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Motronic posted:Welp, was just a matter of time before someone did this I suppose. So many drones will be dragged to a watery grave now. Should have gotten a weight on it and submitted it for record contention.
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This is how you do it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sdUZqOoAq4
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Shore fisherman here. I like to fish big water but it's daunting and difficult to find fish. Have any of you goons tried a castable fish finder? I love the idea but I'm not sold on the application.
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Some a y'all might get a kick out of these fish posters (click through) They remind me of those "Salt/fresh water game fish of the $region" that every coastal vacation house bar and restaurant seems to have
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I'm not a great fisherman, probably not even a good one, but there are so many tiny Bluegill in my pond that as soon as you toss anything into the water there is a tiny Bluegill there to grab it. Out of 35 Bluegill caught here is a random sampler and the only one over 4":     
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Aug 27, 2016 12:20
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Well those are just adorable, how well do they keep in aquariums? I had a crawdad growing up for almost 2 years that I bought at an Asian market for like 50 cents.
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Aug 27, 2016 18:19
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That pond desperately needs a large mouth bass plant. They will grow big on all those guys and the blue gills will increase in average size as a defense mech and less competition for forage.
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Aug 27, 2016 19:17
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but you'll never hear a frog there again 
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Aug 28, 2016 03:06
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I would think even those blue gills could suck down tad poles.
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coyo7e posted:but you'll never hear a frog there again I get plenty of frogs in my bluegill/lmb pond. If you want to really protect them, plant some cat tail and a native broad leaf water plant.
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I need some tips on good freshwater fishing holes for bass or trout within an hour drive of Seattle. I am moving that way from Florida next week and want to be able to wet some line as soon as I can get an in state fishing license.
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damug posted:I need some tips on good freshwater fishing holes for bass or trout within an hour drive of Seattle. I am moving that way from Florida next week and want to be able to wet some line as soon as I can get an in state fishing license. Which might be a while since the online sales system was hacked last week. (Actually it may be back up already, I am not sure)
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Yeah but you can fish for free until they fix it. Limits and other regs inforced.
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Made it out on the St. Croix River for about 4 hours a couple days ago, trying for sturgeon. We caught one, a 39 incher. Hopefully the bite picks up soon, I love fall river fishing! Hoping to beat my personal best sturgeon and walleye this year.
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Had a little action fishing this week. Nice little cod  Sculpin of some sort? He didn't make it.  And a nice halibut to finish the day off. 35-40#? I need to buy a scale, my harbor doesn't have one. 
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Sep 3, 2016 23:42
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Staghorn sculpin. Man those guys get around. Nice flatty!
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Goddamn I am so jealous of that halibut 
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So Sunday is like the last day I will get to fish before maybe late October. At the very least it will be the last full day I can take. It's going to be in the 80's and muggy and likely the last day this warm for a while. I want to do one of two things: 1) Wade for smallies. The river might be too muddy, but if it's clear then it could be awesome. I have hand, between smallies and redbreasts, 100 fish days at this stretch and this fall has been awesome all around. This option is a further drive but is far less effort then option two. 2)Kayak for perch. This creek will be turbid, but the fishing has been just insane of late. Fat white perch where ever you seem to cast, active pickerel and decent to keeper stripers shallow enough to get as bycatch. Could be a huge day. Hate yaking on weekends, but this creek is behind a low bridge, so traffic is low. Parking is a pain and I am lazy as gently caress regarding loading and dealing with yak and gear. Guide my hand fishbros.
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Where you at? If it's been raining a lot in the hills/mtns near you your creeks are gonna be blown out and muddy. Both sound fun as hell, for me if its 80 and humid I'd be spending the time in the water. I'm miserable at anything over 75 and moderate humidity.
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Oct 1, 2016 05:24
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Yeah were you be? I'll be in DC....
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LingcodKilla posted:Yeah were you be? I'll be in DC.... I am south of Annapolis, but this rain has me bummed out a bit. I might shift course and hit some ponds in southern MD. In any case, let me know if you want in on some fishing.
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Going for some fall walleye action in a couple weeks here in northwest MN. I'm thinking using a slip weight and a floating jig with a night crawler or fathead on the end, and if that doesn't work give the crank baits a shot. Anyone have experience with that area? I could use some advice since I haven't fished for walleye from a boat in many many years.
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Anyone have any advice for rigging up a bow rider for fishing? Dad bought a cute Maxum 1800 outboard for cruising around the river, swamps, and intercoastal, and I'd love to try a little fishing from it. No offshore experience, but would love to learn. Just want to target good eating fish, not after trophies. I've also got to learn to dive and spearfish to do my part in murdering Lionfish.
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You got mullet in your area? I hear net casting for them is productive for food.
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LingcodKilla posted:You got mullet in your area? I hear net casting for them is productive for food. I do want to try that! I don't think I'd be super productive with it given persistent shoulder and back issues, but worth a shot. I'm more the type that wants to have a nice day on the water and catch a mess of fish to cook up for friends and still have some for the freezer. It's why I've mostly stuck to stocked ponds and catfish (and how I've gotten really good at cooking large mouth bass and bluegill). I like to guarantee my chowder. Mullet is also crazy good. Smoked Mullet is legit one of my favorite fish dishes. FISH BACON.
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TheDon01 posted:Well those are just adorable, how well do they keep in aquariums? I had a crawdad growing up for almost 2 years that I bought at an Asian market for like 50 cents. As a someone who both fishes and keeps aquariums, Bluegill are massive bastards. Fun to keep, but they will destroy fish you'd think would be able to hold their own.
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Desert Bus posted:As a someone who both fishes and keeps aquariums, Bluegill are massive bastards. Fun to keep, but they will destroy fish you'd think would be able to hold their own. So like an oscar? I had a few albino oscars back when I had aquariums and they were total assholes, killed everything then the bigger one killed the smaller one.
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I've never kept fish in aquariums but from some of the stuff I've read it sounds like selecting fish that can peacefully coexist is a pretty big deal for people who do have aquariums
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TheDon01 posted:So like an oscar? I had a few albino oscars back when I had aquariums and they were total assholes, killed everything then the bigger one killed the smaller one. Blue gills will gently caress up Oscars as long as the blue gill doesn't fit inside the Oscar's mouth. But in general you don't want to put cold water fish and warm water fish in the same aquarium since they both require different temperatures to be comfortable.
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I got plans to dig out a pond and keep a few bluegills. Seems like a bad idea to keep them in an aquarium.
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YarPirate posted:Going for some fall walleye action in a couple weeks here in northwest MN. I'm thinking using a slip weight and a floating jig with a night crawler or fathead on the end, and if that doesn't work give the crank baits a shot. Anyone have experience with that area? I could use some advice since I haven't fished for walleye from a boat in many many years. What lake are you fishing at? It's unlikely I've fished it, but I can take a look at the lake map and see if any areas stand out. I'd say troll stickbaits at night/dusk on shallow weed edges. The slip weight rig should work well too, you should be able to cover some water too.
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DoctaFun posted:What lake are you fishing at? It's unlikely I've fished it, but I can take a look at the lake map and see if any areas stand out. Otter tail lake is the main one, but I think I'm going to try some other nearby lakes from shore.
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DoctaFun posted:What lake are you fishing at? It's unlikely I've fished it, but I can take a look at the lake map and see if any areas stand out. Speaking of lake maps, what resources does everyone use for their intel? I've gone to Navionics and all that, and I watched some dude pop out a map on YouTube alt hat had some detailed channel information and such...I just have no clue what it was and where he got it from.
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TheDon01 posted:And a nice halibut to finish the day off. 35-40#? I need to buy a scale, my harbor doesn't have one. Sorry I'm late to respond to this, as I'm just catching up on this thread. An interesting bit of trivia about pacific halibut is that you can get a pretty accurate estimate of weight from just measuring their length. You don't need a scale. A measuring tape and this PDF chart from the International Pacific Halibut Commission will do you just fine! IPHC FAQ posted:Does the length-weight table really work?
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I'm looking for gear to get in my kayak with while the weather and weather temps are cooling. Are waders the best route? Do they breathe well? I'm also not sure of them because of the likelihood of falling out and they take on water causing me to sink like a rock.
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hagie posted:I'm looking for gear to get in my kayak with while the weather and weather temps are cooling. Are waders the best route? Do they breathe well? I'm also not sure of them because of the likelihood of falling out and they take on water causing me to sink like a rock. Long story short, it totally depends upon what kind of climate you live and what kind of kayak you have and what kind of water do you think you'll be working in. Hypothermia can kill you in a matter of minutes if the water is cold enough. I'm from posting right now but later I'll try to cut and paste a ton of info I found while I was looking at this issue a year or so ago.
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Honestly it's only for the next couple weeks, and early spring in NC/SC. I don't really do cold weather, period. MAYBE 55-60 degree water at minimum.
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hagie posted:Honestly it's only for the next couple weeks, and early spring in NC/SC. I don't really do cold weather, period. MAYBE 55-60 degree water at minimum. You'd be surprised. Make sure you wear your vest too, some fisherman around here drowned in less than 5 feet of water because he got tangled in weeds.
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hagie posted:Honestly it's only for the next couple weeks, and early spring in NC/SC. I don't really do cold weather, period. MAYBE 55-60 degree water at minimum. Yep that's not too bad, guys around here generally fish until ice out, and most use dry/semi drysuits. If you do go for waders I suggest getting a stretchy belt and cinch it as tight as you can stand as high as it will go.
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hagie posted:I'm looking for gear to get in my kayak with while the weather and weather temps are cooling. Are waders the best route? Do they breathe well? I'm also not sure of them because of the likelihood of falling out and they take on water causing me to sink like a rock. I had a wetsuit for a while but I've switched over to dry pants and they're a heap warmer. A little water gets in because my arse and feet are in a puddle the entire trip but it's more just a little dampness rather than being dripping wet. Waders are a controversial topic and some people I've met/spoken to online get really fired up about it but there's 3 things to keep in mind: water in waders weighs the same as water outside of waders so you won't sink because of them, it might make it harder to swim though; as long as you're wearing a PFD you won't end up getting your head pushed under water by any air trapped in the waders; and waders full of water can make it a lot harder to remount your kayak so be prepared to take them off if you have to. Make sure you wear enough layers of thermals under your waders/dry pants/wetsuit too, good ones should wick water away from your skin to help you stay warm even if you get wet. Wear a spray jacket under your PFD so if you do fall in the wind won't cool you down as much too.
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