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2021 Fishing thread

dhuze said:
I have never in my life caught a fish on a plastic worm. I have been trying to end that streak this summer with no luck. I don't think anyone has, they just say they do so I keep buying worms and not catching anything.

Oh and I went out today and caught bluegills like they didn't want to be in the water anymore. I also got 1 perch and 1 Bass that was only 3/4 of a pound, but it was in the weeds and I had my ultralight.

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Really???

I was that way as a youngster. I picked worm colors based on what I wanted. Never thought hte fish needed to care. I had a good black/silver combo ribbon tail worm. And an electric blue flake. Both seemed good. Never caught a damned thing. (Some of that was likely that I was fishing in barren places.)

Today? I'll take a worm over everything if forced to pick one bait.

I started ned rigging a couple of weeks ago - just to goof off. Caught fish on translucent pink and pink bubblegum so far. (Was testing the odd colors, too)

A stick worm or a Good craw (Personal preference: Rage craw) with minimal (or no) weight on a EWG hook in green pumpkin or watermelon will catch fish just about anywhere in the N/E.

The other thing I wanna try and "master" is big-honkin-worms. Those 10-14" things. I think that would be a trip. I tried a few years ago, but I lost patience. I need to just go out to the deep grass and give it a whirl. At least the perch may not bother with it. LOL
 
Dennis in MA said:
Really???

I was that way as a youngster. I picked worm colors based on what I wanted. Never thought hte fish needed to care. I had a good black/silver combo ribbon tail worm. And an electric blue flake. Both seemed good. Never caught a damned thing. (Some of that was likely that I was fishing in barren places.)

Today? I'll take a worm over everything if forced to pick one bait.

I started ned rigging a couple of weeks ago - just to goof off. Caught fish on translucent pink and pink bubblegum so far. (Was testing the odd colors, too)

A stick worm or a Good craw (Personal preference: Rage craw) with minimal (or no) weight on a EWG hook in green pumpkin or watermelon will catch fish just about anywhere in the N/E.

The other thing I wanna try and "master" is big-honkin-worms. Those 10-14" things. I think that would be a trip. I tried a few years ago, but I lost patience. I need to just go out to the deep grass and give it a whirl. At least the perch may not bother with it. LOL
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What is ned rigging? I've caught some decent bass on wacky rigged senkos.
 
Ned rig???

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Light head. Small stick worm (or other plastic) 3-4" in length. Something fairly flexible. Work it how you want in the bottom of the water column.

Best thing is a good outlet for torn up Senko's. Get a few fish hammering your Senkos and the top end is toast. Just save em and clip em down to the tail end.

Only do ned rigging on light-ish line and a spinning rod. Set the drag somewhat light as well so you don't pull the hook straight. (They are very fine wire hooks.)
 
Dennis in MA said:
Ned rig???

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Light head. Small stick worm (or other plastic) 3-4" in length. Something fairly flexible. Work it how you want in the bottom of the water column.

Best thing is a good outlet for torn up Senko's. Get a few fish hammering your Senkos and the top end is toast. Just save em and clip em down to the tail end.

Only do ned rigging on light-ish line and a spinning rod. Set the drag somewhat light as well so you don't pull the hook straight. (They are very fine wire hooks.)
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Great idea for extending the life of a Senko, thanks!!!
 
It has been a dream to hike into a mountain creek and fly fish. Well today was that day. We grabbed our packs, bear spray and flyrods and headed into a creek in Montana. It was only a few miles but it qualified. We had no idea if it would hold fish but we wanted to do some exploring. Imagine my joy when a hungry yellowstone cuttie slammed my hairs ear. I landed two more, and pricked a couple more. My daughter got a beauty, probably thirteen inches in length and fat. Now I am yearning for 3wt!

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Dennis in MA said:
Ned rig???

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Light head. Small stick worm (or other plastic) 3-4" in length. Something fairly flexible. Work it how you want in the bottom of the water column.

Best thing is a good outlet for torn up Senko's. Get a few fish hammering your Senkos and the top end is toast. Just save em and clip em down to the tail end.

Only do ned rigging on light-ish line and a spinning rod. Set the drag somewhat light as well so you don't pull the hook straight. (They are very fine wire hooks.)
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OK, what is the retrieve on something like that in the fresh water ?
Is it anything like jigging for striper on sand banks ?
 
However you want. It seems to be a bottom of the water column bait. Hop it. Drag it. Swim it. But when it lands, it’s always tail-up.
 
Thanks. It's not all wine-and-roses, LOL. For the last 11 years, 14' Jon boat. Now I've got this monstrosity. I told my wife this am - after having stress dreams about hte damned thing last night (which will stop once I get the 10 hrs on the motor - I'm 2.5 or so deep already) that it's like living in a crowded, narrow city all your life and riding a BMX bike around and then swapping out for a full-size SUV.

All them tight moves I used to do are all gone. LOL
 
Did some exploration on the Boulder River today. I gotta say, the place does not suck. Even found four access points on the lower section which is mostly private land. I have heard that the browns can get up to 24 inches in those parts. I will back once the cooler weather comes and the fish put on the feed bag. Fortunately, only a half hour from the house :)

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FINALLY got on some Larry's over teh weekend. I haven't fished this part of the lake in a while b/c it's usually too low. We fished for about 2.5 hours and bagged 8. Missed another 4. First bass on the pontoon. Another 6 hours and the motor will be finally broken in. Although at 4 hours and have barely used 1.5 gallons. So that's nice. Seems pretty efficient.

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Makes your thing look bigger though. A buddy of mine YEARS ago always wanted to date an Asian girl. "Why?" "Small hands." [rofl]
 
Oooh. You just need a decent spinning combo. I'm partial to the BPS Carbonlite. (Although I hate the baitkeepers on the white version of them. Keeps the bait BELOW the reel. Grrrr.)

Reel??? Shimano is my pick. Sedona is a good reel. Stratic is the bomb. I scored 2 of these (probably stolen) off of Ebay a few years ago.

They have a pile of soft plastics there this week. I was there killing time on Tuesday. I got some Z-man ned baits with the wigglies at teh end and a pack of Z-man tube baits. Gonna see if they are better acting than my normal KVD tubes. Should be about that time at the lake for the sallies to start congregating in a few key spots.

I didn't look to see what their selection was for rods at all. LAST time I was there a month ago it was a ghost town in the rod department.
 
Dennis in MA said:
Oooh. You just need a decent spinning combo. I'm partial to the BPS Carbonlite. (Although I hate the baitkeepers on the white version of them. Keeps the bait BELOW the reel. Grrrr.)

Reel??? Shimano is my pick. Sedona is a good reel. Stratic is the bomb. I scored 2 of these (probably stolen) off of Ebay a few years ago.

They have a pile of soft plastics there this week. I was there killing time on Tuesday. I got some Z-man ned baits with the wigglies at teh end and a pack of Z-man tube baits. Gonna see if they are better acting than my normal KVD tubes. Should be about that time at the lake for the sallies to start congregating in a few key spots.

I didn't look to see what their selection was for rods at all. LAST time I was there a month ago it was a ghost town in the rod department.
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Most of my stuff is baitcasting or larger spinning. Thinking a 6.5 to 7’ medium light rod. Spinning Reel that will handle 6 or 8lb line. I like Penns too.
 
I decided that this would be a good morning to test out my brand new Douglas DXF 4 wt rod. Well it did not disappoint. The nine inch cutties were so much fun. But then I hooked up to this bruiser, a beautiful rainbow. What this was doing in a ten foot wide stretch of water is beyond me. But man I'm so glad he was there. Wow, what a battle on a 4wt. Half dozen spectacular jumps and he even started to take line off the reel. What a rush.

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peterk123 said:
I decided that this would be a good morning to test out my brand new Douglas DXF 4 wt rod. Well it did not disappoint. The nine inch cutties were so much fun. But then I hooked up to this bruiser, a beautiful rainbow. What this was doing in a ten foot wide stretch of water is beyond me. But man I'm so glad he was there. Wow, what a battle on a 4wt. Half dozen spectacular jumps and he even started to take line off the reel. What a rush.

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That’s what it’s all about right there!
 
Dennis in MA said:
How did you make out?????
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Got a St Croix Medium Light 6' 10" rod. And a Johnny Morris Spinning Reel made by Daiwa. I always liked Penn and Shimano but pickins were mighty slim. Very few rods in the size I wanted. I could have waited or ordered but wanted to get out on the water. Actually found a sales guy who knew his stuff. Some Z Man Finesse Shroomz Jig Heads in a few sizes and Finesse TRD in Green Pumpkin, Canada Craw and California Craw.
 

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