Way under 20 bucks ....

[Ketchn]

My wife bought me an Okuma rod and reel combo for $8 this spring. Was going to use it for sucker fishing but weather and a quick spawning run nixed that. Same pretty blue color.

man it has been a while since someone said sucker fishing , they smoke them if I remember right , one thing for certain we used to find a few in the trout streams that were beasts when I was kid , them were what they call northern redhorse suckers if memory serves me well ? sure did put up a nice fight ...

[MCG1]

man it has been a while since someone said sucker fishing , they smoke them if I remember right , one thing for certain we used to find a few in the trout streams that were beasts when I was kid , them were what they call northern redhorse suckers if memory serves me well ? sure did put up a nice fight ...

Canning is real popular too. Red horse are the bigger ones, white suckers are preferred for table fare. Good fighting, easy, laid back fishing, usually.

[Ketchn]

Canning is real popular too. Red horse are the bigger ones, white suckers are preferred for table fare. Good fighting, easy, laid back fishing, usually.

Not sure if we had the white ones , but as i recall no one ate the red horse version and about only me tried to ketch them
That and American eels too , about only me trying to ketch them too …

[BobC]

All the eels I ever caught were really by mistake. Talk about tangling up your line!
Bob

[Ketchn]

All the eels I ever caught were really by mistake. Talk about tangling up your line!
Bob

puts a whole new meaning to sliming your line for sure , they bite best when the water is muddy after it rains , taste really good btw .....

[skeetbum]

My dad used to ear some of the saltwater eels he caught and said they were very good.

[Ketchn]

My dad used to ear some of the saltwater eels he caught and said they were very good.

the american eel is a european eel best i know , they spend a long time at sea before running up the rivers here and vice versa across the big pond too ...