If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Farewell Lake Oneida
It's great to be home, hope you guys had a good week.
The BASS Open at Oneida gave me a whole new respect for what the pros endure. It was downright nasty for 90% of the 6 days I was there, and the first day of that event was surreal in that the true challenge was just making it back to the weigh-in safely (not to mention with your boat). Six boats never did make it back, not including a fire rescue boat that was lost trying to rescue a fellow pro. Actually catching fish in the 18-35 mph winds, temps in the 30's & 40's, 4-7+ foot waves, driving rain & ice & (yes, at times even) lightning was another ordeal entirely, lol. Missing the cut by 1 pound hurt a little (My day 2 weight was really 11-15, as called by Mr Fishburne at the weigh-in - but sadly not as recorded on my ticket and on the Bassmaster site. Guess I'll actually look at my ticket for now on ;-), but I'm very happy with my experience there for a lot of reasons. Thanks again for all the support my rofb buddies have given me this season, it's truly a pleasure to call you guys friends. Thanks also to my two great lure sponsors. Gilbert, your dropshot baits put about 30 keeper smallies in my boat on Day 2 at Oneida. I'm out of them, by the way ;-) Bob (Charles & Joe too), I used an all chartreuse heavy SW spinnerbait to boat my 18-13 limit of smallies on Day 1 of the Champlain tournament last month. Keep up the great work you guys, you're going places fellas! Also special thanks to rofb'er Jack Dalzell for the over-the-phone crash course on smallmouth bass fishing. I'll be picking up on my OF.com journal again as soon as I get things here in order, thanks to all that have been reading it. Sorry for the delay, I'll pick up where I left off (too long ago). Free time has been short lately. Congrats to all that did (& didn't) do well at the Wisconsin gathering, I'm sure the Huber clan threw a great party as always. I haven't seen the tournament results but I'll venture to guess that Boom Lake was in rare form. So, did the field combine for a limit? Darn, winter is coming... Warren -- http://www.fishingworld.com/MesaTackleSupply/ http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com http://www.secretweaponlures.com http://warrenwolk.com/ http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com/ |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Farewell Lake Oneida
Oh no it was everything last year was and more, boom did not give up her
babies easy. Just glad you came home in one piece, nasty conditions to be fishing in up there Randy- "go-bassn" wrote in message ... It's great to be home, hope you guys had a good week. The BASS Open at Oneida gave me a whole new respect for what the pros endure. It was downright nasty for 90% of the 6 days I was there, and the first day of that event was surreal in that the true challenge was just making it back to the weigh-in safely (not to mention with your boat). Six boats never did make it back, not including a fire rescue boat that was lost trying to rescue a fellow pro. Actually catching fish in the 18-35 mph winds, temps in the 30's & 40's, 4-7+ foot waves, driving rain & ice & (yes, at times even) lightning was another ordeal entirely, lol. Missing the cut by 1 pound hurt a little (My day 2 weight was really 11-15, as called by Mr Fishburne at the weigh-in - but sadly not as recorded on my ticket and on the Bassmaster site. Guess I'll actually look at my ticket for now on ;-), but I'm very happy with my experience there for a lot of reasons. Thanks again for all the support my rofb buddies have given me this season, it's truly a pleasure to call you guys friends. Thanks also to my two great lure sponsors. Gilbert, your dropshot baits put about 30 keeper smallies in my boat on Day 2 at Oneida. I'm out of them, by the way ;-) Bob (Charles & Joe too), I used an all chartreuse heavy SW spinnerbait to boat my 18-13 limit of smallies on Day 1 of the Champlain tournament last month. Keep up the great work you guys, you're going places fellas! Also special thanks to rofb'er Jack Dalzell for the over-the-phone crash course on smallmouth bass fishing. I'll be picking up on my OF.com journal again as soon as I get things here in order, thanks to all that have been reading it. Sorry for the delay, I'll pick up where I left off (too long ago). Free time has been short lately. Congrats to all that did (& didn't) do well at the Wisconsin gathering, I'm sure the Huber clan threw a great party as always. I haven't seen the tournament results but I'll venture to guess that Boom Lake was in rare form. So, did the field combine for a limit? Darn, winter is coming... Warren -- http://www.fishingworld.com/MesaTackleSupply/ http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com http://www.secretweaponlures.com http://warrenwolk.com/ http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com/ |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Farewell Lake Oneida
It's great to be home, hope you guys had a good week
I agree with Warren,,,TGIO at Oneida Lake,,I thought I'd never say this but the Ole saying "A bad day fishing is still better than a good day at work" was not the case at Oneida,,I would of rather been working!!,, I was up their with Warren and had 2 other buddys staying with us bring their boats home not running,, At one time all three boats that stayed at the house we rented was at the boat motor pool getting work done to them,, If it wasn't for the each one of us covering each others back during the week,, In all it was a very very educatiing week to say the least. Harold "Howie" Range 911 Bass Anglers Delaware Valley Outdoors .. |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Farewell Lake Oneida
On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 23:41:22 -0400, "go-bassn"
sent into the ether: It's great to be home, hope you guys had a good week. Not as good as you did. The BASS Open at Oneida gave me a whole new respect for what the pros endure. It was downright nasty for 90% of the 6 days I was there, and the first day of that event was surreal in that the true challenge was just making it back to the weigh-in safely (not to mention with your boat). Six boats never did make it back, not including a fire rescue boat that was lost trying to rescue a fellow pro. Actually catching fish in the 18-35 mph winds, temps in the 30's & 40's, 4-7+ foot waves, driving rain & ice & (yes, at times even) lightning was another ordeal entirely, lol. Glad you came out healthy with an intact boat. Missing the cut by 1 pound hurt a little (My day 2 weight was really 11-15, as called by Mr Fishburne at the weigh-in - but sadly not as recorded on my ticket and on the Bassmaster site. Guess I'll actually look at my ticket for now on ;-), but I'm very happy with my experience there for a lot of reasons. Check, check and recheck. It's too bad there was not a system in place to avoid this type of error from happening. Thanks again for all the support my rofb buddies have given me this season, it's truly a pleasure to call you guys friends. Thanks also to my two great lure sponsors. Gilbert, your dropshot baits put about 30 keeper smallies in my boat on Day 2 at Oneida. I'm out of them, by the way ;-) Bob (Charles & Joe too), I used an all chartreuse heavy SW spinnerbait to boat my 18-13 limit of smallies on Day 1 of the Champlain tournament last month. Keep up the great work you guys, you're going places fellas! Also special thanks to rofb'er Jack Dalzell for the over-the-phone crash course on smallmouth bass Hey, everybody wants you to do good so we can say, "Hey, I've known that guy for years :} I know I have been hoping for your success! fishing. I'll be picking up on my OF.com journal again as soon as I get things here in order, thanks to all that have been reading it. Sorry for the delay, I'll pick up where I left off (too long ago). Free time has been short lately. Congrats to all that did (& didn't) do well at the Wisconsin gathering, I'm sure the Huber clan threw a great party as always. I haven't seen the tournament results but I'll venture to guess that Boom Lake was in rare form. So, did the field combine for a limit? Darn, winter is coming... Keep thinking, "It's only a problem of location". Warren, I personally think it is only a matter of time before you not only make the cut, but rank in the number one slot! Keep up the good work. Warren danl Good fishing, great catching www.outdoorfrontiers.com Remove left x for direct reply |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Farewell Lake Oneida
I feel ya buddy. I love to fish, but sometimes big water tournaments make
you sit back and think - "Is this worth risking my life?" Part of you loves the challenge and the fear the nasty conditions add. The logical part of you says, I have a wife and kids at home, do I really NEED to take this risk? I have learned to seriously scout out a bad weather spot that is close to the launch (15-minutes or less in good weather - so that it maybe only an hour or less in really bad weather). I look for boat cannels with storm drain dumping into them, or for smaller feeder creeks that typically come alive with activity during storms. Yet, are out of the big waves and nasty cold winds. These spots are my hidden teasures that I never share with anybody. I'll give anybody GPS way-points to good areas, but I never give up my bad weather honey holes. But I wish you the best in your future tournaments! -- Craig |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Farewell Lake Oneida
Once again it was great seeing you Howie! Thanks for rescuing my bathroom
bag. Sorry we only got to fish together for a while in the waves, lol. I'm glad you introduced me to Sam & George, they're cool guys. What a f'd up trip. Warren -- http://www.fishingworld.com/MesaTackleSupply/ http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com http://www.secretweaponlures.com http://warrenwolk.com/ http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com/ "UMFCHRFISH" wrote in message ... It's great to be home, hope you guys had a good week I agree with Warren,,,TGIO at Oneida Lake,,I thought I'd never say this but the Ole saying "A bad day fishing is still better than a good day at work" was not the case at Oneida,,I would of rather been working!!,, I was up their with Warren and had 2 other buddys staying with us bring their boats home not running,, At one time all three boats that stayed at the house we rented was at the boat motor pool getting work done to them,, If it wasn't for the each one of us covering each others back during the week,, In all it was a very very educatiing week to say the least. Harold "Howie" Range 911 Bass Anglers Delaware Valley Outdoors . |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
LCI Father's Day Derby March 31 Deadline | Lake Champlain Fishing | General Discussion | 0 | March 15th, 2004 08:49 PM |
Lake Erie Fishing Patition | Mwiz | General Discussion | 0 | March 7th, 2004 02:07 AM |
Nominations requested for Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Control Alternatives Workgroup | Outdoors Magazine | General Discussion | 0 | January 21st, 2004 06:25 PM |
RECIPROCAL FISHING GOES INTO EFFECT ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN | Outdoors Magazine | General Discussion | 0 | December 29th, 2003 03:18 PM |
Turmoil in Lake Ontario | Outdoors Magazine | General Discussion | 0 | November 30th, 2003 11:06 AM |