Offseason - Stuff to do

jooleyen · 07-10-07, 05:16 PM

What is some stuff to do in the off season or if you have a lot of time on your hands? Stuff having to do with fishing. What do I need to make a carolina rig holder. It's like a block and you just wrap the leader and all the other carolina rig materials around it? I forget.

Thanks

Fendercaster · 07-10-07, 07:08 PM

Go outside in the snow and practise flippin' into a bucket, moving farther away as you get more accurate. By the time spring comes, you should be able to put it in the bucket from quite a distance!

keithdog · 07-10-07, 07:48 PM

There is lots to do. Clean and lubricate your reels. Make sure all the screws are tight and everything is working properly. Check your rods for damaged eyes and such. Gut your tackle boxes and clean and organize. Inspect your lures for damaged hooks needing replaced, skirts needing replaced. Stuff like that. Take note of what you will need for the comming year and make yourself a list. If you have a boat, that opens up a whole new list of things to do. Practice casting like Fender said. Search out new fishing sites. Read up on topo maps of lakes you fish, making notes of spots to key on in the spring. Hang out here and see what the boys down south are doing while us boys up here dream about open water. Hang out a BPS!!!Fix some popcorn and watch Bill Dance on tv fall into a lake again.

Rebbasser · 07-10-07, 09:09 PM

There ain't no offseason in Texas

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bassfisher02 · 07-10-07, 09:32 PM

...whats this, an offseason? I've never heard of such.

Haha thank God for southern weather =]

BLWeng · 07-10-07, 09:45 PM

During this offseason, look for a Job, House, another wife if necessary in the southern part of the country so you don't have an offseason next year.

Rebbasser · 07-10-07, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLWeng

During this offseason, look for a Job, House, another wife if necessary in the southern part of the country so you don't have an offseason next year.

That, my friends, is an excellent answer

!

jooleyen · 07-10-07, 11:44 PM

No, I was just kind of bored while my dad was sleeping.

bassfisher02 · 07-10-07, 11:58 PM

Little off topic here, but do you really count the number of bass you catch Jooleyen? I rarely can keep track of the number i catch in one day haha.

Another good idea for you, go out and buy a fishing game for Xbox or playstation or whatever you have and play that all the time. Wake up at 5:45AM and take a drive around your neighborhood, come back home and turn on the game, you know really set the mood right, maybe even lay some blue tarp on the floor around your bed... Man i'd really hate not being able to fish whenever i want, it actually gets pretty cold down here in Tallahassee, i recall one morning before sunrise out on the lake getting ready for some duck hunting the temperature was a balmy 17 degrees. But the only change i have to make when fishing in the winter down here is that i can sleep in, it'll warm up to the mid 50's by the afternoon.

jooleyen · 07-11-07, 12:22 AM

Yep. I log my fish. It's another thing to do when you're bored. lol
I really don't play video games.

FlyRod · 07-11-07, 06:43 AM

As Rab...errr...Rub...uhhhh...REB says, there is no off-season here, although the heat and humidity DO force one to alter tactics and scheduling re time-of-day. Still, there are slack periods.
During slow times I expend (too) much time and energy in inventorying tackle, making notes on what to acquire or reload, and determining which rods, reels, lines, lures, odds 'n ends I can give to newbies or folks less fortunate (or those with more restraint and common sense re spending.) Now, this doesn't make me a Boy Scout (though I was one, a Scoutmaster too.) It doesn't buy me a place in Heaven either. What it DOES do is relieve me of some clutter and assure that some good stuff is used rather than gather dust. Everyone's a winner!
Keep all this in mind, Jools, for there will come a day when YOU suddenly realize that you have reached saturation, gear-wise. That's when, instead of taking false pride in how much tackle you own, you should experience the warmth of knowing someone else is now able to participate in "our" sport, thanks to your generosity.
Reb and I recently contributed some good gear to a new friend whose fishing budget was badly depleted by an unlucky choice in the purchase of a pre-owned boat. I think I speak for both of us when I say we are the better for it.
Y'see, Jools, we can give advice all day, each day, but to actually put the tools in another's hands is a gift both to that person and ourselves.
(And I don't mean giving someone your Flying Lures and Banjo Minnows, your crummiest reel, or a lousy rod.)

Kindly Uncle Fly

brushhog · 07-11-07, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jooleyen

Yep. I log my fish. It's another thing to do when you're bored. lol
I really don't play video games.

Jooleyen,

If you really don't play video games, maybe there is hope for America...
You and may son may be the only two kids left in the country....

Thanks for renewing my hope in youth!

everettvet · 07-11-07, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jooleyen

What do I need to make a carolina rig holder. It's like a block and you just wrap the leader and all the other carolina rig materials around it? I forget.
Thanks

I use 2" wide 4" long styrofoam (spelling is probably all wrong) block. I put 2 leaders for 2', 3', and 4' long on each block. I have 3 blocks that I use. One with a 1/0, one with 2/0, and one with 3/0 hooks. The hook will hold in the foam and I put the swivel on the other end and hold it in place with a staple that I pulled off a row of staples and push it into the foam. So far, it works well.

bassthumb32 · 07-11-07, 11:49 AM

Depends On How Much Money You Want To Spend You Could Create Your Own Lures Very Expensive To Get Started. I Replace As Many Hooks And Split Rings As Possible. I Do 100s Of Lure Modifactions. Reorganize. And Most Importantly Create New Excueses For The Wife To Let Me Go Fishing.

bassfisher02 · 07-11-07, 12:06 PM

Brushhog, believe it or not, a lot of people dont play video games much anymore. The only time i turn on my xbox is when i wanna play guitar hero 2, and i cant find too much time for that these days.

Jooly, well you may not play video games, but if you have nothing to do and want to be fishing, the closest thing to it is playing a fishing game.

Bender · 07-11-07, 12:10 PM

I am making a list as the summer progresses. So far I have to add a pump out to the livewell, install a Sirius receiver and radio with speakers hidden under the consoles, install a ship to shore radio, and so on. On top of organizing and maintaining tackle.

zooker · 07-11-07, 05:33 PM

jool
belive it or not i use a lindy rig storage container-like i ever have more than 3 rigged up..

Quote:

Originally Posted by brushhog

If you really don't play video games, maybe there is hope for America...

now bush hog i am truely offend by that statement

stats show that 75% of all video users are 25+years old and i sir AM ONE OF THEM...

zooker

jooleyen · 07-11-07, 11:29 PM

Wow. Thanks for all the answers. I used to be a video game master. Now that I've found fishing and I'm fortunate to be able to go quite a bit, I don't play video games much. Thanks for the tip everret.

flamez · 07-12-07, 03:23 AM

No off season in these parts only "on seasons" =)

lizardsrule · 07-12-07, 08:24 PM

Make some rods sleeves, a rod rack, make some new lures, or just modify some old ones. BUY LOTS OF NEW TACKLE, and take trips down to where you can fish rotflmao. One thing I would check into. Sounds like you have the bug now, and when I was living up where the water got hard, I would always take a couple of trips to Powerplant lakes. These are lakes that don't freeze, due to the turbines being cooled by the water keeps the water temps above freezing. It's also a good place to possibly catch a big bass, since they will feed more every year. Check to see where the closest one to you is.

Lizards

jooleyen · 07-13-07, 05:02 PM

I think there is one not TOO far away from here. I'll have to find out. Isn't fishing in powerplant lakes bad though? Bad water?

bassfisher02 · 07-13-07, 05:39 PM

Bad water? Haha if you mean pollution, i dont think its as much of a problem these days as it used to be. There are strict laws on how to dispose of waste, plus a powerplant doesnt produce the same amount of waste as other factories [i think] anyways you arent eatting the fish and whether there is 'bad water' or not, fish still live in it.

jooleyen · 07-13-07, 06:37 PM

I would only be fishing it for a little while though, because the window of time where it is too cold to fish, (ice) and fishing is still legal, is small.

bassfisher02 · 07-13-07, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jooleyen

I would only be fishing it for a little while though, because the window of time where it is too cold to fish, (ice) and fishing is still legal, is small.

I dont understand the statement. If we are still talking about the powerplant lake then you dont have to worry about ice, the water is warmer, above the freezing point.

thebus71h · 07-13-07, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassfisher02

I dont understand the statement. If we are still talking about the powerplant lake then you dont have to worry about ice, the water is warmer, above the freezing point.

He is talking about the actual season. I guess up there where he lives they have "bass season". Correct me if I'm wrong.

07-10-07, 05:16 PM	#1
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	Offseason - Stuff to do What is some stuff to do in the off season or if you have a lot of time on your hands? Stuff having to do with fishing. What do I need to make a carolina rig holder. It's like a block and you just wrap the leader and all the other carolina rig materials around it? I forget. Thanks

07-10-07, 09:09 PM	#4
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	There ain't no offseason in Texas. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

07-10-07, 09:32 PM	#5
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	...whats this, an offseason? I've never heard of such. Haha thank God for southern weather =] __________________ Good Fishin'

07-10-07, 09:45 PM	#6
BLWeng BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 100	During this offseason, look for a Job, House, another wife if necessary in the southern part of the country so you don't have an offseason next year. __________________ If you are going to do something, do it right, or don't do it at all!

07-10-07, 11:58 PM	#9
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	Little off topic here, but do you really count the number of bass you catch Jooleyen? I rarely can keep track of the number i catch in one day haha. Another good idea for you, go out and buy a fishing game for Xbox or playstation or whatever you have and play that all the time. Wake up at 5:45AM and take a drive around your neighborhood, come back home and turn on the game, you know really set the mood right, maybe even lay some blue tarp on the floor around your bed... Man i'd really hate not being able to fish whenever i want, it actually gets pretty cold down here in Tallahassee, i recall one morning before sunrise out on the lake getting ready for some duck hunting the temperature was a balmy 17 degrees. But the only change i have to make when fishing in the winter down here is that i can sleep in, it'll warm up to the mid 50's by the afternoon. __________________ Good Fishin'

07-10-07, 07:08 PM	#2
Fendercaster BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Millrdgeville, Ga. Posts: 30	Go outside in the snow and practise flippin' into a bucket, moving farther away as you get more accurate. By the time spring comes, you should be able to put it in the bucket from quite a distance!

07-10-07, 07:48 PM	#3
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	There is lots to do. Clean and lubricate your reels. Make sure all the screws are tight and everything is working properly. Check your rods for damaged eyes and such. Gut your tackle boxes and clean and organize. Inspect your lures for damaged hooks needing replaced, skirts needing replaced. Stuff like that. Take note of what you will need for the comming year and make yourself a list. If you have a boat, that opens up a whole new list of things to do. Practice casting like Fender said. Search out new fishing sites. Read up on topo maps of lakes you fish, making notes of spots to key on in the spring. Hang out here and see what the boys down south are doing while us boys up here dream about open water. Hang out a BPS!!!Fix some popcorn and watch Bill Dance on tv fall into a lake again.

07-10-07, 11:44 PM	#8
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	No, I was just kind of bored while my dad was sleeping.

07-11-07, 12:22 AM	#10
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	Yep. I log my fish. It's another thing to do when you're bored. lol I really don't play video games.

07-11-07, 06:43 AM	#11
FlyRod BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,270	As Rab...errr...Rub...uhhhh...REB says, there is no off-season here, although the heat and humidity DO force one to alter tactics and scheduling re time-of-day. Still, there are slack periods. During slow times I expend (too) much time and energy in inventorying tackle, making notes on what to acquire or reload, and determining which rods, reels, lines, lures, odds 'n ends I can give to newbies or folks less fortunate (or those with more restraint and common sense re spending.) Now, this doesn't make me a Boy Scout (though I was one, a Scoutmaster too.) It doesn't buy me a place in Heaven either. What it DOES do is relieve me of some clutter and assure that some good stuff is used rather than gather dust. Everyone's a winner! Keep all this in mind, Jools, for there will come a day when YOU suddenly realize that you have reached saturation, gear-wise. That's when, instead of taking false pride in how much tackle you own, you should experience the warmth of knowing someone else is now able to participate in "our" sport, thanks to your generosity. Reb and I recently contributed some good gear to a new friend whose fishing budget was badly depleted by an unlucky choice in the purchase of a pre-owned boat. I think I speak for both of us when I say we are the better for it. Y'see, Jools, we can give advice all day, each day, but to actually put the tools in another's hands is a gift both to that person and ourselves. (And I don't mean giving someone your Flying Lures and Banjo Minnows, your crummiest reel, or a lousy rod.) Kindly Uncle Fly

07-11-07, 11:49 AM	#14
bassthumb32 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fort Loudon, PA Posts: 682	Depends On How Much Money You Want To Spend You Could Create Your Own Lures Very Expensive To Get Started. I Replace As Many Hooks And Split Rings As Possible. I Do 100s Of Lure Modifactions. Reorganize. And Most Importantly Create New Excueses For The Wife To Let Me Go Fishing. __________________ MY LIFETIME GOAL IS TO KEEP AT LEAST A SMALL CASE OF BASSTHUMB FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

07-11-07, 12:06 PM	#15
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	Brushhog, believe it or not, a lot of people dont play video games much anymore. The only time i turn on my xbox is when i wanna play guitar hero 2, and i cant find too much time for that these days. Jooly, well you may not play video games, but if you have nothing to do and want to be fishing, the closest thing to it is playing a fishing game. __________________ Good Fishin'

07-11-07, 12:10 PM	#16
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	I am making a list as the summer progresses. So far I have to add a pump out to the livewell, install a Sirius receiver and radio with speakers hidden under the consoles, install a ship to shore radio, and so on. On top of organizing and maintaining tackle.

07-11-07, 11:29 PM	#18
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	Wow. Thanks for all the answers. I used to be a video game master. Now that I've found fishing and I'm fortunate to be able to go quite a bit, I don't play video games much. Thanks for the tip everret.

07-12-07, 03:23 AM	#19
flamez BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: St.Cloud Central Florida Posts: 910	No off season in these parts only "on seasons" =) __________________ "You got that right flamez, only one other bait more fun to throw than a buzzbait, and thats a sand minnow!" - Trap

07-12-07, 08:24 PM	#20
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	Make some rods sleeves, a rod rack, make some new lures, or just modify some old ones. BUY LOTS OF NEW TACKLE, and take trips down to where you can fish rotflmao. One thing I would check into. Sounds like you have the bug now, and when I was living up where the water got hard, I would always take a couple of trips to Powerplant lakes. These are lakes that don't freeze, due to the turbines being cooled by the water keeps the water temps above freezing. It's also a good place to possibly catch a big bass, since they will feed more every year. Check to see where the closest one to you is. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

07-13-07, 05:02 PM	#21
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	I think there is one not TOO far away from here. I'll have to find out. Isn't fishing in powerplant lakes bad though? Bad water?

07-13-07, 05:39 PM	#22
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	Bad water? Haha if you mean pollution, i dont think its as much of a problem these days as it used to be. There are strict laws on how to dispose of waste, plus a powerplant doesnt produce the same amount of waste as other factories [i think] anyways you arent eatting the fish and whether there is 'bad water' or not, fish still live in it. __________________ Good Fishin'

07-13-07, 06:37 PM	#23
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	I would only be fishing it for a little while though, because the window of time where it is too cold to fish, (ice) and fishing is still legal, is small.

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