#527- “Soft Plastic” EditionPrevious Thread:>>22829418janny pls…Thinking about picking up a new hobby? Want to get a memecaster? Haven't mastered the Palomar knot? Click here!http://www.pastebin.com/u/fishingandtacklehttps://imgur.com/a/1Xw3NNew Bong Fishin Guidehttps://pastebin.com/sDB5SQTqFirst for best telescopic rod is the one you exchanged for a 3pc.Talk about fishin
This thread is named the "Soft Plastic" Edition in honor of the absence of whores with fake tits. Juicy tits are nice. Hard plastic ones are never nice.KVD had 24 hours to make a new thread, and I'm now picking up the slack.
>>2832686Blessed.
>>2832684
>>2832684Much better OP picture than an ugly slut with fake tits
>>2832767agreed. more fishes, less bitches
early fall this year? earlier fall run?i'm getting antsy
>>2832777i dont know.
>>2832784the river mouth/bay i frequent has been full of bait, i see terns diving into the water and coming up with tiny 2-3 inch skinny silvery fish, smelt i guessmackerel and squid are easy to catch, but i don't know about pelagicshard to target them when there's just so so much bait in the wateri'm waiting for everything to start schooling up to head south so i can hopefully get some good topwater action
>>2832777Yeah, it should be pretty cool this fall. Farmer's Almanac claims cold and dry in the Northeast which I could see but take it with a grain of salt since they have like a 50% correct prediction rate. Hopefully it'll be wet enough to go trout fishing in the Appalachians for me.
Tied up some new nymphs. I'm thinking a curved hook would work better than the straight ones I have. I have some curved ones I bought for my stimulators, but they're 3x long and 1x fine. I'll look for some in the 1x or 2x long and 1x heavy next time I stop by the fly shop.I just saw the charge for my first smitty's box. I'll share what all I get when it arrives. I'm excited! I hope they picked a couple good ones!
>>2832803wow.....they look terrible on my computer screen! lol...they looked ok irl and on my phone. But seeing them now on the computer screen.... I've got lead showing and terrible tapers on my zebras. And the demon midges just look....terrible! The red thread is totaly drowned out and you can't see the black ribbing at all. I'll definitely need to work on these... The copper ones look ok, but the tails are way too short on three and too long on the fourth :P I knew that already, but seeing it on a large screen....ugh... I think I'll try something smaller next time too. Maybe cock de leon. I used pheasant tail and it looks like it added a lot of bulk to the body.
My cousin is getting married in a few weeks. He lives in Denver, and that's where the wedding is going to be. I have some health problems that result in lower energy and oxygen levels. Several years ago, I went skiing in CO and felt sick almost the whole time.I want to go fly fishing, and I want to avoid people. What is the likelihood that I'll get sick, especially if I camp out near the streams? Is free primitive camping an option in CO? What are options for motels like in the vicinity of (~1 hour away) serene trout streams? I want to do some research, but I don't know where to start?
>>2832836>Is free primitive camping an option in CO?No there are zero national forests in colorado
>>2832804They'll catch fish just fine. My gripe is that the collars on those hunchback flies should be brushed out a little more. Either that or there was some issue in how you dubbed them. Also, I dislike those double long nymph hooks, but it seems that you are already aware of the issue with them. If you want a bigger fly, get a larger size hook, not a longer longer one.
>>2832684This picture sucks and OP should be ashamed. Post bobs.
>>2832841I wasn't sure how much to brush out, so I erred on the side of caution. I can brush it out more. I only hit it lightly with a nylon brush.
>>2832848stop gooning to cheap 3d sluts and start gooning to the notion of the perfect cast and gorgeous fish
>>2832841After doing some looking around, I guess it's not necessarily xlong I'm looking for, because the hooks I'm seeing that match the shape I'm looking for say they're 1x short. But this is the shape I'm looking for(picrel). It's the curve as opposed to the long straight shanks on the hooks I have. I'm actually trying to go smaller, not larger.
>>2832878Catching fish, hell even just getting a good strike on my lure, is far more pleasurable than masturbation could ever hope to be.
>>2832803I liked the general shape of the coppers, if not for the bulkyness. I realized today I accidentally used 140D instead of 70D thread. So that definitely played a part. But anyway, I liked the look, so I tied another bunch of zebras on them. I think they came out much better. I bought these hooks to tie perdigons. I still need some new hooks for beadless nymphs. But I like them for the tungsten headed flies.
>>2832726lure almost bigger than him
Fish are cool.
Tarpon fishing is hard.
>>2832951Thats why I prefer Tarpoff fishing
>>2832882damn straight
How do you get brown trout when they're swimming lazily near the surface? They completely ignored various colors of inline spinners and shallow worms. They'd nibble on a silver Rapala floating minnow but I only hooked one 12 inch guy. Some of them looked gigantic.
>>2832882>>2832965Gay
>>2832849You want to brush the shit out of it. You can even pick at it some with your bodkin as a finishing touch.
>>2833032Gooners don't belong /out/side. Stay in your mom's basement, degen.
What do you think about pen rod guys
>>2832890>>2832879I tie my zebra midges on straight shank hooks but if curved hooks make your autism happy then send it>>2832892I love angry dink smallmouth almost as i like angry normal size smallmouth >>2832997Id probably want to try a dry fly but ive not fished that exact scenario>>2833049Funny meme, shit-tier for actual use. The ones i tried were all supremely fragile and the reel is made of cheese.
First big 'minner of the year.
>>2833099Better for scale. Got it off a bridge and man did it knot up my line on the way up.
any leaf anons here? I haven't caught shit this month, maybe because it's 10 trillion degrees and I don't have a boat.
>>2832684Never forget that he my be fat, retarded but at least he's not a sissy bitch pretending his "anonymous" like it's 1995 again.
I wanted to get into fishing for months. I was pretty overwhelmed with all the options in Walmart and Dicks and went to a smaller store. The guy set me up for 25 bucks, cheap rod/reel, float, size 8 hooks, a few lures and some nightcrawlers. I managed to catch some perches and bluegills with the float and nightcrawlers (when they didn't just eat the worms off the hook.) But I didn't have any success with the lures. 2 of them, i think are spinners, one of them looks like a caterpillar that moves around under water. Do i need to keep trying or are they cheap shit that wont catch anything? Any tips on catching anything bigger than bluegills / perches or to get more catches and less stolen worms? Or other beginner advice resources? I plan to get a better rod/reel setup in the future, maybe next year, for now I want to build up more skills and tackle.Pic related, my first fish.
>>2833108Grats on your first fish.
>>2832997this time of year there is a ton of food in the water for themi find brown trout especially will get keyed in on a specific food and won't eat anything elsewhen there's a big hatch going on you have to have something that resembles the actual insect really well or you don't have a chance, especially in clear watereven with a good bait to match the hatch it can be difficult because there's just so much food for them to eat
Hooked my first ever sturgeon yesterday. He got the weight caught in a rock and spat the hook when I couldn’t keep him pinned because of the snag. What’s a better rig than a Carolina rig for bottom fishing swift rocky rivers?I did get close enough to look at him, while wading to try and get off the rock, he was easily 5 feet, and I could barely turn him with a size 60 Rover and 65 lb braid.
>>2832997>>2833136Sometimes, trout are just not eating or are not angry enough to destroy trespassers. They can be moving from one place to another or simply resting. These fish aren't worth wasting your time on. They simply won't bite.
>>2833139very neat! there is a "put and take" (essentially a stocked commercial "pay to fish" lake) near me where you can fish for sturgeon, always thought about going, but, i dont have the gear for it, so i would also need to rent the gear, you have to follow VERY strict rules, cant really "land" the fish, has to be in the water, an attendant has to come and help you unhook it, all sorts of shit.Sturgeon arent really native to my country, so i guess it makes sense, i´m not a "trophy" fisherman, im happy just going for perch, zander and pike.would you say the fishing experience, from like, the hook up i guess, to getting it in is worth it? of course big fish is always cool. but catching one in basically a zoo just kinda feels ... meh
Friendly reminder that fish dont care about your line>>2833108Post the lures for usSounds like youve got a decent start. I wouldnt worry about bigger fish for a hot minute, just keep fishing and make notes of where youre seeing/catching fish. Big fish will come with time and there's no shame in small fish.Congrats on your first fish.>>2833139Santee cooper rig. Use lighter line to the weight, if it gets stuck itll break off and youll get everythjhg else back.
>>2833142The rules here are pretty stringent too. Naturally reproducing sturgeon are locally abundant but extirpitated from or at least vanishingly rare in thousands of kilometers of former river habitat, so if you want to keep one, you have to get a tag for each fish, like hunting deer or bear. I think I’d like to keep one one day, but not right now.Anyways, IDK if I would participate in your situation. I have complicated thoughts about artificial “fishing ponds” even for regular eating fish like walleye or trout or crappies, never mind what sounds like a really weird experience if you wanted to sturgeon fish in that situation. The minute or two I fought him before he wedged my weight in that boulder was pretty cool, but not as amazing as the first time I caught a shark or a tuna or a 1.2m musky. It was a 40-50 kilo fish from a fishery which has produced verified 75 kilo and unverified 110 kilo fish, so it’s going to be a thrill regardless, but my pb musky on the same riverway was a better fight despite being ~1/2 to 2/3rds the weight. If you just wanna bend a heavy ass rod and fight a powerful fish, big catfish or ocean going predators are cooler than stocked pond sturgeon by far.
>>2833150>Santee cooper rig. Use lighter line to the weight, if it gets stuck itll break off and youll get everythjhg else back.do you mean a 3way rig or running ledger rig? The Santee Cooper just seems to be a Carolina rig with a peg float to get the hook off the bottom. I need the hook on the bottom.
>>2833180I misremembered the name, and the name seems to be disagreed upon anyways. Some posts call it the super slider rig, pic rekated calls it the double barrel rig. Regardless, its basically a carolina rig, but if the weight gets stuck its tied on to a weaker line that can be anywhere from inches to feet long and will break off leaving you firmly tehhered to your fish, or at least not stuck on the bottom anymore.
>>2833183>>2833180This one calls it a paternoster rig
>go out out fishing>lose a foam beetle>gain a rooster tail and a wooly buggerThe creek taketh, the creek giveth. Took out my 2wt glass for the first time. I understand the appeal of glass now.
>>2833150>fish don't care about your line.The color of the line best make a bit a difference, some fish are picky it's been proven fish can see colors. There's a reason why a lot of hard plastic baits have a red head because color makes a difference..Mono and floro will always be nearly invisible in almost all water color.Where highly-vis colors are used by lazy and newbs to help them see some they might be getting a bit or not at the hook.
>>2833215Red is not visible below 16 feet of water, that's as deep as red light can penetrate. So, unless you're fishing shallow, red on lures is a meme.
>>2833215This must be the fishing Florida faggot. I am mostly a fly guy, but my friend and coworker is a very competent angler. He likes to fish a whacky rig on a spinning rod with hi-vis yellow line. He uses it after missing a fish or simply to cover a particular spot. The reason for the hi-vis line is so that he can slack line the bait when drifting in his kayak but still detect bites visually. Plus, he has a leader on anyway.
>>2833215I never used high vis line until just recently and bright blue braid hasn't stopped me from out fishing everybody around me when I go out.Line really seems to barely matter. The blue is nice though, nobody can blame me for leaving line around because you know if it's mine.
>>2833219Yeah, his name is matt, hes got delusions of grandeur or something just ignore him>The reason for the hi-vis line is so that he can slack line the bait when drifting in his kayak but still detect bites visually.Thats why i run high vis line on most of my spinning and baitcasting setups.Even when i am fly fishing km usually running very heavy tippet. Last time i used less than 3x was because 3x wouldn't fit through the eye of the hook the nymph i wanted to fish was tied on.>pic related, a 24 imch lake run rainbow that ate a musky lure on a 25lb mono leaderIts a repost but you can literally see the mono in the picture with ease
>>2833266>Yeah, his name is matt, hes got delusions of grandeur or something just ignore him Can you sodomize him for us? You know, with a broomstick or a baseball bat.
i caught a squid today
Wiper
>>2833217>>2833219>>2833254this is called someone who is a professional consumer. they buy have anything just because they believe it would increase their hookup ratio when it comes to fishing. before companies started selling the products to anglers people did what some still do use a bamboo stick and a string some people use leftover fishing line left on ground by superior fishmen with their bait casters, van staal ect and bottle or can and catch fish they not looking for other anglers to have circle jerk over how much they spent on a hobby reminds of a time I was fishing the olds were bird watching and taking pictures of them with their fancy cameras one guy walks over where I'm fishing starts snapping pictures of birds before I knew here comes the other guy over by my spot and they bragging about how much their cameras were.
> expensive reel> expensive rod> expensive lures> cheap line> cheap clothes> cheap car> cheap houselike it or not, this is the way. the most important part is the cheap clothes part, because you will go swimming for your expensive lures when they get snagged. my line in the sand for going swimming is if a lure is over $7 I even went swimming for a $3 lure once because it was on sale when I bought it, and it normally cost $13.
>>2833339Ew no>>2833367Hella>>2833394Hella
you're either fishing or you're catching
>>2833439actually i'm working remotely
>>2833423i like using a nice reel because it feels nice.
>>2833529the only 'nice' reel i'd consider is a van staal so i can bust my ass on the rocks in the surf and not worry about using my rod and reel as a third legeven then they are so fucking expensive
>>2833530that's good to know. i try to buy plenty of things used.
need a jig rod
>>2833531if someone could make some sealed reels that can stand up to saltwater and wash with suspended sand for around half the price it would be awesome
fucking hell man what the fuck is a jig rod
>>2833544a rod you use to fish jigs
>>2833544> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jig
>>2833530Explain why a Van Staal is a nice reel I'm legit asking everyone who claims Van Staal is a good reel because I'm gonna use ChatGPT to help me make a book how the Van Staal it's gonna make people cringe hard but fill my pockets with shekels.
Caught a nice rainbow up in my little creek. One of the biggest I've caught up here. Caught it on a stimulator I posted a couple threads ago. I caught a couple smaller ones too on a hare's ear and a yellow sally.
>>2833573it's just the most well known fully sealed reel, meaning saltwater doesn't get in and corrode the mechanism, nor sand if it gets submerged in the wash on a beachso i can stick the butt end of my rod down like a walking stick when i'm wading to my rock and not worry about it, same if i drop it accidentallysome people even swim out to a rock with their rod tethered to their belt suspended below them
Went trout fishing today. Everything is so overgrown. It's like a fucking jungle out there. I would rather be bass fishing this time of year, but I don't have a good method for hauling my kayak yet. I'm waiting to buy a truck. A kayak is kind of necessary right now because the water is high af. Wish me luck tomorrow.
some retard slammed my rod in the car door. anyway rec me a rod i can use for salmon fishing from the shore and surf fishing in washington state
Just ordered reddington's euro nymph field kit. 10' 3w with a 5/6w reddington "the run" reel. Comes with Rio FIPS euro line and a Rio euro leader. I also ordered some SA fluorocarbon tippet in 5x and 6x. https://a.co/d/ipWCNFp
>>2833601okuma rockaway sp
>>2833534still need one
>>2833601I dont have any rod recommendations, but, make sure to keep a section of the broken rod, makes a fantastic blow tube for campfires
I’ve never gotten so much as a nibble with fish bite bait. Does it just suck?
>>2833604Nice. I've got that reel and a now discontinued Sage euro rod. The rod is too fast for my taste, but I do like that reel.
>>2833634so get one.
Never knew shiners chilled in creek riffles. Kind of like poor man's trout. Some of the bigger ones actually put up a fight on the 2wt. Lots of fun. I'll have to start watching out for them when I go fishing in warm water creeks.
I really liked the way Simms Featherweight boots feel, but they fell apart so fast. I need some new wading boots. Does Orvis have any better offerings?
Going to take my girlfriend fishing for the first timeI'll have 2 rods for a carp that will be snoozing anyway in the water and 1 rod with worms for some small fishies
>>2833716wanted to add that the rod with float and worms will be for her to try
I got my first smitty's box in the mail today! Both patterns are pretty basic. But I haven't tied either before and the intermediate one will be using the peacock feathers in a new way for me. I've only used strung hurls and not the thicker quills. The beginner pattern is a foam beetle. I got 25 size 12 dry fly hooks, a spool of 6/0 black uni thread, some 2mm foam, prism dubbing, a sheet of rubber leg material and a long piece of indicator yarn for making the wing.
>>2833785The intermediate pattern is a H&L variant. I got 14ea size 12&14 dry fly hooks, a spool of 6/0 brown uni thread, a large patch of white calf body hair, two peacock feather tops and 4 whiting brown saddle hackle feathers. I'll tie up some of these this evening, if I can find the time. If not, tomorrow. I should be able to find time to make a few of the beetles tonight though.
>>2833787* 12 ea, 24 total, I was thinking about the 24 total and mis-typed 14 ;p
>>2833581Ohh okay so you're saying the Penn Slammer III aren't water sealed?That's a shame more people aren't aware of the fact that Penn who is owned by the same company as Vann Staal is makes reels water sealed for less.
>>2833581Ohh and I believe the most popular reason a lot of people like Van Staal is they're some what lazy and prefer to pay someone like me to service their reels don't get me wrong I don't mind the extra pocket change when it comes to $25 a reel i service basically i get paid for the cost of labor.But you remind me of guys who have a nice car and take it to a car wash rather then taking pride in cleaning a nice thing you own. Too each their own yard?Just so I can toot my own horn i got 3 reels in for service this week because other shops likely charge to much .I've serviced Van Staal by the way mainly for bail arm replacement and damaged clickers
tried out my $12 rapala husky lure for the first time over the weekend. 3rd cast with it, flies off my line and into the water gone forever. entirely my fault for being a lazy fuck and doing such a shitty knot thinking it'd be fine. definitely sucks it's gone
>>2833839I always wonder how people lose lures on the cast. What knots do you people use? All I ever use is a simple uni-knot with 5 or 6 twists and it NEVER breaks unless I intentionally break it.
>>2833849it was a uni knot, but I only did 3 twists because I'm retarded. never had a uni knot break on me until then but this was entirely my fault
>>2833628would an okuma sst work okay for me instead?
>>2833857or a guide select pro. i dont understand what could be super different about these rods if you compare ones with similar ratings
>>2833647I just looked up the 5/6 Run and it's a $130 reel on its own. The Rio FIPS euro line is $60. I only paid $180 for that field kit(on sale from 199). All of the other field kits, aside from the spey which is the same price, are $500 each!! Aside from rod length and weight, they all appear to be the same in color and design. I wonder why the euro and spey kits are $300 cheaper?
I just booked a fly-fishing guide next week in the idaho south fork. What am I in for anons? Kinda excited
Great day today, guys. Called out sick to go fishing. I caught my PB brown at 18 inches. I was fishing a 4 WT in a new-to-me spring creek, but the width, flow, and temperature are unusual for the area. I mostly fought the fish upstream, and there were many moments where it felt like I was stuck to a log. I could not feel anything but consistent, unmoving pressure for several seconds until I changed the direction of my rod, and this happened multiple times in what was at least a 60 second fight. There weren't really any obstructions that he could've gotten into. That fish made my day, and I caught several others too, all on terrestrials.One odd thing I noticed was that one fish ate my hopper on the surface. I waited a second and set the hook. I see the trout is foul hooked way down the body. How did that happen?P.S. Skid, your hoppers didn't work for me. They lie on their side. The Charlie Boy Hopper was the fly of the day.P.P.S I picked up trash and was rewarded. Yesterday, I got some stupid-looking hopper and a San Juan worm. Today, I got one bent spinner, a hares ear, and an elk hair caddis. I cleaned up a bunch of line, a few cans, and a bottle. That went well.
>>2833889Tipping is expected, which is terrible but true. You should tip based on the quality of the service. I'm sure you've read a list of instructions on what to bring or wear, so just follow that and have a good time. If you haven't fly fished before, you'll learn a lot. If you have fly fished, your casting, fishing, and reading techniques should level up. I have not fished with a guide, but that's what I gather.
>>2833908nice one anon
am i the only one here carp fishing? seems like all of you are either flyfishing or just going with lures for trouts an shiet
>>2833908>pb brown troutHell yeah congrats anon>foul hook after a delayed setWhat happened is that the fish spit the fly as you wrre setting the hook, it happens>my hopper didnt workStrange. Im sorry it was being difficult for you. I forget the exact version i sent you, to bf honest. Was it on a barbless hook? My only guess is maybe the wire was too light to keel the fly. Did it have a wing?>>2833934I carp fish on occasion
>>2833943>exact version i sent you, to bf honest. Was it on a barbless hook? My only guess is maybe the wire was too light to keel the fly. Did it have a wing? Yes, it was barbless and had a white yarn wing. I did not know that light wire could create this problem. Good to know. Still a fan of your fuzzle bugger.
>>2833949Yeah sometimes foam flies dont like light wire hooks. I probably never noticed because im usually running a dropper when i tie on a hopper. Glad you like the fuzzle buggers, sorry again about the oversight on the hoppers. I could probably fix them if i got some .010 or .015 lead free wire and glued 4-6 wraps to the bend of the hook right at the edge of the body, but its stupid that youd have to deal with it. Or maybe i over built the wing and its causjng teetering issues? Maybe both?
>>2833934I went after a school of carp this morning, they weren't eating. Instead I caught 12 or so pikeminnow. I'll post carp when they wanna bite.
>>2833785Here are the beetles. It took me a couple to get it down. I made several mistakes on the first two but the last two went very smoothly. The one in the vise is the second one I tied. The thorax section was very wide.
>>2834043Completely forgot the legs on the first one. I could go back and put them in, but I think it actually looks pretty buggy even without them.
Calf body hair is officially the hardest material I've worked with!! It's too short for my hair stacker, which is pretty small. And I can't seem to catch it to tie it in. I'm trying to pinch wrap it, but the thread just wants to slide right over and through it. It doesn't help that I'm trying to tie it in the opposite direction that I'm used to. I'll get it, but just wanted to voice a little frustration. If anyone has any tips for working with it, let me know please!
>>2833787And there's my first H&L. This calf hair is going to take some getting used to.
Jig napoleons, a pleasantly easy fly after the frustration of trying to deal with that calf hair. I just saw it on tightlinevideo's YouTube channel and thought it looked like a fun one to tie.
got my biggest perch yet, pic related. with bobber, hook and worm. wish you a nice weekend
>>2834185Lol imagine wrangling that thing up thinking the whole time it's a dink bass only to find the fastest perch ever.
Do you think doing some light rock fishing near groynes would work? I hear that the ends of them are good for larger fish, but small ones would probably use them as shelter wouldn't they?
I think tonight is finally the night I catch that catchfish I've been going for. If I don't return with photographic proof just remember I died doing what I loved.
>>2834194structure is always a good bet for fish.
Yesterday in Thompson CT
>>2834246That's what I was thinking, I might try it out, I've been wanting to get back into fishing for a while and thought it'd be fun but less daunting than normal shore fishing.
what are yalls most trusted brands whether it's lures, rods and reels, line, etc.?
>>2834341>reelsShimano
>>2834377i'm team shimano stradic so i fully agree
>>2834341I like daiwa reels. Even the ones from my childhood still hold up.
>>2834389Any specific reel you recommend?
>>2834341shimano spinning reels and daiwa baitcasters. krispy kreme, wendys, and chick-fil-a. as for ice crea, I buy the food lion brand neapolitan because it taste as good as name brand shit twice or three times the price.
>>2834395damn, I've got all Shimano reels, from stradic to SLX DC baitcasters.
>>2834393Depends on budget and what you're fishing for i currently recommend the Abu Garcia Max SX for under $100
>>2834432Very comfy
>Went fishing>Thought I forgot my bag so I went home after one hook lost>Get home and find the bag just sitting in the back seat exactly where I left itGod damn it.
most people> buy high gear ratiome> buy low gear ratio because I'm ADHD and reel everything too fastit actually helps a lot, but I still reel everything too fast
Dink 'em
While out waiting on fishes to bite my bait less hook I'm dibble with chatgpt to make a website. I'm glad that chatgpt is around now i feel like I can one day be good at fishing.
I'm going fishing in CO in a couple weeks. I want to fish spring creeks and maybe alpine lakes. I have some health problems that are made worse by high altitudes, but I'm going to try to push through anyway. What is a good area where I can get a motel as a basecamp? I don't have cutthroat in my area, so catching one is definitely on my list.
>>2833879My new rod and reel arrived today! It feels nice. There was a spool of Rio 5x fluorocarbon tippet in there too. So that's everything I'll need to euro nymph(rod, reel, backing and line, leader and tippet) except for flies, which I've been working on tying. Hopefully I'll have an opportunity to take it out sometime this week. Wednesday looks like it'll be the coolest day this week at 99F and partly cloudy. Triple digits otherwise. Water temps should still be in the 50s though.
>>2834735Grats on your new gear. Now catch something and post fish.
Yahoo! I caught my first brook trout today! Based on a glance at this new-to-me stream, I decided to fish tenkara today. The stream was tiny, the weeds were tall, and I was throwing terrestrials. The first spot you can get to from the parking lot featured some risers, so I casted to them, but they weren't committing hard enough. I switched to an ant, and it worked. I launched a tiny brook trout into the brush behind me.After this episode, I decided to move on. Almost the entire stream was inaccessible because of deep muck or tall grass. I followed the mowed trail and eventually completed the circle. Even though it was getting dark, I decided to try the first spot, but there was a beaver, so I went down to a small section i hadn't fished. Lots of rising fish. I had a kebari tied on, one that was given to me at a conference by a local well-known figure in the tenkara world. I was casting as far as I could (one of the downsides of tenkara), and I got a bite. It was much bigger than the first, and he was getting me stuck in the weeds. I let him free himself, and I pull the fish in. Based on rudimentary measurements, that brook trout was about 11 inches. I am very pleased.
i really fucked this guy up. advice on how to not fuck the next guy up?
>>2834787I'm just waiting for this heat wave to pass. It was 110F today. I'm passing the time tying nymphs though. Just tied up a new batch of hare's ears and some sexy walt's. I'm about to tying 4 more of each, but subbing peacock ice dubbing for the hare's mask.
>>2834851Better knife, and it's a soft fish get it cold beforehand
>>2834846Congrats anon sounds like a good day creek fishing>>2834851If your knife doesnt shave its not hard enough and the fish should be cold when you go to clean it- the cold firms the meat up and its easier to cut cnsistently without just mushing it. Otherwise just relax, take your time, and know youre gonna fuck a few up before you learn. If you have sunfish in your area those are great to learn on because of their abundance. >>2834858>It was 110F todayYeah fuck all of thatYour flies look good though.
>>2834858"Hare's ear" and "sexy walt's" made with peacock ice dubbing. >>2834865Thanks :)
>>2834875Bah...did it again....
>>2834876>>2834875Im sure those will work, id maybe try to brush them out a little more though.>>2834878True
>>2834879I was thinking the same. The ice dubbing doesn't like to brush out with the nylon brush. I'm going to have to pick some out with my bodkin on the walt's, since they're wrapped in crystal flash. But I can try hitting the hare's ears with my wire brush, since they're wrapped in wire.
>>2834880Go to harbor freight or equivalent they have brass and steel tolthbrush looking things that are great for brushing a fly out aggressively. Also try wire brushing before wrapping; make everything "too" buggy then use the rib to tame it back down.
Why does everything say that crankbaits should be "fished near the bottom"? I think I've caught almost everything I've caught on a crankbait in the top 1-2 feet of water. The fuck am I doing wrong?
>>2832684One day maybe chatgpt can take me fishing bait my hooks and make me shekels.
>>2834924Just catch some bounty fish.I've got like 40 bounty fish above the required size in the past couple weeks, just haven't been turning them in because I'm too lazy to register. You could be making money doing that.
>>2834922The point is to kick up dust and hit up against rocks to look like a distressed fish. On top of that, fish tend to hug the bottom where it's cooler and easier to blend in to the environment. Doesn't mean they won't come up to chase the top water.
New old reel for the pile. Overpaid. Going to use it to drag a minnow through the weeds tomorrow and see if I can't snag a pike. Drag blows on it, it has micarta drag squares I'll probably make some carbon ones see if that makes it serviceable. Came with 2 extra spools which is fucking mint.
>>2834925Limited bounty fish here in South West Florida or I'd be on that like everyone else we'd be making the state run out of funding. Just gotta go out and enjoy what I do and the people who enjoy the 8 hour heavy breathing from all the walking in the 100+ heat videos I spam to tube you
ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO KEEP THAT?
I was fishing a creek today. I saw plenty of fish but had no luck. I went back to my car and sat down for a while. I take only my tenkara rod and my car keys. I make a couple casts, and I see this monster rainbow (30+ inches) swipe at my kebari. I pulled the fly away before it could eat, but it was a definite attempt. My state cannot really support rainbow trout, so this was incredible. That fish was a possible state record. Anyway, I went back to my car to get my Western fly rod, net, etc, but I never saw the fish again. I caught only one fish all day, a dink brown.
>>2834308Gorgeous crappie>>2834630 Not sure if your health concerns are respiratory related but there are some gnarly fires going on the western slope right now with very little containment & it is pummeling my lungs. I’m only familiar with fishing northern front range CO so another anon would have to fill you in going south: Poudre tributary creeks have some cutthroat & most isolated, Big Thompson & tributaries offer better opportunity, & I’ve heard great things about fly fishing the St. Vrain west of Boulder/Longmont for cutty. Basically further south/west the better your opportunity but again those fires are mucking things up. Good luck
Have a fishing guide trip tomorrow. Any advice between now and then to make the most of it?
>>2835041Be honest and open about your skill level, and ask questions both about the body of water you're on and fish behavior in general; general knowledge about fish behavior will make it easier to find fish when you're fishing alone. Do what the guide says, but ask why- not from a position of doubt, but from a want of knowledge>>2835008Greedy little fucker lol>>2835011Ive ripped flies away from so many rainbows its not even funny. Sorry that happened to you anon, hopefully you get your walter.
>>2835034>Not sure if your health concerns are respiratory related but there are some gnarly fires going on the western slopeKind of. I have asthma, but my bigger problem is iron deficiency anemia. I eat tons of meat and work leafy greens into my diet when I can, but I've still got it. I used to take special iron pills 3x/day, but they didn't help much. I'm seeing a hematologist next month. Anyway, this all means that I am likely to get sick when the air gets thin.It sounds like you would normally recommend that I go southwest of Denver, but you fish northwest, and now, things might be different now because of fires. I need to find a town to set basecamp (a motel) in, and I'm still clueless. I'm going to dedicate the morning to research. I will leave on Friday next week and start fishing on Sunday, so I gotta figure this out soon.
Accidentally ordered 1.5mm beads /facepalm I meant to order 3mm. I think they may even be too small for my smallest hooks! I think I'm going to have to buy 20 or 22 to use them. I was planning on using them for two bit hookers. I'm not sure what I can make that small though... Any suggestions?
>>2835211Swallow them
>>2835211Could make some size 20 copper John's. They look kind of challenging to make.
>>2835211Hey you got 51pcs
>>2834996Love getting it done with old shit! Drag really is shit though. Will need to do something about that.
>>2835083don't leafy greens contain antinutrients that interfere with iron absorption?
Caught cave fish, drank cave water, took cave pictures. Hopefully no cave diarrhea tomorrow. Very sleepy. Good night.
>>2835248Find any rings?
>>2835248Did you have a cave shit?
>>2835250No rings, but I found some bones.>>2835281Taking a shit right now. It's fairly normal, but the day is young.I was at a lower section last week, which is where I caught a brown as big as my net. Yesterday, I hooked into a brown that was around the same size, maybe bigger, but he come off as I was netting him. The cave was only accessible via scuba gear, but the DNR had installed bars to stop all access, which I couldn't see. I'll look harder next time. In total, I caught two browns and missed one, all of them on a wall near the cave entrance. I had technical difficulties elsewhere. I got hung up on a tree and smacked my rod with a trekking pole trying to get it out, but I think the rod is ok. Before going to the cave stream, I went back to the brookie stream and caught two. One final word about the cave stream, there is so much water coming out of there. It's also counter-intuitive. Normally, streams pick up size and force when you go down stream, but this one is strongest at the cave. It's one of the biggest caves in the US, so I guess it makes sense that the creek wouldn't rely as heavily on tiny feeder springs.
>>2835308Just as I was posting this, I remembered another episode. As I was making my way back to my car, I saw a great blue heron fly by with a trout. I think I must've spooked the heron because it dropped the trout, which I could hear flopping in thd grass across from me.
Im going to the bwca minnisota nxt week yeaaa. Looking for problems/ suggestions with the lures. Top water evening is my favorite. More pics to follow bwca/1
Bwca /2
Theres a bunch of spoons, spinners, jerk bait types in this . Im taking some jig heads and a mix of plastic for tails. bwca/3
One of my last this week, hoping to post some bows this weekend>Wiper? I hardly knew her
>>2834876I got the new beads I ordered, rainbow. They're pretty neat looking. Hopefully the fish think so to! Lol! It's hard to tell, but those are two different colors of perdigon. The ones on the right are gasolinas, clear flash over olive thread. The other is peacock mylar, it changes colors depending on the angle. I tied another set of "sexy walt's" with the peacock ice dubbing. I tried brushing it out before wrapping the flash. They looked very buggy before wrapping, but a lot less after. I think they still look buggier then my last batch. And last but not least, some "Hare's ears" and half/halfs, also with the peacock ice dubbing. I was able to brush and tease out quite a bit on these and think they came out pretty well.
>>2835422What lakes are you going to? What fish are you targeting? I try to have a mix of pike (spoons, inline spinners, shallow cranks), walleye (deep divers, hair jigs, etc), and lake trout stuff (heavier versions of the same stuff, mostly) with, but if you're not going to be fishing any of the 100-200 ft deep lakes, you don't need to bother with the lake trout stuff.I try not to bring soft plastics because of the likelihood of them being torn off the hook and turned into plastic garbage in the water.Overall, the most productive single lure I use is the Rapala Shad Dancer. I've caught Northerns, Walleyes, and Lakers with them.
>>2835494your fish is cute
What are the best lures for shallow creeks and fishing near dams? I got fucked today because they weren't biting on my plastics at all
>>2835589I'm fishing for Bass btw
>>2835590If you're not catching on a wacky senko they aren't there.
>>2835597>>2834878
>>2835589for creek fishing get some small hardbaits. preferably floating minnows or very slow sinking ones. wakebaits are good too, along with any other small topwater. if you go to walmart they have the tiny little creme crankbaits for a little over a dollar and they are very good, just keep in mind that they often run crooked out the package so you have to bend the line tie to make them run straight. this is what they look like.> https://www.walmart.com/ip/Creme-Lure-Ultra-Light-Crank-Bait-Fishing-Lures-for-Panfish-with-Gray-Back-Shad-Pattern/551262691these lipless crankbaits are also good> https://www.walmart.com/ip/Creme-Lure-Ultra-Light-Crankbait-Lure-Blue-Back/297939067you can't really get much better lures for the price. then you can get mepps at a good price by purchasing the grab bag special. the smallest sizes get you the most for your money and are great for creeks because they don't snk too fast.> https://www.mepps.com/information/grab-bag-specials/641#GBAwalmart also has the rebel teeny pop-r which is very good
>>2832684I don't understand the weight/naming for rods. "heavy rod" "light/medium" rod. what does this refer too? on the fishing line for example it could say 15lbs mono, so it's rated for 15lbs - simple.went fishing today, ended up getting a drum on my line and it took off with my spoon & leader. first time using a leader too. did not expect such large fish in the area I was in. all part of the fun though. I will say, I get confused on leaders and swivels, I don't understand the point of using them besides laziness. tying a knot whenever you switch baits doesn't take that long and it's part of the enjoyment for me. I had bought these leaders expecting it to come with something to attach lures too, but I had to use a shitty swivel that's gone into the river now.
>>2835626rod "power" is what you're asking about. it simply refers to how "strong" or stiff it is to resisting force. the heavier the rating, the more force it takes to bend it. then there is rod "action" which is how quickly the rod reacts to those same forces. the faster the action, the more "crisp" or fast it reacts. this also means that it only bends in the top section of the rod. the "slower" or moderate the action, the more noodley it feels, and thus bends deep down the rod, some all the way down to the handle.
>>2835627thanks, makes sense. anything on the leaders?
>>2835629leaders are either for braid mainline or for toothy fish. also, snaps are just for convenience, however snap SWIVELS are for lures that create line twist, like inline spinners.
>>2835629Leaders are either for connecting different line types, adding bite resistance with metal for toothy fish or for going from a heavy mainline to a weaker leader in heavy snag areas so the breaking point is the leader, and you can keep other hardware above say a swivel to lighter leader. Or so you don't leave 100 feet of braid in the water if you snag a log and can't get your shit back.
>>2832684This is like legit the biggest meme when it comes to /out/ I'm thinking I should do a give away one of these days
>>2835630>>2835635so how do you put lures onto a leader? I realize how stupid this sounds, but I thought the leaders would come with a metal clip or something for the lures, effectively permitting tying line to the leader and just changing the baits easily. what is the piece called tp just attach to the leader and clip new lures on? snap? swivel?
>>2835637They're called a snap or a clip freaking people call it a bunch of names Tactical Anglers Power Clips are used in Florida a lot.
Planning to get into ice fishing this winter. I'm leaning towards getting a tent (probably a used one) but at the same time, I really do not want to sit in a tent with a propane heater going. Every time I've been around propane heaters I get a headache. And in general I just cannot stand the smell of exhaust, so I doubt a diesel heater would be any better.So my question is, is it a good idea to put a small wood stove in a tent? I'd add a stovejack, of course. I'm not worried too much about weight because I'd mainly just be taking my truck onto the ice anyway (not hiking across a lake pulling a tent in a sled in -30 celsius).Or should I just try to buy/build a cheap wheelhouse?
>>2835423>>2835564Cummings lake, crab lake. Maybe big moose or buck lake, my brothers are looking at the options Good call on plastic trash ill reconsider. Smallmouth against the steep rock banks and pike are what ive done best on in the past. Prob no lake trout this time. Walleye maybe if we go to the right water. Shad dancer hellyea thanks.
>>2835638retarded question but if you're putting a snap on a leader isn't the snap another weak point where its more likely the fish can take off with the lure?why use a leader, can't you just tie a snap to your line and switch baits whenever?
>>2835649Bc big fish cut the line. Pike for sure. Leaders help the lure act diffrent too. Nose weight/ line stiffness can make topwater stuff bob and weave or splash diffrently. Just a snapswvl vs a knot is diffrent. Mono leaders on braid are good for hiding line in clear water.
>>2835649To be honest I'm old skool fishing i don't believe in jewelry on my line. So to answer your question the only thing you're doing is losing something with the lure if it's stuck.The only benefit that the quick snap offers is that word allows anglers to change out lures without cutting line and having to re-tie the knot every time they want to change out a different lure.These anglers nowadays act like they in a fishing tournament they so focused on catching fish to take a selfie with they forget it's supposed to be a man being outdoors like he was supposed to be doing. A lot of us have access to a grocery store nowadays we luckily don't have to worry about going out hunting for days and coming home with nothing for our families to eat.I fish basic. Braid to Monofilment using Double Uni-Knot Mono leader to hook basic Clinch Knot. If I'm using a sinker split shot or knocker rig, lure fishing basic clinch knot
>>2835308What rod were you using?
>>2835646Thanks for the reconsider on the soft plastics. Those lakes are definitely pike and smallie waters primarily. You might catch some eyes too, but no need to worry about laker gear. Heavier spoons you can cast a mile would be a lot of fun if you have the rod for them.
>>2835626A leader is the opposite of laziness. A leader can be a lighter, clearer, or more durable line material than your main line. If you have 15 lb braid main line and are fishing spinners for trout, you need to tie on a ~4 lb monofilament or fluorocarbon leader. What I would do is connect with an Albright knot and then use a snap swivel at the end for quick connections and better casting (better than having a swivel way up the line. If I was fishing for pike, I'd get a metal leader, and it would have a snap at the end because most wire isn't knottable.
>>2835649Leader can work if you only need a short section close to the lure for a particular purpose, like tougher line for bite resistance or clear line like mono on braid if you want low visibility but also very low stretch. As far as snaps, they're typically much stronger than people expect. I've done scientific tests with a crane scale and had very small, fine wire snaps stretch all out of shape but hold for well in excess of 40lbs.
I spent most of my day tying knots instead of casting. I think i should kill myself
>>2835779You could do that....alternatively, you could spend some time practicing your knots so you're not spending much time on them on the water. It takes me a few seconds to tie a clinch knot. I'll have most likely switched flies a dozen times if I've been fishing for 2-3 hours. It doesn't take much time out of my fishing.
>>2835494Did very well yesterday—filled & grilled three bags of rainbow. Smallest was 14”>Excused from jury duty tomorrow see if I can’t catch a cat or something>>2835588Thanks they’ve been great fun to catch
>>2835770>As far as snaps, they're typically much stronger than people expect. I've done scientific tests with a crane scale and had very small, fine wire snaps stretch all out of shape but hold for well in excess of 40lbs.I was telling my coworker in the fishing department this. I just realized that most people won't even have their drag cranked to 22 lb. Who needs a 40 lb snap anyway?
>>2835770>leader can work ... for a particular purposeexactly, most people are using a leader to have a strong and generally clear front end so some razor toothed fish doesn't shred their line while also being neigh invisible to said fish.
>Finally decide to register for pikeminnow since it's all I catch>Catch one (1) over the size requirement today and absolutely nothing else even though it looked like a beautiful morning for fishingFishing's a lot less fun when you're targeting a single species in a designated area.
>>2835871Oh, and on an unrelated note I think I hate baitkeeper hooks and I think they might be fucking pointless? I decided to try to save worms and use baitkeepers over my normal finesse widegap hooks and my hook up ratio was HORRIBLE and it would only save a small piece of worm that nothing would bite anyways, so no point at all unless I'm going for panfish or some shit.
>>2835846It's helped me use much smaller terminal tackle, smaller swivels, smaller snaps, even on heavier rigs. The only exception is if I know the snap is too small to physically to fit around the eye of the lure of hook I'm using. Even on a big levelwind or conventional with 30lb mono you're lucky to be putting out 10lbs of good even drag, so you're at basically no risk if your knots are square.
>>2835871you caught a BIG fish and you're upset?
>>2835883It was exactly 9 inches, not exactly big, but legal to turn in for cash. I'm more upset about the miles I hiked while carrying a 10gallon bucket with one fish in it, trying to catch another fish. I guess the upside is my calves are rock solid and look massive right now and I'm also a /fit/izen so that works out for me.
>>2835883you got to hike through nature and caught a fish too big while getting a pump and you're still upset and trying to justify the angry
>use circle hooks>havent gut hooked or seriously injured a fish since, all clean through the lips or the cheekwhy aren’t (YOU) trying to minimize the suffering of fish anon
>>2835936But how many fish have you lost because of your circle hooks?
>>2835936I gut-hooked the shit out of a smallie with a 6/0 circle hook the other day, fishing for sturgeon. Thankfully it was barbless.
i love to catch big bass and then bash them with a stick in front of bassboomers. i dont even like eating them (though i still do).get your mediocre tasting mushy non-native fish OUT of my province, please and thank you. pike are more fun to catch anyway.
> plan to go fishing at sunup on saturday/sunday morning> eat deepfried fast food goyslop the night before> don't get to the fishing spot until 9am because you're blowing out the toiletevery fucking time
>>2835962Couldn’t be me, I don’t get toilet trouble if I eat like garbage, only if I drink to hubristic excess.
Good afternoon, lads. Last night, I got an email from Tackle Warehouse. I won their ICAST viewer's choice giveaway. They're going to send me a random prize pack that is valued up to $400. The sender email was legit, and I got another email this morning. I can't recall winning a giveaway before, certainly not one like this, so that's pretty cool. It's going to take a while to ship, they said, because some of the new items have not even arrived. I'll let you guys know what I get when the package arrives.
>>2835936I'm trying to maximize their suffering
>>2835936getting gut hooked with a barbed treble builds the fish's character
>>2834787>Grats on your new gear. Now catch something and post fish.Took the new rod out. I like it. Still getting used to the feel and the hook set. But landed 3 fish and hooked into another dozen or so that I either didn't set the hook on and lost right away or the 4 that I hooked well but didn't keep the tension well enough for them not to spit the hook. That said, I caught my personal best for that creek, 13in! Beat my previous best by 2in! Caught everything on those hare's ears I posted >>2834858>>2835513I caught fish on both the hare's mask and peacock ice dubbing. I got several bites on the walt's too. All in all, I'm very happy to have picked up this new rod. The extra foot let me reach all sorts of places. And the line and rig is easy to cast and manage. I stuck to single flies today.
>>2835936Because most of the time that fish is coming up to meet the bonker™Catch and release is for SUCKERS
>>2835034Anon who gave me the stream info, please come back. I'd like to pick your brains a bit. I still have not picked out a place to stay, but I'm going to go northwest.
Is putting a trailer on a chatterbait a requirement? I've never used them until the other day when my dad recommended them and gave me one from his tackle box and I promptly caught a 2 foot pike. The thing is, I wasn't using a trailer and my dad said he has never used one in his life. I was looking up tips for chatterbaits and they mentioned always putting a trailer on
>>2836087I caught the 13in right there.
>>2836063>>2836091I re-compressed it, looks better, but still not as good as uncompressed. The water is super clear in person. Unfortunately 4chan doesn't like good video. Allowing mp4 is a huge upgrade over webm though, so I can't complain too much.
Got into fly fishing in June, biggest rainbow so far
>>2836117Im green with envy
Money. Anybody use hair jigs for pikeminnow? Thinking about trying those tomorrow instead of the method I've been using.
>>2836168Do you only have pike minnow in your area, or are you just a big fan?
>>2836180NTA... If he's targeting pike minnow, he's most likely going for bounties not table fare.
>>2833909NTA... When you say tipping is expected, what kind of tip are we talking about if the trip costs $600?
>>2836213Tip would be like $100. It's just one more reason not to get a guide. I'm thinking about getting into guiding but charging very modest rates and mostly doing it for the pro deals.
>>2836072Hey buddy so here’s what I know: the area you’re talking about isn’t ideal conditions, but offers great opportunity with access. Fires on Western slope haven’t gotten better as far as I can tell, and particularly the Lee fire. Craig or Steamboat Springs might be the ideal town for you to set up in. Forgiving elevation, but fire to the south will limit your options. Outside of that, Grand Junction is bigger & a travel town, Meeker & Rifle likely off limits, Hayden is right next to Craig in case nothing there, & Walden elevation might kill ya. Steamboat has hot springs which may appeal to you. Really good opportunity all throughout there, pretty depopulated, fire bans in most of those counties. There is a CO fishing atlas thru CPW/CSU I advise you check out. Let me know if there’s anything else you’re wondering, that’s a great area to target but if you have others you’re considering, I probably know some of the towns at least which you could stay in. If it’s NW CO for sure, I would pick Steamboat of your options. GL
>>2836180See>>2836181But also, yes there's not a lot else active right now. I catch the occasional bass, the carp stopped biting but I get to watch them taunt me, etc etc. All I get is pikeminnow so why not cash in?
>>2836241Thanks for coming back. A famous fly shop owner responded to my cutthroat inquiry email and recommended that I fish the Clear Creek system in the Georgetown and Berthoud Pass area. I'm totally open to other options as well. Is this far enough out of Denver? I don't mind driving every day. Even when I am staying at my family's cabin in trout country, I drive 1+ hours to get to streams.Anyway, I'm debating whether I should stay in a casino in Blackhawk or if I should stay in Golden. I'm leaning towards the casino due to the good rates.I've been using the CO fishing atlas, and last night, I activated the Trout Routes free trial.
>new to fishing>ask friend for advice>he explains everything except good places to fish>check his insta>full of fishing catches>notice all the landmarks to find where he’s fishing>I now have new fishing spots
>>2836252That's how I started. I stalked local YouTubers. If you put in enough effort to track people down, you earn the spot and will take care of the spot. It's not bad that more people are getting into fishing. The problem is when they mob a small number of spots and trash them. What we really need is a much greater percentage of outdoorsmen but a massive population reduction.
>>2836250Maybe, I'll only stay in Blackhawk after seeing how I feel in Golden. I'd really like to stay there, but I don't know how well I'll do.
>>2836252Just look for access on Google maps i find most of my spots like that
>>2836084I put a trailer on and I caught a 20 inch bass after 20 minutes
>>2836341Awesome fish but by cranking its jae like that you make have dislocated or broken it's jaw
>>2836343Thank you for pointing this out, I wasn't aware. This video demonstrates what your diagram is talking about quite wellhttps://youtu.be/Y1bWa0i0xAI
>Hook a carp>Leader breaks while trying to pull it up the bank>Retie>Hook a carp>Leader breaks>Retie with heavier line>Hook a bigger carp>Leader breaksI've never hated catching carp before, but I don't have a 12 foot landing net so fuck them in this specific spot.
>>2836346I greatly appreciate your sportsmanship if people could handle correction half as gracefully as you the sport and the world would be a better place
>>2835779I've been there. I'll practice a knot dozens, maybe even hundreds of times and when I'm out on the water it'll just snap or won't cinch down and I'll have to keep retying. It's the worst with leader to line connections.
>>2836361your knot is probably shit not the line breaking
>>2836395It's 6lb test it's fine until they're out of the water. I snell all my hooks and I'm pretty good at tying them, carp are just heavy.
>>2836389Learn the Albright, the nailess nail, the uni, the palomar, and the surgeon's.
>>2836437PS. If you are snapping your line, the problem is almost always you. I have a friend who landed a musky on ultralight gear with 2 lb test. Set your drag right, keep a bend in the rod, don't touch the line.
>>2836309Clarify for me; do you just look for bodies of water and where you can get to them? What are things to look for?
>>2836456Yeah i start by looking for bodies of water, then i look for parking access near by, ideally a park of some kind, then use street view to look for signs like "members only" or a locked gate with a "no tresspassing sign" If it looks like theres room to safely park and legal access to the shoreline ill make the drive and investigate. Rivers ill trace along looking for parks or bridges with public easements, lakes and reservoirs i look around tge perimeter and near bridges.
>>2836456Google Earth is also good to use. It is not as good for measuring distance, seeing nearby businesses, etc. but Google Earth allows you to go through multiple satellite pictures and to change angles.
>>2836438it's not very common but a tiny chip in a guide on your rod can damage line enough to snap, and it doesn't always snap at the rod, but later on under load from a fish at any point
Holy crap, this handsome largemouth was hanging out under the bridge in ~4 foot deep creek in my backyard. But just wait until you see what rod/reel setup I was using.
Literally just a PVC pipe, string, 1 nail, and a 1 dollar Walmart beetle spinner.
My personal best is still this one I posted here a couple years back. Was using a 5 dollar thrift store rod and 1 dollar pack of mustard hooks. Part of the fun is using basic and low budget gear and still pulling absolute tanks.
Anyone have experience using silversides as bait? I just got a pack of frozen ones and had a lot of bites at the jetty today but kept losing them. I suspect I’m hooking them wrong
Bought some old spey casting reels 10$ each at a garage sale. Not a fly fisherman but since most of what I do is drifting I'm thinking of using them on cheap, long, soft downrigger rods as a mooching setup. I'm kind of intrigued by the idea but nobody except West coast salmon anglers seem to do it. Figure I can probably use it for walleye and pike just as well, but the fact nobody does seems to be a clue that it's not as interesting as it seems
Just found an old pocket fisherman in my grandfather basement. What am I in for?
>>2836790Frozen fish loses a lot of its structural integrity. Just expect to use a lot of bait.
>>2836805That makes sense. I’d previously only used frozen squid and clams so I hadn’t noticed it so much. Any tips for helping it stay on the hook? I was contemplating trying a stinger rig
Im not posting in another thread until poster brings back the git chicks..I mean...Are you a bunch of faggots?Thats how I used to find the thread in the catalog..
I caught my first glidebait fish yesterday, so I'm only gonna fish glides/hard swimbaits today. it was a dink so hopefully the next one isn't. I also don't like the way it got all tangled up in the trebles so I clipped them to be doubles.
>>2836817Not fags, just not boomers who look at lewds on Facebook. Fishing and fucking are nice, but I don't want to mix them any more than they already are.
>>2836863>a woman in a bikini??>Allah save me
>>2836866Correction: An ugly woman with fake tits in a bikini. You have to ask yourself, why would you want to look at that?
>>2836817>why won't you look at this 2/10 welded tit tatted up boat whore >Are you a bunch of faggots?Really, since this is an anime website the OP should only be anime fishing girls. Try using the search bar, numbnuts.
>>2832684I can't believe people claim Largemouth Bass tastes like chicken like how fucking retarded do you have to be ?
Why do sissies always complain about bass tasting too fishy?
How do I get started fly fishing in rivers? I've only pond fished ever before in my life
F U C KHopefully shoe goo can fix this. If not i guess i need new wading boots. >>2837020Echo lift kit and the orvis guide to fly fishing on youtube>>2836797Retro fun>>2836827Congrats on the fish anon. Crushing barbs is also a good option.>>2836792I hope they bring you joy anon
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Inshore angling is frustrating as FUCK. Almost every spot is a deadzone, and the rare ones you find that do hold fish, have some of the most sluggish and lethargic retards that won't even acknowledge your lures. I try everything from finesse to medium light, slow and fast pitch retrieves, and got lure scents to convince them even further and matching the local bait, but one wrongly timed cast, change in barometric pressure, or retarded diver farting under water will fuck your shit up instantly.When I used to fish with bait I never left the spot without having caught a minimum of 5 fish, once I transitioned to lures about a year ago the difficulty curve has been sisyphean. Now I catch a maximum of 2-3 fish per session on a GOOD day. That said, fishing with lures is a lot more fun than bait, and having the option to try new jigs, soft plastics and plugs is always a delight I will admit.>inb4 skill issueI know I gotta git gud brah but shit is hard
>>2837023>>2837024nani sore
>>2832684Does anyone still make good tray-style lower profile tackle boxes? My dad has an old two sided Fenwick that I like a lot, I've got a huge old Plano from probably the 70s or 80s and it's massively bulky. I'm looking for something sort of low profile. Bank fishing and kayaking on protected waterways mostly. Just something big enough to hold the basics, I don't want to tote around 10 pounds of gear every time I go out. I only ask because it seems like Plano doesn't make any such thing anymore, not with a handle anyway. It doesn't have to be two sided just lower profile and have a good handle. Waterproof is a bonus but not required.
>>2837041Lightest bluegill setup
>>2837057I don't know what you are looking for, but what's wrong with today's utility box? They work great for me.
>>2837065What does yours look like? I'm just looking for something fairly low profile and with a handle.
>>2837022Those shoes are fucked, man.
No more Losing Bait!
>>2837070Ignore the price and any specific listing, but is this what you're looking for: PLANO MOLDING Compartment Box: 13 1/2 in x 10 1/8 in x 4 1/4 in, Beige/Green, 19 CompartmentsI use a single sided tray with no handle. I slip it into my backpack or beneath my kayak seat. A handle isn't bad, but why would you need one if you can just put it in a backpack? You can move from spot to spot and not worry about holding your pliers and drink as well.
>>2837090Yeah more or less that style of box. Though the more I think about it single sided might be better because half of your kit is always going to be inaccessible on a double sided design.The idea of sticking a tackle box into my backpack never even occurred to me. A box inside of a bag? A container within another container? Preposterous.Really I just need something smaller than my current box because the box I have now was my great grandpa's and he bought like the largest thing possible in a given product line basically always. It's way too large to put in a backpack and a pain in the ass to carry. It's maybe OK for storing overflow gear in the garage but completely overkill for what I do.
>>2837119I have a two sided plano box from the 60s that holds everything I need for most kinds of fish. Shits nice, fits in any bag or a pocket sometimes.
>>2837074Nice catch
>>2837122I have some little plano boxes that sit super nice in my cargo pocket its nice
>>2837119>The idea of sticking a tackle box into my backpack never even occurred to me. A box inside of a bag? A container within another container? Preposterous.I use a little satchel I impulse bought from bass pro to store my ultralight gear. Scissors, hemostats, soft bait, a plano 3500 with my hard baits, water bottle, phone/wallet/keys, bug spray, and extra line all fit in it. I bought it for my fly fishing gear but it wasn't comfortable with my net attached to it, so I relegated it for my regular rod. Wish it had more slips/pockets and more attach points outside of it. >Really I just need something smaller than my current box because the box I have now was my great grandpa's and he bought like the largest thing possible in a given product line basically always. It's way too large to put in a backpack and a pain in the ass to carry. It's maybe OK for storing overflow gear in the garage but completely overkill for what I do.That's what I do. I have my dad's old tackle box and just use it to throw crap I don't really use into. Just go to wal-mart and grab some cheap plano boxes. 3400-3700 series. I always thought it was funny that my grandpa and dad always took a whole ass tackle box with them. Never understood it but I guess it's what the older folk do.
>>2837137>>2837119When I say satchel it's barely even that. It's really just an over glorified over-the-shoulder fanny pack. For reference, that plano box is about 9 inches long and fits all that shit in it.
i'm going fishing
>>2837163First the op image thing and now thisFishing really is for faggots lmao
i caught some more squid and took a picture this timenice size ones for around here
>>2836809Went with a rubber band and caught a fluke.
Great day today. I am writing this post in the unmade bed of my hotel room in a rundown, high altitude casino. Obviously, that's not the great part. The great part outweighs that shitty part.I began this trip very worried about altitude, but I've done pretty well. After taking my time, I get on the water late morning or early afternoon. It was a small creek that was promised to have cutties. I caught my first Colorado fish, a brook trout, and I was happy. Fishing this creek was taxing. I went to a higher elevation, but the creek was not very accessible and I was lightheaded. I got the George Floyd experience. I made my way down from that area, but I would up going over 11,000 ft and crossing the continental divide, something that was a goal of mine. I got to the fishing spot and catch my second fish, another brookie, but then, I catch 6 cutthroat, and on the Pacific side of the continent no less. Catching cutthroat has been another goal of mine, so I'm incredibly pleased I was able to get that done this trip since I don't know when I'll be coming back. I'll share pics of the two of the best-looking fish.
>>2837312I'm not sure of the species of these cutthroat, so I'm going to post a picture of the best and most different-looking cutthroat, and then, I'm going to post a picture of a fish that looked like the rest.
What's your favorite fish to catch?Mine is pic related, a white seabream. Pretty ubiquitous around the Mediterranean, member of the porgy family. They're finicky feeders and spook easily, and once hooked will fight like hell and try to take you under rocks. Heaps of fun to catch on ultralight.They're also really good to eat, but I release them back because Mediterranean fish stocks are already in a pitiful state from overfishing
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>>2837314That snap is not attached correctly. Snaps and jigs don't go together, unless you must use a metal leader.
>>2837314That snap is not attached correctly. You should look at an image or watch a video rather than for me to explain it. Snaps and jigs don't go together, unless you must use a metal leader.
>>2837322>>2837323Really? I see a lot of anglers do that here because it's faster than having to tie a loop knot every time you want to switch out lures. It has pretty much the same action as a loop knot.
>has a fish on>its not correct?
I went fishing in my dream
>>2837324I would just git gud at tying knots. When I got into the hobby, Fishing With Nat (very nice channel) said not to use snaps on jigs, so I don't do it. I think it's probably bad for the action.
megabass levanteworth a fuck or not
>>2837364Do you really need any knot but the uniknot?
>>2837479The blood knot is what I prefer to tie instead of the double uni for line connections. The albright is needed for mono/fluoro to braid. The nail knot is needed for connecting fly line to backing or connecting a leader to fly line. The surgeon's loop is a pretty nice loop, also helpful for fly line to backing.
>>2837479And the palomar is nice and convenient when using braid.
>>2834139Rainbows seem to like these. I got several bites that I missed and two hookups. Here's the better of the two that made it to the net :)>>2837022Yikes! How old are they? Hopefully the goo fixes them. >>2837312Nice fish! Glad you had a good time!
>>2834858Got a couple on the sexy walt's too! Just bites last week, but got two to the net yesterday. Both on the small to medium for this creek at 6-8in
>>2837364Snaps on jigs are fine, just make sure to attach it on the assist hook split ring and not directly on the jig's tying point to not hinder its fluttering action.As for jigheads in saltwater, I doubt a loop knot will have much of a difference presentation-wise over a loop knot, unless you're fishing super clear and shallow, in which case going weightless is preferable anyways.
>>2837502>I doubt a loop knot will have much of a difference presentation-wise over a loop knot*Over a snap
>>2837315>>2837313>>2837312Sounds like you had a great time. Congrats on the awesome fish and accomplishing your goals!>>2837314Nice fish!If i had to pick a favorite that i cam fish for in my current area i think id pick musky, anything esox is really cool.>>2837322>>2837323The snap looks tied on and closed properly to me idk what youre on about.Also the only real reason not to use a snap on a jig is snaps can wear out and if youre dragging it through weeds itll pick up more gunk than a knot. >>2837479Palomar knot for strength, albright knot for differing line diameters, and kreh loop for loops>>2837500Its fun catchjng fish on flies you tiedThose boots are several years old by now, i gave up trying to shoe goo when the sand wouldnt stop comjng out of them. Need a clean surface for the adhesive. I should have my new boots kn by next week.>>2837502>>2837503Yeah snaps allow the same free movement as long as the wire the snap is made of is thin enough not to wedge itsself in the eye of the jig at a weird angle. That said, gettijg gpod at knots is still usually preferable because it makes recovery faster after a break off.
snaps have no effect on action of lures at all
>>2837560Not innately true, if your snap is too thich to move freely through the eye of the lure it can impede action but fir the most part the snap either helps or at least doesnt hurt.
Bepis we demand bread
I'm finally deciding to git gud at fishing as a way to start kicking my vidya habit, and to also learn an insanely useful survival skill. How do you all get excited to go fishing? I want to get better and actually learn how to fish, but every time I go I can't catch anything / get bored / discouraged. I'm fishing in my local river, and I'm always coming up with either weeds or a snagged line I have to cut. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, maybe I should just start with a bobber and go from there.
I have a 16 ft aluminum boat with a 20 hp motor on the back. What size trolling motor should I get if I want to target muskie and pike?
>>2837589Target small fish if you just want to catch something. Bobber plus small jighead with a worm works a treat. Cut up your worm and put smaller pieces on though, more use out of the worm, you loose less, and you hook up more.
>>2837589>I'm fishing in my local riverHow fast is it moving? What size is it? Is it muddy, clear or somewhere in between? What's the beach and river bed made of.. sand, dirt, rock or something else? Lots of variables in rivers and because of that, how to fish them. Do you have ponds or lakes in your area? They're typically more beginner friendly, especially if you're on a spinning or baitcaster setup. Speaking of...what are you fishing with? what reel what lures and or bait?
>>2837020Are you pond fishing with a fly setup? or are you looking at getting into fly fishing and going from still water to rivers?
>>2837610Use a GPS to figure out how fast you’re going at idle. I do best trolling for pike at higher speeds, 2mph or faster, you might not need to buy anything.Otherwise a 60 lb foot thrust unit would be plenty.
>>2837206nice!
is there a way to make this usable or repair itam i just shit outta luck
>>2837651Damn how did you manage that?Do you have the piece that broke off? The only fix i can imagine is to jb weld the original bit back on, then reinforce that by gluing the reel in to the reel seat on the rod so it literally cant be removed.
>>2837589Don't get discouraged, I didn't catch anything until my 4th or 5th trip. Don't sperg about asking for help at your local tackle or bait shop they're always eager to help or give advice. Use live bait and a bobber setup, go as light as possible, play around with the depth of your bobber to key in on where the fish are feeding. If worms or minnows aren't catching anything and you're on a river bank with lots of vegetation around try to look for crickets or other local insects that fish might be actively feeding on. If you're getting snagged too frequently your bobber might be set too deep.
>>2837581Skid, my son, you must bake the bread.
>>2837613>>2837621My bad for the late reply, just got off work. I'm using a 6'6 rod with a hook size just smaller than my ring fingernail, but slightly larger than my pinky fingernail. I live in NJ, so I've been fishing outta the Passaic River mostly, I almost caught a catfish once with some cheese-filled hotdogs I bought. Got nibbles, but no bites. >>2837698Thanks man, I'll stick with the live bait and bobber setup that you and the other anons suggested.
Anyone eaten dogfish?
>>2837710In the UK you can get 'rock' which is 'rock eel/salmon', no idea where those names came from, which is dogfish at many fish and chip shops. It used to be more popular in the old days, not as much now but I've had it a few times and it's nice. It normally comes on a big bone in chippies and is slightly fishy tasting but pleasant.
Fresh bread!>>2837747>>2837747>>2837747>>2837747>>2837747
>>2832803i only been fucking with perdigons this year, jig hook, barbless. this is so far my PB wild brown a week ago.
>>2840262rdax2
