Fishin' 2022

[tmcindy]

You tube has an easy knot for fluorocarbon or braid to monofilament. Quick and easy. Just practice tying it and it works. What I’ve been using for sometime.

Yes, I'm getting the hang of it. One guy said to practice with thicker 50 lb. test. Probably a good idea. I struggled at first with 10 lb. braid to 8 lb. fluorocarbon.

 

[Jaybird1980]

Yes, I'm getting the hang of it. One guy said to practice with thicker 50 lb. test. Probably a good idea. I struggled at first with 10 lb. braid to 8 lb. fluorocarbon.

What knot are you using?

I like the Albright knot. Simple and easy to tie when you're out fishing.
I don't use flouro, but I think it would work fine

 

[tmcindy]

What knot are you using?

I like the Albright knot. Simple and easy to tie when you're out fishing.
I don't use flouro, but I think it would work fine

I had great success with this video. Great knot:

 

[Jaybird1980]

I had great success with this video. Great knot:

That's very similar to the Albright, just has more wraps because you go in both directions.

 

[tmcindy]

That's very similar to the Albright, just has more wraps because you go in both directions.

Yes, exactly. I was able to tie it with success. lol Amazing. It does take practice. 10 lb. braid is very hard to handle.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

Spent a few days in eastern Minnesota this week. No walleye in the lake we were on, and didn't catch anything huge, but did get to have a couple fish dinners and the kids had fun.

 

[tmcindy]

Spent a few days in eastern Minnesota this week. No walleye in the lake we were on, and didn't catch anything huge, but did get to have a couple fish dinners and the kids had fun.

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lol, that's great.

 

[KokomoDave]

Doggone everything in Minnesota have trolling motors including the piers!
(Last picture has a weather station / lake temp gauge)

 

[Jaybird1980]

Doggone everything in Minnesota have trolling motors including the piers!
(Last picture has a weather station / lake temp gauge)

I say a motorized pier is the same as a pontoon.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

Doggone everything in Minnesota have trolling motors including the piers!
(Last picture has a weather station / lake temp gauge)

You were actually closer in your first sentence. It's an Aqua Thruster muck blower designed to keep the swimming area clear of weeds.

 

[flyingsquirrel]

I saw some aqua thrusters in a nearby lake but they were in 13' of water. We could see 4 from where we were fishing. I didn't know what to call them so now I do. Thanx

 

[Hardscrable]

My neighbor’s catch of the day. 25”walleye, released to be caught again only bigger.

 

[tmcindy]

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My neighbor’s catch of the day. 25”walleye, released to be caught again only bigger.

Love that shirt. lol

 

[canebreaker]

Met youngest son and family at Bay Springs lake in northeast MS for a weekend camping trip. Rain moved in Saturday, after the rain we fished a pier we've never fished before. I had 4 light tackle rods and they didn't pack any. Shakespeare trigger spin with 4# line on a 14 ft rod. A 3/8 oz sinker got the bait out about 80 feet. Caught 6 eating size catfish, gave them to the family camped at the site in front of the pier.

 

[bobjones223]

My childhood friend and I were fishing the Kokomo Reservoir last week. We were just flipping artificial lures and he had a couple drum he hooked. They fight pretty good for trash fish. We were amazed that a vegetarian type fish were interested in our minnow looking lures.
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Drum will absolutely hit crank baits...I have caught more than I can count that way.

They are called freshwater lobster...never tried them but have been told by many that are tasty.

 

[bobjones223]

My childhood friend and I were fishing the Kokomo Reservoir last week. We were just flipping artificial lures and he had a couple drum he hooked. They fight pretty good for trash fish. We were amazed that a vegetarian type fish were interested in our minnow looking lures.
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HOLLY CRAP!@

I jest realized you had a Dances eel tied on one of your rods!

I want to see your tackle box! If "fishing" class lures are 30+ years old....I want to see the ones you think are to old to fish with...LOL

 

[two70]

Drum will absolutely hit crank baits...I have caught more than I can count that way.

They are called freshwater lobster...never tried them but have been told by many that are tasty.

You could mix drum fillets in with panfish and many people wouldn't know the difference, fewer still would complain. They have a few extra bones to deal with and don't yield a lot of meat relative to their size but they taste fine. To me they're better than their saltwater cousins everyone seems to think are great eating. I've never heard them called Freshwater lobster, that is a big stretch.

 

[Hardscrable]

Got back yesterday from two mornings walleye fishing on Lake Erie. 6 of us, got our limit both mornings but no huge fish. Bite was good at sunrise for a while then tapered off and had to work for them. Several really nice ones but majority in the 16-20” range…good eating size. We were just on the tail end of some great fishing, missed best by couple days. Our captain ( friend that charters ) was leaving dock at 5:30, fishing about 6. Limit reached for 6 clients on board and heading in by 7:30.


Tuesday mornings limit. Were slightly larger on average Wednesday.

As usual caught a lot of sheep-head, most bigger than I have ever seen. Also had never caught a catfish there before but we caught a bunch and several were monsters, took 5 minutes plus to get them in.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Got back yesterday from two mornings walleye fishing on Lake Erie. 6 of us, got our limit both mornings but no huge fish. Bite was good at sunrise for a while then tapered off and had to work for them. Several really nice ones but majority in the 16-20” range…good eating size. We were just on the tail end of some great fishing, missed best by couple days. Our captain ( friend that charters ) was leaving dock at 5:30, fishing about 6. Limit reached for 6 clients on board and heading in by 7:30.

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Tuesday mornings limit. Were slightly larger on average Wednesday.

As usual caught a lot of sheep-head, most bigger than I have ever seen. Also had never caught a catfish there before but we caught a bunch and several were monsters, took 5 minutes plus to get them in.

SH are a blast to catch. And its obvious when you get one. They dive STRAIGHT down. Used to catch them all the time on Pelee Island. So much fun.

 

[Hardscrable]

SH are a blast to catch. And its obvious when you get one. They dive STRAIGHT down. Used to catch them all the time on Pelee Island. So much fun.

Yah you can almost always tell by the “bounce”