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Great questions by Pipster. I would argue to start out like any other sport of hobby, start small and work your way up.

A cheap spinning combo (~$30-50) from your typical sporting goods store, 7 feet medium action will work, 10 lb nylon fishing line, size 6 hooks, and some weights (0.5 -1 oz). I ...

Very cool, I'm so jealous. Hope you get to stay warm. We just had a huge rainstorm and some parts of SD were literally under water. House with 4ft of water flooding into them... check out the news. I hope everyone on this forum is okay.

Have you been following BamaBass's pond build? In his latest ...

SD River under the I-5 freeway. ;)


its on the list actually wanted to ultra light bass/panish there so it'll be a 3 species day.


And carp, make it 4.


Im not sold on the carp yet, but its coming.


What don't you like about sight-fishing 15 lb fish that have evolved a specialized ...

Trashlands

As always, great video and editing.

What's the difference between green and red crawdads? Species? Diet? Life-cycle?

Have you ever tied a fly using your own hair? Serious question. I would imagine an enthusiast would have to try it just to see.


I have. Growing up, my mom was the family hairstylist, always cutting my extended family's hair. My parents got me one of those fishing encyclopedia books and they had ...

Don't release your pets into the wild! But if you did, thank you!

Forgot this one....

For scale, the bluegill in the pic was about ten inches long...the bass and goldfish were just following it around after it was hooked.

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You and Rodney Marquez have teased me over and over with that fish, but he's never showed ...

Looks like the surf is starting to heat up!

Guess we're all a little late to the party and you're probably on your way up as I type this. There's 50 miles of coast line between TP and DP, so I'd just find whatever is most convenient for you.

Halibut season is warming up and grunion are expected this weekend, so your LC might be the best bet ...

tomnilll wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:05 pm

Neuroshima wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:48 am How was the water temp?

I don't know exactly...between numb feet and comfortable...

Waders it is!

Got into some perch and snagged a few shovelnose at Blacks on Sunday. 4 perch on the morning falling tide, and ended the day with a beefy 12 incher.

Nice perch... Those shovels must have been a tussle on the fly rod....
Butch


I snagged so many last year, the first one I knew it was a SNG and fouled in the tail the way it was fighting. It was about 2 feet long. Second one was smaller but hooked underneath the nose, looking like it was almost ...

Beautiful perch. Is there much structure at Blacks?


There's always a few cuts right at the trail to the gliderport, but I tend to find most success near the north trail by the golf course. Interestingly, google photos has a new heatmap feature of where pictures were taken so you can actually ...

There's always a few cuts right at the trail to the gliderport, but I tend to find most success near the north trail by the golf course.
Dumb question, but what is a cut? I checked out Blacks this evening near the North Trail, it was a low-ish incoming tide. It all looked like smooth beach to ...

Rattus wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:31 pm Neuroshima, thanks. I had known them as rips or channels, but see its the same concept. I can spot them from elevation but have a very difficult time seeing them on the beach.

I watch the top of the waves as they come in, and look for where the white foam disappears.

Rattus wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:31 pm Neuroshima, thanks. I had known them as rips or channels, but see its the same concept. I can spot them from elevation but have a very difficult time seeing them on the beach.

I also go to https://hdontap.com/#beach and watch the surf cams to "practice" reading the water.

I’ve used the Improved Clinch Knot for 55 years. I’ve caught line Class Record Bonito, Halibut, Corbina, Spotfin Croaker on 2 pound test. Giant Broodstock Rainbows, and Steelhead on 6 pound test. I like it because it doesn’t use much line to tie, it’s quick, and it holds.


It's probably the ...

I haven't, but read of others fishing topwater for corvina at night in the bays.

You catch the prettiest fish, @TaBASSco .