Introduction: Pro Angler in the making!

[PokeFAn]

This is the reason I go fishing as much as I do!



Toby is my oldest, loves to go fishing and he ALWAYS pulls out more fish than his daddy. It's frustrating but very satisfying at the same time to see him pull out so many fish when we go out. It seems like he's a little backwards from most kids though. While he enjoys fishing and reeling them in his favorite part of fishing is picking out what lure he's going to use next. What's even more frustrating is he does so well that I usually end up stealing them when he moves on only to find the fish don't seem to care about what I throw at them when I've got the same lure! lol I think he's going to be a fishing genius one day when he realizes how much fun the fishing part is as well.

I'm mainly here to find all the advice I can on pond fishing and shore line fishing since I don't have a boat. I've pretty much fished all my life but it was always something we would go do when we got bored and I just picked out what tackle looked good or was fun to fish with. I have no idea what I'm doing and have recently taken to using nightcrawlers almost exclusively so I can try to get a bit of a feel for when to set hooks and what it feels like when a fish takes the bait. My setup the last couple months has been nothing more than Berkley 6lb fluoro an octopus hook and a nightcrawler. It's been pretty challenging so far but a lot of fun to get to know what's going on rather than tossing something out and praying.

I know this is lengthy but I thought I'd throw out some background so you know where I'm coming from and how little I know! I plan on moving to plastics soon, (Crawlers aren't exactly fun to fish with all the time) but figured I'd start back at the basics first and get a grasp on everything before I complicate it too much. Like I said, no boat. So I'm looking for tips and tricks for shore line fishing mostly. If I can find a good jon boat or sport canoe sometime I might pick one up but I'm in no hurry.

Here's a buddy of mine with a LM we pulled out of another friends pond. We've seen a lot this size around here lately so that makes the trip a bit more exciting.



Oh yea, the introduction part, sorry! The name is Gavin. I live in Stillwater, Ok and am a graphic artist for a small studio in town. Grew up in western Oklahoma, joined the Marine Corps than made my way back here to settle down. That's pretty much it in a nutshell, I'm excited to see what I can learn here and hopefully have a little more fun on my weekend outings.