BoatBanter.com - Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches

On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:47:37 -0500, HK wrote:

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On Nov 30, 8:40 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:27:43 -0500, Dan
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Don White wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:21:01 -0800 (PST), wrote:
Reminds me of being in the Gulf, out from Tarpon Springs. Biggest salt
water trout I have ever had on a hook. I was shaking with glee, told
my friend Bud, when I get it up to the bow, reach down and grab the
leader and swing it in the boat. Well, we all know that trout have
weak lips...... Bud grabs the leader, swings the fish not INTO the
boat, but whacks it on the side of the boat........goodbye fishie,
indeed!
Fortunately, I learned while a teenager about handling game fish at
the boat. I had a great mentor with Captain Hendrickson out of
Marblehead as a teen learning the "trade".
In Scott's defense, the type of fishing he does for trout doesn't
readily translate to bigger game fish. He has a tendency to fight the
fish with line rather than rod tip. The result is that the rod tip is
much lower and when something heavy hooked up, the rod ends up
pointing at the fish which allows the line to go slack rather than
tight. Low rod tips work with trout (although it's not the preferred
method) - not with 6 pound large mouth or a 12 pound bluefish.
What happened with that fish was he, with some "intense" coaching, got
the fish to the boat, but blew it when he pointed the tip at the fish
and got in my way not giving me a chance to grab the line for netting.
He'll learn.
I'll make sure of it. He's already had an introduction into how I
feel about losing a decent fish at the boat. :)
I'm suprised you didn't send him to 'sleep with the fishes'!
Moronic at best. Nice try. Maybe your son can get you up to speed on
the new "hip" catchphrases. What else does he have to do?
Actually, that was pretty close to what almost happened.

Just ask Scott. :)

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And I usually don't;) Fishing for me is fun, if I catch a fish, ah,
whatever. But I do admit that I was pretty upset to lose that
largemouth, I am guessing he was over 4 pounds. I would have prepared
him with lemon and a fresh brewed pilsner;)

Not to worry; I don't take fishing very seriously anymore, either. I
know how to catch fish and do when I feel like it, for the most part,
but certain kinds of fishing really have no appeal for me these days. I
like sight fishing most of all, and if I find some interesting bottom
structure, I like jigging and drifting over the structure. I like drift
fishing with live bait. But anchoring to bottom fish, or trolling
umbrella rigs? Nah.

Harry, if you had eight rod holders, you'd find trolling much more
interesting!
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John H