Official TCG fishing thread

[skeezer]

If I was going to eat fish out of the waterways around here, it certainly wouldn't be carp.

 

[skeezer]

You catch'em I'll clean'em.

Be my guest.

I'm great at catching and cooking, not cleaning.

 

[DJ]

Upgrading my tackle box tonight to a backpack style Spiderwire box.

 

[P40E]

Backpacks work good for night missions and when on foot .

 

[wombat]

I got one that's a whole tackle box but the bottom zips off and the top becomes a backpack and the bottom becomes a shoulder bag. Cheap from Bass Pro but it works!

 

[Oreif]

Love to fish, In the summer I fish nearly every weekend.
I fish around here at ponds and forest preserves. Bode Lake and Mallard lake can be decent in the spring (if it ever gets here.) I have access to a cabin in northern Wisconsin. The lake is filled with northern pike. The lake is very under fished and kind of secluded. Last time a friend and I went up, in a weekend we boated over 40 pike. The cabin has 3 bedrooms and there is a boat and motor available for use. Costs nothing but gas and food for a nice weekend of fishing. Thinking of heading up this June.

 

[SleeperLS]

Yeah I see a lot of the older Polish guys fishing for carp basically wherever I go. They use some interesting bait too, I've seen canned corn, dry macaroni, they'll use basically anything. But from what I've seen, the big ones put up a hell of a fight. I wouldn't really trust eating them out of most of the ponds and lakes around here, but I've heard if you leave them in a bucket of clean water after you catch them, it'll clean them up good.

Really, they key is either catching them out of a river or a bigger lake. I have never put them in a bucket of clean water though. If they taste bad it is either because they were in polluted water or they werent cleaned up right. Cutting the dark meat out of the fillet is absolutely crucial.

If I was going to eat fish out of the waterways around here, it certainly wouldn't be carp.

I am sure their is more pollution up north than down here. I dont know if i would eat any fish out of a body of water I didn't trust. Lake springfield has been polluted for a long time...I have never been fishing or eaten anything out of there because of that.

 

[SleeperLS]

My wife and I went deep sea fishing the other day off the coast of the virgin islands. Caught some barracuda and had a blast. Deep sea fishing is a lot of fun if you can tolerate the rough sea.

 

[DJ]

Not 100% a fan of the backpack style at this point. I have a lot of gear and am struggling getting everything into the bag. Going to Bass Pro after work to buy some different size storage containers to try and get more in the bag. I have come to terms that I have to much gear for one bag. I will carry the backpack in the car for daily fishing but fishing trips will most likely require two boxes.

 

[wombat]

Love to fish, In the summer I fish nearly every weekend.
I fish around here at ponds and forest preserves. Bode Lake and Mallard lake can be decent in the spring (if it ever gets here.) I have access to a cabin in northern Wisconsin. The lake is filled with northern pike. The lake is very under fished and kind of secluded. Last time a friend and I went up, in a weekend we boated over 40 pike. The cabin has 3 bedrooms and there is a boat and motor available for use. Costs nothing but gas and food for a nice weekend of fishing. Thinking of heading up this June.

Count me in!

 

[Chester Copperpot]

I love to fish but all the places my dad and I used to fish when I was younger are now all reserves and/or fished out bone dry. I've been trying to find some new areas but can't seem to find anything that doesn't have a line of trucks waiting for their turn.

I need to just disappear one of these weekends or take time off and just go fishing for a few days. I miss it.

 

[SleeperLS]

Love to fish, In the summer I fish nearly every weekend.
I fish around here at ponds and forest preserves. Bode Lake and Mallard lake can be decent in the spring (if it ever gets here.) I have access to a cabin in northern Wisconsin. The lake is filled with northern pike. The lake is very under fished and kind of secluded. Last time a friend and I went up, in a weekend we boated over 40 pike. The cabin has 3 bedrooms and there is a boat and motor available for use. Costs nothing but gas and food for a nice weekend of fishing. Thinking of heading up this June.

That is awesome. I am really jealous.

 

[skeezer]

Love to fish, In the summer I fish nearly every weekend.
I fish around here at ponds and forest preserves. Bode Lake and Mallard lake can be decent in the spring (if it ever gets here.) I have access to a cabin in northern Wisconsin. The lake is filled with northern pike. The lake is very under fished and kind of secluded. Last time a friend and I went up, in a weekend we boated over 40 pike. The cabin has 3 bedrooms and there is a boat and motor available for use. Costs nothing but gas and food for a nice weekend of fishing. Thinking of heading up this June.

 

[Primalzer]

Upgrading my tackle box tonight to a backpack style Spiderwire box.

I don't have nearly as much as you, and I did mine on the cheap, but I took a piece of my soft luggage set (basically an overnight bag) and I can stick 4 or 5 plastic organizers in the main section of the bag, and all the rest of my stuff in the side pouches. It's an over the shoulder bag, but I enjoy it, and doesn't get in the way as much as I thought. It's actually perfect for hiking through some wooded areas to get to some spots.

 

[DJ]

Update:

I do recommend the back pack design for even the fishermen with more than your average gear. I had to get different boxes to fit in correctly but everything besides large Northern Pike/musky baits fit.

Now let's meet up and go fishing. I will be trying the Fox River near the Montgomery dam this weekend for some small mouth.

 

[wombat]

Update:

I do recommend the back pack design for even the fishermen with more than your average gear. I had to get different boxes to fit in correctly but everything besides large Northern Pike/musky baits fit.

Now let's meet up and go fishing. I will be trying the Fox River near the Montgomery dam this weekend for some small mouth.

Let me know when and if you go. I might tag along.

 

[ThirdgenTa]

Update:

I do recommend the back pack design for even the fishermen with more than your average gear. I had to get different boxes to fit in correctly but everything besides large Northern Pike/musky baits fit.

Now let's meet up and go fishing. I will be trying the Fox River near the Montgomery dam this weekend for some small mouth.

Might be down. I've been trying to figure out how to get down there

 

[wombat]

[MENTION=5517]DJ[/MENTION]

 

[DJ]

 

[wombat]

Sill planning on going DJ?

 

[Primalzer]

Most of the ponds around here still have an ice layer over them

 

[DJ]

I think I am going to hit the Montgomery dam tomorrow for an hour. Most likely around 5pm.

 

[ChrisRac]

Taken a couple years ago outside of Seward, Alaska. About 30 minutes later, it was over a fire.

 

[DJ]

Went out for 30 minutes today at the Fox River and caught my first Musky ever. Not huge at probably about 32" but still exciting for me.

 

[P40E]

That's awesome . 32" is still a good size .