bitsandbass

As the title says. I’m will have access to a place on Long Lake this year. Buddy doesn’t fish at all so I’m trying to gather some intel. Which lake would you recommend for landlocked salmon in terms of: 1) Action/bite/quantity of fish 2) I’ve read that salmon in Long lake are small. Are they really that much bigger in Sebago. If so, how much we talking? Double? 3) I’ve also read Sebago is a zoo in the summer. Would Long Lake be better in the summer for water skiing and canoeing. 4) Also, for winters, which would be the best lake for ice fishing? I’m assuming Long because it’s more likely to freeze, but I don’t know how the fishing compares to Sebago. Thanks!

Hey man thank you. Great info. Really appreciate it!

Digging up this old thread. I don’t know the lake very well but I really want to take a trip up there. For salmon, I assume the main lake has the biggest fish? Is it easy to catch them? Are they sizable? What are on the big lake would be best to target salmon? As for trout, I know there are a lot of other lakes connected to Sebago. Which one would be best for trout (ie Bandy pond, Long lake or Sebago itself). And for smallies and largemouth, which of these 3 would be best. Im thinking about getting an Airbnb on the water and renting a boat, and want to be close to the action without having to travel too far on the boat. What body of water would be best? Also, can you travel by boat from Long lake, through Brandy, into Sebago? If so, how long is the trip? Thanks folks.

Hi all. I've been watching the Kastking 24 rod holder for a while. At $70 I was on the fence (seems like a lot of a cheap piece of metal). However, I need to get on this basement clean up project haha. The Kastkings are sold out at Walmart and Amazon. I assume its covid/supply issue related. MY QUESTIONS: there are tons of racks on Amazon that look exactly the same (generic knockoffs). Anyone ever try and of the other brands and any thoughts/recommendations Re: quality etc? Thanks folks.

Thanks, much appreciated. I’m definitely a Gama in-line circles guy so I’ll probably just toss these. Someone left a huge ball of line with these hooks entangled. Trashy.

And what are they used for? I found a bunch of them at the lake. PS humans leaving trash behind truly suck. https://ibb.co/F5Ssb43

Bump, thanks folks.

I think Im going to try some BPS Stickos, 5.5 inch ones, for wacky rigging. Could I just cut 1.5 inches off one of these and use it with the 1/0 skip gap hook? Would cutting it cause it to tear up faster?

Can someone please help me classify the Sticko durability? I havent used them before. Thanks. Durability: Senkos = very poor Sticko = ??? YUM = very good Sink rate: Senkos = fast Sticko = fast YUM = slow Cost: Senkos = 88c each Sticko = 37c each YUM = 31c each Wobble: Senkos = very good Sticko = very good YUM = fair

What size dinger would you recommend!?

Yeah they were on sale so I just grabbed them (< $4 for 25 hooks). The go to is 3/0. But what should I use with these 1/0?

Also, is there a vid somewhere where it shows how to rig these??? Thanks!

I bought a pack of 1/0 gama skip gaps a while back. What should I use with these if I'm targeting bass or trout? I have some 5" YUM Dingers. Would this work for bass? Also, what about purchasing some Zoom Superflukes. Would this work with this type of hook/size hook? Would this be good for trout? Thanks.

I found some Powerbait Crappie Nibbles? Are these like rubber? Or do they just dissolve off the hook over time?

Thanks Tom. Do you mind linking one from Cabelas or BP? There are so many. Thanks man.