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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: nicname on June 20, 2011, 01:02:35 AM
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I started fishing again for the first time in 8 years or so this spring. I'm not very good but become more addicted all the time. Expert goEMAW fishermen give advice.
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Mods move to the thread where people put stuff that dumb people say/do.
TIA
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Mods move to the thread where people put stuff that dumb people say/do.
TIA
So smart people don't like fishing? Good luck with that.
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Love to fish, haven't done much since college though
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haven't fished since I was a little kid but enjoyed it then. really want to go fishing in Key West out in the ocean and junk. probably don't want to fish at a lake again.
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I pretty much just like to drink beer outside, but if I can catch a fish while doing it, the icing is on the cake. I grew up pond fishing.
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Like to catch catfish, take them off the hook and say "It's a Trap!" in my best Admiral Ackbar voice right in their stupid faces.
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you know who liked to fish? hamilton strickland.
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did you know that bass can get worms? yeah, it's pretty rough ridin' disgusting. went fishing for some bass in some ponds a few weeks ago, and afterwards when i was cleaning them discovered that their insides were infested with worms. very gross. evidently the parasite is carried by birds from location to location.
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who eats bass? i always considered them a catch and release fish. hayseed.
i guess the only fish i would catch and eat are crappie and trout, and some catfish.
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who eats bass? i always considered them a catch and release fish. hayseed.
i guess the only fish i would catch and eat are crappie and trout, and some catfish.
thats probably because you can't catch all of the other fish. lol what a dumbass :bait: <-every other fish 'clams trys to catch
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who eats bass? i always considered them a catch and release fish. hayseed.
i guess the only fish i would catch and eat are crappie and trout, and some catfish.
Yeah, for freshwater fish, this is pretty accurate.
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who eats bass? i always considered them a catch and release fish. hayseed.
i guess the only fish i would catch and eat are crappie and trout, and some catfish.
thats probably because you can't catch all of the other fish. lol what a dumbass :bait: <-every other fish 'clams trys to catch
ya that's pretty much the opposite of being true. not like i wasn't using a baitcaster by 6th grade.
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did you know that bass can get worms? yeah, it's pretty rough ridin' disgusting. went fishing for some bass in some ponds a few weeks ago, and afterwards when i was cleaning them discovered that their insides were infested with worms. very gross. evidently the parasite is carried by birds from location to location.
Yeah I cleaned a bass once that had 1 worm. I cut around it and ate it anyways.
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Love fly fishing. Keeps me entertained. I don't get out to do it much, though.
I usually fish here:
(http://ih3.redbubble.net/work.3967093.5.flat,550x550,075,f.pikes-peak-at-catamount-reservoir-colorado.jpg)
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did you know that bass can get worms? yeah, it's pretty rough ridin' disgusting. went fishing for some bass in some ponds a few weeks ago, and afterwards when i was cleaning them discovered that their insides were infested with worms. very gross. evidently the parasite is carried by birds from location to location.
Well, that is what you get for keeping your bass. Catch and release.
Anyway, I don't have a boat so I do my fishing from the shore. I usually go to Harvey Co. East Lake which is ok I guess. but I'm really interested in getting some pond access in this area. Anyone in SCK and know of a few hot spots I should check out. Since I only fish from the shore or wade out a bit and only have limited equipment (one medium spinning reel w/ 10 lb test on mebium rod, and one ultra-light rig), I'm not really utilizing some of my larger "big-bass" lures. Anyone had any success with beetlespins? I heard they are a great lure that will catch a variety of fish.
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who eats bass? i always considered them a catch and release fish. hayseed.
i guess the only fish i would catch and eat are crappie and trout, and some catfish.
Apparently Walleye are pretty tasty but I wouldn't know.
Speaking of trout, I've heard there are some clearwater streams in the flint hills that are great for trout and spotted bass fising.
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Walleye are my fav fresh water fish to eat. That said, I have never caught one myself, but am interested in starting to do some fishing for them.
I don't eat hardly any fresh water fish other than Walleye and sometimes catfish and I don't eat these often.
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lots of fishing elitists around here. will admit i have no idea what the "general rules" for fishing are.
caught a walleye last summer, thought that was kind of fun. "now THAT'S good eatin'!!" :shakesfist:
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did you know that bass can get worms? yeah, it's pretty rough ridin' disgusting. went fishing for some bass in some ponds a few weeks ago, and afterwards when i was cleaning them discovered that their insides were infested with worms. very gross. evidently the parasite is carried by birds from location to location.
Well, that is what you get for keeping your bass. Catch and release.
Anyway, I don't have a boat so I do my fishing from the shore. I usually go to Harvey Co. East Lake which is ok I guess. but I'm really interested in getting some pond access in this area. Anyone in SCK and know of a few hot spots I should check out. Since I only fish from the shore or wade out a bit and only have limited equipment (one medium spinning reel w/ 10 lb test on mebium rod, and one ultra-light rig), I'm not really utilizing some of my larger "big-bass" lures. Anyone had any success with beetlespins? I heard they are a great lure that will catch a variety of fish.
You should take your fishing rod to work and hook the 2 juggalos and reel them into the SRS office.
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who eats bass? i always considered them a catch and release fish. hayseed.
i guess the only fish i would catch and eat are crappie and trout, and some catfish.
thats probably because you can't catch all of the other fish. lol what a dumbass :bait: <-every other fish 'clams trys to catch
ya that's pretty much the opposite of being true. not like i wasn't using a baitcaster by 6th grade.
hey what do you know, the resident expert on being a dumbass pipes up again. with more expert opinion on dumbassery
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wELLsculptedbrows is THE goEMAW fishing expert and can drop more fishing knowledge than anyone else on this board combined. He's basically a professional.
If anyone has fishing questions i'm confident he can answer them.
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who eats bass? i always considered them a catch and release fish. hayseed.
i guess the only fish i would catch and eat are crappie and trout, and some catfish.
Apparently Walleye are pretty tasty but I wouldn't know.
Speaking of trout, I've heard there are some clearwater streams in the flint hills that are great for trout and spotted bass fising.
Yeah, Walleye is pretty good if you don't mind getting a heavy dose of mercury with your fish. Thanks, Dow Chemical.
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I need somebody to catch me a giant lobster. T-Y, Trim
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wELLsculptedbrows is THE goEMAW fishing expert and can drop more fishing knowledge than anyone else on this board combined. He's basically a professional.
If anyone has fishing questions i'm confident he can answer them.
who would win a battle between an enormous great white shark and killer whale
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wELLsculptedbrows is THE goEMAW fishing expert and can drop more fishing knowledge than anyone else on this board combined. He's basically a professional.
If anyone has fishing questions i'm confident he can answer them.
who would win a battle between an enormous great white shark and killer whale
How big is enormous and how big is the killer whale? Are they in an octogon or inclosed area?
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who eats bass? i always considered them a catch and release fish. hayseed.
i guess the only fish i would catch and eat are crappie and trout, and some catfish.
Apparently Walleye are pretty tasty but I wouldn't know.
Speaking of trout, I've heard there are some clearwater streams in the flint hills that are great for trout and spotted bass fising.
i've never heard of thse clearwater streams in the flint hills. unless you're lying just to get me out to pillsberry crossing so you can rape me or some weird crap like that. ya walleye are good freshwater fish.
i've got some great fishing stories.
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who eats bass? i always considered them a catch and release fish. hayseed.
i guess the only fish i would catch and eat are crappie and trout, and some catfish.
Apparently Walleye are pretty tasty but I wouldn't know.
Speaking of trout, I've heard there are some clearwater streams in the flint hills that are great for trout and spotted bass fising.
i've never heard of thse clearwater streams in the flint hills. unless you're lying just to get me out to pillsberry crossing so you can rape me or some weird crap like that. ya walleye are good freshwater fish.
i've got some great fishing stories.
I heard they are in chase county.
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Whenever I'm reeling my line back in for another cast I always think I get a fish but then it turns out it was just a stick or some junk on the bottom of the pond that it was stuck on. :frown:
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wELLsculptedbrows is THE goEMAW fishing expert and can drop more fishing knowledge than anyone else on this board combined. He's basically a professional.
If anyone has fishing questions i'm confident he can answer them.
None of this is true, but if it were, it would be in large part due to Paul Sodamann and his 1-credit-hour Fly Fishing class through the UFM. Any other elite alumni on here?
who eats bass? i always considered them a catch and release fish. hayseed.
i guess the only fish i would catch and eat are crappie and trout, and some catfish.
Apparently Walleye are pretty tasty but I wouldn't know.
Speaking of trout, I've heard there are some clearwater streams in the flint hills that are great for trout and spotted bass fising.
i've never heard of thse clearwater streams in the flint hills. unless you're lying just to get me out to pillsberry crossing so you can rape me or some weird crap like that. ya walleye are good freshwater fish.
i've got some great fishing stories.
I heard they are in chase county.
Spotted bass: yes. Trout: no ... except for the rainbows they dump in the seep stream below Tuttle for a couple weeks every spring.
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wELLsculptedbrows is THE goEMAW fishing expert and can drop more fishing knowledge than anyone else on this board combined. He's basically a professional.
If anyone has fishing questions i'm confident he can answer them.
who eats bass? i always considered them a catch and release fish. hayseed.
i guess the only fish i would catch and eat are crappie and trout, and some catfish.
Apparently Walleye are pretty tasty but I wouldn't know.
Speaking of trout, I've heard there are some clearwater streams in the flint hills that are great for trout and spotted bass fising.
i've never heard of thse clearwater streams in the flint hills. unless you're lying just to get me out to pillsberry crossing so you can rape me or some weird crap like that. ya walleye are good freshwater fish.
i've got some great fishing stories.
I heard they are in chase county.
Spotted bass: yes. Trout: no ... except for the rainbows they dump in the seep stream below Tuttle for a couple weeks every spring.
rough ridin' TOLD YOU GYZ!
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stumped by the GW v. KW question though.
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i had sodamann for middle school biology. kings play chess on friday golf saturday. that's all i can remember.
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My grandfather caught a 700+ pound marlin like 15 years ago. Obviously not by himself, just saying.
Will look for pics tomorrow, but until then I have an article.
http://business.highbeam.com/436561/article-1G1-57160037/east-cape-escape
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best freshwater fish to eat: (in order)
walleye
perch
sauger
crappie
trout
catfish
stay away from
bass (of any type, even rock)
pike (they taste and smell like the slime that covers them)
sunfish
i'd say something about muskie but most of you fishing noobs have probably never even heard of them let alone landed one. :lol:
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You know what I don't catch and release? Turtles because they are mighty tasty in a stew
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it's weird that freshwater bass is terrible to eat because saltwater bass is fantastic
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best freshwater fish to eat: (in order)
walleye
perch
sauger
crappie
trout
catfish
stay away from
bass (of any type, even rock)
pike (they taste and smell like the slime that covers them)
sunfish
i'd say something about muskie but most of you fishing noobs have probably never even heard of them let alone landed one. :lol:
Heard of them, but never fished in a lake with them. Would love to try sometime though. Canadian walleye/pike/muskie trip is on the bucket list.
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bunch of rednecks, all of you.
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douche
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best freshwater fish to eat: (in order)
walleye
perch
sauger
crappie
trout
catfish
stay away from
bass (of any type, even rock)
pike (they taste and smell like the slime that covers them)
sunfish
i'd say something about muskie but most of you fishing noobs have probably never even heard of them let alone landed one. :lol:
Ummmm ... blue gill? Seriously? To each their own, I guess ...
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stumped by the GW v. KW question though.
Since half of the equation is a mammal, it's really outside my comfort zone. Sorry. And I think this was already addressed in the TV thread.
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douche
ok, "fish" guy.
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I started fishing again for the first time in 8 years or so this spring. I'm not very good but become more addicted all the time. Expert goEMAW fishermen give advice.
You sound like the kind of guy who would enjoy visiting my trout cabin outside of Jackson Hole.
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best freshwater fish to eat: (in order)
walleye
perch
sauger
crappie
trout
catfish
stay away from
bass (of any type, even rock)
pike (they taste and smell like the slime that covers them)
sunfish
i'd say something about muskie but most of you fishing noobs have probably never even heard of them let alone landed one. :lol:
glad you didn't say anything about muskie. since you already said something about muskie when you mentioned pike. a muskellunge is a type of pike. you are a complete fishing dumbass. go learn your fish, noob.
having spent many a fishing trip in the St. Lawrence seaway as a youth, i mock fishing dumbasses like you who come in here and try to push other fishing dumbasses around.
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it's weird that freshwater bass is terrible to eat because saltwater bass is fantastic
I could be wrong but I don't think they are a related species.
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Just got back from the lake. Spent about 2 hours (7pm to 9 pm), wading a shoreline that isn't really accessible from the bank, throwing a white beetle spin. Didn't catch jack, not even a bite. I was about to pack it up but then decided to try out some stink-bait I made from chicken livers, salt, flour, garlic, and water. I let it sit out for a few days and get all rotten and maggot filled. It stank well but was too runny and didn't stay on either regular treble-hook or sponge treble-hook. So I used the last of my regular chicken liver, and caught a nice (channel, I think) catfish. It put up a pretty decent fight for it's size (3-4 lbs). pretty fun and much better than getting skunked. I didn't have any pliers so it took forever to get the hook out and I felt sorry for the fish so I went home.
I caught the cat at an area where the creek feeds into the lake and near where two fishing points meet. There is some drowned trees in the area as well. Is this a generally good area for catfish at night? Or did I just get lucky?
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best freshwater fish to eat: (in order)
walleye
perch
sauger
crappie
trout
catfish
stay away from
bass (of any type, even rock)
pike (they taste and smell like the slime that covers them)
sunfish
i'd say something about muskie but most of you fishing noobs have probably never even heard of them let alone landed one. :lol:
glad you didn't say anything about muskie. since you already said something about muskie when you mentioned pike. a muskellunge is a type of pike. you are a complete fishing dumbass. go learn your fish, noob.
having spent many a fishing trip in the St. Lawrence seaway as a youth, i mock fishing dumbasses like you who come in here and try to push other fishing dumbasses around.
:surprised:
same family but different species...like perch, walleye and sauger. which are, by the way, still the tastiest freshwater lake fish.
best lures for northerns, clams?
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Used to fish a lot as a kid. Mostly channel cat. Once went flyfishing in Patagonia. Was pretty awesome.
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Really like to fish. This time of year can be tough from shore, but you should be able to find spots to catch channel cat, whites, and wipers. Maybe some flatheads as well. If you can find a creek with some decent holes, wading and fishing from hole to hole can be really fun when it gets really hot.
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Just got back from the lake. Spent about 2 hours (7pm to 9 pm), wading a shoreline that isn't really accessible from the bank, throwing a white beetle spin. Didn't catch jack, not even a bite. I was about to pack it up but then decided to try out some stink-bait I made from chicken livers, salt, flour, garlic, and water. I let it sit out for a few days and get all rotten and maggot filled. It stank well but was too runny and didn't stay on either regular treble-hook or sponge treble-hook. So I used the last of my regular chicken liver, and caught a nice (channel, I think) catfish. It put up a pretty decent fight for it's size (3-4 lbs). pretty fun and much better than getting skunked. I didn't have any pliers so it took forever to get the hook out and I felt sorry for the fish so I went home.
I caught the cat at an area where the creek feeds into the lake and near where two fishing points meet. There is some drowned trees in the area as well. Is this a generally good area for catfish at night? Or did I just get lucky?
Yeah. Channel cat like the channel that water creates when dumping into lakes.
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best freshwater fish to eat: (in order)
walleye
perch
sauger
crappie
trout
catfish
stay away from
bass (of any type, even rock)
pike (they taste and smell like the slime that covers them)
sunfish
i'd say something about muskie but most of you fishing noobs have probably never even heard of them let alone landed one. :lol:
glad you didn't say anything about muskie. since you already said something about muskie when you mentioned pike. a muskellunge is a type of pike. you are a complete fishing dumbass. go learn your fish, noob.
having spent many a fishing trip in the St. Lawrence seaway as a youth, i mock fishing dumbasses like you who come in here and try to push other fishing dumbasses around.
:surprised:
same family but different species...like perch, walleye and sauger. which are, by the way, still the tastiest freshwater lake fish.
best lures for northerns, clams?
a muskie is a pike, just as a northern is a pike. in your post you just referred to a pike. not a northern, which i assume you meant?
i like using rebel jointed minnows.
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took fly fishing in college. never fly fished in real life. was probably the best fly tying guy in class though. proffesor was a huge tool towny guy that thought pretty highly of his fly fishing and high school teaching lifestyle. got an A.
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wELLsculptedbrows is THE goEMAW fishing expert and can drop more fishing knowledge than anyone else on this board combined. He's basically a professional.
If anyone has fishing questions i'm confident he can answer them.
None of this is true, but if it were, it would be in large part due to Paul Sodamann and his 1-credit-hour Fly Fishing class through the UFM. Any other elite alumni on here?
took fly fishing in college. never fly fished in real life. was probably the best fly tying guy in class though. proffesor was a huge tool towny guy that thought pretty highly of his fly fishing and high school teaching lifestyle. got an A.
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holy crap, missed that. ALUMNI STEVE DAVE REPORTING!
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didn't he have you guys fly fish practice in memorial stadium?
clams true fishing story: once caught a catfish while fly fishing. /thread
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no, used the gym at the HS he taught at in MHK. here is the prof:
(http://flycastingmasters.com/sodie2op.jpg)
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he's a middle school teacher, noobs.
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I go night fishing.....
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no, used the gym at the HS he taught at in MHK. here is the prof:
(http://flycastingmasters.com/sodie2op.jpg)
Huge tool? I'm not so sure if I believe you're an actual UFM Fly Fishing alumni ... actually, maybe your right ... I had to miss one class because of a real test in an actual class, and had to join the Federation of Fly Fishers to maintain my A. Yeah, you're right, what a dick.
But if I split my time between the two heavens of the Flint Hills and the Florida Keys, I'd think pretty highly of my lifestyle too.
I'd love to go out on his flats boat on Tuttle some time, but I'd much more love to do this:
flyfishing in Patagonia
JEALOUS.
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http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2011/07/man_cheats_in_fishing_tourney.php
srs
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I used to be considered among the fishing elite in my highschool; then I went to college and pretty much stopped fishing. Waiting for my kids to get old enough to not be annoying when I take them fishing before I really get back into it.
Best advice I had for bass fishing wannabe's is wake up a sun up and be done fishing by 9:00 - 10:00 then don't even bother trying again until about an hour before sundown. Another big mistake people make bass fishing is wading in the water & casting out as far as they can possible cast.
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I go night fishing.....
I prefer night putting.
Sincerely,
Mitch Cumstein
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I used to be considered among the fishing elite in my highschool; then I went to college and pretty much stopped fishing. Waiting for my kids to get old enough to not be annoying when I take them fishing before I really get back into it.
Best advice I had for bass fishing wannabe's is wake up a sun up and be done fishing by 9:00 - 10:00 then don't even bother trying again until about an hour before sundown. Another big mistake people make bass fishing is wading in the water & casting out as far as they can possible cast.
When you don't have a boat you pretty much have to wade. Then you can cast parallel to the shoreline.
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I used to be considered among the fishing elite in my highschool; then I went to college and pretty much stopped fishing. Waiting for my kids to get old enough to not be annoying when I take them fishing before I really get back into it.
Best advice I had for bass fishing wannabe's is wake up a sun up and be done fishing by 9:00 - 10:00 then don't even bother trying again until about an hour before sundown. Another big mistake people make bass fishing is wading in the water & casting out as far as they can possible cast.
When you don't have a boat you pretty much have to wade. Then you can cast parallel to the shoreline.
I'm not talking exactly parallel dude; depending on how deep the fish are you should be casting anywhere between 20 degrees to 45 degrees to shore - I just lol at people that rear back & fling that rough rider 100 yards out like the farther they cast the better chance they have at catching fish.
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I used to be considered among the fishing elite in my highschool; then I went to college and pretty much stopped fishing. Waiting for my kids to get old enough to not be annoying when I take them fishing before I really get back into it.
Best advice I had for bass fishing wannabe's is wake up a sun up and be done fishing by 9:00 - 10:00 then don't even bother trying again until about an hour before sundown. Another big mistake people make bass fishing is wading in the water & casting out as far as they can possible cast.
When you don't have a boat you pretty much have to wade. Then you can cast parallel to the shoreline.
I'm not talking exactly parallel dude; depending on how deep the fish are you should be casting anywhere between 20 degrees to 45 degrees to shore - I just lol at people that rear back & fling that rough rider 100 yards out like the farther they cast the better chance they have at catching fish.
yeah, i know.
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I used to be considered among the fishing elite in my highschool; then I went to college and pretty much stopped fishing. Waiting for my kids to get old enough to not be annoying when I take them fishing before I really get back into it.
Best advice I had for bass fishing wannabe's is wake up a sun up and be done fishing by 9:00 - 10:00 then don't even bother trying again until about an hour before sundown. Another big mistake people make bass fishing is wading in the water & casting out as far as they can possible cast.
When you don't have a boat you pretty much have to wade. Then you can cast parallel to the shoreline.
I'm not talking exactly parallel dude; depending on how deep the fish are you should be casting anywhere between 20 degrees to 45 degrees to shore - I just lol at people that rear back & fling that rough rider 100 yards out like the farther they cast the better chance they have at catching fish.
yeah, i know.
just saying it's possible without wading.
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I rough ridin' give up.
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Thanks for bringing this thread back to the top YLA. I havent been fishing lately due to the blue-green algae bloom.
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Man, dont know how I missed this thread but I'm going to OWN it next year.
I stopped fishing around July due to the drought but before that I caught a couple 5lb+ bass and a couple 10+ catfish not to mention a shitload of Wipers and Drum.
ben ji's favorite public spot around KC? 435 Weir on the KS river.
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Wow, I missed this thread the first time around as well.
Great memories from fishing with my grandpa. My grandma would pack us lunches (usually consisting of PB&J, Cheetos and a Coke) and we'd be on our way to Kanopolis. Spent the day there fishing channel cat that we would take home and clean for dinner. Great bonding time. Would also hit up Marion Reservoir for bass (catch and release) and Lake Inman (if grandpa was lazy).
I haven't fished since well before I was able to drink so I'm sure that enhances the experience tenfold.
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Will deep sea the crap out of fishing. Have like a bagillion things I would do before fresh water fishing.
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it's difficult for me to think of a more boring way to spend my time than fishing.
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it's difficult for me to think of a more boring way to spend my time than fishing.
Drinking is the trick. Then, when you get that bump on the line, it's 6 to midnight.
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Just drink at mccormick and schmicks?
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I once caught two fish in less than a minute. true story.
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O I love fishing!
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it's difficult for me to think of a more boring way to spend my time than fishing.
Drinking is the trick. Then, when you get that bump on the line, it's 6 to midnight.
(http://wallpaper.pickywallpapers.com/1920x1080/fishing-in-the-night.jpg)
Me and my goEMAW fishing buddy, except without the camo and with a cooler of beer in the middle.
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:love:
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Just drink at mccormick and schmicks?
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Tonight
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Just drink at mccormick and schmicks?
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Tonight
Nice. Yardhouse for me and some fam.
:cheers:
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I never said I like eating fish, catching them is different. It's either salmon, or gtfo!
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Fanning, need to expand. Try some seared ahi w soy sauce and a little wasaubi.
Grilled swordfish is a delight too.
Also, seabass, when grilled right, is one of the best things you can eat.
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I'll look into it. Honestly, i've always been a meat and potatoes kinda guy (<---- white midwesterner). However, I love shrimp, crab, salmon, lobster, etc. I guess I've also kind of a been a Crustacea kinda guy, when you break it down.
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Started to rebuild my fishing collection after this incident.
http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=26659.msg773970#msg773970
Went back out to the same spot this weekend and caught some decent sized channel cat. PICTURES COMING!!!
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I've always wondered who those crazy fuckers fishing down there were. Now I know. :D
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Nice sized catfish right there! :thumbs:
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6 lbs 8 oz?
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that's a bullhead
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That puppy is super adorbs :love:
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Net shoes and cold water.
I don't even.
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Did it talk to you, ben ji? I love the noise they make after you catch them.
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GIVE ME THAT PUPPY :shakesfist:
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that's a bullhead
If it was a bullhead I would probably own the KS state record. Its not though.
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He's trolling you ben ji. In a fishing thread. Ironinc? Like raaaeeeeaiiiinnn on your wedding day.
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That puppy is super adorbs :love:
The main reason I go fishing out there is so the pup can run around and do whatever it wants for a couple of hours.
Her favorite activity is to get about 100 yards away then sprint full speed back to me. Digging holes in the sand that immediatly fill back up is a close second.
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you need some good fishing boots.
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That puppy is super adorbs :love:
The main reason I go fishing out there is so the pup can run around and do whatever it wants for a couple of hours.
Her favorite activity is to get about 100 yards away then sprint full speed back to me. Digging holes in the sand that immediatly fill back up is a close second.
:love: :love: :love:
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Net shoes and cold water.
I don't even.
you need some good fishing boots.
You guyz are right. Any suggestions?
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Net shoes and cold water.
I don't even.
you need some good fishing boots.
You guyz are right. Any suggestions?
http://www.muckboots.com/
Buy these but not on the website.
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http://www.bestboots.co.uk/prod/6886/na/le-chameau-vierzonord-neoprene-lined-wellington-boots-for-ladies-and-men
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The bass are about to wake up down here.
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you know who liked to fish? hamilton strickland.
pretty sig-worthy post right there.
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you know who liked to fish? hamilton strickland.
pretty sig-worthy post right there.
do you still have my scott van pelt lawrentucky quote from kstatefans.com?
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Did I ever? I'm having trouble remembering it actually, which is weird.
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Did I ever? I'm having trouble remembering it actually, which is weird.
was something like, "you, me, shots, the wheel, planet sub. sprouts. etc etc." maybe it was felix that had it.
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Did I ever? I'm having trouble remembering it actually, which is weird.
was something like, "you, me, shots, the wheel, planet sub. sprouts. etc etc." maybe it was felix that had it.
I found my quote of your quote in another thread:
I forgot to tell you the plan for this Saturday. You, me, The Wheel, micro-beers, buzzed. Yellow Sub, extra sprouts, shots, drunk! Scott VanPelt! - hot! Basketball, Kansas-North Carolina, slaughter! Then quick nap at my place, then we hit Mizzass St."
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^that's it. i saw SVP on tv the other day and thought of it but couldn't remember it.
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Thank god you guys found it.
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Thank god you guys found it.
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Walleye are my fav fresh water fish to eat. That said, I have never caught one myself, but am interested in starting to do some fishing for them.
I don't eat hardly any fresh water fish other than Walleye and sometimes catfish and I don't eat these often.
Walleye fishing is boring as hell, don't do it. I catch and release almost everything, so I'd rather just have fun fishing and pay when I want to eat tasty fish. Northern and large mouth are pretty fun...especially northern. catching a big ass northern is hard to beat
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Walleye are my fav fresh water fish to eat. That said, I have never caught one myself, but am interested in starting to do some fishing for them.
I don't eat hardly any fresh water fish other than Walleye and sometimes catfish and I don't eat these often.
Walleye fishing is boring as hell, don't do it. I catch and release almost everything, so I'd rather just have fun fishing and pay when I want to eat tasty fish. Northern and large mouth are pretty fun...especially northern. catching a big ass northern is hard to beat
I rarely eat anything I catch, maybe once a year I'll get bored and decide to clean the fish. Just not worth it when I can buy a couple lb's of catfish filet at Price chopper for 4 bucks.
Which reminds me....AMAZING FISH CLEANING/ME ALMOST BURNING MY HOUSE DOWN STORY COMING SOON!!!!
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I spent the summer of 08 in manhattan and went fishing out a rocky ford about twice a week. Caught bunch of wipers and catfish one day and decided to clean them and cook them up.
I took them home and started cleaning them on my wooden deck. It was pretty muggy out and bugs were everywhere so I lit a tiki torch(attached to corner of deck) to keep the bugs away. I finish cleaning all the fish then go inside to take a shower.
After the shower I'm exiting the bathroom and out of the corner of my eye I see some flames on the deck through the sliding glass door. I sprint through the living room where my roomate is non chalantly watching TV and get to the deck and see that the tiki torch holder had caught fire and the container that holds all the flammable liquid had fallen out and spilled all over 1/4 of the deck.
I do the first thing I can think of and Rip my towel off to start smothering the flames. My roomate is standing right next to me and panics for about 5 seconds(Jumping from one foot to the other) before running into the kitchen and filling a pot with water.
I spend the next minute butt naked on the deck beating the flames down with my towel while my roomate sprints back and forth from the kitchen dumping water on the flames. Roomate from downstairs hears the commotion and comes up right as we put the fire out, gives naked ben ji(Holding a smoldering towel) a :confused: look and then goes back downstairs....He had no idea we just saved his life.
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Catching a bigger one as I post this
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Catching a bigger one as I post this
Hooray, ben ji! I'm thinking hard about finding some water this weekend in the overnight hours. Lows only supposed to be 50. Are you using the Wal Mart special "Tiger Shark." That is one fine piece of equipment if so.
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Catching a bigger one as I post this
Hooray, ben ji! I'm thinking hard about finding some water this weekend in the overnight hours. Lows only supposed to be 50. Are you using the Wal Mart special "Tiger Shark." That is one fine piece of equipment if so.
Yup, just bought 2 when all my gear got stolen last month.
Throw some good 20lb test on there and they work great.
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I would like fishing a lot more if I liked the taste of fish. Catfish are particularly unpleasant to me. I don't like the "fishy" taste. I do love Long John Silver's fried fish, however.
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I was out at the tubes today because my dad wanted to see if anything was biting before we went to the archery range. I had forgotten how good the people watching is out there.
If you're looking for a few good laughs while fishing from a parking lot and casting over a chain-link fence, there probably isn't a better place in Manhattan.
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I was out at the tubes today because my dad wanted to see if anything was biting before we went to the archery range. I had forgotten how good the people watching is out there.
If you're looking for a few good laughs while fishing from a parking lot and casting over a chain-link fence, there probably isn't a better place in Manhattan.
Agree with the people-watching potential at the tubes. Always a good show. So you went fishing, then to the archery range? Tying the two together, ever tried bow fishing? Have a life-long bud who is an absolute expert, very interesting to watch him efficiently zap any fish in his sight (shallow water, obviously, so bow fishing at the tubes would be fruitless). My bud does the bow thing, I watch and do the beer thing.
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Yup
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Got some crappie too.
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your pakhead fell off!
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are you pond fishing?
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your pakhead fell off!
Biggest bass I have ever caught, I was SO EXCITED TO SHARE IT WITH MY irl FRIENDS THAT I DIDNT WANT TO WAIT TO PAKHEAD IT.
are you pond fishing?
Yup, down by peculiar. My buddy's dad has a farm pond down there and told us "If you catch any crappie either throw them out or take them with you"....Just finished cleaning about 25 and headed over to buddy's house to fry em up.
I KINDA FEEL LIKE A REDNECK AND MY NECK IS RED FROM FISHING ALL DAY BUT I DONT CARE AND I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT ALL THE FISH WE CAUGHT TODAY, AMERICA, FREEDOM, GEORGE WASHINGTON, LIBERTY, WASHINGTON DC, COUNTRY MUSIC, FISH FRY.
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god bless ben ji, he's having the time of his life
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I envy you, friend.
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your pakhead fell off!
Biggest bass I have ever caught, I was SO EXCITED TO SHARE IT WITH MY irl FRIENDS THAT I DIDNT WANT TO WAIT TO PAKHEAD IT.
are you pond fishing?
Yup, down by peculiar. My buddy's dad has a farm pond down there and told us "If you catch any crappie either throw them out or take them with you"....Just finished cleaning about 25 and headed over to buddy's house to fry em up.
I KINDA FEEL LIKE A REDNECK AND MY NECK IS RED FROM FISHING ALL DAY BUT I DONT CARE AND I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT ALL THE FISH WE CAUGHT TODAY, AMERICA, FREEDOM, GEORGE WASHINGTON, LIBERTY, WASHINGTON DC, COUNTRY MUSIC, FISH FRY.
Hug.
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I'm scared of eating pond fish. and most lake fish.
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I would like fishing a lot more if I liked the taste of fish. Catfish are particularly unpleasant to me. I don't like the "fishy" taste. I do love Long John Silver's fried fish, however.
good post pete, fully agree. except for the LJS part, i get chicken there.
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Were is the best mhk area night fishing spot? We went to rocky ford a few nights ago and couldn't catch anything.
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Were is the best mhk area night fishing spot? We went to rocky ford a few nights ago and couldn't catch anything.
Learned how to river fish at rocky ford. Caught tons of wipers and catfish and an occasional crappie using minnows and a bobber. Would also use a yellow grub on a jig to catch wipers and walleye.
Fish about 50 yards downstream from the falls. Also fish from the west side, there is a hidden parking lot and a set of stairs that will take you down to the river.
Pm for me detailed info.
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Were is the best mhk area night fishing spot? We went to rocky ford a few nights ago and couldn't catch anything.
Learned how to river fish at rocky ford. Caught tons of wipers and catfish and an occasional crappie using minnows and a bobber. Would also use a yellow grub on a jig to catch wipers and walleye.
Fish about 50 yards downstream from the falls. Also fish from the west side, there is a hidden parking lot and a set of stairs that will take you down to the river.
Pm for me detailed info.
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Just noticed u said night fishing....never night fished at rocky ford, only day fishing.
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I'm scared of eating pond fish. and most lake fish.
Where do u think seafood comes from?
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the sea
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night fishing at the Milford spillway can be good if they are releasing water and there is current
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Last year.
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Last year.
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Last year.
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The water is still a little too cold down here for the bass to be active yet. But in about a week, assuming it stays warm for a bit, it will be good times.
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The best fishing is when you go out on a charter boat and they bait your hook and take the fish off the hook. You can catch your limit without having to touch a fish.
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The best fishing is when you go out on a charter boat and they bait your hook and take the fish off the hook. You can catch your limit without having to touch a fish.
best money I've ever spent while on vacation.
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The best fishing is when you go out on a charter boat and they bait your hook and take the fish off the hook. You can catch your limit without having to touch a fish.
best money I've ever spent while on vacation.
Been deep sea fishing twice, always had a great time.
Last time I went was last october in Cancun during a bachelor party. We got on the boat at 7am after pak'n until 3am the night before and it was a disaster.
The water was pretty choppy and once we got out in the ocean the group started dropping like flies from sea sickness. Out of the 10 people on the boat 7 of them spent the entire time puking over the side of the boat.
We rented the boat for 8 hrs but turned around after 4hrs due to the sea sickness.
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Anyone ever fished any of the strip pits down by Pittsburg KS?
Going to a wedding in Independence KS at the end of April and plan on stopping by the stip pits wildlife area on the way home looking for some bass.
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GIVE ME YOUR PUPPY, BEN JI!!!! :shakesfist:
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I told lady she was going to be living with KSC and she tried to drown herself :(
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where are your bobbers? :lol:
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IM JUST KIDDING LADY GET BACK HERE YOU SILLY PUP!
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Mods, please move Ben ji's guiding diary to adorable thread. No, don't, but it is adorable
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Anyone ever fished any of the strip pits down by Pittsburg KS?
Going to a wedding in Independence KS at the end of April and plan on stopping by the stip pits wildlife area on the way home looking for some bass.
Used to live down there. Fished a few pits SW of town. Can be decent. I always drowned some liver and sat on the banks. Fishing for bass can be finicky, but I've heard some good stories.
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my great grandfather lived in Pittsburg for a time and he used to. Lots of good stories. He spent most of his retired life fishing crappie at grand lake.
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Anyone ever fished any of the strip pits down by Pittsburg KS?
Going to a wedding in Independence KS at the end of April and plan on stopping by the stip pits wildlife area on the way home looking for some bass.
Used to live down there. Fished a few pits SW of town. Can be decent. I always drowned some liver and sat on the banks. Fishing for bass can be finicky, but I've heard some good stories.
Do you mean you drowned your liver with booze or you used chicken livers as bait?
my great grandfather lived in Pittsburg for a time and he used to. Lots of good stories. He spent most of his retired life fishing crappie at grand lake.
Your great grandfather sounds like my kind of guy.
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Anyone ever fished any of the strip pits down by Pittsburg KS?
Going to a wedding in Independence KS at the end of April and plan on stopping by the stip pits wildlife area on the way home looking for some bass.
Used to live down there. Fished a few pits SW of town. Can be decent. I always drowned some liver and sat on the banks. Fishing for bass can be finicky, but I've heard some good stories.
Do you mean you drowned your liver with booze or you used chicken livers as bait?
Yes.
Biology prof at Pitt State said he used to go scuba diving in the pits. One day he way swimming by what he thought was a car...then it moved. Said he won't dive in the pits anymore.
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Anyone ever fished any of the strip pits down by Pittsburg KS?
Going to a wedding in Independence KS at the end of April and plan on stopping by the stip pits wildlife area on the way home looking for some bass.
Used to live down there. Fished a few pits SW of town. Can be decent. I always drowned some liver and sat on the banks. Fishing for bass can be finicky, but I've heard some good stories.
Do you mean you drowned your liver with booze or you used chicken livers as bait?
Yes.
Biology prof at Pitt State said he used to go scuba diving in the pits. One day he way swimming by what he thought was a car...then it moved. Said he won't dive in the pits anymore.
Ben ji, you should def go catch that moving car fish and post pictures of you holding it up or something.
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Anyone ever fished any of the strip pits down by Pittsburg KS?
Going to a wedding in Independence KS at the end of April and plan on stopping by the stip pits wildlife area on the way home looking for some bass.
Used to live down there. Fished a few pits SW of town. Can be decent. I always drowned some liver and sat on the banks. Fishing for bass can be finicky, but I've heard some good stories.
Do you mean you drowned your liver with booze or you used chicken livers as bait?
Yes.
Biology prof at Pitt State said he used to go scuba diving in the pits. One day he way swimming by what he thought was a car...then it moved. Said he won't dive in the pits anymore.
Ben ji, you should def go catch that moving car fish and post pictures of you holding it up or something.
would totally be worth a missing pakhead picture
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I'm too lazy to go through and this may be luked or I may be lukeing myself but how great of a song is fishing in the dark by nitty gritty dirt band.
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I'm too lazy to go through and this may be luked or I may be lukeing myself but how great of a song is fishing in the dark by nitty gritty dirt band.
pretty great yla
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Extend trip a few days to do this? Yes please! :drool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AlGRfxhoIuM
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Carp are the nastiest fish alive.
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Guyz, I havent been fishing in almost 2 weeks and I prob wont get to go until this weekend due to the weather.
I bet this is what smack withdrawl feels like :frown:
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Carp are the nastiest fish alive.
Cleaner than side tats. Sorry brah but it's true.
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Carp are the nastiest fish alive.
Cleaner than side tats. Sorry brah but it's true.
They're more boney. It's a toss up.
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I don't eat them. The tug is the drug, my friend.
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Carp are the nastiest fish alive.
They make great catfish bait though!
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Anyone ever fished any of the strip pits down by Pittsburg KS?
Going to a wedding in Independence KS at the end of April and plan on stopping by the stip pits wildlife area on the way home looking for some bass.
Used to live down there. Fished a few pits SW of town. Can be decent. I always drowned some liver and sat on the banks. Fishing for bass can be finicky, but I've heard some good stories.
Do you mean you drowned your liver with booze or you used chicken livers as bait?
my great grandfather lived in Pittsburg for a time and he used to. Lots of good stories. He spent most of his retired life fishing crappie at grand lake.
Your great grandfather sounds like my kind of guy.
He also smoked pipes and played harmonica!
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Winter Flathead caught in the Kansas River in January.Weighed 52 lbs.
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Winter Flathead caught in the Kansas River in January.Weighed 52 lbs.
OMG OMG OMG Frrankenklein out of left field FOR THE rough ridin' WIN
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Boat for sale.
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This was my view Sat. I am envious of those who can get to this whenever they want.
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traded a longboard for my first fly fishin rod last week. pretty excited!
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traded a longboard for my first fly fishin rod last week. pretty excited!
fly fishing isn't fly fishing unless you make your own rod from tree bark and bear fur.
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traded a longboard for my first fly fishin rod last week. pretty excited!
fly fishing isn't fly fishing unless you make your own rod from tree bark and bear fur.
i think the guy i traded the board to did this. bear fur all over it.
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but seriously it is a custom g. loomis rod. no idea what that means.
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So guys, lets talk favorite baits and fishing strategies!
Farm Pond Fishing-
This is by far my favorite type of fishing because you are GAURANTEED SUCCESS!!!
Bass- I'm a big fan of Plastic's when it comes to Bass fishing. My standard setup is a 4 inch yellow grub on a 1/8oz jig head, this allows me to catch alot of bass(and other fish) but you normally wont catch a bass bigger than 5lbs on this. If I really want to catch a big one I throw on a plastic tube with a bullet weight in front and let the tube sink before popping it back up. The Bass normally strike as it is falling down.
Catfish- Best catfish bait for farm ponds is fresh but blue gill. I'll usually catch a couple blue gill with my jighead/grub combo then cut them up on the bank and put then on a circle hook. If its an old pond with alot of gunk on the bottom I'll use a bobber and set the bait about 2/3 feet below the bobber and throw it out in the middle. If the pond has a pretty clean bottom I'll just throw a 1 ounce swivel weight on there with a leader and let it sit on the bottom.
River Fishin-
I didnt do much River Fishin until I got up to manhattan and started fishing by rocky ford but now I love it! It is more challenging than pond fishing because the water conditions are different every time!
Catfish- In my experience the best bait for catfish on the river is fresh cut Shad or bluegill but any fresh cut fish from the river will do, I usually aquire these with my 6ft casting net. If I'm feeling lazy I'll use chicken livers or some frozen blue gill from a previous trip. I use a good ole fashion Tiger Shark from Walmart but replace the 12lb walmart line with some 20lb braided line. Put a swivel sinker on the line about 1 foot above my circle hook, this allows the bait to float up just kind of dangle in the current about 6-12 inches above to bottom.
Wipers/White Bass- Used to catch alot of these by rocky ford and catch some from time to time on the KS river by the 435 weir. The ideal bait for these are minnows suspended about 1-2 feet below a bobber. Find a turbulent part of the river (Still needs to be at least 2 ft deep) that opens up to a pool below. Cast as far upstream as possible and reel the line in as the bobber floats downstream. You dont want to reel it in so much that you are effecting the path of the bobber, just enough to keep the line tight.
I will occasionally throw my 4inch grub on a jig head but that is mainly just something to do when I'm bored.
Lake Fishing-
Dont do this much, feel free to add any tips or strategies you may have!
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Bullhead- Worms (store bought). they would eat these things for breakfast lunch and dinner if you let them. can't resist their delicious flavor. I set them up on an eagle claw hook about 2 feet below a bobber with about 10 lead squeeze-on weights so you can really bomb it out there using a Zebco thumb reel deal.
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Bullhead- Worms (store bought). they would eat these things for breakfast lunch and dinner if you let them. can't resist their delicious flavor.
Live Bullheads are actually the best bait if you are looking to catch a MONSTER flathead.
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benji, I added on my set up? thoughts?
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Bullheads? More like bullshit this thread sucks post more pictures of Lady, ben ji.
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benji, I added on my set up? thoughts?
Tough to go wrong with a classic like the Zebco 33, steve dave. You are sure to catch some nice bullheads with that set up.
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Bullhead- Worms (store bought). they would eat these things for breakfast lunch and dinner if you let them. can't resist their delicious flavor.
Live Bullheads are actually the best bait if you are looking to catch a MONSTER flathead.
Those both taste like complete poop. The most vile fishiest tasting dog crap around.
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I've found that you cannot add too many lead squeeze ons. with enough you can basically send your worm across the entire pond if you lean into your cast.
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traded a longboard for my first fly fishin rod last week. pretty excited!
fly fishing isn't fly fishing unless you make your own rod from tree bark and bear fur.
i think the guy i traded the board to did this. bear fur all over it.
make sure that he killed the bear with his own hands and chopped down the tree with an axe blade that he whittled out of rock, because if he didn't then i wouldn't really consider it a fly rod.
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INVENTION IDEA: Way to grow Chilean Sea bass in farm ponds that taste like fresh Chilean Sea bass.
ANOTHER INVENTION IDEA: Build Long John Silvers in rural areas so farm pond fisherman can have delicious fried cod filets and not eat poop.
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traded a longboard for my first fly fishin rod last week. pretty excited!
fly fishing isn't fly fishing unless you make your own rod from tree bark and bear fur.
i think the guy i traded the board to did this. bear fur all over it.
make sure that he killed the bear with his own hands and chopped down the tree with an axe blade that he whittled out of rock, because if he didn't then i wouldn't really consider it a fly rod. more like a zebco from walmart.
i'm comfortable with a zebco. think i own one. just because you aren't comfortable with the idea that you redneck camp, doesn't mean i'm not alright with being a noob fisherman.
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Bullheads? More like bullshit this thread sucks post more pictures of Lady, ben ji.
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I have 5 XP's in my closet that don't get fished enough. :cry:
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Bullhead- Worms (store bought). they would eat these things for breakfast lunch and dinner if you let them. can't resist their delicious flavor. I set them up on an eagle claw hook about 2 feet below a bobber with about 10 lead squeeze-on weights so you can really bomb it out there using a Zebco thumb reel deal.
The eagle claw/zebco combo is a deadly setup and easy enough for anyone to use. I also dont see how you can go wrong with store bought worms, those things are just so HUGE the fish have no choice but to CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP away at em.
Also LOVE the lead squeeze-ons! I probably have over 100 of these in various sizes in my tackle box. If I feel like impressing a young lady with how far I can cast I usually sneak about 2-3 of these on and watch her fall in love with my casting skills.
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For bassin I use:
H&H Green/blue combo Spinner(or any real generic spinner bait)
Black powerbait worm
Buzz bait
Plastic fluke lure(usually a gray/brown color)
Those are my go to tried a true lures.
The pic I uploaded with me holding the two monster bass, one was caught with the fluke, other was caught with the buzz bait.
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Bass/Bluegill/Sunny/Perch/Walleye/Pike/Trout- OK, bring back the Zebco. It also kicks ass for these fish. remove most of the pinch on weights but leave 1 or it will be impossible to cast. you'll just like flick it out one foot and the wind will catch it and blow it sideways or back onto the shore. remove the bobber. you're going to have to go by feel alone here. like making sex in the dark. on the end of that line? rooster tail spinner. yellow. these predatory species cannot resist its roostery tail and spinning metal deal. it's like crack cocaine to a fish that's addicted to crack cocaine. the finishing move? spray the living crap out of it with baitmate.
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this has to be the HFIQ bbs thread in all of college bbs.
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secret no-fail lake catfish method:
go to rays apple market and buy a tub of chicken livers. open the chicken livers and spin in it, then reseal the tub. let sit on porch for at least 3 days. put a lead sinker on the line of your zebco like 15" from the biggest hook you can find in your tackle box. mush rotten chicken liver on hook, throw in water. kick back and rest the brim of your hat over your eyes and relax until a gigantic fish pulls you into the water.
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Going pond fishing north of Topeka tomorrow morning. Very excited, haven't been out in a couple of years.
I fished a lot at rocky ford, the tubes, and surrounding mhk rivers and streams in highschool.
The tubes down on the rocks were my bread and butter. Used worms, minners, shad, and livers and would cast about 1 o'clock and let the water take it down stream. Usually pretty successful but there was a chance you would catch a lot of trash fish.
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What are the tubes?
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Forgot another scenario!
Crick/Small River fishin-
I fished a couple times out at pillsbury crossing and now that I'm back in KC I will fish Indian Crick from time to time. Crick fishing is very similar to river fishing in that you need to find some rapids(lol, more like swift moving water) that empty into pools or just some deep pools. Google earth is great for finding general area's to check out on foot.
Bass- I almost always use my 1/8 jighead 4 inch grub combo in crick's because these bass will not get as big as they might if they were living in lakes or farm ponds. Your best bet at finding bass in a crick will be right under any type of waterfall. Bass are ambush predators and will just sort of chill by the mini waterfall and wait for little fish to get swept over the edge and bash their head on the rocks. These little guys will be all disoriented and get GOBBLED up quickly by big ole mr bass.
Catfish- Cricks are loaded with blue gill and other panfish so just cast your jighead grub combo close to the bank and start reelin them in. Cut em up real quick and throw them on the circle hook below a 1ounce swivel weight then cast it out into the middle of of a deep pool. The catfish cant resist! Your not going to find any huge ones but I've caught a couple 5lb channel cats and some of SD's favorite the BULLHEAD CATFISH.
Crick fishin is great because there are alot of random cricks that are loaded with fish that people dont even think to fish in. Here is my favorite spot along Indian Crick in the KC area.
https://maps.google.com/maps?oe=&q=overland+park+ks&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x87c09551a72638d3:0x24ce4feb3844f9c8,Overland+Park,+KS&gl=us&ei=esN6Ud30IMH0qAG5yIC4Dw&ved=0CJcBELYD
Just north of the ball fields is a large pool loaded with some catfish, further down is some waterfall action that has bass foaming at the mouth just waiting for lil fish to get knocked upside the head and come tumbling down! :D
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What are the tubes?
Its where they release the water from Tuttle
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Are we sharing fishing spots? The only MHKish fishing spot I can share is on the way to Pillsbury. It's a Project FISH deal. You can high bank the crap out of some carp in there.
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Are we sharing fishing spots? The only MHKish fishing spot I can share is on the way to Pillsbury. It's a Project FISH deal. You can high bank the crap out of some carp in there.
No one tries to catch carp emo...But congrats on your masters!
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Carp is gross.
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ANOTHER SCENARIO!!
Fly Fishing-
Most of us dont live near mountain streams so this doesnt apply but I'm trying to help out my good bud Asava here.
Trout?- I think this is what people fish for. The key is the whip your line around a whole lot without getting it stuck in a tree or something. Then you reel it in with your funky looking reel thing and try and catch a fish.
If you need more tips I would watch that Brad Pitt movie where he stands in the middle of a mountain stream the whole time.
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ANOTHER SCENARIO!!
Fly Fishing-
Most of us dont live near mountain streams so this doesnt apply but I'm trying to help out my good bud Asava here.
Trout?- I think this is what people fish for. The key is the whip your line around a whole lot without getting it stuck in a tree or something. Then you reel it in with your funky looking reel thing and try and catch a fish.
If you need more tips I would watch that Brad Pitt movie where he stands in the middle of a mountain stream the whole time.
He paks ALOT in that movie as well.
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Guys, flyfishing for cap is like very hipster in the FF world. It's very leading edge.
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what do you think people would use to catch a great white? Here's what I'd use:
bait- animatronic abraham lincoln from the hall of presidents dipped in blood (human if you have it). 5 foot treble hook dangling from his ass.
line- a huge ass log chain.
reel- apache helicopter
strategy- set lincoln to gettysburgh address and watch him twitch. throttle up the apache and slowly drag him across the water leaving a bloody slick in your wake. I bet a great white couldn't resist it.
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ANOTHER SCENARIO!!
Fly Fishing-
Most of us dont live near mountain streams so this doesnt apply but I'm trying to help out my good bud Asava here.
Trout?- I think this is what people fish for. The key is the whip your line around a whole lot without getting it stuck in a tree or something. Then you reel it in with your funky looking reel thing and try and catch a fish.
If you need more tips I would watch that Brad Pitt movie where he stands in the middle of a mountain stream the whole time.
from what i've been told, 90% of fly fishing is trying not to get your fly stuck in a tree. thx for the tips!
someone at the shop told me that "nymphs" are pretty good around this time of year? :dunno:
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Where do you live asava?
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ANOTHER SCENARIO!
Deep Sea Fishing-
Alot of EMAW's enjoy doing this while on the coast for Elite Business trips/Vacations (SAME THING AMIRIGHT?!?!). I've been deep sea fishing TWICE and have absolutely slaughtered some fish, probably caught so many I negatively impacted mother natures fragile eco system but whatev's.
The key to Deep Sea fishing has nothing to do with fishing since the locals will do all that for you. I'm going to touch on a couple of basic points, please note that these are specific to deep sea fishing in mexico.
Beer- This is always included in the cost of deep sea fishing, if not then you are getting ripped off. When you book the trip the captain will normally ask you what kind of beer you want. I always go with Del Sol and Tecate, if you dont specify you will probably end up with some shitty corona's or something. Gross.
Attire- WEAR SHOES. The last thing you want is to step on an errant hook and get all sort of weird fish diseases. I recommend a hat and sunglasses as well, a wide brimmed sombrero will adequately protect your neck AND show your appreciation of local culture. Last time I went I rocked a casual white button up which allowed me to stop harmful UV rays while also looking great. If you get hot you can start unbuttoning the buttons!
Reeling the fish in- THIS IS THE BEST PART! I recommend taking your shirt off before sitting down in their little chair thing. Reeling the fish in takes alot more effort than you are used to and about halfway through your muscles will be fully pumped and looking studly. This is the optimal time for a buddy to snap a couple of pictures showing you dominating mother nature. Once the fish gets close enough the locals will snag it with a huge hook and throw it in a cooler for later, dont ask to take a picture with it right away as you will have plenty of time to do this when you get back to the dock.
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I think deep sea fishing sounds like the best kind
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Can confirm.
It's the best.
I also slaughtered fish this weekend in FL.
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cns, did you see the size of those monster fish cruising around that dock area? you should have caught one of those. they put those pud fish to shame.
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cns, did you see the size of those monster fish cruising around that dock area? you should have caught one of those. they put those pud fish to shame.
Yep, there were some 6'-7' tarpon just hanging out while the fish were being cleaned. huge.
Also, while the second biggest of our fish was being reeled in, a big reef shark came up to the surface not too far away. Did the whole Jaws thing where it's fin came up slowly, then went down. I pointed it out to everyone, and they were all like "What? Where", then.....boom! Shark fin came back up and wave made it so that the sun hit his entire body and you could see this huge ass shark.
Was fantastic.
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Bullheads? More like bullshit this thread sucks post more pictures of Lady, ben ji.
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I think deep sea fishing sounds like the best kind
when i was a kid and living in southern florida we went all the time. basically i just ran around the boat while Dadasava reeled em in. but one time he let me drop a line off the deck of a boat somewhere in the Keys. promptly hooked a grouper that proceeded to dive under the dock and drag me across the boat. Dadasava caught me right before i went over and spent the next hour bringing that thing in.
also caught a baby hammerhead once. and also caught a fish only to have it snapped in half by a barracuda. sea fishing is awesome.
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barracuda
I was snorkeling once and was cruising behind this monster barracuda and it finally got pissed and turned around and kind of fast swam by me like it was pissed or whatever. kind of scary.
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barracuda
I was snorkeling once and was cruising behind this monster barracuda and it finally got pissed and turned around and kind of fast swam by me like it was pissed or whatever. kind of scary.
barracuda's are scary as crap. don't know if it was discussed in the "animals you could take in a fight thread", but i would definitely lose that battle if we were in water. on land i'd have a better chance.
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Would love to deep sea fish someday but I am afraid of getting sea sick. Is this something that happens often?
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Very first time I went sea fishing was off LA and a guy caught one. The guide was about to toss it back and said they were one of the best smaller sport fish to catch because they fight so hard. The guy stopped him and told him that they also make some of the best fish tacos.
Have never tried it myself, but it seems like pretty much every fish makes good fish tacos since you season the absolute crap out of the fish. :dunno:
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Would love to deep sea fish someday but I am afraid of getting sea sick. Is this something that happens often?
yes
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Very first time I went sea fishing was off LA and a guy caught one. The guide was about to toss it back and said they were one of the best smaller sport fish to catch because they fight so hard. The guy stopped him and told him that they also make some of the best fish tacos.
Have never tried it myself, but it seems like pretty much every fish makes good fish tacos since you season the absolute crap out of the fish. :dunno:
fish high up the food chain is not very good for you I think. like, loaded with mercury.
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Would love to deep sea fish someday but I am afraid of getting sea sick. Is this something that happens often?
First time my little bro went with me, he was very sick for like 4 hrs. That said, we were the only boat at that dock that went out that day due to weather. Waves were ridic tall and violent. Caught a bunch of king fish that day though. They were delish too.
Very first time I went sea fishing was off LA and a guy caught one. The guide was about to toss it back and said they were one of the best smaller sport fish to catch because they fight so hard. The guy stopped him and told him that they also make some of the best fish tacos.
Have never tried it myself, but it seems like pretty much every fish makes good fish tacos since you season the absolute crap out of the fish. :dunno:
fish high up the food chain is not very good for you I think. like, loaded with mercury.
That actually makes sense. Longer they are in the water, I guess....
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CNS, are you the stud in the bandana or the long fish in the middle?
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:emawkid: lady is so :love:
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CNS, are you the stud in the bandana or the long fish in the middle?
That stud in the bandana is a human fish finder. was great to fish with.
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Would love to deep sea fish someday but I am afraid of getting sea sick. Is this something that happens often?
First time my little bro went with me, he was very sick for like 4 hrs. That said, we were the only boat at that dock that went out that day due to weather. Waves were ridic tall and violent. Caught a bunch of king fish that day though. They were delish too.
Very first time I went sea fishing was off LA and a guy caught one. The guide was about to toss it back and said they were one of the best smaller sport fish to catch because they fight so hard. The guy stopped him and told him that they also make some of the best fish tacos.
Have never tried it myself, but it seems like pretty much every fish makes good fish tacos since you season the absolute crap out of the fish. :dunno:
fish high up the food chain is not very good for you I think. like, loaded with mercury.
That actually makes sense. Longer they are in the water, I guess....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_in_fish
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CNS, are you the stud in the bandana or the long fish in the middle?
That stud in the bandana is a human fish finder. was great to fish with.
Wow! Sounds pretty elite.
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Would love to deep sea fish someday but I am afraid of getting sea sick. Is this something that happens often?
If the waves are big then yes. Went in Cancun last october with a bach party and over half the group was puking off the sides. We were also really hung over from the night before and that did not help.
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dlew has a pretty great deep sea fishing story. DLEW!
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Fished the strip mines by Pittsburgh today. Beautiful area, water is so clear you can see the fish before you catch them.
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Also saw tons of snakes when I was in some rocky area.
Maybe sys can tell me if I should of been a little worried about this guy
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Also saw tons of snakes when I was in some rocky area.
Maybe sys can tell me if I should of been a little worried about this guy
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i'm going with black rat snake. you were prob fine, but heebies jeebies snakes just give me the willies.
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Maybe sys can tell me if I should of been a little worried about this guy
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nerodia sipedon, also found in ks. you should worry if you pick them up, because they will crap nasty digested fish feces all over you.
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Did you take lady with you, Ben ji? She was probs mad if you didn't. Also you didn't call me to dog sit
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Positives: Just got a new job and going to Germany for 2 weeks in June.
Negative: My dad just called and asked if I wanted to go fishing in NW Colorado this summer, but I don't have enough vacation. :cry:
Positive: Mrs. Hamburgs grandma has good fishing pond in Cowley county that her and her sisters are going to inherit. We already can use it as our own now, but that means we'll never lose access to it. The grandma just had the damn on it completely redone last year, so it's set to stay good for years to come.
Positive: One of my best friends might be moving back from California. His family has a lakehouse and boat at Tenkiller and he knows all the best spots. Said friend's family also owns cabin in NW Colorado (Steamboat/Hauns Peak) and likes to go fishing up there. My fishing potential might be taking a turn for the better.
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Positives: Just got a new job and going to Germany for 2 weeks in June.
Negative: My dad just called and asked if I wanted to go fishing in NW Colorado this summer, but I don't have enough vacation. :cry:
Positive: Mrs. Hamburgs grandma has good fishing pond in Cowley county that her and her sisters are going to inherit. We already can use it as our own now, but that means we'll never lose access to it. The grandma just had the damn on it completely redone last year, so it's set to stay good for years to come.
Positive: One of my best friends might be moving back from California. His family has a lakehouse and boat at Tenkiller and he knows all the best spots. Said friend's family also owns cabin in NW Colorado (Steamboat/Hauns Peak) and likes to go fishing up there. My fishing potential might be taking a turn for the better.
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When I was a kid I caught a crap load of channel cat (creek fishing) using mulberries. That's right I said mulberries! The liver wasn't working so I just threw a mulberry on the old bamboo pole hook and started yanking out the catfish left and right! Wow!
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Jeagle fishbait. Boom.
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Maybe sys can tell me if I should of been a little worried about this guy
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nerodia sipedon, also found in ks. you should worry if you pick them up, because they will crap nasty digested fish feces all over you.
Although spraying fish crap all over me seems to be the worst that can happen, that dude still looks like one mean snake.
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Did you guys know that zebco stands for zero hour bomb company? It's true!
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that snake is just doing a little sunbathing. would you want some dude picking you up while youre trying to catch a tan? doubt it. id probably poop on you too
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Thanks for the info sys! Most the snakes I see are just your standard water snake variety but I've had a couple of close calls and would really like to keep my snake venom intake to the recommended level.
A couple of years ago I was fishing down at rocky ford and had just hooked a Decent sized catfish. The fish took off downstream when I was reeling it in so I had to work my way down the bank. When I finally get the fish about 20 yards away from me I look around and see a copperhead swimming downstream and its HEADED RIGHT FOR ME.
I held my pole(Still shaking violently from the fish) in one hand and in my other hand started picking up rocks and throwing them at the snake in an attempt to get it to change course. Eventually the snake changed course but I'm sure all the other fisherman got a good laugh wondering what the hell I was doing.
Then last year I was fishing at a buddy's farm pond and landed a teeny lil bass. I yanked it out of the water and it landed on the bank about 4 feet to my left, as soon as started flopping around on the bank a Copperhead that had been chilling right next to me(Without my knowledge or permission) bites the crap out of the lil bass. I did not want to touch the fish in case there was some venom on the outside so I cut the line and threw the fish back to the copperhead who promptly ate the crap out of it.
Jokes on the snake though, he's going to have a fish hook in his belly for the rest of his life! HA!
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Positives: Just got a new job and going to Germany for 2 weeks in June.
Negative: My dad just called and asked if I wanted to go fishing in NW Colorado this summer, but I don't have enough vacation. :cry:
Positive: Mrs. Hamburgs grandma has good fishing pond in Cowley county that her and her sisters are going to inherit. We already can use it as our own now, but that means we'll never lose access to it. The grandma just had the damn on it completely redone last year, so it's set to stay good for years to come.
Positive: One of my best friends might be moving back from California. His family has a lakehouse and boat at Tenkiller and he knows all the best spots. Said friend's family also owns cabin in NW Colorado (Steamboat/Hauns Peak) and likes to go fishing up there. My fishing potential might be taking a turn for the better.
Sounds like you are set hamburglar!
If you decide to do some fishing in Colorado I would recommend trading something you own(maybe a longboard?) for a fly fishing pole. Apparently thats how the kids get fishing gear in Colorado these days.
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Thanks for the info sys! Most the snakes I see are just your standard water snake variety but I've had a couple of close calls and would really like to keep my snake venom intake to the recommended level...
heh heh, i screwed up last night and assumed you were near pittsburgh, pa. i now realize that it was pittsburg, ks. anyways, the snake is prolly still a northern, but it might be a plain belly. i can't see the head good enough to tell, looks like a northern though.
good stories about copperheads. i have to say, they sound pretty unlikely, and i'd normally just say you don't know the difference between a copperhead and a watersnake. but you sound like you spend a lot of time out and about, and if you're always out observing, eventually you'll see weird stuff, so i'll assume you did see copperheads doing those things. pretty cool.
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when i was a sunset zoo junior zookeeper, we once saw a copperhead on the trails back behind the zoo towards wildcat creek. not as fancy as benji's copperhead stories but you know what they say about copperhead stories, don't you? better to have one to than to not have loved at all is what i always say.
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one time I was fishing for bullhead and saw a porcupine, beaver and snapping turtle in the same day. that's the most.
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so, a porcupine, a beaver and a snapping turtle all walk into a bar. the bartender says "hey this isn't some pond that steve dave fished at. beat it punks."
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you know what they say about copperhead stories don't you? one in hand is better than two in the bush*.
*that's because the two in the bush might bite you if you don't know they are there while the one in your hand is being held in a way that would not allow him to bite you, i'm assuming.
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the bartender says "don't you snap at me turtle. it's been a long day and i'll get you your beer as soon as i get done serving that porcupine friend of yours".
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you know what they say about copperhead stories don't you? look i know they are copperheads but they should call them goldhead stories if you ask me because look, these stories are gold. just gold i tell you.
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the bartender turns to the porcupine and turtle and says "beaver? i hardly knew her."
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"copperheads? more like copperdeads. you're absolutely killing me with these copperhead stories. they are hilarious!"
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"copper, copper, crime stopper. somebody call the police cause these copperhead stories are so good they should be illegal"
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I always mix up my copperhead and bullhead stories/jokes. :cry:
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ben ji, how much baitmate do you spray on your lures? like, an absolute fuckload?
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Roommate brought home approximately 50 lbs of spoonbill meat from some lake in missouri. Is this good stuff to eat?
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Roommate brought home approximately 50 lbs of spoonbill meat from some lake in missouri. Is this good stuff to eat?
ehhhh...I wouldn't eat that if I were you
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Roommate brought home approximately 50 lbs of spoonbill meat from some lake in missouri. Is this good stuff to eat?
ehhhh...I wouldn't eat that if I were you
Kind of what I figured, he mentioned they were a bottom feeder but only ate algae. If he fries some up I'll probably try it
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Roommate brought home approximately 50 lbs of spoonbill meat from some lake in missouri. Is this good stuff to eat?
ehhhh...I wouldn't eat that if I were you
Kind of what I figured, he mentioned they were a bottom feeder but only ate algae. If he fries some up I'll probably try it
Wikipedia says "the meat is desirable as food"
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I tried it once. Not a fan. Not sure what SD is basing his recommendo on, but I wouldn't based on it is weird tasting.
have heard they are a lot of fun to catch though.
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I tried it once. Not a fan. Not sure what SD is basing his recommendo on, but I wouldn't based on it is weird tasting.
have heard they are a lot of fun to catch though.
sounds gross
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ben ji, how much baitmate do you spray on your lures? like, an absolute fuckload?
I fish Au Naturel, no sprays or fancy smelling baits here.
I've tried some berkley power baits that are supposed to be "Irresistable" to fish but my experience tells me its just a marketing gimmick.
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Probably gonna head down to the old boat dock in the next few days and see if I can catch some Flounder, just cooked some Wahoo on the grill over the weekend, and the Mahi Mahi should be going strong here in awhile.
Good luck eating your mud cat and drinking your warm beer hayseeds.
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you know what i just realized you guys? fish names are just the best. i mean dax alone just got to type the words "flounder" "wahoo" and "mahi mahi". that's a laugh riot and really a tribute to the guy whose job it was to name fish for a living.
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and the bartender says "i tell you what guys. if i had to do it all over again, i'd probably be a guy that just names fishes for a living. i've got a bad back and shlepping pints all day and having to lug kegs down the back stairs sure isn't helping. another pint, turtle?"
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i mean, i know they are copperhead stories but the body of that snake story he just told is really where it's at. just an all around wonderful story. they should make it into a movie.
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http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-snakehead-fish-central-park-20130430,0,3373090.story (http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-snakehead-fish-central-park-20130430,0,3373090.story)
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The northern snakehead is an invasive predator fish that can perform all kinds of non-fish-like feats -- like breathing only air for up to four days and even using its fins to crawl across land to get to a body of water.
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If you watch animal planet, those fuckers have overtaken Florida.
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If you watch animal planet, those fuckers have overtaken Florida.
Them and pythons. eff them. they can have Florida and each other.
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Bored and depressed because I won't get to fish this weekend. Might as well live in the past! :-)
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Master at his craft!
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anyone else ever think that crappie is a terrible name for an otherwise great fish?
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Bored and depressed because I won't get to fish this weekend. Might as well live in the past! :-)
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Is that the 435 bridge behind you?
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Bored and depressed because I won't get to fish this weekend. Might as well live in the past! :-)
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Is that the 435 bridge behind you?
Yes, and a mexican using fishing line tied to a plastic bottle.
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Ben ji give us some catfish porn
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Ben ji give us some catfish porn
Dont have much besides what I already posted. Just started catfishing seriously(lol) about a year ago.
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i'd probably fish more if it wasn't outside. not a fan of nature.
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i'd probably fish more if it wasn't outside. not a fan of nature.
GOOD MORE FISH FOR ME! STAY IN YOUR BUBBLE?!?!?
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I know it sounds pud but I like fishing for crappie and blue gill with really light tackle.
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I know it sounds pud but I like fishing for crappie and blue gill with really light tackle.
Its not pud at all and kind of fun.
I have a ultra light pole I use for bluegill and crappie, in fact I caught about 10 blue gill in Indian Crick on Tuesday. What did I do with the blue gill? Well I wrapped them up in a plastic bag and put them in the freezer of my garage fridge. Will use them as catfish bait sometime in the future :D
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I know it sounds pud but I like fishing for crappie and blue gill with really light tackle.
Totally pud.
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i'd probably fish more if it wasn't outside. not a fan of nature.
yeah, in kansas there are only like 3 weeks a year where it's even comfortable to be outside.
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i'd probably fish more if it wasn't outside. not a fan of nature.
yeah, in kansas there are only like 3 weeks a year where it's even comfortable to be outside.
Must suck to suck.
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ben ji, doesn't it get disgusting having to eat fish all the time?
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ben ji, doesn't it get disgusting having to eat fish all the time?
He doesn't have to keep them, sheesh. C&R my good man. I haven't eaten a fish I caught myself since high school, and I've caught like a billion fish since then.
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ben ji, doesn't it get disgusting having to eat fish all the time?
He doesn't have to keep them, sheesh. C&R my good man. I haven't eaten a fish I caught myself since high school, and I've caught like a billion fish since then.
oh man didnt know your name was ben ji, emo! :lol: :lol:
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I don't eat them either. I keep them, take them home, put them in my aquarium, then force them to fight each other for my amusement.
No one needs to eat all that fish.
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I keep them, take them home, put them in my aquarium.
that does sound fun, i might need to try fishing.
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ben ji, doesn't it get disgusting having to eat fish all the time?
Nope, rarely ever keep the fish I catch, take a quick picture and let them go on their way. I fish for the thrill you get when when a fish first hits your line and takes off....Its a great feeling ya know?
I did fry up all those crappie I caught about 1 month ago and will occasionally clean some fish if I am camping.
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Cleaning fish is the worst. I always have grandma do it for me. BTW, Ben ji, my GMA has stocked ponds in the flint hills in Eskridge if you're ever interested. :D
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Cleaning fish is the worst. I always have grandma do it for me. BTW, Ben Hi, my GMA has stocked ponds in the flint hills in Eskridge if you're ever interested. :D
I wish we were buds in college wackycat, I would of been all up in your GMA's ponds.
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If you are in manhattan and want to fish some farm ponds in the flint hills there are alot of them that are open access and listed in the KDW fishing guides available for free at walmart.
The directions are terrible and they basically just show up as a Dot on a grid but if you are desperate and feel like getting out in the country its a solid way to spend an afternoon.
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Cleaning fish is the worst. I always have grandma do it for me. BTW, Ben ji, my GMA has stocked ponds in the flint hills in Eskridge if you're ever interested. :D
We should go fish sometime, Wackycat. Maybe Nicname would like to come too.
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This weather has me looking at old pics, too, ben ji.
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This weather has me looking at old pics, too, ben ji.
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Oh crap! where is that?
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Exumas. That flat was like a square mile and loaded with fish.
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Exumas. That flat was like a square mile and loaded with fish.
It's beautiful
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This is on the ocean side. Public beach, not a soul around. Someday we'll go back.
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This weather has me looking at old pics, too, ben ji.
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Looks like you had a fly fishing rod there. Did you remember to WHIP IT AROUND YOUR HEAD REALLY HARD AND WITH RYTHM while casting it?
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More of a side action because of high winds but yes lots of whipping it around and you'd hear the fly go whoosh whooosh every time it went by.
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Cleaning fish is the worst. I always have grandma do it for me. BTW, Ben ji, my GMA has stocked ponds in the flint hills in Eskridge if you're ever interested. :D
My dad has a farm near Eskridge, I ride 4 wheelers out there, tons of fun!
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Snagged a massive carp on my lunch break, couldn't get him out of the water.
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Hellz ya! Did he pull hard?
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did you just leave him there to rot?
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did you just leave him there to rot?
Might as well, it's a carp.
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So I didn't know if this story should go here or the amazing animals thread, but here it goes. When I was 10 and fishing at my gmas and gpas pond, I had a Huge tug at the end of my line. I was like crap, this is a massive catfish. I worked on him for like 40 minutes all across the pond. Finally, I saw something poking above the shore. What was it you ask? It was a massive turtle. Like, this thing was rough ridin' HUGE. I finally pulled him on land, where out of nowhere my gpa emerged with a machete and chopped his head off in once slice. Boom! no more turtle. I was like "Grandpa, why did you do that? He was going to be my pet!" He was like "He eats all the fish that I pay to be stocked. I've been trying to catch that POS for years. Thanks for doing my dirty work!" :D Classic Grandpa Rowland
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Whewwwww...finally back at the desk. Ended up fighting that monster for 20 minutes with my 6lb test, ended up on the other side of the pond from where I snagged it. If you look on his front dorsel fin you can see the blood from where my jig snagged it.
SD- I gave him a push out when i left and he swum away to live another day.
Wacky- I catch a huge snapping turtle all the time when I fish my favorite crick spot, I always cut the line since I dont have a machete weilding gramps to help me.
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:thumbs: :D
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Cleaning fish is the worst. I always have grandma do it for me. BTW, Ben ji, my GMA has stocked ponds in the flint hills in Eskridge if you're ever interested. :D
My dad has a farm near Eskridge, I ride 4 wheelers out there, tons of fun!
WUT? Who is your dad. That's right near where I'm from. GET OFF MY LAWN
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Thanks for the info sys! Most the snakes I see are just your standard water snake variety but I've had a couple of close calls and would really like to keep my snake venom intake to the recommended level.
A couple of years ago I was fishing down at rocky ford and had just hooked a Decent sized catfish. The fish took off downstream when I was reeling it in so I had to work my way down the bank. When I finally get the fish about 20 yards away from me I look around and see a copperhead swimming downstream and its HEADED RIGHT FOR ME.
I held my pole(Still shaking violently from the fish) in one hand and in my other hand started picking up rocks and throwing them at the snake in an attempt to get it to change course. Eventually the snake changed course but I'm sure all the other fisherman got a good laugh wondering what the hell I was doing.
Then last year I was fishing at a buddy's farm pond and landed a teeny lil bass. I yanked it out of the water and it landed on the bank about 4 feet to my left, as soon as started flopping around on the bank a Copperhead that had been chilling right next to me(Without my knowledge or permission) bites the crap out of the lil bass. I did not want to touch the fish in case there was some venom on the outside so I cut the line and threw the fish back to the copperhead who promptly ate the crap out of it.
Jokes on the snake though, he's going to have a fish hook in his belly for the rest of his life! HA!
I caught a fresh water eel one time and I thought it was a snake. I dropped my pole and it dragged it into the river to never be seen again. :cry: I was in 8th grade and fishing by myself.
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BigWillie(Non racist) might do some fishing with ol ben ji after work. I'll prob play an awesome game with him to determine who the better fisherman is, feel free to play it with your pals as well!
Its pretty simple and called "First, biggest, most". Whoever wins 2/3 of the categories wins the game!!!
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BigWillie(Non racist) might do some fishing with ol ben ji after work. I'll prob play an awesome game with him to determine who the better fisherman is, feel free to play it with your pals as well!
Its pretty simple and called "First, biggest, most". Whoever wins 2/3 of the categories wins the game!!!
ben ji, is lady going with you or did you replace her with racistbigwilliestyle?
feel free to pm me for dog sitting.
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BigWillie(Non racist) might do some fishing with ol ben ji after work. I'll prob play an awesome game with him to determine who the better fisherman is, feel free to play it with your pals as well!
Its pretty simple and called "First, biggest, most". Whoever wins 2/3 of the categories wins the game!!!
ben ji, is lady going with you or did you replace her with racistbigwilliestyle?
feel free to pm me for dog sitting.
My workplace has a no dog policy so lady will have to chill at home for an extra hour or so before I can let her out. Dont worry though, I went home and let her out over my lunch break before landing that MONSTER fish.
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BigWillie(Non racist) might do some fishing with ol ben ji after work. I'll prob play an awesome game with him to determine who the better fisherman is, feel free to play it with your pals as well!
Its pretty simple and called "First, biggest, most". Whoever wins 2/3 of the categories wins the game!!!
Scratch that, bigwillie had to cancel to so he could get to tonganoxie tonight for the tuesday evening klan rally.
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BigWillie(Non racist) might do some fishing with ol ben ji after work. I'll prob play an awesome game with him to determine who the better fisherman is, feel free to play it with your pals as well!
Its pretty simple and called "First, biggest, most". Whoever wins 2/3 of the categories wins the game!!!
ben ji, is lady going with you or did you replace her with racistbigwilliestyle?
feel free to pm me for dog sitting.
My workplace has a no dog policy so lady will have to chill at home for an extra hour or so before I can let her out. Dont worry though, I went home and let her out over my lunch break before landing that MONSTER fish.
YOU'RE THE MONSTER! :shakesfist:
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You know what you guys should do? Get married to women whose dads are Alaskan fishermen. Fully stocked freezer full of fresh-caught free Alaskan seafood at all times.
:billdance: :weirdrobert: :ump:
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Do the White Bass still run up Fancy Creek?
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Do the White Bass still run up Fancy Creek?
As of 2009 yes. Never fished it but talked to a couple of people that did.
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Always loved this quote:
"If he had had his way, nobody who did not know how to catch a fish would be allowed to disgrace a fish by catching it."
-Norm Maclean
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nobody who did not know
got confused and gave up at this point, probably a good quote though
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ATTENTION KC AREA gEMAW'S.
ben ji(and lady) will be giving a guided fishing tour of one of his favorite hidden fishing spots in shawnee tonight.
This is a small pond that in the past has been loaded with bass, I have not been to it since last spring so no guarantee's about catching eleventy billion fish.
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ATTENTION KC AREA gEMAW'S.
ben ji(and lady) will be giving a guided fishing tour of one of his favorite hidden fishing spots in shawnee tonight.
This is a small pond that in the past has been loaded with bass, I have not been to it since last spring so no guarantee's about catching eleventy billion fish.
might go just to hang with lady?
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Caught about 5 fish in the first hr yesterday but nothing after that.
Biggest one was only about 2-3 lbs.
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Will prob come back Saturday morning instead of going down to the river.
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:love: adorable
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What's your "go to" bass lure ben ji? I like a black & blue jig-n-pig or a Texas rigged tube if it's weedy.
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What's your "go to" bass lure ben ji? I like a black & blue jig-n-pig or a Texas rigged tube if it's weedy.
My "Go to" lure is a 4 inch grub on a 1/8oz jig head. Will sometime's mix it up with a jig n pig or a roadrunner, they are all very similiar.
My backup lure is a plastic worm set up with my own variation of the Texas jig that leaves the hook exposed.
Not a big fan of spinners or crank baits, never seem to catch anything on them.
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Jesus Christ, 14 pages? Shut it down hayseeds.
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Jesus Christ, 14 pages? Shut it down hayseeds.
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What's your "go to" bass lure ben ji? I like a black & blue jig-n-pig or a Texas rigged tube if it's weedy.
My "Go to" lure is a 4 inch grub on a 1/8oz jig head. Will sometime's mix it up with a jig n pig or a roadrunner, they are all very similiar.
My backup lure is a plastic worm set up with my own variation of the Texas jig that leaves the hook exposed.
Not a big fan of spinners or crank baits, never seem to catch anything on them.
I'm a big fan of H&H double spinners. Catch monster bass down here on them all day. :dunno:
Also plastic fluke lures.
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Jesus Christ, 14 pages? Shut it down hayseeds.
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Adorable! :D
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Thought about fishing the lake of Lenexa Sunday. Anyone ever fish that area or the smaller surrounding lakes in JO? Was going to fish from the shore for bass/crappie.
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Jesus Christ, 14 pages? Shut it down hayseeds.
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Adorable! :D
don't know what is more creepy, Kelly Stewart Creep's obsession with Lady or yours with Ben ji.
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Thought about fishing the lake of Lenexa Sunday. Anyone ever fish that area or the smaller surrounding lakes in JO? Was going to fish from the shore for bass/crappie.
I dont normally fish public lakes, find a good looking pond on google maps and just walk up to it and start fishing.
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Thought about fishing the lake of Lenexa Sunday. Anyone ever fish that area or the smaller surrounding lakes in JO? Was going to fish from the shore for bass/crappie.
I dont normally fish public lakes, find a good looking pond on google maps and just walk up to it and start fishing.
Great way to get shot by some crazy farmer.
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Thought about fishing the lake of Lenexa Sunday. Anyone ever fish that area or the smaller surrounding lakes in JO? Was going to fish from the shore for bass/crappie.
I dont normally fish public lakes, find a good looking pond on google maps and just walk up to it and start fishing.
Great way to get shot by some crazy farmer.
Pro tip- Dont go on crazy farmers land. Look on the edges of suburbia and there are pockets of land that got skipped over in development, alot of those pockets have farm ponds on them.
Pro Tip #2- Look at 435 and 69 highway on google maps. See the pond southwest of the interchange? These are the places I'm talking about. I fished it once in high school and caught a couple fish, will probably check it out again this weekend.
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Thought about fishing the lake of Lenexa Sunday. Anyone ever fish that area or the smaller surrounding lakes in JO? Was going to fish from the shore for bass/crappie.
I dont normally fish public lakes, find a good looking pond on google maps and just walk up to it and start fishing.
Great way to get shot by some crazy farmer.
Pro tip- Dont go on crazy farmers land. Look on the edges of suburbia and there are pockets of land that got skipped over in development, alot of those pockets have farm ponds on them.
Pro Tip #2- Look at 435 and 69 highway on google maps. See the pond southwest of the interchange? These are the places I'm talking about. I fished it once in high school and caught a couple fish, will probably check it out again this weekend.
Thanks!
Any other Pro Tips would be greatly appreciated.
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Pro-Tip: I know A LOT of farmers. I don't know one that would shoot you for fishing in his pond. If he has NO FISHING signs hung up, he might be pissed at you, but if you are just out there by yourself, he isn't going to shoot you for having a line thrown in the water. He will probably come up and talk to you to make certain you are legit. Have Lady with you, farmers love the crap out of dogs.
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Man, I really wish the phone on my camera was working yesterday when I went down to the KS River underneath the 435 bridge. You guys would be amazed at the crazy asians down there.
I counted 8 different people standing in the middle of the river with throw nets catching fish, even a couple standing on top of the weir/waterfall throwing nets belows. The males would net a bunch of fish, bring them over to the shore where the female's/kids would throw them straight on the fire, no cleaning or anything.
Then in about 5 minutes they would pull the whole fish off the flames and eat it with their hands. :surprised:
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Pretty sure it's illegal to net sportfish. :lol:
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i like the google maps suggestion. i'm going to google map some fishing spots for ben ji and post them here.
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A few years back I was driving by the Manhattan water treatment plant and saw some "Crazy Asians" with poles in hand heading to the sludge ponds across the highway :facepalm:
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i like the google maps suggestion. i'm going to google map some fishing spots for ben ji and post them here.
This one has some big fish in it. Caught several over 4 pounds and one that went 7. This was maybe 5 years ago, though. Also now the guy is a dick and won't let me fish there.
https://maps.google.com/?ll=38.839859,-94.783669&spn=0.002508,0.003484&t=h&z=19
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i like the google maps suggestion. i'm going to google map some fishing spots for ben ji and post them here.
This one has some big fish in it. Caught several over 4 pounds and one that went 7. This was maybe 5 years ago, though. Also now the guy is a dick and won't let me fish there.
https://maps.google.com/?ll=38.839859,-94.783669&spn=0.002508,0.003484&t=h&z=19
:sdeek: KSC runs at that track across the street
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Pro-Tip: I know A LOT of farmers. I don't know one that would shoot you for fishing in his pond. If he has NO FISHING signs hung up, he might be pissed at you, but if you are just out there by yourself, he isn't going to shoot you for having a line thrown in the water. He will probably come up and talk to you to make certain you are legit. Have Lady with you, farmers love the crap out of dogs.
I don't know any farmers who would actually shoot you for fishing on their property, but I know plenty who would greet you with a shotgun. It's usually pretty easy to just get permission. Driving your vehicle onto somebody else's property to go fishing without permission is a dick move.
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Pro Tip- This pond used to be a farm pond and has bass/catfish in it. Back in my younger days I would hop the fence and fish in the 2 ponds to the west, caught a 5lb'er in the big pond but now I am too old to be jumping fences to catch fish.
https://www.google.com/search?q=38.964663%2C-94.769265&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&ie=&oe=
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Possible ponds ole ben ji might check out in the future
https://maps.google.com/maps?oe=&q=38.879224,-94.896233&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x87c0a2ac6eca93d7:0xcf8724a5d7a9ea0e,38.879224,-94.896233&gl=us&ei=GQWRUbStJ5OMyAGD34CoBw&ved=0CDIQ8gEwAA
https://maps.google.com/maps?oe=&q=38.892919,-94.848281&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x87c0962c36234927:0x911916288016b4c9,38.892919,-94.848281&gl=us&ei=ZwWRUZm-LorLyQG9toCICw&ved=0CDIQ8gEwAA
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Dunno ben ji, trespassing makes me all noivuss.
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Dunno ben ji, trespassing makes me all noivuss.
Both of those ponds appear to be public. Worst thing that could happen is the owner shows up and is all like "Hey, what are you doing fishing my pond" then you are all like "O I'm sorry sir, i thought this was public/I've been fishing here since I was a kid" then he is all like "Well its my land, you need to go" then you are all like "Sure thing" and go to the next pond.
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Possible ponds ole ben ji might check out in the future
https://maps.google.com/maps?oe=&q=38.879224,-94.896233&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x87c0a2ac6eca93d7:0xcf8724a5d7a9ea0e,38.879224,-94.896233&gl=us&ei=GQWRUbStJ5OMyAGD34CoBw&ved=0CDIQ8gEwAA
https://maps.google.com/maps?oe=&q=38.892919,-94.848281&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x87c0962c36234927:0x911916288016b4c9,38.892919,-94.848281&gl=us&ei=ZwWRUZm-LorLyQG9toCICw&ved=0CDIQ8gEwAA
have fished both of those in your link.
i'd recommendo these two (one is top left*, one is bottom right), haven't fished bottom right but top left is a pond that legends are made of.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.892919,-94.848281&ll=38.87914,-94.862931&spn=0.007007,0.009645&hnear=0x87c0962c36234927:0x911916288016b4c9,38.892919,-94.848281&gl=us&t=h&z=17
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This one has wipers in it! :sdeek:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.892919,-94.848281&ll=38.914465,-94.735515&spn=0.005012,0.006968&hnear=0x87c0962c36234927:0x911916288016b4c9,38.892919,-94.848281&gl=us&t=h&z=18
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pretty good spot i fish all the time here. bit of a drive from olathe but fantastic fishing hole.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=gulf+of+mexico&hl=en&sll=38.914465,-94.735515&sspn=0.005254,0.005198&t=h&gl=us&hnear=Gulf+of+Mexico&z=6
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This one has wipers in it! :sdeek:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.892919,-94.848281&ll=38.914465,-94.735515&spn=0.005012,0.006968&hnear=0x87c0962c36234927:0x911916288016b4c9,38.892919,-94.848281&gl=us&t=h&z=18
Wipers! Nice! I'm always kind of nervous about fishing on a pond with houses that back up to it. Used to fish this place all the time but havent fished it since high school
https://www.google.com/search?q=38.974091%2C-94.83135&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&ie=&oe=
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I put in a boat and kick around.
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I used to catch a lot of nice fish at Frisco Lake in Olathe.
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Just a little after work fishing at the business park pond :)
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Went to bass pro on my lunch break and LOADED UP on some new jigs and bass baits.
Might sneak out of the office later this afternoon for 30 minutes to do some BUSINESS PARK POND fishing.
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Hey ben ji...I'm going fishing this weekend and am looking to catch some catfish for a nice fish fry. I usually use Bee'-Jays catfish bait, but am having troubles finding it this time of year. It's been my mainstay for years. Any other good stink bait you'd recommend? I'm fishing in a small lake (dept is 8 to 10 feet).
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Hey ben ji...I'm going fishing this weekend and am looking to catch some catfish for a nice fish fry. I usually use Bee'-Jays catfish bait, but am having troubles finding it this time of year. It's been my mainstay for years. Any other good stink bait you'd recommend? I'm fishing in a small lake (dept is 8 to 10 feet).
I dont normally use stink baits so I dont know which ones are good.
I recommend bringing an ultra light pole and using a crappie jig or using worms to catch a couple of blue gills when you first get there. Then cut them up into small chunks(a little bigger than a quarter) to use as bait, the guts work best.
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Hey ben ji...I'm going fishing this weekend and am looking to catch some catfish for a nice fish fry. I usually use Bee'-Jays catfish bait, but am having troubles finding it this time of year. It's been my mainstay for years. Any other good stink bait you'd recommend? I'm fishing in a small lake (dept is 8 to 10 feet).
I dont normally use stink baits so I dont know which ones are good.
I recommend bringing an ultra light pole and using a crappie jig or using worms to catch a couple of blue gills when you first get there. Then cut them up into small chunks(a little bigger than a quarter) to use as bait, the guts work best.
Thank you sir! Not a bad idea. I'll try that out! A buddy of mine swears by chicken livers as bait so I will try those as well. I'll let you know how it goes!
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Went to bass pro on my lunch break and LOADED UP on some new jigs and bass baits.
Might sneak out of the office later this afternoon for 30 minutes to do some BUSINESS PARK POND fishing.
Just caught a lil guy
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Hey ben ji...I'm going fishing this weekend and am looking to catch some catfish for a nice fish fry. I usually use Bee'-Jays catfish bait, but am having troubles finding it this time of year. It's been my mainstay for years. Any other good stink bait you'd recommend? I'm fishing in a small lake (dept is 8 to 10 feet).
I dont normally use stink baits so I dont know which ones are good.
I recommend bringing an ultra light pole and using a crappie jig or using worms to catch a couple of blue gills when you first get there. Then cut them up into small chunks(a little bigger than a quarter) to use as bait, the guts work best.
Thank you sir! Not a bad idea. I'll try that out! A buddy of mine swears by chicken livers as bait so I will try those as well. I'll let you know how it goes!
Chicken livers are my go to bait if I dont have enough time/feel like catching any blue gill. Best of luck and remember to come back to this thread and let us know how you did.
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Went to bass pro on my lunch break and LOADED UP on some new jigs and bass baits.
Might sneak out of the office later this afternoon for 30 minutes to do some BUSINESS PARK POND fishing.
Just caught a lil guy
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Is that a pit for industrial waste?
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Ben ji, how do you catch fish over your lunch break and then not smell awful when you go back to work for the afternoon?
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Ben ji, how do you catch fish over your lunch break and then not smell awful when you go back to work for the afternoon?
You wash your hands
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Fished at the pond by johnson drive and plufmn Saturday morning with a buddy. Killed some bass using a roadrunner an a small crappie jig with a spinner.
Nothing crazy big but a lot around this size
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Enough is enough! Ben ji, fishing with you this summer is on my bucket list. Of course I love your company, but plz bring lady. TIA
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as a kid I caught some pretty stud blue gill in the Saline County lake. Its more of a pond really but its called a lake so w/e.
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Here's my take on KS fishing:
Winter
Water is too cold
We get a crap ton of rain and the water is too high/off color
Then it's too rough ridin' hot
Football season
Winter again
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Here's my take on KS fishing:
Winter
Water is too cold
We get a crap ton of rain and the water is too high/off color
Then it's too rough ridin' hot
Football season
Winter again
Yep. That is best case scenario. Then you have to throw in kids not wanting to actually fish even though they say they do, soccer season, baseball/softball season, etc.
It is basically impossible to fish in KS if you hate humidity or have kids.
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Here's my take on KS fishing:
Winter
Water is too cold
We get a crap ton of rain and the water is too high/off color
Then it's too rough ridin' hot
Football season
Winter again
That is the slight problem with the Big 12's boss media contract that puts every game on tv. An early fall afternoon on the lake listening to Wyatt & Stan paint the picture of the cats working over some MAC team is damn close to heaven.
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Chicken livers are my go to bait if I dont have enough time/feel like catching any blue gill. Best of luck and remember to come back to this thread and let us know how you did.
Hey ben ji...had a nice weekend of fishing. I caught 3 catfish that were perfect for a fish fry along with 2 really nice walleyes. The chicken livers worked like a charm. I ended up going with some stink bait to bring the fish in the area and the chicken liver was great. I caught around 10 catfish Saturday afternoon and 3 of them were the ideal fish to filet (nice white bottom). We shifted to a known walleye fishing spot near an island in the lake we were fishing and used minnows to catch the fish (just after sunset). Within an hour we had 6 walleyes (we kept 2 that were fantastic).
I never usually have that much luck, but the warming temps really worked in my favor.
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If any of you fishers wants to load up on some tackle/gear, let me know...I fished Bass Tournaments for years, sold my boat a couple seasons ago & haven't gone out much since.
Got shelves & shelves full of plastics (about a zillion Brush Hogs, good assortment of 7-10" worms, lots of Stanley Ribbits, and some 'rare' stuff like Maverick Bugly's), high end crankbaits (Lucky Craft, Mega Bass, etc), spinnerbaits, jigs (FB & Finesse), etc...may even part with some of my rods reels...I'll prolly hang on to my Revo's & Carrot Sticks, but most of the rest would be up for grabs I reckon.
Plastics & non premium lures I'll make you a deal on...Rods Reels, I'd sell cheaper than eBay to GE'ers if interested, just PM me (I live in NKC btw)
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If any of you fishers wants to load up on some tackle/gear, let me know...I fished Bass Tournaments for years, sold my boat a couple seasons ago & haven't gone out much since.
Got shelves & shelves full of plastics (about a zillion Brush Hogs, good assortment of 7-10" worms, lots of Stanley Ribbits, and some 'rare' stuff like Maverick Bugly's), high end crankbaits (Lucky Craft, Mega Bass, etc), spinnerbaits, jigs (FB & Finesse), etc...may even part with some of my rods reels...I'll prolly hang on to my Revo's & Carrot Sticks, but most of the rest would be up for grabs I reckon.
Plastics & non premium lures I'll make you a deal on...Rods Reels, I'd sell cheaper than eBay to GE'ers if interested, just PM me (I live in NKC btw)
lol at what fishing stuff is called :lol:
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fishing pro tip- fake worms don't fool anyone
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fishing pro tip- fake worms don't fool anyone
Fake worms are my go-to. Specifically, zoom bait with the pinkish blackish kind. Used to catch tons of lunkers with those beauties.
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fishing would be fun if you didn't have to worry about what to do with a fish once you actually catch it. they're just so gross.
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fishing would be fun if you didn't have to worry about what to do with a fish once you actually catch it. they're just so gross.
I used to bring gardening gloves with me and I'd strap them on once i caught it. I really hate touching those slimy bastards.
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fishing pro tip- fake worms don't fool anyone
Fake worms are my go-to. Specifically, zoom bait with the pinkish blackish kind. Used to catch tons of lunkers with those beauties.
they don't even look real. you're really limiting yourself to some dumbass bass if that's your bait of choice.
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If any of you fishers wants to load up on some tackle/gear, let me know...I fished Bass Tournaments for years, sold my boat a couple seasons ago & haven't gone out much since.
Got shelves & shelves full of plastics (about a zillion Brush Hogs, good assortment of 7-10" worms, lots of Stanley Ribbits, and some 'rare' stuff like Maverick Bugly's), high end crankbaits (Lucky Craft, Mega Bass, etc), spinnerbaits, jigs (FB & Finesse), etc...may even part with some of my rods reels...I'll prolly hang on to my Revo's & Carrot Sticks, but most of the rest would be up for grabs I reckon.
Plastics & non premium lures I'll make you a deal on...Rods Reels, I'd sell cheaper than eBay to GE'ers if interested, just PM me (I live in NKC btw)
:drool: KC area?
Mainly interested in the different jigs and spinner baits, possibly some of the plastics.
What kind of poles/reels? Never been a fan of bait casters but if you have some spinning reels I might be interested since my 2 good ones vanished a couple months ago(See major scam thread).
What kind of price range are we talking for a reel/pole combo? Not interested in dropping a couple hundred on the fancy shmancy shimano stuff but if its good quality I am willing to pay UP TO $50 for a reel/pole combo.
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If any of you fishers wants to load up on some tackle/gear, let me know...I fished Bass Tournaments for years, sold my boat a couple seasons ago & haven't gone out much since.
Got shelves & shelves full of plastics (about a zillion Brush Hogs, good assortment of 7-10" worms, lots of Stanley Ribbits, and some 'rare' stuff like Maverick Bugly's), high end crankbaits (Lucky Craft, Mega Bass, etc), spinnerbaits, jigs (FB & Finesse), etc...may even part with some of my rods reels...I'll prolly hang on to my Revo's & Carrot Sticks, but most of the rest would be up for grabs I reckon.
Plastics & non premium lures I'll make you a deal on...Rods Reels, I'd sell cheaper than eBay to GE'ers if interested, just PM me (I live in NKC btw)
:drool: KC area?
Mainly interested in the different jigs and spinner baits, possibly some of the plastics.
What kind of poles/reels? Never been a fan of bait casters but if you have some spinning reels I might be interested since my 2 good ones vanished a couple months ago(See major scam thread).
What kind of price range are we talking for a reel/pole combo? Not interested in dropping a couple hundred on the fancy shmancy shimano stuff but if its good quality I am willing to pay UP TO $50 for a reel/pole combo.
Sorry, I don't have any spinning stuff (except a couple of shitty ones I keep for crappie fishing), everything in my bass arsenal was baitcaster...I was like you for a long time...take the time & learn the baitcaster...you will look back on spinning gear with amazement & disgust at how long you fished that way once you make the switch.
Best tip I ever got...only put about 25-50yds of line on the baitcaster to start...that way, when you backlash it, you aren't picking out a total birds nest.
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If any of you fishers wants to load up on some tackle/gear, let me know...I fished Bass Tournaments for years, sold my boat a couple seasons ago & haven't gone out much since.
Got shelves & shelves full of plastics (about a zillion Brush Hogs, good assortment of 7-10" worms, lots of Stanley Ribbits, and some 'rare' stuff like Maverick Bugly's), high end crankbaits (Lucky Craft, Mega Bass, etc), spinnerbaits, jigs (FB & Finesse), etc...may even part with some of my rods reels...I'll prolly hang on to my Revo's & Carrot Sticks, but most of the rest would be up for grabs I reckon.
Plastics & non premium lures I'll make you a deal on...Rods Reels, I'd sell cheaper than eBay to GE'ers if interested, just PM me (I live in NKC btw)
:drool: KC area?
Mainly interested in the different jigs and spinner baits, possibly some of the plastics.
What kind of poles/reels? Never been a fan of bait casters but if you have some spinning reels I might be interested since my 2 good ones vanished a couple months ago(See major scam thread).
What kind of price range are we talking for a reel/pole combo? Not interested in dropping a couple hundred on the fancy shmancy shimano stuff but if its good quality I am willing to pay UP TO $50 for a reel/pole combo.
Sorry, I don't have any spinning stuff (except a couple of shitty ones I keep for crappie fishing), everything in my bass arsenal was baitcaster...I was like you for a long time...take the time & learn the baitcaster...you will look back on spinning gear with amazement & disgust at how long you fished that way once you make the switch.
Best tip I ever got...only put about 25-50yds of line on the baitcaster to start...that way, when you backlash it, you aren't picking out a total birds nest.
So do you live in the KC area?
Or did you just want to brag about all the cool fishing stuff you have and make me jealous? :curse:
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He said he lives in North Kansas City.
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Thanks EMO! I was so excited i skimmed over that part.
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fishing pro tip- fake worms don't fool anyone
Fake worms are my go-to. Specifically, zoom bait with the pinkish blackish kind. Used to catch tons of lunkers with those beauties.
they don't even look real. you're really limiting yourself to some dumbass bass if that's your bait of choice.
All bass are dumb. Evidence: Can't even do simple math.
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Guyz,is there anything cuter than a lil baby bass?
Maybe a baby panda? Racoon?
Dunno, but if so its a short list.
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Corporate america business park pond fishing
LIKE A BOSS
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Boss hog #2
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looks like a 16 ouncer!
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ben ji - you need to go fishing with Tre.
http://instagram.com/p/ZldZULDe16/#
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ben ji - you need to go fishing with Tre.
http://instagram.com/p/ZldZULDe16/#
:horrorsurprise: doesnt look like he even used a pole!
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ben ji - you need to go fishing with Tre.
http://instagram.com/p/ZldZULDe16/#
Would be amazing. It looks like he caught that drum in a farm pond which would be even more amazing since they typically only live in rivers.
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i caught like a 25 lb drum in a river in florida in high school but it was black and yellow and breathed really loud (like a dum!)
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ben ji - you need to go fishing with Tre.
http://instagram.com/p/ZldZULDe16/#
Would be amazing. It looks like he caught that drum in a farm pond which would be even more amazing since they typically only live in rivers.
and lakes
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ben ji - you need to go fishing with Tre.
http://instagram.com/p/ZldZULDe16/#
Would be amazing. It looks like he caught that drum in a farm pond which would be even more amazing since they typically only live in rivers.
and lakes
Yeah, never caught any on lakes but just looked it up and your right. Seems like they would need a bigger area than farm ponds though.
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Well really it's like who in the eff would put drum in their farm pond. That's the $64k question right there ole ben jee.
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ben ji - you need to go fishing with Tre.
http://instagram.com/p/ZldZULDe16/#
Would be amazing. It looks like he caught that drum in a farm pond which would be even more amazing since they typically only live in rivers.
and lakes
Yeah, never caught any on lakes but just looked it up and your right. Seems like they would need a bigger area than farm ponds though.
Yeah, and after you clean them you can cut open their heads and find little, white "rocks". It fascinates the kiddos.
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Fyi NEVER EAT DRUM.
Last summer I was cruising a fishing board and some redneck was talking about how good freshwater drum is.
I went fishing the next day and caught a couple good sized drum and decided to cook them up.
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Woof, tasted like shoe leather with lil bones in it.
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ben ji - you need to go fishing with Tre.
http://instagram.com/p/ZldZULDe16/#
The place he is fishing at looks beautiful.
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Yawn
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I think you should tag all the fish you catch, then from year to year you can see which ones you've caught before and how big they've grown
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I think you should tag all the fish you catch, then from year to year you can see which ones you've caught before and how big they've grown
just write on them with a sharpie :grin:
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Bad news: My company is moving into a new building in June so I will no longer be able to fish on my lunch break.
Good News: THERE IS ALOT
1. I may be getting a new job down the street from current location that will at least allow me to fish the same spots after work.
2. If I dont get the new job my current company's new building is close to a spot I have fished on the blue river before.
3. Going to the Ozarks on Friday to fish then Pomme De Terre on Saturday to fish, will also consume LARGE QUANTITIES of cereal malt beverages
4. Cousins always go fishing for Wipers at Wilson lake in June, apparently they just slaughter them. Will be going with them for the first time this year!!!
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Bad news: My company is moving into a new building in June so I will no longer be able to fish on my lunch break.
Good News: THERE IS ALOT
1. I may be getting a new job down the street from current location that will at least allow me to fish the same spots after work.
2. If I dont get the new job my current company's new building is close to a spot I have fished on the blue river before.
3. Going to the Ozarks on Friday to fish then Pomme De Terre on Saturday to fish, will also consume LARGE QUANTITIES of cereal malt beverages
4. Cousins always go fishing for Wipers at Wilson lake in June, apparently they just slaughter them. Will be going with them for the first time this year!!!
Make sure to drive up to Lucas and go the little store there that sells ring baloney. It makes and awesome companion for beer drinking.
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Bad news: My company is moving into a new building in June so I will no longer be able to fish on my lunch break.
Good News: THERE IS ALOT
1. I may be getting a new job down the street from current location that will at least allow me to fish the same spots after work.
2. If I dont get the new job my current company's new building is close to a spot I have fished on the blue river before.
3. Going to the Ozarks on Friday to fish then Pomme De Terre on Saturday to fish, will also consume LARGE QUANTITIES of cereal malt beverages
4. Cousins always go fishing for Wipers at Wilson lake in June, apparently they just slaughter them. Will be going with them for the first time this year!!!
Make sure to drive up to Lucas and go the little store there that sells ring baloney. It makes and awesome companion for beer drinking.
and see that crazy guy's mummy
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Bad news: My company is moving into a new building in June so I will no longer be able to fish on my lunch break.
Good News: THERE IS ALOT
1. I may be getting a new job down the street from current location that will at least allow me to fish the same spots after work.
2. If I dont get the new job my current company's new building is close to a spot I have fished on the blue river before.
3. Going to the Ozarks on Friday to fish then Pomme De Terre on Saturday to fish, will also consume LARGE QUANTITIES of cereal malt beverages
4. Cousins always go fishing for Wipers at Wilson lake in June, apparently they just slaughter them. Will be going with them for the first time this year!!!
Make sure to drive up to Lucas and go the little store there that sells ring baloney. It makes and awesome companion for beer drinking.
and see that crazy guy's mummy
Definitely if you have time...
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Bad news: My company is moving into a new building in June so I will no longer be able to fish on my lunch break.
Good News: THERE IS ALOT
1. I may be getting a new job down the street from current location that will at least allow me to fish the same spots after work.
2. If I dont get the new job my current company's new building is close to a spot I have fished on the blue river before.
3. Going to the Ozarks on Friday to fish then Pomme De Terre on Saturday to fish, will also consume LARGE QUANTITIES of cereal malt beverages
4. Cousins always go fishing for Wipers at Wilson lake in June, apparently they just slaughter them. Will be going with them for the first time this year!!!
Make sure to drive up to Lucas and go the little store there that sells ring baloney. It makes and awesome companion for beer drinking.
Google cannot find Lucas MO. Sounds pretty elite
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They are referring to Lucas, KS when you go to Wilson Lake.
Wilson Lake is pretty nice. I have wade fished off of Lucas Point a few times. Got into a school of stripers once. That was pretty fun.
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They are referring to Lucas, KS when you go to Wilson Lake.
Wilson Lake is pretty nice. I have wade fished off of Lucas Point a few times. Got into a school of stripers once. That was pretty fun.
How big were the stripers? You were catching them from the shore/wade fishing?
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They are referring to Lucas, KS when you go to Wilson Lake.
Wilson Lake is pretty nice. I have wade fished off of Lucas Point a few times. Got into a school of stripers once. That was pretty fun.
always thought stripers dropped out of school and thats why they took off their clothes for a living
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Yeah, actually would be fishing for striped bass not wipers. Never been with them but I've seen pictures of some monster 30+ pounders they have caught. SHOULD BE A GREAT TIME.
Exact text from my dad was very white midwesterny "Pat n Eric will become your favorite cousins if they can get you into some biting fish. Fishing likely june 15, 22,or 29. Will depend on wheat harvest"
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They are referring to Lucas, KS when you go to Wilson Lake.
Wilson Lake is pretty nice. I have wade fished off of Lucas Point a few times. Got into a school of stripers once. That was pretty fun.
How big were the stripers? You were catching them from the shore/wade fishing?
Not big...1-2 pounds, but the difference in the strike/fight of a similar sized white bass is night and day difference. I was wade fishing when I got into them. Caught 5-6 in a row before they moved out. Just throwing a white twister tail.
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Already landed the first cat of the trip, bout 6 lb blue catfish, caught on some cut bluegill. Picture coming maybe?
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Friend pulled out a 34 in flat head out last night.
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Friend pulled out a 34 in flat head out last night.
Nice, whole bluegill for bait?
Caught a couple of bass this morning and headed down to pomme de terre now
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Friend pulled out a 34 in flat head out last night.
Nice, whole bluegill for bait?
Caught a couple of bass this morning and headed down to pomme de terre now
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Little sunfish. I think he halved it. Set the line about 9 pulled it out at 1130 or so. Biggest I've seen in person, pretty cool.
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Just bought some nightcrawlers. Gonna go throw them in the lake with the kids later.
BOBBERS!!!!
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Just bought some nightcrawlers. Gonna go throw them in the lake with the kids later.
BOBBERS!!!!
You threw your kids in the lake :horrorsurprise:
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what would you fisherpersons do if fishing were illegal?
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Ben ji has a delicious personal trainer bod
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Guyz, took a night off fishing and am at the largest dirt track park in america, lucas oil speedway...THEY HAVE A BAR HERE!!! Currently drinking a "redneck radiator flush"
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Ben ji has a delicious personal trainer bod
This, wow Ben ji, between that bod and your cute dog you must have the ladies knocking down your front door
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what would you fisherpersons do if fishing were illegal?
Been fishing in mid mo all weekend without a mo license...so technically illegal and it didn't stop me.
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Ben ji has a delicious personal trainer bod
This, wow Ben ji, between that bod and your cute dog you must have the ladies knocking down your front door
True story: sent that pic to my lady friend and she comminted on how good I looked. :blush:
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This thread needs to be called Ben ji stuff
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what would you fisherpersons do if fishing were illegal?
Is this just sys being sys or do you know about catch shares and all the crap that bottom fishing guys in the Gulf are pissed about?
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what would you fisherpersons do if fishing were illegal?
Been fishing in mid mo all weekend without a mo license...so technically illegal and it didn't stop me.
good for you, ben ji. i think you are right to pursue your pleasures.
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what would you fisherpersons do if fishing were illegal?
Is this just sys being sys or do you know about catch shares and all the crap that bottom fishing guys in the Gulf are pissed about?
i am being me, but perhaps not in the way you are thinking (don't really know how you think of me, but i can't imagine you'd accurately dismiss as if i was some stray dax or carnes). nothing to do with commercial fisheries.
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The catfish that my buddy caught was super good. Fed like fifteen people.
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The catfish that my buddy caught was super good. Fed like fifteen people.
Pic? I bet it was so big he had to hold it up by the jaw with TWO HANDS :love:
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My wife has one, will post later.
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My wife has one, will post later.
same pose as ben ji?
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what would you fisherpersons do if fishing were illegal?
Is this just sys being sys or do you know about catch shares and all the crap that bottom fishing guys in the Gulf are pissed about?
i am being me, but perhaps not in the way you are thinking (don't really know how you think of me, but i can't imagine you'd accurately dismiss as if i was some stray dax or carnes). nothing to do with commercial fisheries.
There was like some sort of philosophical motivation to this post, yes?
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what would you fisherpersons do if fishing were illegal?
Is this just sys being sys or do you know about catch shares and all the crap that bottom fishing guys in the Gulf are pissed about?
i am being me, but perhaps not in the way you are thinking (don't really know how you think of me, but i can't imagine you'd accurately dismiss as if i was some stray dax or carnes). nothing to do with commercial fisheries.
I thought you might actually have some professional insight into the fish stuff do to you being a snake scientist or whatever. The "sys being sys" thing was just referencing your nonconformist nature.
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i'm just very interested in private use of wildlife and people's attitudes about that issue.
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i'm just very interested in private use of wildlife and people's attitudes about that issue.
Meh, i have a KS fishing license which cost like $25(paid extra for 3 pole) a year. That $25 pays for fish stocking/enforcement etc, i keep maybe 1-2 fish a year I catch on public land so I would say they are making a hearty profit off me.
On a related note I made this comment a couple weeks back
Man, I really wish the phone on my camera was working yesterday when I went down to the KS River underneath the 435 bridge. You guys would be amazed at the crazy asians down there.
I counted 8 different people standing in the middle of the river with throw nets catching fish, even a couple standing on top of the weir/waterfall throwing nets belows. The males would net a bunch of fish, bring them over to the shore where the female's/kids would throw them straight on the fire, no cleaning or anything.
Then in about 5 minutes they would pull the whole fish off the flames and eat it with their hands. :surprised:
I cruise a couple of fishing boards and, Well lets just say KC Jayhawk 78 IS NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT
channels are biting there, watch out for the throw net mafia keeping all the channels stuck in the holes between the rocks and the weir itself. I think its time to get the game warden down there before they start snagging the blues when they move in.
http://www.catfish1.com/forums/showthread.php?203035-I435-Weir-report
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i'm just very interested in private use of wildlife and people's attitudes about that issue.
Is this personal or professional interest? I have some strong feelings on the matter and spend almost a grand every year on hunting and fishing licenses and tags.
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holy crap i never even thought about fish bbs'n :love:
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i'm just very interested in private use of wildlife and people's attitudes about that issue.
Is this personal or professional interest? I have some strong feelings on the matter and spend almost a grand every year on hunting and fishing licenses and tags.
mostly personal, although my profession does intersect. i have very strong feelings myself (pro), it is a source of a great deal of frustration.
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On a related note I made this comment a couple weeks back
You guys would be amazed at the crazy asians down there.
hmong?
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i'm just very interested in private use of wildlife and people's attitudes about that issue.
Is this personal or professional interest? I have some strong feelings on the matter and spend almost a grand every year on hunting and fishing licenses and tags.
mostly personal, although my profession does intersect. i have very strong feelings myself (pro), it is a source of a great deal of frustration.
would you say most of your profession shares your pro outlook?
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On a related note I made this comment a couple weeks back
You guys would be amazed at the crazy asians down there.
hmong?
That was my guess, have never talked to any of them that much besides when the kids see me about to throw a fish back and ask if they can have it.
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would you say most of your profession shares your pro outlook?
the degree would probably vary a great deal depending on what i consider my profession to be, but the answer is probably no in all cases.
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I love sys answers.
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i'm just very interested in private use of wildlife and people's attitudes about that issue.
Is this personal or professional interest? I have some strong feelings on the matter and spend almost a grand every year on hunting and fishing licenses and tags.
mostly personal, although my profession does intersect. i have very strong feelings myself (pro), it is a source of a great deal of frustration.
Well California is pretty mumped up in relation to the rest of the country.
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Well California is pretty mumped up in relation to the rest of the country.
in terms of animal ownership, california is in line with most of the country. probably slightly more restrictive than average, but well within the range of normal. most states have become much, much more restrictive over the last 30-40 years (especially so over the last 20 or so).
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Got a ton of rain yesterday so I tried to get on some catfish where a creek dumps into a lake. Only caught a couple of catfish, but caught 5 carp...all about the same size 3-4 lbs.
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Weird that you were catching carp on catfish bait, only time I've ever caught carp is when I snag them with a lure.
Good plan on fishing the crick mouth after all the rain, planning on doing the same thing tomorrow morning. Going out to where mill crick runs into the KS river in western JOCO.
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Was fishing a gob of nightcrawlers on a circle hook on the bottom.
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Well California is pretty mumped up in relation to the rest of the country.
in terms of animal ownership, california is in line with most of the country. probably slightly more restrictive than average, but well within the range of normal. most states have become much, much more restrictive over the last 30-40 years (especially so over the last 20 or so).
Well I thought we were talking about hunting and fishing, not raising livestock.
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On a related note I made this comment a couple weeks back
Man, I really wish the phone on my camera was working yesterday when I went down to the KS River underneath the 435 bridge. You guys would be amazed at the crazy asians down there.
I counted 8 different people standing in the middle of the river with throw nets catching fish, even a couple standing on top of the weir/waterfall throwing nets belows. The males would net a bunch of fish, bring them over to the shore where the female's/kids would throw them straight on the fire, no cleaning or anything.
Then in about 5 minutes they would pull the whole fish off the flames and eat it with their hands. :surprised:
I cruise a couple of fishing boards and, Well lets just say KC Jayhawk 78 IS NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT
channels are biting there, watch out for the throw net mafia keeping all the channels stuck in the holes between the rocks and the weir itself. I think its time to get the game warden down there before they start snagging the blues when they move in.
http://www.catfish1.com/forums/showthread.php?203035-I435-Weir-report
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They are already involved. I know of 2 groups being prosecuted and a few more are in the works. Its a larger issue then what it looks like. The fish being caught are not just being kept for personal use. They are being caught and sold at a couple local fish markets. Same issue that was busted a few years ago just different folks down doing the deed. Please by all means make phone calls if you see it happening the more phone calls the more they might push the issue to get them to stop.
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Beautiful morning on the kaw, just landed first channel about 10 min after wettng a line.
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Caught a small Flathead last night.The Kansas has been down for so long all this high water has the fish moving around and up into the creeks
Might do a daytime flatty hunt today.
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Well I thought we were talking about hunting and fishing, not raising livestock.
i include hunting, fishing and trapping, because i'm inclusive. but my main interest is ownership of non-domesticated animals. i admit i haven't looked at all of the california wildlife regs, but i think they are really just outside of the mainstream on trapping/furbearers.
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Reason #1 I could never live in a huge city(ny,phi,etc)
ny is an island, ben ji.
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Did some farm pond fishing today, forgot how fun that can be.
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went noodling at Lake Ray Roberts yesterday
lake was about 10' low so most of the normal spots we hit were totally exposed so we just spent most the morning searching for new holes
didn't have much luck as we've had a considerably cool spring and the water temp is still pretty low
we spent the last hour of our trip making and marking some artificial structures (piled cinder block sized rocks with flat rock caps) so we can go back in about a month and wreck havoc
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As much as I love fishing I have never once considered going noodling. Blindly stick my hand in an underwater hole and hope a catfish bites me and not a beaver/snake/turtle? No thanks.
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Come on guys, I'm not putting my hands in beaver holes
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Nice lil channel on the kaw
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Careful, Ben ji! Those barbs are poisonous!
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Catfish are sooooo gross.
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Catfish are sooooo gross.
yes, like eels
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Lol look how mad that fish is. He's all like omg can't breath put me down and stop taking pictures of me you big goon :lol:
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Hey goEMAW fishermen....what's your take on buffs? I personally hate them and think they're unnecessary but everyone is wearing them. I think they're more for fashion myself.
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Hey goEMAW fishermen....what's your take on buffs? I personally hate them and think they're unnecessary but everyone is wearing them. I think they're more for fashion myself.
Don't even know what buffs are. Currently rocking a gE shirt(stoops quotes, 1 champion) and jeans.
If I know I don't have to trek through brush I will wear some old cargo shorts in the summer just for their functionality.
Lady usually just wears her collar
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This is a buff (neck gaiter).
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That may be the dumbest looking thing I have seen in my life.
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This is a buff (neck gaiter).
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What is the purpose?
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love neck gaiters (in the winter, to keep your neck warm. i don't understand wearing one to fish).
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Decided today that I am using steak exclusively as bait for catfish. Sister and I caught seven in one hour today!
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This is a buff (neck gaiter).
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/p480x480/943421_10151575672659454_506478731_n.jpg
What is the purpose?
Prevent sunburn. The guys at the forum on www.drakemag.com love them.
The idea is a lot of fishing guides in the western US spent 200+ days a year on the water. They get a lot of sun, so they started using these buffs. These guys that want to really be hardcore fish bums caught on now the weekend warriors are wearing them, too. Like I said, I think it's fashion. I've been west or to the tropics fishing a week at a time and I never burn.
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I guess it would make sense if you are a deep sea fishing guide. If you wore one of those thing down on the Kaw I reckon dem good ole boys would mock you endlessly.
Actually ran into 3 good ole boys on friday night when I was fishing the kaw from the bank. They looked so much like west virginians it was hilarious and I could barely contain my laughter. They were all probably 30-40 and were wearing Headlamps walking along the bank, their ringleader was wearing jorts and a cut off tshirt while rocking a really disgusting goatee.
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hay lady :love:
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hay lady :love:
They all loved lady. She's my guard dog when I'm out there, kind of looks like a small pit at first glance so people dont get any funny idea's about ruffin up the city boy.
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Fished indian crick today after work and caught some decent sized bass. 1 small catfish as well
Also saw a snake! Can't wait for sys to identify it for me!
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I guess it would make sense if you are a deep sea fishing guide. If you wore one of those thing down on the Kaw I reckon dem good ole boys would mock you endlessly.
Actually ran into 3 good ole boys on friday night when I was fishing the kaw from the bank. They looked so much like west virginians it was hilarious and I could barely contain my laughter. They were all probably 30-40 and were wearing Headlamps walking along the bank, their ringleader was wearing jorts and a cut off tshirt while rocking a really disgusting goatee.
That's appropriate river fishing attire but I never wear a headlamp,catlike night vision here
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Nicname Jr. caught his first two fish this week. It was fun.
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assuming you're in the kc area, the only thing it could be is a black rat snake. get a better pic next time though, so i don't have to use geography as a crutch.
do you really say crick?
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I say crick tongue in cheek.
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I say crick tongue in cheek.
just curious, i wasn't judging.
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I don't believe the spelling of creek changes when it is pronounced as "crick"
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What part of Indian creek?
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Right behind suburban lawn and garden on roe by 435
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Guys I call it "crick pickin." If I'm up high in the mountains I call it fishin' "trickles for pickles."
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Anyone taking advantage of the limited Kansas noodlin' season?
Noodling, Kansas style
It’s noodling time in Kansas.
Noodling is that All-American hillbilly sport made famous in Oklahoma where fishermen hold their breath, go under water and find catfish holes in the bank, then try to wrestle the big ones out by hand.
Kansas has a limited version of that activity. The only areas where noodling is legal are the entire length of the Arkansas River, all federal reservoirs from beyond 150 yards of the dam to the upstream end of the federal property, and the Kansas River from its origin downstream to its confluence with the Missouri River. Fishermen must buy a special handfishing permit, which costs $27.50, to participate.
The Kansas season opened June 15 and will continue through Aug. 31
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/06/20/4304884/outdoors-digest-catch-of-the-week.html#storylink=cpy (http://www.kansascity.com/2013/06/20/4304884/outdoors-digest-catch-of-the-week.html#storylink=cpy)
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Headed down to the kaw tonight, will let you know if I see anyone taking advantage of noodlin season.
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Pounded some light domestic lager with a bro and fished the kaw tonight (longest amount of sunlight of any day). Caught a couple flathead on worms and blue gill chunks.
Biggest is below.
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Pounded some light domestic lager with a bro and fished the kaw tonight (longest amount of sunlight of any day). Caught a couple flathead on worms and blue gill chunks.
Biggest is below.
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Nice.
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thats a beaut, ben g.
if i dont get hung over i am over 90% plannning to fish in the morning
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thats a beaut, ben g.
if i dont get hung over i am over 90% plannning to fish in the morning
Did you go?
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Oops on the hungover part. Nope :(
Gettin out on a boat this afternoon though so maybe it will happen :) !
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Nice flathead benji.
Hit a local watershed early this AM...on the water before 6am. One of my favorite spots to fish. Good population of bass and the fish are always nice and healthy.
Caught about 30 bass...most in the 1 1/2 to 2 lb range.
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what'd you catch them on?
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I promise I will catch a fish this weekend.
I will not let ben Ji down.
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Twice my bro has been invited me to go out on his boat on truman at 5am but both times I have had weddings to attend. :(
Nothing better than fishing at sun rise in summer.
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I promise I will catch a fish this weekend.
I will not let ben Ji down.
:thumbsup:
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Pounded some light domestic lager with a bro and fished the kaw tonight (longest amount of sunlight of any day). Caught a couple flathead on worms and blue gill chunks.
Biggest is below.
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pretty dressed up to go fishing, aren't you? I mean you got your shirt all muddy and now you'll have to spray shout on it before you wash it, I mean didn't your mother teach you better?
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Pounded some light domestic lager with a bro and fished the kaw tonight (longest amount of sunlight of any day). Caught a couple flathead on worms and blue gill chunks.
Biggest is below.
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pretty dressed up to go fishing, aren't you? I mean you got your shirt all muddy and now you'll have to spray shout on it before you wash it, I mean didn't your mother teach you better?
Nothing wrong with that. Fishing can be a dirty business, as long as you don't wear your fishing togs to work the next day.
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Promise kept
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Promise kept
that's a very white looking catfish. normal? benji?
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Pounded some light domestic lager with a bro and fished the kaw tonight (longest amount of sunlight of any day). Caught a couple flathead on worms and blue gill chunks.
Biggest is below.
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pretty dressed up to go fishing, aren't you? I mean you got your shirt all muddy and now you'll have to spray shout on it before you wash it, I mean didn't your mother teach you better?
When I have to walk through brush I always wear an old long sleeve button up to keep ticks off. Not really dressed up.
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Promise kept
that's a very white looking catfish. normal? benji?
Normal for a youngster, especially a blue cat which puni appears to have caught.
MIGHT GO HIT UP INDIAN CRICK THIS AFTERNOON TO SEE WHAT I CAN CATCH :excited:
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Promise kept
that's a very white looking catfish. normal? benji?
Normal for a youngster, especially a blue cat which puni appears to have caught.
MIGHT GO HIT UP INDIAN CRICK THIS AFTERNOON TO SEE WHAT I CAN CATCH :excited:
so white when younger then darker when older? weird. also, son caught a black catfish at pot2 last year. 50 years? sixty?
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that's a very white looking catfish. normal? benji?
Normal for a youngster, especially a blue cat which puni appears to have caught.
MIGHT GO HIT UP INDIAN CRICK THIS AFTERNOON TO SEE WHAT I CAN CATCH :excited:
so white when younger then darker when older? weird. also, son caught a black catfish at pot2 last year. 50 years? sixty?
How big? if it was only a couple pounds could have been a bullhead,but I'm not sure they have them in pott2. Bullheads are getting hard to find because channel cat and largemouth bass eat the crap out of them when they are hatchlings and schooled up
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Promise kept
that's a very white looking catfish. normal? benji?
Normal for a youngster, especially a blue cat which puni appears to have caught.
MIGHT GO HIT UP INDIAN CRICK THIS AFTERNOON TO SEE WHAT I CAN CATCH :excited:
so white when younger then darker when older? weird. also, son caught a black catfish at pot2 last year. 50 years? sixty?
How big? if it was only a couple pounds could have been a bullhead,but I'm not sure they have them in pott2. Bullheads are getting hard to find because channel cat and largemouth bass eat the crap out of them when they are hatchlings and schooled up
man. it's hard to guess how many pounds that thing was. my guess is two-three pounds? much bigger than the pale white thing pictured earlier. two maybe? idk. it was black though. like oh wow he just caught a black catfish and that thing is black.
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What is this guy?
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What is this guy?
count the rays on its anal fin 24-29 channel cat 30-36 blue cat.Sometimes post spawn male channel cats kind of look like blue cats,their heads get puffed up for some reason.But the anal fin rays never lie
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Catfish really gross me out. Those dogfish things that look sorta like snakes are grody as well. Gives me shivers.
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What is this guy?
Looks like a flathead to me. Was it brownish yellow?
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Catfish really gross me out.
me too pete. me too. the catfish that i catch better hope that they know how to dislodge a hook from their own mouth because gross.
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I cant count the rays as I threw it back. Im a catch and release guy and I do it just like Mr. Wade. Holding them in the water til they swim on their own. :D
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I cant count the rays as I threw it back. Im a catch and release guy and I do it just like Mr. Wade. Holding them in the water til they swim on their own. :D
fork tail, not a flathead
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No catfish today at indian crick, just big ass turtles.
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No catfish today at indian crick, just big ass turtles.
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No catfish today at indian crick, just big ass turtles.
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Ugh, Turtles totally ruin cat fishing.
One of my fishing holes down here is overran with soft shelled turtles.
They are so unbelievable fast. Like scary fast. On both land and water.
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I would be rough ridin' psyched if I caught an insane sea monster like that.
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No catfish today at indian crick, just big ass turtles.
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that looks like it should be on a Japanese Monster movie poster. :sdeek:
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No catfish today at indian crick, just big ass turtles.
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that looks like it should be on a Japanese Monster movie poster. :sdeek:
These turtles are super scary looking, when I catch them I just cut the line so I don't have to deal with them.
Next time you are out enjoying a nice dip at the local watering hole just imagine these monsters lurking beneath your feet.
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No catfish today at indian crick, just big ass turtles.
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that looks like it should be on a Japanese Monster movie poster. :sdeek:
These turtles are super scary looking, when I catch them I just cut the line so I don't have to deal with them.
Next time you are out enjoying a nice dip at the local watering hole just imagine these monsters lurking beneath your feet.
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thats how you lose a toe.
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No catfish today at indian crick, just big ass turtles.
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that looks like it should be on a Japanese Monster movie poster. :sdeek:
These turtles are super scary looking, when I catch them I just cut the line so I don't have to deal with them.
Next time you are out enjoying a nice dip at the local watering hole just imagine these monsters lurking beneath your feet.
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thats how you lose a toe.
exactly why I am never interested in noodling. that thing is almost as scary as a beaver.
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my dad was all excited the first time he got to show me a snapping turtle he shot. that was the last time i ever set foot in a farm pond.
little baby dinosaurs that take forever to die after being blasted several times? lmao, see you later jerks
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Very recently I witnessed two strangers arguing over who got to keep the shell of a massive road killed snapping turtle. Was very redneck'y.
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Very recently I witnessed two strangers arguing over who got to keep the shell of a massive road killed snapping turtle. Was very redneck'y.
I have often thought snapping turtle skin would make for a cool pair of cowboy boots and a google search confirms - from this thread http://refugeforums.com/refuge/showthread.php?p=8282982 (http://refugeforums.com/refuge/showthread.php?p=8282982)
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Headed down to the zarks this weekend and plan on absolutely DESTROYING some catfish and bass.
That stupid catfish is going to be chilling trying to get a quick meal of cut of blue gill then BAM, I JERK THAT STUPID FISH RIGHT OUT OF THE WATER and he will be all like OMG CROAK CROAK CROAK I CANT BREATHE CROAK CROAK CROAK BUT IT DOESNT REALLY MATTER BECAUSE I CAN GO LIKE 20 MINUTES OUT OF THE WATER. croak croak croak
Then I will pose for pictures with him and pass him around to all my bro's so they can make comments like "Wow, I didnt know there were catfish that big right off my dock" or "Great catch ben ji, you sure do know how to catch fish"
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Then on saturday morning I'll be all hung over but we will decide to get in my bro's lil john boat and do some bass fishing. I'll probably catch like 10 MASSIVE LARGEMOUTH BASS and they will be all like WTF, I JUST WANTED TO EAT THAT LITTLE PLASTIC MINNOW AND NOW I HAVE SOME GIGANTISORUS HUMAN STICKING HIS THUMB IN MY MOUTH.
O NO BRIGHT LIGHTS, MAYBE IF I FLIP AROUND REALLY HARD HE'LL LET ME GO, but wait dammit, HE IS HOLDING MY JAW IN A WAY THAT IMMOBILIZES ME AND NOW I CANT DO ANYTHING.
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Good news guys, the water has warmed and the catfishes have moved into their holes to start spawning and you guessed it, that means the noodling is hot right now
Got a 5 lb blue and a 10 lb flathead today
That flathead was a beauty, tough to get to as it's hole was under a slab of rock that I just could barely touch with my toes as my nose was treading water. I took a deep breath, swam down and had to get my arm in the hole all the way to my shoulder before I felt her mouth. She was a gentle one though, came right out with hardly a fight
I also noodled 2 carp and a largemouth bass. I know that you probably won't believe thay but it really happened
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what in the world.
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rough ridin' hayseed plowboys screwing up my thread.
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Requires a fishing license hence fishing for the fishing thread
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Can't wait to see these fish show up in your cooking thread
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Can't wait to see these fish show up in your cooking thread
All fish (except the carp and bass, I released those) are being stockpiled for a fish fry on a tbd later date
:confused: I don't have a cooking thread
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Can't wait to see these fish show up in your cooking thread
All fish (except the carp and bass, I released those) are being stockpiled for a fish fry on a tbd later date
:confused: I don't have a cooking thread
All threads about making food are yours now (except for the head cheese one).
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ate a bunch of catfish this weekend.
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ate a bunch of catfish this weekend.
Cool story bro.
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my friend fished them :dunno:
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ate a bunch of catfish this weekend.
Did you fry them up?
I typically make catfish nuggets and bread them in flour/salt/pepper/paprika then throw them in some oil.
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corn meal, garlic chowder, cayenne and beer.
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Where did your buddy catch the fish?
I'm always worried about eating fish from the River or other polluted places.
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54 mile marker
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biggest fish I have caught in some time - happy 4th to all gE anglers, good bless America and go cats
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good looking bass there skip.
The background of your picture makes me think you caught him at the zarks?
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good looking bass there skip.
The background of your picture makes me think you caught him at the zarks?
yep, caught by the island in front of Four Seasons
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First channel cat of july!
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:love: Can I be lady's babysitter if you ever need to go anywhere?
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:love: Can I be lady's babysitter if you ever need to go anywhere?
you're gonna have to face ksc in the kumite first
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Hit up another local watershed yesterday with a buddy. He wanted some fish to fry so we strung some nice eater size bass and one really nice crappie. He was catching all of his on a spinnerbait, I caught all of mine on a flipping tube.
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Hit up another local watershed yesterday with a buddy. He wanted some fish to fry so we strung some nice eater size bass and one really nice crappie. He was catching all of his on a spinnerbait, I caught all of mine on a flipping tube.
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Very nice, makes we want to go fishing this afternoon!
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Hit a local lake this evening with my uncle in his boat. Got into some small bass schooled up out in the middle. Nice evening.
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HEADED BACK HERE TOMORROW MORNING AT LIKE 7AM AND I AM SO EXCITED!!!!
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:love: Can I be lady's babysitter if you ever need to go anywhere?
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Woot woot
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First one was 21 in, second was 19
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good looking fish. :thumbs:
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I would like ben ji to fish guide my family on fishing type trips. also he's shirtless when he does it.
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nice fishes ben ji
i have to ask though, are you fishing from a hobo camp? what is all that trash behind you
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I would like ben ji to fish guide my family on fishing type trips. also he's shirtless when he does it.
also his underwear is showing. also let me know how much the tickets to this event are i might be in.
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The stuff behind is tackle boxes and random fishing gear/backpacks.
Caught both the bass while trying to catfish under a bobber, one on cut bluegill, the other on chicken livers.
Had around a 10lb catfish on as well but it wrapped itself around a submerged log :(.
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Hey Ben ji. A word of advice. Maybe spend a little less time fishing and a little more time in the gym.
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Puni, where do you keep pulling out these teeny baby catfish from?
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adorable, pun
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Nice bass, benji. What were you catching them on?
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Catfishing tonight then sunrise bassin' tomorrow!
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http://fox4kc.com/2013/07/13/crews-search-for-person-fishing-in-kansas-river/
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http://fox4kc.com/2013/07/13/crews-search-for-person-fishing-in-kansas-river/
Doesnt really surprise me
Man, I really wish the phone on my camera was working yesterday when I went down to the KS River underneath the 435 bridge. You guys would be amazed at the crazy asians down there.
I counted 8 different people standing in the middle of the river with throw nets catching fish, even a couple standing on top of the weir/waterfall throwing nets belows. The males would net a bunch of fish, bring them over to the shore where the female's/kids would throw them straight on the fire, no cleaning or anything.
Then in about 5 minutes they would pull the whole fish off the flames and eat it with their hands. :surprised:
Nice bass, benji. What were you catching them on?
I actually caught those 2 big bass while fishing for catfish with a bobber. The 21 inch bass hit some cut up blue gill I had floating and the 19 incher hit on some chicken livers.
I had a pretty big catfish on my line, maybe 10lbs, but it tangled itself around a submerged log near the bank. Took out a little cano they had on the banks and was able to untangle the line but the cat ended up breaking off the hook :frown:
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Headed down to truman lake to do some fishing with a couple of bros :excited: :excited: :driving: :driving: :bait: :bait: :emawkid: :emawkid:
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Headed down to truman lake to do some fishing with a couple of bros :excited: :excited: :driving: :driving: :bait: :bait: :emawkid: :emawkid:
main lake or spillway?
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Puni, where do you keep pulling out these teeny baby catfish from?
freshly stocked ponds on fort riley. pulled in a constant assault of sub 1 lb channels
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picked up my first baitcaster, hunting some RIVER MONSTERS
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Guys this makes me hard! :excited:
http://vimeo.com/71295782
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Headed down to truman lake to do some fishing with a couple of bros :excited: :excited: :driving: :driving: :bait: :bait: :emawkid: :emawkid:
main lake or spillway?
Fished on the main lake but didnt catch crap, like 4 bass 10 hours.
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Headed down to truman lake to do some fishing with a couple of bros :excited: :excited: :driving: :driving: :bait: :bait: :emawkid: :emawkid:
main lake or spillway?
Fished on the main lake but didnt catch crap, like 4 bass 10 hours.
Is the lake level high? the LOTO has been a couple of feet higher than usual most of the summer and it has been kind of a different pattern than years past - not as much aggressive activity early but we have caught more large fish than previous years. I feel like the cool spring has set the usually summer pattern back and August is looking cooler than typical.
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Headed down to truman lake to do some fishing with a couple of bros :excited: :excited: :driving: :driving: :bait: :bait: :emawkid: :emawkid:
main lake or spillway?
Fished on the main lake but didnt catch crap, like 4 bass 10 hours.
Is the lake level high? the LOTO has been a couple of feet higher than usual most of the summer and it has been kind of a different pattern than years past - not as much aggressive activity early but we have caught more large fish than previous years. I feel like the cool spring has set the usually summer pattern back and August is looking cooler than typical.
Level was real low, they were not letting out any water.
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Been at the zarks all weekend and haven tree caught more than some bluegill and riny catfish.
Did leave this at the "Hillbilly yacht club", tho.
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I am also pakd as crap.
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I am also pakd as crap.
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http://batescountynewswire.blogspot.com/2013/08/missouri-fisherman-lands-record.html
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Go catz!
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http://batescountynewswire.blogspot.com/2013/08/missouri-fisherman-lands-record.html
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/07/21/missouri.world.record.catfish/index.html
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Been catching channel cats on spinners in the small Lenexa lakes the past few days. They must be hungry!
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Nothing like some early morning fishing to take your mind off the dumpster fire that is our fball team
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Didn't catch any lunkers but I dis snag an adorable dog pic!
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http://video.fieldandstream.com/video/Thousands-of-fishermen-empty-la?src=related&con=outbrain&obref=obnetwork#c=BHDJ451JBD4TF5P6&t=Thousands of fishermen empty lake in minutes - Human Planet: Deserts, preview
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Crazy stuff!
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Driving into work today I was really bummed that I haven't been fishing in 2 months and I probably wont go for another 3 months :frown:
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If the lakes turnover down south you should go fish the shad kill.
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If the lakes turnover down south you should go fish the shad kill.
Which lakes does this happen at? I have nothing to do tomorrow and if we dont get any snow I might go scout out some locations aka take lady on a hike.
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Like below Bull Shoals and Lake Norfork.
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You need to move to Florida so you can fish all day eer day
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You need to move to Florida so you can fish all day eer day
We had a guy take a sales job in south Florida because of the fishing. Was fired 6 months later. :frown:
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You have to admire this guys dedication
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2013/12/chatting-guy-who-fishes-mudcats-storm-sewer/7826/
To many people, the storm sewer is a murky and perhaps loathsome fixture that only becomes noteworthy when it clogs and floods the street.
But Kyle Naegeli, a 15-year-old high-school student in Texas, says the storm drain 40 feet from his house is so much more: It's an untapped fishing paradise teeming with silvery bluegill and corpulent catfish, none of which a sane person would want to eat.
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i heard that wildcat creek is a fishing nirvana full of toxic monster largemouth and cats
wildcat creek is manhattan's stom sewer.
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What a beautiful day after our lord and saviors birth!
I'm headed out to do some token fishing along the banks of the glorious kaw.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.95764,-95.103413&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x87bf63d7bebded03:0x50b60a35878f91ae,38.95764,-95.103413&gl=us&ei=DVe8UsryKKKC2wW70YGwDA&ved=0CC4Q8gEwAA (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.95764,-95.103413&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x87bf63d7bebded03:0x50b60a35878f91ae,38.95764,-95.103413&gl=us&ei=DVe8UsryKKKC2wW70YGwDA&ved=0CC4Q8gEwAA)
Looks like there was an old golf course next to the river and they built some sort of peninsula to divert water for irrigation....All I know is that spot will be TEEMING(sp?) with fish.
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What a beautiful day after our lord and saviors birth!
I'm headed out to do some token fishing along the banks of the glorious kaw.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.95764,-95.103413&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x87bf63d7bebded03:0x50b60a35878f91ae,38.95764,-95.103413&gl=us&ei=DVe8UsryKKKC2wW70YGwDA&ved=0CC4Q8gEwAA (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.95764,-95.103413&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x87bf63d7bebded03:0x50b60a35878f91ae,38.95764,-95.103413&gl=us&ei=DVe8UsryKKKC2wW70YGwDA&ved=0CC4Q8gEwAA)
Looks like there was an old golf course next to the river and they built some sort of peninsula to divert water for irrigation....All I know is that spot will be TEEMING(sp?) with fish.
The old golf course was the first thing I noticed (clicked link before reading whole post) Google maps is great for finding prime lunker spots.
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What a beautiful day after our lord and saviors birth!
I'm headed out to do some token fishing along the banks of the glorious kaw.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.95764,-95.103413&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x87bf63d7bebded03:0x50b60a35878f91ae,38.95764,-95.103413&gl=us&ei=DVe8UsryKKKC2wW70YGwDA&ved=0CC4Q8gEwAA (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.95764,-95.103413&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x87bf63d7bebded03:0x50b60a35878f91ae,38.95764,-95.103413&gl=us&ei=DVe8UsryKKKC2wW70YGwDA&ved=0CC4Q8gEwAA)
Looks like there was an old golf course next to the river and they built some sort of peninsula to divert water for irrigation....All I know is that spot will be TEEMING(sp?) with fish.
The old golf course was the first thing I noticed (clicked link before reading whole post) Google maps is great for finding prime lunker spots.
Woof, Tons of no trespassing/hunting/fishing/atv's etc etc posted so I didnt get to check it out. I always thought there was a 100ft buffer area around the river that was public access but I'll have to check up on that.
Ended up going to check out another spot
https://www.google.com/search?q=38.982481%2C-94.921952&rlz=1C1AFAB_enUS495US496&oq=38.982481%2C-94.921952&aqs=chrome..69i57.1280j0j7&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8
The smaller creeks and part of the river were iced over so I didnt fish much, will definitely return in the spring.
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I go fishing at the Diamond Creek/Diamond Springs area in Morris/Chase county.
Peaceful, quiet, and not many people at all.
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This is my favorite little fishin' hole. Never get skunked here.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XkmwJvrWYpI/ToIxZOhJwcI/AAAAAAAAANg/_9RHmxhNpB0/s1600/photo-14.JPG)
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So went and scoped out some fishing spots along the kaw on sunday and found some big tracks. They looked pretty old and some of the snow had melted.
Gonna need @says to identify them.
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nope, gE's resident bigfoot hunter The1bigwillie has confirmed that this is NOT a bigfoot track.
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Guys it's a coyote track.
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nope, gE's resident bigfoot hunter The1bigwillie has confirmed that this is NOT a bigfoot track.
I should add that although this track is most definitely not that of Bigfoot, it does indicate that there are predators in the area, which would indicate that there is prey in the area. River and woody habitat like this is very Squatchy. Due to prey/predators being in the area I would guess this area has a chance of containing a Bigfoot or at least some Bigfoot traffic. We should probably have a night investigation.
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http://vimeo.com/85147880
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http://vimeo.com/85147880
wow, they have a great camera.
that video seemed like it was going to be boring but ended up cool. thanks, emo.
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http://gizmodo.com/this-floating-sonar-pod-turns-your-smartphone-into-a-fi-1511452823
If fishing for you is more about pulling the most catches out of a lake—instead of simply using your wits to outsmart nature—then the more gear the better. And while fish finders have been around for decades, the FishHunter is the first to turn your smartphone into a window to what lies below the water's surface.
Instead of having to strap the sonar hardware to the side of a boat or a dock, the FishHunter is small enough to float on the water's surface, letting you simply tether it with fishing line so it doesn't drift out of range of your smartphone's Bluetooth connection—about 80 feet or so.
On a full charge the FishHunter will scan the murky depths to up to 120 feet below the water's surface for somewhere around six to nine hours. And it reports back what it finds—from the topography of the bottom of a lake, to what it thinks are fish—to your iPhone or Android smartphone's display.
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Check this out ben ji
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzsyuFJIBpY
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Check this out ben ji
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzsyuFJIBpY
They were so happy when they finally got it out of the hole! If we ever got enough ice to safely ice fish here in KC I would do it in a heartbeat, would really help me fight of the shakes from withdrawl.
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http://gizmodo.com/this-floating-sonar-pod-turns-your-smartphone-into-a-fi-1511452823
If fishing for you is more about pulling the most catches out of a lake—instead of simply using your wits to outsmart nature—then the more gear the better. And while fish finders have been around for decades, the FishHunter is the first to turn your smartphone into a window to what lies below the water's surface.
Instead of having to strap the sonar hardware to the side of a boat or a dock, the FishHunter is small enough to float on the water's surface, letting you simply tether it with fishing line so it doesn't drift out of range of your smartphone's Bluetooth connection—about 80 feet or so.
On a full charge the FishHunter will scan the murky depths to up to 120 feet below the water's surface for somewhere around six to nine hours. And it reports back what it finds—from the topography of the bottom of a lake, to what it thinks are fish—to your iPhone or Android smartphone's display.
:Wha:
I have been trying to figure out the best way to get an idea of "what lies beneath" at my bass pond. Just solved it. :cheers:
I love technology.
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http://gizmodo.com/this-floating-sonar-pod-turns-your-smartphone-into-a-fi-1511452823
If fishing for you is more about pulling the most catches out of a lake—instead of simply using your wits to outsmart nature—then the more gear the better. And while fish finders have been around for decades, the FishHunter is the first to turn your smartphone into a window to what lies below the water's surface.
Instead of having to strap the sonar hardware to the side of a boat or a dock, the FishHunter is small enough to float on the water's surface, letting you simply tether it with fishing line so it doesn't drift out of range of your smartphone's Bluetooth connection—about 80 feet or so.
On a full charge the FishHunter will scan the murky depths to up to 120 feet below the water's surface for somewhere around six to nine hours. And it reports back what it finds—from the topography of the bottom of a lake, to what it thinks are fish—to your iPhone or Android smartphone's display.
:Wha:
I have been trying to figure out the best way to get an idea of "what lies beneath" at my bass pond. Just solved it. :cheers:
I love technology.
it would be fun to tow it behind something like this if you can't put a boat on the water (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41HcjgVx3-L.jpg)
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O man, The1Bigwillie and I were just talking about hooking that fish finder up to a RC boat...I told him that I've always wanted to attach a line and hook to a RC boat, park it in the deepest part of a pond and wait until I catch a lunker...Once the fish is on the line I would just drive the boat back to the shore...Would obviously need to put some serious HP and Floatation devices on the RC boat but I'm thinking its completely doable.
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A RC sub might hold up better for that and worst case it would act like the barrels in Jaws
This one looks pretty cool
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41tX09BB7ML.jpg)
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I'm having second thoughts. I had already convinced my wife that I needed a fish finder AND a kayak. Quite the pickle.
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Colt McCoy ?@ColtMcCoy 2h
I lost my scale! pic.twitter.com/LEvttMibap
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benji, that sonar phone app looks cool.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgIWoU1CIAA-pBF.jpg)
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rough ridin' shorthairs.
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First fish of 2014!
Just a lil channel cat I pulled out of Indian crick.
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FAKE
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Any gE anglers planning on fishing this weekend or next week?
Just bought my license and I'm going to try a pond by Papa daBish7's house this weekend.
So excited!!!
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Still a lot of ice on the lakes here in KC, not enough water at LOTO to get the boat off the lift :frown:
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Careful guys I heard a golden retriever fell through the ice and drowned at Shawnee Mission Park. :frown:
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Nice haul of crappie Saturday afternoon.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/c_holt/crappie_31514_zpse36eaa33.jpg)
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i also use miller lite as bait :thumbs:
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i also use miller lite as bait :thumbs:
Also makes great fish structure when you're done with the can.
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Nice haul of crappie Saturday afternoon.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/c_holt/crappie_31514_zpse36eaa33.jpg)
NICE!
Went out to my buddies farm pond last week but the water was still too cold and we only caught 1 fish which didnt even fight.
Headed out to the kaw now to see if any catfish are HUNGRY for chicken liver! :billdance: :billdance: :billdance:
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ben ji - I've tried a couple of small ponds and have not had any luck. These fish were in a small (240ish acres?) lake up a creek arm in 3-4 feet of water. Seems like if they are going in a lake, small ponds would be good now. :dunno:
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Catfish are up and hungry! (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/27/7aqe9u3u.jpg)
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/27/vudyvu4u.jpg)
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guys, guys, a new season of river monsters starts tomorrow! is anyone else excite about this?
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@benji whenever I cross over "the Kaw" on 435N I always look down to see that water ripping and see if anyone is fishing. Seems like a scary/gross place to fish. You're like the Mike Rowe of fishermen.
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hey ben ji, how does lady react to you casting a line? took my dog fishing once out at clinton, and whenever someone would cast, she would jump in the lake and try to catch it so i eventually had to tie her up (and then she totally got mud all over this one guy who i don't really like and it was super funny :lol:)
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guys, guys, a new season of river monsters starts tomorrow! is anyone else excite about this?
Most def excited. JWade is the man. Been working on my accent for a while. "Fish On!"
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guys, guys, a new season of river monsters starts tomorrow! is anyone else excite about this?
IT WAS FANTASTIC!
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hey ben ji, how does lady react to you casting a line? took my dog fishing once out at clinton, and whenever someone would cast, she would jump in the lake and try to catch it so i eventually had to tie her up (and then she totally got mud all over this one guy who i don't really like and it was super funny :lol:)
When I have a big ole chunk of chicken liver or something on a line she will bark at it and think she gets to play fetch but will never actually chase it into the water, prob because she is not a very good swimmer.
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PRO-TIP FOR EVERY gE'r WHO ENJOYS FISHING
There are public access farm ponds all over the state thanks to the F.I.S.H. program initiated by the KDWPT.
I recommend picking up a copy of the 2014 Fishing Atlas at your local Wallys when you re-new your license, or you can just find one here
http://kdwpt.state.ks.us/KDWPT-Info/Locations/Hunting-Fishing-Maps-by-County/Fishing-Atlas
Look for the area's in the little blue squares, these are the farm ponds that the state of KS has leased from private owners.
I checked out a couple in Leavenworth County today and WOW! One was just loaded with lunkers.
Here it is - 39.212804,-95.090416
When you drive down 219th st you will see a sign that looks like this
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/08/6evybuba.jpg)
and a bridge over the fence that looks like this
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/08/qa3azy7u.jpg)
Once you reach the pond you will catch lunkers like this
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/08/7a7ytazu.jpg)
And this
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/08/4uje9apa.jpg)
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Or you can go to this fish site- 39.214334,-95.002772
And catch adorable baby bass like this! (Also caught some small channel cat here!)
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/08/abaqa2u3.jpg)
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that poor little guy :frown:
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@benji whenever I cross over "the Kaw" on 435N I always look down to see that water ripping and see if anyone is fishing. Seems like a scary/gross place to fish. You're like the Mike Rowe of fishermen.
Yeah, dont fish there much anymore because it gets pretty crowded and I dont want lady running around in peoples business. I usually fish about .5 miles downstream from there or about 1.5 miles upstream just so I can let the dog run around and do her thing.
(And yes, it is very dirty down there)
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that poor little guy :frown:
But what about that HUGE bass and crappie? Pretty sweet huh?
Yup, it was pretty sweet reeling dem suckers in :)
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Ms. Wacky and I watch a lot of river monsters. Thoughts on us fishing off the deck tomorrow night downtown and what type of bait, Ben ji?
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guys, guys, a new season of river monsters starts tomorrow! is anyone else excite about this?
Ms. Wacky and I watch a lot of river monsters. Thoughts on us fishing off the deck tomorrow night downtown and what type of bait, Ben ji?
River monsters is alright but I just wish he would spend the whole show catching monsters and less time on the buildup. I LOVE it when he is fighting a HUGE Nile Perch or Amazonian Monster in some small canoe, but hate the 45 minutes leading up to that point.
As for bait on the river, your best bet is going to be some cut baitfish(shad/bluegill/carp/whatever) but you can throw hot dogs on there if you are just looking for an excuse to makeout with your babe on the riverfront.
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guys, guys, a new season of river monsters starts tomorrow! is anyone else excite about this?
Ms. Wacky and I watch a lot of river monsters. Thoughts on us fishing off the deck tomorrow night downtown and what type of bait, Ben ji?
River monsters is alright but I just wish he would spend the whole show catching monsters and less time on the buildup. I LOVE it when he is fighting a HUGE Nile Perch or Amazonian Monster in some small canoe, but hate the 45 minutes leading up to that point.
As for bait on the river, your best bet is going to be some cut baitfish(shad/bluegill/carp/whatever) but you can throw hot dogs on there if you are just looking for an excuse to makeout with your babe on the riverfront.
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A fish!
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/12/ydevedyr.jpg)
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:thumbs:
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A fish!
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/12/ydevedyr.jpg)
River?
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Republican river upstream of Milford lake. A ton of white bass that size and 1 crappie
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(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/13/usaqygug.jpg)
A little guy!
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(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/08/4uje9apa.jpg)
:horrorsurprise: :thumbs:
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(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/13/usaqygug.jpg)
A little guy!
no offense, but that fish looks pretty crappie.
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(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/17/aja8eta6.jpg)
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Caught a few Dinkers...Lola was not impressed.
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#adorable
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(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/17/aja8eta6.jpg)
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I USE THAT SAME SETUP(1/8 jighead and yellow/white grub)!!!
Also dogs just LOVE sniffing/staring/being afraid of fish.
Lady will get all excited when I reel one onto the bank and then pretend like she is going to pick it up like a chew toy, sniff it/stare at it flopping around, give me a a weird look, then back away and give me a "this is all you" type look.
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That white grub is my bread and butter. Gonna try and learn to Texas Rig and senko this year, but I'm afraid I don't have the patience.
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(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/20/a8emu4yh.jpg)
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STILL COUNTS! (But not if you wanted to certify it for a record)
Welcome to the thread MHKPASA!
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i'm calling the animal cruelty hotline
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Im turning the kim Carnes reality company into the Better Business Bureau.
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Im turning the kim Carnes reality company into the Better Business Bureau.
what is a reality company?
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They make reality shows, duh.
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waited all winter for the time to be right just to take you along. baby get ready
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STILL COUNTS! (But not if you wanted to certify it for a record)
Welcome to the thread MHKPASA!
Caught 12 this morning...large mouth, farm pond, using imitation Mepps. Not bad with the wind. What's everybody's set up?
Abu Garcia Orra S20 on a 6'6" medium action Ugly Stik
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(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/20/a8emu4yh.jpg)
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STILL COUNTS! (But not if you wanted to certify it for a record)
Welcome to the thread MHKPASA!
Caught 12 this morning...large mouth, farm pond, using imitation Mepps. Not bad with the wind. What's everybody's set up?
Abu Garcia Orra S20 on a 6'6" medium action Ugly Stik
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Honestly I couldnt tell you the name of my bass pole without looking in the garage, just never felt it was worth it to buy some fancy ole poles(I realize ugly stick is not fancy, just making a point). When I want a new bass/crappie pole I walk into Cabela's/Bass Pro and buy a spin caster that is a little taller than me for around $30. Throw some good 6-8lb test on there and you are set.
My catfish poles are good ole fashioned "Tiger Sharks" from wallys, around $20 each. I took the standard line off and put some 30lb test braided line and have never had a fish big enough to break the line( :frown:).
I have a good fishing buddy who is all about the $200 shimano poles and fancy bait casting reels but everytime I fish with him I end up catching more fish.
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Its not about having fancy gear, its about getting away from everything and enjoying the good old outdoors.
Ya know?!?
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waited all winter for the time to be right just to take you along. baby get ready
Fun ben ji fishing/dating story!
So right before summer break freshman year I meet this total babe and we start talking. She's from KC and I'm from KC so we hang out a couple times right when summer break starts. Only problem is we are both living at our parents over summer break and always need excuses to leave the house so we can meet up and make out.
One night I suggest she meet me at a local park to have a fishing date....blah blah blah, we didnt catch many catfish but we tot's made out and at one point this "punk"(like wearing a shirt with some random band on it, not like "bad kid" punk) kid WITH ONE LEG (part below the leg was missing) comes up and starts chit chatting with us.
Anyways the point of the story is that she tot's told her friends afterwards and they would poke fun at us the rest of the summer by singing that song "Fishing in the dark".
So everytime I hear that song or YLA/SD type the lyrics out in this thread I tot's think about that one fishing date.
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(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/20/egy5yvum.jpg)
Is this a small mouth?
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(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/20/egy5yvum.jpg)
Is this a small mouth?
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Looks like a largemouth (mouth extends past eye). Great fish!
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Its not about having fancy gear, its about getting away from everything and enjoying the good old outdoors.
Ya know?!?
Totally, just curious I guess. My rod and reel is probably like $75 together, so it's nothing crazy. Just a couple extra ball bearings for those 1 lb largemouths I'm slaying on the reggie
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Sys! Please identify this skeleton I snagged while fishing today.
Im guess saber tooth tiger but I would really like a second opinion.
It was caught in "indian creek" which is in the Kansas City area.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/21/ugynydez.jpg)
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/21/ejete8a5.jpg)
I also caught some sunfish that I plan on using for catfish bait and some small bass that were adorable.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/21/u6u8e2ys.jpg)
Also LOL at lady, she was sprinting around in circles just having a great time until she apparently hit a tree and gave herself a black eye.
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waited all winter for the time to be right just to take you along. baby get ready
Fun ben ji fishing/dating story!
So right before summer break freshman year I meet this total babe and we start talking. She's from KC and I'm from KC so we hang out a couple times right when summer break starts. Only problem is we are both living at our parents over summer break and always need excuses to leave the house so we can meet up and make out.
One night I suggest she meet me at a local park to have a fishing date....blah blah blah, we didnt catch many catfish but we tot's made out and at one point this "punk"(like wearing a shirt with some random band on it, not like "bad kid" punk) kid WITH ONE LEG (part below the leg was missing) comes up and starts chit chatting with us.
Anyways the point of the story is that she tot's told her friends afterwards and they would poke fun at us the rest of the summer by singing that song "Fishing in the dark".
So everytime I hear that song or YLA/SD type the lyrics out in this thread I tot's think about that one fishing date.
that's a terrific story and probably the greatest song to have associated with a relationship. I really get into that one during the chorus
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Caught these yesterday, farm pond
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/5b9d4wnr6lmtjj1/14_04_18_bass_me.png?dl=1&token_hash=AAFvKCdPNQEML-A4pqJwblIhSghNHNYmUQ_W9HsR48-HUQ)
SchwesterSonntag caught the day's trophy
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/8l9ks3kzrtjd39m/14_04_18_bass_ali.png?dl=1&token_hash=AAEe4ypfRy-ahdYTNV59Ef8SkvKt5_a9sNNRwrkgJORaiA)
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Studly fish there mr Herrtag
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Headed down to the zarks to slam some light domestic lager and slay some catfish and bass.
Over under 69 fish(catfish/bass only) caught before I leave on sunday morning?
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Caught these yesterday, farm pond
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/5b9d4wnr6lmtjj1/14_04_18_bass_me.png?dl=1&token_hash=AAFvKCdPNQEML-A4pqJwblIhSghNHNYmUQ_W9HsR48-HUQ)
SchwesterSonntag caught the day's trophy
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/8l9ks3kzrtjd39m/14_04_18_bass_ali.png?dl=1&token_hash=AAEe4ypfRy-ahdYTNV59Ef8SkvKt5_a9sNNRwrkgJORaiA)
wtf is on your arm? lol
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(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/28/u3ahy6ut.jpg)
fresh water great white mutant?
good God if i caught that i wouldn't even bring it out of the water, just cut the line and hope the whatever it is dies quickly and before spawning more mutants
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(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/28/u3ahy6ut.jpg)
fresh water great white mutant?
good God if i caught that i wouldn't even bring it out of the water, just cut the line and hope the whatever it is dies quickly and before spawning more mutants
not even sure i'd cut the line. probably just throw the whole pole in the water and then grab keys and get out of there.
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Cats, man
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/29/y4e4u9yp.jpg)
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how do you get the hook out of big fish. like really little fish which is all i've ever caught i just wrap my hand around their stomach and then use pliers to grab the hook and take out then put back. that catfish though and the mutant above? no idea. just none.
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How much noise did that cat make, ben ji. Those big cats really grunt.
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like you do it like they do with alligators and one person hops on the catfishs with one knee on each side to hold him in place while someone else gets close to his head/face w/ some pliers?
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PRO-TIP FOR EVERY gE'r WHO ENJOYS FISHING
There are public access farm ponds all over the state thanks to the F.I.S.H. program initiated by the KDWPT.
I recommend picking up a copy of the 2014 Fishing Atlas at your local Wallys when you re-new your license, or you can just find one here
http://kdwpt.state.ks.us/KDWPT-Info/Locations/Hunting-Fishing-Maps-by-County/Fishing-Atlas
Look for the area's in the little blue squares, these are the farm ponds that the state of KS has leased from private owners.
I checked out a couple in Leavenworth County today and WOW! One was just loaded with lunkers.
Here it is - 39.212804,-95.090416
When you drive down 219th st you will see a sign that looks like this
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/08/6evybuba.jpg)
and a bridge over the fence that looks like this
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/08/qa3azy7u.jpg)
Once you reach the pond you will catch lunkers like this
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/08/7a7ytazu.jpg)
And this
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/08/4uje9apa.jpg)
Going to try this one in a couple weeks. My daughter(9) is super interested in fishing right now and I live in LV Co :surprised:
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Getting hooks out is really simple after you do it a lot. The key is to think about how the hook entered the jaw and take it out the same way.
Also just caught a nice lil bass (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/29/ze2u3eba.jpg)
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God damn it.
I hate living in Massachusetts :bawl: :bawl: :bawl:
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Getting hooks out is really simple after you do it a lot. The key is to think about how the hook entered the jaw and take it out the same way.
i just don't know how to hold the fish. like can you just hold all of them from the bottom lip? what if one of them has teeth and bites me? :ohno:
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Getting hooks out is really simple after you do it a lot. The key is to think about how the hook entered the jaw and take it out the same way.
i just don't know how to hold the fish. like can you just hold all of them from the bottom lip? what if one of them has teeth and bites me? :ohno:
You can hold the jaw with bass/crappie but catfish have little sandpaper teeth that will get you. I usually just leave them on their belly, hold them still with one hand and jerk the hook out with the other. You cant be afraid to use a little force, once you have identified how the hook entered the jaw just pop that sucker right out the exact same way.
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Getting hooks out is really simple after you do it a lot. The key is to think about how the hook entered the jaw and take it out the same way.
i just don't know how to hold the fish. like can you just hold all of them from the bottom lip? what if one of them has teeth and bites me? :ohno:
You can hold the jaw with bass/crappie but catfish have little sandpaper teeth that will get you. I usually just leave them on their belly, hold them still with one hand and jerk the hook out with the other. You cant be afraid to use a little force, once you have identified how the hook entered the jaw just pop that sucker right out the exact same way.
see. it's crap like that catfish thing. i think i heard someone call it getting horned. dunno. leave them on their belly? like lay them on the ground and then hold them down?
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Getting hooks out is really simple after you do it a lot. The key is to think about how the hook entered the jaw and take it out the same way.
i just don't know how to hold the fish. like can you just hold all of them from the bottom lip? what if one of them has teeth and bites me? :ohno:
You can hold the jaw with bass/crappie but catfish have little sandpaper teeth that will get you. I usually just leave them on their belly, hold them still with one hand and jerk the hook out with the other. You cant be afraid to use a little force, once you have identified how the hook entered the jaw just pop that sucker right out the exact same way.
see. it's crap like that catfish thing. i think i heard someone call it getting horned. dunno. leave them on their belly? like lay them on the ground and then hold them down?
They were probably talking about the barbs on the side.
And yes, just lay them on their belly.
Put right hand on top of fish to keep it in place, wiggle hook free with left hand.
The fish is usually super tired from getting reeled in so it just lays there and grunts.
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The Catfish Glove. Boom! New product idea. You're welcome, whoeves makes their next million off of that.
Does Larry The Cable Guy fish? If so, just throw a Get 'er Done on it and split the profit with him and build the next big facility at KSU with the filthy amt of money you make.
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Have to sell it via infomercial though. One that exaggerates how hard it is to get the hook out. Have some little guy put his weight on a fish and get bucked off like a bull rider and show his hand half severed from his arm or something.
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Getting hooks out is really simple after you do it a lot. The key is to think about how the hook entered the jaw and take it out the same way.
i just don't know how to hold the fish. like can you just hold all of them from the bottom lip? what if one of them has teeth and bites me? :ohno:
You can hold the jaw with bass/crappie but catfish have little sandpaper teeth that will get you. I usually just leave them on their belly, hold them still with one hand and jerk the hook out with the other. You cant be afraid to use a little force, once you have identified how the hook entered the jaw just pop that sucker right out the exact same way.
see. it's crap like that catfish thing. i think i heard someone call it getting horned. dunno. leave them on their belly? like lay them on the ground and then hold them down?
They were probably talking about the barbs on the side.
And yes, just lay them on their belly.
Put right hand on top of fish to keep it in place, wiggle hook free with left hand.
The fish is usually super tired from getting reeled in so it just lays there and grunts.
hmmm. seems like they'd get all floppy and want to flop all around until i got ahold of them. also, what if it's just rock and gravel? can i lay a fish down on gravel? seems not right.
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Getting hooks out is really simple after you do it a lot. The key is to think about how the hook entered the jaw and take it out the same way.
i just don't know how to hold the fish. like can you just hold all of them from the bottom lip? what if one of them has teeth and bites me? :ohno:
You can hold the jaw with bass/crappie but catfish have little sandpaper teeth that will get you. I usually just leave them on their belly, hold them still with one hand and jerk the hook out with the other. You cant be afraid to use a little force, once you have identified how the hook entered the jaw just pop that sucker right out the exact same way.
see. it's crap like that catfish thing. i think i heard someone call it getting horned. dunno. leave them on their belly? like lay them on the ground and then hold them down?
They were probably talking about the barbs on the side.
And yes, just lay them on their belly.
Put right hand on top of fish to keep it in place, wiggle hook free with left hand.
The fish is usually super tired from getting reeled in so it just lays there and grunts.
hmmm. seems like they'd get all floppy and want to flop all around until i got ahold of them. also, what if it's just rock and gravel? can i lay a fish down on gravel? seems not right.
Imagine you just saw some punk kid spray painting the Johnny kaw statue in city park.
You give chase in your cruiser and run him down a block or two later then give chase on foot. By the time you tase the crap out of the punk kid he isnt moving around much is he?
He just kinda lays on his stomach and lets you cuff him right?
Same thing with catfish.
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Digestible hooks. Boom! Cut line and feel good knowing you gave the little guy a workout and that both of you are going back to your loved ones with a good story and without any harm.
Probably even get this one PETA approved, guys! You're welcome, Catfish and ppl scared of fish sandpaper lips and horns.
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How you properly hold a catfish to avoid getting stuck is:
Place the palm of your hand on the head and slide it back to flatten the top fin down under your palm.
Put your thumb behind his left fin.
Put his right fin between your middle and ring fingers.
YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER THAT DASTARDLY CATFISH!
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Needle nose pliers greatly aid in hook removals from catfish. Also, don't be a weenie and just lip them bitches like bass and crappie.
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Caught these yesterday, farm pond
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/5b9d4wnr6lmtjj1/14_04_18_bass_me.png?dl=1&token_hash=AAFvKCdPNQEML-A4pqJwblIhSghNHNYmUQ_W9HsR48-HUQ)
SchwesterSonntag caught the day's trophy
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/8l9ks3kzrtjd39m/14_04_18_bass_ali.png?dl=1&token_hash=AAEe4ypfRy-ahdYTNV59Ef8SkvKt5_a9sNNRwrkgJORaiA)
wtf is on your arm? lol
Thats SchwesterSonntag, its sharpie as i understand it. She's a unique someone who makes me uncomfortable.
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Bass and channel cat from council grove city lake and council grove reservoir, respectively.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ob85k2fz3r0dw0j/12_04_25_bass_me.JPG?dl=1&token_hash=AAHKrXg0eB-2GO_1c7w74t5MriGujJj16cjvzAdvBQ_7kA)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/4vkq18q9aikbzfh/12_04_25_channel_me.JPG?dl=1&token_hash=AAFpTlNGe2S7ONnYC3tUqGoMTtuzkIrfWNapcqUSP1-Ldw)
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collared shirt to fish is the sign of a guy who DGAF
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SYS! Need your input on what type of snakes I encountered today.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/03/henubyqu.jpg)
Do you see the raised head? Im guessing this lil guy is a baby water cobra.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/03/jytare2y.jpg)
This guy has some distinctive coloring on his back. Maybe a generic watersnake crossed with a python?
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Anaconda. Its head is raised looking for Ice Cube
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Anaconda. Its head is raised looking for Ice Cube
These pictures were taken at the farm pond in Leavenworth county you were thinking about taking your daughter fishing at :surprised: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:
Maybe wrap her in kevlar before you go
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@sys @sys @sys
Really need some feedback on those snakes unless you want CNS to take his daughter fishing in a cobra pit.
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Anaconda. Its head is raised looking for Ice Cube
These pictures were taken at the farm pond in Leavenworth county you were thinking about taking your daughter fishing at :surprised: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:
Maybe wrap her in kevlar before you go
:horrorsurprise:
@sys !!!!
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Hitting a tail water pit in virginia that is supposedly loaded
Will report back in the pm @benji
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Hitting a tail water pit in virginia that is supposedly loaded
Will report back in the pm @benji
O man, I hope you catch like a bagillion fish and get frustrated because everytime you try and take a picture of all the fish you are catching you catch another, but then you realize how lucky you are to catch a bagillion fish in the first place and just let it all flow like the floodwaters of wildcat creek.
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Blotched Water Snake, Benji.
(Non-venomous)
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Hitting a tail water pit in virginia that is supposedly loaded
Will report back in the pm @benji
O man, I hope you catch like a bagillion fish and get frustrated because everytime you try and take a picture of all the fish you are catching you catch another, but then you realize how lucky you are to catch a bagillion fish in the first place and just let it all flow like the floodwaters of wildcat creek.
dont worry I have enough zeal to snap some pics
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A pair of crappie yesterday at Geary Co State Lake. First fish of the year. Hopefully more today.
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@benji....the tail water pit
(http://i.imgur.com/BvivNmp.jpg)
The fish...
(http://i.imgur.com/oCnDDuL.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/a97YBtP.jpg)
The hilarity.....
(http://i.imgur.com/VVM6LxA.jpg)
Overall about twenty large mouth with a handful of blue gill tied in
Off to the skeet range
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http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/outposts/post/fisherman-discovers-live-frog-throat-fish/ :love:
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@benji....the tail water pit
(http://i.imgur.com/BvivNmp.jpg)
The fish...
(http://i.imgur.com/oCnDDuL.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/a97YBtP.jpg)
The hilarity.....
(http://i.imgur.com/VVM6LxA.jpg)
Overall about twenty large mouth with a handful of blue gill tied in
Off to the skeet range
When I was down at the zarks 2 weekends ago I had a catfish pole out baited with a worm on it.
When I reeled it in there was a bluegill on it that had hooked himself in the eye.
I ended up slicing him to bits to use as bait then I caught the catfish i posted earlier with his dead body.
Fish are dumb.
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Also I am currently trying out a new spot on the kaw but not catching crap :-(.
Good news is that it is absolutely beautiful out, I have cold beer and lady is having a blast running around.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/06/9uvy5u8a.jpg)
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:thumbs:
Going after some biggins in the morning
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Guilty. I definitely get excited the first few casts w/ a spinner snagging underwater weeds/moss before I remember what a bite feels like. :Take the Bait:
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http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/05/07/matt_rainwaters_photographs_the_okie_noodling_tournament_in_pauls_valley.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/05/07/matt_rainwaters_photographs_the_okie_noodling_tournament_in_pauls_valley.html)
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http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/05/07/matt_rainwaters_photographs_the_okie_noodling_tournament_in_pauls_valley.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/05/07/matt_rainwaters_photographs_the_okie_noodling_tournament_in_pauls_valley.html)
:horrorsurprise: Man it would take some courage that I don't think I could muster to go in blind, head first after one of those hogs. Even Jeremy Wade was pretty nervous when he was in Okla trying it.
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http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/05/07/matt_rainwaters_photographs_the_okie_noodling_tournament_in_pauls_valley.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/05/07/matt_rainwaters_photographs_the_okie_noodling_tournament_in_pauls_valley.html)
:horrorsurprise: Man it would take some courage that I don't think I could muster to go in blind, head first after one of those hogs. Even Jeremy Wade was pretty nervous when he was in Okla trying it.
yeah and the fish are really big too!
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http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/05/07/matt_rainwaters_photographs_the_okie_noodling_tournament_in_pauls_valley.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/05/07/matt_rainwaters_photographs_the_okie_noodling_tournament_in_pauls_valley.html)
:horrorsurprise: Man it would take some courage that I don't think I could muster to go in blind, head first after one of those hogs. Even Jeremy Wade was pretty nervous when he was in Okla trying it.
yeah and the fish are really big too!
How badly do you guys want a "If you ain't bleedin, you ain't leadin" t-shirt? Can someone mock these up with a kat pak head for future pak's?
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http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/05/07/matt_rainwaters_photographs_the_okie_noodling_tournament_in_pauls_valley.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/05/07/matt_rainwaters_photographs_the_okie_noodling_tournament_in_pauls_valley.html)
:horrorsurprise: Man it would take some courage that I don't think I could muster to go in blind, head first after one of those hogs. Even Jeremy Wade was pretty nervous when he was in Okla trying it.
yeah and the fish are really big too!
How badly do you guys want a "If you ain't bleedin, you ain't leadin" t-shirt? Can someone mock these up with a kat pak head for future pak's?
:lol: that's awesome
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Anyone catch spoonbills at grand lake?
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(http://i.imgur.com/bVWy37H.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/W1UFe9f.jpg)
And the biggest the pit has yet to offer
4ish lb
(http://i.imgur.com/l0d3HTB.jpg)
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(http://i.imgur.com/bVWy37H.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/W1UFe9f.jpg)
And the biggest the pit has yet to offer
4ish lb
(http://i.imgur.com/l0d3HTB.jpg)
Good looking fish.
Is tail water pit the same as a strip pit (old strip mining pit filled with water and stocked with fish)?
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Kind of, it's basically a man made runoff from a stream or flood overflow, going back out again today I know there are some big boys in the cat tails
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I'm with dudes from all over the country and they all keep saying "those Kansas boys sure can fish" so pat yourselves on the back gents
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Been out twice now this year, caught nothing... The boy is totally into fishing (5) and still loves it even though we haven't caught anything. Today he came up to me as I sat there realizing we were going home empty handed and said "Well dad, I hate to be the one to say this but I don't think the fish are biting today." I really just need to spend time scouting my spots before bringing him out, he loses all interest by the time we realize we're in the wrong spot...
That being said has anyone found any good ponds in or around the Manhattan area easily accessible for kids that they're biting at (I know there's Pott 2 but I never have much luck there and always seem to end up next to some loud drunks...) ? He really wants to throw a lure, but the pond I fish at isn't very friendly for him throwing a lure with the steep banks...
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Well catfish will eat anything, worst case just rig up a perch line
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Been out twice now this year, caught nothing... The boy is totally into fishing (5) and still loves it even though we haven't caught anything. Today he came up to me as I sat there realizing we were going home empty handed and said "Well dad, I hate to be the one to say this but I don't think the fish are biting today." I really just need to spend time scouting my spots before bringing him out, he loses all interest by the time we realize we're in the wrong spot...
That being said has anyone found any good ponds in or around the Manhattan area easily accessible for kids that they're biting at (I know there's Pott 2 but I never have much luck there and always seem to end up next to some loud drunks...) ? He really wants to throw a lure, but the pond I fish at isn't very friendly for him throwing a lure with the steep banks...
I forget when, but I know last year at Wildcat Creek, they stocked the every living crap out of that pond and gave away free rods and tackle to kids. Went there after it was over and caught 8 cat in an hour.
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Also if you are having a tough time catching fish grind up two hot dogs and mix with dog food, throw a few hands full out periodically. this is basically cheating but you are guaranteed fish
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Been out twice now this year, caught nothing... The boy is totally into fishing (5) and still loves it even though we haven't caught anything. Today he came up to me as I sat there realizing we were going home empty handed and said "Well dad, I hate to be the one to say this but I don't think the fish are biting today." I really just need to spend time scouting my spots before bringing him out, he loses all interest by the time we realize we're in the wrong spot...
That being said has anyone found any good ponds in or around the Manhattan area easily accessible for kids that they're biting at (I know there's Pott 2 but I never have much luck there and always seem to end up next to some loud drunks...) ? He really wants to throw a lure, but the pond I fish at isn't very friendly for him throwing a lure with the steep banks...
Try the trout pond at Tuttle, its separated from the main tuttle puddle and most people fishing there are only fishing for trout. I used to catch a good number of bass in there back when I was in school. You don't need a trout permit to fish it as long as you don't keep any of the trout.
I would park at the Little Grill, walk across the street and fish the trout pond, then head back and get some amazing jerk chicken.
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(http://i.imgur.com/PuJB8nW.jpg)
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Friday night at Smithville Lake north of KC. 25 crappie and one nice bass (caught on a micro lite, hence the sand).(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/12/uvusu3u6.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/12/3aguru8u.jpg)
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Ahhhhh Yeeaaahhhhh, we've got EMAW's slamming fish from Virginia to Smithville.
I went out to my favorite honey hole on indian crick today and caught some bluegill to use as catfish bait. I tried out a new spot in the honey hole and snagged 2 nice size bass, unfortunately they both threw the hook about 8 feet in front of me :frown:.
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I want fish with you guys
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I pakd my face off last night so getting a very late start but I'm just headed out to snag some fishes :D
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Ahhhhh Yeeaaahhhhh, we've got EMAW's slamming fish from Virginia to Smithville.
I went out to my favorite honey hole on indian crick today and caught some bluegill to use as catfish bait. I tried out a new spot in the honey hole and snagged 2 nice size bass, unfortunately they both threw the hook about 8 feet in front of me :frown:.
i know the feeling, I have sore mouthed this entire pit
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trout pond at Tuttle
I fished the seep stream a lot during the springs when I was in Manhattan, but I had never heard anything about Willow Lake before today.
I am totally baffled. Is it spring fed? Seems really weird to me.
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trout pond at Tuttle
I fished the seep stream a lot during the springs when I was in Manhattan, but I had never heard anything about Willow Lake before today.
I am totally baffled. Is it spring fed? Seems really weird to me.
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It is right next to tuttle puddle but there is a earth/gravel dam that separates it from the main puddle.
They stock it with trout every spring.
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http://goo.gl/maps/Y18m1 (http://goo.gl/maps/Y18m1)
Stocked with channels all spring and summer. Low traffic.
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Ah, ok. That makes more sense.
From what I read at first (here and elsewhere) it made it sound like trout we're able to survive year round in this pond. Which about blew my mind.
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Went out Friday morning (the 9th) and reeled in about 15 largemouth in 1.5 hours. No fish bigger than 1 or 1.5 lb, but it was virtually non stop action. Farm pond, North Central KS.
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There's a FISH site on the way to Pott 2 where you can high bank the eff out of some carp. Really fun.
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Watch out for dem ticks! Seems like the past few times I've been out I have found them on me.
Go ruff up those thumbs this weekend!
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Went out on Thursday and caught around 10 bass in a couple hours.
At one point I had hooked a baby bass, maybe the size of my hand, he was flopping around near the shore when another BIGGER bass came up and tried to eat him.
The other bass wasn't that big and couldn't fit the baby bass in his mouth otherwise I would of reeled them both in!
Some pics below, nothing too big but it was fun and that is all that matters.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/18/y9uqabyz.jpg)
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Benji we caught and fried up 5 cats today. And one drumm. It was weird
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There's a FISH site on the way to Pott 2 where you can high bank the eff out of some carp. Really fun.
where?
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There's a FISH site on the way to Pott 2 where you can high bank the eff out of some carp. Really fun.
where?
sounds like high banking the eff out of carp is illegal
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Benji we caught and fried up 5 cats today. And one drumm. It was weird
Drum is a terrible fish to eat, tons of little bones.
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It tasted pretty meh. Fried them all up. It got eaten since it was in with the cat
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A fishing rodeo would be so amazing for fattyfest14
Also my phone auto corrects to fattyfest and that's super duper bad ass
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A fishing rodeo would be so amazing for fattyfest14
Also my phone auto corrects to fattyfest and that's super duper bad ass
I dont know if I will be able to attend yet, but if I do come I will definitely be fishing at rocky ford on saturday morning.
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It's like almost on the way to the spillway or something? A creek that flows into the Blue.
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It's like almost on the way to the spillway or something? A creek that flows into the Blue.
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Its downstream from the tubes, 39.238311,-96.586724. Fish swim up the blue river and cant get over the old weir/waterfall/dam thingy.
Spent 3 summers in manhattan while in school and would go a couple times a week and catch everything, walleye/wipers/whitebass/crappie/drum/bass/catfish etc etc. If it swam in the river I would catch it.
Rocky Ford Stories!
1. One summer I took Calc(With Josh Freeman and Jeron Mastrud) and it got out at 11. It also happens that the little bait shop by tuttle puddle opens at 11!!! A couple time a week I would pick up a sixer of blvd wheat and 2 dozen minnows then spend the afternoon out at rocky ford, just amazing times.
2. I went early one day around 8am and saw a dad and his kid walking up, each of them with 2 catfish over their shoulders. The dad had 2 that weighed around 40lbs each and his little 8 year old son was struggling with 2 20lb catfish under over his shoulders.
3. The best fishing is when they open the tubes up and flood the rocky ford fishing area. One day I caught like 20 walleye in 2 hours using a 4 inch grub on a 1/8 oz jig head.
PICS BELOW!!!
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/19/nupe3ute.jpg)
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/19/pu7a9amy.jpg)
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It's like almost on the way to the spillway or something? A creek that flows into the Blue.
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Its downstream from the tubes, 39.238311,-96.586724. Fish swim up the blue river and cant get over the old weir/waterfall/dam thingy.
Spent 3 summers in manhattan while in school and would go a couple times a week and catch everything, walleye/wipers/whitebass/crappie/drum/bass/catfish etc etc. If it swam in the river I would catch it.
Rocky Ford Stories!
1. One summer I took Calc(With Josh Freeman and Jeron Mastrud) and it got out at 11. It also happens that the little bait shop by tuttle puddle opens at 11!!! A couple time a week I would pick up a sixer of blvd wheat and 2 dozen minnows then spend the afternoon out at rocky ford, just amazing times.
2. I went early one day around 8am and saw a dad and his kid walking up, each of them with 2 catfish over their shoulders. The dad had 2 that weighed around 40lbs each and his little 8 year old son was struggling with 2 20lb catfish under over his shoulders.
3. The best fishing is when they open the tubes up and flood the rocky ford fishing area. One day I caught like 20 walleye in 2 hours using a 4 inch grub on a 1/8 oz jig head.
PICS BELOW!!!
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/19/nupe3ute.jpg)
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OMG SO MUCH FUN
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Caught these an another like it. First one was about 20". I caught the big one and each of the kids caught one of the other two. Also caught a crazy amt of smallish bass and three huge hybrid bluegill.
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(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/26/a4evune5.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/26/rube4y3y.jpg)
Caught these an another like it. First one was about 20". I caught the big one and each of the kids caught one of the other two. Also caught a crazy amt of smallish bass and three huge hybrid bluegill.
Did you catch these on a river? (The sand makes me think yes)
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I hit up a farm pond today with the intention of catching some crappie to filet.
Nothing but tiny crappie but I did catch some nice eater sized bass and decided to filet them up!
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/26/desezene.jpg)
The guy im holding was attacked by a snapping turtle while on the stringer :-(
I ended up with some nice filets and some fertilizer for the garden.
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Hopefully I will be chilling in the smoking/grilling thread tomorrow with these filets.
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Circle of life.
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i always forget that grilled carrots are a good thing
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i always forget that grilled carrots are a good thing
those are the fish taquitos
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i always forget that grilled carrots are a good thing
those are the fish taquitos
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Caught these an another like it. First one was about 20". I caught the big one and each of the kids caught one of the other two. Also caught a crazy amt of smallish bass and three huge hybrid bluegill.
Did you catch these on a river? (The sand makes me think yes)
Nope. Friend has a nice size pond with swimming beach.
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Getting a little thin up there wacky.
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Getting a little thin up there wacky.
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Just had one of the best days fishing EVER, probably top 2 or 3.
Landed around 40-50 bass and a couple of catfish in a 2.5 hour period.
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I even caught 2 bass at once (one bass took my catfish bait while I was reeling in another).
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My thumb is super shredded
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We hauled several bass out of a very similarly looking pond last weekend BenJi!! The GF hauled in the biggest one!
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Landed around 40-50 bass and a couple of catfish in a 2.5 hour period.
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Good grief, where is that pond?
Assuming it is the same one.
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ITS THE EXACT SAME SPOT TOO!
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Benjamin. You bottom-feeding, mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging sumbitch. You ever post photos of our fishing hole online without my permission, or even go OUT there without my permission, I'll post your address on backpages.com with the tag "free pussy" so fast it'll make your head spin. Will, you're fine, carry on.
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Benjamin. You bottom-feeding, mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging sumbitch. You ever post photos of our fishing hole online without my permission, or even go OUT there without my permission, I'll post your address on backpages.com with the tag "free pussy" so fast it'll make your head spin. Will, you're fine, carry on.
Hey everyone. Meet Alex!! Remember him?
http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=21854.msg888301#msg888301 (http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=21854.msg888301#msg888301)
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Benjamin. You bottom-feeding, mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging sumbitch. You ever post photos of our fishing hole online without my permission, or even go OUT there without my permission, I'll post your address on backpages.com with the tag "free pussy" so fast it'll make your head spin. Will, you're fine, carry on.
I was at hillsdale in the morning, didnt catch anything. Figured I'd stop by on the way home.
Man, I hook you up with not 1, but 2 jobs, and then you come and here and yell at me in front of my internet friends. :dunno:
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alex is super serial about his hole is all.
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Benjamin. You bottom-feeding, mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging sumbitch. You ever post photos of our fishing hole online without my permission, or even go OUT there without my permission, I'll post your address on backpages.com with the tag "free pussy" so fast it'll make your head spin. Will, you're fine, carry on.
I was at hillsdale in the morning, didnt catch anything. Figured I'd stop by on the way home.
Man, I hook you up with not 1, but 2 jobs, and then you come and here and yell at me in front of my internet friends. :dunno:
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I CAUGHT A FISH THERE TOO, ALEX
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ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY TO MY FACE? WHAT THE eff IS BACKDOOR DOTCOM?
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Alex sounds like a real bad person.
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I CAUGHT A FISH THERE TOO, ALEX
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ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY TO MY FACE? WHAT THE eff IS BACKDOOR DOTCOM?
I just laughed so hard and so loud at my desk I'm embarrassed.
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Holy hell this thread just blew up.
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BenJi make sure you check for ticks. Also, they really need to mow around the pond don't you think? I mean sheesh... we aren't going to stand out there and fish in weeds all summer are we?
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benji and will- thanks for tipping me off to this place while we watched the ku game together last year. i fished there w/ my kids a couple of weeks ago and we must've caught close to 20 bass. only kept 8 or 9, but still. headed back there this weekend with them again if the weather holds. :thumbs:
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benji and will- thanks for tipping me off to this place while we watched the ku game together last year. i fished there w/ my kids a couple of weeks ago and we must've caught close to 20 bass. only kept 8 or 9, but still. headed back there this weekend with them again if the weather holds. :thumbs:
BenJi make sure you check for ticks. Also, they really need to mow around the pond don't you think? I mean sheesh... we aren't going to stand out there and fish in weeds all summer are we?
Yeah, Daris's 7 kids probably have lyme disease by now.
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i also told my cousin dave from eudora about it and he and some bodies are going this weekend as well. :thumbs:
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i also told my cousin dave from eudora about it and he and some bodies are going this weekend as well. :thumbs:
You know i'm from eudora, right? We've been looking for a new spot ourselves. I'm pretty sure my nephew is pretty good buds with Dave. if it's the same dave we're talking about. :confused:
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i also told my cousin dave from eudora about it and he and some bodies are going this weekend as well. :thumbs:
Could've sworn I saw some 9mm casings out there. Did you take the whole Police Department out there and get a little wild?!?
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I love catching baby bass on big lures! It's nuts how aggressive they are.
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i'll never make the mistake of letting this drop to the bottom of my unread threads again :lol:
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BenJi make sure you check for ticks. Also, they really need to mow around the pond don't you think? I mean sheesh... we aren't going to stand out there and fish in weeds all summer are we?
I've been out there every night the past 2 weeks. been absolutely killing it. 40-50 bass per night, every night. catch and release? nope. more like, catch and throw bass body into weeds to rot
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I use it as a toilet all the time. 1s and 2s. Very green.
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70 degrees and not a cloud in the sky, just a beautiful day to catch some fish.
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O yeah, and I just caught a 10+ lb catfish while fishing for bass. Took me 15 minutes to get that sucker in. :gocho:
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Oh I guess I forgot to mention I caught 6 wild trout in about 45 minutes last weekend. One had nice shoulders and pulled hard and was a smart fighter.
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Oh I guess I forgot to mention I caught 6 wild trout in about 45 minutes last weekend. One had nice shoulders and pulled hard and was a smart fighter.
pics or it doesn't count.
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Oh I guess I forgot to mention I caught 6 wild trout in about 45 minutes last weekend. One had nice shoulders and pulled hard and was a smart fighter.
pics or it doesn't count.
Sorry there bub. I was too busy living in the present. Didn't take a single pic all weekend.
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Oh I guess I forgot to mention I caught 6 wild trout in about 45 minutes last weekend. One had nice shoulders and pulled hard and was a smart fighter.
pics or it doesn't count.
Sorry there bub. I was too busy living in the present. Didn't take a single pic all weekend.
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early to bed
early to rise
fish like hell
make up lies
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Turn out on of my brothers co workers owns some land on the mighty mo.
Nothing yet but the river is 18 ft above normal :sdeek:
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ITS A GREAT WHITE!!! (Nope just a nice lil blue)
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Alex is going to be pissed!
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I rough ridin' hate horses, something about them just scares the crap out of me.
Cattle? Whatever, i'll walk right past those walking hamburgers but eff horses.
So im at this public access farm pond near baldwin city and see 2 grown up horses and 1 baby horse in the pasture I need to cross to get to the pond.
Whatever, i'll make a big curve around them and be fine.
About halfway through the pasture another baby horse pops his head up from the tall grass about 30 yards away from me. Stupid crap must of been playing hide and go seek.
eff. Mama horse on the side of the pasture notices me at this exact same time and starts an AGGRESSIVE TROT towards me and her little shitstain baby.
I panic, like hardcore panic and sprint back to the fence line.
When I get back over the fence I realized my phone fell out of my pocket during my 100 meter dash. Had to wait like 15 minutes for the horses to leave for another pasture before I could get my phone back.
eff horses.
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Cattle suck much worse than horses, IMO.
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Cattle suck much worse than horses, IMO.
that's why i only go fishing with rick daris
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Horses are bright, intelligent creatures. You would've been fine just slowly walking away from the foal.
Gonna Houyhnhnm All!
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Cattle suck much worse than horses, IMO.
that's why i only go fishing with rick daris
And why is that? :users:
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http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=21661.msg558005#msg558005 (http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=21661.msg558005#msg558005)
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your horse story gave me a ton of joy, benji.
reminded me of jurassic park and being hunted by a "velociraptor"
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You might say horses are safer to walk next to than cattle but I don't care.
Im petrified of horses. When I see a horse coming my direction I lose my composure quicker than an Incan warrior.
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I did go to another pond down the road and caught some nice bass :)
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hey benji, long time fishing thread follower. what do you do with all of these fish you catch? do you clean them and freeze them? eat them the same day? keep them as pets?
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hey benji, long time fishing thread follower. what do you do with all of these fish you catch? do you clean them and freeze them? eat them the same day? keep them as pets?
typically I throw them all back(after a picture).
couple of times a year I will clean some.
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Team catch and release like Jeremy Wade. Unless it's for the annual crappie fish fry.
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So are we gonna just redefine "nice" now all because of some horse?
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Gonna Houyhnhnm All!
Was really expecting a swift reaction to this...
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Cattle suck much worse than horses, IMO.
that's why i only go fishing with rick daris
And why is that? :users:
oh you don't know?
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Cattle suck much worse than horses, IMO.
that's why i only go fishing with rick daris
And why is that? :users:
oh you don't know?
I know now!
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Gonna Houyhnhnm All!
Was really expecting a swift reaction to this...
I think people are still surprised by the KU guy who can just gE without KUing. I :smiley: when I read it.
Gonna win 'em all!
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Gonna Houyhnhnm All!
Was really expecting a swift reaction to this...
I think people are still surprised by the KU guy who can just gE without KUing. I :smiley: when I read it.
Gonna win 'em all!
This is a thread for posting pictures/telling stories of fish you have caught, not some stupid jokes.
(Really I'm just pissed no one commented on how awesome my comment was about how when the horse ran at me I panic'ed "Like an Incan Warrior")
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Gonna Houyhnhnm All!
Was really expecting a swift reaction to this...
I think people are still surprised by the KU guy who can just gE without KUing. I :smiley: when I read it.
Gonna win 'em all!
This is a thread for posting pictures/telling stories of fish you have caught, not some stupid jokes.
(Really I'm just pissed no one commented on how awesome my comment was about how when the horse ran at me I panic'ed "Like an Incan Warrior")
Haha I definitely giggled. Don't blame horses just blame the motherly instinct that makes most mama mammals crazy AF
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I haven't got a fix in over 10 days :-(. Every time I see my poles in the garage I get cold sweats and my hands start shaking :-/.
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Guys we have entered the stage where my fly tying vise is on the dinner table with like pheasant feathers and other gross crap and I'm in the dog house over it. :eek:
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Guys we have entered the stage where my fly tying vise is on the dinner table with like pheasant feathers and other gross crap and I'm in the dog house over it. :eek:
Just hope mrs emo doesn't step on a hook.
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Guys we have entered the stage where my fly tying vise is on the dinner table with like pheasant feathers and other gross crap and I'm in the dog house over it. :eek:
Just hope mrs emo doesn't step on a hook.
That would be the end of me. :ohno:
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I haven't got a fix in over 10 days :-(. Every time I see my poles in the garage I get cold sweats and my hands start shaking :-/.
So good, once it hits the vein, so good. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/01/upamaqeq.jpg)
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Guys this is a pheasant tail soft hackle. I like to swing these behind big nasties for the wary pigs.
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Don't you guys hate it when you're fishing off the coast of Alaska and you have a halibut on your line that probably weighs about 40 pounds and then a goddamn rough-and-tumble gang of sea lions comes along and eats the crap out of the prize fish you're bringing in, then you have to reel up just an enormous severed halibut head?
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Don't you guys hate it when you're fishing off the coast of Alaska and you have a halibut on your line that probably weighs about 40 pounds and then a goddamn rough-and-tumble gang of sea lions comes along and eats the crap out of the prize fish you're bringing in, then you have to reel up just an enormous severed halibut head?
All the time bruh
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also we are came home with 90 pounds of fish :cool:
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I had a lemon shark take a bonefish one time. Was pretty fun to watch. Would do again.
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I had a lemon shark take a bonefish one time. Was pretty fun to watch. Would do again.
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Went to Southlake park today and caught a decent sized bass.
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More importantly my tan went from a 7.5 to an 8.3
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Seems like a reel biter
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Guys why do all these fish you're posting pictures of look so small? Are you not effortlessly bringing in multiple 44-inch ling cod to take home and turn into delicious fish and chips?
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The blue green algae in western kansas is out of control. No fishing for Kslim this weekend
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10# channel. :D
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Guys, I'm not really a fisherman so bear with me. Is it normal policy when fishing to only be allowed to catch Ling Cod up to 44 inches long? Canadian friend of mine had to fudge the sheets three different times and pretend like the fish caught were way smaller than they actually were to fit into the 44" limit. Just wondering if anyone else has any experience effortlessly catching three fish so massive that you actually have to shrink them on your report to make them legal.
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Don't you guys hate it when you're fishing off the coast of Alaska and you have a halibut on your line that probably weighs about 40 pounds and then a goddamn rough-and-tumble gang of sea lions comes along and eats the crap out of the prize fish you're bringing in, then you have to reel up just an enormous severed halibut head?
This sounds like an ideal fishing experience for me. Did you get to see the sea lions?
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SB, where in Alaska? May try that mext yr rather than key west.
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10# channel. :D
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Good looking fish! Did he go BARK ARG ARG BARK when you pulled him out of the water?!?
I bet he did.
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Earlier this week I got a HOT HOT fishing tip from a co-worker along the marais des cygnes river in osawatomie ks.
38.502992,-94.955677
Loading Lady up in the car right now and heading down there, stopping to get some minnows along the way. I'm probably gonna catch like 10 catfish and maybe some wipers or white bass and possibly some crappie and its just gonna be wonderful!!!
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10# channel. :D
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Good looking fish! Did he go BARK ARG ARG BARK when you pulled him out of the water?!?
I bet he did.
Yes!
Not to brag, but I'm pretty darn good at simulating catfish sounds. We also caught 3 more between 2 and 5 pounds.
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One pic my buddy just sent me, might as well put it here since the rest are in the Skinny Benny vision quest thread. Big Hole brownie.
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those scissors hanging around his kneck are an accident waiting to happen if i've ever seen one.
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Yeah. At least point them the other way.
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"Hey guys! Look at this fish I cau.....(Slips on wet rocks, punctures windpipe with scissors hanging around neck) GASP GARGLE GASP"
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Those are hemostats. :dubious:
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My son caught this guy tonight. 16.2 pounds.
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nice,
where?
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Republican River below Milford.
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That's great.
You guys eating them?
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Republican River below Milford.
holy crap. what did he use as bait? did he have a pole? set a line? do you just sit on the river? more info.
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Republican River below Milford.
holy crap. what did he use as bait? did he have a pole? set a line? do you just sit on the river? more info.
We had 3 poles set on the river with goldfish as bait. One was a vintage Penn reel from the 60s with the bait clicker on. About 10 o'clock it took off with a Zzzzzzz and he picked it up and got it in after about a 5 minute fight. I caught the 10 pounder at the same spot 2 weeks ago, also on goldfish.
Yes, I cleaned them and we will have a big fish fry.
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FAN, clean them off with a hose or something. they are super muddy.
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Those big cats taste like caca tho. :Yuck: Get drunk first and at least they'll taste better than sage grouse.
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Those big cats taste like caca tho. :Yuck: Get drunk first and at least they'll taste better than sage grouse.
If you trim the skin off, cut them into chunks, make a good beer batter, fry them up, and serve with good tartar sauce, hot sauce, and/or malt vinegar I think they are very tasty.
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Those big cats taste like caca tho. :Yuck: Get drunk first and at least they'll taste better than sage grouse.
If you trim the skin off, cut them into chunks, make a good beer batter, fry them up, and serve with good tartar sauce, hot sauce, and/or malt vinegar I think they are very tasty.
That's cool. I don't begrudge you for keeping/killing/eating them. I've eaten lots of stuff that I didn't think tasted good but I had killed it and I knew it provided me nourishment and it was fun killing it.
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Those big cats taste like caca tho. :Yuck: Get drunk first and at least they'll taste better than sage grouse.
If you trim the skin off, cut them into chunks, make a good beer batter, fry them up, and serve with good tartar sauce, hot sauce, and/or malt vinegar I think they are very tasty.
This is why I thought I hated "seafood" until I went out to the Pac NW. Halibut, sprinkled w/salt and pepper, grilled, served with lemon slice. :lick:
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Those big cats taste like caca tho. :Yuck: Get drunk first and at least they'll taste better than sage grouse.
If you trim the skin off, cut them into chunks, make a good beer batter, fry them up, and serve with good tartar sauce, hot sauce, and/or malt vinegar I think they are very tasty.
This is why I thought I hated "seafood" until I went out to the Pac NW. Halibut, sprinkled w/salt and pepper, grilled, served with lemon slice. :lick:
I like that kind of fish too. In Kansas I'd prefer more mild fish like crappie or walleye, but some fried catfish nuggets at a fish fry once in while is pretty darn good. JMHO.
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Fisting. It's great.
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_Fan why did your son not reel in multiple 30 pounders? Last month when I did that it was literally the first time I've ever caught a fish. Total beginner. Is that not what most people routinely catch? :confused:
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the word for "fish", in french, is "le poisson"
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the word for "fish", in french, is "le poisson"
in paris I ate at a place called Fish, La Boissonnerie
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The1BigWillie and I will be slaughtering some fish tonight at mize lake in olathe.
We plan to answer the age old question....Which is the best catfish bait, chicken liver (packaged in gauze) or pieces of fresh cut bluegill?
I will be working with the fresh cut bluegill while The1BigWillie is confident his gauze wrapped chicken livers will win the day.
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The1BigWillie and I will be slaughtering some fish tonight at mize lake in olathe.
We plan to answer the age old question....Which is the best catfish bait, chicken liver (packaged in gauze) or pieces of fresh cut bluegill?
I will be working with the fresh cut bluegill while The1BigWillie is confident his gauze wrapped chicken livers will win the day.
hot dogs are also very good bait. i know i know but seriously they are
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Hot dogs are great bait when you are in a pinch, no shame in using them all the time either.
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the only thing i've caught with hotdogs are turtles.
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the only thing i've caught with hotdogs are turtles.
true story: caught the biggest bass of my life on a cheese filled hot dog. that fish was obviously stupid or starving
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the only thing i've caught with hotdogs are turtles.
roll the dice with a slice of pepperoni pizza
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I am hoping to fish La Cygne this weekend, KDWP report says recent samplings have the lake as one of the best largemouth spots in the state right now. Has anyone been lately?
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Hey @benji! I'm heading to Eskridge, KS this weekend. Both my grandparents have land out there and there's some great spots for cat fishing. There's a dried up creek that we go to and we have pulled 10-15 pounders from there. What should I use for bait? What's biting right now? Should I go worms? Liver? Hot dogs? Ms. Wacky? TIA.
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I use steak. Doesn't fall of the hook like livers and such.
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Those big cats taste like caca tho. :Yuck: Get drunk first and at least they'll taste better than sage grouse.
Soak fillets in brine (saltwater) overnight, it will get rid of the mud taste. I usually find a fine layer of silt at the bottom of the container when I do that.
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Hey @benji! I'm heading to Eskridge, KS this weekend. Both my grandparents have land out there and there's some great spots for cat fishing. There's a dried up creek that we go to and we have pulled 10-15 pounders from there. What should I use for bait? What's biting right now? Should I go worms? Liver? Hot dogs? Ms. Wacky? TIA.
WTF Wacky :ROFL:
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Hey @benji! I'm heading to Eskridge, KS this weekend. Both my grandparents have land out there and there's some great spots for cat fishing. There's a dried up creek that we go to and we have pulled 10-15 pounders from there. What should I use for bait? What's biting right now? Should I go worms? Liver? Hot dogs? Ms. Wacky? TIA.
WTF Wacky :ROFL:
10-15 pound feral cats make their home there. Wacky et al capture them.
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Hey @benji! I'm heading to Eskridge, KS this weekend. Both my grandparents have land out there and there's some great spots for cat fishing. There's a dried up creek that we go to and we have pulled 10-15 pounders from there. What should I use for bait? What's biting right now? Should I go worms? Liver? Hot dogs? Ms. Wacky? TIA.
WTF Wacky :ROFL:
10-15 pound feral cats make their home there. Wacky et al capture them.
:)
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hahahahahhahahahahahaha omg omg omg omg :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: holy crap
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P.S. :cheers: Wacky. :D
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Hey @benji! I'm heading to Eskridge, KS this weekend. Both my grandparents have land out there and there's some great spots for cat fishing. There's a dried up creek that we go to and we have pulled 10-15 pounders from there. What should I use for bait? What's biting right now? Should I go worms? Liver? Hot dogs? Ms. Wacky? TIA.
WTF Wacky :ROFL:
10-15 pound feral cats make their home there. Wacky et al capture them.
egads....he did say he was going cat fishing... set some limb lines for them cats,better yet throw out a trot line.Man that would be a sight in the morning.
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Well guys, it's not all the way dried up. :blush: This is the same creek where I shot that turkey in his right wing and he drowned in the creek cause he couldn't fly. My first and only kill. :D
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Well guys, it's not all the way dried up. :blush: This is the same creek where I shot that turkey in his right wing and he drowned in the creek cause he couldn't fly. My first and only kill. :D
First and last turkey fishing experience?
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Well guys, it's not all the way dried up. :blush: This is the same creek where I shot that turkey in his right wing and he drowned in the creek cause he couldn't fly. My first and only kill. :D
First and last turkey fishing experience?
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Hi guys I'm back and have as many as 3 fishing related anecdotes to share :excited:
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Hey @benji! I'm heading to Eskridge, KS this weekend. Both my grandparents have land out there and there's some great spots for cat fishing. There's a dried up creek that we go to and we have pulled 10-15 pounders from there. What should I use for bait? What's biting right now? Should I go worms? Liver? Hot dogs? Ms. Wacky? TIA.
Livers would probably be easiest.
Remember, pics or it didnt happen.
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I like to bass fish.
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I like to bass fish.
Its pretty great huh?
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I like to bullhead fish but only land tons of turtles
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I like to bullhead fish but only land tons of turtles
I have a feeling SD hasnt been bullhead fishing in like 13 years. Maybe give it a little more effort and you will catch more bullhead and less turtles?
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turtles > bullhead (wtf is a bullhead? don't actually answer)
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So here is something I didn't expect to see - A 4 ft long dead paddlefish in a private 30 acre lake that has was built in the '90s. There was an old 5 acre farm pond that was swallowed up when the lake was made but I have always thought of paddlefish as big reservoir or river fish.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/lI2qGEiw3PH_tnDNjD7bpRnYaU8s_eN0m6CwHqQua88=s199-p-no)
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So here is something I didn't expect to see - A 4 ft long dead paddlefish in a private 30 acre lake that has was built in the '90s. There was an old 5 acre farm pond that was swallowed up when the lake was made but I have always thought of paddlefish as big reservoir or river fish.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/lI2qGEiw3PH_tnDNjD7bpRnYaU8s_eN0m6CwHqQua88=s199-p-no)
That's a dolphin
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So here is something I didn't expect to see - A 4 ft long dead paddlefish in a private 30 acre lake that has was built in the '90s. There was an old 5 acre farm pond that was swallowed up when the lake was made but I have always thought of paddlefish as big reservoir or river fish.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/lI2qGEiw3PH_tnDNjD7bpRnYaU8s_eN0m6CwHqQua88=s199-p-no)
Is the pond near a river? Its possible the old 5 acre lake could have been an oxbox lake or something that had a paddle fish trapped in it. Otherwise they would of had to stock it.
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So here is something I didn't expect to see - A 4 ft long dead paddlefish in a private 30 acre lake that has was built in the '90s. There was an old 5 acre farm pond that was swallowed up when the lake was made but I have always thought of paddlefish as big reservoir or river fish.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/lI2qGEiw3PH_tnDNjD7bpRnYaU8s_eN0m6CwHqQua88=s199-p-no)
Is the pond near a river? Its possible the old 5 acre lake could have been an oxbox lake or something that had a paddle fish trapped in it. Otherwise they would of had to stock it.
the Kaw is downstream of this lake about 5 miles as the crow flies, prolly a 8 or 10 mile swim. I guess somebody could of caught it in the river and released it in the lake.
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https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152236225087653
Stereotypes of fishing!!! LOVED IT.
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https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152236225087653
Stereotypes of fishing!!! LOVED IT.
pretty good. I am Mr. Excuses guy with a little of the fish hear everything.
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Guyz..no luck lately.. :frown:
Will give it the old college try for a couple more weeks then its withdrawl time.
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Guyz..no luck lately.. :frown:
Will give it the old college try for a couple more weeks then its withdrawl time.
these damn cold fronts that show up every Friday aren't helping
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Dad called me this weekend @ben ji and we're going down to bennett springs at the end of the month for some trout fishing. I haven't been in awhile. It should be fun.
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Dad called me this weekend @ben ji and we're going down to bennett springs at the end of the month for some trout fishing. I haven't been in awhile. It should be fun.
your dad or benji's dad called you? or are you brothers?
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Dad called me this weekend @ben ji and we're going down to bennett springs at the end of the month for some trout fishing. I haven't been in awhile. It should be fun.
your dad or benji's dad called you? or are you brothers?
lol. My dad. Ben Ji is my #emaw brother tho.
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I saw Wacky's trout pics on FB and decided, hell, its to early to quit fishing for the year!!!
Found a hidden gem in the KC area, right around I-35 and 87th street. It appears to be some sort of business park pond but WOW was it loaded with fish or what!
https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.978537,-94.720309&z=15&q=11500+W+83rd+Terrace,+Lenexa,+KS+66214&output=classic&dg=ntvo
First stop was the biggest pond at the bottom of the waterfalls. I caught maybe 7-8 bass but nothing over 1lb.
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I did how ever find a Crappie hole and pulled out 5 of these guys in like 10 minutes.
(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/10/27/48858f4ddd590c69ead9e220f20e1ab5.jpg)
Next stop was the middle pond where I didnt catch crap.
Final stop was the tiny little pond at the top....WOWZERS, wasn't expecting to catch some lunkers like these!
(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/10/27/84fadd19145190119b279cd3bd4b8d38.jpg)
(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/10/27/1576a95caee2b3d794cec989b180a928.jpg)
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Best part was I used the same jig and worm the ENTIRE day! Wow, thats pretty unusual huh, that worm was torn to shreds.
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great stuff ben ji, it looks like they dump a bunch of chemicals in those ponds to make them look blue tho, i hope those fish don't give you ebola, cheers!
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Nice work, Ben JI! :thumbs: I caught my limit this weekend. It was a lot of fun. :cheers:
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Nice work, Ben JI! :thumbs: I caught my limit this weekend. It was a lot of fun. :cheers:
WC08, pls post some trout pics
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Those are definitely water treatment ponds of some sort.
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great stuff ben ji, it looks like they dump a bunch of chemicals in those ponds to make them look blue tho, i hope those fish don't give you ebola, cheers!
I noticed this as well, definitely a blue dye put in there but most "business park ponds" will do that. I talked with one guy who was taking his lunch time walk and he said the ponds were overgrown with algae over the summer and they dumped some chemicals in to kill it, so maybe that's it.
Not eating anything out of there tho, so i couldn't care less.
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Nice work, Ben JI! :thumbs: I caught my limit this weekend. It was a lot of fun. :cheers:
WC08, pls post some trout pics
Eek. I'm really dumb when it comes to posting pics off my phone onto gE. Ben Ji, can you throw a pak head on my FB pic and throw that bad boy on here? :D
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Nice work, Ben JI! :thumbs: I caught my limit this weekend. It was a lot of fun. :cheers:
WC08, pls post some trout pics
Eek. I'm really dumb when it comes to posting pics off my phone onto gE. Ben Ji, can you throw a pak head on my FB pic and throw that bad boy on here? :D
:lol: i'm sure this pic has already been posted on the phog minus the pak head
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;)
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Just cropped out wacky's head. LOOK AT THOSE MONSTERS
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:emawkid:
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It's like you don't even care how you look when you fish. :sdeek:
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It's like you don't even care how you look when you fish. :sdeek:
Nope. I cared minus 2 fucks. I was exhausted from staying up Friday night and paking my face off for the Royals game. It was dark when we left in the morning, so I was pretty "meh".
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looking very non-hayseed'y, fan man :thumbs:
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HUGE lake trout on Lake Superior!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DohOJVc2j6s
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:love: :love: :love:
I really wanna ice fish. :frown:
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Berta Lovejoy, Feminist, Promoter Of Equality, Love, and Peace.?
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I saw Wacky's trout pics on FB and decided, hell, its to early to quit fishing for the year!!!
Found a hidden gem in the KC area, right around I-35 and 87th street. It appears to be some sort of business park pond but WOW was it loaded with fish or what!
https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.978537,-94.720309&z=15&q=11500+W+83rd+Terrace,+Lenexa,+KS+66214&output=classic&dg=ntvo
First stop was the biggest pond at the bottom of the waterfalls. I caught maybe 7-8 bass but nothing over 1lb.
(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/10/27/23909db1cb4c3d8da9edfc8011f56b18.jpg)
I did how ever find a Crappie hole and pulled out 5 of these guys in like 10 minutes.
(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/10/27/48858f4ddd590c69ead9e220f20e1ab5.jpg)
Next stop was the middle pond where I didnt catch crap.
Final stop was the tiny little pond at the top....WOWZERS, wasn't expecting to catch some lunkers like these!
(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/10/27/84fadd19145190119b279cd3bd4b8d38.jpg)
(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/10/27/1576a95caee2b3d794cec989b180a928.jpg)
(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/10/27/ac6e52e867e539d8ca321b5b2abb05be.jpg)
Best part was I used the same jig and worm the ENTIRE day! Wow, thats pretty unusual huh, that worm was torn to shreds.
I've been getting "The Itch" alot lately due to the warm weather. I checked this pond out about 2 weeks ago but it was still frozen solid......luckily for me it was ICE FREE today! :billdance:
Forgot my phone but I did catch two bass in about 2 hours, one of them was a beautiful 3-4 pound specimen. :love:
No luck on any crappie but man, it was great to get out and get my "Fix"
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I'm jealous. Did that 3-4 lb-er fight at all, or just reel in as dead weight? And where did you go, generically? Same place as the pics?
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HUGE lake trout on Lake Superior!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DohOJVc2j6s
I had missed this before. That is pretty cool!
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I'm jealous. Did that 3-4 lb-er fight at all, or just reel in as dead weight? And where did you go, generically? Same place as the pics?
Light on the fight, didn't ever jump out of the water. Caught it at the same small pond at the top of the falls.
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Recommended lures/ bait for these warm-weather bursts of shore fishing?
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Where is that at?
#TheWesIsTheFuture
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Where?!
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https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.978537,-94.720309&z=15&q=11500+W+83rd+Terrace,+Lenexa,+KS+66214&output=classic&dg=ntvo
same place i fished last fall.
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What lures you use?
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What lures you use?
1/8 oz jighead with a yellow grub thingy.
When its cold like this you basically have to land the bait on their head to catch anything.
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made some fish and chips last week out of the ling cod I caught in Alaska last summer. Fish was way too big to fit it all into one meal. And we even had 5 people over for dinner so the meal was huge. :frown:
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Benny, you should start crabbing. Drop the traps on the way to work. Pick them up after work. Eat like a very fortunate person nightly. Seems like a no brainer.
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Benny, you should start crabbing. Drop the traps on the way to work. Pick them up after work. Eat like a very fortunate person nightly. Seems like a no brainer.
I don't think my freezers are big enough to handle the influx of enormous crabs on top of all the giant fish me and my lovely bride still have to consume from our summer trip to Alaska. :frown:
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Guyz, the bass are up and moving!!! Went fishing at a local pond last week and saw some bass in the shallows....even though I only caught some tiny lil guys I was super pumped.
ALSO OMG GUESS WHAT?!?!? I discovered 2 old farm ponds that are now my personal domain.
I switched jobs a year ago and the my new job is out on the edge of the city. They bought a fuckton of land and only about half of it is developed, the rest won't be touched for another 5 years or so.....I was scoping out some of this untouched land on google maps and realized there were 2 ponds on it, the old satellite imagery showed a house in the middle of them that has since been demolished.
The only way to access these ponds is through our facility so literally no one else can fish it except people I work with. I went out there on monday to do some ground recon on both ponds....BINGO, caught bass in both!!! OMG AWESOME, my own personal fishing reserve!!!!
There is also a crick that runs through the untouched land where I caught some weird looking baby fish by dangling my grub in the water....My best guess is some sort of bass hybrid due to the shape of the mouth but the mouth was much lower than normal. There is also a faint black stripe going down it.
What kind of fish do you think this is?
(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/18/239a854336874b924f71c3f9ea51eb5b.jpg)
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(http://www.watershedcouncil.org/learn/aquatic%20invasive%20species/asian-carp/how-to-identify-bighead-and-silver-carp/images/GrassCarp.jpg)
prolly?
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:th_twocents:
http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/creek-chub (http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/creek-chub)
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:fatty:
http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/hornyhead-chub
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:th_twocents:
http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/creek-chub (http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/creek-chub)
wELLsculptedbrows for the win!
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:th_twocents:
http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/creek-chub (http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/creek-chub)
"They defend the nests vigorously. The intriguing nest-building and breeding habits of this minnow have been studied in detail and make for fascinating reading. "
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What makes that fish the largest minnow and not like, the smallest sport fish?
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What makes that fish the largest minnow and not like, the smallest sport fish?
racism
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Nicname Jr. caught his first fish of the year last weekend. He was super pumped. Dropped his Bubble Tape in the water though so he was pretty bummed about that.
I need to get my hands on some decent ponds.
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Hornyhead Chub, I mean are you serious?
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:th_twocents:
http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/creek-chub (http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/creek-chub)
wELLsculptedbrows for the win!
BenJi if there's one guy who has the fishing thing down and knows all besides you it's wEllsculptedbrows. He could probably identify anything with gills within a 5 state radius. Just don't drink anything he brings that has a fish on the bottle... GAWD.
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Hornyhead Chub, I mean are you serious?
Quite amazing. I imagine plenty of words weren't loaded with the connotations of today when they were naming stuff back in the day.
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Anyone catch something yet? Had my first decent day yesterday, caught 5 tiny bass in 2 hours.
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Unfortunately one of the ponds i typically fish had new "No Fishing Signs except residents" posted (condos) so i left :-(
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Haven't been out yet, but have the itch. Anyone have any good spots for bass around mhk? Was thinking of hitting Pott2 up sometime.
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eff pott2, fishing at the tubes is where its at
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I love the tubes, I think it's the best place to fish around mhk. Just would like to catch more bass and don't have a boat.
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I love the tubes, I think it's the best place to fish around mhk. Just would like to catch more bass and don't have a boat.
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Try the trout pond next to tuttle puddle, lots a decent sized bass in there. Give rocky ford a shot if you want to do some river fishing.
Also check out the KS fishing atlas (Available online and in magazine form at your local wallys) http://kdwpt.state.ks.us/KDWPT-Info/Locations/Hunting-Fishing-Atlas/Fishing-Atlas
Look for "FISH" program sites, they in the small blue rectangles. These are farm ponds that the state of KS leases from farmers, anyone with a fishing license can fish them. I visited a couple in leavenworth county last year and caught some LUNKERS.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/08/6evybuba.jpg)
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I clicked on section 21 around manhattan and found the following locations within half an hour
39.324410, -96.702329
38.925059, -96.597827
39.421590, -96.357264
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I switched jobs a year ago and the my new job is out on the edge of the city. They bought a fuckton of land and only about half of it is developed, the rest won't be touched for another 5 years or so.....
are there any rocky glades or hillsides on this land that's going to be developed?
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I switched jobs a year ago and the my new job is out on the edge of the city. They bought a fuckton of land and only about half of it is developed, the rest won't be touched for another 5 years or so.....
are there any rocky glades or hillsides on this land that's going to be developed?
Nope, just your typical farm type land.
You are asking because of snakes right? There is a bridge with lots of bball sized rocks underneath it, snake heaven i am sure.
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oh well. enjoy your fish, ben ji.
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I love the tubes, I think it's the best place to fish around mhk. Just would like to catch more bass and don't have a boat.
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If you need a jet boat I will give you a good deal.
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ben ji, i went fishing at truman lake last weekend. it was so rough ridin' cold that my dad and uncle fished for 2 days and caught 2 crappie. i threw a line in with a few extra sinkers and a minnow in and caught a catfish within 10 minutes. got bored and cold after an hour so went home. they stayed a few extra and caught a bunch more cat fish. unfortunately, they were all super skinny.
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Way to get out there and give it a shot TTHOTUC.
Its a beautiful Saturday morning for some fishing
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Ben ji you're my hero!!!
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Took the boys out today. No luck, but Toddlerdobber loves throwing twigs, rocks, and pine cones in the lake!
Gonna win 'em all!
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how is Toddlerdobber rock skipping game, better be teaching that little stud the art dobber
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Largemouth, farm pond in North Central KS
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Nice, pond looks pretty full.
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:D :thumbsup:
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how is Toddlerdobber rock skipping game, better be teaching that little stud the art dobber
Could not skip a rock, YET!
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Nice, pond looks pretty full.
The ponds in the region, ? 1 hour west of Manhattan, all look relatively healthy. They are down a bit but could be much worse. It seems like the winter wasn't harsh enough, there is a substantial amount of moss/algae below the surface for this time of year. Full Disclosure: Not a pond/algae expert
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First one of the year a solid pounder. Also he had a weird black tail so I don't know if it is a omen or not. Feels pretty good. Almost caught another wacky worm style but he threw the hook half way in.
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Someone get mhkpsa a kat pak mask, I bet he cant see crap out of that purple blob.
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Someone get mhkpsa a kat pak mask, I bet he cant see crap out of that purple blob.
lol, I knew the kat pak head was proper masking procedure but I posted from my phone so yeah it didn't happen. The blob is polarized though for fishing.
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My first fish wacky worm style!
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That's some beautiful water. Where did you find that?
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Pott 2
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Yummie yummie
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I have that same wildcats glass!
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So the state of ks updated their fishing atlas to google maps and it is amazing.
http://kdwpt.state.ks.us/KDWPT-Info/Locations/Hunting-Fishing-Atlas/Fishing-Atlas
Just downloaded the app and will be day tripping to some random farm ponds in EASTERN Kansas (east of topeka) soon.
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If you guys are ever looking to get out of town, my grandparents have a lot of unused property in the flint hills right now. Grandma is in a home now and tells me all the time to take advantage of their land. Lots of great stalked ponds, creeks, and hunting land over there. I pulled in a 15 lb cat fish out of the creek and one out of her pond one time.
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is the one by brush creek the one you were talking about earlier?
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If you guys are ever looking to get out of town, my grandparents have a lot of unused property in the flint hills right now. Grandma is in a home now and tells me all the time to take advantage of their land. Lots of great stalked ponds, creeks, and hunting land over there. I pulled in a 15 lb cat fish out of the creek and one out of her pond one time.
absolutely, was telling ben ji im taking the kids somewhere this weekend and was looking for some farm ponds to hit up
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:thumbs:
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If you guys are ever looking to get out of town, my grandparents have a lot of unused property in the flint hills right now. Grandma is in a home now and tells me all the time to take advantage of their land. Lots of great stalked ponds, creeks, and hunting land over there. I pulled in a 15 lb cat fish out of the creek and one out of her pond one time.
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:D
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:thumbs:
so do i throw a dart at a map of kansas to find this place or....
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I would need to start off by reaching out to my grandmother and getting her blessing first (which she will) and then I'll need to make sure no one will be on the land during that time. I have some crazy ass cousins who don't listen sometimes and just show up and go crazy (hunting and fishing). It's just south of Eskridge, Kansas about 10 miles. I don't know if this weekend would work, but if you gave me a date with at least two weeks in advance, it should work.
Also, since my grandparents don't live there anymore, I don't know how much they're cutting down by the ponds, so I'd need to get with my dad and mow a path for you. But we're always willing to do this for friends and family. Especially when they're bring their kids.
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sounds good man thanks
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Took the pup fishing with me today, she f'ng loves it.
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She will be about 100ft away sniffing some bushes when she hears the reel start screaming and SPRINTS back to me. Just loses it in excitement when the fish jumps out of the water.
Then when i get the fish out of the water she pretends like she wants to eat it until you put it in her face and she is all like "SNIFF SNIFF eh, never mind, I'm gonna go sniff that bush instead"
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It's nice having lady back, ben ji. :thumbs:
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Got the pup in the car and am on my way to do a little day trip fishing at a group of public access farm ponds north of perry lake.
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I will be live blogging this adventure so all my buds here on gE can share in what will surely be an amazing day of fishing.
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Good luck man, I'll be living through you, at work. Chasing largemouth? Let us know what works and what doesn't.
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I haven't been out yet this year. I hope to get out soon.
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God, lady is beautiful! :love:
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Well, its hard to LIVE BLOG when you have no cell service.
Also I didn't catch much at all, maybe like 6 bass in 4 hours...woof.
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Well, its hard to LIVE BLOG when you have no cell service.
Also I didn't catch much at all, maybe like 6 bass in 4 hours...woof.
yeah I went to the same one. Caught 3. 1 was about 3 lbs tho
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Hoping to go out w the kids to a neighborhood lake this sunday. This thread always makes me wish I went more often.
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Who is ready for an amazing fishing story?
Co-Workers 4 year old daughter caught a 6.5lb 27inch bass using a Barbie pole.
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She had a worm on a treble hook under a bobber and caught a small perch. As she was reeling it in the bass ate the perch about 10ft from the shore.
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Well then, a small child has beaten my PR by 0.1 lbs...I need to get back at it. That's awesome though. Was someone helping her reel in with the perch hooked? That hog might have taken off with a Barbie pole souvenir.
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Holy moly! That's awesome. Ben ji, ms wacky and I are heading to a cabin this weekend for table rock. Thinking about getting a license. Any luck fishing off a marina?
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Too poor to get a fishing license :lol:
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Too poor to get a fishing license :lol:
Wut? I live downtown, dumbass. There's been no need for a license yet this year. Wtf are you talking about?
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A dude I work with does a crap ton of fly fishing... He just fired up a twitter and he's funny as hell IRL, so may be worth a follow.
@flyrodmonkey
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Well then, a small child has beaten my PR by 0.1 lbs...I need to get back at it. That's awesome though. Was someone helping her reel in with the perch hooked? That hog might have taken off with a Barbie pole souvenir.
Her dad helped, basically grabbed the line with his hand and fed it to his daughter as she reeled it it.
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Guyz, if u follow wacky on twitter he caught and absolute lunker. Im sure he will post the pic when he gets back.
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He blocked me :frown:
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Guyz, if u follow wacky on twitter he caught and absolute lunker. Im sure he will post the pic when he gets back.
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He blocked me :frown:
yep, no clue why either.
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Caught a mess of crappie and a couple small catfish today, was fishing the spillway at Hillsdale.
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Just got done cleaning them and will be frying them shortly.
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Ben ji have you seen the pan handler filet machine? Im not sure if it still on the market.
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So good you guyz, so good.
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Ben ji have you seen the pan handler filet machine? Im not sure if it still on the market.
Hmm, I have not....looking at it online and I may need to purchase this item. I usually only clean fish 2 or 3 times a year but this could be a game changer.
Not sure if its worth $60 tho.
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He blocked me :frown:
yep, no clue why either.
You're not blocked slim, what are you talking about? Either way, nice job Ben ji!
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I know it sounds crazy Ben Ji, but this weekend was my first experience with crappie. Our cabin was on the shallow end of the lake, but as you could tell, I was having a blast with catching a bunch Minnie's while ms wacky and I threw back a few. Good times and a beautiful get away.
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He blocked me :frown:
yep, no clue why either.
You're not blocked slim, what are you talking about? Either way, nice job Ben ji!
i promise you i was, obviously not anymore...seems you went all beems one night but corrected that mistake. no worries
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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/first-fully-warm-blooded-fish-found/ar-BBjNt4B
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oprah has such a large heart
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Way to go wacky, glad you had fun catching some crappie. They are going nuts at Hillsdale right now.
Went out with some coworkers last night and caught about 15, a couple keepers!
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Currently on ice waiting for me to filet them when i get home.
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I don't get the point of keeping the fish. I'm all about that catch and release.
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what's not to get, you catch them and then eat them
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Caught a mess of white bass at Hillsdale yesterday. Was fishing off the rocks on the west side of the s gardner rd bridge.
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I got super excited when i hooked this drum, thought i had a massive bass or crappie. But nope, just an ugly drum.
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How does white bass eat compared to crappie?
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Went night fishing with a light out at Longview on sunday night. Caught jack crap.
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if there is a fish called a drum it should look like a drum imo
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How does white bass eat compared to crappie?
Bigger filets and "meatier". Not as good as crappie but better than catfish.
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How does white bass eat compared to crappie?
The white bass eats a much healthier diet, whereas the crappie eats...well...
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if there is a fish called a drum it should look like a drum imo
what would you name a fish that sounded like a drum?
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@ben ji
Recommendos on lures for catching white bass in murky water? We've had a lot of rain in SCK lately?
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@ben ji
Recommendos on lures for catching white bass in murky water? We've had a lot of rain in SCK lately?
I caught these on my standard 1/8 oz jig head with a white grub worm thingy on it.
When I was at hillsdale yesterday the east side of of the bridge was super murky and filled with driftwood. I went over the the west side and it was significantly clearer (More clear?). It definitely helps to find a spot where the water is clear but I used to catch them at rocky ford all the time and the water there was never clear.
Standard guide for fishing is Clear water = Darker/more natural looking lure. Murky water = Brighter/more artificial looking lure.
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:love:
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1594307337490200
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Why are you guys even reeling in fish that are under 40 pounds? :dunno:
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Why are you guys even reeling in fish that are under 40 pounds? :dunno:
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Why are you guys even reeling in fish that are under 40 pounds? :dunno:
I don't fish for fish smaller than 40lbs SB,I haven't a clue.
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Why are you guys even reeling in fish that are under 40 pounds? :dunno:
:sad:
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So we have had a fishing thread on a Kstate sports website for like 4 years now but no one has fished with any current/former players? Well that just changed.
Went fishing with my GF's family on the 4th out at Cedar Lake and Reggie Walker was there (Married to GF's sister). I snagged 5 bass but reggie got skunked, had one hooked then lost it on about 4 ft from the shore.
All in all it was a great 4th of july morning.
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Catch and release Flathead from the Kansas River.
(http://i.imgur.com/R9blHQF.jpg)
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Catch and release Flathead from the Kansas River.
(http://i.imgur.com/R9blHQF.jpg)
Catch and release is the best way. Jeremy Wade would be proud.
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Catch and release Flathead from the Kansas River.
(http://i.imgur.com/R9blHQF.jpg)
Catch and release is the best way. Jeremy Wade would be proud.
Sometimes I keep a few smaller ones to eat.But never the big boys.
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(http://)Anyone here ever stocked a farm pond? Need to make this fishable in 3-5 years.
Tom
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Had a pond when I was a kid. The local feed store had a vendor that came through a couple times every spring and sold/stocked fish. Maybe check w the local feed guys
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Nice looking pond Tom
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Tom, I will give you all of my worldly advice if you allow me to fish it in 5 years.
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Ks dept wildlife and parks recommends 100 largemouth bass 500 bluegill and 100 channel cat fingerlings per acre of pond. Maybe throw in a few pounds of fat head minnows the first year.
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Tom, I will give you all of my worldly advice if you allow me to fish it in 5 years.
:love: as long as you bring the dog.
Tom
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:D
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Ks dept wildlife and parks recommends 100 largemouth bass 500 bluegill and 100 channel cat fingerlings per acre of pond. Maybe throw in a few pounds of fat head minnows the first year.
Will the dept wildlife still stock ponds for free if you allow public access? they did years back
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Haven't been fishing much lately...busy with kids ball games. Did get permission on a couple of new watersheds, so excited to try those, unfortunately it's gonna get hot AF now.
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a rough ridin' sea monster :surprised:
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nice catch SEK
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That's a hog. Did you get a chance to weight it? I guess 6.5#
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dobberette caught 4. dobber caught 2. toddlerdobber had one out of the water but let up on the tension (he lowered the bamboo rod) and the fish went free.
It's an amazing place to catch lots of fish and get lots of city boy advice. Right in several of yours' backyards. It's Deanna Rose Park in OP.
BEST PART OF STORY ALERT:
We restocked our bucket of worms and dobber and dobberette each split a worm and dropped their lines in. Both missed and had their worms stollen so they went back to the bucket to get another. Toddlerdobber was trying to look innocent when they found the bucket empty. He then yelled, "THEY CAN SWIM!"
Gonna win 'em all!
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Thanks fellas. I must be good at my "hold the fish toward the camera" pose. That fish probably weighed 4 lbs. :cheers:
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55# flathead from the KS River
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god damn
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what did you catch that with? that's pretty sweet
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what did you catch that with? that's pretty sweet
We set ~10 bank lines. Find a solid branch that protrudes over the water, tie the string line on. Used live perch, slightly smaller than your palm, for bait. That was actually the 2nd cat of that size of the night. We didn't have a tape handy for measuring length, but for reference, both of us in the pic are 6' 2" plus change
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was the guy in the red shirt so excited he pissed himself? where at on the KS river?
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was the guy in the red shirt so excited he pissed himself? where at on the KS river?
:peek: :lol: We were in and out of the boat with giant splashing catfish and possible beer spillage. I don't remember pissing myself.
We were near Edwardsville.
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That thing is a monster! :love:
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Looks like a post spawn male.By the way bank lining is for lazy amateurs.Did you at least release that old boy.
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Looks like a post spawn male.By the way bank lining is for lazy amateurs.Did you at least release that old boy.
I have very low catfish IQ. You're right, pro fisher guy, I do not make money fishing nor will I expend excess effort to catch them. The cat pictured was the 2nd of that size of the night. The first one we released. The second would not respond so he went with us. We tried.
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Looks like a post spawn male.By the way bank lining is for lazy amateurs.Did you at least release that old boy.
I have very low catfish IQ. You're right, pro fisher guy, I do not make money fishing nor will I expend excess effort to catch them. The cat pictured was the 2nd of that size of the night. The first one we released. The second would not respond so he went with us. We tried.
Just giving you a little crap.Setting bank lines is fun to do every once in a while and can be hard work even from a boat.Nice fish and good that you returned the one you did.Big flatheads are pretty tasty too :cheers:
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Catch and release guys. Catch and release. Take pictures not lives.
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I think im going to wet a line tomorrow
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I think im going to wet a line tomorrow
katdaddy, no!
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Doing some pond fishing. Pulled out a good sized bluegill.. i knew the state master angler record for bluegill was pretty low (10in) so i thought i'd measure it out.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/iKXpIS57iLfizbdstd93HDmyuQoHrLO6dGyxvb27Cto=w505-h673-no)
1/4in too short... had 3 more and got 8.4oz of fillets for lunch tomorrow with that almost catch included. And, if anyone is going to give me grief for catch and eat, the pond is overstocked and needs culling.
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I can't see the picture.
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Doing some pond fishing. Pulled out a good sized bluegill.. i knew the state master angler record for bluegill was pretty low (10in) so i thought i'd measure it out.
(https://photos-3.dropbox.com/t/2/AABbqK-JX6k0fsNG1chrRPeuvjVR0ju116O513g3U4IsTg/12/9627770/jpeg/32x32/1/_/1/2/11798139_10152884394202890_467462253_n.jpg/ELDQlgcYzXEgASgB/zSxiBT7e6XjyZZZgaJW7NIQmxvOv4pnNUEujne18OjU?size=1024x768&size_mode=2)
1/4in too short... had 3 more and got 8.4oz of fillets for lunch tomorrow with that almost catch included. And, if anyone is going to give me grief for catch and eat, the pond is overstocked and needs culling.
I like blue gill fishing on light tackle, what are you using to catch them?
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I can't see the picture.
probably a picture of the filets
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I can't see the picture.
probably a picture of the filets
:frown: glad I cannot see it.
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Just spent a week in the BWCA. Caught about 70 smallies, but most were small. One was 16 and my son caught an 18. Great times.
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Just spent a week in the BWCA. Caught about 70 smallies, but most were small. One was 16 and my son caught an 18. Great times.
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/26/c35ae80010bbbed6e172054fcee3e6d4.jpg)
Canadian or US side? Smallies are great fun to catch.
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US side. I went back in 2000, it was great to go back again. Fantastic trip.
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We drive thru that area every other year on our way to Atikokan Ontario.The Smallmouth fishing was great last time.
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I can't see the picture.
probably a picture of the filets
:frown: glad I cannot see it.
Fixed!
I like blue gill fishing on light tackle, what are you using to catch them?
I was fishing for bass so i just had some plastics on (natural looking weighted brush hog) and i couldn't not pull in bluegill. I was using a pretty big hook (3/0) so every one i pulled in was a body hook. Ended up with half bluegill and half scrap bass (under 1lbs).
But, not all of them were keepers, some were winners.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TURO61cwYjz13hdM8_Fdh-Qxbgqd1x1ijc03mkth860=w253-h673-no)
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Looks like a post spawn male.By the way bank lining is for lazy amateurs.Did you at least release that old boy.
I have very low catfish IQ. You're right, pro fisher guy, I do not make money fishing nor will I expend excess effort to catch them. The cat pictured was the 2nd of that size of the night. The first one we released. The second would not respond so he went with us. We tried.
Just giving you a little crap.Setting bank lines is fun to do every once in a while and can be hard work even from a boat.Nice fish and good that you returned the one you did.Big flatheads are pretty tasty too :cheers:
:cheers: I've done the bank lines about 3 times now. It's fun to strap on a headlamp and buzz around on the river at night w/ some cold beer. Except for the spiders.
:runaway: <---me on the boat when we run through a web.
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Looks like a post spawn male.By the way bank lining is for lazy amateurs.Did you at least release that old boy.
I have very low catfish IQ. You're right, pro fisher guy, I do not make money fishing nor will I expend excess effort to catch them. The cat pictured was the 2nd of that size of the night. The first one we released. The second would not respond so he went with us. We tried.
Just giving you a little crap.Setting bank lines is fun to do every once in a while and can be hard work even from a boat.Nice fish and good that you returned the one you did.Big flatheads are pretty tasty too :cheers:
:cheers: I've done the bank lines about 3 times now. It's fun to strap on a headlamp and buzz around on the river at night w/ some cold beer. Except for the spiders.
:runaway: <---me on the boat when we run through a web.
:runaway: but with more Kung Fu action
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:surprised: :thumbs:
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Something like would be great for 'yak fishing
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That is ridiculous. Have your ever tried to fish with a backpack on? Its terrible, totally messes up your rhythm and flow.
Hey I want to cast over in that corner of the pond (Whoosh) O crap I landed it in the weeds because I have this stupid 50lb back pack on that I bought because I'm a stupid hipster. -Every person who has ever bought this-
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if when you swiveled that thing to the front, mini-jet propulsion rockets could let you hover over the deep end of the lake, all while staying relatively quiet i would totally buy that
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Anyone been fly fishing in the mountains? Never been fly fishing but got invited up. How long till I'm comfortable with it?
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Anyone been fly fishing in the mountains? Never been fly fishing but got invited up. How long till I'm comfortable with it?
If you fly fish like I deep sea fish then you will be comfortable and reeling in 45 pounders on the very first fishing trip of your life
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Guyz, I think I'm gonna go fishing today! :excited:
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Nobody has posted in this thread for the last 6 months? WTF guys?
Been out a few times in the last couple of weeks trying to catch some crappie. Cleaned just over 50 crappie from a farm pond yesterday. None real big, but good eating size.
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Went two sats ago. didn't catch a thing, but went in our HOA lake that is small and they don't stock it. Went just to get out with my son on an awesome day.
Going to try some walk in fishing joints in Leavenworth Co in the next week or two, depending on the weather.
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Did some scouting this weekend. Found some good spots.
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First bass of 2016 last weekend!!!
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Thats like what, probably 7lbs?
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Thats like what, probably 7lbs?
Actual picture of Benji's hands
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Dont mess with snapping turtles (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/16/03/06/b6be293fb8653beb61a28b7b89c86d61.jpg)
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So do you throw it back to let him finish his meal, or toss that puppy high on the bank out of spite?
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So do you throw it back to let him finish his meal, or toss that puppy high on the bank out of spite?
The injury probably happened last summer, fish was doing fine, in fact it put up quite the fight.
I threw it back in to keep on living life.
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So do you throw it back to let him finish his meal, or toss that puppy high on the bank out of spite?
The injury probably happened last summer, fish was doing fine, in fact it put up quite the fight.
I threw it back in to keep on living life.
Well, he does look like a fighter
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Dont mess with snapping turtles (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/16/03/06/b6be293fb8653beb61a28b7b89c86d61.jpg)
Are fishes spines located somewhere else? Am I an idiot? Do they not even have spines?
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Are fishes spines located somewhere else? Am I an idiot? Do they not even have spines?
The spine runs down the middle of the body of a largemouth (and most other fish), basically just underneath the dark splotches on the side of the fish.
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hi lady :love:
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I trust ben ji had his Judge ready to keep Lady safe
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Went to my buddy's dad's farm pond this morning and caught a mess of fish.
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First couple of casts resulted in fish, just a great time.
No huge LUNKERS but i did clean all those fish and will fry them up tomorrow.
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Had the #Family over for a fish fry yesterday.
BASS!
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CRAPPIE!
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Left over filets and coleslaw will make a tasty sandwich for lunch
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ben ji kale shots are just my absolute favorite :love:
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Anyone have any good how to tie jigs/hooks etc?
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What?
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Anyone have any good how to tie jigs/hooks etc?
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I assume you are talking about which knot to use.
This is a quick one I've always used with jigs/lures that doesn't seem to slip or come out.
(http://www.bestbassfishinginfo.com/images/trileneknot.gif)
I prefer this one with live bait hooks, especially heavy line for bigger catfish.
(http://www.fishingcairns.com.au/knot6.gif)
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yeah,
I'm not a good knot tie'er.
Will be teaching my daughter how to fish this summer. probably worms to start for her.
I used to fish quite a bit in farm ponds and don't have a ton of experience tying jigs and such.
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yeah,
I'm not a good knot tie'er.
Will be teaching my daughter how to fish this summer. probably worms to start for her.
I used to fish quite a bit in farm ponds and don't have a ton of experience tying jigs and such.
Just use the trilene knot above. Easy, quick, and strong knot.
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yeah,
I'm not a good knot tie'er.
Will be teaching my daughter how to fish this summer. probably worms to start for her.
I used to fish quite a bit in farm ponds and don't have a ton of experience tying jigs and such.
Just use the trilene knot above. Easy, quick, and strong knot.
Make sure you get the slack out, though. If not, it can come undone easily.
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That Trilene knot is one step harder than an improved clinch, a tried and true knot that I've used my entire life.
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yeah,
I'm not a good knot tie'er.
Will be teaching my daughter how to fish this summer. probably worms to start for her.
I used to fish quite a bit in farm ponds and don't have a ton of experience tying jigs and such.
Just use the trilene knot above. Easy, quick, and strong knot.
Make sure you get the slack out, though. If not, it can come undone easily.
Good point.
After I loop, twist, thread back through I usually lick the knot. Then I grab the hook and main line with my hands and the excess line with my teeth and pull on all three. Then clip off the extra with fishing clippers. Just be careful not to hook yourself. :D
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That Trilene knot is one step harder than an improved clinch, a tried and true knot that I've used my entire life.
Probably doesn't make a ton of difference, but I think the extra loop strengthens the knot and prevents slippage.
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That Trilene knot is one step harder than an improved clinch, a tried and true knot that I've used my entire life.
Probably doesn't make a ton of difference, but I think the extra loop strengthens the knot and prevents slippage.
I don't use the extra loop either, witch may explain the slack thing I commented on earlier. :dunno:
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I still have my dad tie my hooks for me. :D
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I still have my dad tie my hooks for me. :D
you probably have him take the fish off the hook for you too, and then re-bait it
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Nah. That's the best part. :D
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Wacky is easily the most adorable poster on this blog.
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:D :emawkid:
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@benji! https://www.facebook.com/theHIPternet/videos/1581596582131730/
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Anyone ever fished for Redfish inland along the Gulf? I may do a charter with my Dad, and don't really know what to look for in a good Redfish charter or whatever.
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I may be doing some of this just east of Bay St. Louis, MS in like 2 weeks. If I do, will report back.
We also plan on going softshell crabbing.
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where? When? If soon I would NOT go south of Ft Myers. Due to more rain than usual there has been a lot of water let out of Okeechobee via the Caloosahatche river so the water clarity & fishing has been poor.
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Anyone ever fished for Redfish inland along the Gulf? I may do a charter with my Dad, and don't really know what to look for in a good Redfish charter or whatever.
yes, its fun if you have a flyrod youll have more luck overall with some trout and possibly flounder. Shrimp is a good bait to use
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We are going to be in the Gulf Shores, AL area. I don't have a fly rod, and am not experienced with one. I'll just use what the guide has. Hell, I'd be OK with a Zebco and a spinner if he says that will work. My Dad is a huge fan, so this is more for him than me. Just some QT with Dad.
I did read that there are flounder to be had when fishing for Redfish. That would be cool, I've never caught one before.
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We are going to be in the Gulf Shores, AL area. I don't have a fly rod, and am not experienced with one. I'll just use what the guide has. Hell, I'd be OK with a Zebco and a spinner if he says that will work. My Dad is a huge fan, so this is more for him than me. Just some QT with Dad.
I did read that there are flounder to be had when fishing for Redfish. That would be cool, I've never caught one before.
thats the cool thing about fishing down there. You really dont know what youre going to catch.
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caught a crap ton of sand trout on shrimp in the gulf. It was really good mild white fish.
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Anyone ever fished for Redfish inland along the Gulf? I may do a charter with my Dad, and don't really know what to look for in a good Redfish charter or whatever.
Like you're thinking you and your dad on a bass boat type thing with a guide?
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hey @ben ji! any good small ponds or tailwater pits around lawrence? trying to get on some fish but avoid the lake this weekend
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hey @ben ji! any good small ponds or tailwater pits around lawrence? trying to get on some fish but avoid the lake this weekend
Check this out.
http://ksdot.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=3e0ba6a852d2479aa6e384b4f87a0c2b
Look for the Blue Squares, these are F.I.S.H. sites. Basically farm ponds that are leased to the state of KS and anyone with a license can fish at. There are 2 sites just south of Baldwin City that I have fished before, had good luck at both of them.
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hey @ben ji! any good small ponds or tailwater pits around lawrence? trying to get on some fish but avoid the lake this weekend
Check this out.
http://ksdot.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=3e0ba6a852d2479aa6e384b4f87a0c2b
Look for the Blue Squares, these are F.I.S.H. sites. Basically farm ponds that are leased to the state of KS and anyone with a license can fish at. There are 2 sites just south of Baldwin City that I have fished before, had good luck at both of them.
thanks man
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Landed a mess of wipers fishing the spillway at Hillsdale on Saturday.
Minnow about 1ft under a bobber thrown in the whitewash.
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Nice, what type of hook and leader?
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Those 2 fish at the bottom are alien fish.
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Nice, what type of hook and leader?
Just a standard bait hook with some bullet weights, nothing fancy.
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Those 2 fish at the bottom are alien fish.
saugereyes?
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Those 2 fish at the bottom are alien fish.
saugereyes?
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Caught this Brookie on my VQ to Wyoming last month
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https://twitter.com/peta/status/762023051282165760
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Those were some beautiful fish pics, not sure that vid is accomplishing what they wanted. Frowning Nemo was a little touching.
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I think I'll get on Silk Road right now and buy some Marlin for this weekend
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Great fish there schreds, never been trout fishing before :frown:.
That PETA video, o my, full of LOLS. "FISH FLESH HAVE HARMFUL TOXINS!!!!" Um okay, never met anyone who eats the flesh, you filet those suckers. In fact I have eaten fried wiper for dinner the last 2 nights :love: :love:
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Mrs. Schreds got in on the action as well
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Is that a brookie?! :sdeek:
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Is that a brookie?! :sdeek:
Yep.
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Had a little time this morning so I thought I'd drop this off. This is from last fall's vision quest. Native Cutthroat trout caught in another of my buddy's "secret" lakes.
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https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1651080275197514&id=1444492372522973
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The wife said it was too nice to stay in so we came to the farm to fish.
Tom
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Tom wins first gE bass of 2017 award!
Good looking fish there.
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Got lil dude his first fishing rod.
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Got one!
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Grats lil'mo
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That PETA video. :lol:
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all I can think about is emo's full back tat hidden under that moisture wicking pro combat t
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Emo has a beard? Not what I had envisioned.
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Emo has a beard? Not what I had envisioned.
You can see a beard through the back of his head?
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Emo has a beard? Not what I had envisioned.
You can see a beard through the back of his head?
lol the tree reflection in the water looks like a wvu beard. I didn't see it until I read it.
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My emo is a stubble guy.
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Emo has a beard? Not what I had envisioned.
You can see a beard through the back of his head?
lol the tree reflection in the water looks like a wvu beard. I didn't see it until I read it.
Awww snap. Whoops.
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Good job EMO
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I would grow a beard if I could. I would also slam dunk if I could.
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Mrs. Schreds got in on the action as well
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One of the nice fish we pulled out this evening.
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Who's kid? Way to good looking to be yours.
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@benji
I'm getting back into the catfishing game. Got myself a cast net to get live shad and sunfish. I'm so LOL bad at its unbelievable. You ever use one or have any pro tips? I'm using strawberry jello hotdogs and dough baits in the interim.
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@benji
I'm getting back into the catfishing game. Got myself a cast net to get live shad and sunfish. I'm so LOL bad at its unbelievable. You ever use one or have any pro tips? I'm using strawberry jello hotdogs and dough baits in the interim.
No Pro Tips, just practice I guess. They certainly take some time to get god at.
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Took advantage of the great weather Saturday for some fishing in the Flint hills.
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Tom, are you near Eskridge?
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Tom, are you near Eskridge?
Yes.
Tom
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You know the Fanning's? My Grandma and grandpa live around that area. :thumbs:
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You know the Fanning's? My Grandma and grandpa live around that area. :thumbs:
I do not know them. My family has pasture near Eskridge, but the "home place" where I grew up is between Topeka and Lawrence.
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Nice. Great area.
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had a nice day, 7lbs 5lbs a bunch of 3-5 lbs and a crap ton of crappie
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what are you fishing with?
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white zoom salty and some smaller perch lures.
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Fish are so stupid looking
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Ok, John Oliver.
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Nice ones, kslim!
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Damn! That must be an old farm pond with a new hood around it to have those bruisers in it
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Damn! That must be an old farm pond with a new hood around it to have those bruisers in it
golf course pond in Wichita
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Damn! That must be an old farm pond with a new hood around it to have those bruisers in it
golf course pond in Wichita
Auburn Hills?
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Damn! That must be an old farm pond with a new hood around it to have those bruisers in it
golf course pond in Wichita
Auburn Hills?
Looks more like Sierra Hills
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Damn! That must be an old farm pond with a new hood around it to have those bruisers in it
golf course pond in Wichita
Auburn Hills?
andover
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Damn! That must be an old farm pond with a new hood around it to have those bruisers in it
golf course pond in Wichita
must be using the good fertilizer
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Damn! That must be an old farm pond with a new hood around it to have those bruisers in it
golf course pond in Wichita
must be using the good fertilizer
Probably a transplant. A buddy of mine a had a small farm pond that we were constantly putting lunkers into from other lakes.
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Damn! That must be an old farm pond with a new hood around it to have those bruisers in it
golf course pond in Wichita
Auburn Hills?
andover
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Damn! That must be an old farm pond with a new hood around it to have those bruisers in it
golf course pond in Wichita
Auburn Hills?
andover
:peek:
1 Day trip sorry buddy or i would have hit you and gooch up
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Damn! That must be an old farm pond with a new hood around it to have those bruisers in it
golf course pond in Wichita
Auburn Hills?
andover
:peek:
1 Day trip sorry buddy or i would have hit you and gooch up
I do my fishing primarily here http://theseafoodshop.net/
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Crushed some light domestic lager and fish last night. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170802/aa036940d789988e11baf42e5321f829.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170802/a8459a63744417f1fc0bbff2e67506ca.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170802/094b861073cec616d13d21e6da98a8b3.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170802/f919717eef9b893fad87c0097ddf85bf.jpg)
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man, what a perfect night for it too
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Went back to that place tonight and got a mess of crappie off the dock. Fish fry tomorrow!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170813/4afc8bd75047fc85878cbc279ef3c9f5.jpg)
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we caught a few this summer (i know, putting a net in the water is cheating), but there was time for some decent sport fishing. mostly halibut and crab. also enjoyed quite a few oysters, which obvs there is no "catching" involved there. anyway, never been to this thread before. great pics, guys!
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p(umpkin eater)vegs
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p(umpkin eater)vegs
i do not know what that means, and i don't even rly want to hazard a guess. at any rate, if anyone in this thread is at all interested in other commerical fish picks and just fishing related things from southeast ak and bristol bay, i'm happy to share. done/seen some neat things over the years and we do make time for some sport fishing each summer, tho i don't do it much in my "real" life.
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It was really rather silly. I was calling you a cheater cheater pumpkin eater.
Anywho. Share pics.
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p(umpkin eater)vegs
i do not know what that means, and i don't even rly want to hazard a guess. at any rate, if anyone in this thread is at all interested in other commerical fish picks and just fishing related things from southeast ak and bristol bay, i'm happy to share. done/seen some neat things over the years and we do make time for some sport fishing each summer, tho i don't do it much in my "real" life.
any halibut pics? Do you fish for halibut off the commercial boat at all?
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we caught a few this summer (i know, putting a net in the water is cheating), but there was time for some decent sport fishing. mostly halibut and crab. also enjoyed quite a few oysters, which obvs there is no "catching" involved there. anyway, never been to this thread before. great pics, guys!
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How many adorable baby dolphins are in that net? :(
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we caught a few this summer (i know, putting a net in the water is cheating), but there was time for some decent sport fishing. mostly halibut and crab. also enjoyed quite a few oysters, which obvs there is no "catching" involved there. anyway, never been to this thread before. great pics, guys!
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How many adorable baby dolphins are in that net? :(
have caught a porpoise before, which was fairly traumatizing for all involved. especially as were forced to get a machete and hack its tail off bc we couldn't free it from the net any other way. just awful. whales also do go in your net, but since they are so big just just absolutely destroy your net and swim on thru, just all like, am whale, dngaf. which, good for them, but sucks when yr on wheel and you suddenly realize half your corkline is floating by the port side bc a humback just incinerated 10 fathoms of your gear.
by catch in both seining and gillnetting is actually incredibly low due to biologist and fisherman knowing how to target the fish in effective ways that were not available 50 years ago. most of the by-catch is jellyfish (0/10 have taken many jelly stings to the eyes over the year, wow, shitty), kelp, and other inorganic things.
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p(umpkin eater)vegs
i do not know what that means, and i don't even rly want to hazard a guess. at any rate, if anyone in this thread is at all interested in other commerical fish picks and just fishing related things from southeast ak and bristol bay, i'm happy to share. done/seen some neat things over the years and we do make time for some sport fishing each summer, tho i don't do it much in my "real" life.
any halibut pics? Do you fish for halibut off the commercial boat at all?
will look. guys def go halibut commercial fishing. it's called longlining. boats are usually rigged for trolling as well. people who own quote from like the 70's from when it was super cheap have made millions on it. dangerous fishery though for many reasons. seiners also occasionally catch them (can't sell if you're a salmon boat and so have to throw back or fillet). when i trolled, i had to pick lots of halibut off our lines (small ones, 30-40 lbs) and throw them back bc we were targeting king salmon and keeping by-catch there was super illegal/frowned upon, but of course does happen.
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1) oyster farming, capt b
2) oyster farm cabins/work sheds
3) halibut offload
4) trolling for king salmon, capt m
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couple more. 1) when we "caught a seiner" in clarence strait this july. super mumped night. kid driving their boat never saw our net and we tried to tow them out with the line you see. that white crap floating in front of them is our corkline. net was all wrapped up in their prop/wheel. destroyed a bunch of our gear. And 2) whales bubble feeding in near coffman cove in early august. amazing.
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I caught a couple bass last weekend out of a pond (no pics, but one was huge ftr). Spinner rooster tail (yellow) thingamajigger special.
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I caught a couple bass last weekend out of a pond (no pics, but one was huge ftr). Spinner rooster tail (yellow) thingamajigger special.
cool, man. have used spinners of the kind you describe to catch kings/cohos. obvs our fish/selves did not vote trump, tho!
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Slayed the kings today. So much fun.
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dat acorn face !
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No pakhead in my apps. :)
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Sexy AF!
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pvegs how do you do this stuff? can I take a sabbatical and be a sea dog?
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probably going out saturday before the rain, one last time most likely
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Pond/lake/ river? bass?
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Pond/lake/ river? bass?
clinton reservoir in the morning then farm ponds as it heats up
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caught about 15 of these 1-2lbers but sometimes its not about the fish.
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Did some pregame fishing today. 2 lb crappie and 4 lb bass amongst the 31 we cleaned.
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You eat the bass? :surprised:
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You eat the bass? :surprised:
Skinless filet and soak in salt water. No complaints.
Tom
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You eat the bass? :surprised:
Skinless filet and soak in salt water. No complaints.
Tom
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Tom, I'm going to need some fish recipes from you. My tried and true recipe is just batter then in corn meal and fry them but I need some other recipes besides frying.
What do you got for me?
Also great looking fish, makes me want to get out there today and feel the tug!
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You eat the bass? :surprised:
Skinless filet and soak in salt water. No complaints.
Tom
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Tom, I'm going to need some fish recipes from you. My tried and true recipe is just batter then in corn meal and fry them but I need some other recipes besides frying.
What do you got for me?
Also great looking fish, makes me want to get out there today and feel the tug!
The wife's go to is:
Dip in flour
Dip in egg
Dip in crushed saltine crackers
Deep fry
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She has baked bass filets as well with good results with a little seasoning on top.
Lemon pepper or seasoned salt.
Tom
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She has baked bass filets as well with good results with a little seasoning on top.
Lemon pepper or seasoned salt.
Tom
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I really like baked crappie/walleye for a change from the frying hassle.
Heat oven to 425 degrees, dry prepped fillets with paper towels, drizzle olive oil on the fillets and add favorite fish seasoning. Usually put the fillets in a mixing bowl, add olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, cayenne, and/or crushed red pepper.
Bake until flakey or edges are crispy depending on your preference, 15-20 minutes or so depending on size.
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She has baked bass filets as well with good results with a little seasoning on top.
Lemon pepper or seasoned salt.
Tom
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I really like baked crappie/walleye for a change from the frying hassle.
Heat oven to 425 degrees, dry prepped fillets with paper towels, drizzle olive oil on the fillets and add favorite fish seasoning. Usually put the fillets in a mixing bowl, add olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, cayenne, and/or crushed red pepper.
Bake until flakey or edges are crispy depending on your preference, 15-20 minutes or so depending on size.
Definitely will try.
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I have never fished a day in my life, but I'd like to start. Any resources or tips for a completely new beginner?
I plan to fish in the Potomac River. I live in the Northeast.
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I have never fished a day in my life, but I'd like to start. Any resources or tips for a completely new beginner?
I plan to fish in the Potomac River. I live in the Northeast.
I'd start by asking people who live in that area and fish the Potomac on the reg, not a bunch of message board clowns that fish KS farm ponds.
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You should fish for salmon. It's a delicious fish.
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I have never fished a day in my life, but I'd like to start. Any resources or tips for a completely new beginner?
I plan to fish in the Potomac River. I live in the Northeast.
Go crabbing! :D
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3 pounds?
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Wasn't able to weigh it, but I'd guess 3-4 yes
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Needing great fishing MHK spots on the river or in the area. Looking primarily for Bass fishing. TIA!
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Out at Rocky Ford now. Nothing is biting.
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Needing great fishing MHK spots on the river or in the area. Looking primarily for Bass fishing. TIA!
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Milford is like the best bass fishing ever. You don't want to fish Kansas rivers
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Needing great fishing MHK spots on the river or in the area. Looking primarily for Bass fishing. TIA!
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Fished Rocky Ford for 3 summers, you need some minnows under bobber. Cast upstream and let it drift downstream and you will catch tons of white/small/largmouth bass, crappie, catfish, walleye etc. Key is to keep it about 1ft below bobber so it does not snag, maybe higher if water is up.
I could usually catch a decent amount of bass at the trout pond in tuttle. Fishing below/above pillsbury crossing is above average as well. Never had much luck at pot 1 or 2.
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Rocky Ford for sure.
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OMG!
https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/998914300784840704
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What in the world....?
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It's an X-Fish.
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I would legit cut the line.
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I recently bought my first boat, her name is "The USS Stormy Waters". Her first sea trial was on a farm pond then I took her out on Indian Creek over the weekend.
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I just bought my first rig too benji , it’s a 12’ porta bote powered by a 55 lb thrust trolling motor. Thinking of taking it out to lake olathe sometime soon to do some bass slayin.
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I have not had much luck this spring, only a couple decent bass and crappie. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180529/233a49320ef6977ed69b7c4c2eb98847.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180529/89fe9dbcec01cc6cdea94cf1027eaa02.jpg)
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I just bought my first rig too benji , it’s a 12’ porta bote powered by a 55 lb thrust trolling motor. Thinking of taking it out to lake olathe sometime soon to do some bass slayin.
I had no idea these things existed but now I want one. Please give a detailed review after its first sea trial.
Do you have to register it with the State and pay property taxes etc on it?
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A friend of mine took me to a pond last night. Absolutely full of 12-13" crappie.
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I just bought my first rig too benji , it’s a 12’ porta bote powered by a 55 lb thrust trolling motor. Thinking of taking it out to lake olathe sometime soon to do some bass slayin.
I had no idea these things existed but now I want one. Please give a detailed review after its first sea trial.
Do you have to register it with the State and pay property taxes etc on it?
Yes I registered it and the property tax is super low since it was used and very cheap. I’ve run it a couple times on smaller lakes and it handles well, I have the older version so it’s got a detachable transom that lets in a small amount of water, need to solve that eventually. It can handle a 6 hp outboard or less but I looked at what that would cost and said LOL nope relative to what the boat cost.
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I think this would be a good picture for @kso_FAN to bring the wolf back out from the shadows.
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I know next to nothing about fishing, but have been thinking about it and one of the lil tdavers is showing interest. Any recommendations for an ultralight, collapsible, and inexpensive setup to throw in a pack and catch trout in mountain lakes?
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You should PM Asava, he has pretty much lived a subsistence lifestyle in Farmington NM for the last 5 years and trout are one of his main food groups.
The one time I visited him he caught 18 trout in 2 hrs on a cane pole he fashioned out of 2 x 4. I know next to nothing about fishing, but have been thinking about it and one of the lil tdavers is showing interest. Any recommendations for an ultralight, collapsible, and inexpensive setup to throw in a pack and catch trout in mountain lakes?
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For trout in lakes just get a little ultralight spinning rod with 4lb test, several Mepps spinners and little spoons. If you're not used to spinning gear you might want a closed face reel to avoid tangles. Easy.
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Don’t be too proud, guys. Power bait the crap out of trout lake fishing.
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Buy canned corn and throw that stuff out to draw them in!
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I know next to nothing about fishing, but have been thinking about it and one of the lil tdavers is showing interest. Any recommendations for an ultralight, collapsible, and inexpensive setup to throw in a pack and catch trout in mountain lakes?
maximize this interest from the lil tdavers by taking them where they stock farm raised fish - the lakes in the pike peak park are a good example in CO but aren't you in SLC?
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Just went fishing for the first time yesterday. Caught some trash. No fish. Stay tuned for fun muffin's first catch.
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Tried again. Lost a lure. Losing hope.
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You should go with an experienced friend first. Pick up some pro tips and then give it a try.
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What are you trying to catch, fun muffin?
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What are you trying to catch, fun muffin?
Are you baiting a hook with live bait, using bobber, after cats? Or some in-and-out artificial lure bass/perch/crappie/bluegill fishing?
If its the former, i know nothing.
If the latter, I always keep a weedless frog variation, a few Mepps-style blade/treble hook spinners, rubber worm for Texas rig jigging, and a traditional spinnerbait
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What are you trying to catch, fun muffin?
Bass. With a white spinnerbait. But after a quick google search white bait doesn't seem conducive to murky water.
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Try the Texas Rig with a large plastic worm. Run it in areas near the bank with more cover.
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Try the Texas Rig with a large plastic worm. Run it in areas near the bank with more cover.
Tried this. But I forgot to put a weight on it. I did get my first nibble though. That was exciting!! No catch though and I didn't catch any trash today. Progress!!!
Do I even need to put a weight on it? If yes, can you send me a link to a weight to get. There are so many at the store.
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Try the Texas Rig with a large plastic worm. Run it in areas near the bank with more cover.
Tried this. But I forgot to put a weight on it. I did get my first nibble though. That was exciting!! No catch though and I didn't catch any trash today. Progress!!!
Do I even need to put a weight on it? If yes, can you send me a link to a weight to get. There are so many at the store.
Use the weight that is shown in this video. You can usually buy a pack that has several different sizes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVWaY_l_3Mg
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Hoping to be posting some badass trout pics in 48 hours
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Try the Texas Rig with a large plastic worm. Run it in areas near the bank with more cover.
Tried this. But I forgot to put a weight on it. I did get my first nibble though. That was exciting!! No catch though and I didn't catch any trash today. Progress!!!
Do I even need to put a weight on it? If yes, can you send me a link to a weight to get. There are so many at the store.
Use the weight that is shown in this video. You can usually buy a pack that has several different sizes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVWaY_l_3Mg
Great video! Thanks. Way better than the videos i was looking at.
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Hoping to be posting some badass trout pics in 48 hours
Wacky, are you in the Branson area by any chance? Cuz I'm driving down there tomorrow for a conference on friday......
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Probably go out fishing with the pops today.
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Hoping to be posting some badass trout pics in 48 hours
Wacky, are you in the Branson area by any chance? Cuz I'm driving down there tomorrow for a conference on friday......
No bud. Sorry. That would have been cool. In a cabin about an hour outside of DC in West Virginia.
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I also caught a 7-8 lb catfish using a jig while in my boat. Fought it for about 10 minutes getting pulled all over the lake before it tired and I could get it to shore, no way I could get the hook out while on my boat.
Unfortunately I was on the opposite side of the pond from my Bros/Phone so no pictures.
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You should PM Asava, he has pretty much lived a subsistence lifestyle in Farmington NM for the last 5 years and trout are one of his main food groups.
The one time I visited him he caught 18 trout in 2 hrs on a cane pole he fashioned out of 2 x 4. I know next to nothing about fishing, but have been thinking about it and one of the lil tdavers is showing interest. Any recommendations for an ultralight, collapsible, and inexpensive setup to throw in a pack and catch trout in mountain lakes?
everyone has an off day. please stop lording this over me.
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Are plastic really superior to live bait? or is it more of a convenience/not as gross thing to use plastics?
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In my experience the live bait is far superior to plastics in a vertical presentation (under bobber). If you are trolling or casting and retrieving plastic is probably nearly as good.
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Saltwater is really the only time I use live bait but a combo of Gulp swimming bait with a chunk of shrimp on the hook is the best of both worlds - more and better bites from live bait but still has the castability of plastics.
The downside is you will get more bites from smaller fish so in the typical KS pond or lake it means more sunfish will hit your 3” swimming shad if you have a chunk of nightcrawler on the tip of the hook.
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Good article for DIY fishing lures.
http://satireweekly.com/lees-summit-mo-woman-arrested-after-cutting-off-tinder-dates-testicles-and-using-them-for-fishing-bait/
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Good article for DIY fishing lures.
http://satireweekly.com/lees-summit-mo-woman-arrested-after-cutting-off-tinder-dates-testicles-and-using-them-for-fishing-bait/
:horrorsurprise: Holy crap!
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how reliable of a blog is satireweekly?
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I'm taking a vision quest to CO/WY over the summer and will be doing some fly fishing. I have never fly fished before and need some tips on what kind of setup to buy. I dont need anything super fancy since I only plan on using it a couple times.
Should I just buy a starter kit like this?
https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Water-Fishing-Complete-Starter/dp/B004CPCUOS/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?crid=3Q4VCBFYTJE4O&keywords=fly+fishing+rod+and+reel+combo+start+kit&qid=1552082829&s=gateway&sprefix=fly+fishing+rod+%2Caps%2C309&sr=8-3-spons&psc=1
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how reliable of a blog is satireweekly?
I bet you're fun at parties.
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I'm taking a vision quest to CO/WY over the summer and will be doing some fly fishing. I have never fly fished before and need some tips on what kind of setup to buy. I dont need anything super fancy since I only plan on using it a couple times.
Should I just buy a starter kit like this?
https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Water-Fishing-Complete-Starter/dp/B004CPCUOS/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?crid=3Q4VCBFYTJE4O&keywords=fly+fishing+rod+and+reel+combo+start+kit&qid=1552082829&s=gateway&sprefix=fly+fishing+rod+%2Caps%2C309&sr=8-3-spons&psc=1
Definitely recommend a combo to start, but I've never heard of Wild Water.
If you've got a little bit of flexibility on budget, I've heard great things about this rod and it comes with a lifetime warranty.
https://www.amazon.com/Echo-Base-Fly-Rod-Kit/dp/B01C3893V8/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=echo%2B5wt%2Bcombo&qid=1552340648&s=gateway&sr=8-1&th=1&psc=1
A slightly cheaper option, and a pretty decent entry level rod, but no warranty.
https://www.cabelas.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=2959409&type=product&WT.z_btnclk=YMAL-2959409&WT.z_pg_ref=prd2959390
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Going trout fishing next weekend with pops at Bennett Springs. Getting pretty excited, guys! @benji, have you ever been? We try to guy about once a year. Try to catch our limit in the morning and then PAK away the rest of the day. :excited:
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Going trout fishing next weekend with pops at Bennett Springs. Getting pretty excited, guys! @benji, have you ever been? We try to guy about once a year. Try to catch our limit in the morning and then PAK away the rest of the day. :excited:
Have never been trout fishing but am heading out a vision quest out west this summer to do it!
I haven't even put new line on my poles since last year, probably wont go fishing for a couple more weeks. :(
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You'll love it! It's seriously the best. They fight and they're a beautiful fish.
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Going trout fishing next weekend with pops at Bennett Springs. Getting pretty excited, guys! @benji, have you ever been? We try to guy about once a year. Try to catch our limit in the morning and then PAK away the rest of the day. :excited:
Wacky, I saw those massive fish you caught down in Bennett Springs. What kind of bait did you use?
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I havent been fishing all year but am going to one of my favorite business park ponds after work! :excited: :excited:
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I never got to post these last ones and we actually ended up at roaring river. The last trout is the big one in this pic. We use lots of lures. Mostly fly ones with yellow tint is what they were working on. Also lime yellow and red plastic worms.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190409/84cadbff16941db9575c184b3707a463.jpg)
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Totally out smarted those dumb rough ridin' fish
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Caught a nice rainbow at lake Shawnee this weekend, trolling a crappie jig :lol:
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Nice 'bows, Wacky!
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Thanks, gents! :thumbs: Dad and I had a great mans trip. Shot some pretty rough ridin' good golf too.
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Thanks, gents! :thumbs: Dad and I had a great mans trip. Shot some pretty rough ridin' good golf too.
That's awesome you get to do a trip with your dad. Treasure those times. I love taking my September vision quests to Wyoming with my dad.
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Crappie biting at the farm yesterday. Mrs 8 got a boat for Xmas so she was trolling like a pro. Twenty or so keepers between bass and crappie.
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Damn. That's a big crappie.
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Trolling some chartreuse jigs for those slabs out their Tom?
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Crappie are spawning at hillsdale, fished for a little over an hour last night around sunset and caught 4.
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How deep are they would you say? Moved into super shallow water or not yet?
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How deep are they would you say? Moved into super shallow water or not yet?
Caught these off a rock ledge probably 5-6 ft deep
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Anyone do any fishing this week?
On tuesday I caught my first trout ever on the N Platte River. Cleaned/cooked it on the spot, 9.5/10 on the manlyness scale. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190719/49a5691e2305aa783607d3f47cfd5a49.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190719/6f634af6be724b40c58fbb0b424b765a.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190719/26805e7ecc89c852727caa1fd085a8d0.jpg)
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Then this afternoon I rolled into the Valentine National Refuge in the Sand Hills of NE and found the Honey Hole of all Honey Holes.
The outlet from a lake was a mini rocky ford or pillsbury type situation, water falls and makes a narrow rapids where big fish ambush little fish. I've been preparing for this all my life.
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First fish in that honey hole was the biggest bass I've ever caught in my life. (Released it)
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Then I caught a PIKE, no not that silly wannabe firefighter frat, PIKE the fish.
My lure is still in his mouth since they have gnarly teeth, will remove it tomorrow after i clean it. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190719/232b392f739e95aca605a8a982ffa5b0.jpg)
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Then a caught about 6-9 more bass, kept the three SMALLEST bass along with the pike and will clean them tomorrow.
This was all out of a 5 ft wide creek/lake outlet. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190719/974dbec534a8a25cca4a71c6d81c1634.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190719/62d0eef98cf2c8ee5344ae07e4d3e23b.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190719/e261d9e2dafdef1450adbd7ba6d46c36.jpg)
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Good looking fish ben ji. I also have those exact same pair of blue asics :thumbs:
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whoa, I just got back Sunday from like 10 days on the N Platte in Wyoming
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Went fishing at Milford on Monday. Didn't have much luck until about an hour before we turned in, then the fish started jumping. Caught about 30 white bass and wipers between three of us. Lots of fun.
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Sounds awesome, wipers are fun to catch.
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whoa, I just got back Sunday from like 10 days on the N Platte in Wyoming
Tell me more. I only spent 2 days at buffalo berry campground and am planning to come back next year.
I want to take one of those guided driftboat tours next year.
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Just got back from Montana. I fished the Madison, Yellowstone and Gallitin. After catching some Cutthroat, Rainbow and Brownies I have the fever gentleman! :excited: :excited: (ftp://:excited: :excited:)
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Trout fishing is the best
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I drove by Walter F. George Lake often times referred to as Lake Eufaula on the GA-AL border the other day. I saw an article that said they had a one day bass tourney there a few weeks back and 28th place caught 18 pounds (5 fish limit).
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Quick question- do you need a fishing license to fish under the bridge on the way in to manhattan or along a river or only in state parks and such?
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valentine and the niobrara are great. god's country, if god were real and liked cattle, grass and snakes.
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Quick question- do you need a fishing license to fish under the bridge on the way in to manhattan or along a river or only in state parks and such?
Yes. They're like twenty bucks.
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whoa, I just got back Sunday from like 10 days on the N Platte in Wyoming
Tell me more. I only spent 2 days at buffalo berry campground and am planning to come back next year.
I want to take one of those guided driftboat tours next year.
i'm mostly a fishing idiot and just flyfish. family just met up for my dad's 65th birthday. we split time between the alcova and saratoga areas, had both pontoon boats and a hard side drift boat and would just shuttle a vehicle 10-15mi downstream in the morning and then floated it. streamer fishing kinda sucked, nymphing worked well. i drank a shitload of beer and smoked too many cigars and luckily didn't get sunburned. it was very relaxing, except the flows were up a bit and i had to work more than usual to not run into trees and crap
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whoa, I just got back Sunday from like 10 days on the N Platte in Wyoming
Tell me more. I only spent 2 days at buffalo berry campground and am planning to come back next year.
I want to take one of those guided driftboat tours next year.
i'm mostly a fishing idiot and just flyfish. family just met up for my dad's 65th birthday. we split time between the alcova and saratoga areas, had both pontoon boats and a hard side drift boat and would just shuttle a vehicle 10-15mi downstream in the morning and then floated it. streamer fishing kinda sucked, nymphing worked well. i drank a shitload of beer and smoked too many cigars and luckily didn't get sunburned. it was very relaxing, except the flows were up a bit and i had to work more than usual to not run into trees and crap
I'm assuming that the place you stayed at provided the drift boats? What was the name of the place?
I was right by Alcova and stopped in at Sloanes General store at least once a day.
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we actually brought all our own stuff (well, my brother and uncle mostly), so didn't really rent anything or whatever... sloane's the one with the ice cream and the random cigarette counter off by its own? we just stayed at a basic BLM camp site (upper right star, Golden Currant maybe?), would drop off boats at Gray Reef dam (lower left star), and then shuttle pickup vehicle back to Government Bridge or wherever we planned to take out that day. fishing wasn't great while we there and it was hot as hell and not generally fun so we cut that portion of the trip short after a few days and went back to saratoga (spent a few days there earlier in the trip on more 'family-friendly' stuff than fishing all day). much cooler, much more interesting floats, and fishing was better there (which sounds like it was maybe unusual). same deal there - just slept in tents at a campsite and shuttled back/forth.
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we actually brought all our own stuff (well, my brother and uncle mostly), so didn't really rent anything or whatever... sloane's the one with the ice cream and the random cigarette counter off by its own? we just stayed at a basic BLM camp site (upper right star, Golden Currant maybe?), would drop off boats at Gray Reef dam (lower left star), and then shuttle pickup vehicle back to Government Bridge or wherever we planned to take out that day. fishing wasn't great while we there and it was hot as hell and not generally fun so we cut that portion of the trip short after a few days and went back to saratoga (spent a few days there earlier in the trip on more 'family-friendly' stuff than fishing all day). much cooler, much more interesting floats, and fishing was better there (which sounds like it was maybe unusual). same deal there - just slept in tents at a campsite and shuttled back/forth.
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Wow, we were literally in the exact same spot. Buffalo Berry campground where I stayed is 1 mile further down the dirt road from Golden Currant. I was there July 16-18 and there was a big Black RV parked in the Golden Currant campground my entire stay, was that your crew?
I got my WY fishing license and some ice cream at sloanes along with some cold brews.
Also got delayed leaving the campground by the dam cows on the road two different times!
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#2's girlfriend and her dad hit opening weekend for trout.
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I’d do anything for a lunker trout award
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Went fishing for the first time this year on a FISH program farm bond by baldwin city. Caught a couple small bass and this lunker.
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@sys please identify these snakes I saw "wrestling/sexytiming" on the bank.
(No snakes were hurt)
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Caught some wipers below the spillway at Hillsdale last weekend. Cleaned them and had fish sandwiches for lunch this week.
(Totally cheating though because I used Minnows)
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Has anyone else caught some LUNKERS this year?
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3rd cast today
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Beautiful
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The other 57 casts didn’t produce crap
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Dudes/dudettes, I’m taking the fam out to Estes Park for a week of quarantine outdoors fun. Kids have never fished. I haven’t fished in about 15 years and that was for whatever liked worms and chicken livers on the Steve Dave ranch. I want to buy some gear so we don’t have to rent it and just have it. Going to Scheels today to get down on some. What do those trout out there like to eat when it comes to lures? Like, rooster tails probably? I’m not fly fishing even though I have one (1) credit hour of fly fishing experience from K-State (great course btw).
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If you wanna cheat and get instant play, get salmon eggs and/or power bait. Works like a charm. Just put it on top of whatever loser lure you’re throwing out there.
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Only kids 12 and under can use bait, at least in RMNP. Adults have to use artificial lures. Estes Park is beautiful, my brother and I used to fish out there a lot as kids.
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There's some huge crawdads in that lake as well. They look like lobsters. Some are blue. I bet they'd have fun pulling up rocks and seeing those bad boys.
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There's some huge crawdads in that lake as well. They look like lobsters. Some are blue. I bet they'd have fun pulling up rocks and seeing those bad boys.
You can cook them just like a lobster and they are very tasty.
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Dudes/dudettes, I’m taking the fam out to Estes Park for a week of quarantine outdoors fun. Kids have never fished. I haven’t fished in about 15 years and that was for whatever liked worms and chicken livers on the Steve Dave ranch. I want to buy some gear so we don’t have to rent it and just have it. Going to Scheels today to get down on some. What do those trout out there like to eat when it comes to lures? Like, rooster tails probably? I’m not fly fishing even though I have one (1) credit hour of fly fishing experience from K-State (great course btw).
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Just get some basic spin cast rod/reel combo and some basic Rooster tails/spinners/roadrunners for lures. When you buy your fishing license at some hole in the wall place in Estes Park just ask the guy what he recommends and then buy some of those.
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Thinking about starting to go fishing more. Need to buy some gear first but where do the fish really bite in the KC area?
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Shawnee mission park has a nice stocked lake. Lake Olathe is a good option too.
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Thinking about starting to go fishing more. Need to buy some gear first but where do the fish really bite in the KC area?
Hillsdale is my go to "Big lake". Get some Minnows (pick em up at the 1 gas station in Hillsdale KS) and a step ladder and head to the spillway. Set up the step ladder so you can hang over the concrete wall (with a giant "keep off wall" sign) and cast your minnow down there under a bobber and reel in the fish.
There are also alot of fish in random business park ponds. This one is my favorite.
38.979765,-94.720698
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Hillsdale is good, lots of bank fishing options and spillway as well. I picked up a 10 foot kayak I can throw in the back of my SUV and it has made fishing Hillsdale a lot of fun. The spring crappie at Hillsdale was outstanding this year. Walleye is supposed to be great at Hillsdale too.
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My daughters 9 and 5 landed a 3 pound catfish by themselves while we were cleaning up dinner
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My daughter (age 4) told me whales probably have the biggest poops.
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went to scheels today and cruised by the fishing stuff section and, folks, I cannot deal with that selection. I would normally have told some kid working there where I was going and what I needed and paid for whatever he brought out to me but it was too busy.
can I just order this crap from cabelas or something? any advice on that? I need crap for 2 adults and 2 kids (ages 4 and 7)
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is this good enough for the adults? we would be fishing for large mouths, walleye, and cat fish if we ever fish again after this trip.
https://www.cabelas.com/product/fishing/rod-reel-combos/spinning-combos/pc/104793480/c/104762880/sc/105791580/shakespeare-ugly-stik-bigwater-spinning-combo/2371115.uts?slotId=17
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lmao, they make one for people with vaginas.
https://www.cabelas.com/product/fishing/rod-reel-combos/spinning-combos/pc/104793480/c/104762880/sc/105791580/shakespeare-ugly-stik-lady-spin-combo/1706361.uts?slotId=13
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get the kids this one?
https://www.cabelas.com/product/fishing/rod-reel-combos/kidscombos/pc/104793480/c/104762880/sc/104416380/shakespeare-ugly-stik-gx-youth-sc-combo/1706363.uts?slotId=1
If you know about this stuff and just want to post links with "buy this" that would also be welcomed.
TY
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alternatively, "go to scheels/cabelas when it's not busy and make the kid pick out your crap" is also accepted direction here. I literally no jack crap.
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Thinking about starting to go fishing more. Need to buy some gear first but where do the fish really bite in the KC area?
Hillsdale is my go to "Big lake". Get some Minnows (pick em up at the 1 gas station in Hillsdale KS) and a step ladder and head to the spillway. Set up the step ladder so you can hang over the concrete wall (with a giant "keep off wall" sign) and cast your minnow down there under a bobber and reel in the fish.
There are also alot of fish in random business park ponds. This one is my favorite.
38.979765,-94.720698
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alternatively, "go to scheels/cabelas when it's not busy and make the kid pick out your crap" is also accepted direction here. I literally no jack crap.
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that's a word I actually know how to spell too. just obscenely humiliating.
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This was surprisingly good. One bone in the whole batch. This was about 1/3 of what came off the fish.
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Private pond cat.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200621/dc02356e9164365cf9c04af3c720c4d1.jpg)
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I need to go spillway fishing. Love some fried catfish.
Nice catch!
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is this good enough for the adults? we would be fishing for large mouths, walleye, and cat fish if we ever fish again after this trip.
https://www.cabelas.com/product/fishing/rod-reel-combos/spinning-combos/pc/104793480/c/104762880/sc/105791580/shakespeare-ugly-stik-bigwater-spinning-combo/2371115.uts?slotId=17
Pro Tip - It doesn't matter, stop overthinking it and just buy some poles like this one and smaller ones for the kids.
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Ok, ty.
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Nice looking Catfish, BW!
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Could be crosspost with home buying thread, but working on buying some land with a few small ponds to eventually build a house on. Supposedly stocked with bass.
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Could be crosspost with home buying thread, but working on buying some land with a few small ponds to eventually build a house on. Supposedly stocked with bass.
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What area? You should demand that your good buddy ben ji gets to fish each pond before you make the purchase to determine if they are stocked and what they are stocked with.
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North of KC.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200622/fe273b1865dd7b470f7306de0e94e1a0.jpg)
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North of KC.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200622/fe273b1865dd7b470f7306de0e94e1a0.jpg)
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Nice, any plans to dump some algae eaters or something in the ponds? Pond looks gorgeous but that seems like alot of algae.
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Nice, any plans to dump some algae eaters or something in the ponds? Pond looks gorgeous but that seems like alot of algae.
Yeah, I'll get them cleaned up.
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I used to fish behind kevin kietzman's house when i was just a boy.
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https://twitter.com/fox5dc/status/1275418826042232833?s=20
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https://www.sjnewsonline.com/sports/20200625/kansans-mains-chapman-lead-flw-high-school-national-championship-after-day-1
Tom
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https://www.sjnewsonline.com/sports/20200625/kansans-mains-chapman-lead-flw-high-school-national-championship-after-day-1
Tom
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Good for them but that was a really confusing headline. Why not just say "Two Kansans lead FLW High School National Championship after day 1"
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Nice, any plans to dump some algae eaters or something in the ponds? Pond looks gorgeous but that seems like alot of algae.
Yeah, I'll get them cleaned up.
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Confirmation of bass in pond, probably 30 fish in an hour. Now need to work on size and getting algae and moss cleaned up.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200627/c04c08fc7c87b58bc76e9a0c7fd7d32e.jpg)
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You need to cull the pond. They will all tiny
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You need to cull the pond. They will all tiny
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That's my thoughts. There's a few other ponds around I can dump some in.. or fish fry.
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My bro in law has an pound that’s over an acre with grass carp and bass. He just had a biologist out because all the fish were between 8-10 inches. Biologist estimated he needed to reduce the bass by 30%
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I’d catch a bunch of the biggest ones. Gut them and grill/fry them whole.
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My bro in law has an pound that’s over an acre with grass carp and bass. He just had a biologist out because all the fish were between 8-10 inches. Biologist estimated he needed to reduce the bass by 30%
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Recently he had some otters come and help
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Renting otters to do a job for you is about the most awesome thing I have ever heard of.
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How cute
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My bro in law has an pound that’s over an acre with grass carp and bass. He just had a biologist out because all the fish were between 8-10 inches. Biologist estimated he needed to reduce the bass by 30%
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Recently he had some otters come and help
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Where is this at Cire? A couple otters hanging at the farm pond would be kind of cool.
Tom
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Outside of Spring Hill near sycamore ridge golf course. Their pond sits by a creek that feeds into hills dale. The otters just showed up and chowed for a few days and then we’re gone up the creek.
Really cool to watch
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Sure, they look cute. But they're actually Certified Killing Machines (TM).
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Outside of Spring Hill near sycamore ridge golf course. Their pond sits by a creek that feeds into hills dale. The otters just showed up and chowed for a few days and then we’re gone up the creek.
Really cool to watch
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Played that course several times this year. Would recommend, it's been in fantastic shape every time I've played there.
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My bro in law has an pound that’s over an acre with grass carp and bass. He just had a biologist out because all the fish were between 8-10 inches. Biologist estimated he needed to reduce the bass by 30%
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Recently he had some otters come and help
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If I were naming those otters it would be "kenny" on the left and Bartholomew on the right.
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Omg
Not catching crap this week
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Canco, the 4th at the lake is always rough - only went out Friday morning and the result was two 10 inch bass after 3 hours
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Beer battered crappie.
My brother in law gave me like five pounds of crappie the other day. Delish.
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Got some waders for this vision quest and I am now addicted to trout fishing. I have never felt more ALIVE than when I hooked my first trout waist deep in a mountain River and realized I had no idea how to land the fish.
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Nice
Going camping in a few weeks near a trout stocked river in southern Missouri.
I know it’s not the same but I’m excited to catch and fry one up!
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One of the best meals right there. Nothing like catching and eating fresh trout. Dad and I spent several summer fishing trips in Colorado doing that.
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Damn lady is a beautiful creature
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She really is ridiculously photogenic
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Back in Wyoming with a buddy, we didn't catch crap yesterday so we decided to go to the local watering hole and buy drinks for a local until he tells us where to go
It worked and the guy told us we were idiots for trying to fish for trout while it's this hot out....but if your gonna still fish while your here you need to head up to the mountains where it's cooler.
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Caught this guy today and heading back out to another spot the local told us about.
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Nice work, bud! I get into Breckenridge tomorrow night and stay for the week. Can’t wait to catch a ton of trout.
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NSFW
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Ben ji, you life seems like a blueprint for happiness
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And sexy outdoorsman aesthetic
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It's borderline dangerous how amazing this piece of America is. I didn't catch a fish tonight but had a throbbing hard on just driving around.
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guy told us we were idiots for trying to fish for trout while it's this hot out
I could have told you this
source: have watched A River Runs Through It about a dozen times
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Back in Wyoming with a buddy, we didn't catch crap yesterday so we decided to go to the local watering hole and buy drinks for a local until he tells us where to go
It worked and the guy told us we were idiots for trying to fish for trout while it's this hot out....but if your gonna still fish while your here you need to head up to the mountains where it's cooler.
Just got back from Big Sky, MT last night. Had a couple of great days catching trout and several bad days. Either way you sure can enjoy the scenery! Enjoy!
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Went out on Milford yesterday and probably caught fifty+ white bass and wipers (plus one drum :Yuck: and one good-sized channel cat) between three of us. It's getting close to that time of year where the bass make that lake boil.
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It's getting close to that time of year where the bass make that lake boil.
What does this mean? (lfiq)
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It's when the fish are feeding on the surface. Sometimes there are so many it looks like the water is boiling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPZ8V8wTB9s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPZ8V8wTB9s)
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planning on going to rocky ford tomorrow. what bait should I get fellas?
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What are you fishing for?
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Can’t go wrong with night crawlers
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planning on going to rocky ford tomorrow. what bait should I get fellas?
I fished the crap out of rocky ford when I was in school, just get a dozen minnows and put them 1-2 feet below a bobber, cast upstream and let the current take your bobber back down.
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Went out on Milford yesterday and probably caught fifty+ white bass and wipers (plus one drum :Yuck: and one good-sized channel cat) between three of us. It's getting close to that time of year where the bass make that lake boil.
Sounds amazing, I love catching wipers.
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I caught this thing today (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200828/af21cbe3b99460e6451ac9f72b023051.jpg)
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That picture is pure sex.
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Benji has Tony Robbins mitts!
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Benji has Tony Robbins mitts!
You should see those mitts hit a golf ball
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planning on going to rocky ford tomorrow. what bait should I get fellas?
Did you catch anything?
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I caught this thing today (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200828/af21cbe3b99460e6451ac9f72b023051.jpg)
Nice Brown! What part of Wyoming were you Questing through,,, Ben ji?
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I caught this thing today (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200828/af21cbe3b99460e6451ac9f72b023051.jpg)
Nice Brown! What part of Wyoming were you Questing through,,, Ben ji?
Along the N Platte River near the CO/WY border, home base was Riverside WY.
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Very nice. I'll be questing again next week in the Northwest part of the state. We will be about 80 miles east of Jackson Hole.
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It’s been tough out here in Breck so far. Got rained on Sunday, goose egg’s yesterday at Dillon lake, and caught about 5 lil guys tonight at Montgomery reservoir. We only took one home tonight, but I guess it’s something. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200902/79f4c09e1baf72e992a41e542227ed30.jpg)
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It’s been tough out here in Breck so far. Got rained on Sunday, goose egg’s yesterday at Dillon lake, and caught about 5 lil guys tonight at Montgomery reservoir. We only took one home tonight, but I guess it’s something. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200902/79f4c09e1baf72e992a41e542227ed30.jpg)
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(My favorite fishing saying)
"Well that's why they call it Fishing and not Catching"
At least you got to experience some of the dopamine hits when the fish starts tugging at your line
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Heading back out to Milford on Thursday. Hope the wipers are biting. :excited:
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https://www.facebook.com/347464878701901/posts/3300756010039425/?extid=0&d=n
Inspecting at Tuttle they drained the water and had to move all these fish!
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Inspecting at Tuttle they drained the water and had to move all these fish!
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Dam, thats alot of good sized fish.
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Inspecting at Tuttle they drained the water and had to move all these fish!
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What the hell is that platypus looking fish?
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Spoonbill
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I've never deep sea fished before and I can't believe these rates. Going down to Marco for Thanksgiving this year and a private tour for 4 hours starts around $500. I mean, i'm sure it's worth it, but I better be catching some trophy fish.
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I've never deep sea fished before and I can't believe these rates. Going down to Marco for Thanksgiving this year and a private tour for 4 hours starts around $500. I mean, i'm sure it's worth it, but I better be catching some trophy fish.
You might not. Or you might!
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I've never deep sea fished before and I can't believe these rates. Going down to Marco for Thanksgiving this year and a private tour for 4 hours starts around $500. I mean, i'm sure it's worth it, but I better be catching some trophy fish.
I've heard the short trips are pud, you want the longer one. Like if there's an 8 hour one or a 4 hour one, you want the 8 hour one. but if it's 4 vs 2 you want the 4 etc.
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Good to know. Ty!
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I've never deep sea fished before and I can't believe these rates. Going down to Marco for Thanksgiving this year and a private tour for 4 hours starts around $500. I mean, i'm sure it's worth it, but I better be catching some trophy fish.
Do a private small boat charter. Don't mess with the large boat mass crap.
Yes, that's a fair price. Take the catch to the nearby "you catch it we cook it place" and enjoy your overpriced feast.
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I've never deep sea fished before and I can't believe these rates. Going down to Marco for Thanksgiving this year and a private tour for 4 hours starts around $500. I mean, i'm sure it's worth it, but I better be catching some trophy fish.
Its all about getting enough people to make it cheap. Just you and mrs wacky? Gonna be expensive. If you get 5+ people going its alot cheaper.
Since you have never deep sea fished before I would stick with the 4 hr trip in case you get seasick. I went deep sea fishing with the bro's while on a bachelor party and 3/4 of the people were seasick by the time we got out to the deep water. We paid for 8 hours but ended up coming back after 4 which was plenty of time.
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Wacky, I already detailed everything you need to know about Deep Sea fishing 7 years ago.
ANOTHER SCENARIO!
Deep Sea Fishing-
Alot of EMAW's enjoy doing this while on the coast for Elite Business trips/Vacations (SAME THING AMIRIGHT?!?!). I've been deep sea fishing TWICE and have absolutely slaughtered some fish, probably caught so many I negatively impacted mother natures fragile eco system but whatev's.
The key to Deep Sea fishing has nothing to do with fishing since the locals will do all that for you. I'm going to touch on a couple of basic points, please note that these are specific to deep sea fishing in mexico.
Beer- This is always included in the cost of deep sea fishing, if not then you are getting ripped off. When you book the trip the captain will normally ask you what kind of beer you want. I always go with Del Sol and Tecate, if you dont specify you will probably end up with some shitty corona's or something. Gross.
Attire- WEAR SHOES. The last thing you want is to step on an errant hook and get all sort of weird fish diseases. I recommend a hat and sunglasses as well, a wide brimmed sombrero will adequately protect your neck AND show your appreciation of local culture. Last time I went I rocked a casual white button up which allowed me to stop harmful UV rays while also looking great. If you get hot you can start unbuttoning the buttons!
Reeling the fish in- THIS IS THE BEST PART! I recommend taking your shirt off before sitting down in their little chair thing. Reeling the fish in takes alot more effort than you are used to and about halfway through your muscles will be fully pumped and looking studly. This is the optimal time for a buddy to snap a couple of pictures showing you dominating mother nature. Once the fish gets close enough the locals will snag it with a huge hook and throw it in a cooler for later, dont ask to take a picture with it right away as you will have plenty of time to do this when you get back to the dock.
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Good stuff, gents. Thank you! Yeah, it would probably just be Mrs. Wacky and I. Have the grandparents watch the little one. Might be our last time to use the condo down there. They don't know what they're going to do with it now, now that her grandpa passed away this year.
$500 is worth it, when you're not paying for travel or stay. I need to just do it and stop being a cheap ass.
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Free tip: take motion sickness pills day before and morning of your trip. Don't wait until you're on the water to discover you can't handle the motion.
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Get the Long trip in case you get sea sick. Normally I don't start barfing until 2 hours in. Then I barf for 2 more hours non-stop, then I fully recover and adapt for the remaining time. Sea legs you know.
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Good stuff, gents. Thank you! Yeah, it would probably just be Mrs. Wacky and I. Have the grandparents watch the little one. Might be our last time to use the condo down there. They don't know what they're going to do with it now, now that her grandpa passed away this year.
$500 is worth it, when you're not paying for travel or stay. I need to just do it and stop being a cheap ass.
I only fish inshore in Marco but from what I understand it is a very long run to deep water, like 25+ miles. Also, you know "deep sea fishing" in the gulf is bottom fishing from a drifting boat for grouper and snapper and not trolling for sail fish and marlin, right?
The true trophy fish around Marco are the 100+ lb Tarpon that are all in shore. Going offshore is about filling the cooler with 5, 10 to 20 lb grouper and snapper.
That all said, if I go offshore again it will be with fast center console, not a slow trolling boat - I really want to get a group and do Brian Urlacher's 42 foot Yellowfin but it $2k+ trip.
https://www.instagram.com/linebreaker_/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/linebreaker_/?hl=en)
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Absolutely crushed some wipers and white bass out on Milford today. Would post pics but I don't have a katpak head image.
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Good stuff, gents. Thank you! Yeah, it would probably just be Mrs. Wacky and I. Have the grandparents watch the little one. Might be our last time to use the condo down there. They don't know what they're going to do with it now, now that her grandpa passed away this year.
$500 is worth it, when you're not paying for travel or stay. I need to just do it and stop being a cheap ass.
I only fish inshore in Marco but from what I understand it is a very long run to deep water, like 25+ miles. Also, you know "deep sea fishing" in the gulf is bottom fishing from a drifting boat for grouper and snapper and not trolling for sail fish and marlin, right?
The true trophy fish around Marco are the 100+ lb Tarpon that are all in shore. Going offshore is about filling the cooler with 5, 10 to 20 lb grouper and snapper.
That all said, if I go offshore again it will be with fast center console, not a slow trolling boat - I really want to get a group and do Brian Urlacher's 42 foot Yellowfin but it $2k+ trip.
https://www.instagram.com/linebreaker_/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/linebreaker_/?hl=en)
This is very good stuff. Thank you! I have no idea what I’m doing.
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Lmao
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My kid loves to fish. Like....LOVESSSSSS to fish. I hate it and feel bad that I don't take him enough. :frown:
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Meme is true, about 50% of the pictures on my phone that I am in have me holding a fish.
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My kid loves to fish. Like....LOVESSSSSS to fish. I hate it and feel bad that I don't take him enough. :frown:
This was true in the opposite direction with my Dad and I. He loves the crap out of it, and I never really wanted to go. He used to try and make me clean them and eat them at an early age, and I just said nope I'm out. I can clean a fish, and I've caught plenty in my life, but I seldom had any joy in it.
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My kid loves to fish. Like....LOVESSSSSS to fish. I hate it and feel bad that I don't take him enough. :frown:
This was true in the opposite direction with my Dad and I. He loves the crap out of it, and I never really wanted to go. He used to try and make me clean them and eat them at an early age, and I just said nope I'm out. I can clean a fish, and I've caught plenty in my life, but I seldom had any joy in it.
We should hook up your dad with my kid. :dunno:
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Went out to hillsdale today and caught a couple fish, planning to fry them up tomorrow.
Any one else catch any fish this spring?
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Tater all about the fishing with Mrs8. A couple nice fish my son caught from quarry pond we stocked a few years ago.
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Went out to hillsdale today and caught a couple fish, planning to fry them up tomorrow.
Any one else catch any fish this spring?
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Was out at hillsdale Friday night catching crappie. I think i saw 100+ get caught between about 10 people in a span of 3 hours. Fishing the crappie spawn at hillsdale is incredible.
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Need to find some new spots out here in CO. :Chirp:
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Need to find some new spots out here in CO. :Chirp:
Fishing in CO sounds awesome.
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Heard it thru the grapevine that the crappie are biting like crazy at Milford Lake.
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Bass and crappie hitting at our quarry. sorry, no pics
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Have heard from fishermen that rock quarry ponds are very deep. Wonder if they would support trout. Would be great to catch trout in summer around Kansas.
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Never thought of trout. Ours is around 20 ft. deep so I guess it's possible.
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I was told by ppl who seem to know what they're talking about have said some of the larger ones are up to 120' deep. :dunno:
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Damn that’s deep
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I can't verify since I never measured.
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Kids pulled two of these sob’s out today. 11 and 10 year old tag teamed to land.
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Hired a guide for Table Rock this last week. Caught between 40-50 fish in 4 hrs. We were fishing for walleye but also caught spotted bass, gill, and a big crappie! WNKJr had a blast!
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Sounds awesome!
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Tater helped me get this to shore this evening.
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What’s ole tater think of fish? Mine just kind of sniffs it and loses interest quickly
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What’s ole tater think of fish? Mine just kind of sniffs it and loses interest quickly
He's a wound up mess chasing lures and getting wet. He likes to bark at them.
Tom
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What’s ole tater think of fish? Mine just kind of sniffs it and loses interest quickly
He's a wound up mess chasing lures and getting wet. He likes to bark at them.
Tom
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Seems to having the fishing bug. Mine has got a thing for trucks; loves rides in them.
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Tater helped me get this to shore this evening.
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Good looking fish there but I'm deducting 1 point for wearing a glove to grab the fish. Half the point of catching massive amounts of huge bass is so your thumb gets shredded and all the other real fisherman know that you are a huge badass.
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https://twitter.com/fanman_ksu/status/1463248184516431877?s=21
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Amazing. Congrats!
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did you throw out your pokeball to catch that magikarp?
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:lol: That’s a red fish, sir!!!! Unless the captain was lying.
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Well at least your man enough to not use gloves.
Tom
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nice fish wacky!
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Congrats Wacky! Looks like fun!
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Suck It Fish
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Whoa. Those are fat as crap.
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Suck It Fish
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Your omega 3 intake is looking super bullish
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Flint hills pond in Wabaunsee county. The renter threw a line in while checking cows last week.
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Flint hills pond in Wabaunsee county. The renter threw a line in while checking cows last week.
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Oh man, I didn't know you were a pig farmer too :love: :love: :love:
What a hoss
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That’s an absolute beast, Tom.
Went out to my friend’s local pond on Friday night. Ran into some trouble with weeds around the edge of the pond: lures with exposed hooks got snagged in the weeds. We had this weedless frog that the bass kept nibbling on but they would let go before the kids set the hook. Great night to be outside, anyway.
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My 12 year old has declared he is "just the better fisherman" after catching his first big bass when his cast to the same lay down I had just caught a typical 12" fish from results in this big girl
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I have a son in the same age range, and he definitely has lapped me in this fishing dept
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My 12 year old has declared he is "just the better fisherman" after catching his first big bass when his cast to the same lay down I had just caught a typical 12" fish from results in this big girl
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Great looking fish. Congrats to your son, Skipper!
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My 12 year old has declared he is "just the better fisherman" after catching his first big bass when his cast to the same lay down I had just caught a typical 12" fish from results in this big girl
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I can only imagine his excitement as he was reeling it in. The tug is the drug.
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So this may have been discussed, but since I don't want to read the whole thread...
Is there an app that shows specific recommended GPS locations to fish? Basically so if you're in an unfamiliar area, you can see specific places at local lakes/rivers that are good places to try.
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Pulled in a few coho salmon this am/afternoon about 5 miles out from where the Columbia River empties into the Pacific. Docked at Seaside, Oregon.
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So this may have been discussed, but since I don't want to read the whole thread...
Is there an app that shows specific recommended GPS locations to fish? Basically so if you're in an unfamiliar area, you can see specific places at local lakes/rivers that are good places to try.
the Navionics app used to do what you are looking for but it takes a subscription
You could also look for the old paper Hot Maps from the pre smart phone era like this
https://www.maps.com/products/table-rock-lake-west-fishing-map-by-fishing-hot-spots-ev_fhs_table_w?variant=31644816146485&gclid=Cj0KCQjw54iXBhCXARIsADWpsG_jir31RaJ7CmxDE6vjGkljDZ5pEQJwqW6NrxZT0yURFU_ef4cfoukaAl9MEALw_wcB (https://www.maps.com/products/table-rock-lake-west-fishing-map-by-fishing-hot-spots-ev_fhs_table_w?variant=31644816146485&gclid=Cj0KCQjw54iXBhCXARIsADWpsG_jir31RaJ7CmxDE6vjGkljDZ5pEQJwqW6NrxZT0yURFU_ef4cfoukaAl9MEALw_wcB)
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So this may have been discussed, but since I don't want to read the whole thread...
Is there an app that shows specific recommended GPS locations to fish? Basically so if you're in an unfamiliar area, you can see specific places at local lakes/rivers that are good places to try.
There's an app called fishbrain that is kind of like this.
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https://twitter.com/ElvinRyan_FF/status/1560438052488716290?s=20&t=fiRjqanbTc6CRzypKJyshA
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L O L
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L O L
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Question for the fishing pros: is there any fresh water situation where a good Zebco spincast reel (like an Omega) wouldn’t be perfectly fine?
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Question for the fishing pros: is there any fresh water situation where a good Zebco spincast reel (like an Omega) wouldn’t be perfectly fine?
Maybe if you are targeting larger 5+ lb fish but you should be good. I haven't had a zebco reel since I was a kid but I'm a big fan of open faced spincast reels since its so easy to avoid tangles and also switch out the line for heavier test.
Whatever you do DONT fall for the lies from BIG BAITCAST REEL. Like sure if you are a professional fisherman go baitcast away but there is no need for MN Pete who goes fishing a couple of times a week in the summer to get a fancy baitcast rod n reel. You will spend half of your fishing time untangling giant bird nests in your reel instead of fishing.
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Yeah I learned the bait cast lesson the hard way when I was a kid fishing farm ponds. No way Jose. Not for me.
I think I might end up just buying a few higher end zebco reels and put different lines on them.
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benji has you on the right path with using spinning reels - if there are pike and muskie in your lake you can use 50 lb braided line on sub $100 Shimano reels and be prepared for a big fish without spending a ton of money.
https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/shimano-sedona-fi-spinning-reel (https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/shimano-sedona-fi-spinning-reel)
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Our lake is smaller, and I won't get into anything that big. Probably just need 10-12 pound line at the most. We have walleye, norther, bass, crappie, perch, and sunnies. I I have read a little bit, but don't have practical experience on whether to use braided or monofilament or fluorocarbon or whatever. 50% of time I'll be casting/trolling and 50% jigging, I suspect. That's partly why I am leading toward just buying several spincast zebco canister reels and put them on different rods so I have pre-setup stuff for different goals.
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Put a leader line on there and you're good to go PoonPete
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MORE PRO FISHING QUESTIONS!
Live Sonar Imaging on your fish finder, anyone have experience? I have been down the rabbit hole investigating this across Garmin, Lowrance, Hummingbird/Minnesota, and I now believe my life will not be complete unless I have it.
But, this stuff is a little complicated when it comes to the equipment options. I need guidance from experienced anglers.
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The Garmin Livescope is the gold standard. I fish with a guide every year and he has one mounted on the bow with his trolling motor(you are going to want to get a trolling motor that allows you to lock on to gps coordinates and holds you there without drift).
The livescope is unbelievable, you see the fish hit your bait in real time as you feel the strike.
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The Garmin Livescope is the gold standard. I fish with a guide every year and he has one mounted on the bow with his trolling motor(you are going to want to get a trolling motor that allows you to lock on to gps coordinates and holds you there without drift).
The livescope is unbelievable, you see the fish hit your bait in real time as you feel the strike.
That's what I am hearing as well from ITK fishing cats.
Where do you fish with a guide, and what do you guys usually fish for? I suspect that the live scopes won't be as useful for Walleye as they are for schools of crappie and looking for big bass or northern. Walleye just hang around at the bottom quite a bit and are harder to see, if I am understanding this technology correctly.
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Regarding the trolling motor, I am definitely going to get one with spot lock, and the ability to automatically troll along a mapped route. The Minnkotas do that quite well. I might just hook the trolling motor into a cheap Hummingbird Helix older model and have that on the helm, and then have the Garmin setup on the bow for the front seats to use when not trolling.
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Dang. Going all in on an expensive hobby. Gotta do something with all that money saved from not buying booze drinks (good thing!).
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The Garmin Livescope is the gold standard. I fish with a guide every year and he has one mounted on the bow with his trolling motor(you are going to want to get a trolling motor that allows you to lock on to gps coordinates and holds you there without drift).
The livescope is unbelievable, you see the fish hit your bait in real time as you feel the strike.
That's what I am hearing as well from ITK fishing cats.
Where do you fish with a guide, and what do you guys usually fish for? I suspect that the live scopes won't be as useful for Walleye as they are for schools of crappie and looking for big bass or northern. Walleye just hang around at the bottom quite a bit and are harder to see, if I am understanding this technology correctly.
Crappie at Milford. Guys name is Joe Bragg and he is awesome. Think he calls his company Kansas Crappie Club or something like that.
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Sounds crappy
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I've been seriously considering changing my annual summer vision quest from WY to northern MN this year.
Where can I go and camp in a relatively remote area that still lets me rent a canoe or something for a couple of days to go fishing?
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I've been seriously considering changing my annual summer vision quest from WY to northern MN this year.
Where can I go and camp in a relatively remote area that still lets me rent a canoe or something for a couple of days to go fishing?
All over the place, but obviously the boundary waters are very popular. Friend of mine did a one man trip around Lake Superior, camping all along the way, and said it was great. He stayed at my tiny lake house on the way up there.
The Gunflint Trail area is very highly regarded. This place is nice, but there are many others on the area as well https://gunflint.com/
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Dang. Going all in on an expensive hobby. Gotta do something with all that money saved from not buying booze drinks (good thing!).
That is definitely a perk. My wife has some health issues that prevent her from traveling much anymore, so we just go hang out in Minnesota on the same little lake as her family. I figure I might as well go balls deep in getting the most out of it!
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Farm cross post. We stocked another quarry pond a couple weeks ago.
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That’s a lot of bass.
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Nice mess of bass.
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I don't like to eat most fish. Bass is pretty much tied at the bottom of my list with all the fish I won't eat.
Tom might just be thinning them out a bit, and not planning on eating them tho.
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We'll eat them.
Tom
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Walleyes are my favorite and now is the time to catch them. OT thought, why aren't walleyes available at the grocery store?
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Walleyes are my favorite and now is the time to catch them. OT thought, why aren't walleyes available at the grocery store?
Fareway market has walleye filets right now
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Walleyes are my favorite and now is the time to catch them. OT thought, why aren't walleyes available at the grocery store?
Fareway market has walleye filets right now
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TY, I may go to Bass Pro this weekend and checkout Fareway while I'm in the area.
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Walleyes are my favorite and now is the time to catch them. OT thought, why aren't walleyes available at the grocery store?
Fareway market has walleye filets right now
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TY, I may go to Bass Pro this weekend and checkout Fareway while I'm in the area.
I’d call and make sure but that fareway is only about 10 minutes from there
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I don't like to eat most fish. Bass is pretty much tied at the bottom of my list with all the fish I won't eat.
Tom might just be thinning them out a bit, and not planning on eating them tho.
Haven't had much small or largemouth but the wiper and white bass (fried) have tasted just fine.
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One of my goals in life is to one day catch a fish, then clean the fish, then cook the fish over an open fire, then eat the fish.
This may seem like a small goal to some but I barely have any experience catching fish, I don't have any fish catching equipment, and I don't know how to clean a fish. Some day.
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It’s pretty easy to clean a fish. I can do it, and I have the hand eye coordination of a small child. Unless you catch a Northern, because they have these weird bones. Just throw those rascals back. Lots of YouTube’s these days. I use an electric filet knife, and that helps a bunch.
Cooking over a fire is best done one or two ways. First with a skillet (and a crap load of unhealthy lard and/or butter with batter), or second with a fish basket. The fish basket approach is more like grilling. My dad cooks fish like a hot dog on a fire and pokes it with a stick and just dangles it out there. Make sure the wood is a hardwood and not pine or cedar or other evergreen or your fish will taste like Skoal winter green mixed with ashes.
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I always like to pour some ash into my skoal for flavor
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It’s pretty easy to clean a fish. I can do it, and I have the hand eye coordination of a small child. Unless you catch a Northern, because they have these weird bones. Just throw those rascals back. Lots of YouTube’s these days. I use an electric filet knife, and that helps a bunch.
Cooking over a fire is best done one or two ways. First with a skillet (and a crap load of unhealthy lard and/or butter with batter), or second with a fish basket. The fish basket approach is more like grilling. My dad cooks fish like a hot dog on a fire and pokes it with a stick and just dangles it out there. Make sure the wood is a hardwood and not pine or cedar or other evergreen or your fish will taste like Skoal winter green mixed with ashes.
What's the best fish to catch, cook over an open fire, and then eat? I'm going to be in Montana/Wyoming this summer, maybe I'l try it up there!
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It’s pretty easy to clean a fish. I can do it, and I have the hand eye coordination of a small child. Unless you catch a Northern, because they have these weird bones. Just throw those rascals back. Lots of YouTube’s these days. I use an electric filet knife, and that helps a bunch.
Cooking over a fire is best done one or two ways. First with a skillet (and a crap load of unhealthy lard and/or butter with batter), or second with a fish basket. The fish basket approach is more like grilling. My dad cooks fish like a hot dog on a fire and pokes it with a stick and just dangles it out there. Make sure the wood is a hardwood and not pine or cedar or other evergreen or your fish will taste like Skoal winter green mixed with ashes.
What's the best fish to catch, cook over an open fire, and then eat? I'm going to be in Montana/Wyoming this summer, maybe I'l try it up there!
When filleting fish never touch the skin with the fillet, unless youlike the taste of fish oil. :lick: :barf:
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It’s pretty easy to clean a fish. I can do it, and I have the hand eye coordination of a small child. Unless you catch a Northern, because they have these weird bones. Just throw those rascals back. Lots of YouTube’s these days. I use an electric filet knife, and that helps a bunch.
Cooking over a fire is best done one or two ways. First with a skillet (and a crap load of unhealthy lard and/or butter with batter), or second with a fish basket. The fish basket approach is more like grilling. My dad cooks fish like a hot dog on a fire and pokes it with a stick and just dangles it out there. Make sure the wood is a hardwood and not pine or cedar or other evergreen or your fish will taste like Skoal winter green mixed with ashes.
When I was a kid, I would filet those bass / bluegill and mom would batter the filets with cornmeal and fry them. I can still taste those crispy little fishes.
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It’s pretty easy to clean a fish. I can do it, and I have the hand eye coordination of a small child. Unless you catch a Northern, because they have these weird bones. Just throw those rascals back. Lots of YouTube’s these days. I use an electric filet knife, and that helps a bunch.
Cooking over a fire is best done one or two ways. First with a skillet (and a crap load of unhealthy lard and/or butter with batter), or second with a fish basket. The fish basket approach is more like grilling. My dad cooks fish like a hot dog on a fire and pokes it with a stick and just dangles it out there. Make sure the wood is a hardwood and not pine or cedar or other evergreen or your fish will taste like Skoal winter green mixed with ashes.
What's the best fish to catch, cook over an open fire, and then eat? I'm going to be in Montana/Wyoming this summer, maybe I'l try it up there!
I would guess trout
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It’s pretty easy to clean a fish. I can do it, and I have the hand eye coordination of a small child. Unless you catch a Northern, because they have these weird bones. Just throw those rascals back. Lots of YouTube’s these days. I use an electric filet knife, and that helps a bunch.
Cooking over a fire is best done one or two ways. First with a skillet (and a crap load of unhealthy lard and/or butter with batter), or second with a fish basket. The fish basket approach is more like grilling. My dad cooks fish like a hot dog on a fire and pokes it with a stick and just dangles it out there. Make sure the wood is a hardwood and not pine or cedar or other evergreen or your fish will taste like Skoal winter green mixed with ashes.
What's the best fish to catch, cook over an open fire, and then eat? I'm going to be in Montana/Wyoming this summer, maybe I'l try it up there!
I would guess trout
oh hell yeah, I forgot about trout.
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It’s pretty easy to clean a fish. I can do it, and I have the hand eye coordination of a small child. Unless you catch a Northern, because they have these weird bones. Just throw those rascals back. Lots of YouTube’s these days. I use an electric filet knife, and that helps a bunch.
Cooking over a fire is best done one or two ways. First with a skillet (and a crap load of unhealthy lard and/or butter with batter), or second with a fish basket. The fish basket approach is more like grilling. My dad cooks fish like a hot dog on a fire and pokes it with a stick and just dangles it out there. Make sure the wood is a hardwood and not pine or cedar or other evergreen or your fish will taste like Skoal winter green mixed with ashes.
What's the best fish to catch, cook over an open fire, and then eat? I'm going to be in Montana/Wyoming this summer, maybe I'l try it up there!
I would guess trout
oh hell yeah, I forgot about trout.
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Mmm, delicious
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That is amazing. I want to do that. I must do that.
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Yeah, that looks like a great day.
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My outdoor setup is a propane tank and a turkey frier base. Then I just put the skillet or smaller pot of oil on the turkey frier. Keeps the house from getting all smelly from fish.
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Take a trout, gut it, fill gut pouch with butter and lemon, wrap in foil, throw on coals, enjoy.
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I plan on doing this in September on the ww 2023 vision quest
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Take a trout, gut it, fill gut pouch with butter and lemon, wrap in foil, throw on coals, enjoy.
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This is the way. Also, throw some herbs in there, if any are available in your environs.
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Take a trout, gut it, fill gut pouch with butter and lemon, wrap in foil, throw on coals, enjoy.
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This is the way. Also, throw some herbs in there, if any are available in your environs.
Dill weed works super well for this method
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Take a trout, gut it, fill gut pouch with butter and lemon, wrap in foil, throw on coals, enjoy.
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Tell me more about this method. Do you keep the head on and everything? How long does it take to cook (ish)? When its done do you filet it afterwards or do you eat the skin with the meat?
I've always filleted the trout like in my pics, cooked them over the fire, scraped off the flaky meat then fed the skins that were charred on the outside to my mutts.
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https://www.ksnt.com/kansasoutdoors/catch-of-a-lifetime-kansas-man-breaks-state-fishing-record/
A four pound crappie! What in the world?! :excited:
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Take a trout, gut it, fill gut pouch with butter and lemon, wrap in foil, throw on coals, enjoy.
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Tell me more about this method. Do you keep the head on and everything? How long does it take to cook (ish)? When its done do you filet it afterwards or do you eat the skin with the meat?
I've always filleted the trout like in my pics, cooked them over the fire, scraped off the flaky meat then fed the skins that were charred on the outside to my mutts.
You eat that skin buddy
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yeah what on earth
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Fishing guys. Lil SF loves to fish and I hate it for the most part. We go a couple times a year and its fine. Usually Grandpa takes care of everything so I don't have to do too much gross stuff. Anywho, what's the proper way to murderkill a fish? Lil SF loves to eat his catch which I can appreciate. Poor Grandpa used to murder tiny blue gill all the time to make him happy. So, what's the play with limited tools for say a catfish? Grandpa does a great job and he knows i'm not rough ridin' doing it, but I can tell he is a bit uncomfortable sometimes with his murdering techniques.
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Fishing guys. Lil SF loves to fish and I hate it for the most part. We go a couple times a year and its fine. Usually Grandpa takes care of everything so I don't have to do too much gross stuff. Anywho, what's the proper way to murderkill a fish? Lil SF loves to eat his catch which I can appreciate. Poor Grandpa used to murder tiny blue gill all the time to make him happy. So, what's the play with limited tools for say a catfish? Grandpa does a great job and he knows i'm not rough ridin' doing it, but I can tell he is a bit uncomfortable sometimes with his murdering techniques.
How little? I’d buy frozen fish filets and fry those up and lie to the kid and say it’s the fish he caught.
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Fishing guys. Lil SF loves to fish and I hate it for the most part. We go a couple times a year and its fine. Usually Grandpa takes care of everything so I don't have to do too much gross stuff. Anywho, what's the proper way to murderkill a fish? Lil SF loves to eat his catch which I can appreciate. Poor Grandpa used to murder tiny blue gill all the time to make him happy. So, what's the play with limited tools for say a catfish? Grandpa does a great job and he knows i'm not rough ridin' doing it, but I can tell he is a bit uncomfortable sometimes with his murdering techniques.
How little? I’d buy frozen fish filets and fry those up and lie to the kid and say it’s the fish he caught.
He's over the eat everything no matter the size phase. I'm talking a reasonable sized catfish.
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Fishing guys. Lil SF loves to fish and I hate it for the most part. We go a couple times a year and its fine. Usually Grandpa takes care of everything so I don't have to do too much gross stuff. Anywho, what's the proper way to murderkill a fish? Lil SF loves to eat his catch which I can appreciate. Poor Grandpa used to murder tiny blue gill all the time to make him happy. So, what's the play with limited tools for say a catfish? Grandpa does a great job and he knows i'm not rough ridin' doing it, but I can tell he is a bit uncomfortable sometimes with his murdering techniques.
Equipment-wise, you need a sharp filet knife, a pair of pliers, a flat surface and a bucket of clean water. There are a few ways to do it. I'd just watch some YouTube videos and decide on whatever seems easiest to you. I'd make Lil SF help hold down the fish while you work. It's like they say: If you clean a fish for a kid, he's going to want you to do it every time he catches a fish. If you make the kid help you clean the fish, he'll never ask you to do that again and probably won't even want to fish anymore.
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Electric knife makes quick work
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Opening weekend at the farm pond.
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LOL at Tater lickin' his chops here. :lick:
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Straight Bass Homie
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I feel bad killing the fish to eat it when I have so much food available that I didn’t personally have to kill.
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Fishing guys. Lil SF loves to fish and I hate it for the most part. We go a couple times a year and its fine. Usually Grandpa takes care of everything so I don't have to do too much gross stuff. Anywho, what's the proper way to murderkill a fish? Lil SF loves to eat his catch which I can appreciate. Poor Grandpa used to murder tiny blue gill all the time to make him happy. So, what's the play with limited tools for say a catfish? Grandpa does a great job and he knows i'm not rough ridin' doing it, but I can tell he is a bit uncomfortable sometimes with his murdering techniques.
How little? I’d buy frozen fish filets and fry those up and lie to the kid and say it’s the fish he caught.
He's over the eat everything no matter the size phase. I'm talking a reasonable sized catfish.
Lol, I think he was asking how little is Lil SF.
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I feel bad killing the fish to eat it when I have so much food available that I didn’t personally have to kill.
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Meh. I see no difference in eating something you personally kill vs something someone else killed. Plus, the fish/animal you killed probably enjoyed a better life.
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I feel bad killing the fish to eat it when I have so much food available that I didn’t personally have to kill.
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Meh. I see no difference in eating something you personally kill vs something someone else killed. Plus, the fish/animal you killed probably enjoyed a better life.
There is a sort of primal satisfaction that comes when you catch something, kill it and cook it yourself. Can't get that in the tofu aisle at your local grocery store.
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@Cire please let us know how you think a fish dies in the wild
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@Cire please let us know how you think a fish dies in the wild
I am not casting judgement. I eat all kinds of delicious creatures. But I don't like doing the dirty work, making the sausage if you will.
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I’m going to quit clicking on ads if this crap doesn’t get clean up ASAP
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Many of my followers are already aware of my purchase of a 1997 20 foot pontoon, which I am repowering with a new 90hp Mercury Command Thrust. It used to have a 50hp Johnson, so this sucker is going to move (for a pontoon).
However, I have been getting a LOT of questions about my fishing setup on my Toon. The Toon came with a large open deck area on the front, outside of the pontoon railing. That area will be transformed into the fishing war room. I’m adding two swivel chairs, an Minn Kots Ulterra trolling motor with the sweet old-man-friendly auto-deploy/stow and spot lock and all that rough ridin' crap, Garmin livescope with the large screen, and periscope attachment to direct the the livescope transducer. Also adding onbaoard charger for all the batteries. The Toon already has a CD player in it with an Aux hole, so I can listen to Big Head Todd CD’s AND plug my phone in.
Couple things I wan to add:
- lights for night fishing, with maybe some color tint options
- bunch of rod holders
- cooler with the bubbles stuff rigged up as a bait/live well
- an absurdly loud and disturbing horn
- maybe a ski tower for tubers/kneeboarding/wakeboarding
I plan to be out on it for opening weekend of fishing in MN, fingers crossed.
I plan on using the livescope in perspective mode in the sand flats immediately off of the deep areas to try and find some walleye.
My top three starting strategies will be:
1. Slip bobber to dangle the bait about 2 feet of the bottom in 6 - 10 feet of water. Probably with large shiner minnows and night crawlers.
2. Casting a Ned rig with Zman TRD’s.
3. Trolling with a lindy rig with minnows and crawlers.
If I am getting skunked, I’ll just fish the banks for sunfish, crappie,perch and maybe the random ornery bass or northern.
It’s against the law in MN to catch a perch and then put it on a big hook and sinker and throw it out and troll the deep areas for big northern, so I will definitely not do that.
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I think I just came
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I’m beyond excited
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hey pete, it has come to my attention that you might be considering catching a perch and putting it on a big hook and sinker and throwing it out into the deep areas and i think you should think twice before you pursue this mad plan.
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hey pete, it has come to my attention that you might be considering catching a perch and putting it on a big hook and sinker and throwing it out into the deep areas and i think you should think twice before you pursue this mad plan.
Agree. Clearer heads must prevail.
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I have come to appreciate the joy of trolling non-stop in my older years.
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One time a caught a tiny crappie, put it on a big ole circle hook with a weight and caught a big ole blue cat...then I learned it was illegal to use "Sport fish" as bait.
I still use tiny cut up blue gill as catfish bait tho
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One time a caught a tiny crappie, put it on a big ole circle hook with a weight and caught a big ole blue cat...then I learned it was illegal to use "Sport fish" as bait.
I still use tiny cut up blue gill as catfish bait tho
sunfish are not game fish in KS and only if over 5 inches in Mo
https://ksoutdoors.com/Fishing/Fishing-Regulations/Definitions/Baitfish
https://mdc.mo.gov/fishing/regulations/live-bait-regulations
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Rumors circulating that the crappie bite is about to start at Milford.
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Any water left for them to swim in?
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Any water left for them to swim in?
No water but there is a liquid medium composed of 2-4D, atrazine and liquid fertilizer for them to subsist in.
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hey pete, it has come to my attention that you might be considering catching a perch and putting it on a big hook and sinker and throwing it out into the deep areas and i think you should think twice before you pursue this mad plan.
Agree. Clearer heads must prevail.
This is how you catch the really big fish. Just attach the hooks to empty bottles of laundry detergent and use a long rod with a hook attached to it to haul them in.
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caught about 45 crappie saturday evening. They were dang small though.
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hey pete, it has come to my attention that you might be considering catching a perch and putting it on a big hook and sinker and throwing it out into the deep areas and i think you should think twice before you pursue this mad plan.
Agree. Clearer heads must prevail.
This is how you catch the really big fish. Just attach the hooks to empty bottles of laundry detergent and use a long rod with a hook attached to it to haul them in.
Canadian guy I know might tie them up to his dock and throw them out past the drop off. He better not get a snapping turtle or burbot snake fish thing or else that line is getting cut fast and the god damn abomination can deal with the hook on its own.
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Rumors circulating that the crappie bite is about to start at Milford.
I wonder whether the hard core every day livescope fishermen welcome the spring bite as much as they used to. I’ve watched these dudes find them in Feb in all grouped up by submerged timber just floating there and the guys just drop their jigs right to their stupid faces and bingo fish bite.
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I still have a lot to learn about livescoping, but man alive the crappie fishing seems to be the most transformed by the technology.
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Cross post with the farming thread.
KS has basically walk in fishing areas where they pay farmers to allow public access to farm ponds.
I went to one by Tonganoxie 2 weeks ago and there were 50-100 cattle on this field. You climb over a little ladder to get into the property and when I arrived all the cows were in the back pasture away from the pond.
After an hour or so they start working their way towards the pond and behind the dam.
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I had left my backpack and some catfish poles near the outlet of the dam and had started walking around the edges of it trying to catch some fish...next thing you know all of the cattle are coming up lining up to cross the dam and coming up the backside of it so I decided to go collect my things before I have to wade through a sea of cows.
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Anyways I use my limited farm boi skills and slowly walk towards that area, some cows had already come over the dam and scattered when I got in that area. When I got back to my backpack about 15 of them came running over the dam at the edge of the lake and it scared the crap out of me even tho they were around 30 feet away...just thundering hoof sounds and some cows pop up over the hill.
It was a cow calf operation and when I was trying to walk across the dam to exit there was one momma cow standing in my way mooing for what I'm guessing was her missing calf so I just waited 10 minutes for her to move her fat ass off the dam so I could finally leave.
Zero fish caught (water was muddy due to all the COWS) but it was a 75 degree day in early April so all is well .
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Have never had much luck farm pond fishing with the exception of the time we fished my grandfather's pond in Indiana.
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I’m so exited, I think I am going to pee my pants!
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Nice!
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That's sexier than I was expecting
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That front deck is NSFW. Just pure sex.
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You're going to have some amazing weekends on the water.
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You're going to have some amazing weekends on the water.
Huge brag, but I am planning on fishing as much on weeknights and lunch hours as well! I am going to be spending my summer working remotely from northern MN at a cabin on a lake. This Toon will be on a powered lift with a canopy on my own dock.
Who the eff knows if I will actually catch many fish, but I will enjoy the crap out of the process.
rough ridin' wrap up work, walk out to the boat and go.
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Hang with me here, but could you not bring a laptop on that hot piece of ass?
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Hang with me here, but could you not bring a laptop on that hot piece of ass?
Absolutely. Verizon signal is great there.
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I have fished a eff ton this summer, and like so many things in my life, I obsess about it. My teenage son loves it, so I have even more reason to do it. It’s awesome at this age because he takes the boat out by himself and cleans his own fish and runs his own show. The days of rough ridin' with the kids’ lures is behind me.
The pontoon (“The Blue Light Special”) has been a gateway drug. My son and I are getting a 98 Lund Pro V SE 1660 to add to our fleet. It’s a beauty. Hardly used, and gorgeous. Moving all of the pontoon’s electronics over to the Lund. The pontoon is going to become exclusively a pleasure craft. The Lund is going to allow us to more easily go try other lakes.
I also did something else I swore I’d never do….I bought a really expensive St. Croix fishing rod. It’s great, but could easily do almost as well with a cheap rod. It’s just way more sensitive, and I look very cool with it.
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What kind of electronics you running on your rig? I assume you are a garmin purist as a KC cat. I'm going to put a Striker Vivid SV on mine.
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I have a Garmin livescope with a Garmin Echomap 12, and a regular transducer on it too. I want to add a networked Hummingbird to my Ulterra motor just to control my Ulterra and use the maps from Minnkota. Minnkota has the best maps by far, and when you link them with a good humming bird graph and Minnkota trolling motor you can just tell it yo troll 12 feet water or whatever and it magically does it.
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Kansas lake fishing, lol.
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Kansas lake fishing, lol.
Eastern KS has some pretty good options!
Almost all of my summer fishing was in MN tho.
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What kind of fish were you catching up in MN? I wish we had more perch/walleye here in KS.
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What kind of fish were you catching up in MN? I wish we had more perch/walleye here in KS.
We got into some perch yesterday on leech lake, which is a humongous lake about 30 minutes from me. We were trying for walleye using a ned rig with Zman TRD lures and keep getting perch nibbling on it. We were dumb and didn’t bring any panfish lures, so it took a while to land very many of them….just shot loads of bites.
My lake has tons of crappie/sunfish/bass, and only a few walleye and pike. The perch on our lake are pretty small, and kinda spook easily.
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Pete, outsource this project to your son
https://www.outdoorlife.com/fishing/augmented-reality-glasses-livescoping/
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Pete, outsource this project to your son
https://www.outdoorlife.com/fishing/augmented-reality-glasses-livescoping/
I am very, very, very seriously considering doing this. This thing has budgetary approval.
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You'll be the envy of the lake
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He makes it sound so mysterious, but kinda sounds like a few adapter cords.
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Crap, I’d need a different livescope model. I have Echomap and needs the higher end chstplotter to get HDMI out
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He makes it sound so mysterious, but kinda sounds like a few adapter cords.
That's my favorite part! "I bought cheap Chinese glasses from Amazon but I won't say which brand"
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First farm pond harvest yesterday.
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What a great day for it
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@Pete what electronics are you running on your rig right now? I mounted an Echomap UHD2 to the bow this winter and am excited to get out and use it. I'll never get livescope for the boat I'm currrently running but the clearvu looks pretty damn good.
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@Pete what electronics are you running on your rig right now? I mounted an Echomap UHD2 to the bow this winter and am excited to get out and use it. I'll never get livescope for the boat I'm currrently running but the clearvu looks pretty damn good.
I have a echomap ultra 12 with live scope and clearvue, and a 10 inch Hummingbird with side imaging and down imaging. Mostly I use the Hummingbird as a chart/map. I have it rigged up so that I can move both and the lives scope pole to the front it I am by myself and on a smaller lake
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