What’s the dumbest thing you have ever purchased to catch fish ?
Texas Fishing
Jan 31, 2024 10:46:05 #
Saw1: You are probably correct, but also the exception to the rule. I argue that the majority of folks who own a boat do not come near to your hours of use numbers. That is why there is a huge market in used boats.
If you are going to own a boat, you need to use it! I mean hours every week. That is not what most folks do, they have a boat but only use it once and a while. I am afraid most have a boat as a status symbol, not to fish or water ski, or whatever. Just Sayin...RJS
If you are going to own a boat, you need to use it! I mean hours every week. That is not what most folks do, they have a boat but only use it once and a while. I am afraid most have a boat as a status symbol, not to fish or water ski, or whatever. Just Sayin...RJS
Jan 31, 2024 11:13:32 #
saw1 wrote:
Well RJ I reckon some people would be better off t... (show quote)
Agreed. I do go on Ocean Charters for the convenience and safety. Crab limit for 20$ etc plus the target salt water fish but never regret owning boats. No way it’s cheaper to pay for everyday of fishing than having a boat. Trout and Salmon Sturgeon etc I have done as well as small mouth in inflated boats is a huge price tag had they all been guided.
Jan 31, 2024 11:16:00 #
Jan 31, 2024 11:19:35 #
saw1 wrote:
Has anyone heard of a "fish attractor"? ... (show quote)
Electric current is used to attract target fish too. Baitfish emit electricity as well as all fish to be honest. Saltier water is more of an electrolyte too so probably more conductive and louder. Many boat hulls have been found to emit electrical current too ( electrolysis). Some scare fish away others attract fish. It’s real true science. Scotty has a device that emits electricity. The frequency of sound you’re talking about may impersonate the electrical current that is known to be present near gills of fish.
Jan 31, 2024 11:27:38 #
Commander Bell wrote:
This to some may sound rather goofy, but it actually works.
My Uncle Barney was a mechanic and a avid outdoorsman. Instead of investing in fishing sinkers he would tie or thread washers or nuts to his line.
He kept several sizes in his tackle box.
They cam in handy for other projects as well.
Commander Bell out
My Uncle Barney was a mechanic and a avid outdoorsman. Instead of investing in fishing sinkers he would tie or thread washers or nuts to his line.
He kept several sizes in his tackle box.
They cam in handy for other projects as well.
Commander Bell out
Better for everyone including the fish. Stainless probably won’t dissolve. Steel and other hardware oxidized and become iron in the water. Lead on the other hand is bad bad bad. There is other materials used now to avoid the contamination. Shooting also contaminated many areas. Water has been contaminated with runoff miles from shooting areas and now we can’t shoot in some places here now.
Jan 31, 2024 11:34:38 #
Chuck56 wrote:
Am curious about the “ neon super color chartreuse “ . Sometimes I paint lure blanks. Is this color close to what you are talking about ? I painted these with a base white, the added fluorescent yellow over that ( then the blue) . This color combination works very well at rayburn and Toledo bend where I fish a lot
Pretty much. The yellow green is close enough. It has to do with how far the color of light travels through water is why it’s considered the better colors to use. Obviously we all know other colors for whatever reason will be better at different times but the chartreuse ( fluorescent green ) is supposedly best on average because of in nature it travels farther. Reflects that color. Seems crazy if it doesn’t mimic a natural food but whatever works is what we should use.
Jan 31, 2024 11:42:49 #
Jeremy wrote:
Electric current is used to attract target fish to... (show quote)
I have talked about this known fact before but someone that is now banned tried making a big deal about how false it is but is known factual science. Russian scientists figured it out. There is bunch of information online to read up on it if one has an open mind.
The key would be knowing the exact setting ( frequency of sound or voltage for whatever target or baitfish you’re trying to attract or impersonate).
It’s just one more thing to know about fishing. Not strange at all to me. Fishing has always been trying to fool the fish into eating something we put in water to impersonate a food they like. Some say to tick them off enough for an instinct to bite at our lure to kill it.
Some guys use to argue that Salmon don’t eat once they head upstream out of salt water. I was like why is my bait all the way into its gut if it didn’t strike my bait to eat it. If they bite something that is hard plastic or other fake ( non meat or real food ) material of course they don’t want to try and swallow it but the best food for fish is usually fish.
Jan 31, 2024 11:51:21 #
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – As holiday shoppers scour electronics stores in search of the best deals on HD TVs, action cameras and computers, the biggest innovations of the season will be on tackle-store pegs as Livingston Lures’ Team Livingston line of baits featuring Electronic Baitfish Sounds (EBS) MultiTouch Technology arrives.
Livingston Lures revolutionized the world of hard baits in 2004 with the introduction of the original EBS Technology and EBS-powered lures, which produced the sound of an actual baitfish in distress. No longer limited to BBs, beads and blades – longtime “noisemakers” utilized in bass baits – Livingston’s EBS baits incorporated an advanced circuit board and smart chip into each bait, introducing a new level of sophistication and fish-attracting power to the realm of hard baits.
Livingston Lures revolutionized the world of hard baits in 2004 with the introduction of the original EBS Technology and EBS-powered lures, which produced the sound of an actual baitfish in distress. No longer limited to BBs, beads and blades – longtime “noisemakers” utilized in bass baits – Livingston’s EBS baits incorporated an advanced circuit board and smart chip into each bait, introducing a new level of sophistication and fish-attracting power to the realm of hard baits.
Jan 31, 2024 11:55:19 #
Buddy uses smart chip and has for years. It’s similar to how a piezo ignitor generates electricity. Every time his wobbler leans one way or the other it produces electricity and it discharges into the water. So it makes a noise is what fish hear. The baitfish do the same thing. The electric field that is produced is a noise not so much a shock. That’s why I think some electric field that some boat hulls emit may scare away fish because it probably sounds like a big mean fish instead of a yummy baitfish.
Jan 31, 2024 12:59:11 #
It’s only dumb if it doesn’t work right? Lol. We always buy things we think “might be the ticket” 😂
Jan 31, 2024 13:38:06 #
Jeremy wrote:
Electric current is used to attract target fish to... (show quote)
Maybe my old Tracker attracted fish. I know for a fact that it was a rare occurrence to get skunked when I was out in MY boat. LOL.
Jan 31, 2024 13:57:19 #
saw1 wrote:
Maybe my old Tracker attracted fish. I know for a fact that it was a rare occurrence to get skunked when I was out in MY boat. LOL.
I agree wholeheartedly.
Even a fiberglass boat can emit some current. Aluminum and other metallic materials are more likely to have electromagnetic fields that is why many captains that frequent salt water purchase Fiberglass Hulls.
I have been very happy with the results of fishing in the 1968 NoHurry boat. I have always been successful when fishing or crabbing in it. Not so sure it’s about the electric field topic but never changing the name for luck purposes.
Jan 31, 2024 13:58:45 #
saw1 wrote:
Maybe my old Tracker attracted fish. I know for a fact that it was a rare occurrence to get skunked when I was out in MY boat. LOL.
So it’s not about your initials?
Steve Always Wins?
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Jan 31, 2024 14:26:23 #
Jeremy wrote:
So it’s not about your initials?
Steve Always Wins?
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Steve Always Wins?
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I wish. However, I've been getting skunked on more outings lately than ever before.
Jan 31, 2024 14:44:32 #
saw1 wrote:
I wish. However, I've been getting skunked on more outings lately than ever before.
Sorry to hear that. Not good. Well start hookin em again. I’m headed your way in several months but hoping for some hooking. If we smell skunk because of the region there it’s all good but not when it is relation to fishing luck.
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