Thread: anyone here into fishing?

also the city I live in is on the Mississippi River and I can get a lot of fishing done there too

so for freshwater fishing, and mostly small/medium game fish, what should I look for in a rod and reel?

Just go to a bass pro shop and pick you up something nice.

Originally Posted by dg806

Just go to a bass pro shop and pick you up something nice.

it doesnt seem that easy though

after doing some research...

different rods and reels, saltwater/freshwater

spinning/spin cat/baitcast reel

light/medium/heavy

trigger

blah, all this is pretty foreign to me

I think I have found out a lot of what I need to know, but itd be easy to just get a straight answer

Just get a rod, a spinning reel some 8lb test line, some hooks, and some leeches. Game set match.

Fishing is as old as time. You can have all the technology in the world but it really all boils down to patience, a rod, a reel and some appropriate bait.

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Just get a rod, a spinning reel some 8lb test line, some hooks, and some leeches. Game set match.

I have pretty much the same setup.
I still like minnows or nightcrawlers. Leeches are so hit and miss for me (but that's part of the fun I guess).

Spoons and Canadian Wigglers work too where I fish.

he best fishing is flyfishing in a cold mountain stream for native trout

Originally Posted by Little Wing

he best fishing is flyfishing in a cold mountain stream for native trout

yeah, if you really wanted to get into flyfishing is really fun. other than that just do what everyone said above, nothing too crazy unless you go 5 days a week.

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Items(item numbers) below are what I would suggest for you.

IH-112061

IH - 120896

Originally Posted by Fetusaurus Rex

also the city I live in is on the Mississippi River and I can get a lot of fishing done there too

so for freshwater fishing, and mostly small/medium game fish, what should I look for in a rod and reel?

What's your budget?

Originally Posted by BoneCrusher

What's your budget?

Thank you all

Id like to stay as close to $50 as possible, or less of course

but mostly Im just wondering what kind of set up would be best for the fishing I do....Ill work out my budget on Ebay first, and if I cant get a good deal there then Ill just get a budget rod & reel

I'm just gonna come out and say it. Fishing is a fucking miserable hobby. I live in the "fishing" state and I can proudly say I've been fishing twice in all of my 27 years. Jesus Christ fishing sucks.

Originally Posted by Fetusaurus Rex

Thank you all

Id like to stay as close to $50 as possible, or less of course

but mostly Im just wondering what kind of set up would be best for the fishing I do....Ill work out my budget on Ebay first, and if I cant get a good deal there then Ill just get a budget rod & reel

At the low price range you're in you really only have one of two choices. There are other cheap rod/reel combos but they all suck. The gears strip out, the drag gets goofy on a big fish, or they don't consistently cast and retrieve smoothly. Last thing you wanna do when you go fishing is fight with your gear. Get something that looks good AND will not let you down.

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Reel (eBay) ... zebco omega z02 or the omega z03. This family of reels are the best reel you will find for someone that doesn't have a lot of experience. No backlash, no rats nests, and you cannot break these suckers. I still use one on light tackle and I own a bass boat. That reel will haul in anything you can set a hook on, then beg for more. Besides the steel gears and bearing drive, with this reel you can change spools. Bass pro-shops rod/reel combo @ $75.

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Bass pro-shops has this zebco 33 rod & reel combo tha'll work for $37 + shipping. Basically the same reel design, but the omega is the top of the line for this series. I would not use anything of a lower quality than this though or you'll loose fish.



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Wal-Mart has the best deal on worms, but ya gotta keep 'em on ice or they melt. My son used my truck to go fishing and left a tub of worms behind my seat. By the time I got in it smelled like I was hauling a dead body around with me. He thought that was funny ...

If you wanna catch something just for fun that will fight like hell take a box of total and a jug of water out with ya. Make lil dough balls about the size of a large seeded grape and wrap 'em around a small treble hook. No weights ... just toss it out there and keep a hold of your pole or it will be gone. This will be a catch and release fish, if you get it in that is

You'll need a knot that's easy and strong. Polomer knot works well:




To tie a polomer knot, double (fold) your line and put it through the eye of your lure. Then take the folded end and go over and back under the other lines and grab the folded end. Now, put your lure completely through the loop you just made. Then pull the tag end of the line to take out the excess. Now wet the knot (spit works) then hold the lure and pull the line to tighten it. Cut off the excess to about 1/8th" - 1/4" and you should have a good polomer knot.

Good luck and try not to miss too much work or school from fishing. But do miss a little

i love fishign but have no wear to fish and dont have enuff money to go somewhere to fish

Originally Posted by ReproMan

I'm just gonna come out and say it. Fishing is a fucking miserable hobby. I live in the "fishing" state and I can proudly say I've been fishing twice in all of my 27 years. Jesus Christ fishing sucks.

Hmmm..... : (

I love to fish. : ) It's fine others don't... more for me. : ) It's like gay guys... more woman for REAL men. ; )

Get a medium light rod with a spinning reel. 8lb test is fine for pond fishing. You can get a nice rod and reel for around 120. I spent 170 on mine. I got a nice reel though.

I posted the best quality for the money. I'm with you Double, but for the price/quality check my earlier post, Fetus. I own 24 rods and 27 reels. Each has it's use. I am the Master Baiter. If fetus wants to PM me to see what is the best choices in models of the items I suggest, I'll do that.

Originally Posted by Hoglander

I posted the best quality for the money. I'm with you Double, but for the price/quality check my earlier post, Fetus. I own 24 rods and 27 reels. Each has it's use. I am the Master Baiter. If fetus wants to PM me to see what is the best choices in models of the items I suggest. I'll do that.

In your opinion hoglander ... how's that spinner gonna beat the spincast for a beginner?

Are over 10? Do you want learn? Do you want to look retarded?

Originally Posted by Hoglander

Are over 10? Do you want learn? Do you want to look retarded?

So then he should use a spinner reel cuz you think he'll look retarded?

Like I said, I own a bass boat and still use one on light tackle. Only an asshole will think him a retard for running a spincast reel, and who cares what an asshole is gonna think of him? He'll learn just fine. The trick is to get him on the water with the least amount of problems starting out then let him progress.

I own more tackle than i can count and still enjoy the ease of use a spincast offers ... especially from the bank!!!!

Crusher, if you are stuck on the bank you need to cast far, in a boat not so much. Spincast IS NOT the best choice. A spinning reel is the right choice for bankies.

If you fish from a boat that way and no one can see you that's fine.

Thanks guys, I will look over some options, I feel confortable with a spinner or spincast, I dont think I have ever used a baitcast reel though, and I hear they can be a real rats nest even for veterans at times, so I think I wont bother with those, they seem to be the more expensive reels too from what I have seen, I havent seen any cheap ones

All you need is a big net and some weights on the ends or a stick of dynamite. I've heard if you put the leads of one of those old crank phones in the water it'll get you a few catches easily....

Originally Posted by Fetusaurus Rex

Thanks guys, I will look over some options, I feel confortable with a spinner or spincast, I dont think I have ever used a baitcast reel though, and I hear they can be a real rats nest even for veterans at times, so I think I wont bother with those, they seem to be the more expensive reels too from what I have seen, I havent seen any cheap ones

Baitcast reels are more for bay or surf fishing. Go with a spinning reel. Done.

Originally Posted by maniclion

All you need is a big net and some weights on the ends or a stick of dynamite. I've heard if you put the leads of one of those old crank phones in the water it'll get you a few catches easily....

hahah yea I have heard that too, I also hear that it is illegal

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Originally Posted by Doublebase

Baitcast reels are more for bay or surf fishing. Go with a spinning reel. Done.

gotcha, thanks

that setup you posted seems to be as good of a general consensus as I could find, thanks again sir I think I will take your advice

i invented fishing

Originally Posted by SYN

i invented fishing

Keanu did invent fishing, and he went back in time on a bogus journey to do so....WHOA!!!

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