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Post by admin on May 24, 2006 9:41:09 GMT -5
Well folks, it's almost here.
How many of you are planning on wetting a line this long weekend?
I am hoping to.
Make sure you take your camera with you if you go so you can share pics of all the fish you caught. ;D
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Post by michihunter on May 24, 2006 9:53:07 GMT -5
I know I want to. But making plans around here is next to impossible. If it ain't the weather, it's someones schedule. Or one of a hundred other different things. ;D ;D
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Post by jerseyhunter on May 24, 2006 18:05:16 GMT -5
hey bro gone to try got to get ready for the fishing derby june 10th
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Post by DocHolladay on May 24, 2006 18:59:41 GMT -5
I plan on it. Of course I have plans to wet a line everyday. Whether it happens or not is another story. I will start my fishing weekend off tomorrow night and it will carry on until Mon. Good luck to all that go.
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Post by okie on May 24, 2006 22:16:38 GMT -5
Were definitely going fishing over the holiday.Were going to our family reunion in SE Okla.on my great granddads land. It has 2 ponds. Should be a great time.
Hey Mike, good idea with the flags of our armed forces.This weekend I.ll be thinking of the people who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
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Post by bassrod2 - TJ on May 25, 2006 14:50:27 GMT -5
We're down in Knoxville, Tennessee with some friends we all plan on hitting the water this weekend. Good FISHING, enjoy the weekend, most of all DON'T DRINK TO MUCH or to little.
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on May 26, 2006 12:23:39 GMT -5
Me and slap are thinking of going after some whiskers and some crappy and bluegill
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Post by bassrod2 - TJ on Jun 18, 2006 19:03:07 GMT -5
WEEKEND BOATERS vs FISHERMEN
The big, colorful ski boat ripping across the water pulling two skiers caused my bass boat to bobble on the wake while I mumbled that I sure wished that they would not get that close when I am fishing. For a moment, I had to stop and remember that these holiday boaters had just as much right to enjoy the lake as I did. They were not the only boat on the water running wide open. There were lots of others who had come to enjoy the Memorial weekend. I, like most other fishermen, longed for a beautiful, scenic, isolated fishing hole of my own that I didn't have to share with the holiday boaters. There were hundreds of boats, which had kept the surface water rocking and churning all day long. Not a good day to fish, you say? Wrong! The turbulent wave action on most of the shores of the lake had caused there to be muddy water along the edges, with the dirty water spreading out into the clear lake water. The wave action had washed bugs, worms, and other debris into the water. The bugs and worms had attracted the attention of the minnows and other baitfish. The baitfish had attracted the undivided attention of the bass population. The bass were cruising just inside the mudline, using the stained water for a cover while they went into the predator mode. On the deeper banks, the bass were holding near the bottom of the clouded water, because the stained water did not go all the way to the bottom of the lake.
Now, would you dare to take a guess of where I was fishing? Well, you guessed right! I was fishing the stained water along the banks, especially those that I could find that were a little deeper than the others were. I caught fish on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and soft plastics. It was a matter of choice of what I wanted to throw, and in the deeper water, I chose to chunk a weedless jighead with a soft plastic finesse worm. In the more shallow water, where I was throwing a chartreuse crankbait, I had a double on and lost one of the fish right at the boat.
I love fishing, but most of the time when I am fishing, I am working hard to catch fish. It is all part of the chase, trying to figure out where the fish are, what they are doing, and what may entice them to bite. Watching for the subtle clues that will create a hotspot is part of the equation, like the boat traffic creating the muddy areas along the shoreline. Most fishermen love the still, beautiful, tranquil days, but unless everything works just right, the more enjoyable days to be on the water are not the best days for catching fish. I guess that most fishermen hate to fish in a strong wind, just about as much as I do. I fish the wind a lot, because the wind creates great fishing conditions. Like the holiday boat traffic, the wind causes the waves to chop the shoreline, causing exactly the same scenario.
I have caught some of my best stringers of fish on days when the wind was blowing so hard that I had to fish with my outboard motor running so I could hit the spot where the fish were concentrated and get out without getting marooned on the rocks. What was good about that situation was the fact that most of the time when I had to make a mad dash for the console of the boat, I had a fish flopping on the carpet. One of the guides that I know who fishes for a living told me that he can fish the same place with the same bait on two different days, and on the bluebird days, he may catch nothing, but on days when the wind is so strong that the waves are white-capping, he will get a hookup on almost every cast.
So, the next time you have your bass boat rocked by someone having a good time skiing, keep your eyes open for the fishing hot spot they are creating, and instead of fussing about them, just remember they could be making your fishing better! Good Fishing.
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Post by okie on Jun 18, 2006 20:57:25 GMT -5
Good story tj, its true that waves crashing into the shore can create a good ambush area for active fish. The problem is the boaters that dont have a clue their waking you, and dont really care. I've had jet skis ( known around here as water maggots)go by me 30 ft away just to piss us off.Overall though most people on the water mean no harm to others. Have you noticed how people wave at each other as they pass by? One of the pro's from California fishing Grand lake last week hit a wake from a cruiser going 60mph. It broke his moter bracket, the moter swung around and the prop chewed up the side of his boat, his co-angler was thrown from the boat and nearly ran over.Stuff like that is'nt anybodys fault, its just an accident. By the way tj, how was Kentucky lake? Rub any elbows with the big boys?
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Post by bassrod2 - TJ on Jun 19, 2006 14:52:13 GMT -5
Yeah okie, I did stop to see some of my good fishing buddies. I know alot of the Pro Bass Fishermen, seeing I was on the circuit also, I plan on getting back on next year 2007. Check out the website you'll see some of the Pro's that I know and have fished with. clix.to/bassindex
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