Any Fisherman Here ?

[Durvelle27]

Just was wondering if we had any fisherman around ?

 

[purbeast0]

quite a few of us

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2189041

 

[swanysto]

I am not a serious fisherman, but it can be a really good stress reliever for me. Just grab a couple beers and relax.

 

[brainhulk]

i used to fish of the rocks at the beach when i was a kid. I used to catch mostly crappy mackerel. My cool catches were a huge spider crab, octopus, and little shark

 

[onza]

Been out ice fishing a dozen times this winter. Good success!

 

[Jeeebus]

i used to fish of the rocks at the beach when i was a kid. I used to catch mostly crappy mackerel. My cool catches were a huge spider crab, octopus, and little shark

Not sure what type of mackerel you have in California, but Spanish Mackerel is awesome. They strike hard, fight like crazy, and are delicious.

 

[Golgatha]

Yes, Missouri has lots of good fishing lakes. Father-in-law owns a rainbow trout hatchery too.

 

[Durvelle27]

cool. I mostly fish for crappy and trout. Went trout fishing last Thursday and caught 5 Rainbow Trout and 1 brown trout had lots of fun. Just wish i had some buddies to fish with but ehh


@onza never been ice fishing as we don't have ice in TN XD

 

[onza]

Let me dig up some pictures from this year.

 

[onza]

All from 2013 season.

 

[Ausm]

I fish in Manitoba and also down in the Gulf of Mexico depending on the season. I walleye fish in my local city lakes and also in Northern Wisconsin.

 

[brainhulk]

Not sure what type of mackerel you have in California, but Spanish Mackerel is awesome. They strike hard, fight like crazy, and are delicious.

All I remember is that they smelled very bad and that they were very slimy. But I agree they fought very hard. One of my friends caught one with a jalapeno from his chili fries...lol

I still can't eat mackerel to this day either. Nor mussels because that was the stinky bait we used to use

 

[purbeast0]

i would love to try ice fishing one day.

 

[Durvelle27]

All from 2013 season.

is it hard to ice fish

 

[onza]

is it hard to ice fish

I'm not sure what kind of question this is but I think once the ice is strong enough for a vehicle it's no different than fishing out of a boat just MUCH MUCH colder.

Understanding lake structure and what fish like to eat you can find them no problem. Getting them to bite is another issue.

 

[Durvelle27]

I'm not sure what kind of question this is but I think once the ice is strong enough for a vehicle it's no different than fishing out of a boat just MUCH MUCH colder.

Understanding lake structure and what fish like to eat you can find them no problem. Getting them to bite is another issue.

thx for the response

 

[spinejam]

~20 years ago, I was in Chesapeake, VA and went fishing at a small lake w/ some friends. Used some leftover Thanksgiving ham as bait and I've never seen catfish jump on the hook so fast. People still laugh when I tell them I used ham that day -- turned out to be one of the best fishing excursions ever!

 

[Jeeebus]

Ice fishing looks... cold.

I'll take the warm Gulf when it's about as flat as a lake for some lazy fishing. Gotta feed my friends too.

 

[Ausm]

Ice fishing looks... cold.

I'll take the warm Gulf when it's about as flat as a lake for some lazy fishing. Gotta feed my friends too.

Try wader fishing in an icy river once.

 

[Mixolydian]

I went fishing a couple of times as a kid, but hated handling the wet/slimy fish. Eww.

 

[Durvelle27]

~20 years ago, I was in Chesapeake, VA and went fishing at a small lake w/ some friends. Used some leftover Thanksgiving ham as bait and I've never seen catfish jump on the hook so fast. People still laugh when I tell them I used ham that day -- turned out to be one of the best fishing excursions ever!

When i went trout fishing i used this and in the first 5 mins caught 3 trout

also caught some with this but wasn't as fast

 

[DrPizza]

is it hard to ice fish

Apparently it is. If I was targeting crappie and only had a handful of them after an hour or two, I'd head back to shore with the boat. I can't figure out the allure of ice fishing - seems the action is incredibly slow compared to fishing open water (with knowledge of structure, baits, etc.)

 

[Durvelle27]

Apparently it is. If I was targeting crappie and only had a handful of them after an hour or two, I'd head back to shore with the boat. I can't figure out the allure of ice fishing - seems the action is incredibly slow compared to fishing open water (with knowledge of structure, baits, etc.)

thought that too

 

[Remobz]

My girlfriend lives on an Island (Caye) off the coast called Ambergris Caye.

I go there on a regular basis (15 minute plane ride away) and do some reef and deep sea fishing from time to time.

This will give you an idea what its like.....

http://ambergriscaye.com/pages/town/barrier.html

http://ambergriscaye.com/pages/town/fishing.html

 

[Durvelle27]

My girlfriend lives on an Island (Caye) off the coast called Ambergris Caye.

I go there on a regular basis (15 minute plane ride away) and do some reef and deep sea fishing from time to time.

This will give you an idea what its like.....

http://ambergriscaye.com/pages/town/barrier.html

That's pretty cool