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I've never understood the difference really. You can pitch and flip just as well with a spinning rod without all the birdnesting, so why wouldn't you use one?
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Ghostnuke posted:I've never understood the difference really. You can pitch and flip just as well with a spinning rod without all the birdnesting, so why wouldn't you use one? I can't use my baitcaster very well at all but it seems like it should greatly reduce twisting and friction due to the way the line spools out so in theory you should get longer casts with no line twist so your baits swim gooder?
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I like baitcasters better for trolling.
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I find I cast a bit farther and the lure can enter the water smoother with less of a commotion using a baitcaster. And pitching/flipping is way easier on a baitcaster for me. That said, I keep a nice spinning setup for throwing lightweight lures (less than 3/8oz total weight) or throwing stuff in a decent breeze. I can get decent distance throwing a weightless 5" fluke on a baitcaster, so that tends to be my "lets switch to spinning gear" point. My usual load when going out bank fishing is a slightly stiffer than normal medium heavy baitcaster and a slightly stiffer than normal medium light spinning setup. They compliment each other perfectly on the bank and let me adapt to pretty much whatever is happening while I'm out there. On occasion I'll bring out my heavy rod for frogging or a more regular taper mh rod for throwing cranks, but thats rare. But really use whatever works for you and whatever you're comfortable with. I ain't gonna judge you! (Out loud at least  )
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 the line slipped as I was finishing up spooling the new reel and managed to get a nasty bird nest without a single cast. Some idiot me forgot to max the tension out. 
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Casu Marzu posted:
Here's the first of five smallmouth I pulled in, all about this size.   Got a hang of baitcasting pretty quick, but goddamn sudden gusts will gently caress my poo poo up quick.
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Alright I'm at the lake, bass isn't open for another week. The water is 73 degrees and the only other fish in here is lake trout. I don't have a fish finder. How do I catch one?
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prom candy posted:Alright I'm at the lake, bass isn't open for another week. The water is 73 degrees and the only other fish in here is lake trout. I don't have a fish finder. How do I catch one? How deep? You (usually) want to fish the thermocline, the point where the warm water meets the cool water. Early on in the year it's shallower, later in the summer it's deeper. Think 30-40 ft deep for now if I had to guess. I'd use big heavy jigging spoons, jig heads with white twisters, tinsel jigs, even a large minnow or chub. You'll want to jig that thermocline. If you have something like a Dipsy then you can drop a spoon and troll the thermocline. Dipsy's allow you to cover more water but I'm still not convinced you actually catch more fish. Downriggers are the same thing, but you'll never, ever, use Dipsy's or downriggers for bass.
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Thanks! I think 90-110 at the deepest parts, I have a depth chart around here somewhere. The bass fishing up here is good but I'd love to mix it up and catch some lakers too. I'm here pretty much every other weekend all summer. If you're trolling a spoon how do you get a feel for the right depth?
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prom candy posted:Thanks! I think 90-110 at the deepest parts, I have a depth chart around here somewhere. The bass fishing up here is good but I'd love to mix it up and catch some lakers too. I'm here pretty much every other weekend all summer. If you're trolling a spoon how do you get a feel for the right depth? A plain spoon, you won't get much depth trolling. I'd say you'd be hard pressed to get deeper than 10 to 15 ft. A Dipsy diver comes with a chart that will tell you which setting and what speed will get you a particular depth. If you've got a big 1 oz jig head then jam on a white twister tail and start with that at a fairly slow speed. If your fish finder has a "flasher" mode that might help you if you're jigging. edit : There's also lead core or copper fishing line too, but that's even more specific to deep fishing than even a Dipsy.
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Yeah I think I may not have the right gear for this! Time to buy more fishing stuff.
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My baitcaster is used exclusively for fishing on the bottom of rivers.
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:My baitcaster is used exclusively for fishing on the bottom of rivers. My grandpa did as well, but he usually cast the entire reel to the bottom of the river after he couldn't untagle the birds nest.
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1 lovely little crappie today, bleh
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Paddled almost 40km yesterday, caught one snook. It was a lovely day on the water though, glassed out at times and several pods of dolphins came and swam in front of the yak which is always super cool. I took this at the halfway mark of the day, just before I turned around and headed back. Just chilling in 65m of water 10km from the nearest land. Unfortunately the other photos I took are coming out really blurry because my phone is struggling to focus on distant objects. Also lol at Navionics claiming the Indian Ocean is located in Bass Strait, must be why they have a bunch of disclaimers about using their maps for navigation purposes... 
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Your snook is different than our US Gulf of Mexico snook. Love to see a picture of it next time and any other names it might have.
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LingcodKilla posted:Your snook is different than our US Gulf of Mexico snook. Love to see a picture of it next time and any other names it might have. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_barracuda They make good shark and snapper bait, but that's about it unless you have a good fish cake recipe. They fight like a bit of seaweed but they have really sharp teeth and can cut your line if you give them half a chance.
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prom candy posted:Thanks! I think 90-110 at the deepest parts, I have a depth chart around here somewhere. The bass fishing up here is good but I'd love to mix it up and catch some lakers too. I'm here pretty much every other weekend all summer. If you're trolling a spoon how do you get a feel for the right depth?
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Well if the forums get nuked it was nice posting about fishing with y'all and thanks for the dick lure, I'll catch a fish on it one day I swear.
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This was a good thread and I enjoyed posting in it with ya'll. 
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An international fishing discord would be cool.
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My kids caught a mess of catfish the other day (still no Big One) and look forward to doing it again. I'll teach them more about caring for the fish and the environment (there was a bunch of trash there so we'll bring some trash bags). This is a good thread. Thank you.
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Jun 24, 2020 12:08
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Love this thread, tight lines everyone if the forums go
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gay picnic defence posted:Well if the forums get nuked Is this a real thing that is happening?
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tesilential posted:Is this a real thing that is happening? https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3928980 please do what you believe to be ethical.
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I’m going fishing today. I hope the forums don’t die before I can give a fish report
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I only read my bookmarks, who is "low tax"
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Someone who abuses women.
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Elmnt80 posted:Someone who abuses women. m...mods knew?!
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I made a Discord channel: Goon Angling Society. I refuse to stop sending dickspoons around the world and I like you weirdos so please consider joining.
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Thanks man. I've never used discord but looks like it's time to learn
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You’d be welcome at the GiP too KoB.
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Awesome, biggest river flood in years, downstream is gonna be useless for weeks.Casu Marzu posted:My grandpa did as well, but he usually cast the entire reel to the bottom of the river after he couldn't untagle the birds nest. I "caught" a couple of tangled up reels with that same baitcaster, now that you mention it. King of Bees posted:Love this thread, tight lines everyone if the forums go Gentlemen, it has been an honor whining about catching dinks and bitching about the weird rubes one can only find on fishing piers with you. As far as ethics, finally I can say that painstakingly blocking every ad source on the forums was worth it
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Well poo poo, I'm on the discord server now just incase everything implodes.
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They can take away my forums, but they can never take my improved clinch knot. Or carolina rig.
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Ghostnuke posted:m...mods knew?! I ain't know poo poo. 
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Woodpile posted:They can take away my forums, but they can never take my improved clinch knot. Or carolina rig. I'd let 'em take it and use a palomar
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A Pack of Kobolds posted:I made a Discord channel: Goon Angling Society. I refuse to stop sending dickspoons around the world and I like you weirdos so please consider joining. Link says invite is expired, is this still open?
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Casu Marzu posted:Link says invite is expired, is this still open? Here you go! https://discord.gg/xE9Ng5
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