Coldbasser

I'm new to the bass fishing gig but I know already that I'm not very versatile in my techniques used, I plan on changing that TOMORROW Famous last words

Great post, i was told when I was young It took a bit but I have found it to be true A grateful angler Fred

I 'm experiencing technical difficulties lol to get pics posted but my biggest 6.2 & 6.5 came on back to back casts on a strike king goby. cheers

As per usual I always tie up all my rods the night before a derby, was happy when I finished that job. Crashed and slept like a baby. We put in at 7am & we're all set to go but all my rods were left in our room 30 miles away. OMG we laughed all day about that as I fished with his rods & caught the lions share of the fish we weighed in. That was day 1 nothing out of the ordinary day 2 and we finished in the top ten. & we're smiling all the way to the bank. Don't sweat the small stuff, cheers Fred

Cheers glad to have another fishing brother aboard

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Welcome looking forward to reading your post Fred

Welcome to the BS Forum, Wait a minute, people share their experience with different techniques without the BS here. cheers

I agree with IndianaFinesse 100 % expesially if I'm not fishing with the proper rig as you stated. My friend would of given me the proper rigging to use for whatever presentation. Heck he would of given me a rod pre rigged to use , we have always wanted each other to do well. But the bent rod fish locating is IMHO for lousy fisherman. Countless times we just reel up and leave and we hunt down more fish & it makes us better as we just add more spots to our data base for derby days. ? Thats my 5 cents worth Cheers

Ice out is weeks away so I have plenty of time to tie retie and go through all my baits again and again :-)) Fred

Cheers great job & write up Fred

Nice memories that last a life time cool

I have to laugh We get over 3.5' of ice every winter, so the ice out is a cause to celebrate & get out fishing. Natural selection happens every year hear with hypothermia taking fisherman that drink & manage to end up in the lake. They last about 5 a 10 minutes in both May & June. So be careful when open water happens cheers Fred

I use a plethora of spinning reels so when I go to a bait caster all he** breaks loose lol I'm trying to get better at using bait casters. cheers you are not alone

Better pre fishing than derby day. best of luck Fred

If you fish for long enough and not very long you understand what a barbed hook feels like " literally ? You handled it great all but the bitter 1/2 not letting you out. LMAO Fred

Capital A holes are by there very nature cowards, I was fortunate to have played hockey for a living & still have all my own teeth. Lol that = I let my hands do my talking that said you did the right thing after all it's fishing. Cheers Fred

Absolutely beautiful work you have a artist touch. best regards Fred

Great to be ready for the action, I'm stocked also but our ice is still 3' thick and will be ice fishing this weekend . :-)) have fun

Hi, Just wanted to say that in perusing the forum, there is an abundance of experienced fisherman on this forum on this site. Cheers Fred Aka: Coldbasser