title says it all, looking to get into stream, lake, river fishing. i'm only used to deep sea plunk your pole in pull up fifty fish. i know that in the area ill be fishing in we get Kokanee, Trout, and smallmouth bass. any suggestions for setups are good i'm not looking to spend an arm and a leg because its literally something i'll just be trying with a buddy so we can take our trucks out and adventure.
rods and such..
- Thread starter AZhiAZiAM
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Ugly stik. Hands down the best rod I've used to fish. Their ultralight rods are awesome.
this was the only rod i've used that was my friends.
http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11206575 kind of like this i'm just not a fan of those reels i like the open faced ones more
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- Probably in class..
You like a baitcaster reel opposed to a spinner/spinning reel. I can't ever get the bait caster reels to work for me. Making rats nests and ish
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- Smyrna, TN
Slow the reel down with the little dial behind the handle (not the drag, but the spool itself).
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- Smyrna, TN
Believe it or not, store-brand Bass Pro Shops makes a good rod. I'm not sure who makes it anymore, but Pfleuger used to make them. I have a few bass rods of theirs, and I just bought a new rod/reel combo to keep in my truck that's BPS.
If you're not fishing tournaments, I wouldn't spend an incredible amount of money for stuff. Even then, I never really did.
If you're not fishing tournaments, I wouldn't spend an incredible amount of money for stuff. Even then, I never really did.
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- Probably in class..
I've thought about trying to master it,l again.. Can't bring myself to do it.
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- Smyrna, TN
That's all it takes is practice. Oh, and don't try to fling the dog piss out of it...smooth is fast, fast is smooth.
BikersCage
Test Drive
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- San Diego
Whatever you use with a bait caster should only slowly fall if you click the cast and let go of it and let it stand still. IE if you hold it 5 feet from the ground the weighted end should take about 3-4 seconds to drop to the ground not under 1. If you do this and cast like Nismo said slow... You will backlash a lot less. If you do get a backlash set it and pull the string with the drag. If it gets caught pulling out take the line it gets caught on while pulling out and pull it out of the real. It should come out in a big loop, then pull the main line again.
CaptainMorgan_SOS
Need Bigger Tires
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- Alamogordo, NM
Ok, so here's the thing: you are talking about 3 different kinds of fishing. Stream, lake & river fishing.
For stream fishing, the most prefered method is fly fishing. Streams are usually shallow, have a pretty decent current to them and have all sort of rocks and maybe sticks on the bottom, depending on where you are at. A fly rod will allow you, with TONS of practice, to be able to throw out a fly and let it sit on the top for a sec then flick it back up and put it in another spot. For the most part, stream fishing will consist of catching trout along with the occasional bass, perch or crappie (again, dependent on where you are located/fishing). So for stream fishing I would recommend a nice fly rod and reel with a decent assortment of flies or even a nice lightweight rod, such as an Ugly Stick, along with an open face reel and a couple of topwater lures.
With lake fishing, I am guessing you will be on a boat. There are sooooo many ways to fish a lake. You can fish off the banks and hit the areas with plenty of cover and debris with rubber worms and flukes, you can hit the shallows when they are spawning with a lizard or a shallow crank bait, you can just drop down deep in the channels (much like saltwater) and wait for a school of Striper to come by, you can troll, and if you decide you don't even want to use a pole, you can go noodling for some cats. If you don't have a boat, you'd want to find a spot off the bank with some cover and debris and fish it with a rubber worm, fluke or weedless crank bait. For lake fishing, I prefer a 7' medium or lightweight rod. Ugly sticks are, again, my favorite but I have a few bass pro brand rods and reels and, at times, those can be my favorite, especially in their medium weight rods.
Lake fishing is another animal in itself too. The only reason I have ever lake fished is in the hunt for some big catfish. There are other ways to fish a lake, but this is the only way I have ever done so. When going out for big cats, you're gonna want a big rod
A long, thick 8-12 footer with some heavy line and a beast of a reel is the ideal way to go. I have fished with less, but then again, I have lost poles and some big fish if I did so. For lake fishing, I have mostly stuck to having some sort of foul smelling bait (stinkbait, chicken livers, blood baits) or live bait (giant nightcrawlers, crawfish or shad), have that bait attached to a big treble hook and then have a heavy weight (3-6oz sinkers, depending on the current) about 10-18" from the trble hook.
Again, this is all from my experience and it is what I prefer. Everyone I know does something a little different so it is all about preference. All of my freshwater fishing was also done in the Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas area so it may be a little different than what you are going for. Either way, good luck! I have not been too happy with the freshwater fishing in Virginia, but I am moving to New Mexico here in a few months, so hopefully I will be able to get back to some good fishing again.
For stream fishing, the most prefered method is fly fishing. Streams are usually shallow, have a pretty decent current to them and have all sort of rocks and maybe sticks on the bottom, depending on where you are at. A fly rod will allow you, with TONS of practice, to be able to throw out a fly and let it sit on the top for a sec then flick it back up and put it in another spot. For the most part, stream fishing will consist of catching trout along with the occasional bass, perch or crappie (again, dependent on where you are located/fishing). So for stream fishing I would recommend a nice fly rod and reel with a decent assortment of flies or even a nice lightweight rod, such as an Ugly Stick, along with an open face reel and a couple of topwater lures.
With lake fishing, I am guessing you will be on a boat. There are sooooo many ways to fish a lake. You can fish off the banks and hit the areas with plenty of cover and debris with rubber worms and flukes, you can hit the shallows when they are spawning with a lizard or a shallow crank bait, you can just drop down deep in the channels (much like saltwater) and wait for a school of Striper to come by, you can troll, and if you decide you don't even want to use a pole, you can go noodling for some cats. If you don't have a boat, you'd want to find a spot off the bank with some cover and debris and fish it with a rubber worm, fluke or weedless crank bait. For lake fishing, I prefer a 7' medium or lightweight rod. Ugly sticks are, again, my favorite but I have a few bass pro brand rods and reels and, at times, those can be my favorite, especially in their medium weight rods.
Lake fishing is another animal in itself too. The only reason I have ever lake fished is in the hunt for some big catfish. There are other ways to fish a lake, but this is the only way I have ever done so. When going out for big cats, you're gonna want a big rod
A long, thick 8-12 footer with some heavy line and a beast of a reel is the ideal way to go. I have fished with less, but then again, I have lost poles and some big fish if I did so. For lake fishing, I have mostly stuck to having some sort of foul smelling bait (stinkbait, chicken livers, blood baits) or live bait (giant nightcrawlers, crawfish or shad), have that bait attached to a big treble hook and then have a heavy weight (3-6oz sinkers, depending on the current) about 10-18" from the trble hook. Again, this is all from my experience and it is what I prefer. Everyone I know does something a little different so it is all about preference. All of my freshwater fishing was also done in the Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas area so it may be a little different than what you are going for. Either way, good luck! I have not been too happy with the freshwater fishing in Virginia, but I am moving to New Mexico here in a few months, so hopefully I will be able to get back to some good fishing again.
jconway23
Bought an X
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- Blakely, PA
I have a few Lightening Rods that I love. I've caught more trout on the setup I have now then with any other rod I've ever used. Granted mostly what I fish here in PA is small stream for trout. I also have a fly rod. But thats a slow learning process for me. I've had a few cableas' rods over the years and they were ok. I used to always use Quantum gear. Love it. A little pricey but got the job done. I'm not gonna say all gear is the same. But if you are just going out here and there a decent 50 dollar setup should do you good. Its what I would do. Rememeber its not just the rod and reel. Line plays a big factor. Again for the casual fisherman you'll be fine with the basics.
Besides. If you get into Bass and fish along those lines your gonna need money for the lures your going to lose. Rapala's aren't cheap. LoL
Besides. If you get into Bass and fish along those lines your gonna need money for the lures your going to lose. Rapala's aren't cheap. LoL
I recently discovered the Duckett Ghost series, I really like them, they are Duckett's lower end rods, $99 to $109. I have a medium heavy cranking rod with a Abu Garcia 7.1 to 1 real and really love the combination. I have wanted to try the Duckett stuff for a while but the lowest rods were $160 before and I just couldn't swing that plus a real.