Fishing Thread 2012

[Geno]

Last week I got to fish a few hours because my data collection of the summer research internship was fullfilled on the 14th. 191 hours down, 109 hours to go. Can you say "grind"?








Not really. Caught nothing but average stuff last week.

[bigt405]

Crazy paintjob on this fish! What kind of fish is that?

They call them Bonita around here.

[TonytheOnly]

what did you catch that carp on geno? we've got a ton of them around here but it seems like they only eat plants. Only thing I can catch them with is my bow

[PowerD]

Another great day on the water. Specks were going wild today with some around 20". Got a nice flouder as well.

[Geno]

what did you catch that carp on geno? we've got a ton of them around here but it seems like they only eat plants. Only thing I can catch them with is my bow

I've caught two of those huge things now right next to the boat we live on. One on a little piece of hot dog and one on a little piece of french fry. Even the fourty pounders have tiny little mouths. If your local carp are the white amur (or grass carp), you won't catch them on anything but vegetation. The regular carp will eat bread, dough balls, peanut butter and jelly sandwich balls (probably the most productive), corn, cheese, hot dogs, cat food, dog food, etc.

[HairyScandinavian]

Angling thread, fishing thread, hunting & fishing pics thread, I don't know where to post my stuff so yall are getting spammed.

I rarely grab the phone out of the truck, but when the kids catch something nice it's worth it. This is "middle's" first Jack fish.

[insomniac23]

what did you catch that carp on geno? we've got a ton of them around here but it seems like they only eat plants. Only thing I can catch them with is my bow

carp are by far the dumbest fish ive ever seen, just throw a bunch of cheese doodles or cheetos in the water and they'll all pop up right infront of you. ive used mini sausages before to catch them...not even fun, brb lifting some heavy ass fish out of the water than doesnt even put up a fight

[X-ring]

carp are by far the dumbest fish ive ever seen, just throw a bunch of cheese doodles or cheetos in the water and they'll all pop up right infront of you. ive used mini sausages before to catch them...not even fun, brb lifting some heavy ass fish out of the water than doesnt even put up a fight

Chum with Purina dog cow. It floats for awhile and then sinks... Carp love that stuff and it attracks cats as well.

[thart1991]

carp are by far the dumbest fish ive ever seen, just throw a bunch of cheese doodles or cheetos in the water and they'll all pop up right infront of you. ive used mini sausages before to catch them...not even fun, brb lifting some heavy ass fish out of the water than doesnt even put up a fight

Bread works. There is carp bait you can buy as well.

[PowerD]

carp are by far the dumbest fish ive ever seen, just throw a bunch of cheese doodles or cheetos in the water and they'll all pop up right infront of you. ive used mini sausages before to catch them...not even fun, brb lifting some heavy ass fish out of the water than doesnt even put up a fight

Where im from, carp fight like hell, and on light tackle, 15 lb carp, its like a 10 minute fight. I usually make a carp trip once a year or when a buddy wants to go. I got a great dough bait recipe if anyone wants it.

[thart1991]

Where im from, carp fight like hell, and on light tackle, 15 lb carp, its like a 10 minute fight. I usually make a carp trip once a year or when a buddy wants to go. I got a great dough bait recipe if anyone wants it.

Asian carp fight the hardest or large sheepshead fight pretty tough too. all crap fish though. Better than catching nothing In my opinion.

[thart1991]

all over 2.5 lbs and one was 5 lbs.




I don't catfish much but since i've been working less I've started to night fish on the river. Used Chicken livers and worked pretty good. Caught two this size.

[PRbreaker]

Tore up the redfish Sunday in mosquito lagoon, they were eating blue crabs in super shallow water, all these guys in $40k boats were very jealous that they couldn't get were my $2k kayak can get. lol

[HairyScandinavian]

Tore up the redfish Sunday in mosquito lagoon, they were eating blue crabs in super shallow water, all these guys in $40k boats were very jealous that they couldn't get were my $2k kayak can get. lol

You cracking the crabs when you use them for bait or just pull the legs and claws and use whole?

I'm gonna have to mother ship a couple yaks in our next trip to Port Oconnor, there's a back lake I want in badly but just can't get in there with the boat. There's a couple flats boats that basically run over mud to get in there, damn things are amazing.

[PRbreaker]

I use them whole, just get the small ones, i have an 18' sterling flats boat but unless I want to take someone out or its real windy i enjoy taking the kayak, plus i burn calories and its cheap and convenient.

[M0hi]

Alright brahs, I doubt any of you will see this in time, but
going fishing on navy pier lake michigan (leaving in 5 hours to secure a good spot). Praying I have a really good day, but I have never been pier fishing before, any advice, or advice in general for lake michigan pier fishing would be much appreciated..
I am praying it will be a good day, but so far, it isn't. Re-spooled my rod and it went horribly wrong, I forgot to soak it in warm water, forgot to put it through the first eye, and tried my best to put tension on it as I reeled but by the time I was done, the line was pretty loose. I admit I am lazy for not redoing it again, but tomorrow I am bringing everything with, I am hoping once the line gets wet it will behave, otherwise I will re spool it properly.
Cliffs-
Navy Pier Lake Michigan fishing in 5 hours
Re spooled rod horribly wrong, line is loose but still casts and retrieves fine. Will re spool tomorrow if it isn't working properly after being wet.
Advice on fishing off pier please (fishing using minnows)

EDIT: Turned out to be a pretty bad day.
Caught a few Gobi. All the perch caught today were tiny.
Largest fish pulled on entire pier was a 2lb trout.
Also, was fishing government pier not navy.
Going fishing again on local lakes/rivers tomorrow for carp/catfish to cheer me up.

[44hunter]

I win

[2k10SS]

Tried to catch some carp today, there are a ton of them under a bridge by my house ranging from 15 to 30lbs. It didn't go well, I was using some cheap ass 15lb test line and they broke it 3 out of 4 times. The one time I fought with it for 5 minutes to get it to land, then the line broke. Was using some carp bait made of corn and cheese, the stuff was to soft, they would just suck it off and spit out the hook. Then I smartened up and started using corn. I just put on some 20lb test berkley trilene so I should have better luck tomorrow.

Anyone attempt to eat a carp before, tips, tricks? I hear you should let them soak in milk overnight.

[2k10SS]

Finally hook one, fought with it for 10 minutes on my snoopy pole with 20lb test. Weighed about 30lbs and was full of eggs.

[2k10SS]

I might be talking to myself but I let the filets soak in milk overnight and baked them up with onions, garlic, butter, olive oil, sea salt, pepper, and lemon. It wasnt that bad, similar to catfish.

[insomniac23]

people actually eat carp? wut

[HairyScandinavian]

people actually eat carp? wut

They eat the hell out of it across the pond.

[syddak1llakyd]

yes kill every carp you can. they are non native. if you dont want them....give them to dogs and cats to eat

[thart1991]

Wow man you ate carp. I don't think I would even try them. I've heard lots of negative **** about them.

[2k10SS]

Wow man you ate carp. I don't think I would even try them. I've heard lots of negative **** about them.

I just wanted to try it, I threw most of it away because no one else would touch it...I wouldnt eat it again unless I was starving to death.

[M0hi]

(Cliffs at end) I have a story to tell, so bear with me because I am interested if anyone else has had some of these days.
It has been very hot, and very dry for some time now. Water levels have dropped significantly. A fishing trip however, was already planned. I set out, feeling it was going to be a horrible day, there was just so much wrong with the day, its weather, and the activeness of fish. Not many people were out on the lake like us.
At around 7AM, we get our first bite, something takes a buzzbait and fights like hell. Lo and behold, of all things its a 7lb catfish. We are fishless for hours, trying many bays, points, bars etc. Nothing except bluegill everywhere. We decide to head deep 40-49ft or so. And resort to worms. Feeling defeated we just wanted to relax. But somehow, we drifted quite a ways, and magic hour happened.
On a boat of 3 we got 6 big fish in the boat and 3 that broke off at the boat. We didn't catch many fish, but we did catch upper tier for the lake we were at.
I ended up catching an 8lb channel off a warm, in what was at least a 2 minute fight with 4 long runs in total. My friend caught probably one of the top 3 pike in the entire lake (only around low to mid 30" cus its Illinois) and his dad was doing nothing but catching huge bass. All off worms in deep water.
Cliffs-
Horrible day for fishing
Go fishing, nothing for hours
By some random miracle, many fish in 1 hour in an unexpected spot.
Happen to any of your guys who have been fishing a long time?

Pic of my catfish, nothing special, but it's the biggest I've caught FOR NOW

One of these days I'll catch a monstrous cat. Just need to find out where one would be. Excuse my awkward face, I was excited.
The lake is catch and release only so hopefully when I am older the fish will be much bigger.

[fanshionzheng]

What kind of fish is this

[HairyScandinavian]

m0hi, happens all the time down here but in the salt, fish bit will start/stop in an instant. Lots of times it will have to do with the tide, if it's slack nothing happening but once it starts to move in or out the fish turn on. Freshwater obviously doesn't have tides, sounds like you may have just finally located the fish.

What kind of fish is this

The notorious nothingfish?

[M0hi]

m0hi, happens all the time down here but in the salt, fish bit will start/stop in an instant. Lots of times it will have to do with the tide, if it's slack nothing happening but once it starts to move in or out the fish turn on. Freshwater obviously doesn't have tides, sounds like you may have just finally located the fish.



The notorious nothingfish?

I was super anxious to go back out there again and see if I did indeed find this magical spot. My friends think it's a one time think, but I personally believe it may have been one of only two humps/bar/saddles in the entire lake which may be why the fish are attracted to it. I am pretty sure it would be a drastic difference of around 20ft in depth. However my friend is not taking me out this weekend to try it, as it is a private lake hell bent on preventing infestation, they only let you rent their boats at 12 dollars an hour. No live bait (except worms). Catch and release. If however, this does turn out to be more than a one time thing, I will never get bored of it.

[thart1991]

So i've been catfishing lately and it's something I've only done a few times. I've used stink bait, chicken livers and hotdogs and had minimal success. a few cats around 5 lbs. Any suggestions?