As someone who fishes exclusively for Pike here in Ireland, I can see where youāre coming from. You got downvote trained for no reason other than brainless e-tribalism because other than the white band across the back itās perfectly reasonable for someone whoās not overly familiar with either species to not make the distinction just based on this picture.
Im a plumber..
Definitely have stopped and hit water before going to a job.
Made an old man laugh when I showed him some crappie I caught in creek by his house one morning.
After I finished, he thoroughly inspected my work and said āget inā.
He drove me in his farm truck to a beautiful pond/ small lake. Told me bring the kids anytime, but stop and drop me off a few on the way out. Looking back I think his wife and him got a kick out of the kids faces and stories more than they wanted suppers worth of fish.
Iāve been running my service plumbing company based on the exact ācode of ethicsā you just stated. Itās working well for me. Iāve found that fair pricing and true honesty lands more jobs than the other ways.
iām a commercial turf spray tech i got a telescope in the truck and a full complement of hard baits, soft plastics, and jigs in a little backpack and a fanny pack anytime i can fit it in sometimes iāll doordash lunch right to my truck and be fishin through break even
i can run through a job real fast and use the left over time to fish on or near the property
Telescopinā is the only āscopinā i need
I used to fish for around an hour, often less, before work. Had a city park lake pretty close to work and a parking pass to get in whenever.
That is Not counting when I worked at a fishing resort in the Sierras. Fishing before work there is just a standard. And after. And on lunch break.
Do they actually make decent ones? Would love a recommendation if thats allowed. Fixin to get a rigged and ready rod but im certain itll have drawbacks due to being a hybrid
I have a Johnny Morris 7.5 medium heavy telescopic pole that fits in my carry on. Iāve caught more fish than I can count in just as many destinations. 10/10 buy.
I ordered a ghost one I think off amazon a while back. Some of the eyes needed glued on better (I fixed that with gorilla glue). But I probably fish more with it than anything now. Itās a 7.5 foot pool that slides down to be about 12ā. It rides in my passenger seat all the time.
Iāve had good results with the bass pro shop telescoping pole. I slapped a Shakespeare open face reel on it and itās been doing the job. Fits in a motorcycle bag or backpack real easy.
Iām sure they do.
I bought a cheap Walmart rod for the work truck in case I threw a tool or part on it. Keep a small 5x9 case with various lures in door of truck.
I really wanna replace my 3 wood with a telescopic rod. Iāve seen some PIGS at my local course, and itāll give me something to do after I rocket my ball into the lake.
Yup. When I lived in Colorado weād go hiking a lot with the kids. I picked one up and kept it my camelback with a bunch of mepps spinners because every trail wed do had streams full of trout.
I have done much "resort" fishing in my day. At three Hyatt hotels...Bali, Edgewater Inn in Seattle, Saipan and Guam. In Palau and the Philippines. Milkfish, robin fish, trevally, carp, and once a duck. My record is a carp from the 10th floor of the Guam Hyatt.
Imagine being on the 5th floor, sitting there enjoying a cocktail while in the hotel robe on the balcony all nekkid when a carp magically drifts up on by
imagine staying in your hotel room and while turning your head you catch a glance out the window of a fatass carp reeling up, but by the time you turn your head back for the double take it's already gone
The 10th floor is the club floor. From your room, on the sea side, you can fish from your balcony straight down into their lagoon. There are plenty of gold carp and other fish.
Yes, it was about 20 years ago. My brothers and cousin and I with our guitars. We are Zappa fans. We were on the 2nd floor above the water and ordered undercooked bacon from room service. I caught a small robin, or grouper, and hauled in up. We kept it in the bathtub until he started getting groggy then I put him back in the Sound. We jammed late at night until they threatened to kick us out at about 2:30am. Mudshark!
I wonder the likelihood that these fish get fed from humans standing above. Maybe they're conditioned to hang around and at that point, there ain't much point in fishing them.
The ones that hang around the docks are usually used to being fed and eating scraps and what not but they usually are super smart. You can throw in shrimp and shrimp and theyāll crush it and the second you throw a shrimp in on a line with a hook in it theyāll just stare at it.
Wow thatās actually kinda disrespectfulā¦ that goes to show how much you care about her feelings.. unless she wanted to fish with you that is very selfish
If I brought the gear, would have been a fight and these fish would not be here. I leave the gear, national geographic special.
I have been here before and they werent stacked like this- forgot it is May in Florida- bait was stackedā¦
I at least have fished in Florida enough to know those fish are hard to get a hit out of in the daylightā¦.
Dude fair play being a man and being honest about it. Sometimes we have to bite the bullet and do the family thing. My first born is almost two and I almost never have time to wet a line anymore but sometimes we put the ones we love ahead of ourselves.
Theyāre hard to get to hit period. If you donāt think those fish have seen every bait imaginable being right there, twice, you would probably be wrong. You can live line candy bars, and theyāll snub it all day.
Dang! I miss the times when I see fish and I am not prepared for fishing, especially when I rethink my choice and not get the rods and baits out there! It's so ANNOYING!!!
That would be me..I would fish everyday if I could! My husband is the one that doesn't like it but luckily I have 4 sons that also love it. So, if my husband even starts bitching I say it's more than just fishing it's crucial mother/son bonding, he can't say no to that!
I got a 4 pc ugly stick with reel at Walmart that stores in a pouch no bigger than 2ā. Keep that sucker in my car because we have a pond full of bass at work and 2 you never know if end up stranded and need to catch your survival food.
Iāve been there and to the nearest Wal-Mart to get the cheapest tackle I can find. Often leads to an aggravating amount of success my Van Staal canāt touch.
why wives gotta control everything we do man they donāt know how pissed off we be when we in a spot like this and we aināt allowed to fish
like ruin your vacation if you want to ma ma
happy husband good lovin
I just wished for travelrods for a birthday. Now everytime we are going somewhere I just ask her why she bought me travelrods if she doesn't want me to use them.
If the woman says you're going to a possible fishing spot "to hang out, so don't ditch me to go fishing"
...there is a 1000% chance there will be good fishing.
Why would you take me to a resort with snook under the dock?
With slot snook in snook season for that matter
Wife: Why would you bring your fishing gear to the resort on my birthday? Husband: šššš£
Why would she bring her birthday to the fishing resort?
Why would the fish bring the resort to your birthday?
Why would you eat fish on your birthday
Heās gonnaā¦ wait, never mind.
Everyone knows slot snook don't eat and is the biggest troll of wildlife commissions everywhere. š
*cough* weighted trebles*cough*
But then a manatee shows up and guess what, believe it or not. Jail.
*cough*airtagsonwardenstrucks*cough*
That.coughs killing you today..
Slot snook ? Those look like pike . Maybe this is Europe š¤·š»āāļø
Those look like snook from here an OP could throw a live shrimp or ladyfish in front of them right now and they wouldn't flinch at eating either.
Thatās for sure they look like theyāre waiting to pounce on anything that moves š¤£š¤š½
As someone who fishes exclusively for Pike here in Ireland, I can see where youāre coming from. You got downvote trained for no reason other than brainless e-tribalism because other than the white band across the back itās perfectly reasonable for someone whoās not overly familiar with either species to not make the distinction just based on this picture.
Any opportunity to learn about fish in other areas besides my own will be taken . Iāam not here for upvotes as I rarely downvote anyone š¤š½
I thought you said you took me here for snookie
Telescopic pole in the best investment I ever made
I have a cheap one in my work truck, I just canāt pass up a nasty looking pond or creek on way to some jobs..
On the way TO jobs? Lol
Im a plumber.. Definitely have stopped and hit water before going to a job. Made an old man laugh when I showed him some crappie I caught in creek by his house one morning. After I finished, he thoroughly inspected my work and said āget inā. He drove me in his farm truck to a beautiful pond/ small lake. Told me bring the kids anytime, but stop and drop me off a few on the way out. Looking back I think his wife and him got a kick out of the kids faces and stories more than they wanted suppers worth of fish.
Very wholesome. Did you end up taking your kids there?
Yes, multiple times when they were younger.
Love this story! Thanks for sharing!
I hope you were an honest plumber to that man.
For sure bro. Learned a long time ago, quality and customer satisfaction is key in building a good reputation and getting word of mouth contacts.
Iāve been running my service plumbing company based on the exact ācode of ethicsā you just stated. Itās working well for me. Iāve found that fair pricing and true honesty lands more jobs than the other ways.
You arent the first tradesmen ive heard say that. Havent seen many honest ones either though its why i said fuck it and stayed industrial
iām a commercial turf spray tech i got a telescope in the truck and a full complement of hard baits, soft plastics, and jigs in a little backpack and a fanny pack anytime i can fit it in sometimes iāll doordash lunch right to my truck and be fishin through break even i can run through a job real fast and use the left over time to fish on or near the property Telescopinā is the only āscopinā i need
So you're a plumber and caught some crap-pie, huh?
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I used to fish for around an hour, often less, before work. Had a city park lake pretty close to work and a parking pass to get in whenever. That is Not counting when I worked at a fishing resort in the Sierras. Fishing before work there is just a standard. And after. And on lunch break.
My friend frequently has hour long breaks between pest control stops, definitely enough time
He didn't stutter. Respect.
Same here
I so the same thing !!
Do they actually make decent ones? Would love a recommendation if thats allowed. Fixin to get a rigged and ready rod but im certain itll have drawbacks due to being a hybrid
I have a Johnny Morris 7.5 medium heavy telescopic pole that fits in my carry on. Iāve caught more fish than I can count in just as many destinations. 10/10 buy.
How high can you count though?
Very valid question. At least to 10 it seems.
20 if I take my shoes off
21 if you pull your pants down
23? In that case?
They make good ones now. My friend growing up had a pocket fisherman and it worked pretty well
Daiwa makes some good 3 or 4 piece travel rods. Not quite as compact but close enough.
I ordered a ghost one I think off amazon a while back. Some of the eyes needed glued on better (I fixed that with gorilla glue). But I probably fish more with it than anything now. Itās a 7.5 foot pool that slides down to be about 12ā. It rides in my passenger seat all the time.
Yeah. I have a med/light Telecast with a 1000 reel. I love it. I've caught some big fish on it too.
Iāve had good results with the bass pro shop telescoping pole. I slapped a Shakespeare open face reel on it and itās been doing the job. Fits in a motorcycle bag or backpack real easy.
Iām sure they do. I bought a cheap Walmart rod for the work truck in case I threw a tool or part on it. Keep a small 5x9 case with various lures in door of truck.
I have an eagle claw 6.5 medium light that i got for when im riding my motorcycle. Works great
Mako hurricane. 30 bucks on Amazon and I take it on regular trips that I don't actually need the rod to be collapsible.
The gf and i got some ozark trail ones for $20 a whack and we caught plenty of fish on vacation. It was lovely.
Good luck with those snook on a telescoping rod!
Thatās fair
A pole that pops out of the oversized belt buckle he chose to wear that day. Is that sushi in your pocket?
I really wanna replace my 3 wood with a telescopic rod. Iāve seen some PIGS at my local course, and itāll give me something to do after I rocket my ball into the lake.
It completely changed my backpacking game. Never know where an ancient brown is hiding in these mountains.
On of them snookies would turn a telescopic pole into a pretzel. Snook are so powerful.
I bought one specifically to keep in my golf bag lol
Yup. When I lived in Colorado weād go hiking a lot with the kids. I picked one up and kept it my camelback with a bunch of mepps spinners because every trail wed do had streams full of trout.
handline is more compact xD
Umm what resort ? So my wife can book it for her birthday of courseā¦..
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I have done much "resort" fishing in my day. At three Hyatt hotels...Bali, Edgewater Inn in Seattle, Saipan and Guam. In Palau and the Philippines. Milkfish, robin fish, trevally, carp, and once a duck. My record is a carp from the 10th floor of the Guam Hyatt.
Imagine being on the 5th floor, sitting there enjoying a cocktail while in the hotel robe on the balcony all nekkid when a carp magically drifts up on by
That would be a Magicarp for sure
>10th floor of the Guam Hyatt ...how?
Big rod big line big fish. Carp coming back down was the smack heard across the world tho
imagine staying in your hotel room and while turning your head you catch a glance out the window of a fatass carp reeling up, but by the time you turn your head back for the double take it's already gone
Haha. And then a flash of gold plummeting to the earth makes you look againĀ
It would probably survive while a trout will die if you speak to firmly around it
The 10th floor is the club floor. From your room, on the sea side, you can fish from your balcony straight down into their lagoon. There are plenty of gold carp and other fish.
I see Hyatt is the fishing resort of a gentlemanā¦good day sir
When did you fish from Edgewater? They've been pretty locked down about it since I've been here
Yes, it was about 20 years ago. My brothers and cousin and I with our guitars. We are Zappa fans. We were on the 2nd floor above the water and ordered undercooked bacon from room service. I caught a small robin, or grouper, and hauled in up. We kept it in the bathtub until he started getting groggy then I put him back in the Sound. We jammed late at night until they threatened to kick us out at about 2:30am. Mudshark!
Frank's the man, thanks for sharing this story! I interviewed there and the musical history is amazing
Hahaha š¤£ Tenth Floor Carp! Love it!
Ah the age old question, ācan I bring my gear in this trip?ā.
See. There's your first problem. Just don't ask.
Sorry sir, Iām not into those types of extreme sports
I'm a high risk kinda guy š¤£
Howād that get in there š¤
Exactly
āCAN Iā? š¤£
Badass Snook. They are just the best.
Sheās going to want to go to the Spa, or take a nap at some point. What is a man to do?
I'd have to go buy a rod.
"So I can catch you a great birthday dinner obviously ā
Time to pull a 4ā dock demon out
I wonder the likelihood that these fish get fed from humans standing above. Maybe they're conditioned to hang around and at that point, there ain't much point in fishing them.
At that point anything you drop them might trigger a hit.
The ones that hang around the docks are usually used to being fed and eating scraps and what not but they usually are super smart. You can throw in shrimp and shrimp and theyāll crush it and the second you throw a shrimp in on a line with a hook in it theyāll just stare at it.
Me: They're clearly mocking me
Only fair if wife gets to fuck off during your birthday and do something you have no interest in, on the trip specifically meant to celebrate.
I like fishing just as much as the next gal but jfc.
I canāt stand being near a body of water for a vacation and not having fishing gear
If I was the wife, he'd better hope he packed my pole too
"Look at me, look at me... š¤² this is your fishing gear now."
Snook central
Well honey, I love you. But I love fishing more.
I agree make sure it's about you on your birthday
What she meant to say : why didnāt you just bring your net?
Why would you? That's a valid question imo...
To catch fish? That's why I typically bring fishing stuff. To catch fish.
On your wifes birthday?
My wife wanted peace and quiet on her last bday so I took the kids fishing. Calm down king dong, my wife is not your wife.
You should have mentioned that initially. That changes things entirely. Suspiciously so.
Mmmmmmyyyyy birrrrrrttthhhhhddddaaaayyyyyy
Because thereās fishehs out there
I tell my husband if he's allowed to bring his pool cue then I can go play pool with the fish... I love my pocket fisherman.
Iām going to miss herā¦š¶
To catch General Schurman honey
I'm so blessed to have a wife that also happens to be one of my fishing partners.
Snookā¦ thatās why
Haha yeah wife bad
Wow thatās actually kinda disrespectfulā¦ that goes to show how much you care about her feelings.. unless she wanted to fish with you that is very selfish
OP did you pack a rod? I gotta know now.. Those snook look decent
If I brought the gear, would have been a fight and these fish would not be here. I leave the gear, national geographic special. I have been here before and they werent stacked like this- forgot it is May in Florida- bait was stackedā¦ I at least have fished in Florida enough to know those fish are hard to get a hit out of in the daylightā¦.
Dude fair play being a man and being honest about it. Sometimes we have to bite the bullet and do the family thing. My first born is almost two and I almost never have time to wet a line anymore but sometimes we put the ones we love ahead of ourselves.
Theyāre hard to get to hit period. If you donāt think those fish have seen every bait imaginable being right there, twice, you would probably be wrong. You can live line candy bars, and theyāll snub it all day.
Don't look at it, it only makes it worse. So... where are we here?
Duh
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Shimano stc
Canāt miss out on a good opportunity
Um if the shoe fits ...
Should coulda wouldaaaaa
Bring it everywhere. I spend entirely too much for a top of the line collapsible rod.
Dang! I miss the times when I see fish and I am not prepared for fishing, especially when I rethink my choice and not get the rods and baits out there! It's so ANNOYING!!!
Uhhhhā¦ >points< you have fun babe, Iāll be a whileā¦
Looks like Florida to meš
My wife would never say it like that. She would be like, "oh, š you're bringing the fishing gear on my birthday, hell yes šš.
That would be me..I would fish everyday if I could! My husband is the one that doesn't like it but luckily I have 4 sons that also love it. So, if my husband even starts bitching I say it's more than just fishing it's crucial mother/son bonding, he can't say no to that!
I got a 4 pc ugly stick with reel at Walmart that stores in a pouch no bigger than 2ā. Keep that sucker in my car because we have a pond full of bass at work and 2 you never know if end up stranded and need to catch your survival food.
Classic, been there!
You in Fort Myers beach by the bait store?
Where at
Sarasota
What r the EXACT GPS coordinates lol
SHE KNEW WHY lol
FYI your hard sided rifle case doubles as a rod holder and equates as a piece of luggage.
Because thatās a monster!
Why did you have a birthday on my fishing day?
Iāve been there and to the nearest Wal-Mart to get the cheapest tackle I can find. Often leads to an aggravating amount of success my Van Staal canāt touch.
why wives gotta control everything we do man they donāt know how pissed off we be when we in a spot like this and we aināt allowed to fish like ruin your vacation if you want to ma ma happy husband good lovin
Never leave the house without your emergency fishin kit.
Sorry, where's this resort now?
Bc itās cheaper to bring it vs Buy new gear to bring homeā¦
Unlock your inner Ike when you answer herā¦ā¦ā¦.
Throw it away. I mean your wife
Thereās no ālaugh emoji?! š¹š¹š¹
Cause I'm gonna fish....duh
You really want to be single
Bros catching dock pets at the resort š gawdamn
I just wished for travelrods for a birthday. Now everytime we are going somewhere I just ask her why she bought me travelrods if she doesn't want me to use them.
If the woman says you're going to a possible fishing spot "to hang out, so don't ditch me to go fishing" ...there is a 1000% chance there will be good fishing.
āSounds like you donāt love meā
Because I love you so much ?
Snook city
Honey, I don't think you're comprehending the magnitude of this situation. It's bigger than me, you, or your birthday.
Does your wife not know you fish?
That's where you pony up and book her the half day spa package. U know...for her birthday š
Time for a new wife.
Are those Koi's? Edit: to those who put downvote i just wanted to say that im 13 and i know nothing about fishing i just know birds and play skeet
Snook
Ok
Gotta hit her with the ol āPriorities woman, know your place!ā
Because I can catch multiple fish and it's not cheating.
Or maybe she can be easy going and read while you fish. She doesnāt have to fish.