I looked at the reel and it is a Lefty Only reel. I don't know how old it is, but it's been in the closet for at least 20 years - so old that the line on it has gotten brittle and is now crap.
Thank's Ben. I'm gonna give him the whole thing just because that's the way it should be.
My mom was cleaning out a closet and found an old Lew's Bear Stick fishing rod with a Mitchell 401 spinning reel - left handed. I'm correct handed, but I got a friend who is left handed so he's getting the reel. Does anyone know if the rod worth anything or should I give him the rod along with the reel?
Hey Fred. Good job. I just go t back from Louisiana - watching the world go from almost summer back to early spring as I drove north. I was wondering how the fishing is with respect to the water temperatures (the Connecticut river is just above 52 degrees in Northfield) so you proved to me that it's about time to start getting the boat ready. Things will only improve from this point on - unless it snows again. Harry
My dad and grandpa used to cut the hooks off of crap lures and make me practice casting in the back yard until I finally kinda knew what I was doing. Once they were convinced that I kinda knew what I was doing, then I got to go fishing with them. It kept the level of frustration at a minimum for all parties concerned.
You know, I was gonna make some smart-@$& reply to this post (no offence intended) but after reading the other posts, I can clearly see that all the good replies have been used. I guess I need to up my game up in here.
Hi folks. Harry from New Hampshire here. My sister lives on Hartwell lake down in Georgia. Do any of you folks fish on that lake and/or have any experience that you'd like to share about that lake? I had a small fishing boat laying around the house that I wasn't using (you do know that you can't never have too many bass boats, dontcha?) and my lady was starting to get a little testy about the amount of my stuff just laying around her house unused, so last weekend I loaded the little lady on the trailer (I'm talking about the boat now) and hauled her down to Hartwell and gave it to my sister. We went out fishing a couple of times before I came back to NW, but didn't even get a bite. The guy at the bait house said that nothing was biting yet so at least I felt better that it wasn't us doing a bad job. But, does anyone have any experience with this lake as to when the fish start to bite? Thanks. Harry
Good Job. Now I want to get the boat running and head out.
Harry
I launch at the Hinsdale launch right across the river from Vermont Yankee - just above the Vernon Dam and Hydro station. I know people who have caught Walleye's in the Ashuelot river around the bridge in Hinsdale so they are migrating up from the Connecticut. Thanks for the info. I guess it's time to get the boat ready. Basically, if you gonna live up north, you gotta deal with the weather. Where abouts do you fish? Keep in touch.
Hi. Harry from Amherst NH here. I fish the lower part of the Connecticut in the area between Brattleboro and the Vernon Dam. I haven't fished this early in the season since the ice has just cleared, and the water is still really cold. I have a link to a USGS Conn. river monitoring station that in Northfield, and as of today, the water temp is around 36 degrees which is a little cold for my tastes. But, let us all know if you go out and what you catch. If I decide to go out, I'll do the same. Good luck.
Harry
I've caught them in the upper Connecticut using a yellow and black H&H spinner bait. Basically, they seem to hit the same lures as what a Large mouth will hit. They put up a hell of a fight - they do not like being told what to do.
This on came from the Mother Ship, and I've lost my decoder. Can anyone help me out over here?
That's what I was thinking a well. We'll see who else jumps into the conversation and has some advice.
Folks
We're down here in Satellite Beach Florida for a couple of weeks enjoying the sun and getting out of the cold and snow that is New Hampshire this time of year. There is a canal near the house we are renting that connects to the Banana river, and it has an array of fish in it, as well as a bunch of Manatee. During my daily walk today I noticed a bunch of Tilapia (maybe Blue Tilapia) in the canal starting to build nests and all that happy stuff, so I got to thinking. I've had pan fried Tilapia in the local Mexican restaurant and it was very tasty. So, my question to you is what bait should I use to catch a couple of these guys for supper. I'm not trying to drive the species into extinction, I'm just kinda hungry. Dig?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Harry