| 521. |
Windy day texas riggin' Freshwater
When fishing a texas rig in heavy wind or current, try pegging your weight and using flourocarbon line. Flourocarbon sinks, where mono floats. This will decrease drag on your line letting it get to the bottom quicker. The pegged weight will help you keep better contact with the bait once it's on the bottom!
LBF Member: yellowchamp206
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| 522. |
Clear water buzzin' Freshwater
In clear water, remove the skirt from a small 1/8 oz. buzzbait and add a small grub to the hook instead, this makes for a more subtle presentation!
LBF Member: yellowchamp206
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| 523. |
Discounts at tackle stores General Fishing
Most tackle stores respect and support our country's military. Although it might not be posted, always ask if they give discounts for active military personnel. You'd be suprised how many will give you a discount.
LBF Member: bullets_full
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| 524. |
Fishing city lakes in California General Fishing
I've found that in California, especially in city lakes, people generally don't have the respect for their surrounding that you see in other places. Me and my daughter always pick up trash in the areas we have fished whether or not we left it there. Keep the lakes and rivers clean for the wildlife that inhabit it and for future generations.
LBF Member: bullets_full
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| 525. |
Carolina keeper General Fishing
Try using Carolina keepers instead of split shots on your line. They are easily adjustable to different lengths and they won't crimp your line.
LBF Member: bullets_full
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| 526. |
Cheap fishing gear General Fishing
I cruise around garage and estate sales often looking for a great deal. Many trift store will have fishing gear too. A lot of different manufacturers will refurbish used gear for free or at a cheap rate. Vintage fishing lures resale very high on ebay too. You might turn a buck or two.
LBF Member: bullets_full
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| 527. |
Curing chicken livers for catfish Freshwater
To ensure tougher chicken livers for catfish bait, I have found the following technique quite useful. Spread chicken livers out on a cookie sheet. Generously cover livers in iodized salt and garlic powder. Leave in the sun approx 2 hrs. Flip livers and repeat. Store livers in any container and refrigerate until ready to use.
LBF Member: bullets_full
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| 528. |
Need worms? General Fishing
I take a charged car battery and connect the + and - posts to a couple of tent stake spaced about 3 feet apart from each other in the ground. The electrical current causes the worms to surface. Do not step on the ground while doing this, be of a sidewalk.
LBF Member: bullets_full
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| 529. |
Use sea gulls for locating gamefish Saltwater
Anytime you find sea gulls feeding on the water, you know they are feeding on the bait fish that have been driven to the top by the larger game fish below.
LBF Member: lil smoove
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| 530. |
stuck anchor Boating
If you find that your anchor is stuck on the bottom, and if all attempts to free it have failed, attach a float to it, and return later when the tides have changed direction. This will oftentimes loosen a trapped anchor.
LBF Member: lil smoove
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| 531. |
Using circle hooks Saltwater
If you're in search of higher hookup ratios, try using a circle hook. These hooks, though not very well known, are gaining popularity as word gets around about their benefits. Circle hooks will not only guarantee more landed fish, because of the small gap, and the inverted point, they are also better for the fish since they generally hook in the lip and rarely in the gut.
LBF Member: lil smoove
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| 532. |
When to fish soft crabs Saltwater
Remember to fish with a soft crab imitation during the full moon periods. That's the time when the live crabs shed their shells, so look for feeding stripers to move to the shallow areas in search of crabs.
LBF Member: lil smoove
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| 533. |
Snook fishing Saltwater
Fish for snook very much like you would for largemouth bass. They like to hang along ledges, and around structure, like posts, rocks etc.
LBF Member: lil smoove
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| 534. |
Crankbait tip! Bass Fishing
Add a #2, round bend treble hook onto the back of your crankbaits to help hook fish that just nip at the bait.
LBF Member: yellowchamp206
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| 535. |
Skinny water bassn' Bass Fishing
Some bass live shallow year round. In the hot months try throwing a fat bodied, square lipped crankbait in the thickest, shallowest cover you can find.I have caught big bass like this in water as warm as 93 degrees in water less than a foot deep. Try making multiple casts to the cover from different angles to help trigger a strike.
LBF Member: yellowchamp206
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| 536. |
How to catch small bait fish Saltwater
When i fish, i use a umbella net. I drop it down but not to far and i throw small pieces of bread over the umbella net then i pull the net up real fast and i catch at least 5 bait fish.
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| 537. |
stalking fish Saltwater
Avoid fishing in clear water unless you see bait fish actively or diving birds. Fishing in clear water spooks the fish too easily. So look for color water, its the best for fishing.
LBF Member: Big fish hitter101
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| 538. |
freeing jammed ferrules General Fishing
Cool the ferrule by placing ice cubes on it then grasp the female furrale at the end. hold it for 20 seconds; it will warm and expand before the male section does. so you can easily seperate the two.
LBF Member: fishmaster
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| 539. |
Keep skirts on spinnerbaits from tangling General Fishing
Spray the skirts with armor all Protectant then wipe the excess off.
LBF Member: fishmaster
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| 540. |
Black at night Bass Fishing
Try using a large black jitterbug preferably w/black skirt at night when the moon is bright. Fish along the banks and especially the docks! I've had great luck with this especially between 9:30 and 11:30 p.m.
Happy huntin'
LBF Member: por944sche
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| 541. |
Overcast Freshwater
During overcast conditions, bass will become active and hold as close to cover as they normally would. Expand your coverage of the area under these conditions
LBF Member: shillins24
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| 542. |
Lighted Fishing Areas Freshwater
Avoid fishing large areas of shallow water where direct sunlight is shining. Fish do not like these areas and prefer darker water and shadows.
LBF Member: shillins24
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| 543. |
Fly Fishing For Trout Fly Fishing
When fly-fishing for trout on hot, bright summer days, use terrestrial patterns such as ants, crickets and grasshoppers
LBF Member: shillins24
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| 544. |
Jig Fishing Freshwater
When searching for largemouth, remember that fishing a jig can be extremely effective. Far and away, the most popular colors to use for bigg bass are black and blue.
LBF Member: shillins24
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| 545. |
More tips with Bluegill Freshwater
When using a worm for BlueGill, as most people do, try twisting the worm on the hook, This way, the little panfish will have a harder time stealing the bait and you will hook more fish.
LBF Member: pokerplayinfishers
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| 546. |
Tips with bluegills Freshwater
Most bluegill fishing involves a #6-8 long shank hook and a 4-8 puond line.(long shanks are better because they are the easiest to take off)
LBF Member: pokerplayinfishers
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| 547. |
Crappie Freshwater
When fishing for crappie, a great technique is to fish at night under a bright light at a dock.
LBF Member: shillins24
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| 548. |
Topwater Freshwater
Use buzzbaits when lake fishing for bass in the warm months. The best times are in the morning.
LBF Member: shillins24
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| 549. |
Bluegills Freshwater
If you catch a fish, and the hook has caused the gills to bleed, keep the fish if its legal. The chances of its surviving is slim to none.
LBF Member: shillins24
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| 550. |
Bass Freshwater
When fishing for bass on summer nights, try to use lures with sound-producing effects.
LBF Member: shillins24
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| 551. |
Dapping Fly Fishing
Dapping is the technique of tipping a fly lightly over the surface of the water.
LBF Member: shillins24
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| 552. |
River Smallmouth Freshwater
With the hot water tempertures, most smallmouth will be in fast, rapid like water.
LBF Member: shillins24
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| 553. |
Weightless worm Bass Fishing
Try a weightless worm, 2/0 or 3/0 red hook, with a 4-6 inch ribbon or finesse worm. Purple has always worked for me, and so has pumpkin.
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| 554. |
Blood treble hooks Freshwater
Replace ordinary gray treble hooks with red when fishing for most freshwater species, but especially for walleye. The red hooks resemble blood, and therefore is percieved by the fish as wounded prey.
LBF Member: ned93ved
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| 555. |
Catfish Freshwater
When fishing for catfish in the summer months, dawn and dusk are productive, but, without a doubt, the fish bite best at night.
LBF Member: shillins24
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| 556. |
Fishing line Freshwater
If you haven't fished with power pro line yet, I highly recommend that you try it.
LBF Member: shillins24
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| 557. |
Spawning bass Freshwater
when bass move into their spawning beds, lures representing lizards and crawdads are move effective than jigs and spinnerbaits.
LBF Member: shillins24
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| 558. |
Salmon Freshwater
One of the best techniques for catching kokanee is to troll a wedding ring lure tipped with a piece of white corn.
LBF Member: shillins24
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| 559. |
Stripers Freshwater
When hunting for freshwater stripers using topwater lures, remember that these baits are most effective in low-light periods early and late in the day.
LBF Member: shillins24
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| 560. |
Reel Maintance Freshwater
After buying a new reel, lubricate it to make sure no parts were missed at the factory. Lube it every six months or at the end of the season before storing
LBF Member: shillins24
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| 561. |
Kayaks General Fishing
For the people that do a lot of wade fishing, and cannot afford a 20,000 boat. I highly recommend that you look into buying a kayak. They are great, I brought one last year and it has been the best investment I had made in fishing.
LBF Member: shillins24
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| 562. |
Smallmouth Bass Freshwater
When fishing for smallmouth, try throwing a white fluke or a case sss with a 2/0 hook. It is one of the best baits I have ever used.
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| 563. |
Topwater Frogs Bass Fishing
Along the tournament trails topwater frogs have the nick name of bun hookers from time to time.So try this to enhance your catchs.Try adding 1" curly tail grubs to the frogs hooks for extra enhancement.The grubs add more action than the legs alone.Also one may bend their frog hooks slightly outwards for better hooking power.To add a little sound to your frog add a couple of bb's through a small hole and then glue the hole shut with a soft plastic glue type.
LBF Member: [email protected]
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| 564. |
Buzzbaits-When to use them Freshwater
Buzzbaits work best in water temps between 65 and 90 degrees. They seldom work in water temps below 50 degrees! Under and around boat docks,rock piles,boulders, over and around shallow cover.
LBF Member: kip59
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| 565. |
Caring for Soft Jerkbaits General Fishing
Lay soft jerkbaits into a tackle box with long trays and be sure they are perfectly straight..If they are stored with a bend ,you won't be able to straighten them out and they will not run true.
LBF Member: kip59
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| 566. |
Photographing your catch General Fishing
Before releasing your catch for another to enjoy. Always photograph your catch from the side. Never head on. Side photographs enhance the size, and length of your true fishs identity and enhances the photograph 100%
LBF Member: kip
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| 567. |
Weight Free Wacky Worm Freshwater
When fishing a senko etc.wacky style try adding a split ring to the worm where you hook the worm in the middle,then add your hook to the rig.Gives you just enough weight to keep your worm weedless and gives your wacky rigged worm more action.
LBF Member: kip59
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| 568. |
crayfish crankbait Bass Fishing
Floating crayfish crankbaits produce well on rocky points, dams, and shores. Crank it until you hit bottom and pause. This resembles a crawdad it it’s natural, defensive position.
LBF Member: kidrock
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| 569. |
change stradegy Bass Fishing
Don’t get locked into using a particular lure and presentation method just because it worked the last time you went bass fishing. Because the environment in which bass live is constantly changing, you also must change your strategy to match the current conditions in order to increase your success.
LBF Member: kidrock
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| 570. |
windy days Bass Fishing
Fish the down-wind side of a lake or pond in sustained, heavy wind. In this situation forage will be concentrated on that side of the lake or pond and bass will move in to feed. A spinnerbait is a good choice when fishing for these aggressive fish.
LBF Member: kidrock
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| 571. |
Key to High Pressure Bass Fishing
When fishing on high-pressure days, fish deeper water. Bass are often suspended right off the bottom because the barometric pressure has decreased the amount of air in their air sack. This causes them to move into deeper water because they have to exert more effort to hold in shallow water.
LBF Member: kidrock
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| 572. |
Pork no jig Bass Fishing
A pork frog or pork crawfish can be fished without a jig by using a keeper hook. Press the pig onto the hook. Take an old plastic worm that is no longer useable. Break off a piece of the worm and push it onto the keeper. Then measure the distance past the barb on the hook and break the remainder of the worm off. Now push that end of the worm onto the point of the hook, past the barb. You now have a weedless pig. If more weight is desired, use a slip sinker and a bead at the knot. This bait is ideal in heavy cover because it is more weedless than a traditional Jig & Pig.
LBF Member: kidrock
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| 573. |
cold water bass Freshwater
When the tempurature is low, try a blue black jig and work it as slow as you can.
LBF Member: kidrock
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| 574. |
early channel cats Freshwater
In early season use cut herring and shad for channel cats. They are feeding on winter kill at the time o these baits work best.
LBF Member: kidrock
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| 575. |
weedless fishing General Fishing
When fishing brush or vegetation, you are most likely to get strikes when the bait is fished weedless. Fishing the bait weedless allows you to work the bait in the cover where the bass are without getting hung up. The most weedless baits are soft plastics, like worms, lizards, craws and jigs rigged with the hook point stuck back into the plastic body. The point is not exposed so it won't snag on the cover. To rig this bait, I use a High Performance Hook. I insert the hook in the center of the head of the bait, come out about a quarter of an inch down, and slide the plastic all the way around the hook until it covers the eye, (be sure the clip is open). Then hold the line and see how the bait hangs straight, and observe how the hook would be placed in the bait to keep that natural look. The punch the hook tip through the bait at a spot where it would go through to keep it straight. Go straight through the bait and out through the other side. This will leave the hook point and barb exposed on the top of the bait. Then pinch the bait by the hook point, slide it forward towards the eye, and
then insert the hook point into the plastic. Slide the plastic back until the tip of the hook is covered. When this is done properly, the bait will be straight. Directions and diagrams for this weedless rigging can be found on the High Performance Hook packaging.
LBF Member: lil smoove
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| 576. |
sensitivity General Fishing
Sensitivity is always the key to catching fish. It is important
to be able to feel your bait and feel a strike. Gaining more sensitivity can be as simple as changing your grip of the rod. Move your grip to a position that allows you to have direct line contact. With a baitcaster, this can be accomplished by palming the reel or holding the rod just above the reel and touching your index finger to the line. Another advantage of this grip is that it helps balance the rod weight in your hand and reduces fatigue. With spinning or bait casting tackle, relaxing your grip allows the rod to transmit vibrations from the bait or fish. This will greatly increase the sensitivity. But be sure you have a secure enough grip so that you don't lose the rod and reel to the fish.
LBF Member: lil smoove
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| 577. |
summer fish Saltwater
If you are using lures, try a slower retrieve. Summertime fish are not as willing to chase baits. Reds should be in shallow water early, and later in the day, redfish should move to the edges of flats, where deeper cooler water is near.
LBF Member: lil smoove
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| 578. |
summer fishing Saltwater
When the water temperatures rise, as they do in the summer months, concentrate on deep water for trout in depths ranging from 4 to 6 feet. Free lined piggy perch or croaker should produce the best results.
LBF Member: lil smoove
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| 579. |
night fishing Saltwater
July is a great month for night fishing because you have 2 full moons and this way you can beat the heat of the hot sun during the day
LBF Member: lil smoove
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| 580. |
stalking fish Saltwater
Avoid fishing in clear water unless you see bait fish activity or diving birds. Fishing in clear water spooks the fish too easily so look for off color water for the best fishing.
LBF Member: lil smoove
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| 581. |
Birds Hovering Saltwater
When you see seagulls hovering over the water, this means there are normally fish in that area. In order not to scare the fish, do not use your big motor when you get near the seagulls. Instead set up a drift or work your trolling motor as you get near or next to the seagulls in order not to scare the fish...
LBF Member: lil smoove
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| 582. |
handling fish General Fishing
Also, wet your hands before handling the fish so when you are taking the hook out, your hands will not damage the protective coating of slime on the fish.
LBF Member: lil smoove
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| 583. |
using shrimp Saltwater
When using live shrimp for bait, try using larger than normal hooks such as #3 Treble or #3 Wide Gap. By using the larger hooks, the undersized fish that are released will have a much better chance of survival.
LBF Member: lil smoove
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| 584. |
Sewing thread for chicken liver Freshwater
Take some sewing thread from your favorite person, cause I wouldn't be caught dead in that part of WalMart! Before grabbing that wad of chicken liver, break off a piece of thread about 2' long. Get that liver on your hook, and (starting at your hook eye), wrap thread not too tightly around liver. Liver will stay on hook just a little long, and almost needs to be eaten, and not picked at by fish.
LBF Member: SDB_LMB
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| 585. |
Fun bass fishing Bass Fishing
For a lot of fun, i use top water lures, or lures I never would have thought to rig up. I figure if people made the lure...it has to work. Even if you dont get an immediate strike, just be persistant, thats part of fishing, and its fun to see new stuff working well.
LBF Member: xrposiedon
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