MEMBER Hunting And Fishing Pics

[Grind4Mine]

Well, this indeed is a great new forum.....Everyone post there huge largemouths, 12 point bucks, duck hunting trips, etc......Yea, i know its kinda worthless to start a thread like this without pics of my own, but chill out fellas i will have plenty great hunting trip pics after i get back from my old mans house this weekend...

This thread is for Member pics. This will include their family and friends..Fitty :D

[fitnessman]

Just have to get to my other computer.

BTW: Stuck!

[Donkey Hunter]

damn, I was just going to start a thread for this. But I will be the first with a pic
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v125/jared04/Picture011.jpg
25 yard shot to the top of the hear and he went down in sight. I think he scored around 114"

[fitnessman]

damn, I was just going to start a thread for this. But I will be the first with a pic
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v125/jared04/Picture011.jpg
25 yard shot to the top of the hear and he went down in sight. I think he scored around 114"

Disreguard my PM! Nice Buck!! Nothing like taking a deer with a bow!

[nitr0x2]

http://www.africanheart.com/huntingsafaris/fotos/hunting_buffalo_1.jpg

[Donkey Hunter]

http://www.africanheart.com/huntingsafaris/fotos/hunting_buffalo_1.jpg
Nice Cape buffalo, I plan on taking a trip to africa to bowhunt when I can get the funds. Australlia has a bigger and meaner version, the asiatic water buffalo.

Not you I assume?

[Grind4Mine]

Nice Cape buffalo, I plan on taking a trip to africa to bowhunt when I can get the funds. Australlia has a bigger and meaner version, the asiatic water buffalo.

Not you I assume?
Lol na bro, thats not nitrox

[fitnessman]

http://www.africanheart.com/huntingsafaris/fotos/hunting_buffalo_1.jpg

Do you think I am joking about this forum? One chance to explain before I ban,

[Vanchatron]

Do you think I am joking about this forum? One chance to explain before I ban,

Wtf, he's only messing around and it's not like it's TOTALLY off topic. Some people may appreciate the pic.


HK

[nitr0x2]

Do you think I am joking about this forum? One chance to explain before I ban,


What did I do wrong, he said post your hunting pics, so I did. this pic was on my computer so I posted it. And no its not me, I was not aware that this thread was titles "Post your hunting and fishing pics that you are in"



EDIT: I understand this forum is not a joke, you take your hobbies very seriously and thats cool. Some dudes play football, some dudes catch fish, its all good.

[fitnessman]

Wtf, he's only messing around and it's not like it's TOTALLY off topic. Some people may appreciate the pic.


HK

If it's not your pic (or the pic of a family member) Don't post it.

Got it? WTF yourself. :mad:

[Vanchatron]

Got it? WTF yourself. :mad:

Rofl, got it. :D


HK

[fitnessman]

What did I do wrong, he said post your hunting pics, so I did. this pic was on my computer so I posted it. And no its not me, I was not aware that this thread was titles "Post your hunting and fishing pics that you are in"



EDIT: I understand this forum is not a joke, you take your hobbies very seriously and thats cool. Some dudes play football, some dudes catch fish, its all good.

Understood, no hard felings.

This thread will be for members photo's. Members and friends, family and so on..All other photo's will go into an OT thread!

Thanks!

[EEZerik]

freedive spearfishing...

White Seabass
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/EEZerik/wsb3.jpg

[bearlydavid]

Hopefully Ill get a pic with me and a pig this weekend... I better get one

[jiza101]

damn, I was just going to start a thread for this. But I will be the first with a pic
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v125/jared04/Picture011.jpg
25 yard shot to the top of the hear and he went down in sight. I think he scored around 114"
You better be eating that ****ing deer, otherwise its a waste, and shows a lack of care on your part.

[fitnessman]

You better be eating that ****ing deer, otherwise its a waste, and shows a lack of care on your part.

Yes this member understands what hunting is about. Anyone who considers themselves a sportsman does.

Refrain from such comments or leave.

This is a new world here for bb.com. Anyone abusing animals (killing and not eating) would be asked to leave this forum.

Consider this a warning. This young man comes from a fine family who has instilled proper hunting ethics in him.

[Donkey Hunter]

Thanks fitnessman, and yes I ate it and enjoyed it as I do all of my harvests. If I came across as a trophy hunter in my post I'm sorry, but thats not why I hunt.

[fitnessman]

freedive spearfishing...

White Seabass
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/EEZerik/wsb3.jpg

Nice fish! Good eating?

[fitnessman]

Thanks fitnessman, and yes I ate it and enjoyed it as I do all of my harvests. If I came across as a trophy hunter in my post I'm sorry, but thats not why I hunt.

No you did not. Killing is for food and sport.

Just because 99% of the general forums by their meat "pre killed" Does not mean someone did not have to do it.

I take my fair share of fish and game. Respect for what these creatures give myself and my family..Deserves the utmost respect.

Clean whole food.

[GREENFEATHER]

Until my lazy ass gets a scanner these 2 will have to do.

Pic#1 is a VERY young Rob, 17 years young, lol!! With my 200 lb Dusky shark.

Pic#2 Is a nice 5 lb redfish caught off Ocracoke Island in North Carolina

[jiza101]

Until my lazy ass gets a scanner these 2 will have to do.

Pic#1 is a VERY young Rob, 17 years young, lol!! With my 200 lb Dusky shark.

Pic#2 Is a nice 5 lb redfish caught off Ocracoke Island in North Carolina
Nice Shark

[EEZerik]

fitnessman: thanks. The WSB are one of the most prized if not the most prized fish in california to hunt. They are very elusive and many divers go a couple years before they learn to successfully hunt them. Being at the right place where these pelagic fish come in is one thing. Not blowing bubbles, making noises, etc is another. The fish is AWESOME!!!! Better than striped bass. I really like Grouper...Here's one from a recent trip to Mexico. Shot him in 45 feet of water. More people have died to grouper than any other fish due to shallow water blackout. Groupers after you shoot them will HOLE UP, in other words, go under rocks. So getting them out is very difficult and consumes a lot of oxygen.
Luckily I stoned this fish by breaking its spine. He died on impact pretty much.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/EEZerik/baja_18.jpg

If you're interested in seeing a few VIDEOS below: I have my camera in one hand, speargun in the other.. everything's done breathhold diving, no scuba tanks
Some fish are very skittish. These two I shot were not, first time using camera while shooting.

http://www.youtube.com/v/qAPOj5PI6EM

http://www.youtube.com/v/8UQVS6f8PvE

[GREENFEATHER]

Nice Shark


I got him on 1/2 a tuna head on 80 lb Ande. I have the EXACT rig used by Quint in Jaws, lol!! Sharkin' is an addiction with me. It's a blast to bring them in, tag them and send them on their way. I've caught 500 lb Hammerheads and 700 lb Tigers. In fact, the night after I got that one my buddy got a 900 lb tiger. That was a real treat to get in, lol!! if you think you're in shape, hook up to one of those behemouths, 5 hours of cardio, deadlifts and good mornings. I just snapped a pic of the rod I used for him. A 1975 Fenwick 100 lb class rod with a Penn Senator 12/0 reel. I sold my 16/0 last year and I'm looking for a 20/0 on Ebay if one ever shows up, they're VERY rare rods.

[fitnessman]

Late night Steelhead.

[fitnessman]

Northern Pike

[fitnessman]

Youngest boy with first fish.

[fitnessman]

Better Pike..Canada.

[fitnessman]

Common Carp

[fitnessman]

Crappie.

[fitnessman]

Smallmouth

[resurrected]

Smallmouth
and that is from erie? Damn that is a nice size smallmouth

[fitnessman]

and that is from erie? Damn that is a nice size smallmouth

Bob, you wouldn't believe the Smallmouth fishing there!

[fitnessman]

Limit of Erie Perch.

[Nainoa]

This is from a couple of weeks ago... Myself, My girlfriend and 2 of my buddys caught all of these (33 Crappie & 1 Sunny) in a little over 4 hours.

The big Hoss just left of Center is my big 13.75"er.

[resurrected]

Dang it all, I wish I had me some pictures to show.:(

[fitnessman]

Dang it all, I wish I had me some pictures to show.:(

LOL! I haven't even got started...I can post pages of pics!

Come on now....Give up some props for the pics :)

Nice Crappie nanunanu.

[LoveThyPain]

freedive spearfishing...

White Seabass
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/EEZerik/wsb3.jpg
Holy ****, thats one massive fish. How much does he weigh?

[LoveThyPain]

Northern Pike
Nice, what rod u got there fity?

[Hartski]

White Seabass


Was it Mutated?
*raises pinky to corner of mouth* :D






I wish i had some pictures to post. But the closest thing I have is a picture of what a suicidal 12 point buck did to my beloved Intrepid. :(
(And I don't have a scanner, so i can't even post those pics.:( )

[fitnessman]

Nice, what rod u got there fity?

GLoomis 6 1/2 med heavy.

I have several rods for every species I fish for :D

[LoveThyPain]

GLoomis 6 1/2 med heavy.

I have several rods for every species I fish for :D
I am comparatively new to fishing. The ones I caught are probably half the size of that crappie pic u put up :o But I loved every minute of it.

What would u suggest for someone whose new to this?

[fitnessman]

I am comparatively new to fishing. The ones I caught are probably half the size of that crappie pic u put up :o But I loved every minute of it.

What would u suggest for someone whose new to this?

IMO..Leave Wal-Mart out.

If you are looking for a good multi species rod I would go with an IM-7 Graphite @ 6'. Berkley has some good ones in the 50 buck range. I would pair that up with a decent spinning real in the 50-60 dollar range..I like Diawa for spinning reals.

Sounds pricey I know..For someone just starting out...But a rig along these price lines will give you years of dependable service.

Cheap gear equals frustration in my book...Then again.You are talking to the guy who just put out 400..for a reel :eek:

[CAL09]

fitnessman: thanks. The WSB are one of the most prized if not the most prized fish in california to hunt. They are very elusive and many divers go a couple years before they learn to successfully hunt them. Being at the right place where these pelagic fish come in is one thing. Not blowing bubbles, making noises, etc is another. The fish is AWESOME!!!! Better than striped bass. I really like Grouper...Here's one from a recent trip to Mexico. Shot him in 45 feet of water. More people have died to grouper than any other fish due to shallow water blackout. Groupers after you shoot them will HOLE UP, in other words, go under rocks. So getting them out is very difficult and consumes a lot of oxygen.
Luckily I stoned this fish by breaking its spine. He died on impact pretty much.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/EEZerik/baja_18.jpg

If you're interested in seeing a few VIDEOS below: I have my camera in one hand, speargun in the other.. everything's done breathhold diving, no scuba tanks
Some fish are very skittish. These two I shot were not, first time using camera while shooting.

http://www.youtube.com/v/qAPOj5PI6EM


http://www.youtube.com/v/8UQVS6f8PvE

The video link don't seem to be working. I'm very impressed at how you spear such large fish without oxygen tanks or anything. Can you elaborate on how and what you do? I'd like to maybe try it someday!

[skinnyme]

Hey fitnessman, ever try Patoka Lake in southern Indiana? That's where my buddy and I chase the crappie - excuse me- catch the crappie. It's not uncommon for us to boat several in the 14-15 in range. We throw back the 11-12 in ones, unless it's a rare bad day/night. They held the Crappie USA Classic there last September. It was funny because they couldn't find any decent size crappie, and my buddy sat by the marina all day a filled his livewell with good sizes. I've got some pics, so I'll have to dig them up and post them tonight.

EDIT: Never mind on the pics. My scanner is screwed up. Once I figure out what's wrong I'll get 'em up here though.

[fitnessman]

Hey fitnessman, ever try Patoka Lake in southern Indiana? That's where my buddy and I chase the crappie - excuse me- catch the crappie. It's not uncommon for us to boat several in the 14-15 in range. We throw back the 11-12 in ones, unless it's a rare bad day/night. They held the Crappie USA Classic there last September. It was funny because they couldn't find any decent size crappie, and my buddy sat by the marina all day a filled his livewell with good sizes. I've got some pics, so I'll have to dig them up and post them tonight.

No but I heard of the Lake.. Rated on of the top in the nation for Crappies I hear!

[Nainoa]

I am comparatively new to fishing. The ones I caught are probably half the size of that crappie pic u put up :o But I loved every minute of it.

What would u suggest for someone whose new to this?


You should start a thread like "Just learning how to freshwater fish, and looking for some advice." Then we can hit you up with all kinds of tips and tricks to help beat the learning curve without having to segway this thread... And it makes for a good reference for other guys who are just getting into the sport.

[EEZerik]

Hi guys, I'm thoroughly enjoying looking at the posts of people catching fish and game through various means. Sorry that my original YOUTUBE links didn't work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTFUH07UD4s

Above is a pool test of a 26 2/3 foot shot with a speargun in the pool. It is me at night with my buddy who trusts my aim to the side of the target. Normally we try to get within 5-15 feet of the fish which many times can be VERY VERY difficult. Fishing pressure and different species such as Calico Bass in California are very skittish. Same with the White Seabass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAPOj5PI6EM

This is a hogfish. The other reef fish in the pictures are not worth eating. It takes a while to be smooth with your underwater actions. I have heard that you need to think good thoughts and just be calm. Any quick movements will scare fish.


http://youtube.com/watch?v=8UQVS6f8PvE

This is a leopard grouper getting shot...tasted good and I hate wasting fish.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/EEZerik/halibut.jpg

Here's halibut with macadamia nut crust in the oven

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/EEZerik/lobster_1.jpg

This is a massive 8lb lobster I found off the shores of pv, california. PV is a beautiful area but can be dangerous climbing down the hills as they can be very rocky. Many houses are on a cliff and the options are to: NOT DIVE or GO DOWN steep cliffs. I think I'll pick the latter!



How do you spearfish? I know of people who do it on Scuba. Some people think that this is "unfair" and unsportsmanlike. I think it's fine but I just choose not to do it.

What I do is I'll stay on the surface and depending on what type of fish I'm after, adjust. For example, some fish you can go and they'll come up to you (stupid fish) and other fish there's no way you'll get them unless you can dive to 90 feet and hold your breath 2 minutes. To have a 2 minute underwater bottom time you need to be able to hold your breath probably 4 minutes on land. My buddy who is a world class spearfisher can hold it for 7 minutes.
(some fish you can bring closer to you with LONG bottom times). In other words, You'll breathe up good (few minutes - between 1-4) and you'll go to the very bottom. You'll stay still or move slowly. Sometimes throwing sand is a good technique to bring fish in closer. They think something is feeding on the bottom and most fish are very curious. But in highly pressured areas, the fish are *smarter* so you need to go deeper and stay down longer. That's where blacking out can come in. When you come up to the surface usually at around 15 feet it acts like a vacuum and sucks air out of you. Most people who black out black out at 15 feet. Keep in mind that for every 30 feet down you go, your lungs compress by a factor of 2 I believe. So your lung capacity at 90 feet is 1/8TH of what it is at the surface.

I know some divers who will go many times without shooting a single fish. On the other hand there's some who always want their limit. if I'm having a BBQ or something, I'll shoot different species to give variety and not place pressure on any particular fish. I'll try and hit up different spots so a specific area never gets too much pressure. Maybe I just don't want the fish to get too smart :)

Any other questions, feel free to ask. My 3rd year of college (4th year now) I bought a speargun from sumora.com, really loved it, and since it's a hobby I decided to buy half of a spearfishing company. So now that's what I do on the side of school. It's something I really enjoy and doesn't feel like a job. Customers call me all the time to ask me of my latest fishing adventures and I am always interested to hear of theirs.

My website is www.sumora.com and the part about it I get the most satisfaction from is from reading the Dive reports. http://www.sumora.com/reports.php Big wahoos, Big Groupers, sailfish, and ...SHARKS!!!!!!! I'm not here to sell you my stuff. Just here as a sportsman!!!But I enjoy reading about a good hunt so click on the links, browse around, and if you have questions about how to hunt or how I started the biz, just ask.

Pretty scary sometimes what you see in the water. It's such a challenging sport both physically and mentally, but it's definitely rewarding. You're always after something bigger or tastier, and when you finally land it after hundreds of hours of searching and diving, the feeling is unbelievable.

-Erik

[GEN-ButtNaked]

In australia we get alot of big pests that on ocassion ill go out to a friend place in the country and go shooting.
This big Bastard is called a scrub bull there pretty much crossbred of all different sorts of cows that are wild and they go crazy if they see you charge and everything.

[Chipman]

In australia we get alot of big pests that on ocassion ill go out to a friend place in the country and go shooting.
This big Bastard is called a scrub bull there pretty much crossbred of all different sorts of cows that are wild and they go crazy if they see you charge and everything.

Did you ride your brumby? Man you guys got it good in the outback..Is skippy the bush Kangaroo still alive..Don't you dare say no!

[GEN-ButtNaked]

Did you ride your brumby? Man you guys got it good in the outback..Is skippy the bush Kangaroo still alive..Don't you dare say no!
i think the local abos ate him

[JimmyC]

awesome catches EEZerik. I'll post up my fishing pics when I get back into town

[ETHSFootBall]

Smallmouth


Damn nice size smallmouth.


I have some pictures of me fishing and hunting...just gotta scan them.

[CAL09]

Hi guys, I'm thoroughly enjoying looking at the posts of people catching fish and game through various means. Sorry that my original YOUTUBE links didn't work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTFUH07UD4s

Above is a pool test of a 26 2/3 foot shot with a speargun in the pool. It is me at night with my buddy who trusts my aim to the side of the target. Normally we try to get within 5-15 feet of the fish which many times can be VERY VERY difficult. Fishing pressure and different species such as Calico Bass in California are very skittish. Same with the White Seabass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAPOj5PI6EM

This is a hogfish. The other reef fish in the pictures are not worth eating. It takes a while to be smooth with your underwater actions. I have heard that you need to think good thoughts and just be calm. Any quick movements will scare fish.


http://youtube.com/watch?v=8UQVS6f8PvE

This is a leopard grouper getting shot...tasted good and I hate wasting fish.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/EEZerik/halibut.jpg

Here's halibut with macadamia nut crust in the oven

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/EEZerik/lobster_1.jpg

This is a massive 8lb lobster I found off the shores of pv, california. PV is a beautiful area but can be dangerous climbing down the hills as they can be very rocky. Many houses are on a cliff and the options are to: NOT DIVE or GO DOWN steep cliffs. I think I'll pick the latter!



How do you spearfish? I know of people who do it on Scuba. Some people think that this is "unfair" and unsportsmanlike. I think it's fine but I just choose not to do it.

What I do is I'll stay on the surface and depending on what type of fish I'm after, adjust. For example, some fish you can go and they'll come up to you (stupid fish) and other fish there's no way you'll get them unless you can dive to 90 feet and hold your breath 2 minutes. To have a 2 minute underwater bottom time you need to be able to hold your breath probably 4 minutes on land. My buddy who is a world class spearfisher can hold it for 7 minutes.
(some fish you can bring closer to you with LONG bottom times). In other words, You'll breathe up good (few minutes - between 1-4) and you'll go to the very bottom. You'll stay still or move slowly. Sometimes throwing sand is a good technique to bring fish in closer. They think something is feeding on the bottom and most fish are very curious. But in highly pressured areas, the fish are *smarter* so you need to go deeper and stay down longer. That's where blacking out can come in. When you come up to the surface usually at around 15 feet it acts like a vacuum and sucks air out of you. Most people who black out black out at 15 feet. Keep in mind that for every 30 feet down you go, your lungs compress by a factor of 2 I believe. So your lung capacity at 90 feet is 1/8TH of what it is at the surface.

I know some divers who will go many times without shooting a single fish. On the other hand there's some who always want their limit. if I'm having a BBQ or something, I'll shoot different species to give variety and not place pressure on any particular fish. I'll try and hit up different spots so a specific area never gets too much pressure. Maybe I just don't want the fish to get too smart :)

Any other questions, feel free to ask. My 3rd year of college (4th year now) I bought a speargun from sumora.com, really loved it, and since it's a hobby I decided to buy half of a spearfishing company. So now that's what I do on the side of school. It's something I really enjoy and doesn't feel like a job. Customers call me all the time to ask me of my latest fishing adventures and I am always interested to hear of theirs.

My website is www.sumora.com and the part about it I get the most satisfaction from is from reading the Dive reports. http://www.sumora.com/reports.php Big wahoos, Big Groupers, sailfish, and ...SHARKS!!!!!!! I'm not here to sell you my stuff. Just here as a sportsman!!!But I enjoy reading about a good hunt so click on the links, browse around, and if you have questions about how to hunt or how I started the biz, just ask.

Pretty scary sometimes what you see in the water. It's such a challenging sport both physically and mentally, but it's definitely rewarding. You're always after something bigger or tastier, and when you finally land it after hundreds of hours of searching and diving, the feeling is unbelievable.

-Erik

Wow, that's awesome! How did you find that gigantic lobster? How did you get into spear fishing? And then starting a business on the side...that's amazing. Congrats on everything, great site btw!

[bearlydavid]

Yeah Erik... What is the scariest thing you've seen while spear fishing

[EEZerik]

I'm glad I can share my experiences. The way I got started in spearfishing was, I went to Catalina, an island 26 miles offshore Southern California with my buddy Matt. At the time, he had been scuba diving for at least 5 years and his dad and his dad's friend went there to scuba dive. We hopped on the boat and went fishing. At the time, about 6 years ago, I stunk at fishing and when the dad's friend came up with some nice fish caught on a speargun, I was INSTANTLY interested. I went to get a scuba certification that summer. Later, I read more and more about spearfishing and how people dive to incredible depths while freediving, and that added another aspect to the challenge.

One day I was down about 45 feet and pulled the trigger on a "Cabezon," which is very territorial, blends in very well with the rocks, and...is VERY TASTY!!

Because of their territorial nature they won't move until you get very very close to them. The tough part is finding them. I shot one 30 minutes earlier that day so I thought nothing of it. But since the spear has quite a bit of power, and because the fish camouflages with the rocks, I shot and my spearshaft stuck into the rocks. I didn't get a killshot on the fish (spine or brain) and it went ballistic. It almost tore itself off the spearshaft with its hard fightand I hate losing a fish (don't want it to die for nothing) so I immediately grabbed it with my hand. I wanted to secure it and go get some much needed air. Its fin-spines GOT ME. My hand felt like it was submersed in boiling water. It wasn't a Cabezon - it was a scorpionfish. Owww.

I threw up 2 hours later, was dizzy and felt sick for another day.


Luckily I haven't seen too many scary things. Sometimes being deep and in crappy visibility is enough to give you a good scare, since Sharks usually attack when they don't know what you are. They think you're a sea lion until they bite, that's why people usually lose a leg but aren't swallowed whole, unlike sealions which can grow to be over 500 pounds. I've seen 6 ft soupfin sharks.


http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/EEZerik/pdj.jpg

I'd be scared If I saw this, for sure... from www.apexpredators.com

[Revolver45]

Smallmouth


Nice smallmouth, what size is it?

I pulled three between 18- 18.75" in a day out of a friend of the family's lake, was a good day of fishing... I'll post pics next time I go home.



Glad to see you fish on lake erie, I do too. Where do you fish out of?

[Go Bears!]

I'm glad I can share my experiences. The way I got started in spearfishing was, I went to Catalina, an island 26 miles offshore Southern California with my buddy Matt. At the time, he had been scuba diving for at least 5 years and his dad and his dad's friend went there to scuba dive. We hopped on the boat and went fishing. At the time, about 6 years ago, I stunk at fishing and when the dad's friend came up with some nice fish caught on a speargun, I was INSTANTLY interested. I went to get a scuba certification that summer. Later, I read more and more about spearfishing and how people dive to incredible depths while freediving, and that added another aspect to the challenge.

One day I was down about 45 feet and pulled the trigger on a "Cabezon," which is very territorial, blends in very well with the rocks, and...is VERY TASTY!!

Because of their territorial nature they won't move until you get very very close to them. The tough part is finding them. I shot one 30 minutes earlier that day so I thought nothing of it. But since the spear has quite a bit of power, and because the fish camouflages with the rocks, I shot and my spearshaft stuck into the rocks. I didn't get a killshot on the fish (spine or brain) and it went ballistic. It almost tore itself off the spearshaft with its hard fightand I hate losing a fish (don't want it to die for nothing) so I immediately grabbed it with my hand. I wanted to secure it and go get some much needed air. Its fin-spines GOT ME. My hand felt like it was submersed in boiling water. It wasn't a Cabezon - it was a scorpionfish. Owww.

I threw up 2 hours later, was dizzy and felt sick for another day.


Luckily I haven't seen too many scary things. Sometimes being deep and in crappy visibility is enough to give you a good scare, since Sharks usually attack when they don't know what you are. They think you're a sea lion until they bite, that's why people usually lose a leg but aren't swallowed whole, unlike sealions which can grow to be over 500 pounds. I've seen 6 ft soupfin sharks.


http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/EEZerik/pdj.jpg

I'd be scared If I saw this, for sure... from www.apexpredators.com
Wow, that is quite an adventure story! I bet you have tons more. Reading your experiences has really inspired me to pursue my long-time interest in fishing. Since I've been young, I've always enjoyed fishing but the farthest I done was fishing at the local pond and a few years ago, going out to Mission Bay in San Diego to fish for bass. I caught 3 sand bass or something. It was my first time on a boat and actually going out to sea fishing - it was a really fun experience. That was years ago, and I've yet to go fishing since. I'm from San Diego but @ Cal now for school. I see you're from OC. SO CAL OWNS!

[skinnyme]

Finally got my scanner to work, but I couldn't find the crappie pics. Wife probably put 'em in a scrap book somewhere. I did find a pic of the spike I took opening day of the '05 Tennessee muzzleloader season. It weighed in around 130. I ended up giving this one to a classmate with a large family.

[_STL_15_]

My deer this season. Lol I got him with a muzzleloader that I had never shot before. Thank god it was on. I got him in the back on the run the in the neck. I got 2 other small does but I didn't waste film on them. Good meat. Still got a couple packeges in the freezer.

[skinnyme]

That deer was the first I had taken with a muzzleloader. I got the gun on sale at Cabela's for 89.99 (no ****). I figured it would be good enough to see how I liked it. I put a 4X scope on it, and it shoots a 1/2" 3 shot CCB group at 50 yards using 2 50gr 777 pellets, Remington 209 primers, and 250gr Hornady sabots (the gun is .50 cal). I don't guess that's too bad for an 89.99 gun!
Interesting story behind the deer though. I hunt on the ground and usually use a gillie for concealment. I cover the gun as well. There was a lot of action in the same valley where I was hunting, and I never saw the usual deer that always came around. I was really hoping for the extremely large doe that I estimated to be around 180lbs. Nothing was moving, so I began calling. After about an hour, this guy came cruising in, and I decided to take him because he wasn't bad size for his age. I was next to a pond, and he walked up and started drinking. I had to move around to my left a full 90 degrees and raise up a little (all in full view) to get my shot. I double-lunged him, and here if he didn't jump straight into the pond. He made it to the middle and gave out. Of all the places... Well obviously, I made the very cold wade (up to my armpits) to get him out. I was singing soprano for a little while after that. The air temp wasn't too cold, but that water was freezing! The things we will do for a deer...

[1stindoor]

Here's a largemouth I picked up a little over a year ago. Not my largest, but a solid 8 lbs nonetheless.

Fitty...you just knew when I found this forum I was going to post this pic didn't you?

[1stindoor]

Here's what it's all about right here. We were fishing at a small pond in New Bern N.C. My youngest son(8) and daughter(9) must have caught about 30 bluegill between them. They did everything from ripping worms in half, baiting their own hooks, casting and taking fish without any help from the old man.

[The Big Unit]

http://img435.imageshack.us/img435/5646/redfish2lp.jpg

44" Redfish from the shore. Caught past 3rd sandbar, approximately 200 yards out. 1/2 of a 1 lb mullet on a 14/0 circle hook. 12'6" surfrod, 25 lb line. Hell of a fight, about 20 minutes, especially on a long rod like that.

[The Big Unit]

http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/8300/grouper1av.jpg

The wife with the skipper and a small warsaw grouper. OMG that was the best tasting piece of fish I've ever had. That small grouper gave her a long and hard fight in about 40' of water.

[Grind4Mine]

Here's a largemouth I picked up a little over a year ago. Not my largest, but a solid 8 lbs nonetheless.

Fitty...you just knew when I found this forum I was going to post this pic didn't you?
Nice bass man, that thing looks healthy as all Hell.....Never cought one that big, they are fewer and far between that big here in Illinois

[Grind4Mine]

Here's a largemouth I picked up a little over a year ago. Not my largest, but a solid 8 lbs nonetheless.

Fitty...you just knew when I found this forum I was going to post this pic didn't you?
Nice bass man, that thing looks healthy as all Hell.....Never cought one that big, they are fewer and far between that big here in Illinois

[fitnessman]

Fitty...you just knew when I found this forum I was going to post this pic didn't you?

Founded by a Sportsmen (me) for Sportsmen (and women).

Of course I expected pic from you Keith!

HOO-AHH!!!

[max lift]

every year I go up around the BC Alaska border and fish for spring salmon you guys in the US call them king salmon here was our catch last year,

[fitnessman]

every year I go up around the BC Alaska border and fish for spring salmon you guys in the US call them king salmon here was our catch last year,


Very nice! And some fine eating!

[GREENFEATHER]

Nice bass there soldier!!

Big unit, that's a damned nice red. I've only gotten 1 that size about 5 years ago off Hatterass. My dad got a 49" red this fall, his biggest yet on The Point.I'd rather have an 18"-24" red to eat though, I don't care for the taste of them after they get over 24". Now harvesting the large ones is illegal in NC.

[Pronto]

here are a few dinks i caught today at a local pond

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a350/Pront0_350/18c60523.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a350/Pront0_350/e183f6a9.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a350/Pront0_350/eb323c81.jpg

[resurrected]

Bob, you wouldn't believe the Smallmouth fishing there!
Where do you fish for them in the bay or the inlets?

[fitnessman]

Break Walls with Tubes or Crawfish.

The Warm water discharge from Perry nuclear is a gold mine.

[warped]

28" Lake Geneva walleye. Crap, to damn big for dinner. :(

[fitnessman]

28" Lake Geneva walleye. Crap, to damn big for dinner. :(

Cut the fillets into chunks :)

Nice color on the fish!

[Nainoa]

Cut the fillets into chunks :)

Nice color on the fish!

Still not the same... A half fillet from a 28" fish doesn't taste as good, or have the tight texture as say a 14" fish...

Not to mention that 28" is a prime breeder...

Always best to put those girls back, and let them make a new generation.

***
A lot of Minnesotan's complain about our Walleye slot rules on the big lakes... But the sheer volume of strong survivable off spring of those monster that get put back, has made for droves and droves of great eater sized fish year after year.

[Budweiser]

Still not the same... A half fillet from a 28" fish doesn't taste as good, or have the tight texture as say a 14" fish...

Not to mention that 28" is a prime breeder...

Always best to put those girls back, and let them make a new generation.

***
A lot of Minnesotan's complain about our Walleye slot rules on the big lakes... But the sheer volume of strong survivable off spring of those monster that get put back, has made for droves and droves of great eater sized fish year after year.
Yep, pisses me off when people eat 24+inch walleye. Throw them back there are plent of smaller walleye that taste better. If you want to keep a mounter make sure it is huge.

[Nainoa]

Yep, pisses me off when people eat 24+inch walleye. Throw them back there are plent of smaller walleye that taste better. If you want to keep a mounter make sure it is huge.

Even then... A replica, is cheaper, has a longer wall life, has faster production turn around, and if you've got the right guy doing the work, they even look better!

But Budweiser, in MN they teach us all these little ins and outs of conservation, that you don't really get anywhere else...

Well... California, the time I spent there, they're about as much emphasis on "Conservation education" as we do.

Back in the 60's and 70's the old timers around here raped and pillaged the game resources, so we're kind of living in a time when the mistakes have been learned from, and the benefits are being seen.

Hell the Walleye Stripping is starting to turn into a spectator sport these days!

[fitnessman]

Don't get me wrong fellas!!! I release 98% of what I catch! I have hooked a few biggers eyes that just wouldn't live if released. Cut into 1" chunks they are decent table fair.

We have strict limits on lake Erie and I support them.

[Nainoa]

Don't get me wrong fellas!!! I release 98% of what I catch! I have hooked a few biggers eyes that just wouldn't live if released. Cut into 1" chunks they are decent table fair.

We have strict limits on lake Erie and I support them.

I hear ya... I ran into a similar issue with a 28" last year...

One study I read claims that 20% of Walleye caught over 22 inches do not survive for more than 24 hours after release...

However this figure was also for Summer staging, where Walleye are deep, and the threat to the Air Bladder is high, if the angler "Horses" the fish up... So I'm sure that Jacks that percentage WAY up...

***
I guess the Stripping going on up at Pine River, pulled in a 36.5" Walleye out yesterday!

[Budweiser]

Don't get me wrong fellas!!! I release 98% of what I catch! I have hooked a few biggers eyes that just wouldn't live if released. Cut into 1" chunks they are decent table fair.

We have strict limits on lake Erie and I support them.
Yeah I'm sure that I'll have that problem this weekend with trout, especially if I use nightcrawlers; seems like they want to swallow it whole and then you have a mess trying to get it out w/out killing them.

But this is a debate for another thread.

[Budweiser]

A few pics of my pup at 5 months old, she is now 8 months old.

[King Crush]

A few pics of my pup at 5 months old, she is now 8 months old.
Such a cute dog!:) Those pics make me wanna get a Beagle more!:) Why did you decide to get a female (Bitch) not a male? I would think males would be better at huntin', cuz they are more aggresive, but I'm not sure.

Have you introduced her to rabbits at all? Is she gun shy?

[Budweiser]

Such a cute dog!:) Those pics make me wanna get a Beagle more!:) Why did you decide to get a female (Bitch) not a male? I would think males would be better at huntin', cuz they are more aggresive, but I'm not sure.

Have you introduced her to rabbits at all? Is she gun shy?
As far as hunting goes both can be equally effective if they are trained correctly. I mainly wanted a female because the male has to mark his territory everywhere and piss on everything!

[King Crush]

As far as hunting goes both can be equally effective if they are trained correctly. I mainly wanted a female because the male has to mark his territory everywhere and piss on everything!
Ya, I know how male dogs are they piss on everything they want, tress, my damn tires on my truck, or anything else they desire!:mad:

[King Crush]

Since this is a thread for all member to post there hunting and fishing pics, I just gotta post mine!:D Come deer season, if I get a big buck, I will post it on here! When my monster comes back from the taxidermist, I will post him, so you can see how big he really was!:D

ENJOY the rabbit' huntin' adventures, brought to you by King Crush!

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j63/king_crush/huntinpics043.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j63/king_crush/huntinpics042.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j63/king_crush/huntinpics032.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j63/king_crush/huntinpics033.jpg

[King Crush]

More pics!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j63/king_crush/huntinpics031.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j63/king_crush/huntinpics029.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j63/king_crush/1-12-06rabbithuntinpisc006.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j63/king_crush/b05a0246.jpg

[Brian85]

Heres a couple of mine..

[me32687]

these are some pics are me and my dad bow hunting between 5-6 years ago..most in texas..some in NZ..and a couple in hawaii. I shoud have recent pics by the end of this summer after our hunting trip to alaska.


my first animal- boar(hawaii):
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/3051/109qf.jpg[/URL]
my dads first boar with bow(hawaii):
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/4256/117rm.jpg[/URL]
racoon(texas):
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/5753/182gs.jpg[/URL]
red deer(NZ):
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6282/310je.jpg[/URL]
dads red deer(NZ):
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/7464/328ws.jpg[/URL]
Fallow deer(NZ):
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6456/341mb.jpg[/URL]

[me32687]

..continued

dad eland (texas):
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/8303/353rz.jpg[/URL]
roan antelope (texas):
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/585/385kz.jpg[/URL]
Sable(texas)
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6343/423fv.jpg[/URL]
blackbuck (texas)
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/5241/448cx.jpg[/URL]
dad kudu (texas)
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4765/kudutexas1ny.jpg[/URL]
water buffalo (texas)
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/5412/570ba.jpg[/URL]

[me32687]

and heres the last one...sorry for all the space..

record corcican ram (texas)
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6140/567ze.jpg[/URL]
dad axis deer(texas
]http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/7547/525nc.jpg[/URL]
axis deer(texas)
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8615/481qt.jpg[/URL]
dad elk(texas)
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/5946/517pq.jpg[/URL]

[fitnessman]

Great pics me!!

I have some Catfish pics to post tomorrow...My eldery father and I did well this weekend....

Will do tomorrow at work :D

[MaSTeR4846]

Geeze I didn't think you could find those animals in Texas and I'm from Texas. Either way sweet pics.

[Epihall]

First two were from last year. The first one is a chain pickerel I caught. The second is a 5.5 pound bass. The last one was from late February this year and is a largemouth just a shade under 5 pounds. All caught in southeastern PA lakes. All were released.

[fastdraw]

Here are some old hunting pictures of me. The first one is for King Crush (hope you like it), it is about three years old. The other two where many years ago too.

This turckey flock came right into our back yard, so I got the shotgun out and got me one.

[spada00]

me and my neighbor and his son red drum fishing.....me and my bird dog last bird season...my x when i took her back hom to ny catching some fish. im taking the fish off the hook in one of the pictures in the backround on the right

[EEZerik]

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/EEZerik/CLEMENTE027.jpg

[EEZerik]

friend shot a shark this weekend. I videotaped it..

PART 1!!: freEDRO GOT BEEF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f0V3-xSDT8
PART 2!!: brian24 second shot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGXCO7lDShg

[EEZerik]

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/EEZerik/CLEMENTE066.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/EEZerik/CLEMENTE055.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/EEZerik/c2.jpg
heres me

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/EEZerik/clemente071.jpg

[Trappy]

Me with a small pike and my dad with a common carp. Will get some good pics of future trips.. hoping to get a 20lb carp and pike under my belt.

[EEZerik]

WHAT'S it like shooting turkeys? I am a firm believer in eating everything you catch and not wasting it. I had no idea they were so big.

nice pictures, guys.

-Erik

[max lift]

I go for spring salmon every year and this is the biggest I caught on this trip,

location is off the coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands BC Canada,

[fitnessman]

I go for spring salmon every year and this is the biggest I caught on this trip,

location is off the coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands BC Canada,

Nice fish!

[TMC Saint]

No big fish here but the muskie my buddy got at the end of last summer. Tonight we're headed to the Ohio River for some catfish, we've heard there are some monsters in NE Kentucky.

[fitnessman]

Nice Muskie TMC!

try this site www.ohiogamefishing.com

[guest89]

My first deer ever, not a monster but I worked my HARD to kill it, didnt pay, didnt go on any guided hunts, spent countless hours/days in the woods... Dont have any pics of any of my more recent hunts, only had this picture cause it was my most memorable

Btw really old, prolly a good 5 years ago if not more. Only hunting pictures I have around. If you havent noticed im a meat hunter not a trophy hunter, I shoot what I see. :D

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/7523/img036nu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5213/img224dw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


crappy pics, I know

[skinnyme]

Me and my daughter with her first fish. She sat in my lap and reeled it in with a little help. Not bad for 2 years old. She still doesn't quite get the concept of waiting - she tries to dip the line in and expects a fish when she pulls it back up. But she'll learn.
BTW, her first word was "gish" (fish), and she loves to watch Bill Dance Outdoors. Yeah, she's daddy's girl... :)

[GREENFEATHER]

89, that's about the size I kill. I hunt for meat, not trophys. I killed a doe this year that dressed out at 160 lbs! :eek: Good for ground venison and that's about it .

[fitnessman]

Me and my daughter with her first fish. She sat in my lap and reeled it in with a little help. Not bad for 2 years old. She still doesn't quite get the concept of waiting - she tries to dip the line in and expects a fish when she pulls it back up. But she'll learn.
BTW, her first word was "gish" (fish), and she loves to watch Bill Dance Outdoors. Yeah, she's daddy's girl... :)


Great pic :)

[Kovalchuk]

Here is my first good sized smally of the year!

Hopefully many more to come, caught a bunch of pike on this trip too some carp some catfish etc.

[Growing-up]

... A 1975 Fenwick 100 lb class rod with a Penn Senator 12/0 reel. I sold my 16/0 last year and I'm looking for a 20/0 on Ebay if one ever shows up, they're VERY rare rods... Kind of late to the party

GREENFEATHER,

I still have my old Fenwick, indeed the BEST there is in rods. It is very sensitive, still the best for freshwater fishing. Mine is a model PLS70. Here in Lago del Arenal in Tilarán Costa Rica. Having a Fenwick I know what you are talking about. Good luck acquiring a new rod for you.

[redhairymonkey4]

This is after some fishing trips down in the gulf. Snappers, groupers, king fish, and a tiny mahi mahi

[cntryman88]

i remeber my first deer when i was bout 13-14. down on my cousins farm and it was the last day of muzzleloader deer season. it was toward the end of the day. i shot what i thought was a doe. when i got to it was a button buck. long story short i filled up the camera with bout 20 pics of the deer. i got a little carried a way. anyway after skinnin it and makin steaks and jerky to put in the freezer i just started takin pics to fill up the role. eventually it was at 45 and i knew somethin was wrong. i had no film in the camera. i was crushed. i wish i had a pic of that deer. i woulda put it up here just because it was my first and wasnt anything with a visible rack but i was so proud of it.

[One More Time]

Here is a pic of an 8 point that I took last year and a 6 point a couple of years before. They were taken on the same point, within 50 yards of each other in my "honey hole".

[GREENFEATHER]

One day I was down about 45 feet and pulled the trigger on a "Cabezon," which is very territorial, blends in very well with the rocks, and...is VERY TASTY!!

Because of their territorial nature they won't move until you get very very close to them. The tough part is finding them. I shot one 30 minutes earlier that day so I thought nothing of it. But since the spear has quite a bit of power, and because the fish camouflages with the rocks, I shot and my spearshaft stuck into the rocks. I didn't get a killshot on the fish (spine or brain) and it went ballistic. It almost tore itself off the spearshaft with its hard fightand I hate losing a fish (don't want it to die for nothing) so I immediately grabbed it with my hand. I wanted to secure it and go get some much needed air. Its fin-spines GOT ME. My hand felt like it was submersed in boiling water. It wasn't a Cabezon - it was a scorpionfish. Owww.

I threw up 2 hours later, was dizzy and felt sick for another day.


Luckily I haven't seen too many scary things. Sometimes being deep and in crappy visibility is enough to give you a good scare, since Sharks usually attack when they don't know what you are. They think you're a sea lion until they bite, that's why people usually lose a leg but aren't swallowed whole, unlike sealions which can grow to be over 500 pounds. I've seen 6 ft soupfin sharks.





The next time you have the misfortune of handling a scorpionfish of any sort other than the Stone fish soak whatever part was injected in hot water. The hotter the better to denature the venom. I was working on a Lionfish breeding program about 5 years ago and got zapped a few times. If you're unfortunate enough to tangle with a stonefish, nice knowin' ya!! Here's an article on the deadly stonefish.
http://www.amonline.net.au/FISHES/students/focus/sverruc.htm

[SoMdHunter]

Two deer from my neck of the woods. I got the first one, my son is in the second one. Man I can barely wait for deer season again!

[fitnessman]

Two deer from my neck of the woods. I got the first one, my son is in the second one. Man I can barely wait for deer season again!

Very nice! Nothing like spending that kind of time with your children :)

[cntryman88]

Two deer from my neck of the woods. I got the first one, my son is in the second one. Man I can barely wait for deer season again!
awesome

[S-man]

More pics!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j63/king_crush/huntinpics031.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j63/king_crush/huntinpics029.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j63/king_crush/1-12-06rabbithuntinpisc006.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j63/king_crush/b05a0246.jpg
You are a sick S.O.B. you redneck white trasj trailor punk....

[cntry1200]

You are a sick S.O.B. you redneck white trasj trailor punk....
stfu and get outta here

[Laurie14]

They are some of the best tasting fish ......where did ya catch them? Come on...do tell~ :)

[max lift]

OK here is my submission for the 2006 hunting season,

The technical,

The shot was just over 200 yards with a 30-06 with scope and a 180 gain bullet, location was northern Alberta on October 31, 2006 the animal is a white tail deer with a nice 4x4 rack, after the animal was cleaned skinned with the head and hooves off he weighed in at 110 lbs on the butchers scale,

[mattfootball834]

this was my first ever buck and my first ever kill with a bow he came in right at about 20 yards i put the first shot in his shoulder and he went right down but i couldn't stand to watch him writhe around right in front of my so i put a second shot in him that went through his heart and a lung he didn't go much longer i had to take a picture of a picture because i don't have a scanner

[tdog69]

Total kill for the day out of 4 guys, man pheasants sure beats the hell out of plain chicken breast.

[proud heritage]

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/7930/scan0004jm0.jpg (http://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scan0004jm0.jpg) this was the only buck i harvrsted from last year,it was at the end of last season and they were rutting again,i had just missed a bigger buck,so i tried to call him back with my grunt call,but he kept going,and 5 minutes later this other buck come stomping up out of the creek mad as hell,and he was right on the trail of that other buck,he was only 9 points but he was a pretty old buck,what made this dear so memorable to me is that when i walked up to check him out after i took him down,i noticed both his eyes were solid white ,this deer was completely blind,i couldnt believe that this blind deer was chasing all the young bucks away.

[wsuwarrior]

Heres my 8 pointer.

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g74/wsuwarrior/8point.jpg?t=1164740942

[proud heritage]

Heres my 8 pointer.

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g74/wsuwarrior/8point.jpg?t=1164740942
wow nice spread on that buck,we rarely have deer down here that spread that wide,the woods are to thick,i guess it keeps them from reaching full potential,when we do have big bucks the racks are usually all notty and deformed looking non typicals.

[wsuwarrior]

wow nice spread on that buck,we rarely have deer down here that spread that wide,the woods are to thick,i guess it keeps them from reaching full potential,when we do have big bucks the racks are usually all notty and deformed looking non typicals.

Thanks man :)

[joshb1983]

November 2006 hunt, l was happy to strap this buck on the jeep.

[proud heritage]

November 2006 hunt, l was happy to strap this buck on the jeep.
thats a nice Georgia buck man,i used to live in Liberty county Ga.,and did alot of hunting in richmond hill and midway,they have some nice deer hunting in those parts ,not to mention the hog hunting wasn't too bad either.

[joshb1983]

Got to love the hog hunting, I was hooked from the first time I went.

[daviess]

this was my first deer.

it was our last day of the trip so we took what was legal so we had some meat... of course not a trophy by any means lol

but i tell you those young grain fed whitetails def do taste wayyyy better.

http://www.freewebs.com/christopher_davies/dady048.jpg

[daviess]

November 2006 hunt, l was happy to strap this buck on the jeep.

what did you shoot that with?

[daviess]

and heres the last one...sorry for all the space..

record corcican ram (texas)
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6140/567ze.jpg[/URL]
dad axis deer(texas
]http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/7547/525nc.jpg[/URL]
axis deer(texas)
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8615/481qt.jpg[/URL]
dad elk(texas)
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/5946/517pq.jpg[/URL]


where did you get these?

[QUALITYGUY1]

this was my first deer.

it was our last day of the trip so we took what was legal so we had some meat... of course not a trophy by any means lol

but i tell you those young grain fed whitetails def do taste wayyyy better.

http://www.freewebs.com/christopher_davies/dady048.jpg

Congrats! It's a trophy to you...there are alot of folks who got skunked this year and would love to have bagged that one.

[youngNhopefull]

http://www.freewebs.com/airsoftaddiction/springbreakfishing.htm

Thats some spring break fishing in naples florida.
Jewfish- 320 some odd pounds. 5 ft long Approximatley.

Also caught a black tip or fin shark i dont remember what it was. but it was about 6 foot 150 lbs.

[Growing-up]

Dorado (Dolphin) in front of Guanacaste, we start our trip from Los Sueños.
We catch and release most of our game,
Frank-

[SoMdHunter]

Dorado (Dolphin) in front of Guanacaste, we start our trip from Los Sueños.
We catch and release most of our game,
Frank-

Dayum nice fish!

[SoMdHunter]

A new state record whitetail was taken this year about 30 miles from me. Check this guy out!

[Growing-up]

A new state record whitetail was taken this year about 30 miles from me. Check this guy out!

Big Game, Congratulations.! You will hunt it next time
Happy new year 2007

[codhead]

my biggest deer and my hog

[MyOwnWorseEnemy]

Just wanted to say glad i found this post. What do you say to trail cam pics?a

[MyOwnWorseEnemy]

I had 6 good buck come in and start fighting each other. It was the the coolest thing ive seen hunting. Then this guy made a mistake.

[dericmurphy]

I had a pretty good 2006. I killed my first turkey and a pretty nice 9-pointer. Plus went on a fishing trip with my company and caught some nice red snapper and grouper in PCB,FL.

[Soup Nazi]

8 point that weighed 225 taken this past season
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p310/crocco927/dadcamera043.jpg

[_ZoSo]

^ thats a nice lookin buck, congrats

[rmccalli]

**** anyone who says that hunters destroy the environment. first off, hunters spend more time and money on improving the wilderness in which they sport than any common person. secondly, the ****s have no idea what they're talking about!

[daviess]

**** anyone who says that hunters destroy the environment. first off, hunters spend more time and money on improving the wilderness in which they sport than any common person. secondly, the ****s have no idea what they're talking about!

true there is alot of $ that is spent on hunting tags and equipment, that goes right back the wildlife and managing better for it.

[FlyingV]

Here's a couple of odds and ends I have on my work computer.

A calico, off San Pedro, CA

http://i16.tinypic.com/2eduqs6.jpg

Shovelnose guitarfish, real ballbusters on light tackle, best I could do, photo-wise, from a kayak, also off San Pedro

http://i18.tinypic.com/2ep0b3r.jpg

View from the cockpit with a white seabass peeling off drag....can't wait for summer to roll around again

http://i18.tinypic.com/33cp3x3.jpg

Bringing a leopard shark alongside

http://i19.tinypic.com/48zjc3l.jpg

Halibut showing off his new bridgework,

http://i16.tinypic.com/437nj90.jpg

Time to head back in after another great day on the water

http://i18.tinypic.com/43h21l3.jpg

[fitnessman]

Here's a couple of odds and ends I have on my work computer.

A calico, off San Pedro, CA

http://i16.tinypic.com/2eduqs6.jpg

Shovelnose guitarfish, real ballbusters on light tackle, best I could do, photo-wise, from a kayak, also off San Pedro

http://i18.tinypic.com/2ep0b3r.jpg

View from the cockpit with a white seabass peeling off drag....can't wait for summer to roll around again

http://i18.tinypic.com/33cp3x3.jpg

Bringing a leopard shark alongside

http://i19.tinypic.com/48zjc3l.jpg

Halibut showing off his new bridgework,

http://i16.tinypic.com/437nj90.jpg

Time to head back in after another great day on the water

http://i18.tinypic.com/43h21l3.jpg


That last pic is AWESOME!

[dartol]

[img]

44" Redfish from the shore. Caught past 3rd sandbar, approximately 200 yards out. 1/2 of a 1 lb mullet on a 14/0 circle hook. 12'6" surfrod, 25 lb line. Hell of a fight, about 20 minutes, especially on a long rod like that.

NICE Redfish! Where were you?

Darren

[dartol]

I just found this forum and thread... all I can say is AWESOME! Fishing, hunting, kayaking... Love it!

Here are some Spanish mackerel I cought from a kayak at San Louis Pass, TX last September. Had a blast!

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=390511&d=1169648817

Darren

[natescope]

kind of a bad pic, but my second 7lber in two days!

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/9611/dscn0220vn1.jpg

[Thordic]

kind of a bad pic, but my second 7lber in two days!

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/9611/dscn0220vn1.jpg

jesus christ dude....there has to e a secret...

[fitnessman]

kind of a bad pic, but my second 7lber in two days!

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/9611/dscn0220vn1.jpg

You Bama boys grow them LM big down there!!

My PB LM here in Ohio is 7lb 4oz. My PB Smallie was almost that big.

[dartol]

kind of a bad pic, but my second 7lber in two days!


That deserves a big War Eagle! :)

Darren
(Auburn '92 Alum)

[natescope]

That deserves a big War Eagle! :)

Darren
(Auburn '92 Alum)

haha, i'm not quite down with the WAR EAGLE yet, :D

[psychowolverine]

Here are a few pics from the past 2 years.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/psychowolverine/bear-1.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/psychowolverine/deer8.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/psychowolverine/100_1564.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/psychowolverine/george_edited.jpg

[jamesV1.1]

My biggest fish to date, a 60# yellowfin tuna.

http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos3087/1/67/94/74/20/7/720749467108_0_ALB.jpg

[natescope]

sorry can't show the face anymore, 8lb 8oz.

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/1185/rscn02672orig1gk1.jpg

[Curl Master]

kind of a bad pic, but my second 7lber in two days!

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/9611/dscn0220vn1.jpg

Those LM get huge down there. The biggest I got was a 4 pound 19 1/4 inch. Congradulations on the catch.

[hunter1492]

Nov 2006 9 pt Buck euro mount.

[ChickenLarge]

2006 Season.

[elkmanfu1981]

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w9/elkmanfu1981/Copy2of011_14A.jpg

[elkmanfu1981]

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w9/elkmanfu1981/021_4A.jpg

[elkmanfu1981]

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w9/elkmanfu1981/021_4A_0001.jpg

[elkmanfu1981]

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w9/elkmanfu1981/DSCF0044.jpg

[mrgregbaa]

sadly to say my girlfriend caught it, but was to afraid to hold it so I got a picture with it, that thing was heavy, caught in a pond about an acre in size

[musclemania81]

does anyone on here have any good elk pics. I would like to try to hunt them this year and just see what they are all about. thanks.

[elkmanfu1981]

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w9/elkmanfu1981/020_5A_1.jpg

[elkmanfu1981]

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w9/elkmanfu1981/002_24A_0002.jpg

[storm1507]

Were you hunting for bear w/ the 9 mm or did you just get the opportunity?

Either way, nice.

[SuperDavid]

I've got my own thread going with my latest photos but I may as well post some up in here!
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Rollux/MeTuna.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Rollux/DavidShark.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Rollux/IMG_6730.jpg

[elkmanfu1981]

i was actually up elk hunting with my bow and my 9mm is my sidearm. the bear ran and i immediately pulled out the pistol and shot. the bear actually treed up and i wish i would have taken it with my bow, but i already shot it with the pistol, so i finished it that way.

[elkmanfu1981]

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w9/elkmanfu1981/RSCN0233.jpg

[elkmanfu1981]

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w9/elkmanfu1981/DSCN0205.jpg

[luckylynch]

mine isnt as good but here my first catch on my first cast...havent fished since i got a criminal record in 1993...

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/danny412_2006/fish.jpg?t=1182279393

[elkmanfu1981]

this decent little muley walked right into my yard and started eating. kind of small still, but it was neat to have it right out my back window.
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w9/elkmanfu1981/buckyard.jpg

[BobbyZeus]

Sorry, I'm very ignorant when it comes to fishes/fishing. What is the name of this fish? Looks like a mini shark.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Rollux/DavidShark.jpg

[FlyingV]

Sorry, I'm very ignorant when it comes to fishes/fishing. What is the name of this fish? Looks like a mini shark.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Rollux/DavidShark.jpg

I think Super David ID'd that as a bronze whaler shark. And although it looks like it in this photo, it aint mini, photo was taken from some distance above it. I think it's in the 4-6 foot range.

[FlyingV]

There aren't too many types of really huge fish to catch in the inshore areas off So Cal, if you're lucky maybe a yellowtail or white seabass, they might get up into the 20-40 lb range....but most of the really big beasts are well offshore and out of kayak range. So I like to go for variety. I keep track of every species Ive caught and like to keep adding new fish to my list.

So being as it's so slow in the office today, July 3rd, here are a few random fish pics I have, maybe some fish you havent seen before. Enjoy.

Tiny rockfish (unidentified)
http://i12.tinypic.com/4tp92cj.jpg

Ocean whitefish
http://i14.tinypic.com/6h4j7dd.jpg

Halfmoon
http://i13.tinypic.com/4lpgfn9.jpg

Rock wrasse
http://i15.tinypic.com/5yi9dkw.jpg

Black perch
http://i10.tinypic.com/4yet1mu.jpg

Yellowfin croaker
http://i14.tinypic.com/62y3e5w.jpg

[FlyingV]

a couple more.....sorry for any reposts

Calico bass
http://i10.tinypic.com/4kty3i0.jpg

Sculpin
http://i9.tinypic.com/4pv1ug4.jpg

Shovelnose guitarfish
http://i14.tinypic.com/5y12czt.jpg

California butterfly ray
http://i13.tinypic.com/66dgb52.jpg

California Halibut
http://i16.tinypic.com/5ysrkgj.jpg

[fitnessman]

Wow!! Just Wow!

[NATHAN101]

First is a 2lb largemouth. I caught it on thursday. 16.5in croaker caught the saturday before last, and dad caught 2 14in croakers at the same time on that saturday. In two days we caught a little over 55 fish. All croaker, except 2 mackeral

[NuggzTheNinja]

Wow!! Just Wow!

Are we allowed to post varmint hunting pictures?

[fitnessman]

Are we allowed to post varmint hunting pictures?


Of course.

[NuggzTheNinja]

Of course.

OK I just didn't want to get in trouble for posting pics of "unedible game", so to speak. :)

[TheDeepBlue]

i haven't been spearing in soooooooooo long, but what the hell heres some old pics

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l320/digga_05/x1pc_jqddVOWRlSdLvnD7_ak18VosET0tvT.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l320/digga_05/yeppoon001.jpg

first pic is for reference, all the fish look small in the 2nd pic, but the bottom one is the same as the fish in the first pic.

[FlyingV]

this was a big solid strike, but I managed to farm it anyways......white seabass, halibut, yellowtail, ......I'll never know. It got slammed as soon as the sinker hit bottom.

http://i16.tinypic.com/4zy03ma.jpg

[FlyingV]

Well it's not like I wasnt warned, 2 boats and the kid at the bait barge said it had been real slow. I had come all the way down from LA, so I launched anyway, went away from Oceanside towards the nuke plant at San Onofre. It was slow going, and I got pounded from the combination of big swell and piled up chop. This first picture I dont know if you can really tell, that's a massive wall of water and you are riding up from the trough about halfway up, the big swells that came in sets, and when you were between sets of swells it was pummeling chop which you can get a better sense of in the second shot.

http://i13.tinypic.com/63jw1s8.jpg

Got some live bait, sardines, queenfish, macks, but it was hard keeping them on the bottom because the boats vertical amplitude was so great on account of the swell. The jigs and swimbaits were all ignored, regardless of pattern or depth. Picked up a 4 ft 20 lb shovelnose guitarfish on a sardine, it did a few nice runs. These fish fight so hard with that flat broad head and sharks body they have all kinds of leverage against you. Finally wore each other out, gaffed it, snapped these pics, then cut off the tail section to take home.


http://i8.tinypic.com/543sn7r.jpg

[TheDeepBlue]

Well it's not like I wasnt warned, 2 boats and the kid at the bait barge said it had been real slow. I had come all the way down from LA, so I launched anyway, went away from Oceanside towards the nuke plant at San Onofre. It was slow going, and I got pounded from the combination of big swell and piled up chop. This first picture I dont know if you can really tell, that's a massive wall of water and you are riding up from the trough about halfway up, the big swells that came in sets, and when you were between sets of swells it was pummeling chop which you can get a better sense of in the second shot.

http://i13.tinypic.com/63jw1s8.jpg

Got some live bait, sardines, queenfish, macks, but it was hard keeping them on the bottom because the boats vertical amplitude was so great on account of the swell. The jigs and swimbaits were all ignored, regardless of pattern or depth. Picked up a 4 ft 20 lb shovelnose guitarfish on a sardine, it did a few nice runs. These fish fight so hard with that flat broad head and sharks body they have all kinds of leverage against you. Finally wore each other out, gaffed it, snapped these pics, then cut off the tail section to take home.


http://i8.tinypic.com/543sn7r.jpg



do you eat them? we see them all the time over here, never touch them, theyre ****.

[SuperDavid]

Sorry, I'm very ignorant when it comes to fishes/fishing. What is the name of this fish? Looks like a mini shark.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Rollux/DavidShark.jpg


I think Super David ID'd that as a bronze whaler shark. And although it looks like it in this photo, it aint mini, photo was taken from some distance above it. I think it's in the 4-6 foot range.

Sorry Bobby Hill! I forgot to come back in here and check for posts!
Thanks for that Flying V! right on all accounts!

[SuperDavid]

Random Photos!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Rollux/shark1.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Rollux/longtom.jpg

60lb Spanish Mackeral
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Rollux/IMG_6751.jpg

Little Redfin
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Rollux/FirstRedFin.jpg

[Oddball8945]

stripe bass

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/6316/picture0182nq7.jpg

[fitnessman]

SuperDavid, that last pic looks EXACTLY like a Yellow Perch!

[fitnessman]

stripe bass

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/6316/picture0182nq7.jpg


DAAAAMN!

[SuperDavid]

SuperDavid, that last pic looks EXACTLY like a Yellow Perch!

Must be very similar! Its from the same family! Redfin Perch.
That one was just a baby..but as they get older the red around the fins become much brighter.
The fisheries department here consider them a pest and it's actually ilegal to realease them! it's a good thing they taste pretty good! hehe
I'm keen to see of photo of what your yellow perch look like!

[fitnessman]

Here is some of my mounts with a Jumbo Perch.

[Savonadego]

ohio yellow perch

[Oddball8945]

ohio yellow perch

god dam, musta been a pain to filet all them perch.

[FlyingV]

Great pics you guys.....keep em coming!

[DontTreadOnMe]

i haven't been spearing in soooooooooo long, but what the hell heres some old pics

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l320/digga_05/x1pc_jqddVOWRlSdLvnD7_ak18VosET0tvT.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l320/digga_05/yeppoon001.jpg

first pic is for reference, all the fish look small in the 2nd pic, but the bottom one is the same as the fish in the first pic.

damn thats fish is huge!

strong arms too

[SuperDavid]

Here is some of my mounts with a Jumbo Perch.


ohio yellow perch

I see the similarities!!
here are some larger Redfin...not my photo..but it shows the fish well.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Rollux/redfin.jpg

[Savonadego]

god dam, musta been a pain to filet all them perch.

i believe the limmit in ohio was 50 or 60 last year so 6 guys on the boat thats 300 perch you could keep thats when you drop them off at the fish cleaners and pay to have them done if i go out i keep mabey 20 thats enough for me and some others to eat in one sitting as i dont like fish after its been frozen

[Oddball8945]

heres pics of some of the sea bass and fluke from saturday. & heres some pics of the meat we got from em. We got about 24 sea bass , 2 fluke and 1 ling cod.

Took a good few hours to clean and package all the fish. The bag of red meat is just deer btw, so disregard that.

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/7541/fishby8.jpg
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/6230/foodia6.jpg

[SuperDavid]

a Cobia I caught on one of our summer trips up north.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Rollux/davidcobia9.jpg

A halibut I caught in my 1999 trip to Alaska.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Rollux/MyFlounder.jpg

A small chopper..caught in the metro area
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Rollux/tailor.jpg

[FlyingV]

Nice, Oddball. NJ has fantastic fishing......so many options.....I miss the fluke and bluefish, stripers, the great surf fishing, snappers and flounder on ultralight gear, weakfish, seabass.......thanks for those pics, brings back a lot of memories

[Oddball8945]

just got back from the boat slip, bunch of peanut bunker in the area so me and dad netted a bucket full gona use em for shark bait(chum) hopefully we can head out if the weather is decent, saturday


http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/1742/bunkerth4.jpg

[3kgtjunkie]

caught this crappie out of my girlfriends pond, weighed in at a tad over 2lbs. i've caught only one bigger in my life and it was out of her pond too but had no camera. gf took the pic with my phone
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f260/bcurtis0005/img081.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f260/bcurtis0005/img082.jpg

[Oddball8945]

^ good eatin. No way thats 2lb tho. At a resivor up in Clinton NJ me and my dad pulled em out double that size and i think they were only 2lbs or so.

[bttrthnb4]

Awesome thread!!! Makes me proud to be a country gal :)

[FlyingV]

http://i14.tinypic.com/678065x.jpg batray with some type of skin parasite, always a good time there

http://i19.tinypic.com/6ezpcag.jpg shortfin corvina

http://i14.tinypic.com/63sn52a.jpg spotted bay bass

http://i14.tinypic.com/4lnlag9.jpg pacific barracuda

http://i11.tinypic.com/4poh2te.jpg
white seabass

[FlyingV]

http://i19.tinypic.com/660krwn.jpg
leopard shark

http://i10.tinypic.com/62ns0fm.jpg
blacksmith perch

http://i12.tinypic.com/5240dvk.jpg
one-eyed calico bass, apparently does just fine with that one eye gone

[medic707]

Here are a few hunting pics


my cousin, me, and my best friend and a few pheasants
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/savagesyd/th_knightslanding061.jpg (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/savagesyd/knightslanding061.jpg)

cuz with little cuz's with pheasants
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/savagesyd/th_swing022.jpg (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/savagesyd/swing022.jpg)

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/savagesyd/th_swing060.jpg (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/savagesyd/swing060.jpg)

cuz with a few birds
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/savagesyd/th_swing045.jpg (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/savagesyd/swing045.jpg)

my best friend who i resently lost to cancer... hunting will never be the same for me
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/savagesyd/th_knightslanding028.jpg (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/savagesyd/knightslanding028.jpg)

D zone black tail
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/savagesyd/th_deer019.jpg (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/savagesyd/deer019.jpg)

[SuperDavid]

[QUOTE=FlyingV;61245891]
http://i19.tinypic.com/6ezpcag.jpg shortfin corvina




that second fish...the shortfin corvina, looks very similar to what we call Tailor here! do the Corvina have a set of sharp teeth?
this is a small tailor!
now that I see the pictures together they only seem like that have similar heads.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Rollux/tailor.jpg

[FlyingV]

Yeah they are kind of similar arent they. Shortfin corvs only have two sharp fangs that come down from the roof of the mouth, so they're pretty easy to handle. Tailors, we call them bluefish here, as you know have a mouthful of sharp teeth and lots of east coast fisherman have been bitten by them. My Dad has a nice scar on his ring finger from one that bit him years ago.

[SuperDavid]

Yeah they are kind of similar arent they. Shortfin corvs only have two sharp fangs that come down from the roof of the mouth, so they're pretty easy to handle. Tailors, we call them bluefish here, as you know have a mouthful of sharp teeth and lots of east coast fisherman have been bitten by them. My Dad has a nice scar on his ring finger from one that bit him years ago.

haha yeah I know about the teeth! I've been lucky but my grandpa got his finger bit once! nasty bite! had to get another fisherman help him get the fish off!
...yes Bluefish! I knew I'd heard that name used for them before!

[FlyingV]

There's a really great book about fishing....interwoven with philosophy, ecology, history, marine biology....but centered around tailors/bluefish. One of my favorite reads of all time, maybe you'd like it too:

http://i13.tinypic.com/4mx7m6g.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/Blues-John-Hersey/dp/0394757025

[SuperDavid]

There's a really great book about fishing....interwoven with philosophy, ecology, history, marine biology....but centered around tailors/bluefish. One of my favorite reads of all time, maybe you'd like it too:

http://i13.tinypic.com/4mx7m6g.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/Blues-John-Hersey/dp/0394757025

Cool thanks! I'll have a look into that!

[Oddball8945]

speaking of bluefish, they are a joke around here.

you can't not catch one

[SuperDavid]

weird! I wonder why?

[willrut]

my latest catch, didnt have scale with me but my guess would be about 7 lbs. Measured at 25 inches long, but the belly wasnt very fat, caught right after spawn so fish probably hadnt had much to eat

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/1874/bass1xy3.th.jpg (http://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bass1xy3.jpg)

[FlyingV]

speaking of bluefish, they are a joke around here.

you can't not catch one

Yeah their population goes in cycles, alternating high and low periods with striped bass. I took them completely for granted before I moved to Cali. Now I miss em.

[FlyingV]

brown smoothhound shark
http://i14.tinypic.com/4uleiat.jpg

sanddab
http://i16.tinypic.com/6gv9sn6.jpg

sandbass
http://i8.tinypic.com/5zdt0lj.jpg

barracuda
http://i10.tinypic.com/6at5mv6.jpg

[Budweiser]

brown smoothhound shark
http://i14.tinypic.com/4uleiat.jpg

sanddab
http://i16.tinypic.com/6gv9sn6.jpg

sandbass
http://i8.tinypic.com/5zdt0lj.jpg

barracuda
http://i10.tinypic.com/6at5mv6.jpg

nice fish! So can you or do you eat any of them?

[FlyingV]

Thanks, man. I'm catch and release 95% of the time. Those sanddabs are really good pan fried whole (like dover sole or flounder).....but most of the time I just take a photo and throw it back. Sandbass are good for fish tacos. Sharks and barracuda I dont eat, but those shovelnoses are really good though, just lop off the tail and the meat makes great kabobs, tastes like thresher shark/swordfish.

[fitnessman]

Thanks, man. I'm catch and release 95% of the time. Those sanddabs are really good pan fried whole (like dover sole or flounder).....but most of the time I just take a photo and throw it back. Sandbass are good for fish tacos. Sharks and barracuda I dont eat, but those shovelnoses are really good though, just lop off the tail and the meat makes great kabobs, tastes like thresher shark/swordfish.

NIIIIIIICE!

[SuperDavid]

brown smoothhound shark
http://i14.tinypic.com/4uleiat.jpg

sanddab
http://i16.tinypic.com/6gv9sn6.jpg

sandbass
http://i8.tinypic.com/5zdt0lj.jpg

barracuda
http://i10.tinypic.com/6at5mv6.jpg

Great stuff man!!! you really do get into some great fish!!
Sanddab. is that a flounder or just part of the same family?
I like founder for eating! nice fish!

[SuperDavid]

well that inspired me to post up my pic of a flounder I caught last year!
Loved it! at the whole thing!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Rollux/IMG_6658.jpg

[FlyingV]

Thanks dude! Yeah sanddabs are in the family of 'sand flounders'. Restaurants serve them all the time, usually cooked up whole after they gut them and behead them.

[Budweiser]

My 1st buck on the wall

[Curl Master]

brown smoothhound shark
http://i14.tinypic.com/4uleiat.jpg

sanddab
http://i16.tinypic.com/6gv9sn6.jpg

sandbass
http://i8.tinypic.com/5zdt0lj.jpg

barracuda
http://i10.tinypic.com/6at5mv6.jpg

Nice pics. It looks like you had a good weekend of fishing.

[Curl Master]

Thanks, man. I'm catch and release 95% of the time. Those sanddabs are really good pan fried whole (like dover sole or flounder).....but most of the time I just take a photo and throw it back. Sandbass are good for fish tacos. Sharks and barracuda I dont eat, but those shovelnoses are really good though, just lop off the tail and the meat makes great kabobs, tastes like thresher shark/swordfish.

I practice catch and release too I mainly enjoy just the time spent on the lake the thrill of the fight and getting a nice pic of the catch before I let them go to grow and produce more fish for me to catch.

Never tried fish tacos. Sounds good though.

[crow223]

Here's a few from here in Wyoming.
And for those who might be interested....YES, we eat antelope. Don't beleive the B.S. you hear about them tasting nasty. When PROPERLY cared for in a TIMELY manner, antelope rates right at the top as table fare.
Wild game is 90 percent of the red meat I and my family consume in a year.

[Chipman]

Here's a few from here in Wyoming.
And for those who might be interested....YES, we eat antelope. Don't beleive the B.S. you hear about them tasting nasty. When PROPERLY cared for in a TIMELY manner, antelope rates right at the top as table fare.
Wild game is 90 percent of the red meat I and my family consume in a year.

What, there are antelopes in Wyoming? Just kidding I used to live in Powell.

[Oddball8945]

Here's a few from here in Wyoming.
And for those who might be interested....YES, we eat antelope. Don't beleive the B.S. you hear about them tasting nasty. When PROPERLY cared for in a TIMELY manner, antelope rates right at the top as table fare.
Wild game is 90 percent of the red meat I and my family consume in a year.

nice pics but why did you keep all those baby perch?

was it really worth all the effort in filet'in all them baby perch , you should'a only kept em 12inch+ at least

[HELIX35]

Don't know how I missed this thread for this long, some great pictures in here.

Anyway, here's some from deep sea fishing off the coast of Kenya
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=994685&highlight=fishing

I've been sadly out of the hunt for the past couple of years as I've been overseas, but here's the elk my mom took down a few months ago on our ranch in Wyoming.
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p291/helix35/Deer_Elk_2006_037.jpg

Some of the available herds...
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p291/helix35/Deer_Elk_2006_025.jpg
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p291/helix35/Deer_Elk_2006_018.jpg

[Budweiser]

ice season 07

Should've thrown that walleye back, but we were hammered and it looked tasty!

[SuperDavid]

My first good size fish!
Caught on a hand line and a piece of bread.
Black bream
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Rollux/FIRST_CATCH.jpg

[FlyingV]

My first good size fish!
Caught on a hand line and a piece of bread.
Black bream


That thing's half your size! Great pic. You got gut-hooked early in life I see.

[SuperDavid]

That thing's half your size! Great pic. You got gut-hooked early in life I see.

thanks!
yeah I've been fishing for as long as I can remember! Mum and Dad fished and Grandpa fished..it's in the blood! I do go in and out of stages..but I always go back to fishing!

[FlyingV]

I'll put the report down in the rambling thread:

spottied bay bass, typical size for the bay:
http://i11.tinypic.com/6c4rnrm.jpg

sand bass:
http://i14.tinypic.com/61xk0eb.jpg

California lizardfish, in case you havent seen of these guys: http://i19.tinypic.com/4kjgv12.jpg

mantis shrimp
http://i19.tinypic.com/4mw7y9z.jpg
http://i11.tinypic.com/54du1pz.jpg

[SuperDavid]

I'll put the report down in the rambling thread:

spottied bay bass, typical size for the bay:
http://i11.tinypic.com/6c4rnrm.jpg

sand bass:
http://i14.tinypic.com/61xk0eb.jpg

California lizardfish, in case you havent seen of these guys: http://i19.tinypic.com/4kjgv12.jpg

mantis shrimp
http://i19.tinypic.com/4mw7y9z.jpg
http://i11.tinypic.com/54du1pz.jpg
cool pictures!!!
hows that mantis shrimp!!! they don't often take lures do they?
did you eat that sucker?

[FlyingV]

cool pictures!!!
hows that mantis shrimp!!! they don't often take lures do they?
did you eat that sucker?

Thanks Dave, Ive gotten 3 or 4 on lures actually never any on bait. I think they're just opportunists that grab whatever.

Just a suggestion, and God I hate to be -THAT guy - but it occurs to me it might be good to snip photos out of the message when you reply with a quote, I made them too large this time and it might be too much with them all having to load up twice in the browser.

[SuperDavid]

Thanks Dave, Ive gotten 3 or 4 on lures actually never any on bait. I think they're just opportunists that grab whatever.

Just a suggestion, and God I hate to be -THAT guy - but it occurs to me it might be good to snip photos out of the message when you reply with a quote, I made them too large this time and it might be too much with them all having to load up twice in the browser.


your right! I'll do that next time!

[Budweiser]

I'll put the report down in the rambling thread:

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always look forward to seeing your pics, we just don't have nearly the variety up here that you do out there.

[FlyingV]

some underrage brown sugar, baby (halibut)
http://i10.tinypic.com/4mi3qmd.jpg

tiny little bonito, he will be 3 times this size by Sept.
http://i11.tinypic.com/4opidyc.jpg


jacksmelt, abt as big as they get, small ones are great live bait
http://i18.tinypic.com/6d1a7h5.jpg

either a kelp rockfish or brown rockfish, not sure which, has some features of each
http://i9.tinypic.com/4t8zc3q.jpg

[SuperDavid]

great photos once again!!

that really is a tiny Bonito!!

[FlyingV]

Thanks bro. Yeah so cute! So cute it brought a tear to my eye when I had to slide that hook (yes circle hook ftw) thru his skull and condemn him to flyline live bait duty.

I had my hopes up, perfect size for a big yellowtail or seabass ....and he lasted a long time out there...but nothing hit.