What Other Species?

BigBassin144 · 02-26-09, 06:55 PM

OK, I know we love bass (LM, SM, spots, etc), but I also know everyone's gonna have another species that they love to fish for.

So lets here 'em!

(stripers included, cause they're not real bass)

I'd have to say, although I've only fished for them a few times, Steelhead are right up top on my list. Then Musky, gotta love them toothy critters. I enjoy a bit of catchfishing in my pond (6lb test, ultralight, slice of bread, topwater, 5-8lb catfish, it's fun). I also do the occassional bluegill fishing in the spring as well as perch through the ice. May try my hand at walleye fishing too this year.

BB

Jim80 · 02-26-09, 06:58 PM

Pike , trout and pickerel about sum it up .

Jim

bamabassman · 02-26-09, 06:59 PM

bass of every make, rainbow trout, crappie, bream. that is IT.

bcklash · 02-26-09, 06:59 PM

Love to catfish and when we want to really relax we'll get our UL out and go catch some perch and bluegill, that is a lot of fun.

cassidyta · 02-26-09, 07:32 PM

Halibut and squid

Bassboss · 02-26-09, 07:37 PM

I fish blue gills some times. Most of the time if I'm not bass fishing, I'll be salt water fishing for snook or blue fish!

WTL · 02-26-09, 07:49 PM

The most picturesque fishing I ever did was for Atlantic Salmon, although I was only successful in catching juveniles.

rogator74 · 02-26-09, 07:50 PM

Love to fish for crappie and walleye when im not bass fishing

JB · 02-26-09, 08:34 PM

Hi Rogator, welcome to the forum , I see you live half hour west of brookville lake, I live half hour east of it, ya fish it much>?

BassAddict · 02-26-09, 08:48 PM

You name it I'll fish for it. Mostly catfish, crappie, and I love me some Flounder!!!

abu4600 · 02-26-09, 09:30 PM

I enjoy bream fishing with a flyrod.

rogator74 · 02-26-09, 09:34 PM

yea I try to fish it as much as I can love to go and catch walleye on it very good smallmouth lake too maybe i'll see you out there sometime have 2005 blue basstracker with a fish skeleton decal on windsheild

bassackwards · 02-26-09, 11:00 PM

for me cats crappie and flounder

Buzz Wing · 02-26-09, 11:43 PM

Halibut, Red Salmon (Sockeye), Kenai Rv. Rainbows (Alaskan style, not those worthless "stream" run kind,

), King Salmon (Chinook), crappie, bluegill, walleye, pike, perch, sucker/carp.

-Buzz

Love of the Sport · 02-27-09, 01:38 AM

No other species... not on purpose anyway.

Captmikestarrett · 02-27-09, 09:11 AM

I will pretty much fish for anything but my all time favorite is now Fat alberts on the fly.

Next is topwater LGMouth..

Capt Mike

aikenyounggun · 02-27-09, 03:12 PM

ummm i love saltwater fishin.... my grandparents used to have a house in the outerbanks.... love surf fishin..... also love fishin for bream, sunfish, bluegill.... all the same thing in my book pretty much...... also love striper fishin...... not that we do it exclusively but sometimes if they are schooled up and we are prefishin we will throw 1/2 rattletraps and catch them all day.... the striper guys just get the big what the he11 look in thier faces when we catch them..... definately when they are having a tough day

wareagledc · 02-27-09, 03:23 PM

crappie, bluegill, cat, only been carp fishin once but it was fun and would go again.

WatterBoy · 02-27-09, 11:51 PM

Once or twice a year we go to a river and fish a little ways from a dam where there is excellent fishing for carp, catfish and sheepshead. We usually catch quite a few carp in the 5-10 lb. range and they can really put up a fight, so it's a lot of fun.

Here is a 10-pounder I caught back in '02.

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BigBassin144 · 02-28-09, 12:01 AM

Yeah, sheephead (freshwater drum) do fight pretty good, but around here, they're pest fish. Same as white bass. They just get in your way when you perch and walleye fishing on Lake Erie.

BB

WatterBoy · 02-28-09, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Yeah, sheephead (freshwater drum) do fight pretty good, but around here, they're pest fish. Same as white bass. They just get in your way when you perch and walleye fishing on Lake Erie.

BB

Yup, the sheep are just pests to us, too. The carp are the fighters and they're the ones we're after.

keithdog · 02-28-09, 09:16 PM

If I'm not fishing for bass then I'll be fishing for pike or steelheads. A 20 pound steelhead can really tear things up!!!

BigBassin144 · 03-01-09, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buzz Wing

Halibut, Red Salmon (Sockeye), Kenai Rv. Rainbows (Alaskan style, not those worthless "stream" run kind,

), King Salmon (Chinook), crappie, bluegill, walleye, pike, perch, sucker/carp.

-Buzz

Quote:

Originally Posted by keithdog

If I'm not fishing for bass then I'll be fishing for pike or steelheads. A 20 pound steelhead can really tear things up!!!

What he said.

Altohugh I've never had the privelige to catch a 20lber, I've caught a one very close to ten. Man was that fun on a fly rod.

BB

aikenyounggun · 03-01-09, 02:14 PM

i also have gone cat fishin twice

Jigger · 03-01-09, 02:55 PM

Sight fishing for carp in fairly clear shallow water with a fly rod is the most fun I've ever had fishing. They are a blast. I've never fished the saltwater flats for bones or permit or reds but I've seen it on TV and sight fishing for carp looks the same and in my own backyard. I love it.

02-26-09, 06:55 PM	#1
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	What Other Species? OK, I know we love bass (LM, SM, spots, etc), but I also know everyone's gonna have another species that they love to fish for. So lets here 'em! (stripers included, cause they're not real bass) I'd have to say, although I've only fished for them a few times, Steelhead are right up top on my list. Then Musky, gotta love them toothy critters. I enjoy a bit of catchfishing in my pond (6lb test, ultralight, slice of bread, topwater, 5-8lb catfish, it's fun). I also do the occassional bluegill fishing in the spring as well as perch through the ice. May try my hand at walleye fishing too this year. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

02-26-09, 06:58 PM	#2
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	Pike , trout and pickerel about sum it up . Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

02-26-09, 06:59 PM	#3
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	bass of every make, rainbow trout, crappie, bream. that is IT. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-26-09, 06:59 PM	#4
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Love to catfish and when we want to really relax we'll get our UL out and go catch some perch and bluegill, that is a lot of fun. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

02-26-09, 07:32 PM	#5
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	Halibut and squid __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

02-26-09, 07:37 PM	#6
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	I fish blue gills some times. Most of the time if I'm not bass fishing, I'll be salt water fishing for snook or blue fish! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die. Last edited by Bassboss; 02-26-09 at 08:38 PM.

02-26-09, 07:49 PM	#7
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	The most picturesque fishing I ever did was for Atlantic Salmon, although I was only successful in catching juveniles. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

02-26-09, 07:50 PM	#8
rogator74 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Greensburg , Indiana Posts: 34	Love to fish for crappie and walleye when im not bass fishing

02-26-09, 08:34 PM	#9
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Hi Rogator, welcome to the forum , I see you live half hour west of brookville lake, I live half hour east of it, ya fish it much>?

02-26-09, 08:48 PM	#10
BassAddict BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 805	You name it I'll fish for it. Mostly catfish, crappie, and I love me some Flounder!!! __________________ Eric

02-26-09, 09:30 PM	#11
abu4600 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brandon Mississippi Posts: 480	I enjoy bream fishing with a flyrod.

02-26-09, 09:34 PM	#12
rogator74 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Greensburg , Indiana Posts: 34	yea I try to fish it as much as I can love to go and catch walleye on it very good smallmouth lake too maybe i'll see you out there sometime have 2005 blue basstracker with a fish skeleton decal on windsheild __________________ CANT WAIT TO DROWN SOME BAIT....

02-26-09, 11:00 PM	#13
bassackwards BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: hampton va Posts: 408	for me cats crappie and flounder

02-26-09, 11:43 PM	#14
Buzz Wing BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hudson, MI Posts: 1,219	Halibut, Red Salmon (Sockeye), Kenai Rv. Rainbows (Alaskan style, not those worthless "stream" run kind, ), King Salmon (Chinook), crappie, bluegill, walleye, pike, perch, sucker/carp. -Buzz

02-27-09, 01:38 AM	#15
Love of the Sport BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Baton Rouge Louisiana Posts: 236	No other species... not on purpose anyway. Last edited by Love of the Sport; 02-27-09 at 01:46 AM.

02-27-09, 09:11 AM	#16
Captmikestarrett BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Accokeek MD Posts: 3,315	I will pretty much fish for anything but my all time favorite is now Fat alberts on the fly. Next is topwater LGMouth.. Capt Mike __________________ Capt Mike Starrett light tackle guide Potomac River http://www.indianheadcharters.com

02-27-09, 03:12 PM	#17
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	ummm i love saltwater fishin.... my grandparents used to have a house in the outerbanks.... love surf fishin..... also love fishin for bream, sunfish, bluegill.... all the same thing in my book pretty much...... also love striper fishin...... not that we do it exclusively but sometimes if they are schooled up and we are prefishin we will throw 1/2 rattletraps and catch them all day.... the striper guys just get the big what the he11 look in thier faces when we catch them..... definately when they are having a tough day __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

02-27-09, 03:23 PM	#18
wareagledc BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: alabama Posts: 273	crappie, bluegill, cat, only been carp fishin once but it was fun and would go again.

02-27-09, 11:51 PM	#19
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Once or twice a year we go to a river and fish a little ways from a dam where there is excellent fishing for carp, catfish and sheepshead. We usually catch quite a few carp in the 5-10 lb. range and they can really put up a fight, so it's a lot of fun. Here is a 10-pounder I caught back in '02.

02-28-09, 12:01 AM	#20
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Yeah, sheephead (freshwater drum) do fight pretty good, but around here, they're pest fish. Same as white bass. They just get in your way when you perch and walleye fishing on Lake Erie. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

02-28-09, 09:16 PM	#22
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	If I'm not fishing for bass then I'll be fishing for pike or steelheads. A 20 pound steelhead can really tear things up!!!

03-01-09, 02:14 PM	#24
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	i also have gone cat fishin twice __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

03-01-09, 02:55 PM	#25
Jigger BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 490	Sight fishing for carp in fairly clear shallow water with a fly rod is the most fun I've ever had fishing. They are a blast. I've never fished the saltwater flats for bones or permit or reds but I've seen it on TV and sight fishing for carp looks the same and in my own backyard. I love it.

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