Fishermen ... chime in!

[KK]

try www.thealabamarig.com

also, the only attractant i've used a few times was www.jjsmagic.com

 

[Elganja]

just bumping this because it's that time of year again!

just went and bought all this shit to use next weekend...

http://i.imgur.com/RI88V.jpg?1

i've never tried these tube lures but i'm interested in trying them out now. my buddy has been having luck with them the past few weeks. i went out last week and only caught 1 small mouth bass using rubber worms texas rigged. so it'll be fun to try these out!

I mainly do reservoir fishing for bass and pike (Loch Raven mainly... if you are from the Baltimore area you'll know where that is...)

Anyways, I picked up a new rod and reel for this season:
St. Croix® Avid Series® Spinning Rod - 6.6", MH, 1 piece
Shimano® Stradic® CI4F Spinning Reel - 3000F

Went a little over budget (wanted to stay around 300) but I'm pretty happy with the combo. The only think I don't like about the rod is where the reel connects to it but it's not a big deal.

I'll be heading up to Annapolis for a Striper Fishing trip this weekend... can't wait... (obviously not using the combo mentioned above, we are chartering a boat)

 

[Jeffg010]

I always have luck with Rooster Tails. I don't think I've ever gone fishing with one without catching a fish on it. Often I catch multiple fish. I've still yet to catch anything with a spoon, dating back to being a kid in early 90s.

Silver Spoons are my go to lure if I'm looking to catch big northern pike. That nice flash from the sun make the pike go wild.

I got the last 2 weeks off in August to go fishing in Minnesota with my buddies. My family has a log cabin in Cook, MN. We are going to use boats and fish a few lakes and a river for Walleyes, Pike, bass crappies and perch. Minnesota is the best state IMO to fish because of the 10,000 lakes and variety of fish. Pics of trip will be posted.

 

[CZroe]

sounds boring

when i fish i just catch and release personally. i was actually looking at buying some of the fish attractant scent stuff but after doing some research, it sounds like while you may get more hits with that stuff, fish tend to also swallow the hook when scented. i don't really want to deal with that since chances are the fish is going to die, and i have no intention on eating the fish.

anyone have experience with the attractant stuff?

Can't afford to let 'em go when I use the green stuff.

 

[weirdichi]

Silver Spoons are my go to lure if I'm looking to catch big northern pike. That nice flash from the sun make the pike go wild.

I got the last 2 weeks off in August to go fishing in Minnesota with my buddies. My family has a log cabin in Cook, MN. We are going to use boats and fish a few lakes and a river for Walleyes, Pike, bass crappies and perch. Minnesota is the best state IMO to fish because of the 10,000 lakes and variety of fish. Pics of trip will be posted.

Though I love MN fishing, I hate it when I'm trying to land bass and get a huge Northern that snips my line.

Also, someone mentioned Spiderwire in here. From my personal experience, I prefer Power Pro. It's cheap and it's resilient for a braided line. Spiderwire tends to "cut" the line while on the spool, fraying them and making them more prone to snapping. I don't have a super expensive, quality rod and reel ($125 baitcaster, $125 pole), but I still think it's the line and not my setup.

 

[Chaotic42]

Silver Spoons are my go to lure if I'm looking to catch big northern pike. That nice flash from the sun make the pike go wild.

I got the last 2 weeks off in August to go fishing in Minnesota with my buddies. My family has a log cabin in Cook, MN. We are going to use boats and fish a few lakes and a river for Walleyes, Pike, bass crappies and perch. Minnesota is the best state IMO to fish because of the 10,000 lakes and variety of fish. Pics of trip will be posted.

One day I'm going to go fishing up in the north and see what these fish are all about. I used to subscribe to Field and Stream magazine as a kid, and they'd talk about pike, walleyes, muskies, and such. In LA/MS, we don't have those, though we do have Alligator Gar, the worst fish ever.

 

[spidey07]

One day I'm going to go fishing up in the north and see what these fish are all about. I used to subscribe to Field and Stream magazine as a kid, and they'd talk about pike, walleyes, muskies, and such. In LA/MS, we don't have those, though we do have Alligator Gar, the worst fish ever.

I normally just cut the line as say "away from me you prehistoric snaggle toothed lure stealer". Kinda like sharks stealing your fish.

 

[Chaotic42]

I normally just cut the line as say "away from me you prehistoric snaggle toothed lure stealer". Kinda like sharks stealing your fish.

Heh, yep, but when they eat a $4 lure, it's tempting to go after them with the pliers. Some of these crazy cajuns eat the damned things. I think alligator gar could live in boiling dioxin and enjoy it.

 

[irishScott]

 

[randay]

anyone here catch bluefin tuna?

 

[spidey07]

anyone here catch bluefin tuna?

Yes. And yellow tail. Even a small one will wear you out. Strongest fish there is IMHO.

 

[purbeast0]

anyone here catch bluefin tuna?

we caught 4 tuna in Aruba last month, and 1 mahi mahi. one of the tuna was a bitch for my friend to real in. it looked like he couldn't even turn the reel at points.

 

[spidey07]

we caught 4 tuna in Aruba last month, and 1 mahi mahi. one of the tuna was a bitch for my friend to real in. it looked like he couldn't even turn the reel at points.

You mean dolphin. Keep it reel.

 

[purbeast0]

You mean dolphin. Keep it reel.

say WWHHAAATTTTT?

 

[spidey07]

say WWHHAAATTTTT?

Dolphin is an ugly fish, but damn good eats.

On the tuna. A 15 pounder will wear you out and begging for mercy.

 

[randay]

big mahi? I got a 50lber in feb, which is on the larger side here in Hawaii, but I hear they get quite a bit bigger in other parts.

Ive been watching this wicked tuna show and seeing those huge bluefin just makes me green with envy. its on my bucket list now.

 

[purbeast0]

so i went fishing today for a couple hours before it started raining, and i tried out my tube lures. i put them on a 3/16th oz jig hook.

literally, the very first cast, i got stuck on the bottom of the lake. okay ... i cut it and put on a worm texas rigged.

after not getting much action with different colors i went back to to try out the tube lure again, different color. this time, literally my 2nd fucking cast, same shit happened - got stuck and i had to cut my line.

so i said f this and stuck w/the texas rigs yamamoto's.

i ended up catching 1 small mouth bass about a foot long, but my question is ... how the f do you use these tube lures w/out getting them stuck on the bottom? there just has to be something i was totally missing and being a noob at it.

 

[KK]

How you hooking them?

 

[alkemyst]

so i went fishing today for a couple hours before it started raining, and i tried out my tube lures. i put them on a 3/16th oz jig hook.

literally, the very first cast, i got stuck on the bottom of the lake. okay ... i cut it and put on a worm texas rigged.

after not getting much action with different colors i went back to to try out the tube lure again, different color. this time, literally my 2nd fucking cast, same shit happened - got stuck and i had to cut my line.

so i said f this and stuck w/the texas rigs yamamoto's.

i ended up catching 1 small mouth bass about a foot long, but my question is ... how the f do you use these tube lures w/out getting them stuck on the bottom? there just has to be something i was totally missing and being a noob at it.

you don't sink your lure to the bottom.

I hate fishing, but fuck I always catch nice sized fish when I have to do it.

 

[purbeast0]

How you hooking them?

i put the jig up through the tube and pushed it through, and tied the line to the eye on the hook sticking through, and the hook came out the back part of the tube.

maybe i just need to reel fast. it's hard to 'not let it sink' when the lake isn't too deep to begin with, because they drop fast, even w/the 3/16 oz weight on it.

 

[leeland]

so i went fishing today for a couple hours before it started raining, and i tried out my tube lures. i put them on a 3/16th oz jig hook.

literally, the very first cast, i got stuck on the bottom of the lake. okay ... i cut it and put on a worm texas rigged.

after not getting much action with different colors i went back to to try out the tube lure again, different color. this time, literally my 2nd fucking cast, same shit happened - got stuck and i had to cut my line.

so i said f this and stuck w/the texas rigs yamamoto's.

i ended up catching 1 small mouth bass about a foot long, but my question is ... how the f do you use these tube lures w/out getting them stuck on the bottom? there just has to be something i was totally missing and being a noob at it.

I just got back from fishing with the ole man...I was using mainly tube skirts...in about 15 feet of water...

I bet between the two of us we caught 70 decent sized crappies, almost every single cast...kept about a dozen and a half.


I always make sure that I don't use too heavy of a jig head, cast it out and count to about 3-5 seconds...and slowly reel in a couple of reel spins, pause and a slight jerk and let the skirt drop for a second or two...

never had an issue and it is usually on the random jerk and pause (where the skirt sinks) that the first hammer it.

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/leeland/IMG00417-20120429-1600.jpg

 

[KK]

i put the jig up through the tube and pushed it through, and tied the line to the eye on the hook sticking through, and the hook came out the back part of the tube.

maybe i just need to reel fast. it's hard to 'not let it sink' when the lake isn't too deep to begin with, because they drop fast, even w/the 3/16 oz weight on it.

kinda like this? http://bassinblog.richlindgren.com/2009/01/23/how-to-rig-a-stupid-tube.aspx

I don't do it exactly like this shows, for one I use a regular offset hook, but I do skin hook it.

 

[spidey07]

You need to learn how to "jig". You just use your rod tip to jerk very slightly up to about the 11:00 position and then reel in the slack, repeat. This lets you put the jig where you want depth wise and also good presentation. You don't just reel jigs in, you jig them, or jig them across the bottom.

Also went fishing, small mouth were spawning, we caught maybe 70 of them between the 3 of us. I hooked into a monster, easily a 5+ pound small mouth, but he got off when he jumped. I LOVE catching small mouth over large, much stronger fight.

 

[purbeast0]

was just out for a couple of hours and caught my first large mouth bass ever, and additionally, the largest fish i've ever caught thus far!

http://imgur.com/a/TfuFf#0

thing was a monster. i wasn't getting any hits for like 30 minutes so i moved to this totally different area where trees had fallen into the water due to beavers. tossed out a white gary yomomoto senko texas rigged and the 2nd cast this bad boy hit.

only caught 1 other small mouth bass and had like 4 other hits, but this one catch made it all worth it.

 

[purbeast0]

i'm also wondering where the best places you all recommend to try and get bass from the shore of a lake. and by that i mean like what types of conditions and areas to toss your line around. today i was going around the trees in the water becausee the sun was out and i know that the trees can give shade to them, and it seemed to work out pretty well. i didn't get many hits at all when i was throwing out just far and letting it drop down and reel in from there.