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Two real salmon eggs on the hook with weight and bobber using a spinning reel. She cast it out into the rapids and let the current take the line downstream.
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The Fishing Thread
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Kolohe
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It's a lot easier to use your hands than most people think.
Hook your thumb and pointer fingers into the fish's ears, and your pinky finger into the butthole up to the 2nd knuckle. They don't have any nerve endings in their ears, so you won't hurt them, but don't go in past a fingernail or so. You can damage their equilibrium and they'll immediately start swimming upside down when you release them.
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I'm up in the Michigan UP and went fishing yesterday in a little lake. Conditions were perfect! We collectively (4 of us fishing) pulled out 40 something small mouth bass, a bunch of various panfish, and three pike. We kept the largest small mouth bass and had a fricking delicious fish fry that evening. It was crazy. Within a minute of dropping a line it there was something on it. The kids loved it!
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Hosix
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Smallmouth bass are the best fighting freshwater fish. Eating wise? They taste good too. Pike are fun too. Topwater pike can be a blast.
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Pike are fun to pull in, but so many bloody bones, they're kinda crap eating. Unless they're monsters I typically don't keep them. The kids think anything bigger than a minnow is a trophy fish, though.
If any of you have kids, fishing with them is a fantastic way to spend time. Lots of conversations, or just sitting quietly, and pulling stuff in. Making dinner is a riot, too, when everyone has contributed to the catch. I love fishing with my kids, which is surprising to me. I thought I'd be easily frustrated with tangled lines and putting worms on hooks and the like. I'm not, I just really enjoy spending the time with them.
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Went out for night jigging for tuna and amberjack, and this big ole bruiser crushed my knife jig. 25+ kg Giant Trevally, 20 minute fight. A quick photo and released him. Caught on ocea jigger quick jerk 5'10 and a stella 8k.
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Mangrove Red snapper (lutjanus argentimaculatus)
processing yellowfin tuna
enjoying the fruits of the trip
processing yellowfin tuna
enjoying the fruits of the trip
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Crone
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Going fishing for the first time this weekend with a buddy that knows the area pretty well. He told me this
Any suggestions on what to get, please? Got a couple days so I could Amazon it, but probably gonna have to shop local to get it in time for this weekend.
Any suggestions on what to get, please? Got a couple days so I could Amazon it, but probably gonna have to shop local to get it in time for this weekend.
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I love Power Pro braided line. It casts easy and is super smooth. If you go spincaster go zebco. Those things are bullet proof and last a life time. My 9 year old has been using the same reel since he was 4. Just got him a longer rod as he got older.
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Crone
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Crone
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9 foot, 8-17lb rod and reel combo for $80. Not sure the brand but got braided line on it for 0.11 cents a yard. Guy at Sportsmans Warehouse fished the area and recommended the spinners. A shiny black, pink, and orange he said were great for Steelhead which is what I'll be going for.
Going out this Saturday for the first time!
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Hosix
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Good luck! Have fun too! Don’t get discouraged with snags or casting into a shitty spot. Everyone has done that!
For me the best part of fishing is the quiet and being with family/friends. Catching fish is a blast but getting my friends or kids hooked into a good spot is more fun.
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Gunned it 70 miles offshore to prospect a spot we hadn't tried in a long while. To our surprise we boated 2 very decent pompano which is unusual for that water. Also caught amberjack, rainbow runner, queenfish (my first), tons of kawa kawa and barracuda.
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final trip of 2018 - packs of GT roaming around smashing jigs, a giant school of mangrove red snappers, and yellowfin tuna. what a way to close out the season!
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Crone
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Only was able to go out once, and wasn't a great spot, but was a damn good time getting out, exploring spots, and shooting the shit with friends. Life has taken over, and I haven't been able to go out again, but we'll see what happens. I do believe that it'll be an activity that I will continue to do. Goal is to go out at least 1 more time this season.
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Caught my first decent sized channel cat the other day. Pole is not what I caught it on, just there to size it (23-ish inches cat). Caught on cut bluegill that I did catch with my daughters little play rod. Was a PITA to get onto the dock since I didn't bring my net.
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Hosix
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So funny story about kids fishing poles and catching big fish....
My son was using his 4 foot Batman pole with 4lbs test on it. While reeling in a smallmouth he decided it was too much of a struggle and he gave it to me. As I reeled it in I though he was snagged. Nope. A 14 inch smallmouth was on the hook and a 15lbs pike had it in its mouth. Landed both on shore. That pole was never the same after that.
My son was using his 4 foot Batman pole with 4lbs test on it. While reeling in a smallmouth he decided it was too much of a struggle and he gave it to me. As I reeled it in I though he was snagged. Nope. A 14 inch smallmouth was on the hook and a 15lbs pike had it in its mouth. Landed both on shore. That pole was never the same after that.
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