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I went to my local freshwater striper lake and totally smashed schoolies and white bass until my arms got sore. I didn't catch a striper over 5 pounds, but holy gently caress can a 5 pound striper bend the rod on bass gear. I experienced a school of threadfin shad which was more than 100ft in diameter. It never got hotter than 80 degrees and had a max wind of 8 mph. It was like heaven on earth. I can't a 2.03lb sandbass that was just shy of 18 inches. My thumb can't unlock my phone and probably won't for a week.
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OniPanda posted:40 lb? Hooo boy, I bet your arm is sore. I got a 30 lb recurve and sometimes I wish I woulda opted for the 20 lb. I'm pretty strong, and can easily draw when I'm fresh, but my arm tires out a lot faster than with a 20 lb. Yeah it's a hell of a workout and I'm feeling it today. They say you want a heavier draw because of how heavy the fishing arrows are. I figure it's a good enough excuse to start lifting again.
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May 24, 2021 23:43
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Anyone around Minneapolis have a good shore fishing spot? It will be catch and release so don't worry, they'll still be there. I also probably don't know what I'm doing to catch enough. Bass or pike I suppose unless there's a walleye shore spot somewhere. I'll share that the docks near the band shell at Lake Harriet is pretty easy to catch bass. Just using a wacky rig and we'll catch 5 or so in an hour.
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May 26, 2021 16:05
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KingKapalone posted:Anyone around Minneapolis have a good shore fishing spot? It will be catch and release so don't worry, they'll still be there. I also probably don't know what I'm doing to catch enough. Bass or pike I suppose unless there's a walleye shore spot somewhere. Check my posts and you’ll see my Nokomis muskie, the lobe west of the Cedar bridge is where I caught that. Edit: It has tasted blood and hit a dicklure, so don’t wade in nude.
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May 26, 2021 16:47
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crazypeltast52 posted:Check my posts and you’ll see my Nokomis muskie, the lobe west of the Cedar bridge is where I caught that. Is there a pier or just straight shoreline?
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May 26, 2021 17:44
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KingKapalone posted:Anyone around Minneapolis have a good shore fishing spot? It will be catch and release so don't worry, they'll still be there. I also probably don't know what I'm doing to catch enough. Bass or pike I suppose unless there's a walleye shore spot somewhere. I know a lot of people fish from shore on the East River Flats Park in the Mississippi River at the University of Minnesota. It's also a gay hook-up spot if you're into that.
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May 26, 2021 18:15
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KingKapalone posted:Is there a pier or just straight shoreline? Just the shoreline. The Minneapolis Parks website also says the west side of the Franklin Avenue bridge has some bass in the Mississippi. In the Minneapolis thread we are talking about a Nokomis goonmeet/goonfish if you are interested?
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May 26, 2021 19:02
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Dik Hz posted:How far are you willing to drive? There is some phenomonal trout fishing just across the border into Wisconsin around River Falls. A fly rod or a light spinning rod would do well. Seconding this when it comes to trout. I had a blast with a guided wade down by Lanesboro, caught some brown trout and a brookie!
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May 26, 2021 19:02
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KingKapalone posted:Anyone around Minneapolis have a good shore fishing spot? It will be catch and release so don't worry, they'll still be there. I also probably don't know what I'm doing to catch enough. Bass or pike I suppose unless there's a walleye shore spot somewhere. Go to Minnehaha Falls. Go down to the stream. Follow the stream to the Mississippi.
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May 26, 2021 19:13
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Dik Hz posted:How far are you willing to drive? There is some phenomonal trout fishing just across the border into Wisconsin around River Falls. A fly rod or a light spinning rod would do well. Anything more specific about where around River Falls? What sort of tackle should we have on a spinning rod?
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May 26, 2021 19:33
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how does one remove the hook from a pike or muskie? grab it under the gill plate, gloves and pliers? I hope I catch one one day, but I'll probably be unprepared if I do.
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May 26, 2021 19:51
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Planet X posted:how does one remove the hook from a pike or muskie? grab it under the gill plate, gloves and pliers? Pliers, I got nipped when I tried to take my lure out of the one I caught because I didn’t grab the pliers right away.
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May 26, 2021 19:53
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Planet X posted:how does one remove the hook from a pike or muskie? grab it under the gill plate, gloves and pliers? If someone has a set of lip grippers you can use those in one hand and pliers or long hemos in the other hand. A set of long, heavy, curved hemostats are great for removing hooks from toothy rear end holes
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titties posted:If someone has a set of lip grippers you can use those in one hand and pliers or long hemos in the other hand. One thing that transcends the gap between the worlds of salt and freshwater fishing is avoiding getting bitten by toothy rear end in a top hat fish.
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May 26, 2021 20:55
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KingKapalone posted:Anything more specific about where around River Falls? What sort of tackle should we have on a spinning rod? Small Mepps spoon 1.5", silver Dik Hz fucked around with this message at 01:56 on May 27, 2021 |
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May 27, 2021 01:53
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Dik Hz posted:Kinnickinnick below River falls. The Brookie streams east of town are fun, but really tiny. Only a couple pools you can hit with a spinning rod. So that's over in the Kinnickinnic state park?
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May 27, 2021 02:04
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KingKapalone posted:So that's over in the Kinnickinnic state park? between the park and town. There are a couple access points that require a bit of a hike.
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May 27, 2021 02:24
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KingKapalone posted:Anything more specific about where around River Falls? What sort of tackle should we have on a spinning rod? I've fished beneath the dam several times and have had some success. Does anyone know if the dam is even still up? I remember talk of taking it down.
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May 27, 2021 02:43
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Anyone have tips on fishing around St. Pete FL?
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May 28, 2021 14:36
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gamera009 posted:Anyone have tips on fishing around St. Pete FL?
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May 28, 2021 18:08
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I ended up pulling the trigger on an Orvis clearwater 6 wt 9 ft. This gives me a little bit heavier rod than a standard 5 so I can throw both standard trout flies and a littler larger flies for small smallmouth. Fished the Shenandoah this am up near Harper's Ferry. Beautiful morning.
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May 28, 2021 22:00
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Planet X posted:
Jealous. Have you tried stripping a muddler minnow behind the rocks? Its bass candy.
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May 28, 2021 22:07
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Dik Hz posted:Freshwater or saltwater? Yes. Focusing on salt right now.
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May 28, 2021 22:37
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Currently heading to the Chewucan River in Southern Oregon to chase some native Redband Trout. As I opted to leave all my spinning stuff in Bend I’m not terribly confident I will catch anything, but I’m gonna stomp around in a river and see what happens.
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May 29, 2021 01:56
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King of Bees posted:Jealous. Have you tried stripping a muddler minnow behind the rocks? Its bass candy. I just got some muddler minnows, so not yet, but I'll do that soon. My weekend float trip was rained out, so I took my friday off to scout around fishing locations on the Potomac, Shenandoah and Monocacy. I only landed a chub, but it was a nice morning to be out. Since I live in both bass and trout country, I'm trying to figure out my tackle. Various names, hatches, etc can be daunting, as I don't tie, I just like to fish. Many of the access points are overfished or property of the various river outfitters, so I'm trying to figure out where I can park, wade and, and slog up or downriver to a good spot with riffles and rocks.
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May 29, 2021 13:00
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Planet X posted:I just got some muddler minnows, so not yet, but I'll do that soon. My weekend float trip was rained out, so I took my friday off to scout around fishing locations on the Potomac, Shenandoah and Monocacy. I only landed a chub, but it was a nice morning to be out. Since I live in both bass and trout country, I'm trying to figure out my tackle. Various names, hatches, etc can be daunting, as I don't tie, I just like to fish. Big Hunting up in Maryland is another good trout stream amd a little further up in PA is Yellow Breeches (lots of fun, good nymph practice) and the super technical limestone streams like Letort, however those limestones are shadows of their glory days due to pollution. As for matching the hatch i only bother when its super obvious. When it doubt throw a foam beetle out there. Everything likes to eat june bugs. Also just remebered if youre in a 17 year cicada area just forget about it for a few weeks. The fish are gorged out. That was my experience back in WV anyways.
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Thanks. I live close to Big Hunting, I just don't go up there as often as I should. That'll change this year, especially after they stock in the fall. I've been up on the Breeches once a few years ago with a guide friend, it was a ton of fun and I should (like Big Hunting Creek) make a point to get up there again. That's where I was introduced to nymphing with scuds. The person I was with tied on two on one leader, I need to figure out what knot that was.
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May 29, 2021 22:43
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NO fishing for me this weekend because the state of texas can't keep a boat ramp open if the lake is at 100%. My tax money at work!
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May 30, 2021 14:39
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I successfully stomped around in a river and only lost one fly. Learned that the 3wt rod I have is really drat twitchy but the 5wt is a dream.
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Hi goons, my partner is looking for a general fishing rod (mostly trout/salmon) to use ~5 times a year. She's very petite (just under 5') and doesn't know much about this stuff - turns out neither do I. We went to a massive [url]https://www.basspro.com/shop/en#]fishing store[/url] and looked around and found that stuff was of course delineated way more than we thought it would be with specific gear for specific things. I don't know why I assumed it wouldn't be like that but anyways we noticed they had these "Ugly Stiks" which we thought was a good size or whatnot for her, and at a good price point. What's the recommendation here? Even the Ugly Stik comes in a lot of variants and she doesn't really like the red. Budget is around $80 USD and preferably less. Thanks in advance buds. e: Assuming she'll need the rest of the kit as well such as the line and tack (is it tack?), is there a go-to like $20-30 starter kit for that stuff?
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VelociBacon posted:Hi goons, my partner is looking for a general fishing rod (mostly trout/salmon) to use ~5 times a year. She's very petite (just under 5') and doesn't know much about this stuff - turns out neither do I. I'm a big fan of the Mitchell Avocet rod combo as a starter package. Get that plus some nice line and you're set for around $50. As for tackle, go to your local bait shop and buy what they tell you. Just buy what you intend to fish with that day and grow from there.
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Got a chance to go out to the bougie trout club pond and saw one smart rainbow that went into the weeds and broke my line off, and discovered that no matter what there are bass and bluegill in every if it's more than like 2 feet deep. Caught every baby bass and bluegill while the trout laughed at me. A successful day!
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Right now the Minneapolis goons are working on planning a meetup by Nokomis this weekend, still figuring out exact timing but if you want to fish/hang with goons on Sunday let me know.
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VelociBacon posted:Hi goons, my partner is looking for a general fishing rod (mostly trout/salmon) to use ~5 times a year. She's very petite (just under 5') and doesn't know much about this stuff - turns out neither do I. Bass pro sucks, full stop. I notice you've mentioned your partners height as a thing with your choices, but until you get into heavy duty deep sea stuff its not gonna matter. My best friends 5'2" fiancee goes fishing with us and has had no problem using a 6'6"-7'11" rod when fishing. The bigger thing will be matching the rod/reel to the species you are targeting and the conditions you are fishing in.
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Dik Hz posted:Kit line sucks. If you buy anything nice, get good line. Elmnt80 posted:Bass pro sucks, full stop. I notice you've mentioned your partners height as a thing with your choices, but until you get into heavy duty deep sea stuff its not gonna matter. My best friends 5'2" fiancee goes fishing with us and has had no problem using a 6'6"-7'11" rod when fishing. Thanks for the responses. It looks like the Mitchell Avocet stuff is harder to get in Canada, there's these two listings on amazon but both are out of stock. Should this be more medium or light weight? Kinda just looking for a recommendation of like 6-7' rod, medium weight or something like that?
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Ugly sticks are perfectly adequate for beginners, if you're just starting out I think any combo you find in the $50-60 range from an established brand is going to be pretty comparable. Here in my corner of the south I know a lot of people like the Berkley lightning rod and it's priced right around the ugly stick, but I've never thrown one. I think a 6' medium rod is the sweet spot, it'll be a little heavy for trout and might be a little light for salmon but she'll still have a bunch of fun either way. Throw away whatever line comes with it, spool it up with some fresh 8lb test or so and spend the rest of your budget on what the guy at the bait shop tells you to put on the end of the line, trout like in-line spinners like mepps or rooster tails and they also like it when you just drift a worm on a tiny hook with a little bit of split shot.
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VelociBacon posted:Thanks for the responses. It looks like the Mitchell Avocet stuff is harder to get in Canada, there's these two listings on amazon but both are out of stock.
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 Snook are insane. Pretty, but also kinda bonkers how much fight a little 3-ish# fish will put up.
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VelociBacon posted:Thanks for the responses. It looks like the Mitchell Avocet stuff is harder to get in Canada, there's these two listings on amazon but both are out of stock. You say salmon or trout but a little more info could be good. Are you fishing from a boat? A beach? A dock? Do you know generally how big the fish are that you could catch? Also what kind of reel spin casting or bait casting? Canada is huge. Ugly Stiks are a great starter pole. I generally buy them because if they bust I'm not out hundreds of bucks. Good price break.
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Minneapolis Goonmeet/goonfish 11 AM Sunday in this parking lot, I'll drive down so we can meet at the blue Rav4 if that works? Or look for the goony looking people burning in the sun. https://goo.gl/maps/1N6cSdWmLoFx5b8F8
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