#37- "Snakehead Terror" Edition
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>>754112
Glad I got out to the lake today despite being exhausted from work. Caught a couple sneks but got discouraged with how many young ones I saw. Gonna be time for some ultralight action and a Mepps #1 so I can get as many 8"-12" sneks possible.
I still need to catch a Peacock Bass.
If anybody has any more reccommendations for the "Combos Under $100" from the last thread, let me know. I was trying to pick combos that are generally sold at multiple retailers. Too bad Shimano doesn't do a Sienna combo. I would shill that hard.
Let's talk fishin'
>>755627
>Combos Under $100
Top to bottom, left to right.
1) Abu Garcia Ike 2- $39
2) Quantum Bill Dance- $39
3) Shakespeare Ugly Stik GX2- $49
4) Pflueger Trion- $59
5) Bass Pro Tourney Pro- $59
6) Lew's Laser Speed Spool- $59
7) Abu Garcia Cardinal SX- $69
8) Daiwa Revros- $69
9) Mitchell 300- $69
10) Pflueger President- $79
11) Shimano Sedona/Sellus- $89
12) Mitchell 300 Pro- $89
13) Abu Garcia Orra S- $99
Open to suggestions as always. I don't think Mitchell gets enough love sometimes. I had an old Mitchell combo that I gave to my bro, has to be 15 years old and still works great. One day I might grab one of those green 300 combos, they look nice.
caught this grunt fish tonight, turns out I read online they are poisonous, sent me to emergency room with 4 large bites. i will have last laugh as it is boiling in a pot on the stove right now. doctor place iodine substance to reieve poison so i also add a few drops to the pot of water to purify before eating.
Anybody tried making their own lures? Friend has made a bunch and has just started catching fish on them, pic related.
>>755699
I keep telling him to get an airbrush kit so he can set up a small business selling home made lures, heaps of people seem to do that here.
what is a 9' medium heavy rod good for?
>>755629
Channel cat
I made an infographic of whatever fishing knowledge/recommendations I've managed to learn, figure somebody might find it useful. i know there's at least like two other cali anons here.
>>755699
I made this stupid thing. Lol, it has a pretty sick wobbling action though. Stays topwater and leaves a nice little wake.
Supposed to imitate a baby duck. I made it out of a broom handle, model car paint, and spare hardware.
>>755758
Have you caught anything with it?
>>755627
not sure where you live OP, but shimano does do a sienna combo where I live. they combine it with a shimano sonic pro rod. I have this combo and i use it mainly for bass. Best part it only put me back ~$80.
>>755765
I made it during the winter so i haven't had a legitimate chance to use it yet. Still waiting on topwater season to heat up but i will defintely give it a shot.
>>755775
I might copy your design and give it a go
I haven't had success fishing top water yet either (although my buddy pulled in a gigantic largemouth with a broke back rapala) but Texas rigged creature baits have been pulling in some monsters for me so far
Might have more to do with where I'm fishing than anything else
She's back! Completely disassembled my Quantum SX2 spinning reel, found the cracked anti-reverse ratchet, epoxied it back together, cleaned every part and filled the reel with grease and somehow figured out how to put it back together.
If you have an old spinning reel like this taking it apart to clean and lube is a fun project. Can't believe I've never done it til now.
>>755769
Where did you buy it? None of the major retailers in the US seem to sell Shimano combos besides Dick's with the Sedona.>>755775
>>755803
I took apart all my reels and cleaned n oiled them like a month ago. Dropped one of the million spacers from my President LE and it took me half an hour to find it.
The do run nice tho after packing the bottom where the gears are with grease.
This is also a testament to why you should buy from reputable brands. I had no problem finding the schematics for the reel and would've been able to order the part online had I lost it for good.
So pike season started again last sunday.
went out to see if i could get one.
no luck tho, but that just means that i have to air the rod more.
wondering if i should give some spinners a try instead of the wobblers.
>>755885
>wobblers
Like spoons? Or some sort of crank bait?
And Mepps a GOAT
>>755897
i think they might also be called plugs.
crankbait might also be another name for it, but it's called wobblers around where i live.
my girlfriend actually got her first fish this morning, here she is posing, braver than me holding it by mouth but said it was safe and ok.
>>755915
Seemed like subtle bait for awhile but now confirmed.
>>755907
Crankbaits are the hard plastic minnow baits, normally with a lip. So not sure what you mean but too lazy to google.
>>755936
yeah, it's pretty much those in the pic.
i use 20-60gram 3d ones tho (swimbait?)
>>755758
Another friend has made them out of old BIC lighters, pens and spoons, as long as they have any sort of action to them something will eventually try and eat it.
>>755936
just ignore it and or report it
>rain stopped for today
yeahh may go out and get some pickles
full house post
>>755999
>55999
>>755819
Which one of these swimbaits have you caught the most fish with?
Heres another plug i made using a super cheap store bought needlefish. I sandes off the finish and painted it to imitate a squid. I also added lead solder to the belly in a few points to make it neutral buoyant.
Im gonna try to use it with a sinker for doormat fluke. No idea if its gonna work or not. I wanna try some weird shit for big fluke this year. Needlefish, inline spinner teasers, homemade teasers and 6" rubber squids are all on my list. Im gonna stick the experimental rod in a rod holder while i jig a bucktail. May 17th cant come quick enough...haha.
>>756045
Heres a teaser i made out of an octupus hook and craft feathers. I used two 16th oz bullet weights for bass glued together as the eyes. The feathers made it float upwards and the weights keep it pointed down. Kinda interesting. Ive gotten some real fly eyes since then haha.
>>756045
alright, you seem to know your shit, in a week im going to go down to the ct short and fish a few spots, then down to the ri shore for a few days to hit another spot or two, , any tips and tricks? going to ty for whatever i can get, probably try for stripers in ct since il e fishing the mouth of the ct river and thames river and try for fluke etc in rhodes island
>>756024
I've been having good luck with these ones. Rapala X-Raps in this bronze color with an orange belly. Gold has always been the best color for me
>>756052
For early season striper pack various bucktails from 3/4oz to 1 1/2oz. Use a trailer like porkrind or gulp. Glide it slowly near the bottom for best results. Also bring some storm or tsunami shads. 4" is a good size for early stripers. Youd also be foolish not to carry some smaller pencil poppers.
Its still a little early, im expecting things to get really good within a week or two here. I havent been able to get out and explore much lately though cause of work and rain and such.
Make sure fluke are in season in rhode island when you get there. We open on may 17th for fluke. Those gulp tipped bucktails do work on fluke though.
>>756059
ive got a 1 oz bucktail, have a 1/2 oz one coming g in the mail soon ,
have some gulp coming in the mail aswell, and also have 4 inch swimbaits il be using, what im lacking is true saltwater rod and reel, 7 ft bass rod will be all i have though that can handle 1 oz ( just barley)
im also lacking knowledge of spots but thats no big deal
>>756060
Use braided line if possible. 20-30#. Watch your drag if you get into a larger striper. No promises a freshwater rod will come out alive if you get into a 20+ pound bass haha. Size 3000 or 35 reel minimum. 4000+ is better. Rinse your reel with gentle warm water when you're done to prevent corrosion. Also, you run a pretty good chance of losing those bucktails to the rocks on the bottom so just be ready for that, maybe grab some back ups if possible.
As for spots, i cant really speak on specifics in ct and ri, but look for current and structure. Read the waves, look for sandbars, gaps in the sandbars, underwater boulders etc...large bass use heavy current to ambush the stupid baitfish that cant swim in it.
My ultimate advice: go to youtube and type in "john skinner" lol. He will learn you better than i ever could.
Will my finger get cut in casting with a spinning set up if I'm just throwing sub 1 oz lures?
Putting electrical tape on my finger mess up some of my cast because I can't feel the line well and it slip out during cast.
>>756078
im going to be running light 12-20 lb though il have my 7 ft heavy boat rod with 50 l b braid, that has handled some large fish,
>>756080
Use medical tape. If your hands get wet and soft over time, braid can defintely cut ya.
12-20 should be fine, just keep an eye on your drag. Tight enough to set the hook, but light enough to let anything big run. Be ready to adjust on the fly too.
I use 40# braid on my surf rods. We'll see how it holds up this season
>>756102
>let anything big run
That kinda fucked me up on the monster I had hooked twice last week. First time was #10lb braid which the thing would've broken if I didn't tire him out good, but second time when I had him on for a couple minutes, I should've tightened up real quick. All hope may have been lost that time though since he ran out so much line as soon as I set the hook. Provably woulda caught up the line either way.
Only got one
>>756107
So ya got spooled? Thats one of the downsides of using the light reels, low line capacity. Ive never seen an lmb do that though.
>>756124
He hit that fly bub tied hard too
Then something bigger hit, and wrapped me up in something (not sure what on either count) but since I only had a 2 pound test tippit I got broken off
It started raining shortly after (didn't even get a new fly tied on) so I went home
>>756132
No it just drug his line to the far side a small pond then wrapped him up on something
I bet it was a trophy snek
Going fishing tomorrow f@m,any tips on how to respool? Gotta do it quickly so I don't lose precious fishing time.
>>756134
Gotcha. Less likely to happen in the ocean unless you're pier or jetty fishing. This is why we use heavy flouro leaders too lol
>>756140
Yeah no he was in fresh
Though I do quite a lot with 20 pound mono
4 foot sharks can be horses right in, 5 can get in with minimal playing, 4 foot and even 5 foot rays easily enough
Cobia even
>>756132
Basically what skid said.
First time was on a Blue Fox and fish ran it into some snag almost immediately. Second was on a Texas rig. Set the hook and he ran out like 30yds of line. Then I started fighting with him and was making a little progress. After maybe 2min, he wrapped me around something real solid underwater and I was done.
I'm guessing it was a 10lb+ snakehead. I have never had anything fight even close to that hard. 5lb largemouth fight good, but won't rip 30yds of #15 braid in a couple seconds. 10lb carp dob't run like that either. This was also the lake where dude recently pulled out a 47" 14lb snakehead.
>>756134
Not really a small pond. Not huge but I would consider it a lake. Odd shaped but probably 1.5mi across total.
>>756143
I use 20# for all ny bottom fishing, and 50# for striper fishing. Dudes use mostly 80# mono for striper out here nowadays. Pretty crazy lol
>>756138
Just doing mono?
Arbor knot to the spool, keep some tension on the line while spooling, stop when you have ~1/8" of spool left. Shouldn't take more than a couple minutes.
It's trout season where I live. Caught a 3.2 kg one a couple of days ago.
How does this look for my first rod/reel setup? I've been fishing my whole life but I've never owned my own rod and feel as though its time to get something professional.
>>756168
olooks alright to me, i would probably pick a different reel , and wait for some shit to go on sale
>>756168
I'd start on a cheaper rod
Because you have to buy every rod knowing you very well may break it
Thats what I do with everything because I break everything- nice or cheap
Case and point I broke a 150$ pellet gun beyond being worth repair
I fell on it walking through somebwoods looking for squirrel
Bent barrel
Broken stock
The trigger didn't reset any more
Broke all the sights
Including the ×4 scope
Was easier to replace than fix
>>756146
Yep, just mono, because cod and pollock don't need better lol
>>756168
YES, I love that rod.
>>756180
Suggestions? Pflueger President?
>>756212
Those are great for the money. A little impractical putting it on a $120+ rod unless you think you're gonna be very careful with it and use it for years and years.
>>756212
wait for a rod to come on sale, cabellas is doing stupid spring sales, and dicks does some stupid sales too, , as for a reel i can recomend the diawa legalis just got it and haveused it a dozen times so far, and its quite nice handles some ripping run s from pickerel the other day plus
as for the sale thing, i just got a $65 rod for $45 and a $60 reel for $35-40 it really does add uo, like just within the past month i think i saw cabellas have the rod you have for $65 compared to 100+
>>756168
Ugly stik Walmart combo $20
Post cute fishermen
https://youtu.be/VLHZ-6vL-iM
>>756250
I got a 100 dollar fly combo on sale for under 70 from cabellas
A set of waders on the side made it 130 so I got free shipping
>>756258
my newest rod and reel were from them, saved $45 plus another 10-15 on lures and shit
I would like to introduce myself
>>756284
>>756286
Cool pic
>>756288
>be me
>Size of hank
>Dales paranoia
>Bills luck and gut
>Boomhaurs love of motor vehicles (except I'm into motorcycles not cars)
>>756289
Thanks hehe these are some of my wild caught fish
>>756305
What's that one?
>>756310
Congo puffer (tetradon miurus) someone released. Lucky I netted him before he died or he killed a ton of fish.
>>756316
Good job getting him out of the water. Southern US I assume?
>>756340
Yes south Florida. The home of irresponsible fish and reptile owners.
went out in the rain for an hour
, got 3 pickerel in pouring rain
>>756397
east coast or west coast?
It's been raining all week for me
>>756401
northeast
>>756402
hey same, I'm in Jersey
>>756392
Indeed
Pepsi is much more civilised of a fish killer than me
I once snagged a 2 or 3 pound one of those Asian carp on a rapala (this was some while ago) and I grabbed my bowie knife (9 inch blade I think it is?) and just dangled it by my lure and gave two good cuts
One had the body in half the next had the head off (snagged him in the eye so he hung vertically
>>756402
>northeast
grrrrrrrrrr, went down and stared at the ocean today in the rain. Tide was headed out. No bait blitzes, no bird cyclones, just tide rips. Hit like 6 or 7 beaches on Cape south side/Nantucket Sound, nothing happening today....
>Be me
>Be dumb
>Make 130 dollar order from cabellas
>Accidentally delete emails with order number and everything
>Can't remember it
>Tfw can't track order
Hopefully it will be here by the 10th like it was estimated
>>756435
>rips
FUCKING FISH THOSE YOU PRICK
predatory fish like to sit outside rips watching for fish and crustaceans to be caught in them and disoriented
>>756440
normally, yeah, there was literally nothing today. I was locked and loaded if anything was going on.
>>756428
I fish some cichlids and sell them for a nice price. Especially the larger ones. People love the wild caught ones that grew full size. They get a huge fully grown fish that wasn't stunted in a tank. Before I got in trouble with the law and knew the law I was selling snakeheads for $80 a pop. Now I just fish cichlids and any rare fish I find I can sell. It's all profit.
> 3 exams in the week
> Rain forecast to starts and last through the weekened.
RRRRREEEEEEEEE
I really want to go fly fishing for tarpon
Honestly looks like the most fun and intense fishing ever
>>756449
I did it wasn't there
Maybe I can look through my computers history and find it
I didn't log in I did it as a guest after fucking up my password 4 times so maybe that has something to do with it
>>756442
Never hurts to make a cast or two. You might have missed out on a big fish. Or maybe you just saved yourself going home tired and soggy
We'll never know
>>756443
The only invasive fish near me are 100% worthless
Gobies, zebra muscles, and Asian carp
>>756449
>11th to the 16th
Should be hot down there. There's reports of 30"+ here already but no mad blitzes. Just random bigguns traveling with schoolies.
>>756468
where you at? long island?
im also going to be fishing with bass tackle so lets hope i get a big one
>>756470
You guys should come up here and camp out on the saco for the dam blitz.
>>756458
>missed out on a big fish
Nah, in a month, maybe, not in early May. Water is like 18" in that strait with no deep. Need to yak into the estuaries beyond it.
I haven't been able to catch fish for shit lately. Today I was getting solid bites every 4 cast or so. Like the fish would bite, I'd wait a sec or two, the fish would start to swim away, and when I went to set the hook there wouldn't be a fish anymore. It had to have happened 15 times. My rod almost went in the water lol.
Maybe it's because I'm used to using braid and I'm using mono, so I'm not setting the hook hard enough? Or it's not bass, but sunfish or drum. Or maybe I've just been off lately. Pls halp.
>>756471
if i had a half dedcent tent and sleeping bag i would, though i dont have any proper saltwater gear other than my boat rod
>>756475
If it interests you and a few other southern North Eastern er ers I could probably accommodate you.
>>756476
if i actually had saltwater gear i would, first i have to go try to fish the Connecticut river with light bass fishing gear and see how that goes
>>756478
Well keep it in the back of your head, I've been thinking of setting up a fishing expedition for some of us North East fags.
>>756481
id be down to go on a day ( or multiday) charter with some of you guys, even if its just a bunch of us oing out on a party boat together for a day and getting everything tangled up
i know theres like 4+ anons in ct though not sure the fishing levels of each of them
i know the guy who has the ct record mako shark, maybe i can convince him to bring a bunch of us out shark fishing
>>756474
What lure is it? With spoons and cranks you shouldn't wait as long to set the hook as for soft plastics due to the hook position and lack of natural feel. They're more likely to spit the bait early (just my personal theory)
what is a 9' medium heavy spinning rod good for?
it's too short for surf casting heavy rigs and too long for catfish
>>756553
light surfcasting? post pics
>>756481
Id be down for that
>>756461
Where you from?
>>756562
Here's the rod
>>756491
Bullhead don't have forked tails
>>756570
throwing poppera etc? whered you get it
>>756572
turned up in my garage
it's pretty old it was bought at a Wal Mart like 15 years ago
>>756573
looks like it, i would try throing some large 1-3 oz lures with it
>>756574
Spool it up with some 20# mono?
Where should I fish it from the surf, a pier, an inlet?
I don't know much about salt water at all I fish almost exclusively for largemouth but down at the beach this summer id definitely like to get in some fishing
>>756579
i dont have much knowledge on saltwater, ask mainebub or flukebusater theyre more knowledgale than me
>>756553
inshore.
perfect size for brackish striper, or tarpon, redfish, etc.
with a 4k it makes a good salmon rod, with 6k a strong inshore rig
>>756574
perfect for buck-tailing a canal or river
>>756573
>>756570
nice little setup there
>>756579
That rig could be use for some lighter surf fishing, might work well off a pier. it will shine inshore though, with tight casting spots, tidal bore, and fast moving water to fight in.
>>756600
>
bub, ive been thin king of picking up a dedicated salt rod
i already have a boat rod with a fierce 5000 that id be fine to swap over to a different rod based off situation , but im not sure what my best bet would be, fishing the ct and thames rivers from shore etc, i dont think i want something rediculously long, but mabye a 9 or 10 foot rod for throwing lures and shit from shore, Any suggestions, i have heard positie things about the diawa sealine surf rods
>>756614
also do you think the length and type of rod im looking at is right? i just want something ith to throw lures for some stripers, blues, or go out and toss 3 oz with some squid and see what i get
pretty unreal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD36vfOVvuE
this lake is less than an hour from my house
>>756584
Looks like a decent light surf rod. Spool it with 20# braid. Bucktails, light plugs, swimbaits. Pretty much what mainbub said lol
>>756600
Thanks friend
I'll have to do some research on good inshore places to fish in my area
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
>>756685
Drinko de Mayo
>>756623
Can't go wrong with St. Croix Triumph Surf 9' for the 5k. Should balance well.
Or an Okuma Cedros, both good mid level rods floating around 100-120
>>756875
i was hoping for something a bit cheaper since, i dont do much saltwater fishing, maybe 50-75 i only get out a few times a year at most desu
>>756877
>Update
shit if n i could find a half decent rod for $30 id probably take it
>>756877
Ugly stik
>>756877
Agree with anon above, go ugly stick
>>756685
That Skeet Reese Pro Carbon Victory is on sale for < 60 again at DSG flash sale
Now's your chance to be just like me
I want to fish but where to go
>>756405
Different guy I'm in NJ too caught a small bass few days ago they're out there
>>756888
What mainebub said, st croix triumph man. Its worth it. Tsunami makes a really nice surf rod too. The airwave is sick and they have a few cheaper ones as well. Penn also has a few good surf rods, my battalion is pretty decent.
The only real choice for cheap is really ugly stik. But they are heavy and will wear you out way faster than a nicer rod. And ive never used an ugly surf rod, but they arent known for being super sensitive. Get on Craigslist. You're bound to find something for cheap.
As for length. 9-10' should be good. Look for a medium or medium heavy rating. Something that will throw 1-3oz should cover just about everything. Maybe 1-4oz.
>>756948
if i went to the shore more than 2 times a year i would get something nice
>>756964
Go to the shore more than two times a year lol.
>>756971
What is that? A gay fish?
>>756947
You fish the D&R before? There's a lot of access points, but everyone always tells me
>eating stuff from the raritan
>eatin stuff from the delaware
>>756971
i dont make time and i do go out a few more times than that but its all going off of a friends boat
>>756976
Nope just fish by me lake hopatcong.
>>756976
And I catch and release anywhere I go in NJ unless it's stocked trout. Shit water literally
All spooled up.
About to bring the SSV BLS to the river here in a minute. Won't catch shit, but I want to see how it feels.
Stradic got 30#
Baitrunner got 30#
SSV BLS got 40#
Sienna got 6# fireline for shad battles
Is the anon who wanted to buy the bristol built F5 here?
Im cleaning garage and looking to get rid of some shit,
if nothing in a few days its open to bub or anyone else who wnts it
3 hours later here is my only catch
I decided to piss off the local wild life and now I'm ready to go
I also learned that baby geese feel as fluffy as They look and that goose bites hurt
>>757040
I like those Stradics a lot, just don't want to pay $200 for a spinning reel. Maybe if I catch a good sale.
And that W&M on sale again, goddamnit. I want to order that thint but they always have the sales on Thursdays right before I get paid. If they had that sale on a Saturday, I would've bought it like 3 times already.
>>757059
Heh geese are assholes
>>757059
Fuck geese. So glad they aren't down here. I just get lots of ducks and ibis that people feef so they come and beg for shit. And then I add to the problem because I will feed them too. But if they come up to my car door brcause they are that comfortable around people, they are a lost cause.
I saw the dankest Blue Heron last weekend too. The thing was like 4' tall. It was like a Cessna when it took off.
If im strictly catch and release is it worth getting lures and swapping out the treble hooks? i've pretty much exclusively used livebaits
>>757074
Swapping the trebles for what?
You could always just crush the barbs.
>>757081
J hooks, circle hooks, something else, i hate treble hooks, they shred fish and im bad at taking them out
>>757083
You could if you want, but normally the barbs are the problem, not the treble. You just have to be smart about taking them out.
Use some pliers or whatever and crush the barbs down on a couple lures before you start replacing hooks. See if that helps.
>>757086
Ok ill crush a couple and see how it goes tomorrow
It is nice as hell out today, might have to get out fishin'. Too bad it's already kinda late.
Snakehead lake or bass lake right down the street? Snek lek is only 10min away.
Brought the UL today with some Mepps #1 and all those small sneks are nowhere to be found but the bluegill and Mayans are back. So strange. I have never seen so many of them in these rocks as I did the other day.
>>757128
going to try to hit a river sometime soon ( hopefully) for some bass, pike and (hopefully) bowfin
figured bowfin would be pretty similar to the snakeheads you ot down there, you get most of them on mepps? or what ?
My waders came in
I'm gonna go to a lake and test em out tomorrow
>>757132
Almost all of them have been on Mepps or Blue Foxes. The big guy was on a regular spinnerbait, and I caught one on a little underspin with a Gulp minnow and one on a texas rigged worm.
Not sure if bowfin hunt the same as sneks though. Their body shape is kinda similar, not sure if feeding habits and hunting strategies are too.
>>757144
i think bowfin may be more scavengers/ opertunistic feeders ,
i just fgotta find someone to go fishing and kayaking with me
>>757137
How much were they
Not sure if i should invest in waders or a 1 man kayak
>>757137
or you could bring them to the channel like these guys. I shore-observed for a bit in the wind and rain. Kinda sucked out again today.
>>757137
I'm disappoint. I really wanted to see the homemade waders.
>>755627
that fish's face is mfw a girl like that touches my wiener.
>>757153
Under 70 dollars
They're the cabellas brand waders
I heard good things about them
>>757137
>>757157
take2
pic related
>>757161
all i said is thats what the state bought, mine lasted 3 months of relative heavy abuse efore the firs leak
>>757148
The one bowfin I caught was on half a bluegill in the middle of this tiny, shitty pond.
So I have no idea at all. I just know snakeheads normally lurk in fairly shallow water with weeds and I don't think bowfin are like that. Plus nobody seems to reccommend spinners for snakeheads yet that's basically all I catch them on.
>>757158
Those are not off the table
My dad wants some waders
>>757164
You can just duct tape em though right
>>757170
we used a silicone mix to patch the leaks
>>757164
That's good things
>>757172
and they didnt even break in the spot of most abuse ( the ass and knees) they busted the boot ine
>>757169
When is father's day?
>>757175
Some time in June
I need to find out his pants size
>>757174
That's why I went stocking foot
>>757178
Does waist size matter for overalls? You gotta do it with farmer-style denim overalls.
>>757169
I saw that sealing spray at Walmart. Was like $15/can and I'm betting 2-3 cans + cpst of overalls. Not worth it
BUT
I still want to see it too!
>>757083
If you choose to swap out for a single hook that is not a spinner bait, try to look for those inline hooks that have the eye orientated 45 degree compared to normal hooks. You can put those directly on the split rings and they will face the right way on the lure. This is particularly important for lures heavily relied on lateral balance.
>>757208
You mean like the baitholder hooks?
Except without the extra barbs. Those will probably be harder to get out of fish than the treble hooks.
Nice bass 2.5 maybe 3 lbs
>>757221
naw, something like this. Vmc, owner, and mustad have these kinds of hooks. I only managed to find owner ones at the retail tackle place near me.
I goes for single hook for these lures since i want a bit of extra strength on the hooks and strength per weight, single hook is stronger than treble. I don't want to replace with heavier treble since they might mess up with the action of the lures. Also, I like fast action rod and also is using braid, so I feel that single hooks would be better
So far, I haven't gotten chance to try them out yet though.
>>757236
Oh, wow. They are made specifically to replace trebles, that's interesting. And I see what you mean now, the eyelet is turned 90* from where it would normally be.
Are those Shadow Raps? I bought one or two of the other Shadows with 2 hooks but I don't think I have used them yet. Getting warm and the bass haven't been hitting cranks and spinners so much, they like the Texas rigged stuff instead.
>>757086
Kek i snapped one hooks on the trebles
>>757236
>>757221
>>757208
I got a couple different kinds i could replace it with if i wanted
pick one
>>757244
idk i just clamped and it broke. Only one of them though out of the 12 i did.
I can just rotate the eyelet 90 degrees with pliers though, no need to buy special hooks with the eyelet facing sideways
>>757251
>rotate the eyelet 90deg
If you snapped a treble trying to push down the barbs, good luck trying to twist the eyelet without breaking it off. If you manage to do it, the hook will probably be incredibly weak.
I still think you should try the trebles with the barbs crushed first. It isn't that hard to get trebles out even with the barbs. Just grab the shank of the hook with some pliers and bush straight back.
Pic related is GOAT too. But I have never needed them yet, always manage to get it done with a Leatherman or regular needlenose pliers.
>>757251
If you can rotates it without damaging the hook then that would work. I think using heat helps. I would use the best octopus hooks you have since they don't have a shit load of barbs that make it more difficult for you. Those eagle claw baitholder rust really fast btw so I wouldn't use them for lures.
Use an octopus hook about a 4-5 size higher than the treble size. There are conversion chart online somewhere that you can find. You want to match the hook weight as close as possible to the treble replaced so there would be no difference in lure action
Also, to pinch down barbs on smaller hooks, I use a nail clipper and just clip the barb tip down. You just beed to pointy tip of the barb to curve downward and that would make a huge difference in removing hooks from fish. You don't have to use a lot of force
>>757182
That would be a final product. This is a test run.
just went and casted my SSVBLS6500 for a bit.
It's a nice reel, extremely easy to use and set the line on the roller, becomes second nature after a few casts.
Just a bit heavy though; but overall nice reel, excited to fight something with it.
and now I sit to edit all the footage and photographs I amassed over the past week, hopefully I can make something decent with it.
>>757298
saw tons of baby sturgeon too, really really small dudes. all having a blast just jumping around in the river.
that was cool as hell to see.
>>757309
You ever gotten one?
>>757311
nah if I see one jump near me, I pull my line in and stop fishing for a while.
I've seen a few guys hook the broods in the bay on accident, mostly happens with a foul hook. They seem to be making a comeback though, so hopefully we see many more of them in the future here.
>>757314
You gotta try and hook a huge one sometime.
What's the ruling on targeting them at all? I thought you could still catch and release them some places in the US, but I've never actually seen em.
People used to take em for the roe, right?
>>757318
it's a 10k fine for taking one out of the water, and/or intentionally targeting them.
they are super protected here. In other places with a healthy population you can fish them, and yes their roe is prized.
>>757263
>Pic related
I have one of those roach clips. Stole it from my Dr's when they left me alone in the room.
>>757328
lol you mean hook-git-r-out-r
>>757324
I believe you can fish them in New York
Went to a local pond. Dug up a worm and threw it on my ultralight. Caught this guy on 2lb test. Took 5 minutes to land him.
>>757368
Is that a little flathead? Or a dirty channel cat?
Sound fun. Last channel cat I got was around 20" and got him on 4lb mono. Lifted him out of the water by hand. He hit a beetle spin.
>>757298
Yeah the bail version is a little heavy too. Super smooth though, and the bail is really hard to flip, which ia great for preventing accidents lol.
Caught this nice 3.12 pounder today. My personal best actually. Pretty good size for the lake we were fishing. Rough conditions too, windy, rainy, cold and cloudy. Got em with a gold and white booyah spinnerbait.
Gonna get out on the beaches next week and start the striper chase. They should be here by now, or anyday now.
>>757372
its a good sized bullhead. they're native to the creeks around here. caught it in a flat near the mouth of a feeder creek.
I caught this bass with really red eyes and natural red scales around its eyes to its side to a point. Anything special about that? I know all about fish disease and parasites and it was not that. Just a neat looking bass.
>>756291
>be you
>be a fat loser
The End
>spend all day casting worms and soft plastics on jigs
>no bites, it's cold and cloudy
>Finally switch to crankbaits
>fish wake up on the first cast
What gives, dumb fish? shoulda just used lipless crank all day, woulda gotten a lot more bass
>>757418
perhaps they respond to sound better?
>>757424
bub, if the diffeent anon doesnt end up buying the bristol built what would ou be willing to pay?
also any interest in the other two
>>757429
Let me look at archive photos and let you know, I know one sold on eBay recently for around $90
>>757439
keep in mind it doesnt have a reel seat, though it seems like the blank is all there, one eyelet is busted at the wrapping but its there, i also have an old ass rod sock and tube, not sure if theyre original but il send it out in that aswell
>>757439
>>757441
i can take more pics of the other two of them if you want
>>757444
1.5 inches, i know the pictures shit, but i have my workarea set up bright as fuck
>>757447
photos look good. I'll send you an offer on youtube in the next day or so. need to figure out how much a reel seat would run me. thinking of getting a modern one if I get the bristol.
>>757459
sounds good other anon still has a shot to come back but right now its free for offers
also if you want the other two rods, figure maybe $30 more , and il try to ship them all as one , and it may only be an extra few dollars shipping depending on weight,
il try to get an exact cost on shipping within the next few days, but no promises, though it should be between 13-20 hopefully
Has anyone tried the MTB trout box? Any cool shit in it? Thinking I might switch it up next month.
>>757382
Anyone? Never caught one with eyes like this
>>755627
Alright fishing friends, I'm back from a week of camping and the fishing has been hot. Caught my first rainbow of the season while camping last week(pic related). Caught my very first kokanee two days ago, and today I caught a nice little bass and a beautiful lake brown. Pics will follow.
>>757528
Here's the kokanee
>>757529
da lil bass
>>757532
And to top it all off, this gorgeous lake brown.
>>757529
>"necks" cut open cut head still attached
For what purpose? Maximum suffering?
>>757550
>not ever having cooked or cleaned trout
they even sell it in the grocery store like that.
>>757533
Damn, that's pretty
You need to wash your hands tho.
while my larger video uploads. enjoy this complimentary video of big adult brown trout feeding in the Taylor River.
https://youtu.be/_2pKy1AXccY
>>757612
I agree
>>757533
is an absolutely beautiful specimen, but seriously fuck washing your hands. they were meant to get dirty.
Out here at the lake
Have not caught anything but found I fan walk along a point for over 100 feet before even getting waist deep, and just like every other point it's got steep dropoffs to either side. Scared a fairly big shadow off of It in the process and I upped to a 9 foot tippit, I'm about to go fish along It and see If I can pull some crappie, bass, or perch off that point
>>757706
>Implying I don't perpetually have some culmination of grease, f is slime, mud, and any other mystery substance
i really ought to go tout fishing in the iver right by my house today, but ive lost most most of my spoons last year, and i dont have a whole lot of small spinners
>>757791
It was directed more towards Peps. Keep rockin' those greasy fish hands proudly.
>>757819
my hands are usually relativity clean, there can be shit dried on like spraypaint, or mud etc, but if they Feel dirty i end up rinsing them or wiping them on my shirt/pants when out fishing
>>757820
That's how mine are
I wash but the little cracks just hold so much shit
I found that putti g your hand in a disposable rubber glove with a little water for 45-90 minutes helps loosen it up
>>757824
good tip to get alot of that shit off is to wash with sugar, salt or another granual , to get shit like pine sap off use olive oil after rounnd 1 of washing with a granual
So, new angler here. I went out and bought a few fishing rods off a buddy of mine and started fishing with them, he threw in his "Fishing starter pack" and it had a bunch of pic related in it. Ive had absolutly no luck with them. But I see them all over the place so im obviously using them wrong. Any tips? Or should I just throw them away and keep using other things that ive been more successful with?
>>757695
mainefag, the recent vid I was not expecting. A almost vlog. Idk what was even going on in it m8. Nice to see you were having fun.
>>757826
Hell for that matter, mayonaise will get pine sap and oil off of the hands. Bottom line is my hands got dirty because I live in the back woods and hard work aint always clean.
>>757834
totally understandable, working on bikes, cars etc is dirty work,
i just try to keep my hands clean,
Shit , back when i was working at the hatchery my hands amost always were coated in fish slime
>>757833
Yeah dude. IDK wish I recorded more, didn't really want to emphasize it si CE it doesn't really fit with my channel.
Oh well, thanks though I'm somewhat pleased how it turned out.
>>757837
liking the video so far,
>>757837
And for anyone else that wants the shitshow of haphazardly put together video from CO here it is.
http://youtu.be/olCsIFdbYeg
Few things, it isn't just fishing, there is music but very minimal, Very little information is portrayed. Got too lazy while sorting through to do any real editing.
Good time, fishing in CO is hard. The fish are smart and you have to use very very light tackle. It is nice to see North East fishing tactics work in that region.
Good times though, will be going back again in the future.
>>757819
>imblyign any of our hands are clean
I'm not a fan of fish slime tho, especially since the flies and gnats will be all over it. If I can't lip a fish, I will use a rag and I have wet wipes in my bag.
>>757827
Bluegill and maybe crappie will take those if you just jig them around a pier or dock. I never used them much, aleays had better luck with a beetle spin or just jighead and curly tail grubs.
>>757855
>rag and wipes
That's how you kill trout and other species that rely on the bacteria and slime on their bodies to survive.
Just promise me if you catch trout and you don't intend on keeping it, you wet your hands and bare handle the fish
>>757860
>
thought you may like to see this fish, every year we put a handfull of giant broodstock back in the river, this was a few years ago before i was at the hatch
>>757862
Wow.
The color is phenomenal.
I've only ever seen a few broods up here. Pretty dam cool to see on like your pic.
>>757864
not 100 percent sure, That COULD be one of the survivor strain , best looking browns ive ever seen like pic related , this one doesnt even do the coloration justice
i ought to get into fishing more and try to get a brood , 109 f them put in the river last year right by me
>>757864
heres also one of the seeforellen they stocked ( not my hatch)
one final pic of one of the fatties
>>757860
Nah i don't touch them with the wipes because slime coat. Sneks I grab with the rags though.
Didn't catch anything at the lake but a package came for me
>>757885
Noice.
How warm is the water? Were you just fly fishing?
I have been suprised lately after expanding my lure choice and techniques. Last year when it started to get warm like this, I had a lot of days when I wouldn't catch shit. Now that I'm running more soft plastics as well as topwaters at certain times, I can normally get something even if they aren't biting cranks.
How is the newfound freefom of walking on water like Jebus with the waders?
>>757556
Never seen it like that. I just chop the heads off instead of being a dick and letting them suffer.
>>757890
The water is in the low 50s (53 is what I heard) and no one's had good luck in weeks near me (everyone I run into has the same story- even the panfish are being tough)
I was doing everything today
The only bite I got was on fly and I think it was a pike or something else toothy because I had him on for 3 seconds before the line broke just above thy fly and my line hit me in the face
Also the waders are fun
>>757897
>Implying any animal is conscious for more than a few seconds after blood pressure drops that much that suddenly
Those fish were fucked harder than a deer with a heart shot from a bow
Tl; Dr: the fish didn't even know they were suffering within a few seconds
New Revos are making a debut on the JDM scene.
This is the bait finesse model
