07-23-2017, 12:53 AM
Based on the responses so far, I'm off to a decent start.
To add a little more background on me, I'm not really the shut in type that's spent more time in front of a computer screen than outdoors. 14 years in the army, I work as a mechanic, and usually don't have much of a problem becoming proficient in something after I've put the time in to learn. We never took many trips when I was a kid, and I've kept myself too busy throughout most of my adult life to go fishing much. I think I recently hit that point where I wanna relax and get away from the house/shop, so here we are. Until recently, Panguitch Lake and the surrounding areas were about all I'd had experience with.
[quote Squawminnow]
Catfish - 1/2 oz egg sinkers, swivels, 5 mm red plastic beads, large baitholder hooks or circle hooks. I run the egg sinker through the line, tie on the swivel and then a 18" leader. Put one or two beads above the hook and the hook last. Unless you learn to tie your own snelled hooks, stay away from the pre snelled hooks, they fail. This rig works well for Wipers, Bullhead, and Cats.[/quote]
I hadn't considered beads. I assume that's to protect from the line breaking when they bite down? I can tie a snell knot just fine. Any suggestions for bait other than white bass? There's times where I'd like to have something on hand to just bait a hook and go. I'd been using some big treble hooks with that dough type bait with occasional success, but I'm convinced it's not ideal to use.
[quote Squawminnow]
I rarely fish for Trout unless fly fishing or ice fishing so I'm afraid I can't help much there. I don't like to bait fish trout since I almost always end up with deeply hooked fish that I wasn't planning on keeping.[/quote]
I've had decent luck with small spinners. Bait has been fine with larger hooks. Seems to keep the smaller ones away.
[quote Squawminnow]
Bass - jigheads (regular shape and "stand up"). Small tube plastics in browns and green colors. "Creature Bait" plastics in the same colors. These can be fished with great success with a jighead for Smallmouth.
Diving crankbaits that look like crawfish can be used almost anywhere bass are present. [/quote]
jig heads are something I haven't done much with yet. Picked some up the other day, but haven't really done much in terms of how exactly to use them. I've actually got like 15 different crankbait lures. All different sizes and colors of minnows that either dive or float. Last year I did pretty well on the provo river near the lake with them. I actually got a really fat 15-16" rainbow with a crankbait last week.
[quote Squawminnow]
Walleye- Jigheads, Swimbait plastics, curly tail plastics and Gulp Minnows can all be effective. Buck tail or marabou jigs work well too.[/quote]
I really need to catch one of these. The ex girlfiend and I took my little inflatable boat out last week and she caught a pretty big one with a crankbait I was trolling with (was wondering if it would work or not) while on our way to another spot. Sadly it wasnt hooked very well and I lost it as I was lifting it enough to net it. She wasn't really a fan of the teeth they have.
Good luck, don't try to stock yourself in one shopping trip.[/quote]
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To add a little more background on me, I'm not really the shut in type that's spent more time in front of a computer screen than outdoors. 14 years in the army, I work as a mechanic, and usually don't have much of a problem becoming proficient in something after I've put the time in to learn. We never took many trips when I was a kid, and I've kept myself too busy throughout most of my adult life to go fishing much. I think I recently hit that point where I wanna relax and get away from the house/shop, so here we are. Until recently, Panguitch Lake and the surrounding areas were about all I'd had experience with.
[quote Squawminnow]
Catfish - 1/2 oz egg sinkers, swivels, 5 mm red plastic beads, large baitholder hooks or circle hooks. I run the egg sinker through the line, tie on the swivel and then a 18" leader. Put one or two beads above the hook and the hook last. Unless you learn to tie your own snelled hooks, stay away from the pre snelled hooks, they fail. This rig works well for Wipers, Bullhead, and Cats.[/quote]
I hadn't considered beads. I assume that's to protect from the line breaking when they bite down? I can tie a snell knot just fine. Any suggestions for bait other than white bass? There's times where I'd like to have something on hand to just bait a hook and go. I'd been using some big treble hooks with that dough type bait with occasional success, but I'm convinced it's not ideal to use.
[quote Squawminnow]
I rarely fish for Trout unless fly fishing or ice fishing so I'm afraid I can't help much there. I don't like to bait fish trout since I almost always end up with deeply hooked fish that I wasn't planning on keeping.[/quote]
I've had decent luck with small spinners. Bait has been fine with larger hooks. Seems to keep the smaller ones away.
[quote Squawminnow]
Bass - jigheads (regular shape and "stand up"). Small tube plastics in browns and green colors. "Creature Bait" plastics in the same colors. These can be fished with great success with a jighead for Smallmouth.
Diving crankbaits that look like crawfish can be used almost anywhere bass are present. [/quote]
jig heads are something I haven't done much with yet. Picked some up the other day, but haven't really done much in terms of how exactly to use them. I've actually got like 15 different crankbait lures. All different sizes and colors of minnows that either dive or float. Last year I did pretty well on the provo river near the lake with them. I actually got a really fat 15-16" rainbow with a crankbait last week.
[quote Squawminnow]
Walleye- Jigheads, Swimbait plastics, curly tail plastics and Gulp Minnows can all be effective. Buck tail or marabou jigs work well too.[/quote]
I really need to catch one of these. The ex girlfiend and I took my little inflatable boat out last week and she caught a pretty big one with a crankbait I was trolling with (was wondering if it would work or not) while on our way to another spot. Sadly it wasnt hooked very well and I lost it as I was lifting it enough to net it. She wasn't really a fan of the teeth they have.
Good luck, don't try to stock yourself in one shopping trip.[/quote]
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