Old topic, but for any one interested I am a long time bullet caster. Unlike bullets, brined hardness, impurities, specifici lead tin alloys, and the like are of little concern. Until a few years ago many tire shops would gladly give away buckets of old tire weights. Sadly that is no longer the case.
I would sugggest, scrap metal dealers, on line auctions and suppliers of reloading supplies.
Cherokee is an absolute gorgeous location in the Smokey Mountans convenient to the Smokey Mountain National Forrest, Dollywood, whitewater rafting, Smokey Mountain Knife Works, a Moonshine distillery and other attractions.
As indicated by the name, early occupants of the area were the Cherokee.
I am not intimately familiar with regulations as I have not visited the area in several years, but some rules & Regulationd may be set by the Cherokee and/or the US park service.
FS Digest wrote:
There's another way to put on a split shot?!
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by jasper181
Not any way remotely as convenient. I can see the danger if you swallowed one and got it caught in your windpipe.
Logic? Common sense? In 2021? Not impossible but highly improbable.
BTW I had a cousin who was a heavy drinker, chain smoker, owned a tire shop and handled tire weights every day.It all caught up with him in just over 80years.
Yes, I try to exercise a bit of caution with lead but I handle far more deadly substances every day. (Gasoline, herbicide, insecticide, the occasional cigar...)
I have cheated fate for some 78 years now. I first used lead sinkers as a small boy, and continue to do so.
In addition, as a competitive pistol shooter I cast some tens of thousands of bullets. I also did a fair amount of soldering over the years, as well as eating many game birds which fell to lead shot (occasionally biting into a shot pellet).
Now, having learned of the perilous nature of the substance I assume I will drop dead at any moment.
I have enjoyed reading all the posts on this forum. So long, Y’all..
FS Digest wrote:
It has a hook in it. Wouldn’t the hook catch? Why doesn’t setting the hook just “pull the hook out of the fish’s mouth” I keep hearing “Dont set the hook on steelhead when swinging flies you’ll pull the hook right out of their mouth. Let them take it for a while until they’ve pulled drag for around 15 seconds before lifting on them.” Also people say to strip set instead of trout set to not pull the fly out of their mouth when stripping in streamers, but how does one motion just pull it out of their mouth, and one set it? I get strip sets have more force which can set a hook deeper, but how does a trout set simply pull it out of their mouth?
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by Accomplished_16874
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I have read the good advice in previous replies.
I would add only that in my experience the key factor in hook sets is often luck.
I tried it once. It provides a good excuse to drink.
shellback 77 wrote:
Me and a buddy went looking for a pond that my girlfriend swam in over 50 years ago... What we found was remarkable and entertaining. No roads in or out not even a place to land a Hilo. I had four fish straighten four different true turn hooks. I landed a #7, #5, #5, #4 and some smaller twos and threes. My fishing partner did almost as good. We only got to fish for a couple hours as we had to try to get back before dark.
This is a fascinating event. For a pond of this age to produce fish like this conditions must be ideal
(PH of water, fertility of water, preditor/prey ratio etc.). A real treasure!
Nice fish! BTW, at one point some years back I lived near your area and caught trout in the Chattahoochie north of Atlanta on Roostertails. I have also caught bluegill on Roostertails that were so small they may have been intent on sexual assault rather than food, so I agree, most anything will bite the things.
JProper wrote:
Hey all! I’m new to Georgia, just got stationed at Ft. Benning. Coming from Michigan, fly fishing is a huge part of my life, and I plan to continue fishing now that I’m down here.
I’m just looking for some rivers to try out in SW GA. I’m not picky about species, my favorites from back home are trout, Smallmouth, and Pike, so I’ve got the equipment for most anything that I can think of. I know I’ll have to travel quite far to fish for trout, but are there any streams down here worth fishing? (Columbus/Atlanta area)
I’ve also looked into the Chattahoochee, but I’ve been told it’s too dangerous to wade in the Ft. Benning area.
Any help is appreciated! Thanks,
-JP
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First, let me assure you that wadding the Hooch in the Benning area is indeed dangerous as hell. There have been countless drownings over the years.
While I am not intimately familiar with Fort Benning I understand there are several lakes /ponds on the base that offer good bass & bluegill fishing.
The nearest place I am aware of for trout would be the Chatahoochee Between the Lake Lanier dam and just North of Atlanta. Just to the south is Lake Walter F. George (Lake Eufaula in Al). Just to the north is Lake Harding.
Thanks for your service!
Barnacles wrote:
I remember those cans - barely. That was when you had to be actually macho to crush one. With today's cans, you can do it with one hand.
That was before being a manly man was politically incorrect.
Barbless is a great deal better if you manage to hook yourself!
My parents were from farming families. They lived through two world wars and the Great Depression. I learned a great deal about self sufficiency from them. It seems that myriad valuable skills have been lost today.
Many trout are stocked with the intent that they be caught and, presumably, eaten. I doubt that a5# brown would be a recently released fish.