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 R8RFAN:
wtf is wrong with me, I have a 2018 Tracker just sitting in the garage ...
Have a nice side scan system on it and and ipilot and it just sits there even when I have the time
I remember complimenting you on that boat the day you posted about it... maybe even in this thread?
If you're gonna buy an expensive toy like that, its a damn shame to not get your moneys worth out of it
Get out there and go, you can find the time
Originally Posted by BDj23:
I miss fishing so much but it's impossible to find the time with a little baby
Oh nonsense man, you have the time if you need it :-)
Granted I'm not married with a newborn, but its been a great summer of fishing for me... from a legit 40 pound blue cat, a "medium size dog" as I always describe it a few months ago in Lake of The Ozarks
Right down to small creeks less than 5 minutes from my place, yanking out keeper size bass, and all the bluegill you want
If getting out to those big and crowded river spots you like is too much effort, I'd bet very good money there are other spots nearby that are not only fun... but hold enough keeper sizes for the dinner table if thats your thing [Reply]
Originally Posted by ptlyon:
Keeper sized bass? Who the hell eats that?
That said, carp is delicious, when cooked correctly.
I'll eat bass 8 days a week before ever jacking around with carp
If only I had a dollar for everyone who ever told me "oh I know how to get ALL those bones out!"... only to get jabbed straight in the gums or roof of my mouth with several needles in every filet
I've had "carp cakes" similar to salmon patties where the bones and meat are boiled into mush then fried, that are edible... but thats way too much work for me [Reply]
No, it's not hyperbole. It's the time of year when we stock high-elevation lakes aerially. Because the fish are small and released along with water, they easily survive their airplane drop without injury. See the entire video: https://t.co/gfiVvrCGMlpic.twitter.com/afBNlTCg21
Everything I read out west says you guys should be getting the 17 year cicadas hatch this year. Is that happening? Utah, Wyoming and Colorado had it 2 years ago and it was ridiculous. Hundreds of bugs dropping out of the sky and trout were scarfing them down. Never caught so many large fish. [Reply]
Originally Posted by A8bil:
Everything I read out west says you guys should be getting the 17 year cicadas hatch this year. Is that happening? Utah, Wyoming and Colorado had it 2 years ago and it was ridiculous. Hundreds of bugs dropping out of the sky and trout were scarfing them down. Never caught so many large fish.
Read about it for months leading up to spring, but they never materialized here in west central Illinois
The rare fishing bait would've been cool, but I wont miss the noise [Reply]
It's nothing fancy like a pan optix system just basic side scan , clear vue and traditional view with gps the ipilot is cool though and will never be outdated [Reply]
