Originally Posted by Melissa (Post 543346)

I prefer lake fishing with a bobber and worm. But since we live on the ocean now I'm going to have to try this. Frankly ocean fishing scares me. I've been planning on trying the bay as it seems easier and the water is calmer, almost flat. Can I use a bobber in a bay?

Originally Posted by PaPa (Post 543449)

Haahaa! I debated whether I even wanted to post in here. Y'all are going to think I have plumb lost my mind!! *Chuckles I have no idea the terms or the different types of fishing. I was taught one way by my father who is now 92 years old. I have never cast a line with a casting rod. His are all vintage rods with open wound reels. He always used the same type of hooks (nothing fake) and of course always worms. The catch? Small stream native trout. I am not referring to stocked trout. I am talking lands that are private that have native fish in them and reproduce each year. The bait? Worms that I get from overturning rocks and other objects since we always lived in the woods. Most of them were big ones too. Are they night crawlers? *Shrug Idk, but they are good bait. *Chuckles. My father and I would walk lightly by the stream and stand back far enough so the shadows did not cast onto the water and our step light enough to not cause vibrations. We would pull the hook taut and then let it fly into the water and stay very still and very quiet. Let me tell you learning that technique put quite a few hooks through my fingers. I swear my father had so much patience to put up with my slow learning. LOL! Anyways, we let the waters natural flow take the worm where it would go and then lightly pull it back under the edges near the side of the stream. The fish like to hide in those nooks and crannies of the water and they get tempted by the bait. Some days have always been better than others, but the fish that are caught are definitely hit over the head with a rock. I cannot stand to see them suffer and then they are cleaned as soon as we get home. They are either used immediately or froze. Mom used to always prepare them coated with flour and slowly fried. I honestly don't know what the largest trout was that we ever caught, but I do know state law was that if it weren't 6 inches it had to be released and that is the rule we went by. So....with that said...it has been quite a few years since I have fished. I did a few years back buy another more recent rod and tried it out once. I even bought some of those other fancy things that said they would work. I even heard that sweet corn in the can works as good bait. Ya know what I found? The ways dad taught me were best. They didn't want corn. They wanted worms. The fish didn't even want that stuff the guy at Wal-Mart recommended. So I gave up the rod and stuff in the tackle box I tried to expand with and have returned to the old methods that apparently were tried and true. My father has a lifetime license, but I doubt he will go with me to the stream anymore. But I will be honest I am bitin' at the bit to go out and catch him some fish and bring them home to him.

Originally Posted by WolfyOne (Post 543367)

Originally Posted by JAGG (Post 543892)

Well artificial bait is tricky. Depends on what type of fish you want what time of year and what time of day it is. Grasshoppers are good bait. I love vienna sausages too, not sure why but I have a lot of luck with those. Croppy and catfish love them. Maybe the smell who knows.

Originally Posted by JAGG (Post 543892)

Well artificial bait is tricky. Depends on what type of fish you want what time of year and what time of day it is. Grasshoppers are good bait. I love vienna sausages too, not sure why but I have a lot of luck with those. Croppy and catfish love them. Maybe the smell who knows.

Originally Posted by RNguy (Post 543917)

I'll try vienna sausages . For catfish bait I am a huge fan of wheeties cereal and make wheetie balls and dip them in chicken liver blood . Thanks for the vienna sausage tip buddy

Originally Posted by RNgirl (Post 543924)

Dipped in chicken liver blood? ??:fishing:

Originally Posted by JAGG (Post 543892)

Well artificial bait is tricky. Depends on what type of fish you want what time of year and what time of day it is. Grasshoppers are good bait. I love vienna sausages too, not sure why but I have a lot of luck with those. Croppy and catfish love them. Maybe the smell who knows.

Originally Posted by Sachita (Post 543429)

I will fish anywhere, anytime and if I can't get them on a pole I'll even go in after them with a snorkel! I have a few kayaks and prefer them for fishing over my canoe. I can really get into tight places, under over-hanging trees and I love just being out on the lake. My kayaks are ocean kayaks and great in surf as well.

I hope I have time this year. I want to open produce stands and hopefully can steal a few hours a week to drop a line.

Originally Posted by RNguy (Post 543933)

Oops I meant to put that on your response . Wait till I make you bait them baby :)

Originally Posted by RNgirl (Post 543968)

I am not skeered lol Do you forget I get the blood and guts then send them to your unit to monitor and finish fixing up?? XOXO

Originally Posted by RNguy (Post 543917)

I'll try vienna sausages . For catfish bait I am a huge fan of wheeties cereal and make wheetie balls and dip them in chicken liver blood . Thanks for the vienna sausage tip buddy

Originally Posted by Melissa (Post 543871)

I prefer worms to artificial as have rarely caught anything with artificial bait. They use shrimp here in the ocean and bay so I will give that a try.

Originally Posted by JAGG (Post 544337)

I used to have trouble with artificial bait too, until I went fishing with some buddies at work who are serious fisherman, they taught me alot.

Originally Posted by Medusa (Post 600250)

*Raising hand*

I'm a Femme who loves to fish.

Jack and I are actually going on a camping/fishing trip next weekend! We fish off of our bass boat and are going to a lake that is rich with white bass, stripers, walleye, brown trout, crappie, and catfish. Yes, there is a little bit of everything on this lake because of its size!

Very excited! I have my own poles and we kinda troll back and forth in the channels that my family has been fishing for as long as I can remember and we always seem to have great luck.

Last year, something hit one of our poles so hard that it snapped 27-pound lead core. That is a BIG ASS FISH.

Needless to say, going to look for Big Bertha next weekend!

Originally Posted by Martina (Post 600253)

i was reading Field and Stream at Jiffy Lube today and read that muskie eat ducklings. There are these little duckling lures that people buy to catch muskie. God. i suppose there are many more ducklings than large muskie, but honestly i am not too happy with the Muskellunges.

DUCKLINGS??? Nature is too gross sometimes.

Fished for many years, but only with my dad. I never learned much and still can't clean a fish. I did it just to be outside and hang out with my dad. It's sad that he is too old to go out now. i miss it.

Originally Posted by WolfyOne (Post 600429)

Can I just tell you how darn jealous I am of the two of you.
I wish you the best of luck catching Big Bertha, though.

Originally Posted by mountainbikedyke (Post 615398)

Good Morning.

Anyone interested in a camping/fishing trip in the Heber Springs area in September and/or October?

I love that area and have been there lots, but my girl has never been.

We fish all over TN, but want to get away for a long weekend in Arkansas.

We like to fish from our kayaks and have an extra one if anyone is interested...