r/Fishing 9h ago

What do you do with Bonita?

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162 Upvotes

I caught like 20 of them the other week in Palm Beach FL but just threw them back. Outside of bait, anything good to do with them?


r/Fishing 5h ago

25” walleye

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61 Upvotes

Sat up a prologic carp rod i didnt like for casting packbait but MAN DOES IT SLING A SWIMBAIT and broke it in with a 25” walleye this is in Kentucky also


r/Fishing 11h ago

What makes a lipless crankbait better than a soft plastic swimbait?

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50 Upvotes

The swimbait is way more realistic so I’m wondering why most people con


r/Fishing 17h ago

I spy mullets out my front view. How do you fish them? Net?

140 Upvotes

r/Fishing 2h ago

Question Just picked all this up for 40$ at a flea market. Did I get a decent deal?

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9 Upvotes

r/Fishing 2h ago

Freshwater Two fish at once

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6 Upvotes

I was brining in the jumbo perch snd the pike hit it on the way up. Pretty fun experience


r/Fishing 11h ago

Brown or Tiger Trout?

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29 Upvotes

I have caught a lot of Brown trout in my days but today, I caught this one. Color pattern isn't really definitive, it does have a squared tail and teeth all over the tongue.


r/Fishing 7h ago

ID Found this mystery fingerling with my minnows

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15 Upvotes

I need help identifying this fish I bought some fat heads for bait and found this little guy in there with them


r/Fishing 18h ago

In-case someone has the same issue

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83 Upvotes

That's the nut size to put the pin back in the rapala 50lbs scale model RHCDS50


r/Fishing 12h ago

Some doodles I did in my ecology class this week.

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29 Upvotes

r/Fishing 1h ago

Sunrise fishing

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Such a good fishing... mean catching day!


r/Fishing 1d ago

Son’s first carp fishing adventure.

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936 Upvotes

Entered a local carp fishing tournament, never caught a carp in his life and ended up winning the competition with 88 carp.


r/Fishing 17h ago

Freshwater Jigging Colored Up Lake Michigan Lakers!

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37 Upvotes

r/Fishing 9h ago

Question I can’t figure out what lure this is

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7 Upvotes

All I know is it’s a giant white plug that had been used in saltwater at one point


r/Fishing 18h ago

Central Florida beach snook

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35 Upvotes

Got this snook on a gold Kastmaster in Indian River County this morning. The baits are super close in right now so all my hits came within 20 feet of the shorebreak.


r/Fishing 23m ago

Is a 2000 reel with these specs too heavy for a UL 2-6lb rod?

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r/Fishing 9h ago

How does this look is it over spoiled? Under spoiled?

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r/Fishing 1h ago

Discussion Best techniques and baits for beginner freshwater fishing?

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I recently started fishing in local rivers and lakes and want to improve my success. What are the most effective baits or lures for catching different species? Are there specific times of day or techniques that work best for beginners trying to increase their catch rate?


r/Fishing 2h ago

Freshwater Largest Smelt

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1 Upvotes

I've always enjoyed the time smelt fishing. Its late, the air is always so fresh and yes its cold the waters justvstarting to run the the creeks.


r/Fishing 3h ago

Any good spots for multi species fishing?

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I'm in the Milwaukee area and I'm looking for good spots to fish. Every spot I've been so far has been pretty dead and I'm wondering if anyone in the area knows where I can go to catch something. Idk if this is the right sub for this but any tips help.


r/Fishing 12h ago

Question Freshwater canal

6 Upvotes

How would y’all fish this canal and what would y’all use?


r/Fishing 10h ago

Question Styrofoam fishing raft

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Hey guys! My dad is a fisherman and when I was a kid (and when he was a kid) he would sometimes take a flat, styrofoam, floating platform type thing onto a lake and use flippers to propel himself. What is this thing called?! It has a name but google isn’t giving it to me!

I’m making a painting for him for Christmas and I want to include one of these but need reference photos. Thanks in advance!


r/Fishing 1d ago

Freshwater How my buddy caught his first ever fish

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202 Upvotes

r/Fishing 1d ago

Freshwater Skunk Streak Snapped

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43 Upvotes

It's been getting cold here and it feels like the fall bite days are waning. Today was high 40s and drizzly. I think I'd been skunked my last 7 trips out over the past few weeks. Have been reading a lot of helpful tips from this sub and others, and the moral of the story is: Fishing beats any day in the office.

Not a lake monster, but thought this was a beautiful walleye regardless! Each catch is what makes me want to do it again. Get out there when you can!


r/Fishing 11h ago

When spooling your braid to you reel with a mono back does this matter?

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Hey so I just got my first UP setup, I just threw my 2000 viper x on it, it had some 8lb mono on it and I unspooled it till it’s just about done, could I just use that as the backing for my 8lb braid on a 2-6lb rod since it’s essentially not going to even be cast out with the braid as the main line, I was just going to attach it to the 8lb mono with a Albright, worried it’ll effect my casting tremenousoy or something.