I'm all excited
.... and nervous. Tommorrow Hammer and I are fishing our first classic with
real prizes on the line. I don't have a solid plan. Last weekend was a
slow grind for a small limit that put me in 10th or 12th place.I know where we caught fish, and the one guy I talked to that spent all day
fishing my other pattern had the same results. An all day grind for small
fish. A smaller limit than mine. I'm almost ready to try my winter spots and winter ultra slow patterns.
Strange when it feels like we should be getting a strong fall feed. I hit a fall pattern feeding frenzy about five weeks ago, but nothing since.
I have picked up a few fish in those same areas, but just the ones that live
there, not the ones who were actively chasing. I'm lost. Maybe just grind with slower smaller finnesse rigs.
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Bob
Sep 24
2004
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| I know the fall patterns have yet to kick in here, its hard to imagine they
have there. Isnt it like 90 there still? WW |
go-bassn
Sep 24
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| Yes, but we get water from up north. The water temp has started to drop
significantly. Of course thats probably meaningless unless you fish theis
area. 3 or 4 weeks ago the surface temps were running around 90 in the
channel, and as high as 96-98 in the backwaters and lakes. The sruface temp
everywhere last weekend was 81-85. Big drop in temp. Its doing weird
things to the fish. All I seem to be able to catch consistantly is small
active fish. Only one or two decent fish in a day. Nothing seems to work
two days in a row either.
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Bob
Sep 24
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| Water has cooled here in NE P.A also and small fish are the majority
feeders, or at least for me they are. I was fishing jigs, flukes,
speedworms. There is no particular pattern that I could find today. I did
manage 8 fish to the boat and a few toothy critters. Dave almost skunked on
3 lakes here with me but followed up on a fish I missed on a speed worm. He
got it with the fluke. They are starting to herd up some nice schools of
baitfish on the smaller lake and some of the bigger fish I have caught there
seem to be eating well. Just good to be back out fishing again |
alwaysfishking
Sep 24
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| Went out for a short while this afternoon and the water temp has dropped
another ten degrees. |
Bob
Sep 24
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| I'm all excited
Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Fri, Sep 24, 2004, 8:11am (CDT-2)
From: usenet@diycomponents.com (Bob=A0La=A0Londe)
... and nervous. Tommorrow Hammer and I are fishing our first classic
with real prizes on the line. I don't have a solid plan. Last weekend
was a slow grind for a small limit that put me in 10th or 12th place.
I know where we caught fish, and the one guy I talked to that spent all
day fishing my other pattern had the same results. An all day grind for
small fish. A smaller limit than mine.
I'm almost ready to try my winter spots and winter ultra slow patterns.
Strange when it feels like we should be getting a strong fall feed.
I hit a fall pattern feeding frenzy about five weeks ago, but nothing
since. I have picked up a few fish in those same areas, but just the
ones that live there, not the ones who were actively chasing.
I'm lost. Maybe just grind with slower smaller finnesse rigs.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Bob, is that the ABA classic at Mead? I thought that was in October? Or
is it another classic?
JK |
jbkbub
Sep 24
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| This is the Aluminum Boats Only ABA Classic. They are giving away lots of
cash and a Tracker boat. I figure IF (note the big if) we win it there will
probably be a brand new boat out on EBAY shortly. They decided to have it
here. I hope it goes well and lots of good limits are weighed in. It would
be a real coupe for Dave to have a regular classic here. Yes, Hammer and I are fishing the classic on Meade in two weeks also. There
is different. I have absolutely no plan. I figure to just go fish some
good looking spots and see what happens.
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Bob
Sep 24
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| Anything over mid 80's & your fish are stressed regardless Bob. Now you
should start to see some improved action & bigger fish. Warren
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2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions |
go-bassn
Sep 24
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| Looks like...
....IT'S HAMMER-TIME! Best of luck to you two! Warren
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http://www.warrenwolk.com/
http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com
2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions |
go-bassn
Sep 24
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| Bob, good luck in classic tomorrow! And be sure and say hello to the
"kid" when you are up at the ABA Classic at Mead....tell him his "ole
man" would appreciate a few more calls :)!
John |
jbkbub
Sep 24
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| LOL... I have been catching great fish all summer. Our fish are too stuoid
to know they should swim up river. 6+ months out of the year our water is
over 80 degrees.
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Bob
Sep 24
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| Will do.
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Bob
Sep 25
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| Over 80 is ok, over 85 not so great. Warren
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http://www.warrenwolk.com/
http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com
2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions |
go-bassn
Sep 25
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