Swamp Girl

@Blue Raider Bob: I know you love a pretty pond, Bob. You love them like I do.

What's your cut of the Monkey's income?

Agreed. Plus, he catches fish for a living, DDs for fun, and has a great sense of humor.

I fish in my dreams and cast into every bit of water, no matter how tiny. In my dreams, puddles hold beasts!

And people like you too, gosh darn it! Seriously, people do like you. I see all your fishing and paddling pals. Heck, I like you too! The pond I fished yesterday was 49 acres, which is perfect for a morning's fishing. There's just enough pond to keep me busy all morning. @Bankc: Do you ever want to fish far from OKC, where there are lonesome lakes, like Alpine lakes in the Rockies or Canada's endless lakes? There are swamps in Louisiana where you can leave people behind too.

Ha! I feared that when I included her, the most common reaction would be, "Whoooooo?" followed by, "Crick is a nut." Thanks for the photos, Andy. I knew you were kindred when it comes to understanding the allure of lonesome lakes. Love those boats! Yeah, I can't reach Canada anymore. Sure, I could do a lodge or fly-in cabin, but they're not the same. I took my father to a few of those at the end of his fishing and they're a little too civilized for me. Sounds perfect.

Hey, I'm the old woman of Bass Resource and I manage to catch a few bass. I have never understood why more women don't fish.

Funny thread.

You all know my style of fishing, which is to launch at some measly lake, too small for anyone to bother with a boat ramp, and with as little development as possible, and to fish, hopefully, without any other boat. When I was young, I drove down paved roads until they ended and then logging roads and then paddled and portaged to be away from even logging roads, which might see one vehicle every two weeks or even every two years. When that became too tough, I hired bush pilots to drop me onto lakes with no logging roads. Now I settle for the largely overlooked water near me. A little like Greta Garbo, "I want to be let alone." For you youngins, here's the Great Garbo, who was stalked by paparazzi: So, my questions are these: Have you ever fished a lonesome lake by yourself? If so, tell me a bit about it. No need to name it. Did you like it? If not, why not? The answer could be as simple as, "I can't launch my bass boat at such places." or "I missed fishing with my buddy/wife/son/daughter." or "I don't dance with dinky boats." If you haven't fished a lonesome lake, do you wanna? Lastly, if you have the desire, would it be some deep, never-to-be-developed swamp, some glittering northern lake, or something else?

@Dominat0r: Dom, you're back! I've wondered (and worried) about you. Say, if I send you a coupon for a Filet-O-Fish sandwich, will you use it to feed that bass you caught? @thediscochef: Given your Viking warrior looks, I would have guessed that your preferred scent would be Eau de Pillage.

You're a scrapper! I'm guessing you can build a bass boat out of kite string, a six-pack of Yoo-Hoo's, and a barrel of acorns.

I've said it before: Pat Brown is such a good teacher that he should have his own fishing show. So much good advice in this thread. The only thing I have to add is I use a fiberglass rod with surface lures. I think it helps. Of course, I still lose jumping bass, but not as many.

I launched shortly after four in near darkness. I considered the weather to be perfect, with no wind, cloudy skies, and fog. I did okay, landing 26 bass and some solid fish. I pity folks who never get to see the world when it's still sleepy. And I hope that all my fellow BR anglers will get to launch onto a lonesome lake/bog/pond at least once in their lives, water without people, docks, and other boats. If you don't have such water, I hope that seeing pics of this morning's pond will motivate you to reach such a place. Here's a peek at the pond through the woods: And here's looking at the pond from the shore where I launch: This was my second bass, an 18.75-incher. I caught some other thick fish: I also caught some short fish that were thick. It's good to see the kids are alright and eating well. Shout out to The Who for borrowing their line! Now let's take a pretty picture break! I caught some healthy, average-sized bass too: I caught one bass on a spinnerbait, three on a green pumpkin ribbon tail worm, and the rest on a Loon-colored (black) Whopper Plopper. That Whopper Plopper has caught so many bass that it's looking like one of my old musky lures, having lost a third of its paint. What was strange was that I couldn't catch a single bass on my underspin with a green pumpkin Crush City Mayor. Didn't even get a single hit on that and that's my best lure most trips. One last pond pic!

That face is a hoot!

Bazoo, you start good threads. The ideal situation is Catt's, of course, but my pond is only five minutes away and because I've got a canoe stashed there, I only have to take my fishing gear. I have taken some shorter trips, I.e. shorter for me, in the range of two to two and a half hours. I enjoy these shorter trips because they don't sap my sap.

A fifth of whiskey? Smart.

Watching kids catch bass is better than actually catching bass.

I love making that particular cast. Great bassin', CC! I am so excited to fish tomorrow morning because the weather conditions look perfect. Nearly no wind, so canoe control will be a breeze and there is fog forecast for the first three hours, so the bass won't be raptor wary. The stars are aligned. Now I just have to wrangle a big one or two out of the weeds. Speaking of spinner baits, I ordered some titanium ones. Those steel ones only last for ten to twenty fish and you just don't know when they're about to break. Here's what I ordered. They're Molix Lover, in different colors and blades:

Oh, I've seen his beard. All New Englanders have. Whenever he tips his head back, his beard peaks over the horizon, like the rising Sun.

You big bass catchers are givin' me an itchin' for fishin'. Conditions look to be perfect Thursday morning. No wind and overcast. Now, can I keep pace with you pacesetters or will the weeds win again?

I won't scream sacrilege, Tom, but I just don't want to make my fishing platform more complicated...or heavier...or slower.

Woo-hoo, @FishTank! The discochef doesn't have to perfume his beard. Rather, all the world's great perfumes come from the chef's beard. The extraction process is proprietary.

I hooked (and lost) two big bass in shallow water yesterday, so they're there, "regardless of time of year," but it's tough (at least for me) to land them when there's way more weeds than water.

We're so proud of the mighty @T-Billy!

Hi, Scott. The guys at Bass Resource are great.