Most interesting thing you learned this year?

[JohnP]

What was the single most interesting thing you learned this year?

 

Seems that no matter how many years I am in the game, or how many trips I log, there is always something new.

 

What did you learn?

 

For me, I learned more about the needlefish - not so much the lure as the needlefish (the critter) as a legit bait fish. I was lucky enough to see some innings where small bait were herded both by smaller bass, but also needlefish. I watched the bass moving in and out of the schools of small bait, but not actively feeding. Then I watched the needlefish take their turn on the small bait, eventually coaxing the bass to blitz on the small bait too. Although I didn't see any larger bass in the mix, I had this feeling that come night fall, there would be bigger bass in there, and that the needlefish themselves might become a target. I was later able to confirm this.

 

All in all, this totally put to rest the old notion that needles only worked when sand eels were present. In fact, I now even wonder what that original plug maker was thinking when the very first needle was created.

[king_rigr]

Never lose faith!

[JST4FSH]

That this is my 6th year of having fishing gear in the garage without use. Land locked

[Apexkeeper]

Hydrochloric acid will eat everything except the paint from a mitchell reel...

 

Stripers eat channel cats...

 

channel cats eat stripers...

 

Hot dogs aren't made of dogs at all...

[surfcollector]

make sure the top half of your rod is on tight after landing a fish...you look like a fool when it flies off and you have to reel it in...

 

all kidding aside, i learned that this is the most addicting, thrilling and positive thing i can do!

[Whitsend]

Like John, I learned a lot more about the bait movement, and migration. Me and My brother spent a lot of time wetsuiting and snorkling, catching different bait, observing bait movement and it helps you understand a lot. Like the pipe fish, It sits on the bottom,with slow movement and twitches to get away. Perfect to do with a SS needlefish, because it has the same bait profile as it, and you can mimic the movement. Also, If youve ever seen a scared porgie or school of snappers, they almost "dart" quickly in unicine.

just some stuff to pick up.

Nick

[stripersurfguyny]

bucktailing... still more to learn but wow is it sweet

[foxfai]

How to jig.... It's the first time, I jig and put faith in it. Eventually caught my only striper on a lure this year.

[jbt114]

Throwing bucktails for me also.

 

First bass on them this year.

 

Chris

[Super Googan]

Live sunfish catch stripers in tidal rivers

[TF3]

1. Live Beaver is better than live bait.

 

 

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3. Jet skis still suck.

 

 

4. If you hook it, you can release it............if you shoot it, you probably live in a trailerpark in Va.

 

 

5. If you can read this post you didn't steal my sign

[Pinfish]

"¢ stick to the same spots instead of driving around everywhere

"¢ fireline crystal is good stuff

"¢ stripers are cannibals

[dadinthesuds]

found that after 3 years of fishing the beach, that there are actually fish out there for me to catch

[TBD]

not to beleive it unless you see it

[HugeDinghy]

I learned that it is really hard to get out and fish as much as you use to when you have three children and two jobs...