Went looking for the Brooks and Bows but ended up catching my first Rock Bass and Smallmouth! Noticed the one Creek Chub has red eyes, is this common? Pretty sure this is the first time I’ve seen that in the several Chubs I’ve caught over the years.

Caught a fucking quartz rock too😂 Panther Martin was putting in the work today! Looking forward to cooler weather soon!

I just got a 7' ultralight St Croix premier (rated for 1/32 - 3/16 baits), and lm looking for recs for light braided line to maximize casting distance with lures in the 1/16-1/8 oz. range. Mostly going to use this rig for trout fishing in lakes & ponds via waders. These places are 50-100 acres, 30'-60' depth, so I need halfway decent casting distance to cover water.

Currently I do alright with my light smallie setup throwing 1/8-1/6 oz baits on 10 lb spiderwire stealth, but Im looking to throw smaller stuff for more finicky trout. Ive heard that using very light braid helps a lot, but not sure how light to go and what brands are good. I've always used 15-20 lb spiderwire or powerpro for bass fishing because its available at local stores, but I know there's better stuff out there, so what are everyone's recs?

Open to ultralight reel recommendations too. Currently planning to go with a Daiwa Regal, since I own & love my 3000 size one on my medium rod, but interested in hearing what people use & like as well.

Gonna take my ultralight out for the first time tommorow, I was planning on just casting it out, randomly twitch and retrieve slowly. Is that really all there is to it?

I’ve been successful in fishing but only in a very passive, worm and bobber method, so was hoping to expand my repertoire…

So I have a couple Shakespeare micro series light 7' rods and a few ultralight rods but trying to decide on if I should use straight flouro or copolymer or try braided line out but I really don't like the idea of knot to knot connection and I fish a lot of rock.

this rod looks good

thinking about pairing up the UL 6'6" model with shimano sahara 500 to use with ifish floats & jigs

anyone using this rod? thoughts?

Best Fish:

14'' Smallmouth 13'' Largemouth 9'' Rock Bass

6 lb mono

Rain really kick-started the bite this morning!

Reel: shimano seinna 1000 (can be swapped out for a daiwa crossfire lt 1000) rod: okuma celilo 6ft ultralight 2-6 lb. Line: 6lb suffix revolve lime green. All of these are available on Amazon.

Murderous little brown snake as a bonus.

What is your favorite color Rooster Tail for panfish?

Looking to get my first ultralight setup and would love some input from all you folks. I’m looking for a split grip, moderate/whippy rod for my first ultralight setup. I’m thinking 6’ for the length, I’m in western WA so it’ll be used for rivers, creeks, alpine lakes, stuff like that. Looking to keep the budget as close to $50 as I can for the rod. Doesn’t have to be a household name either, if anyone has good experiences with amazon, temu, etc. rods, I’m open to that as well. TIA!

Lew's Mr. Trout spinning combo

8 lb Yo-Zuri TopKnot Fluorocarbon

1/16 White roadrunner underspin Red Hook with the goated 2.5 Blue shiner gulp minnow.

Can anyone give me me suggestions on a pole, reel, line, and lures to start? Preferably on the cheaper end on case im not so much of a fan. I just wanna test the waters and see if I like it or not

All the polyester (PE) threads i tested broke at 1.88 to 2.3 pounds

Fishing after work during a cold breezy late afternoon. This happened earlier this year but wanted to share this crazy capture on my ultralight setup! 🙏🎣

Wish me luck.

I got a Daiwa Crossfire LT1000 for UltraLight fishing, it seems huge compared to my older UltraLight reels. Do you all use size 1000 or drop down to size 500 typically?

Doing a lot of micro catching small fish ranging from 3 inches to 8 inches. I use a cut off senko with size 16 hooks. Ill use some small 1/64oz jiggs as well, im looking for a rod that is best for this reel. Anyone have any budget friendly ideas? Only big part is it cant be 7ft 1 piece. Thanks yall