I haven't fly fished in years but when I did I much preferred a fly rod. Tried a bubble and fly on a spinning rod one time and didn't care for it. That was on a big river that a fly rod would never have got the fly out. For trout, which I haven't fished for in years, I like spinning and spinner's. If I fish a stream I like a fly rod and fly's. But don't see myself fishing for trout in the near future. Much prefer to eat crappie, catfish and bass!
I'm pretty new to catfish too. Read somewhere to wait 15 or 20 min and simply cast to a new spot. Don't know that it works but last year I got at least one on most trips. I'll see how it works this year if the river ever get's in shape here.
Never got around to using them but made a couple pontoons for my canoe. two 1 1/2gal bleach bottles glued the bottoms together and filled them with spray foam. Like I said, never got around to trying them but figured they should work. On the down side, sun took out the bleach bottles in a couple years.
I'm pretty new to this but have found 2oz coin sinker's on a Carolina rig work great for me. Usually the river I fish isn't so swift as it is now and I do fine with them. My son spin fish's and use's 1/2-3/4oz barrel weights. As I'm using a carolina rig, I'm not sure weight makes much difference. In theory when the fish hit's it can't feel the weight, sinker slips on the line.
The older I get the more strange fishing get's. Started fishing for catfish last year. For bull heads I always used natural bail, you know, beef liver! Well my go to bait for channels turns out to be chicken breast marinated in strawberry kool aide and garlic, you need to understand natural bait is the way to go. There's a lake here in Central Oregon that has a bank fishing spot called Velveta Point. Now just where did trout learn to eat cheese? Up in Montana on a lake near Kalispell we rigged up with what we called an itchy bug. We'd turn rocks over along the bank to get them and then put them on a hook,,,,, with one of those small marshmallows! Go figure!!!
drifter023 wrote:
I think your line will tell you if you need one or not if you do not listen then you deal with twisted line.
I haven't talked to my line in years. I use a swivel as a stop with a Carolina rig. Also to keep the bobber away from my jig crappie fishing. I don't know much about line twist, worrying about things like that takes away from fishing time!
I started with cast reels about 1969. What I did was learn to cast at home before I tried fishing with it. Shouldn't take a lot to learn to cast but, you are talking about long cast's and that takes somewhat longer to do. Start with shorter cast's, just learn to toss it.
You can use live worms in Washington can't you? Ya can in Oregon just not live fish. I can catch some fish and clean it and use the gut's or I can catch one and filet it and use the filet. What I can't do is use a live minnow. There's a private pond not far from here, member's only, that was stocked with hatchery brooder trout. Got to fish it one time and it was pretty good. Then a member's kid turned loose some gold fish in it and it got over run with them. Not worth a hoot for fishing any more. That's why Oregon say's no live bait. yet as I understand it the crappie in Prineville Reservoir were illegally released fish and boy did they take off! Nobody is complaining.
Boy nice crappie! Wish we had them like that around here.
That was interesting! When I learned to cast a level wind I had a direct drive Zebco. Still got it to! Boy was that a chore! First there was no thumb button of any kind. The reel handle turned one way when casting and the other when reeling in. Directions I got was to turn the reel in it's side, cast and feather the spool with my hand. Didn't think I'd ever get it. Still to this day I lay the reel over on its side and use my thumb to control backlash. DUH! I do adjust the spool as shown, well almost. When I drop a weight to the floor the spool comes close to stopping and I stop it with my thumb! I guess old habits die hard.
Not for years. Used to be a place the other side of town had lot's of red cloths but all gone now!
Have a bunch of family in Salem. Graduated high school in Independence.
Bdubya06 wrote:
Neither of you two have put your location info in your profile. So can't tell where you are from. I'm in Oregon. We have a town called Tumalo right over the mountains. Is that what your talking about. I'm not aware of a resivoir.
Where you from on the west side? I'm in Antelope!
Those flounder are great eating and fun to catch on trout rod!
With kids, I think the biggest draw is action, size won't matter as much. when I was a kid fishing for blue gills we were into quality. We threw back everything under 3"!