What I have learned on fishing trips.

[kylebuck]

As many people here know I love to fish. I have taken two fishing trips during my spring break as a vacation, and these some things I have learned.

1. Most of my friends have no idea how to fish.
2. These friends want to come fish with me at 630 am and leave me no way to wake them up (separate cabins. )
3. They are able to knot up spinning reels. (Not sure how they do it)
4. Insist on changing lures even when I am catching fish on the lure they are using.
5. I like fishing enough to deal with all of the above.



Pic related.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m187/joebuck89/271307C5-CFDE-4B1C-8B0B-234475037427-9809-000004734B89A541.jpg

[jaxgator]

Sounds like you are having some fun Joey! Enjoy! :cert:

[Sea Six]

Beautiful pic! Sunrise or sunset?

[Defib1961]

Backlash a spinning reel? Um, how? Overfill the spool, twisted line?

[Ol Timer]

Sounds like you are a good friend to have. Just keep your hands off your buddies' worms.

[War Eagle ZO6]

If you rub the bait fish on your hands and don't wash them your buddies will think you had a hot date Kyle.

:seasix::rofl:

[Cybercowboy]

I'm one of those people who can totally ball-up a spinning reel.

:leaving:

[kylebuck]

Beautiful pic! Sunrise or sunset?sunrise.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m187/joebuck89/1A605DEE-787D-4C1A-A288-159079F09BB8-9821-0000047AB671E4EE-2.jpg

Backlash a spinning reel? Um, how? Overfill the spool, twisted line?
It was knotted
Terribly

[VetteBoy1979]

Sounds like an awesome Spring Break!

[Cybercowboy]

The last time I got up early and went fishing with a fishing-crazy friend it was in Hot Springs AR with two other guys, one of them (Pat) was like Joebuck, fished all the time. We got to the pond, put the john boat in the water, and I think I was just barely awake. The sun was almost poking above the horizon, there was dew everywhere, and I wanted coffee.

Pat handed me a Zebco because I told him I would likely screw up the open-face reels. I cast out there a few times, got a bite or two, and then on about my 10th cast something big hit. Or it was a snag maybe. Hell, I don't know. I kind of was reeling it in somewhat, and suddenly this big bass jumps out of the water about 5 feet from the boat. Pat is yelling at me to do something or other. Whatever I did wasn't good enough apparently because just as he was trying to scoop the fish in the boat with the net, he got off and swam away.

To this day Pat is pissed at me about that. It was a really big bass, probably 5 lbs or so he says. I think it gets a little bigger every year.

A few years later I did land a 140 lb. marlin in Cabo. That was fun.

[DJ_Critterus]

As many people here know I love to fish. I have taken two fishing trips during my spring break as a vacation, and these some things I have learned.

1. Most of my friends have no idea how to fish.

3. They are able to knot up spinning reels. (Not sure how they do it)


Guilty. I did a good number on one of Joe's open faced reels when we were on Toledo Bend.

[kylebuck]

Well I am now back at the dock because said buddy is cold, wants to get a jacket and pick up his gf

[kylebuck]

Guilty. I did a good number on one of Joe's open faced reels when we were on Toledo Bend.

Yes but you did not complain .

[GS Ragtop]

I got tired of waiting at the dock for over-sleeping friends. Now I tell them what time the boat is leaving and that I hope they are on it. Most miss just once...

[Ms.Gem]

:thumbs: Still sounds like a good time to me. Glad your enjoying.

Nice pics also. Thanks.

[VetteBoy1979]

Well I am now back at the dock because said buddy is cold, wants to get a jacket and pick up his gf

I would just leave him at the dock with his cold gf.

[GS Ragtop]

Well I am now back at the dock because said buddy is cold, wants to get a jacket and pick up his gf

Time for a different fishing buddy. Or, put a couple of sweatshirts in your boat for forgetful, but good friends.

[GRN ENVY]

Know the feeling all too well

[DJ_Critterus]

Yes but you did not complain .

The only time I bitched was when I was standing on the back deck of the boat, pissing down wind, and you cranked up the trolling motor only to hit a stump damn near dumping me in the piss filled water :funny:

[Fastguy]

Fishing=serious business. Everyone wants to go, no one ever gets up in time so my brother and I go by ourselves.

[mrvette]

Decades ago, Neil, Bob, Les and me went out many a summer/weekend/whenever we needed to get out bottom wet, Chesapeake Bay.....

24' Bayliner, Bob could catch fish by just looking at the water, maybe ONE trip he failed to catch 1/2 the day's load.....one day we had caught SO much fish, we had about 6" of freeboard off the stern as we pulling into St. Michal's...gave them to a restaurant....we were tossing fish down the companion way to keep the boat balanced....when the bow floor started to fill up, we headed to shore before the fish spoiled

HOW in hell Neil managed to handle the boat is a mystery to ME, we all were drunk as skunks, and flat worn OUT.....ME drew short straw and had to sleep with the fishing poles in the V berth up front woke up at ~6AM with a Tony 21 stuck up my nose....:issues::rofl:.....by time we dumped the fish, it was about 5 pm, and we had a ride up the Bay to our launch point...trailer....

:seasix::seasix: gotta LOVE the water, we going to Cedar Key sometime soon, Arts Festival.....but the sunsets over the Gulf are just FAN TAST IC


and I guessed it was sunrise from the photo, and turns out I was right....why?? the absence of the orange/yellows in the pix....

:seasix::shots:

[kylebuck]

Time for a different fishing buddy. Or, put a couple of sweatshirts in your boat for forgetful, but good friends.

He red assed out fished me this morning

[CP]

I learned that fish are smarter than I am. They don't like me and don't come anywhere near me. That is all.

ps. I hate fishing. It is very, very, very boring.

[syf350]

Decades ago, Neil, Bob, Les and me went out many a summer/weekend/whenever we needed to get out bottom wet, Chesapeake Bay.....

24' Bayliner, Bob could catch fish by just looking at the water, maybe ONE trip he failed to catch 1/2 the day's load.....one day we had caught SO much fish, we had about 6" of freeboard off the stern as we pulling into St. Michal's...gave them to a restaurant....we were tossing fish down the companion way to keep the boat balanced....when the bow floor started to fill up, we headed to shore before the fish spoiled

HOW in hell Neil managed to handle the boat is a mystery to ME, we all were drunk as skunks, and flat worn OUT.....ME drew short straw and had to sleep with the fishing poles in the V berth up front woke up at ~6AM with a Tony 21 stuck up my nose....:issues::rofl:.....by time we dumped the fish, it was about 5 pm, and we had a ride up the Bay to our launch point...trailer....

:seasix::seasix: gotta LOVE the water, we going to Cedar Key sometime soon, Arts Festival.....but the sunsets over the Gulf are just FAN TAST IC


and I guessed it was sunrise from the photo, and turns out I was right....why?? the absence of the orange/yellows in the pix....

:seasix::shots:

dafuq did he just say?!:willy:

[GS Ragtop]

He red assed out fished me this morning

Another good reason to kick him to the curb. :D

Bass fishing season open there already?

I'm getting pumped for fishing. My boat gets pulled from storage next week. After some maintenance work, we launch on the 18th and start this season's salmon fishing...:hurray:

[Cybercowboy]

I learned that fish are smarter than I am. They don't like me and don't come anywhere near me. That is all.

ps. I hate fishing. It is very, very, very boring.

I have to agree, plus I hate cleaning them and really don't much care for freshwater fish anyway. A good catfish fry is OK, and crappie can be pretty good as are walleye. But you have to deal with all that slimy fish.

My dad's pond is chock full of perch, large mouth bass, catfish, and crappie. Sometimes when I visit I go out there and stick a plastic worm on a hook and catch fish, about one every minute, and set them free. Like a boss.

[kylebuck]

Another good reason to kick him to the curb. :D

Bass fishing season open there already?

I'm getting pumped for fishing. My boat gets pulled from storage next week. After some maintenance work, we launch on the 18th and start this season's salmon fishing...:hurray:
Water is at 55 degrees its perfect

[GS Ragtop]

Water is at 55 degrees its perfect

:cert:

Just checked - Lake Michigan water temp at my home port is 37 degrees. Brrrrr. Glad salmon like cold water!

[xXBUDXx]

Backlash a spinning reel? Um, how? Overfill the spool, twisted line?

A loose nut on the handle will cause it.

[Doug28450]

A loose nut on the handle will cause it.

You're starting to sound like Knooger.

[DJ_Critterus]

A loose nut on the handle will cause it.

The handle? You rang? :thehandle:

[boracayjohnny]

dafuq did he just say?!:willy:

He said his car drives funny....

http://i.imgur.com/HUasEW1.jpg

[JRD77VET]

..............
3. They are able to knot up spinning reels. (Not sure how they do it)
...........


A light lure cast into the wind or not laying a finger on the spool/line as the lure hits the water will twist/ball/FUBAR the line after as little as five casts.

[Bill]

Fishing=serious business. Everyone wants to go, no one ever gets up in time so my brother and I go by ourselves.

There are two kinds of people. You are one, I am the other. I have a friend like you. He loves to get up at 3:30am, checks the tides, plans his trips. He asks, "do you want to go fish when the fish are biting, or do you want to go fish when it is convenient for you?"

Yeah, I want to fish when it's convenient for me. Waking up at 3:30 makes it more like......work.

[Bill]

A light lure cast into the wind or not laying a finger on the spool/line as the lure hits the water will twist/ball/FUBAR the line after as little as five casts.

Open face reel FTW. They're foolproof.

[JRD77VET]

Open face reel FTW. They're foolproof.

No, there is no foolproof.

Nothing can ever be foolproof.

No one can ever underestimate the ingenuity of a fool.

[kylebuck]

Well I redeemed myself and reclaimed big fish
Weighed 3.38
His was 2.86
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m187/joebuck89/3B2FE125-5E63-444F-A6E1-E8F6063D25BE-10990-0000050D0D57ACA4.jpg

[GRN ENVY]

Well I redeemed myself and reclaimed big fish
Weighed 3.38
His was 2.86
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m187/joebuck89/3B2FE125-5E63-444F-A6E1-E8F6063D25BE-10990-0000050D0D57ACA4.jpg

Good fish:dance::dance::dance:

[Nemesis]

Bro you havent enjoyed fishing until youve thrown a fish at your buddy.

[LisaJohn]

Well I redeemed myself and reclaimed big fish
Weighed 3.38
His was 2.86
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m187/joebuck89/3B2FE125-5E63-444F-A6E1-E8F6063D25BE-10990-0000050D0D57ACA4.jpg

You frying him up? I can make some killer hushpuppies!

[Kerrmudgeon]

Investors needed.........

http://oi45.tinypic.com/34zermc.jpg

[96LT4]

It's fun when you find somebody who loves to fish as much as you do, and can teach you as well. I've got a guy who is showing me everything he knows about Lake Lanier. My learning curve is on fire!!!

Tight lines dude!

[beadist]

Joey just caught a HUGE fish!!! :dance: Happy Birthday from the lake gods:cert:

[Bill]

It's fun when you find somebody who loves to fish as much as you do, and can teach you as well. I've got a guy who is showing me everything he knows about Lake Lanier. My learning curve is on fire!!!

Tight lines dude!

Pics of learning curve(s)?