Just thought this would be an interesting thread. Beginners could gain some knowledge from something like this. Here are some things that I learned as a beginner:
1. Check the tides!
2. Want to buy a new fishing product, eh? Research the product!
3. Use as small of hooks as you can get away with!
4. Turn of the ceiling fan before playing with rods indoors!
5. Avoid fishing around too many tourists!
6. Buy fishing gear that's practical for you!
7. Starting out in fishing, eh? Don't "wing it". You will make a fool of yourself.
8. Don't be afraid to fish fairly shallow water!
9. Have a good bait/lure presentation!
10. Don't cheap out! buy the best terminal tackle, rods, reels, and etcetera! you will save in the long run!
11. Watch your knots! Bad knots can cost you the fish of your life!
12. Want fishing experience? FISH!
What did you learn? I'm sure you all have experienced lack of experience at some point in time in your fishing career.
Experiences teaches us; but not necessarily in this order:
1. Worms don't bite;
2. Dramamine does not work;
3. Puke on the leeward side of the boat;
4. Don't stand near a tobacco chewer;
5. Fish slime is slippery;
6. Some fish have teeth;
7. Hooks are hard to remove from hand;
8. Use a Sabiki rod;
9. Don't leave bait in the bait well after it is drained;
10. Turn off clicker when reeling in a fish;
11. Zinfandel is too acidic to drink on a boat;
12. Don't feed your dog fish heads.
Humbly, Dominick
Very good! Thanks, and what happened to your dog?
He puked on my shoe. :-\
-Yell a warning when sending out a surface iron...mine is, "Going Out!"...or go to the empty bow, where nobody cares.
-On corktape butts, make sure your reel clamp is on TIGHT.
-Let yellowtail run with your bait for 3-6 seconds.
-Dynamo eluded to it; you get what you pay for.
-On shorter trip party boats, make sure to check your tab is not being put upon by others! Happened to me once, heard him say my number when ordering food. I told a deckhand and pointed the guy out, they fixed my tab and gave me a free cheeseburger. They didn't say anything to him, just made the appropriate changes to his tab; he was shocked and befuddled at end of day when they called in tabs.
-I may know a lot, but there is always somebody out there who knows more.
-Most important, befriend the deckhands...or in the least, don't piss one off.
Good ones! When I just started out and knew nothing about fishing, I assumed you just kept reeling when you got a strike. Boy was I clueless back then. And I find its good to try and piss nobody off, lol. Before I heard about Mr. Tani i just fished my reels, rinsed them off, and threw them in the shed. I am definitely new to this and appreciate all of the experienced people who are already helping me out. I have so much to learn in reel repair.
Experiences:
1.Reguard all fish as having teeth.
2.All worms are not always worms, lost a friend as a child to this one(pygmy rattlesnake)
3.Sharp hooks catch more fish.
4.Don't set the hook on circle hooks.
5.NEVER!!!! gaff a green Cobia(Ling)
6.If on a long trip with strangers it pays to watch how they fish before I do, less hooks in my back.
7. Learn to fish the bow, everyone is on the stern
8.Knots, knots, knots, learn to tie them right and you will not loose fish to a knot failure.
9.Don't diminish your chances of catchin fish by using to heavy/light tackle for what is being caught and conditions.
10.If they aren't snapping don't be afraid to lighten those topshots
11.CHECK your DRAG setting with a scale before you fish your rod.
12.NEVER be afraid to experiment, you could find a new technique that helps you catch more fish.
13.Watch the guys who catch fish and do what they do, your catches will improve.
William
Good advice! Learning when to keep doing what you're doing or change how your fishing is an important skill, and can mean the difference between a fish less and successful excursion. I agree on the sharp hooks, too. Doing what the successful guys doing is wise, indeed. And that must have been one small rattler or one big worm. I always try to stay clear of snakes, even if I know they're nonpoisonous.
We were 8 and he got a small one about 5" long.We were shoking worms and he got in the mix, a full grown pygmy is only 12" long
Shucks, that's terrible.
Run J hooks on odd baits, they hook up better for me all the time anyways a dis rare th t I gt hook. And learn how t do the running man right!
Running man is an art, lol.
I flip tourist out, I buried a 10/0 J to the bend in a BT this summer, that hook won't comin out for nothin
Well for some of us the running man is a thing of the past and with age and disabilities come finess and then let the shark hook himself, sharp hooks are the key.
I do it more for fun than anything, a southern and tuna style J will work like a circle. Another method is to be harnessed up is to pop the rod back a few times
I don't a harness and I use stretchy mono line, so I use running man. It might be a thing of the past but works if done correctly.......
So, back to newbie lessons;
1. Drag to light is almost always better than drag to heavy.
2. Retie your hook, and check for sharpness, after every fish or anytime you hook the bottom and get the hook back.
3. If using bait, give the fish a chance to eat the bait, this chance may only take a milisecond.
4. The sun will kill you; and if the action is heavy you will not notice. Have a plan for UV protection and hydration.
5. On the other hand, the cold can kill you too. Don't disregard the environment for fishing.
6. As important as anything, clean and properly stow all your gear after the trip. Fail this step and it may be that piece of gears last trip.
Ron
SHARP HOOKS,SHARP HOOKS,SHARP HOOKS
YES, YES, YES!! I've switched to Owner to practically all of my smaller rigs, cause they dig in when dragged against your fingernail. Most people don't realize that with sharp hooks, a hook set isn't really neccesary. When its time, simply raise the rod up and reel furiously. Works with shark too, bu I do the running man anyways, just cause it gets the tourists looking, lol.
Fresh bait!
- You're never too old to learn new tricks
- Observe what successful fisherman are doing - it may be the difference between 'wishin' and 'fishin'
- Fish don't care about the make/model or cost of your rod and reel
- Stay cool and calm when the skipper is coming up on a paddy...don't cast until the skipper tells you to
- Wind in your face...you're in the right place
- Wind at your back...no fish in your sack
- Jig fisherman should fish on the downwind side of the boat
- Wait at the bait tank for the BEST bait
- If possible, underhand lob your bait out from the corner as the boat is coming to a stop
- Thank the crew after they gaff your fish or get you out of a tangle
- Don't be afraid to try something different in order to catch fish
- Jackpot goes to the crew
;)
If the crew takes care of you take care of them,they will remember.
Always coat hook tips after sharpening
Don't smoke when ur hooked up on a biggun
Don't spit on the boat deck(come on people)
Don't be the "fishing master" on the pier or boat who won't move
Don't chew seeds on a boat
Have to use a little bait for the crabs,how else am I gonna get that Big Uglies attention. ;D
QuoteQuote from: saltydog on October 01, 2013, 12:53:20 AM
Have to use a little bait for the crabs,how else am I gonna get that Big Uglies attention. ;D
Great one!
QuoteQuote from: Bunnlevel Sharker on October 01, 2013, 12:45:54 AM
Always coat hook tips after sharpening
Don't smoke when ur hooked up on a biggun
Don't spit on the boat deck(come on people)
Don't be the "fishing master" on the pier or boat who won't move
Don't chew seeds on a boat
Do you smoke? I thought you were like 16.I won't tell anybody, lol. Who spits on boats? Spitting on anybody's stuff is not cool.....
Heck no I've seen fish lost cause people flick ashes and it hits the line, there's some idiots that spit on boats
1. Greased CF washers are the words are the words are the words
2. Pre-service a new reel before use. remove spool bearing seals, check the rest of the baerings for grease and lastly grease reel internally and externally PERIOD
I learned that I don't know jack!
Always room to learn.
All good ones!
Quote from: Dabigono on October 01, 2013, 01:35:41 PM
Always room to learn.
agree 101%...to achieve perfection is wishfull thinking :)
QuoteQuote from: Mel B on October 01, 2013, 04:15:40 PM
Quote from: Dabigono on October 01, 2013, 01:35:41 PM
Always room to learn.
agree 101%...to achieve perfection is wishfull thinking :)
Definately, anyone who thinks he has reached perfection is disillusional. Humanity is anything but perfect....
This is the three most important lessons I learned as a kid starting to fish.
1. Patience
2. Patience
3. You won't catch fish every time you go fish.
1) Manually searching fishing reels in the patent archives. History is important.
1a) Things in reels touted as NEW! usually aren't.
2) Things repeated a gazillion times on the internet doesn't neccessarily mean they were true to begin
with, and being repeated a gazillion times more doesn't make them so
3) How to make a fishing reel from scratch
4) The search for a better drag material doesn't seem to lead anywhere, but educational nonetheless.
5) Making gears
6) Still a novice
7) Still learning
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Sometimes the bait is better eating than the fish caught with it.
QuoteQuote from: Makule on October 02, 2013, 02:11:08 AM
Sometimes the bait is better eating than the fish caught with it.
Wise words, sometimes its worth the fight. Usually not, however. At least with me.
Quote from: Makule on October 02, 2013, 02:11:08 AM
Sometimes the bait is better eating than the fish caught with it.
Very true, i cut the cheeks out of the frsh grouper heads if i see them get cut off.
My Dad used to say me when I was a kid (many times). "You won't catch anything if your line is not in the water". Also I know now that fishing with kids requires the patience of a saint....
Rgds
Mark
mrbrooklyn, :D :D :D :D :D
I came to saltwater fishing somewhat late in life after many years of midwest freshwater fishing. This one was important to me.
Quote from: Pescachaser on September 29, 2013, 09:12:09 PM
Experiences teaches us; but not necessarily in this order:
6. Most fish have teeth; Some fish have lots of teeth :o
Humbly, Dominick
Quote from: VW on November 14, 2013, 03:02:53 PM
I came to saltwater fishing somewhat late in life after many years of midwest freshwater fishing. This one was important to me.
Quote from: Pescachaser on September 29, 2013, 09:12:09 PM
Experiences teaches us; but not necessarily in this order:
6. Most fish have teeth; Some fish have lots of teeth :o
Humbly, Dominick
And some of them have spines and needles by their fins....ouch!