fishing

**Dirty Sanchez** · 04-25-11, 06:20 PM

I had a fishstick once...it went down bad

**robmpink** · 04-25-11, 06:59 PM

a killie once gave me the fight of my life.

**Hootie Johnson** · 04-25-11, 07:00 PM

I just don't have the patience needed for fishing.

**falconticket** · 04-25-11, 07:10 PM

Alligator garr. Thought I had an 8 pound bass. Ugliest little fish I ever caught.

**starfire** · 04-25-11, 07:11 PM

I love tuna fishing

**Vindicate** · 04-25-11, 08:59 PM

freshwater:

Muskey

**VegasInsider** · 04-25-11, 11:10 PM

Tuna has given me the biggest fight, but I don't go that often.

On a weekly basis, bluefish and bigger stripers have a good fight especially if the current isn't working for you

**rem sleep** · 04-25-11, 11:15 PM

I hear whales are pretty stubborn critters. If you catch one tho you'll be eating good for months.

**mw00** · 04-25-11, 11:21 PM

hooked a tarpon. almost took my pole into the water. fought it for like 2 mins and it ripped my line. thing was jumping out the water, was pretty awesome

**head_strong** · 04-25-11, 11:22 PM

probably a 24 pound red drum

**mw00** · 04-25-11, 11:25 PM

stingrays dont fight hard but tough as hell to pull up also..

**goofyre** · 04-25-11, 11:58 PM

brown trout put up a good fight for their size.

**Roadtrip635** · 04-26-11, 12:07 AM

One time out spear-fishing in the Gulf of Mexico around an oil rig, I see a pretty good size barracuda, about 4.5' long. I try to position myself to get a shot, but whenever I moved he would counter the move so he was always facing me straight away. I'm dead set on getting this guy but, he was crafty and we did this for several minutes. After a while I notice his behavior change a little, when he countered my move he came a slight bit closer. After he did this a couple times I try to figure why and that's when I notice. I cannot see the oil rig, my dive buddies or any other fish. I decide to break this dance off and pop to the surface to get my bearing. O Crap! That crafty bastard had lured me away from the rig and I was a good 200 yards or more away from the rig and boat. He had been setting me up. I start making my way back and he followed me back, but always positioning himself so I couldn't get a good shot. Once I could see the rig, he disappeared. I always wondered what would have happened if I had taken the shot and missed, would he have flashed at me before I could re-rooster the speargun. I got the feeling that what he was waiting for, sneaky evil barracuda.

**nikevols** · 04-26-11, 12:21 AM

I once caught Catfish Hunter...whew that man has some nasty stuff

**blahh** · 04-26-11, 12:40 AM

fish

ahhhh bluefish is crazy

**JMobile** · 04-26-11, 01:54 AM

A Yellowfin Tuna when I went deep sea fishing with my dad years ago. I used a colorless Cedar Plug lure while trolling.

**pinchylarue** · 04-26-11, 01:59 AM

pike or sturgeon in lake ontario

**ElLoco23** · 04-26-11, 03:38 AM

I miss deep sea fishing.

**Resler** · 04-26-11, 06:51 AM

Big northern pike was the hardest fight for me, nothing like you salt water fisherman.

**MadTiger** · 04-26-11, 06:57 AM

Originally posted by Roadtrip635

One time out spear-fishing in the Gulf of Mexico around an oil rig, I see a pretty good size barracuda, about 4.5' long. I try to position myself to get a shot, but whenever I moved he would counter the move so he was always facing me straight away. I'm dead set on getting this guy but, he was crafty and we did this for several minutes. After a while I notice his behavior change a little, when he countered my move he came a slight bit closer. After he did this a couple times I try to figure why and that's when I notice. I cannot see the oil rig, my dive buddies or any other fish. I decide to break this dance off and pop to the surface to get my bearing. O Crap! That crafty bastard had lured me away from the rig and I was a good 200 yards or more away from the rig and boat. He had been setting me up. I start making my way back and he followed me back, but always positioning himself so I couldn't get a good shot. Once I could see the rig, he disappeared. I always wondered what would have happened if I had taken the shot and missed, would he have flashed at me before I could re-rooster the speargun. I got the feeling that what he was waiting for, sneaky evil barracuda.

Had to give a point for that one. Good-ass story.

It's a great reminder never to call animals stupid. They follow their programming to the "T." It's our dumb-asses that are always fuggin' up, going off script. Think: have you ever seen an animal do something "stupid" that didn't involve humans infringing on it's environment with either themselves or their creations? Nope, ya haven't.

**ex50warrior** · 04-26-11, 07:37 AM

Freshwater fishing for Northern Pike or Muskey; both put up a good fight.

**chiliv5** · 04-26-11, 06:55 PM

i 50 pound carp on 6 pound tess. took 45 min to get it in....

**ZetaPsi808** · 04-26-11, 11:35 PM

22 pound large mouth bass looked like jjgold

**VegasInsider** · 04-26-11, 11:49 PM

I want to go fishing for grouper down the Gulf of Mexico at some point. I've seen pictures and heard some stories that they can be monsters

**Robust** · 04-27-11, 12:21 AM

24" catfish on an 8 lb line.. any fisherman knows you can't just pull it in.. line breaks easy.. had to play with him for a good 6 minutes til he gave up.. awesome fight.. and he tasted awesome!

Thank you Mr Catfish!

Robust

**neverstoppers23** · 04-27-11, 12:25 AM

I sure do love fishing.

**Roadtrip635** · 04-27-11, 07:15 PM

Originally posted by MadTiger

It's a great reminder never to call animals stupid. They follow their programming to the "T." It's our dumb-asses that are always fuggin' up, going off script. Think: have you ever seen an animal do something "stupid" that didn't involve humans infringing on it's environment with either themselves or their creations? Nope, ya haven't.

Earlier that same summer there was a guy spear-fishing oil rigs off the coast of Louisiana. He had tied his speargun to his wrist so he wouldn't lose it. There was a big fish, don't know what kind, but he speared it. It wasn't a killing shot or it was just too big, but an injured fish's first instinct is to bolt straight down and took the guy with him. His buddies weren't close enough to help and it happened too fast. He had a dive knife and either he couldn't get to it fast enough or he panicked and couldn't cut himself loose. Either way, I don't know if they ever found his body. Two important lessons here, DO NOT tie your speargun to yourself and second and most important (My dive instructor taught us this in the 1st class, the 1st sentence he uttered) You Panic, You Die.

**Joe Dogs** · 04-27-11, 07:59 PM

I once caught and landed a 31 inch stripped bass on a ultra light rod,4 pound test.

Took me forever to bring this fish in.

After I landed the fish and measured,I had to throw him back.....1 inch short of a keeper,on the river I was fishing.

**hugh4310** · 04-27-11, 09:10 PM

Fishing is for people that don't play golf, or should I say can't play golf!

**Vindicate** · 04-27-11, 09:14 PM

Originally posted by hugh4310

Fishing is for people that don't play golf, or should I say can't play golf!

i do and enjoy both fishing and golf.

both very relaxing and fun

**yelling** · 04-28-11, 01:03 PM

striper

hmmm id have to say striped bass maybe...tough fish

**nickdotcom** · 04-28-11, 01:08 PM

king fish and 100+lb halibut put up a good fight. Bull reds are fun to fight but not overly difficult

**Roadtrip635** · 04-28-11, 03:16 PM

Originally posted by Joe Dogs

I once caught and landed a 31 inch stripped bass on a ultra light rod,4 pound test.

Took me forever to bring this fish in.

After I landed the fish and measured,I had to throw him back.....1 inch short of a keeper,on the river I was fishing.

That's a hell of a fight on ultralight!

**rggolds8** · 04-28-11, 03:17 PM

Amber Jack off the florida coast are so hard to reel in they are often at depths over 200 feet add the weight needed to reach bottom which make it back wrenching to reel them up, to say the least.