Hey Harry!!!
 

With all due respect I think Mr. Richz should adhere to being a mentor. To go
out and catch lots of fish and report on the same is a little disheartning to
the average angler. I was out today fishing but will not file a report at this
time.

Hey Harry!!!
 

You know, I never post fishing reports without including info on how and
where the fish were caught. Often I go to great lengths makes it clear what
I was doing. This post showed the value of fishing deep with heavy jigs.
It's something almost no-one does any more. The bass fishing public seems
to have fallen in love with the idea that a jig is a target lure to be
flipped to shoreline cover, and nothing else. To me, it's always been a
great tool for feeling my way around deep breaks and finding the spots the
fish live. I know there are guys here who actually soak that stuff up and
try to learn from it. Then there are idiots like you who wouldn't know a
pertinent fact if it came up and slapped you upside the head.

RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing

Hey Harry!!!
 

I don't fish with jigs and would have to admit that i don't understand some of
your techniques and i think you miss understood my post. I was giving you a
compliment by stating where i thought you stood within the group.

Hey Harry!!!
 

"Gone Angling" wrote in message
...
With all due respect I think Mr. Richz should adhere to being a mentor. To
go
out and catch lots of fish and report on the same is a little disheartning
to
the average angler. I was out today fishing but will not file a report at
this
time.

I am somewhat new to the group so I don't know if you are really serious
with this post. If you are I can't disagree more. I would like to think that
the purpose of this newsgroup is to give all of us a forum to post just that
kind of information in hopes of making us all better fishermen. I fished
with Rich this past Sunday and I can say from first hand experience that
Rich does not brag about his fishing skills or come across as anything more
than just a guy who loves to fish and enjoys talking about fishing with
anyone who wants to listen. I know for a fact that his advice on drop-shot
fishing will serve me well in the future. On that Sunday he probably out
fished me 2 to 1 but that did not make the outing any less enjoyable for me.
To the contrary in made me want to learn more so I could do better next
time. So as far as I am concerned I hope that Rich and anyone else who has
knowledge to share with us continues to do so.

Phil

Hey Harry!!!
 

To be quite frank i don't understand these drop shot and jig techniques and how
they apply to my fishing situation. I was fishing today and the temp was 5
degees C with a stong wind. Nobody else was out save a few cold weather bird
watchers. I managed to find a small bay with my back to my wind. I landed a
nice pike on a minnow plug but there still is the possiblity of tying into a LM
and the season is open to until Nov 30. The latitude where i'm fishing is a
little more northerly than yours bud. If i feel like fishing i just roll up my
sleeves and do just that. I told him how he should interpret my post.

Hey Harry!!!
 

"Gone Angling" wrote in message
...
To be quite frank i don't understand these drop shot and jig techniques
and how
they apply to my fishing situation. I was fishing today and the temp was 5
degees C with a stong wind. Nobody else was out save a few cold weather
bird
watchers. I managed to find a small bay with my back to my wind. I landed
a
nice pike on a minnow plug but there still is the possiblity of tying into
a LM
and the season is open to until Nov 30. The latitude where i'm fishing is
a
little more northerly than yours bud. If i feel like fishing i just roll
up my
sleeves and do just that. I told him how he should interpret my post.

I think I misunderstood your post somewhat and I apologize. As far as the
drop shot goes, I did not really think that it would apply to my situation
as we progressed into colder and colder weather but after trying it with
Rich I can say for sure that it is a very viable cold water technique. I
usually fish tubes or grubs at this time of year. I do catch fish but not
nearly the number that I caught on the drop shot rig that day. We are going
out again tomorrow and I am anxious to see if I have the same success.

Phil

Hey Harry!!!
 

Go-bassn wrote:
Does this guy EVER get skunked?

You just HAD to go and put the onus on me, didn't you?

Phil and I fished Rondout today from about 6:45 to 1. Total catch -- Phil
had a crappie about a pound and a half, and I had a @#$)+( rockbass about
5" long. We weren't planning on leaving at one, but I figured being skunked
for 6 hours was better than being skunked for 8 or 9 hours.

So here I am driving home. I'm a minute from the house. When I decide not
to turn at 111. Instead I went another mile down 34 and dropped the boat in
Zoar. 5 minute run to the point. retied the jig from all the zebra mussel
frays at the Hudson, and it took me 2 casts to pick up where I left off
yesterday. Only a two pounder, but it washed the stink off. Then I put the
boat on the trailer and got home only about 15 or 20 minutes later than if
I'd brought that skunk home with me.

RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing

Hey Harry!!!
 

On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 19:09:29 EST, RichZ wrote:

Go-bassn wrote:
Does this guy EVER get skunked?

You just HAD to go and put the onus on me, didn't you?

Phil and I fished Rondout today from about 6:45 to 1. Total catch -- Phil
had a crappie about a pound and a half, and I had a @#$)+( rockbass about
5" long. We weren't planning on leaving at one, but I figured being skunked
for 6 hours was better than being skunked for 8 or 9 hours.

So here I am driving home. I'm a minute from the house. When I decide not
to turn at 111. Instead I went another mile down 34 and dropped the boat in
Zoar. 5 minute run to the point. retied the jig from all the zebra mussel
frays at the Hudson, and it took me 2 casts to pick up where I left off
yesterday. Only a two pounder, but it washed the stink off. Then I put the
boat on the trailer and got home only about 15 or 20 minutes later than if
I'd brought that skunk home with me.

RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing

I got out today also for a half day on a small local lake. However, I
still retain my skunk; unless you count a chunky perch on a drop shot
and a few pickerel on albino shad fin-s fish (largest pickerel went
3lbs). I was home in time to watch the my Steelers steal a win today.
I'm going to try and get out next Sunday on a slightly larger local
lake if my vehicle is out of the shop (again). I am dying to get out
with you again Mr. Z, my weekends have just been too insane for me to
get away for more than a couple of hours at a clip. I don't care if
the fishing is cold, slow, or wet. I am going to have to get out there
soon. I need the break...

Harry J. aka Thundercat (trying out Forte' Agent news reader)

Hey Harry!!!
 

largest pickerel went 3lbs Just out of curiosity, how long? Thanks.

Hey Harry!!!
 

"RichZ" wrote in message
...
Go-bassn wrote:
Does this guy EVER get skunked?

You just HAD to go and put the onus on me, didn't you?

Phil and I fished Rondout today from about 6:45 to 1. Total catch -- Phil
had a crappie about a pound and a half, and I had a @#$)+( rockbass about
5" long. We weren't planning on leaving at one, but I figured being
skunked
for 6 hours was better than being skunked for 8 or 9 hours.

So here I am driving home. I'm a minute from the house. When I decide not
to turn at 111. Instead I went another mile down 34 and dropped the boat
in
Zoar. 5 minute run to the point. retied the jig from all the zebra mussel
frays at the Hudson, and it took me 2 casts to pick up where I left off
yesterday. Only a two pounder, but it washed the stink off. Then I put the
boat on the trailer and got home only about 15 or 20 minutes later than if
I'd brought that skunk home with me.

RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing

I would have bet the farm that you couldn't make it home with that stench in
the car Rich. Glad to hear that you remedied the situation.

Phil