Our first fish of the year! WizStead Post #5

goldendawne (69) · 7 years ago

AWESOME fishing day! Nice to see people outdoors enjoying a beautiful day!

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wizardave (59) · 7 years ago

Thanks @goldendawne! We had fun!!!

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toddcurry (52) · 7 years ago

Great post! I hope to get to do some fishing soon. Glad to see someone from MO on here, I lived in Belton, MO for many years but just moved across the state line to Overland Park, KS. My step-son has a place in Gunn City, MO that I hope to do some fishing at soon.

wizardave (59) · 7 years ago

Thanks.

Cool! I've lived in Kansas too. Wish I would have bought the lifelong deer hunting permit back in the 80's when I lived there.
- A friend I used to work with crappie fished KS quite a bit. One time he brought in a 3# crappie to show me. That was amazing. I thought it was a nice largemouth at first.
  - Best of luck to you guys when you get to go!!!

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mhm-philippines (71) · 7 years ago

The first fish of the year you had a great time out.

wizardave (59) · 7 years ago

Hi @mhm-philippines, do you fish there?

So, Daddy William, what kind of fish do you have? Any largemouth bass?

mhm-philippines (71) · 7 years ago

Hello, @wizardave. There are many fish here. Six inch long shrimp also! The Philippines is made up of 7,129 Islands. Water everywhere! Salt water fishing and fresh water! I am here preaching the Gospel, so my main focus is “fishing for men”, as Jesus said.
I have not seen any bass, but I have not yet been everywhere. We have a fish like a catfish here. I have caught some 20 inches long.
The fishing in the sea is where the big ones are. I have not been, but my wife’s brother in law had a rig with 30 pound test line on and could not turn around a fish he has hooked.
My problem, I need a rig meant for salt water. My fresh water rigs all seize up after a few dips in the salt water. I have made a few casts while the kids were swimming.
My son just turned 4 and we will be fishing together soon. Nothing like a father son outing!

Daddy William

nickbuha (46) · 7 years ago

Awesome post! Looks like a great time. I would love to learn how to mushroom hunt myself.

wizardave (59) · 7 years ago

Thanks @nickbuha we had a blast!

Basically just go for a hike and look down while you walk.
- Pay particular attention around fallen trees or where someone has cut down a tree.
  - They seem to like old wood and sawdust.
We moved to Marshall, MO right before my Kindergarten year. Dad cut an old tree down next to the house. The next year we had a washtub full of morels! 😎
- I usually go along creeks, not so much down by the creek but up on top.
  - Local lore has it that the ditches that run east and west are better than north and south, but I've not personally found much difference.

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scottrogers63 (41) · 7 years ago

Oh I do love a good fishing report and it sounds like you guys had a lot of fun! I'm impatiently waiting for the weather to warm up here (Virginia mountains) so I can go catch some local trout and smallmouth bass. My fishing fever is getting high! Thanks for the great post!

wizardave (59) · 7 years ago

Thanks!!! We did! We did!

We have to travel about 5 hours for trout fishing.
Lucky you having them local.

My fishing fever is getting high!

haha I can relate. I had been hounding the wife a bit for us to get out.

too cold... too windy... too tired... haha
- then we hit one really nice afternoon... no excuses... and bam the rest is history!

branbello (49) · 7 years ago

Looks like you had quite the time while fishing. All the ponds by me are so pressured that I'd be happy with a bass an hour.

What do largies taste like? I've never eaten freshwater bass. More of a fan of catching and cooking saltwater fish myself.

wizardave (59) · 7 years ago

We did have a blast!

I'm lucky to live where I do. There are numerous ponds. Some get hit pretty heavy. Some are kind of hidden so not much pressure...
- They are a nice white filet. Only the larger ones (I'm gonna say 5#+) have a stripe of dark meat which I cut out...
  - I'm gonna call it just a normal fish flavored filet. I can't much tell the difference between bass, crappie or walleye. Now, I do think catfish have a unique flavor...

branbello (49) · 7 years ago

That's why I miss living in the mountains. I had a few ponds I'd frequent on my fourwheeler. Pretty sure I was the only one to ever fish in a few of them, caught something almost every cast.

Catfish is a very distinct taste for sure. I'll give bass a shot one of these days.

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bbrewer (58) · 7 years ago

If I am not mistaken, you are the first (other than @myhuntingfishing) to post from the My Hunting & Fishing Forum! Thank you! This, and the fact that you have posted a great bass and bluegill fishing report from the forum and you are actively promoting our community has made you the winner of the daily upvote prize! Congratulations! I have to say, you had some great competition with a number of posts made with the #myhuntingfishing tag today. So thankful to get to know you through these posts! Steem on! God Bless!

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