Your ideal fishing trip

Fishing in Brasil for Peacock bass was my favorite trip and if I get the
chance I'm going back. Best topwater strike on the planet!!!!

When I lived in Jamestown, NY you could the cuban cigars at the casino on the Canadian side of Niagra Falls. Bill P.
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"SimRacer" wrote in message om...
Well, depends on the political climate toward us Yanks down there at the
time. If I thought I could survive the trip, I would consider it. And maybe
puff on a couple of Cuban Cohiba or Partagas smokes while I was there. It
would be kind of hard to sneak cigars in with the bands off coming from
CUBA, so I'd have to enjoy them there. It is much easier to get a few Cuban
smokes in from Aruba....so I hear. lol


"Charles Summers" wrote in message
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What about Cuba?

I hear that Castro has some nice bass lakes down there.


"SimRacer" wrote in message
m...

"Henry Hefner" wrote in message
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Warren's thread about best bass trip of '04 started me thinking. What
is
your IDEAL bass trip? I would imagine for some it would be big fish,
others numbers, or location, or spending time with friends.

For me, in order of importance:
1. My ideal trip would have to be shared.

2. The location would have nice scenery with as little evidence of
man as possible.

3. Generally if I could decide one over the other, I'd rather catch 20
small keepers than 2 or 3 larger ones in the same amount of time.
UNLESS
one of those large ones was a real trophy!

I'm just a simple country boy, so to me ANY bass fishing trip is ideal;
month, day, and weather bedamned.

But if we're reaching for the stars here, I'd say some lake in Mexico
where
fish over 10 lbs are plentiful, or maybe somewhere further South where I
could get a chance at a decent sized Peacock Bass. If that Make-A-Wish
stuff
above is too much, I'd settle for tying into a 50+ lb striper down at
the
coast here in NC sometime.

Of course if we're talking "dream" dates here, I'd like to find a nice
lake,
any lake, full of fish, that hadn't seen a hook in it for 10 years or
so....but was otherwise ecologically sound, of course. We had access to
a
lake like that once, got fished only a handful of times every year, by
only
a handful of people. The owner died, the lake and surrounding property
sold,
and fishermen line the bank day in and day out now. The fishing there
has
died considerably since, and hardly any keeper bass are ever caught
there
anymore. Back in the day, a *bad* day there was 5 or 6 4-pounders, with
a
couple 5+ thrown in for good measure. Not bad for a 20 acre lake/pond.

When I lived in Jamestown, NY you could the cuban cigars at the casino on the Canadian side of Niagra Falls. Bill P.
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"SimRacer" wrote in message om...
Well, depends on the political climate toward us Yanks down there at the
time. If I thought I could survive the trip, I would consider it. And maybe
puff on a couple of Cuban Cohiba or Partagas smokes while I was there. It
would be kind of hard to sneak cigars in with the bands off coming from
CUBA, so I'd have to enjoy them there. It is much easier to get a few Cuban
smokes in from Aruba....so I hear. lol


"Charles Summers" wrote in message
...
What about Cuba?

I hear that Castro has some nice bass lakes down there.


"SimRacer" wrote in message
m...

"Henry Hefner" wrote in message
...
Warren's thread about best bass trip of '04 started me thinking. What
is
your IDEAL bass trip? I would imagine for some it would be big fish,
others numbers, or location, or spending time with friends.

For me, in order of importance:
1. My ideal trip would have to be shared.

2. The location would have nice scenery with as little evidence of
man as possible.

3. Generally if I could decide one over the other, I'd rather catch 20
small keepers than 2 or 3 larger ones in the same amount of time.
UNLESS
one of those large ones was a real trophy!

I'm just a simple country boy, so to me ANY bass fishing trip is ideal;
month, day, and weather bedamned.

But if we're reaching for the stars here, I'd say some lake in Mexico
where
fish over 10 lbs are plentiful, or maybe somewhere further South where I
could get a chance at a decent sized Peacock Bass. If that Make-A-Wish
stuff
above is too much, I'd settle for tying into a 50+ lb striper down at
the
coast here in NC sometime.

Of course if we're talking "dream" dates here, I'd like to find a nice
lake,
any lake, full of fish, that hadn't seen a hook in it for 10 years or
so....but was otherwise ecologically sound, of course. We had access to
a
lake like that once, got fished only a handful of times every year, by
only
a handful of people. The owner died, the lake and surrounding property
sold,
and fishermen line the bank day in and day out now. The fishing there
has
died considerably since, and hardly any keeper bass are ever caught
there
anymore. Back in the day, a *bad* day there was 5 or 6 4-pounders, with
a
couple 5+ thrown in for good measure. Not bad for a 20 acre lake/pond.

They are also found in the canals around the Miami, Fl. area. Bill P.
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wrote in message ...
Fishing in Brasil for Peacock bass was my favorite trip and if I get the
chance I'm going back. Best topwater strike on the planet!!!!

My ideal fishing trip involves going out on a strange water for the first
time, along with a good buddy, and unlocking the key to that lake's fish.
Great scenery & nice weather never hurts either.
--
Warren

http://www.warrenwolk.com
Http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com
2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions

"Henry Hefner" wrote in message
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Warren's thread about best bass trip of '04 started me thinking. What is
your IDEAL bass trip? I would imagine for some it would be big fish,
others numbers, or location, or spending time with friends.

For me, in order of importance:
1. My ideal trip would have to be shared.

2. The location would have nice scenery with as little evidence of man as
possible.

3. Generally if I could decide one over the other, I'd rather catch 20
small keepers than 2 or 3 larger ones in the same amount of time. UNLESS
one of those large ones was a real trophy!

My ideal fishing trip involves going out on a strange water for the first
time, along with a good buddy, and unlocking the key to that lake's fish.
Great scenery & nice weather never hurts either.
--
Warren

http://www.warrenwolk.com
Http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com
2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions

"Henry Hefner" wrote in message
...
Warren's thread about best bass trip of '04 started me thinking. What is
your IDEAL bass trip? I would imagine for some it would be big fish,
others numbers, or location, or spending time with friends.

For me, in order of importance:
1. My ideal trip would have to be shared.

2. The location would have nice scenery with as little evidence of man as
possible.

3. Generally if I could decide one over the other, I'd rather catch 20
small keepers than 2 or 3 larger ones in the same amount of time. UNLESS
one of those large ones was a real trophy!

Not to me it wouldn't. I would love to fish the quality fishery called
Champlain, and I will soon, but the Northwoods Classic will always be in
northern Wisconsin.

I know that certain individuals have had problems with Boom Lake in the
past. With this thought in mind, I have decided that the 2005 Northwoods
Classic will be held on the quality smallmouth fishery in Tomahawk
Wisconsin, 20 minutes west of Rhinelander.

To avoid conflict with another bass tournament that runs on Mohawksin the
weekend after Labor Day (the usual time of the NWC), and to avoid conflicts
in my schedule, the Northwoods Classic will be moved up to the weekend
BEFORE Labor Day.

By doing the tournament before many schools start, it's my hope that some
additional members of the ROFB and OutdoorFrontiers can make this a family
vacation, boosting attendance.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

End of August in northern Wisconsin sounds exciting to me. Easier for me to
get away then as well. Joe Z.

Not to me it wouldn't. I would love to fish the quality fishery called
Champlain, and I will soon, but the Northwoods Classic will always be in
northern Wisconsin.

I know that certain individuals have had problems with Boom Lake in the
past. With this thought in mind, I have decided that the 2005 Northwoods
Classic will be held on the quality smallmouth fishery in Tomahawk
Wisconsin, 20 minutes west of Rhinelander.

To avoid conflict with another bass tournament that runs on Mohawksin the
weekend after Labor Day (the usual time of the NWC), and to avoid conflicts
in my schedule, the Northwoods Classic will be moved up to the weekend
BEFORE Labor Day.

By doing the tournament before many schools start, it's my hope that some
additional members of the ROFB and OutdoorFrontiers can make this a family
vacation, boosting attendance.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

End of August in northern Wisconsin sounds exciting to me. Easier for me to
get away then as well. Joe Z.

"Philip Goodwin" wrote in message
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"Henry Hefner" wrote in message
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Warren's thread about best bass trip of '04 started me thinking. What is
your IDEAL bass trip?

I would love to go peacock bass fishing. Those critters look like they
could
really make a trip worthwhile.

Phil



I am going to the Amazon for a week the first of Feb. Staying at an
eco-camp for a few days and they say you can fish for piranas. I am taking
a couple of Spooks and maybe another top water for the possibility of
Peacock bass. Or some other big toothed, nasty fish. This is a pretrip
add on for a Galapagos trip, and I do not think they allow us to fish there.
;(
Bill

wrote in message
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Fishing in Brasil for Peacock bass was my favorite trip and if I get the
chance I'm going back. Best topwater strike on the planet!!!!


What lures? I am going to the Amazon in a month.
http://www.oattravel.com/gcc/general...aspx?oid=76831
Bill