Fished mainly circle hooks the past 2 years. Had a decent hookup ratio but wondering if J hooks might have gotten the misses. Also, I know with the circles you are just supposed to reel into them rather than set the hook but how long do u let them run with it before doing so?

I'm not talking about on the ladies either shake.gif ... i'm talking about river bottom. HAHA ! Mud flats, soft, big rocks, gravel ? We have a nice mix of just about all in my neck of the woods and tried all of them as well. I see guys just about everywhere when we are out, weather it's...

The other day I was at a gentlemens house purchasing a rod and reel for stripers. Being green to the sport I was asking him tons of questions about the sport. The rod I purchased was 1-4oz for plugging. I told him I would like to do some bait fishing also. He told me it would be fine as long...

Caught two of these off Martha's Vineyard this weekend.

While we all mix it up during a season how would you classify the majority of your fishing? For example, chunk, wooden plugs, soft plastic shad/FinS/Sluggo, etc. Thanks

Im currently useing 2 Okuma Coranado CD-55a baitfeeder reels (like a shimano baitrunner), and i have only used them 2 times at the end of last season in plymouth off a few beaches. A coupple things id like to say about them is this, I loved the physycal quality, feels awsome, has a rubber grip ...

I was just wondering what everyone thinks is the best type of braid out on the market to use for striper fishing. All of the different types all claim to be the BEST type but imo one has got to be better than the others. Any personal preferences? if so what # test? Thanks

I have been surf fishing now for 2 years with bait. I want to start casting with plugs. The pole I'm using is an Okuma EVX 10 foot surf pole. I know this really is not the pole to use for casting plugs, swim baits, etc. Any infor would help i.e. type, length, action, etc. I've been looking at...

A friend who has no knowledge of fishing gave me this lure and me being a novice in the game dont really know either. What type of lure is this and what can it mainly catch. please if anyone can help thanks.

Hello everyone! As my username indicates, I am Sarah and I am a Marine. A 22 year old medically retired Marine that is. Before I joined the Marine Corps I was really busy and always in a rush. I went to school, played basketball, cheered, was active in my church youth group, did some hair...

gun,bow ,smoke pole i like it all everything from a duck to a buck what do you like

I just picked up a 21' Fiberform Walkaround and am looking forward to getting out asap!! I was wondering what type and size rods I should get for trolling and live lining etc. I am looking to do it on the cheap....aint we all LOL?? Anyway I have Okuma reels that I use for surfcasting so I was...

I commonly troll with anywhere from 120 to 150' of line out and was wondering what kind of line to use. Is is as simple as personal preference or do you recommend a mono with stretch in it, or a braid with no stretch. At 150' thats a lot of stretch and is it okay? I understand drag settings have...

Okay, so I'm just getting into this saltwater fishing thing, and this place has been the most of my edumacation so far; however, I have yet to find a good decription of the types of rods. Here's what's confusing me... What's meant by a "Boat Rod"? How about a "Stand up Rod"? What makes a...

Just curious

During harbor lobster haul, police surveillance set a trap By Emma G. Fitzsimmons, Globe Correspondent | August 1, 2006 Two Massachusetts Environmental Police officers watched the lobster boat Linda come in to Quarterdeck Marina in East Boston Saturday night, after a long day in the harbor...

I've been fishing braided line for quite awhile, but only with my spinning reels (Penn 6500's mostly) with little to no problems. The problem comes in when I try to cast plugs with a conventional reel; the line seems to dig into the line on the spool and gets caught up. I've been using Power...

Hello, I purchased a Hawkeye FD1000D high speed depth gauge and I put the transducer puck in a bag of water and set it in the hull of my boat, it worked perfectly. I picked up some loctite two part Marine Epoxy and it has not worked since I glued it in. I pulled on the puck unit and to my...