RustyNails87

Hi everyone, While fishing the last two days I have seen many fish feeding on the flies on the top. I was fishing for bass mostly with a spook lure but nothing! I want to know how I can snag all these salmon or trout that are feeding on top... I don't have a fly rod and I've tried the clear bobber with a fly on the end with no avail. Any suggestions on being able to land one of these? Thanks!

Hello fellow anglers, Where I go fishing I can see the landlocked salmon and trout feeding off the surface on some flies and bugs. I do not have a fly rod and I only bring my one spinning rod with me. I've tried casting spoons and crank baits in the direction of where I see the fish at the surface, but they wont hit anything! How could I go about catching these surface feeders with a spinning setup? Thank you

Yes but how would I go about removing the small darker cork?

Can I separate and remove the darker cork from the lighter cork? The butt end I guess you would call it? If so, how would I go about doing this? Thanks

I recently bought an ultralight st. croix rod and paired it with a pflueger reel size 25 (second from the smallest) and when I hold the rod just above the reel the tip points towards the ground. How can I go about adding more weight to the butt of the rod to balance it out? I've heard of using furniture caps or cane caps but the rods end is very short and the caps wpuld be too long... Any ideas to remedy this? I've attached a picture of what the end of the rod looks like. The very end of the rod, the diameter is about an inch then it is 3/4 of an inch all the way to the reel.

I do not have a boat

I was reeling the line off the spool in the wrong direction...

I just realized that I spooled the line on my reel in the wrong direction!! Doh! I'm using Berkley vanish. Is there any coming back from this? Will I need to respool again? Thanks

Hello Everyone, Cabin fever is really starting to get the best of me and I am dying to get out there to start catching some fish here in Mass! There is a smaller river near me in central mass that I've been scoping out and possibly start fishing... I am thinking of picking up an ultralight set up this week to test the waters with in the near future... I do have some questions however.... Is it too early to catch anything? What lures/bait would work the best for this time of year? Thanks

So you would probably suggest me using a mono line with no leader?

Hi everyone, I will be targeting smallmouth on top water lures this summer. I have a baitcaster that is spooled up with braided line and I am wondering when fishing top water does anyone use a leader attached to their braided line or do you just tie the lure directly to the braided line? Thanks

If you've ever fished the Wachusett Reservoir you will see that everyone catches lakers and bows on shiners. A lot of smallmouth too!

A lot of people around my area fish with shiners to catch trout. I am wondering how they detect a hit? I see some people use bells at the top of their rod while some people use a bobber on like the 3rd or 4th eye of their rod hanging on the line... Whats the best method for detecting a hit? What methods do you people use? Thanks

I am almost 300lbs and I am 6ft 1in. I am not planning on standing up on this thing but maximum stability on the water would be best!

It's a Honda Pilot and yes the rear seats fold down.