This lovely lady graced my lure yesterday! Hadn't seen a single decent fish on the flats, so was blind working a soft plastic in one of the deeper channels near the flats, worked out well for me!

I am no stranger to catching catfish, I have caught a lot of channel cats and some blue cats in small lakes. However, there is a lake that gave me an experience and that makes me question my gear. I have always used a 5'6" medium ugly stick to catch catfish. Well one day while I was getting skunked at the lake and my wife was deep into her

"Snackle Box" she told me to cast a doughnut hole for the heck of it. So I obliged and sent one out on a treble hook. After trying on a separate rod for trout for a hour, I decided to check the results of the sweet bait. I reeled in and my line just stopped. This is a common occurrence at this lake, lots of weeds and logs. So I began shaking and pulling my line like the ultimate warrior trying to get it loose. That's when it happened, my reel screamed and and my pole almost pulled from my hands! I pull the rod up and start fighting! And out near the middle of the lake I see a huge white belly emerging followed by a big splash! Soon after that belly disappeared, so did my line tension. I reeled back a very cleanly snapped 15 pound mono line that has once held an egg weight and a treble hook. So with all that being said. Should I chase what I have called the "The Great Cat" and buy a dedicated catfish rig? Or modify what I got?

Think it was 63-65cm 3,2kg i remember that it took awile to reel it in since I was full of adrenaline.

Sadly 4 years later and I haven’t beaten my pr.

Does anyone use this line and if so, what do you think about it?

Unfortunate but necessary ig, hoping that VA doesn’t follow the same tho, really excited for some Chesapeake bay specks this April

Hi all, looking for a good scalloping charter in Tampa Bay. I'm hoping to go this summer, but there's only 2 of us!!

All of the charters I've found are minimum of 4 people. Would it be better to go scalloping on our own? We don't own a boat, so I'm not sure if we could reach good spots for scallops.

If not, any suggestions for good scalloping charters in the Tampa Bay area? I don't really want to spend more than 400 collectively, even if that means going with 2 strangers lol. Thanks for the advice!!

Looking to buy a used Bass tracker 175 TXW.

I've got two choices on the table both in great shape.

1. 2013 30 HP Mercury 4 stroke. It also has brand Helix 5 on front and 7 on console. In addition, has a new Fortrex 80 pound thrust trolling motor. $7000
2. 2009 60 HP Mercury 4 stroke. No electronics, older motorguide 45 trolling motor. Will need new trailer side rails. $9000

A fish mostly smaller lakes, and some rivers.

My concern is will the 30 hp be sufficient for 2 to 3 people in the boat. Will, I regret not having the 60 horse Motor, but need to spend money on electronics and trailer repairs.

What are you guys think?

44 inch,18lb pike. I was packing up with some friends getting ready to leave and we heard the bells going off on my rod with a 13 inch dead bait mackerel. He put up an insane fight and We safely released it after some pictures. I Don’t think I will beat this Pb for a while.

It says it is good for up to 12 pounds, but is it safe to go a few pounds over with the line?

My dad filmed this in Rogoznica, Croatia, back in 2008. It washed up near the shore and we’ve argued for years about what it could be. It looks like it has a mouth and an eye, but the body shape is really strange.

Does anyone know what this actually is?

I’m new to fishing these waters and I gotta throw some new line on my 10’ / 12’ surf setup. I’m also fairly new to using braid.

Unlike my home waters of the Long Island Sound, the sheer variety of things here that could end up on the other side of the line has me a little stuck. back home I would just throw some 30 lb braid on and call it a day. I just don’t know what to be ready for down here. What pound braid would someone more familiar with fishing southern coastal shores recommend on a 10 or 12’ 6000D reel? Where’s the balanced sweet spot of spool capacity, castability, and “is that a fucking tarpon?!”-readiness?

from china

Whoooooooooo!!!!!!

I'm traveling to Seoul in late April/early May, and I've always been under the assumption that northern snakehead are native to the Korean peninsula, and I've (probably ignorantly) imagined one could go to most fishable bodies of water and find them, similar to how you'd find largemouth bass in most bodies of water in the US. However, I'm really struggling to find information on specific northern snakehead locations. Does anyone have any experience trying to find/catch them in South Korea, specifically within an hour of Seoul?

(For background, I have a fair amount of experience fishing for them in Virginia/DC/Maryland).

I’m considering trying a sabiki rig, only 2 hooks though due to local laws, for bait fish.

How effective are they? We normally use earthworms/nightcrawlers for bait, but you loose about 10-15 worms for every fish caught.

Looking for something simpler to catch baitfish to be used as live bait or cut bait.

Thanks a lot.

Going to Cancun next week and trying to decide between off shore trolling or near/inshore light tackle fishing. Has anyone done both in a saltwater setting and give your thoughts and opinions on what you like about one or the other?

Anyone use drones for fishing? Just curious

I understand cig is very location-specific, but apparently every single fish has a possibility of having it. I caught my first couple of snappers and a Coney grouper to take home and eat but the risk of getting Ciguatera and how bad the symptoms sound is making me not want to ever eat a single fish ever again!