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[HSmom]

Friends, our very own Necie has agreed to be our Chat guest this week, and talk to us about fishing. Be sure to come-even if you think it's too hard or that you can't afford fishing stuff; here's what Necie said when I asked her to be our guest:

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I'm pretty simple when it comes to fishing, so maybe it'll get some interested that are scared that it costs too much or is too complicated.

See you then!!

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[HSmom]

See you in the morning!

[Necie]

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[HSmom]

Hey, I have that bowl! Country blue lid? I like it for mixing up the stuffing on Thanksgiving.

[HSmom]

[HSmom] 7:23 am: Are we ready to get started?
[Necie] 7:23 am: ok. gulp
[HSmom] 7:23 am: Formal opening...As always this chat will be archived, so don't say anything you don't want recorded forever. Ladies please help me welcome our guest expert: Necie! *golf clap*
[Leah] 7:24 am: applause!
[Necie] 7:24 am: *necie curtsies* thank you.
[HSmom] 7:25 am: Feel free to bombard her with - I mean ask questions. Necie, when and how did you start fishing?
[Necie] 7:26 am: oh, when i was little. as long as i can remember. my mom fishes and my grandpa. we had a pond and a small lake on the farm.
[Necie] 7:27 am: started out with cane poles then. easy for kids. none of them 'casting' problems
[HSmom] 7:27 am: What gear did you use then and what gear do you use now?
[The Lounge]: cookiejar has entered at 7:28 am
[Necie] 7:28 am: i still prefer closed faced reels. most think that open faced are better. not sure why. they tangle on me, and with closed faced you just push the button and toss.
[cookiejar] 7:28 am: Hola!!!
[Necie] 7:28 am: hi cookie
[HSmom] 7:29 am: Welcome cookiejar!
[cookiejar] 7:29 am: Hey chicas!
[HSmom] 7:29 am: So with a closed face you don't have to flip open the metal thingy?
[Necie] 7:29 am: with pan fishing-rig with bobber, sinker, hook and bait
[cookiejar] 7:30 am: What's our subject?
[HSmom] 7:30 am: Necie is our guest expert on fishing.
[Necie] 7:30 am: yeah-the bail-dbf likes open faced like that. i like the push button. have 3 poles. i prefer shorter. he prefers longer. my longest is 6 fl. his shortest is 6 1/2 ft.
[Necie] 7:31 am: expert=haha
[Leah] 7:31 am: I haven't fished for 39 years - you have to know more than I do...
[cookiejar] 7:31 am: Is this fresh water lake, river? Fly?
[Necie] 7:32 am: my favorite pole for bluegill is a 4 1/2 ft ultra light that cost me $16. have had it for 5 yrs.
[Necie] 7:32 am: i've never fly fished, but my dad does.
[cookiejar] 7:33 am: Necie, what size hooks and style for bluegill
[cookiejar] 7:33 am: style hooks..oops
[Necie] 7:34 am: i like the size 6 hook, they're a bit bigger than the ones most used, but i don't poke myself as much and still fit a gills mouth. i use aberdine (sp)-not the barbed.
[Necie] 7:35 am: cookie-mostly fresh water lake. have fished lake mi. for salmon. river for trout and deep sea-charlotte harbour, fl
[Necie] 7:36 am: well, out of charlotte harbour, in the gulf.
[cookiejar] 7:36 am: Thanks Necie, I've pretty much only done surf & deep sea...can I ask another question?
[Necie] 7:36 am: have gone to quebec and fished the lakes there for pike and walleye. that was fun.
[cookiejar] 7:37 am: :awe:
[HSmom] 7:37 am: How do you know what you're fishing for? I just throw in a line and hope for the best.
[Necie] 7:38 am: do you know what kind of fish are in the water you're fishing at? then you target the fish you want.
[HSmom] 7:39 am: How would I know that? (I'm serious Necie, this is Remedial Fishing that I need here.)
[Necie] 7:39 am: different tackle and bait. i like pan fishing the best. local and cheap for me.
[cookiejar] 7:39 am: pan?
[cookiejar] 7:39 am: que?
[Necie] 7:39 am: ask at the bait store? older folks that fish?
[HSmom] 7:39 am: Yeah, you throw a pan in the water. lol
[cookiejar] 7:40 am: LOL
[Vic303] 7:40 am: I like the Cabelas rod & shimano reel I got last year on Mother's day! Never felt a reel that smooth! It's an 'openfaced' reel too.
[Necie] 7:40 am: pan=bluegill, perch, crappie. fish that ya fry in a pan.
[Vic303] 7:40 am: We tend to the #8 hooks for bluegill and smaller bass.
[cookiejar] 7:40 am: ahhhhhhhh:)
[HSmom] 7:41 am: Bait store? As cookie says: que? Burbsville here. I can get worms at the large chain sporting goods store or from my compost.
[cookiejar] 7:41 am: Do you have a fishing kit for your BOB?
[Necie] 7:41 am: hooks, sinkers, bobbers are fairly cheap. just keep trying different ones til ya find the ones YOU prefer.
[HSmom] 7:41 am: Sporting goods store is staffed by 18 yr olds who think it's strange that I want more than one box of ammo at a time.
[cookiejar] 7:41 am: lol
[Necie] 7:42 am: i have a tackle box-it's portable
[cookiejar] 7:42 am: I see people at the canals with handfishing lines...no pole, tried it?
[HSmom] 7:43 am: Is the smaller hook number larger or smaller?
[Vic303] 7:43 am: I have some line & leaders & hooks (aka Stren-in-a-straw) for the big BOB. None in my PSK though.
[Necie] 7:44 am: nope. not with no pole. ??? dm fishes the canals down there for catfish. i don't like catching/cleaning catfish-don't mind eatin' em.
[Necie] 7:44 am: larger # =smaller hook
[HSmom] 7:44 am: thanks
[HSmom] 7:45 am: Bigger hook = bigger fish?
[cookiejar] 7:45 am: what type of pan fish are you most likely to find consistantly around the states, is it trout? or perch?
[Necie] 7:46 am: bluegill, i think. southern call it bream or brim.
[Vic303] 7:46 am: Or as my kidlets call 'em BLOOOPERS! lol.
[cookiejar] 7:46 am: ahhh bream! Dem I know or well have tasted from soneone elses catch...lol:yeah:
[cookiejar] 7:46 am: someones (sp)
[Necie] 7:46 am: bass are national, too, i think. seem to be bass tournies everywhere.
[cookiejar] 7:47 am: bloooopersssslol
[Necie] 7:47 am: lake okachobee (sp) have HUGE bream
[cookiejar] 7:48 am: Yes indeed
[Necie] 7:48 am: seems the farther south ya go, the bigger the fish are.
[cookiejar] 7:49 am: Inland freshwater for beginners-what do I basically need? real basic...lol
[Necie] 7:50 am: when i jump in the car to go sit on shore, i take my pole, bucket, bait, and a towel. now if nothing goes wrong, then i don't even need my tackle box. but i usually just toss it in the car, just in case.
[Necie] 7:51 am: small towel. just to wipe hands.
[cookiejar] 7:51 am: cool, so a basic for the clueless pole would be what? (gotta have the towel for Princess boot club)
[Necie] 7:52 am: basic pole for panfish-anything from a 4 1/2 ft ultra light to a 10 ft light/med action.
[HSmom] 7:53 am: Do you have to go early in the morning?
[Necie] 7:53 am: reel-just a small closed or open faced, depending on what you're comfy with
[cookiejar] 7:53 am: coooooool!
[Vic303] 7:54 am: Cookie, I would start with a cane pole, hook-line-bobber, pair of pliers (pullout hooks) & a tub of worms. Towel would be nice as is bugspray, and a hat for sun.
[HSmom] 7:54 am: And about how much time do you spend out when you fish?
[The Lounge]: pauline has entered at 7:54 am
[Necie] 7:54 am: no-we use the solunar table on www.infisherman.com alot to see good/bad fishing days and best fishing times. crappie fishing is best at night around here, but have seen them caught during the day.
[HSmom] 7:54 am: Good morning Pauline!
[cookiejar] 7:54 am: Hey pauline
[Necie] 7:55 am: hi pauline
[Vic303] 7:55 am: We usually go in the evening after supper and go until dark.
[cookiejar] 7:55 am: Thanks Vic
[pauline] 7:55 am: morning everyone
[Necie] 7:55 am: we usually only go for a couple hours at a time, but may go 2 or 3 times a day when they're biting. some spend the whole day on the lake-like 6 to 8 hrs.
[HSmom] 7:56 am: And for that you get?? A whole bucket full?
[Necie] 7:57 am: depends on if they're biting. have caught 1 fish in 4 hrs and dm and i caught 274 in 3 hrs.
[HSmom] 7:58 am: OO <-that's my eyes bugging out! WOW!
[Necie] 7:58 am: that was THREE buckets full-and AMAZING. doesn't happen very often
[HSmom] 7:59 am: That's 1.5 fish per minute!
[cookiejar] 7:59 am: 8s
[HSmom] 7:59 am: Makin' fun o me, Cookie?
[cookiejar] 8:00 am: no looking amazed myself
[Necie] 8:00 am: hmmm. seems like it was faster than that. well, that's from putting in the boat, til pulling out.
[cookiejar] 8:00 am: well, I'm gonna go, see you folks later
[The Lounge]: cookiejar has left at 8:00 am
[HSmom] 8:01 am: wow - that's amazing.
[Necie] 8:01 am: FISHING LISCENCE-make sure you have one. (just wanted to make sure i mentioned that)
[Vic303] 8:01 am: Hey Necie, what closedface reel do you like?
[Vic303] 8:01 am: Oh yep, the $$ penalty is high in TX if caught w/o license!
[Necie] 8:02 am: i had a zebco micro 11. replaced it with a shakespear micro, cuz the local store didn't have the zebco. still wish i had that one, but would have to order it
[Vic303] 8:02 am: DH oldest got her first Zebco 202 for Christmas!
[HSmom] 8:03 am: Do you always use a boat to fish?
[The Lounge]: MtRider has entered at 8:03 am
[Necie] 8:03 am: not always. sometimes just go sit on shore. nice all by self. or with kids it's easier on shore. they tend to get stir crazy fast.
[HSmom] 8:04 am: Good morning MtR.
[Necie] 8:04 am: hi mtr
[HSmom] 8:04 am: And on shore they can wander off and play with sticks and pine cones, etc.
[Necie] 8:05 am: all three of my poles are zebcos. micro, 30, and omega. dbf talked me into the omega. it's 6 ft/med action. kinda heavy for my tastes, but good for walleye
[MtRider] 8:05 am: Uuugh, It's morning? I'm still tyring to find my fingers on the keyboard.... Hello all.
[Necie] 8:06 am: yeah, vic. a liscence here is $17-fine for not having one is over $100
[HSmom] 8:07 am: Ouch! It's worth it to get one.
[HSmom] 8:08 am: Necie is teaching us how to fish MtR. I recall you trying to fish last year. Been out again this year?
[MtRider] 8:09 am: Couple times...no fish. I'm more dedicated to enjoying the quintessential Colorado babbling brook than the fishing, I think.
[HSmom] 8:09 am: Necie, do streams and brooks tend to have fish big enough to eat?
[MtRider] 8:10 am: I think here they can take your fishing gear - including boat if you fish without liscense...
[Necie] 8:10 am: have been to co. 5 or 6 times. lived there for almost a year. never fished the mountain rivers. hmmmm, what's up with THAT?! we did trout fish in a reservoir near frisco. didn't catch any, but ds2 did.
[MtRider] 8:11 am: Oh there is plenty of trout up here.... Different kinds. Kokane salmon in the reservoirs...mmmm.
[Vic303] 8:11 am: Yeah I think repo'ing equipment is part of the penalty of no license in TX too. HI MTR! Did you read your new message yet?
[MtRider] 8:11 am: I'm just not experienced with fishing.
[MtRider] 8:12 am: Hey Vic! I'm reading it now.... yikes, multi-taksing first thing in the morning...
[Necie] 8:13 am: yeah-we fish near a friends house, it's called **** creek, kind of a small river. trout, gill, bass, catfish, suckers
[MtRider] 8:13 am: So Necie, does a real fisher-person have to get specific experience with each type of fish, each type of stream, lake, pond, etc??
[HSmom] 8:14 am: Wow. I see little creeks (or cricks) and think: "naaah." Can you eat suckers? What about bottom feeders? Is that bad?
[Necie] 8:15 am: suckers are good if done right. dm pickles them. mixed with sour cream and put on crackers. mmmmm yummy. like creamed herring.
[Necie] 8:16 am: check in your state fishing guide. should have lakes that have mercury warnings where ya shouldn't eat 'too' much fish taken out of them
[HSmom] 8:16 am: Oh. That doesn't sound very good to me. I'm looking for fish to fry in a pan, or broil or make into fish chowder.
[Necie] 8:17 am: a real fisher-person to me is just someone who loves fishing.
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[HSmom] 8:19 am: Are there things you look for in a good fishing spot, or do you rely on word of mouth to know where the fish are good?
[Necie] 8:19 am: i think the best place to find knowlege about fishing are locals that fish. get ya the cheapest equipment ya can and go to the water and ask the older guys/gals there fishing what they're using and how they fish.
[Necie] 8:20 am: good fishing spots tend to change. finding them is half the fun.
[MtRider] 8:20 am: I got my pole, etc at a garage sale and also picked the brain of the older man who sold it to me. He was thrilled to talk fish!
[HSmom] 8:22 am: Oh that's a good idea MtR... I may look for tackle at sales just so I can ask questions.
[MtRider] 8:22 am: bring a chair...they won't let you get away!! lol
[HSmom] 8:23 am: And be sure to buy something too.
[Necie] 8:23 am: i have older folks that come into work daily and tell me where they're biting, the bait they're using-or on the other hand, how bad the fishing is.
[MtRider] 8:24 am: He told me to look for bait in the stream. Take the little net he gave me and place it downstream from a rock. Lift the rock and little .....forgot what he called them...float into the net. Trout witll eat them. Haven't tried that yet.
[MtRider] 8:25 am: Also talk to the guy/gal at the local bait shops for current local info....
[HSmom] 8:25 am: That's a nice bonus of your work Necie. You're realling 'in the know'.
[Necie] 8:25 am: oooh, that sounds like fun. catching your own bait.
[HSmom] 8:25 am: realling = really
[MtRider] 8:25 am: rcok shrimp? Is that what he called it?
[Necie] 8:26 am: i like worms. nothing with legs. ick
[HSmom] 8:27 am: Do you compost Necie? When we fished a few weeks ago, we just pulled red wigglers from the compost. Took about 2 minutes to get a dozen. We were get TONS of hits, but all from little bait stealers way to small to eat.
[Vic303] 8:27 am: Rock shrimp? Crawdads I think...
[MtRider] 8:27 am: bait stealers...:down:
[HSmom] 8:28 am: What about artificial lures? My dh has this white grub that he likes to use. As you reel it thru the water the tail spins. He also caught a fish once using 1/2 a yellow foam earplug.
[MtRider] 8:28 am: Dunno, Vic. Whatever these under-rock critters are, they are really small to be trout bait tho.
[Necie] 8:29 am: we just have regular earth worms to dig up around here. no red worms(the itty bitty ones). i buy red wigglers (about the size of a regular worm), or wax worms (like a little grub) or night crawlers or minnows
[Necie] 8:31 am: i have a bunch of artificial, but hardley ever use them. dbf does once in awhile. we want to try those new 'gulp' artificial panfish bait. he said they'd be good for a BOB, too
[MtRider] 8:32 am: yellow earplug...lol They do use a fluorescent orange ..uh..mini marshmellow like thing here...
[HSmom] 8:32 am: So worms, grubs or minnows.
[HSmom] 8:32 am: Sounds about the same MtR. We were lake fishing with my uncle in Wisc. He couldn't belive that my dh caught anything with that. lol
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[Necie] 8:33 am: i think it's all local, though. southern indiana i've heard uses more crickets.
[MtRider] 8:34 am: I've heard crickets up here too. I can catch them in my house in some seasons..yuk.

At this point there was a Mrs S hiccup and a bunch of people got booted. I saved real quick and here we have it. Sorry for the abrupt ending.

Many thanks to Necie for sharing all her wisdom with us!!