Buckeyegolfnut
Well-known member
Nice pics, indeed! They just reinforce something that I read years ago. "Trout are a whole lot prettier than they need to be."
any fishermen here?
RatFink
Carnivore
Those of you who have gone on professionally guided fishing trips (the week-long type), what do you tip your guides at the end of each day?
MrBlast
Well-known member
That is a tank
Same here, but I'll add Tarpon, and snook to the mix and a lot of times on the fly.
butchammon
Keeping it "old school"
Bass fisherman here in Virginia. I have two big assorted bins full of "kits" and I make my own lures! Costs pennies on the dollar compared to Bass Pro, Cabela's, etc... Been making my own lures since I was a teenager in the 70's up in the Adirondack Mtns of northern New York! 
www.jannsnetcraft.com
www.jannsnetcraft.com
PingEye2Man
Well-known member
Sadly, this is partially true, on the funny side, I get it!
I often went home with a doughnut - 0! But it’s also made fishing not as enjoyable here in Kentucky, knowing that the Kentucky Game & Fish have to stock most of the ponds and streams with Fish hatchery raised fish.This knowledge took the fun out of it for me, the old “shooting fish in a barrel” adage creeps in...add to that seeing the folks that would take baskets of those stocked not too big catfish out to eat, just killed my catch and release spark, not sure which I felt sorry for the most, the fish, or those that appear to need to eat them...my wife and I haven’t fished for the past few years as a result of what we saw...
I have a garage full of vintage Fenwick rods, spinning and fly-rods, that much like my Pings a couple of years ago, stand there reminding me of some great fishing times gone by!
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Very nice
Unfortunately my favorite lake for spring time Crappies, froze out this winter. DNR had an airiator but it it was perhaps to late. Dead fish floating all around the lake. Hopefully it killed all the carp also.
No, the worst part is….. Ohio.
Striper run at the jersey shore is picking up. I have to try Friday morning before work.
I'll never understand the carp hate. Give me a 20lb+ fighting machine over a 1lb insert fish.Very nice
RatFink
Carnivore
Staring at a new 9" fillet knife to go along with my fishing trip this summer. Seems unnecessary but necessary.
That's a nice crappie. The most fun I've had fishing was fishing for crappies with a light fly rod setup. It was a blast.
You can't be from Minnesota and not have fished. I grew up fishing with my dad. Had some great times. I gave up fishing in my late teens or early 20's.
I don't like the taste of fish and decided why catch them if I'm not going to eat them. To this day I don't like any seafood, shrimp and lobster included.
I don't like the taste of fish and decided why catch them if I'm not going to eat them. To this day I don't like any seafood, shrimp and lobster included.
butchammon
Keeping it "old school"
Correction:
You can't be from UPSTATE NEW YORK and not fished. This photo is actually *ME* back around 1970/1971 at Lake George, NY in the Adirondack Mtns. I don't know who was more proud... Me or my dad, because it was ME who caught the fish that afternoon for dinner, and not him! (1) Smallmouth bass (2) Perch (one is behind the other).
Get a load of the old, Johnson Seahorse 5½hp outboard, and aluminum Grumman fishing boat.
You can't be from UPSTATE NEW YORK and not fished. This photo is actually *ME* back around 1970/1971 at Lake George, NY in the Adirondack Mtns. I don't know who was more proud... Me or my dad, because it was ME who caught the fish that afternoon for dinner, and not him! (1) Smallmouth bass (2) Perch (one is behind the other).
Get a load of the old, Johnson Seahorse 5½hp outboard, and aluminum Grumman fishing boat.
bajapalm
it seems so simple..
what type of lures do you make?Bass fisherman here in Virginia. I have two big assorted bins full of "kits" and I make my own lures! Costs pennies on the dollar compared to Bass Pro, Cabela's, etc... Been making my own lures since I was a teenager in the 70's up in the Adirondack Mtns of northern New York!
www.jannsnetcraft.com
butchammon
Keeping it "old school"
Inline spinners and crankbaits. So much fun to make!
bajapalm
it seems so simple..
wow - I figured everything BUT crankbaits - very nice
butchammon
Keeping it "old school"
Thanks... I make a few skirted spinnerbaits too. The coolest thing was making the exact duplicate of my original 1977 Mepps Aglia #1 but a hair larger, and it cost me about $1.75 to make! LOL...
First day out, just nice to be here. Tight lines guys.
RatFink
Carnivore
Bought a waterproof backpack for my offshore trip in July and for boating season this year, and just splurged on this baby for processing anything that gets caught: https://northarmknives.com/product/kermode-9-inch-fillet-knife/
let us know if you have any luck