01-31-2022, 02:34 PM
I will ALWAYS help the next guy catch fish, if I can (which is seldom, unfortunately). I've always been passionate about fishing, since BEFORE the first bluegill I ever caught when I was 4 years old. Twenty years ago, I decided to actually learn how to do it. I knew very little despite becoming a nuisance at Angler's Inn, reading Outdoor Life, and the local "Utah Fishing and Outdoors" paper publication. My Dad wasn't a great fisherman, either, we were new to the State, I'd never been icefishing until I was over 30, etc....
THIS FORUM TAUGHT ME HOW TO FISH. I am now, at 50 years old, far better informed, knowledgeable, and better equipped. TubeDude is the MAN, but dozens of people have fed me a tidbit about water temps, conditions, when NOT to go, lures, access, where to start looking on any given lake, etc. Before that we had failed on three trips to even catch a catfish at UL, and more o less given up. Can you imagine?
I've seen lots of weird water years, fish crashes, etc...since then, and big changes even just in 20 years. I have caught 200 perch through one hole one day and 6 the next. I will never rat out YOUR favorite spot, but I will always try to help the next guy.
THIS FORUM TAUGHT ME HOW TO FISH. I am now, at 50 years old, far better informed, knowledgeable, and better equipped. TubeDude is the MAN, but dozens of people have fed me a tidbit about water temps, conditions, when NOT to go, lures, access, where to start looking on any given lake, etc. Before that we had failed on three trips to even catch a catfish at UL, and more o less given up. Can you imagine?
I've seen lots of weird water years, fish crashes, etc...since then, and big changes even just in 20 years. I have caught 200 perch through one hole one day and 6 the next. I will never rat out YOUR favorite spot, but I will always try to help the next guy.