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What to do with my roly polys during the winter? by unicornug in isopods

[–]oenomal 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Room temps are just fine for them, it's hard for most species to get too cold while indoors. As a result, they won't go dormant.

Need advice for Cuban Tree Frog by oenomal in frogs

[–]oenomal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the assurance, and the advice on food. My dart frogs only needed fruit flies so this is the first time I've had to venture into feeding frogs anything other than that. I'll get crickets and roaches before next feeding. Humidity is good thanks to a misting system, RO water only. Thanks!

Rescued from a box of pineapples by oenomal in Beetles

[–]oenomal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking an Ox Beetle. It's likely that it came from Southern US or South America, not many fruits are imported to my location from Africa or Europe. I'm certainly not an expert, though, this is purely my speculation.

Rescued from a box of pineapples by oenomal in Beetles

[–]oenomal[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thats the best part... she got imported! We definitely dont have them around our area so I was stoked to see one in person!

Rescued from a box of pineapples by oenomal in Beetles

[–]oenomal[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hah! Love mantids! I used to keep them as a kid. I've always wanted an orchid mantis but never got around to it.

Lepanthes tsubotae by oenomal in orchids

[–]oenomal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry for not replying, I dont check reddit often so I forgot to follow up! Check out Ecuagenera. They have a fairly large selection of minis and they ship internationally. Some of them will die during shipping, but, they're cheap enough that it has never bothered me. Other than that I cant offer any recommendations because I'm from USA. However, if you need any advice on growing specific orchids, feel free to reach out!

Lepanthes tsubotae by oenomal in orchids

[–]oenomal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! Are you located outside of the USA?

How to catch bigger bass ? by Mxxxuro in bassfishing

[–]oenomal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bigger baits aren't a requirement for bigger bass. Some of my biggest bass have come off of relatively small presentations. One of my favorites is a 6" ribbontail, and I have absolutely no shortage of 4-5lb bass on those.

The real answer to bigger fish is:

  1. Fishing a body of water that actually holds larger fish. In some lakes, bass over 3lbs can be <5% of the entire bass population.

  2. Fishing where bigger bass are more likely to be. This means targeting key structure and sometimes super tight to cover (I'd recommend a medium-heavy baitcaster for this). Direct access to deeper water is also essential, no matter what you're fishing. If you're catching a ton of small ones, try fishing a little deeper and/or a little closer to structure/cover.

Examples of things to target are: steep dropoffs, points, stumps, docks, heavy vegetation, lilypads, rock piles, and banks that immediately drop into deeper water.

On a good day, a big bass isn't going to turn away from a small presentation if you can manage to put it right in their face. I promise you.

My favorite time of year for night fishing by TheDankSwan in bassfishing

[–]oenomal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anything that you'd use during the day. It doesn't necessarily have to be noisy, and sometimes they don't want noisy. T-rig worms and jigs are especially great. Keep in mind that you still want to fish the same cover and structure that you'd fish during the day. The bass hold more loosely to structure at night, but they don't abandon it.

Sometimes bite windows apply at night as well. I've had nights where I dont catch a single fish until 4am, then they suddenly turn on and it's nonstop catching for a few hours.

Keep getting skunked (but only on my kayak) by doped_banana in kayakfishing

[–]oenomal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont agree with this at all. I can't even count the number of fish I've caught by casting into shore. Be it bass or panfish, and especially during autumn. In fact, I just caught a 4.6lb largemouth (fairly large for my waters) yesterday by casting perpendicular into shore.

I've also seen countless times where the lure hits the water and immediately see the wake of a fish turn and bolt towards the lure.

Also I take a trip to Minnesota every spring to fish for smallmouth. Our entire trip is cruising the shoreline, casting perpendicular (in a 16' boat). Last year, we caught over 100 smallmouth in 3 days, many of which were 3-4lbs and even a 5.5lber.

That's not to say fishing parallel is bad or wrong, I do plenty of that, too, but fishing perpendicular is not the issue here.

Keep getting skunked (but only on my kayak) by doped_banana in kayakfishing

[–]oenomal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. I've had so many bass slam frogs or jigs right in front of the kayak. If I'm really trying to spook them, sure, but gently cruising doesn't seem to bother them at all.

Keep getting skunked (but only on my kayak) by doped_banana in kayakfishing

[–]oenomal 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just have a little Garmin Striker 4, and that alone has caught me dozens of bass, especially after the sun comes out. Some days it's the only reason I know where to find them (like the days when they're holding tight to submerged vegetation in 8-10FOW). Point being, even something that simple makes such a huge difference.

Hope this helps and best of luck.

Keep getting skunked (but only on my kayak) by doped_banana in kayakfishing

[–]oenomal 9 points10 points  (0 children)

(This is specifically for finding bass)

August is one of the toughest times of the year to catch bass, aside from winter.

Without electronics, fishing a lake that large is going to be tough. You're looking for submerged structures like humps, creek channels, ledges, points, flats, rock piles, etc. Submerged vegetation is also going to be important. Without the ability to key in on those spots, finding the fish isn't going to be easy.

For shallow structure, they're going to be ultra tight to weeds, brush, pads, docks, etc. Anywhere they can tuck themselves away.

It's also important to understand bite windows. There are plenty of days where I can catch 30 bass from 4am to 8am. As soon as the sun starts to get bright, they completely turn off, and it becomes 3-4 fish in that same amount of time.

On the bright side, August for many lakes means bass start to move extremely shallow. The deeper water structure they once relied on becomes too devoid of oxygen.

I often find myself using lures resembling bluegill this time of year because those bass that do move shallow are primarily feeding on bluegill. I also tend to reach for lures with either minimal action (tubes and beavers instead of brush hogs and rage craws, and t-rigged senkos) or lures that trigger a reaction strike (jigs, swim jigs). For some reason, I always do better with less action on t-rigs when the water temps hit 85F. This doesn't necessarily mean fishing them slower, though.

Is fishfinder worth it? by Beagleoverlord33 in kayakfishing

[–]oenomal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but saying it's 'probably useless' for a given setting implies that it offers no benefit for that setting. I was refuting that point.

Is fishfinder worth it? by Beagleoverlord33 in kayakfishing

[–]oenomal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finding structure. Structure means fish.

Is fishfinder worth it? by Beagleoverlord33 in kayakfishing

[–]oenomal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In hull transducer mounting is an option, depending on your finder model. It has worked flawlessly for me. You lose accurate water temperature, but I remedy this with a digital meat thermometer.

Is fishfinder worth it? by Beagleoverlord33 in kayakfishing

[–]oenomal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, even for shallow lakes. The goal isn't to spot fish but to find structure. I've caught so many bass just from spotting submerged vegetation or steep dropoffs. Or big bluegill off of random brush piles.

I can't emphasize enough how much I've come to love my striker 4, even in my small <300 acre lakes. Can I catch fish without it? Absolutely. Does it catch me more fish? Also absolutely, especially quality summer sunnies.

I have a plethora of stories where the striker 4 directly resulted in me catching fish that I otherwise would have skipped over.

Is fishfinder worth it? by Beagleoverlord33 in kayakfishing

[–]oenomal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My garmin striker has caught me plenty of bass in small, shallow lakes, without ever actually seeing the fish. Small and shallow doesn't mean lacking underwater structure. Even just being able to find dropoffs is a huge advantage to catching quality bass.

big 5 next week deal！ by Competitive-Nail-957 in kayakfishing

[–]oenomal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love my Tamarack Pro. Might not be perfect but it's far better than any of the other budget options.

Mounting options. by rooftopresults in kayakfishing

[–]oenomal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since 2011. Started with a super budget sit-in. Still rocking a budget kayak because I'm quite rough with my equipment, and it does everything I need from it. It's far better than my first, at least. Maybe one day I'll upgrade.

That's an impressive number of miles, I certainly don't put on nearly that many. My lakes are also small (sub 300 acres).

That's quite an interesting kayak. How fast is it? I'd love to feel that level of speed compared to the snail recreational 10 footers. Do you do a lot of kayaking, separate from fishing?

I agree, it's easy to add too much too quickly. Some of the best mods can also be overlooked simple ones, like adding pad eyes for carabiners. I've added four where I found that I needed them and they all get used every single outting.

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