i would rather stay home.......

[4ssss]

Here's how I used to go after them.

 

[ricksconnected]

Fishing for some of us ( like me ) is about relaxation. It does not get anymore relaxing than bottom fishing for shell cracker and catfish with a baitfeeder / baitrunner reel. If you really got to have some fish to eat you can buy them from a restaurant , fish market or the grocery store. I am not a fan of Bass fishing ---cast 300 times and throw your arm and shoulder out trying to catch a fish Get hung up and lose between 10-100 dollars worth of lures . Being an adrenaline addict is a job I do not want to be on.

see i like the challenge in that. after many yrs of bass fishing i gave that up too
and went trout. well trout if in fresh water. i like the hands on and tactical approach
often needed to catch them. i feel more involved if you follow me on that.
not just a plunk and wait game. trout to me are much more challenging than catfish/bluegill.

now if im inshore fishing thats a different story. i'll go after anything lol.
you never really know what your reeling in. you might have a good idea
but never really 100% sure, and every fish fights harder than fish 3x its
size in fresh water. its been several yrs since ive gotten to go though. life
has gotten in the way. AGAIN.

 

[mfoster]

just not in to either one of them. to me, there is just not a challenge to them.
i was 2 yrs old my first catfishing trip. very soon started to go every weekend.
it was fn as a kid but got boring as hell after i started bass fishing yrs later.
as for bluegill and the likes they are more of a pain in the ass than anything.

i know there are folks that like fishing for either and often both but i just dont get it
as to why. i dont knock these folks now, but i just dont understand the desire
to catch these fish at all.

I feel the same way about bass fishing.i fish for food not to impress my fellow man.

 

[BIKER13]

I let em all go and might not even bait a hook if thats what I wanna do.

 

[basstracker89]

than ever go fishing for bluegill/shell cracker or cat fish. BORING.

Bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work.....

 

[ricksconnected]

Bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work.....

depends on where you work.

 

[basstracker89]

depends on where you work.

Then you're not doing it right.....At least that's my story.....

 

[ricksconnected]

Then you're not doing it right.....At least that's my story.....

eh. maaaaybe, if a bad day of fishing isnt as good as the job
then maaaybe im doing something right huh? lol

 

[Barton72]

Man I used to love to sit on the dock with a case of beer, some good tunes, can of Skoal and some stanky catfish bait. Set about 4-5 rods out and chill. Those were the days.

 

[buellbrewer]

I love to trout fish but living south of the congo its not always easy to get to those fun fish. I do have a 2ac pond and maybe bluegill are boring but since i started using Tenkara(yes...i know its not 'real' flyfishing) its a blast to catch them. The suntech Kureia is 9.7 feet @ 0.9oz. It'll fold over even with small bream. heres a pik of rod.