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Look up a guy on yt called "Louisiana Blackwater Fly Fishing". He does a LOT of fly fishing, and does videos on how to tie your own flies, etc. I don't fly fish bc I suck, but I find the vids of him tying his own handmade flies really cool for some reason. I wish I possessed the skill...honestly. I could really get into tying my own flies...as in down the rabbit hole into it. My fiance would divorce me though, and we aren't married yet lmfao!

I agree 100% with this. Plus if you are targeting the easier bass first, you're not dragging them past another group of fish and scaring them. If I'm fishing from the bank, I always fish close to the bank then further out for that reason.

I guess a better question would have been, what could I have done that would be less a-holish except to say nothing as he headed straight for me through the spot I was catching fish? Now..I legit WAS a jerk at the very end...bc he said "You probably can't catch s**t anyhow." To me. As he started pulling off, I held up my two fish and said "Guess one of us CAN catch s**t." I admit I should not have done that, but I was ticked off at the time LOL

I ALWAYS open carry when I'm fishing. Lots of crime here. That is why I told him that I can understand if it was a legitimate mistake, but I have done the same in the past and apologized for messing up somebody's fishing unintentionally instead of just mouthing off. I wouldn't have said anything at all to him after he kayaked through my spot except he wanted to continue the conversation at the boat launch when I was trying to leave... And then at first all I said was "how can you mouth off to somebody when you were the one who kayaked through a spot where you saw somebody else catching fish?" I don't know, maybe I was an a-hole for saying something to him about kayaking through my spot, but I was thinking at the time that most people would probably have done the same....maybe not. BTW: the bass here are chasing spawning pumpkin seeds. I caught both of these fish on a z-man diesel minnow in sexy shad color...rigged on a 3/0 Berkley 1/8th oz weighted swimbait hook with the screw-in keeper. I was fishing at that spot because I know that's where the pumpkin seed are spawning, and I knew the bass would be nearby.

Yes. Bc he said I threw my hands up at him and yelled "What are you doing?!" His premise was that he didn't see me, and he was just trying to head for calmer water to get back to the boat launch... I said I tried waving at him twice before yelling at him, which I did. When I told him I understand that it could have been an accident, but that I did wave at him twice before yelling at him, and that the only reason I yelled at him was to let him know I was fishing there. I also told him I've done that before by mistake, which I have, and that my reaction was to apologize sincerely to the guy who was standing on the bank not to get defensive and act like a jerk about it. I've seen him out there before a few times in his kayak, and have never seen him catch anything to be honest. I fish there a lot, so I know what the fish are up to, so I don't know if that was his problem because he always sees me coming back with a bunch of fish or something. But honestly, I just wanted other people's honest opinions. If I'm wrong then I'm wrong and I admit it... But I just didn't see how I could be the one who was incorrect in this situation and figured other people might have a different take.

I was going to let it go until he walked up to me as I was packing up to leave and said I was being rude to him.... And I said how was I the one who is being rude when he kayaked right through the spot where I was fishing

Fair enough.

The two colors I use are green pumpkin and bama bug. Texas rigged with a 1/8 or 3/16 oz tungsten weight pegged right above the lure.

I was bank fishing a bit ago, caught 2 on swimbaits back to back...roughly 2lb each. Right as I was about to make a third cast, a guy in a kayak is heading right for the spot I was casting into. I waved at him, twice. He didn't reply. So finally I yelled at him "What are you doing?! I'm fishing right here." He says he didn't see me and adds "You probably won't catch s**t anyway." Anyhow, being as he just kayaked right through the spot I was fishing, I decided he ruined the spot, so I started walking up to my car. He pulls in the kayak, and says I was rude. I tell him I waved, but he didn't answer, so I yelled to make sure he heard me. I tell him that I kayak fish quite a bit myself, and the difference between the two of us is that if I had done the same thing he did, my response would have been "Sorry man, I apologize. I didn't see you." I would understand if he didn't see me if I was standing in the woods or something, but this is a big lake, and I was standing out in the open by a sidewalk. He tells me he's not going to apologize because he didn't do anything wrong and then calls me several names which prompted me to tell him in no uncertain terms that if he didn't pack up his kayak and leave my personal space that he was going to require medical assistance. It ended with him getting in his truck and leaving. So... I guess I'm just wondering, how would you guys have handled this situation, and was I the one who was wrong or not?

Forget the leader. Use 20lb straight braid.

Powerbait pit boss. Catches them in spring, summer, fall, winter, sunshine, rain, etc

Likewise. I pair all of my chatterbait with a matrix shad of appropriate color. Since they're made for saltwater fish, matrix shad are made of tough plastic. They don't get torn up as easily. My favorite stained water combo is an original chatterbait in black and brown paired with a matrix shad in avocado color

I was throwing a scum frog today, and twice it got a huge splash, felt a tug, set the hook...then nothing but grass. I kept throwing at it...until I saw a bull frog lunge after my frog. I had been trying to set the hook on a frog trying to eat my frog. I cussed myself raw for not having brought my go pro to film it. Anyone else ever see this? I played around with that bullfrog for 30 minutes at least...watching him swim after my frog and try to eat it.

I must be out of touch lol! $4,000 for 20hp?! The profit margin on outboards must be enormous.

I'm just a wintertime kind of guy lol! For ME, never having done it myself, I think it's more the IDEA of it than actually doing it that makes to seem so appealing. Sitting in a cozy little shanty with a small fire, good beer, and some frank Sinatra playing in the background, etc. Plus...you catch a fish every so often lol

Thanks for the info everyone I was just curious, as it looks like a relaxing way to spend a dreary cold day....in an ice fishing shanty with a wood stove slowly burning for warmth, etc.

I just watched grumpy old men again, and it got me started thinking: Being as I've never been ice fishing nor talked to anyone who has, are they ice fishing for bass? Also, why are ice fishing combos so "wimpy" compared to even ultralight panfish setups?

I paired mine up with a Revo MGX. Best finesse baitcast combo I've ever owned as far as sensitivity. It feels freakishly light. I can understand him. I go back and forth on high end equipment. I have my $700 combos, then next trip, I'll bring a few $30 spincast combos just to have fun. Sometimes it's about putting fish in the boat, sometimes it's about relaxing regardless of whether or not I put fish in the boat lol

I was just impressed because I emailed them about an order and they responded in 5 minutes lol

I'll say this: Using a chatterbait, there's not much difference. Typically more expensive = lighter/more sensitive. You don't exactly need more sensitivity throwing something like a chatterbait that is buzzing along anyhow. As much as I hate to admit it, for bottom contact finesse fishing, yes. It matters. A lot. I used to fish with the cheapest combos I could find. I'm 500% convinced I missed a LOT of fish simply because I couldn't detect the light bites on them. I recently (5 months) got an Abu Fantasista X rod for Texas rigged plastics. You can feel a minnow fart from 10 feet away. If a bass sniffs my lure, I feel it. So yeah...it makes a huge difference depending on what and how you're fishing.

Mom and pop operation?

Abu Garcia Revo S

You mean by keeping catches?

Owner rigging hooks. You're welcome

I just thinned out my lure selection today. Super bad weather here, so I figured I'd take the opportunity to toss the lures I have that I don't really use or that haven't been productive. I felt guilty chunking a bunch of essentially brand new jigs and unopened packs of powerbait hd craws, but, I like to stick with what works for me and not keep excess stuff just to have it.