Barbs tear up their mouths. I've crimped down the barbs on what I'm using now unitl fish get over keeping size. As soon as I land one of those bi@tches I'm going full dinners on the table barb
for Pond/lake catfish, would you recommend to let the bait drop to the very bottom, or let it rest several; inches above the bottom
>>764776
T-thats n-not Pepsi, right?
>>764780
bottom, and i possible drill it several inches into the bottom
>>764743
dude you made that lure? looks sick! wish I knew how to do that.
>>764782
Peps' wouldn't dickout like that anon
>>764743
>left handed
lost all credibility right there
I've got a Blue gill spine lodged in my palm right now, and no amount of digging with a knife and tweezers can unbury it, it seems.
Is this like a catfish barb where I'm at risk of serious infectious, or am I ok to just wash it out and go on with my day?
>>764804
Umm it has to be removed at some point dumbass. And yes high infection risk.
>>764805
yeah but a catfish's is barbed, so it won't come out naturally, I assume this is no different than a splinter and it will come out eventually
>>764804
Wash your hands abd let it fester a day or two
Once the barb is buried in a small cyst instead of flesh it should just pop out
Just watch it and make sure the infection isn't too bad
Whenever bub gets here I hope he sees this or at least a fly fisherman sees it
Soon (few weeks maybe) I'm going to respool my 7 wt (it's currently wearing 8 weight line)
Its main uses are steelhead, bass, small pike, and I may do some light saltwater
Should I get sink tip line of floating line?
Since I have my New 4 wt I've got a panfish and trout rod so I want my 7 weight to be set up properly
>>764816
No need to dedicated sinking leader, just use 3/4 ounc split shot on your tippet
>>764817
>3/4 oz
Isn't that a little heavy considering most fly fishing splitshot are ranked by letter instead of weight? Like B, BB, BBB, and BBBB are the ones I see most
I'm just not sure
I guess you're right I can just weight my tippit to get deeper- you can make floating line sink but it's harder to make sinking line float
>>764823
For my 6 wt rod I will sometimes use up to 5 ounces of split shot on my 3x tippet
>>764816
If your doing mostly top water get floating, streamers get sinking. You can use either or really, just depends on what you use most.
Buddies caught the front end of the shad run, and stripers are being caught as I type this. Excited to get home.
Anyone else organize their jigs like this? You can get multipurpose/furniture foam for like 5 $ and line the inside of the box with the foam. If you stick your bucktails inside they wont fall out even if you drop the box open upside down
Pretty nifty
>tfw you get a lucky craft for 5 bucks
>>764831
I'm not sure
If I get sink tip I can get nymphs, eggs, streamers, etc deeper but I can't make it float. I definitely do wets more than dries but if I need a wet to go deeper I can put shot on my tippit
But can I make sink tip line float?
Probably but I might not get it to sink again
I think I'll get floating line and if I have to get deeper I'll run some splitshot or something
>>764831
NICE!!!
Now get out there...
Got the LTB too
>>764840
Inshore?
1 or 2 of the Sebiles?
I got 2 and figured it might be a bonus/fubar
>>764848
lucky nigga, i need to buy a single jointed swimbait or two
>>764848
I got 1 sebile and that strange wake lure on the bottom.
Any MN bros here ready for opener tomorrow?
I'm about to be really annoyed
I was looking on the Cabellas website and they redesigned the prestige plus reel and if the spare spool doesn't fit the old models I'm going to get really bloody annoyed and send a harshly worded e-mail
I'm a customer not a place to dump leftover stock
>>764906
bought a diawa reel, ordered a spare spool onlie, got spool, it fit but the clicker etc didnt match up, send it back, with opart number from my box, they should hae a picture of the reel that the parts come from
>>764804
You need to dig deeper. Super glue if needed and eat some extra amoxicillin laying around your house or your families.
What are your go-to lures/gears?
Mines the standard white curly tail grub. Always gets me a rock boss, or other small fish.
>>764825
I think you mean grams dude. This is 5 oz.
>>764928
After that 5 ounce post I just assumed he was trolling and stopped bothering
>>764925
Rapalas and gulp alive 1 inch minnows
Usually one or the other produces
I usually start with a wooly bugger or a popper while fly fishing
>>764833
Hey yeah! I do the same exact thing. Really nice way of making sure bucktail jigs keep their shape or dont get tangled.
If you just toss em together, they'll never swim right again.
>>764925
Chartreuse or dark blue with chartreuse tail lizard or berkely powerbait.
On an unrelated note I just let my friends mom take a puff off my cigar and she ashes it ;_;
>>764958
sorry to hear that Walker TX.
>>764398
Some dumbass crossed 3 lanes of traffic to rear-end me, bounce off, and proceeded to hit 2 other vehicles last month, Friday the 8th. All 4 vehicles involved were totalled and one guy had to go to the hospital. Since then I haven't been too big a fan of Friday the 8th's.
>>764928
kek, 3oz bends my ML 12-30lb test Ugly Stik Tiger all the way over when I cast, I can't imagine trying to cast 5oz on a fly rod.
do you guys add snap/spilt rings to your spoons? cause right now I have a bunch of spoons with no rings. I do have some snap swivels but I'm thinking a knot with my 15lb braid should be good enough.
>>764925
TX rigged soft plastic crawdad for LMB.
Slip sinker rig using Cj's Bait Co punch bait for channel catfish.
>>764994
I use a swivel for my spoons so it doesn't end up twisting the fuck out of my line.
Back it again. Actually gettin some bites this time.
>>764706
Nice fish anon.
For an of the saltwater friends around here
Thinking of getting a longer rod for surf/jetty fishing,i think il mostly be throwingn lures, bucktails etc will be throwing anything from 1/2 oz to 3 oz maybe,
Would a 9 ft rod be acceptable ?
>>765130
>jetty
Yes
>surf
No, you'll need something 10ft+
>>765135
i mean more of fishing the surf itself for things like fluke and strippers that take advance of the breaking waves
>>765148
yeah, 9 is fine for that.
I've got a 7'6", and 8', and a 9' and they are fine for what you're talking.
>>765175
I have multiple 7 ft bass rods but just want a bit more distance
And the ability to throw 3-4 ounces if needed
I still want to be able to whip a half ounce bucktail out there if I need to
My dad is never borrowing another rod or reel of mine
>>765198
Look what happened this time
>>765200
He got pissed off that one of my rods (even though he put It there) was eating up space in his car and tossed It out in to the driveway
When he got home he ran it over with the car
>>765201
that sucks
Just came up with a cheap gear bag for my salt stuff.
Home depot 5GAL
bucket buddy that wraps around
organizer/seat top
plastic organizer (kinda like a plano)
measuring tape
total cost $20
Will pic ater I cut the lawn
>>765012
you think a snap swivel would be good enough? I mean I don't have spilt rings on them yet, nor do I have swivels on their own. might go pick some up tho.
>>765240
Snap swivel will be fine
It's what I use
>>765252
awesome. some guy told me on here that snapswivels are garbage. so I got hesitant
Woots! Much success. Ok, a little success.
>>764741
>trying to release a gut-hooked Bluegill
>>765052
>Coors Heavy
Good job.
>>764804
I have the graphite tip from a sharp pencil stuck in my leg for the past 20 years. If you don't immediately get a big infection, you will be fine.
>>765284
That's an "inorganic" foreign object; that spine is going to try to rot and decay in him and cause infection regardless of how clean he keeps it as long as that spine is there
Best case scenario he gets a small cyst and the spine comes out with the pus worst case he gets gangrene or similar and either loses his hand or gets blood poisoning and dies.
>>764634
How's the fishing in Australia?
>>765264
>snapswivels are garbage
probably me but out of context. I doubt they'll twist and bend and die on freshwater. I wouldn't trust the salt fish of a lifetime to one, even if it was rated 50 or 75#.
>>765298
Ehh, whatever. I have so much shit wrong with my body that I should've gone to the hospital for but never did.
I'm still waiting for the day I need surgery on my knee after I shattered something in there doing a 360 over a box jump while all drunk.
>>765301
You do have to keep an eye on them after some use though. Snap swivels will allow you to get lazy with knots and stuff and before you know it the snap will be bent and open up on a nice largemouth.
Do you guys use stringers or buckets for fish that you keep? I know someone who sticks the stringer up through the jaw so they stay alive longer. I forgot my bucket yesterday, but luckily I had a few plastic shopping bags in my car. They worked until I got home.
Fishanfriends, recommend a decent, inexpensive, saltwater baitcaster? Chinese reels any good these days?
Targets: Bat rays, leopard sharks, halibut.
>>765280
>not just putting a big circle hook through the bluegill and throwing him out there in an attempt to catch a big blue or flathead catfish
>>765338
That's hard to believe you would just happen to run into a catfish large enough to take a 7" bluegill whole.
>>765301
yea, I only fish fresh. My real worry is having a pike break my line and steal my lure and the rest of it. but hey I'll trust a snapswivel for my spoons, and a knot for the rest of the hooks, jigs, and hardbaits.
>>765429
Cut the bluegill up and use it as cutbait if you think it's too large. A 40lb+ blue/flathead has a BIG mouth, they can easily eat a 7" bluegill. I know some guys who run trot lines around here and they use ~5" bluegill normally.
>>765429
I saw a video where this one dude caught a record breaking cat by using a 2lb carp.. So I guess it depends on where you are, but it's not unlikely it would catch something
This is the seaguar smackdown 8 strand braid vs regular power pro. Both are 20# line strength, but the seaguar is significantly smoother and thinner. Pretty crazy. Cant wait to see how the line strength holds up.
Power pro is up top, seaguar is on the bottom.
>>765436
Hopefully it doesn't fray like crazy like SpiderWire
>>765433
I'm new to this stuff, but the small areas I've fished so far I can NOT use any odd bait to get a Catfish.
I live in NE Ohio and the several ponds/reservoirs I've been too, whether it be clam meat, shrimp, chicken liver, or certified™ catfish bait, the bluegills just nip and tear at it until there's nothing but a bare hook.
>>765443
Hmm.. I have good luck here in TX using CJs Bait Co punch bait for channel cats. If bluegills are tearing your bait up then you're not getting it deep enough into open water I'd say. You need to get it far enough away from cover that the bluegill are afraid to go out there due to the fear of being eaten by a bass or other predatory fish.
>>765445
what is "deep"? I'm anchoring at maybe 20-25ft of water
>>765446
Damn, you shouldn't be having much trouble out there. Maybe the ratio of predatory fish : prey species is out of whack and those places are covered up with prey species.
Bluegill are some pretty good eating if you can catch enough that are decent sized. Here in TX there's no limit on the size or number you can keep of sunfish species so you can catch 100+ and have a big fish fry if you want. I dunno what else to tell you, our reservoirs and rivers are full of big bass and lots of blue catfish that eat any prey species that are brave enough to venture out into open waters. The only places I have issues with sunfish eating my bait is when I'm fishing in less than 6' of water near the shore or in a shallow cove.
>>765446
That's suprising. Wouldn't expect little shit bluegill to nibble at the bait out there.
>went back to where I caught the two pike yesterday
>lost my dancing lady in a tree
>went to the store and found the same exact thing
>but without the nekkid grill on the back
How am I supposed to catch fish when they aren't trying to woo the pretty mermaid? At least I caught a 12 inch bass.
>>765452
>>765450
alright just gotta keep at it.
other questions, it's about 50f out right now after a light rain,would that be in the realm of "worth a shot" or "don't even bother" when it comes to fishing?
finally, is there any sort of legality(in terms of fishing license) for fishing on private property?
To clarify my street has several large ponds that aren't on anyone's property, just part of the development right now.
>>765462
I've caught countless fish during and after rain, but depending on the target fish, they might not bite at all because all that good shit that got knocked off of the trees.
As for fishing on private property, going on private property without the owner's permission is trespassing. However, the ponds you're talking about don't seem to be on private property, so go for it.
>>765462
In TX you can fish on private ponds / lakes without a fishing license or any length / bag limits provided you have the owner's permission. I'm sure that varies state-to-state though.
Guys I did a thing
>>765486
Those tattoos where something is written in a gay font like that are for women, faggot.
>>765493
Maybe i am a woman?
>>765499
Tits or gtfo
My dad is letting me spend some money of his on fishing stuff to replace my broken shit
The frame is cracked on that spinning reel so I'm getting pic related instead of replacing it
Its a graphite reel but I've read good things about it so I'm hoping it will be enough to get some bass over the summer and steelhead this fall
>>765504
The pic won't attach
It's wild water fly line and an okuma cascade
I love how fishing is so zen. Even if I feel like shit and get depressed, I start thinking and read up on fishing, and it calms me down, heck being on a lake is another level of bliss. We've got it made bros.
>>765441
Going to be used for fluke/bottom fishing. No casting or weeds to battle with. Plus i dont think spiderwire is 8 strand?
>>765509
>being on a lake is another level of bliss
Until you take the boat out on a day with 20-25mph winds and fight white-cap waves all day while nursing a wicked hangover and not catching shit. I'll never do that again, that was the only time I've ever regretted my decision to go fishing.
>>765535
havent been lucky enough to fish on a boat. I only shore fish. dont have freinds who fish.
>>765509
Pic related is one of my favorite spots on weekdays after work. There are trees behind me so it's always shady and cool. And I just watch people on I-95 getting pissed off while I'm relaxing.
>>765542
Eh, I bought a cheap old deckboat with a motor and trailer for $1500 off of craigslist, put another $1500 into fixing it up (had to tear out the deck down to the hull, put in new treated beams, made a new deck out of plywood, made a new console out of plywood, replaced all the hatches, rewired everything, new power pack for the motor, replaced all bench cushions using plywood, foam, and marine vinyl, etc.). It's not pretty or fast but it's a great fishing boat that's really stable and has plenty of room for 3-4 people and their gear. I have one friend that goes fishing with me a lot and several other friends that we bring along sometimes. Most of the others aren't regular fishers but they still have a lot of fun when they go. Just try inviting some of your friends along one afternoon when the weather's nice. Hell, bring a charcoal grill along and cook up some burgers and hot dogs while you're at it and maybe bring some beers if you're all drinking age and it's legal to consume alcohol where you're fishing.
>>765549
that sounds like a plan, and awesome job fixing up that boat. I need to learn how to get a skillset like that. What did you do to proof the plywood?
>>765543
This little lake is so fun with texas rigs and 12" bass
>>765551
Well the beams under the deck got replaced with treated 2x6's and 2x8's, I got rid of all the foam blocks under there because they were just completely saturated with water (previous owner had left the boat out in the weather obviously) and weren't going to do any good as "emergency flotation material" anymore, they would actually be doing more harm than good by holding moisture down there. The deck itself I used 3/4" untreated exterior grade BC plywood and applied 3 coats of exterior paint to it before I cut it to fit and installed it. If I left the boat outside in the rain and weather then it would probably rot eventually but since I keep the boat under a roof then it should be fine for a long time. Of course I pull all the plugs on the boat when I haul it out of the water so any water that did make its way under the deck drains out and everything dries out. The console and hatches were all made out of 1/2" untreated exterior grade BC that I applied several coats of paint to as well.
I don't have a good picture of the entire boat but here's a buddy of mine with a lake record channel cat that he caught on a fishing trip we took several months back. He had just gotten out of the Navy and hadn't been fishing in a long time so my buddy that I go fishing with all the time and I took him out to drink some beers and mess around on the lake... We had pulled a couple hundred channel cats out of that lake before this trip and he ended up catching a bigger one than we had ever pulled in from that water, funny how that works.
>>765568
and a pic from the side of the boat before I'd finished all the work on it
>>765575
No problem man. The worst thing that happened with it was the 3rd time I took it out I had hauled it about 50 miles to a lake for a camping / fishing trip and when we put the boat in the water all the motor did was turn over and never started. I had no spark... It had rained heavily the night before while we were camping and was REALLY humid the next day and that apparently let some moisture get into the power pack and fried it so we had no boat for fishing that weekend. After some troubleshooting with a multimeter I determined that the power pack was bad and ordered a new one and it's run great ever since. The motor is a 1974 70HP 2 stroke 3 cyl Triumph so I'm sure that'll blow on me some day but that's just something I'll have to deal with when it happens. The boat is a 1975 model and is in pretty good shape overall since I reworked it. I think it's pretty neat to scoot around the lake in a 40+ yr old boat that I paid all of $3k for. It beats the hell out of paying upwards of $30k for a new "fishing boat". It's not like the fish care what kind of boat you're fishing out of to be honest.
>>765568
And here's the certificate the State of Texas sent him... I'm still trying to get one of these myself.
so I dont know if I'm doing it wrong. I treid spooling my braid onto my reel-150yds, but it looks like I have half my of the line left on the spool while my reel is practically full. Did I fuck up? Do i need to redo it because I didnt put enough tension?
I'm pretty sure I should be able to take it all and then some
>>765630
The reel capacity ratings are always overestimated imo. By like 25%
>>765647
it's gotta be, since when does 150yds of braided line (.19mm it says in diameter) not fit onto a reel that says 230m/0.22mm. I'm gonna respool tomorrow, cause I must've fucked up somehow.
>>765650
Do you have a backing on there?
>>765650
You might be fine. Go cast around. On most reels if it says I should get 150yds, I probably get like 110yds bfore I feel like I'm overflowing it.
>>765652
electrical tape, but it was snug. and only once around.
>>765654
That should've been enough to keep it from slipping.. I'm not sure what happened. Maybe try putting the spool in a 5gal bucket of water when you re-spool it next time?
Lots of action on the fly rod this week
>>765668 (Shorthead Redhorse Sucker)
Rock Bass pictured here
>>765669
Smallmouth, gave a hell of a fight
>>765671
ugh
>>765673
Nope, took it sub surface on the swing like a trout it was weird
>>765331
whatever it takes or I have, stringer, bucket, bag, have left in net and dip in water every once & a while
>>765486
I'm holding out to be the oldest human to get their 1st tat. Current record is around 105
That hook is pretty cool.
>>765722
Heh good luck. I don't know if I would want to live to be more than 100. Getting old seems terrible. And thanks. I used the hook from the "just fish it" bumper sticker that came in either an MTB or LTB as reference.
>>765331
I use a cooler filled with ice when on the boat. Stringer or fish basket when fishing from the shore normally.
>snook took my greenie
>set the hook
>pulled it out of his mouth and he didn't try to eat it again
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>>764602
Fuck dude. I'm 200 miles away. Monday I'll be on fish. Fuck; I regret taking this gig, but I may have just paid for a new Spey rig for striper. Or more Gorkas, haven't made up my mind yet.
>>765775
Weak...
I got one small largemouth and a few bites today but nothing crazy. I was hoping for some luck when a little storm came rolling in around sunset but I was in a spot I haven't had a ton of luck in before. Thought maybe this time it would work.
I also spent most of the time talking to a couple people. The one older black dude who is there all the time was right down the shoreline so I talked to him for a bit. Then some Jamaican trucker dude was getting ready to head off and I was talking to him forever. Cool dude, he used to drive for Budweiser and UPS and now has his own Freightliner with a fladbed.
>>765778
Where are you at again? You mentioned some shit about a flea market or something?
>>765200
Ah shit man. Think you can fix it?
>>765783
Yeah Manning a family members booth. And selling my own shit. It's been fun,but wierd.
>>765788
That's cool, little change up from things. What you slangin? You got the booth with the stolen tools?
>>765792
No no no. Slanging that Jacque Adnet, some of that Russle Wright sheeit and little sprinkle of that mies van der rohe.
My junk doesn't come cheap.
>>765779
Snook will start to run hard this month so hopefully I'll get one soon, I did help someone net a snook today but unfortunately is was like a half inch under slot. You have to come to the Juno pier at least once between may and august if you want to do some real saltwater fishing.
I refuse to believe there's no bass in these plants. I've tried various creature baits, jigs, and top water. Gonna take the yak out tomorrow and maybe pull out something hiding.
any of you guys bring a portable stove? even if it's not for fish, just to grill up burgers or shiskabobs?
I want to get some nice little /out/ rig going, poles, gear, stove and supplies.
>>765819
I'll bring a little charcoal grill with me sometimes if I can drive up close to my fishing spot. Or better yet go fishing in a lakeside park that has picnic tables and grills already set up near the water.
>>765829
not him but, if I'm using worms for bait, what is the Ideal depth to set the line at?
do I want it a foot or so below the water level, or let that bitch sink to the bottom?
I just stumbled on some deal online for 5, 5" jive wobblers for 8$
Idk if I should pull the trigger, never heard of these guys. heck i dont even know if 5" would work in my waters.
>>765837
Depends on what you're fishing for and where those fish are in the water.
>>765840
Bass ideally, possibly catfish, in deeper water away from the shore.
>>765829
>warm water here
Today was the walleye opener here in Minnesota (bass doesn't open until the 27th). It was 34F when I got to the lake this morning.
>>765842
I'd try fishing the worms on the bottom first. It also wouldn't hurt to get some slip floats and vary the depth from 2ft down to 10ft using a float stop. You just gotta try everything until you start getting bites. You also have the possibility of catching carp when you're fishing worms on the bottom in deeper water.
>>765851
I don't think there is carp(none that I have seen) there are a dozen or so Koi, but I would really rather not try and catch them
>>765829
Good question. I think it's fairly deep because it took a couple seconds for my lure to hit the bottom. Bass are still spawning here so there should be a few up shallow.
>>765842
Idk, I don't use worms a ton but while on a bobber if I'm going for bass, I will normally set it closer to the bottom. Maybe like 3'-4' in 5'-6' of water. And for catfish, on the bottom.
>>765846
Burr...
I'm really glad I started using Texas rigged stuff more though. The fishing down here is quite a bit different then when I was in Illinois.
With cooler water in IL, I could almost always just fish spinners and crankbaits in the afternoon when bass come closer to feed. Here in South Florida, I rarely catch bass on spinners and cranks besides January and February. Kinda sucks since I love my spinners, but the snakeheads, Mayans, and bluegill will still hit them at least.
>>765858
At least I think they are. I've been seeing a couple in beds, but it's probably getting towards the end of the spawn.
>>765860
what is that?
>>765883
Mayan cichlid aka atomic sunfish. They are all over here and kinda take over from bluegill.
They are a blast to catch though since the average one is like a giant bluegill or medium sized crappie but fight like crazy.
Pic related is next to a size 13 for reference
>>765786
I'm not even bothering
Got my dad to pay for it and I'm using the money on a cheap fly reel okuma cascade fly reel and some 7 weight fly line.
>>765266
Learn to cut out the middle bits for easier yums
Keeper from today
>>765652
How long should a backing be for a freshwater fisherman like me that wants to use braided? Also, does anyone here have an infographic of common fishing knots? I want to add more than the standard one to my arsenal, especially for splicing line together.
>>765986
For the mono backing, I don't do much, like just enough to coat the spool with 1 or 2 layers.
And NetKnots.com is great for knots. For splicing line, I normally do the Uni-Uni knot. I know others here like the FG or Albright but one of those is stupid complicated, can't remember which.
For braided line to tackle, Palomar knot all day.
>>765986
>>765991
Also, for the mono backing to the spool, use an arbor knot. And make sure you keep some tension on the mono and braid while you spool it up.
I want to get some 6am fishin in and it's already almost 3am. I might just try and stay awake. If I pass out, I won't want to get up at 5am.
Where is Miami anon? Wanna go fishing in Miramar at sunrise?
Are okuma reels respected or just a meme? These look pretty cool.
>>766044
They good from everything I have used or heard.
Only issue was with Mainebub not being able to find the schematics for his Okuma and wasn't able to order a replacement part since he didn't have a part number. Not sure if customer service helped him out with that yet.
Wew, got an hour of two of sleep and actually woke up to the 3rd or 4th alarm.
Just debating which lake to go to...
I have two in mind, right across the street from eachother. One has produced some big bass for me but I have seen other people fishing there sometimes. That lake has an interesting shape where there are lots of decent spots to hit from shore and the vegetation is incredible for fish to hide.
The other lake is slightly larger but square so I haven't found the good spot in the 2 or 3 times I went there but it's more hidden and novody ever fishes there and I know there are big bass since the vegetation is pretty good.
I think I will hit the big square one first.
>Friday
>82f, clear skies and sunny
>Sunday
>34f,horizontal sleet/rain
and it looks like it's gonna be low 50s mid 40s for a solid week now,
How quickly do ponds cool off when it starts affecting the fish
>>766054
Water temp changes a lot slower than air temps. Depends on the size of the body of water too. But if you had a stretch of 70F sunny days for a week or two, it should take a few days before the water temp really starts going down.
Where you at? I can't stand those weather changes. So glad I left Chicago. This time of year, a cold front means a high of 78F while a warm front is highs of 88F. Ocean temps never allow it to get too crazy.
Looking to buy my first flyfishing equipment. Any recommendations?
>>766058
I'm like 15minutes away from lake Erie so lake effect like this in May isn't surprising, I'm just more disgusted
Fuck me. This first lake seems so promising but impossible to catch the bass. They were going crazy just chasing around baitfish in these weeds in 2' of water. The weeds were super thick and I tried one of everything in and around the weeds to get their attention away from the schools of baitfish but couldn't get them.
Across the street I go...
>>766087
>Yum
Evrytiem. Fuckin nigs. Every lake I go to, there's an empty bag or two of Yum. The cheapest fucking soft baits available at any Walmart. Not Powerbait ($6), not even Zoom ($4), but $2 bags of Yum.
>>766087
Amateur here, but I normally use an imitation frog lure, never gets caught on anything that doesn't bite it
>>765986
What Peps said + look at capacity. Say you have 150 yds braid and your reel holds 250 yds o that diameter. You want to back enough mono so your braid fills your spool properly. Mono is cheaper than braid so on larger reels this is kind of important. Currently spooling an 8000 series that hold like 500yds of 50# braid so I have to math to figure out mono...
>have to math
>math
dammitsomuch
>>766114
I was running a weedless frog but they just weren't interested. It could've been those Mayans in the weeds too which wouldn't be able to take the whole frog but some of the movement seemed like decent sized largemouth.
Finally got one. Nice lil 2lb, maybe 2.5lb fatty. Had one other nice bite but these fish have been picky this morning.
I like this lake though. I don't always catch a ton of fish, but when I do they are nice and fat and healthy.
I read about countersinking here but could not get it to work properly. The concept is there are 3 ways to present live/organic or soft baits. 1) suspended, or a few feet off the bottom, 2) on the bottom, or 3) countersunk into the bottom several inches. I had trouble in determining how deep the bait was actually in the ground because so much mud was kicked up. My sink pole was only 20' long when extended so I was limited to 18 feet or less of water. I'm going to try again today but any advice is appreciated.
>>766058
84f 2 days ago, now im dealing with 4" of snow
20-40 mph winds here, not gonna be on the water for another 7 days.
>>766131
Damn smallmouth are so pretty. I never had any near me (at least in large enough amounts to catch). Only time I ever got one was at my neighbor's cabin in northern WI.
>>766116
If the reel claims to hold 250yds of a certain diameter, I'm still betting it will be full by 200yds.
>>766125
Fuck that nonsense. Where is that?
My very first fish on a fly rod. 10/10 would suggest
>>766153
Is most fly fishing topwater? If so, I don't even think I could really do it down here in freshwater unless I were going for the Mayans or largemouth for 6 weeks out if the year in the early morning and dusk.
Unless I could get sneks to hit flies, that would be a blast but Inl doubt it would work.
Northeast, barometric pressure DOWN, Solunar bad, cold (low 50'sF), and windy.
nothing good about today at all fishingwise.
>>765993
I was calling out to ya in an earlier post to see if we could've done something Saturday. I've got work today till 6.
>>765991
The Fg knot is the long one but neither are crazy complicated
>Loop of line
In, 8-12 wraps
>Through loop
>Tighten
Albright
>Wrap braid 8 times over mono
>Tighten
>Repeat
>Repeat
>Half hitch
>Half hitch half hitch half hitch
>Tighten
>Fg knot
Also for braid to hook I like the double uni
>>766065
6'6" medium action ugly stick
Shakespeare excursion reel
6 or 8 pound test, 10 if you'll be going after bigger stuff more (bass, catfish, carp, pike/pickerel etc)
Then whatever tackle suits the fishing you're doing
>>766153
I've yet to meet someone who says it wasn't worth learning after they get their first fish on fly
>>766154
Honestly I fish sub surface more than anything
There are more nymphs and minnows at any given time than hatching insects
But when there are hatching insects anything else is a waste of time
>>766161
Oh for sure. Must've missed it. I'll probably be out a lil bit tomorrow, takin the day off work to get to a doc appt in the morning and then not shit afterward.
>>766172
>braid to hook
>double uni
That's the line to line knot nigga. And Palomar is the superior choice for braid to hook or lure anyway.
>>766174
>fly fishing
I think it's too early for you skid.
>>766199
Oops meant improved uni
Pic related
I just have bad luck with the Palomar for braid
Better for mono imo
Oh he said fly fishing? One second
>>766210
I've got work from 5am-9am so along as its after 9 I'm down.
How do you convince someone who thinks fishing is dumb, that its something amazing?
Basically he thinks fishing is a means to an end, not a sport or something done for enjoyment.
I have similar feelings about hunting(bow or Rifle) but I think there is a discernable difference between hunting and fishing.
>>766065
Get an eagle claw fly rod of the appropriate length and weight
Then you need a reel
I heard good things about the okuma cascade and am getting one but can't say that for 100% sure it's good
Then get the appropriate fly line
Lets say you got a 5 wt rod
A good go to is a 5 wt line
If you Will only be fishing really tight areas where 15 -20 feet will be your maximum cast consider 6wt line to load the rod with less line
And If you need distance more than anything consider a 4 weight line so you can loal the rod correctly with more line out
I could say more and give specific models and stuff if I knew more about what you're doing (where you are fishing what you want to catch etc)
>>766236
It depends on hunting
If you just want to kill something and bring back the antlers you're a prick
If you are taking it for food that's a whole other story
>>766245
I won't go into semantics of comparing a fish to a mammal, I just have this notion that the sport of fishing, there is a certain level of "fairness", a connection between man and fish, where Hunting is one sided
>>766233
Damn, that's a crazy shift. I'm thinkin maybe around 1pm or 2pm, try n get somewhere down south a little before traffic gets crazy.
I'm still just down here exploring around Pembroke Pines. Only problem is so many of these lakes are those quarry type lakes where there is a shelf of 2' deep water that goes ~10' out, and then it drops off really deep. It doesn't make for great vegetation and I have trouble finding good spots. If anything, I just get those Mayans hitting my lure as I drag it up the drop off.
>>766251
I'll agree on the "fish can't be compared to mammals" but I disagree on the one-sidedness of hunting but here and now are not the time or place for it
Either way I'd say the only way to change that other person's mind is to take them fishing and let them see how fun it is
Make a deal
"If you come fishing with me once and catch a few fish and you hate it I'll never bug you about it ever again, But I'll bet you'll like It"
>>766255
I bet he works fast food like me
They'll give you weird shifts
I've worked everything from 5-9 to 5-2 and a few times 6-4
Fast food is the most inconsistent work ever
I've had 40+ hour weeks next to 15 and under hour weeks
>>766101
hey Pepsi! nothing wrong with yums, all I can afford mate. shame on the fucks that litter.
>>766281
Yum is fine, just don't trash the fucking lake and make the rest of us look bad.
>>766262
I can't stand those stupid short shifts. I remember those when I was in HS working at Petsmart. Waste 5 nights out of the week for <25hrs. Hell no. I could work that in 2 days when I was at my restaurant job if I wanted to. Boss man would give me anything I wanted since if I was there, he didn't have to worry about the place burning down.
>>766118
lmao if you saying the fish in the pic is 2-2.5 nice try bud
>>766153
that's awesome. haha nice catch.
>>766293
I see we have a professional photograph analyzer goy here.
Def a solid 2lb'er, Believe it or not, I have seen a lot of largemouth bass in my life. Pretty easy to tell when you are holding them IRL as opposed to a close up cellphone pic at a shitty angle.
A 2lb largemouth isn't that big anyway, especially if it has a little gut.
any of yall ever fished a mepps comet minnow?
>>766286
Luckily I work mornings so those stupid short shifts only mean I get on the lake faster
I'm looking for a better job Though but given my minimal skills and qualifications
I can weld but I'm not certified so jo one wants me for that
>>766315
Yes
I haven't really had better luck with them compared to regular Agilas. Plus the minnows spin around so if you're trying to make a realistic presentation, the minnow doesn't quite swim like it.
I would rather do other anon's idea of replacing the treble on a Mepps with a worm hook and rig up a Gulp minnow or something to it. Or just run a regular Mepps Agila.
Made some popper flies for pike and perch today, going to try them out tomorrow.
>>766330
holy moly pepsi
I'm sure by now you have some tried and true go-to's that are your standards you use with high success.
care to share your staples?
>>766332
Let us know how Kermit works
What are the bodies made of?
>>766332
Good luck
>>766345
For Mepps? #1 is the natural squirrel tail brown-black-white skirt with a silver or gold blade. They sell those everywhere. If I want something brighter, yellow skirt with either silver blade or the firetiger blade.
The first ones I mentioned are the only ones that use actual squirrel tail hair I think, and it seems to have better motion in the water than the colored skirts.
Also that brown skirt one with the chartruese blade was great for the short time I had it but then it got snagged. I have never seen another one of those. The bass here love the chartruese so much for some reason.
I don't think I had the Blue Foxes when I took that pic, but those Vibrax spinners aren't bad for night or really cloudy water when you want a bunch of noise and vibration. Worth grabbing one if you see them.
>>766346
The bodies are made of xps polystyrene and coated with epoxy. The kermit and the brass is tied on a 4/0 hook, the blue one on a 6/0 and the smallest on a #1 hook.
>>766360
>6/0 hook
Wow, those are bigger than I thought. Then I looked at the pic again and saw them sitting on top of a coffee mug. You just going for largemouth or what? Are they pretty sturdy?
I wish I could still get away with topwaters but these bass are just too lazy with the warm water now. I get the occaisional gar to take a shot at topwater stuff but they never get a good mouthful of them. I need to find a place where I can get the sneks or peacocks on poppers.
>>766359
>The bass here love the chartruese
That's because chartreuse is the GOAT color
