If there's a local tackle shop, find them and become friendly. Go up there to chew the fat and listen to what they say. Watch a lot of youtube's. There's more literature and media out there on bass fishing than probably every other type combined. Lots of good info ITT, as well. I'd say fish is our resident bass expert.
don't get hung up on those big lakes too much. there are so many small lakes and ponds that hold fish(big fish) you shouldn't have to travel very far at all
Killed it today with the KVD square bill. On the water at 7:30 and left at 1:00. 17 fish total, all but two coming on the crank. Best was an even 5 pounder. Have lots of footage but it takes awhile to sort through and edit as the files are huge. Did weigh the fiver on camera.
Going to the Dominican Republix next June for a cousin's wedding and I'm already looking to set up a fishing trip. Wahoo and Mahi fishing there is supposedly insane
Bit of an odd day. Square bill in the morning produced nothing so I switched up to a worm and picked up three over two hours. Chucked the spinnerbait for a while and caught a dink. Squarebill again for one, finished with three more in the last 40 minutes ripping down the bank on the way back to the launch ramp. Long casts with a trap and retrieving very fast. Picked this one on the trap and called it a day. 3.9 lbs
bought a few new spinners and cranks and tops the other day, can't wait to get out this weekend and try them out.
How many times did you catch the same fish on her bed in that tiny pond making 10 foot pitches? Get on a boat and work some real water, then I might be impressed kylebuck
So, North Carolina is now stocking some large trout in Lake Appalachia to take care of the invasive blueback herring in the lake, this announcement led to a big Facebook fight over catch and release. I'd have a little more respect for the catch and keep guys if they weren't all retarded.
I'd have more respect for the catch and keep guys too if they didn't leave their shit strewn all over the place too. I have no problem at all with people keeping fish, I just wish they'd realize two things: 1. keeping the biggest fish you catch is not only detrimental to the entire system, but it also isn't going to taste near as good as a smaller one and 2. release mounts these days are incredible. Just take a picture and measurement of your fish and you can have an incredible replica mount made while still allowing someone else the opportunity to catch the fish of a lifetime. Killing trophy fish these days has no purpose whatsoever.
There was a guy with a sailfish at the dock a couple of weeks ago. I mean wtf. Theres a simple rule to use. Take what you can eat, and release the rest. Theres also no sense in keeping a 6lb. trout full of eggs, just keep a 15'', they taste a thousand times better anyway.
90% of the trash i see is stuff left by bait fisherman on rivers and lakes. i got pissed this weekend at a group of mexicans having a picnic at DuPont State Forrest. They were leaving trash everywhere.
I'm thinking about buying a cheap used fishing kayak and rigging it up to my liking for some local rivers and small lakes. Who all in here fishes from a kayak?
Hit a couple lakes near my house this weekend, only got about 30 minutes in before I got chased by rain. Got a couple nibbles on my topwater frog, but I think the one I was using may have been too big for the fish in the lake. Did a popper for a few minutes as well, I could see one fish following it but he didn't bite, was going to change to a green shad with a jig head to see if he might go for it when the rains hit. Hoping to get back out tonight for a few minutes.
Got an old 11'6" Mainstream Kingfish. I've rednecked this thing out to the point where it's nice to fish out of. Planning on a Jackson Cuda 12 in September.
Nice. I've found a used pelican castaway 11'6" for a good price. I'm planning to do the same to it and eventually upgrade the same way.
Here's the current config. A Couple of scrap 2x4s and a boat seat from Walmart, and now it's so much more comfortable. Don't mind my messy shop building. Spoiler
My dad is my hero... and I recognize how fortunate those of us who feel the same way are. Probably why I enjoy this clip from years ago more and more each year. Yes, I'm the obnoxious narrator and cameraman. My brother also takes a moment to scold me for filming instead of fishing. Of course, as soon as we got back to our respective homes, he called within two hours to ask if I had uploaded the video.
Go on an extended family fishing trip every summer. Sitting in the boat in the evenings with my dad with a calm lake is one of my favorite things to do in the world.
Tbh 1 life goal is to take my children to the same interstate lake where my dad and I went for my first time.
http://wired2fish.scout.com/story/1540182-crazy-hand-fishing-for-big-bass-video?s=537 eat a dick kylebuck this guys shits all over you
wtf? how does this get so close to passing? http://wired2fish.scout.com/story/1539289-gill-netting-bill-close-to-passing-in-alabama?s=537 The nation’s largest recreational boating advocacy, services and safety group, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS), is speaking out against AL House Bill 258, that if passed by the Alabama Senate could decimate bass, crappie and other sportfish stocks. The bill, which would reverse a decades old ban and permit gill netting by commercial fishermen on the Tennessee River, passed the Alabama house April 10. Its fate now lies with the 16 legislators of the state’s Senate Committee for Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. “That’s where we hope this anti-bass fishing legislation will end,” said BoatUS Government Affairs Senior Program Manager David Kennedy, “But recreational anglers need to speak up now.” BoatUS has over 6,300 members in the Yellowhammer State. The Tennessee River chain includes the prized Lake(s) Guntersville, Wheeler, Wilson, and Pickwick, waters that host hundreds of local and top national fishing tournaments annually. Said Alabama resident, bass angler and BoatUS Program Coordinator Dustin King, “Gill nets are designed to entangle paddlefish, catfish, and buffalo, but do not discriminate, and they would ruin our most prized bass fishery.” Alabama is a recreational fishing powerhouse that is an estimated $853 million industry according to a study commissioned by the Alabama Bass Trail (ABT) and completed by the University of Alabama at Huntsville. ABT operates dozens of tournaments across the state, and Executive Director Kay Donaldson said the proposed legislation would give mostly out-of-state commercial fishermen unfettered access to string nets in the Tennessee River and its tributaries, with no additional enforcement. “The state is already stretched too thin on enforcing the laws on the books,” said Donaldson. Added Kennedy, “When you look at the math, it simply doesn’t add up. The meager revenue gained by any new paddlefish commercial license fees wouldn’t even begin to offset the loss of the recreational fishery and those who make their living from it. There are also safety issues for all recreational boaters with the placement of nets, their impact on the bass spawning season, and other environmental concerns.” Anglers are urged to contact their Alabama State Senator by going towww.legislature.state.al.us/aliswww/Senators.aspx.