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Title: Fishing
Post by: Scott on May 23, 2003, 02:43 PM
I don't think I have ever seen a topic on any other message board on the fine sport of fishing so this may go down in flames.  Any one here fish?  Bass fishing opens here tomorrow and I hope to get down to my folks house and throw a line in the Mississippi

They live around a 1/4 mile from the river in one of the best Smallmouth Bass spots in North America so I guess I am a little spoiled there but I usually go on two or three trips a year.  Last winter I went up to Lake of the Woods on the Canuckian/Minnesota border and cleaned up on the walleyes, this summer will consist of a trip to northen MN and possibly a night on the Mississippi catfishing.
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: DSJ™ on May 23, 2003, 03:13 PM
One of my favorite relaxing sports, fishing. I just love getting up early & going fishing for Rainbow Trout. Over the past few years, I never missed a weekend for fishing no matter what season it was. I'll have to find my pictures of the Fly-in fishing trip I went on up north around 6 years ago & post them here.

Favorite fish:
Ranbow Trout.
Pickerel.
Pearch.           Alberta Small Mouth Bass.   ;D
Jackfish.         Good fighters.
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: FX-7 on May 23, 2003, 03:13 PM
I do a bunch of fishing, walleye mostly, jigging and trolling.  The second true sport after hunting!
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: dustrho on May 23, 2003, 04:00 PM
I used to go fishing with my grandfather and brother when I was a kid, but haven't really done any fishing since I was about 16.  We would go out on the boat up in Door County, Wisconsin, and go trolling most of the time for Bass.  If we didn't go out on the boat we would go fishing on the point of our property (casting for Bass).  It was a lot of fun, but I never ate the fish (I hate seafood) so I never had to do the cleaning of the fish.  My grandfather did all that work.  :)
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Morgbug on May 23, 2003, 04:08 PM
there's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking like an idiot.   :P

Sorry, don't remember the movie, but I haven't the patience for fishing, especially where I am down south.  Taking a whole day to catch your limit?  Yawn.  Got spoiled by my father-in-law (rest his soul) up north where you'd catch your limit of considerably larger fish in an hour or less.  

Too much else to do and I don't like paying people to do the work I should and can do myself.  Yard, house, car.  
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Reconsgt on May 23, 2003, 05:22 PM
Chris I live in the gateway to door county. I used to fish a lot when I had a differnt shift but lately not very often. The perch fishing was great up there. I also like bass and northern, muskie is great fun as well. Fisg=hing season opened here in WI a couple of weeks ago and I haven't went yet but I plan to get some in before summers out.
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: JediMAC on May 23, 2003, 05:46 PM
I had a bitchin' 20 gallon fish tank in college.  Lots of cool fish in there!  They even used to eat eachother sometimes.  But I never let anyone cast a fishing line into my tank though.  Except when I was really hammered...   :P

We did host a Goldfish eating contest in my dorm room freshman year though.  Now that was a wild night!   8)

Oh yeah, went deep sea fishing with my Dad once when I was about 12.  We both spent the entire trip yacking in a trash can though, so that wasn't too much fun...   :-\
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Nicklab on May 23, 2003, 09:37 PM
I've done my fair share of fishing in upstate NY.  Mainly trout, perch, and sunnies.

I prefer to do deep-sea fishing.  Mainly for Bluefish, Striped Bass, fluke.  I'd like to take a trip out to the deepwater canyons and go for tuna.  A sizable tuna can wind up paying for the whole trip, and then some.  You should see the sushi chefs waiting at the docks for these boats to get back!
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Scott on May 27, 2003, 01:42 PM
I went yesterday, skunked.  The Mighty Miss is running way too high and fast right now for Smallies...
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Morgbug on May 27, 2003, 01:52 PM
Again, fine line between fishing and sitting there looking like... :P :-*

Just kidding.  One thing that fishing is great for is getting to know your kid.  My dad took me lots and I did enjoy it then.
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: DSJ™ on May 27, 2003, 02:11 PM
For everyone of you out there golfing, there's one less on the lake!  :-*  
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Mikey D on May 27, 2003, 02:17 PM
I do own a fresh water pole and only really use when I go up to Maine.  I did catch an at least 4 lb large mouth bass on it, but since no one was with me, nobody believes me  >:(

I do wish I can go deep sea fishing more often.  I'm not in Matt's boat where I "chum" all day  ;) and just love being out in the open ocean.  One time, it was me, my father, his friend and his son, about 28 miles off the coast of Atlantic City.  We didn't catch much that day but being so far out was cool.  We did see a huge sunfish though.

Another time, same group, not as far out.  We hit a school of blues and were reeling in fish after fish.  I swear, we must have caught 200 fish that (which might be an exaggeration due to my then teenage mind, but it was quite alot of fish).  It was getting to the point where, if we caught a small fish, we'd leave it on the line and throw it back in as "bait" for larger fish.  A pretty cool day  ;D
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Morgbug on May 27, 2003, 02:19 PM
For everyone of you out there golfing, there's one less on the lake!  :-*  


I do my own kind of fishing on the golf course :-\
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Scott on August 4, 2003, 10:54 AM
(http://www.jedidefender.com/spearson/fishing.jpg)

Me and my buds out on the lake last week (action shot)...we caught quite a few Largemouth Bass using plastic worms around the docks and pontoons...fun fun fun! :-*
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: DSJ™ on August 4, 2003, 12:58 PM
Nice picture Scott.  8)
Well I found some of my pictures of the Fly-in trip. It was actually 9 yrs ago. We drove to Fort McMurray & from there we flew into Fort Chipewyan, then we boarded a Bush Beaver Plane & flew into McLelland Lake. Here is a map to show you were the lake is:

(http://www.access-adventures.com/ab/fsh/n_sportf/n_sfmap.gif)

This lake has Northern Pike up to 40 lbs., Lake Trout up to 40 lbs. & Walleye up to 12 lbs.  We were a couple of weeks to early so the average we caught was 6 to 8 lbs.  :(  5 days of out in the middle of nowhere.  8)

This is a group pic of my friends & I just after we landed.

(http://www.telusplanet.net/public/djustus/Flyin%20Fishing%202.jpg)

Picture of me at the cleaning station & doing my imitation of Garth Brooks!  ;D
Those radio heads sets came in handy!

(http://www.telusplanet.net/public/djustus/Flyin%20Fishing%201.jpg)

A beautifull pic of the lake in the evening. Just gets a little darker than that later on. I was fishing at 2:00 am in the boat.

(http://www.telusplanet.net/public/djustus/Flyin%20Fishing%203.jpg)

This is what woke us up just outside the cabin on the 3rd day in!  :o

(http://www.telusplanet.net/public/djustus/Flyin%20Fishing.jpg)

After shooting the bear with our cameras for 5 mins, I decided to grab the rifle incase he got goofy. We named him Lizard & he was only a shoo bear & just a cub. The pilot that picked us up gave me heck for not shooting him. He said that when he gets older, he will be a problem. I told the pilot that we were in his country, his home & unless he was a problem to us, let him be free. Lizard didn't bother us one bit.  :)  

Scott, you gotta go on one of these trips.  :-*
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Scott on August 4, 2003, 01:04 PM
Oh yeah that is one of my dreams, Canadian Fly In for some monster Pike...we were actually planning on driving to a place in So. Ontario but it got scrapped due to various planning difficulties, perhaps next year.

Nice pics Dale, sounds like a great time! :-*
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: DSJ™ on August 4, 2003, 01:27 PM
Someday, I will go back at the right time.  ;)  Northern Pkie, up here, anything less than 20 lbs., we call a pissed off teenager!  ;D

My dream Pike!   ;D

(http://www.telusplanet.net/public/djustus/Large%20Pike%201.jpg)
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Nicklab on August 4, 2003, 08:33 PM
I do own a fresh water pole and only really use when I go up to Maine.  I did catch an at least 4 lb large mouth bass on it, but since no one was with me, nobody believes me  >:(

I do wish I can go deep sea fishing more often.  I'm not in Matt's boat where I "chum" all day  ;) and just love being out in the open ocean.  One time, it was me, my father, his friend and his son, about 28 miles off the coast of Atlantic City.  We didn't catch much that day but being so far out was cool.  We did see a huge sunfish though.

Another time, same group, not as far out.  We hit a school of blues and were reeling in fish after fish.  I swear, we must have caught 200 fish that (which might be an exaggeration due to my then teenage mind, but it was quite alot of fish).  It was getting to the point where, if we caught a small fish, we'd leave it on the line and throw it back in as "bait" for larger fish.  A pretty cool day  ;D

I've had this happen too.  You run into a school of bluefish, and they're just in a feeding frenzy.  I pulled at least 13 blues out myself one time, and one was the pool winning fish of the trip.  I think that one was around 8 or 9 pounds.  And this was early in the season.  They get even bigger come October, usually about 20 pounds or so.  

Bluefish are such a good fighting fish, but they're terrible for eating.  They're really oily, and there's only a few good ways to prepare them.  If you want a good eating deepsea fish go for stripers, fluke, or flounder.  At least in the northeast, that is.
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Famine on August 4, 2003, 08:55 PM
No no no, you all have it very wrong...You need to come to the Hudson River when the Stripers are up in may...You catch some bait, cast out and just relax, and youll have a 3-4 foot fish hooked in no time. Granted not every trip produces Big @$$ Fish, but my last two did.

Kevin
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Nicklab on August 4, 2003, 09:38 PM
I live less than ten miles from the river.  Where do you fish for Stripers?
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Famine on August 5, 2003, 01:48 PM
We usualy cast out from a boat, with a guide by the name of Don Wood, and we go out from the Henry Hudson park landing. Its great fishing from shore there as well!

Kevin

NEVER...EVER FISH the COEYMANS LANDING....Baaaad steel wires are all down in there from when they put in and took out docks...I hooked the biggest Catfish of my life, and it rolled my line around the chord and we had to cut it...
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Nicklab on August 5, 2003, 01:54 PM
I've heard that the Piermont Pier, just south of the Tappan Zee Bridge is a pretty good spot, too.  Ever gone for Stripers there?
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Famine on August 5, 2003, 02:08 PM
I've heard that the Piermont Pier, just south of the Tappan Zee Bridge is a pretty good spot, too.  Ever gone for Stripers there?

No such luck. Down by the city sorta eh?

Ive mostly gone out, and once we managed to go under the twin bridges to a spot to fish there.

Kevin
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: DSJ™ on August 5, 2003, 02:18 PM
Are you guys taking about this?  :o

stripersonline.com 50 pound stripers (http://www.stripersonline.com/)
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Famine on August 5, 2003, 02:24 PM
Yeah, those would be them...The biggest one I cought was 36" and abouuut...30lbs...That was 2 years ago...this year my grandpa reeled in a 40lb striper.

Kevin
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: DSJ™ on August 5, 2003, 02:29 PM
 8)  Scott's coming to Canada for some slimy Jackfish & I want to head down there for some big old Stripers! So this fish put up a good fight?
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Scott on August 5, 2003, 02:31 PM
Slimy?  Actually, you all should come to my hometown and we can do some Smally Fishing on the Mississippi, now that is fun
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: DSJ™ on August 5, 2003, 02:36 PM
Jackfish (Pike) do not show up on a fish finder. That slim on them is a cloaking sleath slim!  ;D
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Scott on December 3, 2003, 10:19 AM
How would you like to catch one of these?

(http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/TECH/science/12/01/cambodia.catfish.ap/vert.mekong.catfish.jpg)

http://edition.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/12/01/cambodia.catfish.ap/
Title: Gone Fishing...
Post by: Famine on May 19, 2004, 02:47 PM
So today I skipped school, with my grandpa, who skipped work, and went fishing for Striped Bass aka "stripers". We managed to catch a 25lb striper, which actually pulled my grandpa over, onto the floor of the boat, and almost off the boat. Ended up taking me to pull the thing in. I also cought a 16lb one, an 8lb one, and a 12lb one. It was a good trip.


So, who else fishes?

Kevin

Also, to the driver of that Yacht that just HAD to pass that barge, knocking myself, Don Wood (grandpa's friend with the boat), and myself over, and nearly capsizing the bass boat. Screw you.

To the driver of the huge yacht called Sparrow Hawk, screw you too. Nice boat.
Title: Re: Gone Fishing...
Post by: Nicklab on May 19, 2004, 05:09 PM
I fish, too.  Not as much lately, but it should be a good summer with my Dad retiring and getting a boat.  I'm looking forward to going for some fluke and bluefish this summer.
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Scott on August 2, 2004, 12:23 AM
Last weekend me and the same two buddies I went with last year spent the weekend on the Upper Mississippi River.  This is above the Coon Rapids dam so there are no damn barges and the River is still pretty clean.  Its really low right now and we spent the afternoon catching Smallmouth Bass, if you've never fished on a river for Smallies you are really missing out...they really love to explode out of the water when you catch them

We set up our tent on an island on the River like Huck and his pal Jim did and grilled up some Pork Chops for supper.  At dusk we then went to our secret Catfish spot and spent the evening and early night catching Cats.  Let me tell you, if you've never hooked a Catfigh, you are really missing out...talk about fighting!  We caught a couple over 10 pounds and its a pretty fun evening.  We went back and slept well, listening to the river flow by and the dreams of all of the fish we caught.  Good times, good times
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Famine on August 2, 2004, 12:58 PM
Sounds like you had a fun trip.


Any place to fish in Indy?


Kevin
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Scott on July 1, 2005, 01:14 AM
(http://www.startribune.com/stonline/images/news78/1catfish0701.l.jpg)

646 lb Catfish caught in Thailand :o :o :o
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: DSJ™ on July 1, 2005, 06:09 AM
(http://www.startribune.com/stonline/images/news78/1catfish0701.l.jpg)

646 lb Catfish caught in Thailand :o :o :o

 (http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/midi/konfus/a010.gif)    (http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/midi/konfus/e022.gif)    (http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/midi/konfus/c026.gif)

Damn!
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: JayDouble on July 1, 2005, 11:29 AM
I think that's the Eeopie from TPM.   :D
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: JediMAC on July 1, 2005, 03:31 PM
Funny, but I was going to post that in here yesterday, and totally forgot.  I had even copied the URL outta CNNSI.com to stick it up in here, but lost my way at some point apparently.

Yeah, that's a big one alright.  Biggest freshwater fish ever, supposedly.  Sad that they wouldn't re-release it back into the river though (it's an endangered species).  Dumbasses chopped it up and ate it instead...  ::)
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Famine on July 1, 2005, 03:44 PM
Funny, but I was going to post that in here yesterday, and totally forgot.  I had even copied the URL outta CNNSI.com to stick it up in here, but lost my way at some point apparently.

Yeah, that's a big one alright.  Biggest freshwater fish ever, supposedly.  Sad that they wouldn't re-release it back into the river though (it's an endangered species).  Dumbasses chopped it up and ate it instead...  ::)


Call me ignorant, but I would've kept it too. That's a trophy fish right there.

Kevin
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Holographic Elvis on July 2, 2005, 04:20 PM
I go fishing at June Lake in the Eastern Sierras.  My buddy's dad owns a cabin there.  We hit June and Grant Lake the most.  Also used to fish every summer at Convict Lake.  My buddies and I went to Irvine Lake last year.  Like shooting fish in a barrel (that's a 2 pounder.)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/WingNut25/My2pounder.jpg)
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: John C on July 7, 2005, 10:34 AM
I just stumbled upon this thread.  I used to go fishing several times a year with my dad.  We'd head to Lake Winnibigoshish in north central MN every May for the Walleye opener with my uncle, a few cousins and family friends.  We drove in 2 huge campers Friday morning and came back Monday afternoon.  Those were some fun times.  My parents would take us to a lake every summer usually in July or August.  We'd normally go to Round Lake just north of Brainerd, but sometimes we'd go elsewhere.  There's nothing better than sitting in a boat on the water with a light breeze and sunny skies.  It's relaxing and well worth it even if the fish don't bite. 
I lived in Park Rapids for eight months a few years ago and I would go fishing every day before work.  I never kept that many of the fish I caught.  It was just about the relaxation.  Here's a picture from the last time I went fishing two years ago.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/jcurtis102/mefishing.jpg)
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Darth Slothus on November 21, 2005, 08:58 PM
fishing's good in northern california now! I just took a trip to the delta fished from the bank and landed a 32 inch, 12 pound striper and a 31 inch, 10 pound striper for a 2 fish limit. fished for 2 hours using live suckers 6-9 inches for bait.
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Famine on December 18, 2005, 09:12 AM
Anyone here going to go Ice Fishing?

I've got this paranoia about drilling a hole in the ice, and also, I see guys setting fires on the ice.

Does that not scream "DANGER!" to anyone else? :-\

Kevin
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: DSJ™ on July 2, 2007, 03:45 PM
A Fish Story! (http://hubpages.com/hub/Fish_Story)
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Darth Slothus on July 4, 2007, 08:01 PM
Today, my son won the annual 4th of July fishing derby here on the Base. His 5.1 pound/ 24-inch catfish was the biggest out of 40 catfish caught for the 3 hour derby today. They usually stock smaller catfish for the kids to catch. He caught 4 total as well as my daughter who caught 4. The derby ended at 9AM and the fish was hooked at 854; landed at 859- a true 'fat lady' fish. The next closest fish recorded was 3.5 Lbs. Prizes this year were awesome. For his Grand Prize largest fish caught he won a new striper/catfish rod and reel combo, a tackle box loaded with tons of lures and tackle, and a paid ocean fishing trip out of San Diego for 2! My son was quite skilled today, he caught the first fish of the derby..hooked it less than 1 minute from the start, then he caught the derby winner minutes before the end :D!

A fun event overall; complete with sponsored BBQ afterward with brisket and dogs=awesome!
Of course my Wife managed to roll out of bed, got ready and joined us out there minutes before the derby ended. I think she just wanted breakfast :P.

DS
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Tracy on July 14, 2007, 11:28 AM
My inlaws live on Lake Norman and frequently take the kids fishing.  Here is a pic of Madeline Grace's first fish:

(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/tamidala/Madelinefish007.jpg)

(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/tamidala/Madelinefish005.jpg)

Its a beautiful, man-made lake that's 32,000 acres in size with 520 miles of shoreline -- and some of the priciest real-estate in NC. 

If the two year old is with him, they'll fish off of the bank or dock.  If our 5 year old is with him, they'll go out on the boat.  They generally catch catfish, largemouth bass, spotted bass, stripers, white perch, carp, crappie and bream.   They always send them back "to their mommies and daddies"




Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: Matt_Fury on July 30, 2007, 05:49 PM
A buddy of mine just sent me this link  (http://community.adn.com:80/?q=adn/node/109080) to a youtube video that is hilarious!  There's some bad language, but I think I'd be saying the same thing if this happened to me!
Title: Re: Fishing
Post by: DSJ™ on September 13, 2009, 01:40 AM
Holy crap! That's a mighty big fricken' brown trout!   :o

Man catches Record 41.45 lb. Trout! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx-7G59f1bI)