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I like it all, but here is my favorite fish I caught.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a112/abndogma/IMAG0604_zps77095494.jpg
i cannot belive how big that pig is. you think that was 10lbs?
Im on a quest to catch one of these .... http://www.olddominionoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/james_river_big_catfish.jpg
I am estimating between 10 and 12, but that isn't the only big one I have on camera, as you well know. He was caught on that trick worm I sent you the other day Maggs
I got this ling/Cobia deep sea fishing early this year.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a112/abndogma/IMAG0726_zps12eafa38.jpg
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biggest fish I got this year so far. Bull Nose Sting Ray in the Chop tank River off the Chesapeake Bay. I used cut bait Spot Fish.
how do i get it to show the pic w/o clicking on the link.
I prefer umm.. paternoster rig?! fishing. Well, I like to fish on the sea/lake/river bottom. As fishers yourself, you understand. My main target is European eel but its more like a prize for spending a whole season at the riversides (2-3 eels per season usually, which is from may to september). Fishing for tench is also very addictive for me. Actually, I fish whenever and whereever and whatever I can lol. After moving to West Estonia, which is very poor with rivers and lakes, Im quite depressed. Thou the sea is like 20-30 kilometres from my house, still, its a half hour ride and sea isnt quite my thing. So talking about fanatic fishing from West Estonia for me is like twisting a knife in the wound lol.
Anyways, a few pics from me,
http://www.kalale.ee/sisu/Nyw5MjQxNzksMyx6YXhaLDE/ My son, when he was 1,5 week old and my biggest bream. They were about the same weight and size then.
http://www.kalale.ee/sisu/Nyw3Njg4MjMsMyx6YXhaLDE/ I spend many nights to catch one of those.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/s720x720/263472_10152369356205425_1664563450_n.jpg IMO best tasting fish, at least on our geographic range. European perch.
that looks like a HUGE yellow perch which is native to my region.
im pretty lucky to have salt and fresh with in minutes of my house. salt is quick but fresh is what I really want to be better at. as far as salt the big prize in the bay is rockfish aka striped bass.
zaxZ man I hate an eel. But That is just me I guess. We have little green eels here and they just look too much like a snake for my taste. Although, that is a huge bream!!! We have yellow perch in my ponds too.
My last deep sea trip I hooked a 9 ft hammer head shark. got him up to the boat and cut him free but he was HUGE!!!
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nice day on the chop tank river. a few small spot, but the tide wasn't moving. I caught a Maryland Terrapin which is cool though
You see that BLACK CLOUD following me? its been that kinda year.
Damn it, MAGGIO, you reminded me with your pics of my broken UL rod. Got it for present couple yrs ago. Then my brother (who isnt much of a fisher) borrowed it, without asking. Got the lure stuck on the river bottom and that sucker started just pulling with the rod. I had a damn ultra strong rope on it (i mean a rope not a plastic line). So its broken into 4 pcs. That reminds me that I should remind my brother that. He promised to repair it or fix it. And I have caught duck and grayfish but a turtle, wow. Well, not to mention, we dont have turtles here.
Dogma, smoked eel is like.. sex in my mouth. I guess, if it wasnt so difficult to catch them, maybe they wouldnt taste so good lol. Anyways, how heavy is your largest catfish? You live in the South, right?
I do live in the south but I don't get to fish catfish often. The ponds I fish in were stocked with bream and bass. Although, a 50 to 70# catfish is not uncommon in my area. The ling I have pictured was about 30 and was a lot of fun to catch but even better to eat.
I went for a little while this morning but the wind blowing too hard on the lake. That is the thing about fishing these woods ponds I fish, it is so quiet that the least little sound or ripple in the water spooks the fish. Not to mention the 30" of rain we have had in the last 2 months doesn't help either...
Quantum KVD 7' medium action. Penn fierce 2000 with 20# power pro braid.
dogma, how do i make my images appear instead of just being links?
dogma, how do i make my images appear instead of just being links?
Link thru photobucket.
Went out Sat morning. Woke up a bit too early not really knowing when the sun was coming up. what great weather I had.
Started off all frogs (I have 5 frog lures) Had 3 serious misses while doing a high tempo dog walk but no hook ups.
Usually what I do is fish all morning with lures, but when it comes down to the last hour and I have not caught anything, I go live bait/bait. I went and caught a few blue gills with pink berkley gulp alive maggots on a mosquito hook and live lined them with a 6/0 circle hook and small bobber.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7WSOLlvQoU5YXlSQjE2SXNVWUU/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7WSOLlvQoU5RDhjWkt1QUFtbUE/edit?usp=sharing
Went out yesterday afternoon. Tried a few of my spots with no luck, hunting for panfish and maybe a rock. I ended up in a brackish pond off little off of the upper bay. Hooked 13 white perch. Not too big but fun enough. The tide was coming in, and it was pushing water into the lake. You could see the current and tons of top water strikes popping all over the place. I just through my pan fish lures in the mix and snagged one after another for about 30 minutes as the sun set. Johnson Beetle Spin Black with Chart tips is my go to, but also had luck with a locally supplied lure called the perch pounder. I put a berkley gulp 1' minnow chart as a trailer to what I can only describe as a tight pocket spinner bait. Chesapeake Bay White Perch are similar in size of a blue gill and citation is 13" but they fight like hell on ultra light. Some say they are one of the best tasting but I have not taken any home and cleaned them yet.
White perch is a helluva nice table fare. Glad you had some good luck. I am now getting my camp ready for hunting season, lots of bush hogging, disking and planting. Repairing blinds and the like. Fishing on the back burner for now till I get all that finished up.
Do you collect mushrooms in the wild in America?
a friend of mine does, but to sell to chefs only.
Its my second passion after fishing. And since fishing is impossible in close range and I basically live in a forest so I pretty much 2-3 times a week go and pick them. I have already supplied my and my wifes families, not to mention that we ****ing need a bigger freezer..
I have only collected one kind of mushroom and that was a loooonngg time ago. Don't really remember much after that though...
Superpasha69
09-18-2013, 07:31
I like the type where you catch things..so as long as I do not sit there for hours waiting I liek it hehe :))
Been Salmon fishing in North Russia, was very cool...but no catch! :((
Mushroom picking is awsome!! I even going to go in UK this year to pick some, just hope they are not over polluted!
Last thrus, fri, sat, sun, and mon I went to OCEAN CITY, MD and did some surf fishing. I picked up an old Penn Spinfisher 6500, Penn 10' M/H Big Game Surf Rod, and used 30lb power pro braid. Ended up with 7 small sand sharks, and two other fish I have not been able to identify, but look like croaker/spot.
70-75 degrees, with 10-15 mph wind made for perfect fishing conditions (one day was too windy)
it was EXTREMELY LAZY fishing as I got to sleep in every day and fished from 10-1, but since it was producing fish i didnt bother going earlier, even though I should have.
Here are some pics
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7WSOLlvQoU5VDhJdXVJUFdHcEk/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7WSOLlvQoU5QVVaV29jb3ZzWE0/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7WSOLlvQoU5ajVaTTZEckJ6akU/edit?usp=sharing
have you ever fished marlin/swordfish? seems like those and tuna are like no1 prize for living near the ocean.
it takes big money to catch one of those on a charter boat. I have not.
had to forego sat for my son's football game, but I hit up my local river on sunday morning. weather was pretty much PERFECT, low 70s slight breeze. I had the place to myself less a dog walker or two. HEAVY rains the night before, and this was a little runoff river that the areas streams ran into so there was lots of fresh water. The tide was up and I was waiting for it to start to run. I could hear Pickerel hitting minnows in the reeds.
I had some blood worms left over from the ocean trip so I needed to use them. I ran two rods. one with a bottom feeder fish finder with a small circle hook to catch bait fish (spot, white perch etc..) My second rod was set up with a 7/0 circle hook for cut bait.
I got luck right way with a small spot fish which I quickly live lined with a 6/0 circle hook an bobber. Something grabbed the spot in the first few minutes it was out there, and I started reeling in my catch only to find that my spot fish has been bitten in half (pickerel). OH WELL I cut the head off and sent it back out with a bottom fish finder (inline weight with a 2' leader) and let that sit out there a while. Had a good ol bell clipped to my rod. something started tugging! I reeled a pretty big hull considering i was on light tackle.
It was a 23' blue channel catfish which is a decent size given this river.
I kept on fishin
the tide started running and i caught a few small white perch. I used one of them for cut bait and set up my heavier rod once again. about 30 min later i was able to pull in another catfish, but this time 16+"
all in all it was a good day. didnt get up too early and got back by lunch time. (my stomach was killing me that morning, so I stayed put at this one location)
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7WSOLlvQoU5WFhuRzVkOE5JNlk/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7WSOLlvQoU5YUZ5bVFCS2dIejQ/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7WSOLlvQoU5WWxCb2ZOT0ozMEU/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7WSOLlvQoU5eHc2TGp0aFQxY1E/edit?usp=sharing
Well, damn you, MAGGIO, and your nice pics. Its already below 0 celsius here and icefishing gets me drunk way too quickly. :p
Last night went to the community fishing pier. I was pretty much all to myself for most of the time minus a few evening strollers. I was able to catch Spot Fish (bait) on demand. I was actually being a little wasteful only using the best portion of the fish as bait and refreshing it often. I was STILL using my left over Blood Worms from the Ocean City trip.
at first I used a top and bottom rig to catch bait, cut the bait and put a chunk on a Fish Finder Rig and threw it out there on a 6/0 circle hook. After I got some fresh bait, I used my bait rod to Live Line some of the Spot Fish. I wasnt getting any hits on the live line. Its fall so Rock Fish (striped bass) should be coming up the Chesapeake Bay.
I ended up with some SOLID hits on my Fish Finder but no hook ups. a school of Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs moved in and kept nibbling at my cut bait.
I went back to the Top and Bottom Rig and just kept catching fish in the 4-10" range to pass the time. I was out from 730-1015pm. There was NO wind, and although a bit chilly it was quiet as a mouse and the water was absolutely calm. The stars were shining last night. all and all it was a good trip regardless of not catching the BIG ONE.
Well, damn you, MAGGIO, and your nice pics. Its already below 0 celsius here and icefishing gets me drunk way too quickly. :p
below 0? OMG that sucks! I thought my season was dwindling.
I haven't been in a couple days but we have a fall season for red snapper opening up so I will be out deep sea fishing next week. We always limit out on snapper. It takes us longer to get to our spot than it does to catch our limit of fish.
Superpasha69
10-06-2013, 11:16
you guys eat the fish you catch?!?!
I can only guess that in Estonia you do...
I might go fishing next week for some Pikes, gonan break some laws and be a criminal, as the pike i catch is going on a frying pan! :) mmmm salavating already :)
Well, I know danes dont eat the fish they catch..
Pike is a very tasty fish. Tell me, are you going to be overnight near the water or not? If yes, you could do the best soup ever.
Superpasha69
10-07-2013, 05:47
Nah gonna go in the morning, I been telling the guy I go with that we should eat the pike..and he is like in pike blah blah association and very protective of them hehe. But I think I got him convinced, as long as it is under 8 pounds (3.5kg)
haha is the soup called "uha" by any chance???
Some guys even take a burnign log and put it out by sticking in it in the pot (obv take it out straight after) but it gives it extra flavour
hehe we had -5 2 weeks ago ;)
Uhhaa (uha, yxa, uhhaa w/e :p) ofcourse.. if you put potatoes in it, then its fish soup.. without it, its uhhaa. The best uhhaa is with pike for the meat.. and perch for the flavour. And when you do it right beside a lake or river.. tired from fishing all day, you light a fire and make the soup on it.. its the best food ever lol. And J?germeister or some other herb liquer for dessert :).
Hedge, where do you live?
went last weekend at night with my son. pics and update to come. not much on the hook but will still make for a decent post.
didnt go this weekend as I caught a new HOUSE and will be making the move. this may totally **** up my fall season.
About mushroom picking..
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/9515_10153415662620425_1612173509_n.jpg usual "catch" by walking in the forest with my kids.. ok, its august thou.
When I was a 3y old child, why did I walk by myself? https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/994018_10153415662830425_1242433938_n.jpg
And the largest "catch" ive ever caught (in pink) https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1381386_10153415662040425_2100445774_n.jpg
Rockfish are coming up the bay due to temp dropping and I am stuck inside painting completely missing the fall season DAMMIT. I went out tonight to throw lures for an hour and then go back to paint. I needed it. It had been two weekends w/o fishing. I didnt catch fish, but got to meet a guy and shoot the bull for an hour. Sometimes thats ok too.
Since no one is fishing.. educate your ears some :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2YsghMr6Po
i am done moving (kinda) so I am heading out tomorrow. not sure to do fresh, or salt given the water temp drop this month.
Ill try to go lamprey fishing, thou theyre not actually fish. Anyways, imo one of the most tasty things to eat..
Moving? Where you move to MAggs?
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1465103_579650162106557_873910274_n.jpg
Tinca fishing in october. Small, but at least the only one we got.
And that rod+gear.. my dearest mammona :wub:
i moved next door....
my fishing spot in the house is smaller, but ill make it work.
Hope to see pics of that small fishing spot
I haven'tbeen in a couple months, i9t is hunting season where I live so I am hunting right now. Fishing will start back up when it warms a little...
Show some shot animals then, Dogma. Do you eat alligators in the south or is it just a myth?
My father-in-law did play with some fishing nets with his uncle. And after that he brought like 10 kgs of these to us- http://www.freshcatch.com/media/786/sprats.jpg?width=740&height=350&crop=auto
Im done with cutting and cleaning fish.. at least for this year.
Show some shot animals then, Dogma. Do you eat alligators in the south or is it just a myth?
I haven't gotten a deer yet but will post when I get one. Yes, we eat alligators in the south. Mostly in Louisiana but all around the south it is available. It is actually good and it does not taste like chicken...
I got some moose meat from some hunters i know, tastes amazing. But alligator meat, wow, thats cool. Thats one of the things i really want to try if i would ever travel there...right after ive tried scallops and other ocean seafood lol.
pops went hunting at the camp for the last time before chemo. he didnt get a dear but they gave him a 10pt to take home. I think he said it was 140lbs of meat. He has most of it processed he is just waiting for the sausage.
ive been organizing and studying for next season. sunday is supposed to be 70 (its been in the 30s for a while) so I may go for some pickerel or yellow perch in the bay.
heyneken
01-30-2014, 06:41
I like icefishing.
Pic related, me with some friends 2 days ago. Shit was pretty cash.
http://i.imgur.com/oGulIF9.jpg
that is so great. ive been watching ice fishing a bit on TV. glad to here from you dude.
I killed one doe a couple weeks ago but the person I let process it screwed it up. They didn't bleed it enough and the taste is really really gamey. I have another 10 days of the season but the ice storm we had over the last couple days has really damaged my grass patches. Hopefully I can get one before the 11th of February. Mardi Gras starts on Feb 14th so I have that going for me....
Love this pic!!!
I like icefishing.
Pic related, me with some friends 2 days ago. Shit was pretty cash.
http://i.imgur.com/oGulIF9.jpg
heyneken
01-31-2014, 13:59
thanks a bunch guys
wouldn't dare hunting here at the moment though, it's constantly like -15 to -30C (5 to -22F) :/
Im lately eating like a real hunter. Wild boar, moose and deer mostly. Got it from relative to my wife. By the way, Dogma, whats the hunting tradition in the States? Can you just go by yourself or with couple or friends? I mean, here, its like regulated so that if you want to shoot some animal, you have to collect a big bunch of men and then its allowed. Imo you cannot hunt with just a few dudes.
PS! If any Estonian plans to buy sinkers for "bottomfishing", then contact me. 80g, 100g, 120g and 140g handmade (by me) and very cheap.
zaxZ, I hunt alone all the time. I always tell someone where I am hunting and when I will be back to the house so someone knows where I am. I don't believe in hunting accidents only hunting stupidities and I try not to be stupid. I never travel with a chambered round. I always use safety devices for climbing and so on and so forth so I feel pretty safe hunting like that. Plus I am hunting in my own back yard. The gun I hunt with is known to have a faulty safety mechanism so I know to be extremely careful while transporting and handling it while traveling. My wife is usually in the house while I am in the woods so she is never more than 80 acres away.
I don't know why it posted it twice and also won't allow me to post thru photobucket anymore
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Nice! Ill try to go fish rivertrout in next week. Its not my "thing" but its pretty much only way to fish in a 10 km range from here lol.
Bad thing is my favorite trout rod is like that- https://imageshack.com/i/f7f8gqj .
Oh man, what happened? Looks like it went to war...
that-
Damn it, MAGGIO, you reminded me with your pics of my broken UL rod. Got it for present couple yrs ago. Then my brother (who isnt much of a fisher) borrowed it, without asking. Got the lure stuck on the river bottom and that sucker started just pulling with the rod. I had a damn ultra strong rope on it (i mean a rope not a plastic line). So its broken into 4 pcs.
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