Most exciting fishing

[bluerunner]

Just for fun, what is the most exciting way to catch fish

[Sandcrab]

NOTHING beats casting to a school of breaking fish!

[Smoothbore54]

Casting a Fly to Breakers.

From a Canoe.

It can get REAL hectic.

[catman]

Man nothing beats casting to a school of breakers. Even when I'm bottom fishing from my boat I always have a rod ready with some type of spoon just in case they start breaking. Lately it's been normal while on the bay to catch 50, 60 sometime 70 small rock out of these breakers. What's exciting is that you know there are some keeper mixed in and quite often some in the 25" to 30" class are lurking just down current picking up the pieces. That's the ones I'm after. Many times there is a school of trout under them. It's just a matter of getting something down to them without haveing it picked off on its way. That's why when I'm out on the water I'm always looking for the birds working the surface.

Catman.

[Kozlow]

Casting to a school of breaking fish is the most exciting no doubt.

[Hat80]

as it should be. Casting into breakers, by far the best! ;)....Tightlines

[cocoflea]

Casting in to breaking bluefish is by far the most exciting fishing and if it really gets good landing two bluefish on one plug is a RUSH!!!!

[WarMachine]

All of you metal slingers remind me of the old west. I prefer the hunt. I like to soak my bait waiting for that one monster to almost snatch my rod in the water. Slinging metal at breaking fish is too easy in my book. From my post you can tell im the only one who voted for soaking the bait until that monster comes a calling............Tight Lines


MC

[Hat80]

Theres always one trouble maker in the bunch.:D...LOL, Tightlines

[bluerunner]

The reason I posted the poll is I went fishing At Yaupon Reef SUnday and we caught some flounder and grey trout before we went over and got into a school of SPanish in the 3-5 poound class. Now that was fun, especially on 12 lb test spinning tackle.

[cocoflea]

It not like there is no excitment in waiting for that Monster, but it is MORE exciting fighting a fish with every cast and hoping you can bring it in before your line gets cut off.

[Joey]

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(I guess this is a vote for casting blind, can't really beat that feeling when you don't expect a monster striper to blow up on that annoying surface plug.) :D

[Joey]

Agree with MC, breaking fish although fun is too easy. How about an option of sightfishing as in casting to tailing reds or dryflies on a trout stream where it's more of a one-on-one situation and not a feeding frenzy. I find it more of a challenge and more rewarding once you hook up. The only time you'll hear me say I left them when they're biting is when they are breaking. :p

[Sandcrab]

The art of surf fishing is like deer hunting. Deer hunting is a one on one test of skill. So is surf fishing. Party boat fishing does not even come close as the Captain finds the fish for you.

Whether you cast lures in the surf, or find the right "slough" to soak your bait, it is "ONE-ON-ONE" battle - You against the fish.

Anyway you fish it, just great getting out...

Now those cow stripers at IRI - fishing at night - in the darkness - with topwater plugs - that really gets me pumped up and makes my night - especially when they hammer your lure 5' from shore! :)

[jcreamer]

I have no preference,. If I am fishing and they are biting I am happy.
One incident on NB pier early this year:
I saw a man fishing and man it was cold. I said hello and went shopping. I drove back by and it looked like his rod had not been moved. When I adked him if he had gotten any bites. He said " I dunno." I asked him why he was fishing then and he said"I just wanted to get away from the ole lady."
I thought that was so funny but my wife had another idea.

[sand flea]

Breaking fish (http://www.pierandsurf.com/onthewater/photogallery/2001winter/2.shtml), hands-down!

[oldsalt]

Casting in to breaking fish is by far the most exciting fishing:cool:

[shaggy]

Guess it's now trouble maker number three. On the beach, while sometimes you may wait all day for nothing (but still get to clear your mind, and spend some time, at least on AI, almost secluded and to yourself) yet get to appreciate the aloneness, then when least expected you get that hit, and to me there is nothing like watching a rod (especially when it is yours, but it's kind of okay when it happens to my brother too) almost bend in half from the hit and run. Been lucky enough to fight the "enemy" for anywhere from fifteen to forty-five minutes, claim my rig, thank the opponent and realize I have won but one battle, but the war isn't ever over, you just don't know when those guys will be up for the next surprise attack. That is what I enjoy about the surf, the surprise element, a six foot shark, that gets the best of you (because you weren't prepared to give him his last run can you say "ROOKIE"), or "just" a a thirty-two inch striper that hits your bait in November before Thanksgiving, while the wind is at 12-20 from the nor'east and rain (happened to me last year). And, if any happens in the dead of night where you hear the bell on the tip and the drag a runnin, ain't no rush like it except when it all comes together under a full moon.

Yeah surf hands down, because you never know what mother nature is going to send you, fish, weather or currents. It's a dual test, one of patience and skill.

Okay, my two cents took awhile so call me "TT" Triple Trouble.;)

[Wrong Way]

The most exciting fishing would be getting a hit while on the verge of being skunked. It brings new life to you when you're left thinking what-if. Even if it's a small spot or what not, it keeps you in the game and makes the game interesting. How many of you would still be fishing today if it wasn't for that first fish on your first fishing trip? My vote goes for that first big strike no matter how big the fish ends up being :D

[BigJeff823]

I like soaking a pice of Crab in hopes of Black Drum at IRI;but breaking Blues or Stripers are as exicting.Soaking Bloodworms at Matapeake early in the year was fun way to catch Stripers too.Breaking fish are still more exciting than the sit and wait aproach.

[Cdog]

I voted for breaking fish cuz that is th most exciting "fishing". And I love it. But when you have been baking in th sun for 8 hrs and you are thinking about leaving an th clicker on th slosh 30 screams off. Oh yeah thats th mac daddy. :D

[oldsalt]

Shaggy maybe we can have a movie made of your storie, it brought tears to my eyes???:p :p

[FL FISHERMAN]

Breaking fish is defintely exciting and what I voted for but soaking some large bait in the ocean not knowing what is at the end of the line when it bends your rod in half is an adrenaline rush for sure. I spent 8 hours soaking bait this weekend for the chance of that happening and got nothing but wouldn't trade it for a thing. (except for the wind to die down about 30 mph when I was there):rolleyes: :D

[obxtraveler]

You youngsters may never get to experience this,but back in the sixties and seventies a good bluefish run on OBX would chase baitfish up on the beach by the thousands,and you would be ankle deep in them at times.THAT was excitement!!!! I have not seen or heard of that happening for many,many years now.:jawdrop: :cool:

[shaggy]

Hey oldsalt

Guess maybe I have spent too much alone time on AI, but truth be told, it seems more often than not it was indeed my brother's rod that would do the bending (not saying I haven't had my fair share), but like I said just being there and experiencing the power of a good hit sends the adrenaline through ones body.

As for a movie, I haven't really seen one that shows real life and it's emotions to a tee, but Grumpy Old Men is one of my favorite life and fishing movies. Life is like fishing, or vice versa, you keep going and going for that one "thing", knowing somehow it may never happen, yet striving to achieve. Besides, if the goal ultimately did happen, than what reason would there be to live or fish on?

[emanuel]

King rig or soaking bait for reds. Either way, you never know when that drag might start screaming like hell.

[cocoflea]

obxtraveler

Up north here in the seventies and early eighties I remember the blues were blitzing so bad all you had to do is wait for the bunker to beach themselves put a hook anywhere on the fish and toss it out and the blues were all over 12#s Now that was exciting and it happen every morning in September. To have to good ole days back:)

[Crabby_84]

sigh sigh sigh.....what is fun about casting into a feeding frenzy? You might as well throw bread on a pond then castnet all the bass. Or how about this.....throw some chunks of cut bait on the pier and have a line attached to one of the chunks hoping a seagull grabs the chunk and flys away....BORING! By far the most exciting fishing is bottom fishing hands down OR dont know if any of you youngins know about this but try your hand at landing a 6lb sheepshead with like 30 lines in the water and about 30 pilons that have 5 years worth of barnacles on them, all while being torn apart by sandgnats, freezing your ass off while your girlfriend complains about not feeling her legs!!!!!!! HA.....ok seriously my point is bottomfishing is funner.


-crabby

[Drumdum]

I could have voted for any of the above,as I do all of those and enjoy all of those,for the most part,with equal enthusiasm..
If you have ever thrown to a school of drum pushing flounder across the top of the water,you'd know why I voted for breaking fish..... ;)

[AL_N_VB]

I love casting lures with light tackle,but as Shaggy stated I also enjoy the hunt for that 30+ inch striper or Bull Drum taking line off my 525MAG or Slosh 30.

A screaming clicker on a bottom rig is like music to my ears,but presenting and fishing an artifical lure and having a fish take it on lite tackle is truely a skill worth having.

Nothin like catchin fish on a worn out wooden or plastic plug ,got 1 thats at least 6 years old,changed the hook on it maybe 10 times already....makes you think you have figuired out 1 part of the puzzle.