greeting from fay nc

[cyclops]

hello from fayetteville n.c. i go by cyclops, love fishing hunting and camping, really love to catch red fin out of the blackwater creeks around here. any of you fish for them

Welcome cyclops! Enjoy the site- wish we were having some of your weather up here around Buffalo, NY! What the heck are red fins? Best---- JoeW

[fish-hook]

Welcome to Outdoor-Fishing.com!

[PaJNS]

Welcome aboard Cyclops. Looking forward to seeing and reading your posts.

[cyclops]

Originally Posted by JoeW

Welcome cyclops! Enjoy the site- wish we were having some of your weather up here around Buffalo, NY! What the heck are red fins? Best---- JoeW

wish some of the places that are flooding had some of it. we are in a drought here and most of the small creeks where i catch those red fins are now mostly dryed up. the red fin is part of the chain prickle family. they don't get very big most under a pound, but with light tackle fight better than a big bass. it was 97 degrees here today but they are calling for a cool off and some much needed rain for the next few days. thanks for the welcome.

[cyclops]

Originally Posted by JoeW

Welcome cyclops! Enjoy the site- wish we were having some of your weather up here around Buffalo, NY! What the heck are red fins? Best---- JoeW

posted reply in wrong place, not to good with computers. i wish some of the places that are being flooded had some of our weather. it is so dry here most of the creeks that i catch the red fin in are now dry,but with a little rain they will be back next year. the red fin is in the chain pickeral family. we have what is called a jack fish here that is in the same family. the red fin seldom gets over a pound , but put up a real good fight. pound for pound fight better than a bass. i fish with real light tackle and a red mepps spinner for them.

[Rotten Tippet]

Been wondering what a red fin was myself. Understand now, we have jack fish in south Louisiana - call them "skip jacks". Same fish, I'm sure, and run small here as well. Never had one take a lure though, nor heard of anyone fishing for them.. What do you use?

[Rotten Tippet]

Oops - see what you use now... I got excited when I figured out what they were and didn't notice you last sentence.. Thanks.

Ok, red fin pickeral! We have a couple small ponds near here in WNY that hold some chain picks-- a lot of fun on light spin tackle- they LOVE a little spinner with a piece of pork rind on the tail. Question- those "jacks" or "skip jacks" as Rotten Tippet called them- are they freshwater or salt? I've caught what I was told were "skipjacks" in Florida, in the ocean off the beach. Is that what you're talking about? Man, those things moved in big schools and came flying out of the water when you hooked them! Must be something different, eh?

Het, BTW, "Rotten Tippet"- terrific member name! Reminds me of Rocky Bottom, Muddy Waters, Sparse Gray Hackle, Lady Beaverkill, etc. !

[Rotten Tippet]

Thanks Joe.. seems I'm always using "rotten tippet" when the big ones rise.
The skip jacks down here are in fresh water - I guess you could call it that.. they seem to like slow pools or backed up creek ponds. We see them sunning lake a garfish, but they're rarely 10" or better. Not overly abundant, we only see the occasional one in similar habitat to our "choupiq", or grinnel. Now there's a fighter! Gets up to 10-15 pounds. Mosly considered a trash fish (especially by the bass chasers), but can destroy light tackle!