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Crappie Killer
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: kings river
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Have been fishing the Kings on the south end of Table Rock the past 2 days no luck! The walleye should be running in the next week or 2... can't wait! They have been running water @ beaver dam and have been catching walleye in the Holiday Island area.
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#3 |
pie is never free
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: the drivers seat
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I've heard a lot about how awesome Table Rock is from a work buddy from MO, i'd love to check it out.
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#4 |
In Search of a Life
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Fayetteville, AR
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I fish pretty much fly rod only. I do switch to soft plastics, finesse worms, senkos and crap like that on occasion when I'm fishing up at the inlaws house in Bella Vista. Unfortunately, fly fishing isn't always productive there. None of that gear is really "mine" though, and it's a hodge podge of crap. Sometimes I'm using a spinning rod, and sometimes it's a bait caster. Sometimes it's a freaking Batman pole. Just depends.
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pie is never free
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: the drivers seat
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Whats your favorite salt fish to go after? |
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In Search of a Life
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Fayetteville, AR
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I've caught just about everything in the salt on conventional tackle, because my parents were -very- into saltwater fishing when I was growing up. I caught my first sailfish when I was in 5th grade. Dolphin/dorado are hard to beat, though. So much fun, and such good eating. I'd love to go bonefishing, though I'm not sure I'm a good enough caster to do it justice. I'd really, really like to fish for one of these babies, though (fishing buddy of mine in the pic): ![]() If you've never seen people target these bad boys, it's pretty awesome: Catching a tarpon is also on my list. |
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#7 |
It Goes On
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Lees Summit
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I don't know shit about fishing. This thread is pretty much Greek to me. I'm goi g to go buy a cheap rod and reel pretty soon, and try to learn, though.
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#8 |
pie is never free
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: the drivers seat
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That fish is awesome NewPhin, what a thrill that must be... thats fishing on steroids. And like you say, the eating must be incredible... water to plate in minutes kind of fresh.
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In Search of a Life
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Fayetteville, AR
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The roosters are crazy, because they'll follow your fly in as you strip it. You've got this 50lb beast hauling ass -toward- you... you're stripping in the fly... the beast is getting closer... you know that you're about to get it so close that it's not going to eat because it sees you and is about to run aground... you're also about to piss yourself, because you're standing in the water with a 50lb fish barreling straight toward you... you're muttering "eat ****er eat ****er eat ****er" under your breath... then with about 10ft. to go, the ****er eats. And proceeds to school your ass as it runs into your backing. |
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#10 | |
pie is never free
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: the drivers seat
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Great job explaining the thrill, having a boat is one thing but reeling in a torpedo on foot must be very intimidating indeed... real monsters just offshore. |
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#11 |
I'm kind of a big deal...
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: San Diego
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Just picked up a sweet Seeker rod, reactor series, for fresh water fishing.
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#12 |
Starter
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Arkansas
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Ugh I have trouble casting my baitcaster. Eww.
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#13 |
Kindness in words...
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Zion
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I'll fly, spin, cast, troll, deep rig, or what have you depending upon the situation.
Fly fishing pisses me off more than anything. More that golf. It takes skill and patience and knowledge and luck. Spin fishing is the most well rounded. The easiest, and I find myself doing more of it of late because of that. Bait casting is the "in-between" of fly and spin. Depends on the situation. My least favorite. Trolling is necessary in terms of the environment. Big fish go for big tackle. Can be as frustrating as fly fishing and as rewarding. I've never open water spear fished, though I know it has a loyal hard-core following. |
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#14 |
MVP
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: West of the Equator
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Heh! I remember practicing with the first bait caster I got. I spent hours untangling the rat's nest I could create with ease. Two second cast, 20 minutes getting the damn thing back in working order.
I've only done fly fishing lately and that's when in the mountains of Colorado. I love it. It was frustrating when I first took it up a few years ago because it's a totally different way to fish (narrow streams and really finicky fish). The local bait stores are your friend, for sure. "Match the hatch" is so true in fly fishing, especially in mountain streams. Be sure to wear polarized sunglasses, too. That way you can see all the fish you're not catching. ![]() I have a hodge-podge of other fishing gear. Nothing fancy but it suits my needs. I can throw a rock and hit Shawnee Mission Park Lake from where I live, but never go there. I've been tempted to do the spring trout fishing but have never done it. Maybe this year will be the year. |
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He's Mahomie!
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Jax, FL
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