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Crums
02-02-2008, 05:53 PM
Has anyone been fishing on Cumberland? I've gone twice and plan to go this spring again. It's nice to go with a guide and let them do all the work( if you can't tell, I'm a fair weather fisherman). It costs a couple bucks but I cought the biggest fish in my life there, I believe it was around 14-15 lbs.
Crums
02-03-2008, 03:34 PM
This is a small one a buddy of mine pulled in last spring, believe it or not that fish was a meal for three. That was a long day of fishing, 8 hours and only one fish.
Billygull
02-06-2008, 11:19 AM
I love going down to Cumberland, great fishing and beautiful, but it is worth it to have a guide the first few times to go down there. I caught a nice 11 inch striper the last time I went down.
Billy
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Good pic Crums!!!!! That's the trip I missed going on last year. :( My own fault.
Welcome to the forum Billygull. Enjoy and post often.
Crums
02-06-2008, 09:44 PM
I love going down to Cumberland, great fishing and beautiful, but it is worth it to have a guide the first few times to go down there. I caught a nice 11 inch striper the last time I went down.
Billy
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Your absolutely right, going out with a guide is the way to go. The first time we went down we had now idea what we were doing and didn't catch a thing. I'm pretty confident that I could go and catch a bunch if I had the propper gear.
Billygull
03-13-2008, 01:18 PM
Your absolutely right, going out with a guide is the way to go. The first time we went down we had now idea what we were doing and didn't catch a thing. I'm pretty confident that I could go and catch a bunch if I had the propper gear.
Oh yeah, it makes all the difference in the world! My dad refuses the very concept of having a guide when we go on our annual fishing trips. So we usually split into two parties - one goes with dad, the other with the guide. Guess who catches more fish? We do. My dad doesn't care - he's so stubborn. I guess he feels like it's cheating and that it takes the fun out of fishing.
~Billy Gull~
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Crums
03-17-2008, 11:11 PM
Heck, if I'm catching fish it isn't cheating! My cousin went down last summer with his girlfriends family and I guess her dad had the same attitude as your dad, they didn't catch a thing! He said her dad was reading the reports and getting advice from everywhere and everyone. The way I see it, you have to be out there daily to become knowledgeable and the $375.00 I pay the charter buys a lot of knowledge!
billbill1
06-20-2008, 03:39 AM
I've been striper fishing on Texoma and used a guide. We caught our limit the two days that we fished and it was $100 each per day. The biggest fish caught in our party (of 6) was 8 lbs though. Very strong fish and fun to catch. We used live shad for bait. Some co-workers fished Beaver lake some years ago and one of them only caught one fish, it weighed 37 lbs. That was worth the trip in his opinion. He has it mounted and it's a beautiful fish.
Welcome to Net Boat Talk Bill. Glad to see you signed up over here. :thumb:
Enjoy and post often. :D
Crums
06-25-2008, 12:38 AM
Even at 8lbs they're fun. I bet you ate good that night!
Crums
04-02-2009, 11:03 PM
I'm heading down to cumberland this weekend for another try at a big one, wish me luck!
Good luck Josh. Heres to a great trip! :beer:
Be sure to take pics to share when you get back. :D
OhioTC18
04-03-2009, 07:24 PM
I would like to see pictures from there as well. I hear it's a great place to go.
Good Luck......:beer:
Crums
04-06-2009, 10:21 PM
What a day saturday was! The weather was beautiful, the lake was smooth as glass, and the fishing SUCKED! We caught 6 fish (over 12 hours) and not one of them were keepers. We caught 4 stripers that were 16-20 inches (24 is a keeper),1 kentucky bass, and the biggest small mouth I'd ever caught (16incher, 18 is a keeper). I almost punched our guide when he told me I had to throw the small mouth back! Oh well, that's fishing for you. What's everyone say, a bad day fishing is better than the best day at work?
What's everyone say, a bad day fishing is better than the best day at work?
Definitely!!!!! I'm sure it would have been nice to be able to keep them but just catching a few fish that size would be fun. And out on the water all day on a nice sunny spring day like last Saturday was, how could you beat it? :beer: :D
I've never seen a small mouth bass that size. I hope you got a pic or two.
Crums
04-07-2009, 09:24 AM
No I didn't get a picture of it,I was to busy arguing about throwing it back to take a pic.
That was the most expensive sunburn I ever got!
That was the most expensive sunburn I ever got!
Are you saying you boys did not rub suntan lotion on each others backs? :yum: :yum: :yankchain: :poke:
pugger
04-07-2009, 06:00 PM
This is a small one a buddy of mine pulled in last spring, believe it or not that fish was a meal for three. That was a long day of fishing, 8 hours and only one fish.
A small one?!?!
I'd give an :a1: for that one! Heck, I'd go nuts if I caught one like that over a 24 hour period :applause:
Crums
04-08-2009, 12:41 AM
Are you saying you boys did not rub suntan lotion on each others backs? :yum: :yum: :yankchain: :poke:
I tried, but Ted got a little uptight!:yum:
At least we caught a buzz!:cheers:
Crums
04-08-2009, 12:45 AM
A small one?!?!
I'd give an :a1: for that one! Heck, I'd go nuts if I caught one like that over a 24 hour period :applause:
Being in Ohio, that seemed like a decent sized fish as well. Here's a link to the guide's website we went with, this will give you an idea of a big one!
http://www.larrysguideservice.com/
Good link Josh. WOW. Some big ones for sure. I can only imagine how much fun they would be to reel in.
I copied some pics from Larrys to share here (It appears Dec 2007 was very good fishing indeed! :eek:):
I got to ask ...was this the boat Larry took you out in? He said it was fully enclosed and heated .... I pictured a much bigger boat.
pugger
04-08-2009, 11:26 AM
Good link Josh. WOW. Some big ones for sure. I can only imagine how much fun they would be to reel in.
I copied some pics from Larrys to share here (It appears Dec 2007 was very good fishing indeed! :eek:):
Day-yummmmmm!!!!:a7:
Crums
04-09-2009, 12:25 AM
That is the boat, it's a 20' aluminum river boat. He said it's the same kind that those crazy guys run up and down the Colarodo river at 80mph.
So, what does the guide do while you guys are fishing? Does he kick back and have a beer or two? What a job to have to take folks out boating / fishing every day.....and GET PAID FOR IT!!!!! :tiphat: :clap: :D
Crums
04-10-2009, 03:57 PM
He makes sure the boat is going straight and we have bait on the lines. We tried to get him to drink some beers with us, but he informed us he would loose his license if got caught drinking.
Crums
03-28-2011, 12:31 PM
Well, It's that time again! I'm planning on using a new guide this year. Nothing against the fellow we normally use, but everytime I look at this site his customers look like the limited out.
http://www.stripertime.com/FishingReport.html
Hey Doc, are you coming this year?
Before I answer let me know when you'll be going and how many days you'll be gone ....and how much it will cost. Then I can tell ya for sure.
Crums
03-30-2011, 12:25 AM
Not sure yet, need to find out if Ted is going to go this year which will effect the cost.
I'm guessing the begining of May, usually runs 2-300 for the weekend (including cabin and charter).
I will have to pass. May weekends are going to be full. I have to work one of them and I have two others to get the boat ready and the boat club for the season. The boat club is in total disarray. The flood left a ton of trash there so I'm sure we'll have multiple working weekends there. Not fun but it's got to be done before the boating fun can start.
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