Fish pics ( everybody )

[Blak bart]

I miss deep sea fishing those tuna are great fun. I bought the black hero 9 I think with voice command. I always forget to wear it. Lots of nice fish on this thread!

Thanks for sharing Tnmountains.....im very blessed to live in the keys, where fishing is actually a pretty good job to have, and you are considered a productive and successful part of the community. One day ill retire from fishing....so I can enjoy my free time and go fishing !!😁😁

 

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[Blak bart]

latley I've been diving up the big snails....got 2 collector grade shells !!

 

[Peyton Manning]

I’m in Indian river Michigan for a few days.
Hoping to catch a new species while here.
Never caught a pike or muskie

 

[Blak bart]

I've never caught a muskie before.....my boss is up there muskie fishing right now too !! Good luck !!

 

[WannaDig3687]

Summer derby starts today. This won’t win it, but it gets me on the board and who knows, it may hold up for a prize.

Unofficial measurements 29-1/2” & 8#

 

[Zakon Krzyżacki]

I’m in Indian river Michigan for a few days.
Hoping to catch a new species while here.
Never caught a pike or muskie

Now here I've been biting my nails thinking you were coming up here to kick my butt for calling you a chick.
Sorry.
Our rivalry goes back too far to quit! 😝

Did you catch anything ?

 

[crashbandicoot]

Summer derby starts today. This won’t win it, but it gets me on the board and who knows, it may hold up for a prize.

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Unofficial measurements 29-1/2” & 8#

That,s a good one WD! Keep on a fishin!

 

[WannaDig3687]

That,s a good one WD! Keep on a fishin!

Thanks. Here’s the thing about derby fishing: once you get a big one that you know you have to go weigh, you don’t get to fish until the other team members get a big one. So, I got to sit out the rest of today and I won’t be reeling any in until the Mr gets a bigger one. Lol🤪

BTW official length is 29-1/5” and weighs 8.14 but on the leaderboard it’s rounded down to 8.1#. Leader is at 8.3#. We will be knocked down the board daily, sometimes hourly. Saturdays are busy on the lake.

 

[Peyton Manning]

I've never caught a muskie before.....my boss is up there muskie fishing right now too !! Good luck !!

Not this time, grrrr

 

[releventchair]

Summer derby starts today. This won’t win it, but it gets me on the board and who knows, it may hold up for a prize.

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Unofficial measurements 29-1/2” & 8#

Whooooie!
Congrats!

 

[releventchair]

Not this time, grrrr

Ahh Muskies!

You using a charter? Blame the captain!
Renting a boat? Blame the captain.
Walking around Burt or Mullet? Blame the captain!

Any intel on where they're being found in the water column? Temp , oxygen ect?

One day a angleworm or two inch minnows can get hit.
The next day a duck or two foot snake isn't enough.
And on the same day I've had one in several feet of water under lily pad edge in a channel chase and clobber a foot or longer flat tailed fake crawler swam just below the surface like a snake (don't find them anymore) and maybe fifty yards beyond on a deep drop a second one hit a medium crank bait.

Far beyond that was a dredged trench with a spring they liked to sulk around on bottom when in a neutral mood. Then move up under shallow cover (like one memorial floating dock) to ambush prey from.

What they are feeding on can matter. Though opportunists stimulated will hit a lot of things.

Trolling a mix can help. But lure speed and depth control gets harder with mixed offerings.
Some swear by having a lure working in the prop wash for insurance.
I wouldn't want to connect with a fifty inch fresh musky there though...

Depth in water column.
Speed of retrieve or troll.
Action of lure or bait.
Location musky are in , and what activity level they are at.

Or , just fish for them!

Calm water surface can see cruisers up high. But temp of surface water (and wind or breeze can push it downwind) and wave action can affect feeding behavior. Needs to be targets on or near the surface too when calm or fish can be expected to be focused on potential prey elsewhere/deeper.

Edges, shelfs, drop offs used as corrals , weeds to hide in like cops awaiting speeders , bottom cruising , current use...Lots of variables.
But a good consistent habitat is a unique niche vs cruising an entire basin.
A musky using a small area due to it's vantage can be duplicated. But is dependent on conditions too.

Somewhere a giant just ate.
And will again eventually.

What's on the menu? And will it stimulate lateral lines or just trigger a strike from sight? Or both?

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[Blak bart]

My son and nephew the tuna slayers !!

 

[Oregon Viking]

These Stripers fight like a Steelhead!
Dinner!!!

 

[Blak bart]

I've only ever caught a few of them.....biggest one for me was only about 10 pounds !! I saw a guy catch one in the 40s once !!

 

[Blak bart]

Summer derby starts today. This won’t win it, but it gets me on the board and who knows, it may hold up for a prize.

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Unofficial measurements 29-1/2” & 8#

Im pulling for you to win WD !!

 

[Oregon Viking]

I've only ever caught a few of them.....biggest one for me was only about 10 pounds !! I saw a guy catch one in the 40s once !!

I only fish for them in the bays/lower rivers.

35 pounds!!

 

[Blak bart]

The family boat....we just went from chub cay to eluthera !!

 

[Blak bart]

La palmeria....our family vacation rental house it was not cheap....16 of us are staying here in 9 bedrooms.....it is not cheap, and has a video arcade, a workout room, roof top jacuzzi, and a movie theater !! Only 100,000 a week.....and no im not joking !!

 

[Oregon Viking]

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The family boat....we just went from chub cay to eluthera !!

Nice! We here on the Pacific can't enjoy the "Miami Vice" boats... We get 30 foot swells!
No Marlin, Swordfish here either. Ling cod, 50 + pound salmon.. Halibut and albacore. And Stripers! And the best of the best... Steelhead!!!!!

 

[Blak bart]

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La palmeria....our family vacation rental house it was not cheap....16 of us are staying here in 9 bedrooms.....it is not cheap, and has a video arcade, a workout room, roof top jacuzzi, and a movie theater !! Only 100,000 a week.....and no im not joking !!

I had to look it up....8000 a night. So only 56,000 $ a week.....112,000 a week for both villas with enough room for 36 guests !! Wow !! We did have the optional chef service, and maid service !!