Fishing

Discussion in 'The Thunderdome' started by justingroves, Aug 17, 2011.

  1. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    My 3 year old caught a three lb large mouth this weekend. He will fish from daylight to dark.

    My oldest caught a few too, but he's hell bent on beating his brother now
     
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  2. Tenacious D

    Tenacious D The law is of supreme importance, or no importance

    This whole thread can go to hell.
     
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  3. NEW COACH

    NEW COACH Contributor

    I caught a nice smallie this weekend. A little over 3 pounds.
     
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  4. CitrusCo.Vol

    CitrusCo.Vol Member

    Not much better than a father, child/children day of fishing.
     
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  5. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    It's fun
     
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  6. VolDad

    VolDad Super Moderator

    And a lifetime of memories. Your children will be telling their children stories about fishing with you.
     
  7. kmf600

    kmf600 Energy vampire

    Got my first baitcaster. It's a love/hate relationship so far.
     
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  8. Volst53

    Volst53 Super Moderator

    The only way to fish if the bait has any weight at all. Once you get the brake set right, you’ll be fine.
     
  9. kmf600

    kmf600 Energy vampire

    I think part of it is I got a 50 coconut combo from Walmart. I'll spend 250 coconuts on a spinner combo, but I cheaped out on the baitcaster. The other thing is, I have to hold it and wind with the wrong hands. It's really confusing. Then when I get a little cocky, boom, rat's nest
     
  10. NorrisAlan

    NorrisAlan Founder of the Mike Honcho Fan Club

    Once you get it down pat, baitcasters are the best.
     
  11. Volst53

    Volst53 Super Moderator

    For baits that have some weight to them. A spinner reel is still better for light baits when a more finesse approach is needed
     
  12. fl0at_

    fl0at_ Humorless, asinine, joyless pr*ck

    Yup. Not throwing something light on a bait caster. Too much work to un eff that reel.
     
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  13. NEW COACH

    NEW COACH Contributor

    You can buy baitcasters that have the reel on the left side. I’ve bought all mine that way, I can’t reel right handed.
     
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  14. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    You just need the right baitcaster
     
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  15. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    Take a half ounce weight and set up a bucket. Under hand pitch it in the bucket until you don't backlash it, then start over hand casting.

    I started with a bucket, then plastic cups. My dad would set them up all over the house and I would flip and pitch all day.
     
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  16. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    I like shimano baitcasters, they have a brake system you can mess with until you get it right. I'm sure others have it, but that's the ones I learned with
     
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  17. CardinalVol

    CardinalVol Uncultured, non-diverse mod

    BIL asked me last night if me and the boy would want to do a chartered fishing trip in Destin this summer. He's handing the details, but we're going out in one of the bays.
     
  18. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    Those are fun. We go off shore every year and catch snapper and grouper.
     
  19. CitrusCo.Vol

    CitrusCo.Vol Member

    Gag grouper opens here June 1 and the red snapper opens June 11 for 40 days in federal waters. June can't get here soon enough.
     
  20. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    We're going out the 13th or the 14th for a 12 hour day
     

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