Thread: Fishing

Originally Posted by Wullie

My wife is from Southern Mo. Her dad was a fishin' fool before he got sick.

He was talking about catching "line side" bass and I had to ask him WTH a line side bass was. He told me that was what they call large mouth bass in MO, now you're calling them large mouth. I'm confused. ( not really LOL )

I used to LOVE working a Lucky 13 and watching those large mouth bass hit it like a torpedo coming out of the water.

Can't enjoy it any more. Wrists are shot. Takes the fun out of it when it hurts. :\

Linesides in my state are stripers,have caught them up to 40+ lbs.fun to catch and release.not worth eating.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Linesides in my state are stripers,have caught them up to 40+ lbs.fun to catch and release.not worth eating.

Her dad caught a 40 sump'n pound hybrid striper one day. Had it mounted, still hanging on the wall at her mom's house.

He and mom-in-law were out fishing. His first cast he caught one just short of 40 lbs. Landed it, cast again and hooked the big one. Landed it, told mom he was tired and they were going home. Mom didn't even get to wet a hook. She still laughs about that.

Well, I was going to let the trotlines stay wet for a while, run the lines and leave any baited lines stay wet for another night. I started checking the lines and hook after hook was without bait...damn turtles ate every stinking bit of chicken liver off the hooks. Why do I expect the turtles? I had a HUGE one on the line, dang head and neck was as big as my wrist and the shell was as big as my steering wheel. Sucker was PISSED I brought him up or that a hook was in his mouth...either way I calmed him down with 147 gr JHP out of my Glock 26. I guess he got the last laugh as his head blew up like a grenade and got me & the boat well...and I didn't get to bring him in for proof is what stinks. I ended up with four cats on the line and the turtles or gar had their day with them. Only one was alive and got put in the livewell. I ran the jug lines on the other side of the lake and literally nothing...so that's it for me and chicken livers, I'll go back to goldfish, minnows, and chicken gizzards. Any other suggestions?
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Here's the fish that got eaten up:

That sucks are those snapping turtles? we do not have them in the west,Thought they were good to eat.

Just started fly fishing this year, Having fun with it

Yes, that's what I call them...actually most of us call them loggerhead's as they have a huge neck and head. They supposedly can take off fingers, so I wasn't going to give him a chance. You should have seen Uri, my German Shepherd...he was laying on the back deck of the boat just chilling until he saw it and he dang near knocked me out trying to get to it. He took it as a threat too! I did want to keep it, didn't expect the head to disintegrate like it did. His shell alone would have been a keeper as it was really big, the biggest I have been close and personal with.

Salmon season is just around the bend. I usually get out 12-15 times from October 1-November (for brown trout). After that, I wait it out until the ice damns thaw and get the browns as they return into the lake(s). I love this time of year. Upstate NY has some of the best fisheries in the country. The pictures are from last year. Both brown were over 12 pounds.

Originally Posted by DPeet

Salmon season is just around the bend. I usually get out 12-15 times from October 1-November (for brown trout). After that, I wait it out until the ice damns thaw and get the browns as they return into the lake(s). I love this time of year. Upstate NY has some of the best fisheries in the country. The pictures are from last year. Both brown were over 12 pounds.

Nice fish, used to catch browns like that in Hat Creek outside of Burney Calif,Than one day I had a wake up call
Fish and game guy came around and explained that killing those big fish depletes the main spawning stock in this river system.
Became a catch and realease guy after that.

I've been a catch and release guy my entire life. They were out of the water only long enough for a picture.

Back to the original post, yes, I think a 2 stroke would be a help with the hole shot.
Four strokes have a ton moving parts, suck more gas, weigh more, and need maintenance.
I'm running an Evinrude HO 150 hp. It has many computer driven features that make it a great engine.
It is fuel and oil injected and will self winterize complete with cylinder fogging.
First maintenance is due in three years.
Fuel economy is awesome. Filled the tank at a lake in NY (week stay) on July 4th, and with weekly fishing at home, I still have more than a 1/4 tank.
Others have told me they see the same thing.
The hole shot on an 18' Stratos glass boat is hard to time, it's so fast.
My old welded G3 17' ran a 50hp Yama and had poor top end speed. Just not enough power.