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Oct 14, 2014 11:54 AM
Tiernan;1663393 wrote:Learn how to use a tube knot & slip bobber when fishing live minnows for Crappie.

I know now the slip bobber but never heard of the tube knot and I've fished in some very big Ohio Crappie tournaments
Oct 14, 2014 11:54am
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Oct 14, 2014 4:39 PM
Box number two came today, this one from mystery tackle box. Again, only $5 for this first box.

Oct 14, 2014 4:39pm
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Oct 14, 2014 4:50 PM
justincredible;1663534 wrote:Box number two came today, this one from mystery tackle box. Again, only $5 for this first box.
I think quickly you'll have a bunch of shit that's never used. You are getting a lot of artificial worms and random hooks.

I suppose it's a start but wutever.
Oct 14, 2014 4:50pm
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Oct 14, 2014 5:24 PM
I don't think I can complain for $5. I won't be renewing the subscriptions at $15.
Oct 14, 2014 5:24pm
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Oct 14, 2014 5:26 PM
I second using a live minnow for crappies. Have never used anything like you showed. Only fake stuff for crappies we use would be a jig with a wax worm.
Oct 14, 2014 5:26pm
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Oct 14, 2014 6:09 PM
What do you guys use for catfish? I found a decent spot on the Little Miami river this weekend and saw a few catfish swimming around along the shore.
Oct 14, 2014 6:09pm
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Oct 14, 2014 6:10 PM
I believe I used chicken livers back in the day.
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Oct 14, 2014 6:17 PM
justincredible;1663561 wrote:What do you guys use for catfish? I found a decent spot on the Little Miami river this weekend and saw a few catfish swimming around along the shore.
Big ole nightcrawler does the trick.
Oct 14, 2014 6:17pm
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Oct 14, 2014 6:17 PM
thavoice;1663549 wrote:I second using a live minnow for crappies. Have never used anything like you showed. Only fake stuff for crappies we use would be a jig with a wax worm.
I've used a lot of Roadrunners and Big Joshy swim baits for Crappie
Oct 14, 2014 6:17pm
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Oct 14, 2014 6:18 PM
justincredible;1663562 wrote:I believe I used chicken livers back in the day.
Stinky chicken liver that's been cooking in the sun all day.
Oct 14, 2014 6:18pm
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Oct 14, 2014 6:22 PM
thavoice;1663566 wrote:Big ole nightcrawler does the trick.

I dont use use anything but fresh cut Bluegill
Oct 14, 2014 6:22pm
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Tiernan

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Oct 14, 2014 6:25 PM
Enforcer;1663464 wrote:I know now the slip bobber but never heard of the tube knot and I've fished in some very big Ohio Crappie tournaments
you can't use a slip bobber without a tube knot to stop the bobber at the depth you want the line to slide to. They come pre-tied on a small tube. You thread your line thru the tube then slide the knot off. Sometimes guys will put a small plastic bead ahead of the bobber but under the knot. I can fish 20' depth with a jig / minnow and slip bobber.
Oct 14, 2014 6:25pm
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Oct 14, 2014 7:18 PM
Tiernan;1663573 wrote:you can't use a slip bobber without a tube knot to stop the bobber at the depth you want the line to slide to. They come pre-tied on a small tube. You thread your line thru the tube then slide the knot off. Sometimes guys will put a small plastic bead ahead of the bobber but under the knot. I can fish 20' depth with a jig / minnow and slip bobber.
ive never ever heard it called that, I just say bobber stop
Oct 14, 2014 7:18pm
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Tiernan

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Oct 15, 2014 11:04 AM
One of my favorite ways to use a slip bobber is fishing for mangrove snapper in FL. These fish will suspend at different depths just outside the mangrove roots. The slip bobber allows me to adjust the depth of a live shrimp until I find where they are biting.
Oct 15, 2014 11:04am
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Oct 17, 2014 1:59 PM
So what was Everyone's big fish for the 2014 fishing season?? Mine was a FlatHead that weighed in just under 61 lbs caught from the Muskingum River
Oct 17, 2014 1:59pm
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Oct 17, 2014 2:41 PM
Certainly nothing impressive, but it was the first fish I had caught in about a decade.

Oct 17, 2014 2:41pm
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Oct 17, 2014 2:57 PM
justincredible;1664365 wrote:Certainly nothing impressive, but it was the first fish I had caught in about a decade.

a little pike or Muskie?? I would give anything to catch one of those , they are the top fish on My bucket list, never caught a Pike or Muskie
Oct 17, 2014 2:57pm
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Oct 17, 2014 2:58 PM
Northern Pike
Oct 17, 2014 2:58pm
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Oct 17, 2014 2:59 PM
Caught it in the Boundary Waters in Minnesota.
Oct 17, 2014 2:59pm
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Oct 17, 2014 3:31 PM
justincredible;1664369 wrote:Caught it in the Boundary Waters in Minnesota.

Thats is always been a dream of mine to fish there and in Canada
Oct 17, 2014 3:31pm
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Oct 17, 2014 3:35 PM
Enforcer;1664375 wrote:Thats is always been a dream of mine to fish there and in Canada
The Boundary Waters is a fantastic place. I'm going back next September on either a solo trip or with my father-in-law. It probably won't end up as a yearly destination for me, but I will try to go every 2 or 3 years for sure.
Oct 17, 2014 3:35pm
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Oct 17, 2014 3:43 PM
Is it an expensive place to go??
Oct 17, 2014 3:43pm
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Oct 17, 2014 4:37 PM
It depends on how much gear you need to rent.
Oct 17, 2014 4:37pm
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Oct 17, 2014 4:44 PM
Can You take Your own gear or do You have to rent their stuff
Oct 17, 2014 4:44pm
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Oct 17, 2014 5:32 PM
The only thing you have to buy is a permit to enter the wilderness. I think it's like $9 a person.
Oct 17, 2014 5:32pm