09-08-2012, 09:27 PM
Yeah - just don't call them "small" to their face, I don't think they realize their size, so they fight like crazy!
GS: nothing like YOUR grand adventures up north. I still need to put some more time in beyond the border, and see how much pain I can put on my hands! Just questioning if I should bother to bring the boat, or just haul out the waders.
OF: I haven't yet kept track. When I do keep fish - I usually do separate them by species, but the bass tend to get lumped into a shared bag. I should make the comparison,just for the heck of it.
I love it - my daughter was asking for fish last night. Had smoked a salmon the day before, so she got some of that.
Today's outing did get us into some fish. Nothing too bully, but I was pleased we were able to get my friends kid into a few hookups. He seemed genuinely thrilled to connect with a small Green Sunfish, so I set him up with a rig, and he got a bunch more. I had landed a half dozen before I told him - "here - try this". Tickled my bones to hear him holler out "Dad - I got one!"
Then we moved around a bit, and I found a couple bobber dives, and some footling cookies to play. So he joined the party, and connected with some kats himself. We dropped the bobbers, and pitched some spinners, and - bass on board!
Wasn't as active as I've run into in that location a couple months ago, but at least we got into some tugs, and managed to connect with a few different varieties.
GS: nothing like YOUR grand adventures up north. I still need to put some more time in beyond the border, and see how much pain I can put on my hands! Just questioning if I should bother to bring the boat, or just haul out the waders.
OF: I haven't yet kept track. When I do keep fish - I usually do separate them by species, but the bass tend to get lumped into a shared bag. I should make the comparison,just for the heck of it.
I love it - my daughter was asking for fish last night. Had smoked a salmon the day before, so she got some of that.
Today's outing did get us into some fish. Nothing too bully, but I was pleased we were able to get my friends kid into a few hookups. He seemed genuinely thrilled to connect with a small Green Sunfish, so I set him up with a rig, and he got a bunch more. I had landed a half dozen before I told him - "here - try this". Tickled my bones to hear him holler out "Dad - I got one!"
Then we moved around a bit, and I found a couple bobber dives, and some footling cookies to play. So he joined the party, and connected with some kats himself. We dropped the bobbers, and pitched some spinners, and - bass on board!
Wasn't as active as I've run into in that location a couple months ago, but at least we got into some tugs, and managed to connect with a few different varieties.