>#540- "yiff in hell" Edition>Previous Thread:>>>2875910>janny 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/fishingandtackle>https://imgur.com/a/1Xw3N>New Bong Fishin Guide>https://pastebin.com/sDB5SQTq>Talk about fishin
Fishin closer to home today. Gonna try willamette right after the merge with McKenzie
>>2877306Good luck anon, post fish if you get any
>>2877306Sup fellow Lane county bro.also, fuck off with this furry bullshit. we want big titty fishing women, not weird degenerate fetishes.
>>2877310>>2877313Like 6-7 northern pikeminnow, I stopped counting at some point. Lost two lures, one in the most retarded way possible. SAD! but panther martins still on sale at bimart, and my silver/silver was mangled anyway so not really that sad. A good range of sizes, all on my custom #2 single hooks. This was the biggest I got pic/video of.
Another fine sized one. I think the first one I brought in was the biggest, but it got off the hook and dashed as I bent down. There was a big ole one tailing it too that would’ve been a fight.
>>2877322Thats a solid ine. Sucks about your spinners, but im glad to hear your single hook mods are working well for you.
>>2877324It’s what I deserve for observing “the tree with 4 spoons/hooks in it” and casting out right under it anyway
>>2877324I love the fly hook ones. Haven’t even needed pliers yet I just grab the hoop and they come right out. Only one was caught on the open eye siwash today, but that means I’ve caught on all types of the single hooks now, except the barbless factory pm :P
>>2877326Yeah barbless singles are super easy to deal with. Barbless trebles are a lot nicer than barbed trebles too.
>>2877313Me? I want both.
>Look over bridge>All you can see is bassIt was a nice day, at least for me.
Bass grass or ass hehheh
>>2877322>>2877323>>2877325Who doesn't like a pikeminnow?
>>2877345She pike my northern till my minnow…brown with golden flecks on top
>>2877345It's more of a squawfish
I've gotten burnt out on fishing. I've lost my killer instinct, but fishing is pretty much all there is in my life, which is why I still go out. Just pulled up to a new stream. Hips and back hurt, so I'm just chilling in my trunk for a bit. Getting into fishing was one of the greatest things in my life. I hope to get hooked again./blogWill update with fishing report.
>>2877311damn those are some crazy spots on him. look at that tail!
>>2877365If you're like me, your interest in hobbies goes in cycles. Pick something else up for now and I'm sure you'll be back shortly.
>>2877399My jealousy is real
>>2877400$150 dollars a ticket but almost 50 people on board. Hopefully some nice fish
>>2877402>150 doll hairs>to fish with 50 normiesThanks anon im much less jeslous (still a little jealous)Good luck, have fun on your party boat, and try not to get hooked or hit by a googan or some chud's feral crotch goblin
Is this a common problem, or am I doing something wrong?My FG knot is solid, but after a couple of hours of going through the guides, the Rizzuto finish undoes its self slightly until there is enough of a tag end to stop that, at which point it frays like pic rel.If I do nothing to the frayed tag end, it usually stays solid, but it’s annoyingly ugly and I assume can cause a problem.If I trim it off again, the finish usually continues to undo itself, and can eventually compromise the FG knot itself.Any advice or experience?
>>2877405I cut my tag long when i tie an FG knot so that it frays out like that intentionally, it keeps the knot from unfurljng, doesnt seem to cause any problems, and i can use it as a sighter for slack line/semislack line presentations where im more watching for line movement than feeling for a bite
>decide to bank fish for bluegill >haven't had much luck in the bassed department >plenty of bluegill activity >hook up with a bass >feelsgoodman.jpg >throws the tiny hook almost immediately >switch lures >watch a bass come up shallow and inhale it >spits it out before I can set the hook and darts away>the bluegill fuck off from all the commotion Fishing is LyfeAnd Lyfe is suffering
>>2877406Another thing I’ve noticed is that when I leave it frayed like that, I’ll sometimes get little fish attacking it.This happened the other day when I was fishing a whopper plopped really shallow.If I paused long enough, I could see them biting at the frayed portion like it was the tail of an inline spinner.I’ve felt it happening pausing while dragging a Carolina rig too, so I’d like to cut the tag flush if this isn’t normal and I’m just doing something wrong with the finish
>>2877408Here's what you could do instead: Albright knot. It's a very strong braid to mono/fluoro knot that will work for similar diameter lines and lines with vastly different diameters.
>>2877408I've had bluegill attack every leader knot from blood knots in fly leaders to fg knots on braid, ive even had them attack the point where my line entersthe water and there wasnt even a knot there , i dont think removing the tag or changing knots is going to make it stop. If you put a drop.of super glue on your tag it should keep it from unraveling. It wont add any inherent strength, though so just know you're only gluing it to keep the tag from fraying.
I just decided to get back into fishing. i used to fish with a rod/reel with lures. I barely caught anything which is disheartening. I just moved and there's quite a lot of non-predatory freshwater fish. I want to fish with the same rod/reel combo and use a float. What kind of rig should i make? I'd like to be able to quickly swap between the float setup and lures.
>>2877424A standard bobber rig with a clip bobber will come apart readily; the float comes off with spring clips the just tie on your lure. To go baxk to bobbers tie on a hook and clip on the bobber.
>>2877417I’ll try a drop of glue, or just get over it then if it’s a pain in the ass
>>2877432Id strongly reccomend just getting over it but if you're happier playing with glue by all means do it
>>2877404Lol. My friend wanted to try this. I usually get a private charter or take our own boat. Can already see land again
>>2877442Fair enough if your friend dragged you along. How'd you do?
>>2877444Was alright. Everyone seemed to know enough not to cause any problems. Only a handful of keeper fish for us. Big kingfish and some big cobia, mangrove and red snapper on the boat. Triggers and jacks. I'll post a couple fish photos when I get a chance
Skunked cause I didn’t keep tension up on the only bite of the dayWhatever
terrible bake
>>2877449Sounds like a decent day desu>>2877453You get that sometimes better luck next time anon
ever been spooled? i decided to run light tackle for my inshore salt water fishing the other day and of course i hooked onto something mondo. i had 150 yards of 10lb braid with a 20 lb leader. he kept running so hard, i clamped down the drag and snapped it off instead of losing all my line.
i hate ops image, that being said, if i go dry next saturday it marks my 5 week no catch streak.
Salmon and steelhead season approacheth. Amen hallelujah peanutbutter.
Went fishing with my son, just walking around a quiet lake, small hook and a split shot, both using little 4lb test setups, letting chunks of worm sit on the bottom until bluegill sucked them up. We fried them whole for supper. I fucking miss simple fishing.
>>2877476My lady can't stand the smell of fish and refuses to let me cook it, so salmon season does nothing for me except make it harder for me to catch other things without catching a salmon.
>>2877405This always happens and is completely normal.
If I get skunked twice in one day is that one or two skunksSame location.
>>2877479It’s a shit test, cook it anyway
>>2877469Thats just a shark.
>>2877469>i clamped down the drag and snapped it off instead of losing all my line.I once did the same thing when I hooked a huge sturgeon while walleye fishing
For the cost it was cool but I would only want to do a party boat again if I was on the stern. $20 dollars more to reserve a few weeks ahead. More room to free line and jig up nice fish.
My keepers aren't very impressive. Grouper and red snapper out of season and some slightly undersize fish had to go back
almaco jack
Cobia
Kingfish
>>2877303another fishing trip cut short because i had to violently shit :(and i got skunked
Hey guys! Anyone able to identify which species of trout this is?
>>2877522Wait, is that even a trout at all? I saw it in central Indiana if that helps.
>>2877522Ok, it’s a shad. Anyone know what type?
Another day another 3 pikeminnow
I think I saw a steelhead or perhaps a giant ass redside today too. Idk, but it was huge. Def woulda stole my shit if it got on
>>2877522Probably a gizzard shad
>>2877522Fat as nigga trout Someone tell me what colors of lures to buy for trout I’m retarded
>>2877479Tragic. Makes me feel grateful that my missus is the opposite. Maybe try marinating with some lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, mustard, honey, and thyme? No fishy taste and the smell is contained outside.
>tfw line breaks on your personal best after the fight is over and you think you've got him
>finally get my first fish of the year>it's a pike the length of my hand
>>2877552I almost lost my 7lb brown trout that way. I was knee deep in freezing water in my work clothes on algae covered rocks trying to get down behind it after watching it fucking backflip a thousand times on the way in, and just as I leaned in my dropshot hooked the rocks and popped the line, I dropped the rod, went in with both arms and just splashed the fish and a ton of water up onto the jetty where I was fishing before it had a chance to kick off. I almost vomited on the drive home my adrenaline was going so hard.
>>2877365its time to get into golf
What the fuck is this. 25 minutes later it came up to the rococo was standing on, lazily tried to get a crane fly, and slowly swam away. Didn’t give a fuck about anything.McKenzie river
Higher res. It was so weird. If I had my net free I could’ve tried to net it at the rock but my pliers were it it and also it was bigger than my net
I can’t tell what this is image search is useless and Google has turned into Gemini making shit up
>>2877561Stocked rainbow/steelhead. It's adipose fin appears to have been clipped.
>>2877570Fuck I forgot they did that I was wondering what kind of fish didn’t have that lol
But why is it so dark with just the white eye/mouth/tail
I swear I only had like 5 when I went home, I don't know how I ended up with 8.
>>2877609Don't think this is my biggest, pretty sure the 4-5lb one from last year was bigger. Didn't weigh this one and didn't measure the other though.
>>2877572The eye and tail look like they may be injuries/scars. Rainbows do have white in the fins. If you look at the bottom fins, you can see the pale white on the leading edge. But the shape on the white section of the tail looks more like damage than natural coloration to me. Probably from scraping against rocks. Trout will wear patches out of skin on their cheeks bitting caddis and other underwater critters off the rocks.
>>2877609How you going to cook them
>>2877614Maybe it did it cause it likes chasing crane flys to the bank and getting up on the rocks(and missing)
>>2877621Crane flies are giant midges. They're 100% on a trout's menu. How far they're willing to go for one though, I couldn't say.
>>2877522Looks like some kinda whitefish, they're related to trout but have carp-like scales.
>>2877618They were turned in for money, I guess I'll buy a whopper with the money though.
>>2877628Oh cool. getting some pocket money while fishing
>>2877624Well that’s what it did the second time i saw it, just like the drawing on that rock
Got some guides made up for my next fiberglass rod build. Just finished a stubby ultralight spinning, now I want a longer ul casting. These are .7mm stainless dental wire. I used heavier 1mm wire in the spinner and it feels clunky. I'll take a pic tomorrow if anyone cares
i got a big walleye and am posting a picture of it i am using all of my civic goodwill to suggest no fucking furry pictures next time goddamnit what the fuck man. i already had to learn to accept u being a big pierced gay guy and, arguably even worse, a fly fisherman. this however has taken things too far
>>2877632Currently in getting eight dollars per, but I'm close to my 250th this year so it'll go up to 10. That's two whoppers per fish!
>>2877637I second this motion, no place for it in /out/, simple asGarn fishing the hawkesbury today, hopefully get some bites, got two rods on runnings sinkers. Just got some prozen prawns with me
>last cast of day>like all last casts it goes wrong >walk into the river/bushes>come out with this lure tooI almost bought one of these today, howboutdat Now if only id stop making the worst casts of all time on my “last cast”
Out on the water, the little buggers keep taking my prawns but havent set the hook yetTight lines m8s
If you can't run with the big dogs, stay in the porch!
>>2877679>>2877680Is this some kind of pup play faggotry?
>>2877692Clearly you ain't a big dog.
>>2877668what are you fishing for, saltbro
>out with the boat the entire day and don't catch shit>throw once from the pier after getting off the boat >immediately get a 85cm pikeBoats are overrated
>hit the pier this morning>caught an underslot sized snook>guy next to me lands a 41" snookYes I'm jelly
Give me your best walleye setups/jigs/rigs or your mother dies in her sleep tonight
>>2877708Zander > Walleye
No fishing today, I will not fish until I have a chance at a brown/brook/redband or John day westy Fuck them pikeminnow
This is the biggest rainbow I've ever caught. I caught it out of a beaver pond with other stocker rainbows. The fins are in such good shape that I think it's either a wild fish or stocked as a fingerling. However, my state has very limited rainbow reproduction.
>>2877725Fat fuck
>>2877668Send out a larger-sized sabiki/piscator rig with a spare rod and catch the little buggers. My favorite thing to do when I'm getting bites but can't catch them cause they're too small.Can catch all kinds of fun little fish too when you get good at it.
>>2877698Was hoping to nab some bream or ideally some jewies. In a pretty salty part of the hawkesbury there so you get all the usual estuarine species.Get the odd mullet out there too. I got skunked this time, but so did the guys i saw down near the jetty so they probs just werent on the bite.>>2877733Thanks for the tip man, I've gotta try this, i have some sabikis in my tackle bag that ive never used and keep forgetting about. You chuck a weight on the bottom like for a paternoster, right?
Any of you guys make money from selling fish you catch? Any tips? How much can you make?
>>2877775that's mostly illegal
>>2877749>You chuck a weight on the bottom like for a paternoster, right?Yeah, gotta be a small weight though if you're going from shore or else you'll inevitably get snagged. 1oz as big as you should ever go, even if you're on a boat. You gotta jig it a lot to get their attention, twitch it the whole way back as you retrieve, but you would be amazed how big a fish are interested in biting them. I like using it for catching baitfish because I suck ass at throwing cast nets, but even still, sometimes my hooks get crunched by WAY bigger fish that think it's a shrimp or something. Got a bigger sized piscator rig because of it and now it's my go-to for the little bugs that keep stealing my bait. Just know they're a PITA to store, so keep the packaging and use it to put the rig back once you're done using it or you'll end up with a birds nest from hell, full of lovely little sharp hooks.
I feel like a retard trying to research fly fishing because even when I use alternate search engines I get ai slop shoved up my ass with 1500 words that don't explain anything, just more lingo
>>2877810Read articles, listen to podcasts, and watch videos. It's not that hard. I'm entirely self-taught, and now, I work in a shop and have given lessons. If you walked through the doors of the store I work at tomorrow, I could give a free 1 hour tutorial.
>>2877812Even just trying to figure out what the fly types are is making me feel stupid, just to start with some bobber on spinning reel fly fishing to get into it
>>2877787Thanks man, I'll give this a crack next time. About time I opened that little packet and got myself a nice little birds nest
>>2877775Not legal almost everywhere in the states to sell fish you've caught, but I do the bounty programs.
>>2877810You need to wtick to reputable sources. The orvis youtube channel is a place i learned a lot, as well as talking to fly.anglers both online and in person.>>2877821Its all esoteric bullshit the vague lines are streamers, nymphs, dry flies, and wet flies, and the vague lines are blurry as hell and easily/often crossed over. The wooly bugger, for example, is as much of a big nymph as it is a small streamer.
>>2877830>The wooly bugger, for example, is as much of a big nymph as it is a small streamer.A tiny size 12 woolly bugger is still a streamer.
>>2877833And a nymph, and a wet fly
>>2877834If you try hard enough they're also crankbaits.
>>2877839You need an accessory for that but yeah you can use a wooly bugger as a crank bait
>>2877841I was going to make a "most versatile bait ever" joke but honestly, I use live worms for everything.
snapped my rod casting a 1/2 oz weight and hook. amazing.
>>2877842Honestly it is, with all the bugger variants and colour combos theres nothing you cant target with them, as long as they'll eat a minnow or crustacean between 1 and 4 inches long; trout, bass, carp, panfish, salmon, red drum, mackerel, snook, tarpon, bonefish, esox, its easily one of if not the most versatile fly available.
>>2877846Were you swinging it like a baseball bat? Maybe try not to go for a home run next cast?
>>2877848i really didn't. was about a half distance cast. im the guy who asked about people getting spooled. i had a huge fish on that bent this rod like a pretzel the last time i fished. i wonder if it got compromised from that.
spool full of new braid, lets get that bread
>>2877840Looks like it's made of plastic
>>2877857LolIt does
Pikeminnow guy here, I've been catching a fish I could identify lately and brought one in to fish and wildlife the other day, went back out and they wanted pictures of them to confirm species because I may have found a new invasive species for my region./blog
>>2877859It’s so joever
>>2877303naylor is just awful
>>2877859Thats kinda wild. I dont know how id feel if i was the one to discover a new invasive species in my area.>>2877866I dont know anything about them, i just picked the pic because booba and fishing
>>2877881it being furshit annihilated any potential genuine use and you not having the presence of mind to know that has lead my estimation of you as a man to plummet. I genuinely expected better from you
There is unironically nothing wrong with furshit if its drawn well but naylor can't draw.
>>2877887Skid is gay. He's into pup play. You're retarded for not expecting this.
>>2877894I expect the gay shit to be within the thread but not as the main post, he’s a namefag after all. I’m being slightly dramatic and performative in the hopes it doesn’t happen again but whatever. Been dropping so many different sites and places I used to check to kill time lately that I guess I’m being a little gay about the fishing thread being next
I’m procrastinating going on my trip and I don’t know why
>>2877708So many moms are dying rn
>>2877881>Thats kinda wild. I dont know how id feel if i was the one to discover a new invasive species in my area.He mis-ID'd the one I brought in, thought it was some pond stocked fish but it was a native fish that normally has a lot of color during spawn, but for some reason these ones have none hence the confusion.
>>2877918My grandma died yesterday how does that make you feel
>>2877894>>2877896As much as you two talk about it, I think thou protest too much... It's a cartoon otter fishing not a couple of bears fucking.
So new job in a new country. I'm going to portugal and will be right on the atlantic coast.Only ever fished trout, pike, bass and all that in streams and rivers.Idk what to do at the sea really. What do?
>>2877949Honestly i dont think we have anyone jn the thread from portugal. Use Google to find tackle shops that are local to the area you'll be moving to and call them on the phone for intel- or better yet go in person after the move and buy some stuff while asking all the questions and absorbing any advice you can get.>>2877920At least its not a new invasive species
>>2877949>Go beach>Use 1 or 2 10ft+ rods or so with some fairly heavy line>Paternoster, or running sinker rig with a stinger hook (use star or sputnik sinkers)>Use some variety of local bait, try pilchards or bluebait on one, prawns or squid on another>Send it into the surf into gutters/darker blue water, or where the waves break >Place rods into holders and sit backTried and true, hit any beach in the world and itll work.If you want to try lure fishing, I'd suggest a heavy silver spoon type lure like a halco twisty. Because A) it's retarded easy action, just wind it back in, B) you can send it in choppy wind, etc, and it dive bombs where you hurl it and gets out to where the fish are. C) the silver metal colour looks like any bait fish fucken anywhere and saltwater species go apeshit for itCan work the water with the lure and leave one on bait if you get bored of sitting around
>>2877949Rockfishing, surfcasting and bolognese style rods for saltwater are quite popular around these parts. Look for a rod maker called Vega, its portuguese and has a big range of equipment for all types of fishing
Anyone catch bass on chatterbaits? I don't know why I can't catch shit with them.
>>2877954>right handed spinning reel
>>2877973DISGUSTING!!!!
>>2877973>>2877985Leftlets btfo
I was gonna say leftoids winning but I got skunked today
>>2877952>>2877954>>2877971Thanks guys. I was hoping it would make sense to just cast some lures, it's what I'm used to but I'll see what the locals do.Will report if any luck.
>>2877998Yeeting casting spoons is usually not a bad option as long as theres baitfish around and something eating them
I expand my roster to spoons and bubble fly fishing. We don’t get skunked again, no no!
Ultradink bronzebacks on the micro craw because the bite was slow
What’s the consensus on braid vs mono as the main line? If I’m mostly fishing off a pier, would it be worth to swap over to braid?
>>2878053unless you're going for pure sensitivity, braid isn't necessarily the best choice. it's good for other things like getting more casting distance out of lighter rigs, but sensitivity is the main selling point by far. nothing matches it there, not even close. the only other obvious nod towards braid is if you want sinking line(flouro) but don't want to run an entire flouro mainline. then you can have braid mainline and a 10ft flouro leader for lures that work better with flouro.
>>2878053For what you're doing your upsell.is going to be a simultaneous increase in line capacity, like strength, and casting distance. Salt water fish generally tend to smack the fuck out of things, especially moving baits. Do run a mono.leader, though, that little bit of extra stretch will help with abrasion resistance and keeping hooks pinned through headshakes.
>>2878053Braid is better for casting distance due to its thinness and lack of line memory. I highly prefer it for everything other than heavy conventional setups for snook fishing near the pilings.
>ladyfish Just had a gar way too big for my net. Tried to grab the tail to lift him into the boat then he threw the hook
>>2878059S-tier bait that
>>2878060Fun little fighters too. Poor man's tarpon
>>2878061Id love to harass a school of them with a 6 weight fly rod
>>2878059These things can be hard to keep hooked, they jump around so much.
>>2878057This guy is 100% spot on. The one thing I'd add is that mono is also preferable to braid for trout fishing, nice to go with 4 lb mono to a snap swivel.
>>2878062>>2878063Definitely a good show
>>2878069damn that's a big spot
Redband or rainbow that still has parr marks?Crooked river
>>2878073They are very pretty fish but recently only catching undersized ones
>>2878078is that just a fat croaker?
>>2878078That is so ugly
>>2878081Yeah. Atlantic croaker. Usually just toss them back>>2878083Lol
>>2878078Prime snook bait right there.
>>2878076I’m gonna say yes it’s a redband
>>2878085Would be fun. There are some saltier inlets close enough to try
>>2878076redbands are a subspecies of rainbow, so it's definitely at least a rainbow. There are several "Crooked rivers" State?
>>2878076Probably a redband, assuming you're in central oregon. Last I heard it's one of the better places to fish for them.
I'm not super worried because I already did it and caught fish just fine When replacing treble hooks on lures with single hooks- does it matter at all whether you use hooks with normal eyes versus inline eyes? Some schizos are telling me inline is the only way the action of the lure works properly, but I had already changed all mine to basic circle hooks and it worked just fine, didnt miss any hookups that I wouldn't have missed anyway, didn't snag anything, etc does it matter?
>>2878118The only time Inlines actually matter is on crank/jerk baits and poppers/spooks and similar where you want the single hook to jut out perpendicular to the lure for best odds of a hookup; for your inline spinners it literally does not matter. tell them to stop being fudds.
>>2878128
bass fishing isn't real fishing
>>2878138not a bass fisherman or at least I don’t specifically target bass my one question however is: why. pls explain, is it just that to be a “bass fisherman” you cast something shiny at shore and are all but guaranteed a bite if there’s bass around
Based off the responses, I think I’ll stick with a mono mainline for the time being. The extra casting distance and sensitivity would be an improvement but there’s a fuckton of structure at the pier I usually go to. It’s surrounded by reefs and I see other regulars, most of which have braid spooled up, get cut off from having fish swim off into the reef or under the pier.I like getting personal anecdotes and experiences over reading random online posts so much appreciated lads.
Got a new conundrum on my hands.>found out Academy is doing a promotion where you get $15 off your first online order ($15 minimum)>e.g. you can fill your cart with stuff that’s $16 total and using the coupon you’d only pay the difference>essentially free tackle>you also receive a $15 off coupon if it’s the month of your birthday>be me, looking to replace my fishing hoodie since it got stained from squid ink and got mangled from stray hooks>find out I can’t stack the two $15 coupons to get $30 off the upf hoodie I was eyeingSo here I am. Thoughts on this setup? I’m looking to make a dedicated rod for catching bait fish after seeing some guys reel them up by the dozens last time I went pier fishing. We’re talking 3-4+ 2-3+ inch blue runners/goggleyes/other bait fish every cast during prime time. Think this setup would suffice? I’ve never used any big name reels from Daiwa/Shimano/Penn/etc- or any non-rod & reel included combo reels for that matter.Would it be worth spending $30-ish on this setup?
>>2878142It doesn't even need to be shiny, just tie a little block of wood with a hook on it to your line
>>2878145How the fuck is this so cheap in the states. Even considering the conversion to kangaroo dollars, your wallet gets absolutely raped here for fishing supplies. Though to be fair I probably just haven't found any good aussie discounters (if they exist)
>>2878149Aussies just get raped period. I saw one of you poor schmucks lamenting the days when a case of beer was under $50 the other day. I can get a 30 rack of Hamms for under $15. And Hamms isn’t even pisswater, it’s not a bitter ale or w/e, but it’s probably the best megabrew lager in the world.
>>2878151You're not wrong. For better or worse I've mostly stopped drinking beer for that reason, instead I buy cheap goon, because you can get bottles of abo tier port for $5-6.You can get piss still for $55ish a carton, but any decent beer you're looking $70+ for a carton. 700ml bottle of JD is like $55. And people still buy shitloads of alcohol, it's just supplementing the govt budget nicely.That said, I once copped an 8ft Daiwa rod and reel combo from a dusty clearance bin in a BCF, down to like $50 from $200 or some shit. It was a good day
>>2878149Because its the basic barrel spinning reel even if branded shimano.
>>2878153Yeah and the cunt is still like 90 bucks ahahahha
>>287814990% of you fuckers live 15 minutes from the beach so it's a trade-off.
>>28781571.5hrs for me, but yeah, at least I'm not in some God forsaken inland hole like, idk, indiana or something like that
I caught 16 trout toady
>>2878159What on?
>>28781605 on spinners (most #4 gold blade black body single hook)>lost spinner to giant mess of weedsOkay now I try the bobber/fly on spin rod method for first time. Just twisted the bobber on like 2ft up and tied the fly to the mono (4lb)Caught 11 more. The largest were on the spinner but you can’t argue with numbers. Mostly little redbands with some rainbows mixed in
>>2878165Very nice, so an unweighted fly with a bobber for a somewhat surface drifting presentation? Might give that a try in the summer
>>2878167Just the weight of enough water in the bobber so you can cast it. Idk how fly fishermen tie on flies so I just did fisherman’s knot and didn’t change the fly.I could see that the fly was just barely sinking when the bobber wasn’t moving, but pretty much at the surface as it dragged behind. Just was casting a little upstream and reeling in slowly. I’d say most strikes happened when it was downstream of me.
Trying to pick my favorite trout of the day is so hard but this one was caught while listening to Marty Robbins so it’s fitting for the desert
So is the shimano sienna a worthwhile purchase if I intend on using it for saltwater?
>>2878175It will work as long as you rinse it and take good care of it but honestly I'd rather just get something more saltwater oriented with seals that will last longer.
Another little red
>>2878171Thanks anon, looking forward to giving it a crack>>2878178Are they good eating?
>>2878145That setup would be very cheap. You get what you pay for.
>>2878179Anon, please. Redfish harvest, especially commercially, has been heavily regulated. They are widely considered to be a good-eating fish.
>>2878179They are considered to be very good. I've always liked it. They are pretty tightly regulated on keeper size most places because they were heavily harvested before. >>2878181Yep.
>>2878175I've had mine in size 2500, and it has been going just fine for the last couple of years in saltwater as well. like >>2878177 said, rinse it afterwards and it'll do the job.
I was walking my frog and at maybe 8ft away from me a northern pike tried eating it twice. I'm so certain I heard the pike lunging underwater. Did I imagine it or can you actually hear big fish moving quick near the surface?
Out on a river this evening, crystal clear waters. Got a good sized carp for dinner. Was frustrating at first because I got snagged several times in some rocky sections. But I finally reached a good clearing in the bush and found a spot where the water was deeper and bottom sandy. Saw some decent eels and at one point watched a platypus do some fishing of its own.
>>2878181>>2878182Red drum right? I'm from Aus, had never heard of them before. For me the pinnacle of good eating fish have got to be Dusky Flathead and Murray Cod. Really nice flesh, fatty and not dry when you fry them
>>2878175the sienna fg is the same thing as the fx fc, just with one extra bearing for the handle I believe. that said bearing is just another thing to get fucked by saltwater. it does make the reel noticeably smoother though. it's the smoothest reel for the money 100%. if you want a true saltwater designed reel on a budget, you can try to find a penn pursuit iv or v on sale. sometimes you can get one for $50. they have carbon drag, sealed bearings, and a thick bail. plus you can order replacement parts. all reels have to be cleaned properly for saltwater use though or they won't last long.
>>2878223Yes red drum. People usually refer to it as redfish. I've seen a video of guys catching flatheads over there. They look cool.
>>2878222>platypusneat.
My filthy casual freshwater setup >tie on tactifag angler power clip >harness barrel swivels onto the loop knot of prerigged kelly worms >1/16oz worm weight on the weedless worm to fish deeper>whopper plopper to cover water when it's calm >any spinner bait with a loop in the wire for when it's windySimple as
>>2878234The 'ol gut hooking worm
>>2877866>i hate NTR so naylor is shit!i am not even from this board, im just bored and saw furry art in the catalogue. i will be leaving now.
Gave the ultralight baitcaster another go today, havent been out in a while. Maybe this is a sign to take up birding?The UL is hella whippy, cant seem to get it down... Ought to try something stiffer, with a different reel.Skunked again, like always.
>>2878235Surprisingly haven't gut hooked anything and they've been a staple for me and my brother in law all summer. I have hooked myself when a ditch pickle was thrashing around.
>>2878244I was amazed to find out that the worm is made in my town. The company has two other brands that I also was impressed by, but I only recently learned of the worm's provenance.
>>2878242you're not gonna cast anything under 1/4oz easily with a standard baitcaster. you need something with a lightweight shallow spool, and then you need thin limp line even on top of that. hell, it's fairly easy to birdsnest even then if you cast too hard. so tldr it's not a skill issue.
>>2878246What are their other brands?
>>2878257Shit. I did not mean to reply twice.
>>2878255The ones I know of are AuthentX (a soft plastic popular among walleye anglers but good for all species) and Custom Jigs and Spins (ice fishing gear most famous for the Ratfinkee).
>>2878251>it's not a skill issueEeeh, it kind of is. I decided to learn it and went straight down the hard route, lel.Been thinking about going heavier anyway, to throw bigger lures a bit farther.
Big wingspan on this crab
Only two today so far. Too sunny, WAY too many people. Guide fly fishing company with 100 normies all raping any fish they catch, holding them out of the water by the hook forever. Fucking retards.
Forgot pic of pretty guy I got. Funny how one fish can look so different on each side. The other side the stripe was longer and duller
>>2878267Be real with us. One guide service with 100 clients all within sight of where you were fishing? How many guides do they have? Why doesn't another business move in on this action? They were holding fish by the hook? Who were they? Normally, guides are the ones to net and unhook fish.Maybe, you're exaggerating a bit. Maybe, through the course of the day, you saw 20 people. Maybe, you completely fabricated it. There are some strange components to your story, anon.
>>2878277Why are you typing like chatGPT
H*ck
>>2878282H*CK
>>2878282>>2878283Heat shrink tubing to hide the sins >:c
>>2878282If you don't want to buy a replacement guide, some flex coat and thread to do it yourself I'm sure your local tackle shop will fix it.
Hey chat flies or spinners for browns
>>2878287Ive built rods, im going to fix it proper later, but i need it servicable for tomorrow morning>>2878289Yes
>>2878242I could never be fucked with baitcasters ngl. I use spinning reels and an alvey reelSimple as
>>2878295baitcasters are VERY good if you use them properly.
>>2878287I'm a local tackle shop. I won't fix it. I don't know any tackle shop that would.I recommend customers take rods and reels to a repair shop. I only fix tips.
>>2878320This is why “local shops” go out of business. Old bitter fart “take it to other local shop that doesn’t exist anymore” yeah man let me go to the extremely specific “only a fishing pole repair shop” (doesn’t exist) instead of the “nearly as specific tackle shop”
>>2878225Damn, I wish I had asked sooner. After a couple years of fishing, I’m only starting to understand how reels work and why they’re so important.
>>2878328to be fair, a lot of the shit on academy's website is out of stock so the sale prices are kind of bogus. they will have shit listed at deep discount but none of it is in stock.
>>2878320Every single local tackle shop near me will replace guides and most of them also have their own custom rod builders on retainer.
terribly slow last couple days. Shrimp in cast net and this. gizzard shad i think
>>2878282Brutal! What did you do to it? >>2878295Anything heavier than 12lb mono or 30lb braid and I like a rotating spool reel of some kind. I have a bunch of big heaver spinning setups and the sound of 20lb mono loops hitting guides makes me want to hurl. It's trading off cast ability for much more robust fish fighting power. Also gfl with lead core or wire on a spinner.
>>2878337Where the fuck do you live? Is this like Connecticut, Tokyo, or something? Listen, I'm not hyping up my shop. I plan quitting soon. I just can't believe that MOST shops replace guides and have a rod builder on retainer. I would say that sounds like a nice place to live, but I bet it's rich and crowded there, wherever it is.
>>2878348Florida. People spend an insane amount of money on fishing gear here. Even the little pier rats here have van staals and custom rods.
>>2878320>>2878325>>2878337>>2878348>>2878349Yeah no in 90%+ of places, if not more, custom rod builders are few and far between. I genuinely dont know any shops in northeast ohio that would fix it for me.>>2878341My streamer got caught in the wind and blew in to my rod. It snagged the guide, yanked the rod apart, and totalled the guide. Luckily my heat shrink patch held and i was able to catch this rat on it throwing a 7 inch sex dungeon.
Getting skunked and it started raining. Hid under a tree waiting for the rain to pass and kept casting. List of catches;>1 dead minnow >1 pine cone >4 bluegill >1 small mouth >hooked a largemouth in a nearby cove, got him all the way to the boat only to lose him fumbling with the net Over all a breddy grood little fishing trip.
I accidentally caught a spawning Kokanee while trying for brown trout. Oops.
The fly fishermen near me caught at least three so I guess it happens :shrug:
I’m trying to think of what tackle is useful or necessary besides line, hooks, swivels, snaps, and etc. I want to use that $15 Academy coupon on tackle like swivels and whatnot since I need some, but it’s pretty easy buying bulk swivels and hooks for cheap on Amazon (e.g. 100 for $5). On the other hand, stuff like lead sinker weights are more expensive online so I’m thinking of getting one or two for a Carolina rig.That said, what oz egg sinker should I use if I’m rigging live bait fish that’re around 1-2ish inches? I used a 4 oz pyramid sinker the first time I tried the rig and caught a decent barracuda, but it seems most of my live bait fish die rather quickly. Not sure if that has to do with the weight of the sinker or anything.
I love hiking in from a decent fishing spot I just found only to run into three burrito americans with cast nets and two buckets each walking straight to where I came from. No wonder the fishing has been so shit in my area, these cunts are ruining it for everybody.
>>2878377Not sure but 4 oz might be overkill depending on depth and current. I've been trying to use as light of weight and line as possible. Only needed lead that big to hold in rough surf conditions or bottom fishing offshore in strong current.
>>2878377Weight has more to do with depth and current than bait size. If you're fishing <15 feet of water and little or no current 1 ounce would be plenty but if you're doing deep drop stuff offshore you might need 10 oz or more.
Got that motha fuckin Newport installed so no more paddling for 3 years against a current to get up river. I can just fish
been trying to get a shimano miravel a and man is it not going well.
>>2878291“Yes” was the correct answer btw. One got on then off my #1 spinner One went for a fly eventually
>>2878407>>2878410Is it overkill? I always assumed a heavier sinker would let me cast further. Then again, I’ve seen other people use smaller ones on their Carolina rigs and catch stuff while mine doesn’t cast out exceptionally further or anything. Guess I’ll get other stuff using the coupon
>>28784503 and 4 oz sinkers are HUGE. are you fishing in the surf or somewhere with raging water?
>>2878450If you were already going to get them, try them. You said Barracuda. Are you fishing from a pier? The weight may be worth having on windier days with bigger waves if your rod can handle the weight
>>2878456I don't fish surf. I'm a different anon. In the rivers and lakes I fish, 3-4 oz is standard. That amount of weight is typical among catfisherman.
got him
>>2878456>>2878460I’m indeed fishing from a pier in south FL. There are some days that I’ve seen the water get turbulent, but by the time it does the pier forces everybody out because there’s usually a thunderstorm not far off. I’ve seen people use mostly smaller egg sinkers for Carolina rigs, but some also come out with huge sputniks and pyramids despite the abundance of reef.Picrel is the 30-ish inch barracuda I caught last month. My first and only big catch so far. Would’ve taken better pics but I was caught up in the moment and really excited
Somehow the coastal cutthroat eludes me despite being so widespread
>>2878479how does the 3-4 oz benefit? i don't catfish.>>2878487that makes sense, i use egg weights when i'm fishing the canal up here and pyramids when i hit the surf.
This guy was way too eager
>>2878487Cool fish
Up late prepping for a trip. I'm going to go kayaking for tge next few days. I haven't done much kayaking before, but if it doesn't work I can just wade with it behind me or fish tge trout streams I usually fish.*I was up so late, I forgot to post this.
on raw frozen clam from walmart
>>2878513Love some reds
Skunked trolling the deep flats for pike. Been to cold I think they may already be moving to autumn areas
>>2878556Not sure where you are but in north east ohio the muskies are already pushing up in to shallower water. What water temps were you getting?
>>2878522Oh yeah. Would like to hunt down some big ones
I think sometimes I'm too retarded for this hobby, I haven't caught a fish at all this summer. Every time I go out I get snagged, lose or break lures. Today I literally saw fish feeding top water right near me and no matter what I threw not a single bite, but I did manage to lose a spinner. A certain point it stops being relaxing and fun and I just leave frustrated and bug bitten. I can crush it during ice fishing season but I cannot for the life of me get the hang of shore fishin' in warmer weather.Sorry for the blog post.
>>2878487Juno?
>>2878563its ok bro. actually going to the places and having lines in the water is commendable effort bar none. You've established urself as a fish catcher with the ice fishing thing and you do get snagged enough to confirm you're all up in that water column, so I'm bigly surprised you havent gotten a single fuckin fish. gotta fuck around I guess. I leave you with a picture of a reasonably large rock bass for the lake I got it out of showing the true power of dink perseverancewarren buffet once said, "It isn't about timing the water, it's about time in water." he might have said markets instead of water but we know what he really meant.
>>2878509Here's a picture of where I went.I caught 3 smallies in a short amount of fishing time. No pictures because they were nothing to write home about.I got on the water super late. I knew I would. But I wanted to get on the water anyway to work out any kinks for the upcoming days. To the anon who recommended the anchor wizard and suggested how to mount it, thanks.Just paddling around on the river was euphoric. It was a great time.
>>2878589Well shit. I just found out that I forgot my fishing rod at the boat ramp 30 minutes away from here. It's an obscure spot, and it's in the bushes, I think, so I don't have to go back tonight, but this sucks.
>>2878589Sounds nice. Hope you get your rod back
>>2878563When they weren’t hitting my lures I switched to adjust-a-bubble fly fishing and got a fish to get on. Maybe it’s time to switch it up
>>2878227Flatties are good sport too. They're ambush predators and give chase to anything that darts past it, so you mainly target them with jigheads and soft plastics. Been a while since i hit some sandy flats in an inlet somewhere, might go soon
A big gar threw the hook and a big red cut me off under a dock. Unfortunate. Ladyfish bloodied half the boat
gafftop
>>2878637Rather ladyfish blood then sailcat slime
>>2878637>>2878641nothin worse than when your bait gets snatched and you pull up the line only to find the slime all over your leader.
>>2878641>>2878644They are some snotty devils
week 6, not a single bite.
>>2878649What are tou fishing for and what lure/bait have you been using?
>>2878501Thanks. Hoping to catch more big fish next time I go.>>2878565Pompano Beach. I like it because it’s not as claustrophobic as most piers, but it kinda sucks it’s mostly just reef fish. What I wouldn’t do to reel up a Spanish Mackerel or Bonita on the regular
>>2878591I found my rod today. I'm a slow angler and a slow person in general. I didn't cover much water. But I caught fish!First, I went downstream, since I went up last night. It was good. Then, I went up and floated back to the ramp. I caught fish, but I didn’t hammer them. Mostly, I was trying to get used to the kayak. Lots of dragging, but thankfully, I was prepared.
I'm a big fan of swimbaits like the Strike King Rage Swimmer and the Keitech Fat Swing Impact. The best jig I've found is the VMC Hybrid Swimbait Jig with the screwlock. I've tried ShurSet Biscuit Jigs with superglue, but I don't have a good time. What's your favorite soft plastic of this style, and what jig do you like to use with it?
God damn all my shit is fucking off. Why is this even a screw and not a rivet? And why is it the annoyong ass metric fine thread m8-1.00?! Fuck!
anyone ever targeted perch or bass with a fly rod before? I live in Belgium and got a 5wt rod to go trout fishing in the Ardennes this fall but where I live locally there's zero trout or clean rivers, just perch, pike, zander, roach and carp in canals or a handful of artificial lakes. I wanna practice casting targeting perch specifically (they can get as big as bass are in the US here) what should my strat be? Streamers in clear water at dusk? I doubt I will be much successful but it will be fun to practice casting at least
>>2878675Ive not fished for euro perch but ive watched people tie flies for them and fish for them on youtube and it looks like smallmouth bass stuff and perch stuff are basically the same so probably stripping medium size, weighted streamers around structure and cover is going to be the way to go. Thats where I'd starts, anyways.
>>2878669Nice
>>2878671Just got some Zman Minnowz. Haven't fished them very much but I like the split dorsal fin. An EWG hook sits right between the split and is completely weedless without having to mess with texposing.
There were a bunch of tiny euro perch near the shore today. They were so small I didn't have anything small enough for them but I had up to 7 of them follow my soft bait around. I got bored, stood up on a rock, and just pissed on them while laughing. Anyone else ever do something like this?
Are ya fishin son?
>>2878674the lews with those handles are screws so that you can easily swap custom knobs. way better than rivets which you have to drill out and modify if you ever want custom knobs. you are complaining about a premium feature.
>>2878728Losing reel handles in the field is really premium i love my gear failing in use
But I don’t wanna learn to fly fish I just wanna bobber fly waaahh
>>2878772Extremely gay
pike with giga aids
>>2878669Day 3. I got a late start because my arms were sore. It wasn't so much the kayak but injuries from rigging. First spot, the ramp was kind of shitty for a kayak cart, and the water was way too fast. I couldn't paddle upstream at all, so I quickly dropped anchor and walked. Then, I made my way to fish a creek that feeds the Mississippi. I kayaked as far as I could until I came across a tree I don't think I will ever able to get through. Perhaps, it will be a good place for a paddle board (my state's laws require it).Tomorrow, I think I will just go trout fishing with my fly rod. I think I will kayak next week.
Finally caught a bass with a crankbait. I've been trying here and there all summer as a search bait.Night fishing off a rocky point with a 2" 1/4oz shallow crankbait in white and black. Saw some movement on the surface and cast beyond it. Reeled in the tiniest dink but it still counts. Thanks for attending my TED Talks.
>>2878773Theres a lot of fly fishing only zones. I want a “fly only” rod just for convenience but honestly I’d have just done it on another cheap rod if it weren’t for ts
>open truck topper >my net has exploded on itselfWhat the fuck. It was sitting on top of everything nothing could have crushed it.
>>2878805How old is it? Maybe the wood rim was weakened at the bends and its own pressure caused it to snap. Otherwise bigfoot did it as a warning sign
>>2878852It’s like a month old but has only seen maybe a week’s worth of use. Just gonna buy another and do the ol switcharoo
Any FLfags here? Have you started seeing mullet around you?
>>2878930st johns river. mullet and shrimp beginning to run
>>2878930space coast here, millions of them today. they're running!
Anyone here into glide baits? What are your favorites?
