Mind sharing who you’re currently working for? Happy to take this to a PM, if you’d prefer. I have a few questions.
Fishing Pictures 2021
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Mind sharing who you’re currently working for? Happy to take this to a PM, if you’d prefer. I have a few questions.
he bit a worm. First fish of the day, though, on the board!
That’s a good one for the frying pan right there...
Not a fish, but...
I’m building a musky rod for a buddy down in Colorado. It’s not something I would have built, but now that I’m working on it, I may end up making one for myself for Salmon snagging.
Gave him some different options for guide wraps for the black/gold theme...
I’m building a musky rod for a buddy down in Colorado. It’s not something I would have built, but now that I’m working on it, I may end up making one for myself for Salmon snagging.
Gave him some different options for guide wraps for the black/gold theme...
I like eating pike from more northern waters, but Ohio pikes meat gets all yellow and mealy for some reason so I let em go. I think the water gets too warm. Nothing like that big fat steak you off their back though...covered in beer batter...
I fished 14 hours today. Got the above pike, then nothing for another 10 hours until this fella showed up. That’s a hog for Ohio water. Actually pulled drag. Some people say I’m insane for fishing 14 hours, but it’s so nice to have some peace out on the water.
That’s really nice! I can’t wrap for shit, that’s some nice tight work right there. Post some pics when you got it all epoxied!
Will do. He settled on the top color scheme, so I’m measuring guide spacing right now and will start wrapping on the 11 guides and the hook keeper over the next day, or two. This is a 9’ rod, so I think I’m going to wrap/epoxy in sections vs. doing it all at the same time. I use a slow setting epoxy, so I’m sure I could get it all done at once, but this is a special build for a good buddy so I’m gonna slow things down and take my time on it.
That’s a hog. Also some of my favorite eating. We scaled them and cooked them whole growing up in NC. My favorite part was always the tip of the tail!
He wanted thicker trim bands and liked the top color scheme. I wrapped this stripping guide for him tonight. He’s in bed for the night so I’ve gotta put the project on hold until he tells me to move forward or change it up...
It is rather late in the year, but finally sat on a run last night. I probably won't have to do any more crappie fishing this year. But, I wouldn't mind sacking a few bass.
That's a decent sized catfish, but the smile of your son's face is the real prize here!
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This thread is making me miss Santi, I was never into flyfishing but I've read that he's big on those forums too. His pipe collection was stunning too, to say the least.
That’s a nice haul of Crappie! Looks like you’ll be in fillets for a while there. I’m a terrible crappie fisherman, just can’t ever find em.
If the crappie are running, you'll know quick. I had been going out and giving it 15 minutes a day till I hit the jackpot.
I haven't had good luck fishing the bedding grounds. They don't hit like they do on a run when they are in spawn. Now, shellcrackers... that's different. I was pulling garbage sack sized loads of them off their beds. I fished those beds year after year, till I think I got them all, or they got pissed off and left.
Luckily the state of Ohio drops everyone’s donated Christmas trees in the area lakes each year, and puts the gps coordinates of each drop on an interactive map. I have hauled fallen trees out of the woods and into creek arms when the reservoirs are low in summer. I’m just never there when the crappie are. I have a reason to believe it’s karma.
I hit the run dead on about six years ago in Pymatuning, Ohio’s largest inland lake. We were keeping every 15th crappie, and came home with 40 each. The single most fish I’ve ever caught in a day. This isn’t a fisherman’s lie, it was a fish immediately when the bait hit the water from 5am until 11pm. Every fish was bigger than 12”, all black crappie in full spawning color or females fat with eggs. Plus the odd smallmouth, walleye, catfish and hybrid striper (wiper) made for a crazy day of fishing. We were wading off shore.If the crappie are running, you'll know quick. I had been going out and giving it 15 minutes a day till I hit the jackpot.
I haven't had good luck fishing the bedding grounds. They don't hit like they do on a run when they are in spawn. Now, shellcrackers... that's different. I was pulling garbage sack sized loads of them off their beds. I fished those beds year after year, till I think I got them all, or they got pissed off and left.
I ate some fillets quickly, maybe 30% of them, the rest went in the freezer...where they sat. And sat. And then I forgot about them. And then I moved and threw them out. They were old, freezer burned and nasty. I really only like fish when it’s not been frozen, so I felt really awful about wasting all that meat...especially since I knew going in that the meat would sit in the freezer and I’d end up wasting it, but also because so many of the fish were females about to spawn.
The next year, the lake’s crappie limit was lowered to 20. There previously was no limit. I know it wasn’t my fault, there were guys I talked to who kept 200 fish a day and threw out last’s years leftover fillets...but I felt and still feel guilt for my gluttony.
And I haven’t caught any but the odd one or two crappie since.
That's my favorite kind of fishing. When I was a kid my dad and I would stay out all night during crappie season.. school night or not. Haha
So are those pronounced croppy or crappy? I know you're from the messed up part of the state..
crawppy, as in Pe-CAWN encrusted CRAW-ppy
It’s crah-pee for me! Unless I’m abbreviating, then it’s craps, like the game.
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