Fish the Mitt

Hello, my name is Rick and I'm new here [insert Hi Ricks] I grew up in a small town in rural Michigan. Fishing, hunting, farming,etc.. is a way of life and I'm no exception. After graduating college, I joined the Marine Corps Infantry where I spent the better part of half a decade. Now that that chapter in my life is complete, I have moved on to focus on my personal and professional life/career. That's when my love for Bass fishing really took off. Not sure what it was but the timing, the finances, the opportunity etc.. were all just perfect and a once occasional hobby quickly developed into a deep passion. I purchased a bass boat and the rest.. history. I've got a lot to learn and I'm always looking forward to insight, advice, or just friendly conversation with other anglers. I look forward to my time on this forum and most importantly look forward to the conversations to be had. Semper Fidelis Rick (SemperBass) P.S. Favorite spot: Tittabawassee River Chain (Secord Lake through Smallwood Lake, Wixom Lake, Sanford Lake, and out to the bay).

Last year (Spring 2015) I went about a month (equal to about 7 trips out) and couldn't catch a thing. Just got done with back to back wrist/hand surgeries and was in a cast and couldn't get anything right. Timing, finesse movement, rod grip, tip angle, etc.. I tried but came up empty time after time even though my fishing partner was catching fish. In the end, after getting my cast off and getting back into the rhythm of things, I learned a valuable lesson on just how important certain aspects are in fishing. Things seasoned anglers almost take for granted. The specific way we hold the rod, angle of rod tip, grip, finesse in our movement, hook-set reaction, etc... Essentially, you can have the right lure and be in the right spot, but if you can't fish it, ya can't fish it. Humbling and valuable experience. Terrible at the time though!