Catch of the day [Fishing]
-
Looks like praying to the Fish gods helps
-
I only got 3 casts in before a monsoon drove us off the lake, but i got this big girl right away 20" long and weighed about 4.5 lb.
@neph93 Freshwater Largemouth bass come to surface when hooked and jump out of the water with their mouth open throwing their head to try and toss the lure. This one jumped 3 times on the way to the boat and then ran my drag straight down under the boat before tiring.
@Giles is right about the amazing hits on topwater lures. it takes the "drug" of getting a fish on and incresaes it exponentially when they smash the topwater lures.
-
Atta boy @jordanscollected
-
Porgy double up.
Btw it’s hard to get good Photos with a a phone while manning a kayak.
-
Porgy double up.
Btw it’s hard to get good Photos with a a phone while manning a kayak.:o for handling kayak, camera, and fish I'd say that's a remarkable shot.
And belated congratulations on your new venture @Matty123 ! Best of luck!And good catch @jordanscollected !
-
thanks @Matty123 and @steelworker i'm going hunting for Walleye this Saturday morning in southern MN, i'll report back if we get anything good. Matty would you consider a GoPro type thing for your chest or head to record some of the catches? I'm considering getting one, if i can keep from looking like i'm full of myself
-
Porgy double up.
Btw it’s hard to get good Photos with a a phone while manning a kayak.:o for handling kayak, camera, and fish I'd say that's a remarkable shot.
And belated congratulations on your new venture @Matty123 ! Best of luck!And good catch @jordanscollected !
Ed, thank you and thank you!
-
You’ve got to go past the nuts Giles. That’s when it gets easier
-
Popped out for a couple of hours this morning to fish the flood tide….
Tasty tidbits
-
didn't catch a ton on Saturday, but the bass was about 4.5 lb. and a great time on the water.
-
@giles what is that pink line you are using? Is it saltwater specific? Braid, Mono, Flourocarbon? reason for the coloration?
-
It's braid. Sufix Pro 18lb. Super-duper thin (0.12mm) and silky smooth. It casts a country mile. I tie the braid to a 3-4 foot 15lbs fluorocarbon leader, using a uni knot (10 turns in the braid, 4 in the flouro). To the business end of the flouro I tie on a breakaway mini link https://www.veals.co.uk/acatalog/breakaway-mini-link-4196.html . Makes swapping over lures easy, even in the dark.
Pink because I like pink - no sensible reason.
For my big tropical fish fishing, I effectively have the same set up, but I'm using 130lbs braid attached to a 200lb mono leader with an FG knot (it's a super strong knot which has a very low profile), I can have a leader of 14 feet or so, so the knot is still on the spool when I power up the cast). The braid I use is multicoloured, so a different colour every 5 meters. The type of fishing I do requires super long casts, so the multi-coloured line helps me gauge how well (read, how far) I have cast and I can then make any appropriate adjustments to my casting technique on the next cast.
