Thought I'd take a moment and introduce myself since I saw on another thread somewhere that it was generally encouraged before making new posts on other topics, not that I plan to do that at the moment.

 

I've been in Austin 9 years, and grew up in Whitehouse, Tx. I've been bass fishing less than a year. I grew up live-bait fishing for crappie and catfish on a yellow snoopy pole that got broken by a huge snapping turtle when I was young. I was visiting my in-laws this past spring and we were fishing a cattle tank on their land catching perch and some bluegill and small crappie. Out of nowhere my father-in-law pulls out what was probably just a 1-2lb bass, but it was enormous compared to the other fish we were catching, and that's what started me down the rabbit hole.

 

I bank fish ponds and creeks around here with varying amounts of luck. I'm sure it was a combination of my lack of skill and the sweltering summer heat that is only just now dissipating around here, but so far my best day out has only been 3 fish, all dinks. My personal best is just over 22", but I don't have a scale so no clue on the weight.

 

I spend an obscene amount of time thinking about buying new gear, and then ultimately talking myself out of it. I mainly try to force myself to stick with a few techniques and get proficient with them. Most of my fish, including my best, have come on soft plastics, with a handful of crankbait, spinnerbait, buzzbait, and chatterbait fish mixed in. 

 

I like the idea of backseating for some of the local tournaments, just because I would love to fish with someone who could help me learn and get better, however I haven't been able to as of yet.

 

That's about all I can think of at the moment. Thanks for letting me ramble!

 

David

Welcome aboard, David!

Welcome!

Welcome to the forums!

 

Jeff

Welcome to the forum!

 

 

Edit: wizard^^^

Hello David and Welcome to Bass Resource ~

 

A-Jay

Greetings David and Welcome to the forums

David - Welcome to BR.  Enjoy the forums.

Welcome!

Welcome, you'll learn a lot here.

You could join a local bass club. Get paired with an experienced boater and learn all about Austin area lakes.

BTW, what part of Austin? There is a club with lots of guys on the north side. Some of us in south Austin go to Canyon Bass Club in San Marcos.

Welcome to BR!!!!!

Welcome, you'll learn a lot here.

You could join a local bass club. Get paired with an experienced boater and learn all about Austin area lakes.

BTW, what part of Austin? There is a club with lots of guys on the north side. Some of us in south Austin go to Canyon Bass Club in San Marcos.

I'm in north Austin, Wells Branch area. I fish a lot at Mills Pond because it's right around the corner and is almost totally bank accessible depending on water level, but it's also not a great pond based of the number of people taking fish out of there and the lack of notable structure that I've found.

 

I've thought about joining a club, just haven't pulled the trigger yet.

Welcome to the forums!

Welcome

Welcome home!