What/Where do you fish?

I love getting stoned in spring/summer at a buddy's man-made pond.

Large mouth bass and catfish make up most of the fish in it. Some crappie too.

Can't wait til the weather gets warmer!

Drinking/smoking/fishing all day long in the summer is one of my favorite things to do.

ahh mannn that sounds like so much fun! i love fishing. never tried it high though lol. usually go for largemouth, catfish, or carp at a nearby lake but i also sometimes go out to long island sound for some blue fish, porgy, and whatever else

fresh water fishing > salt water

I fish for rainbow trout at the township park.

I fish for heritage brookies along with Brown and Rainbow trout on spring fed streams in the Minnesota Driftless Area... Pike/Bass/everything else done on the Mississippi and her backwaters and the local lakes/ponds here in the area

i only go deep sea fishing. otherwise it's too boring.

I like fishing for bass, crappie and redear in small lakes of about 10-15 acres.

Backwoods fisherman here. I've snagged spoonbill (great time), Fly fished for trout (also a great time), set line for catfish on the river, fished for walleye, bass, pike, muskie, and assorted panfish. I love hard to reach spots and private lakes, as well as power houses (we have canals, great for channel cat). I've spent my life since I was 5 years old fishing, and will continue to do so till the day I die.

I enjoy fly fishing mountain creeks for cutthroat trout and bull trout. Rivers for big bull trout rainbows and browns. Lakes for walleye and huge pike. Nothing better than getting high in the mountains tho.

How much does a decent setup cost? Lures, pole, etc...just something to get me started at the lake or river.

I haven't fished in years so I don't own any equipment but the weather is getting nice and I don't want to waste my summer indoors.

I fish brackish and saltwater mainly. Shimano stradic, couple pfleuger baitcasters, some rapala POS poles for fishing offa bridges that are so cheap you can throw em in and net em later......alll ocean fish for meee...
Killed bass fishing for myself by having a bass pond when I was younger

How much does a decent setup cost? Lures, pole, etc...just something to get me started at the lake or river.

I haven't fished in years so I don't own any equipment but the weather is getting nice and I don't want to waste my summer indoors.

You can get a pretty good rod and reel setup for <$50. Go to your local outdoors store and ask a guy in the fishing department to hook you up. I'd recommend getting line with ~20 lb test because you probably won't be running into any fish heavier than that. As far as lures go, I have found that something called roboworms work really great for bass! They are a rubber worm that use a salt release system that attracts the fish... or something like that. If you can find those, pick them up! You don't need to spend much on lures, definitely >$20. I would argue that good old fashioned hook and worm works just as well as any other lure. Then, you'll want some miscellaneous stuff like hooks, sinkers, plyers, etc. And of course a tackle box to keep all of your stuff. All together if you want some good stuff you can easily get out for >$75. Then again, you could also spend $200 if you wanted to! So, just ask the guy that's working at the store and he'll help you out. Goodluck fishing this summer!

Offtopic- I wrote a reply to Self_Exile last night and it said that it had to be approved by a mod... Any reason why/why it wasn't approved?

Nope...that's weird lol. But anyways I think I'm gonna go buy a cheap $15 pole at walmart and probably some worms and go fishing. Should I do worms or lures?

mississippi river and backwaters of it.. i fish for catfish, bluegill, crappie,bass, gar, and carp. for bass i use a top water lure mostly, crappie/bluegil i use i a stick bobber and bait. for catfish i fish tight line( hook, sinker) i use chicken liver, nightcrawlers, stink bait, shad,bluegill for catfish bait... i catch carp and gar unintetionaly

I fish for just about everything that you can catch where I live but right now Im going after crappie. I bass fish and catfish too, just depends on what I feel like going for. I mainly stick to a few lakes near me but I fish in the Cumberland, and Stones river as well.

Nope...that's weird lol. But anyways I think I'm gonna go buy a cheap $15 pole at walmart and probably some worms and go fishing. Should I do worms or lures?

It really just depends on what you want to catch and what the fish are going for that day. Worms are simple to use, some lures can take a bit to get the technique down.

trout and steelhead in the pacific northwest, Oregon, idaho, and montana.

What would you all say is the best bait to catch large mouth bass?

I think I'll be using some crankbait this year........

ALL WHILE GETTING SUPER HIGH AND DRUNK OUT ON THE POND HAHAHAHA!!!! CAN'T WAIT.

usually fish for salmon and steel head, out in estacada or at the columbia, or i fish for trout at north fork resevoir

What would you all say is the best bait to catch large mouth bass?

I think I'll be using some crankbait this year........

ALL WHILE GETTING SUPER HIGH AND DRUNK OUT ON THE POND HAHAHAHA!!!! CAN'T WAIT.

I've caught plenty of bass with crankbaits, they work pretty good. My go to bait where I live is leeches.

I fish some of the lakes around Southern Illinois(mostly kinkaid, pyramid state park and rend lake) mostly for bass or bluegill, but nothing beats haulin 40+ lb hog catfish out of the Mississippi lol