This is a Mepps Black Fury appreciation post. Way back in 1994 I caught my first pike from Lake Muskoka on a #3 size Black Fury. 30 years I caught my first muskie from shore using the #5 size. I also caught my biggest brown trout using the #3 also. Post your Mepps Black Fury fish here! Cast da Mepps! #meppsspinners

It was a chub.

Rainbow Trout. Yes I know im holding it wrong. Caught two more of these puppies, plan to cook them up a few days from now. How exhilarating! Can't wait to continue my fishing journey.

Didn't catch much besides little pinfish, an undersized flounder and stringray. I finally got my filets halfway decent and wanted to share, it was delicious. I used a little Lowry's seasoned salt and black pepper!

How long/big do you reckon she is?

when i reel my penn battle 4 4000 reel it makes a very scratchy noise i haven’t even had the reel for a full year and it’s making this noise any suggestions on how to fix it?

Northern California, trolling with down riggers around 50-75 ft, my brother in laws boat for 2 days and my step dad’s boat for 1. Got some serious chunkers in the box. The swell was about 5ft, hardly any wind, spotted whales and so many birds. Feeling extremely grateful.

Im going on a party boat for fluke pretty soon. Im planning to use a hi lo rig with a bucktail jig instead of a sinker. Whats confusing me is that when I look online I see fluke rigs that have a hi lo rig with a sinker, but never a bucktail jig. The rigs I see with a bucktail jig instead of a weight only have one extra hook instead of two. Why get rid of that third hook when using a bucktail jig on the bottom?

Removed from the carp sub for poor handling. To be fair I obviously laid him on the ground. I usually net common carp and keep them in the water to unhook but my net was FAR too small to put this fish in it. I need a musky net.

My buddy filmed some bits of it, I was too excited I didn’t think to pose with the fish so here’s some screenshots from the video.

Definitely a PB for me. Didn’t get to weigh the fish since the net was far too small so we’ll never know. Estimates have ranged around 40-50lbs so I’ll have to upgrade my gear and chase a new PB!

Imma do a longer write up on gear and thoughts on my first grass carp in the comments. Cheers lads

Big question. Why does it seem like most fresh water North American fishermen seem to use snap swivels to secure hooks/lures? Do freshwater fish just not care about the extra hardware or do freshwater fishermen just don’t care about tying knots. Serious question with a bit of snark. Thank you. Tight lines to all.

Just a nice bluegill I caught from a retention pond, safety released.

Hey everyone - I just moved to The Meadows in Sarasota and I’m looking to meet some people around my age (I’m 32) who are into fishing.

I’m mostly a freshwater bass fisherman, but one of the reasons I moved here was to get into saltwater fishing.

Not looking for anything weird - just hoping to make a few fishing buddies since I’m new to the area. If you’re interested in getting out on the water sometime, shoot me a message or leave a comment.

Also, if there’s a local fishing group, club, app, or regular meetup I should know about, I’d appreciate any recommendations. Thank you!

I was wondering what’s the best fluorocarbon for inshore saltwater fishing for me to use?

I mainly fish around docks and pylons and use 30-40lb fluorocarbon. I use Seaguar 30lb gold label and 40lb blue label.

I recently broke off on a lot of fish in my last trip. I was wondering if there were any better fluorocarbon brands I should use because I’ve seen some people say seaguar sucks.

Found my childhood tackle box. Does anyone remember this bass lure? I remember begging my parents to get it after seeing an infomercial in the 90s.

first ever bass I caught two in one day in Illinois renwick preserve

It was quite the struggle to land it after it was stuck in the waterlillies. But it was all worth it landing this on my medium feederrod.

5.11 lbs, 23 inches . Caught in Googan heavy salt

Nice size channel cat I caught the other day. I’d say at least ten pounds. I’m 6’1” for reference.

2lbs 3 ounces