If you feel
When selecting equipment for beginners to catch panfish, it's best to keep it simple.
An ordinary old-fashioned cane pole is a good starter rig.
We recommend the fiberglass whip-out models.
They're inexpensive, lightweight, portable, and long enough to cover a lot of water and
let you get your bait away from the boat.
Perhaps the best all-around choice is a closed-faced spinning reel on a light-action 5-foot 6-inch
rod with number 6 line.
For tackle, you'll need hooks from size number 6 to number 10, a sorted split shot, some
small bobbers, and a few light jigs.
Don't forget a hook-out and something to put your fish in.
Holy mackerel, where'd you get those fish?
Me and Mark's secret spot.
Okay.
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Fish are a valuable natural resource, but trophy fish, they're extra valuable because
it takes years and years in the proper environment to grow an ordinary fish into a real trophy.
Let me show you what I mean.
A bass like this could easily be 10 to 12 years old or more.
And look at this walleye.
This could be 10, maybe 12 years old.
And a 40 pound class musky like this, 15 to 20 years old.
And take a look at this critter.
It's a sturgeon.
Typically, a fish like this could live 75 years, but they have been documented to live
250 years old.
Imagine being alive when George Washington chopped down his cherry tree.
You know, big fish are often old, but healthy fish.
And in many cases, they shouldn't be removed from the environment.
But thanks to modern photography, catch and release anglers, thanks Rover, can have their
cake and eat it too.
Let me show you what I mean.
Well here we are.
How's that for a bass?
Okay, here we go.
Protect your camera from the elements with a Ziploc bag and always keep it in the shade.
Hey, take that trolling motor out of my here.
Thanks.
Simplify photos by picking simple uncluttered backgrounds.
Always get rid of unwanted distractions.
Move in close.
And above all, have fun and be creative.
Take shots from several different angles and from several distances.
Try a few horizontal shots, then a few vertical ones.
Always take a second look and ask yourself, can I get a little closer?
Is my background clean?
Is the picture composed properly?
And if it is, gently squeeze the shutter release and hold the camera rock steady.
Close up spring details to life, long shots give you mood, then mix with some well composed
medium shots and you've captured a memory.
Back alive, that a girl.
Remember, a quality photograph is worth 10,000 words folks, especially in fishing.
Hey, hey don't close that, don't close the cover yet.
Tell a real fish story with photographs.
And above all, have fun and be creative and as always, bring them back alive with Kodak.
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Bass professor Doug Hannon explains how sound affects bass when we return.
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Quinkletails, the lure that catches the light to catch more fish.
Whatever Canon's got, it's catching.
Will catch everything from kings to cohal, from browns to lake trout, from walleye to
stripers.
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You know, we've been told that silence is golden when it comes to catching fish.
And why am I using a noisy lure like this?
Because it works.
You got to understand that fish hear differently than we do.
It's because of the unique quality that sound has in water.
It travels at five times the speed and over a hundred thousand times the intensity.
Indeed, the aquatic environment in which fish live is literally wired for sound.
And even though fish have no visible ear, they are uniquely endowed with a lateral line
and an inner ear, which allow them to detect sound underwater.
This sense is important both in locating prey and in protecting the bass from potential
enemies.
When bass are actively foraging on flats or in open water, loud rattling lures can attract
their attention from extreme distances, quite possibly several hundred feet.
Aggressive roaming fish are extremely susceptible to these rattling lures.
Plus, long casts with rattling lures allow you to cover water very quickly and very thoroughly
because the fish don't have to see it to know it's available.
Boy, that just goes to prove that there's a time and a place for these noisy lures,
especially out on these open flats.
Even for big bass like this, it really attracts their attention.
These treble hooks are sticky, and I'm glad they are.
We're going to give this one a soak in this catch and release solution, and we're going
to get over here next to cover and talk about catching big bass like this on silent lures.
Shallow water, object-oriented bass often react negatively to loud sounds.
A noisy lure could actually scare them into not biting.
Bass in this situation often refuse to leave their cover for a meal, preferring instead
to wait for it to come to them.
That's why this situation calls for a quiet lure presented to a precise spot.
He's in there, he knows it's there now, you just work it gently up and down.
A natural lure in the right place at the right time.
Should we say silence is going, sometimes it is.
Ron Lindner with trout and salmon action when we return.
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No matter what sport a person is involved in, from the active sports like football or boxing
to the more contemplative sports like chess or bridge, the ability to adapt to the opponent's
moves is a must for the competitor who desires to be the best.
This is even more the case with angling, considering all of the variables involved.
The fish's nature, its location, or what type of presentation should be chosen.
Fishing is at one time a sport of both body and mind.
Let's join in fisherman publisher Ron Lindner and his son Daniel on the Great Lakes as they
demonstrate the virtues of adaptability.
How do you want this set up?
I'm marking all kinds of bait fish here.
Let's start out with spoon ones and we're going to try for brown trout and maybe a couple
of bonus cakes.
I want to get my set my speed with the action of the lure.
It's working perfect right now.
What speed are we at?
We're running at a 1.5.
All right.
Keep that and we'll catch fish.
Danny, get ready because with a cloud of bait fish like this, there's got to be a fish sitting
in here.
There's going to be one that's going to fight her off.
I don't know why he's fishing like this.
That is a beautiful fish.
A brown like that, six, seven pounds like that, for some people is an all-American record.
Over here, it's just another fish.
Do you want me to get those lines in there?
If it's a brown, it's a good one.
Oh, that's got to be, I'm not sure, King, he's coming up, Danny.
That's a brown, big brown, that's a big brown.
He's crossing over the lines.
Summertime Drake Lakes fishing, for my money, you can't beat it.
A simple and effective way to test a lure's speed is to run them next to the boat.
A flasher combination runs best at slow speeds, on my indicator, around one mile per hour.
Light vibrating flutter spoons need to be trolled slowly as well, but the speed needs
to be increased a tad.
Heavier spoons, on the other hand, need to be run faster.
Usually a 1.5 to 1.8 speed is best.
Rappelas are designed for consistent motion.
These lures run best at the 1.8 to 2.3 mile per hour range.
The fastest moving at a base, the J-Plug, runs most effectively at high speeds in the
3 to 4 mile an hour range.
Keep a constant eye on your speed indicator, it can make all the difference.
The Great Lakes have subcurrents, so watch your downrigger lines.
Normally they will hang at a certain angle to the water at a given speed.
A following current makes the lines more perpendicular.
An opposing current will push the downrigger lines way back.
Hey, know your boat.
Look closely here, that's no brown trout, it's a small king salmon with two baits in
his mouth.
While on a turn, Dan and I moved out into deeper open water and popped this obviously
hungry salmon.
So a move is definitely in order.
Pop, stop one.
There's another one.
Double header.
All right.
I got him.
Can you get him?
Lift him up.
Okay, okay, salmon, salmon, salmon.
He's smoking.
Yeah, this fish is so big.
So big.
So you see, with the sport of angling, adaptability, or the willingness to change tactics, we'll
put more fish in the boat.
Giant ancient fish from the bottom of Hell's Canyon after this.
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Ziploc storage bags protect food, but they're also great for things you can't eat, like
a first aid kit, a flashlight and batteries, fishing tackle and maps, even boots, almost
anything that needs organizing and protecting.
It's good to know you can count on Ziploc storage bags to keep water out, because there's
no telling what situation you'll find yourself in.
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In the early 70s, Mr. Twister took the fishing world by storm.
With the revolutionary Mr. Twister curly-tail worm, the revolution continues.
And now, the new Do Something, designed by bass champion Ricky Green.
Create a storm on your lake with Mr. Twister lures.
Fish are the most ancient group of vertebrates, or spined creatures.
Fossil records indicate that they appeared in the Devonian period more than 400 million
years ago.
The earliest types were covered with armor, astrocoderms, the shell-skin fish, and placoderms,
the plate-skin fish, were the most abundant form in this period.
Most of these fish no longer exist, but some of these ancient fish remain virtually unchanged
to this day.
Sealeocanths, rays, paddlefish, garfish, and sturgeon are present-day living fossils.
Today's angling adventure takes us deep into Hell's Canyon on the Snake River between
Idaho and Oregon, in search of the white sturgeon, a true living fossil, and the largest of the
North American freshwater fish.
I think I got a...
That's a hit, isn't it?
That's a hit.
He's taking it.
And what do I do with this thing?
Let him take it.
Let him drop the pole to it.
Just follow it on with the rod?
Drop the pole to him when he comes up tight and nail it.
You can feel her.
There she's going.
She's going.
Let it go until she straightens the line out?
Okay.
Just hit it.
Good.
There it is.
I got him.
Yeah, I got him.
Oh, man.
Look at that smoker.
No, that drunken dragon.
That drag ain't loose at all, Steve.
Incredible strength on these things.
What did you figure she wants, Steve?
You got a quick peek at her?
Yeah.
Oh, look at the size of that guy.
Oh, dog burp.
Huh?
Oh, dog burp.
Woo.
Oh, no.
Just one more time on the surface.
I want her to jump like she did that first shot.
These things are as tough as those tarps.
Oh, look at the size.
Oh, come on, baby.
What's that?
I've been sitting catching...
Oh, are you going after that dude?
Hey, look at this.
That's the way to land them.
You got her?
You got her, Steve?
Oh, you got her.
I got her.
Boy, you love those things, don't you?
I mean, if I get up to her head, you grab her by the mouth, you can stop her.
This is going to take a little longer while these gentlemen attempt landing this sturgeon.
So let's see what else is happening in Hell's Canyon, one of the world's largest gorges.
The scenic beauty is unbelievable.
Animals of all different species, from rocky mountain sheep to mule deer to eagles, all
are common sites along these rugged riverbanks.
Sturgeon are not the only game fish either.
Rainbow trout, steelhead, and smallmouth abound in these waters.
Camping and whitewater rafting in the Snake's Class 6 rapids is a favorite pastime of visitors
to this country.
Oh, we better get back.
I think they got them under control.
Good job, Al.
Go over 200, 225, 235.
225, huh?
What a beautiful fish.
About seven and a half foot.
You got a tape on the dash.
You want to tape her?
No, we don't have to tape her.
Just get her first so she's free.
You need a pliers to get it out of her?
All right.
I get it.
It's a barbless.
It looks slippery.
You can hold them like this for a while, and you turn them over, they're airborne.
Hold that head right up to her.
Let the people get a look at that old head.
Yes, it's an old kind of fish.
That's what they suck everything with.
No teeth in them at all.
It's a big suction cup.
Steve, how old is that fish?
This size would be a minimum of 100 years.
Did you hear that, Al?
He's still got her.
He's fighting her.
He's gone, man.
Who's going to drive the boat?
Steve's still driving.
That's the way to ride.
I've never seen nobody land fish like that.
I'm telling you, if you ain't never caught a huge fish like a sturgeon like that before,
you don't know what you're missing.
My stomach is black and blue with sore.
Let's get baited up, or there'll be another one in this hall.
Larry, the next one's yours, man.
I'm beat.
I'm going to sit down here with seven up.
The next couple of hours on the snake were pure sturgeon pandemonium.
Larry and Jim Moore did some heavy tag team work, and when they got tired, Jim Lindner
and Larry's 10-year-old son, Aaron, stepped in.
These guys tagged team sturgeon until their arms ached, each fish being carefully handled
and released by the incredible sturgeon retriever, Steve Weaver.
But then it happened, a fish so large they couldn't hold it in the pool, and the chase
was on.
Wow, you talk about a fish.
That monster is almost 10 feet long.
We spent two days on a snake with Steve, and it was one of the most unique adventures we've
ever been on.
Hey, thanks to Steve, getting to this incredible remote area was as easy as getting on the
boat.
Believe me, there's very few places in the world where this kind of wilderness can be
enjoyed so easily.
It's a trip I'd recommend for anyone.
There's still a guy there.
No, he's gone, man.
Who's going to drive the boat?
It teases, it torments, until finally someone loses his temper, the foxy jig just begging
for trouble.
Hey, I want to show you the two most exciting remote control motors ever made.
This is the Minn Kota 765 Power Drive Bow Mount.
You start, stop, or turn with the slightest pressure on this micro-touch foot pedal from
anywhere in the boat.
If you prefer your motor on the back of the boat, this is the new Minn Kota 665.
Everyone gives you hands-free control and a quiet power that catches fish.
The nice thing about a Mariner outboard is that it starts when you need it, and it lasts
for years, even decades.
Which is more than you can say for some things you own.
Mariner outboards, better in the long run.
Here we go.
I'll tell you, that was one exciting afternoon of fishing.
Now, I'll tell you what, don't forget about seasonal fish movements.
If you can't find fish, there's no way you're going to catch them.
On the behalf of the in-fishermen staff and myself, thanks an awful lot for joining us
this afternoon.
Be sure to join us next week for crankbait bass, stream brown trout, walleye forage secrets,
world-record-class northern pike, some pretty girls, and an angling adventure for walleyes
where you'd least expect them.