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Episode-30- TSP Rewind – The Basics of Fishing Gear

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rewindToday is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes.

Today’s episode was originally, Episode-1341- The Basics of Fishing Gear and originally aired on  May 6th, 2014.

The notes below are the original notes from that episode.

Unlike many rewinds though this show does have about 10 minutes of new content where I discuss some of the things going on at Nine Mile Farm right now.  This topic also fits very nicely with today’s TSP Amazon Item of the Day.

A Small Surf Caught Pompano that became Sashimi

A Small Surf Caught Pompano that became Sashimi

While at Sanibel Island I did a LOT of fishing.  Had a blast as the surf was pretty good to me for the first half of the trip.  About mid way into it, the ocean just got really rough and turbid and it really wasn’t worth the effort at that point.

I always enjoy fishing and frankly the last year was so full of work not much of it got done.  I enjoy fishing in fresh and salt water, in bays, estuaries, the surf, rivers, streams, creeks, hell I would fish a puddle if I thought there was a fish in it.

Surf fishing is hard to beat though, just for pure variety and the “never know what you will catch next” factor.  Over the years I have both caught and watched others catch some really interesting stuff just surf fishing the guts and bars on the beaches.

Here is a list of the species I caught while on vacation in the Sanibel Island Surf…

  • Spanish Mackerel
  • Permit
  • Snook
  • Ladyfish
  • Whiting
  • Gafftop Sail Catfish
  • Hard Head Catfish
  • Jack Cravalle
  • Blue Runner
  • Speckled Sea Trout

It was an absolute blast.  As always though when I am in a place where fishing is popular I see a ton of other fishermen.  Some are really switched on, some are specialists, like the guys fly casting to snook.  But there are always some who are well, just not quite “getting it”.

From rods that are too heavy to giant weights and hooks or God knows what else, you see a lot of things that just don’t work when you go fishing where others are fishing too.  This got me thinking, why not do a TSP fishing series.

So we are going to start that today, here is the plan for all the shows in this series…

  • Episode One -The basics of gear, rods, hooks, weights, reels, etc. (Today)
  • Episode Two – Fishing rivers and streams
  • Episode Three – Fishing the surf and bays and piers, etc.
  • Episode Four – Lakes
  • Episode Five – All about boats and hiring guides
  • Episode Six – “Unconventional Methods” – Jugging, Trot Lines, Bank Lines, etc.

If there is anything else you would want added to that list, let me know.  I am not going to focus much of artificals today but will pepper thoughts on them into most of the episodes as the situations discussed demand.

For Today this is What We Will Cover

  • Rods and reels (bait casting, spinning, fly, cane, etc)
  • Types of fishing line, mono, braided, fluoro
  • Hooks, bait holder, khale, circle, long shank (Aberdeen and Siwash), treble
  • Weights, split shots, casting, slip, rubber core and more
  • Nets and gaffs
  • Bait containers, stringers, coolers, etc
  • Floats, round, stick, slip, fly bubbles, etc.
  • Clippers, pliers, first aid stuff, hand towel, gloves, etc.
  • Some basic tips that always apply
    • Fish relate to structure and edges
    • Use the lightest gear that is suitable
    • If you are getting no action, move, change baits, etc. don’t just wait
    • Talk to others, read “fishing reports”
    • If you are going to fish often in one place keep notes
    • Target species or “go for anything” based on the situation
    • Learn “feel”, “hook set” and “play” (find easy action)
    • Have fun, don’t overdue it

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Episode-30- TSP Rewind – The Basics of Fishing Gear — 1 Comment

  1. Good show, I learned some interesting stuff. On a side note,one thought to add on first aid and safety is that if you have any cuts on your hands then wear water proof gloves when fising along edges of rivers, ponds, lakes and even the sea shore because of the danger of getting weils disease from rats urine. Rats are mostly invisable by day but having worked at night in a previous job I often saw them in groups at night actually groups of pairs. Rats like to live at the boundry between land and water so that they get the best of both worlds, they are good swimmers and excellent climbers, also rats dont have a bladder to store water therefore they have to drink regularly.

    They are very very short sighted near blind beyond a few feet but have good hearing and an excellent sense of smell, also they are very sensitive to vibration from anything or anyone walking within many metres from them, probably up to at lest 50 metres, they are very skilled at sniffing out food and then figuring out how to get to it.

    The evolved by poisening the food of mammals with their infected urine then they return to eat the carcas and breed, That is the only way they can take down large mammals. Very few people get weils disease but it kills like mengenitis if not treated immediately. Some patients die anyway regardless of treatment. Rats often leave a smell which is fairly unique to them (somehing like a mix of cow urine and rotten eggs) if you can imagine what that might smell like.

    If the water is flowing then I imagine that there would be less of a risk from the floating water. Rats like to sleep in the putting holes in the greens of golf courses, especially the one nearest the pond, it’s warmer and more sheltered down there, it is the perfect size for them and may be safe from a foxes and dogs if the hole is lined and deep enough, hence ‘golfers disease’. I wouldn’t let rats put me off fishing but I would bring waterproof gloves just in case I needed them.

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