Marcus' Fishing Thread

marcus

This handsome devil was about 4.5 lbs caught with a night crawler on a Shakespear Rod and Reel with 8lb test. Wasn't really fishing for catfish but he bit so I brought him in.

marcus

I've only been able to bring crappie and bluegill the size of these little guys so far. Just picked up some jigs from Bass Pro that I'm just dying to try.

mjp28

@marcus said:
I've only been able to bring crappie and bluegill the size of these little guys so far. Just picked up some jigs from Bass Pro that I'm just dying to try.

My old favorite (1960s, 1970s) was a small or medium red & white daredevil but living by a lake we kids got everything from the lost lure snags especially during low water.

mjp28

@mjp28 said:

Ah just the thread brings back memories, Liberty Lake, Girard OH visable from my bedroom window as a kid.

Crappies galore, bass, sunfish, perch among others.

Oh just remembered an old millwright retired guy used to stop by my house with the truck with the tank on it to show me what they were stocking and where.

And my dad used to fix the watchman's TV and I'd fish for FREE, naturally.

Mayberry RFD? Yes it was. We also used to shoot our .22s at the lake after the closing siren. Fun, oh yeah.

Canton Mike

@marcus said:
This handsome devil was about 4.5 lbs caught with a night crawler on a Shakespear Rod and Reel with 8lb test. Wasn't really fishing for catfish but he bit so I brought him in.

Nice cat!

Mike

Canton Mike

For crappie, a jig with a hot pink head & white or black body (2" swirl tail grub) has always been my "go to" for large (12" plus) crappie. Suspend it under a float & a slow, steady retrieve.

Mike

marcus

@canton-mike said:

Nice cat!

Mike

Thanks. Was the most fun catch I've had all summer. I thought it was a Bass the way he fought. It even broke water on me twice. Got the ol' adrenaline going that's for sure.

marcus

@canton-mike said:

For crappie, a jig with a hot pink head & white or black body (2" swirl tail grub) has always been my "go to" for large (12" plus) crappie. Suspend it under a float & a slow, steady retrieve.

Mike

I've got to pick some of those up.

Canton Mike

@marcus said:
I've got to pick some of those up.

Get 1/8 oz w/barb. You can find 'em on Ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-8-oz-Pink-jig-heads-100ct-w-1-Bronze-Aberdeen-Eagle-Claw-hook-/272755526984?hash=item3f817f0d48:g:UgUAAOSwA3dYWoFk

These are nice jigs, good seller & great price. You can get the 1 1/2" & 2" swirl tails (white and/or black) from Bass Pro, etc.

Mike

marcus

Two of most recent catches. Had fun Saturday morning. Wished I had bigger catches to brag about but there's always the next trip.

The Gipper

While I am not a Fisherman (my son is).....I could think of no place on the planet cooler to go fishing than in the Firehole River of Yellowstone National Park. I have been there a couple of times and saw guys fishing, but did none myself.

http://www.flyfishingyellowstonenationalpark.com/

mjp28

I've never fly fished....too much like work.

But lures or occasional ol' bobber and bait, a cold one and the Indians on the radio isn't bad either.

Canton Mike

@mjp28 said:

I've never fly fished....too much like work.

But lures or occasional ol'bobber and bait, a cold one and the Indians on the radio isn't bad either.

The only way I fish for bluegill is with a fly rod & one of 4 or 5 flies that I tie. It's really not like work & VERY effective.

Mike

mjp28

@canton-mike said:

The only way I fish for bluegill is with a fly rod & one of 4 or 5 flies that I tie. It's really not like work & VERY effective.

Mike

I'm sure there are many fly fishermen who love their sport but personally I've always preferred a nice bank even more than a boat for my fishing.....

.....especially if there's a nice lake about 1/4 mile from your house.

Canton Mike

@mjp28 said:

I'm sure there are many fly fishermen who love their sport but personally I've always preferred a nice bank even more than a boat for my fishing.....

.....especially if there's a nice lake about 1/4 mile from your house.

The only time I fish from a boat is in Lake Erie for perch, walleye, and/or smallmouth bass maybe once every couple years. I mostly fish ponds, always with my chair & cooler full of beer & always include some Yuenglings for my old friend Ned (the pond owner).

Mike

marcus

@canton-mike said:

The only time I fish from a boat is in Lake Erie for perch, walleye, and/or smallmouth bass maybe once every couple years. I mostly fish ponds, always with my chair & cooler full of beer & always include some Yuenglings for my old friend Ned (the pond owner).

Mike

I absolutely love walleye fishing in Erie.

mjp28

@marcus said:
I absolutely love walleye fishing in Erie.

I absolutely love to eat walleyes from Lake Erie among others.

I also got to be a good fish fillet guy with the knife, used a regular kitchen spoon to scale them then ready for the grill or pan or freezer. Ummmm.

The Gipper

@mjp28 said:

I'm sure there are many fly fishermen who love their sport but personally I've always preferred a nice bank even more than a boat for my fishing.....

.....especially if there's a nice lake about 1/4 mile from your house.

It seems to me that fly fishing would be the way to go. Otherwise, just throwing a line into the water and waiting and watching for something to bite is boring as hell. With fly fishing you are actively doing something all the time. I took my son to Montana to go fly fishing....and while he was remarkably unsuccessful at catching anything, he/we had a great time.

mjp28

@the-gipper said:
It seems to me that fly fishing would be the way to go. Otherwise, just throwing a line into the water and waiting and watching for something to bite is boring as hell. With fly fishing you are actively doing something all the time. I took my son to Montana to go fly fishing....and while he was remarkably unsuccessful at catching anything, he/we had a great time.

With my daredevil lures you have to cast everytime just no whatever they do with fly fishing wearing hip boots in the water.

And fishing is supposed to be relaxing.

The Gipper

@mjp28 said:

With my daredevil lures you have to cast everytime just no whatever they do with fly fishing wearing hip boots in the water.

And fishing is supposed to be relaxing.

You do not have to fly fish wearing hip boots. You don't have to go into the water. Sometimes, yes, but you can fly fish from the bank. I and my son have done so....though he was prepared to go into the water.

And, is it supposed to be relaxing? Perhaps if that is what you want, then plopping a line in the water with a bobber on it is for you. But for others, fly fishing is supposed to be somewhat exciting....like some other sports. Like golf. Is golf really "relaxing"? Or playing pickup basketball. Or skiing...or whatever. Lots of different sports are far from relaxing.