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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Overland Park
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Here's the bounty from my first and only Saltwater fishing experience so far. Mostly Grunts, Mangrove Snappers and Trigger fish. After catching them the guide cleaned them and the bar/grill next to the dock cooked a mess of them for us. Absolutely mouthwatering delicious!
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#17 |
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Utopia
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I have fished since I was a kid. I can pretty much own a farm pond, but I struggle on bigger water. I fish Bull Shoals, without much success.
I tell people I'm a bass fisherman, but I also like chasing big flatheads on the river. I'm a bait caster guy, and used to practice on dry land spot casting when I was board. It wasn't uncommon in college for us to be outside, drinking beer, casting worms at a coffee can after class. If I could have 2 baits, I'd take a 7" plastic worm setup with my prefered brand and color combo and a buzz bait, or a Bill Dance Excalibur, baby bass. I also have a bow fishing rig and plan on killing alot of carp this spring-summer. The biggest issue has been time...too much work, not enough play, and when I've done much fishing the past 2 years, it has been putting pieces of worms on a princess snoopy rod and taking sunfish off of tiny hooks. |
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#18 |
MVP
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: nemo
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i love to fish...any kind of fishing's better than not fishing.
nights camping out on the river. running lines, and sitting on a sand bar fishing for flatheads. hand fishing = best sec |
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Wearing ballistic dog goggles.
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: In the box.
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With the bait your using your also pretty much guaranteeing that you'll only catch channel cats with an occasional blue cat here and there. To catch big cats you need to be on the bottom with live bait. The bigger the better because big cats like a mouthful. |
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In Search of a Life
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Fayetteville, AR
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In Search of a Life
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Fayetteville, AR
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#22 |
Mama Tried
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Missouri
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i fish the bass pro spinning rod special about 200 retail but you can pick em up for around a bill at the outlet store.
Far as bait i use whatever walmart is close to sold out of(thats under 5 bucks), mostly smallmouth & panfish gear. I like to run trots and catch frogs & crawdads at night w/ snorkel gear these days. |
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: nemo
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Wearing ballistic dog goggles.
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: In the box.
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I don't like frog legs enough to screw with it. |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: West of the Equator
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#26 | |
Wearing ballistic dog goggles.
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: In the box.
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They're in there so thick we've caught them on a chunk of hot-dog fishing 2' down from a bobber. They also hit so fast its difficult to drink a beer. As soon as I would cast out and the hot-dog hit the end of the line a channel cat would be on top of it. Bad thing is he doesn't want anyone taking anything out, it's catch and release only, so I don't mess with his pond much. It's certainly possible to catch cat fish on a bobber, I've even caught them withing a couple feet of shore, but those channel from my friends pond are about the biggest I've seen caught that way. The big ones are usually closer to the bottom. |
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#27 |
Wearing ballistic dog goggles.
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: In the box.
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What I'll do for going after big cats is go out in the afternoon with a light pole and some worms so I can catch a bucket full of perch. Then I'll head out to my "honey hole" making sure I can get set up before sunset with my river rigs.
My river rigs are a couple of 7' glass rods, medium action, and I'm using bait caster reels with a "bait alarm". What that does is allow me to unlock the reel so it can free spool but when line is taken out it will make a loud clicking noise. Flat heads in particular are a very wiley predator. They don't get big by being stupid. And what they'll typically do is when the grab a perch, or whatever live bait your using, they won't take it compeletly into their mouths at first. They'll grab it by the head and kind of walk around with it seeing if there is a bigger mouthful to be had for not much more effort. If there is they'll spit your bait out and go after the bigger reward. If there isn't they'll stop and swallow their meal. While they're going through this process, if they feel an odd tug back on the perch they've got in their mouth they'll spit it out immediatly. That's where allowing the reel to free spool with the bait alarm on comes in handy. Even then I can't tell you how many times I've missed setting the hook on a big ole flat head. It becomes a test of nerves, waiting for the right time to set the hook. |
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#28 |
Starter
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Earth
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fishing
As a kid I was just a bait slinger. I remember going jugging and using trot lines with my Dad. Loads of fun plus I learned alot about my Dad. Ms. Luke introduced me to fly-fishing at Roaring River and no pun intended I have been hooked ever since.
My best fish story. My last trip to Roaring River I snagged a fellas line. I released my line, laid my rod down and watched as (3) three other fellas also snagged the guys line. The rightful owner eventually landed a nice trout and we all had a good laugh at the predicament. ![]() |
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pie is never free
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: the drivers seat
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I have to be careful though, i cant go after River Monsters with my current rigs, but any advice on anything is appreciated from everyone. |
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Wearing ballistic dog goggles.
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: In the box.
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What I'll do is take a perch about the size of your hand and hook him in the back behind the dorsal fin. It doesn't harm them badly so they live on the hook longer and stay more active than if they're hooked through the mouth, because activity is what will draw a flathead in. Blues will hit on all the above also but I've heard that cut bait works particularly well for them. Take a shad, live or dead, then take a fillet knife and and cut it several times down both sides because the fresh blood is what will attract blues. Channels will bite on all this bait also so your not really missing out on anything by going live bait. As far as how I'm rigging this up I'm using 0-0000 circle hooks, 24" or so of steel leader on a barrel swivel and a 2 to 8 ounce "egg" slip sinker. My line is only 30# mono so I'm really not rigged all that big. Last edited by Radar Chief; 02-20-2010 at 09:11 PM.. |
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