Our biggest fish EVER is at the end of this line...
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- čas přidán 16. 07. 2024
- We drove about an hour and a half to go smallmouth bass fishing at a new spot, but after driving all that way the river was too high and muddy to fish. As a hail Mary attempt, we stopped at this spillway on the way home. And something very unexpected happened...
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That was awesome. Loved the musky fight, especially when you first saw it. Your enthusiasm comes right out in the video. Well done.
Thanks, man. For whatever reason, I really wasn't expecting it.
Exciting! I was lucky to land mine twice. Something about reeling a struggling panfish really triggers them. If u just throw a bluegill on the bottom the bluegill just freezes under a rock. When u reel them they fight so hard because they have not been removed from the water yet. Muskies go nuts. So do big bass.
It made a day that was otherwise a total bust pretty exciting! I'm hoping we'll be able to get a boat this year and target them more. They've always been a sort mythical fish to me. It was really cool to get to feel one one the end of the line.
That was one hard pulling blue Gill! 😆 Too bad you didn't land that muskie though, would have been cool.
I know, right? It was like some sort of joke when the bluegill came flying out of the water!
Looks like an awesome spot. Reminds me of the spillway at Brushy Creek.
You have a good eye, Poet Fisherman. ;)
I thought it was a prank video when you lifted that bluegill, at first. LOL
It felt that way to me, too! :) Like a cosmic joke.
Awesome vid:) that’s crazy that the muskee ate that big gill. Was curious what kind of bobber and bait were you using? Was thinking of getting a Hoover for my daughter to use with the panfish/trout magnet baits, any thoughts on brands of bobbers
This was actually a Santee rig using a small trout magnet float to keep the bait off of the rocky bottom. I got the blue gill on half of a night crawler. We had some minnows, too, but they were still in the car.
As for brands of bobbers, I really like the Rocket Bobber. It will allow you cast small lure a long way. They aren't cheap, but there is nothing like them for being able to cover a lot of water from the bank. I like the mid-sized ones the best, but I use all the different sizes.
If you don't want to spend that much then the Thill weighted bobbers work fine, too. They are usually orange black and white, and have some weight at the bottom to help with casting.
If you are using light line, say, 4 lb or less, you can get away with using the trout magnet floats with a split shot or two under it for weight. If you have fish that spook easily these are nice.
I have a video planned about bobbers at some point. It's a pretty important topic. But those are the three I use most.
Team Cramer Fishing funny I was actually going to order the rocket bobber due to the ease of casting. The middle on is the panfish 4 3/4in one right. Thanks again
That sounds right. I've had some issues with the really small ones they make breaking, but the slightly bigger one and the full size one last a long time. (Usually until I cast them into a tree :)
I just found your channel in my search for some good rod/reel reviews. I'm a new angler and very much a rookie. I'd like to upgrade from my El Cheapo Dicks Sporting Goods $14.99 combo to something around $100. I think you sold me on the Fenwick Eagle Spinning Rod. I'm looking for a good all around setup. I'm in SWVA and we have the New River for amazing Smallmouth fishing and lot's of smaller creeks, ponds and Lakes very closeby. Can you give a me specific suggestion for a setup? I was looking at a Daiwa Legalis, but now you've got me thinking about the Penn Fierce III LiveLiner... As for rod, 7' Med Fast action??
Thanks for joining the club, Kenneth! I think the Eagle would be a good choice. If you want a similar rod that is more durable, also consider the Ugly Stik 'Elite'. I've been testing one this fall that is a 6' medium power and it can do everything well. It's sort of in between the GX2 and the Eagle in terms of weight and sensitivity. They run about $50.
As for reels, it's really hard to beat the Penn Fierce 2500 LL as a 'do anything' reel. If you pair that with the Ugly Stik Elite and you'll have a set-up you should be able to catch fish on for years and years. Plus the live liner function allows you to soak bait as well, and if you ever get another rod (which we all do eventually:) you can use this set up to soak bait while you cast and retrieve with a more specialized rod. Heck I've even thrown topwater frogs on my ugly stik with the Penn Fierce. They can do just about anything. They just won't have that 'high end' feel in your hand like a more expensive rod or reel will have. But you should be able to count on them. I think a 7' medium power would be fine as long as you don't have a lot of vegitation on the bank to cast around like I do, because of that I usually go with the 6' to 6'6.