Any Fisherman Here ?

[spidey07]

North. Fresh water.

Dead shrimps are fine with me in salt. You just to make them look like they're alive. Reds and popper corks with lots of surface action.

 

[Chaotic42]

North. Fresh water.

Dead shrimps are fine with me in salt. You just to make them look like they're alive. Reds and popper corks with lots of surface action.

mmm bass. I wish we had a nice bass lake around here. I grew up on a fairly large lake in northern Louisiana. It was awesome to come home from school, drop off the bookbag, walk into the yard, and catch a four pound bass on a 6" worm.

 

[spidey07]

I like how salt guys vs fresh fishers insult each other. It's like religion to them.

I don't care. As long as I catch fish. Just way different fishing.

 

[Chaotic42]

I like how salt guys vs fresh fishers insult each other. It's like religion to them.

I don't care. As long as I catch fish. Just way different fishing.

I'm the same way. I like to catch anything that fights when I reel it in. Living a few hundred feet from the marsh, I see tons of "Salt Life" stickers on everything. People like to pick sides and argue over stupid crap.

 

[Durvelle27]

mmm bass. I wish we had a nice bass lake around here. I grew up on a fairly large lake in northern Louisiana. It was awesome to come home from school, drop off the bookbag, walk into the yard, and catch a four pound bass on a 6" worm.

I love Bass fishing caught a 5lb Large Mouth last week at my local lake.

 

[JumBie]

Right here!

Been fishing my whole life, love it to death, even though I have this sadness in me that I am hurting the fish and causing it pain just for my self pleasure. Even with that in the back of my head I cant stop. Regardless, I go out almost every weekend of day off that I get. Went trout fishing this past few weekends, got skunked the first time, but caught 3 nice rainbow trout 2 days ago.

 

[Durvelle27]

Right here!

Been fishing my whole life, love it to death, even though I have this sadness in me that I am hurting the fish and causing it pain just for my self pleasure. Even with that in the back of my head I cant stop. Regardless, I go out almost every weekend of day off that I get. Went trout fishing this past few weekends, got skunked the first time, but caught 3 nice rainbow trout 2 days ago.

i love trout fishing. One of my fav fish but haven't been trout fishing in a month. Last time i went i caught 10 rainbow and 3 brown

 

[jumpncrash]

well since the Ice is gone I haven't done too much fishing, went out for some catfish, caught 2, bt that was it.

I have the next 3 days off so Ièm gonna try and get myself some nice pike

 

[Durvelle27]

well since the Ice is gone I haven't done too much fishing, went out for some catfish, caught 2, bt that was it.

I have the next 3 days off so Ièm gonna try and get myself some nice pike

What size cats

 

[Durvelle27]

I'm the same way. I like to catch anything that fights when I reel it in. Living a few hundred feet from the marsh, I see tons of "Salt Life" stickers on everything. People like to pick sides and argue over stupid crap.

same way

 

[Chaotic42]

I got a small croaker, a very nice redfish, and an alligator gar on Saturday. The gar fell off of the hook as I was pulling it out of the water, which is definitely a good thing, so I'm counting it.

 

[Jeeebus]

I've now convinced myself to buy a fishing kayak and head offshore. I might be nuts.

 

[Durvelle27]

I've now convinced myself to buy a fishing kayak and head offshore. I might be nuts.

your not as i did that recently but mines is inflatable now that's nuts

 

[Vdubchaos]

I'm gonna start fishing this year. Just got a CT fishing license (fresh and salt water) and bought some gear. I also got a permit to Regional Water and Aquarion properties....

Abu Garcia Rod + Baitcaster
Tacklebox
Fishing line
bunch of random lures (warms, small fish looking things etc)
Some weights/floats

PS. Already got some needle pliers.

What else will I need? NOTE: just casual fishing with kids.

I already started to practice with the Baitcaster, so far I like it much better than spinning just takes some getting used to/knowledge etc.

 

[96Firebird]

I started fishing last year, and it was a great summer for fishing here. I used to just use my roommate's equipment, but I finally got around to getting some of my own. He got me some nice stuff through his discount for being in the Bass Club at our old college, not sure what though. All I know is that my Abu Garcia spinning reel broke on the third cast - the plastic piece that connects the bail to the reel snapped in half. So I have to get that replaced under warranty.

We mostly fish Lake Ontario and Irondequoit Bay, sometimes hitting up the Finger Lakes and Sodus Bay or Lake Erie. My roommate has a Ranger 188VS with a 150hp Yamaha VMAX, pretty quick boat but not the best for handling the larger waves when it gets rough on Lake Ontario.

Pic of the Ranger:

Me dock fishing on Canandaigua Lake last year:

First catch of this year:

 

[Jeeebus]

your not as i did that recently but mines is inflatable now that's nuts

ya, I'm not going 2 miles offshore in an inflatable.

One wrong bite from a kingfish and I'd be toast. Yikes.

 

[HydroSqueegee]

been out a couple times this year. only bluegill so far. had a couple little bitty bass come after my 7" worm the other day while out. Sucker held on long, but only got the tail end of the worm, so couldnt set the hook. I only know because he came right up to the surface as i was reeling it back in and i was able to see him in the nice clear water.

the bluegill fishing at the local scout camp is fantastic though. just put a bit of worm on the hook and dip it in the water off the dock, instant fish, all day long. great for the kids to hold their interest.

i need to get better at bass fishing without a boat. tough to catch things on the bank here.

there is a MASSIVE carp thats in the local pond. ive seen it twice so far right up on the banks. how the hell do i catch this sucker? i dangle bait right in front of his nose and he doesnt take it.

 

[Jeeebus]

there is a MASSIVE carp thats in the local pond. ive seen it twice so far right up on the banks. how the hell do i catch this sucker? i dangle bait right in front of his nose and he doesnt take it.

He didn't get that big by clamping down on fishermen's bait. I've seen plenty of fat snook that will swim right up to your feet, look at your shrimp, pilchard, artificial, jig, etc. with that 'seriously?' look.

 

[Durvelle27]

I started fishing last year, and it was a great summer for fishing here. I used to just use my roommate's equipment, but I finally got around to getting some of my own. He got me some nice stuff through his discount for being in the Bass Club at our old college, not sure what though. All I know is that my Abu Garcia spinning reel broke on the third cast - the plastic piece that connects the bail to the reel snapped in half. So I have to get that replaced under warranty.

We mostly fish Lake Ontario and Irondequoit Bay, sometimes hitting up the Finger Lakes and Sodus Bay or Lake Erie. My roommate has a Ranger 188VS with a 150hp Yamaha VMAX, pretty quick boat but not the best for handling the larger waves when it gets rough on Lake Ontario.

Pic of the Ranger:

Me dock fishing on Canandaigua Lake last year:

First catch of this year:

:'(

 

[Durvelle27]

ya, I'm not going 2 miles offshore in an inflatable.

One wrong bite from a kingfish and I'd be toast. Yikes.

don't have those were i fish

 

[Jeeebus]

Went out to the beach this evening with the family. Brought a rod along, but mainly just letting my 4 year old reel it in from random casts. Nothing caught (other than "seaweed fish"... "yuck"), but was a fun time.

Heading to the Keys on Friday where hopefully the fishing report will be a bit better.

 

[DrPizza]

I'm gonna start fishing this year. Just got a CT fishing license (fresh and salt water) and bought some gear. I also got a permit to Regional Water and Aquarion properties....

Abu Garcia Rod + Baitcaster
Tacklebox
Fishing line
bunch of random lures (warms, small fish looking things etc)
Some weights/floats

PS. Already got some needle pliers.

What else will I need? NOTE: just casual fishing with kids.

I already started to practice with the Baitcaster, so far I like it much better than spinning just takes some getting used to/knowledge etc.

Hard to say what else you'd need, because we don't know what type of fish you're fishing for. Tip for anyone buying lures - word of mouth is especially important. There are all sorts of things, especially plastics, where you might catch 1 fish in a week with them, vs. 5 fish an hour with something very similar (though not quite the same.) And what works well is often somewhat localized.

I did find something amusing the other day, which brought me to this thread. Last summer, there were 20-something of us in a fishing tournament. My son and I crushed everyone else. We had a bunch of bass, compared to their (total of) 2 six in fish. One of the guys is a big time outdoorsman & hunter, but loves to fish. I told him *exacty* what we used, how to fish them, etc. I was just talking to him. "Hey, I'm all set for this year. I bought a whole bunch of those things you said to get." Turns out, the rubber worms I use are $6.99 for 10 of them. He bought a huge box of really cheap rubber nightcrawlers instead, with the idea that they're the same - didn't want to pay 70 cents each. As the fisherman who got me hooked on that brand said to me, "how much you got invested in fishing? Your poles? Your boat? Your license? Your time? What if down by the dock I guaranteed that for an extra $5, you would catch 3 times as many fish that day?"

3 weeks until bass season opens in NY. Looking forward to it!

 

[HydroSqueegee]

so you gonna leave us hanging? what exactly did you use?

 

[DrPizza]

I'm pretty sure I posted it before:
Yamamoto Senkos, 6" (give or take; the other sizes sometimes work better/worse). Gamakatsu 2/0 hook, offset shank (I prefer the red hooks, usually, but sometimes the black work just as well/better/worse. Texas rigged, weightless. If it's not weedy at all, sometimes whacky rigged. But, I like the thick weeds. My main go-to colors are shad laminate (reddish-purple & black), and various shades of green. I've cleaned a northern pike that was just full of pink and red ones in its stomach. I rarely land a pike though using it, though I've lost countless casts to the pike. They run, and "tink" you barely even feel the line getting cut. I especially enjoy catching bowfin with them - even with the teeth, it seems to hook better away from the teeth; fewer cut lines. My wife hooked a monster something or other once - all I heard was zzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz as it took line out. The drag was set right. I suspect a muskie, because the pole didn't even slow it down.

 

[Durvelle27]

I use

Shakespere Medium Action Rod 5'7"
12lb Braided Line
XPS Magna 2/0 Worm Hook
Zoom U-Tail Worm 6" or Minnow Crankbait


For Bass of course