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  Topic: Bowfishing, looking for information
thorn168

Replies: 19
Views: 3598

PostForum: Carp Fishing   Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 4:14 pm   Subject: Bowfishing, looking for information
There is no reasonable way to make "Bow fishing" a catch and release method of taking fish. This is why the majority of the members here consider this fishing method a form of hunting.

Be ...
  Topic: Favorite sites for buying tackle?
thorn168

Replies: 13
Views: 2027

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:42 am   Subject: Favorite sites for buying tackle?
I like to use fishusa.com

They have hard to find lures and lure colors that I want.

Also their shipping is just as good as Amazon, Basspro or Cabelas.
  Topic: Recently moved to Somerville, looking for places to fish
thorn168

Replies: 3
Views: 831

PostForum: Bass Fishing   Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 8:20 am   Subject: Recently moved to Somerville, looking for places to fish
Click on the map view tab on this website.

Zoom in on your location.

Spy pond, the Mystic river and the Charles river are all local to you.
  Topic: Reel For 5-1/2 year Old Boy ?
thorn168

Replies: 6
Views: 1220

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 10:19 am   Subject: Reel For 5-1/2 year Old Boy ?
Are you teaching him cast and retrieve style fishing or bait and wait style fishing?

If it is cast and retrieve then the spinning reel is a better choice. I recommend the Shimano IX 2000 (It does n ...
  Topic: Great morning Aug 2nd close to home
thorn168

Replies: 7
Views: 1018

PostForum: Bass Fishing   Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 1:38 pm   Subject: Great morning Aug 2nd close to home
Excellent trip. If you use a net you won't get a sore thumb.
  Topic: Collapsible/Telescopic Rod Suggestions
thorn168

Replies: 11
Views: 3018

PostForum: Rods and Reels   Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 1:30 pm   Subject: Collapsible/Telescopic Rod Suggestions
According to to this source [url=http://www.fishingtalks.com/vintage-st-croix-telescopic-rod-32830.html]Vintage St. Croix Telescoping rod

St. Croix stopped making telescoping rods in 1993.
  Topic: Collapsible/Telescopic Rod Suggestions
thorn168

Replies: 11
Views: 3018

PostForum: Rods and Reels   Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 9:39 am   Subject: Collapsible/Telescopic Rod Suggestions
Keep in mind that telescoping rods are not the strongest rods you can use as they always get stress fractures in the joints.

[url=http://www.fishusa.com/Travel-Pack-Rod-Reel-Combos]Travel and pack ...
  Topic: Flyfishing Questions For Bass ?
thorn168

Replies: 7
Views: 1129

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 9:13 am   Subject: Flyfishing Questions For Bass ?
You don’t need a long tapered leader to fly fish for bass. I typically use a 36 inch level 10# mono leader tied to a no knot eyelet.

The muddler minnow flies can be fished both wet and dry. As ot ...
  Topic: Mercury fish
thorn168

Replies: 2
Views: 610

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 12:10 pm   Subject: Mercury fish
Found this article about the bucket brigade.

[url=http://news.yahoo.com/immigrants-poor-fish-dinner-unaware-mercury-052341579.html]Fishin for food

You know in other countries if you are caught b ...
  Topic: Tips For River Trout Fishing on a Spinning Rod
thorn168

Replies: 18
Views: 4191

PostForum: Trout Fishing   Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:47 pm   Subject: Tips For River Trout Fishing on a Spinning Rod
You can also “float” fish for trout on the river. I would recommend the Thill mini shy bite floats, which are very small, to suspend Berkley honey worms, on #10 eagle claw bait holder hooks. Depen ...
  Topic: Trolling for Trout
thorn168

Replies: 8
Views: 2433

PostForum: Trout Fishing   Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 5:43 pm   Subject: Trolling for Trout
Thomas' buoyant spoons 1/6 oz or Little cleo

Mepps Anglia or blue fox spinners size 0-2

Wordens flatfish or Luhr Jensen Kwikfish

or a rapala minnow style lure
  Topic: Floating Trout Bait
thorn168

Replies: 4
Views: 1667

PostForum: Trout Fishing   Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 1:00 pm   Subject: Floating Trout Bait
For stocked trout I prefer Powerbait Trout dough. When they are in mood for that, you can limit out in about 90 minutes.

I have also caught trout (My first trout) on a Gold #2 Blue Fox inline spinn ...
  Topic: Mummichog or common name Mumper
thorn168

Replies: 3
Views: 1448

PostForum: Bass Fishing   Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 12:49 pm   Subject: Mummichog or common name Mumper
Since they eat insects...how about ants.
  Topic: Angler catches bass with cancer
thorn168

Replies: 4
Views: 803

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 3:15 pm   Subject: Angler catches bass with cancer
The struggle for water quality is REAL...check out this video of a small mouth bass that tested positive for cancer.

[url=http://fox43.com/2015/05/05/angler-catches-smallmouth-bass-with-large-cance ...
  Topic: Feeling pessimistic
thorn168

Replies: 4
Views: 756

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:13 pm   Subject: Feeling pessimistic
This weather has got me feeling rather pessimistic about this season. Last year the places I usually fish where mostly dead. With the exception of the stocked trout the fishing was really off.

Bro ...
 
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