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You obviously are not a fisherman. I guess you'd find it more fun to go out and not catch fish.I guess some of us are more easily amused.
You obviously are not a fisherman. I guess you'd find it more fun to go out and not catch fish.I guess some of us are more easily amused.
Well, it was one hell of a morning. My buddy overslept, so I ended up heading to the lake alone. I caught so many bass that I was exhausted, and actually left while they were still biting. I caught 44 by my count, and lost at least 20 more. I also set a personal record by catching a bass on 10 consecutive casts.
Of those 44, numbers 5 and 6 were the prizes. Number 5 became my new personal best, 6.84 pounds!
And got this 5 pounder on the next cast:
Almost every one of these bass was caught on Zoom Magnum Super Flukes.
Right. Because the thrill of going to a stocked pond that allows you to catch a fish on at least 10 consecutive casts just gets that adrenalin pumping.You obviously are not a fisherman. I guess you'd find it more fun to go out and not catch fish.
Right. Because the thrill of going to a stocked pond that allows you to catch a fish on at least 10 consecutive casts just gets that adrenalin pumping.
"I just caught too many fish today for it to be any fun." - Said no fisherman everRight. Because the thrill of going to a stocked pond that allows you to catch a fish on at least 10 consecutive casts just gets that adrenalin pumping.
As someone who has fished on the flats and inshore for 30 years, and did a little guiding, I get what you're saying from the whole challenge or "purest" pov.....but, there is also something to be said about being at "The Spot" that is just a whole helluva lot of fun....I live on Lake Conway in the Orlando area for the last 10 years and the Bass fishing has gotten so bad that I pay $600 a couple of times a year to go fish a private lake in another county when I want to go catch Bass....granted, it's loaded with 6-12# Bass and an average trip usually means 30-50 fish in half a day but being the only one(boat) on the water at that spot is well worth it.Right. Because the thrill of going to a stocked pond that allows you to catch a fish on at least 10 consecutive casts just gets that adrenalin pumping.
Great analogy.It's a lot more work to get a girl to sleep with you the first time than the second time, no?
So you've been having great sex with a freaky girl for a month now, banging her several times a week...are you going to stop because she's a sure thing and the challenge is gone?
Alex.
Mutilator."I just caught too many fish today for it to be any fun." - Said no fisherman ever
A "stocked pond" It was stocked probably 30 years ago, just like every other man-made retention lake in Florida. And I don't give a damn if it's stocked or not, it's a hell of a lot of fun. No fish are harmed, they go right back in the lake.
I get it.As someone who has fished on the flats and inshore for 30 years, and did a little guiding, I get what you're saying from the whole challenge or "purest" pov.....but, there is also something to be said about being at "The Spot" that is just a whole helluva lot of fun....I live on Lake Conway in the Orlando area for the last 10 years and the Bass fishing has gotten so bad that I pay $600 a couple of times a year to go fish a private lake in another county when I want to go catch Bass....granted, it's loaded with 6-12# Bass and an average trip usually means 30-50 fish in half a day but being the only one(boat) on the water at that spot is well worth it.
Caught these Sunday at Sisters Creeks which is essentially the intercoastal and tributaries near the mouth of the St. Johns River. My tackle was a little light for the 28" red. After he spins me around to the right at about the 23 second mark you can see him splash off my right shoulder. Then he proceeds to rip off about 30-40 yards of line while i'm trying to tighten my drag. You can see his wake when he does this and you can see him splashing back and forth off in the distance. Then the mug runs straight at me and I'm reeling in line as fast as possible. Great Fun! Catching a good redfish is always an adventure.
Great respect for guides. Not an easy profession if you do it well.As someone who has fished on the flats and inshore for 30 years, and did a little guiding, I get what you're saying from the whole challenge or "purest" pov.....but, there is also something to be said about being at "The Spot" that is just a whole helluva lot of fun....I live on Lake Conway in the Orlando area for the last 10 years and the Bass fishing has gotten so bad that I pay $600 a couple of times a year to go fish a private lake in another county when I want to go catch Bass....granted, it's loaded with 6-12# Bass and an average trip usually means 30-50 fish in half a day but being the only one(boat) on the water at that spot is well worth it.
I had my charter license and did some guided flats trips on my days off when I was in boat sales several years back. I knew right away that it wasn't something that I could do or wanted to do full time....It is one helluva lot of work and not always a lot of fun especially when you get Mr. Know Everything about Yankee Fishing who can't drop a jig within 20 feet of a Redfish that is less than that distance off the bow of your boat .....Or have his wife tell you she needs to go back to the ramp(bathroom) AFTER you've just made a 30 minute run and then spent 25 minutes poling your skiff into a 15MPH headwind through the Pole & Troll zone to get to your money spot ..... Then again I'm not the most patient person in the world....Great respect for guides. Not an easy profession if you do it well.
Worse than I have seen a guide experience, but that was what I meant. Wife's nephew wants to give up business and become a guide. Don't think he knows what he is getting into, nor does he have the personality to do it.I had my charter license and did some guided flats trips on my days off when I was in boat sales several years back. I knew right away that it wasn't something that I could do or wanted to do full time....It is one helluva lot of work and not always a lot of fun especially when you get Mr. Know Everything about Yankee Fishing who can't drop a jig within 20 feet of a Redfish that is less than that distance off the bow of your boat .....Or have his wife tell you she needs to go back to the ramp(bathroom) AFTER you've just made a 30 minute run and then spent 25 minutes poling your skiff into a 15MPH headwind through the Pole & Troll zone to get to your money spot ..... Then again I'm not the most patient person in the world....
Tell him to try a few trips on his days off to see how it really is. It's a little different than fishing with your friends or family once or twice a week. After doing a half dozen or so trips I was more than happy to keep my full time job and do an occasional charter for some extra pocket money...Wife's nephew wants to give up business and become a guide. Don't think he knows what he is getting into, nor does he have the personality to do it.
I caught a stingray bigger than the hood of my jeep about 15 years ago right upriver from there. My great uncle has a house across from the Coast Guard station and I used to fish off his dock about 2-3 times a month.Cool story Rog. I've actually been in that mud. It's nasty stuff and I'm surprised you didn't lose your shoes in it. I don't think there are any gators but there are plenty of stingrays. And last Saturday and saw a huge Manta Ray jump out of the water. He probably had a 5' wingspan and was in 3' of water. Wish I had the camera rolling then.