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Extended my stay at the lake for a few days. Waiting for clouds/sunset before bottom fishing for catfish again. It's not glamorous, but sitting by the water drinking beer waiting for something to happen is my favorite kind of fishing.
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My older brother brought his casting net on a fishing trip to the Outer Banks a couple of years ago. After a few days of messing with it I was able to get it about 1/4 open. Hurray.
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Jul 21, 2020 12:43
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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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DeesGrandpa posted:Same, though it's productive in a lot of areas around me. I paid the extra 10bux for a second rod stamp and I just bring a second rod, cast it out, and leave it in the lil corkscrew rod holder with a bell on it. I then just run lures and have fun with my good rod, and if something takes whatever I've got on the bobber I deal with that as it happens. This is my preferred method of fishing. I don't use a bell though. Rarely a rod holder - a couple of branches will do. Half the fun is lunging after my rod as it skitters to the water. I like to live dangerously.
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Aug 7, 2020 18:03
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Both appalled and intrigued by all the spincaster love.
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Sep 11, 2020 14:59
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I heard somewhere (don't ask, I've forgotten) that you set your drag where your rig falls steadily, not too fast, when you release your bail/bait spool with your rod up at a 45 degree angle. Sounds odd.
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Nov 24, 2020 02:40
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titties posted:That sounds like the method for setting brakes on a baitcaster, but for a spinning reel the only things i ever heard was "don't crank it down all the way" and "back it off some when you store them for the winter" Yeah, I tried applying it to a spinning reel and knew it wouldn't work. Does ok with a baitcaster, but as I tend to horse my catch in, I set the drag tighter.
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Nov 25, 2020 14:00
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Got skunked from the bank at Smith Mountain Lake last week. So while mucking around the shed I put a circle hook through my skin right by my knuckle. Hurt like hell. Luckily it wasn't deep and I remembered what to do. Instead I ripped it out the way it came in. Thinking about going barbless.
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Apr 11, 2021 20:01
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Labor Day trip to Smith Mountain Lake. Guess I need to go to the tackle shop and get some new gear. Sigh. If I must. Haven't been fishing but once this year.
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Sep 1, 2021 00:04
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Ghostnuke posted:this reads like an entry from grandpa's journal in the 40s What? Type in all caps so I can hear you, sonny.
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Sep 1, 2021 00:47
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A Pack of Kobolds posted:CAN I HAVE SOME WHISKEY ON THE BOAT LATER? If you want to play Yahtzee I'm down with that. Need some egg sinkers, two rods and two spinning reels (there will be additional children). Circle hooks. Garlic powder. Etc. It's like Christmas.
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Sep 1, 2021 01:19
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ihop posted:Killing, or possibly killing, a fish always feels lovely and after that I just packed up and called it a day. I've quit a couple of times after something brutal happened too.
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Sep 4, 2021 14:12
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Caught a tiny sunfish and had a decent catfish on, but my knot failed. On the plus side, I lost flicker shad and spinning lures to the tune of $15 so I am reassured that I still know how to fish.
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Sep 5, 2021 14:46
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Went fishing last weekend in the first time in ages. Surf fishing. The least productive fishing known to man and woman. Topsail, NC. Rough surf, high winds and I got skunked. So gonna have to go to the river and catch some easy catfish to break my ennui.
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Jul 12, 2022 23:21
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Hekk posted:Go to the end of the pier instead. I used to night fish their every weekend and it’d top anything I did on my boat in the inter coastal waterway. Thanks for the suggestion. Only there for the weekend so I didn't make it to the pier. Next time. Fresh squid for bait.
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Jul 13, 2022 12:39
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Dik Hz posted:I’ve never had luck with squid. This time of year I prefer sand fleas. Or cut fresh shrimp. Do you know how to find sand fleas? My feet do! Very wriggly.
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Jul 13, 2022 20:50
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Angry Asian posted:Anyone have a good way of getting the fish smell out of your hands after handling them other than using gloves I guess? Gonna be hitting up a lake in the BC interior this weekend for rainbows and kokanee, hopefully will be frying a few on the shore! Your Majesty, might I (your humble servant) suggest you retire to the lavatory to wash your extremities while I scatter rose petals in your path, beating back the barbarians with your diamond-encrusted St. Coix combo (a gift from the Sultan) if needed?
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Jul 15, 2022 01:41
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Going to Myrtle Beach next week. Garden city near Murrel's Inlet. Can fish the inlet from the back porch. Doing pier and surf fishing as well. Tips, please.
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Aug 1, 2022 01:56
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Garden City fishing report: Evening inlet with sandfleas: skunked Morning surf with shrimp: skunked I do like surf fishing here though. I'm used to Hatteras fishing which is more hand-to-hand combat than I care for.
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Aug 7, 2022 14:58
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the yeti posted:Like with the fish or rude people crowding you The surf. I don't fish Cape Hatteras often, people can get lippy out there. Caught a big eel in the inlet today. Never want to catch another.
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Aug 9, 2022 04:18
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Crab Dad posted:? Isn’t eel delicious? I have no doubt. But I've only caught two and don't know how to cook them. Species caught so far: Eel, croaker, pinfish, black grouper (maybe? little fella), toadfish. My eldest is doing well. We're not catching anything noteworthy, but it's a good time. I made a new fishing buddy. A kid about 12 who had the biggest catch yet: hooked his toddler brother RIGHT ABOVE HIS loving EYEBALL on the backcast. Luckily mom (nurse), dad (firefighter) and an emt were on the deck. There was some screaming. Dude was back running around in 5 minutes.
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Aug 10, 2022 12:45
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Just goofing around for the first time this year. Set out not caring about catching - shaking off cobwebs. Pissed I got skunked.
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