Re: Lighten up and have more fun!
ya i mainly catfish. lake here has no blues
so im stuck mainly channel fishing but theres some good ones and good fighters. 5000 acre lake and there abundant from 2-6 lbs and lots of nice 8-14ones too. i used to use big heavy rods and big spinning reels. after a few years i went to med uglys with ming yang cl-40's and abu 5000's i still use an ifga 30lb line so i wont break off in structure and all but the lighter rods and reels makes a better time. im not out there to leave a bunch of hooks in fish so the line stays. kind of like me and squirrell hunting. my buddie says .22 only. i use a single 20 youth model NEF. he says no sport. i say i like to eat squirrell. and on the dead run a .22 is useless. the 20 brings them down. if there sitting or close i aim 4" to the side.
and while lighter line and rods are fun playing the fish to long builds up acids in thier blood which can cause a fatal imbalance. so while i like to fight em too i do keep it short as possible so if there 8-10 or more they can be released and have a better chance of survival. i like to let bigger fish go. theres plenty of smaller ones for dinner.
Lactic Acidis a natural by-product of functioning muscle tissue. When fish have normal blood oxygen levels, their muscles can function aerobically with very little lactic acid produced. When the supply of oxygen in their blood is depleted, more and more lactic acid is produced and they may experience numerous metabolic abnormalities. This condition is further worsened by the hypoxemia resulting from a prolonged fight in water low in dissolved oxygen, or from long periods of air exposure while the fish is handled and photographed.
