Posts for: fishrmans
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Aug 30, 2020 13:18:41 #
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Catfish hunter wrote:
Yeah they get pretty big. Sounds like they’re not much good for eating but fun to catch. Her in Idaho they have to be over 40” to keep. We’ve got a few places that have them but I’ve never caught one.
Excellent eating. Most are catch and release but if you want to keep and eat a legal one once in awhile or if it’s hooked in a way you think it may not survive they are excellent on the grill. We wrapped one in tin foil along with a couple pats of butter and a few onions. Some of the best eating I have ever had.
Aug 29, 2020 18:33:54 #
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20 lb braid and 20 lb wire leader. The back teeth on a large northern are like razors and will slice right through 60 lb floro or mono. Make sure your drag is set properly and you can handle a large northern. Lots of luck.
Aug 29, 2020 18:13:16 #
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Jer wrote:
I concur. I love using the Shore Lunch Cajun mix. Great meal.
Shore lunch Cajun is great for any fish. A light dusting and pan fried or deep fried. Easy and delicious. I will take a northern over a walleye both for fight and eating.
Aug 29, 2020 04:36:11 #
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Huntm22 wrote:
Please share what you have been smoking with us - best eating?????
Obviously you have never eaten them.
Aug 28, 2020 14:27:17 #
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flyguy wrote:
That's a big slimer! I won't let them in my boat, I don't care how big they are. "Cut your line!"
One of the best fighting, best eating fish ever. Love catching them.
Aug 27, 2020 13:11:43 #
Aug 24, 2020 14:35:01 #
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Boomer wrote:
Need some help diagnosing a small problem with my Mercury 25 hp 4 stroke. Great motor. Really like the displacement. Lately it has been stalling while trolling at idle/slow speed. As many as 7 or 8 times per hour. Frustrating!
Could this be remedied simply by adjusting the idle up a bit? Or ??
Any help would greatly appreciated.
Boomer
Could this be remedied simply by adjusting the idle up a bit? Or ??
Any help would greatly appreciated.
Boomer
Best thing to do would be to just trade it in for a Yamaha 4 stroke.
Aug 24, 2020 13:12:43 #
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threeCs wrote:
I would suggest checking carburetors for blow back which would indicate reeds not seating
Where are the reeds in a four stroke?
Aug 23, 2020 18:54:01 #
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fever wrote:
help me... here in NC sheepshead is a saltwater fish..
they eat barnacles crustaceans crabs.. fish for them
around pilings and docks... Lake Erie? is it salty?
they eat barnacles crustaceans crabs.. fish for them
around pilings and docks... Lake Erie? is it salty?
Sheepshead is a fresh water drum. Very similar to the black drum we have in the salt water. The ones we catch are usually 2 - 10 lbs but they can get to 30 lbs. The salt water sheepshead is in a different family of fish.
Aug 23, 2020 18:47:04 #
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Fredfish wrote:
Nice catch Doug, that's a beautiful eye there. Glad you could find them in the rough water. Great pictures,thanks for sharing. 
Fresh water sheepshead is a drum. Very similar to the black drum we have in the salt water only much smaller. Most of the ones we get are 2 - 10 lbs but they can reach 30 lbs.
Aug 23, 2020 13:20:08 #
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Doug Lemmon wrote:
Lake Erie was rolling 1-2'.. Surface temps about 74°.. Fish not overly active but still came off with a box full of fish.. My buddy Ron got the label of King of the Sheepshead! Seems like that was every other pull for him. Lol! A couple under size had to go back in, but that is a good sign for next year. The cutting board in the one pic is a 32" board just for scale. Nice day overall!!
32 inches gotta go 10+ pounds. Course they aren’t full of eggs this time of year.
Sheepshead put up a pretty good fight on light tackle and we often eat the smaller ones, 10 inches or so, if we are pan fishing. Fillet them right with the bluegills crappies and perch and no one has ever complained.
Aug 22, 2020 17:48:32 #
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Paul britton wrote:
We call them mud cat in nm but yes they are good eating
What you got there is a channel catfish. Altogether different then the flathead. Look at the tail of each. That will tell the difference plus look at the head. The channel cat is edible but not even close to as good as the flathead.
Aug 22, 2020 14:25:28 #
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Robert J Samples wrote:
Well, you may call it a flathead, we call em Yellow Cats! Just Sayin...RJS
Official name is flathead catfish. Will get up to 70 pounds and is one of the finest eating fish you can get.