Austin11C

Hey guys. Things are going much better now, I've been doing a lot more fishing for sunfish and catfish than bass because she really enjoys catching bluegills and such. I think bass fishing just seems too boring for her. But no matter the fish it's still time on the water and she seems to be enjoying it a lot more. thanks for asking

I normally do most of my night fishing at melton hill below the dam. Lots of current and it's full of shad, I've caught many stripers and catfish there but I've never targeted walleye. There's also a bridge a little ways down stream that I like to fish near, I've caught plenty of fish by casting right beside the pillar and it seems as soon as the current pushes it past it I'll get a strike, I think fish sit there in the calmer water and ambush smaller fish as they are swept downstream,That's just my guess anyways haha. Actually the closest fish to a walleye I've ever caught was right there(it was a sauger on some old crankbait I had) I forgot about that until I started writing about the bridge. I plan on going back there to night fish sometime this up coming week. I'll let you guys know how it goes.

Thanks guys. I didn't end up catching a walleye but I caught a couple nice bass and crappie so it wasn't a bad day. Definitely looking forward to my next trip

Thanks for the advice guys. Unfortunately I don't have a boat so I should have mentioned I will be fishing off the bank. I'll be fishing mid afternoon until a little after dark so hopefully I can find some in the shallows since I can only get as deep as I can cast out from shore. Thanks

I've never caught a walleye before and I'm going fishing tomorrow, since I've never targeted walleye, what types of lures and where to look(compared to say bass cover)? At one place I've started fishing recently I've caught a couple nice Perch and I figure if there's perch there then it may be a good spot to try for walleye, that may be completely false that was just my thoughts. Most of my tackle is bass & trout tackle but I've got a little bit of everything, so for all you walleye fisherman what would you use?

No, I watched the whole thing too wondering what it meant and it took a while before I got it. Haha

I think he posted that as to say "dump" her

Thanks guys

I'm hoping this will help I plan on getting a boat as soon as I can.

I see what you're saying and I do appreciate your advice and your opinion, I never said I didn't. But for me simply leaving her isn't what I want to do. Have you never asked for opinions/advice and someone give you something that just doesn't work with you? Do you do it anyways just because another said so? Or do you politely say I'm looking for a different kind of advice and keep looking? Maybe I should have worded it as to say hey guys what does your girlfriends or wives do while your fishing? That may have been a better way to put it to get ideas. Maybe I am looking for reinforcement of what I want, 1 to not leave her because of this and 2 ideas on how to maybe help the situation. But like I already said thank you for your advice and opinions, good luck fishing

I agree with geo, get an education. Possibly even in biology or something similar where you can work closely with wildlife. You could try for wild life management and possibly be a warden. There's plenty of opportunities but don't decide not to further your education just because you want to fish. Even if it is an education on something as a back up plan like geo said.

Thanks soflabasser. That's good ideas. That's more the type of advice I was looking for. I figured someone had a similar experience where their gf/wife didn't like it when they went fishing and they actually figured something out besides leaving them. Thanks.

Thanks for the advice guys.

Maybe I worded it wrong, she is supportive and glad that I have a passion and hobby, it's just she doesn't like doing my hobby and basically just sits at home while I'm gone waiting on me to get back. I just thought if I had some ideas of things for her to do while I'm gone it would make her day better. I'm not going to leave her and she is definitely worth it. This is something I'm confident we can work out. I'm sure someone has some advice other than leave her. I'm not knocking y'all,thanks for the advice, but that's not what I'm looking for. Maybe I'm just young and dumb? lol.

I know it's not "my job" I just feel in a relationship it's up to both sides to come together and try to find solutions to a problem.

I don't know if this is the right place to post this if not that's my bad, but I need some advice guys. I've come to realize this is by far the BEST forum for fishing advice and tips and mostly everyone seems to have experience and knows what they're talking about. So let me try for a little different advice...My girlfriend has basically no hobbies and always wants "attention". She gets super pissy if I even bring up fishing on one of our days off. She doesn't enjoy fishing so I don't take her with me(because knowing she's sitting there miserable makes me not enjoy it)I have taken her and it always ends with her saying are you almost done,can we go yet etc in like 30 mins of being there.but whenever I go by myself or with a friend she always just stays home and does nothing. I think if I can get her into some different hobbies that she can do while I'm fishing she will be less whiny about it. its not like I don't see her any other times. We live together! And I'm not even talking about the entire weekend. I told her I need one day to myself to do my stuff and also I think it would be good for the relationship to have a little personal time away from each other, I love her to death and not saying I don't want to spend time with her. I'm sure you guys know what I mean. Anyways. Anyone have any ideas on what kind of hobbies to get her into or any other ways to combat this? I just want to be able to go fishing without upsetting her. I know I'll get the classic answer "just put your foot down and tell her how it is" and I have told her I WILL fish but out of respect for her and our relationship I think it's best to talk about the problem and try to resolve it together rather than me just tell her I'm leaving to fish and walk out the door. Maybe I'm over thinking it. But it gets annoying sometimes. Sorry y'all. Just ranting a bit. Thanks for any suggestions.

Thanks for all the awesome info guys, and Caliyak the main reason I want a boat is so I can take my girlfriend(who just really isn't too keen to the idea of kayaks) and my younger brother( my mom isn't too keen to kayaks)they say their unsafe. With the little experience with kayaks that I have they seem just as safe as any boat I've been on but they don't seem to think so. It doesn't matter to me,if I can get off the bank and have fun, I'd be fine with an inner tube haha. And grumpyOlPhartte, storage isn't a problem for me but I don't want anything too big. I've seen some single person yaks that are at least 16' and thy seems a bit too big. I think 10-12' would be fine with me and as wide as I can get for stability. Once I get one I may be asking for advice on poor mans modifactaions haha. Thanks guys

Thanks, I'm going to continue saving for a boat but the way things are looking now it will probably next spring before I can get a boat so I thought a kayak would be a good way to get off the bank and on the water. I've floated the river a couple times on kayaks but it was a long time ago and I have no clue what kind they were, also I've never fished from one. I don't want to spend a whole lot of money on one since I don't plan to use that as my primary boat except for maybe this season and then a few other ones I may feel like taking it. I just want something I can float the river and fish with. I know a 200$ kayak will be far less comfortable than a 1000$ one but like I said I'm a little tight on money at the moment. Thanks for the info!

Yeah I'm somewhat new to the site and I should have searched before posting. I don't know how to delete a post. And thanks for the advice

Well, I had a little money saved up towards a boat and some stuff came up and I no longer have anywhere close for a decent boat. I'm burnt out on being stuck on the bank. I'm interested in kayaks for two reasons.1st they're quite a bit cheaper than a boat and 2 they'll get me off the bank haha. I probably wouldn't take it out on the lake since I have little experience with kayaks but I mostly fish the river anyways. Any of you guys have any advice? Things to watch out for? What about the Walmart sun dolphin kayaks? They're definitely within my price range, are they complete junk? Is it difficult to fish out of one or just something you have to get used to and adjust? Any info is appreciated. Thanks guys

Yeah man that's definitely not cool. I would have been upset. My younger brother used to do that to me with deer. I'd kill a deer and he'd take a picture and post it on his social media and say he killed it etc etc. I started commenting on all his post saying it was mine. Fixed that problem ??. If you're not up to losing a friend I'd talk to him and tell him you think it's messed up 1st off to release it like he did and especially the fact he's claiming it.

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Thanks Glenn. ive learned a lot from your videos. Just this week I bought and learned how to use a baitcaster by watching your how to video.

I've not uploaded pictures before so maybe this will work. We've received ALOT of rain here lately and I took some pics of them releasing water over the dam. I thought it was cool

I've fished out of boats after rain but this was my first time. And fishing after a HEAVY RAIN