Super User BassinLou Posted September 28, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 28, 2013 well maybe hell has frozen over but i had some good success on my frogs this evening. Went 3 for 6 nothing worth a picture all about 13-15". But success none the less. Got 2 of them on a bullfrog ribbit and the other on a white zoom horny toad. On the topic of braid, like i said ive never used it or needed it, when i started up here i spooled up some 12 pound mono (up in PA i usually used 6) and i noticed i lost a lot of feel on my lures, mainly my lighter soft plastics. Im hoping that the braid will give me some of the feel back and obviously give me some more strength in my line. On the baitcaster topic, ive never used one of them either. Ive always been intrigued by them but ive strickly been a spinner guy. Honestly if i ever decided to switch id need to do some serious research bc i wouldnt even know where to start. I also use a pretty short pole at 5 1/2 feet, ive found that im much more accurate with my casts with the smaller pole and I feel like i can rip the hook hard and quick. I know the one downfall is i lose some of my ability to eat up slack line on a hookset. Im about due for a new rod, ive had mine for probably 8 years or so but i dont think i could make the jump to a 7' rod, ive fished several before and its just so strange to me. Changing, a piece of equipment that you are so used to it hard. However, considering a 7ft rod for frogging is strongly advised. Like I tell AK in regards to the b/c , just practice until you start getting used to it. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 28, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 28, 2013 Dsidle, I was compelled to comment again on your rod height. I re-read your thread, and if you are fishing a 5 1/2 ft rod for frogging, although you may be using braid, you will not get the right amount of leverage to set the hook properly. Although the 5 1/2 rod has suit you in other applications, it will hurt you for frogging. That's just my humble opinion. Lastly, the distance you will gain, with a 7ft rod and braid is ridiculous, especially when using a frog. We will leave the discussion on using a b/c for another day. Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted September 28, 2013 Super User Posted September 28, 2013 Yea I was thrown off by the short rod too. Lou I was going to take out the baitcaster this morning but the weather was iffy so I just stuck with what I knew. I went out with Czar for a few hours was very very slow, he and I both caught 1, but WELL worth it! Quote
JaxBasser Posted September 28, 2013 Posted September 28, 2013 This weather seems to have the fish shut down or something. Fished OPCC with dave when it first started to roll in and we caught 1 14" fish between us. That never happens out there. Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted September 28, 2013 Super User Posted September 28, 2013 This weather seems to have the fish shut down or something. Fished OPCC with dave when it first started to roll in and we caught 1 14" fish between us. That never happens out there. Recently it has it's not like it was back when you and Dave fished there a lot. We haven't really caught numbers there just size. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 28, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 28, 2013 Wow! So the weather has you guys shut down today huh? I have not headed out yet, I will be heading out in short while. My weather down here is turning from Sunny to cloudy and stormy. I actually prefer cloudy and stormy looking days to fish. I will keep you guys posted of course. Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted September 28, 2013 Super User Posted September 28, 2013 Wow! So the weather has you guys shut down today huh? I have not headed out yet, I will be heading out in short while. My weather down here is turning from Sunny to cloudy and stormy. I actually prefer cloudy and stormy looking days to fish. I will keep you guys posted of course. The weather produced a new big fish of the month! We were fishing gate I didn't get the monster I lost but I caught her little sister Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 29, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 29, 2013 The weather produced a new big fish of the month! We were fishing gate I didn't get the monster I lost but I caught her little sister You are missing some details like size? weight? pic? Quote
tightlinesjax Posted September 29, 2013 Posted September 29, 2013 went out for about an hour and finished with 4. two at 19 inches. thats about it. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 29, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 29, 2013 I just got in from one of my new spots. The fish ran small, and the decent one that I did mange to catch, I horsed it too much and I pulled the hooks. Caught that one on a frog it looked to be about a 17" + but I lost it. I still have 2 more days left. The good news is the new areas I was fishing at have historically produced numerous 6,7,8lb fish in the winter and spring months, so I am excited for that. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 29, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 29, 2013 went out for about an hour and finished with 4. two at 19 inches. thats about it. Congrats thus far, because that one 19" culled out your last 18" to put you on top at 101" Deepdish are you holding out on pics of the big one to keep everyone in suspense?? Because right now your in second again. Quote
tightlinesjax Posted September 29, 2013 Posted September 29, 2013 Congrats thus far, because that one 19" culled out your last 18" to put you on top at 101" Deepdish are you holding out on pics of the big one to keep everyone in suspense?? Because right now your in second again. I'm assuming he has some monster fish to add so I guess I will hit the water some more to put the pressure on him! 2 more days to go. Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted September 29, 2013 Super User Posted September 29, 2013 Congrats thus far, because that one 19" culled out your last 18" to put you on top at 101" Deepdish are you holding out on pics of the big one to keep everyone in suspense?? Because right now your in second again. No I uploaded it to my gallery thing was trying to figure out how to put it here but gave up. And I will leave it up to you guys to determine the size lol because me and Czar think the scale was lying on this one! You can leave me at 2nd til Monday night lol going to OPCC so tryna get these 20s out my line up (which probably won't happen) Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted September 29, 2013 Super User Posted September 29, 2013 I'm assuming he has some monster fish to add so I guess I will hit the water some more to put the pressure on him! 2 more days to go. You motivated me man! You said you caught your nice ones, I think it was when you posted that 23", in the rain so that's what I did. Stuck it out and the big girl came out when it was wet. Quote
tightlinesjax Posted September 29, 2013 Posted September 29, 2013 You motivated me man! You said you caught your nice ones, I think it was when you posted that 23", in the rain so that's what I did. Stuck it out and the big girl came out when it was wet. its more fun this way. you are up by an inch i guess. i'm gonna keep chasin ya till monday night! Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted September 29, 2013 Super User Posted September 29, 2013 its more fun this way. you are up by an inch i guess. i'm gonna keep chasin ya till monday night! You will probably win because I'm limited to only a few hours sunday. And OPCC Monday is up in the air. I almost busted out the senkos thinking about the fish you were getting, after all that time with nothing lol. Quote
CountBassula Posted September 29, 2013 Posted September 29, 2013 You can adjust the baitcaster so that the only time you need to use your thumb is when the bait hits the water to stop the spool. I do exactly this, and its very easy to cast and get great distance and control. If you really want to get good with one you need to buy the right reel. Spend the money the first time, and you wont have any regrets. Go buy a Chronarch200E, spool it with 50# Power Pro, put it on a good MH F rod, and call it a day. Start with 3 breaks and some spool tension, and work your way by backing off the spool tension. Once you got that down you can go to 2 breaks and adjust the spool tension as needed. I did exactly that, with the exact hardware he recommends, and I'm now a bait casting master (you did see the video right?) LOL! Quote
JaxBasser Posted September 29, 2013 Posted September 29, 2013 Had a good day fishing one of my hard to reach spots. They were smashing the speed worms and frogs and I got a few fish that could have culled some smaller fish...then I realized I forgot my tape measure. Quote
CountBassula Posted September 29, 2013 Posted September 29, 2013 CONTEST UPDATE!!! I have a feeling many of us are going to hit the water pretty strong this weekend. At least I know I am and my gameplan is in place. Here is the latest top 5 and their numbers. 1. Tightlines Jax 5 fish 100" 1. Deepdish Panda 5 fish 100" 2. Dsidle 5 fish 85" 3. MCS 5 fish 83.5" 4. JaxBasser 5 fish 83" 5. CapitolIP 5 fish 79" I am currently in 6th with 78.5", I will closing that gap really quick, beginning today. Dsidle and MCS, I luv ya, but I am aiming for one of your spots. *** Big fish honors right now go to DeepdishPanda with a 6.3lb 21" fish. BTW AK pics pls!! Good luck everyone. This is going to be a mad dash to the finish line!! Ninjas!!! I may hit the water tomorrow, if not I'm out for this month. I've been sick again, plus overworked at my job. It sucks! Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 29, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 29, 2013 AK nice fish , what happen to the tape measure pic? I had to go into your gallery to find the measurement. Your 22" puts you back on top with 103" tightlinesjax has to cull out those two 19" to tie. Nice battle you two. AK to post a pic from your gallery to the thread, all you have to do is click on the media box that is inside the box where you type to post a thread. From there it will direct you to your gallery for pics. Really easy. Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted September 29, 2013 Super User Posted September 29, 2013 AK nice fish , what happen to the tape measure pic? I had to go into your gallery to find the measurement. Your 22" puts you back on top with 103" tightlinesjax has to cull out those two 19" to tie. Nice battle you two. AK to post a pic from your gallery to the thread, all you have to do is click on the media box that is inside the box where you type to post a thread. From there it will direct you to your gallery for pics. Really easy. Yea I figured it out. I'm going out in the AM will update tomorrow Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 29, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 29, 2013 BTW, AK, what was the weight discrepancy between you and bass czar scales? The fish looks over 6 for sure, but you left that interesting detail out. It also looks like you are fishing with a sense of urgency since Tightlines is nipping at your heels. LOL. I think the forum is going to be quiet today with all of you guys fishing. Good luck everyone. Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted September 29, 2013 Super User Posted September 29, 2013 BTW, AK, what was the weight discrepancy between you and bass czar scales? The fish looks over 6 for sure, but you left that interesting detail out. It also looks like you are fishing with a sense of urgency since Tightlines is nipping at your heels. LOL. I think the forum is going to be quiet today with all of you guys fishing. Good luck everyone. Funny I was going to be fishing with a sense of urgency that's why I wanted to go to Industrial Park with czar yesterday morning but decided to go to gate instead to save gas lol. Yea she felt upper 8 scale read 6.10 tho. One of the heaviest fish I've felt but according to the scale it's not lol. But that 21" I posted the other day was nowhere near as fat and weighed 6 so that's weird, that one was solid though no belly. So I think I need to check me scale by using a weight it's a berkley digital scale that I've had for years since I was a teen. When I had her in my hands I'm like yea my new PB. My motto is scale don't lie though Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted September 29, 2013 Super User Posted September 29, 2013 I woke up ten fell back asleep so I didn't get out this morning. If they are televising the Eagles Broncos game then no fishing for me today Good luck to whoever goes out hopefully you catch some nice fish, even you too tightlinesjax Quote
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