Nitrofreak

Nice post Paul !!!! What helped me slow down was fishing deep water, remember those days when you used to go catfishin at night and a cooler full of beer, sitting on the bank with your rod propped on a forked stick, that helped me to slow down too, imagine yourself doing something like that when you were younger, think like your fishing for something different, but like Paul said after a few fish it will start to come more and more natural, all we have here is time, use it to your advantage.

Right here !!! The most underused resource is ones self, not knowing when or how to adapt to adverse conditions, not understanding the body of water one is fishing, giving up instead of learning, locating fish first before starting to fish, any number of things we could pick and choose from but the end result is always how well you understand when, where, what, why and how.

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There is a level of success here that does not include fish, the question is though, did you learn anything from not catching any fish? High pressured bodies of water with no cover to speak of other than a brush pile or two, usually equates to a very slow day, if you know there are fish in there for sure, then you need to slow way down, high pressured waters are nothing more than a mindset in my opinion, you have to approach these waters very differently, fish spook really easily, so stealth may be a factor, slow moving baits with a more natural look like jigs may be what you need, small baits may be in order here, it really depends on the forage this lake has to offer, you should take a step back and talk to the local game and fisheries and see if any kind of bait fish are stocked and if so decide your colors and size based on some of that info, figure out the bait fish habits and concentrate on that pattern, generally hard to fish or high pressured waters are great learning curves for days on your favorite lakes when the fish that often bite for some reason or another do not bite on a given day. If you are looking to be successful, be successful by learning the lake, the fish will be an added bonus.

LOL !! I would like to see that myself !!.....hhhhhmmmmm, kinda makes me want to get stuck just to watch you pull my lard butt out of the muck lol !! Thats ok though, I will have a few cold ones to share with ya after I watch you do all that work back at camp....what? you didnt think I was going to let you do all that for nothing did ya? There is no way I could sit in one of those things and fish the way you guys do, shucks, I am stiff and sore from getting out of bed in the mornings with an avg. of about 5 hrs sleep, a couple hours on that thing would put me in the hospital lol !!!

Not that I would ever want to get hit by any of these guys, or anybody for that matter, but I am no small fry at 6 1, 250, lol !!! I will say this much for you guys, the tallant that it takes to get your bait to an area while in the seating position is one that I wish not to even attempt, it's quite impressive to watch you guys and gals !!!

Those yak people are kinda strange......you sure you wanna do that? lol !!! J/K yak'ers J/K !! you know we cant wait to meet you guys and have fun with ya !!!

Right now we are dead even, Speed is in there but he may have his boat by the time we get to the date, Soccplayer just got his boat fixed not too long ago and he might bring his too, so far we are good but it would not hurt to have a couple more boaters step up if we could, I have not heard anything from Endless, he may or may not have an open seat, I think he said it would be real close to the date before he knew for sure. Thanx to both you and Teal for offering to take two each, it's good to see how openly you guys are welcoming members to come have fun with us, you both are doing a fantastic job and I personally cant thank each and every one of you for allowing this to happen. It won't be as long as it has been, only 4 more months until we get together, I look forward to meeting each and every one of you guys and gals !!!!

OK whos responsible for letting this thread get so far behind huh ? well? anybody? Bennett, we will find a way to get you a ride, if you wanna go with us then make plans to be there, we look forward to meeting you !!!

As the time draws near, I can see the excitement and the anticipation, I wish everyone the very best of luck and the best of times, have a safe trip too and from everyone and I cant wait to see the pics and video's !!!!!! Have fun all !!!

ROTFLMAO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Drink plenty of liquids, I don't wanna know what a bad day is !!! And dont forget to put the exclamation point at the end of your name either LOL !!!

I'm sorry guy's, my posts have been missing the mark here lately and in some cases missing entirely, I still have an up hill battle of my own to work on but in time I will get back to doing more research and hopefully give more accurate reports with some results from new baits and the local fishing holes around Va. Who knows I may even be able to offer someone some good advise and they catch a big fish or two, I look forward to that, right now the future looks a little rough and rocky and you may still find me missing from time to time so bare with me please. It's nice to know I am thought of though guy's and it gives me hope and strength and a lot to look forward too.

No my friend, I have had some personal issues that needed tending too. But I am working my way back up the ladder and soon enough you will be the fine recipient of a wise crack once again and we shall rejoice in laughter and well being and I shall end up once again on the floor either laughing hysterically or drunk off my arse BAHAHAHAHA !!!!

BEER !! it's great for breakfast, your gonna LOVE IT !!! Yeast, wheat, barley, hopps, water, and alcohol, what more could you want in a breakfast, it even comes in an easy to open can !!!! I mean shucks they even have beer with fruit already blended in for you, talk about nutritional values, it don't get no better than that !!!!

See !! your a sure bet, you already sound like our elected officials.....at least our older ones anyway LOL !!!

Thoughts and prayers on their way and I wish him a speedy recovery as well, let us know how things go for you all if you would please !!!

If I get any more I will let you know how they do in different water color/conditions etc...

OK Who's responsible for this? Phil the groundhog said it was going to be an early spring, I think Phil needs to go......and we replace him with Ghoti

Sounds to me like the engine is setting too deep in the water and covering the exhaust port, have you checked that out?

What is there to say but.... OMG WHAT A TRIP OF A LIFE TIME !!!!!! Guys, seriously, congrats on a great story, video and thank you guys for putting it all together and sharing it with us, that is simply amazing.

I fart a lot, it's probibly a good thing you only felt like you were sitting next to me LOL !!

LMAO !! I will offer my opinion on those, I have to tell ya man I love the L/C pointer 100's in really cold water, compaired to the R/C jerk bait, the reason is because of the way its designed. The L/C jerk bait has a very narrow wobble when you work it and it sinks very slowly on the nose, in cold water I love the slight movement that is produced by the L/C. Now on the other hand, the reason why I went to the R/C jerk bait is because this is a Nuke Plant lake, the water was much warmer on this side of the pond, it was in the upper 50's where we were at, so I needed more action from the bait, when you jerk that bait you are going to get a very abrupt dart to the left or right and a very slow fall from the bait almost too slow in my opinion, but that can be fixed with a heavier hook on the front, or lighter line, but I love the bait, it's got a very good flash presentation as it darts as well, it litterally turns on it's side as you jerk it, I used it with a Skeet Reese J/B rod and I really like the performance of the bait, the only thing that cost me some fish was the color I had, the water was really clear and the color was too dark, I had a lot of fish follow the bait and I think a different color would have been a better option, the hooks however in my opinion on both are or have a lot ot be desired and need to be changed out, one thing to consider is the cost of both baits should you change them out, they are in the 10 to 15 dollar range depending on where you find them, I have not broke one with a fish yet but I have bent the hooks with the fish, one actually broke while I was removing it from the fish, if you do get it hung up you are almost sure to get it back just with a barb or two missing.

Thanks guy's, it really means a lot !!!

Thanx MCS, and you are absolutly correct lol !! Loads of fun, I just wish I would have thought to wear my sweatshirt, I had on a T-Shirt under the jacket, usually my coverall's are more than enough but the ones you see me wearing are not mine, they are my friends and I could not zip up the front lol !!! I froze my boobies off Friday but still had a blast, I wish however we were in the tournament, I had a fire tiger lipless crank bait that I could have used to pluck some more of those nice ones out of that spot but he wanted to save it and I understand. Thanx !! Soon enough I know we will be seeing plenty of big bass being posted by you, and I can't wait to see them either !!! This one really dont, it's a nuke plant lake and I wish I had brought my thermometer to see what the temp was at 12 to 15 feet, thats where all the active fish seemed to be, I found a few good ones on some drop offs in that range in the middle of the lake but did not have time to fish for them, this was further down the lake where the return flow would have an effect, surface temp was the same at 44, but still curious. Thanx Paul !!

I got out to Anna this past weekend and had some good fun !! even though the wind and the cold had put a damper on the fishing I still had a great time !!!! The last one was on the hot side fishing with my friends grandfather, he held the fish while I was taking the pic.