Watchin Hank Parker

MallenManson · 01-11-12, 12:16 PM

He's just hammerin the bass with spinnerbaits.
Jerk

kennethdaysale · 01-11-12, 12:54 PM

Of course I know you're just joking...Hank lives down here not far from me and is an all around nice guy-family man-good ole boy etc. But it wasn't always that way, before he got his big break (married into a deep-pocket family) he was sort of a lay-about, ran a little low key boat repair/guide business on Wylie.

MallenManson · 01-11-12, 01:39 PM

Haha. I'm joking because he's doing it and I'm stuck in Michigan in January

3 1/2 more months till i can go bass fishing ;(

WatterBoy · 01-11-12, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MallenManson

Haha. I'm joking because he's doing it and I'm stuck in Michigan in January

3 1/2 more months till i can go bass fishing ;(

4 1/2 months (136 days) until season opens here. Getting close to being halfway through my off-season!

wallywallace · 01-11-12, 03:36 PM

he close to me too, met him and his son, whent they had there boats and offices in denver, gave me and my cousin a ton of stuff, back when he was doing mans and berkly, damn near gave us a whole takcle box full f stuff. autographs and his son gave my cousin a used cooler shaped like a battery, (beleive it was his son, back when he used to fish. i know it was probably nothing bigh to yall, but as a 12 year old that made the first half of my life.. i know he lives on norman, or used too, good guy in my book

MallenManson · 01-11-12, 04:48 PM

Watter, you should move, AT LEAST to Michigan lol. One day, I'm heading south for good.
Really tired of only fishing 6 months a year!

wally, that is cool as hell! Sounds like good people

basshunter21 · 01-11-12, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by MallenManson

One day, I'm heading south for good.
Really tired of only fishing 6 months a year!

Amen, I hear ya there man.

MallenManson · 01-11-12, 04:55 PM

If I win the lottery, I'll buy a lodge.
Bassfishin.com members stay for free lol

Jrob78 · 01-11-12, 08:53 PM

I went fishing for a couple of hours today. Y'all come on down to TX, we got room for you.

Nice to see you Mallen.

WatterBoy · 01-11-12, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MallenManson

Watter, you should move, AT LEAST to Michigan lol. One day, I'm heading south for good.
Really tired of only fishing 6 months a year!

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Originally Posted by basshunter21

Amen, I hear ya there man.

I'll actually be heading further north when I retire.

. We already have our retirement place on a lake 4.5 hours NW of where we are now. It would be fun to fish more, but I try to just be thankful for the times that I do get to fish.

MallenManson · 01-11-12, 09:12 PM

Watterboy, does the term "glutton for punishment" ring any bells

WatterBoy · 01-11-12, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MallenManson

Watterboy, does the term "glutton for punishment" ring any bells

Not at all! I can't wait to be retired and living up there full-time from March through December and off somewhere warm every Jan & Feb. I'll be eligible to retire with full benefits at age 55, which is now only 7+ years away - wahoo!

kennethdaysale · 01-11-12, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by WatterBoy

I'll actually be heading further north when I retire.

. We already have our retirement place on a lake 4.5 hours NW of where we are now.

Winnipeg ??

WatterBoy · 01-11-12, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by kennethdaysale

Winnipeg ??

Hee Hee. Not quite.

Will be just a little north of central MN. We are way down in southern MN now, only about 30 minutes from the MN-IA border.

This is the lake we spend all our vacation time on from mid-April through mid-October every year now and where we'll retire to.

wallywallace · 01-11-12, 11:07 PM

mna retiring i still feel like a kid, lol and yea not sure what he like now, but yea he was good man..

kennethdaysale · 01-12-12, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by WatterBoy

Hee Hee. Not quite.

Will be just a little north of central MN. We are way down in southern MN now, only about 30 minutes from the MN-IA border.

This is the lake we spend all our vacation time on from mid-April through mid-October every year now and where we'll retire to.

Beautiful! And I thought central Fla had lots of water..that's an insane amount of lakes nearby. I have seen those In-fisherman guys film some absolutely incredible trips at Leech Lake, if your lake is anything like that you've got it licked.

ETXbassassassin · 01-12-12, 01:02 AM

I went to a small local pond for a couple hours today. Caught my first of the new year. Around three pounds or so with a Red Eye Shad (bluegill) third cast of the afternoon and another dink s-l-o-w rolling a buzzbait (Booyah clacker chartreuse/white) just under the surface. Not a bad couple hours; nice day around 64 degrees and slight breeze.

MallenManson · 01-12-12, 10:38 AM

Nice! Congrats ETX

wallywallace · 01-12-12, 11:34 AM

yea, love buzzing and did not know tha bass woudl hit till i read the new bassin mag

LittleBigBass · 01-12-12, 06:33 PM

Are buzz baits affective in colder water? 60's is warm but how about 50's and 40's?

kennethdaysale · 01-12-12, 07:38 PM

bb's wouldn't be my 1st choice in water that cold.................but hey "on any given day" you might catch a fish on a wacky rigged Vienna Sausage.

bassinbob · 01-12-12, 07:56 PM

ETX could you please expound on your method of slow rolling a buzzbait just under the surface. I have never heard of retrieving one that way.

kennethdaysale · 01-12-12, 08:47 PM

me either...but in my heart if i thought that would be productive i'd prob just tie on a spinnerbait..............

keithdog · 01-12-12, 09:42 PM

I don't know if your familiar with them, but you can buy a straight inline bucktail buzzer. It's been made by several folks over the years. I think Uncle Buck made it for a while. BPS has their version called the Tourney Special. Anyways, in early spring right after ice out when the water temps are below 50 degrees, I have slow rolled them with pretty good success. I add a 4-5 inch twist grub for a little more attraction. I cast it out as far as I can and let it sink to the bottom. Then I begin a slow retrieve just enough to keep it swimming off the bottom. The advantage to this lure is that you can retrieve it along the bottom slower than any spinnerbait because of the blade design.

Bassboss · 01-12-12, 09:56 PM

Haven't caught em good on a spinnerbait since I lived in florida... these wisconsin bass just aint the same! Love catchin em on a spinnerbait too.

01-11-12, 12:16 PM	#1
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Watchin Hank Parker He's just hammerin the bass with spinnerbaits. Jerk __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

01-11-12, 12:54 PM	#2
kennethdaysale BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rock hill, sc Posts: 2,315	Of course I know you're just joking...Hank lives down here not far from me and is an all around nice guy-family man-good ole boy etc. But it wasn't always that way, before he got his big break (married into a deep-pocket family) he was sort of a lay-about, ran a little low key boat repair/guide business on Wylie. __________________ Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit.

01-11-12, 01:39 PM	#3
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Haha. I'm joking because he's doing it and I'm stuck in Michigan in January 3 1/2 more months till i can go bass fishing ;( __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

01-11-12, 04:48 PM	#6
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Watter, you should move, AT LEAST to Michigan lol. One day, I'm heading south for good. Really tired of only fishing 6 months a year! wally, that is cool as hell! Sounds like good people __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

01-11-12, 04:55 PM	#8
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	If I win the lottery, I'll buy a lodge. Bassfishin.com members stay for free lol __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

01-11-12, 03:36 PM	#5
wallywallace BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 849	he close to me too, met him and his son, whent they had there boats and offices in denver, gave me and my cousin a ton of stuff, back when he was doing mans and berkly, damn near gave us a whole takcle box full f stuff. autographs and his son gave my cousin a used cooler shaped like a battery, (beleive it was his son, back when he used to fish. i know it was probably nothing bigh to yall, but as a 12 year old that made the first half of my life.. i know he lives on norman, or used too, good guy in my book

01-11-12, 08:53 PM	#9
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	I went fishing for a couple of hours today. Y'all come on down to TX, we got room for you. Nice to see you Mallen. __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

01-11-12, 09:12 PM	#11
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Watterboy, does the term "glutton for punishment" ring any bells __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

01-11-12, 11:07 PM	#15
wallywallace BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 849	mna retiring i still feel like a kid, lol and yea not sure what he like now, but yea he was good man..

01-12-12, 01:02 AM	#17
ETXbassassassin BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: East Texas Posts: 38	I went to a small local pond for a couple hours today. Caught my first of the new year. Around three pounds or so with a Red Eye Shad (bluegill) third cast of the afternoon and another dink s-l-o-w rolling a buzzbait (Booyah clacker chartreuse/white) just under the surface. Not a bad couple hours; nice day around 64 degrees and slight breeze. __________________ - Holy $*&T I'm hung up AGAIN!!!

01-12-12, 10:38 AM	#18
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Nice! Congrats ETX __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

01-12-12, 11:34 AM	#19
wallywallace BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 849	yea, love buzzing and did not know tha bass woudl hit till i read the new bassin mag

01-12-12, 06:33 PM	#20
LittleBigBass BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 70	Are buzz baits affective in colder water? 60's is warm but how about 50's and 40's?

01-12-12, 07:38 PM	#21
kennethdaysale BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rock hill, sc Posts: 2,315	bb's wouldn't be my 1st choice in water that cold.................but hey "on any given day" you might catch a fish on a wacky rigged Vienna Sausage. __________________ Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit.

01-12-12, 07:56 PM	#22
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	ETX could you please expound on your method of slow rolling a buzzbait just under the surface. I have never heard of retrieving one that way. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

01-12-12, 08:47 PM	#23
kennethdaysale BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rock hill, sc Posts: 2,315	me either...but in my heart if i thought that would be productive i'd prob just tie on a spinnerbait.............. __________________ Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit.

01-12-12, 09:42 PM	#24
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	I don't know if your familiar with them, but you can buy a straight inline bucktail buzzer. It's been made by several folks over the years. I think Uncle Buck made it for a while. BPS has their version called the Tourney Special. Anyways, in early spring right after ice out when the water temps are below 50 degrees, I have slow rolled them with pretty good success. I add a 4-5 inch twist grub for a little more attraction. I cast it out as far as I can and let it sink to the bottom. Then I begin a slow retrieve just enough to keep it swimming off the bottom. The advantage to this lure is that you can retrieve it along the bottom slower than any spinnerbait because of the blade design. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

01-12-12, 09:56 PM	#25
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Haven't caught em good on a spinnerbait since I lived in florida... these wisconsin bass just aint the same! Love catchin em on a spinnerbait too. __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

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