Some people can't shoot a 9mm semi auto. They limp wrist it, and it becomes a single shot. For them a revolver may be a better choice.
Sorry you had a bad experience, but it sounds like the problem was running rapids in a kayak, not with fishing.
Probably not best to freeze the whole, ungutted fish, but ice fishermen do it a lot. They throw the fish on the ice to freeze, and thaw them out when they get home.
Why do people with long arms always catch the biggest fish?
(LOL, Glad you had a good trip!)
[quote=HenryG]In a spincast reel the line has to be tight so that the little pin comes in contact with it to operate the way it should...
Yup. Use one hand to pull the line from the reel while reeling with the other hand until you get tension on the line so that the line is held against the pin.
There is an article about this topic in the summer 2021 issue of the Trout Unlimited magazine.
Some takeaways:
In 1936 the late, great Lee Wulff said, "game fish are too valuable to be caught only once," and the "catch and release" movement was born.
An editor of an outdoor magazine who was primarily a hunting editor thought catch-and-release fishingwas like paintballing elk or deer...a major no-no.
Some think catch-and-release is playing with your food.
My take:
I do not oppose catch-and-release.
A common catch-and-release fish is the muskie.
Muskies are called the "fish of 10,000 casts".
If every muskie caught was killed, there would be even fewer muskies.
Because of the catch-and-release musky ethic, there is a devoted group of muskie anglers who advocate muskie stocking. We have more muskies today because of catch and release, despite the fact that catch-and -release may kill a musky now and then.
Your mileage may vary.
I've never heard of a lure that makes it too easy to catch fish, other than in lure commercials.
My blonde niece says "Do you know why there are so many dumb blonde jokes? Because brunettes have nothing else to do on a Saturday night!"
maddog10e wrote:
Power Pro is the best. I don't know what you're casting into, but if it's lilypads, 50# is what you want.
Do use a leader with that? If so, what # ?
If you have life jackets and other things that can blow out, cover it. If no rod storage compartments, I would keep expensive rods/reels in the vehicle during travel. If you are parked overnight at a motel, keep expensive things hidden in the vehicle, or bring into the motel.
The attempt to achieve a drag free drift applies to nymphs and dry flies. I don't think Tenkara offers an advantage for streamers where the fisherman is controlling the action of the streamer.
It is important to have your fly drift at the same speed as other things in the water around it. A "drag free drift". If your fly is going faster or slower then things around it, it does not look natural, and trout will usually refuse it. Water in a stream travels at different speeds at different places. For example it might be moving slower close to the bank then in the middle of the stream. If your fly line lies on the water, and your fly is in the middle of the stream, and your fly line is on the water from near the bank to the middle of the stream, the fly line near the bank can cause drag, and slow down the movement of the fly. Tenkara rods are long and allow one to keep fly line off of the water surface, eliminating drag. One needs to hold the rod tip over the fly, and keep line from lying on the water surface. As said above, it is best used on small streams for small fish. Euro nymphing is similar, but the euro nymphing rods have reels. Tenkara rods do not have reels. Tenkara works well in limited circumstances, where you can get close to the fish, without it seeing you.