Robert J Samples wrote:
Ricardo: I don't know about birds, but if you throw the hard head catfish up on the bank, the coyotes love them. I have seen young, teenage coyotes so skinny they'd eat anything just to keep life and limb together.
But keep trying, you will find the right combination eventually. Just Sayin....RJS
I've seen Great Blue Herons eat them also. After they spend about 30 minutes repeatedly stabbing them, they take them down whole, head first.
Never tried them, but I'm told Gaff Tails are good eating.
Cheers🐟
Rwest wrote:
Thank you all for all the information and advice. I’m sending the reel out to be cleaned and lubed and I’m still researching the rod.
I’d love to have the rod “rebuilt” and keep it.
You can certainly have the rod "re-built", which actually involves cleaning up the cork grips and having the guides re-wrapped. This will of course reduce any collector value (based on being in original condition), but enhance the personal value for you. Just make sure you take it to someone experienced in rod building.
Good luck and Cheers🐟
Rwest wrote:
My brother in law gave me this pole and reel probably 30 years ago. It was used at the time and I have never used it.
His health is failing and I’ve thought of having the Rod and reel completely “refurbished “ As a nice keepsake.
Anyone know anything about them? Quality of each or??
Thank you for your input.
The reel is not a collector's item, so get it lubed and checked out and have fun fishing with it. The rod however is a Browning Sila-Flex, It was an outstanding fiberglass rod in it's day and there is a collectors market for them, depending on condition.
As previously suggested, do some research.
Cheers🐟
Banks fishing life wrote:
Hello, I’ve haven’t been on this site in a while, but I really need help with this problem. I recently bought some penn saltwater reels and one of them is jamming up. I did not drop it in saltwater, or any other large problems. I wash them very, very well. Emphasis on well. I spend a long time with each one carefully washing them out with freshwater. I make sure that the water really gets in there. Please help if you have info on this problem
Washing a reel is good after saltwater use, but does not complete the task. PennReels are easy to dismantle for cleaning purposes, and it's vital to lube/oil your reels after a few uses. Excessive washing with water/soap and water will wash away salt but also reel lube and oil. As for jamming, this rarely is an reel cleaning issue. The first thing to check is if the shaft is bent making the spool bind against the side plate (on bait conventional types) and against the rotor on spinning reels. Also, on the conventional,s there is a spool tension adjustment on the side plates that allows you to tighten or loosen spool tension which increases or decreases how loose or tight your "free spool" is.
Last resort, if you are unfamiliar with reel nomenclature and not interested in taking the reel apart, take it someone who is familiar with doing this for best fix options.
Cheers🐟
ZoeyC2000 wrote:
Hi Mr. FixorFish,
I still have the package, it says. Kinchou is everything you need, an aggressive "wobble action" covering the widest range of water depths from six to twelve feet - CRANK it or troll. This distressed beauty is perfectly balanced to float at rest or take off and dive when retrieved.
We are also using 30lb braided line with 25lb Florocarbon leader with a snap swivel.
Zoey
The angle of the lip is the deciding factor here. The more vertical the lip is to the lure, the shallower it will run.
As previously noted, applying heat to the lip (plastic) will allow you to bend it down. 90 degree vertical and the lure will run on the surface, so you probably will want to try half way between where it is at now and 90 degree vertical. DO NOT use too much heat. Also, if you choose to do this, make sure you don't bend the lip with an angle that tilts the lip right or left as the lure will no longer run straight. Take you time, don't use excessive heat (you must start out with a little heat and increase until the lip bends) and you will not ruin the lure. You can bend it back to the original angle the same way. Even if things go way wrong, the lip can always be replaced with another. Jann's Netcraft offers a variety of lip sizes and designs.
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marcsidney wrote:
The one in the net is from the Indiatlantic lagoon Florida. The biggie is from the Manhattan pier
As already ID's by others here, Striped Bass and Leatherjack. Be careful with the Leatherjack, spines are very poisonous.
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ver wrote:
Found several SS Double Hook (maybe size 4 or 6 - maybe for bass?) in my inherited Tackle Box - (looks like a Treble Hook - but only 2 hooks) - I need to know, How/When to Use it ?....and What Fish is it for?....or are these junk?....Looks pretty new to me.....Tnx Guys.
Are the shafts welded together, or separated so you can slide them on and off a hook eyelet? See link.
I've used them to replace treble hooks because I was hooking myself as much as the fish with trebles! I think they were made by Eagle Claw, and although they had a silver/chrome finish, they rusted pretty quickly. Solved that by coating them with a product called ProtectaClear.
Anyway, they are simply a replacement hook. Some versions are designed specifically for frog rigs as well, can be used with soft plastics, and in large sixes (6/0 and bigger) they are used in offshore fishing.
https://www.eagleclaw.com/274-90-spread-double-hookHope this helps
Cheers🐟
seasoned wrote:
For those of us who fished around the Port Charlotte FL area, there was a local bait and tackle store named Fishin Frank's. It was totally demolished by a pickup truck accident and burned to the ground. It was an institution, with locals, snowbirds, young and old. You can read about it on line. But please take a moment to remember this good man. Thanks, Bill P.
I live about 2 miles from there. It was a real shock to see it burn down by DUI driver who managed to "launch" his pick up into the air and into the roof of Fishin Frank's. He will soon be selling bait and terminal tackle in a nearby vacant business the owner is letting him use rent free until he rebuilds. A real "institutional location" down here.
He'll be back!
Cheers🐟
👍 A mystery for sure. Still, if it only happens with Chatterbaits, that is a common denominator.
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This is a metal jig lure, mostly fished by jigging it off the bottom up and down a few feet. It can also be used as a metal squid lure (like a Hopkins or Kastmaster)which you cast out and reel back with various actions you control; rip it across the surface for Bluefish and Stripers, retrieve with a stop, reel, jerk, stop, reel, jerk near the bottom for Fluke, Stripers, Weakfish, and again, Blues, or the above retrieve, but only faster to keep it off the bottom.
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