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....best bass trip of 2004.

Everyone?

Happy & Healthy Holidays to You All!

--
Warren

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

go-bassn wrote:
...best bass trip of 2004.

Everyone?


Every trip I made to champlain & fishe with my son.
Every trip I made to Twin Lakes -- it was like meeting an old friend
after not seeing him for 15 years. Every trip to my 'close-to-home'
lakes (Zoar and Lilli) since the beginning of November, till I finally
called it a season on Saturday.

Oh yeah. The absolute best was the one to Osbornedale State Park in
Derby to fish for sunnies from the bank with my granddaughter and grandson.

Last august, fishing with my son John in San Diego! I love to fish, but
most of the time, it is the "company" that really makes the memories!
I can remember a lot of the "great" fish I've caught, but I remember
"all" of the great fishng companions I've been blessed to have been with
on the water......Ron Sappenfield on the Colorado River, Johhny Johnson
on the Blackwater River, Joe Nelson at Poway Lake, Bill Qualls on the
Delta, Mike Banderman on the Alaska rivers, Dee Dalrymple in Pensacola
on the Gulf, Wayne Hubbard at Lake Henshaw.......Some of em are gone
now, Johnny died when the plane he was flying got too close to the
ground, Mike lost a battle with cancer, Wayne didn't make it back from a
crazy war. But I have the memories of our days on the water
together....just fishing, and that's a whole lot! Sorry for the ramble,
but your question brought back some awfully good memories!
JK

Last august, fishing with my son John in San Diego! I love to fish, but
most of the time, it is the "company" that really makes the memories!
I can remember a lot of the "great" fish I've caught, but I remember
"all" of the great fishng companions I've been blessed to have been with
on the water......Ron Sappenfield on the Colorado River, Johhny Johnson
on the Blackwater River, Joe Nelson at Poway Lake, Bill Qualls on the
Delta, Mike Banderman on the Alaska rivers, Dee Dalrymple in Pensacola
on the Gulf, Wayne Hubbard at Lake Henshaw.......Some of em are gone
now, Johnny died when the plane he was flying got too close to the
ground, Mike lost a battle with cancer, Wayne didn't make it back from a
crazy war. But I have the memories of our days on the water
together....just fishing, and that's a whole lot! Sorry for the ramble,
but your question brought back some awfully good memories!
JK

Last august, fishing with my son John in San Diego! I love to fish, but
most of the time, it is the "company" that really makes the memories!
I can remember a lot of the "great" fish I've caught, but I remember
"all" of the great fishng companions I've been blessed to have been with
on the water......Ron Sappenfield on the Colorado River, Johhny Johnson
on the Blackwater River, Joe Nelson at Poway Lake, Bill Qualls on the
Delta, Mike Banderman on the Alaska rivers, Dee Dalrymple in Pensacola
on the Gulf, Wayne Hubbard at Lake Henshaw.......Some of em are gone
now, Johnny died when the plane he was flying got too close to the
ground, Mike lost a battle with cancer, Wayne didn't make it back from a
crazy war. But I have the memories of our days on the water
together....just fishing, and that's a whole lot! Sorry for the ramble,
but your question brought back some awfully good memories!
JK

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
...best bass trip of 2004.

Everyone?

Happy & Healthy Holidays to You All!

I have had many great bass trips in 2004, but one does stick in my mind.
The 2004 Southern Classic had to be the best of the year. I mean, I caught
my biggest largemouth, which also was Big Bass of the tournament, played
with a gator and spent time with good friends.

How much better can that get?
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
...best bass trip of 2004.

Everyone?

Happy & Healthy Holidays to You All!

I have had many great bass trips in 2004, but one does stick in my mind.
The 2004 Southern Classic had to be the best of the year. I mean, I caught
my biggest largemouth, which also was Big Bass of the tournament, played
with a gator and spent time with good friends.

How much better can that get?
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Hmmmm.... Thats tough. I had two small tournament trips were the kid
outfished me. http://tinyurl.com/5cvkq I have to say I enjoyed those very
much, and there a couple canal banking episodes where he learned some
techniques that produced some nice fish. http://tinyurl.com/6yobs

My personal best trip though was a spin off of a trip I took with another
angler. I fished a tournament out of the back of the boat with Roy Price
early in the summer. Roy died about a month ago, God rest his soul.
Anyway, we fished a channel where he had some specific spots in mind. He
did tie into one really nice bass in one of those spots, but he was blowing
by spots at speed that I would normally take the time to fish. I asked him
if he minded me coming back and fishing that area a little differently some
other time. He shrugged.

I went back to that area with Hammer in an ABA tournament. The first place
we stopped was a where a couple channels crossed. I let the current cary my
bait across in front of a point. It was tough to keep the boatin position,
but rather than keep going I told Hammer I just knew there had to be a good
fish under the bruch on that point. I took three tries to get my bait in
exactly the spot I wanted. As it drifted up under the overhanging brush it
took off and I caught a 3.5 LM. The next place I called produced a small
fish. I told Hammer out loud that I didn't believe that was the only fish
in that spot. I worked around to a pocket in the tree, and nailed a 3.8 LM.
As we headed down through one of the channels I had particular types of
spots in mind, and I caught a fish out of almost every one of them. I was
really starting to figure it out that day. At one point I turned to Hamer
and said, "I think I have this figured out today, in those deep pockets with
lots of shadows we are catchign the bigger fish, and in those tiny little
indents in the brush line we are catch in the smaller fish," I was co cocky
I punctuated my point by indicating a spot on a bank were drifitn past and I
said, "See that spot. I bet I can throw in there and catcha small fish." I
tossed in and nailed a 12 incher immediatley. We both laughed out loud.

When we got way back in one area there was a huge overhanging tree with lots
of branches hanging in the water. I caught a small fish off one edge, and I
said, "I bet there are two or three fish hanging in this tree. I tossed ina
couple feet around the tree, and caught a little bit bigger one, and then
when I tossed in on the downstream side of the tree I caught another one.
The last one ran about 3.5.

I was high on life that day. In one section Iw as lettig the current sweep
the boat along at a pretty good clip and I was justtossing into the best
looking spots and skipping the marginal looking spots. I let the boat get
me past a spot before I hit it. Instead of hitting the trolling motor and
and wasting a lot of time repositioning the boat I pointed at the spot and
told Hammer to make sure to get his bait in there. He nailed a 4.0.

We weighed in 16.5 lbs that day for our top five, and we culled smaller fish
all day. It was the only day I had all year like that where I just knew
where the fish were and how to catch them. I called every decent fish we
put in the boat that day.

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"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
...best bass trip of 2004.

Everyone?

Happy & Healthy Holidays to You All!

--
Warren

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

Well, I was hoping someone would ask.

Southern Wisconsin lake, June..about mid-morning and rainy/misty. A light
wind was blowing, keeping the top ruffled up. After trying spinnerbaits;
plastics; spoons; plugs; etc. I went to a top-water. I was throwing a
frog-colored small PoP-R. NO hits at all, when I dragged; popped; and
slurped it, slowly, across the surface.

For some unknown reason, I started working it, across that same water, as
fast as I could. It looked like a very scared baitfish trying to get away
from something!

TEN Largemouth bass hit over the next hour or so. The explosions from
underneath looked like bombs dropping from the sky. Three got away. The
remaining 7 ranged from one lb to 3/ 4/ 4.5/ 5/ 5.5 and a 6. They all
pulled me around the boat and were netted; admired; and released. No camera
in the boat... but the pictures in my mind are indelible.

I never had a day like that before, and probably will never have a day like
it again. I fished the same spot a dozen times later in the year.
Occasionally caught a 3 or a 4lbr...but NOTHING like that one special day.

Thanks for asking!
--
RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN
http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners

Well, I was hoping someone would ask.

Southern Wisconsin lake, June..about mid-morning and rainy/misty. A light
wind was blowing, keeping the top ruffled up. After trying spinnerbaits;
plastics; spoons; plugs; etc. I went to a top-water. I was throwing a
frog-colored small PoP-R. NO hits at all, when I dragged; popped; and
slurped it, slowly, across the surface.

For some unknown reason, I started working it, across that same water, as
fast as I could. It looked like a very scared baitfish trying to get away
from something!

TEN Largemouth bass hit over the next hour or so. The explosions from
underneath looked like bombs dropping from the sky. Three got away. The
remaining 7 ranged from one lb to 3/ 4/ 4.5/ 5/ 5.5 and a 6. They all
pulled me around the boat and were netted; admired; and released. No camera
in the boat... but the pictures in my mind are indelible.

I never had a day like that before, and probably will never have a day like
it again. I fished the same spot a dozen times later in the year.
Occasionally caught a 3 or a 4lbr...but NOTHING like that one special day.

Thanks for asking!
--
RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN
http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners