Tualatin River - Page 10

Linda · 07-27-2008, 06:42 PM

Cool,never thought of eating a sucker,maybee they would be good with marinade?since texture is good,need flavor enhancement.Went to Tualatin but only lost a few hooks and sinkers,darn snags.One jumping fish right under rail road tracks but no way I could get it,too many trees,weeds,etc.The sewer plant is right across from it and it makes me think the fish are full of shi

FishSchooler · 07-27-2008, 06:52 PM

Lol! you need a bobber to catch without snags, But if you stick a 1 ounce cannon ball on the bottom of your line, then 2 hooks forkin off the mainline with worms, Just cast it upstream 45 degrees and wait. You will get snags, but just wait as long as you can, even if you're in a snag. The fish will eat the worm, unsnaggin it a lot. If you want bass, spinnerbaits or really shallow divin cranks or plugs are the way.

Raincatcher · 07-29-2008, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FishSchooler

I think you are allowed to keep bluegill, since they are just like baitfish and all, but just dont take too many! maybe 20 is enough to keep a sustained pop in a small pond.
Oh yeah, I ate suckers before, they arent that bad, but I wouldnt call them that great either. They have nice texture, but not that good of a taste. But the meat is reallllllly tender, and tasty if you cook them the right way!

I think the regs say you are not allowed to transport live gamefish from the water of origin (you have to leave them where you find them). Sorry to pop anyone's bubble.
By the way, welcome to OFF, Linda. It's good to have more women here.
Barb

FishSchooler · 07-30-2008, 09:19 AM

If they cant be live... Flash freeze em on the river then flash un freeze em in your house!!! They arent alive when you transport!

chris61182 · 09-23-2008, 11:11 PM

I went out to Rood Bridge Park today after work, the water was up a few inches but flowing a lot faster, colder, and muddier than it has been for some time. The perch weren't hanging out in their usual spots, but I did land a bass on a 3/16oz spinner bait. Of course the bass flopped off the hook while I was digging the camera out, and then I lost the spinner bait on the very next cast

!

You can tell that the water is colder than usual just from the way the fish was fighting. It basically didn't fight back until I got it to the surface, and then it was two less than half-hearted runs and it was over, just I've never had a bass in Oregon fight so pathetically before.

Also last night I respooled my reel with some fresh line, and instead of usual 10lb Power Pro or Spiderwire, I tried something new, 8lb Whiplash pro. This stuff casts like an absolute dream! The best I can describe it as, is casting your lure with out the line. My only complaint is the knot strength, either that or by pure luck I ran my line over start corner of a rock when I lost my spinner bait. Which I guess just means I need to finally learn the palomar knot as my personally modified clinch knot just isn't cutting it with this line.

ArcticAmoeba · 09-23-2008, 11:19 PM

Yeah, with Spectre type braids, the good 'ol Clinch , and variations there of, just slip, no matter how many times you seat the knot, or how many times you go back through here, or there. The palomar is what I have since been forced to use when running small diameter braid. I suppose it is a good knot, never lost anythig from a knot failure, but still, I like the old standards sometimes.

chris61182 · 09-23-2008, 11:46 PM

So far the clinch knot I use seems to work quite well with all the braids I've used up to this point. In a nutshell, tie an improved clinch knot just like usual but take the tag end and tie two overhand knots to the mainline above the coil and tighten them down onto the coil but don't over do it. The clinch knot is what provides the real holding power, while the overhand knots just jam it in place.

With that knot I usually bend the hook, or if I do break the line it's usually not at the knot but what I assume is the start of a fray, or an actual fray when I'm being lazy and haven't retied yet, which usual happens right after I say one more cast and I'll retie then I watch my lure sail into the opposing bank's brush

.

Fishtopher · 09-24-2008, 08:49 AM

I switched to p-knot two months ago and havent looked back! Super easy to tie. Especially in the dark...

FishSchooler · 09-24-2008, 08:20 PM

First decent bass spit the hook today at cook park... i am mad...

Caught on a tricked up and modded senko first cast.

Rawr, also mad cause this new bomber I bought didnt float... waste of money... this one was supposed to float... The bass leaped like 2.5 feet high and boom, hook was out.

Hawk · 09-25-2008, 10:47 AM

I learned to tie the clinch knot when i was about 7 in the cub scouts. its bean my favorite knot ever since..............................

07-27-2008, 06:42 PM	#91
Linda Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tigard,Or Posts: 14	Thanks Cool,never thought of eating a sucker,maybee they would be good with marinade?since texture is good,need flavor enhancement.Went to Tualatin but only lost a few hooks and sinkers,darn snags.One jumping fish right under rail road tracks but no way I could get it,too many trees,weeds,etc.The sewer plant is right across from it and it makes me think the fish are full of shi

07-27-2008, 06:52 PM	#92
FishSchooler Master Angler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lake Oswego Posts: 1,003	Lol! you need a bobber to catch without snags, But if you stick a 1 ounce cannon ball on the bottom of your line, then 2 hooks forkin off the mainline with worms, Just cast it upstream 45 degrees and wait. You will get snags, but just wait as long as you can, even if you're in a snag. The fish will eat the worm, unsnaggin it a lot. If you want bass, spinnerbaits or really shallow divin cranks or plugs are the way. __________________ Give a man some powerbait, he'll fish for a day, teach the man how to make powerbait, he won't be fishing at all.

07-30-2008, 09:19 AM	#94
FishSchooler Master Angler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lake Oswego Posts: 1,003	If they cant be live... Flash freeze em on the river then flash un freeze em in your house!!! They arent alive when you transport! __________________ Give a man some powerbait, he'll fish for a day, teach the man how to make powerbait, he won't be fishing at all.

09-23-2008, 11:19 PM	#96
ArcticAmoeba Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: O.C. Posts: 717	Yeah, with Spectre type braids, the good 'ol Clinch , and variations there of, just slip, no matter how many times you seat the knot, or how many times you go back through here, or there. The palomar is what I have since been forced to use when running small diameter braid. I suppose it is a good knot, never lost anythig from a knot failure, but still, I like the old standards sometimes. __________________ Get Bent...Yo Rod That Is.

09-24-2008, 08:49 AM	#98
Fishtopher Master Angler Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SE Portland Posts: 303	I switched to p-knot two months ago and havent looked back! Super easy to tie. Especially in the dark... __________________ Chris a.k.a. Ernie St.Claire a.k.a. Boone Haddock a.k.a. Todd Berdell

09-23-2008, 11:11 PM	#95
chris61182 Master Angler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hillsboro/Beaverton Area Posts: 718	I went out to Rood Bridge Park today after work, the water was up a few inches but flowing a lot faster, colder, and muddier than it has been for some time. The perch weren't hanging out in their usual spots, but I did land a bass on a 3/16oz spinner bait. Of course the bass flopped off the hook while I was digging the camera out, and then I lost the spinner bait on the very next cast ! You can tell that the water is colder than usual just from the way the fish was fighting. It basically didn't fight back until I got it to the surface, and then it was two less than half-hearted runs and it was over, just I've never had a bass in Oregon fight so pathetically before. Also last night I respooled my reel with some fresh line, and instead of usual 10lb Power Pro or Spiderwire, I tried something new, 8lb Whiplash pro. This stuff casts like an absolute dream! The best I can describe it as, is casting your lure with out the line. My only complaint is the knot strength, either that or by pure luck I ran my line over start corner of a rock when I lost my spinner bait. Which I guess just means I need to finally learn the palomar knot as my personally modified clinch knot just isn't cutting it with this line.

09-23-2008, 11:46 PM	#97
chris61182 Master Angler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hillsboro/Beaverton Area Posts: 718	So far the clinch knot I use seems to work quite well with all the braids I've used up to this point. In a nutshell, tie an improved clinch knot just like usual but take the tag end and tie two overhand knots to the mainline above the coil and tighten them down onto the coil but don't over do it. The clinch knot is what provides the real holding power, while the overhand knots just jam it in place. With that knot I usually bend the hook, or if I do break the line it's usually not at the knot but what I assume is the start of a fray, or an actual fray when I'm being lazy and haven't retied yet, which usual happens right after I say one more cast and I'll retie then I watch my lure sail into the opposing bank's brush .

09-24-2008, 08:20 PM	#99
FishSchooler Master Angler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lake Oswego Posts: 1,003	First decent bass spit the hook today at cook park... i am mad... Caught on a tricked up and modded senko first cast. Rawr, also mad cause this new bomber I bought didnt float... waste of money... this one was supposed to float... The bass leaped like 2.5 feet high and boom, hook was out. __________________ Give a man some powerbait, he'll fish for a day, teach the man how to make powerbait, he won't be fishing at all.

09-25-2008, 10:47 AM	#100
Hawk Master Angler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Have You Kissed a Bass Today??? Posts: 321	I learned to tie the clinch knot when i was about 7 in the cub scouts. its bean my favorite knot ever since.............................. __________________ on a mountain west of Wolf Creek...

Username
Password
Remember Me?