Tuckahoe Joe

Sounds like you guys had a good trip. Ive seen 2 fish caught on 2 seperate hooks before but never 2 on the same bait. Thats pretty awesome.

Not me but my brother had a 55 gallon salt water aquarium. Don't know the names but he had a whole bunch of differnet kinds of fish, hermitt crabs, corals, and other things. It was really cool but saltwater gets expensive and it takes a lot of work. If your tempeture or Ph is off by even a little, you can end up with a tank full of dead fish. And some of those fish run 40-50 bucks a piece and sometimes more.

Anyone else hear about this? Apparently some publisher decided to edit 'Twas the Night Before Christmas'. She took out the line about Santa's pipe because she says it exposes children to smoking. Are you serious? The man delivers presents to millions of children in one night. He deserves a little something to help him relax. It's not like its a crack pipe. Is it just me or is this completely ridiculous? I mean, its just one line but the poems been around for over 100 years. It's a classic. Personally I think people should take responsibility for what messages their kids take away from various forms of media and teach them right from wrong rather than editing out anything that could be considered 'controversial'. And besides, from what I see, kids are exposed to much worse than smoking on tv, videogames, and even the playground at school. Does this bother anyone else or is it just me? http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/st_nickotine_patch_y27vCEdZZJXS4ikYyVh2xO

Cool pumpkins guys. Im all about pumpkin carving. I usually go all out and get like 50lb pumpkins and plan my designs carefully over the course of a couple days before I start my carving. For me theres a lot that goes into picking the perfect pumpkin. First of all, it has to have a good stem. Shape is also important as well as texture. It doesn't have to be perfectly round or smooth. Odd shapes and imperfections on the pumpkins surface give it character and for me, it can dictate what kind of carving I do. For example, the year before last, I had one that had kind of a scar going across the top quarter of it so I carved it so the scar went through the one eye. I had another with little bumps that looked like warts all over it so I made it into a witch type face. I like the designs that come with the kits but I mostly just do faces that I come up with on my own. All that being said, I feel like the one I did this year is actually kind of lacking. Not my best work. First of all we were poor this year and a couple of 30 dollar pumpkin wasn't a very good financial decision. Aside from that, we didn't even get them until 1am on Halloween morning so I didn't really have time to conceptualize like I usually do. And lastly, I felt like crap when I was carving it. Got this weird pain in my side and back and it hurt to move so I was just trying to get it done. Here are the pics anyway. I did the first one and my girlfriend did the second. I wish I had my pics from the last couple of years. They are a lot of better.

Ive never personally caught a trout but about a week ago I saw these 2 guys at my lake slamming them left and right on inline spinners.

Damage wasn't too bad over here on the Eastern Shore. At least not around me anyway. A few branches fell off some trees but I didn't see much damage to houses/businesses and we didn't lose power. I did try and hit Lake Tuckahoe this morning though and the water level was up about 3 feet on the lake itself and the exit stream below the dam was up about 6. Fished for 2 hours without a bite so I guess either the fish were really spooked from the storm or dispersed into the newly flooded areas.

Good job man...awesome fish!

Nice fish, Big-O! Love the eyeball on her.

Hello and welcome to BR!

Gottcha. I gotta invest in a couple more rods when I get some extra cash.

Im kind of new and don't know much about rod physics. Im using spinning gear with 8lb line but the only rod I have is MH. Does the ML power make it that much easier to cast the light bait? Im guessing you get a little more of a whipping action with it.

Nice fish man. Ive had a pretty good month too. Nothing as big as yours but most everything Ive caught has been at least 15 inches and nice and fat. Theres a lot of smallish fish in my lake. Haven't been skunked much this month but I have a feeling this hurricane is going to change that.

Yup. It was a long long time ago. Actually, it was more like 2 or 3 months. My little brother set me up with some of his extra stuff to get me started but the first I ever bought was a 1/4 ounce Mepps Aglia Inline Spinner. Got it snagged after 3 casts and lost it. After that I picked up a Scum Frog Popper and a couple Bandit crankbaits.

I just recently started taking my girlfriend fishing and trying to teach her about lures and stuff. She's still got a lot to learn but shes interested and has no problem going out for a few hours without getting bored or whatever. Its cool that your wife wants to pick out some gear for you on her own. Since she took notes, hopefully it will turn out well for you on X-mas day.

Thats true. They are pretty light-weight. Hard to get much distance with them. There was a good breeze blowing today with the storm on the way and even with the wind assist, I still wasn't casting very far.

Welcome to BR! Thats a nice fish in your profile picture.

My oppinions on catch and release have changed a bit since I first started fishing a few months ago. At first I was keeping every legal sized fish. Lately Ive just been getting a quick picture and putting the fish back. This is probably partially due to the knowledge and fishing wisdom Ive gained from this site and also from starting to consistently catch more fish everytime I go out. When I started, I didn't catch much so I think I felt like if I didn't catch/keep a fish, it seemed like it was all for nothing. I do enjoy bass though so every now and then Ill keep a couple but Im releasing far more then I keep now.

Im no expert on what kind of rod to use with which bait, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. Im just using a cheap shakespeare rod and its been working just fine for me. It's also 6'6'' and med hvy.

Sweet fish man! Good job.

Yeah man. Right off the fishing pier at Chesterwood Park on Peninsula Highway. I was kind of surprised too. Thanks for the input everyone. I figured it was a small one. Would have been nice if it was one of those average 5 or 6 pounders.

Dang man, those are some awesome fish! Looks like you guys had a great week.

Not sure how it will affect the fishing but Im gonna be out there first thing in the morning. One last day to fish before the storm hits here in MD so Im taking advantage of it. I just hope I don't lose power. All my flashlights are complete garbage and I can't stand the bordem of a power outtage.

Try a crankbait. My last 10 or so fish have all been on cranks. Maybe try and find one thats shad colored. I haven't had much luck with worms lately

Well, I got my own bills now. Rent, cable, cell phone, gas/electric, car insurance, and bill collectors calling me about unpaid medical bills due to lack of health insurance. Not to mention groceries and gas for my car that always breaks down. Working 40 hours a week and looking for a second job just so I can get by while still trying to make time to fish. Also, if arressted, I can be (and have been) tried as an adult. I suppose in that sense, Im all grown up. But I still like screwing around on the internet or playing my xbox and talking some trash on 'Call of Duty'. Helps me forget about all the grown up crap for a while.

Hello and welcome to BR!