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 Easy 6:
Very sleek looking cat... your spots usually pay off, always getting a mix of species, blues, flatheads, whatever
What you've described in the past sounds like steep and very muddy banks, thats tough fishing... nice work
There is a boat ramp that you can usually fish that was built to be accessible. So that's where i caught him.
Went down there again today, no luck whatsoever. The Kaw is way up again. Used 10oz of weight and my lines still drifted into snags. Shameful display. [Reply]
Personal best today of 5lbs. Caught it at Sooner lake, OK. They have Florida strain large mouth. It's a large reservoir owned by OG&E for their power plant. Water is always warm near the plant discharge. [Reply]
I had an eagle do that with a duck one time. After I smacked the duck and it hit the river, I sent one of my labs in after it. I see an eagle leave a tree about 200 yards away zeroing in on the duck. With the dog about 10 feet away, the eagle grabbed the duck and flew off. The look on my dogs face was priceless. [Reply]
