#536- “spincast” EditionPrevious Thread:>>2865172janny 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
>>2867506First for dinkposting
tfw we've had crazy rain this spring and my local smallmouth river is flooded
>>2867506I’d like to soak some bait with her if you know what I mean.
>>2867510How cute!
You guys ever thought of keeping a fish you caught as a pet?Sometimes I catch a really pretty fish and almost don't want to eat it.
>>2867531Ive long thought of putting together a small aquarium with a green sunfish and a pumpkinseed sunfish
>>2867533Sunfish are often quiet pretty
>>2867535Very. I mean tell me this guy>>2867510Wouldnt be great in an aquarium. I imagine care would be similar to an oscar, and being native i almost certainly wouldnt need to heat the tank, hed be perfectly happy in the 60 to 80 degree range
>>2867506thank you for posting an actual fishing picture.
>>2867510First catch of today.>>2867538>Wouldnt be great in an aquarium.They do fine, I've kept a bunch for a few years, fattening them up before turning them loose in local ponds. The current run of dinks are in my 75 gallon tank now, alongside the world's plainest koi and some goldfish.
Friendly reminder that fish dont care about your line>30lb braid>30lb wire>whopper plopper 90>trout>>2867548Thats an awesome longear sunfish. A long ear, pumpkinseed, and green sunfish in ~120 gallon tank is what i was envisioning
>>2867506probably a gay question, but is there any way to enjoy fishing/something similar without using hooks? The idea of chillin by a body of water puttin back a couple beers and seeing fish seems great, but I'm too much of a pussy to hurt the fish
>>2867599Yes, that is a gay question. Here are your options:>Cast out a bobber without a hook and drink beer.>Fish flies without hooks. The only fish you can actually catch this way are gar.>Conversion therapy.
>>2867578Inrealozed after i took that pic you can't see the rigging >>2867599Your options are limited. There are lures for gar that work by tangling in their teeth, and you can do similar with eels by wrapping bait in a bunch of wool yarn. Another option would be to fish a hard bait without hooks. Id suggest topwater for that so you get actual visual confirmation that you got a bite. Just buy a spook, whopper plopper, popper, similar, and use the split rings to remove the hooks. There's also this one guy who fly fishes with the hooks cut off of his fly cause he just likes getting bites but doesnt want to catch a fish. I think i recall larry dahlberg catching a musky without a hook by bridling a sucker and giving the fish several minutes to fully consume it before reeling in, too, and ive caught bullheads on chicken livers in pantyhose where they couldnt quite engulf the bait and just refused to let go.
"pejerrey patagonico" (Odontesthes hatcheri) with fly
>>2867578The native brooks here definitely care. But I don't really care since I'd rather grab the stocked ones anyway.
Also speaking of trout, I've never really had much luck with soft plastics but I might try these when it warms up a bit more because they're cute and I want an excuse to put together a travel UL setup.
>>2867620At what line weight do they start refusing presentations?>>2867621Tbh that looks like itd be great for creek smallies
>>2867622Do you totally ignore what competitive fly anglers say about line size? Lower diameters provide a better drift (#1) and are harder to see (#2). I haven't put a trout into pic rel and asked: "6X or 7X? Which is better? 6 or 7?" There is no need for the heavy line that you use, Skid, the only thing you'll break off on in a trout stream is a tree. And when you're tangled in a tree, 2X is not going to help.
>>2867627>Do you totally ignore what competitive fly anglers sayPretty much, yeah, euro nymphing is boring as hell and spinning rods do it better anyways>there is no need for the heavy line that you useThere's no need to use 7x flourocarbon either, ive literally seen guys bobber fish a hole with """"appropriate""""" gear, catch nothing, then i come in behind them with 20lb mono and catch the fish they couldnt.>pic related>when you're tangled in a tree, 2X is not going to help.It literally does. Because of heavy line i can break off limbs, roll over rocks, and straighten out hooks, then keep fishing.>I haven't put a trout into pic rel and askedNo one would expect you to. They would, however, expect you to have -some- annecdotal evidence along the lines of "i was using 3x tippet and not cstching fish then switched to 5x and started catching"I regularly post fish caught on commically heavy gear, proving that for the normal casual angler line really doesnt matter. Maybe ill care a little bit more about line size if i go in to a tournament, but given how much i hate tournaments thats highly unlikely.
I want to buy 12W rubber boots and waders. I'm 6', 250 lbs.What's a good price for both?Is there a particular brand I should buy from?What do I wear underneath my waders?Do I tuck my waders into my boots or outside?Do I wear long socks or short socks?
>>2867635I like my simms tributary waders and boots.But a size 13 boot so you have room for thick socks in cold weather, and as for dressing under your waders that varies, ive worn everything from swim trunks and light socks to tripled up fleexe pants and wool socks, its all condition dependent.
If I listened to what professional fisherman told me to do, I would hardly catch any fish. You have to remember that it's hard to even know if what they're saying is legit because they are more often than not speaking like a salesman for their sponsors. Not to mention... WHY would a professional fishermen tell their best tactics? Wouldn't it make more sense that they use reverse psychology instead to protect their high success techniques? Having said all of that, fishing is 90% about being in the right place at the right time. The other 10% is the right presentation at said time. Even then that's taking luck out of the equation which is a real thing in a way. tl;dr fish the way you find enjoyable, otherwise what's the point in fishing unless strictly for food. There are a lot of very effective techniques I simply won't use because it's just not enjoyable to me.
>>2867635I recommend getting something in the class of the Simms Freestone Stockingfoot, second from the cheapest. Buy something like the Flyweight boot from Simms. I don't necessarily recommend Simms, but I'm most familiar with their products. Orvis, Grundens, Patagonia, and Skwala are all good. Wading boots that perform like a hiking boot are best. Simms boots run small, so go up at least one size. Zippered waders are pricey, but they make pissing, especially in winter, more convenient.
>>2867650>Wading boots that perform like a hiking boot are best.Can confirm i even bought neoprene socks on amazon. wading boots and neoprene socks are great for wet wading when its warm
I hate fishing in public placesbunch of normies and their partners asking me if I caught anything fuck you all
>>2867658>asking me if I caught anything>mfw I do that
>>2867658I caught some lady taking photos of me fly fishing the beach once, felt kinda cool ngl
>>2867681Don't feed the troll
