New poll.....Favorite Fish

[mrfish/OH]

Going to add a few more species on this one.
Please limit yourself to 5 choices to try to get an accurate feel. I know I like to fish the big cats, walleyes, stripers, hybrids, etc. Also white bass. But I limited myself to 5 picks......Jim:D

[crappielooker]

hmm. i dont see perch on the list..:p

[Toad]

LOL @ crappielooker or is it perchlooker LOL. My favorites in ohio are Saugeye, wipers, catfish (any), and crappie.

[Ðe§perado™]

I have to go with flathead catfish, channel catfish, Panfish,and largemouth and smallmouth bass.;)

Never fished for steelhead or salmon.

[stelmon]

I'd have to say any cold water fish and the crappie and smallies.

I like catching carp, catfish, and northern pike but did not vote for them.

[mrfish/OH]

Dog gone it, I thought I had all the fish I could come up with. :(
Still, "only" 20 choices in the poll. "Other" could cover them. :) I just threw on baitfish behind "other" for skips.... as skipjacks are fun to catch, but I think they are mostly in the Ohio River. I chose stripers, hybrid stripers, bluecats, flatheads & walleyes.
Here's a skipjack.....a big one. They look just like a miniture tarpon.
http://home.fuse.net/jcgormle/jim%20and%20skipjack.jpg

[flathunter]

Catfish, Catfish, andd more catfish

[Fish]

I think flathunter should be disqualified. He's got a biased opinion. ;)

I chose SM and LM Bass along with Muskie. If I was thinking straight and saw Pike there the first time I would have picked that also.

Being from Michigan before I moved to Ohio, we didn't fish for Catfish and I didn't even know saugeyes were around, so if this poll is around next year I might have a different opinion.


I don't see bowfin up there though. :( I like bowfin the most.

[Gator Guy]

Living close to Lake Erie and spending all my fishing time on it,I have to go with whats in the freezer:Walleye and perch!...Got Grease???

[Bass DAY]

I had to go with LM, SM, Muskie, Pike, & Steelhead

[Neapolis]

1. Trout

2. Steelhead

3. Smallmouth Bass

4. Walleye

5. Largemouth Bass

Only picked one in the poll before I realized you wanted mutiple picks. Now it won't let me pick the others. I bet if it was a Florida poll, I could vote again.

[Erie]

In my old age & now that I'm no longer a BassMaster, but a old troller ....

S-Eyes & then it was to late to add more:rolleyes: ;)

2) Crappies
3) W-Eyes
4) S-Bass

5 .. da list goes on!!!

[MISFIT]

i like 'em all,but with only 5 picks i saugeye,crappies,wipers,flathead and channels.order depends on my mood and appetite:D though if i had the time and resources to concentrate more on one,my appetite would rule and it would be saugeyes:D :cool: not only because of eating quality,but because they're as unpredictible as women:rolleyes: ;) which i've always enjoyed chasing also:D ;)

that last remark was not meant to be derogatory,as i've always loved 'em all:) :cool:

[mattgmann]

Brown trout, then steelies/rainbows. On the next tier are smallmouth and poor man's bonefish,...err, carp...and then largemouths, because you can always catch one, or ten. This is coming from a fly rodder, so it's based on a difficulty/fight ratio.

Honorable mention goes to brook trout, muskie, pike, and walleye, perch and crappie for edibility.

[katfish]

Rick says he likes saugeyes cause they are unpredictable:D

What if ya like em BIG and MEAN ?

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid21/p0d4add8af56d3f80bc79c902411f827d/fdb7006e.jpg


I mean big enough to hurt you and mean enough to try:eek:


And Rick that may not be the way I like my women but that's mostly what I get:rolleyes:

[j_blocker]

If you guys ever get a chance to go after steelies or salmon do it, and you'll be hooked for life.

I voted

1. Trout
2. Steelies
3. Salmon
4. panfish
5. Smallies.

Trout won out well becasue they are so much fun, and you don't catch trout in ugly places. I think i read that in F+S

J

[Fish]

katfish, mrfish/OH and flathunter,

I have only been around you guys for about 9 months, but I have to say that I'm in absolute awe of some of the pics you guys show!

In all honesty, I really am. Thanks for sharing. It's you guys along with King that has me wanting to get into catfishing so bad. Thanks for all the pics. I know I for one enjoy them!

[j_blocker]

I enjoy the pics also

[MISFIT]

done some salmon fishing in the pacific nothwest,along with trout,there and white river in arkansas and also georgia mountain streams.gotta love it.no doubt they'd be on my list if they were more accessible to me.nothing like a fresh,over 30#chinook smokin' the drag:cool: ,with the possible exception of a big steelie,which i haven't had the fortune to tangle with.

[j_blocker]

steelies will burn the drag too

Jason

[mrfish/OH]

I have a few video tapes & have heard stories about them. I wish they were closer to where I live !! All I ever hear is how awesome they are stripping line & still making jumps. Got one on tape where it almost jumped into anotyer boat about 150 yards from the guy with the rod :D Now that's a fish to admire. I cut an old picture from a fishing magazine once too, it had 2 guys in a boat with a heavy snowfall, they were covered, maybe 6" on each of them rowing, and they said they caught fish too !:p

[Erie]

.. as in if-in' you don't use a shock snubber you'll tear up your gear & pop superbraid line, along with sayin' Bye Bye to Mr Silver Bullet:eek: .. also drags set lite & a steele rod to match.


:)

[DZtaxidermy]

I would have to say wallys, Smallies, and Kings!:D

[Ohio Bill]

1) Big Catfish
2)Big Bass
3)Walleye
4)Panfish

I usually fish Lake Erie, West Branch, Berlin, And a couple private lakes:D

[cwcarper]

In order:

1. CARP
2. Flatheads
3. Bluecats
4. Anything I can catch


Spend most of my time going after carp, but I can have a good time fishing for anything.

[flathunter]

If you would lump the three species of Catfish together, they would be close to first place in the poll!!:D

[DonnieP]

Hey ya left out Alligator Gar too and they are about as big and MEAN as they come!!I like Flathead Catfish myself but you gotta admit, this dude here could make short work of even a big Flatty, and yes I did, I caught him on rod and reel back when I was young and MEAN...:D :D ;) :p

http://webpages.charter.net/doponder/gar.jpg

[Flatheadmaniac]

A lot of the old GFO catmen here too....also great to see that the little old SMALLMOUTH BASS is keeping hold of the #1 spot among the members here.
Scott

[mrfish/OH]

You're Garr falls under "other"........
;)
Guess you'll be seeing my bluecat for alot of years to come, until I top it this new year !!!

[mrfish/OH]

Looks like the favorite fish are the Walleyes & Smallmouth Bass.:)

[rrbski]

I'm with CW on the carp. Lot's of familiar faces here :)

[Flatheadmaniac]

Now with you and CW in this forum..now we can get some carp talk going...and NO desperado..im talking rod & reel carpin..lol;) :D :cool:

[rrbski]

Hi Scott...just heard about this site and figured might be able to find some more Ohio Carpers...glad to see you and many other friends here. Good carpin all. BTW...the carp photo's section was empty here...just put in some pics from this last year. I think it's great that the board owner lists carp....thank ya sir.

[Flatheadmaniac]

Yea this forum is top notch and Steve has takin care of all of us anglers no matter what we fish for!
This is hands down the best site on the net for all Ohio Anglers and Hunters no matter what your favorite game is..THANKS Steve!

Scott

[Live2Fish]

1) Smallies
2) Trout (any)
3) Gils (and other panfish)
4) Lg Mouth
5) anything with fins (I know it wasn't on the list)

95% of my fishing is done with a fly rod and smallis on the fly are great. Even though I didn't list it I love to fish for carp with the fly rod too.

[Steve]

Flathead, thanks.... now for mine

Trout (any kind)
perch
walleye
bass

Yes, carp is a fish and is prized in the UK.

[flathunter]

Jim you should have lumped all the catfish together, cats would be leading in the poll!

[Fish]

Originally posted by flathunter
Jim you should have lumped all the catfish together, cats would be leading in the poll!

Not if you lumped all the bass together too. :D :rolleyes: :p

[Flatheadmaniac]

Never thought there would be so many fans of smallmouth bass and ALL 3 major species of catfish in ONE message board!!

[mrfish/OH]

I made this poll with several options & several votes. Interesting if you do lump them together. With 76 votes cast as of today. LM & SM bass = 66 votes, Panfish & Crappies = 36 votes ; Eyes-45 ; salmon, trout , steelies=41 votes. All 3 catfish =35 votes
I wonder how the results would've been without 5 choices, say 3 or 2 only. That would limit you to only your favorite. I think most of us fish for several species, that's why I left 5 votes.
Interesting. Bass & eyes rule !!;)

[lureboy98]

1) Smallmouth
2) Largemouth
3) Carp -> It will move up the list once I catch a few, but I've seen the big ones
4) baitfish -> I use a minnow seen and its a lot of fun to catch them.

[atrkyhntr]

Panfish-gills, sunfish, breem, etc== broke my cherry on these:D

Channel Catfish==my 1st experience with anything at night:eek:

Walleyes & Smallmouth Bass== can we say Lake Erie ;)

Largemouth Bass== Use to fish the OBTC "I had a dream":rolleyes:

Perch deverved thei rown place here :( sniff sniff

One day in 1987 while on the big lake I caught 6 fish Ohio fish during one great morning of fishing... Went to Colombus that year for the master angler dinner LOL
Walleye
Smallmouth
Channel Catfish
Perch
White Bass
Bowfin <--- 1st one I ever saw!!!

[Beau Martin]

Now when I voted, Ivoted for the fish I usally fish for here at home. But I grew up in Wisconsin and would have to say that the Whitebass, Perch(Lake or other),Bullheads, Carp and Pike were some of my faverets. I realy didn't start Catfishing till I moved to Ohio.

[Caribou Dreamer2]

i like fishing for
1.)salmon
2.)smallmouth
3.)rock bass
4.)largemouth
5.)carp

Salmon is my all time favorite though

[Q2XL]

carp carp and more carp

[Worm Drowner]

1) Muskie
2) Steelhead
3) Smallmouth Bass

[Rich W]

1) Muskies in the early spring and late fall.
2) Flatheads all summer long.
3) Bluegills for flathead bait.

This keeps me busy for about 10 months out of the year.