Bass swimming to fast for you?

I'd still put my money on Rob, Steve. His angling skills combined with that
slow, methodical bellyboat approach would seine those promising spots like a
medical examiner dissecting a corpse for a suspicious cause of death. Those
fish wouldn't have a chance, and would simply surrender. Once on good water
in a good place, travel time does not compute to fishing time, IMO. Ain't
fishing beautiful? Opinions don't always mean answers, because things are
never the same two days in a row.

--
Bob Rickard
(AKA Dr. Spinnerbait)
www.secretweaponlures.com
--------------------------=x O')))


"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in
message ...

"Bob Rickard" wrote in message
...
Steve, this is our first fight. You put any angler of your choice in one
of
those screaming monsters, I'll put Rob Storm in his belly boat, & I'll
bet
on Rob every time!

LOL, I'd love to be able to take that bet.

I agree, a good angler, such as Robbis, in a belly boat is a formidable
foe,
but I can run 70+ mph to choice spots, come off plane, get on the trolling
motor and be almost as stealthy as Rob.

Part of being able to catch bass is being able to cover water. Granted,
brains, ability and thoroughly covering the water is another part, but I
have some of the above mentioned items as well.

Robbis can fish maybe 6 spots in a day, where I can be to at least 10
times
as many spots with my screaming monster.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Bob -- Man, I appreciate your confidence in me and my belly boat. In small
water, I generally do all right. But on big water, I'd sure hate to bet
against Steve. It's been my privilege to fish with Steve a couple of times
and I take my hat off to his skill -- both with a casting rod and also at the
helm of his beautiful boat.. I'm an amateur angler who loves to fish and
catches a few every now and then. Steve on the other hand is a professional.

One of these days I want to take both of you guys fly fishing with me. It
ought to be 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.
And if one gets off before you actually land it, so what? it's no big deal.
You were going to throw it back anyway.

Again, Bob -- I appreciate your confidence.

Family, Friends, Fishing,
Rob Storm
http://stormsrestaurants.com

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.

"J Buck" wrote in message
...
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

Rob, my point here is that I believe that many anglers don't spend nearly
enough time with their baits in the water. You and Steve are both superb
anglers who work the water thoroughly, even though your methods may differ a
little at times. Under no circumstances do I perceive Steve as a Runner &
Gunner, which was the real target of my commentary (after all, he was our
first Pro Staffer). The Runner/Gunner/Hurry/Hurry/Faster types may win
tournaments here & there, but IMHO it is like swallowing your food whole and
missing all the taste... why even bother? Smell the roses or go buy a can of
tuna! Maybe learn to play hockey...

--
Bob Rickard
(AKA Dr. Spinnerbait)
www.secretweaponlures.com
--------------------------=x O')))


"Rob Storm" wrote in message
...
Bob -- Man, I appreciate your confidence in me and my belly boat. In
small
water, I generally do all right. But on big water, I'd sure hate to bet
against Steve. It's been my privilege to fish with Steve a couple of
times
and I take my hat off to his skill -- both with a casting rod and also at
the
helm of his beautiful boat.. I'm an amateur angler who loves to fish and
catches a few every now and then. Steve on the other hand is a
professional.

One of these days I want to take both of you guys fly fishing with me. It
ought to be 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.
And if one gets off before you actually land it, so what? it's no big
deal.
You were going to throw it back anyway.

Again, Bob -- I appreciate your confidence.

Family, Friends, Fishing,
Rob Storm
http://stormsrestaurants.com

Well, if you can't build your own boat, I guess you make do with what
you can buy.

;-)

Well, if you can't build your own boat, I guess you make do with what
you can buy.

wrote in message
...
Well, if you can't build your own boat, I guess you make do with what
you can buy.

OR, if you can't buy what you want, you make what you can..... ;-p

LOL, just kidding, I really admire you for building the ZenBasser, I only
wish I had the time to try one myself.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com