The fishing thread

[cantab27]

as the title says all fishing storys go in here... ill start ,love to fish , fresh water the most walking up the river fishing not seeing anyone for hours is sweet..thing is work seems to get in the way of things we like ,wheeling as well..anyway heres some pics of the soft baits i use plus last wee trout i got plus one place we camp out when we fish.. not in any order but..:thumbsup:
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[rguignard]

man it must be nice to live right by a river you can wheel in and fish in :thumbsup: here in texas were not aloud to put a tire in the water anymore so no more wheeling in the rivers :thumbdown: a LONG time ago my bust friend and i had owr pic.s in the paper for catching a 83 pound catfish along with a 30 pounder and a few more alltogether it was like 200 pounds of fish :shocker:

[GT MOTORSPORTS]

The scenery is amazing there! i wonder what a vaction would cost to go there for a week? Im like Rene. Fishing,wheeling and some swimming in the same river would be great!

[cantab27]

man it must be nice to live right by a river you can wheel in and fish in :thumbsup: here in texas were not aloud to put a tire in the water anymore so no more wheeling in the rivers :thumbdown: a LONG time ago my bust friend and i had owr pic.s in the paper for catching a 83 pound catfish along with a 30 pounder and a few more alltogether it was like 200 pounds of fish :shocker:

is this one of thoses fishy fish storys, wheres the pics :smiley-laughing021: come people, storys and pics please..:thumbsup:

[4.3LXJ]

is this one of thoses fishy fish storys, wheres the pics :smiley-laughing021: come people, storys and pics please..:thumbsup:

Unfortunately my fishy stories predate digital cameras. The others, everyone was to excited to worry about pics.

[cantab27]

tell the storys anyway..... what gear do you guys use ?????

[4.3LXJ]

It depends where I am fishing. I have used everything from flies to deep salt water gear in fresh water.

[cantab27]

you guys be gearing up for the fishing seasons soon ????? remember it didn't happen if ya aint got pics....:rotfl2::camera:

[BlueXJ]

I am way toooo lazzzzyyyy to fish.

[cantab27]

:smiley-laughing021::smiley-laughing021:

[Mudderoy]

I am way toooo lazzzzyyyy to fish.

I really enjoy fishing the two times I've done it. If I had the money I'd have a modest bass boat for fresh water fishing.

[warrpath4x4]

I'm going camping/fishing this weekend, with or without the jeep.

[Melissa]

I love to fish, wouldn't be happy if I couldn't. In fact this year when you buy your fishing tag, you can now buy in to where you can have two poles in the water per person!!! Wooohooo for me!! :drool:

I like to fish with live worms, power bait, and my spinners, But I do have a big tackle box filled with "pretty" stuff just in case I need it :D

Here is my fishing gear :cheerleader:

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[cantab27]

nice one Melissa, a reply with pics and fair to say ya love ya fishing looking at that gear...post pics of the trophies....

[Melissa]

nice one Melissa, a reply with pics and fair to say ya love ya fishing looking at that gear...post pics of the trophies....

I sure will post pics of the fish I have caught, just as soon as I get my computer running right again. Stay tuned.....................:popcorn:

[4.3LXJ]

Here is the minnow they threw back.

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu215/warriorsuspension/Cool%20Stuff/untitled.jpg

By law, you have to throw the big sturgeon back. In OR they have to be between 3' and 6' to keep them. This is bigger than that.

[cantab27]

that is a big fish, dont get that kind down this way ....what is it :thumbsup:

[4.3LXJ]

It is a Sturgeon. They are bottom feeders and can be found in large western rivers such as the Snake and Columbia system. They live for over 100 years and get larger than that one. It is not uncommon for them to hit 14'. It is the western US answer to Channel Cats

[DETOURS]

Just bought me and the boy 2 brandy new Spiderman fishing poles off ebay.
I'll let ya know how we do............

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f136/corncrawler/Fishingriver.jpg

[Melissa]

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu215/warriorsuspension/Cool%20Stuff/untitled.jpg



I want to catch one that big :drool::drool::drool:

[prcjeep]

I love to fish, wouldn't be happy if I couldn't. In fact this year when you buy your fishing tag, you can now buy in to where you can have two poles in the water per person!!! Wooohooo for me!! :drool:

I like to fish with live worms, power bait, and my spinners, But I do have a big tackle box filled with "pretty" stuff just in case I need it :D



Normally I go down to fish of the west end of Galveston Island... We can have as many poles in the water as you own... yet even then, in the past year I've gone prob about 6 times and havent caught anything to talk about... My buddy caught a seagull that flew into on of our lines and got stuck, then bit the crap out of him untangling it! :smiley-laughing021:
(I know pics are good so I'll look!)

[4.3LXJ]

I want to catch one that big :drool::drool::drool:

There was one that went over 12' caught within a few miles of you:thumbsup:

[Melissa]

Normally I go down to fish of the west end of Galveston Island... We can have as many poles in the water as you own... yet even then, in the past year I've gone prob about 6 times and havent caught anything to talk about... My buddy caught a seagull that flew into on of our lines and got stuck, then bit the crap out of him untangling it! :smiley-laughing021:
(I know pics are good so I'll look!)

Now that would be quite a sight to see :smiley-laughing021:

[Matt.P1992]

Just bought me and the boy 2 brandy new Spiderman fishing poles off ebay.
I'll let ya know how we do............

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f136/corncrawler/Fishingriver.jpg

Now why is it that these types of girls are so rare? LOL

[cantab27]

sweet fishing season starts on the 1st of next month
and looking at above picture :drool: i cant wait ........

[ice_cold]

Gave up on hardware fishing....am a fly fisherman now. Been doing it for over 20 years, love it! I use a inflatable pontoon boat. Go for rainbow, brown trout, cut throats. Till the fall then its off top the coastal area and go for salmon, and steelhead.
Got to love it!
Need the Jeep just to get into most of the spots. Thats why I am on a timeline to get something built and running. Guess if I did not spend $1500 on 2 rods and reels, I might have the money...lol

[DETOURS]

I have a new fish storey.............:shocker:



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[Dirt Dogg Rydas]

Went fishing this weekend as soon a we got there my son caught a turtle.
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[4.3LXJ]

Caught one of those with my hands, but never with a hook. However if you go frog hunting in Oregon, by law you have to do that with a fly rod.

[cantab27]

Caught one of those with my hands, but never with a hook. However if you go frog hunting in Oregon, by law you have to do that with a fly rod.

:smiley-laughing021::smiley-laughing021: fly rod , frog hunting :thumbsup:

[4.3LXJ]

:smiley-laughing021::smiley-laughing021: fly rod , frog hunting :thumbsup:

Yup, here in CA we can go out with a flashlight and pitch fork and just gig them. But in OR you have to fish for them with a fly rod. Red yarn on a hook works best. You have to put it in front of them and get then to strike at it.

[wahoo]

Getting ready to go to Michigan in October for Salmon fishing.

[Paddletrucker]

I only fish from a kayak, and I only kayak if I'm fishing. I participate in on-line bass fishing tournaments. It's a blast. A big part of my getting the XJ was to use as a camping and fishing war wagon.

I haven't got to go much this year, though. Usually, I go at least three times a week. This year, though, we've had a drought that's kept the lakes and rivers WAYY down and the ones that are up have had that Blue/Green algae outbreaks and they say not to come in contact with the water. Then, there's been work. It's been hectic this year. Trucking has not been fun in 2011 so far.

Some of my fishing pics. Since this year has been such a bust, these are from last year.

Here I am fishing in Lake Skiatook, Oklahoma.
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Spring Creek near Locust Grove, OK. This is my avatar, too.
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Here's my kayak all rigged and ready to fish.
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Headed out for some night time catfishing!
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[Paddletrucker]

More.


Here's a good one. I was fishing a small soft plastic creature bait (Strike King Space Monkey), and felt a little tap. I thought it was a really small fish.

It wasn't.
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I put him on the bow of the kayak and was going to unhook him to turn him loose. That's when he let go of the bait and tried to bit me. That's when he got knocked off of the boat! Take a good look at the pic. He wasn't hooked. Mean little bastard was just hanging on. Guess he thought it was a frog and he wasn't going to let me take it from him.
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This one's venomous. Cottonmouth. A big one, too.
Going.
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Gone! Hiding from me in the root ball.
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[Paddletrucker]

One night, while paddling home, I saw a guy who decided he could just drive his Wrangler out onto a gravel bar. He didn't make it. He got close, though.

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THey pulled it out with an old beast of a Ford pick up. Here's the video. They pulled him out just the way he went in. You can see haw far he went.
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[Paddletrucker]

Kayak fishing sunset pictures.

Lake Fort Gibson. Wagoner, OK
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Lake Tenkiller. Tahlequah, OK
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Lake Oologah. Oologah, OK.
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Lake Keystone. Mannford, OK.
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[Paddletrucker]

Species we typically catch around here.

Largemouth, of course.
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Drum.
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Catfish. Yellow cat and channel cat.
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Bluegill. I hear these are a blast on a long fly rod. They really fight hard, in spite of there size. I think they are cool because of their coloring.
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White bass (sand bass) my favorite to eat.
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Crappie. Another favorite eating fish.
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[cantab27]

cool pics man... i like the trout fishing, driving so far up the river then walking and fishing for hours,,,, yall can keep the snakes but,,,dont get them critters down here....

[Mudderoy]

More.


Here's a good one. I was fishing a small soft plastic creature bait (Strike King Space Monkey), and felt a little tap. I thought it was a really small fish.

It wasn't.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj298/picsofnate/P9250003.jpg

I put him on the bow of the kayak and was going to unhook him to turn him loose. That's when he let go of the bait and tried to bit me. That's when he got knocked off of the boat! Take a good look at the pic. He wasn't hooked. Mean little bastard was just hanging on. Guess he thought it was a frog and he wasn't going to let me take it from him.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj298/picsofnate/P9250004.jpg

Did you put your feet in the kayak for at least 15 minutes after catching this snake? :eek: :sad0147: :out: :pray:

[Mudderoy]

Great pictures! Thanks, fun and interesting posts!

[4.3LXJ]

cool pics man... i like the trout fishing, driving so far up the river then walking and fishing for hours,,,, yall can keep the snakes but,,,dont get them critters down here....

When we go wheeling to Fordyce, I have a secret spot that is fun to visit. It is a little creek with pools the size of a pickup truck. In each one is a German Brown over 24". The little creek evaporates when it goes over a granite face, so no one knows it is there. I would like to visit the lake that feeds it and do some fishing. Unfortunately we won't have time this trip, but maybe another.

[jccatt]

I used to drive up the beach and fish but gave it away as the fish dried up. Nice pics, of world fishing spots. Makes me want to dust off the rods.

[Firemanray]

Caught this while working. I saw him swimming around under the dock when I went to survey the job. I brought my tackle a couple of days later and caught him right after lunch break.
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[cantab27]

man your job must suck ray...................................

[xjrev10]

I live in the "Land of 10,000 lakes." Yep I fish. I'm mostly a northern/muskie and smallmouth bass fisher. I use heavier tackle. St.Croix rods and Pfluger reels are the only thing I run. I have about 8 setups ready to go all the time. I do catch Walleyes quite frequently too. (by accident) Caught this one last week, 24.5 inches, I released her.
http://tapatalk.com/mu/c6e4e218-62f6-f524.jpg

[Paddletrucker]

Got a little fishing in today. I only had a couple of hours before dark, so I threw the kayak on top of the faithful GREEN Jeep and had to sneak away.

Saddled up the 'ol trusty XJ and hit the river.

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj298/picsofnate/P8210006-1.jpg


Here's the kayak off the Jeep and all rigged and ready to ride.

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The view up river, looking up towards "my honey hole."
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Paddled 2 miles up river, leaving the XJ waiting faithfully for my return.

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Caught a few of these little guys.
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And one that didn't want his picture taken.:rotfl2:
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Then, I got a nice one that ought to put me on the board in my kayak fishing on-line tournament.

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj298/picsofnate/P8210013.jpg


Then it started to get dark, so I went on in. The bugs were getting bad or I'd stayed longer and got some catfishing in and paddled in a couple of hours after dark. Not a bad couple of hours of relaxation!

[cantab27]

nice...what kinda fish??

[Paddletrucker]

nice...what kinda fish??

Largemouth Bass

[Mudderoy]

Largemouth Bass

Watch, Wayne is going to make a mother in-law joke... :spongebob:

[cantab27]

no joke tony, but that name does suit her..... we dont get bass down here...good set up ya have there sir...............

[cantab27]

well now, since its kinda nice and warm here and i just dropped number 27 beer thought i may as well go for a fish...:drinking:

see that white v thingy at end of track ...that's me crib

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and walkings i went...:shocker::mock:9(they put a fence up no jeepy ride any-mores)

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shit that took 2 mins ...the river with no fish:o:o

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sun set...

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then i think i found some Houston trails

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see Jim ,Matt ,Greg, Ray...mud......:D

by the way no fish tonight not even a bite , but hay,,,, who cares when ya in walking distance to that.....


:smiley-taunt013:

living the dream and keeping it green.............

[OrangeXJ]

We have not had enough rain here to make a mud hole like that. I bet Jimbo is on his way.

[Paddletrucker]

Nice!! I'd love to paddle and fish there. New Zealand has a lot of us goofy kayak fisherman....and a lot of sharks off shore, from what I understand.


If I lived that close to a fishing spot, I'd lose my job. There would need to be an intervention.

[prcjeep]

Well went fishing a couple weeks back. Here's a video I took from the passenger seat of my brothers F150 going through one of the passes though the dunes at Padre Island national seashore
http://youtu.be/axhHAL11gT8

60 miles of undeveloped beach, It was awesome except that we caught NO fish...
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[editedforsafety]

Been fishing a decent bit in the kayak this year. Wilderness Systems Pamlico 100. I've been fishing for smallmouth bass in a lake called Ford lake that was formed by damming the Huron River. Fished in the river a bit too.

I use Yamamoto 4" senkos almost exclusively, rigged with a 1/0 EWG offset worm hook Texas rigged. 6.5' Gander Mountain IM8 MH casting rod with a older Team Daiwa S series of some sort. Cost me an arm and a leg for that reel, but has provided over 10 years of solid service.

Been doing pretty well on the smallies, though they seem to moving a bit deeper as of late and it's harder to find them without a depthfinder to show me the bottom structure in the stained water.