Fisherman here?

[Hazard14 0]

im just wondering if there are any avid fisherman in this board, i personally fish just about every day now. include also what you catch, and the equipment you use. im buying some new stuff today, just got a Tsunami 5-star conventional rod, and a little later im getting a Shimano Cardiff Conventional reel, along with some braided line, mainly for fishing big striper, some bluefish, snagging bunker for bait, and some fluke fishing.

[Allsmokenopancake 0]

FIshed a lot back home in Ireland.

Used to fly fish for Salmon in the River Lennon

Used spinners off Fanad Head, for Mackerel and Pollock

And used worm and floats in Mulroy Bay for Trout.

My father tied his own flies, and was well known in the community for it before he died.

Since I moved here, I haven't fished

[thorpedo26 0]

fish for bass probably twice a week . just go around lookin for a nice pond. my gear isnt worth mechoning just a few decent combos from cabelas.

i want to catch gar more though

[pat19 0]

i go a little bit during the summer, i'm not like big into it or anything but it's fun. sometimes i go in a pond at a golf course around here and usually catch some bass. i usually go for striper and bluefish when i'm in maine for a week.

[number21 3]

I don't fish as much as I would like to.

Caught this 39"(+) Northern Pike on my trip over Memorial day!

(ignore my stupid closed eyes)

I say 39"(+) because this is the biggest fish i have caught and I was a bit excited and put it back in the water before I got a proper measurement. It was tired to my buddy taped it next to the boat, while i held it but, I didn't want to try and re-net it at risk of killing it. I think it was bigger than 39", but that's the most accurate measure I got.

I am mostly a small lake fisherman, mostly catch and release. Perch, walleye and small bass are good to eat though.

I caught that pike on a dead smelt rigged up with a couple hooks while anchored off a drop off.

I usually use Ugly Stick rods (cheap and strong) and Shimano spinning reels. My favorite lures are mostly the classics: mepps, rapalas, spinner baits, Heddon Torpedo, jitterbugs, rebel crawfish and live/dead bait.

probably more than you wanted to know.

more photos of my buddies and I over Memorial day.

[Hazard14 0]

thats a nice looking pike i dont think ive seriously went freshwater fishing before, except when i was really young. heres a pic of the fluke we caught yesterday on the jetty, its almost 20 inches i believe. thats not me holding it btw.

my brother used an Ugly stick rod/reel combo, the ones you buy in modells for 80 bucks, not the best reel hes ever used. broke very quickly, he switched it up for a shimano baitcaster, alot better

[number21 3]

ha!

i have never seriously gone saltwater fishing.

but then again i grew up with the great lakes.

[MJDhcky9 0]

Big Fisherman especially growing up near Cape Cod. Fish alot for sriped Bass in the summer time on the beaches of the cape and also fish alot in the boat.

[Hazard14 0]

its just my location, in brooklyn (sheepshead bay) there arent many freshwater lakes, none actually to the extent of my knowledge, i live like 2 blocks from the canal (lots of fish, although polluted), and its a short walk to the beach. only like 10-20 minutes. im going on a boat fishing trip, right out of sheepshead (got lots of charters), supposedly able to catch in upwards of 15 bluefish. sounds like a good time to me

[number21 3]

is this the right bluefish?

looks like a good fighting fish, a they apparently take top water lures., so i bet they would be fun to catch. I love catching bass and pike on top waters!

[Hazard14 0]

mmhmm thats the right fish, definatley a good fighting fish and hella fun to catch.The largest bluefish ever recorded was caught in 1903 and measured 3 feet, 9 inches and weighed 27 pounds so yea, they get pretty big

thats by size, but by weight they could get up to 40 pounds

[Monty22 835]

One of my buddies is booking a trip as we speak- 6 person charter out of Point Judith, RI. All I know is that it's a 10 hour trip. It's either tagging and releasing shark or Bass/Blue fishing.Should be fun either way.

[Langenbrunner15 0]

Been bass fishing on lakes nearby all my life. This last year i've been gettin' into saltwater fishing. Biggest Bass I have ever caught was 6 1/2 pounds. Didn't record any saltwater fish.

[crazylegs_9 0]

Been fishing Carp for the hell of in on the boardman river in traverse city michigan. Easy to get on, and a nice fight. about all they are worth

[CapsFan 5]

All my fishing expirence was years ago off my great grand parents pier off the Patuxent River, MD. Caught blue crab, stripers, catfish, spot, and perch.

[Hazard14 0]

going out today to fish with my new rod and reel, hoping its a sick combo, tryin to catch some nice blues or stripers. heres the links to my equipment, just incase anybody would like to see it

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/descpageRLCSHIMANO-SCCRA.html (i got the 400A)

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/descpageRDC...AS-LACPGC.html#

(this is the closest thing i could find to my own rod, at the moment)

[warrior37 0]

ill go for perch or walleye around here, but i really like trout fishing in streams or big water for salmon, and ill do the ocean thing when down in florida

[DarkStar50 679]

I don't have the time to fish that I used to but I like to fly fish for trout. The Catskill rivers in New York are 2 hours from here. I fish the Beaverkill when I make the trip. I have been flyfishing since 85. I have a lot of old bamboo cane fly rods from the 50s. I buy them at a reasonable price at antique shows. They are heavy and slow casting but worth using when you have a big brown trout on the line. I have been to Montana 4 times to fish the Madison and in Yellowstone. I lost a southbound freight train in my backing on the Madison inside the park. That was the biggest one I ever lost. I also fished in western Montana on the Clark Fork and Rock Creek. Fishing out west is the best.

When I was a kid we used to up to nothern Maine to fish the lakes for bass and pickerel. That was always a lot of fun.

I always liked playing hockey in the winter and fishing the spring and summer. The hardest part would be finding an upstate bar at night that would put on a Stanley Cup playoff game in May on the TV.

[number21 3]

i have tried fly fishing a few times.

man do i suck! But I got pretty good at getting caught in trees 30ft above my head.

i am going out (not fly fishing) to a little lake North of the city this sunday with a guy on my team. We'll see how it goes.

[Hazard14 0]

i dont like fly fishing, at all. its just not my thing, i prefer saltwater fishing over all other types

[DarkStar50 679]

Fly fishing is like hockey: it takes lots and lots of practice before you get any good at it.

[gman 0]

Does anyone here spearfish? Apnea or tanks, I perefer apnea (breatholding/freediving).

A few areas of Kaliforniastan have started allowing freshwater spearing for certain species but for the most part it is saltwater only. Freediving is way easier than fly fishing ;)

[daca 0]

Does anyone here spearfish? Apnea or tanks, I perefer apnea (breatholding/freediving).

A few areas of Kaliforniastan have started allowing freshwater spearing for certain species but for the most part it is saltwater only. Freediving is way easier than fly fishing ;)

that sounds intense. i would love to try that.

[oggy_3 0]

What do you count as a fisherman, becasue i don't fish with a rod but i commercial fish using nets and traps for crab, lobster and flat fish.

[texanhockey 0]

im a pretty avid largemouth bass fisherman. fish almost everyday. i use a cabelas baitcaster combo with 50 pound test power pro braided line and a bass pro spinning combo with 30 pound power pro. also have some ultralights for creeks and brim and stuff