On Sun, 09 May 2004 07:53:16 -0500, "Dan, danl, danny boy, Redbeard,
actually Greybeard now" wrote:

On Sun, 09 May 2004 12:05:05 GMT, "RichG"
sent into the ether:
snip
Not to mention, I have to prove there are great Bass hiding in
Boom Lake :}

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I am inclined to think that phrase is exactly what the issue is:
hiding. I have to remember that although a bass is a bass, unlike most
of the water I fish in, the top of the food chain does't end with bass
out there. Some of the most bassy looking water I fished in Boom
usually ended up with a bite off or follow up by a big toothy guy. The
trick must be to find where them basses feel secure and still offer
ample feeding opportunity. Since I know so little about pike and musky
and their feeding habits, that should be a good trick in itself.
Perhaps one evening (or two or three) I'll chew Steve's ear off about
toothy guy fishin'. Then again, I could be 100% incorrect and the
above paragraph moot.

Harry J aka Thundercat
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