Do people really catch 10+ fish all the time?

I have a confession. In my 20+ years of bass fishing I don't think
I've ever broke double digits alone. My best days are always around
6-7 bass. I've been fishing with a couple of guides, I even came in
second in an Orlando Bassmaster tournament, but I just can't seem to
catch bass in quantity. When I read posts on this site and in other
places it seems that it's common for people to be catching 50-60 fish
in one day! On the other hand I've been watching a show called "Angler
on Tour" and this guy, who is a pro bass fisherman, is only catching 3
or 4 fish a day. What's up with that? Do I just suck or is everyone
exaggerating?

Chuck.

P.S. In that Orlando tournament, the owner of the boat I was in came
in first!

I think it's more a case of people not exactly talking about their bad days
on the water, combined of course with the occasional tall tale ;-)

I'm thrilled to death if I have one 50+ day per year. The most I ever
caught in quick succession was two years ago at Lake George, NY, before &
during the NJ Federation Six Man Team Tourney. In four days of practice I
boated over 300 keepers, well over 50 per day. My numbers were down during
the tournament because I was concentrating on quality, not quantity. I
ended up finishing fourth & weighing the biggest bag of the tourn on day2,
about 15 pounds. What a week that was! I just got a call from my club
president, seems I'll be joining them up there again this June.

Warren

"CR" wrote in message
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I have a confession. In my 20+ years of bass fishing I don't think
I've ever broke double digits alone. My best days are always around
6-7 bass. I've been fishing with a couple of guides, I even came in
second in an Orlando Bassmaster tournament, but I just can't seem to
catch bass in quantity. When I read posts on this site and in other
places it seems that it's common for people to be catching 50-60 fish
in one day! On the other hand I've been watching a show called "Angler
on Tour" and this guy, who is a pro bass fisherman, is only catching 3
or 4 fish a day. What's up with that? Do I just suck or is everyone
exaggerating?

Chuck.

P.S. In that Orlando tournament, the owner of the boat I was in came
in first!

3-5 bass is a good day, you should measure the trip in the over all
enjoyment you had not the number of fish, Seeing a Eagle or a Osprey
really makes the trip memorable
I fish a pond loaded with 12-18'' bass, I the Spring we catch 50-70 in
3-4 hours and in the Fall we are lucky to catch 10..
I have never met a fisherman who exaggerated, I swear I haven't..

Well I can attest to 100 and 150 fish days on Lake St. Clair during the
spring with the average being around 3 ½ pounds with a couple 5 and 6
pounders in there but you can bet when it comes time to fish a tournament
their gone and I'm happy with a good limit. When I say in a day that's about
4 hours because after 4 hours of fighting smallies your arms hurt your wrist
hurt and your ready for a break and a good meal.



Even in the summer you can boat 50+ fish in a day but their not as big but
still keepers



Now if you think I'm pulling your leg ask Jerry Barton Now with Jerry in the
boat it's more like 75 to 100 fish because Jerry's old and slow and can't
keep pace hehehehe or is it that he just can't catch fish! I forget. All I
know is if I get 5 fish in 5 cast's he starts screaming that I'm back ending
him lol this on an open flat.





"AJH" wrote in message
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3-5 bass is a good day, you should measure the trip in the over all
enjoyment you had not the number of fish, Seeing a Eagle or a Osprey
really makes the trip memorable
I fish a pond loaded with 12-18'' bass, I the Spring we catch 50-70 in
3-4 hours and in the Fall we are lucky to catch 10..
I have never met a fisherman who exaggerated, I swear I haven't..

I know St Clair is a bass factory,so is Champlain.

warren

"Roy Randolph" wrote in message
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Well I can attest to 100 and 150 fish days on Lake St. Clair during the
spring with the average being around 3 ½ pounds with a couple 5 and 6
pounders in there but you can bet when it comes time to fish a tournament
their gone and I'm happy with a good limit. When I say in a day that's
about
4 hours because after 4 hours of fighting smallies your arms hurt your
wrist
hurt and your ready for a break and a good meal.



Even in the summer you can boat 50+ fish in a day but their not as big but
still keepers



Now if you think I'm pulling your leg ask Jerry Barton Now with Jerry in
the
boat it's more like 75 to 100 fish because Jerry's old and slow and can't
keep pace hehehehe or is it that he just can't catch fish! I forget. All I
know is if I get 5 fish in 5 cast's he starts screaming that I'm back
ending
him lol this on an open flat.





"AJH" wrote in message
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3-5 bass is a good day, you should measure the trip in the over all
enjoyment you had not the number of fish, Seeing a Eagle or a Osprey
really makes the trip memorable
I fish a pond loaded with 12-18'' bass, I the Spring we catch 50-70 in
3-4 hours and in the Fall we are lucky to catch 10..
I have never met a fisherman who exaggerated, I swear I haven't..

I have had a number of good days on St. Clair. Spring is best! I kept a
log one day because I just wanted to know how many I really caught (keepers
only). 23 between 7:00 & 8:00 a.m. 21 between 8-9 a.m. 19 between 9-10
a.m. 12 between 10-11 a.m. 16 between 11-12 Noon. 9 between 12-1 p.m. 8
between 1-2 p.m. 6 between 2-3 p.m. 114 keeper fish all between Delphine
channel and mill point drifting the shipping channel breakline (actually the
flat just on top of). Biggest fish that day about 5.5, avg. about 2.5 .
Primary lu CCST 3-1/2" tube with 3/16-ounce ball jig with Owners 3/0 hook
inserted inside. Primary rig: 7' MH GL3 Loomis Spinning Rod and Shimano
Stradic Reel spooled with 8-pound test Fluorocarbon line (Stren that day).
That area is always been known for numbers, but weight usually sucks for
tournaments (best tournament finish from that area 15.72-pounds). My best
weights comes from spots on the middle & north channels (best 26.86 North
Channel)

--
Craig Baugher

Trust me guys when I say this is gospel. It's pretty good when you have to
just stop, put your rod down, and shake your hands because they ache so much
form reeling. And, I still say he back ends me, all the fish get caught in
the front of the boat.

"Roy Randolph" wrote in message
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Well I can attest to 100 and 150 fish days on Lake St. Clair during the
spring with the average being around 3 ½ pounds with a couple 5 and 6
pounders in there but you can bet when it comes time to fish a tournament
their gone and I'm happy with a good limit. When I say in a day that's
about
4 hours because after 4 hours of fighting smallies your arms hurt your
wrist
hurt and your ready for a break and a good meal.



Even in the summer you can boat 50+ fish in a day but their not as big but
still keepers



Now if you think I'm pulling your leg ask Jerry Barton Now with Jerry in
the
boat it's more like 75 to 100 fish because Jerry's old and slow and can't
keep pace hehehehe or is it that he just can't catch fish! I forget. All I
know is if I get 5 fish in 5 cast's he starts screaming that I'm back
ending
him lol this on an open flat.





"AJH" wrote in message
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3-5 bass is a good day, you should measure the trip in the over all
enjoyment you had not the number of fish, Seeing a Eagle or a Osprey
really makes the trip memorable
I fish a pond loaded with 12-18'' bass, I the Spring we catch 50-70 in
3-4 hours and in the Fall we are lucky to catch 10..
I have never met a fisherman who exaggerated, I swear I haven't..

gee whizz dont we all sound like a buche of ld guys sitting around
playing checkers in the general store ys have to take the bad days
with the good ones pond fishing and lake n river fishing is totaly
different in the spring pond fishing is really good as ong as ya
dont spook the fish and if y a can catch 40 to 50 bass in a pond thats
like totally bogus here in nc a pond is not that big ya no so after a
good 6 or 8 fish the bass get leary of what enters there domain if
ya have ever seen a big ole female on the bed ya no what iam talking
bout and as far as fisherman streeeeeeeching the truth i dont
reckon there has ever been a fisherman that could pass a polygraph lol
i have been a bas fisherman for most of my 46 yrs and on ocassion i
have caught maybe 40 fish but mind you it was in a majior river that
was busting at the seems with small mouth any ways yall have a
good one buck

gee whizz dont we all sound like a buche of ld guys sitting around
playing checkers in the general store ys have to take the bad days with
the good ones pond fishing and lake n river fishing is totaly different
in the spring pond fishing is really good as ong as ya dont....SNIP

Hey Buck...from a fellow webtv'er, could you use a comma or a period
every now and then? (and there IS a spellcheck feature here) LoL

"AJH" wrote in message
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3-5 bass is a good day, you should measure the trip in the over all
enjoyment you had not the number of fish, Seeing a Eagle or a Osprey
really makes the trip memorable
I fish a pond loaded with 12-18'' bass, I the Spring we catch 50-70 in
3-4 hours and in the Fall we are lucky to catch 10..
I have never met a fisherman who exaggerated, I swear I haven't..





I had a 150 fish day . . . . once. And not one over 10" or under 9". Most
of the time I get 3-4 fish, but I do not always fish that hard. I have had
20 fish day (1-3#) with a guide at Lake Fork and a one bite day at Lk Fork
where I lost a big fish in the trees. Guide only landed 2. High winds, so
we had to fish where we could, not necessarily where the fish were. I fish
Oroville a lot. I get 5-10 fish days, not a lot of size, for maybe 4 hours
fishing. I also get a few fish in the Sac Delta, but nowhere what the pro's
get on the same day. They know better where the fish are. I do not believe
that someone gets 10 fish all the time. Too many tournys where only 20% or
less weigh a limit.
Bill