New Here & Having Fun

ColoradoNative · 07-31-07, 05:04 PM

Good Afternoon! I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the information that I have found on this site.

Being new to fishing (I didn't catch my first fish until two summers ago) and bass altogether (I caught my one and only SM about six weeks ago), finding a forum that is active is a godsend.

So far this summer I have learned about cranks, spinners and how to texas rig a worm. I bought a new pole and rod (nothing too exciting but better than my dad's old thumb reel & pole he had buried in the garage) and a few books. I also bought, lost and replaced tackle too much to count anymore.

But the best part of all of this is I that have two boys (2 & 7 years old) and the fun that we have had getting out and learning this sport together has been incredible. My husband rolls his eyes everytime I tell him we are headed to BPS (and the reason in which I now have a fishing budget...) and I now have a good motivational tool to keep my second grader in line at school.

I look forward to getting to know other members and learning more about bass fishing!

bassfisher02 · 07-31-07, 05:21 PM

Well looky here, a women who is more into fishing than her husband!! Get him into the game and that fishing budget may just dissapear. Although a word of caution, dont let the baitmonkey run wild, he'll become uncontrollable and before you know it, you wont have much moola left.

With that being said, keep those boys fishing and make yourself at home here on the chit chat boards, plenty of good information, and plenty of the usual BS. Also, make sure that skin is thick, we ahve quite a few jokesters on the board that wont think twice about throwing a joke around at your own expense! Its all fun and games though, and will be sure to give you a laugh here and there.

JB · 07-31-07, 05:24 PM

Welcome to the world of bass catching!

Any given question is bound to get a variety of answers, most generally all are correct, some are more "polished" than others in fine tuning their gear.
Ask Away!

zooker · 07-31-07, 05:34 PM

welcome to the funny farm CO we have a pretty decent group here...not all of us are teenagers -thank god-

zooker

leroy · 07-31-07, 05:46 PM

Good to have you here!

ColoradoNative · 07-31-07, 06:23 PM

Thank you all for the warm reception!

In regards to the thick skin and jokesters - I can hang with the best of them. I am a project manager in an IT group in which all of them are men (at least technically by age they are), so being the woman here that has to give the orders, I have learned a thing or two!

bassfisher02 · 07-31-07, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zooker

welcome to the funny farm CO we have a pretty decent group here...not all of us are teenagers -thank god-

zooker

WHOA! Thats crossing the line Zooker, I happen to enjoy my teenage status, and give out some highly knowledgable information regarding fishing.

lizardsrule · 07-31-07, 07:42 PM

Welcome to the nuthouse. Have fun, join in anytime, and remember to wipe you feet "BEFORE LEAVING", due to some of the stuff on the floor around here.

Lizards

FlyRod · 07-31-07, 07:56 PM

This thread is worthless without pics!!!

(Of ColoradoNative ONLY!!!

)

FR

carolina-rig-01 · 07-31-07, 09:45 PM

welcome!!! i am glad your having fun...that's what it is all about, it doesn't matter if you are fishing for a $100,000 payout in a bassmaster tournament or trying to drown a minnow in a farm pond, everyone fishes because they have fun doing it. the best thing i read on your post is that you have gotten your children into fishing as well. my dad has done a lot of great things for me over the years, but i think the best is taking me hunting and fishing as a youngster. i will be grateful for that forever as i am sure your kids will be to you. any questions or advice you need help with i am sure you can find it all right here.

Guttboy · 07-31-07, 11:11 PM

AMEN Carolina!

Welcome Colorado Native! Ask away...great folks here with tons of advice. Bottom line is find out what works for you whether it be a $40 combo at Wally World or something more expensive. As long as you are having fun thats what counts!

If you are ever in the Durango area PM me and Ill give you a couple of the BEST places to catch trout! When I lived in ABQ NM I went up there every other weekend for camping/fishing/4wheeling...tons of fun!

Rebbasser · 07-31-07, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassfisher02

WHOA! Thats crossing the line Zooker, I happen to enjoy my teenage status, and give out some highly knowledgable information regarding fishing.

Best listen to him, guys. He is, after all, a legend in his own mind

.

Welcome to the forum, Colorado-jump right in and make yourself at home

bassfisher02 · 07-31-07, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebbasser

Best listen to him, guys. He is, after all, a legend in his own mind

.

Welcome to the forum, Colorado-jump right in and make yourself at home

The next Bassmaster if you ask me!

ColoradoNative · 08-01-07, 12:20 AM

So will my kids still be grateful when they remember the trauma of falling overboard??? Thankfully he had a lifejacket on and no damage to report. Yep gonna have fun fishing!

wargoth · 08-01-07, 12:31 AM

But we didn't ask you '02...

*sneaks away to the other side of the room...

carolina-rig-01 · 08-01-07, 01:18 AM

yeah he will still be gratefull lol. we all have memories like that, they get funnier as time goes on.

zooker · 08-01-07, 05:40 PM

ok i will post what i did the first time then edited it..

02 HEEL!!.... SIT!!....GO BOY!!

zooker

bassfisher02 · 08-01-07, 06:09 PM

Nice Zooker, only last time I checked I dont have four legs, a tail, a fury coat, and bark. But I could be mistaken?

zooker · 08-01-07, 06:13 PM

you ARE mistakin. don't make me come down there with a rolled newspaper mister..

zooker

bassfisher02 · 08-01-07, 06:15 PM

Good one... I mean bark ruff bark grrrrr!

FlyRod · 08-02-07, 03:56 AM

Sigh...another thread gone to the dogs

And still no pics of our new member

FR

ColoradoNative · 08-02-07, 10:53 AM

FR...see my avatar? The person on the right, that's me (my oldest son who is seven is on the left) at Cheeseman Lake the weekend they opened the lake again after being closed for years due to a huge wildfire they had up there.

I am crazy, but not crazy enough to post a pic - as a sensible woman - on a site of bass hungry men. LOL

JB · 08-02-07, 11:06 AM

we only get excited when we see a new lure or a whizbang, and btw the other 3 active lady members are baby-dolls, so you'll fit right in!

bassfisher02 · 08-02-07, 12:21 PM

Cheeseman sounds like a good description of Flyboy!

FlyRod · 08-02-07, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassfisher02

Cheeseman sounds like a good description of Flyboy!

Right! But not like you...LIMBURGER!

I'm more of a sharp Cheddar, myself. But on Bastille Day I tend toward Roquefort (with a hint of Port Salut and a whisper of Camembert...no Brie!)

FR

07-31-07, 05:04 PM	#1
ColoradoNative BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 17	New Here & Having Fun Good Afternoon! I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the information that I have found on this site. Being new to fishing (I didn't catch my first fish until two summers ago) and bass altogether (I caught my one and only SM about six weeks ago), finding a forum that is active is a godsend. So far this summer I have learned about cranks, spinners and how to texas rig a worm. I bought a new pole and rod (nothing too exciting but better than my dad's old thumb reel & pole he had buried in the garage) and a few books. I also bought, lost and replaced tackle too much to count anymore. But the best part of all of this is I that have two boys (2 & 7 years old) and the fun that we have had getting out and learning this sport together has been incredible. My husband rolls his eyes everytime I tell him we are headed to BPS (and the reason in which I now have a fishing budget...) and I now have a good motivational tool to keep my second grader in line at school. I look forward to getting to know other members and learning more about bass fishing!

07-31-07, 05:21 PM	#2
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	Well looky here, a women who is more into fishing than her husband!! Get him into the game and that fishing budget may just dissapear. Although a word of caution, dont let the baitmonkey run wild, he'll become uncontrollable and before you know it, you wont have much moola left. With that being said, keep those boys fishing and make yourself at home here on the chit chat boards, plenty of good information, and plenty of the usual BS. Also, make sure that skin is thick, we ahve quite a few jokesters on the board that wont think twice about throwing a joke around at your own expense! Its all fun and games though, and will be sure to give you a laugh here and there. __________________ Good Fishin'

07-31-07, 05:34 PM	#4
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	welcome to the funny farm CO we have a pretty decent group here...not all of us are teenagers -thank god- zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

07-31-07, 07:42 PM	#8
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	Welcome to the nuthouse. Have fun, join in anytime, and remember to wipe you feet "BEFORE LEAVING", due to some of the stuff on the floor around here. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

07-31-07, 07:56 PM	#9
FlyRod BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,270	This thread is worthless without pics!!! (Of ColoradoNative ONLY!!!) FR

07-31-07, 05:24 PM	#3
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Welcome to the world of bass catching! Any given question is bound to get a variety of answers, most generally all are correct, some are more "polished" than others in fine tuning their gear. Ask Away!

07-31-07, 05:46 PM	#5
leroy BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 212	Good to have you here!

07-31-07, 06:23 PM	#6
ColoradoNative BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 17	Thank you all for the warm reception! In regards to the thick skin and jokesters - I can hang with the best of them. I am a project manager in an IT group in which all of them are men (at least technically by age they are), so being the woman here that has to give the orders, I have learned a thing or two!

07-31-07, 09:45 PM	#10
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	welcome!!! i am glad your having fun...that's what it is all about, it doesn't matter if you are fishing for a $100,000 payout in a bassmaster tournament or trying to drown a minnow in a farm pond, everyone fishes because they have fun doing it. the best thing i read on your post is that you have gotten your children into fishing as well. my dad has done a lot of great things for me over the years, but i think the best is taking me hunting and fishing as a youngster. i will be grateful for that forever as i am sure your kids will be to you. any questions or advice you need help with i am sure you can find it all right here. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

07-31-07, 11:11 PM	#11
Guttboy BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 50	AMEN Carolina! Welcome Colorado Native! Ask away...great folks here with tons of advice. Bottom line is find out what works for you whether it be a $40 combo at Wally World or something more expensive. As long as you are having fun thats what counts! If you are ever in the Durango area PM me and Ill give you a couple of the BEST places to catch trout! When I lived in ABQ NM I went up there every other weekend for camping/fishing/4wheeling...tons of fun!

08-01-07, 12:20 AM	#14
ColoradoNative BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 17	So will my kids still be grateful when they remember the trauma of falling overboard??? Thankfully he had a lifejacket on and no damage to report. Yep gonna have fun fishing!

08-01-07, 12:31 AM	#15
wargoth BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Thompson, Ohio Posts: 223	But we didn't ask you '02... *sneaks away to the other side of the room... __________________ -Wargoth

08-01-07, 01:18 AM	#16
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	yeah he will still be gratefull lol. we all have memories like that, they get funnier as time goes on. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

08-01-07, 05:40 PM	#17
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	ok i will post what i did the first time then edited it.. 02 HEEL!!.... SIT!!....GO BOY!! zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

08-01-07, 06:09 PM	#18
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	Nice Zooker, only last time I checked I dont have four legs, a tail, a fury coat, and bark. But I could be mistaken? __________________ Good Fishin'

08-01-07, 06:13 PM	#19
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	you ARE mistakin. don't make me come down there with a rolled newspaper mister.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

08-01-07, 06:15 PM	#20
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	Good one... I mean bark ruff bark grrrrr! __________________ Good Fishin'

08-02-07, 03:56 AM	#21
FlyRod BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,270	Sigh...another thread gone to the dogs And still no pics of our new member FR

08-02-07, 10:53 AM	#22
ColoradoNative BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 17	FR...see my avatar? The person on the right, that's me (my oldest son who is seven is on the left) at Cheeseman Lake the weekend they opened the lake again after being closed for years due to a huge wildfire they had up there. I am crazy, but not crazy enough to post a pic - as a sensible woman - on a site of bass hungry men. LOL

08-02-07, 11:06 AM	#23
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	we only get excited when we see a new lure or a whizbang, and btw the other 3 active lady members are baby-dolls, so you'll fit right in!

08-02-07, 12:21 PM	#24
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	Cheeseman sounds like a good description of Flyboy! __________________ Good Fishin'

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