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Feb 14, 2022 13:16:15   #
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Catfish
If you’re looking for big flatheads, try the James River just below Richmond for 40 plus pounders.
Don’t know about blues.
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May 6, 2021 13:21:16   #
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Freight Shipping For Kayaks
Bohanan66 wrote:
If your yak arrives with some minor cuts and gouges, you can refuse acceptance but then have to wait months for a replacement. I drove seven hours to pick up my yak from the dealer. Freight companies have different reputations and you can pay different amounts for the same transit.


If I were you, I'd bide my time and try to find one closer to home, even if i had to
get one of slightly lesser quality or features. Patience is a grate asset when buying things.
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May 6, 2021 13:16:18   #
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Is it actually possible to get good enough at this that you can catch decent fish every time you go out while fishing from the land?
FS Digest wrote:
This fishing stuff is hard, I barely catch nothing. Luckily I enjoy being out by the water so it doesnt ruin the trip but i really dont barely ever catch a decent size fish.

Will that change if I keep at it for 10 years or is that just how fishing from land is?

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by austinlouis

Yes, you will bet better, but lower your expectations. You'll still have bad days, weeks and even years. That's why is's called fishing and not catching. Forget about catching fish. Enjoy the fresh air, peace and quiet and use the time to just "recharge your batteries".
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Mar 23, 2021 18:02:46   #
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What do you guys do with your extra braid?
FS Digest wrote:
I have like 4 or 5 rolls of braid with about maybe 30 yards left after spooling up, I guess I could have forced it all on the reel but don't like doing that especially with spinning reels. What do you guys do with any extra braided line you have? Fluorocarbon and mono obviously can be leader material but 8ve never had much luck splicing on that small of an amount of braid back onto my spool. I will do it with like 50+ yards but I hate having any extra connection points on my line other than the leader.

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by t3hPoundcake
I have like 4 or 5 rolls of braid with about maybe... (show quote)


All the comments are good. I also use it on cane poles, wrapping new eyes onto other poles
when one gets broken, and tying up the Christmas tree when it starts leaning. There's
always a reason to keep some of it. You never know what will happen.
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Mar 23, 2021 17:54:36   #
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Who knows
plumbob wrote:
Superior it is if i could see the others


It's a Wiper. Strippers never have broken lines and it's way too fat to be a White Bass.
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Feb 19, 2021 13:20:01   #
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How old is too old?
JerryT wrote:
I want to thank each and everyone of you that responded to my query, there were very many good answers. I'm sure I was just trying to delude myself into thinking I'm in better shape than I really am. I do suffer from severe cramping of my legs, plus serious heart problems and back problems and sitting in close quarters I think is not the way to go. I'm sorry I might have wasted your precious time away from the water ways guys, I guess it was just my mind thinking I'm younger that I really am. Keep a tight line fellows!
I want to thank each and everyone of you that resp... (show quote)


Fing a younger, avid fisherman with a pontoon boat. My father-in-law was 90 and we used a pontoon. Thatn way he could stand up, stretch, pee in a coffee can etc. worked great.
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Jan 12, 2021 16:38:38   #
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Bank fishing for Faltheads
Lonny wrote:
I've grown to love flathead catfishing. Due to loving the sight of my rod flexing when a flathead getting my bait tries to swim away with it on the line. But, I was wondering what other fishermen use for baits in Georgia other than Chicken livers, Shrimp...etc.?
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Any bait will work. The bigger the better since their mouth is so big. I prefer live bait. Like
live shad, shinners, skipjack or bluegill. If they won't hit live fish, try cutting it into chinks - the head with the gills works great! Heck, the neighbors toy poodle will even work.
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Nov 23, 2020 11:00:08   #
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Who knows
It's a Lazy Ike. Very popular in late 50's and early 60s. Named for President Eisenhower!
Who knew there were political activists back then!
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Nov 16, 2020 20:30:11   #
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Ol' Lures XXXI
It's a Creek Chub - Pike. Used for Musky's and Northern Pike - Works great!
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Oct 17, 2020 17:27:41   #
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What's the best Flathead Catfishing bait?
Lonny wrote:
I use Chicken Liver for bait. yet, I hear of various other type of bait for Catfish but, I live in Ga. And I just wanted some honest opinions on the best type of bait for Catfishing in Ga.


The best bait for flatheads is live, or cut bait from the same water you're fishing. I fish the Ohio Rivew and try to use Skipjack - usually cut into chunks. If not available, I use Bluegill. The heads seem to work the best
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Apr 19, 2020 08:40:25   #
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Johnson spin cast reel from about 1983-4-5??
Try out a Zebco. They're very close to the Johnson, work great, cheap and will last a long
time. I've used various Zebcos for decades and still use them for bluegills to large cats and strippers.
They're also available almost anywhere fishing gear is sold.
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Apr 9, 2020 22:04:17   #
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Fish sayin's & quotes
BadFisherman wrote:
A bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work. - Author Unknown.

An angler is a man who spends rainy days sitting around on the muddy banks of rivers doing nothing because his wife won't let him do it at home. - Author Unknown

The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span the hours spent in fishing. - Babylonian Proverb

The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad. - A.K. Best

All fishermen are liars; it's an occupational disease with them like housemaid's knee or editor's ulcers. - Beatrice Cook

There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. - Steven Wright

Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job. - Paul Schullery

The only reason I ever played golf in the first place was so that I could afford to hunt and fish. - Sam Snead

Smoked carp tastes just as good as smoked salmon when you ain't got no smoked salmon. - Patrick F. McManus

If I fished only to capture fish, my fishing trips would have ended long ago. - Zane Grey

Ones that almost got away:

Fly fishermen are born honest, but they get over it. - Ed Zern

Somebody just back of you while you are fishing is as bad as someone looking over your shoulder while you write a letter to your girl. - Ernest Hemingway

The fisherman's golden rule: The one that got away is always bigger than the one you got'ta weigh.
A bad day of fishing is still better than a good d... (show quote)


Definition of fishing: One jerk on the end of a line waiting for a jerk on the other end
of the line.
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Apr 7, 2020 14:26:06   #
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Fish sayin's & quotes
BadFisherman wrote:
A bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work. - Author Unknown.

An angler is a man who spends rainy days sitting around on the muddy banks of rivers doing nothing because his wife won't let him do it at home. - Author Unknown

The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span the hours spent in fishing. - Babylonian Proverb

The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad. - A.K. Best

All fishermen are liars; it's an occupational disease with them like housemaid's knee or editor's ulcers. - Beatrice Cook

There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. - Steven Wright

Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job. - Paul Schullery

The only reason I ever played golf in the first place was so that I could afford to hunt and fish. - Sam Snead

Smoked carp tastes just as good as smoked salmon when you ain't got no smoked salmon. - Patrick F. McManus

If I fished only to capture fish, my fishing trips would have ended long ago. - Zane Grey

Ones that almost got away:

Fly fishermen are born honest, but they get over it. - Ed Zern

Somebody just back of you while you are fishing is as bad as someone looking over your shoulder while you write a letter to your girl. - Ernest Hemingway

The fisherman's golden rule: The one that got away is always bigger than the one you got'ta weigh.
A bad day of fishing is still better than a good d... (show quote)


Definition of fishing: A jerk on one end of a line waiting for a jerk on the other end.
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Mar 20, 2020 16:49:41   #
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Yellow Perch
A 1/8 or 1/16 0z. jig head with a white or pearl colored tripletail or grub on beetlespin works great. If that doesn't work, try different colored tails.
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Feb 26, 2020 18:50:48   #
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Want to get into catfishing but hate stink baits
FS Digest wrote:
Ive tried various stink baits and absolutely hate the smell of them, what are the best alternatives tp stink bait for catfish (any species, im still trying to learn the ropes).

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by RTG66


You can use cut bail like bluegill, shiners, skipjack etc. I've caught blue cats over eighty pounds on chunks of shiner or skipjack. You can also use several smaller minnows on a single hook. Also, deep diving crankbaits or rubber worms rigged carolina style, or twister tails or whale tails on a heavy jig head. A large gob of worms or night crawlers also works great.
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