The Fishing Thread
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My Georgian friend on the left grew up fishing the Black Sea and absolutely loves fishing the GoM. He's a former pro basketball player and brings all these 6'10 Georgians with us throughout the year, pretty cool to see how much fishing is an appreciated worldwide bond among bros.
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I think the largest ive ever seen is 30cm? they dont get very big. They are the vermillion snapper of the south pacific
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Mrs. Gravy
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You have three months! Mine is actually good through next Feb for Mo; I will have to check the Illinois license but I think it is until the end of Dec. That's right fellas - I have in state AND an out of state fishing licenses. It was a good summer.I didn't go fishing once this year
First time in probably 15 or more years I didn't bother getting a fishing license.
Shame
Amberjacks are here in numbers now. Barracuda also bit through the assist hook on my kevlar cord....
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I spent a summer working at Shelter lodge in Alaska a few years ago, which is the first time I've enjoyed fishing other than spearfishing in years.
The halibut got boring quick, black cod is always boring, but the salmon and rockfish were a blast. Their chefs are also two young Filipino guys from some culinary school on big island, and they put out world class meals 2 times a day.
I'd still rather go crabbing than fishing any day of the week, but a few months on Shelter Island was a blast.
I won the smallest halibut contest, apparently. 0.3lbs inside of the slot that year.
The halibut got boring quick, black cod is always boring, but the salmon and rockfish were a blast. Their chefs are also two young Filipino guys from some culinary school on big island, and they put out world class meals 2 times a day.
I'd still rather go crabbing than fishing any day of the week, but a few months on Shelter Island was a blast.
I won the smallest halibut contest, apparently. 0.3lbs inside of the slot that year.
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Mrs. Gravy
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I have been fishing so much this spring. Steady loves it and we go all the time, camping and fishing. I out fished him last weekend for the first time. It was awesome. We are going again tomorrow. It is supposed to be near 100 degrees F this weekend so it is going to have to be golden hour, dark of the night or early ass morning fishing for me this time.
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So this might sound a little silly, but here goes.
When my wife and I go camping sometimes we fish a stream or river just to use up time. We would release anything we caught. I say would because we've never caught anything. We are incompetent noobs.
We have a collapsible rod. It needs to be small for transport. I tie a snap swivel at the end of a line. Then I tie a hook to about 18" of line and connect that to the swivel. I put a small bobber up from the swivel about 12". I bait the hook with pink powerbait or real salmon eggs. Sometimes I use a flashy metal lure that came with our pole. We cast it out, let the current take it down stream a bit and then reel it back. Over and over.
We've been out about 3 times not counting the 4 or 5 times we've tried in the stream behind my house in ID. Haven't caught a thing. It's fun, but eventually I'd like to reel something in. A trout, hopefully.
Any pointers?
When my wife and I go camping sometimes we fish a stream or river just to use up time. We would release anything we caught. I say would because we've never caught anything. We are incompetent noobs.
We have a collapsible rod. It needs to be small for transport. I tie a snap swivel at the end of a line. Then I tie a hook to about 18" of line and connect that to the swivel. I put a small bobber up from the swivel about 12". I bait the hook with pink powerbait or real salmon eggs. Sometimes I use a flashy metal lure that came with our pole. We cast it out, let the current take it down stream a bit and then reel it back. Over and over.
We've been out about 3 times not counting the 4 or 5 times we've tried in the stream behind my house in ID. Haven't caught a thing. It's fun, but eventually I'd like to reel something in. A trout, hopefully.
Any pointers?
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What you're doing could definitely work. If you're not having luck with the bait, maybe try a Mepps spinner or a very small spoon.
Are there other people fishing where you are? If not it might just not be a good area. If there are, just ask them how the fishing is and if they seem friendly, ask them what they are doing. Most people don't mind helping out, especially if you tell them you're a beginner.
Are there other people fishing where you are? If not it might just not be a good area. If there are, just ask them how the fishing is and if they seem friendly, ask them what they are doing. Most people don't mind helping out, especially if you tell them you're a beginner.
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What you're doing could definitely work. If you're not having luck with the bait, maybe try a Mepps spinner or a very small spoon.
Are there other people fishing where you are? If not it might just not be a good area. If there are, just ask them how the fishing is and if they seem friendly, ask them what they are doing. Most people don't mind helping out, especially if you tell them you're a beginner.
Would you put bait on those? Also, I've been smashing the barbs down with pliers just in case.