Re: Fishing first time this weekend
- From: "Jeff" <none@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 15:09:13 GMT
"arccos" <arccos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Jeff wrote:
> > "arccos" <arccos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > , but I got out something about "red *mumbles*" as bait, and that he
> > > was using ultralights.
> >
> > Could be a lot of things but I would take a SWAG at it and say "Red
> > Wigglers". These are very skinny worms, red, and wiggle around like
crazy.
> > Put em on a hook and they attract all sorts of fish. I hate using them
> > because they wiggle off the hook from all the movement. I am surprised
he
> > just didnt show you.
>
> That's very likely it... thanks for the info! I was a bit surprised
> that he didn't really wanna stop and have a chat, about his luck, too.
> I just took it that he didn't want to be interupted, so I just went on
> my way.
>
> > If you fished as you said you were, and just used corn for carp then I
am
> > not surprised you didnt catch anything. I dont know about the other
> > fisherman here but I can speak for myself when I say, when I go fishing,
> > whether its for Big Flatheads or anything else, I take what bait I am
going
> > to use and I ALWAYS stop and grab a couple of dozen nightcrawlers. If I
am
> > not catching anything on what I am using, I switch to Nightcrawlers
because
> > I am not going fishing and leaving without catching SOME KIND OF FISH.
> > Plus, you can take the Nightcrawlers home, put them in the fridge and
they
> > will last forever. I have a box in my fridge now that I have had for 3
> > weeks.
>
> Good idea about the crawlers. I didn't really want to leave without
> catching, but I could tell she was starting to get bored (it was a very
> boring lake), and I wanted her to want to come back.
>
> We actually just ended up using various lures on either 4lb ultralights
> or 10lb. I was having quite a bit of trouble with keeping the cheap
> split shot on the line, so we ended up switching to weighted lures and
> jigs with soft plastic.
>
> -Arccos
>
With most lures you shouldnt need any splitshots or weights, the weight of
the lure should be enough. If your using jigs, shad darts or rigging rubber
worms thats a different story, but you definitly dont need weight for
topwater lures, rattletraps or the like. Using an ultralight rig isnt going
to help you catch fish either. Thats not a "Key" component of fish catching.
Would it be more fun to sink a hook into a 10 lb carp on an ultralight than
on say a 6 ft pole? Probably, if you have the skill with working the drag
and the patience to bring him in. But you say your just begining, your
standard 5-6 foot pole with 8-10 lb test should suffice (BTW, 8 to 10 lb
test will bring in fish a lot bigger than 8 or 10 lbs as it stretches,
unlike pro line). I wouldnt have started fishing for Carp either on my first
time out. I would have picked an all but sure thing. BLUEGILL or Bream.
Standard rod and whatever reel, number six hook, two splitshots, a medium or
small bobber and fish right off the bank using a small pece of Nightcrawler.
Just about anywhere. I made sure the second time I took my daughter fishing
(The first time was catfishing and she caught a 5 lb cat) that I made sure
she would catch something. In all she caught 35 Bream. I had her standing in
the water, knee deep and casting out maybe 4-5 feet. She had a ball and we
kept most of them as we have a neighbor who likes to eat them (I dont
personally, too many bones). All bluegill are not small either. I have
caught Bluegill while Crappy fishing that were as large as some of the
decent size crappy I was catching. Another thing, for someone out for the
first time, your chances on catching anything with a lure is slim to none.
If you had nothing to do but cast all day and did not care about catching
anything, thats a good oppurtunity to work on lure presentation and
retrieval. Does the possibility exist you might catch something on a lure,
sure, but unlikely. It takes plenty of practice to learn how to cast,
present and retrieve a lure properly. Fish know the difference between
something that looks like food and something alien to their area. Although I
can say I have seen the most unusual catches from perfect beginners. Five
year old we took fishing, put on a purple rubber worm and casted it out,
handed him the rod. He stood there until he got bored and started walking
towards us dragging the worm in the water. I had to run over and grab the
rod because he was about to lose it to the 8 pound Largemouth that clamped
down on it. But thats not a typical result. A typical result for someone
fishing for the first time using a lure is to be skunked. Another thing you
might try is for catfish. I have been catfishing for my whole 35 years of
fishing (Plus a lot of other species but I like Catfish the best, next to
Shark and Swordfish but there arent Shark and Swordfish in Fresh Water
reservoirs), Use same rod, reel, bottom fish. Go to wal-Mart or your local
fishing store, get some Stink Bait, some Cheese Balls (Made for fishing,
dont waste your time trying to make your own) and pick up some spring
wrapped treble hooks (You will need them to hold the bait on). Bottom fish.
If there are Cats there, they will take it. Well, enough about fishing. Have
to go get my Van fixed, then tomorow, I shall fish.
.
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