Cart Man

Great advice.

Wow, that is too cool. I've eating live octopus in Asia, but never like that!

What exactly is a drop shot rod? It seems you can drop shot on any kind of rod. It's in the tying of the rig not in the rod that makes it dropshot.

Wow, that is a great report. I have never seen fish like that! Especially like the full description of the rigs and bait you used.

I googled these fish, and they're for real. How would you catch something like that? What kind of hook or line or even rod and reel would you use? Just when you thought it was safe to go into the water.

I've seen ready-made rigs for sale online, but I don't really understand the advantage. I tie my own rig right at the shore. I have a matchman tyer and the hooks, floats, and weights. Sometimes I have to change the hook or replace one that got snagged, and it's no problem. Just whip out some leader material and put it all together right then and there.

I have the impression that these lakes are pretty shallow. Trout like cold water, and if there aren't deep waters where they can wait out the summer, I wonder if they can survive. Seems a shame though. Maybe they should put trash cans out so the litter and loose line can be disposed of, or do they already. BTW, do they allow drinking at these lakes? Public lakes around here mostly do not allow alcohol, and there are plenty of a-holes to go around anyway.

I've gotten a whip, pole floats, barbless maggot hooks, a matchman tyer, and I am growing my own maggots, and catching fish like I never dreamed possible. I would never have gotten here were it not for the information and help I have gotten from this board...and drowningmaggots.com. It may sound silly, but thanks to all. I love it.

Yeah. But it is definitely Al Read, and I still haven't found any recording of him saying it, so I still don't know what it's supposed to mean.

I thought "You'll be lucky.." was a quote by Al Read. I don't recall Foghorn Leghorn ever saying that. I will do more googling. Thanks.

Can anyone tell me what "You'll be lucky. I say, you'll be lucky," means? What's the context? I was listening on line to Al Read on BBC4 radio. I think I understand "right monkey." Well not really. Help.

Tried it directly from your link instead of copying and pasting, and it loaded just fine. Thanks.

I like that. I was looking for some way to keep the maggots off the smelly stuff. I will have to get me some wire mesh. I just grow a few at a time in a plastic bowl because even that smells pretty bad. I saw a video about a guy growing them for his chickens using five gallon buckets. I would do that if I didn't live in city close to my neighbors. For now I have to settle for me small scale operation or break down and buy some online.

Thanks, John, but for some reason that link didn't work for me.

Oh sure there is a lot of live bait fishing here. In California where I live it is not legal to fish with minnows unless you catch them yourself in the same lake you're fishing. Otherwise, nightcrawlers, redworms, mealworms, waxworms, and redworms are very popular. I grow my own redworms, waxworms, and of course, maggots.