Fish and Fishing

[BiscuitSlayer]

Originally Posted by 9am53

bass are wimpy and small in comparison, trout are pretty and tasty, but very sensitive and not big fighters.

That would depend on the size and species of bass my freind. If you catch a 30lb striped bass I think you might change your view. When they hit a bait it is like being hit by a train.

Edit: One of my buddies and I hooked a 12 lb striper on a crappie minnow fishing at night. It took us about an hour and a half to get it up to the boat. One of the most incredible fights I have ever seen. He hooked it on 4lb test on an ultra light rod. When the fish moved its tail fin from side to side, the rod dipped from each direction of the wag. It might have even been a line record in GA for that sized striper vs. the lb test he caught it on. Probably about 4 times, the fish had stripped every bit of line off of the spool. The only thing keeping the line attached was my spool knot. Tackle has everything to do with the fight.

I once caught a largemouth bass that hit so hard it almost knocked me out of the boat. I never did set the hook on it. She did all of that on her own.

Hybrids / wipers (as fsh calles them) are fantastic fighters too. An 8 to 10 lb hybrid feels like a 12 to 15 lb fish when its on. They will hit a bait on the surface and immediately go straight down. They are notorious drag screamers. Them feeding reminds me of seeing those underwater videos of tuna ripping through a bait ball. Straight up and straight down.

[jahma]

I keep fish and shrimp. I try to treat these with much respect since they are a huge part of my diet. I eat fish and shrimp but no beef chicken pork ect...I dont like fishing like I did when young. Too many hooks thru the eyes and gills. So often hooking a fish is a death sentence.

[BiscuitSlayer]

Originally Posted by jahma

So often hooking a fish is a death sentence.

One can use barbless hooks to remedy this problem. The hook slips right out rather than ripping anything to get it out. I have a line stripper/hook sharpener that has a small stone that can be used for this purpose. It works great.

[mahoro]

so the bones from the pike is like that of salmon? but bigger and thicker?

[mahoro]

Originally Posted by 9am53

Pike and muskie are indeed amazing monsters...bass are wimpy and small in comparison, trout are pretty and tasty, but very sensitive and not big fighters. I have basically stopped fishing for anything but speckled trout and bullhead in the early spring, perch in the winter, and musky and pike all year... spring pike are the hardest fight Ive ever had, last spring an 11 pound pike broke my IM8 graphite rod, and then jammed up the star drag on my baitcaster! no joke!

man, bass fishing is fun, great fighter, maybe you should stop fishing for the baby, j/k heehee so there is specks up in canada too? is it like the specks from NY area, i think they call it weakfish or something, where its call the same name, but a bit different... or are we talking about way different kind of trout, the speckled trout down here is really a type of drum...

[mahoro]

Originally Posted by 9am53

Speaking of speckled trout, maybe I should try to do a southeastern ontario river biotope, and stock it with brookies? that would be cool since they are so pretty!

wait, brookies, as in brook trout? i don't think its good idea to keep a trout in ur aquarium, unless its a 10000gallon tank.... why not get some CPDs... they are like mini trouts...

[mahoro]

Originally Posted by jahma

I keep fish and shrimp. I try to treat these with much respect since they are a huge part of my diet. I eat fish and shrimp but no beef chicken pork ect...I dont like fishing like I did when young. Too many hooks thru the eyes and gills. So often hooking a fish is a death sentence.

i only had those kind of problem when doing fw fishing, never in saltwater fishing, so weird...

[9am53]

Originally Posted by BiscuitSlayer

That would depend on the size and species of bass my freind. If you catch a 30lb striped bass I think you might change your view. When they hit a bait it is like being hit by a train.

True say, we dont have stripers, or wipers, or anything like that here, all we got bass wise are smallies and largemouth, which aren't even bass at all...and thats not even taking into account that around here they don't get much bigger than 6 or 7 pounds, and thats if you're lucky! pound for pound I find pike hit harder, and fight longer, they seem scrappier.

I would be interested in comparing a 30 or 40 pound striper vs. muskie attack!

Can you fish stripers top water? I find those the most exciting hits!

[9am53]

Originally Posted by mahoro

... so there is specks up in canada too? is it like the specks from NY area, i think they call it weakfish or something, where its call the same name, but a bit different... or are we talking about way different kind of trout, the speckled trout down here is really a type of drum...

Well, here is where my naivette comes in...I have grown up thinking that brook and speckled and brown trout were one and the same...I know for a fact I fish for lakers, brook trout, and splake (hybrid b/n speckled and lakers, perhaps hence the confusion)

I assume from your post that there is in fact a difference?!

What are CPD's?

[mahoro]

thats a cpd...

thats a speckled trout

okay, all the trout your talking about is fresh water, and i am talking about sw trout which isn't really a trout, they just call it a trout

[BiscuitSlayer]

Originally Posted by 9am53

I would be interested in comparing a 30 or 40 pound striper vs. muskie attack!

Can you fish stripers top water? I find those the most exciting hits!

Ha! Well, not sure if you could compare a striper to a muskie. Muskies are vicious and pound for pound I am sure they fight better. You can fish stripers top water at certian times of the year, and it is quite a rush when one hits. There again, I think the tackle would be slightly different between the two types of fish. Rods I would use for stripers would probably be considerably lighter than what I would use for a muskie, but heavier than what I would use for a northern.

You are right about largemouth and smallies not being true bass. They are actually in the sunfish family.

[mahoro]

for me, anyfish that will bite topwater is a lot of fun...specialy when the water is nice and clear and you see the fish chase after it...

[mahoro]

so i've only fished twice this year, so this weekend, i don't care if its raining or even snowing, i am going fishing, anyone care to join me?

[fshfanatic]

A bunch of my buddies are taking my son into the white mountains for a three day fishing trip when he gets back

[mahoro]

oh nice, too bad y'all are not any where near me, other wise i would treat him to a nice japanese meal