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hey all,
so recently i started to like fishing (after coming home from a picnic). and so now, i would like to buy my own rod and reel. Could you guys please give me some suggestions. I really don't know what I'll be fishing, but i'm guessing something along the lines of small bass, sunfish, carpies, trout, etc.
And also, where are some small fishing lakes/ponds/areas around the pittsburgh area?
PS. any fishing advice would be greatly appreciated
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Hey Aznavalanche welcome to BFT and the wonderful world of fishing! We are glad to have you. If you would like to get yourself a really good rod that will be good for everything you listed i would say get and Uglystick rod and real combo in med/heavy action. Your can get one under $50. I have one of their rods and i got everything from little sun fish to big 40" northern pike on it. I know you have a Dicks sporting goods around you somewhere. Just go there and tell them that you are looking for and uglystick spinning rod combo.
I used to live In Moon township for a while and when i lived there i would drive out to a place called Raccoon Creek State Park. Its a small lake the has a little of everything in it. They even stock trout in it to. I think that would be a good place for you to get away for a while.
Here is the link for the park [url "http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateParks/parks/raccooncreek.aspx"]http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateParks/parks/raccooncreek.aspx[/url]
Remember to keep us posted on what rod and real you get and if you have any luck catching anything.
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well actually, i have a small fishing store near me called Bait 3 and Tackle. and they have a bunch of stuff. so I'll go there first. Thanks for the info!
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if you live close to lock 3 bait and tackle go acroos the road below the dam lock use a 1/2 oz slip sinker a 2/0 hook and a 5-8inch bait fish (chub,sucker,shiner,ect)cast it into the tailwater and be ready for a fight.we go there fishing sometimes but we live 60 miles away so we dont fish it to much.if i lived closer we would fish it a lot.you can catch BIG channelcatfish,bass,freshwater drum,walleye,pike plus many other types of fish.
good luck
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[left][quote walleyenut]if you live close to lock 3 bait and tackle go acroos the road below the dam lock use a 1/2 oz slip sinker a 2/0 hook and a 5-8inch bait fish (chub,sucker,shiner,ect)cast it into the tailwater and be ready for a fight.we go there fishing sometimes but we live 60 miles away so we dont fish it to much.if i lived closer we would fish it a lot.you can catch BIG channelcatfish,bass,freshwater drum,walleye,pike plus many other types of fish.
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umm...well seeing that i'm a beginner at fishing, i might want to start off a little smaller. But do you know of anywhere else? I'll be sure to go there eventually, and maybe every once and a while if I don't want to travel for a long time...But anywhere else you know of? Thanks in advance
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hey, so I might go up to Raccoon Creek State Park sometime this weekend. A couple a questions:
1. Is there a bait/tackle store there? or somewhere that sells live bait (just in case none of my lures don't work...which i highly doubt haha).
2. Where is the best area to fish there now for bass...i would guess any where the stream meets the lake?
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I always do good with a neon green and even a white spinner bait. kinda looks like a Jig with a metal spoon on the top. I got tired of waiting for the fish to bite on the bait so decide to grab my artifical and hit a couple bass on it the other day.
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there is a bait store there, im not sure where but i remember stopping there for something to drink once. I cant tell you where to fish there for bass cause its bee almost 10 years since i fished it. Its a small lake so you should be able to cover alot of water with ease.
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