OP
New to fishing - need your advice please
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1 morethan 8, who caught most of those fish? You or your
Daughter?
Southern Ohio
1 morethan 8, who caught most of those fish? You or your
Daughter?
Southern Ohio
OP, get yourself a couple of Zebco 33 rigs, sinkers of various size, bobbers of various size, swivels of various size, pre-strung hooks of various size, a minnow bucket, a carton of worms, two lawn chairs, a case of beer and find you a spot....simple!
Rick Bowles
Absent Comrade
Don't skimp on equipment. You won't be happy with the cheap stuff and good equipment will last a lifetime if you take care of it. I like Shimano rods and reels but Garcia and Penn make good stuff too. Remember that the rod catches the fish, the reel just takes in and lets out line.
BigBill
Absent Comrade
The Mann's classic spinnerbaits work the best for me. The white/blue tinted skirt with the gold Colorado blades or the chartruese skirt with the gold Colorado blades. It's all about the blade THUMP.
I use the mister twister 4" split double tail trailer with a trailer hook.
White color for the white skirt
The chartruese for the chartruese skirt.
Add a shot of scent. Reel it slow.
Nice lmb and stripper guys.
I use the mister twister 4" split double tail trailer with a trailer hook.
White color for the white skirt
The chartruese for the chartruese skirt.
Add a shot of scent. Reel it slow.
Nice lmb and stripper guys.
MOONDAWG
US Veteran
If you decide to take up Deep Sea fishing here's a hint; pick rich friends with big boats...it's a bit cheaper. The last "Free" King/Cobia tournament I fished was on a 40" Hatteras with a buddy who owned a trucking company. He paid the entry fees for the 4 of us but we split the fuel and ice 4 ways. The boat's twin Caterpillar T-6's took 300 gallons of diesel and fish box held 500 lbs. of ice worked out to about $350 a piece.
ChiefStealth
US Veteran
Lots of good advise here. I've always used open-faced spinning reels, myself. Some lousy... some good. I prefer the Shimano. When I was at Sill (artillery) it was all cat fishin'. We had some good fish fries there. One thing nobody has mentioned. Braided line! Once I tried the stuff, I never went back to mono. Except for leaders.
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JJEH
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CAJUNLAWYER
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That's cheap! Try a 53' Hatteras with 1200 gal tanks
Don't even get me started on the various calcuttas.......
Rick Bowles
Absent Comrade
That's cheap! Try a 53' Hatteras with 1200 gal tanks
Don't even get me started on the various calcuttas.......
It was cheap 'cuz it was only a 40" Hatteras and not a 40' Hatteras!
Rick Bowles
Absent Comrade
What exactly is the difference between braided and mono? What does it do?
Braided line (Spiderwire, PowerPro etc.) is amazing. No stretch, no memory, very strong, ultra sensitive and thin. 30lb. test line is the diameter of 6lb. mono. I use braided line on everything up to 80lb.
1morethan8
US Veteran, Absent Comrade
"Daughter"!?
I'll have to show Pat what you said.
She loves to fish.. and has skunked me several times!
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I'd like to get back into it myself. I used to fish a lot, but fell out
several years ago for some reason.. My dirt patch is up at Lake Eufaula,
which I've had since 2007, and I still haven't gone fishing there yet..
Fairly pathetic.. I go up there and end up cutting grass, clearing brush,
about everything but fishing.. Ditto for hunting.. Deer are all over the
place, and I haven't been hunting there yet either..
I'm used to most any kind of reel, but to tell you the truth, for light
duty run of the mill fishing, I can hang with a cheap Zebco as well as
anything else. I really don't care. It's only when I go down to the gulf
saltwater fishing where I might want something a little more heavy
duty in some cases. And even then, I can hang with a cheap rig just
fine as long as the line is strong enough.
I had an old Zebco 404 that I probably caught more fish with than
about anything else I've had. I don't even know if they make that
model now.
The Zebco 33 everyone mentions may be similar.. One thing about
those, is they are pretty easy for a beginner as far as keeping from
tangling the reel up.. Where as with the bait cast rigs, it's pretty easy
to tangle one of those up if you forget to keep the thumb on the reel.
And once you do, you'll spend an hour trying to get the thing untangled,
knots out, etc.. lol. With an old Zebco, you just press the button and
let it fling.. And they are pretty cheap to buy. I do prefer a two piece
rod if possible. Easier to fit in a car, trunk, etc.
Heck, I used to go down to the beach and fish with no rod and reel at
all. I once went with a friend of mine who had one rod and reel in his
truck. He used it, and I borrowed some line and a hook from him, along
with a weight. Then I scrounged along the beach until I found an old
plastic bottle.. I'd chunk the weighted line out into the surf as far as
I could fling it, and just kick back. When the line started twitching, I'd
walk up the beach with it, or wind the line on the plastic bottle.
I ended up catching more than he did that day. No joke. He was fairly
disgusted. lol..
Some of my favorite fishing is just the little ponds and such for bream,
bluegills, or whatever, usually with the old 404.. I'd use corn for bait.
Bream go crazy for that stuff.. No need to waste money on worms..
Yep.. I think I oughta start doing some more fishing before I get so
old I won't hardly be able to.. And I love to eat the stuff.. Don't really
care what kind. Lake Eufaula is supposed to have some pretty decent
fishing. Particularly if you can scare up some kind of boat to run around
on. It's a big lake.. Over 600 miles of shoreline. My dirt patch is down
in the lower part, south of the Canadian river, south of the Longtown
area. For a small boat, or canoe, kayak, I'd probably be best off trying
to find some of various coves to duck into, rather than getting out on
the main part of the lake.
several years ago for some reason.. My dirt patch is up at Lake Eufaula,
which I've had since 2007, and I still haven't gone fishing there yet..
Fairly pathetic.. I go up there and end up cutting grass, clearing brush,
about everything but fishing.. Ditto for hunting.. Deer are all over the
place, and I haven't been hunting there yet either..
I'm used to most any kind of reel, but to tell you the truth, for light
duty run of the mill fishing, I can hang with a cheap Zebco as well as
anything else. I really don't care. It's only when I go down to the gulf
saltwater fishing where I might want something a little more heavy
duty in some cases. And even then, I can hang with a cheap rig just
fine as long as the line is strong enough.
I had an old Zebco 404 that I probably caught more fish with than
about anything else I've had. I don't even know if they make that
model now.
The Zebco 33 everyone mentions may be similar.. One thing about
those, is they are pretty easy for a beginner as far as keeping from
tangling the reel up.. Where as with the bait cast rigs, it's pretty easy
to tangle one of those up if you forget to keep the thumb on the reel.
And once you do, you'll spend an hour trying to get the thing untangled,
knots out, etc.. lol. With an old Zebco, you just press the button and
let it fling.. And they are pretty cheap to buy. I do prefer a two piece
rod if possible. Easier to fit in a car, trunk, etc.
Heck, I used to go down to the beach and fish with no rod and reel at
all. I once went with a friend of mine who had one rod and reel in his
truck. He used it, and I borrowed some line and a hook from him, along
with a weight. Then I scrounged along the beach until I found an old
plastic bottle.. I'd chunk the weighted line out into the surf as far as
I could fling it, and just kick back. When the line started twitching, I'd
walk up the beach with it, or wind the line on the plastic bottle.
I ended up catching more than he did that day. No joke. He was fairly
disgusted. lol..
Some of my favorite fishing is just the little ponds and such for bream,
bluegills, or whatever, usually with the old 404.. I'd use corn for bait.
Bream go crazy for that stuff.. No need to waste money on worms..
Yep.. I think I oughta start doing some more fishing before I get so
old I won't hardly be able to.. And I love to eat the stuff.. Don't really
care what kind. Lake Eufaula is supposed to have some pretty decent
fishing. Particularly if you can scare up some kind of boat to run around
on. It's a big lake.. Over 600 miles of shoreline. My dirt patch is down
in the lower part, south of the Canadian river, south of the Longtown
area. For a small boat, or canoe, kayak, I'd probably be best off trying
to find some of various coves to duck into, rather than getting out on
the main part of the lake.
OP
JJEH
Member
A couple of days ago we went fishing at the lake. And this is what happened:
He turned the chair like this and said "Mommy I'm living in here!"
He turned the chair like this and said "Mommy I'm living in here!"
