I RARELY post on SRK at all anymore, mainly used to post for coordination with locals, but this caught my eye.
I haven’t been in about 6 months, but I used to fish about 2-3 times a week about 5 years ago for pretty much 2 or 3 years.
Fishing is fucking awesome, that’s what i’ll say. I prefer saltwater fishing, because after I got into it I learned to make my own sushi and sashimi.
I also just prefer most types of saltwater fishing.
What set up do you use? What rod, reel and line do you use?
Saltwater 7’-8’6" only use 1 piece rods, 2 pieces break way too much in a saltwater enviorment. Reel: old school American Made Penn SS4500 or SS5500, Braided line 50-60LB test(prefer power pro)
What are your go to lures?
Bait, fish love to eat other aquatic life, go with what is tried and true. For artificial bait I’m pretty picky usually old school bucktails and sometimes Live bait on a Chartreuse Jig Head
Do you fish from the shore or have access to a boat?
I have fished from a boat, but I actually prefer to fish from the shore.
Biggest catch
Saltwater
42" Striped Bass
27" Summer Flounder
23" 8LB Tautog
Freshwater
4-5LB Largemouth Bass
1.5 LB Crappie
33" Chain Pickerel
Favorite brands and least favorite
Reel:
old school American made penns
Shimano
Rod:
St. Croix 1pc literally will not use anything else for Saltwater these days.
Seems like you are messing mostly with freshwater, my advice would be to fish for big bluegill/pumpkinseed/Redear (all pan fish) or Crappies, don’t know where you are located, but pound for pound panfish fight so much better than Largemouth bass, I honestly think largemouth bass fishing is overrated. I think the same about saltwater fishing for Striped Bass shit is played and hella lame (just my opinion).
My favorite fish to catch are Tautog or Blackfish, 1 because they are fun to catch and 2 because they are fucking delicious.
As far as cool stories, I don’t have any about catching fish all that much. I almost lost a 20" Blackfish on A jetty under a bridge and jumped half way into the water to grab it. It had flopped off the pavement and fell down into the rocks and was about to get back out in the water, but that shit wasn’t happening lol.
I have been knocked off the Northside Jetty at Indian River Inlet 3 times in my life, Twice by big waves, and once I slipped on moss like a dumbass and nearly got really busted.
http://www.pierandsurf.com/oldcontent/hotspots/de/images/iri.jpg
There’s a link to where I would spend about 3 days of the week about 5-2 years ago, to give ya an idea of almost how fucked up I got lol, I fell into the Inlet side all 3 times, and of course always during a fast current.
I actually am planning to dust off my gear and try to go at least once a week this year starting in March.
I also have an awesome convenience in that I literally live within walking distance of a the Delaware River, and every spring the Stripers come through there to spawn, during spawning season. I don’t enjoy as much as I used to but, I always try and take someone every year who has never been fishing. Nothing is more enjoyable for a first timer than catching a 30"+ fish and sometimes 2 or 3 of them.
Well that’s my piece, happy I saw this post cause I am definitely going out this year I miss it so much(as crazy as that sounds).
