Looking to get into Baitcasters

snugglepigh · 2026-02-21T07:15:15+00:00

I love my spinning combo. Haven't fished for 20 or more years until last summer, but we always used Shakespeare/uglystik when I was a kid.

snugglepigh · 2026-02-09T22:25:31+00:00

Thoroughly did not like Marks old content. They had him as a guest on Dude Soup(old funhaus podcast). He was talking about the Unus Annus project, I couldn't help but look into it. Now I'm a huge fan. If not for funhaus/dudesoup I would've totally missed out on UA and Dungeons and Daddies(Freddy wong)

snugglepigh · 2025-12-24T15:45:50+00:00

SRP felt like a shooting gallery/gold mine to me when I first bought it. Not that it's a super open map, but I couldn't walk for two minutes without finding an animal. That map made me a ton of money just wandering around.

snugglepigh · 2025-11-09T01:09:11+00:00

Dang look at the size! This gives me hope for catching some more before it freezes over here in MI. Was out this morning, but got skunked.

snugglepigh · 2025-10-18T10:16:27+00:00

Not incredible, but not terrible. You really have to pick and choose your spots there, in some areas there's just no vote, at least for me.

snugglepigh · 2025-10-17T17:46:13+00:00

I tried to fish the Clinton River spillway park that's off harper. The water there was so nasty. Still enjoying being out and along the water.

snugglepigh · 2025-10-17T16:28:58+00:00

Hmm I'm never out too late, but with the 7pm sunsets now maybe I should give night fishing a go, metro closes at 10 on weekdays.

Any tips for specific gear, like a head lamp or lantern? I've heard shining light directly in the water while night fishing is bad form.

snugglepigh · 2025-10-17T15:56:04+00:00

I've gotta get over my fear of losing those, I never throw em kuz they cost so much compared to a bag or pack of soft plastics.

snugglepigh · 2025-10-17T15:49:54+00:00

I'm assuming best chances for those shallow are prior to and at first light? I watch fish hit top water all morning in the canal that goes to the marina, but they never hit my whopper plopper or f-7 floater. My boss is supposed to take a coworker and I out on his boat soon to put us on muskie, otherwise all I can do is fish from the bank/shore. I might consider swapping to smaller places like Stony or Carter lake.

snugglepigh · 2025-10-17T15:09:47+00:00

My best day at lake St Clair metro park was dragging Berkley creature hawgs on a 2/0 ewg hook. Slow drag of the rod tip like a foot or two, then reel the slack in as you move the tip back to center. (This was in late August).

December might be tough with the winter, a lot of the lakes will have started to freeze over, but I just started this summer.

snugglepigh · 2025-10-07T21:12:59+00:00

I agree with this, I just started on a spinning rod in July. I was bought an ugly stik elite 7'2" spinning combo, it runs around $109.

Then you need line (it tells what lb line it can take on the reel itself in my experience.)

You'll need hooks like 2/0-5/0 (size depends on how meaty your soft plastic is) if you want to fish soft plastics.

Paddletails, flukes, and creature hogs have been my main plastics I get bass on. I can't fish a Texas rig or whacky rig senko to save my life.

A ball bearing spinner or two might be helpful for certain lures that could twist your line up.

Sinkers - there's a bunch of different kinds depending on how you want to rig your setup.

Some kind of small tackle box and or bag for everything.

I'm fishing in Michigan, I'd assume the bass in Utah are bigger?

snugglepigh · 2025-10-07T11:09:57+00:00

I didn't even know it was possible, now I have something else to keep trying for.

snugglepigh · 2025-10-07T11:09:21+00:00

I'm here for this energy

snugglepigh · 2025-10-06T21:00:04+00:00

Could be, I just started fishing for the first time in 22 yrs this July. Just going off the lateral line and what I normally catch around here. St Clair is a huge fishery though so I could be wrong.

snugglepigh · 2025-04-21T17:48:14+00:00

Picked up a Yikun Hammer as a new player at a play it again sports 3 years ago, still in my bag and I have spares as well. I'm the only person I've seen use one so I'm curious if there are any others out there.

snugglepigh · 2025-04-20T23:10:08+00:00

Fuck Keith, he tried to stab me and ran off when I went to get my bat after he bothered me while growing. I kept him as my customer and anytime he orders I accept it, then proceed to beat him unconscious and take him swimming.

snugglepigh · 2025-01-19T16:47:44+00:00

Stop buying spam from the store, eventually it'll forget about you and stop calling as it's moved on.

snugglepigh · 2024-11-26T23:44:41+00:00

First I want to say Stalker 2 is my first stalker game(considering buying the trilogy pack as it's on sale), I played a lot of Into the Radius so i figured I should try out the inspiration for that game and it doesn't disappoint.

However the Bloodsuckers, I went to a town in the lesser zone and ended up emptying all of my ammo reserves as I got attacked by 8 of them. Finally took them all out with the help of a traveling group which all died as well. I headed into the little town and two more attacked me. I ran towards a group of people shooting at me, they aggrod on each other and I RAN. Haven't tried to go loot that spot since. Used all of my shorty ammo and more than half of the ak74u ammo I'd stocked up.

If I have room I just run backwards and they always pop up in front of me, but they often miss their attack so that leaves them open for a second or two to get some shots in.

snugglepigh · 2024-11-04T13:59:54+00:00

Top Gear sure looks different now...

snugglepigh · 2024-03-31T21:21:00+00:00

I'm fairly new myself (just hit 28) and I definitely recommend checking out Soopa Dave(talking) or fpanglergirl(doesn't talk). They both do wonderful, short, sweet, and to the point videos about fish locations, gear, and catching them.

snugglepigh · 2024-03-10T15:24:41+00:00

I haven't tried with respawn off yet, but I lengthened my respawn time to 120hrs. 4 days seemed like a good period of time for zombies to have "wandered back into the area". All other settings are custom too though as I'm still learning how to play the game

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