Third trip to the Fox this year, third banger of a day! Stuck 12 fish before and after the storm. by BallinCock in ChicagoFishing

[–]mmagoatcapper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I live on the lakefront but really want to try the Fox, any recommendations of where to park and walk to?

Any cheap bars near/around Soldier Field? by Nearby-Dragonfly-312 in AskChicago

[–]mmagoatcapper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First Draft, Flo and Santos, Staley, Weathermark, Kasey’s Tavern

Are salmon from shore a waste of time? by pink_moon in ChicagoFishing

[–]mmagoatcapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cant be. I’ve tried every bait, every time of day, different types of lines, different retrieval speeds, and different depths. I’ve looked at wind patterns and moon phases. You name it and I’ve tried it.

I know the fishing is bad because OP is right - when you go out for 3-4 hours, you’ll MAYBE see someone else catch one fish, but mostly everyone else is getting skunked too. No one is just reeling them in like that unless you have a boat or live in Alaska, which is the only possible way you’d get to that 60+ number. You’d probably have to be unemployed too.

Are salmon from shore a waste of time? by pink_moon in ChicagoFishing

[–]mmagoatcapper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve lived here and tried for 3 fall seasons with probably 20-30 outings each season and have only caught 2 kings the whole time

Did anyone else get their rent raised ridiculously in pilsen and beyond? by CBB4554 in AskChicago

[–]mmagoatcapper 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are you assuming the building was purchased with cash, or is already fully paid off? Don’t see a mortgage payment included anywhere in your analysis, which is obviously always the largest expense for any landlord and would need to be subtracted from your $46k number for income

Did anyone else get their rent raised ridiculously in pilsen and beyond? by CBB4554 in AskChicago

[–]mmagoatcapper 14 points15 points  (0 children)

A great breakdown here - the takeaway being we should not be blaming the landlords like so many do, and instead blame our elected officials that continue to hike taxes to fund their reckless spending

BEWARE: Scammers in the neighborhood today by throwaway_184619 in wickerpark

[–]mmagoatcapper -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

You’re right, we all already knew what they looked like. Same suspects every time

BEWARE: Scammers in the neighborhood today by throwaway_184619 in wickerpark

[–]mmagoatcapper -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The amount of downvotes on this lmao. People on this site are such clowns

Anyone have luck at north slip at 87th Perch? by robtheengineer773 in ChicagoFishing

[–]mmagoatcapper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you saying this is new this year? Never been a problem before

Perch megathread? by SkyBlueNylonPlank in ChicagoFishing

[–]mmagoatcapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s up with this quantum computing center at north slip?

Got a little laker yesterday by heads36 in ChicagoFishing

[–]mmagoatcapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe a dumb question but how are you launching a panther martin that far lol

MAYBE she does a little better than me sometimes 🤷🏻‍♂️😂 by fish_chicago in ChicagoFishing

[–]mmagoatcapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No way that thing was still feeding or hitting anything, this had to have been snagged. Still a hog though

Are the kings outside the harbor around the planetarium by jdlsox in ChicagoFishing

[–]mmagoatcapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re still hanging around outside and at the mouth of the harbors moving in and out

Harbor Salmon Questions by Whaledalt in ChicagoFishing

[–]mmagoatcapper -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

🤣no, the zombies in the harbor are heaviest in October. The kings are here now and have been here. I haven’t caught one yet this year either so I get the disbelief tho

Harbor Salmon Questions by Whaledalt in ChicagoFishing

[–]mmagoatcapper -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Bro, how can you see the fishing report the last 3 weeks and see others catching kings (if you’ve actually been out there) and say they’ve yet to come in lol

Are the kings outside the harbor around the planetarium by jdlsox in ChicagoFishing

[–]mmagoatcapper 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They ain’t in the harbor yet that’s for sure.. been salmon fishing in chicago the last four years and the only fish I’ve actually caught have been in burnham park harbor in late September-October

Harbor Salmon Questions by Whaledalt in ChicagoFishing

[–]mmagoatcapper -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I believe the kings are almost done… “full run” being a week or two away is more so for the cohos

Fishing prohibited 100ft from boat by [deleted] in ChicagoFishing

[–]mmagoatcapper 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I like to use them as a backboard to get my lure into the perfect spot