
July 24th, 2006, 08:58 PM
posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
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Pleasure Boat Traffic
THANKS BUD!
Warren
"Chris Rennert" wrote in message
.. .
Just like Joe had talked to the young man who casted towards boats as they
were loading, I had stumbled across what I thought were white bass 2 years
ago right at the mouth of the break wall (our boat landing) as boats
passed by. I took a few shots, caught a 50/50 split on
Largemouth/Smallmouth , all legals. I have not repeated this on every
launch, but , I have repeated it on entrances to Man made boat channels,
and launches that are enclosed and force boaters to go in and out a
certain way. I think the funniest thing is, is watching a bass boat go
past me as I sit next to the red buoy, and then cast directly at his wash
with a buzz bait and catch a legal smallie or largemouth. Seems to hold
up Spring, Summer, and fall. Doesn't happen every time,but often enough
to check it out each time :-).
Also, Lake Geneva in the southern part of Wisconsin gets TONS of boat
traffic, and that lake serves up some of the biggest fish in the state (LM
& SM), even right in the middle of the day, just like you spoke about.
One final note, CONGRATS MAN!
Chris
WARREN WOLK wrote:
I won a tournament last weekend by fishing right in the heart of
middle-of-the-day weekend insanity on one of NJ's most crowded lakes. I
was being buzzed constantly by jet skis, water skiers & pleasure boats.
The point being that the fish were totally unaffected by the human
activity. I reasoned that life must go on, and that these fish were
acclimated to the blender-like waters. I'm tellin ya, I was right in
it - my boat was rockin & rollin & there was no wind. In fact it was at
4 PM on a hot & sunny Saturday. Amazing. My rider & I had 13 good
keepers in that stuff. The fish actually seemed "active" despite props
flying overhead every minute or so. Just proves that an open mind can be
your best asset.
Tite Lines!
warren
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