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Elmnt80 posted:I do suck at jokes so this tracks. I'll take suggestions on a new title tho! SEGA rear end Fisting posted:I got stuck on a surprise on-call shift this weekend and could not go fishing. I am very angry about it. That's the whole post. I suggest "SEGA rear end Fisting - not just a screen name, but a good idea"
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Dangerllama posted:Y’all are missing out on a perfectly good trolling joke.
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Had a weekend on the upper mid Hudson with absolutely no bites until Sunday when I was ecstatic to have a tiny white perch on the line. But while I was out on the kayak I did see a bald eagle pull a big something out of the water and rip its guts out perched on the branch of a dead tree, so that was cool.
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Aug 3, 2020 12:54
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Seeing stuff like that makes getting skunked or doing poorly sting less. Some river otters set up shop in our neighborhood pond, which was cool. They ate all the big fish and left. Less cool.
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Aug 3, 2020 14:56
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Woodpile posted:Seeing stuff like that makes getting skunked or doing poorly sting less. Some river otters set up shop in our neighborhood pond, which was cool. They ate all the big fish and left. Less cool. Also, one time I fished a stretch of creek with no bites, and heard a splash behind me. I turned around and saw a mink scamper out of the creek with a 6" trout in its mouth. I got outfished by a weasel.
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Aug 3, 2020 16:25
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Got skunked last year on this lake in the middle of nowhere fishing from a leaky canoe with no seats but we got to see a family of beavers and that was really cool. The bite is on in Algonquin right now, my bass thumb is so bad I can't unlock my phone. 
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Aug 3, 2020 18:35
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prom candy posted:Got skunked last year on this lake in the middle of nowhere fishing from a leaky canoe with no seats but we got to see a family of beavers and that was really cool. It kills me seeing you out in a hoodie like that. I was gonna go out on the new yak today, but the wind went from 4mph gusting 10, to 12 and gusting 30. Temp was 93, feeling like 101 and like 75% humidity. Yay.
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Aug 3, 2020 19:16
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That smallmouth is gorgeous. The colors on it are just amazing. 
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Aug 3, 2020 20:51
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It was boiling hot for the past month but it finally cooled off just yesterday. Very happy to have cooler temps, especially at night. Elmnt80 posted:That smallmouth is gorgeous. The colors on it are just amazing. The fish have just been lookin so good this trip! Here's another one from the other day:  Anyone have any suggestions for how I can lose fewer ned rigs? This lake is absolutely littered with lay downs and I'm going through 2-3 of them a day. One thought I had was Texas rigging the TRD and using a nail weight but I don't know if that'll work as well. Does anyone make offset hook jig heads? Ned rig has been outstanding for me up here but man it's getting expensive.
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Bought a new fly rod and reel setup and took pictures instead of fishing since there's nowhere worthwhile within "short drive before/after work" distance around here.    Rod is a Sage Sonic 5ft 9wt and the reel is some no-name "Platinum Fly Fishing Colorado" reel. Seems pretty well made for ~$120, CNC aluminum with sealed drag and a nice finish. The rod casts so much better than my old Orvis Encounter starter package, it's like going from Ford (excluding the GT) to Ferrari. charliebravo77 fucked around with this message at 23:04 on Aug 3, 2020 |
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Aug 3, 2020 23:00
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prom candy posted:It was boiling hot for the past month but it finally cooled off just yesterday. Very happy to have cooler temps, especially at night. Hella jelly of those beautiful bronze fish. Maybe one day I'll get to go after some chunky smallmouth. Maybe try these for weedless ned heads? https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Owner_Block_Head_Offset_Jighead_4pk/descpage-BLO.html There's a few other offset ned rig heads out there, but they use a much bigger hook or don't have that proper flat head shape to let the baits stand up.
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Aug 3, 2020 23:09
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I tried pinching the barbs of the my kids' hooks so I don't kill every fish they catch ripping swallowed hooks out. Turns out that just means that they don't catch any fish! Also, my eight year old got what looked like a decent size (16-18"?) pike right to the side of the boat before it bit through the line. Kind of cool. I've never caught one.
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Aug 3, 2020 23:17
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Elmnt80 posted:Hella jelly of those beautiful bronze fish. Maybe one day I'll get to go after some chunky smallmouth. Thanks that looks like exactly what I need! gvibes posted:I tried pinching the barbs of the my kids' hooks so I don't kill every fish they catch ripping swallowed hooks out. Turns out that just means that they don't catch any fish! If you're fishing live bait have you tried circle hooks? I find those (debarbed) are pretty great for drama-free releases.
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Aug 3, 2020 23:35
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prom candy posted:Anyone have any suggestions for how I can lose fewer ned rigs? This lake is absolutely littered with lay downs and I'm going through 2-3 of them a day. One thought I had was Texas rigging the TRD and using a nail weight but I don't know if that'll work as well. Does anyone make offset hook jig heads? Ned rig has been outstanding for me up here but man it's getting expensive. Reading around online, maybe use smaller and lighter jigheads. As light as possible, then keep them off the bottom. Maybe someone who fishes these more can tell you. From what I read, Smallmouth hit on the drop more than they pick off the bottom, so a slower drop keeps them in strike zone more anyways.
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ThePopeOfFun posted:Reading around online, maybe use smaller and lighter jigheads. As light as possible, then keep them off the bottom. Maybe someone who fishes these more can tell you. From what I read, Smallmouth hit on the drop more than they pick off the bottom, so a slower drop keeps them in strike zone more anyways. I have some of the 1/16th ones and they do get snagged less but still pretty frequently. I tend to get a lot of bites on the drop but I do get lots when bouncing on the bottom too. I've been fishing the whopper plopper a lot because it's like the only lure I have that doesn't get snagged up but I don't get nearly the number of bites that I get from ol ned.
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My entrants for the Dickspoon Derby arrived today, courtesy of A Pack of Kobolds. Thanks Dude! These will be going with me to Alaska at the end of the week. The goal : Salmon. And Dolly Varden. And whatever else I can get to bite these. But it just wouldn't do to have them plain silver...  First up is the 20g with a Gamakatsu Assist Hook. The name, Spotted Dick. Second is the 15 gram beauty coated in whatever nail polish I could sneak out of the bathroom without my wife yelling at me. Hooked with an Eagle Claw. Third is the green monster with a mopfly VMC treble. The red dot is not blood, but it could have been with how sharp that drat hook is. My Gamakatsu poo poo is sharp, but that VMC stuff is next level. Lastly we have the 5 gram with a single hook left shiny and chrome. Some of the waters I may be fishing are unbaited single hook, hence why not all have trebles. As much as I'd love to nail a halibut with these, I think it's unlikely. But I'll probably still try. Thanks again Kobold!
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Aug 4, 2020 02:39
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prom candy posted:If you're fishing live bait have you tried circle hooks? I find those (debarbed) are pretty great for drama-free releases.
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Aug 4, 2020 03:35
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I got some dick lures thanks to this thread. Can't stop chuckling.
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Yooper posted:My entrants for the Dickspoon Derby arrived today, courtesy of A Pack of Kobolds. Thanks Dude! These will be going with me to Alaska at the end of the week. The goal : Salmon. And Dolly Varden. And whatever else I can get to bite these.  Dick 'em and post the pics!
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Aug 4, 2020 17:44
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No joy on after storm fishing, but we honestly didn't really get a storm. Surfers we're happy though. We brought in about twenty five catfish and another baby pompano. So really about the same as before the storm
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Aug 4, 2020 23:52
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The low pressure made the canal very hit or miss this morning. My crew had medium luck but two guys across the way used some sort of sorcery and caught like 7 enormous fish. we got 1 keeper and are making dinner with it now
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Thinking about picking up a dedicated meat hucking rod. Mostly to be used here in CO for streamer fishing, and the occasional garbage trout. In a perfect world I would also be able to take this to the salt flats once my fellow Americans get their collective poo poo together. Thoughts on a 9’ 7wt? Is this asking too much of a single rig? I’m thinking about a Sage Pulse since I like my 7.5’ 3-wt for creeking, though it’s the ugliest shade of green. waffle enthusiast fucked around with this message at 00:37 on Aug 5, 2020 |
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I have been fishing, I realized, two-six hours a day every day for the last few weeks. I'm sure it's partly a testament to how boring my life has become, but goddamn I'm just the most relaxed I've been since pre-lockdown. I also apparently wore down the skin where I hold the rod from all the casting, but I guess that will heal and be calloused before too long. Pic doesn't do this lil guy justice, it was a a pretty large trout  Additional    And the stuff getting me there. I love fishing locally, but I also love it as an excuse for a long ride or to do some really stupid driving.  
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Nice fish and nice pictures! Did the bald eagle come for your catch?
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Dangerllama posted:Thinking about picking up a dedicated meat hucking rod. Mostly to be used here in CO for streamer fishing, and the occasional garbage trout. In a perfect world I would also be able to take this to the salt flats once my fellow Americans get their collective poo poo together. I’d recommend a 10’ 7 or 8wt. 6-7 is fantastic for streamers, but garbage/poop trout can get really big and actually fight hard. Maybe go to 7/8wt to be able to muscle stuff? My 6 was fine for 20-22” fish easily, but a really good sized carp might do a number on the rod.
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Duck season is fast approaching, so I've been out in my layout boat to scout locations and train my rowing technique. It would be almost criminal to not bring along a rod and some beers and see what's biting. Nothing, as it turns out, but I was fishing veeeery casually. Doesn't matter much, though - had a couple of wonderful evenings on the bay   
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prom candy posted:Got skunked last year on this lake in the middle of nowhere fishing from a leaky canoe with no seats but we got to see a family of beavers and that was really cool. Where in Algonquin were you? I'm going to the west side next month, I'll be trying to catch some lake trout there, in addition to the smallies.
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Jump King posted:Where in Algonquin were you? nice! technically we're just outside of algonquin, on the southwest corner. we can climb a waterfall from our lake into the park though. pretty much only have smallies here but there's some perch coming back too (which has made my perch whopper plopper pretty deadly)
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Mzuri posted:Duck season is fast approaching, so I've been out in my layout boat to scout locations and train my rowing technique. It would be almost criminal to not bring along a rod and some beers and see what's biting. I can 100% get behind that level of lazy fishing. 
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So I ended up just Texas rigging my TRDs the typical way (without pegging the weight) and I still got a ton of bites. The only major difference is the real dinky fish don't seem to get hooked, but when the bigger ones are biting that's fine with me. The only real problem is the bait slides up on the line after every bite, but that's a much smaller problem than getting snagged. I also sent that tackle warehouse link for offset jig heads to my local shop and they've ordered some in for me but while I'm up on the lake here I've only got what I brought.
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I posted a bigger verison of this in the TGO hunting thread, but thought people who didn't wander into there might appreciate this bit about trout streams in WI as I've been digging through GIS data for hunting and fishing. I snipped out the non-fish related stuff so stop on by there if you want to see a bit more about Strava heatmaps, public land boundaries and even beer  quote:
Edit- another great fishing-related resource is the Navionics web portal for water depths: https://webapp.navionics.com/?lang=en#boating@6&key=a~ryFr_bqN charliebravo77 fucked around with this message at 19:27 on Aug 6, 2020 |
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Thinking about heading down to a lake close to my house to Are there water temperature considerations for bass and other lake species? Trout are incredibly fragile at temps over 67° — so I’m just curious if there’s a temperature over which I’d want to stay off the water. Bonus points for fly recommendations. I haven’t caught a fish that wasn’t a trout in over 30 years.
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Dangerllama posted:Thinking about heading down to a lake close to my house to quote:Bonus points for fly recommendations. I haven’t caught a fish that wasn’t a trout in over 30 years.
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Agreed, wooly bugger is my confidence fly, if such a thing exists. I've had panfish, catfish, and bass all on the same black one. Bonus, if you are tying them, they are super easy.
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Well that was a frustrating trip. I’m going to have to learn how to rig the toy rod my son has. He’s a little young to learn how to fly fish, but old enough that he should be able to pick up more traditional methods. He has one of those Disney branded rods that has a Anyway, we spent about 30 minutes not catching fish and then he got bored. Bright side, it was 30 minutes outside fishing with my kid.
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Good instinct, every kid I've ever fished with has always liked fishing with something you cast, reel in, and repeat. Little mepps agila #2 is a killer for me (I cut one of the hooks off to make releasing waaay easier.) even as an adult I find bobber fishing a complete snore. If I could sit still I wouldn't need to be fishing in the first place.
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I need to vary it up. I'm getting tired of cast and retrieve on Texas rigs. I'm gonna try a ned rigged craw next. Maybe get out some of my actual crank baits that I've never used. I dunno. Texas rigged soft plastics are just getting a bit boring. Might throw on a slip bobber and crappie jig or something.
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Got any whopper ploppers?
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Is there a hunting thread? Been wanting to get into hunting and may try deer and duck this year.
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