Fishing Anyone...

[chinasmom]

How many of you like to fish. We fish a lot. We go after Crappy and Striped Bass. I know fishermen or women don't like to talk about their spots, but if any of you want to share places to catch, that's cool. We fish on the Saluda River near Greenwood, SC. This is a few of the many pics we have.


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[Bullyson]

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__________________Who's that? Nice fish!!!

[chinasmom]

My lovely daughter.

[BoiBoi]

hell yea im a big fishing freak, i've been fishing ever since i could hold a rod, i fish for anything and everything, trout season is coming up in a month so i'll be hittin the creeks real hard for a while then try to stripers on the delaware river and the jersey bays, then lake and river fishing during the summer and i want to go on a tuna trip this year, plus some night bluefish action out of jersey

[FA671]

Big saltwater fisherman...since I'm from Guam. Although I have done my share of freshwater fishing when I was staying state side (catfish, trout, large mouth bass, blue gills.)

[coco0889]

I like fishing but I can never catch anything. :(

[215pitts]

Crappy is what we go for mostly. Here in Pa we go to Core Creek Park right outside of philly on Route 1. Trout is good also but for some reason I like the taste of catfish better than trout. Most of the time when I go for Trout I always end up getting catfish :D!

for Crappy, I use jigs and minnows
Trout, I use power bait, meal worms, and sometimes corn (sometimes I get catfish)

[BoiBoi]

Crappy is what we go for mostly. Here in Pa we go to Core Creek Park right outside of philly on Route 1. Trout is good also but for some reason I like the taste of catfish better than trout. Most of the time when I go for Trout I always end up getting catfish :D!

for Crappy, I use jigs and minnows
Trout, I use power bait, meal worms, and sometimes corn (sometimes I get catfish)
no sh*t thats my spot homie, i've been going to core creek for years man, i take my nephew there to catch as many trout as he can handle opening day, corn is the best for them there. I've caught some pretty good size catfish out of that lake, i think the biggest was a 15 pound channel, i've also caught a 30 pound carp and some pretty nice size bass too. Yo man we're gonna have to go fish sometime soon

[Bullyson]

I've been fishing my whole life too. Thats just about the only thing my Dad ever tought me. That and how to camp. I live in the Fishing mekka of the world so it's 2nd nature to me. Salt water is where its at though. They make this lure called a "Gotcha" plug that KILLS the Spanish Makeral and blue fish off of the Jax Beach Pier. I filled a cooler up many of days with those little things. Boi, one of these days you're gonna have to make a trip down here. I don't know if you'd want to go home. :)

[BoiBoi]

I've been fishing my whole life too. Thats just about the only thing my Dad ever tought me. That and how to camp. I live in the Fishing mekka of the world so it's 2nd nature to me. Salt water is where its at though. They make this lure called a "Gotcha" plug that KILLS the Spanish Makeral and blue fish off of the Jax Beach Pier. I filled a cooler up many of days with those little things. Boi, one of these days you're gonna have to make a trip down here. I don't know if you'd want to go home. :)
lol i feel ya, i fished down in FL a few years ago on a vacation, caught a few nice size mahi mahi. We aint got it that bad up here, got some huge musky and pike which i think are by far the hardest fighting freshwater fish.

[Scratchy]

I've gotten deep into the sport since I started last year. I fish off of a railroad bridge that sit above open water with nothing to get snagged on since I dont have a boat. I'm hoping this year with all the new goodies I got that I get something bigger. I have yet to catch anything over 5lbs but I used only nightcrawlers and fished off the banks. This year, I got a new spot, and new gear.

[215pitts]

I always wanted to go ocean fishing but I guess I just watch too many movies and afraid of OPEN WATER! One of these days I'll give it a try.

[Bullyson]

Salt water fishing is the shizz. Those fish are 10xs faster than freshwater fish. It feels like hooking a schoolbus when you get a biggun. ;)

[bulldog426]

i'm bout to start doing some fishing, it's bout time for the white perch "crappie to some" to start bedding up. go catch me a few messes of slabs. i remember the first time i went white perch fishing we caught 80something keepers and we caught over a hundred. in bout 30 minutes. between 3 of us. had to run to the bait shop to get more minnows. turkey season coming up, so we can't hog hunt because you can't run dogs during turkey season. river is up right now, i would go put out some lines but i got class monday-thursday for the next 10 weeks or so. and try to catch me some tabbys and blue cats. may try that this weekend if i can get out of work lol. i love bluegill/bream fishing, but when you catch em it aint much there to eat. i love when it gets time to do some topwater bass fishing. catch many a large mouth on them topwaters.

[chinasmom]

My Father was a fisherman and a pilot and it was easy for me to fall in love with fishing and flying. I taught it to my girls and they have in turn taught it to their boys. It's always been a big part of our lives. I have done the deep sea thing for red snapper and fished most lakes in the south for crappy, catfish and bluegill. Now we fish the rivers for the big rock fish. I have never been trout fishing though but want to. I hear NC is good for that. Hubby catches a lot of the rock fish on top water. I use a fluke mostly, just have to keep it moving in the current so you don't hang on the bottom. Those big rocks are hell. When I first started, he would put a big float about three feet up the line so I couldn't get hung on the bottom, now i have graduated to just the fluke or bucktail and do pretty good.

[C.L.]

I love to fish, been fishing as long as I can remember,hunting too. Here in Va. we have tons of places to fish. I fish the ocean, Chesapeake Bay, and the James river. Some freshwater too. We catch tuna, mahi, wahoo, rock fish, and the ocassional billfish on the ocean. In the bay and river we catch flounder, rockfish,tataug,drum(red and black),bluefish,trout,and all kinds of smaller fish. so needless to say we do our fair share of puttn lines in the water.

[FA671]

Here's me FA671 ... real name Frank. Pictures blury but this is my Guam Red Snapper. v v v

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here's my bro with his sailfish....v v v v

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Plateau fishing into the ocean! v v v v

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[Bullyson]

Lucky A$$. I'd love to live somewhere like that! ;)Here's me FA671 ... real name Frank. Pictures blury but this is my Guam Red Snapper. v v v

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here's my bro with his sailfish....v v v v

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Plateau fishing into the ocean! v v v v

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[misterdogman]

Mississippi river right here, otherwise in Iowa you only got lakes to fish in.... and on the west border you got the Missouri River, only state with 2 complete east and west river borders....might as well use em'....mostly bass catfish of ALL kinds and crappie, up more north in MN and WI you get your pike walleye and river trout in tribs all over that come off the main river.......lots of crap fish too that I dont eat....... like sheephead or perch or whatever, I eat blue gill, bass and small catfish, usually unless I am fishing for something up north then its trout pike and or walleye....I just like fishing..... even if I aint eating it and caught Alligator gars and dogfish all day if my boys was having fun Ill sit out and sip coors allday and bbq away and camp out all weekend...its fun. I like catching cats most though I love fried catfish if their young and clean...... and Mississippi crawfishin is legendary boil up about 100 of them bastards and you got a meal...some r as big as a small lobster and almost as good...

[chinasmom]

Here's me FA671 ... real name Frank. Pictures blury but this is my Guam Red Snapper. v v v

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e67/frank_afaisen/tagafi.jpg

here's my bro with his sailfish....v v v v

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Plateau fishing into the ocean! v v v v

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My daughter in the pic I started this thread with now lives in Guam. Her husband is Navy and I have to add that he just made Officer today, Whoo hoo. But, they bought a boat and have been going out. She loves tha Mahi Mahi. Said they cooked some last night and it was the best fish she had ever eaten. They also catch some other stuff, but I forgot, maybe Tuna.

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[Jay671]

Oh yea I love fishin too....

Heres one of me and a shark...
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And one with two red snappers...
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and a moral eel bigger than the shark..
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This is the same place I used to go fishing..
My daughter in the pic I started this thread with now lives in Guam. Her husband is Navy and I have to add that he just made Officer today, Whoo hoo. But, they bought a boat and have been going out. She loves tha Mahi Mahi. Said they cooked some last night and it was the best fish she had ever eaten. They also catch some other stuff, but I forgot, maybe Tuna.

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[chinasmom]

I have to say I'm partial to the Red Snapper and the Mahi.

[Bullyson]

Man, you must be outside your mind. Sheepshead is the best eating fish in the ocean!lots of crap fish too that I dont eat....... like sheephead

[misterdogman]

Man, you must be outside your mind. Sheepshead is the best eating fish in the ocean!Whoa bro, remember I am in Iowa no Ocean here, I think Sheephead in the river is something different, if its the same fish then the saltwater in the Ocean must season that shit or something because the ones in the river tasted like crap. Unless its just one of those fish that dont fry well like catfish does, you know some fish dont like oil and they fall apart and taste funny in oil....so I might have cooked it wrong.... but I have had it more than once and everytime Id have to say it was awful...maybe in foil with lemon and butter next time???. What do the ones your talking about look like and range in.... in size? The Sheephead I am talking about have a funky forhead slope and are anywhere from 1-2 feet on average in the river and SILVER color maybe a little two tone in there but I am colorblind so it looks silver to me....also some maybe bigger if older but not common in my experiance. What are you talking about, is it the same fish?

[Bullyson]

This is a sheepshead I cought last year and they are the best tasting white fish Ive ever had. Very light and not gamey at all. Beer batter and some hot vegatable oil and you're in there. They sell them for 5$ a pound around here so someone likes em. ;)

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[FA671]

chinasmom: that pic you posted with your son-in-law in the boat on land. I know that place, that's on the Naval Base. Jay671 and I ..and a few friends use to do some fishing ("shore fishing) around that area. I've probably seen the two around......I'm currently working for the Navy Exchange on the base. small world huh...lol.

[deepsouth]

You guys and gals with all your fancy snappers, sailfish, shark, tuna and such. Fishing in all these exotic locations. Well lawdee da da!!! Think you're better than the rest of us! How bout some good old catfish and carp, that's what i'm talkin bout baby!

LOL! Actually I used to do a lot of fishing growing up as a kid down in FL. Caught plenty of jack, few snook, one or two cuda, a permit. Hooked a very large tarpon once and a trophy sized snook, you guessed it, didn't land either one. But it was fun. Also did some bass fishing, biggest one around seven lbs. The best part for me was just being outside.

I'd love to catch a big old flathead, channel cat or large carp. Just for fun, I'd release it. Or even a big musky or salmon out on the West coast. Maybe one day.

[misterdogman]

This is a sheepshead I cought last year and they are the best tasting white fish Ive ever had. Very light and not gamey at all. Beer batter and some hot vegatable oil and you're in there. They sell them for 5$ a pound around here so someone likes em. ;)

http://www.game-dog.com/gallery/files/7/6/4/6/Mar14_001.jpgyeah were definitely talking about 2 different fish...
Here is a Identification of the fish I am talking about, looks like the name of "Sheephead" is just another common name for The "Fresh Water Drum"


Fresh Water Fish Identification

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Freshwater Drum





COMMON NAMES: Freshwater drum, Sheephead, Grunter, Silver bass, Gray bass

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aplodinotus grunniens

IDENTIFICATION: Freshwater drum are silver-gray in color with a mouth that points down, and a rounded tail. Skeletal features are unique, with the skull heavily reinforced and large ear bones, with a characteristic "L" on one side.

RANGE AND HABITAT: The freshwater drum inhabit deeper pools of rivers and prefer large lakes that are less than 60 feet deep.

LIFE HISTORY: Freshwater drum spawn from spring to late summer. Females broadcast eggs into water where they float on the surface and hatch in about one day and are left to survive on their own. Adults feed on mollusks, crayfish, fish, and aquatic insects.

ADULT SIZE: Freshwater drum can reach 40 pounds. FISHING METHODS: Freshwater drum are frequently taken by anglers fishing for other species with both artificial and natural bait.

[chinasmom]

chinasmom: that pic you posted with your son-in-law in the boat on land. I know that place, that's on the Naval Base. Jay671 and I ..and a few friends use to do some fishing ("shore fishing) around that area. I've probably seen the two around......I'm currently working for the Navy Exchange on the base. small world huh...lol.
Yea, they said the shore fishing sucked, thats why they got a boat. They are still lookig for the really good places to fish. If you want to pass some along, I'll let them know. Don't know how much longer they will be there though, he mad officer yesterday. I'm so excited for them. He's been in about 10 years. The guy in the boat is actually a friend.

[Jay671]

here's one of me and a mahi

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[misterdogman]

here's one of me and a mahi

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/jasonllamelo/mahimahi-1.jpg MAN I love Dolphin, Reminds me of when I was a kid in Cali and I could order up some Dolphin California Rolls anywhere.....cant find that in Iowa....

[Bullyson]

They call them sheepshead because they have teeth like a sheep or a goat. They eat the crustations off of the pylons and such. A 4 to 5 pounder will give you a couple huge fillets. Best Ive had yet. Kills the Mahi but thats my close 2nd favorite.yeah were definitely talking about 2 different fish...
Here is a Identification of the fish I am talking about, looks like the name of "Sheephead" is just another common name for The "Fresh Water Drum"


Fresh Water Fish Identification

http://www.chitown-angler.com/fishid/pics/drum.gif

Freshwater Drum





COMMON NAMES: Freshwater drum, Sheephead, Grunter, Silver bass, Gray bass

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aplodinotus grunniens

IDENTIFICATION: Freshwater drum are silver-gray in color with a mouth that points down, and a rounded tail. Skeletal features are unique, with the skull heavily reinforced and large ear bones, with a characteristic "L" on one side.

RANGE AND HABITAT: The freshwater drum inhabit deeper pools of rivers and prefer large lakes that are less than 60 feet deep.

LIFE HISTORY: Freshwater drum spawn from spring to late summer. Females broadcast eggs into water where they float on the surface and hatch in about one day and are left to survive on their own. Adults feed on mollusks, crayfish, fish, and aquatic insects.

ADULT SIZE: Freshwater drum can reach 40 pounds. FISHING METHODS: Freshwater drum are frequently taken by anglers fishing for other species with both artificial and natural bait.

[FA671]

I remember sheephead when my dad and I use to go to mexico to do some fishing...alot of other fish too..just can't remember the names at the moment.

[Jay671]

I've caught some catfish, sunfish, northern pike, bluegill, crappy, perch, and trout. also caught a turtle on rod and reel when I was in PA. for vacation..

[powder925]

I love to fish...open water and hard water...and I am blessed with being able to fish some the the best fresh water lakes in canada at least once or twice a week:D

[chinasmom]

They went out and caught two Mahi over the weekend. My oldest Grandson reeling in the bigger of the two.



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[chinasmom]

My daughter in Guam just sent me pics from over the weekend. They said they went out and had a great day of fishing. They hung 5 Mahi-Mahi but only managed to get two in the boat. Here she is with her bull. He weighed 25 lbs.

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[Jay671]

Damn that's a big one!!

[MisanthropeKitty]

we fish down in saluda all the time chinasmom!! heres some pics from my boyfriend's fishing trip down in Santee, SC
my boyfriend on the left with his 21lb catfish and his friend JohnBoy
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All the kitty-kats
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the cat was bigger than my son
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[chinasmom]

Tell me it's not so. We fish the Saluda River and camp their a lot.

[MisanthropeKitty]

we go to haye's mill a lot near the traffic circle. do you know where that is? do you go to lake murray often?

[chinasmom]

I know exactly where that is. and no, we don't fish Murray. We are at Lake Greenwood and fish it for Cats, Bream and Crappy. But we always fish behind the Dam at Lake Greenwood on down to where it runs into Murray. Caught a lot of Cats there too, but we fish it for Striper mainly.

[MisanthropeKitty]

ive never fished lake greenwood. that i can remember anyways. lol. maybe we are going to have to make a trip down there one weekend to check it out and fish.

[chinasmom]

Or we could just get together for a camping weekend on the river. We have a couple of great spots we fish and will sit up all night for the cats.

[frenchie1936]

Mississippi river right here, otherwise in Iowa you only got lakes to fish in.... and on the west border you got the Missouri River, only state with 2 complete east and west river borders....might as well use em'....mostly bass catfish of ALL kinds and crappie, up more north in MN and WI you get your pike walleye and river trout in tribs all over that come off the main river.......lots of crap fish too that I dont eat....... like sheephead or perch or whatever, I eat blue gill, bass and small catfish, usually unless I am fishing for something up north then its trout pike and or walleye....I just like fishing..... even if I aint eating it and caught Alligator gars and dogfish all day if my boys was having fun Ill sit out and sip coors allday and bbq away and camp out all weekend...its fun. I like catching cats most though I love fried catfish if their young and clean...... and Mississippi crawfishin is legendary boil up about 100 of them bastards and you got a meal...some r as big as a small lobster and almost as good...


ain't that the fuckin truth about some crawfish... loves me some crawfish.... right here in Des Moines the raccoon river meets the Des moines river at scott street dam and we get some big mofo's. i love catfishin'.... nothin i'd rather do. a case of beer and a few things of chicken liver does it. :D:D:D

[MisanthropeKitty]

Or we could just get together for a camping weekend on the river. We have a couple of great spots we fish and will sit up all night for the cats.

now THAT would kick ass. as long as you dont mind a baby along for the journey. lol. cant leave my booby baby behind ya know? my boyfriend LOVES catfishing and he really loves the all-nighters lol. we will definitely have to set something up

[chinasmom]

The kids are a plus in my book!!!:p

[misterdogman]

ain't that the fuckin truth about some crawfish... loves me some crawfish.... right here in Des Moines the raccoon river meets the Des moines river at scott street dam and we get some big mofo's. i love catfishin'.... nothin i'd rather do. a case of beer and a few things of chicken liver does it. :D:D:D
Well when you gonna be back around the area??? we will have to get that case of beer some poles and some other supplies and hit up your spot because I been hitting up the skunk more north around south Ames and only get medium cats and aint seen no daddies...

[ColbyDogs]

I've been fishing my whole life too. Thats just about the only thing my Dad ever tought me. That and how to camp. I live in the Fishing mekka of the world so it's 2nd nature to me. Salt water is where its at though. They make this lure called a "Gotcha" plug that KILLS the Spanish Makeral and blue fish off of the Jax Beach Pier. I filled a cooler up many of days with those little things. Boi, one of these days you're gonna have to make a trip down here. I don't know if you'd want to go home. :)

Tell me about it bro, my brother lives in FL too and goes fishing all the time. You are so lucky to live in a place where you only have to walk about 100 ft to find a good fishing hole.

I am into Bass fishing and would love to hit some of those monster breeding lakes you got down your neck of the woods. My brother does the whole salt water thing too. You guys are lucky indeed.

[Jay671]

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[SMOKIN HEMI]

anyone ever did any hybrid bass fishing? you talkin about fun! hopefully they have em here in Houston...

[chinasmom]

anyone ever did any hybrid bass fishing? you talkin about fun! hopefully they have em here in Houston...

Hey there. Glad to see you back... We have caught a few in the Saluda River, but not to big. I am thinking the record is 20 something lbs. We thought we had a record breaker about 4 years ago, but he was just a striped bass, no hybrid.

[jdp204]

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a few years ago in my backyard:) central fl.

[chinasmom]

Wanted to add a new pic to the thread. This is the second Marlin for them in Guam. A 130 lb er.

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[cheese]

I went out a few weeks ago to Clear Lake up here in nor cal. I caught a couple 5 lbers my buddy caught a nice 8.5lber that was all spawned out and was probably would of been 10+.
Went catfishing the other night and the only thing biting was the mesquitos:p

[jdp204]

I got some spearfishing and lobstering shots for ya. ever tasted jewfish;) I couldnt even count all the grouper at this place, there was a sunken 18ft boat there as well. the grouper on the top right is over 100# to give perspective. best part is, was about 12 feet deep:cool:
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welcome to the keys you north florida hillbillies:) (that was what the newspaper read)
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I love livin in Fl

[chinasmom]

Awesome! My daughter lives there and loves to SD.

[Jay671]

Wanted to add a new pic to the thread. This is the second Marlin for them in Guam. A 130 lb er.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f290/chinasmom/secondMarlin-1.jpg
Oh wow!! That's an awesome catch..

[bryant'smissy]

I fish in the middle saluda in Pickens county sc
And in lake Jocasee

[JamesT]

yea im from fl but moved up here to sc ive done some fishin in jocasse to
little bit of swiming in keowee both lakes are great not to many that clear where i come from

[DRACDOG]

I am taking my 9 and 6 yr olds tommorow.( Freshwater ) .Its a honey whole too i cant wait. They are sure to catch.

[chinasmom]

I am taking my 9 and 6 yr olds tommorow.( Freshwater ) .Its a honey whole too i cant wait. They are sure to catch.
Wishing you goodluck. Nothing like watching kids catch fish, except an adult who don't know how. LOL. The weather is starting to cool down and we will be going again to the river. We aim for the Striper in cool weather.

[cutthroat]

i usually head out towards Long Johns Silver for some good ol greasy fish and chips...

[chinasmom]

Shut it down where I live, not too good.