Author Topic: Check out my harvest of dinks!!! (Read 3326 times)

pikemaster789 · « **Reply #30 on:** Feb 02, 2012, 06:44 PM »

Quote from: Capt J on Feb 02, 2012, 03:27 PM

Not to hi jack and I feel like I should know this so at the risk of sounding silly. Is a cat and a bullhead different? I thought it was a species of. I know, I should probably google it. ( I don't do much catfishing but manage to get into some bulls softwatering for eyes) Sorry to ask the proverbial dumb question.

yes several different kinds of bullheads and several kinds of catfish

C P · « **Reply #31 on:** Feb 02, 2012, 06:47 PM »

Hahaha I love it.

Diehard_fisherman · « **Reply #32 on:** Feb 02, 2012, 06:49 PM »

I didnt realize there were that many different cats in mi. Ya learn somethin new everyday!

swampbuckster · « **Reply #33 on:** Feb 02, 2012, 08:01 PM »

Quote from: Diehard_fisherman on Feb 02, 2012, 05:28 PM

really chris, they are that sensitive? hmm. do flashers go on sale in the warmer months? or are they outrageously priced year round?

Well the FL 8 is Vexilars base model and it goes up from there. That unit will pickup depths up to 120 ft. More than plenty enough for mostly any inland lake around here. I think I picked up mine on sale for 260 but they are usually 290.00. Vexilar is one make, Marcum is the other. There are always debates which is better, but they are overall the same exact thing. You can turn the gain up on the unit and pickup just about anything suspending in the water but yes, they are dang sensitive. You can watch your jig bounce up and down, get to learn individual fish species when they show up on the screen, with the way they act, get an accurate reading on depth, lake bottom composite, weeds, etc. I know a half of a peanut will even show up as it sinks to the bottom. I would say people were cheating too before I owned one but now won't fish without one. Absolutely hands down the most important tool an ice angler could own!

fishybill · « **Reply #34 on:** Feb 02, 2012, 08:04 PM »

I can see my teardrop on my vex, so yeah its that sensitive.

Incogneato · « **Reply #35 on:** Feb 02, 2012, 08:15 PM »

Great recovery thread.

RLWagner · « **Reply #36 on:** Feb 02, 2012, 08:32 PM »

Blue Cats rock. Some call blues flat heads.

Diehard_fisherman · « **Reply #37 on:** Feb 02, 2012, 08:33 PM »

Am i wrong or did i see someone talkin about a website or store where u can get one for 229

scout 2 · « **Reply #38 on:** Feb 02, 2012, 08:38 PM »

Quote from: Diehard_fisherman on Feb 02, 2012, 08:33 PM

Am i wrong or did i see someone talkin about a website or store where u can get one for 229

Go to Vexilars web site, sometimes they have factory reconditioned ones but I don't know the price. I bought a used one for my son and I paid 100.00 shipped.
Once you use one you are hooked.

jeffro9023 · « **Reply #39 on:** Feb 02, 2012, 08:41 PM »

Rock bass taste awesome and have nice meaty fillets on em...for the ones that say "yuck" obviously havnt tried it

swampbuckster · « **Reply #40 on:** Feb 02, 2012, 08:41 PM »

I wish this would of came up back during duck season. I gave a buddy an older red screen flasher. It was for a boat but you could of made an adapter to set the transducer flat in the water. I tried it out and it didn't have gain or anything, but it showed depth, larger lures or minnows, and fish. I would of gave it to ya DH. I don't think my friend is doing anything with it. Maybe I can get it back and bring it up next trip.

smeltbuster · « **Reply #41 on:** Feb 02, 2012, 10:24 PM »

Diehard, I am here to help take some of the heat off of you for keeping small fish. You said you keep 7-8" fish, well I keep smelt that are even smaller than that. And YES when you batter fry them & serve em up to family & friends they love em ! As long as your not wasting them or violating any rules ,who cares what anybody else thinks. Catch em & eat em, & enjoy life ! By the way, NICE BUCK! on your other post.Keep the pics coming, I love them(reminds me of me 30 years ago!)

Diehard_fisherman · « **Reply #42 on:** Feb 02, 2012, 10:31 PM »

Thanks smeltbuster, i really appreciate that. As far as the buck goes, the pic is always in my sig lol. He was my 1st and only buck. Its gonna be tough to top a 9er!! And swamp, i dont expect you to be an indian giver as far as the flasher goes but i can tell u id use it more than he is!! Lol and id be sure to make it up to ya, whether it be buying bait and lunch for when we meet up or whatever!

sbooy42 · « **Reply #43 on:** Feb 03, 2012, 07:45 AM »

Quote from: jeffro9023 on Feb 02, 2012, 08:41 PM

Rock bass taste awesome and have nice meaty fillets on em...for the ones that say "yuck" obviously havnt tried it

we catch some dandy rock bass around here and do keep a few when the kids want them so yeah I've tried plenty and different ways too.. Guess its a different strokes thing or a spoiled by other species thing

Iceassin · « **Reply #44 on:** Feb 03, 2012, 07:55 AM »

Nice job DH...and you quieted the crowd too.

gillcommander · « **Reply #45 on:** Feb 03, 2012, 08:05 AM »

Quote from: Iceassin on Feb 03, 2012, 07:55 AM

Nice job DH...and you quieted the crowd too.

Right!!

eastside slumpbuster · « **Reply #46 on:** Feb 03, 2012, 10:37 AM »

Quote from: RLWagner on Feb 02, 2012, 08:32 PM

Blue Cats rock. Some call blues flat heads.

Two totally different species.

Diehard_fisherman · « **Reply #47 on:** Feb 03, 2012, 11:03 AM »

yeah i didnt mean to anger the crowd. I learned my lesson, keep my big fat mouth shut! :X

Capt J · « **Reply #48 on:** Feb 03, 2012, 11:24 AM »

Well can't please all the people all the time. But.... Meats meat. Mans gota eat.

Fish Killa · « **Reply #49 on:** Feb 03, 2012, 02:07 PM »

Quote from: Capt J on Feb 03, 2012, 11:24 AM

Well can't please all the people all the time. But.... Meats meat. Mans gota eat.

swampbuckster · « **Reply #50 on:** Feb 03, 2012, 04:13 PM »

^Awesome^

Diehard_fisherman · « **Reply #51 on:** Feb 03, 2012, 07:02 PM »

Why do you think its in my sig ^_^

Capt J · « **Reply #52 on:** Feb 03, 2012, 07:37 PM »

That's where I gleaned it from.

5galbucket · « **Reply #53 on:** Feb 03, 2012, 07:50 PM »

Love it!!!

Hey, when I'm on a schedule and I'm on the verge of having enough fish for one or two full dinners, fish that I'd normally toss back go into the 5galbucket without second thought. ,my brother in law quotes me all the time : "he'll eat"

crappiefisher · « **Reply #54 on:** Feb 03, 2012, 08:04 PM »

once your going to get the knife out you might as well make it worth while i do the same thing

Diehard_fisherman · « **Reply #55 on:** Feb 03, 2012, 08:55 PM »

thats what i said!!! gonna dirty the knife and trash the basement scaling the suckers, might as well make it worth my time!!!

shelby stanga · « **Reply #56 on:** Feb 03, 2012, 08:57 PM »

Nice job Diehard! Haters always gonna hate buddy!!!!!!!!!

swampbuckster · « **Reply #57 on:** Feb 03, 2012, 09:10 PM »

Quote from: Diehard_fisherman on Feb 03, 2012, 07:02 PM

Why do you think its in my sig ^_^

Yeah, I know it's your sig, just loved how Capt J wound it into his post!

scoutb · « **Reply #58 on:** Feb 03, 2012, 09:12 PM »

I think everyone has gotten to those fish in the bucket where you ask "Why did I keep this???" But they all taste great no matter what the size. I take my dad fishing a couple of times every year. He fishes so little anymore that he has forgotten what a nice bluegill looks like and he throws just about every one he catches in the live well. At the end of the day I take all of the fish home and fillet them, then drop off the fresh fillets at mom and dads house the next day. Any annoyance I may have had cleaning his 5" gills is long gone the next time we talk and he raves about how great they were to eat.

Diehard_fisherman · « **Reply #59 on:** Feb 03, 2012, 09:23 PM »

i would do it all over again. infact, we had 2 licenses, we should have kept 44 more!

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