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Some hard tackle boxes have measures built into the lids. I fish from a kayak frequently, so I took a plastic sewing measuring tape and laminated it to my 'Yaks console.Do you guys literally use a tape measure to see if it's a legal length fish? Any other times when you have to release it instead of consuming it?
Do you guys literally use a tape measure to see if it's a legal length fish? Any other times when you have to release it instead of consuming it?
Do you guys literally use a tape measure to see if it's a legal length fish? Any other times when you have to release it instead of consuming it?
Do you guys literally use a tape measure to see if it's a legal length fish? Any other times when you have to release it instead of consuming it?
Do you guys literally use a tape measure to see if it's a legal length fish? Any other times when you have to release it instead of consuming it?
Any thoughts on baitcaster reels?? I'm thinking about getting one of those this year for the first time (have a spinner reel now). This is the first year I plan to go fishing in more than a few.
Do you guys literally use a tape measure to see if it's a legal length fish? Any other times when you have to release it instead of consuming it?
Very nice!Maybe it's better in MA but in most fairly populated areas in CT it seems like trout fishing consists of everyone and their brother standing along stream and river banks cleaning out the fish the state just stocked within 2-3 weeks.
Very little if any native trout left and what they call native now is just a handful of leftover stocked trout that managed to not get caught last year. Maybe that doesn't matter but for some reason it takes something away for me.
I will go trout fishing once in a blue moon, I just prefer bass fishing. I prefer sitting in my canoe on a pond or lake with my buddy or my daughter where I can paddle to my own spot away from others, crack open a beer and relax in peace. If the bugs come I may light up a cigar. I don't smoke at all but I'll puff on a cigar to keep bugs away.
For Bass I'm a big fan of rubber worms Texas rigged (weedless) or the occasional floating lure like a Rapalla minnow or perch or even a large spoon (Mepps or Daredevil type). Been doing well with Berkley Power Bait rubber worms lately, curly tail motor oil color.
When I do hit a stream I just stick with small spoons like Phoebe or Colorado or maybe mealie worms on a short lead from a small bobber that I let drift in the current.
You don't need to spend a fortune whichever fish you decide to go for. A $30-$40 combo rod/reel is fine with a small tackle box and a few things like have been mentioned.
Some bass me and my daughter caught in ponds/lakes in our town last year.
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Do you guys literally use a tape measure to see if it's a legal length fish? Any other times when you have to release it instead of consuming it?
New to this thread, and haven't read any of the replies. Read the original post, so take what I'll say for whatever it's worth.
I love fly fishing for trout, but if I wasn't fly fishing, I'd almost never go after them. Trout aren't great fighters for their weight, their strikes aren't generally that impressive, and fishing for stocked trout in a lake is my least favorite kind of fishing. I just don't see the appeal--unless you're fly fishing, which I enjoy. But honestly, if there was consistent fly fishing for smallmouth within a two hour drive of Boston, I'd be there more often than I would for trout.
Largemouth bass fishing can be done fairly well from shore in lots of places and will yield bigger fish and more impressive strikes. If you're some kind of weirdo, carp fishing will get you a far better fight and much larger fish than either trout or bass. Carp are fun, and probably the biggest freshwater fish you can catch in MA.