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Re: More on Fishing
Reply #30 - Jul 12^th, 2021 at 2:52pm

Fishing with bait is certainly fun. Personally I find lure fishing more rewarding. With lure fishing you've taken a piece of plastic and /or metal and/or wood and fooled the fish into thinking it's live prey. With bait fishing you're dangling bait waiting for the fish to come by and eat it.
Usually if I'm fishing for the table I'll bait fish and when I'm fishing for sport I'll use just lures.

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AncientCraftwork Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2403	Re: More on Fishing Reply #31 - Jul 12^th, 2021 at 3:16pm Fish i've caught so far are Asp and Black Goby. Tomorrow after work I intend to go fishing again I m going to try barbless hooks for fish I intend to throw back, and keep barb for fish that would be dispatched anyway
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8239	Re: More on Fishing Reply #32 - Jul 12^th, 2021 at 6:47pm Theres something about bobber fishing. Reminds me of childhood. Just sitting on a dock by yourself watching the bobber at night. The boat dock overhead light casting an orange glow over the area. Hoping when car lights show up its not some serial killer about to yeet you into the eternal void.
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Reply #33 - Jul 13^th, 2021 at 10:44am

I've been working on a primitive fishing kit. My first time out taught me a lot. Most notably that my stinging nettle fibre line was way too thick and short. The hooks are held in place with nettle fibre and beeswax. Pitch would be better, but I don't have that available yet, hopefully soon though. Most of my hooks were too big for the area I was in too. I'm still working on a new line that's much thinner and we've now moved to an area where the sea is really close by so looking forward to getting out there.

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You are a great guy Kick but also slightly scary at times. - Morphy
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8239	Re: More on Fishing Reply #34 - Jul 13^th, 2021 at 11:07am So cool Kick. Great work.
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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 14120 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: More on Fishing Reply #35 - Jul 13^th, 2021 at 1:26pm Love your primitive gear, Kick. J, I have no idea what kind of fish an Asp and Black Goby are. Are they related to some sort of fish I am familiar with?
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Re: More on Fishing
Reply #36 - Jul 13^th, 2021 at 2:10pm

the asp is about the most stereotypical looking fish you can get
black goby I didn't know how to handle at first but later learned it's nothing to be afraid of. Little exotic looking fish with a suction cup on the bottom of their body

Wanted to go fishing today because I expected to receive the rest of the required paperwork today, but didn't get it in the mail. Hope to receive it later this week. We have pike , bass, trout, catfish and all that stuff too

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Reply #37 - Jul 15^th, 2021 at 4:46am

Caught my first pike yesterday, about 40 cm in length. what an awesome fish

Used a cheapo chinese $20 spinning rod and reel, with a barbless spinner. It got me so excited for fishing
that I ordered a better quality fishing combo from Shimano when I got home.
Never really liked modern gear but modern fishing rods are an exception. This is as fun as slinging

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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8239	Re: More on Fishing Reply #38 - Jul 15^th, 2021 at 10:39am Looks like we are in real danger of losing J.
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AncientCraftwork Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2403	Re: More on Fishing Reply #39 - Jul 15^th, 2021 at 2:11pm casting long distances with the rod into the lake is very fun, it reminds me of slinging, and the feeling of getting a bite is awesome and reeling the fish in, with the anticipation untill you fully see what you got... awesome. I'm going fishing again tonight
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2453	Re: More on Fishing Reply #40 - Jul 15^th, 2021 at 7:12pm @ Kick Nice! You will post a pic of your first fish right?
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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 14120 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: More on Fishing Reply #41 - Jul 16^th, 2021 at 11:35am For those of us who also didn't know, an Asp is a member of the Carp family.
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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 14120 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: More on Fishing Reply #42 - Jul 16^th, 2021 at 11:40am ... and a Black Goby is a type of Black Sea Bass.
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Re: More on Fishing
Reply #43 - Jul 16^th, 2021 at 11:44am

AncientCraftwork wrote on Jul 15^th, 2021 at 2:11pm:

casting long distances with the rod into the lake is very fun, it reminds me of slinging, and the feeling of getting a bite is awesome and reeling the fish in, with the anticipation untill you fully see what you got... awesome. I'm going fishing again tonight

It is a great sport. I used to be literally obsessed with it. You'll find that it's easier to achieve accuracy with a rod and reel than with a sling. With the right equipment and lots of practice you'll be able to place your lure on a dime.

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AncientCraftwork Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2403	Re: More on Fishing Reply #44 - Jul 17^th, 2021 at 8:55am got the fancy rod for few days now but haven't caught a single fish with it yet have more hours into it than the cheap rod. It has yellow braided line and I think this is what is the cause . My cheaper combo has clear monofilament see that's what ya get you buy something expensive and it doesn't work any better
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