Season starter

FinsnFur · April 11, 2010, 03:11:05 PM

Still kinda cool below the surface but it was fun.

Yeah I know that camera date is wrong.

Batteries fell out the damn camera due to a crack in the door, and I wanted to get the fish back in the water.

Bills Custom Calls · April 11, 2010, 03:54:28 PM

Nice fish there Jim.Did your daughter catch the biggest one

FinsnFur · April 11, 2010, 08:04:49 PM

Yeah, 16 years ago....ME!

golfertrout · April 11, 2010, 08:19:50 PM

come on Jim you can do better then that

i wanna see some hogs next time.

FinsnFur · April 11, 2010, 08:28:05 PM

Dude the water temps up here aren't even 50 degrees yet. Heck the Pikes are still sowing their oats the waters so cold.
I was shocked we got these. Actually we got a couple last night too, right before dark but didnt have a camera.
It wont be long.

I just bought one of those USReels with the super wide spools yesterday and I was dying to try it out.

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golfertrout · April 11, 2010, 08:46:15 PM

im just messin with Jim

i fished two days ago and caught about a 5 pound bass, and went to a pond this evening and lost a nice bass probable around 6 pnds. when you gonna have a fishing tourney?

o and how did you like the reel? i just ordered a penn conquer spin reel

Todd Rahm · April 11, 2010, 09:27:17 PM

Nice fish'n Jim and that WaterWolf looks tasty.

FinsnFur · April 11, 2010, 09:34:24 PM

I think the boys are discussing the fishing tourney now.

The reel? Honestly yesterday it sucked and I wished I would have never spent the money on it. But I think I just needed to get used to it.
I usually change reels every two or three years cause I literally wear them out. Grooves wore into the line rollers, the inside of the bail wire wore flat....
This thing really caught my eye because of the extra wide spool, and the promise of eliminating line twist which is virtually impossible on a spinning reel. These reels have really been the buzz lately, so I thought it a give er a whirl.

I think what made me not real sure of it at first was, they brag about how you can grab a hold of the spool and it will not rock side to side even the slightest because of their bearing system. Well every spinning reel spool will to a certain extent but seriously, who would notice and what does it hurt? It's mounted on a single threaded stem how can it NOT rock slightly?

But this one seriously does not.

And I think because the thing is built so solidly it actually caused the reel to retrieve hard. Hard to me anyway, I was going on my third year using my Mitchell Spider Tarantula SP2200

I thought to myself, "man this sucks, how hard is it going to be to crank when I actually hook something?"

But today being the second day out with it, either she freed up or it's not even noticeable anymore.

The core of the spool is so wide they actually have a handle thats shaped like a "C" to get out around the spool while cranking.
This really does make for a lot less line twist cause your wrapping it in much less tighter circles.
Plus they include a couple spool arbors to make the core of the spool wider which brings your line closer to the outside of the spools edge. Which makes the line feed of the spool unbelievably smooth during a cast. I mean I could hit Barry's roof from Wisconsin's southern border if the winds were right.

So all in all, despite a bad first impression, I'm happy. It costs me a hundred bucks, but I got a feelings it's gonna outlast any previous reel I've owned.

Arent ya glad ya asked?

golfertrout · April 11, 2010, 09:55:34 PM

hey i am glad i asked because i was gonna buy one but i ordered the penn reel and i hope to get it by saturday because im heading to the mountains

for a week

so you gotta get them on the ball because im ready

alscalls · April 11, 2010, 10:15:37 PM

Any time spent fishing with a youngin is a worth while event! ........

pitw · April 11, 2010, 10:26:25 PM

I was starting to fear I'd never see you out enjoying anything and man am I glad to be proved wrong

. What's with you being fully dressed and everything though

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FinsnFur · April 12, 2010, 05:15:02 AM

Yeah, the raw, half buff shots come later in the season.

weedwalker · April 12, 2010, 05:58:05 AM

Jim, that's a nice chuncky bass to start your season. Nice pike for her too.

I'm hoping to get some fishing in tomorrow or wednesday for my season opener.

FinsnFur · April 13, 2010, 08:25:26 PM

I got stuck working late tonight, and then beat feat to get back down to the river and get in on some more of it.
Missing my supper time, fished for 2 hours and couldnt even bump a stiff weed to get a cheap thrill.

alscalls · April 13, 2010, 08:59:29 PM

We need that fishing contest started.......... another month and it will be back to the little ones ........

FinsnFur · April 13, 2010, 09:04:45 PM

Yeah, thats what were waiting for. Cause since I'm a lot further north then you guys, my waters warm up last.

I'll have to get on Rich and see what's going on. I think he's manning this one.

alscalls · April 13, 2010, 09:06:22 PM

I hope the rains hold off this year.........Last year we couldn't fish the rivers much.

FinsnFur · April 15, 2010, 07:12:56 PM

Things are really coming together up here, the water is still pretty cool, around 50 degrees, and we yanked these out of a shallow bay this afternoon where the sun had obviously been warming her up a mite.