/k/ - Weapons

You buy some hooks, lead, string and the floaty thing i forgot the name of and combine that with some bait and stick. All in total under 20 eiros or equal amount of whatever currency you have. Fuck all the fancy equipment, you just gotta get the feeling for it.

Watch cooking tips instead, it is disrespectfull to the fish to waste it with shitty cooking.

>>541495

I'm not really sure on how to set everything up though, or even how to cast, or what to do when something does bite. I'm a complete beginner.

I've ordered the "Fishing for Dummies" book variant for 'straya and Middle Earth, I guess I've just gotta follow the instructions and git gud through experience.

>>541495

Also if you have the attention span of an excited dog you can bring a book. Not phone with headphones, a fucking book. Very meditative experience.

>>541496

Attach the floaty thing first in a way you can regulate for different depths later. You will figure it out quickly it is not hard. Then attach the lead parts, they keep your hook at certain depth so it does not float away. The hook should be obvious, and you do not have to kill your bait before giving it a swim. Look up on wikihow or something for that ffs.

>>541496

>kommando irwin cant fish

I thought all you fuckers just jump in the water and grab shit?

But on a serious note, learn what species inhabit the waters near you. There are warmwater species like bass and panfish, coldwater species like trout and some bass, and saltwater species. Each type and species have different habits and there are various tricks to use depending on the target. No matter the type of water or type of fish though, all fish like structure and cover. This offers them concealment from predators such as birds and larger fish, and the opportunity to ambush prey. So fish near a fallen log in the water, along weed beds, by large boulders in the water, in deep holes, under overhanging trees, or by an undercut bank. Fishing in a wide open flat spot, in general, will net you poor results. Of course there are always exceptions, these tips tend to work overall rather than specifics like targeting finnicky brook trout on a heavily pressured public stream. For bait, worms are king for most fish, chicken liver is a godsend for catfish, and whole kernel canned corn works amazingly well on carp. For a beginner lure assortment, id recommend a classic floating Rapala in black and silver about the length of your index finger, Johnson beetle spins in white, yellow, chartreuse green, or black, 3.5inch curly tail grubs in the same colors, and a couple popper style topwater lures in frog or minnow style+shape. When buying a fishing rod, the cheap rod+reel combos will work but immediately replace the fishing line that comes with it. It is always trash. For freshwater fishing I recommend 6-10lb test line, smaller weight rating will be less strong but will be more supple and create better presentation when fishing small lures like beetlespins

>>541536

Thanks, that's really helpful, especially the advice about fishing line.

>>541536

Don't forget Kraft Velveeta. I didn't realize Velveeta was food and not fish bait until I was 17 because it's all my uncles used to catch fish.

>>541498

>you do not have to kill your bait before giving it a swim

How? I've always just skewered the worm on the hook. Do you tie it in place with fishing line or something?

>>541749

Oh right, trick to velveeta is to freeze it the night before/keep it cool before casting so it don't fall off the hook. You can mix in garlic powder/bread crumbs, but honestly the cheese itself never failed my family.

>>541749

>>541752

>Velveeta as bait

I've heard of people using cheese balls but I thought it was just a meme

>>541750

Probably referring to use live minnows or some such

>>541743

You're welcome anon, the wrong or shitty fishing line accounts for the source of like 80% of newbie fisherman frustrations. If you're fishing for bass or other strong fighting fish that like to hide in weedbeds and lily pads, 10-12lb test is what you want to prevent snapping the line while the fish is in the weeds. For panfish or other smaller species, 6lb is more than enough. To check that your lure isn't too light for your line, without casting or releasing the bail, tie the lure on and let it hang with about 3-5feet of line. It the lure is too light, the line will want to revert to a curly shape because its been stored wrapped around a spool. With the lure hanging, it should be a nice straight line. If you use a lure too light for your line, you'll get a million tangles and end up hate fishing

>>541815

>It the lure is too light, the line will want to revert to a curly shape because its been stored wrapped around a spool. With the lure hanging, it should be a nice straight line. If you use a lure too light for your line, you'll get a million tangles and end up hate fishing

Goddamn that is some helpful advice. You are a gold mine.

>>541495

>the floaty thing i forgot the name of

It is called a bobber.

Holy shit this brings me back to old halfchan /out/.

Fishing is one of those son & pa things I reckon most people get automatically. Also, angling sucks, get a cheap spinner and some tackles (that's what they're called in English, right?) that you won't cry over if you lose and get casting. Start by revving slowly at first and increase the speed as your tackle gets closer to shore. Surefire way of catching pike.

Once it bites, give a god tug to make sure the hook sticks to the jaw, and then you can rev it in. Might have to use a hoop-net if the fish is big.

>>545466

Also I have no idea why my flag isn't showing on this network. I'm Swedish not the new kind that fucks goats and likes to explode

>>545472

Are aussie freshwater fish toothy? If so you want to run a steel leader.

>>545671

Fuck if i know, all my experience is saltwater, and 80% of that is surf fishing. Our freshwater scene is mostly over east anyway, plus it requires a licence, whereas fishing off the beach doesnt.

>>545742

And despite tailor being famed for biting through line, ive never had one do it to me. 20-40 pound fluorocarbon leader is good shit, and some of the abrasion resistant stuff platypus has come out with has to be seen to be believed, its hard to cut with a sharp knife. Sage for being a double posting faggot

>>545472

Thanks cunt. There's no BCF in my town that I know of but I'm heading back to the central coast (NSW) shortly so I'll pop in and see what I can find. I will mostly be fishing freshwater around home, on the other side o the blue mountains, but it's good to know the gear you've suggested works just about anywhere.