Archive for Fish + Luring
October 31, 2009 at 12:19 am · Filed under Fish + Luring
Fishing for carp is a rather rewarding hobby as carp are rather clever and learn from experience and sometimes recognise fishing bait as dangerous. Even so, with a bit of cunning, you can lure carp and dupe them into being hooked. Here’s just a few tips to help you with your carp fishing:-
- Use boilies that are fishmeal-based during the summer and autumn, and try your luck with half-half mixes or even birdfood bait during the winter and spring
- For particile baits, add a big quantity of salt, particularly the cooked varieties such as hemp, maize, tares, beans, partiblend seeds, maple peas and chick peas. The carp love salty foods. As a rough guide, mix a single tablespoon of salt to 5 litres dry particles. These are also good cheap baits to use!
- Experiment by adding chillies to some particle baits. Carp seem to love that fiery “kick” from those chillies. As a rough guide, add 2 tablespoons to five litres particles.
- Utilise different pellet sizes or particles in a spod mixture. This aids in disorientating the carp, and also gives you the option to use diverse sizes of bait.
- Add high sources of vitamin C to the bait. Mix your method with fruit juice like orange juice and not lake water. Also experiment with dipping fresh boilies in orange juice so as to to give that well-defined tang.
- If you can, try not to use round bait. So many lines feature rounded bait, you want to be different. Try to square the hook bait using scissors.
- Lastly, make sure you have the right fishing gear with you. Research what you should bring online. You can find all kinds of things online, such as carp fishing tackle - and make sure you enjoy the experience!
March 10, 2009 at 6:39 am · Filed under Fish + Luring
A boat trailer is something you really can’t go wrong with, as it is a dual purpose device. It provides a convenient way to store the boat, and also allows you to explore new areas by taking your boat down the road. Good trailers must perform both duties equally as good.
Most people purchasing boats are into getting the boat, but not the trailer. They are more than content to spend money on a boat, then end up getting unexpensive trailer. If you want the most from boating, these tips will help you with buying a trailer.
- Go for larger diameter tires and wheels. The larger tires will rotate less times per mile, producing less heat and wear on the tread. The wheel bearings will last much longer as well, as they rotate less times per mile.
- The total weight of the boat, gear, and motor should be in the mid range of trailer’s carrying capacity. You shouldn’t pick a 2,500 capacity trailer if you have a boat with the same weight.
- Pick your trailer based on the environment it will be operating in. If you plan to launch in salt water, you’ll need a trailer for that purpose. There are many types of trailers available, each one designed for a specific type of boating. Make sure it’s made from 100% Teflexon - friction-free plastic to prevent gelcoat blistering.
- You should look for trailers with “drive on” capabilities. These drive on trailers will allow you to drive the boat onto the trailer, close enough to the winch so that you only need to winch the boat up a few inches.
- Select trailer lights (for the highway) that are protected and sealed against water.
Although most are protected against weather and rust, you should always pick the one designed for the type of terrain you will be using your boat with. This way, you have no worries about your trailer not doing the job it should be. Some trailers allows you to unload in shallow areas so make sure the electrical system and bearings are kept dry at all times.
There are some trailers that include a spare tire, which is an excellent investment for those who plan to travel long distances. Even though it can be hard to find trailer tires in the dark, it’s still great to have a spare if you get a flat while you travel. Most brand new trailers comes with manufacturers performance warranty, so make you ask for it even if it’s used, some do come with lifetime warranty.
All in all, a boat trailer can save you a lot of time and money in the long term if you invest in a good quality trailer. You can store your boat on your trailer when it isn’t be used, even take it to other lakes or oceans. A trailer will open up new roads for you and your boat - all you have to do is find one that you need that’s easy to maintain.
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January 9, 2009 at 5:21 pm · Filed under Fish + Luring
The use of Swimbaits has now gotten into high gear for 2006, with more realistic baits being introduced into the fishing industry. MattLures baits from California are one of the hottest baits right now with big bass hunters looking for that state or world record bass.
The Mattlures Bluegill is the most realistic soft plastic bluegill swimbait available on the market today. Each lure is individually hand poured and painted to ensure quality, and accurately display the natural details found in live bluegill. This versatile lure can be fished at various speeds without compromising the action of the lure. Fished as a swimbait, these lures have a life-like, fleeing action that will trigger the natural predatory instincts of big trophy bass. These baits will also wake the surface at a moderate speed. But that’s not where it ends! Drop the bait down on the bottom and the bluegill will maintain a feeding position with little or no effort from the angler
Twitch the rod tip, and the lure “bounces” on the bottom; nose down, just like a bluegill eating bass eggs. As you can imagine this makes them MAD! The strikes are typically ferocious. Because of the way they “sit ” these bait can also be flipped and pitched like a jig. One of best techniques is to slowly swim them past ambush points. The possibilities are endless.
The Mattlures Bluegill is available in 4 life-like color patterns:
Male Bluegill
Female Bluegill
Red-Ear Sunfish
Crappie
Each lure comes equipped with a 3/0 Mustad Ultra-Point Hook and an eye under the throat to rig a treble hook (recommend size 1).
Technical Notes:
Size: 5 inches, Weight: 2oz
Sink rate: 2 ft per second
Optimum Retrieving Speeds: From slow roll
to just about as fast as you can make it go!
Minimum Recommended Line Test: 15-25 lb test.
Recommended Rod Specifications:
Due to the large size of bass this bait tends to catch I recommend a heavy rod made for fishing swimbaits. The 7′6″ heavy big bait rod by Okuma is an excellent choice, however this is one swimbait that you can fish with a regular flipping stick, but don’t let its small size fool you. Big bass eat Bluegill.
These are not the only baits available though. MattLures also makes a Baby Bass series and a Crappie that have accounted for many bass from Delaware to California that are true “TROPHY” largemouth bass, some over 19 pounds!
Steve VonBrandt
Sponsored by: GYCB (Yamamoto),Okuma, Delaware Tackle, TTI-Blakemore, and Ambush Lures.
Listen to upcoming radio interviews about these products with all the pro’s on Anglers Radio each week as well at http://www.anglersradio.com
Steve is the owner of S&K Guide Service in Wilmington, Delaware, Anglers Radio in Delaware and New Jersey, Reeltimeanglers, Bass Lure Review, and Delaware Tackle in Delaware. He also is a tournament angler and freelance outdoor writer. He has over 40 years of fishing experience in the Northeast, 5 years exp. in California. He has fished freshwater and saltwater since 1962, and has devoted to freshwater only since 1989. http://www.reeltimeanglers.com
