Fishing...

[rolentogrenades]

Anyone else get out to the ocean or lakes/ponds/rivers to fish for various species (including scantily clad whores on jetskis)? I hope this passtime is never totally eliminated due to technology and home entertainment.

[drknes]

Yup, I like fishing I go when ever I can but the nearest area for me to get to on bike is 5miles away and it's to hot for me to ride my ass all the way there.

[rolentogrenades]

At 6/22/10 01:17 PM, drknes wrote: Yup, I like fishing I go when ever I can but the nearest area for me to get to on bike is 5miles away and it's to hot for me to ride my ass all the way there.

I drive about 40 miles to get to the local lake, but it's well worth it. Even if I come back burnt alive from the scorching east coast sun.

[dx5231]

Fishing is too boring for me. I don't really like it.

[rolentogrenades]

At 6/22/10 01:21 PM, dx5231 wrote: Fishing is too boring for me. I don't really like it.

I didn't check your profile, so I'm not sure if you're in the US or another country, but there are a few types of fishing that will definitely break up the monotony. Merely depends on the region and what you're fishing for. I tend to dislike bank fishing, because I only sit still for hours on end drawing or wasting my life on a PC.

[Khymera]

nowadays, fishing at the beach is a waste of time. You can just pick up one of the many oil covered fish that washed up on a tidal wave

[rolentogrenades]

At 6/22/10 01:24 PM, Khymera wrote: nowadays, fishing at the beach is a waste of time. You can just pick up one of the many oil covered fish that washed up on a tidal wave

Yeah, the situation is pretty fucked up. That's why I'm resorting to fresh water, heh.

[murderstomp]

I work at a fish market so I hope the business doesn't go under. Well then again I hate my job so on second thought I don't give a damn. I'm sick of gutting those wet little bastards.

[Cosmic]

I fish for Perches,Catfish,And red fish.

[Cordyceps]

I mostly fish for trout, and when I can get out to Kootenay Lake, I fish for Kokanee salmon (silvers).

I live next to a creek, and not too far from a river, so I can fish for brook trout / rainbows whenever I feel like it.

[rolentogrenades]

At 6/22/10 01:46 PM, xnccb wrote: I fish for Perches,Catfish,And red fish.

Never fished for Perch, but I'm interested in them. As for horned pout/catfish, I've been catching those since I was young. You can pull some gigantic catfish out of rivers. It's unreal for freshwater. I also saw that guy from River Monsters catch a fresh water stingray, I guess in the Mekong Delta. It was fucking HUGE.

I'm fishing primarily for large mouth bass, hybrid bass, and striped bass in the south (Georgia).

[Strength]

i went fishing last week with some guys, stoned as fuck.

we didn't manage to catch anything.

[liljim]

Yep, I go when I can. Although I don't live far from the coast, I usually go for freshwater fish, mainly Carp. I haven't had any monsters out, mainly fish around 10 - 18 pounds, but considering I just use really light tackle (4lb breaking strain line) and a regular coarse fishing rod, that's not too bad.

I should really just get some Carp fishing rods and decent equipment and maybe I'll catch something bigger. One of my friends goes really regularly and goes after different fish at certain times of the year - like Autumn (the Fall) through Spring, he'll go for Pike (not sure what the word you use for that is in the US) and the rest of the time will go after either Carp, or any other big freshwater fish. He's had a few Carp that were bordering on the 30lb mark, which isn't too bad, given that the UK record is between 40 - 50lbs (I forget the exact figure).

I don't really go enough to start buying a bunch of new equipment. I do enjoy it when I go, though.

[Cosmic]

I cast-Net every once in a while,You get like 50 baby bass or whatever they are called.

[Cordyceps]

Actually, just a few days ago there was a fishing derby; I didn't manage to catch anything because my rod broke, but I won a new one in the draw.

So hopefully I can get out sometime soon and go fishing.

[bman200]

I live in Florida, everyone goes fishing.

[PikaRobo]

A couple of times. It didn't go so well.

[rolentogrenades]

At 6/22/10 01:52 PM, liljim wrote: Yep, I go when I can. Although I don't live far from the coast, I usually go for freshwater fish, mainly Carp. I haven't had any monsters out, mainly fish around 10 - 18 pounds, but considering I just use really light tackle (4lb breaking strain line) and a regular coarse fishing rod, that's not too bad.

I should really just get some Carp fishing rods and decent equipment and maybe I'll catch something bigger. One of my friends goes really regularly and goes after different fish at certain times of the year - like Autumn (the Fall) through Spring, he'll go for Pike (not sure what the word you use for that is in the US) and the rest of the time will go after either Carp, or any other big freshwater fish. He's had a few Carp that were bordering on the 30lb mark, which isn't too bad, given that the UK record is between 40 - 50lbs (I forget the exact figure).

I don't really go enough to start buying a bunch of new equipment. I do enjoy it when I go, though.

They're called Northern Pike in Canada and the North of North America. I've never fished for them because of my geographic location, but I would. Do you eat those Carp, by the way? They are in our lakes, but are generally considered unedible along with gar and eel (though some people will eat anything).

[estrago1]

I haven't gone fishing in the past year, but I can't wait to get back to it this summer. I just got a new pole and I'm itching the try it out.

[liljim]

At 6/22/10 02:09 PM, rolentogrenades wrote: They're called Northern Pike in Canada and the North of North America. I've never fished for them because of my geographic location, but I would.

Hrm, I could have sworn they were called something different... There are a few fishing programmes I watch from time to time, one of which was a guy that went out to Louisiana (I think), who was catching Pike and the locals there had a different name for them. But I'll take your word for it. :)

Do you eat those Carp, by the way? They are in our lakes, but are generally considered unedible along with gar and eel (though some people will eat anything).

There are generally 3 types of fishing in the UK:-

- Sea fishing. Catch what you want, keep what you want, eat what you want.

- Fly fishing (fishing with a fly rod) - you need a license to do that on public waters, you can (depending on whether you're fishing on a private lake etc) catch and keep, then eat, trout and salmon. If you're fishing on a private lake, you pay a day ticket and then pay for any fish you want to keep and don't necessarily need a license on private waters.

- Coarse fishing - you need a license for that. You catch stuff and generally put it back, but I believe you can keep certain fish, like eels and brown trout (though I'm not entirely sure). The rules all differ between the constituent countries in the UK.

I do the latter of the three mainly - I've been sea fishing a few times and I do fly fishing whenever I'm in Scotland (was there at the beginning of this month). Fly fishing there, you don't need a license at certain places if they're privately owned. Like the holiday park I was at, it's their lake, the environment agency has no control over it, so you just pay for a day ticket or whatever. However, things are slightly different in England.

Both Carp and Eels are perfectly edible - there are Carp based meals considered as delicacies by some people, I've never tried it. Have a google search for "Jellied Eels", they are, or were, popular in East London at some point. There's still some traders there that serve that stuff up, though I've never had it, or had an inclination to try it.

Not sure what "Gar" is, but I'll try looking it up.

[Sensationalism]

I don't like eating fish, or making them late for things.

[Cosmic]

I am from Louisiana. Another name for Pike is Esox.

[liljim]

At 6/22/10 02:30 PM, xnccb wrote: I am from Louisiana. Another name for Pike is Esox.

YES, I think that's it. Thanks.

[Loki]

I love going on lake fishing. The only thing I hate about it is killing the fish so unless I get a BIG one I'll just release it.

[rolentogrenades]

At 6/22/10 02:30 PM, xnccb wrote: I am from Louisiana. Another name for Pike is Esox.

Ah. I have never heard that before, but I've been to NOLA a few times. Didn't even know pike were available in southern lakes, but apparently even in GA, you can fish for Musky, Northern Pike, Chain Pickerel, Sauger, Longnose Gar, Bowfin. I'll have to buy more gear and hit other spots, heh.

[NEVR]

I've been deep sea fishing in Barbados once, and I found it loads of fun despite the fact that I had very little idea of what I was actually doing. I had a lot of help, but managed to reel in a Barracuda, which we gave to the chef at the hotel to cook for us that evening. It was delicious.

[Cosmic]

At 6/22/10 02:33 PM, liljim wrote:

At 6/22/10 02:30 PM, xnccb wrote: I am from Louisiana. Another name for Pike is Esox.

YES, I think that's it. Thanks.

No problem :)

[liljim]

At 6/22/10 02:36 PM, NEVR wrote: I've been deep sea fishing in Barbados once, and I found it loads of fun despite the fact that I had very little idea of what I was actually doing. I had a lot of help, but managed to reel in a Barracuda, which we gave to the chef at the hotel to cook for us that evening. It was delicious.

Hehe. One of my best friends, Phinn lived in Japan for 8 years and he became accustomed to the way the Japanese handle these things... Basically, anything you catch, you keep and eat.

He went out to see his brother in Bermuda and caught a Lion Fish. These things are supposed to be pretty nasty, but he insisted on keeping it, got it back home, looked up some recipes and cut all the poisonous crap out of it before butchering it and cooking it up.

I guess there's tons of stuff that's edible, even if deadly (like the Blowfish (see the Simpsons when Homer orders that whilst a stand-in-chef is preparing his meal)) if you know how to prepare it correctly.

[rolentogrenades]

At 6/22/10 02:54 PM, liljim wrote:

At 6/22/10 02:36 PM, NEVR wrote: I've been deep sea fishing in Barbados once, and I found it loads of fun despite the fact that I had very little idea of what I was actually doing. I had a lot of help, but managed to reel in a Barracuda, which we gave to the chef at the hotel to cook for us that evening. It was delicious.

Hehe. One of my best friends, Phinn lived in Japan for 8 years and he became accustomed to the way the Japanese handle these things... Basically, anything you catch, you keep and eat.

He went out to see his brother in Bermuda and caught a Lion Fish. These things are supposed to be pretty nasty, but he insisted on keeping it, got it back home, looked up some recipes and cut all the poisonous crap out of it before butchering it and cooking it up.

I guess there's tons of stuff that's edible, even if deadly (like the Blowfish (see the Simpsons when Homer orders that whilst a stand-in-chef is preparing his meal)) if you know how to prepare it correctly.

Feasibly you're right. Just about anything organic could be eaten I imagine. But when it comes to fish, I don't think I'd ever attempt to eat something like a lion fish. They are quite cool to plop into an aquarium and admire though, hahah.

I'm sure you've have bream, bass, and catfish/horned pout before in some capacity. To me, those are some of the best tasting fish in fresh waters.

[Makakaov]

At 6/22/10 01:15 PM, rolentogrenades wrote: Anyone else get out to the ocean or lakes/ponds/rivers to fish for various species (including scantily clad whores on jetskis)? I hope this passtime is never totally eliminated due to technology and home entertainment.

Yea, i cause Tsunamis to get that fish living deep underwater to the surface.