screwed again

carolina-rig-01 · 03-28-09, 11:27 PM

well last weekend we fished a big money tourney here on grand. for the weeks leading up to the tourney we found a really good crankbait pattern that just got better as the water warmed. then right before the tounament a big cold front pushed through and really hurt our crankbait pattern.

well tomorrow i am fishing another tournament here on grand. as the temps got back to normal our crankbait pattern returned and we thought that we were really on our way to making a good showing. then a huge cold front passed through and dumped a bunch of sleet and snow on us today as well as some really cold rain. we pre-fished yesterday, when we put in it was 50 degrees, when we took out the temp was 35 degrees along with rain and 30 mph winds out of the north. i was suprised that our crankbait bite was still there, much weaker but still there. the water is really muddy so i am kinda hoping that the crankbait bite might hold on just long enough for us to catch 5 keepers. i figured that with the water temps in the upper 50's there would be some shallow fish that might just pull tight to some brush piles so we will probably use flipping and pitching as plans b c and d. i really hate to throw a shaky head but if we can find some clearer water i may throw that little rascal some too. anyways just wanted to rant a little about having the weather undo in one day what takes me a week to put together, i am due to catch a break anyday now.

bcklash · 03-28-09, 11:34 PM

You should fish a tournament a month ago and the bad weather will go back there!!!

I bet the weather man is calling you to find out if your fishing or not, if you are bad weather -- if not good weather

GOOD LUCK TOMORROW

bamabassman · 03-29-09, 12:03 AM

yea that front is passing through us now c-rig. was gonna go tomorrow, but............it ain't gonna no good, so .... iguess i'll try to shovel some more field lines rock,lmao.

aikenyounggun · 03-29-09, 08:59 AM

yeah all of my tournaments recently either had bad weather or a cold front DESTROY our pattern a day or two before the tourney

JB · 03-29-09, 09:35 AM

sounds like ya may have to downsize the crankbait for the colder conditions, stay warm out there C rig!

3dkicker · 03-29-09, 10:17 AM

I've learned to predict bad weather on tournament weekends. Makes things easier to deal with when it does happen because I expect it. Also I think it helps when preparing or pre-fishing for the tournament. Makes me think about where are the fish going to be when the weather changes. When it doesn't, which happens too but rarely in the spring or fall, I enjoy the tournament more.

carolina-rig-01 · 03-29-09, 10:39 PM

well there were some pretty good bags weighed in and then there were a lot of light bags as well as several guys who blanked. we weighed in right at 8lbs which put us somewhere mid pack. we had one keeper on a jerkbait early and i caught the other 2, including our biggest on a roughneck finesse jig. the jig fish were later in the day after the sun came out and warmed the water a few degrees, they came out of very shallow water on pea gravel banks. they are wanting to make babies so bad it isn't funny. speaking of not funny, the place where i caught my 2 keepers was loaded with fish i caught my 2 keepers on dang near back to back cast. i was wanting to fish it out really hard but there was someone's dang dog that was running a long the bank as we would go down it and chase our baits when we made a cast. i buzzed a jig by his "boy parts" a few times and thought that if i could just clip him with the hook it would get rid of him. turns out i never connected and he muddied up the spot on no time at all. really pisses me off because we were getting bit pretty good there and didn't have much time left.

MississippiBoy · 03-29-09, 10:47 PM

Sounds like a pretty tough day. Next time you see that dog, try a 2-oz casting plug to the head...that'll teach him.

bamabassman · 03-29-09, 11:21 PM

making note to self....pack the daisey red ryder bb gun in the boat. for dogs running up and down the bank. but have a look out for the owners.

carolina-rig-01 · 03-30-09, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by bamabassman

making note to self....pack the daisey red ryder bb gun in the boat. for dogs running up and down the bank. but have a look out for the owners.

at first i was wishing i had a pellet gun, but by the time i got done screaming at the mut i was wishing i took my .308 instead.

bcklash · 03-30-09, 05:53 AM

The dog don't need to be shot the owner does!!!

JB · 03-30-09, 05:53 AM

C rig ya just have to make a "doggie B gone" jig with fox piss scent LOL

The Doc · 03-30-09, 07:16 AM

Or maybe a wooden oar. I woulda thumped em.

Bassboss · 03-30-09, 03:22 PM

That sucks man!

Better luck next time I guess!

MallenManson · 03-30-09, 06:01 PM

Start carryin a paint ball gun with red paintballs. The owner should get the hint.

lowrider · 03-30-09, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by carolina-rig-01

at first i was wishing i had a pellet gun, but by the time i got done screaming at the mut i was wishing i took my .308 instead.

not the taurus it would have jammed!

carolina-rig-01 · 03-31-09, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by lowrider

not the taurus it would have jammed!

no and i am still fighting with those a holes.

lowrider · 03-31-09, 06:03 PM

loving the glock so much i made a new avatar. that and some people just need a gun aimed at them all the time

bassnman30 · 04-03-09, 04:32 PM

May be trap type day. Just remember that next time you go out wx like that again.

Lilmoosecountry · 04-03-09, 04:46 PM

You know what magic Mo lure will solve that problem. Just have it tied & ready to go. I was on my new fishing yak floating to missouri city on the mo that sunday when it all started melting. As it got warmer my fishing got better. Thanks to the Rago Sewer mouse. 3 cats & 4 hybrids later that is.

carolina-rig-01 · 04-03-09, 04:58 PM

actually the jig was the deal that day it just took me too long to figure the bite out. with a little over an hour left i caught 2 good keepers on a jig and missed a few other bites. we weighed in 8lbs and finished 23 out of 45 boats. all in all it wasn't too bad, we kept ourselves in the hunt as far as points go and our next tourney is in a few weeks. if the weather stays like this it could be a real slugfest.

MississippiBoy · 04-03-09, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by carolina-rig-01

actually the jig was the deal that day it just took me too long to figure the bite out. with a little over an hour left i caught 2 good keepers on a jig and missed a few other bites <snip>

And you own a jig company?

Just kidding, C-Rig. Better luck next time.

Lilmoosecountry · 04-03-09, 05:36 PM

We get another cold front come threw like that again. Have the suspended rogue ready to go. It sounds like that should of been the bait you needed.

carolina-rig-01 · 04-03-09, 05:37 PM

yeah no kidding, i threw a jig quite a bit early on in the day but the bite was just a little different than i expected. basically like i said in another post, the bad weather effected us more than the fish and they were exactly where i would have expected to find them in good weather. atleast late in the day anyways after they moved up.

Lilmoosecountry · 04-03-09, 05:49 PM

It's a bait i don't like much but it produces fish around here when it gets cold. It's no diffrent on Pome De Terre with the muskey. When that happens i break out the big weighted Suicks. It's not just bass. For som reason fish in this state just like a big stick bait.

03-28-09, 11:27 PM	#1
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	screwed again well last weekend we fished a big money tourney here on grand. for the weeks leading up to the tourney we found a really good crankbait pattern that just got better as the water warmed. then right before the tounament a big cold front pushed through and really hurt our crankbait pattern. well tomorrow i am fishing another tournament here on grand. as the temps got back to normal our crankbait pattern returned and we thought that we were really on our way to making a good showing. then a huge cold front passed through and dumped a bunch of sleet and snow on us today as well as some really cold rain. we pre-fished yesterday, when we put in it was 50 degrees, when we took out the temp was 35 degrees along with rain and 30 mph winds out of the north. i was suprised that our crankbait bite was still there, much weaker but still there. the water is really muddy so i am kinda hoping that the crankbait bite might hold on just long enough for us to catch 5 keepers. i figured that with the water temps in the upper 50's there would be some shallow fish that might just pull tight to some brush piles so we will probably use flipping and pitching as plans b c and d. i really hate to throw a shaky head but if we can find some clearer water i may throw that little rascal some too. anyways just wanted to rant a little about having the weather undo in one day what takes me a week to put together, i am due to catch a break anyday now. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

03-28-09, 11:34 PM	#2
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	You should fish a tournament a month ago and the bad weather will go back there!!! I bet the weather man is calling you to find out if your fishing or not, if you are bad weather -- if not good weather GOOD LUCK TOMORROW __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

03-29-09, 12:03 AM	#3
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	yea that front is passing through us now c-rig. was gonna go tomorrow, but............it ain't gonna no good, so .... iguess i'll try to shovel some more field lines rock,lmao. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-29-09, 08:59 AM	#4
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	yeah all of my tournaments recently either had bad weather or a cold front DESTROY our pattern a day or two before the tourney __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

03-29-09, 10:17 AM	#6
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	I've learned to predict bad weather on tournament weekends. Makes things easier to deal with when it does happen because I expect it. Also I think it helps when preparing or pre-fishing for the tournament. Makes me think about where are the fish going to be when the weather changes. When it doesn't, which happens too but rarely in the spring or fall, I enjoy the tournament more. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

03-29-09, 09:35 AM	#5
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	sounds like ya may have to downsize the crankbait for the colder conditions, stay warm out there C rig!

03-29-09, 10:39 PM	#7
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	well there were some pretty good bags weighed in and then there were a lot of light bags as well as several guys who blanked. we weighed in right at 8lbs which put us somewhere mid pack. we had one keeper on a jerkbait early and i caught the other 2, including our biggest on a roughneck finesse jig. the jig fish were later in the day after the sun came out and warmed the water a few degrees, they came out of very shallow water on pea gravel banks. they are wanting to make babies so bad it isn't funny. speaking of not funny, the place where i caught my 2 keepers was loaded with fish i caught my 2 keepers on dang near back to back cast. i was wanting to fish it out really hard but there was someone's dang dog that was running a long the bank as we would go down it and chase our baits when we made a cast. i buzzed a jig by his "boy parts" a few times and thought that if i could just clip him with the hook it would get rid of him. turns out i never connected and he muddied up the spot on no time at all. really pisses me off because we were getting bit pretty good there and didn't have much time left. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

03-29-09, 10:47 PM	#8
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Sounds like a pretty tough day. Next time you see that dog, try a 2-oz casting plug to the head...that'll teach him. __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

03-29-09, 11:21 PM	#9
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	making note to self....pack the daisey red ryder bb gun in the boat. for dogs running up and down the bank. but have a look out for the owners. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-30-09, 05:53 AM	#11
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	The dog don't need to be shot the owner does!!! __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

03-30-09, 07:16 AM	#13
The Doc BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ft. Bragg, NC Posts: 270	Or maybe a wooden oar. I woulda thumped em. __________________ In the absence of orders, find something and kill it. Unk, 82nd ABN WWII

03-30-09, 03:22 PM	#14
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	That sucks man! Better luck next time I guess! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

03-30-09, 06:01 PM	#15
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Start carryin a paint ball gun with red paintballs. The owner should get the hint. __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

03-31-09, 06:03 PM	#18
lowrider BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 937	loving the glock so much i made a new avatar. that and some people just need a gun aimed at them all the time

04-03-09, 04:32 PM	#19
bassnman30 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lexington,NC-Worlds best BBQ. Posts: 1,945	May be trap type day. Just remember that next time you go out wx like that again. __________________ Lexington,NC.

04-03-09, 04:46 PM	#20
Lilmoosecountry BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,322	You know what magic Mo lure will solve that problem. Just have it tied & ready to go. I was on my new fishing yak floating to missouri city on the mo that sunday when it all started melting. As it got warmer my fishing got better. Thanks to the Rago Sewer mouse. 3 cats & 4 hybrids later that is. __________________ Live everyday as if it was your last & check your ego at the door!!! God is watching.

04-03-09, 04:58 PM	#21
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	actually the jig was the deal that day it just took me too long to figure the bite out. with a little over an hour left i caught 2 good keepers on a jig and missed a few other bites. we weighed in 8lbs and finished 23 out of 45 boats. all in all it wasn't too bad, we kept ourselves in the hunt as far as points go and our next tourney is in a few weeks. if the weather stays like this it could be a real slugfest. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

04-03-09, 05:36 PM	#23
Lilmoosecountry BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,322	We get another cold front come threw like that again. Have the suspended rogue ready to go. It sounds like that should of been the bait you needed. __________________ Live everyday as if it was your last & check your ego at the door!!! God is watching.

04-03-09, 05:37 PM	#24
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	yeah no kidding, i threw a jig quite a bit early on in the day but the bite was just a little different than i expected. basically like i said in another post, the bad weather effected us more than the fish and they were exactly where i would have expected to find them in good weather. atleast late in the day anyways after they moved up. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

04-03-09, 05:49 PM	#25
Lilmoosecountry BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,322	It's a bait i don't like much but it produces fish around here when it gets cold. It's no diffrent on Pome De Terre with the muskey. When that happens i break out the big weighted Suicks. It's not just bass. For som reason fish in this state just like a big stick bait. __________________ Live everyday as if it was your last & check your ego at the door!!! God is watching.

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