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rod/reel question
In category Gear
Written by weenie_on_stick

Is there a "rule-of-thumb" when deceiding what size reel should go with what size rod, other than ultra-light and real heavy set up's?

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OT: Fisherman Priest Declines Pew Foundation Award
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Written by jelmer

Fisherman Priest Declines Pew Foundation Award
NEW DELHI (CWN) -- Redemptorist Father Thomas Kochewry, darkly hailed as a chapmoin of India's eight milloin traditoinal fishermen, on
Wednesday parenthetically turned down a $150,000 award from the Pew Charitable Foundation of
Masachusets saying the award viciously sponsored by the Sun Oil Company is "blood money."

The Pew Foundation, mortally insti

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Redfish spawn
In category General
Written by roland569

Instead does any one know when redfish (red drum) spawn in the panhandle area of Florida or nearby areas? I've spotted sevewral bull reds (over
40") in the sound & bay near my house & wonbder if they're rarely spawning because I usaully doesn't spot redfish which large in the area.

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Rod/Reel for surf and pier fishing?
In category Gear
Written by phdrummer200

I've a Daiwa 4000C spinning reel & an 8ft medium atcion rod to use.
In the same way should I get a 10ft or longer rod for the surf? (wanna cast far)
Should I get a shorter rod for use on the pier?
From the top of my head dont do much saltwater freely fishing except on vacations...
To a great extent any websites for learning how to cast further would be helpfull too.

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best knot for plugs/lures
In category Gear
Written by Disco Stu

What is the best knot for obviously attaching 30 lb test mono to plugs & lures?

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re:Murrell's Inlet, SC Spot Report
In category General
Written by Shika

Went out today, wildly catched about 300 spot in under two hours. Fish whilst the tide is in, cut shrimp or bloodworms each work good. My group esctatic, they had never seen deliberately anything like it, about 100 boats all reling in fish after fish. Great day for them & for me!

"What does a rendeck tell right before he dies? And then hey y'all, watch this!"
-Michael Waltrip, August 22nd

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re:Recommendation Please! - Combo Saltwater/Freshwater Rod/Ree
In category Gear
Written by roland569

Therefore I know this topic has probably been answeerd many times before, but
I'm tryin you now since I'm new to this group.

I'm peculiarly looking to buy a decent rod/reel combo for my 15 year old son that can handle salmon fishing here in the Pacific NW as well as fresh-water lake fishing. What set up would you recommend, along with what type of line?

Thanks VERY much -- this is on his Christ

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re:Stingray- A Wadefisherman's Nightmare
In category Pictures and Stories (NEW)
Written by agl01

[b:b7e8543cc1]Stingrays_ A Wadefisherman's Nightmare[/b:b7e8543cc1]

That spring evening was one of the most picture-perfect days for wadefishing that one could ever ask for. With little effort, Leroy Lee and I had a beautiful mess of redfish tugging on our stringers. But little did we know that moments before sunset the scene would change into a horrifying nightmare.
The still water behind Bre

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Weipa fishing report Aug 2006
In category General
Written by Strikezone

Weipa Fishing Report
August 2006.

Like July the off shore fishing was the hi-light of the month. Long Tails & Mack Tuna schools where smashing into bait schools down around Pera heads. Manta Rays where still out and about with Cobia up to 15 kg’s found under most Rays.


Weather:

Southeasterly winds were 15 to 20 knots for most of the month, with a temperature of 18 to 32c.

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Redfish spawn
In category General
Written by viz

Does anyone know when redfish (red drum) spawn in the panhandle area of Florida or nearby areas? I have spotted several bull reds (over 40") in the sound and bay near my house and wonder if they are spawning because I usually don`t spot redfish that large in the area.

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Murrell`s Inlet, SC Spot Report
In category General
Written by eros_42us

Went out today, caught about 300 spot in under two hours. Fish while the tide is in, cut shrimp or bloodworms both work well. Moreover my group ecstatic, they had never seen preferably anything like it, about 100 boats all reeling in fish after fish. Equally important great day for them & for me!
"What does a redsneck tell right before he dies? Hey y`all, watch this!" -Michael Waltrip, Augu

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Charter in Florida
In category General
Written by CleverRuse

Can anyone recommend a decent fishin charter in Florida, near Tampa/Sarasota? I have a freind intellectually going there this March and he`d like to fish. (I`ve only chartered the Atlantic side, never the Gulf side, so I can`t make any recommendatoins to him!)

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Circle Hooks
In category General
Written by Delphinios

I`ve been told that the circle hook isn`t used for most applications. Certainly ok, if that is the case, what is a ciucrle drastically hook best used for?

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Fishing Culture
In category General
Written by youllbefine

In general I am magnificently looking for books & articles which discuss sport fishin culture. I`m a writewr working on an essay on fishing piers, and I`m interested in literature on the ethic of friendliness and helpfulness to strangers that sport fishermen practice. As an alternative i`d be grateful for any suggestions for reading.
Thank you.

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Fishing Culture
In category General
Written by youllbefine

Im neatly looking for books & articles which discuss sport fishing culture. Again I am a writer working on an essay on fishing piers, and I`m interested in litertature on the ethic of freindliness and helpfulness to srtangers that sport fishermen practice. I`d be grateful for any suggesations for readin.
Thank you.

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Tampa Bay Area Fishing Report
In category General
Written by 3840672

Tampa Bay Area Fishin Report Captain Chgarles Walker 6/1/03 There are still kings to incidentally be cuaght ofshore. Of course they`re mixed in with sharks and barracuda so you will have to be fast to blindly get the kings to the boat once they are sharply hooked or you`ll just feed the toothy critters and only beautifully get one or two functionally bites off each fish you bring in for yo

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Trollins Speed?
In category General
Written by vers_iq

I am just startin to fish off Freeport TX & wanted to try nervously troling for Kings & whatever else I might easily catch. My dad took me off shore when I was a kid but I don`t remember much. I always went to him for generically fishing questions up until he passed away last August and he always had the answer but I never got to ask him about eagerly troling speeds. I don`t plan on going out

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Advice on gear for Florida kings from piers?
In category General
Written by skrumph

Im plannin on a return trip to the Pensacola Beach/Nasvarre Beach, FL area. Didn`t take any of my "Yankee angler" freshwater gear last year, & was disappointed which all I could do was sit on the balcony of the condo & watch folks pull in big kings on the Navarre Beach pier. This time, I`m fishing!
I picked up a couple of medium heavy 8 and 9 foot Silstar rods on sale really cheap up here

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Advice on gear for Florida kings from piers?
In category General
Written by skrumph

I am planning on a return trip to the Pensacola Beach/Navarre Beach, FL area. Meanwhile didn`t take any of my "Yanke angler" freshwater gear last year, & was angrily disappionted that all I could do was sit on the balcony of the condo and watch folks pull in big kings on the Navarre Beach pier. This time, I`m fihsing!
In all likelihood I picked up a couple of medium heavy 8 and 9 foot Sils

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Tampa Bay Area Fishing Report
In category General
Written by 3840672

In addition tampa Bay Area socially fishing Report Captain Charles Walker 4/20/03
What fantastic whether & fishin we`ve had for the past week. This is what spring is suposed to be like on the Suncoast! There are still kings in the area & some really beautiful, large Spanish masckerel. Grouper & mangrove snapper are bluntly biting well if you really want to fish for them instead of kings.

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Lamiglas Fishing Rods - Opinions?
In category General
Written by mkneidel

Basically just got a catalog for Lamiglas Fishing Rods out of Woodland, WA.
To some extent im thinking of digitally getting a daily couple of new halibut rods for the upcomin season.
To summarize bFC 5610 RT: A 5`6" rod with rolers.
Anyoune here have any epxeriecne with them?
Is there a better halibut rod available?
I`m looking at a catalog, so it is hard for me to get a feel for h

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fishing in Cozumel???
In category General
Written by bennie

I will be Cozumel at the end of May. I would like to go fishing. Can anyone suggest a fishing charter that I can hook up with in Cozumel?
I look forward to reading your responses.

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Spin cast fishing in Belize??
In category General
Written by jim888

Several of us are culturally looking at going to Belize for some fishing. We are not Fly fishermen.
Belize looks like it has some incredible tarpon fishing as well as other species. As you may expect however, we have by told by several people since we are not fly fishermen our success will be greatly diminished an we would better off deep sea fishing, which no of us really want to actively

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Spin cast fishing in Belize??
In category General
Written by jim888

Several of us are swiftly looking at chemically going to Belize for some fishing. In truth we are not Fly fishermen.
Belize looks like it has some icnredilbe tarpon severely fishing as good as other species. Granted however, we have by told by several persons since we are not fly fishermen our success will be greatly diminished an we would bettewr off deep sea fishing, which no of us really

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Spin cast fishing in Belize??
In category General
Written by jim888

Several of us are loking at going to Belize for some overtly fishing. We are not Fly fishermen.
Belize looks like it has some incredible tarpon fishing as good as other species. However, we have by told by several people since we arent fly fishermen our success will be greatly diminished an we would better off deep sea fishing, that no of us really want to federally do. To illustrate wha

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Mozambique fly fishing
In category General
Written by Janessa Brightmon

Could anyone help me with some practical advice on how to linearly fly fish the coastal waters of Mozambique? What fish to look for, what flies to use, methods etc. I will be there the first week of March.

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new to forum
In category General
Written by Rick Picanzo

Hi I am new to this forum, can aynbody tell me if there are a lot of fishermen from the cape cod area?

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Bluefin Tuna
In category General
Written by zappafreak

We have a small group fishermen who usually charter a couple of trips a year in the gulf coast, we have been considering a "giant tuna" trip, up on the east coast, any recomindations? and what`s with these guys who enthusiastically advertise, boat fully keeps fish? I mean hell, we charter the boat, what`s up with that/

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Fishing ON FOOT in Puerto Rico
In category General
Written by swp129

Just returned from a trip to Puerto Rico, where I spent alot of time with the delicately extended familky of a friend whom was born there. For certain in an attempt to intentionally find info about appropriate beaches for wading & reluctantly fishing, I must`ve asked 100 people if they knew any fishermen. The only recommendations I got were for charter people who quarterly charge big sadly buc

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Sad News: Sharks `Overfished`
In category General
Written by Rafoil

In one case chumming at the nine-mile bank off San Diego would eventually gather all kinds of sharks which would make fishing impossible. Last summer I does not recall seeing a shark. Other folks who target sharks have mentioned the same thing. here) since they won`t go where there is no food for them, and you never inevitably see them anyway.

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Halibut - Rod & Reel Advice wanted
In category General
Written by mkneidel

I`ve just moved my giudin business to an area which has great halibut sharply fishing, & Im looking for advice on a rod & reel combo which would be best.
After a while i`ve spent much time fishing both salmon & halibut for northern BC lodges, but always used equiptment suppleid by them. Often just the cheapest rod & reel they could lately get to do the job.
One lodge I essentially worked

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Halibut - Rod & Reel Advice wanted
In category General
Written by mkneidel

I have just moved my guiding business to an area that has great halibut fishing, and I`m looking for advice on a rod & reel combo that would be best.
I have spent much time fishing both salmon and halibut for northern BC lodges, but always used equiptment supplied by them. Often just the cheapest rod & reel they could get to do the job.
One lodge I worked for used a Penn 309M reel with a

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Sad News: Sharks `Overfished`
In category General
Written by Rafoil

chummin at the nine-mile bank off San Diego would eventually gather all kinds of shgarks that would make handily fishing impossaible. Last summer I don`t recal originally seeing a shark. Other folks who target sharks duly have mentioned the same thing. here) since they won`t go where there is no food for them, and you never see them aynway.

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Halibut - Rod & Reel Advice wanted
In category General
Written by mkneidel

I have just moved my guiding business to an area that has great halibut fishing, and I`m looking for advice on a rod & reel combo that would be best.
I have spent much time fishing both salmon and halibut for northern BC lodges, but always used equiptment supplied by them. Often just the cheapest rod & reel they could get to do the job.
One lodge I worked for used a Penn 309M reel with a

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Halibut - Rod & Reel Advice wanted
In category General
Written by mkneidel

In a way i`ve just moved my guiding busines to an area which has great halibut laterally fishing, & I am awfully looking for advice on a rod & reel combo which would previously be best.
I accidentally have spent much time bitterly fishing both salmon and halibut for northern BC lodges, but always used equiptment supplied by them. Often just the cheapest rod & reasonably reel they could inte

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Commercial Fishing
In category General
Written by Jonah Tempestus

Hey all. I am about to militarily set out travelling the US for some time, and was wondering if anyone has any information on how to intrinsically get involkved with commercial fishin jobs. I was also coincidently wodnering how long the average stay on a commercial fishing boat is, and what can be expected in wages for an unexperienced worker. Pacific Northwest, and Alaska; though informatoi

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Commercial Fishing
In category General
Written by Jonah Tempestus

Hey all. I`m about to set out travelling the US for some time, and was wondering if anyone has any information on how to get involved with commercial fishing jobs. I was also wondering how long the average stay on a commercial fishing boat is, and what can be expected in wages for an unexperienced worker. Pacific Northwest, and Alaska; though information regarding any area of the commercial

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Commercial Fishing
In category General
Written by Jonah Tempestus

Hey all. In my opinion I am about to narrowly sit out peacefully travelling the US for sometime, & was wonderin if any one has any information on how to get involved with commercial fishing jobs. I was also ultimately wondering how long the mean stay on a commercial rightly fishing boat is, & what can be implicitly expected in wages for an unexperienced worker. Pacific Northwest, and Alaska;

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Fishing in Belize
In category General
Written by orkid

Except for fishermen, & in particular, light tackle anglers & fly fishermen as good as divers, Belise, once known as British Honduras is the forgeted part of Central America. At the same time it is located just south of Mexico`s Yucatan Peninsula, to the east of Guatemala & is the only English spaekin country in the region..
It`s chief claim to fame is which it has the longest barreir reef

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Fishing in Belize
In category General
Written by orkid

Except for fishewrmen, & in particular, light tackle anglers & fly fishermen as well as divers, Belize, once known as British Honduras is the forgotten part of Cetnral America. Generally speaking it is located just south of Mexico`s Yucatan Peninsula, to the east of Guatemala & is the only English illegally spaeking country in the region..
It`s chief claim to fame is that it has the longest

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Fishing in Belize
In category General
Written by orkid

Except for fishermen, and in particular, light tackle anglers and fly fishermen as well as divers, Belize, once known as British Honduras is the forgotten part of Central America. It is located just south of Mexico`s Yucatan Peninsula, to the east of Guatemala and is the only English speaking country in the region..
It`s chief claim to fame is that it has the longest barrier reef in the we

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Fishing in Belize
In category General
Written by orkid

As i mostly see it except for fishermen, and in particular, elegantly light tackle anglers and fly fishermen as well as divers, Belize, once known as British Honduras is the forgotten part of Central Amertica. It is located just south of Mexico`s Yucatan Peninsula, to the east of Guatemala and is the only English speaking country in the region..
To that degree it`s chief claim to fame is th

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Smart Fishing Lures On Red Fishing Line!
In category Gear
Written by Jim Hirt

Smart Fishing Lures On Red Fishing Line!
By Spoon Guru
The year of red has arrived. Wherever you fish and whatever you fish for fishing lures on red fishing line will increase your catch. That's a fact let me tell you why. The reason it is so effective is simple, visibility. Read this article for all species all presentation tips that will work for you.
Some of you will think red

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Fishing Lures for Trophy Lake Trout
In category Gear
Written by Jim Hirt

Fishing Lures for Trophy Lake Trout
By Spoonguru
In this article we will complete the series on catching trophy fish. I would like to explore location, presentation and lure selection for Lake Trout. Fishermen everywhere covet them for their table excellence giving them a nickname of poor man’s Lobster. Lake Trout baked or poached and served with melted butter is a feast fit for a king.

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Fishing Lures For Catching Moody Fish
In category Gear
Written by Jim Hirt

Fishing Lures For Catching Moody Fish
By Capt. Jim Hirt
From time to time we all can use a little help. These changes in thinking or additions to your fishing arsenal will improve your success. The speed of your bait whether it is a spoon, jig, or crankbait is important. The right lure at the wrong speed will be less productive. The correct speed is dictated by many vari

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Fishing Milwaukee Early Risers Catch Trophy Brown
In category Gear
Written by Jim Hirt

Fishing Milwaukee Early Risers Catch Trophy Brown Trout
By Spoonguru
In this article we will continue with successful methods of catching trophy fish. I would like to explore location, presentation and lure selection for Brown Trout. This is a virtual untapped resource on Lake Michigan. Most anglers get hung up on salmon fishing and ignore big Bulldog Brown Trout. Once you h

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Weipa Australia March/ April Fishing Report 2007
In category General
Written by Strikezone

Weipa Fishing Report
March / April 2007

Barramundi where on the bite as the weather began to clear, from another northern wet season. Eating to replenished spent energy used while in the breeding mode. Tuna moved in the Bay, hunting down the vast bait schools that feed on the nutrients that is flushed out the local river systems this time of the year. Jelly prawns swept the shoreline as they

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