Any Fisherman Here ?

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Remobz

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That's pretty cool

Check out the other link I posted in my edit:)

I swear you guys would love the fishing here:)

Imagine a cooler of cold local and Mexican beers, snacking on fresh lobster and conch ceviche while catching a big asss marlin if you lucky:)
 
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Cerpin Taxt

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I used to fish a lot when I was younger. Mostly lake fishing -- silvers, perch, trout, bass, bluegills.

A few years ago I moved to the coast, and my grandfather handed me down his boat. I'm trying to learn how to fish the Puget Sound, but I haven't really gone out much.
 

Remobz

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I used to fish a lot when I was younger. Mostly lake fishing -- silvers, perch, trout, bass, bluegills.

A few years ago I moved to the coast, and my grandfather handed me down his boat. I'm trying to learn how to fish the Puget Sound, but I haven't really gone out much.

I have a weakness for pink salmon. Do you like that fish as well?

I cannot imagine myself living anywhere that is not a short drive away from some sort of big lake or sea or ocean.
 

purbeast0

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damn you live in belize? i wanna go there at some point that place looks awesome.
 

Durvelle27

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Check out the other link I posted in my edit:)

I swear you guys would love the fishing here:)

Imagine a cooler of cold local and Mexican beers, snacking on fresh lobster and conch ceviche while catching a big asss marlin if you lucky:)

That was a huge fish looks like its bigger than me :biggrin:
 

Cerpin Taxt

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I have a weakness for pink salmon. Do you like that fish as well?
Yes, and I am incredibly fortunate that such a significant quantity of salmon is either caught locally, or imported through our ports -- its always fresh and always plentiful. I enjoy it both raw, and cooked (particularly on a cedar or alder wood plank).
 

MagnusTheBrewer

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Apparently it is. If I was targeting crappie and only had a handful of them after an hour or two, I'd head back to shore with the boat. I can't figure out the allure of ice fishing - seems the action is incredibly slow compared to fishing open water (with knowledge of structure, baits, etc.)

thought that too

You're doing it wrong. You take your Grandson, a lawn chair and, a cooler full of beers. You drill a dozen holes in a big circle about 40 feet in diameter. You bait the lines and set the tip-ups. Then you sit in the lawn chair, drink beer and, send your grandson racing around the circle to get the fish when the tip-ups pop.
 

SphinxnihpS

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Fly fishing streams for trout the size of my hand seems like the most fun of all the forms of fishing because it's difficult. There's something elegant about it, tying flies by hand and "presenting" them to the fish in a manner that fools them.

I was offered a chance to go ice fishing with someone I know, so I asked him about it since I had never been ice fishing (I HATE the cold), so he tells me about all his gear to drill holes, tents, Coleman heaters, and high resolution sonar, etc. I said it sounds like it's harder to just go to the grocery and buy them, and he says "It is!" the whole time with a big shit-eating grin on his puss.

To tell you the truth, I never enjoyed fishing all that much, though pan fish are the best tasting fish there are imo.
 

MagnusTheBrewer

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Fly fishing streams for trout the size of my hand seems like the most fun of all the forms of fishing because it's difficult. There's something elegant about it, tying flies by hand and "presenting" them to the fish in a manner that fools them.

I was offered a chance to go ice fishing with someone I know, so I asked him about it since I had never been ice fishing (I HATE the cold), so he tells me about all his gear to drill holes, tents, Coleman heaters, and high resolution sonar, etc. I said it sounds like it's harder to just go to the grocery and buy them, and he says "It is!" the whole time with a big shit-eating grin on his puss.

To tell you the truth, I never enjoyed fishing all that much, though pan fish are the best tasting fish there are imo.

Catching fish is a tasty side affect of fishing but, that's not the best part. Listening to the water, birds and, other sounds of nature, knowing you don't have to be anywhere else at the moment is.
 

Jadow

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going ice fishing tomorrow. taking the aqua vu camera and going to have some fun. it's great watching the fish attack your jig on camera
 

Jadow

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Apparently it is. If I was targeting crappie and only had a handful of them after an hour or two, I'd head back to shore with the boat. I can't figure out the allure of ice fishing - seems the action is incredibly slow compared to fishing open water (with knowledge of structure, baits, etc.)

not hard at all. when we go, we almost always get our limit of 50 (25 ea) of sunnies with some perch and other fish as well. you'd be amazed how many fish are down there.
 

JulesMaximus

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i used to fish of the rocks at the beach when i was a kid. I used to catch mostly crappy mackerel. My cool catches were a huge spider crab, octopus, and little shark

Lots of good fishing here off the coast of SoCal. I have friends who go 100 miles off shore for days at a time and bring back a cooler full of fresh fish. Good stuff! Some of the freshest and best fish I've ever had.
 

weirdichi

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Bass fisherman here in the DFW area. I used to live in the Twin Cities and as much as I hated losing an $8 frog lure to a northern, I kind of miss pulling them in. I haven't been out this year yet but will soon. Mostly I just shore fish and hit the smaller lakes around the metro area. I just catch and release. Hit me up if anybody is in the DFW area and want to go bass fishing. I'm not expert, but I'm willing to learn.
 

Durvelle27

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Bass fisherman here in the DFW area. I used to live in the Twin Cities and as much as I hated losing an $8 frog lure to a northern, I kind of miss pulling them in. I haven't been out this year yet but will soon. Mostly I just shore fish and hit the smaller lakes around the metro area. I just catch and release. Hit me up if anybody is in the DFW area and want to go bass fishing. I'm not expert, but I'm willing to learn.

have you ever caught spongebob :biggrin:
 

klinc

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The closest I have come to fishing was when I picked up woman in night clubs. Some were rotten but anyways......
 

SlowSpyder

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I'm going to hit the ice today as a matter of fact. :) Heading out for some panfish a little later.