Rules for Fishing

Happy Friday everyone! oh wait..... Its only Thursday... Damn, I jumped the gun on that one a little bit. I went through all day yesterday thinking it was Friday. Maybe I am rushing life a little, but I am going crabbing on Friday, and that's probably the only thing I love more then fishing and myself, lol!

Anyway, As I have gone through life, I have learned a thing or two about fishing, and here they are, Keep in mind, that I fish for mainly catfish, and I am in no way, shape, or form an expert in fishing (Some of my friends are, and honestly compared to them, I suck, BUT I like it either way!). So here we go, the list consists of both fishing and crabbing:

1) If the catfish is legal limit, but there's not enough meat on it to eat, throw it back. Its not worth your time to clean it, besides fish nuggets burn when cooked.

2) The more bait on your hook, the bigger the fish you catch, AND the more bait you lose when the damn thing flies off of your hook while casting.... Think happy median people!

3) A 4 inch Catfish on a 3/0 hook is not impossible. Highly unlikely, but not impossible.

4) Catfish like Heavy Metal. The poles dance when Metallica and Godsmack play on the IPod.

5) Fishing from a dock or shore saves gas in a boat.

6) Bring a comfy chair for both fishing and crabbing, you're gonna be in it for the next 6+ hours.

7) Screw Dolphins, Crabs are the smartest animal in the sea. Don't believe me? Then how come I have to fix the holes in my bait bag from being cut through every time I go Crabbing.

8) Grab the crab from behind when getting him out of the net. They aren't flexible, and cant reach behind. A little stretching would help them with that, but we won't tell them.

9) Bring bug spray. I wish I had pictures from crabbing last year. The whole car was covered!

10) NEVER use bait that is more expensive then what you are trying to catch. Come on now, why use Shrimp to catch Catfish, I understand that they like this, but the shrimp cost a hell of a lot more.... Hint- Chicken Livers, $1.50 a tub....

11) Its funny to watch your friend get into a fist fight with a Catfish.... Sorry Dude, I still laugh about that.

12) Horseshoe Crabs suck, especially when they are having sex in your crab trap.


Well that's all I have for now, Hopefully you had as much fun reading this as i had writing it!

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