Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

It really does not matter what type of lure a person uses, without the
right bass fishing techniques it will simply end up as a practice
session for casting. Jigs, spinners and crank baits have all be
successful in pulling in trophy bass, but there are many times when
two anglers, using the same bait and fishing in the same boat will
have opposite success. The one who has no idea about the bass fishing
techniques will usually go home empty handed.

The main problem with understanding the bass fishing techniques is
that they can change from one day to the next and can even change
throughout the day. They will definitely change as the angler moves
position on the water as the contours of the lake bottom changes,
giving the fish a different outlook on where they plan to eat. A
difference of a few feet on the surface can determine if the bass
fishing techniques being used will meet with success.


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Many new anglers believe that all fish are basically stupid and when
any species gets really hungry they may demonstrate a true lack of
judgment. However, it is the older, wiser and much larger fish that
can be caught by knowing the bass fishing techniques needed during a
particular situation.

Know When To Pull And When To Drop

Observing the bass as they feed is the best way to determine the type
of lure to use and how to use it. For example, if fishing in shallows,
less than four-feet deep and there is a constant array of ripples
indicating the bass are searching for insects on the surface, logical
bass fishing techniques call for a popper or a floating lure. However,
if the angler where to drop a slow-sinking artificial worm on the
surface, they should not be surprised if they get a hard strike.

When using plastic worms, thread the hook further down through the
plastic worm to eliminate the chance of a short-strike resulting in a
damaged worm. Make sure the fish can find the hook if they only gobble
two or three inches of the worm. Using the normal bass fishing
techniques with the adjusted worm usually provide more catches with
the strikes.

Early morning and late afternoon are good times to demonstrate bass
fishing techniques near piers and docks as the fish like to remain in
the shadows, especially during hot summer days. They will be deeper in
the water during the day and rarely coaxed out, but as they head to
their shallower feeding ground, they tend to be more aggressive,

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

Damn - I never knew that.

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
Damn - I never knew that.


Me neither. What have I been doing all these years without this information?

This past summer, I found out that on some days it rains and some days, it
doesn't. Who knew?

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Damn - I never knew that.

Yes you did;)

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in messagenews:c1cuk3ph59ub0d32gu49c9scsmt7vtj0kk@4ax .com...

Damn - I never knew that.

Me neither. What have I been doing all these years without this information?

This past summer, I found out that on some days it rains and some days, it
doesn't. Who knew?

I think if we stretch a little we might deduce that this is another
guy hoping we will buy his stuff;) ???

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Damn - I never knew that.

Yes you did;)

And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

wrote in message
...
On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
messagenews:c1cuk3ph59ub0d32gu49c9scsmt7vtj0kk@4ax .com...

Damn - I never knew that.

Me neither. What have I been doing all these years without this
information?

This past summer, I found out that on some days it rains and some days,
it
doesn't. Who knew?

I think if we stretch a little we might deduce that this is another
guy hoping we will buy his stuff;) ???


That's what I'm thinking. And, I might consider it if these bozos didn't
always feel the need to include an "informative article" along with their
advertising.

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:39:46 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Damn - I never knew that.

Yes you did;)

I did?

Do?

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Nov 29, 4:48 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
wrote in message

...

On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
messagenews:c1cuk3ph59ub0d32gu49c9scsmt7vtj0kk@4ax .com...

Damn - I never knew that.

Me neither. What have I been doing all these years without this
information?

This past summer, I found out that on some days it rains and some days,
it
doesn't. Who knew?

I think if we stretch a little we might deduce that this is another
guy hoping we will buy his stuff;) ???

That's what I'm thinking. And, I might consider it if these bozos didn't
always feel the need to include an "informative article" along with their
advertising.

Gotta' give em' credit for using a spell checker, more than those
sneaker hawkers do;) I am going to get rid of a few boats soon, going
to let you guys have first dibs, but I will make the posts quick and
well marked as FS. I am not sure if I will use a spell checker. If I
don't, hopefully no one but you will hold it against me;)

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

wrote in message
...
On Nov 29, 4:48 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
wrote in message

...

On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
messagenews:c1cuk3ph59ub0d32gu49c9scsmt7vtj0kk@4ax .com...

Damn - I never knew that.

Me neither. What have I been doing all these years without this
information?

This past summer, I found out that on some days it rains and some
days,
it
doesn't. Who knew?

I think if we stretch a little we might deduce that this is another
guy hoping we will buy his stuff;) ???

That's what I'm thinking. And, I might consider it if these bozos didn't
always feel the need to include an "informative article" along with their
advertising.

Gotta' give em' credit for using a spell checker, more than those
sneaker hawkers do;) I am going to get rid of a few boats soon, going
to let you guys have first dibs, but I will make the posts quick and
well marked as FS. I am not sure if I will use a spell checker. If I
don't, hopefully no one but you will hold it against me;)


No essay about how you can sometimes sell a boat if you find someone to buy
it, and that very often, money changes hands in the process?

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Nov 29, 5:05 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
wrote in message

...





On Nov 29, 4:48 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
wrote in message

...

On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
messagenews:c1cuk3ph59ub0d32gu49c9scsmt7vtj0kk@4ax .com...

Damn - I never knew that.

Me neither. What have I been doing all these years without this
information?

This past summer, I found out that on some days it rains and some
days,
it
doesn't. Who knew?

I think if we stretch a little we might deduce that this is another
guy hoping we will buy his stuff;) ???

That's what I'm thinking. And, I might consider it if these bozos didn't
always feel the need to include an "informative article" along with their
advertising.

Gotta' give em' credit for using a spell checker, more than those
sneaker hawkers do;) I am going to get rid of a few boats soon, going
to let you guys have first dibs, but I will make the posts quick and
well marked as FS. I am not sure if I will use a spell checker. If I
don't, hopefully no one but you will hold it against me;)

No essay about how you can sometimes sell a boat if you find someone to buy
it, and that very often, money changes hands in the process?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Nope, just gonna' spam you;)

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:01:06 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

I am going to get rid of a few boats soon, going
to let you guys have first dibs, but I will make the posts quick and
well marked as FS

I'll offer 40 Quatloos.

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Damn - I never knew that.

Yes you did;)

And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............

Wow - that's really informative.

Do you also use a rod with a reel or just a cane pole? :)

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Damn - I never knew that.

Yes you did;)

And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............

You know, you gotta wonder about these infomercials.

I'd be curious how many people here, among those who post regularly
that is, don't know about presentation and technique.

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

wrote in message
...
On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Damn - I never knew that.

Yes you did;)

And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............

They are "smaller" than a "comparable" size rock. Does that make them
equal, smaller or larger sized. Confusing.

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Nov 29, 6:02 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Damn - I never knew that.

Yes you did;)

And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............

You know, you gotta wonder about these infomercials.

I'd be curious how many people here, among those who post regularly
that is, don't know about presentation and technique.

Well, maybe I should at least read his post;)

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:07:44 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Nov 29, 6:02 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Damn - I never knew that.

Yes you did;)

And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............

You know, you gotta wonder about these infomercials.

I'd be curious how many people here, among those who post regularly
that is, don't know about presentation and technique.

Well, maybe I should at least read his post;)

Nah - all you need to do is follow instructions. You know - like give
the captain time to grab the leader so you don't lose big fish at the
boat.

Stuff like that. :)

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Damn - I never knew that.
Yes you did;)
And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............

You know, you gotta wonder about these infomercials.

I'd be curious how many people here, among those who post regularly
that is, don't know about presentation and technique.

It is all in how you jiggle the bait.

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:07:44 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Nov 29, 6:02 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Damn - I never knew that.
Yes you did;)
And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............
You know, you gotta wonder about these infomercials.

I'd be curious how many people here, among those who post regularly
that is, don't know about presentation and technique.
Well, maybe I should at least read his post;)

Nah - all you need to do is follow instructions. You know - like give
the captain time to grab the leader so you don't lose big fish at the
boat.

Stuff like that. :)

What kind of idiot would not give the captain tim eto grab the leader? ;)

Why do I feel like there is a story behind that.

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:48:10 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:07:44 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Nov 29, 6:02 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Damn - I never knew that.
Yes you did;)
And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............
You know, you gotta wonder about these infomercials.

I'd be curious how many people here, among those who post regularly
that is, don't know about presentation and technique.
Well, maybe I should at least read his post;)

Nah - all you need to do is follow instructions. You know - like give
the captain time to grab the leader so you don't lose big fish at the
boat.

Stuff like that. :)

What kind of idiot would not give the captain tim eto grab the leader? ;)

Why do I feel like there is a story behind that.

There is.

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Nov 30, 7:27 am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:48:10 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"





wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:07:44 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Nov 29, 6:02 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Damn - I never knew that.
Yes you did;)
And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............
You know, you gotta wonder about these infomercials.

I'd be curious how many people here, among those who post regularly
that is, don't know about presentation and technique.
Well, maybe I should at least read his post;)

Nah - all you need to do is follow instructions. You know - like give
the captain time to grab the leader so you don't lose big fish at the
boat.

Stuff like that. :)

What kind of idiot would not give the captain tim eto grab the leader? ;)

Why do I feel like there is a story behind that.

There is.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yeah, and it starts and ends with me... I saw a great big fishie,
would have been the biggest fresh water fishie I ever got. So when he
got right next to the boat I pointed the rod right at him so SW could
see him better to, er, um and him... Bye, bye, fishie;(

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Nov 29, 6:00 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Damn - I never knew that.

Yes you did;)

And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............

Wow - that's really informative.

Do you also use a rod with a reel or just a cane pole? :)

Both will work! It's an amazing thing. The weight actually makes the
lure/bait sink......
I've seen it with my own eyes!

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Nov 29, 6:02 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Damn - I never knew that.

Yes you did;)

And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............

You know, you gotta wonder about these infomercials.

I'd be curious how many people here, among those who post regularly
that is, don't know about presentation and technique.

I agree. And technique changes from place to place. Take Lake
Cumberland, TN. The shore in most places is more of a shale cliff than
anything, and a good technique there is to take a Silver Buddy and
just let it drop down the cliff, bouncing off of the rocks until it
stops, then do it again. Nice smallies that way!

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Nov 29, 6:05 pm, "D.Duck" wrote:
wrote in message

...

On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Damn - I never knew that.

Yes you did;)

And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............

They are "smaller" than a "comparable" size rock. Does that make them
equal, smaller or larger sized. Confusing.

Think......
You can do it......try hard......

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Nov 30, 7:42 am, wrote:
On Nov 30, 7:27 am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:





On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:48:10 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"

wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:07:44 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Nov 29, 6:02 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Damn - I never knew that.
Yes you did;)
And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............
You know, you gotta wonder about these infomercials.

I'd be curious how many people here, among those who post regularly
that is, don't know about presentation and technique.
Well, maybe I should at least read his post;)

Nah - all you need to do is follow instructions. You know - like give
the captain time to grab the leader so you don't lose big fish at the
boat.

Stuff like that. :)

What kind of idiot would not give the captain tim eto grab the leader? ;)

Why do I feel like there is a story behind that.

There is.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yeah, and it starts and ends with me... I saw a great big fishie,
would have been the biggest fresh water fishie I ever got. So when he
got right next to the boat I pointed the rod right at him so SW could
see him better to, er, um and him... Bye, bye, fishie;(- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

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!

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:14:25 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Nov 29, 6:00 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Damn - I never knew that.

Yes you did;)

And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............

Wow - that's really informative.

Do you also use a rod with a reel or just a cane pole? :)

Both will work! It's an amazing thing. The weight actually makes the
lure/bait sink......
I've seen it with my own eyes!

Well, then I guess it's true.

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:42:39 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Nov 30, 7:27 am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:48:10 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"





wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:07:44 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Nov 29, 6:02 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Damn - I never knew that.
Yes you did;)
And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............
You know, you gotta wonder about these infomercials.

I'd be curious how many people here, among those who post regularly
that is, don't know about presentation and technique.
Well, maybe I should at least read his post;)

Nah - all you need to do is follow instructions. You know - like give
the captain time to grab the leader so you don't lose big fish at the
boat.

Stuff like that. :)

What kind of idiot would not give the captain tim eto grab the leader? ;)

Why do I feel like there is a story behind that.

There is.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yeah, and it starts and ends with me... I saw a great big fishie,
would have been the biggest fresh water fishie I ever got. So when he
got right next to the boat I pointed the rod right at him so SW could
see him better to, er, um and him... Bye, bye, fishie;(

And as you know, I can be rather "intense" about things like that.

Trout fishermen - sheesh. :)

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

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. :)

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
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'!

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On Nov 30, 11:20 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
wrote:
On Nov 29, 6:00 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Damn - I never knew that.
Yes you did;)
And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............
Wow - that's really informative.

Do you also use a rod with a reel or just a cane pole? :)

Both will work! It's an amazing thing. The weight actually makes the
lure/bait sink......
I've seen it with my own eyes!

Does one brand seem to work better than the other?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yes, of course....only the most expensive ones in the store will catch
fish......sheesh, anybody knows that!

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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:14:25 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Nov 29, 6:00 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Damn - I never knew that.

Yes you did;)

And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............

Wow - that's really informative.

Do you also use a rod with a reel or just a cane pole? :)

Both will work! It's an amazing thing. The weight actually makes the
lure/bait sink......
I've seen it with my own eyes!

Well, then I guess it's true.

Stones worked great years ago, and probably work well now. As well as
sparkplugs. We used to use sparkplugs casting into the rocky area of the
Pacific shoreline as they were cheap and you put them on a dropper and saved
the rest of rig when you snagged. As to the rocks, a few years ago when we
were traveling in Italy, we went to the fishing museum on Lake Trasimeno.
They had bronze hooks from the Romans as well as weights that were a worked
circle of rocks that were recovered from the lake bottom, We a really
interesting museum. Lake was a large shallow body of water, that looked
nasty. Talked to a couple of guys that had been bass fishing, and loading
an about 16' Tracker bass boat. Cost them about 2x what they cost here. I
think the website for the museum is http://www.museodellapesca.ch/ .

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:29:44 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Nov 30, 11:20 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
wrote:
On Nov 29, 6:00 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Damn - I never knew that.
Yes you did;)
And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............
Wow - that's really informative.

Do you also use a rod with a reel or just a cane pole? :)

Both will work! It's an amazing thing. The weight actually makes the
lure/bait sink......
I've seen it with my own eyes!

Does one brand seem to work better than the other?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yes, of course....only the most expensive ones in the store will catch
fish......sheesh, anybody knows that!

The most expensive ones with the pretty colors.

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:49:45 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
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'!

Trust me - he came close. :)

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"Calif Bill" wrote in message
...

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:14:25 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Nov 29, 6:00 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Damn - I never knew that.

Yes you did;)

And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my
secret............

Wow - that's really informative.

Do you also use a rod with a reel or just a cane pole? :)

Both will work! It's an amazing thing. The weight actually makes the
lure/bait sink......
I've seen it with my own eyes!

Well, then I guess it's true.

Stones worked great years ago, and probably work well now. As well as
sparkplugs. We used to use sparkplugs casting into the rocky area of the
Pacific shoreline as they were cheap and you put them on a dropper and
saved the rest of rig when you snagged. As to the rocks, a few years ago
when we were traveling in Italy, we went to the fishing museum on Lake
Trasimeno. They had bronze hooks from the Romans as well as weights that
were a worked circle of rocks that were recovered from the lake bottom,
We a really interesting museum. Lake was a large shallow body of water,
that looked nasty. Talked to a couple of guys that had been bass fishing,
and loading an about 16' Tracker bass boat. Cost them about 2x what they
cost here. I think the website for the museum is
http://www.museodellapesca.ch/ .


Wrong museo. Probably http://www.museodellapesca.it/

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:59:41 -0800, "Calif Bill"
wrote:



Stones worked great years ago, and probably work well now. As well as
sparkplugs. We used to use sparkplugs casting into the rocky area of the
Pacific shoreline as they were cheap and you put them on a dropper and
saved the rest of rig when you snagged. As to the rocks, a few years ago
when we were traveling in Italy, we went to the fishing museum on Lake
Trasimeno. They had bronze hooks from the Romans as well as weights that
were a worked circle of rocks that were recovered from the lake bottom,
We a really interesting museum. Lake was a large shallow body of water,
that looked nasty. Talked to a couple of guys that had been bass fishing,
and loading an about 16' Tracker bass boat. Cost them about 2x what they
cost here. I think the website for the museum is
http://www.museodellapesca.ch/ .


Wrong museo. Probably http://www.museodellapesca.it/


Some years ago when I read a lot about fishing, and had and used an
ultra-light rig for a while, I read about European ultra-light
fishing.
They actually hook and line fish for what we in the U.S. would
consider very small minnows.
Tiny hooks made by watchmakers, and line from spider webs. The "rod"
is the pinky finger, the only thing sensitive enough to feel a "hit"
without getting obscene.
They just rub the hook against material that had contained something
smelly to "bait" it. Fascinating, and quite surprising.

--Vic

Knowing Right Bass Fishing Techniques Improves Catches
 

On Nov 30, 2:55 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in messagenews:sgg0l355ke1v41c5pt8sdooaav5ikc07vo@4ax .com...





On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:14:25 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Nov 29, 6:00 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Damn - I never knew that.

Yes you did;)

And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............

Wow - that's really informative.

Do you also use a rod with a reel or just a cane pole? :)

Both will work! It's an amazing thing. The weight actually makes the
lure/bait sink......
I've seen it with my own eyes!

Well, then I guess it's true.

Stones worked great years ago, and probably work well now. As well as
sparkplugs. We used to use sparkplugs casting into the rocky area of the
Pacific shoreline as they were cheap and you put them on a dropper and saved
the rest of rig when you snagged. As to the rocks, a few years ago when we
were traveling in Italy, we went to the fishing museum on Lake Trasimeno.
They had bronze hooks from the Romans as well as weights that were a worked
circle of rocks that were recovered from the lake bottom, We a really
interesting museum. Lake was a large shallow body of water, that looked
nasty. Talked to a couple of guys that had been bass fishing, and loading
an about 16' Tracker bass boat. Cost them about 2x what they cost here. I
think the website for the museum ishttp://www.museodellapesca.ch/ .- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Let's have a little contest then, Bill. You use stones and sparkplugs
for weight, I'll use what I want and we'll go bass fishing and see who
has the best results........

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On Nov 30, 2:57 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:29:44 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Nov 30, 11:20 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
wrote:
On Nov 29, 6:00 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:45:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:39 pm, wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:33 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Damn - I never knew that.
Yes you did;)
And I'll tell y'all another thing......
If you need your bait to go to the bottom, they have these things
called weights that you can use that will do that for you, they are
smaller than a comparable size rock. Now you know my secret............
Wow - that's really informative.

Do you also use a rod with a reel or just a cane pole? :)

Both will work! It's an amazing thing. The weight actually makes the
lure/bait sink......
I've seen it with my own eyes!

Does one brand seem to work better than the other?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yes, of course....only the most expensive ones in the store will catch
fish......sheesh, anybody knows that!

The most expensive ones with the pretty colors.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Ooops, forgot the pretty colors! Tell the truth, after I try to match
the color to conditions here on Lanier, and if I don't do any good
with that, chartreuse is the color of choice. Almost always works on
Lanier.

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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:59:41 -0800, "Calif Bill"
wrote:



Stones worked great years ago, and probably work well now. As well as
sparkplugs. We used to use sparkplugs casting into the rocky area of
the
Pacific shoreline as they were cheap and you put them on a dropper and
saved the rest of rig when you snagged. As to the rocks, a few years
ago
when we were traveling in Italy, we went to the fishing museum on Lake
Trasimeno. They had bronze hooks from the Romans as well as weights that
were a worked circle of rocks that were recovered from the lake bottom,
We a really interesting museum. Lake was a large shallow body of water,
that looked nasty. Talked to a couple of guys that had been bass
fishing,
and loading an about 16' Tracker bass boat. Cost them about 2x what
they
cost here. I think the website for the museum is
http://www.museodellapesca.ch/ .


Wrong museo. Probably http://www.museodellapesca.it/


Some years ago when I read a lot about fishing, and had and used an
ultra-light rig for a while, I read about European ultra-light
fishing.
They actually hook and line fish for what we in the U.S. would
consider very small minnows.
Tiny hooks made by watchmakers, and line from spider webs. The "rod"
is the pinky finger, the only thing sensitive enough to feel a "hit"
without getting obscene.
They just rub the hook against material that had contained something
smelly to "bait" it. Fascinating, and quite surprising.

--Vic

They used some large hooks. Those bronze hooks 2000 years old, looked very
good shape and looked like a modern hook in design. They still use
fishtraps of the same design. More modern materials, but same design to
commercially fish.