Greetings...rookie angler here...looking for advise on canal gear

http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripertalk/how-tos-f-q-s-tips-tricks/14919-canal-how.html

Check out the last post, too..

Welcome to the site Rookie. Mike's Post explains it all. Any other questions just ask.

Practice all winter while blindfolded doing a Rubik's cube using one hand while running in place and whistling the 1812 overture as you eat saltines in a cold shower. Will get you ready for what you are about to face.

I 2nd the canal how to. I want to fish it next summer for 1st time and will read that a couple more times. Great article by Mike P.

It seems like new members overlook this forum, and there's a gold mine of good stuff in there :btu:


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Read Mikes posts, it only takes a lifetime to love the ditch!!:love:

I hear Block Island and Narragansett Bay each have much better fishing and are way less crowded.

Greetings...rookie angler here...looking for advise on canal gear

Just like some have said, Save your money and sanity and fish Rhody :grins::grins:

I just throw a new bucktail in the ditch and drink lots of beer.Works out the same.

thanks to all for your input..once the season starts I will have more specific questions.....

First...Learn to fall on rocks and not break anything.
Second... Repeat ...all night long.
Third... get a cast or two off.

First...Learn to fall on rocks and not break anything.
Second... Repeat ...all night long.
Third... get a cast or two off.

Forth: be aware of ditch trolls foaming at mouth from long night.

Lead, lead, and more lead. O ya....lead.

YOU NEVER SHOW UP, YOU WANT FISH THEN GO FISHING.:smash:

2-5 oz jigs, try different colors, 10ft or better heavy rod, reel that can hold 200yds of braid or mono. I would advise just watching the guys do it for a little while, then give it a try away from the crowd. Or you can do what the daytime crowd does.......wing a pencil out as far as you can and hope for the best. Cant knock it cuz its brought in some big fish in recent years. And dont let the canal ferret scare you, they do exist.

And dont let the canal ferret scare you, they do exist.[/QUOTE]
I had 2 come out from under the rocks I was stamding on this fall. I almost fell in :fury:

The Canal Feret exists? Can it be used as bait? "No Luck" says the canal feret catchs mosters fish? First I heard of that. Any input?

The canal ferret exists eating the monster black snakes.:fishin: Oh - I forgot, the devils are expert at stealing bait.:devil2:

BTW--they're minks, not ferrets. They were imported to ride herd on the rats. ;)

yes, mink makes excellent bait