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Fishing & Tackle Thread

Kevin Van Dam !n/ZnkB9jUw Wed 12 Apr 2023 23:52:37 No.2566800 View View Reply Original Report

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#472- “Florida a Fishin Pair of Dice” Edition

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>>2562567

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Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 00:09:04 No.2566816 Report

Quoted By: >>2566833

bro her teeth?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 00:25:27 No.2566823 Report

Quoted By: >>2566833

>>2566800
>PSA
>Don't cut your line with your teeth!

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Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw Thu 13 Apr 2023 00:39:49 No.2566833 Report

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>>2566816
>>2566823
Leave it as a thumbnail

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 01:48:23 No.2566868 Report

Quoted By: >>2568660

Caught me a couple of stock trout yesterday. And by a couple I mean 7, but they're stock trout, they're not exactly hard to catch. They were loving the Mepps spinners. Thinking on targeting SMB tomorrow.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 10:21:11 No.2566993 Report

Quoted By: >>2567012 >>2567013

Take the pole fishing pill.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 11:27:44 No.2567012 Report

Quoted By: >>2567013

>>2566993
Based
Did it yesterday.
5 pic relates
1 ablet
And 7 Alosa fallax

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 11:28:54 No.2567013 Report

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>>2567012
Pic related
>>2566993

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 13:48:07 No.2567072 Report

Quoted By: >>2567073

thoughts on a zodias?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 13:55:37 No.2567073 Report

Quoted By: >>2567074

>>2567072
my two baitcasters are a zodias (7'2 MH-F) and a rebellion (6'10 MH-R). Zodias for topwater/pitching/flipping and trolling deep for large pike/musky. The rebellion for cranksbaits, swimjigs, basically everything else. Also a Med-Lite St. Croix Premier spinner for ned rigs, texas rigs, weightless worms, etc. I think Rebellion and Zodias are the best bang for your buck multi purpose rods on the market right now. Can't go wrong with either although if you want to spend less St. Croix triumphs and Fenwick HMG's are great and more than capable. They are my back ups.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 14:02:52 No.2567074 Report

Quoted By: >>2567075

>>2567073
was looking at the 7' light spinning for neds/keitechs
considered the levante too but seems people have bad things to say about dealing with their warranty process

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 14:05:33 No.2567075 Report

Quoted By: >>2567079

>>2567074
I've had great experiences with shimano, daiwa and st. croix and tend to avoid everything else besides fenwick for affordable/back up options. Fenwick also has good warranties for many rods (HMG is lifetime) yet the service isn't the greatest, sometimes a long wait for a replacement which is why I like them for back ups.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 14:13:20 No.2567079 Report

Quoted By: >>2567080

>>2567075
i'm usually a st croix/fenwick guy but wanted to branch out into something a bit more high end as i like to finesse fish

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 14:14:21 No.2567080 Report

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>>2567079
you won't go wrong with a zodias or rebellion

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 14:16:04 No.2567081 Report

Quoted By: >>2567086 >>2567089

>>2566800
Hey anons, I have a river running through my land with lots of bream and bass and catfish in it, I want to eat more fish to be more self sufficient but I'm a bit paranoid about all the crap in rivers like farm runoff and plastics etc, the river comes out of a reservoir and it's not a very big river, should I be concerned about increasing my fish intake?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 14:24:08 No.2567086 Report

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>>2567081
should be able to get a water test kit and correlate it to accumulation in fish
generally stay away from really large fish as the bioaccummulation is worse

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 14:24:34 No.2567089 Report

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>>2567081
in Ontario they have suggested eating guidelines, i primarily fish on a large inland lake (with very little cottages) and they have a guideline that says roughly like 2-4 walleye a month, 2-3 pike a month, 10 crappie a month, etc. The fear for my area isn't even about runoff pollution it's about acidic rain. What you're targeting also matters. If in doubt younger fish should always be safer

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Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 15:56:27 No.2567125 Report

Quoted By: >>2567138 >>2567293 >>2567816

I’m going to throw swimbaits and nobody can stop me

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 15:59:09 No.2567127 Report

Quoted By: >>2567131 >>2567172

how shit are eva grips

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 16:08:08 No.2567131 Report

Quoted By: >>2567132

>>2567127
Good ones are fine and they are better than cork if you’re gonna just leave your rods in the weather in your boat or whatever.

That said, I hate them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 16:10:16 No.2567132 Report

Quoted By: >>2567158

>>2567131
what don't you like about them

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 16:16:52 No.2567138 Report

Quoted By: >>2567142 >>2567147 >>2567157 >>2567753

>>2567125

What do you catch with these and when are you supposed to use them? I've had little luck with swimbaits.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 16:24:06 No.2567142 Report

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>>2567138
>find place where minnows are surfacing and bass are jumping due to some weird hunting strategy they have to circle underneath schools of minnows then like 5 of them surface and the minnows all surface as well
>use a swimbait that mimics the minnows in same location
>profit

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 16:27:03 No.2567144 Report

Quoted By: >>2567146 >>2567173 >>2567196

moss green or onyx power pro?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 16:31:46 No.2567146 Report

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>>2567144
camo 832

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 16:32:11 No.2567147 Report

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>>2567138
It's not hard. The hard part is fighting yourself from putting down your swimbait shit and going back to conventional lures when you don't get bit after ~30 minutes.

If you can fish a spinnerbait, you can fish a soft swimbait. If you can fish a crankbait, you can fish a crankdown swimbait. If you can fish a jerkbait, you can fish a glide bait. If you can fish a whopper plopper, you can fish a wake swimbait.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 16:41:15 No.2567152 Report

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I need a good way to store jigs with trailers. Mixed plastic types including elaztech stuff. Any suggestions?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 16:50:37 No.2567157 Report

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>>2567138
Striped bass and LMB. Pretty much fish them anywhere you’d fish any other lure. Whenever I fish swimbaits I make sure it’s the only thing I bring, it takes dedication and consistency just like the other anon said. When it does produce it’s usually a good fish

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Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 16:56:19 No.2567158 Report

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>>2567132
How they feel. I have a bit of tactile sensitivity, and the feel of EVA Foam makes my whole forearm just lock right the fuck up. I first had this problem with a little pencil grips that my first grade teacher gave me to try and get me to stop holding a pencil with a death grip.
There’s no good reason, I just can’t deal with it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 17:47:43 No.2567172 Report

Quoted By: >>2567189

>>2567127
cork feels and looks much better than foam. foam starts getting dried out and bad feeling after a year. I don't understand why some high-end expensive rods still use foam instead of winn grips or cork. at least you can maintain cork.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 17:49:43 No.2567173 Report

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>>2567144
green because it just looks like algae. I've caught fish on straight moss green no leader.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 18:10:42 No.2567183 Report

Quoted By: >>2567184 >>2567189 >>2567192 >>2567194 >>2567196 >>2567369 >>2568285 >>2568409

Are monofilament lines dead or do you guys still use it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 18:15:11 No.2567184 Report

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>>2567183
Still using some 12lb Big Game and 8lb Izorline XXX Super Co-Polymer.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 18:27:51 No.2567189 Report

Quoted By: >>2567193

>>2567172
this pisses me right off cause i'm looking for a high end rod and keep seeing this eva dogshit
>>2567183
wouldn't say dead but i mostly use copolymers instead of mono

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 18:29:54 No.2567192 Report

Quoted By: >>2567196

>>2567183
Trilene XL is still one of my go to lines. Anything 8lb and under is very limp and extremely strong for it's rating.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 18:30:59 No.2567193 Report

Quoted By: >>2567198

>>2567189
> https://tforods.com/product-category/conventional-fishing/

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 18:38:25 No.2567194 Report

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>>2567183
Berkley big game 12lb is my go to leader material. Comes in a big ass spool for cheap, and the stretch is super forgiving

Skid !TCEaAwseXw

Skid !TCEaAwseXw Thu 13 Apr 2023 18:39:40 No.2567196 Report

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>>2567144
Hi vis yellow, colour the last 10 feet or so in with a sharpie
>>2567183
Mono is alive and well
>>2567192
Same, trilene xl is hella

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 18:45:08 No.2567198 Report

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>>2567193
TFO rods are solid

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 19:30:45 No.2567212 Report

Quoted By: >>2567218

1/8 minimum rating fine if i plan on using 1/16th jigheads accounting for the plastic?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 19:44:46 No.2567218 Report

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>>2567212
yeah. every rod is different though and sometimes rating means fuckall anyways. my rod rated for 1/8-1/2oz throws 1/16oz lures very well.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 19:46:18 No.2567220 Report

Quoted By: >>2567221 >>2567224

take the fannypack pill

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 19:47:21 No.2567221 Report

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>>2567220
forgot pic

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 19:49:45 No.2567224 Report

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>>2567220
*fly vest

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 19:51:45 No.2567226 Report

Quoted By: >>2567227 >>2567243

>>2567224
high speed low drag

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 19:53:08 No.2567227 Report

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>>2567226
>jansport
my man

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 20:04:31 No.2567231 Report

Quoted By: >>2567233

I like my backpack so I can hold some water. I would downsize otherwise.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 20:09:08 No.2567233 Report

Quoted By: >>2567244

>>2567231
I use a backpack in the cooler months, but in the summer your back gets sweaty instantly.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 20:32:22 No.2567243 Report

Quoted By: >>2567249

>>2567226
I feel kinda kooky wearing trendy clothes branded stuff, but I really like this salty crew fanny pack. It fits my lipper, pliers, water bottle, soft plastics, leader spools and 2-3 boxes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 20:43:11 No.2567244 Report

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>>2567233
i've got a big flambeau backpack, its so loaded down with shit and heavy as fuck but i love having everything with me

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 20:52:38 No.2567249 Report

Quoted By: >>2567254

>>2567243
That's a good piece of kit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 21:00:47 No.2567254 Report

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>>2567249
Ya I'm happy with the setup. I keep about 6 different boxes in my trunk and switch them out depending on what I'm targeting.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2023 22:43:20 No.2567293 Report

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>>2567125
I committed to the swimbait and caught a nice LMB from a super pressured urban pond

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 00:06:43 No.2567333 Report

Quoted By: >>2567346 >>2567351 >>2567373

I'm almost completely new to fishing. Should I jump right into fly fishing or get a spinning rod and reel first? Both seem fun but most of the fish around here are trout so I want to fish what's actually available.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 00:37:07 No.2567346 Report

Quoted By: >>2567375

>>2567333
I would see what other people are fishing at the spots you want to go to. Doesn't really matter either way but better to get a good start fishing at places where you choice of gear works good.

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Skid !TCEaAwseXw Fri 14 Apr 2023 01:00:07 No.2567351 Report

Quoted By: >>2567375 >>2568659

Post dinks
>>2567333
Fly fishing

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 02:32:59 No.2567369 Report

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>>2567183
I make tapered leaders with this stuff

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 02:38:02 No.2567373 Report

Quoted By: >>2567378

>>2567333
Fly fishing has a higher entry cost and skill floor, but when done properly catches more fish. Other forms of lure fishing as well as bait fishing are cheaper to get into and easier to do well, and target a wider variety of fish, but will be outperformed by competent fly fishing. If you intend to target trout exclusively, I'd say go for fly fishing, especially if you'll primarily be fishing in rivers or streams where flies are at their best and bait/lures at their worst.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 02:39:53 No.2567375 Report

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>>2567346
>>2567351
Thanks. There is a local fly fishing store in my town, so I'll ask them about it tomorrow. Probably should have asked actual professionals first but I thought I'd ask here first before committing to a course of action.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 02:43:20 No.2567378 Report

Quoted By: >>2567636 >>2567827 >>2567837

>>2567373
How much higher is the entry cost? Will I be able to get a decent start with say, $250? I don't plan on targeting exclusively trout, but in my local area literally every stocked body of water has trout.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 04:40:26 No.2567418 Report

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>>2566800
Did you guys run out of good looking women? Can someone other than a raging homosexual come up with #473?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 08:11:25 No.2567466 Report

Quoted By: >>2567467 >>2567518 >>2567636 >>2567945 >>2567956

Guys, does tenkara make you a gay?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 08:14:25 No.2567467 Report

Quoted By: >>2567636

>>2567466
Both meme fishing like fly fishing or tenkaea make you gay.
Just look at the biggest fly fishing autist on this gen

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 11:43:02 No.2567518 Report

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>>2567466
fly fishing is based
pole fishing is based
therefore tenkara is based

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 13:52:17 No.2567564 Report

Quoted By: >>2567572

I bought a cheap Chinese rod as a backup and the segments keep separating when I cast. Will ferrule wax help seal the connection or should I use adhesive?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 14:09:20 No.2567569 Report

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bros i'm finally going fishing tomorrow after a 6 month hiatus
>Canadian weather
Of course i will only be going for perch and crappie as everything else is out of season. I will NOT target bass, walleye, pike or musky. Not me. Law abiding citizen

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 14:13:30 No.2567572 Report

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>>2567564
Wax will help. I would try it before I resorted to turning the rod into a 1 piece.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 14:24:08 No.2567577 Report

Quoted By: >>2567580 >>2567586 >>2567636

If i was going to buy 1 fly rod right now with the intent to purchase 1 more next year what would you go with? Everywhere i look recommends a 5 wt although if i bought a 5 wouln't i go up to 8 or down to 3 next year? Would a 6 this year and a 4 next year make more sense?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 14:30:15 No.2567580 Report

Quoted By: >>2567583

>>2567577
what are you targeting?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 14:34:40 No.2567583 Report

Quoted By: >>2567636

>>2567580
I plan on targeting everything from brook/brown/rainbows to smallmouth/largemouth and salmon/steelhead

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 14:37:06 No.2567586 Report

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>>2567577
I would get a 5 wt to start. You'll have a better idea of what you need after you've fished for a year so don't worry about that not.

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Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 14:39:05 No.2567587 Report

Quoted By: >>2567636

>>2566800
This one's for the alcoholic hobo fisherman /out/ists, couldn't find a better thread
Is there a decent ultralight corkscrew? This one is all steel and kind of full featured and I think I could lose 70g here easy

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 15:12:53 No.2567603 Report

Quoted By: >>2567638

i'm noticing a lot of the same lengths and actions/powers between some brands, are these just the same blanks being used but their separate hardware added?

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Skid !TCEaAwseXw Fri 14 Apr 2023 16:24:07 No.2567636 Report

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>>2567378
You'll be just fine with $250
That'll get you an Echo base combo, a couple leaders, some tippet, a fly box, and some flies.

>>2567466
No, just a weeb
>>2567467
Fly fishing is for homos, tenkara is for weebs
>>2567577
If ypu want your first with intent to add more later get a 4 weight and learn to fly fish small stuff (panfish, dink bass, trout) then add an 8 weight for pike, bass, carp, saltwater, etc. As you fish more with those two combos you'll figure out if you want to add a 2, 6, or 10 weight fly rod to your arsenal.
>>2567583
Yes definitely start on a 4 then add an 8 later
>>2567587
Just catch and arouse a male duck and use his penis, the lightest cork screw is the one you don't have to carry. If you don't like that option amd already carry a multi tool just get a drywall screw, screw that in to the cork, then grab it with the pliers and pull.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 16:25:42 No.2567638 Report

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>>2567603
sometimes... but usually not. the reality is that they aren't the same blanks, they just slap on a generic rating that doesn't even feel the same between rods. you can pick up two rods that have the same rating, and they don't feel the same. ratings can be off by a noticeable amount.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 16:43:36 No.2567644 Report

Quoted By: >>2567647 >>2567654

whats your preferred crawfish bait?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 16:47:31 No.2567647 Report

Quoted By: >>2567670

>>2567644
rage craw

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 16:54:04 No.2567654 Report

Quoted By: >>2567670

>>2567644
OSP dolive craw

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 17:11:24 No.2567670 Report

Quoted By: >>2567679 >>2567682

>>2567647
>>2567654
no i meant bait FOR crawfish, in trap

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 17:29:32 No.2567679 Report

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>>2567670
small net for goldfish, walk along rocky bottoms, lift up rocks, etc find them net behind BANG catch em

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 17:37:59 No.2567682 Report

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>>2567670
chunks of worm drowner

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 20:03:26 No.2567753 Report

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>>2567138
Any predator that feast on fish in the given size

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Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 20:47:09 No.2567764 Report

Quoted By: >>2568094 >>2568095

Presenting babby's first babby spotty.
Finally went bay side fishing again after skunked here two years ago, and haven't fished much in general the past two years. Beautifully sunny on the coast and overcast across the bay. Mostly wanted to focus on my casting so I kept my expectations low on actually catching anything. Three casts in, the spool dumps a bunch of line and is a tangled mess. Spent a couple of minutes seeing if I could salvage the shit but ultimately cut it off and retied. No problems with it after, so perhaps I had it overfilled?
Was throwing a 1/8oz ball head jig with a 3" Reins Rockvibe Shad. I'm a bad judge of distance, but there wasn't much in terms of castability, maybe 30 yards at best. Supposedly the Cays are pretty shallow so I wanted some distance to get into deeper water. Didn't end up mattering too much since I got this guy pretty shallow to my surprise. Bumped up to 10g as the tide went out for more distance and caught one more dinker before heading home.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 22:52:50 No.2567816 Report

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>>2567125
Pike, bass, musly, trout, cod, salmon, literally anything that can eat something of that size, 10cm pike eat 15cm swimbaits

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 22:54:15 No.2567818 Report

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Anyone have experience with Lucky brand fish finders / depth finders ? The fact that they make standalone units that don't require a smartphone really peaks my interest, only people making these that aren't a boat unit or pair with a smart phone as far as I know.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2023 23:28:06 No.2567827 Report

Quoted By: >>2567837

>>2567378
>my local area literally every stocked body of water has trout
Just get put gear then, you can get more than enough for that amount

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 00:12:13 No.2567837 Report

Quoted By:

>>2567378
>>2567827
Your setup generally isnt that important, the bait is. You can fish a broom shaft with the correct shit in the end and catch fish, i have. Having great and expensive gear just means a better and more accurate fishing experience. For a beginner literally anything will do. Literally, so dont stress it at all

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Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 04:07:15 No.2567914 Report

Quoted By: >>2567920

how do I catch these niggas? they don't follow lures or worms and are a plague in my zone now because their predaintators are dying

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 04:24:10 No.2567920 Report

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>>2567914
Are those smelt? Sometimes I catch them on wax worms when I'm ice fishing for perch

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 04:41:16 No.2567924 Report

Quoted By: >>2567929

What kind of storage can I fit in a fanny pack? I only have 3600s

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 05:00:08 No.2567929 Report

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>>2567924
depends on the fanny pack. 3500 fits perfectly in mine, just enough room to get it out without struggling.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 05:59:54 No.2567945 Report

Quoted By: >>2567950 >>2571514

>>2567466
What is that fish?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 06:37:58 No.2567949 Report

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Arrived here at 6am
It's 7:36 no bites

I'm 007
0 bites
0 fish
7 lost weights

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 06:39:03 No.2567950 Report

Quoted By: >>2571514

>>2567945
Looks like a bonefish with a mohawk

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 07:30:01 No.2567955 Report

Quoted By: >>2567983

>no place to store a boat or kayak
i hate it here in germany

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 07:31:34 No.2567956 Report

Quoted By:

>>2567466
>tenkara
is this a new hype?
more and more stores list these rods

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 10:08:01 No.2567983 Report

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>>2567955
I would store a kayak in my house/apartment if that meant I could go out on the water.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 10:25:13 No.2567984 Report

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Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 11:57:48 No.2567993 Report

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How you craft a fish trap from a ventilator
https://youtu.be/Ri0-1Uq4tN8?t=194

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Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 11:58:24 No.2567994 Report

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settled on expride 7' light for neds and keitechs

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Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 15:21:40 No.2568048 Report

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I found an empty turtle shell and it got me thinking... half the turtles you see could very well be older than you. They live a long time and the full-grown ones rarely get killed by anything other than alligators or humans. Why would you kill a turtle if you aren't gonna eat it? That nigga might have 30 years of life left.

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Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 17:40:03 No.2568094 Report

Quoted By: >>2568237

>>2567764
I have two rods I use for spottys, my baitcaster is rated up to 3/4 oz and I throw 1/4 oz jig heads at the lightest and then I have my light spinning set up on a japanese aji rod that's rated up to 10g and I through .8g-10g jigheads and other ul stuff on.

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Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 17:42:54 No.2568095 Report

Quoted By: >>2568237

>>2567764
Ah. Make me tempted to take my kayak out tmr morning in the bay. I planned to do that today but ended up being busy in the morning

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Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 19:34:43 No.2568143 Report

Quoted By: >>2568152 >>2568223

Which hook shape is the best for barbless hooks? Does it even matter if you keep your line tight at all times?

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Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 19:54:31 No.2568152 Report

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>>2568143
You'll lose more fish regardless even if you keep your line tight. It might be a loss you are willing to make though

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Apr 2023 19:54:53 No.2568153 Report

Quoted By: >>2568189

I've been researching fly rods and I've got a few options to consider
>Okuma Crisium - available locally for $60, doesn't come with a reel but they sell fly reels too
>Eagle Claw Featherlight - same as above
>Redington Path II combo - on Amazon for $110
>Echo Base combo - available online for $190, stretching my budget but I'll buy it if it's truly head and shoulders above the other offerings
What do you think I should get?

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Skid !TCEaAwseXw Sat 15 Apr 2023 22:12:57 No.2568189 Report

Quoted By: >>2568433

>>2568153
eagle claw or echo

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 00:17:12 No.2568220 Report

Quoted By: >>2568314

Going to Cabo on vacation, going to have plenty of time to fish. The only rod I’ll be able to travel with is a 6’6” ML 5 piece though. I’m bringing some soft plastic swimbaits and jerkbaits, a few small spinnerbaits and hard bodied jerkbaits. I have zero experience surf fishing, what am I in for

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 00:20:12 No.2568223 Report

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>>2568143
It depends more on what type of fly you're tying than it being barbless. That hook you posted is good for beaded nymphs

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 00:55:03 No.2568235 Report

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I finally got a nymphing dedicated rig so I can be twice as effective on the river, also got a lot of other new gear over the off season im excited to try with opener coming up

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 01:06:05 No.2568237 Report

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>>2568094
I have a ML 1/8-1/2oz spinning set up and MH 1/4-1oz for baitcaster. Should be good enough to cover my shorepounding needs.
>>2568095
It was really nice out but the wind did pick up in the later morning.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 01:23:21 No.2568239 Report

Quoted By: >>2568289

If everybody of water in my county as listed as "do not eat the fish" due to industrial poisoning, will any man-made pond with drainage get poisoned in a flood?

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 05:14:50 No.2568285 Report

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>>2567183
Honestly it depends I mean I'd rather use a 4-8 foot monofilament leader and my main line be Braided. Just depends on what I'm fishing for. On my 50 wide conventional reel I've got 200lb power pro Braided line with a 130lb monofilament topshot at 200 yards but I think next time I might think about going heavy monofilament on the whole reel.

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 05:25:54 No.2568289 Report

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>>2568239
I would assume, and don't take my word for this, that by "poisoned" they mean acumulation of heavy metals in the fish, what kind of industry is it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 06:24:09 No.2568307 Report

Quoted By: >>2570784

Just found out a good fishing friend of mine passed away recently. Really fucking bummed out about that. I told him my exact locations where I caught bass, we shared with each other the bass behavior at a local city urban park we fished together, and discussed lure techniques. I was a gigantic jig fisherman while he was a crankbait and lipless trap guy, baits I never liked to throw because trebles scared me.

He laughed at me when I transitioned to swimbaits, telling me if tiny trebles scare me, how the hell doesn't 2 big 1/0 trebles. Shared with him my cast to catch footage, only showing it to like ~4 people at most because I didn't want to share my spots. Going to miss that guy, RIP good friend. One of the few I could tell everything too and didn't have to worry about it going out.

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 06:43:26 No.2568314 Report

Quoted By: >>2569090

>>2568220
Maybe catching some baby stuff in the morning spoons are pretty versatile in baja. Cabo surf fishing is usually a 9'+ rod and 20lb line minimum. I micro fish a little in la paz, but most beaches in Cabo have big sketchy shore breaks.

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 08:42:19 No.2568339 Report

Quoted By: >>2568347

Are ugly stik rods actually that bad? I was gonna buy one for inshore, but as I'm trying to do more lure fishing I'm worried about the no sensitivity meme. Is it exaggerated, or are they legitimate broomsticks, even the elite/inshore select models I'm looking at? How would they compare to a similarly priced reputable rod, like the Marathon Guardian. I would forget about the ugly stiks if my rods weren't forced to be stored in a closet and transported by renting on top of the console along the length of my sedan.

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 10:21:58 No.2568347 Report

Quoted By: >>2568348 >>2568387

>>2568339
There is nothing wrong with them if you realize what they are designed for and the shortcomings. They ARE way less sensitive. They are more noodley at the tip. That's what makes them durable though. You can high stick them and they won't break. I've put one literally into my ceiling fan and nothing happened. I have a friend who treats his gear like shit, throwing it and all, and his hasn't broke. With that said... it doesn't mean that other rods "break easily." Most are plenty durable unless you treat your rod like shit, throwing it down, slamming it in car doors, trying to yeet snags in trees loose, and high sticking. If you are using mono, the sensitivity difference isn't noticed as drastically because the stretch takes away a lot of the feeling, but even on cheap line like Yo-Zuri Hybrid you will feel a difference. You will literally feel your bait touching bottom on most decent rods. Again... not really as important with baits that you constantly retrieve, but on ones that require a hookset it's a huge difference, almot needed. The Ugly Stik Elite is supposedly just a GX2 with higher percentage of graphite, but they don't feel a whole lot different when you use them back to back.

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 10:38:40 No.2568348 Report

Quoted By: >>2568363

>>2568347
I'm using 15lb x8 spiderwire with a mono leader. Should I avoid the mono? Or is just the leader not a big deal? Also what rods do you recommend?

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 12:02:25 No.2568363 Report

Quoted By: >>2568371

>>2568348
It's not as bad of a sensitivity loss as full mono, but obviously you still get some stretch and loss with mono leader. You can switch to Yo-Zuri Hybrid or a pure flouro and gain some sensitivity. As for rods... there are a lot honestly. It really depends on the budget, $100-150 being a sweet spot in my opinion. There are good $60-75 rods too, they just usually have guides that aren't as high-tier and less options on power/action. The $100+ rods also often come with good warranties. For example with a TFO rod, they will supposedly replace it if you break it for about half the price of a new one. If they honor that it's an extremely good deal honestly. I have a Professional model and I love it. I use it as a "do-it-all" rod and it really excells at that role. It's not a technique specific rod, but that's the allure. I'm actually planning to get another model in that line I like it so much. It feels really solid too if you're worried about something feeling fragile. Everything from the guides to the blank feel like you would really have to do something stupid to break it. It just has a really robust feeling without feeling like a stiff lifeless rod.

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 12:25:16 No.2568371 Report

Quoted By: >>2568385 >>2568390

>>2568363
>For example with a TFO rod, they will supposedly replace it if you break it for about half the price of a new one
Link? Sounds cool. I wonder if you need to keep proof of purchase or something

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 13:04:31 No.2568385 Report

Quoted By: >>2568388

>>2568371
after looking again, it says if it fails due to defect... but they do offer a repair service. I could have sworn it used to be what I typed earlier, maybe it did. either way, these rods are built very well.
> https://tforods.com/product/professional/
I have the Medium Light and plan on buying the Light. A lot of people use the Medium for inshore.

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 13:07:29 No.2568387 Report

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>>2568347
have 2 for my loaners, work great for bobber fishing and basic lures so my friends can have fun too

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 13:09:34 No.2568388 Report

Quoted By: >>2568389

>>2568385
and it's cheaper with shipping at TackleWarehouse

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 13:11:19 No.2568389 Report

Quoted By: >>2568391

>>2568388
enjoy getting your stuff in 2 months

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 13:14:15 No.2568390 Report

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>>2568371
haven't used TFO before but Dobyn's has a great warranty system as well

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 13:18:06 No.2568391 Report

Quoted By: >>2568392 >>2568404

>>2568389
Really? I thought people liked TackleWarehouse. I ordered mine from TackleDirect and got in in 3 days with the standard shipping. I'm 500 miles away too.

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 13:19:20 No.2568392 Report

Quoted By: >>2568394

>>2568391
i love their selection but their shipping is absolutely atrocious

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 13:21:18 No.2568394 Report

Quoted By: >>2568395

>>2568392
You sure it wasn't stock shipping from a third party vendor instead of their warehouse stock? That causes additional lead times.

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 13:23:38 No.2568395 Report

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>>2568394
shouldn't have been
was going to try omnia but their 10% off coupon won't work on shit i actually need

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 13:47:16 No.2568404 Report

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>>2568391
If you live in California, the tacklewarehouse shipping is godlike
Idk how it is if you live somewhere else though

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 14:04:09 No.2568409 Report

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>>2567183
i mostly use copoly but do have mono on a reel just for general purpose stuff
in general, not a fan of braid, just run 100% fouro (either red label or advanced)

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 15:18:20 No.2568433 Report

Quoted By: >>2568491

>>2568189
What makes you suggest those over the others?

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 16:07:20 No.2568451 Report

Quoted By: >>2568511 >>2568667 >>2568829

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Skid !TCEaAwseXw Sun 16 Apr 2023 18:04:05 No.2568491 Report

Quoted By: >>2568546

>>2568433
Echo is a solid rod with a moderate fast action and a decent reel spooled with good line for a reasonable price and a great warranty. It's a rod you may not even grow out of, and even if you do it'll still make a good backup rod.

The eagle claw is cheap and being fiberglass it will have a medium or maybe even slower action which is good for beginners because it gives more 'feel' and time for you to get set up between back cast and forward cast. An eagle claw was my first fly rod. I'm sure the others are decent but I don't have any first hand experience with them to say if they're good or bad.

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 18:59:19 No.2568511 Report

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>>2568451
>average cane pole enthusiast

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 20:17:26 No.2568530 Report

Quoted By: >>2568544

Why the fuck aren't lake trout biting, I was told rain was great, I was told my hooks are the right size and I was told shrimp scent and plastic worms or trout dough worked fine so I have to be doing something wrong. I use fluorocarbon leaders so I doubt they're seeing my line. Give me retard tips please, I have to be fucking up something major. I could get these bastards when I was a child, how have I fallen this far
I've gotten one six inch rainbow this year and nothing else

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 20:56:38 No.2568544 Report

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>>2568530
They were biting on streamers this morning. Shooting stink tips from shore near a dropoff.

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 21:06:29 No.2568546 Report

Quoted By: >>2568561 >>2568576

>>2568491
Thanks for the advice. Both of those sound great and I'll have to think a while about what I'm gonna settle on buying.

Another semi related question, how necessary is a net and waders for fly fishing?

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 21:49:13 No.2568561 Report

Quoted By: >>2568655

>>2568546
A net I could consider vital for fly fishing for trout unless everything you hook is gonna be super little, or you’re gonna eat them all. It’s not like it’s impossible to C&R good trout without a net, but it can be a challenge and it’s a pointless challenge.
Waders are about your tolerance for spending time standing in cold rushing water vs your desire to stick it out. I’ve gone waderless in spring and glacial flows and I’d call it doable, but my friends called me Otzi after I fished the Stillwater River in May without waders (after mine tore and I didn’t wanna pay baitshop premium prices for ones that didn’t fit me) for a couple days in 2021, because no one agrees with me.

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Skid !TCEaAwseXw Sun 16 Apr 2023 22:19:36 No.2568576 Report

Quoted By: >>2568655

>>2568546
>waders
only need them for cold water, in the warm you can just wet wade which is what i do in late spring to early fall
>net
thats a tough call. i usually dont bother with a net, i can usually just grab my fish or if im planning on eating the fish i just beach them. but then some people wont go fishing without a net. if you do get a net make sure its the rubber mesh, otherwise you could damage the slime coat and do more harm than good.

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Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 01:08:00 No.2568655 Report

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>>2568561
>>2568576
Alright thanks. I'll be sure to pick up a rubber meshed net but hold off on the waders until I'm certain I need them.

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Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 01:24:01 No.2568659 Report

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>>2567351
classic fly right there.

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Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 01:30:27 No.2568660 Report

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>>2566868
A couple are 2, several are 7.

Few are 3-5

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Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 01:48:47 No.2568667 Report

Quoted By: >>2568669

>>2568451

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Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 01:51:14 No.2568669 Report

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>>2568667
Built like smeagol

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Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 13:11:23 No.2568828 Report

Quoted By: >>2568880 >>2568941

>set up my first baitcaster this weekend
>everyone tells me it will take months of practice to learn
>start bombing casts probably 50+ feet within 20 minutes
Yea it's not that difficult bros go out and get one it's fun

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Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 13:12:38 No.2568829 Report

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>>2568451
why are her legs so thin but she has a cellulite ridden ass? Is this the effects of american cuisine?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 15:11:44 No.2568880 Report

Quoted By: >>2568885

>>2568828
try it with lighter weight lures and see what you think

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Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 15:18:41 No.2568885 Report

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>>2568880
was using a kvd 1.5 crankbait, it's already quite light. Not planning on using senkos or weightless on it anyways.

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Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 15:35:03 No.2568892 Report

Quoted By: >>2568894 >>2568950

Caught my first ever 5+ lbs bass. I don't have a good estimate on the weight since I've never caught anything more than 1ish lbs but from picking it up in the net, it felt really heavy, maybe 7-8 lbs but that could be just me overestimating as fisherman do. It was extremely girthy compared to the next one I caught shortly after which would've been my largest bass catch if it wasn't for the first one today. For scale, my net is 16 inches long. Caught on a 6 wt fly rod with a size 8 brown wooly bugger. I'm astonished I didn't break off or break my pole, but patience and letting the drag scream seemed to pay off. I was shaking after landing it so had to post it here, thanks for reading my blog.

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Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 15:38:18 No.2568894 Report

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>>2568892
Pic of the 2nd bass I caught. Still took up most of the length of the net but less girthy and much lighter.

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Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 16:20:51 No.2568930 Report

Quoted By: >>2568957

which online retailer has best shipping

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Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 16:31:02 No.2568941 Report

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>>2568828
The problem has never been casting distance, it is blowing up a spool from overrun. Traditional baitcasters don't have any brake technology and you have to manually do everything yourself.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 16:45:42 No.2568950 Report

Quoted By: >>2569115

>>2568892
>>2568894
You should put 30 bucks aside and buy a scale

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 16:50:51 No.2568957 Report

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>>2568930
they're all fine. most people just choose whichever has something on sale or ends up being the cheapest after shipping. I've ordered from most of the big ones.

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Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 17:48:06 No.2568986 Report

Quoted By: >>2568996

>>2566800
Very happy. My homemade hobo reel got me about eight bites, and was able to land four bluegills/sunfish and this bass.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 17:59:57 No.2568996 Report

Quoted By: >>2569023 >>2569025

>>2568986
kek I thought it was your fish killing bat, nice catch though

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 18:21:59 No.2569023 Report

Quoted By: >>2569025

>>2568996
Haha thanks, I did try using a bluegill for bait but he flew off the hook. Red wrigglers were used.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 18:23:10 No.2569025 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569023
>>2568996
Kek I'm a dumbest I read bat as bait. Nope, hobo reel bro.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 18:27:09 No.2569031 Report

Quoted By: >>2569045 >>2569055

I have fished a lot of small largemouth and bluegills this past 2 months with a light rod. Also, fished a couple of trout all with no live baits.
My first rod was a 50 bucks walmart spinning combo, I just want to use it for saltwater.
Now I want to buy a medium rod, but I'm not sure whether to start learning a baitcaster or stay with spinning rods.
Also, do rods past 7ft really matter for distance or is it pointless to go past that.

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Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 18:47:29 No.2569045 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569031
>I just want to use it for saltwater.
I take it you meant freshwater. You can use the same combo for salt, just make sure to rinse it off after and don't dunk your reel.

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Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 19:07:22 No.2569055 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569031
go with a 7 foot medium fast spinner on a 2500 or 3000 reel and you're good to go for most applications

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 21:09:07 No.2569090 Report

Quoted By: >>2569404

>>2568314
I was chucking around some kastmasters off a jetty, and had a few small fish hit. Sadly I snagged up in the rocks and lost all 3 of them. The section I’m at has no break though, I haven’t seen a single wave the entire time I’ve been here

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 21:36:34 No.2569097 Report

Quoted By: >>2569405

Bluefin looking good on these reports

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2023 22:07:30 No.2569115 Report

Quoted By: >>2569177

>>2568950
Are there any that can fit in a vest? That's all I normally carry when fishing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 00:01:05 No.2569173 Report

Quoted By: >>2570111

I am just getting back into fishing after being off for roughly 15 years. My only experience is catching Speckled Trout in NS with just a worm and hook.
Now I live in Southern Ontario along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence. I am forced to bank fish for the time being and not having a lot of luck, only having caught 2 smaller pikes in the Fall. I'm driving around my area to spot any bodies of water I can fish off of, still no luck. Any pointers on what I should look out for that indicates a good spot?
Also, there are some docks in town that I am considering trying to do some jigging from for Walleye, they depth is roughly 20-30ft but I'm wondering if they would even hang out around there.

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Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 00:05:20 No.2569177 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569115
Most of them will fit I think I know I can put my googan squad One in my pocket I wouldn't suggest that 1 though because it is not waterproof

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Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 00:07:03 No.2569179 Report

Quoted By: >>2569242

Post What's in your your tackle Box

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Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 03:37:24 No.2569242 Report

Quoted By: >>2569244

>>2569179
What I’ve been throwing lately.

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Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 03:40:06 No.2569244 Report

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>>2569242
Caught 2 smallies today, both same sizes at 20”, a 4 and a 3.8 pounder.

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Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 12:50:36 No.2569371 Report

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Awww hell yea!

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 13:02:04 No.2569379 Report

Quoted By: >>2569396

>can't seem to locate the smallmouth or largemouth bass at this time of the year
>catching tons of pike finding crappie schools
what am I doing wrong bros?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 13:30:58 No.2569396 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569379
Bass are starting to spawn try wearing something sexy, knee high socks, short skirt, midriff, etc.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 13:54:31 No.2569404 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569090
Ya the mexicans love "cocodrillos" so I thought I'd mention them, but personally I prefer shore jigs with no treble hook and an assist hook on the front. Get a lot less snags that way. Either those or some kind of jerkbait or floating lure.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 13:55:58 No.2569405 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569097
got my 1.5 day scheduled for May 22-23. Took the speed jigging pill and got it setup already.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 14:24:30 No.2569414 Report

Quoted By: >>2569433

where can we watch these films if they aren't coming to our city?
https://www.flyfilmfest.com/films/

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 15:07:14 No.2569433 Report

Quoted By: >>2569455 >>2569629

>>2569414
Fuck the film fest. It’s always the same stupid bullshit that presents a wildly inaccurate picture of fly fishing.

It’s just assholes iterating on the ‘peaceful river runs through it’ meme.

Fly fishing is anything but that shit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 15:37:05 No.2569455 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569433
doesn't change the fact I want to watch them, running out of youtube fly fishing channels that aren't boring old boomers with a million sponsors (no idea who the hell watches this shit on youtube to be fair)
WildFly Productions are my favourite.

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Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 16:49:41 No.2569498 Report

Quoted By: >>2569531 >>2569546

i went to the gas station and found a Penn Fierce II 8000 stuck to the butt of a broken rod next to a trash can. the handle was screwed too far out to catch the gears or make the rail spin, and it was full of sand, but its perfectly functional otherwise. theres no real reason to keep it because i have my own gear already, but itll be nice to sell it for some extra cash.

bless people who cant fix their own shit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 17:32:32 No.2569527 Report

Quoted By: >>2569550

bass x vs. mojo bass vs. premier
confused by the price points considering mojo bass has better graphite than premier

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 17:41:50 No.2569531 Report

Quoted By: >>2569546

>>2569498
Nice!

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Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 18:03:46 No.2569546 Report

Quoted By: >>2569564

>>2569531
>>2569498
some hot water, a toothbrush, new grease, and about 250 yards of trashed mono later it works like new. i cant hear any sand in it at all so i guess i got every important part. theres some scuffs on it which is to be expected from a used reel, but this thing feels almost new.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 18:09:42 No.2569550 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569527
Full grip vs split grip, Made in USA vs Made in Mexico, marketing, who knows.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 18:40:15 No.2569564 Report

Quoted By: >>2569568

>>2569546
I caught a 60lb bluefin on a torium 20 that I found on the bottome while spearfishing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 18:50:25 No.2569567 Report

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is there some way to compare guide insert material type

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 18:51:07 No.2569568 Report

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>>2569564
I caught my first striper on a fluke I found while putting in my kayak

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Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 21:58:13 No.2569620 Report

Quoted By: >>2569718 >>2569851

I know these a meant to stop Pike from snapping your line but is there any big downsides from just leaving them on at all times for any fish?

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Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 22:01:55 No.2569621 Report

Quoted By: >>2569687

Why I don't fish with live bait

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 22:21:44 No.2569626 Report

Quoted By: >>2569653 >>2569687

do I go tacticool or a regular ass fanny

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 22:24:53 No.2569629 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569433
I remember watching some gay short film about some guy from Duluth who was racist but now he fly fishes and isn't racist anymore or some shit like that. Fuckin fag

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 23:49:38 No.2569653 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569626
maximum tacticool with the most flamboyant color available

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 00:21:50 No.2569664 Report

Quoted By: >>2569668 >>2569698

is there a good reel comparison site
need to decide between miravel, stradic and vanford

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 00:42:08 No.2569668 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569664
ABU

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Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 01:49:54 No.2569687 Report

Quoted By: >>2569717 >>2569733 >>2569921

>>2569621
you'd be surprised how often people do this when finesse fishing. it's always an unnecessarily large hook too with a big barb so you can't work it loose.
>>2569626
I intentionally bought a shallow two compartment basic pack because my emphasis was on minimalism and light weight. tacticool or big multipouch ones are good if you want to carry a lot of shit though. another hack is that you could buy a cheap "battle belt" and have modularity for different outings. pieces can add up though, even if it's noname chinese stuff. the Jansport Waisted pack fits one 3500 in the main compartment with enough room to cram some other stuff in there like soft plastic packs or relatively thin stuff, and the small compartment is perfect for your phone, a smaller tackle box, or random things about the size of your hand. the patch on the front allows you to thread excess strap through it and hang stuff with a carabiner, or just use paracord. you could also use paracord to hang stuff from the zippers too. I just like that even when it's fully loaded down it only sticks a few inches off the front, you don't feel like you have a shelf hanging off of you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 02:04:50 No.2569698 Report

Quoted By: >>2569836 >>2569851

>>2569664
> Miravel
coreprotect
ci4 body
> Stradic
x-protect
metal body
> Vanford
x-protect
ci4 body

those are the main differences, search the difference between coreprotect and x-protect, but both the stradic and vanford have much more than the miravel. think of the miravel as a "top of the line basicish reel." it's nice, but the other two are much higher tier. if you're fishing only freshwater, even the Sahara FJ is the cheapest model that is "premium feeling."

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Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 03:01:34 No.2569717 Report

Quoted By: >>2569743

>>2569687
> it's always an unnecessarily large hook too with a big barb so you can't work it loose.
The bigger the hook the less likely it is to swallow it. And worm books are easily removed due to the fold

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 03:04:15 No.2569718 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569620
Line-shy fish will be scared away by them

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Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 03:10:14 No.2569720 Report

Quoted By: >>2569724 >>2569820 >>2569871

>Fishing florida beach for snook
>Get snagged on something
>WTF I'm like 10 yards out & it's all sand
>What the hell am I snagged on?
>A guy, a fucking GUY, got caught in my line
>Entire beach with no people for miles in both directions
>but somehow a random dude at 8PM in the middle of the dark ocean was swimming right in front of me
>"are you caught on my fucking line?"
>"n-no...."
>Cut my line & post about it on /out/

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Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 03:20:58 No.2569724 Report

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>>2569720
Sorry I got nervous and didn't know what to do

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Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 03:44:21 No.2569733 Report

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>>2569687
I ended up getting some chinkshit for $12. As long as it doesn't explode, I think it'll work out and force myself to downsize. My backpack was rougher on the shoulders than I last remembered.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 04:06:30 No.2569743 Report

Quoted By: >>2569751

>>2569717
decent sized largemouth can easily swallow large hooks. if you're late on the hookset and somehow the fish is still on, it's probably gut hooked. I've seen guys do it on several occasions with 3/0 and up. one guy probably killed his PB that was over 7lbs. he tried to pry the damn thing out for like 5 minutes before cutting the line and throwing it back.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 04:28:31 No.2569751 Report

Quoted By: >>2569773 >>2569815

>>2569743
this only happens with bait and soft plastics

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 06:23:24 No.2569773 Report

Quoted By: >>2569834

>>2569751
AKA Finesse LMB presentations. Follow along Francis.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 09:46:34 No.2569808 Report

Quoted By: >>2569810 >>2569889

Don't really know that much, but if I wanted to go fishing in freshwater + florida intracoastal and inlets, would a Shimano SN2500FG reel be enough? Or should I go for the 4000? I don't know what the downside is of having the 4000 over the 2500

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 10:04:43 No.2569810 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569808
also, what kind of line would be best with said reel for general use in freshwater + saltwater. Right now I only have 8lb Trilene XL, do I need stronger line?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 10:49:42 No.2569815 Report

Quoted By: >>2569834

>>2569751
This happens when you focus on drinking beer rather keeping eye on your tackle.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 11:07:26 No.2569820 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569720
why you fucking with aqua man

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 12:34:04 No.2569834 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569773
It's much less common with finesse metals, hard lures, and fleyes. The problem with most plastics is that they are impregnated with salt and scents so the even the most slackjaw of rubes can hook up.
>>2569815
Yes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 12:36:15 No.2569836 Report

Quoted By: >>2569893

>>2569698
its gonna pair up with an expride for neds and keitechs, i'm just not sure the vanford is worth double the miravel
i've got a stradic on my wire bait setup which i love though

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 13:15:15 No.2569851 Report

Quoted By: >>2569852 >>2569855

>>2569620
I prefer the thick fluoro musky leaders like:
https://sportsheadquarters.ca/collections/musky-leaders/products/stealth-tackle-fluorocarbon-leader
Not sure if it's accurate or not but I just feel more confident with the thick fluoro than i do wire leaders when switching up to target a different species.
>>2569698
Love my miravel will buy multiple more to replace old fuegos, sedonas and saharas. Are they vanford/stradic tier? No. Do you really need a stradic or vanford? probably not. It's an amazing reel for the pricepoint, don't think you'll find better at that cost to be fair. BG is around the same size but very heavy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 13:16:16 No.2569852 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569851
>BG is around the same size but very heavy.
price*

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Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 13:28:31 No.2569855 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569851
most of my others are bg's and a nasci, just looking to make some upgrades here and there and i agree the bg's are fairly heavy by comparison

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 14:39:41 No.2569871 Report

Quoted By: >>2569875 >>2569896

>>2569720
>be me
>shore fishing innabay
>nobody around for miles
>fishing some old pier because structure
>fat baldie jumps in next to me
>swims right to where I'm casting
fucking foreigners

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 14:56:16 No.2569875 Report

Quoted By: >>2569876 >>2569896 >>2569900

>>2569871
I'm very careful when fishing where people swim, but it's baffling sometimes how some people are actively trying to catch a hook.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 14:57:29 No.2569876 Report

Quoted By: >>2569896 >>2569900 >>2569937

>>2569875
i'm not, if they are outside of the designated area, its their own fucking fault

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 15:31:20 No.2569889 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569808
I would go with the 4000. the 2500 is still pretty damn compact. It would work, but would get stressed on big fish more than a 4000 would. If you wanted to spend a bit more, you could grab a Penn Pursuit IV 2500. They're bigger than Shimanos and much beefier for the size, have sealed bearings, and used as saltwater beater reels regularly because they hold up and can be maintained. You can buy replacement parts for cheap to repair them if need be. They are not as smooth feeling as even cheap Shimanos though. As for line, it really depends more on the types of lures/bait you intend to use and fish you're likely to come across. 8lb trilene xl is strong, but it's pretty thin so you gotta be careful about toothy fish. If you use your drag properly, large bass for example are no problem on that line though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 15:35:50 No.2569893 Report

Quoted By: >>2569934

>>2569836
if it's for freshwater only I'd just save the money and go with the Miravel. It's only slightly heavier than the vanford and sometimes that honestly balanced the rod better anyways.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 15:40:03 No.2569896 Report

Quoted By: >>2569917

>>2569871
>>2569875
>>2569876
mexicans(often illegal) are always drowning in lakes because they don't stay in the swimming zones. I'd wager that besides them being drunk, a lot of them are probably getting hung up on fishing line snags. I get snagged on broken off wads of line pretty often so there is tons of it in there. The worst is heavy braid, that shit is like anchor rope. I've had to go neck deep in water with my knife to free my snagged lures on what seemed like 60lb braid. one more reason to hate bass fishermen.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 15:41:20 No.2569897 Report

Quoted By: >>2569901

Is top of the line gear from 10 years ago still good gear?
My Dad was a sort of legendary fisherman and owned tackle stores, we have carbon fibre daiwa rods and top of the line reels from about 10 years ago.
Are they still top of the game? Or has newer, cheaper gear surpassed what a 10 year old top of the line daiwa can do.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 15:45:50 No.2569900 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569876
>>2569875
I was fly fishing too lol, IDGAF if the retard hooks himself but I do care about the fish he might've spooked.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 15:53:33 No.2569901 Report

Quoted By: >>2569909

>>2569897
Define cheaper
Sub $100 reel and rod won't surpass premium/flagship reel/rod from 1 or even 2 decades ago at $200-300 + price point. Many technology don't change that much and the fundamental design/material/precision quality still serve as the core for the quality of the tackle. Some cheap chink shit can try to copy and incorporate "new tech" from shimano or daiwa or w/e but if their main gears and frame are built with cheap material and have terrible construction/quality control, the reel would still be shitty.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 16:12:56 No.2569909 Report

Quoted By: >>2569914 >>2570160 >>2570201

>>2569901
Basically just wanted a gauge on how far fishing tackle technology has advanced in 10 or so years, and if whatever is inside a Stella reel from 10 years ago is now inside an entry level reel from Shimano.
I know how to fish but I don't know shit about the equipment I'm using.
I figure it's probably all about the same though really, I mean how overengineered can a spin reel get?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 16:21:10 No.2569914 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569909
I would say a Stella from 10 years ago is still way way better than an entry level shimano reel.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 16:42:34 No.2569917 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569896
based bass fisherman cleansing the nation of illegal mexicans

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Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 16:47:07 No.2569921 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569687
>buying an overengineered fanny pack
y tho

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 16:56:44 No.2569925 Report

Quoted By:

I slayed the spawning bass yesterday. Went through the beds with a plastic salamander and caught about 1/2 the bass. Going back tomorrow to do the same.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 17:19:50 No.2569930 Report

Quoted By: >>2569935

how do i catch crabs at the beach?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 17:34:19 No.2569934 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569893
thx senpai, went with the miravel and yozuri hybrid
can't wait

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 17:37:08 No.2569935 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569930
Gay sex is the best way.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 17:42:46 No.2569937 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569876
I guess I should have specified for me it's usually when I'm doing light line surf fishing at the beach. Aside from whether you're in a protected area there aren't designated areas for fishing or swimming. Every once in a while I'll get a nervous mom come up and say something, but nothing karen-y

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 20:58:54 No.2570011 Report

Quoted By: >>2570215

Anyone ever throw flies for shad? What size streamers should I be throwing?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 01:38:51 No.2570111 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569173
Do you have access to any salmon rivers on lake ontario? I think fish are running around this time in new york.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 03:55:25 No.2570160 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569909
2010 Stella introduced x-ship, the Nasci which is Shimano's low-mid end basically has all the same features which is a $100 reel. The 2014 Stella introduced micromodule gearing, which you can find in the 2022 Vanford which is a $220 mid-range reel.

Shimano's top of line baitcaster, the Antares, claim to fame was introducing the DC system in like ~2010 or some shit. That's trickled down into entry level low-mid end SLX baitcasting reels at ~$180.

So basically, over the years, top of the line crap slowly trickles down, but it takes awhile. It still doesn't mean the reels are the same, Stella's, Calcutta Conquests, Antares, Steezs and Exists are going to feel buttery smooth for years from strict, strict quality control.

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Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 04:44:59 No.2570173 Report

Quoted By: >>2570227 >>2570239

>>2566800
>First halfway legitimate bass I've caught in WV since a 1.5lb smallmouth I caught on the local river last August
>First largemouth in over a year
>Took 2 hours to catch
>Still only closer to 1.5lbs than 2

Being a bank fisherman with access to only park ponds is suffering

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Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 08:14:33 No.2570196 Report

Quoted By:

god i love eating theese mudbugs so much its unreal

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 08:45:43 No.2570201 Report

Quoted By:

>>2569909
I plow through a Shimano mid range reel in a year or two, after that its unfishable. For me, its the Daiwa Exist

Skid !TCEaAwseXw

Skid !TCEaAwseXw Thu 20 Apr 2023 11:28:06 No.2570215 Report

Quoted By:

>>2570011
I've not but Is something I want to do. I'd imagine small ones, like the #6-#10 ones people use for crappies.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 12:26:03 No.2570227 Report

Quoted By: >>2570242 >>2570243 >>2570317 >>2571202

>>2570173
it sucks
i live around a bunch of rich assholes with lakefront property and none of them fish and a total psychopaths about letting anyone near the shore to fish

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 13:01:17 No.2570239 Report

Quoted By:

>>2570173
https://www.decathlon.ca/en/p/8513030/fishing-float-tube-fltb-5-blue?gclid=Cj0KCQjwxYOiBhC9ARIsANiEIfaTYOGWULP8CvDUhnVUj21jv85SSWhu2yiQPKPdLbV6uhJgGE_lBvEaAm8BEALw_wcB

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Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 13:06:06 No.2570242 Report

Quoted By:

>>2570227
>go to front office to HOA ponds
>"hey man, any way I can get a pond pass?"
>"uhhhh, no dude, you have to live here to fish here"
>*show a $100 bill*
>"oh yeah, I can make you one"
It's that easy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 13:13:56 No.2570243 Report

Quoted By: >>2570290 >>2570314

>>2570227
nobody owns the water, get a float tube or even some waders, go to the public beach, etc. You can figure it out. I've seen aluminum boats on kijiji for like 150 bucks, as long as there's no leaks youre good. Just need paddles to row

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 15:41:47 No.2570290 Report

Quoted By:

>>2570243
Even if they leak, fixing them is not hard.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 16:03:20 No.2570314 Report

Quoted By:

>>2570243
>nobody owns the water

Freshwater you can own the water...Especially what sounds like a man made impoundment in a HOA.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 16:15:41 No.2570317 Report

Quoted By: >>2570355

>>2570227
they can't have a HOA if all their houses burn down

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 17:47:31 No.2570355 Report

Quoted By:

>>2570317
Modern problems require modern solutions

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 19:52:19 No.2570417 Report

Quoted By: >>2570603

is xfast too much for a jig rod
5/16-7/16 at most
not setting the hook like a fucking clown

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Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 20:03:28 No.2570424 Report

Quoted By:

Finally caught a trout boys, he was alright but I messed up cooking him a little. Better luck next time

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 20:44:16 No.2570458 Report

Quoted By: >>2570480 >>2570489 >>2570561 >>2570566 >>2570797

What color sunglasses should I buy, I researched and gray looks like it's an all weather it but so is green glasses?
I'm going to use it for freshwater and sometimes onshore fishing, also everyday use.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 21:15:25 No.2570480 Report

Quoted By:

>>2570458
Green is probably best, but amber/beer bottle brown can work well too for those conditions. Clearer and deeper water, consider blue.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 21:30:10 No.2570489 Report

Quoted By:

>>2570458
i keep green and blue with me, green gets the most use

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Anonymous Thu 20 Apr 2023 23:51:48 No.2570561 Report

Quoted By:

>>2570458
Green mirror polarized sunglasses. Just caught my first carp on the fly today by sightcasting for him with some Oakley Halbrooks on with that kind of lens. Obviously don't need to cash out for Oakley's but that kind of lens works great for dirty ponds like the ones I fish.
Pic related

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Apr 2023 00:06:08 No.2570566 Report

Quoted By:

>>2570458
I just use regular gray/black sunglasses. Just make sure they are polarized

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Skid !TCEaAwseXw Fri 21 Apr 2023 01:51:31 No.2570603 Report

Quoted By: >>2570805

>>2570417
i think you'll be fine though for small stuff i like a slower action rod, i think it casts small lures better
>pic related, dink bass on a 1/16 oz jighead after work today

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Apr 2023 03:33:31 No.2570645 Report

Quoted By: >>2570647 >>2570798 >>2570860 >>2571502

i hate fly fishing so much bros.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Apr 2023 03:36:13 No.2570647 Report

Quoted By: >>2570821

>>2570645
ive never tried it, looks overly complicated and it is usually associated with rich pricks here

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Anonymous Fri 21 Apr 2023 12:11:25 No.2570784 Report

Quoted By:

>>2568307
My sincere condolences my friend.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Apr 2023 12:58:21 No.2570797 Report

Quoted By:

>>2570458
blue/green lens never had an issue

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Apr 2023 12:59:22 No.2570798 Report

Quoted By: >>2570804

>>2570645
get gud lmfao

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Apr 2023 13:20:06 No.2570804 Report

Quoted By:

>>2570798
i cant outskill the wind my friend

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Apr 2023 13:27:43 No.2570805 Report

Quoted By:

>>2570603
nothing wrong with a day of catching dinks

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Apr 2023 14:23:43 No.2570821 Report

Quoted By:

>>2570647
>fly fishing
>overly complicated
microcephalic take

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Apr 2023 16:27:57 No.2570860 Report

Quoted By: >>2570919

>>2570645
I tried picking up fly fishing, but fly fishermen kept me from keeping up with it. You shoulda seen the look on the guy's face when I mentioned I ate calico bass.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Apr 2023 18:17:14 No.2570919 Report

Quoted By: >>2570939 >>2570969

>>2570860
I never get this. Bass bros will rage at you if you take fish even though it's legal and most bass ponds were stocked for food fish to begin with. I get looks, sometimes dirty sometimes perplexed, when they see my stringer of one pounders bucket mouths. Society can't stand seeing a fly guy eating good.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Apr 2023 18:41:05 No.2570939 Report

Quoted By: >>2570972

>>2570919
I mean I kind of get it with calicos, they're a relatively slow growing reef fish and they might not catch as many as they used to. I spearfish though and there are a lot more of them out there than people think, but they're pressured pretty hard here in socal and they're really smart and cautious for a fish. There's just a lot overlap between lmb guys and calico guys and they want trophy fish that they can catch.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Apr 2023 18:45:38 No.2570942 Report

Quoted By:

>SLX reel and bike parts
Why would they do this?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Apr 2023 19:22:39 No.2570962 Report

Quoted By:

Thought I got lucky and got a free stowaway, but it turns out I accidentally ordered two.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Apr 2023 19:46:12 No.2570969 Report

Quoted By:

>>2570919
i don't really understand it either
to me, bass don't taste that great but i don't take issue if someone keeps a few pounders either

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Apr 2023 19:59:50 No.2570972 Report

Quoted By: >>2570988

>>2570939
Yea calico is not so different than rock fishes and people are much more wasteful with rock fishes. They taste similiar too.
I don't keep most calico I catch though, even if they are legal size. I only keep them once in a while

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Apr 2023 20:34:19 No.2570988 Report

Quoted By: >>2570991

>>2570972
Lol ya, rockfish are way slower growing than calicos. Iirc the oldest recorded calico was like 35 and some of those big reds are almost 60 years old. Personally I never take more than 2 calicos at a time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Apr 2023 20:42:04 No.2570991 Report

Quoted By:

>>2570988
I don't like to keep more fishes than how much I can prep right away for the day. Of course, people who pay $70-$200 to get on boats for will try to limit out on their fish take.

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Anonymous Sat 22 Apr 2023 01:30:01 No.2571096 Report

Quoted By: >>2571943 >>2572073

Anyone got tips for catching peacock bass? I have only gotten largemouth but I see peacock swimming around too.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 22 Apr 2023 10:35:12 No.2571202 Report

Quoted By:

>>2570227
Kek, ive been fighting the local Castle guards near the lake about this shit for years, i just take one singular step into the water and boom, i am now on public grounz and you can fuck off with the beaver hat and the guns

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 22 Apr 2023 12:36:12 No.2571224 Report

Quoted By: >>2571261

Do I bother fishing on the weekend?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 22 Apr 2023 14:26:22 No.2571261 Report

Quoted By:

>>2571224
its damn sure getting to be more and more of a hassle
not to mention fucking dock fees are outrageous

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Anonymous Sat 22 Apr 2023 23:42:46 No.2571455 Report

Quoted By:

>>2566800
Caught some spawners today on the headwaters of the Missouri in MT. Been a good day lads.

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Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 02:09:52 No.2571501 Report

Quoted By:

Pulled this bad boy out of my lake this evening. Low and slow wacky rig action.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 02:11:25 No.2571502 Report

Quoted By:

>>2570645
Haha, why? It's fun. Just ignore the culture around it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 02:32:23 No.2571509 Report

Quoted By: >>2571513 >>2571517

Any recommendations on tackle trays for storing glides and bigger soft bodied swimbaits?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 02:46:22 No.2571513 Report

Quoted By: >>2571641

>>2571509
do you mean boxes? or a wearable tray for when you have waders on and standing in the water?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 02:58:03 No.2571514 Report

Quoted By: >>2571921

>>2567945
>>2567950
Its a Grayling. Mostly a euro and Arctic thing but there's one place in the lower 48 where the end of the Ice Age left a few behind too. Closely related to whitefish so still in the wider trout family.

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Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 03:07:24 No.2571517 Report

Quoted By: >>2571641

>>2571509
>glides
wraps are much better than tackle boxes / trays, can't beat the swimbait underground 9" or 12" wrap
>softbaits
If you don't want a wrap, can't beat a Plano 3731 or a Meiho 3043 (the big, open one with no dividers)

I use a wrap for bank fishing and a meiho versus 3043 for when I just throw them in a big box at home.

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Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 03:28:57 No.2571520 Report

Quoted By: >>2571524

>>2566800
Boys, shill me some rods. Gonna go fishing some more with my mom and brother this summer, need a decent quality rod. Nothing crazy, just a good rod for a semi amateur fisherman that is good quality. I'm willing to spend a bit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 03:47:05 No.2571524 Report

Quoted By: >>2571525

>>2571520
what kind of fishing?

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Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 03:48:20 No.2571525 Report

Quoted By: >>2571527

>>2571524
Trolling mostly

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Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 03:50:14 No.2571526 Report

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Caught this pretty fella today. Glad the rain finally stopped after a few months of there never being more than a 1 day break from it so the water is clearing up.

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Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 03:50:43 No.2571527 Report

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>>2571525
go to your local shop and buy the second cheapest starting kit they have

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Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 04:32:51 No.2571535 Report

Quoted By: >>2571537

How much line does one really need for basic bitch shore fishing or river fishing? 150 yards enough?

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Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 04:38:00 No.2571537 Report

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>>2571535
depends on how big the fish is, how deep the water is, and how high off the water you are. But reel spools are designed to have a reasonable amount of line on them. You would only be under capacity if throwing a larger line then intended on a reel.

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Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 08:01:49 No.2571566 Report

Quoted By: >>2571663

if you could move and buy property wherever you want in the us
where would you move to live near a fishing paradise?
Tampa in Florida or New Orleans?

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Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 14:07:44 No.2571641 Report

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>>2571513
Just something I can throw my glides and bigger softbaits in to be it a backpack or shoulder bag
>>2571517
Thanks bro I’m really digging that wrap

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Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 14:57:56 No.2571663 Report

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>>2571566
If interested in salt water, last time I was in the Tampa area (Sarasota) the red tide was absolutely awful. Non-stop coughing at the beach because the air was more or less toxic, and the beaches were littered with dead fish everywhere. Not sure I would trust eating anything you catch there. Apparently red tide is just going to keep happening more and more frequently because of fertilizer use. The inshore freshwater fishing is fucking amazing though with tons of bodies of water. I have no experience with NO fishing.

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Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 16:39:33 No.2571726 Report

Quoted By: >>2571735 >>2571740 >>2571805

I did some float fishing yesterday and I had a great time. I used to do this when I was a kid but then I moved to surf casting and spinning.
I love the simplicity of it, how minimal it is, feeling much more in control and the amount of focus required. Cheap as fuck too.
What do you think about this kind of fishing anons?

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Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 16:50:54 No.2571735 Report

Quoted By: >>2571747

>>2571726
I only do it 2-3 times when the lure fishing season is closed here

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Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 16:59:45 No.2571740 Report

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>>2571726
i have the gear for it and ussually use it to introduce friends to fishing, one time i got lucky though, with a friend of mine and i swear they were taking down the bobbers as fast as we coul throw them in, this was like 7 years ago and my friends in now fully into the hobby

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Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 17:08:19 No.2571747 Report

Quoted By: >>2571770

>>2571735
Lol where do live that has a season where fishing with lures isn't allowed but live bait is?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 17:57:22 No.2571770 Report

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>>2571747
live bait is never allowed here, so it's bread or worms. Dead bait is also not allowed during closed season

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Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 19:10:58 No.2571805 Report

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>>2571726
this is the main type of fishing I do, I have caught just about every kind of fish on a float. It has a stigma of being for kids for some stupid reason. Float and fly is one of the most effective rigs for small streams. I catch gamefish in saltwater with casting eggs and casting bubbles. Use a jig under a float in all kinds of conditions. Use popping corks with lure trailers. And then of course you can always just have bait under a float.

The only two situations it sucks is in high winds and high swell (if you are trying to fish the bottom of the water column). Other than that can fish it in just about any situation.

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Anonymous Sun 23 Apr 2023 20:15:33 No.2571823 Report

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mojo bass or sierra

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Anonymous Mon 24 Apr 2023 01:06:15 No.2571909 Report

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Nice lad

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Anonymous Mon 24 Apr 2023 02:05:17 No.2571921 Report

Quoted By: >>2571936

>>2571514
> there's one place in the lower 48 where the end of the Ice Age left a few behind too.
Two, actually. They were historically present in Michigan, but that population went extinct in the 1930s due mostly to habitat degradation, leaving Montana with the only remaining native population. There are also stocked populations in Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona, but attempts to introduce them to various waterbodies in New England apparently failed.

There are currently efforts underway to restore the species to Michigan.

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Anonymous Mon 24 Apr 2023 03:25:43 No.2571936 Report

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>>2571921
I never heard about them being reintroduced into other states, mind throwing me a link? Reminds me of the program to reintroduce Bull Trout to the Clackamas River. I heard it went pretty well so hopefully they'll do it in a few more rivers.

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Anonymous Mon 24 Apr 2023 03:57:10 No.2571943 Report

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>>2571096
spinny thing

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Anonymous Mon 24 Apr 2023 04:11:46 No.2571948 Report

Quoted By: >>2571962 >>2572102

>>2571943
Bass are so stupid.

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Anonymous Mon 24 Apr 2023 05:06:41 No.2571962 Report

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>>2571948
peacocks are actually large cichlids, no relation to bass surprisingly

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Anonymous Mon 24 Apr 2023 13:30:14 No.2572073 Report

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>>2571096
seen a lot of videos of peacock bass smashing topwater baits, seems a go-to when fishing in the amazon.

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Anonymous Mon 24 Apr 2023 14:17:36 No.2572082 Report

Quoted By: >>2572102 >>2572118

will using a very small snap swivel interfere with using jigs/neds/keitechs?

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Skid !TCEaAwseXw Mon 24 Apr 2023 15:54:54 No.2572102 Report

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>>2571948
>pic related
>>2572082
The action will be fine but any weeds or algae you fish through will get stuck to your presentation more easily and be a bigger pain in the butt to remove. Just git gud at tying knots.

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Anonymous Mon 24 Apr 2023 16:19:35 No.2572108 Report

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Post recent cops

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Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw Mon 24 Apr 2023 16:46:17 No.2572118 Report

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>>2572082
I switched to fast snaps like picrel instead of snap swivels when I want to be able to change baits quick. They’re smaller and less noticeable and have less effect on the lures. They’re stronger too because they don’t rely on that little folded sheet of metal to hold everything together like old school snap swivels.

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Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k Mon 24 Apr 2023 16:49:28 No.2572121 Report

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>NEW!!!!!
>>2572120
>>2572120
>>2572120
>>2572120

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Anonymous Mon 24 Apr 2023 22:12:10 No.2572272 Report

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>>2572118
Remember to remove the piece of metal that you would typically tie your line to

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