Tuckahoe Joe

I feel like there's been 3 or 4 threads like this in the past couple months so I'll keep it short. I've caught several varieties or panfish on: Strike King Bitsy Minnow Rebel Crickhopper 1/8 oz. inline spinner Had more luck with live worms though.

Those both look really cool! The bird lure looks really unique. I'd love to see a bass caught on the cheeseburger one but if the person who gave it to you has passed away I understand you not wanting to risk losing it.

Happens to me sometimes too. When I fish it I vary up the retrieve. A couple fast turns, then a slow turn or 2, 3 fast turns, one slow one. If it starts to spiral, I'll just stop reeling until the bait rights itself. I like the idea of the Scatter Rap but sometimes it gets annoying having to put that much effort into getting it to run properly.

Cool man...that's a pretty nice sized bluegill!

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Awesome fish...congrats on the new PB!

Welcome! There's been numerous discussions on lure color in the Fishing Tackle section. There's also a video on it in the How-To Videos section.

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Hello and welcome!

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Awesome fish!

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I love me some spinnerbait fishin. But I haven't caught any on them for a while. From what I can figure, spring is prime spinnerbait time. Just started fishing last summer and fished spinnerbaits heavily with no luck. Then this past March, I think I caught my first 6 or 7 fish of the season on one. The spinnerbait bite was hot for a while then it started to warm up and I don't think I've caught a spinnerbait fish since May. Spinnerbaits are pretty much a chuck and wind type of bait. Cast it out and reel it in. Reel it fast and it will ride higher in the water column. Reel it slow and it will stay closer to the bottom. Or you could yo-yo it. Reel it up some and then let it sink, reel it up, let it sink, repeat. They really help you cover a lot of water. Also they're relatively weedless to so don't be afraid to fish them through cover. Sunny days/clear water = silver blades (willow leaf style)/natural colors. Cloudy days/muddy water = gold blades (Colorado style)/really bright or really dark colors.

Well, I'm new to baitcasters too but I have noticed it's a lot easier to cast heavier lures. Not sure why but with lures in the area of say 1/2 and up, I don't have to worry about my thumb control as much and rarely backlash. Something to do with the velocity of the lure flying through the air maybe? But then you'd think the spool would still keep going and overrun. Who knows?

This happens to me and my wife a lot. One day we'll go out and I'll slam them and she'll get skunked. Go to the same spot the next day and she ends up catching em all. Who knows? The fishing gods work in mysterious ways.

Congrats on an awesome trip! Sucks about the rain but at least you were catching em. There's nothing worse than getting soaked and freezing your ass off and not getting anything for your trouble.

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Nice fish man...the dorsal fin on that last one is pretty gnarly!

Nice fish...congrats on an awesome trip!

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Hey guys. I'm personally not a gun guy so I can't offer any legitimate input on what gun your grandma should get but I saw the title of this thread and it made me think of this story that I read a while back. I don't think it's true. More of an urban legend but I think it's pretty applicable in this situation. http://www.snopes.com/crime/justice/carrypermit.asp

That things huge compared to all the crappies I've ever caught...nice fish!