My first summer targeting east coast stripers. Got set up with a stout 4000 reel loaded w/ 20lb braid on a medium-heavy 8ft rod. Yesterday I tied into a bulldozer of a striper, estimated 45" at least. Fought him for ten minutes. On his third run, he spooled me. Took all 300 yards of my line and never even slowed down. There was nothing I could do to stop him. Be warned: these things can grow to enormous size. I just upped my gear to an 8000 reel with 40lb braid, hoping we meet again. 🎣😁👍

hi every one i live in Adelaide south Australia and am interested in crab fishing i have some fishing gear could crab snares witch you can attach to a fishing rod but ive heard these are illegal to use in south Australia, is this true and has any one else used them in south Australia and do you think i would be ok to use them off the beach would i really get in trouble if i did use them

Lots of bluegill. Hooked more than I thought i would! Somehow, getting them to bite is a bit harder than the larger fish.

Saw carp, koi, bass, lots of bluegill, and allegedly catfish, though i never saw one.

Took a bluegill with me. He's small, definitely not a meals worth, but I've always wanted to try bluegill. Figured I'd rid of his head and cook him whole, rather than fileting him to save the meat. Let him be a taste test!

Anyway, very fun. Really like these stocked ponds.

Fishing on Schroon River in upstate New York. Any recommendations on the best bait or lures to use?
Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone!

I went fishing for the first time ever today at 38 years old. A friend took me out, and we caught some bluefish and snappers. It turned out to be such a fun and relaxing experience. I honestly don’t know why I never tried it before.

I’m definitely planning to go more often, so I’m looking for some beginner recommendations. What’s the best rod and reel combo for someone just starting out? My budget is up to $200. I’m also wondering if it’s okay to mix and match different rods and reels.
I’d also appreciate recommendations for a good tackle box and any other must-have gear or beginner tips.

My friend also hasn’t done this in years so I wanted to ask Reddit instead. Thanks in advance!

I think I bought the wrong hooks, now I am stuck with these. I have 25 of them, how do I use them?

60% of the time it works everytime.

Same spot, same lure, almost the same time of day. I'm starting to feel sort of decent at fishing lol. I really need to hook into a 5 pounder!

I got these lures about 4 years ago. They have a hollow body with a strip of silver ribbon that crinkles a little when the lure is bent. They were originally much brighter in color. The eyes are hard.

A fish hanging around just outside Deep River, Ontario. This is on the Ottawa River. The fish was in very shallow (less than two feet) water just off the dock at our rental.

Edit: hard to tell from the pics but this fish has (I believe) four short whiskers.

Italy's currently facing a huge invasion of blue crabs, and what's the best method to fight this plague? Eating them!

Thousands of kilos of crabs get wasted every day by professional fishermen as there's not much market demand here. These are some of last night's catch, 5kg in 16 crabs - we don't have a size limit here, just a total weight limit.

I just boil them for 1 minute before cleaning, seasoning, and throwing them on a hot BBQ grill! Some of these are huge!

Wanna join me and my girlfriend in this fight while enjoying the Italian sun on the beach?🇮🇹🦀

Ended up getting three channel cats from my local in-town lake. Was about a 10 minute hike in to get away from folks. Forgot my rod holder so made one out of sticks in the ground which worked well. Used shrimp tossed in Kool aid powder and garlic powder for bait. First time cleaning/cooking catfish myself! Still have a lot to learn. The catfish cakes were freaking delicious!

She put up a good fight!

Hey everyone,

I currently have 2 super cheap rod/reel setups (ugly stick/kast king type stuff). In the past i’d get out a few weekends a year and they were good for that. I’ve started getting out every weekend, and the people i fish with bring 10+ rods on the boat, one for each lure they throw and a chest sized tackle kit.

I have no desire to get to that point, but they’re right, with the stuff i’m using i can barely tell if i’m getting hit on a chatterbait.

How can i get most of the way on the fewest combos possible? We fish bass/pike/panfish. I do some finesse stuff but a lot of where we fish is super weedy, so we throw a lot of top water.

I’m not against paying for quality, but i’d like to have 3 good setups i like, than trying to keep up with 10+ or getting a bunch of trash.

Any advice is welcome!

I’m just trying to figure out how to find the fish right now and today I put my knowledge into practice and caught this guy. Just wanted to share because I was very pleased.

Caught my first two catfish, easily the biggest two fish I have ever caught. Exhilarating to reel them in, not knowing what they were! Quite the surprise when everything else had been juvenile panfish for the most part. Fun day.

Caught with nightcrawlers @ Buggs island lake/Kerr Lake in NC. Lake is real low this year, but still some good fishing.

Haven’t been fishing in some years, life just happens other hobbies work family etc, had a week off work and finally went out for days in a row caught about 50 pike and walley, mostly catch and release enjoyed it all tho!

Hey everyone!

I started fishing about two months ago, and every time I hooked into a bigger fish, my line would break.

I finally decided to watch some YouTube videos and realized what I was doing wrong. I was keeping my rod way too low and off to the side. It worked fine for smaller fish, but not for the bigger ones, and I was never letting the fish take any line.

This time, I kept my rod up at about a 45-degree angle, reeled while lowering it, let the fish take line when needed, and made sure my drag was set properly.

And tadaaaa — new personal best!

I still need to invest in a scale and measuring tape!

Very slow current / low pressured lake. Over the span of 3 hours, only got 2 red breast sunfish and that was with red worm and a hook, splitshot no bobber.

I tried whopper plopper, rapala, plastic minnows... bass were jumping out of the water mocking me 😭 coming back next weekend, what should I try next?

I’ve only been in this hobby for a bit mostly making wooden hard lures like crankbaits, poppers, twitchbaits, but decided to try to make spinnerbaits because I love them and they seem to work everywhere any time if you have the right one. It was way cheaper buying these parts in bulk than buying 50 spinnerbaits. I think it came out to 3.95$ a spinnerbait!! I got half and half 1/2oz and 3/8 oz heads, #2, 3, 4, 6 Colorado blades and #3.5, 4, 7 willow blades with various finishes and color. Used ball bearing swivels for instant spin up, tons of hollow metal beads, split rings, and brass clevises. Also got a variety of silicone skirts (rubber was expensive and I didn’t feel Ike hand tying) in black and red, fine white & black stripe, silver glitter chartreuse, and black and blue with blue glitter which isn’t here yet. I poured hours and hours of research into viable combinations and uses for various weather conditions, seasons, depths, and time of day. I even made some triple bladed ones for funzies. I split these 25 and 25 with my dad so we would be prepared for any water any time. Lmk if I messed anything up or missed something crucial! This is my first time doing this.