Fall......What Is It Good For?

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by fishbones

I got 1 small fish last night and my dad picked up 2, without using eels. I think if I had stuck around things were going to heat up, but I had to work this morning.

October has been pretty good so far. Nothing really big, but no skunkings either. I haven't been able to fish the best times and I'm still catching, so I'm pretty happy. I'll start putting in more time now as work slows a bit for me.

i'm not sayin',,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


i am JUST sayin', iffin ya wanna go LAHHHGE

and you wanna go often,,,,,,with tha CATCH thing~~~

in the Fall Run a wise Ditch angler once told me,

USE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELS

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by BassDawg

i'm not sayin',,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


i am JUST sayin', iffin ya wanna go LAHHHGE

and you wanna go often,,,,,,with tha CATCH thing~~~

in the Fall Run a wise Ditch angler once told me,

USE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELS

I understand that eels will catch fish during the fall run, and at other times. And I'm not consumed with going large, as I've had a very good year with fish both numbers and size wise. I fished last night with my dad for only the second time this year, and we fished when we could get together which wasn't the ideal time at the ditch. The water was moving so much that eels wouldn't have gotten down deep enough. We had to use something heavy and we were the only people I saw hook up in the short time that we fished, so I can't complain. I'm not against eels by any stretch. In fact, I'll be using them next week at night. But they only come out after I've determined that the fish aren't interested in wood.

[Sea Dangles]

Rubbercore

[BassDawg]

when fishing with family~~~

SIZE is irrelevant,,,,,,,,,,,,,,KUDOS to you and your Dad!!
those are the Life moments to treasure, bonesy. my Dad passed
12 yrs ago and we NEVER had the privelege of fishing, let alone catching, together
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,WELL DONE, gents!!!

fishing with my nephew, Tyler, is a completely different animal.

he received the Skinner supracompetetive gene, tenfold.
if ya ever meet him,,,,,,,,DO NOT play Texas Hold 'Em with him!

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by fishbones

I understand that eels will catch fish during the fall run, and at other times. And I'm not consumed with going large, as I've had a very good year with fish both numbers and size wise. I fished last night with my dad for only the second time this year, and we fished when we could get together which wasn't the ideal time at the ditch. The water was moving so much that eels wouldn't have gotten down deep enough. We had to use something heavy and we were the only people I saw hook up in the short time that we fished, so I can't complain. I'm not against eels by any stretch. In fact, I'll be using them next week at night. But they only come out after I've determined that the fish aren't interested in wood.

Fish them in the last hour of the tide, unweighted

Or use an egg sinker above the swivel (peg it with a toothpick), or a Rubbercore. Rubbercores tend to come off braid pretty easily on the cast, though.

[nightfighter]

Fall....What is it good for?

Sore shoulder
Sore back
Braid cut finger, and gloves
Being out of go to plugs, ie. surf howdies
Inventory of gear that needs servicing, cleaning, replacement or patching
Windburn
Cold, real cold this morning...

On the good side;
No crowds
Cod fishing
Appreciation for the year I've had.....

[Raider Ronnie]

Heading down to my marina with Leo in a few minutes and gonna do some smelt fishing from our dock then heading out for the afternoon tide with a friend & kids to bass fish in the harbor.