Thread: Fishing

For the life of me, I couldn't believe there wasn't a thread on fishing. I recently bought another boat (haven't had one in over 10 years) and started back up fishing. Man, I forgot how much it is like golf...something you can get good at, but never truly master.

For my boat, I decided on a welded aluminum boat. I felt the fiberglass boat I had before was just too heavy, so I went with a Bass Tracker Pro Team 175TXW from a semi-local boat dealer. It had all the "goodies" I wanted for the dollar. Now that I have had it for about 6 months the only gripe I have is that I didn't get the 75 hp two-stroke option...mine is the 60 hp four-stroke. While it is a real gas sipper for a 18' boat, it doesn't get out of the "hole" as fast as I would like loaded with two people, a full tank of gas, and gear. I added a "whale-tail" and have messed with several props, only to comprimise. It does get out of the water ok with the 4 blade stainless prop and tops out at 38 mph (gps).

Now for the fishing. I haven't really done so well off rod and reel, but I have been wearing them out on trotline. My closest lake is Hugo Lake and it's a silty lake, the bass just isn't very good here. The crappie is great though, I just got my boat towards the end of the crappie season. The catfish on the otherhand is excellent on juglines and trotlines. Every time I put them out I end up with something for the fryer.

Thus, the reason for my starting a fishing thread: I put out four trotlines out (the max # of hooks I am allowed in Oklahoma) yesterday after working all night and after church this morning I plan on running them. I will only run the lines and not re-bait as I will pull up the lines Monday morning. Hopefully I will have some pics to post for you guys!

Share your fishing adventures and stories, I would love a bit of advice from you seasoned guru's too! I will get some pics up this evening or soon.

I had to google jug line and trotline. They are similar to what we would call a drop line or a longline. I do longline when I can. I do quite a bit of fishing most years. The areas we live in are not anywhere near the same so the fishing is a little different, naturally. I target almost exclusively salmon and halibut. This year I have not managed to get very many days in. It is also the first year in twenty that I do not have a boat. The boat I had was part of my guiding gig that I had been doing. I have my feelers out for a new boat. Hopefully I can find a 20' welded aluminum with a deep v and twin 75hp four strokes. Because of where I fish my boat needs to be as heavy as possible, so it sits down in the water and doesn't get tossed around. Hopefully I will be back to nailing trophy fish for the smoker by spring. This season is almost done, it will be all river fishing soon enough.

This is the first year in a long time that I have not bought a fishing license, so I have only fished on private water this year.
I usually fish for Largemouth Bass, occasionally catfish. Also, I spent a couple of years fishing for Muskellunge.

Am surrounded by some of the best rivers in my state,Sacto, American, feather, yuba,all within an hours drive,
My passion is steelhead,and Salmon,shad in season.

I love going for panfish. A casting bobber with a black ant tipped with a wax worm is my favorite rig. There is nothing more fun than this when the gills are on their beds.

I recently went salmon charter. We had a great time and caught some fish while we were at it.

Fishing isn't near as exciting as it used to be for me since I ran out of hand grenades.

Wife LOVES to fish. She baits her own hooks and cleans the fish. WIN WIN!!

Shooter, I know a gent here in Ft Worth that is a prop wizard. He rebuilds/repairs props. His shop has been open for about 20 years. IF you want to give him a holler, shoot me a PM and I'll send you his number.

Originally Posted by Wullie

Fishing isn't near as exciting as it used to be for me since I ran out of hand grenades.

Wife LOVES to fish. She baits her own hooks and cleans the fish. WIN WIN!!

Shooter, I know a gent here in Ft Worth that is a prop wizard. He rebuilds/repairs props. His shop has been open for about 20 years. IF you want to give him a holler, shoot me a PM and I'll send you his number.

My wifes the same wullie,I lost my fishing Licence for ten yrs back in the day,fishing for Salmon off a bridge in Redding Calif with an M16.
Was very effective,alcohol was involved

YES we need fish pics guys,This is my biggest river caught salmon (34 lbs)Garcia bend,Sacto River,late 70s.
copper flasher lure I made the night before,Homemade Rod,12 lb test.

This is a Crappie my buddy caught- 16.5 inches. We were fishing for Largemouth Bass. We caught 40 that afternoon. All Were between 14-20 inches.

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. :\