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]
Originally Posted by KC Tattoo:
OH I'm home not sure if it was safe for e to drive nearly hour and half but i made it and need rest before work tongight but I'm still pissed not catchign anying and tired ready to doze off any time
Originally Posted by Sofa King:
Got my limit of good sized walleyes. Bonus smallmouth bass, drum and carp. Can you call a drum and carp "bonus"?
Nope. Drum put up a good fight for the first few seconds but give up quickly. That moment when you realize the fish is giving up is always frustrating because you know before even seeing it that it's not a more desirable fish such as walleye.
What is the limit there? And how big are the average ones you kept? [Reply]
Originally Posted by mr. tegu:
Nope. Drum put up a good fight for the first few seconds but give up quickly. That moment when you realize the fish is giving up is always frustrating because you know before even seeing it that it's not a more desirable fish such as walleye.
What is the limit there? And how big are the average ones you kept?
Between 16-19 inches. I was kidding on the bonus part for the drum and carp. [Reply]
Great day on the water! 8 year old caught 3 kelp bass, once was good enough size to get some good eating meat out of it. 5 year old got shut out but had a blast feeding bait fish to sea gulls. Got two new fishing fanatics on my hands. [Reply]
Time has been scarce for such things and when it has been available, I've spent it putting worms on and taking fish off. Bought the youngest a full size rod in June and it's still got the tags on it.
I'm re-evaluating and reprioritizing things and I'm going to start correcting the above issues much more often. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hog Farmer:
Can you fillet a carp to escape the bones ?
My brother used to live in the Chec Republic where his girlfriends dad would cook Carp and he said it was awesome.
If I had a dollar for everyone who told me 'nah dont worry about the bones, I know EXACTLY how to fillet carp!'... I'd have a good twenty dollars
And every. single. time. I ended up with multiple needle sharp bones jammed into my gums and the roof of my mouth... the only way I've ever had carp that worked, is when they boiled the shit out of it to soften the bones and then made fried cakes akin to salmon patties
Originally Posted by Why Not?:
Great day on the water! 8 year old caught 3 kelp bass, once was good enough size to get some good eating meat out of it. 5 year old got shut out but had a blast feeding bait fish to sea gulls. Got two new fishing fanatics on my hands.
Sounds like a great day of memories made, they'll thank you later Dad [Reply]
