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I want to go fishing soon

5/5/2008 10:42:30 PM

Me too. I'm dying to tackle OI and mug up some Tuna and/or Mahi's and/or Wahoo and/or anything that feels like biting.

5/5/2008 10:44:26 PM

I wish I knew what fun fishing was


I haven't beeen in forever

5/6/2008 2:57:20 AM

gonna fish near quaker neck tomorrow. i'm gonna have cut shad, jumbo minnows, eels, and bucktails. the rockfish aren't gonna know what him them.

5/7/2008 1:20:09 AM

Where's that?

5/7/2008 1:51:08 AM

close to goldsboro. kinda the rosewood area. it's right at progress energy's HF Lee plant.

5/7/2008 1:56:37 AM

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=goldsboro,+nc&ie=UTF8&ll=35.375614,-78.074384&spn=0.050948,0.080338&t=h&z=14

that's it. i won't be in the lake (which is full of bass, catfish, and white perch), i'll be in the river that surrounds the lake. it's kinda wild the way it's all laid out. my dad works at that plant. the big black thing in the picture is a pile of coal.

5/7/2008 2:01:55 AM

Is there a good spot to fish on the banks?

My dad's coming to Rocky Mount to catch some shad (nearing the very end of their run), but if I can get him on some stripers then he'd be the happiest man around.

5/7/2008 8:37:27 AM

not really.

water was a little muddy today and i only caught 3 catfish. they were pretty nice though. i'll post a picture of the biggest one in a little while.

5/7/2008 5:33:40 PM

was fishing by myself so a size 10.5 topsider is all you get for size proportion

5/7/2008 5:48:38 PM

nice...what was your rig in the river? ( as far as what you used to catch em)

5/7/2008 5:58:11 PM

standard carolina/flounder rig w/ a 2 oz egg sinker
17# test main line
30# fluro leader about 16" long
i like the sea striker wide gap hooks, can't remember what size they are. gamakatsu or owner circle hooks work nice too.

pretty much this rig with a different hook. sometimes you have to up the weight.


i use 6'6" or 7' rods and abu garcia ambassadeurs. i use this same rig if i'm targeting catfish or stripers.

5/7/2008 6:04:52 PM

haven't used a fluro leader before, you think that makes any difference? I basically use the same rig other than that...

5/7/2008 6:15:56 PM

probably not at all for catfish, they mainly use smell for feeding. stripers...idk, maybe. i mainly use it out of habit because it makes a big difference when fishing for trout, drum, flounder, spanish, etc. they're all fairly visual feeders, especially spanish.

5/7/2008 7:09:08 PM

Going to Weldon to fish tomorrow and Friday. Hopefully it'll be pretty epic. They've been doing well and I hope to come across a few bigger fish this late into the game.

5/7/2008 7:10:32 PM

i wish they'd hit artificials here in the neuse the way they do up there. i can occasionally catch one on a soft plastic or bucktail, but the water is so much clearer in the roanoke that it's a lot more effective. catching rock on light tackle and artificials is a hell of a lot more fun than bottom fishing for them. i just don't wanna drive that damn far and fight the crowd that seems to be about 50% idiots up there.

5/7/2008 7:19:41 PM

goin out tomorrow somewhere

not sure where yet, and i'm pretty sure we will just be doing shore fishing, as my friend is probably not bringing his boat up

and local (raleigh) suggestions?

5/7/2008 7:27:07 PM

i guess not

5/8/2008 1:52:25 AM

bought the pocket fisherman at walgreens.

I will catch the big on on this bitch for sure!

5/9/2008 3:26:24 PM

Hehe, I saw that and thought about getting it for a split second.
Woulda made a good gift for my dad.

I went fishing with my dad on the Tar yesterday. He's a fairly experienced recreational fisherman but had never heard of shad.
He caught his first shad ever and looked like the happiest man in the world.
It put up a good fight and even jumped out of the water.
That one was about 2-2.5 lbs.
He ended up catching 5 shad, one of which he foul hooked on its back. He also caught three pretty good sized blue gills.
I caught two shad and a fat bluegill.

Before my dad left, he gave me an old Shimano Ultegra 5000
It was made in 2000 and my dad says it's the Japanese version of the Stradic.
He also gave me a 6.6' medium heavy Daiwa rod and a 9' Tica Tsunami med hvy graphite
This was exactly what I needed for stripers and the beach

5/11/2008 11:17:24 AM

yep, it's the same as the stradic. i think they might be different colors, but they're mechanically the same. did the 2000 year model have the floating shaft? i think it might be before that. still a nice reel. a 5000 should be perfect for surf fishing. have fun with it.

wind has been keeping us from fishing this weekend, so we went to gander mountain to get somewhat of a fix. i got two 2500 saharas on 6'6" convergence rods. pops got two of last year's white 2500 stradics on 6'6" clarus rods. his were on clearance and we were all at the low price.

and they have started spooling any combo over $50 with shitty trilene XL or XT for free. sorry ass line, but free is free.

[Edited on May 11, 2008 at 11:40 AM. Reason : line]

5/11/2008 11:38:03 AM

where is the best place around Raleigh to bass fish?

I don't have a boat so it has to be a place that I can easily fish from the shore

5/11/2008 11:40:18 AM

shearon harris. they have a slot law that means it's full of 4 and 5 lb bass, you just can't keep em. take a camera....

[Edited on May 11, 2008 at 11:42 AM. Reason : nevermind, you kinda need a boat there]

5/11/2008 11:42:04 AM

^it looks accessible from many locations by walking

I work at Shearon Harris and have been contemplating going there many times

5/11/2008 11:44:06 AM

my dad works for progress energy (and i start an internship with them on the 19th), so before 9/11 we could go to the private pond or whatever that you have to go through the plant gates to get to. was electric motor only, but i caught my first bass there on a 12' aluminum v-hull. the bass used to school up and bust up schools of minnows on top. have they opened that back up to employees?

[Edited on May 11, 2008 at 11:49 AM. Reason : anyway, the main lake is an awesome bass fishing lake. they have tournaments and shit]

5/11/2008 11:48:46 AM

Man, Gander Mtn is expensive as hell...at least their firearm/ammo/reloading section is.
It's cool that you got a deal on some fishing stuff.

My dad is to fishing as I am to guns. He's got quite a few rod/reels thathe doesn't need.
I opened the door to his car to get in and there were 3 Stradic 4000s, a 5000, and a large penn.
Later when he pulled out the Ultegra that he was gonna give me I saw a Stradic 2000 and 8000 in his bag. I wonder what he has at home...

How do I tell if it has a floating shaft? The spool on mine will move up and down about 1/16". Is that a floating shaft or is it wore the hell out?

I'd like to find more info on this thing but can't find anything on the web.
A few questions I have:
-It says "SUPER SHIP" on it. Any idea what that means?
-What poundage ratings do No.4, 5, and 6 line typically have?
-How do I maintain this thing? What do I oil and what do I grease? How do I care for the drag system?
-Anyone know where I can get spare spools for it? Are spare spools $texas?

[Edited on May 11, 2008 at 4:14 PM. Reason : questions]

5/11/2008 4:10:01 PM

just look up 2000 year model stradic/ultegra and see if it came with a floating shaft. i don't think it did, but it's still an awesome reel.

no clue what super ship is, but i've never dealt with the japanese models.

idk what "number 4" line is. i just buy mine by like "8 lb. test" etc. explain what this is plz.

oil goes on bearings and grease goes on gears. for oil you can buy reel oil from about anywhere or just use 3-in-1 machine oil in the black and white can, it works good. for grease you can buy the actual stuff for reels or just use wheel bearing grease, etc. you can even use vaseline.

spare spools are relatively cheap and easy to come by on ebay. not sure about a 2000 model, but ebay is always full of them, so look around there.

5/11/2008 4:53:03 PM

I've looked up everything I can think of for the Ultegra/Stradic and cant find anything other than the newer stuff.

The spool (a 5000 size) lists line numbers and capacities in meters, not line pounds.

I think one day I'll break this reel down completely and regrease with gungrease and reoil with gun oil. It's good stuff and is easily available for me

[Edited on May 11, 2008 at 5:07 PM. Reason : ]

5/11/2008 5:06:50 PM

do you really need to know how much line it'll hold? just fill it to 1/8" from the lip of the spool and go fishing.

5/11/2008 5:11:36 PM

Whats the best pier off the coast of NC to go fishing off of?

I've been to Bogue and its okay.

5/11/2008 5:18:59 PM

bogue is full of tourists.

seaview is great, but expensive.

ocean crest is okay. really crowded now that it's the only pier on oak island.

johnny mercer's is expensive and full of tourists.

i've heard good stuff about avon.

they tore down long beach, which was my favorite.

get a boat. my dad and i can haul the boat and fish all day and it'll still be cheaper than going king fishing at seaview.

5/11/2008 5:28:49 PM

We have a 25' Carolina Skiff. I just like fishing off a pier (not as much as on the boat).

Going over to Ocracoke in 2 weeks. The spanish/blues are coming in hard now! I'm ready.

5/11/2008 5:39:11 PM

Went to Ocean Crest this past Wednesday. Caught a ~2lb spanish on a gotcha and a few small blues. And ironically it seemed that the trout were hitting gotchas more than live shrimp. Chopper blues were in pretty thick also with a few caught in the 8-10lb range and the biggest had a nice 4" diameter bite mark where something something tried to take a chunk out of it. 40" cobia was caught from the surf just down from the pier. weather has gone all to hell now though.

5/11/2008 5:44:47 PM

Yeah, each year we always troll with silver/green spoons for spanish and blues. Makes the fights that much harder when ya troll.

5/11/2008 5:50:23 PM

Quote :

"do you really need to know how much line it'll hold?"

No, just curious.
I had never seend the "No." instead of "lbs"

5/11/2008 9:06:06 PM

The fishing reports are making me sad

5/11/2008 9:20:35 PM

ugh, it'll take a month for the water to clear back up again.

Quote :

"MON W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MON NIGHT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. TUE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR SHORE...SEAS AROUND 2 FT. TUE NIGHT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WED NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WED NIGHT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. THU SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. FRI SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS."

5/11/2008 10:02:37 PM

im going next tues-thurs on our boat but the ocean forecasts, keep changing (cant ever trust them all the way though)...first we were going to beaufort, then changed to masonboro, but now i'm not where we're going to end up...probably just a day trip to masonboro...we shall see, want to get out on the schoolie kings

5/11/2008 11:55:38 PM

I'm gonna throw out the old line on my 5000 size Shimano. This reel will be my striper, surf, and pier rig. I've used braided lines on a couple other reels. I think I've used Ugly Braid, Stren Super Braid, and Power Pro. But, they've all been different test lines so I haven't really been able to compare them directly. I do think the Stren might cast a little better and tie better, but it's noisy through ss guides. I'll probably go with a 30 lb braid.

Have any of you used Sufix braid?
If so, how does it compare to the others?
I might go with a 40 lb just so I don't cut the hell out of my hand lifting fish up the pier. Would 40 lb cast noticeably worse than 30?

5/14/2008 9:10:39 AM

Fireline ftw.

5/14/2008 12:57:40 PM

I fish up at lake gaston for catfish a lot and seem to have pretty good success (10-30lb fish) with live baits like bluegill, yellow perch, white perch, but I cant get them to hit anything else. Anybody have any suggestions for bait preference?

5/14/2008 1:20:00 PM

Cut shad or chicken livers?

5/14/2008 1:25:35 PM

worms or shrimp?

5/14/2008 1:36:51 PM

Quote :

"where is the best place around Raleigh to bass fish? I don't have a boat so it has to be a place that I can easily fish from the shore"

5/14/2008 1:51:52 PM

When I lived in Raleigh there was a neighborhood way up off of Six Forks Rd, I cant remember the name of it. When you drive into that neighborhood, there are two ponds, one on either side of the road. We used to go up there and fish all the time and caught some pretty nice bass for a neighborhood pond. Noone ever said anything to us and we rarely saw anyone else fishing.

5/14/2008 1:53:54 PM

Getting ready for the first offshore trip of the year this week! I'm so excited I screwed on all the reels backwards today

5/20/2008 10:17:11 PM

se7entythree and I are gonna go fishing this weekend, possibly offshore for king mackerel, dolphin, and other junk that I'm unfmailiar with.

Her brother says he's got all we need as far as bait, but I'm still curious on what to use.
Do people usually use live bait, cut bait, spoons, plugs, bucktails...?
What are yalls personal favorite baits & lures (and what species do you target) for offshore fishing?

[Edited on May 20, 2008 at 11:55 PM. Reason : cant spell]

5/20/2008 11:40:14 PM

During the winter we use plastic stuff (gulp, etc..), but now that the bait fish have moved back in, its live only for us.

We usually go out and find some schools, cast net until the live well is pretty stocked with finger mullet or menhaden, and then start our fishin.

5/21/2008 6:16:00 AM

sailfish is the other thing we'll be fishing for. matthew says we'll catch some menhaden (i think) and stuff to use as bait.

another important question: what is the best thing to take/do for sea sickness? i haven't been offshore fishing since i was 14 and i got sick the last time. we were on a bigger boat then too (a 35' egg harbor). this time we'll be in a...umm...i don't know how long or what brand but it's smaller and center console. i don't know that i'll be sick, but i want to do everything i can to prevent it.

5/21/2008 9:33:32 AM

Well just take some pills for sickness. As far as fishing, clarkspoons on planers will get you blues and spanish. For kings and mahi, troll cigar minnows on hb rigs or pirate plugs.

5/21/2008 9:52:58 AM