I'm just fishing here but...

[Brixtonbulldog]

How many of you getbiggers like to fish?

I love it.. can't get enough of it.  But I've only been serious about it for the last couple years or so.  Mainly bass and crappie.

Please share your thoughts and experiences on the matter.

[ozman]

mate

i love fishing more than anything

cant beat the sound of the reel spinning like crazy

salt water is my game

[kh300]

i make jimmy houston look like a bitch

[Brixtonbulldog]

Just trying to see who the pros are on here so I can share my sob stories and bitch about how much I suck at fishing but can't stop.

[ozman]

how do you fish ?

bait or lures ?

[JBGRAY]

Flame me for this, or set me straight, but:

I used to fish, but I no longer do.  I would fish if it were necessary for me to do so.  As a sport, absolutely not.  I think driving a hook through a fish's mouth is cruel and painful to the fish.  I admit, I do buy it fresh from local markets, but I don't have to actually see the fish being "drowned" and hooked.  I figure if I can't bait a puppy on a pole, I might as well not do it to a fish.

If it is fact that the fish doesn't experience pain in the sense that we as humans perceive it, then, yea, I'll grab a few beers and sit out on the pier and fish.

[Brixtonbulldog]

how do you fish ?

bait or lures ?

Used worms my whole life till about a year ago.  I've set my mind to learn lures, so far with mixed results.  I've got some light tackle for crappie/panfish and a baitcaster for bass now. 

[ozman]

i use berkley gulp worms for most of my fishing

cast and retrieve with a couple of subtle flicks to give it action

if your bass are like ours , hardbodies are the go mate

[ToxicAvenger]

How many of you getbiggers like to fish?

I love it.. can't get enough of it.  But I've only been serious about it for the last couple years or so.  Mainly bass and crappie.

Please share your thoughts and experiences on the matter.

i went fishing once...
almost drowned in the Shenandoah river


i dont fish no more



i dont even eat sea food...fish r evil...

[ozman]

fall outa the boat Toxy ?

[SuperNatural]

Flame me for this, or set me straight, but:

I used to fish, but I no longer do.  I would fish if it were necessary for me to do so.  As a sport, absolutely not.  I think driving a hook through a fish's mouth is cruel and painful to the fish.  I admit, I do buy it fresh from local markets, but I don't have to actually see the fish being "drowned" and hooked.  I figure if I can't bait a puppy on a pole, I might as well not do it to a fish.

If it is fact that the fish doesn't experience pain in the sense that we as humans perceive it, then, yea, I'll grab a few beers and sit out on the pier and fish.

I'm not sure how fish experience pain, but they only have about a 3 second memory.  So wait 3 seconds and the fish won't even remember you had a hook in his mouth.

[Brixtonbulldog]

i use berkley gulp worms for most of my fishing

cast and retrieve with a couple of subtle flicks to give it action

if your bass are like ours , hardbodies are the go mate

No luck with bass the other day.  I think that pond might have winter killed.  Don't know if you have that as an Aussie.  Think I'll go for crappie tomorrow if I go.  You can't screw up worms and a bobber!

[24KT]

I fish all the time, ...but I don't use a boat.   

[Brixtonbulldog]

I fish all the time, ...but I don't use a boat.   

Me neither.. whats your point?

[24KT]

Me neither.. whats your point?

Does there have to be one?

[ToxicAvenger]

fall outa the boat Toxy ?

no drank me a 6 pack and then decided to swim directly to my fishing spot instead of working my way to it thru the shallows 

i cramped up half way and started drowning and i thought i ws a gonner..somehow i made my way to/floated to a rock where i lay for an hour after completly exhausted..

so as i said..fish r evil.. 

[ToxicAvenger]

I fish all the time, ...but I don't use a boat.   

playing with your self dont count judi! 

[Decker]

Flame me for this, or set me straight, but:

I used to fish, but I no longer do.  I would fish if it were necessary for me to do so.  As a sport, absolutely not.  I think driving a hook through a fish's mouth is cruel and painful to the fish.  I admit, I do buy it fresh from local markets, but I don't have to actually see the fish being "drowned" and hooked.  I figure if I can't bait a puppy on a pole, I might as well not do it to a fish.

If it is fact that the fish doesn't experience pain in the sense that we as humans perceive it, then, yea, I'll grab a few beers and sit out on the pier and fish.

I agree with you.

Of course fish feel pain.  Why wouldn't they?  They have nervous systems just like mammals.

I grew up in Wisconsin where fishing and hunting are king.

hunting/fishing...It's so boring it hurts.

[Brixtonbulldog]

hunting/fishing...It's so boring it hurts.

You must not be the outdoorsman, huh?

[OzmO]

I wish i could more.   Fishing for the most part is crappy in California.  Occasionally i go out on private charters in the delta and fish for sturgeon or bass and have had some great days and have had some where all i've caught is buzz fish.



 

[Decker]

You must not be the outdoorsman, huh?

To my late father's dissappointment, no, I am not.