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Sunday, June 28, 2015
PARTS ORDER FROM THE TACKLE TRAP. THERE REAL GOOD Looking for parts not listed. I have done parts orders before here and do not recall how I did it might have been by phone. I have a daiwa advantage 2000 spinning reel that I need replacement and upgrade parts for. I have part numbers out of the provided parts list and then I will request the bearings for the under spool upgrade. The bearing should be a boca abec 5 11ODx7IDx4W. I would like two of these as I have two identical reels. now for normal parts: Posted at 06:40 PM
Friday, November 14, 2014
Observations from a complete season first season fishing the kitsap area. Light line seems to help a lot in this area. I have caught most of my fish this season on 6lb test. The two lines i have been using are berkley XL and sunline sniper. The stretch of the berkley line seems to be good for crankbait fishing, and the sunline has done very well on the single hook baits like dropshot and wacky rigged 4" worms. The watermelon baits are the best so far, when using worms and jigs along with tubes and creature baits. Green pumpkin i thought would be good has not worked for me at all. I found that very strange but just my experence. I did have good days with gold purple and red flake in the baits with purple being a favoirte of mine. Braided lines did not work at all with frog baits the only way i could hook up when using it. The kitsap area does not have a very good population of bass but there are a few around. I released every one i caught, but the population of stocked trout is so high even when bass fishing you will catch them. If your from another area you may no be pleased at the amount or size you catch. Consider what you fish out of when choosing a lake as many boaters are around even in the smaller lakes and they may not be as thoughful as you hope by leaving you good stand off. The sights here are great and all the times i was not chasing bass, and fishing the high mountain lakes i had a great time. Go out for an adventure with a good time in mind and you still have a good chance of creating great memories. Posted at 11:17 PM
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Understanding conservation. For each angler the idea of conservation has its own meaning. I fish for the pure enjoyment of the challange and the battle once that connection has been made. I everyonce in a while bring a friend who may want some fish to take home and i am ok with that, but i will judge what can stay and what has to go back. I have been a log time catch and release angler and there are some fish that i would like to catch again and let others try there skills at. I let go every bass and so will everyone in my boat. If trout is your thing and thats what were after feel free to keep your limit and if your having a hard time i will loan you my hot lure or you can keep what i catch up to your limit. Now that i live in washington there are tons of trout stocked each and every year and thats what there put in the lake for. I love to catch the larger trout, but i kick them all back. The only ones i keep are very injured fish like eye hooks. I give those to people at the dock or a boat floating by. To the best of my knowledge trout are the only fish that are stocked, so thats the way i operate. In the past i have kept a few bass when i was fishing in conniticut, because there were tons and most people there were catch and release as well. It seems the mentality out west is very diffrent, in the area i am in. It shows in the fisheries, and i now understand a lot better whe the term meat fisherman is all about. I was called that once on a site and i did not understand what that person was putting me on blast for as there were tons of fish where i was and everyone took care of the waters. It seems that there are a lot more people in washington trying to fill the dinner plate and less out for sport. I will not pretend to judge those people, but i now know why protecting information and local waters is so inportant. Posted at 11:56 PM
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Year of the crankbait Each year i try and focus on a new technique and figure out how i can make the best improvements, to add to my fishing bag of tricks. I have more than a few crankbaits in my bag, and i always have them tied on. This year i plan on trying to focus on the technique and how to maximise there effectivenss in my fishing. I have had to buy a few more recently, due to the fact that i have previously fished waters with a lot more stain or color, and now i am faced with gin clear water on most of the lakes that are close to me. There is one that has some color but it is not close and it is not one of my favorite. I have turned recently to the more expensive, and often forign made lures. The JDM lure companies seem to to a bang up job producing some very real looking lures in colors that work well in very clear water. That is not to say they will not work well in stained water, but have brought me signifacantly more success in my current location than most of what i already owned. One of my favorite companies right now is DUO. The first lure i got from them was the spinbait 80 which i have yet to catch a single fish on. I did not prevent me from exploring more of there product, as i love the quality and detail of there baits. My second bait was a pencil 110, which is not yet in season as the water temprature is still in the low 50's but i feel as though it will be good given the chance. My second order had two of the suspending cranks from the 62dr series. These two baits are destroying the early season trout and are great little baits. Most people in my area are fishing trout dough, and thats just not my style. Light line is king in my experence here and 6lb berkely XL is working great with the little 62 baits. In the past i have done just fine with light braid 20lb on topwaters and crankbaits, but have never caught a fish here on braid. I have recently picked up some sunline sniper to try out for dropshot, but will run it also on a crankbait setup and see how good it works. It may help me get a little more depth as things start to warm up and drive the trout deeper. I am looking to see if the small 62 series baits will pick up some bass as they start to come shallower for prespawn. The season starts super late here so i dont plan on seeing that for another month or so. Comming soon is the DUO 65M crankbait in mirror gill and i think that should work very well also. I grabbed the 11a version as it should be a better depth sooner. The larger 65m baits all have rattles which is not exactly what i wanted, but if they come out with a silent version i will be all over them. If the weather here starts to look a little better i will be back with the results on how the new lures worked out. I will continue to rock the smaller cranks and figure out more when they stop working. All for now be back soon!!!! Posted at 08:35 PM
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Easy and cheap success in CT waters. Everyone is always in the search for that magic bait. You know the one that will bring you a day on the water to remember for years. My experence here which is rapidly coming to a close says that any bait that is green is good. Green worms, tubes, jigs, crankbaits, frogs, you name it. Now any given day will say weither green pumpkin or watermelon is the better plastic color, but most of the time it is not going to kill your success if you use one over the other. Bright sunny day and clear water, watermellon seed is your ticket. Overcast, give the pumpkin a go. There are a million types of glitter to go along with your green, and thats a choose your own poison type of thing. Red, green, gold and black, have all worked well at one time or another. I have found that bass pro makes some great budget baits, that will not break the bank. There green pumpkin seed, and watermelon red flake stick-o-worms are 5 bucks for 20 and there quite durable. I am also quite fond of there river bug in the same colors. I have also had some good success on teh 3.5 inch tubes also in the same color. As you scan the pages of bait shops or internet sites it seems as though there are a million choices of color, and you may feel as though you have to have a few diffrent ones on hand. Not a bad idea, but as long as you have green in the lineup, you should be good to go. As a parting note i am very fond of the keitech baits in AYU. The easy shiner and the swing impact i have used the most and they get bit. This is not the cheep route mentioned earlier, but something i try when i am having a rough time on the water. Posted at 01:18 PM
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Each season has its own conditions Learning how to react and the baits that work best in every season is all new to me. This is my second season fishing and winter/spring kicked my butt last year. I was turned onto jerkbaits in the fall and it seems as though this may be my key to cold water fishing no matter the season. Fishing super slow even with a jerkbait is not great, but there is still a lot more going on than dragging a jig at a take a knap pace. I had a period last year with many trips that resulted in nothing. I have been out even in the very cold this winter and still pulled a bite or even a few catches using this new to me bait. The winter late fall and early spring are not full of fast action for sure. Understanding that nature has its own pace and that you have to addapt or fail, is sometimes shocking news even when it should not be. Each time on the water is an adventure and a puzzle trying to figure out what the fish want that day. I enjoy the game, and the step out of the buzz of everyday life into the peace of nature. Posted at 08:39 PM
Monday, August 20, 2012
Tried night fishing for the first time Amos lake is the first time i tried night fishing and, even though it was not a killer night i would do it again no doubt. The baits that work during the day were getting me nothing, and i always wondered what the appeal of blue and black was, night time is the right time. Junebug and black and black blue were the only producers of the night. Normal sizes were getting the job done. I tried to throw a 7" sinko and that was a laugh, but a bad idea. Throw the same size you throw during the day so you dont have a ton of casting issues and know what to expect from a normal toss. I used baitcasters during the night and had few problems, and the fisherman i was with was using his normal stuff, but got some braid that day that he was trying out. Let me just say that night time is not the time for new things. He had two great birds nests that took about 15 min each to figure out while holding the flashlight. During said time of fustration, neither one of us was having any fun. Take the setup your most confident in and use that. I have also been trying swimbaits out lately and have had no luck. I will be trying other colors, and sizes to see what is going on. They seem to be the latest rage, but no luck here. If i do get it figured out, i will share the tricks that i pick up. Posted at 07:53 PM
Friday, August 10, 2012
Walking the walk Using all the steps that i talked about in the last post, it really works. There are always exceptions. I still use braid when fishing pads and heavy cover, but in all other types including all river fishing the 8-10 lb test and the 2/0 ewg worm or circle hooks are the ticket. I more often than not end up gut hooking bass and the weedless and circle hooks make the removal so much easier and i end up letting the fish go in so much better shape. Now i know that the idea is that the hook goes in the corner of the mouth, but i dont have to fight with getting it turned around and it pops right out with almost no blood ever. I was very unconvinced until i used them, and now there great. I would love the gamy hooks to have a little better protector on the weedless guard, but what is ever perfect. I have also had the best luck hooking a little worm along with the oring when wacky rigging. This keeps the worm from flying off during the cast and just seems to work better for me. I had run out of the weedless hooks and tried to use a regular version and it was a no go. 10 lb berkley XL has been my friend on my baitcasters. It is thin enough to be manageable, but strong enough to land up to 3lb LMB so far. I have got some larger fish on the braid, but so far, for the money its good stuff. Posted at 09:04 PM
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Tid bits and tricks of the trade. I have never been one to think any bait will not work, but more inportant is the application. Today i got smoked at Lake of the isles while the person in the boat with me got 19. I was using my regular baits but new heavy line and larger hooks. The problem is changing more than one thing at a time leaves you to guess what the problem was or if it was both. The line was 15 lb berkley big game, and i will not use it again ever. That problem solved. I was trying to get a better hook-up raito with the larger hook, but when you get zero bites that does not seem to matter much. Keys to success. Use the lightest line you can. I missed big on this one. 8lb was getting the job done all day with only one loss. Have small baits, some times there all that work. My partner was wacky rigging a small 4 inch trick worm and all i had was 5 inch plastics. Again use small baits if you have them when biger baits are not working!!! Posted at 07:04 PM |
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