Who likes fishing?

[MadBret]

Ah man you should definitely give it a go, it's super cathartic and a nice way to chill and enjoy nature. He sounds like a really cool dude!!

I most likely will give it a go later this year. Him and his son are both learning and getting better and I may as well try to keep up while I can. I love to fish. Definitely calms me and puts me in a good place. All the blunts we have burning doesn't hurt the good mood either...

 

[Silentlemon1011]

Man,
This thread makes me want to go cast a line right now.
Haven't done any good fishing in a while.
Planning on going for a good trip in september

 

[Barny]

I most likely will give it a go later this year. Him and his son are both learning and getting better and I may as well try to keep up while I can. I love to fish. Definitely calms me and puts me in a good place. All the blunts we have burning doesn't hurt the good mood either...

Fishing 101, beers, blunts and some good mates. One day I'd love to cast a fly or two over the Great Lakes in Canada, and in Argentina, heard the fishing in both places is class.

 

[Eman]

Ah man you should definitely give it a go, it's super cathartic and a nice way to chill and enjoy nature. He sounds like a really cool dude!!

Turns into an expensive hobby if you get really into it... I used to be way more into it than I am nowadays. You're in the UK, right? Great area for it. I have a semi famous fly fishing Creek near me that I've heard is similar to an English chalk stream.

 

[Eman]

I'm not sure how the hotdogs would work in the ocean, but the catfish sure like them. A 36 inch striper is a nice fish, for sure. I've not done a ton of ocean fishing myself, but when I was younger, we used to fish for bat ray's and sharks in the bay. We would use calamari for bait. One night, my little sister reeled in a bat ray that weighed more than her. It had to be 100 lbs or better.

I've heard of some unusual bait for saltwater... I know chicken necks are popular in saltwater, I think that's more for crab pots but I'm not entirely sure. I know a guy I work with uses a chum mix for sharks that sounds disgusting... Basically make it as gross as possible and it's best. When one of the steps is "let it sit in the sun all day" you know it's going to be rough.

 

[MadBret]

I've heard of some unusual bait for saltwater... I know chicken necks are popular in saltwater, I think that's more for crab pots but I'm not entirely sure. I know a guy I work with uses a chum mix for sharks that sounds disgusting... Basically make it as gross as possible and it's best. When one of the steps is "let it sit in the sun all day" you know it's going to be rough.

We used to try shit like that for the catfish. It can definitely work but I much prefer my strawberry scented hotdogs to trying to bait up with some shit that makes you want to vomit. LOL

 

[Silentlemon1011]

We used to try shit like that for the catfish. It can definitely work but I much prefer my strawberry scented hotdogs to trying to bait up with some shit that makes you want to vomit. LOL

I'm taking some notes here.
My wife fucking LOVES catfish.
I get it live from a local seafood market, but nothing beats cooking her up at the side if the water in a cast iron skillet on an open flame.

 

[Barny]

Turns into an expensive hobby if you get really into it... I used to be way more into it than I am nowadays. You're in the UK, right? Great area for it. I have a semi famous fly fishing Creek near me that I've heard is similar to an English chalk stream.

Yeah it can get super expensive, good fly rods can be in the thousands of pounds!! Yeah no way, ah man I'm very envious. There was a good place we used to go to years ago called Chalk Springs, it was pretty pricey to fish, but god was it good!!

 

[Barny]

I'm taking some notes here.
My wife fucking LOVES catfish.
I get it live from a local seafood market, but nothing beats cooking her up at the side if the water in a cast iron skillet on an open flame.

As mother nature intended well minus the mosquitos and gnats.. buggers

 

[Eman]

Yeah it can get super expensive, good fly rods can be in the thousands of pounds!! Yeah no way, ah man I'm very envious. There was a good place we used to go to years ago called Chalk Springs, it was pretty pricey to fish, but god was it good!!

I used to fish there a lot, it was fly fishing only and catch and release only. However, it's by far the most technical stream I've ever fished. Wild trout and if you step one foot into the soot it stains the stream for a hundred yards. It's also tough to fish from the bank, lots of places to hang up your line. Fish are so picky that they can sometimes turn up their nose at a fly that is one hook size too big or small. I figured if I could learn to fish that stream I would be a very advanced angler... It was mostly discouraging.

 

[Barny]

I used to fish there a lot, it was fly fishing only and catch and release only. However, it's by far the most technical stream I've ever fished. Wild trout and if you step one foot into the soot it stains the stream for a hundred yards. It's also tough to fish from the bank, lots of places to hang up your line. Fish are so picky that they can sometimes turn up their nose at a fly that is one hook size too big or small. I figured if I could learn to fish that stream I would be a very advanced angler... It was mostly discouraging.

Haha ah man, well you got some good tales from it. But yeah it's really frustrating when the water clouds, just like setting off a burglar alarm, fish are like "shit I'm outta here". I have always wanted to try spate fishing in Scotland, my dad went 6 years ago in the Isle of Skye and said it was incredible, always makes the same joke about the fish liking his boobies (type of fly).... idiot.

 

[bigpoppachump2]

If I could only post pics of my catches here Lots of 40+inch stripers from Georgia and Tennessee, lots of big flatheads 35+ and even over 40 here in Georgia, largemouths in the 10lb range and on and on. A good number of 40+ inch stripers from the surf in Jersey. Fishing is my one and only true passion, everything else is just a hobby.

 

[bigpoppachump2]

Unfortunately my pics are all over the internet as I used to guide part time and still speak at seminars and fishing clubs here in Georgia and occasionally in SC and NC.

 

[Oldschool]

Funny you guys mention this... I bought a fish attractant spray a few years ago that I've used here and there, I have to say.. I tend to get more hits when I use it. I caught a 36” striper with it a few years ago off the surf in VA. If I had to describe the smell of it, it's kind of a garlicky WD-40. I like the jello idea too, you could put some garlic right into the jello I guess. Never used hot dogs but I think I'll try that, the biggest problem I've had with surf fishing is keeping the bait on long enough for a fish to strike.. the crabs are relentless.

Use live bait?

 

[Oldschool]

I'm taking some notes here.
My wife fucking LOVES catfish.
I get it live from a local seafood market, but nothing beats cooking her up at the side if the water in a cast iron skillet on an open flame.

Shore Lunch

 

[Oldschool]

Funny you guys mention this... I bought a fish attractant spray a few years ago that I've used here and there, I have to say.. I tend to get more hits when I use it. I caught a 36” striper with it a few years ago off the surf in VA. If I had to describe the smell of it, it's kind of a garlicky WD-40. I like the jello idea too, you could put some garlic right into the jello I guess. Never used hot dogs but I think I'll try that, the biggest problem I've had with surf fishing is keeping the bait on long enough for a fish to strike.. the crabs are relentless.

Live bait is king, free and throwing a cast net/catching bait is an art in itself and lots of fun.

 

[Eman]

Use live bait?

Occasionally, but not often. I've used silverbacks mostly but they aren't real resilient and tend to die quick.

 

[Oldschool]

Occasionally, but not often. I've used silverbacks mostly but they aren't real resilient and tend to die quick.

The coast I grew up on had tons of mullet. We would use them up to 6 inches for big reds and speckled trout. Also used lots of mullet for catfish also as the rivers were tidal and mullet do good in both fresh and saltwater.

 

[Eman]

The coast I grew up on had tons of mullet. We would use them up to 6 inches for big reds and speckled trout. Also used lots of mullet for catfish also as the rivers were tidal and mullet do good in both fresh and saltwater.

The mullet I've used was frozen! I think I've had the most luck with bunker.

I've actually done okay with sand fleas too and they're usually not hard to get live. Walk right down to the water and look for the bubbles, then dig in with both hands and pull a couple out. They're pretty decent as live bait...freezing them makes the shell more brittle but they stay on the hook better when fresh.

 

[jJjburton]

Just went today. Porgy and snapper that is it. And a 3 x 3 x 2.5 inch clam i caught on a hook? Wtf?

used it as bait for the porgy.