I want something with a kind of indiana jonesey aesthetic. Hidden temples, jungles, little archaeology guys you control, etc. I know of Lost Cities and have it on my buy list but is there anything else with this kind of vibe? Bonus points if there’s a really cool board.
This is the kind of place with large schools of bluegill, salamanders, craws, and yes, frogs. With all these highly viable forage options, I got no clue what they’re keyed in on. the bluegill jackhammer worked yesterday but only once.
In everyone’s lived experience, how do frogs and other topwater baits do on days where it’s sprinkling. Not trying to throw anything when it’s pouring out, but those sort of hazy half rain conditions seem like the perfect conditions for frogs and bass to eat them.
Got 7’ 2pc medium. The gnarliest fish i could hope to come across is a juvenile shark and I know Ugly Stiks can haul trees out of the water (i’ve done this) so any large fish is a question of drag/staying away from oyster reefs.
Needed a budget estuary prowlin’ rod i could beat up a bit and online reviews led me to this one. Hoping for a week of reds, trout, and flounder (with maybe a few sharks and rays). I could get a refund and get a better similarly priced rod (150-200) if you guys say it sucks.
What’s everyone’s favorite shrimp and crab imitators? Got a planned trip to South Carolina’s beautiful lowcountry coming up and i am pretty new to saltwater fishing. I know a little about the region. Water is very poor in clarity, and crustaceans make up the bulk of the food chain.
With that in mind, what do you guys like to throw in marshes and rivers where you can expect endless blue crabs and sweet, delicious creek shrimp? Down there redfish , flounder, and snook all feed heavily on these, so I wanna be part of the action.
I fish elkhorn creek quite a bit but don’t see any action usually. I know both our beautiful bronze footballs and the accursed bucket mouth both live there and that’s about it.
Would a frog slowly fished in the bays work? Or do i need to forget topwater entirely and throw crankbaits or small chatterbait craws?
Woke up before the dawn to hit a small mountain lake. Unfortunately it was 40 degrees last night so the bass felt like it was winter and acted as such. May check out the show again tonight but damn :(
Baits used:
Scum Frog Launch - Bullfrog (heard a real bullfrog mooing and thought what the hell)
Tungsten Evo Chatterbait in Bama Craw with matching Rage Craw
Z-Too senko in coppertruse
Rod:
Ugly Stik GX2 7’ M
20 # Seagar
I got no pretensions about catching many fish every time I go out because i’ve been throwing frogs every day the weather lets me. I could texas rig a plastic crawdad or wacky rig a worm and probably catch 10x the bass i do now, but i won’t. I think topwater is just a total blast and do it whenever.
What kind of lures do that for you? Chatterbaits are another for me, and any vintage type topwater (torpedo, jitterbug, etc).
Going to Hilton Head Island in a month and getting all my ducks in a row. I saw a few of those swimming crab lures while perusing developments in redfish catching, and an idea came to mind. It’s gonna be weeks before I could test this out myself, but i feel like this on a black and blue chatterbait would clean up in blue crab creeks that are very turbid.
Howdy there, freshwater landlocked fisherman here who nevertheless goes to Hilton Head Island and the surrounding SC/GA lowcountry a few times a year.
Anybody that knows that region knows the action is in tidal creeks. I had an inshore rod from Toadfish (local outfit there) but i snapped it in my car so i had to cast the ugly stik last time. While it got me a cooking sized red, I would prefer a dedicated spinning rod and reel for those kinds of waters.
I figure you all know what’s up there but in case you are an otherwise knowledgeable northern angler, it’s mostly redfish, flounder, sea trout, and a billion <4ft sharks and skates.
I go to the South Carolina lowcountry once a few times a year and wanna throw something behind the old Ugly Stik in the creeks and lagoons. Figure i’ll spool it with 30 lb braid. In terms of creatures it’s mostly redfish, sea trout, flounder (and other fish that live off crustaceans) and small sharks.
It is hardly fishing off an oil rig but i wanna be able to play out a 3’ bull (red or shark) without rod or reel giving up.
90% of the posts here are like “looking for something set in a kitschy 50s coded down with dark secrets” or “wanting a mind-bending odyssey with a 00s digital aesthetic” or “does anybody know a movie set in Maine in the 1890s that focuses on nautical types in an intense environment, with overtones of Lovecraft?”
The people want Twin Peaks, they want Inland Empire, they may even want Mulholland Drive. They also want Eggers; we could clean up this place with a single pinned post.
I know these things are killer in the spring and in crawfish filled waters generally, so i’ve been trying to learn the ropes on this one. How do you guys generally toss this one? I like scooting it across the bottom in little bam-bam-bam reel jerks, or yo-yoing it.
Didn’t get anything on it today but I blame the weather and myself.
Huge fan of Seaside cheddar and how it has a kind of light brinyness. Are there any other cheeses that have just a kiss of brininess like that? Looking for something kinda rugged but will still melt on a ritz.
Usually throwing a big bullfrog lure keeps dinks away but this guy was ready to die for frog legs. Released him unharmed. Caught on a bullfrog patterned scum frog launch and 20# braid on a 7’ GX2. Hoping for one with more fight but this might count as big for this little hotel pond/lake i’m at.