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Cold front Bass Fishing
When a cold front comes through, Largemouth bass might not hit much. Try fishing for Smallmouth Bass in the rivers. The Smallies are more tolerant of weather changes.
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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Trailer hook Bass Fishing
When you purchase a new spinner bait, don’t throw away the clear plastic container it came in. Use a pair of scissors to cut a small circle in the case. Then put your trailer hook on the new spinner bait. Slowly work the center of the plastic circle onto the main hook to prevent the trailer hook from coming off. The trailer hook will now have free movement and your catch ratio will go up.
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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Old worm Bass Fishing
When it is time to change your worm because it is broken, or chewed up, don’t throw that old worm in the trash. You can use part of that old worm as a trailer to your spinner bait.
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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Snagged? Freshwater
If your bait gets caught on a snag, one thing you can try is by giving your line a little slack, about a foot or two. Ensure the bail is closed, and then grab and hold the line in your free hand between the reel and your first guide. Pull the line outward away from your rod while pulling your rod straight back. While both the line and the rod are tight with pressure, let go of your line and release the pressure of your rod at the same time. Snapping your line in this fashion might jar the bait loose. After you snap the line, quickly raise the tip of your rod and wind in. Sometimes you may need to do this a few times. This trick does not work every time, but it does work sometimes and could save you some baits.
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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Trolling tip Saltwater
When you locate a school of fish while trolling, slow down while you turn around and into the school. The fishing rods on the inside of the turn drop deeper into the water, while the rods on the outside of the turn rise. Basically, you end up covering more area and keeping your baits in front of the fish longer
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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Clean line Fly Fishing
Take a small hand towel with you fly fishing. When your finished fishing, make one last long cast to wet the fly line, then clean the line with your towel while your pulling the line in. This will remove deposits from the line which keeps your line casting smoothly.
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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Submerged structure Fly Fishing
If you are fly fishing over heavy submerged structure, be sure when you set the hook you lift your fly rod straight up while holding your line, this will help prevent the fish from diving for that structure.
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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Setting the hook Fly Fishing
After casting your fly, keep your rod tip as close to the water as possible and your line as straight as possible in the water. This will increase your chances of setting the hook.
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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Tree or bank behind you? Fly Fishing
Fly fishing with a tree or high bank right behind you can be frustrating. Instead of risking your line in getting caught up, strip out some line in the water directly in front of where you’re standing. Raise your rod top high enough so your rod is past your ear, let the line fall behind the rod then cast forward. Your line will loop and roll with the cast, thus getting your fly out where you want it. Keep practicing until you can roll the fly out where you want. Just be careful you don’t catch your ear : )
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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Crankbait depth Bass Fishing
You can use a fine tip sharpie magic marker to write the running depth on the bottom of your crankbait, thus making it easier and quicker to chose the correct crankbait for the depth you want to fish
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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Eggshell chum Freshwater
Next time u go fishing for catfish,
bring along some crushed eggshells. When u sprinkle them in the water baitfish come to eat the eggshell. And where theres little fish theres bigger and hungrier fish.
GOOD LUCK - 13 year old fishing expert
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Wait for the net General Fishing
Landing that big fish into the boat is a critical time. If the fish is large, don’t pull it out of the water with your line. The weight difference of that large fish from being in the water and out of the water can be enough to lose that big one. Wait for the net
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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Carrying large lures General Fishing
If you like to carry a small plastic container to hold your lures in your jacket pocket or small carry case but your larger lures just don’t fit, grab a quart size freezer bag and place the larger lures inside. Blow a little air in the bag and zip it up. Now when you put these larger lures in your jacket pocket, you won’t get hooked and you can still travel light.
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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What is Bass eating? Bass Fishing
When fishing for Bass I always practice catch and release, however if you find a deep hook set and you know the Bass will not live, you may want to eat the fish. When you clean the Bass, open its stomach and look at what the Bass was eating. This will tell you what kind of bait or lures to use.
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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Heavy pliers General Fishing
Instead of carrying heavy pliers around, purchase a heavy duty straight hemostat. They are much lighter to carry, wont put a hole in your back pocket, and since the hemostat is thin and long, they are perfect for getting those deep hooks out
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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The chase is on Freshwater
Tie on a small crank bait, then tie on a larger crank bait less than a foot behind the smaller one. It will appear as though the little bait is being chased and has no chance. Bass don’t like to be shown up and will eat the larger crank bait, proving the bass is top predator
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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Weightless worm Freshwater
When fishing a worm on a hook with no weights, let the worm fall to the bottom, just twitch the rod tip, and the worm will appear it is struggling to get back out of the water. Hold on, ready, set that hook!
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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Rusty hooks? General Fishing
Next time you open a box or package, look for those little packets of oxygen-absorbing silica gel. Put these packets in your tackle box to help keep your hooks rust free.
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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Stocked trout Freshwater
Fishing for stocked trout in a lake can be hit and miss. Take a can of corn and toss in a handful every now and then in the same location. The sound of the corn hitting the water sounds like the feed given to them while being raised. The corn will also send them into a feeding frenzy and if you’re using corn on your hook you will have your limit in no time.
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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Suspended minnow Freshwater
When the bites are slow and fish are deep, try using a split shot sinker Eight to Ten inches from a small floating minnow. After casting, wait until you know the weight is on bottom and slowly retrieve your lure.
LBF Member: rickhoffer
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Got ice?... General Fishing
Instead of buying bags of ice for each of your fishing trips, try using empty two liter soda bottles. Fill these bottles 3/4 full of water (saving space for the water to expand), freeze them, then throw them in your cooler before your next fishing trip! These bottles keep things much colder than a bag of ice cubes and you can re-freeze/re-use them numerous times.
Good luck & Tight lines!
LBF Member: Bleuu
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Tiny screwdriver for treble hooks... General Fishing
The next time your in the grocery store, make sure to pick up one of those eye glass repair kits; they usually have them next to the register. These kits have a tiny screw driver that I find most helpful when trying to open those tiny "O" rings, when trying to replace treble hooks on small lures.
Good luck & tights lines!
LBF Member: Bleuu
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Marinade with scents... General Fishing
A day or so before you go out to your favorite fishing spot, marinade your soft lures (ie: worms, tubes, grubs etc.) in your favorite fishing scent. Place the liquid scent & lures in a ziploc type bag, so they soak up the liquid and are extra potent in the water.
Good luck & tight lines!
LBF Member: Bleuu
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Keeping leftover nightcrawlers alive... General Fishing
Have you ever had nightcrawlers leftover from a day of fishing? Well, you can keep them healthy, safe and vibrant; by keeping them in a plastic container and placing them in the lettuce crisper of the fridge. Every few weeks, check on them and sprinkle coffee grinds on them. They will stay very cool and feast on the coffee grinds until the next time you need them to work their water magic!
I have a batch in the fridge right now (2/10/07), that have been going strong since last summer! The only draw back is that the wife HATES them in there with all the food! :-)
Good luck & tight lines!!
LBF Member: Bleuu
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grub color Bass Fishing
Bass fishermen tend to prefer lighter colors on grubs. White, yellow, chartreuse, "motor oil", pumpkinseed, salt & pepper and smoke are especially effective. Translucent grubs often have colored flecks or "metal flake" mixed in. This helps reflect light and can increase your catch. In tough conditions, match grub color to water color. In greenish, clear water, try a green grub
LBF Member: yohamnys
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Mackerel madness Saltwater
Mackrel swim in schools so when you go for them you should think about using more than one lure at a time like 4 jigs on one piece of line (don't forget best time to fish for them is winter) and also with more fish on your line at once you've increased the chance of your line breaking.
LBF Member: eatsleepfish10
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tangel reels General Fishing
They call it a “bird’s nest”– a “tangled mess!” I call it infuriating! Those nasty, way down the spool loops that one creates with a spinning reel can be an angler’s nightmare. And the “line monster” usually appears at the most inopportune moment -- right when you spot that huge school of hungry fish and get ready to make a cast.
These days, with the advent of the ultra thin superlines, spinning reel tangles have become an epidemic and the bane of many a fisher’s existence. But take heart, there are some steps you can take to minimize this annoyance.
First and foremost, forget about “clunking” your spinning reel shut. That is the practice of turning the crank to close the bail. Instead close the bail manually by gently flipping it back into place with your hand. Then, just pull out any remaining slack in the line. This should eliminate most of those down-deep loops in your spinning reel.
I know that initially this extra procedure will seem to be a nuisance, but after a short period, you will be doing this without even thinking about it.
And there are other steps you can take to avoid theses aggravating spinning reel loop knots.
When making your cast, watch your bait and just before it hits the water’s surface, close the bail. This has the effect of making the bait land more quietly, and pulls out and excess slack in your line.
Another thing you can do if you have a rod/reel combo that is particularly prone to these wind-knot monsters is to avoid using lighter weight baits. The momentum of somewhat heavier baits tends to pull the line out effectively and thus eliminates most of the slack when you close the bail.
If you use very light jigs, small live baits or lures like the DOA Shrimp, match that with a spinning outfit that has somewhat larger guides and is fitted with a well maintained quality reel.
Another procedure you can perform that will help avoid those bird’s nests, would be to frequently run your line out as you move in your boat from spot to spot. Be sure to take the lure off so as to avoid line twist. Then, drop your line in the water as the boat is moving, let most of the line out and let it ride for a few minutes. This way, the pull of all that line as it is dragged through the water will take out any kinks or curls in your fishing line.
Then, keeping the pressure of the line being pulled through the water, reel the line back onto your reel. This will do a nice job of laying the line back neatly on the spool.
Above all, in your everyday use be sure to keep an eye on your lines as you use it. Oftentimes, small loops that develop can be very easily undone without a lot of fuss. And instead of opening the bail to get to the small loop, it’s a better idea to loosen your drag, toss the line up wind and gently pull out enough line to get down to where the loop is formed. Then, take a look at it to see how it is formed and then carefully undo the loop.
After several years of using 10-pound PowerPro, which has the same diameter as 3-pound mono, I have utilized all of these methods to avoid those very annoying spinning reel birds nests. As result, I've enjoyed almost trouble free fishing with this new, very sensitive no-stretch fishing line.
LBF Member: yohamnys
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cat fish fishing Freshwater
Catfish may be one of the staples for anglers who enjoy eating their catch. Channel catfish are abundant throughout Florida, spawning in holes and crevices in flowing water. Channel catfish may exceed 40 pounds, although the typical size is less than five pounds. White catfish, yellow bullheads and brown bullheads usually range from one to two pounds, and readily spawn in lakes and ponds where they also provide good fishing. Most catfish prefer many of the same food items as bream, although they are opportunistic and will rarely pass up any meal. The "whiskers" are loaded with sensory cells that enable catfish to locate their food by smell. Take advantage of this by using baits with strong odors: chicken liver or gizzards, shrimp, cut mullet and commercial stinkbaits. Other baits work well too, especially earthworms, and occasionally freshwater clams. Many catfish become active just before dusk and at night, and fishing success is best during these times. Fish on the bottom with a sturdy #2 to #4 hook and a heavy split shot sinker. Catfish spines may cause a painful injury, and anglers should take care when handling these fish.
LBF Member: yohamnys
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Trout Fishing Method General Fishing
Although everybody probably has there own special techniques for slaying them trout. I have a good one that always seems to work when everything else doesn't. First get yourself a small jig head in a bright color such as pink or chartouse {sorry can't spell good} etc. Then tip that jighead with a few maggots or waxworms. Next get your self a slip bobber and set you depth anywhere from 8ft to 12ft depending on the deepness of the water. Cast your line out and use a slow retrieve with some jigging action stopping it every once in awhile for like 5 seconds and then continuing your retrieve. The trick is to find the depth that you get a strike at and sticking to that depth. Usually once you find there depth, your in like flynn. This method always works for me in the late winter/ early spring months. This method works the best in a larger body of water fishing from the shore line. If you can walk up and down the shore line until you find that hot spot. Like I said before this is an excellent method that always helps me to slay the trout. My fishing buddys have actually named me the "Trout Slayer" from this method. I'm actually gonna name this method "JJ's Last Resort" So if your are ever having a bad day at the lake, give this method a try. I promise you that if you do it correctly, them trout can't resist it. Good Luck and Happy TROUT SLAYING!!!
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Carp Bait Freshwater
I've tried many different types of bait for carp. They seem to like anything sweet ... although a nice bagel will often do the trick ... I've found a recipe that they can't resist .. and even catfish love it... it's the Luby's recipe for buttermilk pie ... I had some left over pie mix one day and added a bunch of flower to it until it doughed up .. then I baked it for about 30 minutes at 350 degrees until it formed nice hard cookies that stay on your hook for a long time! It's by far the best carp bait I've used .. I've tweeked the recipe by adding extra vinalla and almond extract! Trust me it's amazing!
LBF Member: Eric Deacon
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Striped Bass Release Freshwater
If you are fishing for Striped Bass in Fresh water do not release them back into the water they will die within 24 to 48 hours after released. No matter how long you hold onto them in the water. They will swim off ok but within the time limit the will die. They are good to eat. Take them home and enjoy them.
LBF Member: Indiana Striper Hunter
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Watch out for those blues General Fishing
blue fish have sharp teeth they are vicious so heres a pointer on holding them first hold them by the gills first you have to insert your knuckles inside the gills and make sure you don't put you hand up too close to the mouth or you could get hurt
LBF Member: eatsleepfish10
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Hi-ho under the pier we go General Fishing
fish like to hang out under piers these fish include striped bass, largemouth and smallmouth bass plus scup and bluefish and pretty much any other fish besides flounder or fluke they perfer sandy shorelines.
LBF Member: eatsleepfish10
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Econo Rod Holder For SUV General Fishing
I made my own rod holder for my 1994 Isuzu Trooper. Just use closet rod hangers to hold three sections of 1" hot water PVC. Spread them out evenly above head room. Use velcro loops to hold up to 4-5 rods in place. To make the PVC look better just paint it the same color as your interior.
LBF Member: namaily
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Pike Help Freshwater
If you ever get a cut on your hand or something catch a pike and rub pike slime on the cut and it will stop the stinging
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one handed cast General Fishing
one handed casts are easy. First you put your index finger in the line like the trigger of a gun then flich your wrist and let go with only the index finger.
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Double Duty Fly Fishing Fly Fishing
when fishing for trout and they aren't hitting the surface much. try using a 5 foot tippet, tie a nymph or emerger on the end and about 2 feet up, tie on a dry fly with a parachute (large enough to stay floating with the other fly on) the dry fly will double as a strike indicator. It can be a pain to cast right at first but I have caught several stubborn fish in this manner and occasionally you'll get two fish at once.
LBF Member: hotrod5603
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shadow fishing General Fishing
I HAVE LEARNED BY FISHING AT MY LOCAL PARK THAT FISH WILL TEND TO BE IN THE SHADOW AND MURKY PART OF THE WATER BUT I HAD 5 BITES ON THE PART OF THE WATER BETWEEN MURKY AND OPEN WATER. i USE A BASIC HOOK AND HOT DOGS OR BEACON AS BAIT.
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Shorefishing For Bass Bass Fishing
Since I just started working after having graduated from college, I have had to shorefish after work, and I've learned a few things...
I love using 4 inch black senkos with a medium action spinning setup and casting them along the shoreline, anywhere from 1 to 15 feet off of the shoreline, preferably under a bush or some other type of structure. Depending on the day, I either slowly retreive the worm with a quick twitchy action, or just let the worm sink, raise the rod slowly, and let it sink again. The latter method is excellent for inactive bass. As I reel the worm up to a couple feet away from me, I'll vertical jig the worm with my arm extended for about 30 seconds before my next cast. I've caught many nice bass with this "vertical jigging" method in the last few months. Try it out and you may be pleasantly surprised.
LBF Member: chaki
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The finese edge Bass Fishing
Some times bass are lethargic due to a weather front or excessive fishing pressure. Take a Med. to Med Light action spinning rod. Spool it with A power Braid line. Then use a Uni to Uni knot to attach a 3 to 6 foot leader of flourocarbon line. slide on a light weight bullet sinkeranywhere from 1/8 to 1/32 oz.( I use 1/16 oz usually)Add your favorite soft plastic lure, be it a small tube or a 4 inch worm (sometimes curly tails sometime straight tailed) I've improved my catch ratio's about 200%. Yeah you'll catch little bass but don't think the big ones won't eat it up too.
This combo gives you a finese presentation with flourocarbon line(practically invisible) , with a sensitve feel due to the braided line flouro combo, and a soft tip rod to absorb the shock of the battling bass.You'll be astounded by the increase of action you'll get from this combo.
LBF Member: pokeschoe
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Trolling Tips Freshwater
When trolling on the great lakes , once you locate some fish turn off your depth finder if you are not catching them. You will then start catching them. That little bit of noise can turn off trout and salmon.
LBF Member: captainbro
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Drift Sock Fishing Boating
when its windy and your drifting a drift sock will slow you down and make your boat alot more stable.
LBF Member: captainbro
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Ice fishing Ice Fishing
When ice fishing drilling with a power auger will spook the fish. A hand auger will will get you alot more fish.
LBF Member: captainbro
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chumming Saltwater
When fishing live bait in costal bay's ,if you cast net your own bait don't be afraid to toss a few baits over the side when you get to your fishing spot it seems to turn on the fish even if your using artificals.
LBF Member: captainbro
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fishing line Freshwater
when using a spinning rod with mono line and just a single hook casting a plastic worm or other soft plastic your will get twisted up after so many cast. To get the twist out just cut the hook off and peel off about 30 more yards than your longest cast lenght and reel it back on the spool while idling slow make sure your holding the line between your thumb and fore finger while reeling it back on the spool.
LBF Member: captainbro
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Wacky worm fishing with senkos Freshwater
when I wacky worm fish with a senko I use a small o-ring around the worm where the hook is so it does not brake off so easy. It does not hurt the action of the worm at all.
LBF Member: captainbro
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Places were you want to cast around a dock. General Fishing
Dock posts-hit them all,you never know where they will be,too many anglers will only hit the outside ones,it's the inside ones that can be killers.
The "T's"- where two or more dock sections intersect.
Ladders-ladders can be great fish holding structures because they have multiple rungs.
Boat lifts-boat lifts usually contain cross members that hold fish.
Boat engines-if the boat owner lets the engine run in place,there could be a small drop off right at the engine,creating cover that can hold fish.
LBF Member: skypilot07
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Dock Fishing (Bass) General Fishing
When approching a dock, have a plan. Take notice of the wind so that it won't blow you into the dock. Keep adequate distance depending on water clarity. If the water is muddy you can get really close to a dock without spooking fish as long as you keep your movements and boat noises to a minimum. Observe where your shadow falls. When at all possible, make sure your shadow is nowhere near your cast is.
LBF Member: skypilot07
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Bounce This Along General Fishing
My mail carrier told me that the US Postal service sent out a message to all letter carriers to put a sheet of Bounce in their uniform pockets to keep yellow jackets away. It also repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet through a belt loop when your fishing .And since Bouuce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your electronic screens with it to repel dust.
LBF Member: skypilot07
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Easy way to know how much wire line is out Saltwater
while putting wire on your reel you should mark every 100 feet so its easy for you to know how deep the line is. For every 100 feet you put out the line sinks 10 feet. So while spooling your reel cut out 100 feet of line and then wind it onto your reel. Then cut another hundred feet of the spool, tie the next hundred feet onto the wire already on the reel with a swivel. Repeat this process for the rest of the wire you want on your reel.
LBF Member: johnnyfish
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Trolling with wire line Saltwater
while trolling with wire line you must always know how deep your line is because if you let out too much line the lure or bait you are using could get stuck on the bottom or the structure of which you are fishing. Always remember this, for every ten feet of wire you put out, the ;line will sink one foot.
LBF Member: johnnyfish
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cathing 3 species of fish at once General Fishing
Ok at my local marina we have alot of stones in it. I have a new way to catch plenty of good sized silver bream, eels and shrimp.Forget about bying bait get it yourself. Ok the first time i did this i caught about 100 shrimp or so, 1 eel and 9 good sized silver bream. Ok i bought a shrimp net and a long thick peice of fishing line. I tied a shark hook to it and put a prawn on it what i found on a nearby rock. I put it in a hole in a rock. Then i lay my shrimp net in the water on a rock and watched when millions of little shrimp climed into it . After 5 mins i took out the shrimp net and put 2 shrimps onto my small hook on my bream fishing rod. I casted and every 5 mins or so i cought a silver bream. as i was about to leave i thought there was going to be no eels today. I as pulling it out when suddenly a huge moray eel hocked its self. I through it on a bush and wacked its head with a rock.
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Cathing big garfish the fast way Boating
Have you ever had garfish? If you havnt it is a nice tasty fish on a barbaque. I have masterd a tecnique on catching big garfish at Burns reef (wa) around (Perth). You may also catch it in other locations around big reef. 1. step. Tie a small hook onto a normal fishing line and onto a bream rod. Cut 1/4 of a big squid and chuck berly into the water. Wait a while and some garfish should come along. Chuck your line into the water and basicly 1 hit and you should of hooked it.
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Trolling for Bass Freshwater
If you want to find where the bass my be schooling, one good tip is to use crankbaits for trolling. It is a good idea to use 3 or 4 baits that run different depths. This will help you find how deep the bass may be suspending.
The ones that I have found to work the best are the Nomran DD22 (chartreuse) for 11-17 ft, Bomber fat free shad white,(6-8ft), and the pan free shad for above 4 ft.
I recently tried this technique before a bass tournament and caught over 40 bass. 35 of them were on the 6-8 depth.
LBF Member: Jgrantham22
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glowing squid Saltwater
use glowing rubber squid at night to trigger the attention of flounder, with a piece of squid or a spearing attached to it
LBF Member: Jayrod011
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Catching the big one! Bass Fishing
Take crawdads and paint red finger nail polish on the top of them bass will usuely bite on somthing thats hurt.
LBF Member: bass man
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Fishing the Senko Freshwater
I fish the senko almost strictly wacky style. Sometimes weightless and others weighted. One way to fish it weighted is to put weight inserts in the senko. best way to insert is to put it in the center either slide it in the side so it sits in the center or push it all the way to the center from the end. Another way to fish it weighted and works better than the insert is to use the Lake Fork ring weights. These are the ticket and work fabulous. You can use both the inserts and ring weights to make it sink as fast as possible. I hope it works for you as it has for me.
LBF Member: duckmaster
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Baitcaster magent brakes General Fishing
Dont quit know how to set your magnets on your baitcaster. here is a helpful tip. lift your rod tip to about the 1 o' clock position. tighten up your magnets all the way, then release your lure and slowly loosen the magent brakes. as it starts to fall finely to it to where the lure just tops it's decent. now your ready to cast out for miles
LBF Member: chris bass
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Bait caster tips General Fishing
have trouble with your baitcaster bird-nesting on you? here is a quick tip. when casting out your lure just as it hits the water, take your thumb and stop the spool completely. this will ensure that your spool will not continue to spin and therefore causing that horrible mess of line that we all hate to undo.
LBF Member: chris bass
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Spinner bait tip General Fishing
want your spinnerbait to go a little lower than it does trying down sizing to a smaller blade or if you want add a 1/2 ounce slip sinker onto the line and let the lure sink a little before reeling her back in
LBF Member: chris bass
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walk-the-dog Freshwater
having trouble trying to get your lure to do that perfect "walk the dog" like the pros you see on T.V. well heres a general idea of how to get that Zara Spook to do what it was made for. take your lure and cast it out there,(if you want you can practice this in a pool in your backyard. Thats what i did.) when it lands lower the rod tip down and flick your wrist. your gonna want a good strong flick. practice on the strengh of flick till you find the one that twists the lure just the way you like it. Now after that first jerk the lures going to head to either your left or right. once it finishes its turn give it another good twitch. youll notice it has just gone the other way. now take that and repeat it as you reel in slowly. you will start to fall into a pattern to twitch at the end of every turn your lure does. Now practice it a few times till your confident enough and then take it on the lake and throw it in a largemouth's face and watch the explosion as the fish pounces on your topwater. Now your walking the dog like the pros
LBF Member: chris bass
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Getting a handle on your fish General Fishing
tired of trying to grab your fish while its flipping and jumping around in the water. go out to your local wal-mart or autozone and pick up a pair of mechanicwear gloves and you can grab those fish easily right out of the water and not have to worry about a thing.
LBF Member: chris bass
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Drop shot Bass Fishing
Not having luck with your hard plastics. Cant get those bass to bite on your texas, or carolina rig. try a drop shot. figure out the what depth off the bottom those nasty bass are seting up on and tie on a wieght to the bottom of your line then at the distance the fish are at, run up your line and tie on a leader. at the end of that leader rig up a stick worm and then cast it out. this will place your rig right at eye level with those bass. good luck
LBF Member: chris bass
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Carp Drag Test Freshwater
when catching carp at the docks or launch ramps, or anywhere for that matter make sure your drag is set lightly or use a good strong line though they might not seem like much, ut the common carp and put up a big fight and with wieght on thier side your sure to loose them if your not on top of things and nothing is more worse than loosing a catch that should be in your bag. good luck!
LBF Member: chris bass
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Left-over Bar-B-Que Freshwater
Have any left-overs from last nights Bar-B-que. cut them up and take them to the lake to catch some nice size carp. The common carp is a skiderish when using lures but a barbiqued chicken or piece of porkchop on the end or you line will ensure a bite from one of these fellas.
LBF Member: chris bass
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