i don't lie, i just don't get specific if i can help it.  i can be pretty coy with some of my answers sometimes.  honesty can actually work for ya sometimes though in a strange kind of way.  most of the time, other fishermen ASSUME YOU ARE LYING when you tell them something (especially if you make the appropriate facial expressions) ;D and go somewhere else or do something else other than what you just told them.  is that "reverse psychology" or what?

If the people know that you know the lake and you tell them the fishing sucks and then they go slay them,......you just got a new boat at your lake for the next few weeks.  They think the lake was made for them if they did better than the guy they look up to.

I like to say,..."Well the bite is good but this lake doesn't hold the fish it used to"  (truth) granted, it still has more and bigger fish than anywhere else in the state,....but you didn't lie.

I generally tell the truth, but sometimes, for no good reason, I'll fib and get a little bit of guilty pleasure watching a guy tie on the completely wrong lure based on advice I gave him.  Bonus points if he loses the lure I convinced him to try out near that underwater brush pile...  I don't do it often, but I do it enough to realize that I am a little warped.

Raul - I'm going to be in Mexico City in May 2008.  Want to get some fishing in.  I heard Zimapan is the closest highly rated bass lake from Mexico City.  Could you help me out - I'm trying to find fishing guide options.  I can't find anything on the Internet.  Any phone numbers/ suggestions would be greatly appreciated!  Thanks a very much!

I have no reason to lie, but the catch here is, I 'm saying how I am doing, that doesn 't mean that it will work the same way for you.

Two of my buddies and I went to Zimapan two weeks ago, we were in the same boat, if you asked them and most of the people who were there that weekend how was the bite all of them will tell you the bite was very very slow. You ask me I 'd say the bite was really good as it always is in that lake for me. Being in the same boat and you outfishing by a lot your boat partners says a lot on how subjective the answer can be.

..... Trust no fisherman!.... I have my favorites that I have found and no one else gets to go there.

Gene,

I've been up front and honest, even with the smallies, you sand bagger!!!!   ;D

So I guess it's true most fishermen are liars  

the other day an obviousely single mom saw me fishing alone on the dock and dropped off her 10 year old son and told him to talk to me....and learn

i thought it was nice, and told the kid everything i know in about 20 mins.....i gave him all my spots, the whole bit

then their are the times where i see teenagers Kicking back the fish they catch......they die immediately from the kick, it is the saddest thing iv ever seen, at least its just bluegills...they cant even catch a bass

i would tell those kids to cut off their own fingers.....and fish them wacky rigged.....

short answer- all depends on the person

I have 2 typical answers

could be worse

could be better

Those answers never lie and they are always true.

There is a saying that sums it up: "Any better and I'd be lying."  ;D

I would tell if there is something to tell.  Even if I am kicking fanny? Why? Because I don't care to lie (karma) and just because something worked for me doesn't mean that it will work for them.  This is also one reason why most my conversations with other anglers out there I usually don't  ask how the fishing is going. I know that they are most likely to lie to me anyway and it is evidenced here. If I do ask, I take most comments with the proverbial grain of salt.

i haven't had to lie since i rarely catch anything worth hiding My nephew is pretty bad though he tells others that he's caught so and so at wherever and also that he's caught x amount more than you. i had to remind the kid a couple of times that it's not right. Kids ;D

I try not to outright lie, but I do my best to avoid giving out usefull info.

If a guy in a nice bass boat comes close and asks me "how's fishing" I'll tell him about the crappies i cought last week, about where to look for catfish, about all the perch I got, "but unfortunately they were on the small side", about the pods of big carp cruseing in the weeds,etc,etc.

By that time he's fired up his big engine and is headed towards the other side of the lake.

If a dad and kids are strugling to gatch something, i'll point them in the right direction.

Gene,

I've been up front and honest, even with the smallies, you sand bagger!!!!  

Okay Keith, now I have to change tactics to keep you from bird dogging me. I'll have to go to stealth mode!

I will tell them how I am fishing, color, and depth, but never where I am catching.

Hey..

I won't lie. If someone asks me what I'm using or areas that are "hot" I'll tell them where I've had luck. It's still up to them to catch them!!!! How many times have you had two guys in a boat. One's hot...ones not....it's the fisherman not the gear or spot. That's my opinion...what do i know!!!

lol

bassinajr

People on the water that ask: caught a few on a green worm

Friends:  The good ones were hitting a weightless, t-rigged 6" green pumpkin w/ black flake senko on the north side of stony point.

I am with ,,

T-Rig

and

5Bass

on this one..

I have a hard time lying to people , but can stretch the story some..

and the C&R is big for me too. I mainly fish smaller bodies of water.

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