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There's a great wealth of knowledge in these forums. We often learn by reading, some by doing, others from watching, by experimenting, and then there are the times that we learn from the mistakes that we make. So I'm appealing to all our readers to post to this thread some tidbit of knowledge that may not be common knowledge. I will take the lead in the next posting.
This may qualify as a mistake that I have learned from. I have had the same big Cummings net since 1985 or 29 years. Let me qualify also that it was not used all of those years. While under way I always had it secured in an upright rod holder in the boat - the single tube pvc plastic that is secured with 2 screws to the boat. Don't really remember exactly when I noticed it, but I started seeing a wear mark on the net pole and presumed it was from the net turning in the rod holder due to wind and wave action. First mistake was not to look at this wear mark closely.
The last time I was out fishing I had a 11 mile run back to Dunkirk. The rod holder that I use to hold the net is in front of my side console. About halfway thru my ride back, the fishing net starts tilting toward me and out of the boat and I grabbed it. While trying to lift it out of rod holder, the net handle broke off at that wear mark.
After examining the break off area closely, it was then that I realized that the wear mark was caused by that top screw that was used to secure the rod holder to the boat. That wear mark removed enough metal and fatigued that handle in that area enough to cause it to break.
I was able to fix the net by installing a 1 1/8 inch dowel on the inside. I also wrapped a couple of passes of duck tape on the handle where the contact point was. When I climb back in the boat will add a piece of duck tape to cover that scew
Dont let your wife drive the boat, always carry a spare marine battery, its not enough to carry a fire extinguisher... you have to have it mounted and accessible. All lessons learned the hard way!
Don't but cheap equipment!!!! Rods, reels, lures, nets, planer board line, mono line, etc, etc, etc. Also keep all your stuff out of the sun as much as possible.
If you like to bleed your fish, use a pair of short rounded nose scissors to snip the gills instead of a pointed sharp open knife to cut the gills.
Prep&check your vessel before going offshore!
-Boat
-Motor
-And Systems (b-pump, radio, ext)
-Safety equipment
Complacency will get you out there!
-Have a compass to back up those electronics.
-Make a man over board plan, not every boat has a stern ladder. You only have a few minutes in cold water.
-Stay within your experience and the worthiness of your boat.
For the most part, you are on your own out there.
Be Safe!!!:)
You and your buddies have been planning this trip for a while - they want to catch yellows. You get to the lake, and it looks nothing like the forecasts predicted. Its overcast, cold, 2-3's with building winds out of the E/ NE...
As difficult a decision as it may be, turn yourself around, get into your truck and go have some coffee and a nice breakfast... more times than not you'll be glad you did!
It's fishable go for it!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by ShortHanded
If its blowin , were going !! Lol
90 % of the fish are in 10 % of the water !
10 percent of the fishermen catch 90 percent of the fish, I let capt joe have at my 90 percent this yr lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by woodstim
Damn bailey, I was gonna say that. Lol
Thank You Bailey. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by bailey
Thank you GreenHead. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenHead
Captain joe has mine too. That's why he's doin so good.Quote:
Originally Posted by captainjoe
Here's a good tip, don't by a business that you have to run yourself because you get 0% freetime to fish. Closest to fishing I've come lately is sitting on the couch at night with one of my rods and pretending. Lol.
I hope its a ST Croix or Okuma your pretending with and not your noodle rod!! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by copo427ss
Thank you Copo. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by copo427ss
a good fishing spot is only good if you keep it to yourself:D
Pa always said " Don't pi$$ into the wind, you'll get your sneakers wet" ! ;) Also; "If A-Holes could fly this place would be an airport! :eek: And that's my tip of the day!
I think Lineman just implied were all a$$ holes lol jkQuote:
Originally Posted by lineman49
Copo - what business did you buy? A monkey business? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by copo427ss
Maybe i can give you some business. Or give you the business. ;)
That's NOT true just quoting what Dad use to say..:)Quote:
Originally Posted by bailey
Been fishing for walleye for 50 years. While handling these fish, most of us have felt the pain of getting caught by a spine and especially the gill plates. About 25 years ago my wife bought me one of those Kevlar fishing gloves. Initially I started using it for cleaning fish. Then one day I had a brain cramp idea of putting it in the boat and use it to handle fish. It turned out to be the best brain cramp idea I ever had. Occurrences of jabs and gill plate cuts were eliminated. Have 2 boats and one in each. Last year I accidently discovered another excellent feature of using this glove. Netted a walleye and when it was placed on the boat floor it started to thrash about wildly. Since the head part of the fish was entangled in the net with the hooks, I had a shot of grabbing that fish by the narrow part of the tail. I was amazed at how I could handle and control that fish as the glove did not slip. Since that discovery, I handle all of the walleye I catch that way.
I always bleed out my fish and will have a future post about that subject. I use a pair of pointed tip game shears to cut the gills when placing them in the live well. That was not an easy task when holding the fish around the head, When I went to the tailing method with the glove, that task became very easy. After the fish has bleed out and expired in the live well I place them on ice in the cooler. When taking the fish out I tail them again with the glove and am able to shake the fish and expel most of the water off the fish. This way I don't introduce a lot of water into the cooler.
Lawn n landscape business. Have 55 accounts.Quote:
Originally Posted by captainjoe
I bleed all my fish . I use a caribeaner tied on a rope & tied to a cleat, poke it through the thin membrane on the lower lip , hang the fish over the side & cut the gills with a pruning shears or sissors . than drag the fish over the side for 5 mins. & put on ice.
Good money, Hard work, good Luck with it!Quote:
Originally Posted by copo427ss