Bluefish are some kick a$$ fish to catch since were talkn salt water. Drive out to the long island sound in august and they are in there thick, big stripers too
hybrid stripers, hands down. i catch them on buckeye on rattle traps. absolute freight trains, a 24 inch wiper will pull my Jon boat around like a toy.
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I fish almost strictly for muskies these days and I've caught hundreds of them over the years, but nothing in fresh water comes anywhere close to king salmon. Not even close.
Well I think some get confused on fight and weight. I believe a pan fish of equal size such as bluegill would about out fight any thing. And Bass is still probably the best fight for size in Ohio. Now we have musky,pike,and stripers but their fight is mostly from shear mass. I like both. Walleye to me are like a wet rag being towed in. But love to eat them and fish for them. Perch of good size are always fun as any pan fish is. A suprise Bass is always great but gave up fishing for fish I dont eat. Which include Bass,pike and Musky or Stripers. I believe they dont eat as well and just fun to catch. Dont like carp at all cats are good.
But nothing compares with the ocean in the long run. Where you can fish the piers and hook a simple flounder to eat or a shark or blue fin tuna thats like a freight train. I also enjoy using my ultra light in the ocean. But be prepared with a few extra spools of line, because you just cant turn some before its gone. LOL
this notion that carp are some supreme fighting fish is absurd. carp simply pull, if you think fighting what essentially amounts to an anchor heading to the bottom is fun, then carp is the best fighter ever.
I have had carp make very long runs, and even when I thought I had them tired out they run out again! Most have a lot of stamina. Yeah, I have caught some carp that were kinda boring, but usually when I get some nice sized river carp then I have my hands full. Carp that usually hang out in the current most of there lives are very strong and put up great fights. Not as good as say stripers or steelhead, but still good. I hooked into a big carp yesterday fly fishing. At first I thought he was foul hooked because of the way he was fighting, but he wasn't. He took me pretty far downstream and was very difficult to land without a net.
Almost every response seems to be in reference to the strength of the fish, which I can appreciate. However, if you're looking for the best fight, you need to consider the equipment you're using.
A great white shark probably fights like hell until you put a stick of dynamite in it's mouth.
If your favorite aspect of fishing is the chase and fight, go light.
If you're looking for a 6 lb bass and wanting a monster fight, fish with 4 lb test and adjust your drag.
If you want to see the best out of steelhead, don't yoke up on your line and leader, but limit those items and test your skills.
Your set-up determines the fight more than the fish does. I've had inredible fights with fish that weigh less than a pound because of my gear. If the challenge and fight is what you're looking for, don't change your target, change your weapon.
Almost every response seems to be in reference to the strength of the fish, which I can appreciate. However, if you're looking for the best fight, you need to consider the equipment you're using.
A great white shark probably fights like hell until you put a stick of dynamite in it's mouth.
If your favorite aspect of fishing is the chase and fight, go light.
If you're looking for a 6 lb bass and wanting a monster fight, fish with 4 lb test and adjust your drag.
If you want to see the best out of steelhead, don't yoke up on your line and leader, but limit those items and test your skills.
Your set-up determines the fight more than the fish does. I've had inredible fights with fish that weigh less than a pound because of my gear. If the challenge and fight is what you're looking for, don't change your target, change your weapon.
Old thread but i agree with this right here. They all fight. Back in november i was getting 2-5 lb saugeye that were just going balistic as soon as they felt me put the hooks of my jerkbait in there mouths. Drag pulling surace busting and not giveing up. Late spring every single gill 8 inches or better ablolutly burried my 6' light action rod,and some of the bigger even pulled some drag. Every time i hook a channel cat trolling it destroys my crank and acts like it wants to pull my rod holders out of my boat. Muskies the same but add the jumps in.
smallies from any where plain fight. Wether it be rivers,le,lsc,or inland lakes there mean critters... Hate to admit it but even carp and sheephead fight hard.
I think the worst fighting fish pound for pound for me would be crappie. For some reason very few crappies i catch fight hard.
If Ur near Erie ir the Big O then drum imo. Easy to find. Theyre ready to hit almost any natural or artificial bait. Unlike the carp the drum is a true predator first and not just a scavenger. Big ones really rip off the line in huge chunks. I've been on Erie and came across a school of bigguns and would hookup on every cast for an hour reeling in 8-12lb fish that make your drag scream and rod groan. Eventually your forearms get so stressed they start to burn and even cramp up.
They also run big like carp. Lastly their design is for speed and power with the streamlined flat body with huge tailfin similar to salt water fish builds.
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i was up there in July watching ppl fish steelhead of the lighthouse pier ..i wish i had my gear at the time because i would of been right here with them.. seen one in the water and oh i wanted to fish it so bad!
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