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Post by garrett on Jan 15, 2014 14:40:23 GMT -5
favorite bass rods and reels? lures? tips or tricks? been using mepps spinners and rapalas meself.fairly good results on da river.smiles
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Post by camochef on Jan 16, 2014 23:10:27 GMT -5
Garrett,
Picking a favorite rod, reel, or lure is liking picking a favorite tomato or a favorite spice. There are just so many to choose from for different situations. I have and use over 75 different rods and even more reels. While I favor spinning rods and reels for the majority of my fishing situations there are times I have to switch over to bait-caster reels and rods or fly roods and reels. I favor light and ultra-light rods with matching reels but they just won't work if I'm fishing where one finds muskies.
I enjoy wading creeks and streams well off the beaten path for record breaking Smallie's. While spinners and smaller Rapala's work well for such fishing, I find small 2-3inch grubs to be more successful, I'm particularly fond of the clear grubs with assorted glitter in the 2 inch size, but don't rule out larger grubs and soft plastics at certain times during the season. I also prefer those with strawberry, raspberry and grape scents built in. However I've found those with orange scents to turn fish off.
For largemouth I find bassassasin and sluggo type soft plastics to be the most effective in ponds, lakes, and reservoirs, but prefer crank-baits, such as bomber, rebel, rapala, smithwick, cordel and others in the many small streams I fish. I also like using unusual and hard to find lures,and colors, especially rare antiques that many of the fish have never seen. As I'm a catch and release fisherman, I find that fish quickly learn what lures to avoid, but even a change in color can outwit them. I think your choice of line also makes a big difference especially in clear or overfished areas. While I like spiderwire and firewire, there are times I'm forced to go with something less visible. it all depends on the situation, and the weather. The main thing is to get out there and enjoy. Whether I'm in my boat, in my floatube, or in my waders...its all good.
Enjoy
Camo
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Post by garrett on Jan 17, 2014 10:26:23 GMT -5
hey camo! good to sees ya buddy.....smiles
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Post by kay on Jan 29, 2014 7:02:03 GMT -5
Worms and a bamboo pole are all we used for bass.
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Post by garrett on Jan 29, 2014 10:52:03 GMT -5
old school....smiles done that before its fun.....
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Post by garrett on Feb 3, 2014 12:19:52 GMT -5
gotta plant me seedlings....but this weekend me precious.......lol
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Post by garrett on Feb 4, 2014 18:57:23 GMT -5
well I went out..temp was 48-50 ish...water was coooooooooooooolllllllldddddddddddddddd. two hours with my mepps and a perch shadrap.caught me a 10 inch bass on my 808..... let it go.....talk about winter fun....grins
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Post by garrett on Feb 9, 2014 10:12:04 GMT -5
went out yesterday.jest too cold...water temp probly in low 50's...couldn't get a bite. will try again in mid march.lol
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Post by garrett on Feb 22, 2014 10:28:37 GMT -5
kiddo and I caught a channel cat yesterday.too small...a pound or so..let it go...lol hit a perch rapala......
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Post by garrett on Mar 17, 2014 10:31:21 GMT -5
jst been too cold too wet.lazy fish lazy fishermans....lol try in april...smiles
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Post by garrett on Sept 8, 2014 19:00:41 GMT -5
Finally snagged me a seven or eight pound bass from the river And a six lb gaspergoo
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Sept 9, 2014 20:00:56 GMT -5
Well I like an Ugly Stick rod and an open faced spinning reel. The lures vary: Heddon Tiny Torpedo, a jig with a pork frog, one of this Sluggo worms, tube baits, Zara Spook, an in line spinner bait. Not really interested in just fishing with plastic worms.
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Post by garrett on Oct 3, 2014 9:28:12 GMT -5
been wanting to try saltwater again. gulf check eflay.lotsa great rods and reels fer pennies.lol
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Post by garrett on Oct 3, 2014 9:34:11 GMT -5
snagged 2 old enator reels fer next to nothing. gonna mate em to some vintage rods and go old school.lol
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Post by garrett on Feb 12, 2015 3:21:44 GMT -5
ended up catching a 9lb bass of all things last summer from the Colorado river.go figure.lol caught a lotta cats and a few gar and gaspergoo.
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Post by garrett on Feb 20, 2015 17:40:56 GMT -5
picked up a few ambassadeur reels recently.vintage.niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice. more like jewelry than reels.lol
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Post by capebuff on Mar 9, 2015 18:34:44 GMT -5
Garrett, Picking a favorite rod, reel, or lure is liking picking a favorite tomato or a favorite spice. There are just so many to choose from for different situations. I have and use over 75 different rods and even more reels. While I favor spinning rods and reels for the majority of my fishing situations there are times I have to switch over to bait-caster reels and rods or fly roods and reels. I favor light and ultra-light rods with matching reels but they just won't work if I'm fishing where one finds muskies. I enjoy wading creeks and streams well off the beaten path for record breaking Smallie's. While spinners and smaller Rapala's work well for such fishing, I find small 2-3inch grubs to be more successful, I'm particularly fond of the clear grubs with assorted glitter in the 2 inch size, but don't rule out larger grubs and soft plastics at certain times during the season. I also prefer those with strawberry, raspberry and grape scents built in. However I've found those with orange scents to turn fish off. For largemouth I find bassassasin and sluggo type soft plastics to be the most effective in ponds, lakes, and reservoirs, but prefer crank-baits, such as bomber, rebel, rapala, smithwick, cordel and others in the many small streams I fish. I also like using unusual and hard to find lures,and colors, especially rare antiques that many of the fish have never seen. As I'm a catch and release fisherman, I find that fish quickly learn what lures to avoid, but even a change in color can outwit them. I think your choice of line also makes a big difference especially in clear or overfished areas. While I like spiderwire and firewire, there are times I'm forced to go with something less visible. it all depends on the situation, and the weather. The main thing is to get out there and enjoy. Whether I'm in my boat, in my floatube, or in my waders...its all good. Enjoy Camo i'm with camo on the soft plastic clear grubs with glitter. when i was a kid i bought as many as 500 of the smoke glitters at a time. 100 at a time with the rest of the colors. dad knew the guy who made them and i'd give him the cash and he'd come home with brown bags full of each color i'd order. at the time i think he charged a few pennies per grub depending on how many ya wanted. prolly the best ever lure or bait i've used to catch river smallies was the smoke glitter. that thing would catch trout when nothing else would. many thousands of various species of fish were produced for me using those grubs. here it is 40 years later and i still have a few precious hundred of those grubs. i bet those grubs were made by the same fella as i grew up not far from camo.
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Post by garrett on Mar 10, 2015 10:33:33 GMT -5
hey cape good ta sees ya.smiles my uncle would concur about the plastics..smiles I think fishing memories tie us all to our childhoods? usually fun memories. and some of trips that errrrrrrr didn't go as planned? smiles
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Post by garrett on Mar 10, 2015 10:34:50 GMT -5
I beenmoving in different fishing directions.may try fly fishing the river here when it drops some more.gonna try some vintage tackle.
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Post by capebuff on Mar 14, 2015 16:16:40 GMT -5
I beenmoving in different fishing directions.may try fly fishing the river here when it drops some more.gonna try some vintage tackle. thats cool using the vintage tackle. i have some myself dating back as far as my great grandfather, but thats tackle i consider heirlooms and won't be used. that being said , prolly half the tackle i have is prolly antique. bad news is i bought it myself. lol ! but then i'd lose my redneck status if it actually bothered me to tie on and use an antique plug. so what if my lure is worth hundreds of dollars when i'm casting out into a raging boulder strewn river filled with snags in the hopes of catching a 10 inch bass. i'm like camo also in having more tackle than many bait shops i've been in. oh what a wasted life......... NOT !
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Post by garrett on Mar 15, 2015 21:40:00 GMT -5
grins we be gearwhoreders.
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Post by garrett on Mar 15, 2015 21:42:32 GMT -5
cape that stuff was so well made it deserves to be used. I have a couple 1880's English flyrods I bought that I promise you could get er done today. now iffin you wanna get ta drooling look at some online pics of the old English cane or bamboo rods.
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Post by capebuff on Mar 25, 2015 17:12:12 GMT -5
i love old tackle !
now and then over the years have seen quite a bit at flea markets,swaps and such. never bought any because i really never knew what the value was. i don't mind buying a 10 dollar plug thats worth 200, but really don't want that scenario reversed.
some of those old bamboo rods and reels can command a huge price.
yea i hear ya how well that vintage stuff is built. for quite some time now modern tackle is made to wear out. that goes for even some of the more expensive tackle. nylon/plastic gearing...just the ticket...roll eyes.
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