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Fishtales..
"Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... Some of the best stories were true. One day fishing for little stocker AND THEN..... One day out in the back of Island Lake I came around the back of the big island and saw a bunch of trash laying in the water and on the bank. Beer and soda cans were floating along with wrappers, and other trash. One thing that got my attention was a peanut resting on a rock sticking out into the water. I was disgusted. I started to dig under the seat for the garbage bag I keep under there. Out of the corner of my a bit of motion caught my attentiona s a ground squirrel ran down and grabbed the peanut. Cool. Just then the biggest bass I have ever seen in my life jumped out of the water and swallowed the ground squirrel whole. Whoa! I was thinking state record as I scrambled through my tackle boxes and storage lockers looking for the right bait to throw. I found a rat and was just tying it on when the bass swam up and put another peanut on the rock. One of these stories is not like the others... I remember that fish! He and I had made a deal that if I would keep him supplied with peanuts he would give me the lowdown on where to go and what to use on any given day that I was going to fish Island Lake, as long as I left him alone. Some of the best fishing of my life, until a change of jobs two years later caused me to move out of the area. I may have to go back there for a visit and see if he is still interested in our old deal. The Wisconsin Bob |
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Fishtales..
"Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... Some of the best stories were true. One day fishing for little stocker AND THEN..... One day out in the back of Island Lake I came around the back of the big island and saw a bunch of trash laying in the water and on the bank. Beer and soda cans were floating along with wrappers, and other trash. One thing that got my attention was a peanut resting on a rock sticking out into the water. I was disgusted. I started to dig under the seat for the garbage bag I keep under there. Out of the corner of my a bit of motion caught my attentiona s a ground squirrel ran down and grabbed the peanut. Cool. Just then the biggest bass I have ever seen in my life jumped out of the water and swallowed the ground squirrel whole. Whoa! I was thinking state record as I scrambled through my tackle boxes and storage lockers looking for the right bait to throw. I found a rat and was just tying it on when the bass swam up and put another peanut on the rock. One of these stories is not like the others... I remember that fish! He and I had made a deal that if I would keep him supplied with peanuts he would give me the lowdown on where to go and what to use on any given day that I was going to fish Island Lake, as long as I left him alone. Some of the best fishing of my life, until a change of jobs two years later caused me to move out of the area. I may have to go back there for a visit and see if he is still interested in our old deal. The Wisconsin Bob |
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Warren has no fish tales to tell? .....right!
Hell, half the lies he tells aren't even true! ;-) -- Stony "go-bassn" wrote in message ... What? A fisherman telling a fib? No... Warren --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.732 / Virus Database: 486 - Release Date: 7/29/04 |
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Christopher P. Cericola wrote:
The other day I was on the lake and had a guy trying ot pull a fish tale on me.. This guy tries to tell me using 4# test with a small hook(sunny sized, I mean TINY) with a piece of corn he landed a 5# bass. To add further complicatons to this - he's using a light action rod that the top two eye holes are gone(and the rod as well) and midway down his pole he has duct-tape holding the rod together. Now, I'm not saying it's impossible but I'd find it VERY hard to believe a guy could land a fish that large on that set of gear. Maybe if his pole wasn't broken or if he was using a normal sized hook..but this just seems WAY too far fetched. So what's the best/worst fish tale you've heard? Christopher If the fish does not hang you on a snag , you have enough line, and a properly set drag, you can land big fish on light gear This spring I landed a 12# hybrid stripper on 6# test, a Shamono 2000 reel and a Serries ultra light rod,, from the bank, of course I have photo's of the fish and the rig used together (I can post it to the fish photo news group) A 12 lb hybrid would out fight a 25 lb largemouth, if one existed :-) My all time record of big fish and little gear, was a 22# lb flat head cat, on 4 # test, number 8 eagle claw cricket hook, and a live cricket. Same reel as above but I had a 12 foot ultra light crappie rod (as limber as a 4 weight fly rod), I was fishing from a floating dock for Blue gills when that float disappeared right at sunset,, 2 and 1/2 hours later we finally got a net on that cat, he almost totally spooled me four times, each time I worked him back to the dock where I could see him, he saw me and took off again. That is one great little reel, but I have had to replace the drag washers :-), but just twice -- Rodney Long, Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures, Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com |
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Fishtales..
Christopher P. Cericola wrote:
The other day I was on the lake and had a guy trying ot pull a fish tale on me.. This guy tries to tell me using 4# test with a small hook(sunny sized, I mean TINY) with a piece of corn he landed a 5# bass. To add further complicatons to this - he's using a light action rod that the top two eye holes are gone(and the rod as well) and midway down his pole he has duct-tape holding the rod together. Now, I'm not saying it's impossible but I'd find it VERY hard to believe a guy could land a fish that large on that set of gear. Maybe if his pole wasn't broken or if he was using a normal sized hook..but this just seems WAY too far fetched. So what's the best/worst fish tale you've heard? Christopher If the fish does not hang you on a snag , you have enough line, and a properly set drag, you can land big fish on light gear This spring I landed a 12# hybrid stripper on 6# test, a Shamono 2000 reel and a Serries ultra light rod,, from the bank, of course I have photo's of the fish and the rig used together (I can post it to the fish photo news group) A 12 lb hybrid would out fight a 25 lb largemouth, if one existed :-) My all time record of big fish and little gear, was a 22# lb flat head cat, on 4 # test, number 8 eagle claw cricket hook, and a live cricket. Same reel as above but I had a 12 foot ultra light crappie rod (as limber as a 4 weight fly rod), I was fishing from a floating dock for Blue gills when that float disappeared right at sunset,, 2 and 1/2 hours later we finally got a net on that cat, he almost totally spooled me four times, each time I worked him back to the dock where I could see him, he saw me and took off again. That is one great little reel, but I have had to replace the drag washers :-), but just twice -- Rodney Long, Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures, Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com |
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He mighta got so big that YOU're not interested anymore lol...
Warren "Bob" wrote in message news:1ttPc.234576$Oq2.183569@attbi_s52... "Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... Some of the best stories were true. One day fishing for little stocker AND THEN..... One day out in the back of Island Lake I came around the back of the big island and saw a bunch of trash laying in the water and on the bank. Beer and soda cans were floating along with wrappers, and other trash. One thing that got my attention was a peanut resting on a rock sticking out into the water. I was disgusted. I started to dig under the seat for the garbage bag I keep under there. Out of the corner of my a bit of motion caught my attentiona s a ground squirrel ran down and grabbed the peanut. Cool. Just then the biggest bass I have ever seen in my life jumped out of the water and swallowed the ground squirrel whole. Whoa! I was thinking state record as I scrambled through my tackle boxes and storage lockers looking for the right bait to throw. I found a rat and was just tying it on when the bass swam up and put another peanut on the rock. One of these stories is not like the others... I remember that fish! He and I had made a deal that if I would keep him supplied with peanuts he would give me the lowdown on where to go and what to use on any given day that I was going to fish Island Lake, as long as I left him alone. Some of the best fishing of my life, until a change of jobs two years later caused me to move out of the area. I may have to go back there for a visit and see if he is still interested in our old deal. The Wisconsin Bob |
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He mighta got so big that YOU're not interested anymore lol...
Warren "Bob" wrote in message news:1ttPc.234576$Oq2.183569@attbi_s52... "Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... Some of the best stories were true. One day fishing for little stocker AND THEN..... One day out in the back of Island Lake I came around the back of the big island and saw a bunch of trash laying in the water and on the bank. Beer and soda cans were floating along with wrappers, and other trash. One thing that got my attention was a peanut resting on a rock sticking out into the water. I was disgusted. I started to dig under the seat for the garbage bag I keep under there. Out of the corner of my a bit of motion caught my attentiona s a ground squirrel ran down and grabbed the peanut. Cool. Just then the biggest bass I have ever seen in my life jumped out of the water and swallowed the ground squirrel whole. Whoa! I was thinking state record as I scrambled through my tackle boxes and storage lockers looking for the right bait to throw. I found a rat and was just tying it on when the bass swam up and put another peanut on the rock. One of these stories is not like the others... I remember that fish! He and I had made a deal that if I would keep him supplied with peanuts he would give me the lowdown on where to go and what to use on any given day that I was going to fish Island Lake, as long as I left him alone. Some of the best fishing of my life, until a change of jobs two years later caused me to move out of the area. I may have to go back there for a visit and see if he is still interested in our old deal. The Wisconsin Bob |
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I fought off a racoon with a fishing pole
"Rodney" . wrote in message ... Christopher P. Cericola wrote: The other day I was on the lake and had a guy trying ot pull a fish tale on me.. This guy tries to tell me using 4# test with a small hook(sunny sized, I mean TINY) with a piece of corn he landed a 5# bass. To add further complicatons to this - he's using a light action rod that the top two eye holes are gone(and the rod as well) and midway down his pole he has duct-tape holding the rod together. Now, I'm not saying it's impossible but I'd find it VERY hard to believe a guy could land a fish that large on that set of gear. Maybe if his pole wasn't broken or if he was using a normal sized hook..but this just seems WAY too far fetched. So what's the best/worst fish tale you've heard? Christopher If the fish does not hang you on a snag , you have enough line, and a properly set drag, you can land big fish on light gear This spring I landed a 12# hybrid stripper on 6# test, a Shamono 2000 reel and a Serries ultra light rod,, from the bank, of course I have photo's of the fish and the rig used together (I can post it to the fish photo news group) A 12 lb hybrid would out fight a 25 lb largemouth, if one existed :-) My all time record of big fish and little gear, was a 22# lb flat head cat, on 4 # test, number 8 eagle claw cricket hook, and a live cricket. Same reel as above but I had a 12 foot ultra light crappie rod (as limber as a 4 weight fly rod), I was fishing from a floating dock for Blue gills when that float disappeared right at sunset,, 2 and 1/2 hours later we finally got a net on that cat, he almost totally spooled me four times, each time I worked him back to the dock where I could see him, he saw me and took off again. That is one great little reel, but I have had to replace the drag washers :-), but just twice -- Rodney Long, Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures, Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com |
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I fought off a racoon with a fishing pole
"Rodney" . wrote in message ... Christopher P. Cericola wrote: The other day I was on the lake and had a guy trying ot pull a fish tale on me.. This guy tries to tell me using 4# test with a small hook(sunny sized, I mean TINY) with a piece of corn he landed a 5# bass. To add further complicatons to this - he's using a light action rod that the top two eye holes are gone(and the rod as well) and midway down his pole he has duct-tape holding the rod together. Now, I'm not saying it's impossible but I'd find it VERY hard to believe a guy could land a fish that large on that set of gear. Maybe if his pole wasn't broken or if he was using a normal sized hook..but this just seems WAY too far fetched. So what's the best/worst fish tale you've heard? Christopher If the fish does not hang you on a snag , you have enough line, and a properly set drag, you can land big fish on light gear This spring I landed a 12# hybrid stripper on 6# test, a Shamono 2000 reel and a Serries ultra light rod,, from the bank, of course I have photo's of the fish and the rig used together (I can post it to the fish photo news group) A 12 lb hybrid would out fight a 25 lb largemouth, if one existed :-) My all time record of big fish and little gear, was a 22# lb flat head cat, on 4 # test, number 8 eagle claw cricket hook, and a live cricket. Same reel as above but I had a 12 foot ultra light crappie rod (as limber as a 4 weight fly rod), I was fishing from a floating dock for Blue gills when that float disappeared right at sunset,, 2 and 1/2 hours later we finally got a net on that cat, he almost totally spooled me four times, each time I worked him back to the dock where I could see him, he saw me and took off again. That is one great little reel, but I have had to replace the drag washers :-), but just twice -- Rodney Long, Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures, Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com |
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"John C. French" wrote in message
. .. I fought off a racoon with a fishing pole Rodney didn't fight his off. He caught it. didn't you look at the pictures. Bob www.yumabassman.com |
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