Fishing Forum

Hello, I am new to fishing and I am very low tight on my budget. I am only 14 and I don’t have a job. I had to go very cheap and buy a 20$ fishing poll. What I fish with now is a hook, and soap as bait. Sometimes ill dig up some worms from my backyard and use those. I’ve caught very few small sunfish. But I want to catch bigger fish like trout. I just need some suggestions for lures that are very cheap, but work well. I am also open if anyone wants to lend me a lure they don't use. I fish from the shore, but I am looking into buying a cheap boat, to get to the bigger fish. Thanks
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welcome to BFT! i am also 14 and i get into some really big trout and bass and catfish my best lure i can tell you to get is the crip lure from shasta tackle

shastatackle.com


as for a boat man you dont need a boat to get into good fish

big fish that are caught from boats are caught trolling and you need a motor for that which run 600+$$$ so i recomend a poontoon or float tube or just a cheap inflateable wal-mart boat
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That is a big myth! Not true at all. You can get big fish by trolling yes but i catch big fish all the time simply by finding some structure and fishing it from every angle. Im out on my boat all the time and i can confidently say that i get alot more big fish simply from casting rather than trolling.

So if you have your mind set on getting a boat go for it. I bought my first boat when i was your age for $500.00 It was a 12' aluminum deep-V and it had a 10hp motor on it. Since then a had a few boats and im proud to say that i still have my first boat and i use it on smaller lakes instead of taking my bigger boat. Still runs like a top! Just go out and cut some grass for a summer and shovel some snow in the winter (if you get any) and by spring you will have enough money to buy a decent boat.
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i dont know about where you are but boats are alota more then 500$ even 800 $ for a 12 ft. aluminum boat and thats without a motor

so i would go with a nice poontoon boat i can even get my poontoon around on bigger lakes pretty fast if you have decent armstregth. heres the link to the one i first bought its still working today but since i have upgraded http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templa...hasJS=true


bigpike guy what are you usually fishing for?

and poster what kind of fish does the lake your going to fish hold?
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The biggest difference from fishing by shore or by boat is that with a boat you can cover a lot more area of the lake/ pond, canal or whatever. From shore, you are limited to the accessible areas and have a lot of walking to do even if the lake is small. Usually 80% of the shore is inaccessible on foot. By boat, on the other hand, about 100% of it is accessible. With a motor boat you can zip around the whole lake very quickly. With a row boat or canoe its a bit slower but you can get around much more than on foot.

Start out shore fishing like we all do. You can catch some big ones if you get to the right spot at the right time of day.

As for lures, it depends on what you are fishing for. You said Trout. Lake Trout? Brown Trout, Ranibow? Lake, river, stream? Weather, time of day..etc... etc.. All of this matters for bait selection weather artificial or real.

Trout fishing is a bit more advanced than say Crappie or Bass. I would suggest finding a nice lake with decent shore which contains Bass (largemouth or small or both) and crappie, and other common lake fish. Get some fake worms, some crank-bait, and some top-water lures like a Jitterbug. Or get some real worms and learn to get it on the hook right and you should be successful. Early morning and late daylight are best for most lake fish.

Hope that helps.

Quote: i dont know about where you are but boats are alota more then 500$ even 800 $ for a 12 ft. aluminum boat and thats without a motor

yes of course they are that expensive brand spanking new, but you can buy a used one with a a motor cheaper. I guess i should have made that clear that my first boat was used. Look in the paper and on E-bay. There are tones of them, i feel confident that you will be able to find one with a motor for $500.00. If you are lucky it may even come with a trolling motor. I just recently bought my first brand new boat, and im loving it. Its a 2009 G3 Eagle 165 and its got all the room in the world. Nice big front deck, tackle and rod storage. All i did was keep saving my money over the years and i ended up getting what i really wanted.

schfifty5iv, i also have an inflatable pontoon and i like it alot. I use it on the smaller lakes around me that are electric motor only. I can sneak up on fish just about anywhere. But on the other end of it i wont take it out on big lakes cause i cant cover alot of ground with it. I can work a big area with it but not big enough. For that i use my new boat. Plus if its windy the little pontoon is like a leaf, it blows all over the place. I dont care how strong you are, rowing in the wind is gonna kick your a$$, i know, been there done that.

With all things considered i would say the an inflatable pontoon would be a good starter boat but i think that a good used john boat would be more practical. my lil pontoon was $500.00, and for that you can get a nice aluminum boat. you can take a buddy along on a aluminum boat, and you can take more stuff. you can always row a aluminum boat easily if you dont have a motor. i owned just about every kind of boat out there and thats just my 2 cents on the subject.
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Your right the deals are out there. I can buy a canoe, used for $260.00 at a local canpground and they have them all the time. Electric moter at $150.00 and your in business.
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Heck yeah that would even be a cheaper option. And those canoes can really get into some skinny water!
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