Fishing

[Cyder]

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Nice snook! Hoping to hook a few of those next week when I'm in FLordia

 

[SteelersPride]

Still going strong eh @Manster7588 for a thread that no one wanted

 

[SteelersPride]

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Da heck

 

[Southieinnc]

 

[Manster7588]

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Thank you for getting us back on topic.

 

[Southieinnc]

 

[Southieinnc]

 

[sonnyblack65]

Still going strong eh @Manster7588 for a thread that no one wanted

No 4/40 times. I lost interest quickly

 

[Pure Steel]

Nice but where does she keep her tackle?

In her box?

 

[sonnyblack65]

In her box?

 

[Godstree]

I feeeeeesh.... a lot.

So does @Bridgeburner but he uses one of those poosay kayaks.

I haven't done much at all this year as we moved to New place and all available minutes have been working on yard stuff. But just yesterday...

I re spooled 2 reels as I got 4 rods ready to go as well as a little "bug out" kit. Ready to pop down to little spot i picked out last year before we moved. Half mile walk. I also have my little blow-up kayak half blown up so it fits in jeep and I can it drive there and be ready to push off in about 15 minutes.

This was my plan yesterday but then we might get rain so I mowed and piddled around house. BTW, no rain. My next day off i am out as soon as a thermos can be filled with coffee.

Little lakes and streams/rivers connecting them are my go to.

 

[Godstree]

I like to fish lakes, one of my favorite things in life is tossing a surface lure at sunset on a summer evening. I share the thoughts on salt water fishing, I once caught a 92 pound halibut in Alaska and it was as described. They throw a line out, you sit and wait, then haul up a fish from hundreds of feet down. It was like landing the anchor.

No I'll take bass fishing where you drop a perfect cast by a structure and dance the bait to entice the hit. You feel as if you're really EARNED the strike instead of simply waiting for the rod to bend.

Yep. I have a three cast method. First I do a slower reel, second and third I pop it with a slower cast. If I get some action I stay in that spot. If not I move on, and come back if I am still trying to find that days spot.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

I haven't done much at all this year as we moved to New place and all available minutes have been working on yard stuff. But just yesterday...

I re spooled 2 reels as I got 4 rods ready to go as well as a little "bug out" kit. Ready to pop down to little spot i picked out last year before we moved. Half mile walk. I also have my little blow-up kayak half blown up so it fits in jeep and I can it drive there and be ready to push off in about 15 minutes.

This was my plan yesterday but then we might get rain so I mowed and piddled around house. BTW, no rain. My next day off i am out as soon as a thermos can be filled with coffee.

Little lakes and streams/rivers connecting them are my go to.

I know the struggle. Just getting out the door & committed to it is half the battle. I don't know how many times I loaded up the tackle & gear just to get caught up at the house all day.

Pro tip: keep tackle & a rod in the car at all times... I find its easier to swing by the rivers/ponds after work on my way home for a quick 30-45 minutes of rippin lips.

 

[Godstree]

I know the struggle. Just getting out the door & committed to it is half the battle. I don't know how many times I loaded up the tackle & gear just to get caught up at the house all day.

Pro tip: keep tackle & a rod in the car at all times... I find its easier to swing by the rivers/ponds after work on my way home for a quick 30-45 minutes of rippin lips.

I am usually a closer so I don't get home till almost midnight. Can't go then and since I get kid off to school mornings have been out.

Now that schools out, mornings can be free for scooting off to the water

 

[Darrell Green Fan]

Yep. I have a three cast method. First I do a slower reel, second and third I pop it with a slower cast. If I get some action I stay in that spot. If not I move on, and come back if I am still trying to find that days spot.

I always wanted to try bass fishing with the 17 year cicadas since I first read about it in '87. Never got around to it until this time, figured it would be my last chance. So I collected a bunch in a minnow bucket, rented a boat and went out. I found they didn't stay on with the first cast, so I hooked one better and learned it was like casting a feather, never got it more than 6 feet out, where it danced on the surface as I had hoped. For 45 seconds before it died and sank, where the little fish destroyed it in seconds and I was left with a bare hook. 34 years of anticipation and this is what I got.

 

[Southieinnc]

 

[Southieinnc]

 

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[Darrell Green Fan]

I'm starting to believe these woman don't really fish. But I could be wrong.