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What r/FishingForBeginners is talking about this week

r/FishingForBeginners has 473,586 members and 21 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 12 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

473,586members
21posts in the last 24 hours, newest 2 h ago
12comments an hour right now, newest 40 min ago
532points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/FishingForBeginners this week

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Top threads this week

  1. Didnt realise the bible was real like that
    532 points23 comments18 h ago
  2. Guess who is going barbless from here on out šŸ™ƒ

    Was holding a bitsy minnow lure to get some weeds off with my dock runner tucked under my arm, the rod slipped out and pulled the lure down. I was able to remove the hook from the split ring but...

    144 points34 comments1 d ago
  3. WILL IT WORK ?

    Haven’t been fishing from shore lately been fishing from a boat using live bait catching perch and rock but today

    125 points213 comments4 d ago
  4. Got my first bass and forgot to take a picture šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļøšŸŽ£

    I think is was a baby bass lol idk honestly and got it on the old ugly stick. I couldn’t unhook the damn fish so I used nail cutters I had in the truck to cut all three hooks off and took them all...

    68 points37 comments5 d ago
  5. First Walleye

    Caught on a 1/8oz jig and a sexy shad ā€œthe mayorā€ crush city.

    68 points11 comments6 d ago
  6. How do I fish this?

    My father gave me this and I have no clue how to fish it

    58 points36 comments5 d ago
  7. Can’t beat this pond

    I know this pond is buzzing with fish, I see bass, bowfin, and panfish caught here but whenever I come I never get any bites. The lures I threw are in the picture. Let me know what I should be...

    56 points44 comments5 d ago
  8. Can you bake a bluefish whole? New to fishing and struggled with filleting

    I caught a pretty nice bluefish today, about 20 inches. Can you cook one whole? Everywhere I look, including YouTube, people recommend filleting it and removing the dark red meat. I’m pretty new...

    41 points73 comments3 d ago
  9. Is this a reasonable rig for Bass?

    I have no idea what I'm doing

    30 points88 comments4 d ago
  10. Can’t get my line to not tangle up on the reel. I followed along to videos and can’t get it. I don’t think fishing is for me…

    I’m just tired of being stupid and want to be good at something.

    25 points57 comments2 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Fishing with undersized lures.
    2 points1 comment2 h ago
  2. Vintage vs New Gear for a Beginner?
    1 points1 comment3 h ago
  3. New to fishing
    3 points0 comments3 h ago
  4. Does anyone have any ideas about mounting a fishing pole holder to a chair?
    1 points0 comments3 h ago
  5. Imagine there was a chocolate flavoured fish.
    0 points5 comments5 h ago
  6. Best lures for times
    13 points13 comments7 h ago
  7. New to fishing
    1 points4 comments8 h ago
  8. Setting the hook
    7 points13 comments9 h ago
  9. How long is too long having catfish filets in the refrigerator?
    1 points7 comments10 h ago
  10. What kind of salmon?
    2 points6 comments10 h ago
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