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RGarri7470 wrote:
I think that is because the steering wheel is on the right in boats as opposed to the left in autos That explains it on the water. But how do you explain it with women pushing shopping carts in supermarkets? |
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RGarri7470 wrote:
I think that is because the steering wheel is on the right in boats as opposed to the left in autos That explains it on the water. But how do you explain it with women pushing shopping carts in supermarkets? I never try to explain anything having to do with women! Ronnie http://fishing.about.com |
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"Scott Brown" wrote in message . .. Hi all, I live in Western North Carolina, where the weather has been anything But normal. It has been unseasonably warm here, and today I was going to take the boat out, but wouldn't you know, woke up to high winds overcast skies and a bitter cold snap in the air. Was wondering if any of you could tell me what works best in winter. I have never really fished in winter as have had no such luck, I have always thought, winter=Deep, and I hate fishing deep. Is this true? I like boat docks or other structures, but hate deep, although my tackle salesman has told me that verticle jigging was the way to go this time of year, any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance, Scooter Can't comment on Winter out west Scott, but I'm in Raleigh and fish Jordan, Harris and Falls Lakes with some regularity during the cold months (no skiers or PWCers to deal with) and some adages hold true sometimes, and other times, they don't. If it is a clear, chilly and low wind day, absolutely, fish deep or don't fish at all around here. I look for the thermocline on the LCD and fish ledges that may criss cross that warmer water in the water column. Fishing is usually slow like this, but when you do get bit, it is normally a better quality of fish. The absloute BEST days to fish in cold weather around here (again, being the Piedmont of NC and not the mountains) is to wait for dreary days, even in light rain. Usually I like to go after a day of rain, if it is still overcast, as it sets up what has been my best pattern to find/figure out. The runoff is usually at or above the lake water temp, which causes warm water pockets in coves (or anywhere runoff is apparent near a bank), and it also stains the water up some. Mix that with overcast, and the fish will usually move up and appear to feed regularly. My largest bass ever caught have been in this pattern, with bright (chrome usually) rat-l-traps, in anywhere from 1' to 10' of water. If the water isn't so stained, go to a quieter crank bait, and one with a baitfish color if you have one (shad, tenn shad, and bleeding shad all work good in clearer water here). I find Rapala's line of crank baits to be good, just enough rattle, good baitfish paint schemes, and their bills can take a beating on submerged rocks and brush without causing them to swim funny (lakes around here have rip-rap rock in areas where this "warm water runoff" occurs, near bridges etc). That said, the "pros" and "guides" around here will tell you to find dropoffs, and deep flats, and fish dark color jigs/pigs too. I've done "ok" trying that, but you literally have to be on top of the fish to catch them that way so the swimming bait tends to "find" more fish for me to catch. I've caught more fish during Dec-Feb slow rolling small spinnerbaits in deep water than I have jigging for them, but I ain't a pro so my advice is worth exactly what you're paying for it... :-) Good luck out there. We're going to spend Christmas and New Year's at our cabin up there outside Valle Crucis (near Boone, Foscoe, Linville, etc). Hoping to see some snow on the ground this year for Christmas, figured for us flatlanders, our cabin would be the best bet. So, do you ever do any trout fishing up that way? Our land up there abuts a legal "fishing portion" of one of the local streams and I've toyed with the idea of learning to fly fish sometime for those little trout up there... |
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"Scott Brown" wrote in message . .. Hi all, I live in Western North Carolina, where the weather has been anything But normal. It has been unseasonably warm here, and today I was going to take the boat out, but wouldn't you know, woke up to high winds overcast skies and a bitter cold snap in the air. Was wondering if any of you could tell me what works best in winter. I have never really fished in winter as have had no such luck, I have always thought, winter=Deep, and I hate fishing deep. Is this true? I like boat docks or other structures, but hate deep, although my tackle salesman has told me that verticle jigging was the way to go this time of year, any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance, Scooter Can't comment on Winter out west Scott, but I'm in Raleigh and fish Jordan, Harris and Falls Lakes with some regularity during the cold months (no skiers or PWCers to deal with) and some adages hold true sometimes, and other times, they don't. If it is a clear, chilly and low wind day, absolutely, fish deep or don't fish at all around here. I look for the thermocline on the LCD and fish ledges that may criss cross that warmer water in the water column. Fishing is usually slow like this, but when you do get bit, it is normally a better quality of fish. The absloute BEST days to fish in cold weather around here (again, being the Piedmont of NC and not the mountains) is to wait for dreary days, even in light rain. Usually I like to go after a day of rain, if it is still overcast, as it sets up what has been my best pattern to find/figure out. The runoff is usually at or above the lake water temp, which causes warm water pockets in coves (or anywhere runoff is apparent near a bank), and it also stains the water up some. Mix that with overcast, and the fish will usually move up and appear to feed regularly. My largest bass ever caught have been in this pattern, with bright (chrome usually) rat-l-traps, in anywhere from 1' to 10' of water. If the water isn't so stained, go to a quieter crank bait, and one with a baitfish color if you have one (shad, tenn shad, and bleeding shad all work good in clearer water here). I find Rapala's line of crank baits to be good, just enough rattle, good baitfish paint schemes, and their bills can take a beating on submerged rocks and brush without causing them to swim funny (lakes around here have rip-rap rock in areas where this "warm water runoff" occurs, near bridges etc). That said, the "pros" and "guides" around here will tell you to find dropoffs, and deep flats, and fish dark color jigs/pigs too. I've done "ok" trying that, but you literally have to be on top of the fish to catch them that way so the swimming bait tends to "find" more fish for me to catch. I've caught more fish during Dec-Feb slow rolling small spinnerbaits in deep water than I have jigging for them, but I ain't a pro so my advice is worth exactly what you're paying for it... :-) Good luck out there. We're going to spend Christmas and New Year's at our cabin up there outside Valle Crucis (near Boone, Foscoe, Linville, etc). Hoping to see some snow on the ground this year for Christmas, figured for us flatlanders, our cabin would be the best bet. So, do you ever do any trout fishing up that way? Our land up there abuts a legal "fishing portion" of one of the local streams and I've toyed with the idea of learning to fly fish sometime for those little trout up there... |
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I'm in Raleigh and fish Jordan,
Harris and Falls Lakes with some regularity Ever run into Chris Ferguson on those lakes? I visited him in the spring a couple of years ago and had a great time fishing those lakes. Ronnie http://fishing.about.com |
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I'm in Raleigh and fish Jordan,
Harris and Falls Lakes with some regularity Ever run into Chris Ferguson on those lakes? I visited him in the spring a couple of years ago and had a great time fishing those lakes. Ronnie http://fishing.about.com |
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Chris Ferguson - isn't that the long-haired poker player they call "Jesus"?
warren ;-) "RGarri7470" wrote in message ... I'm in Raleigh and fish Jordan, Harris and Falls Lakes with some regularity Ever run into Chris Ferguson on those lakes? I visited him in the spring a couple of years ago and had a great time fishing those lakes. Ronnie http://fishing.about.com |
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Chris Ferguson - isn't that the long-haired poker player they call "Jesus"?
warren ;-) "RGarri7470" wrote in message ... I'm in Raleigh and fish Jordan, Harris and Falls Lakes with some regularity Ever run into Chris Ferguson on those lakes? I visited him in the spring a couple of years ago and had a great time fishing those lakes. Ronnie http://fishing.about.com |
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Chris Ferguson - isn't that the long-haired poker player they call "Jesus"?
warren ;-) maybe, but the one in North Carolina is a tech at a necular power plant and loves to bass fish. He used the name Lipjerker on my forum. Ronnie http://fishing.about.com |
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Chris Ferguson - isn't that the long-haired poker player they call "Jesus"?
warren ;-) maybe, but the one in North Carolina is a tech at a necular power plant and loves to bass fish. He used the name Lipjerker on my forum. Ronnie http://fishing.about.com |
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