Searched around & only found the video fishing & BassMasters threads, i know their are plenty of outdoorsman here, so i figured it'd be cool to draw upon the Planets vast experience in all things fishing.
I only use spincast reels & fish mostly large/smallmouth bass & cats. My choice of reels is quite the source of derision from many people i know 'duffer gear', but i haul in my share of 6 pound bass & 10-20 pound cats on that gear no problem. With a little know-how you can use just about any technique you want to on 'duffer gear'.
Berkley Powerbaits are a big part of my trick bag, the difference between those & regular stuff is night & day. My best action last summer came on Mister Twister scented white curly tail grubs, on one day fishing from shore to a bridge pier, i caught smallies, bigmouths, perch & even 1 carp believe it or not... great day. But my bread & butter is a texas rigged Berkley worm, it'll wiggle through any kind of cover without getting hung up.
With cats i strictly bottom fish, no bobber & bait is just as basic... but its always in 2's to give'em a real treat... a shrimp/with a nightcrawler, liver/chunk of cheese etc. Cats are mostly for night sport to me, time to kick back a lil...
So thats me style, how do the rest of you guys get your fish on? What do you fish for, what do you use? IIRC Missouri's trout season just kicked off, anyone getting anything? [Reply]
Ok I have a confession to make. 100sh is a bit exaggerated but it was still a good night spite the most and a pole with bad string that keeps breaking after a hit.
Holy shit though its been a good night and. Fish on again. [Reply]
Originally Posted by suzzer99:
Are tiger trout tasty?
Don't know yet. Most of the places I've caught them were in catch-and-release waters. That place is a three-hour hike one-way from the truck and I didn't have a creel, so I let him go. [Reply]
Everyone still slaying it? I am struggling up here, the weather up here has been just awful. Last night it got down to 40 at my house, today's high is 62 thus far. The last two Saturdays I went fishing, it was raining and 58 degrees at 8am, the other day was overcast and 53. It is really strange weather for the summer up here, I don't think we have had a streak of more than 2-3 days it has been sunny and over 70. The temp drop is extreme, today tomorrow its supposed to be 79 and rainy, then it drops to 61 on thursday. Its killing the fishing in my area. [Reply]
Originally Posted by El Jefe:
Everyone still slaying it? I am struggling up here, the weather up here has been just awful. Last night it got down to 40 at my house, today's high is 62 thus far. The last two Saturdays I went fishing, it was raining and 58 degrees at 8am, the other day was overcast and 53. It is really strange weather for the summer up here, I don't think we have had a streak of more than 2-3 days it has been sunny and over 70. The temp drop is extreme, today tomorrow its supposed to be 79 and rainy, then it drops to 61 on thursday. Its killing the fishing in my area.
Generally speaking you need three days of consistent weather to expect predictable fishing. Three days of sun, three days of rain, three days of snow, whatever. In short, unstable weather produces unpredictable fishing. And vice versa. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
Generally speaking you need three days of consistent weather to expect predictable fishing. Three days of sun, three days of rain, three days of snow, whatever. In short, unstable weather produces unpredictable fishing. And vice versa.
That makes sense, unfortunately for me, the only thing predictable in Ohio's weather is that it will be unpredictable. I went fishing yesterday, water temp in the pond I fished was 44, it's been crazy weather ever since that bad tornado hit Xenia. [Reply]
