What are your deep, dark fishing secrets? I'll start.

 

Y'all know the Senko? The stick bait that's caught gobs and gobs of fish?

 

I have never, ever caught a fish on one. I read the FAQ, watched hours of video about it, all that.

 

Never even got a sniff, as far as I'm aware. Not weighted. Not unweighted. Not wacky. Not Neko.

 

Not ever.

T-Rigs are my bane

 

I use them regularly - various weights, various worms/lizards/whatever, various places.

 

Not once have I caught a fish on one.

Just now, MN Fisher said:

T-Rigs are my bane

 

I use them regularly - various weights, various worms/lizards/whatever, various places.

 

Not once have I caught a fish on one.

The first fish I caught when I got back into fishing was a freshwater drum on a t-rigged Ol' Monster in the tailwater of a dam I grew up fishing at.

 

So ribbontails I like. Sticks, not so much.

1 hour ago, galyonj said:

ribbontails I like. Sticks, not so much

Funny, it's the exact opposite for me. Catch them quite often on a senko, never on a ribbon tailed worm. 

21 minutes ago, LCG said:

Funny, it's the exact opposite for me. Catch them quite often on a senko, never on a ribbon tailed worm. 

Fishing's so weird, dude.

5 minutes ago, galyonj said:

Fishing's so weird, dude.

(I know I'm gonna open a can of worms with this one)

 

Exactly - where else can you find a sport where you spend thousands of dollars, hundreds of hours of time to catch something that you...throw back?

I'm in my 40's. I've been fishing for years. I've caught thousands of bass in my lifetime on ALL kinds of techniques. 

 

I have never, ever fished a drop shot. Not even once. 

We’ve covered this but let’s go...

Caught a fish on everything but a drop shot. Hell, I sit down to tie the knot watching instructions and lose interest as the first commercial is on..Next thing I know, 9 beers are gone, sportscenter is on and there is muffled BS coming from upstairs..eh. Batteries are charged, meet at the ramp at 5:45

I've never bought a Wopper Plopper, and don't plan on it either.

31 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Exactly - where else can you find a sport where you spend thousands of dollars, hundreds of hours of time to catch something that you...throw back?

I was talking to a friend about this today. Professionally, as a developer, basically I solve puzzles for money.

 

When I think about bass fishing, I think about it the same way. Based on (list of variables), what's gonna get me bit today? And it's endlessly fascinating to me, getting continually beaten by an animal with a brain the size of a pea, that works solely on instinct, that will eat almost anything.

 

I don't like fishing lipped crankbaits. ?‍♂️

6 minutes ago, galyonj said:

I was talking to a friend about this today. Professionally, as a developer, basically I solve puzzles for money.

 

When I think about bass fishing, I think about it the same way. Based on (list of variables), what's gonna get me bit today? And it's endlessly fascinating to me, getting continually beaten by an animal with a brain the size of a pea, that works solely on instinct, that will eat almost anything.

 

I look at it more like hunting. You spend the money and take time to polish your skills in order to put something in the freezer and eventually on the table.

I confess that I dont throw spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, wormies and I dont own a spinner reel...

At this point, I'm pretty sure I could catch a bass on half a flip flop with a barbless treble before a stupid glide bait.

I just don't get it.

?

A-Jay 

1 hour ago, MN Fisher said:

Exactly - where else can you find a sport where you spend thousands of dollars, hundreds of hours of time to catch something that you...throw back?

Your neighborhood bar at closing time...

 

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I have never used a wacky rig .

1 hour ago, Frog Turds said:

I confess that I dont throw spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, wormies and I dont own a spinner reel...

I'm about 50 pounds over weight.............

 

Wait (or weight). Am I in the wrong forum????

I experiment and have had success fishing lures of every color except Green Pumpkin...

I'm hunting my state's record LM. I'll let ya'll know if I catch her.

After much thought, I believe that I've caught bass on about every type of lure except a buzz bait, granted I didn't, and still don't fish them a lot.

He he he.  Good try. 

8 hours ago, Mobasser said:

I've never bought a Wopper Plopper, and don't plan on it either.

X2. I also haven't used a Ned Rig.

I have never had a bite on a jig. I have only caught a few on wacky rigged senkos ( although I slay them on a T rig. ) I have stated that on several other threads.

A deep dark secret?? ? ??

I eat bass( no , not all of them)

I use live bait sometimes.

I fish bass beds( I do throw them all back )

Now That Ive offended half the people on the forum, I’ll quit.

8 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

I'm in my 40's. I've been fishing for years. I've caught thousands of bass in my lifetime on ALL kinds of techniques. 

 

I have never, ever fished a drop shot. Not even once. 

That makes two of us. I bank fish and the technique just doesn't fit me.