"J Buck" wrote in message
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a hot August afternoon, but we'll be relatively comfortable as at least
two thirds of our bodies are dangling in the water. We'll wear wide brim
hats and long sleeve shirts against the sun. We'll fish deer hair bugs
and plastic worms and maybe a large nymph or two. We might even catch
some fish and then the fun begins. In a bass tournament the idea is to
get the fish into the boat as quickly as possible. You have to forget
that notion when you're dukeing it out with a largemouth and you're
halfway submerged in the fish's element. Chances are a good bass will
pull you around a little bit and splash water in your face a couple of
times before you get it in close enough to lip

What a concept...no $20,000 boat, (towed by a $30,000 truck) no 100 hp
outboard, no GPS, no fish-finding sonar, no tackle box with 100 of
lures,1 rod,1 reel...my hat's off. You, sir, are fishing.


Well, speed is fun. I have a belly boat, and even catch some fish from it,
but I also have a $20k boat and a $50k truck, and catch fish from the boat
also. Depends on the area being fished. I also fish out of my SOT Kayak
and enjoy that also. As the state parole agent asked me a couple of weeks
ago after a piece of cardboard flew out of my truck and hit his tailgating
undercover car. You always drive 80 mph? I replied anytime I can get away
with it, and faster if possible. But my boat only does 40 mph, but that is
in as shallow as 8" of water.
Bill