SiletzTroutKiller
montym, I was surfing around the forum and noticed that my old thread had been resurrected. If I may, I'd like to comment on a couple things in your post. First, I had a good laugh about how you new what a bugger was. I've heard the term many times during my visits to New Zealand.Hi;
Don't know if it is a bad deal to dig such an old thread up, but I am new to Oregon and re-learning to fish after almost a 30 year gap and thought I'd add my 2 cents. Before this month, last time I caught any fish was back in the 80's in India with a bamboo pole and line without any reel. Now I am mostly self taught with the help of the great God Google with tips from a few generous friends here, and honestly for a novice fishing is incredibly complicated these days. If you want to do a test, get one of your friends who does not fish and get him/her to read one of the threads here and see if that person understands half of it. I know what bugger means, but a wooly bugger leaves me stumped.:lol:
So I am using power bait/power eggs today, it is the easiest thing to start off with. I do dream of the day when I will be waist deep in a stream on a sunny day casting a fly, but first I need to catch some fish or the wife will be upset about me spending too much money on the gear.
For the record, I have only caught two stocked trouts so far and catch and release is a dream far away. My hooking technique really needs some work. At $50 per trout or more so far, it's been a bloody expensive hobby to be honest.
Cheers
M
OnTheFly;n19828 said:I know what you're thinking. Why is a fly fisherman making a thread about powerbait.:think: It's not because I'm trying to stir the pot by pitting bait guys against the fly and lure guys, it's because I am genuously curious why one would choose to fish with it. Ok...Ok...I know....it catches lots of fish but are you really getting the most out of the experience? Does plunk fishing really do it for you?If one were to bait fish why not use crickets or grasshoppers? Or bloodworms? It just seems Powerbait has made it more convenient to bait up. Can someone enlighten me?
meluvtrout;n302766 said:More reasons:
-Fly fishermen fish to catch fish, bait fishermen fish to eat fish.
-Fly fishermen go home to tie more flies when they run out of flies, bait fishermen open another jar of powerbait.
-Fly fishermen adjust to nature, hide behind bushes, walk for miles to enjoy and release a fish, bait fishermen change the position of their chairs to get more/less sun.
-Fly fishermen drink from flasks, bait fishermen drink from coolers.
I still have more Jim
lingface;n607283 said:once in a while i get out to my super secret salty solace where i can fish bait and not get smacked in the ear by a drunken water skier with hippie hair and "look at my juvenal narcicistic naivety cause i'm my own brand of awesome like the world has never heard of" tattoo asaulting my retinas.
troutdude;n607108 said:You should've seen the dumbfounded looks, on their faces, as I then C & R'd 30 more! LOL
newfydog;n607289 said:My only problem with bait is that C&R with bait can be pretty hard on the fish---do you have any secrets for lip hooking them?
newfydog;n607289 said:My only problem with bait is that C&R with bait can be pretty hard on the fish---do you have any secrets for lip hooking them?
"Researchers investigating rainbow trout survival found that mortality of fish caught using flies ranged from four per cent to 10 per cent and mortality of fish caught using natural baits ranged from 32 per cent to 64 per cent (Schisler and Bergersen 1996; Stringer 1967; Shetter and Allison 1955). Trout often swallow bait hooks deeper than flies, resulting in greater damage to sensitive areas such as gills, gill arches and the throat."
troutdude;n607295 said:I just cut the line, in front of their mouths, and return them to the drink. An ODFW Fisheries Biologist once told me that, there's an enzyme (in their blood) that dissolves the hook. It takes a couple of days, for that to happen. But he assured me that, the fish would be fine.