Ahhhhhhh......

nofearengineer · 09-10-09, 10:24 PM

Man, it feels good to end my skunk streak. And I did it in style. I caught a 4-1/2 lb and a 3 lb bass this evening at a local pond. Watermelon Red Booyah Boo jig crawled over a leafy/muddy bottom. I think I really like jig fishing now. Funny how a couple of really nice fish helps out your confidence in a particular bait. I'll have to try out some Thunderstruck jigs.

Five weeks is just too long to go without a bass. I hope I never do it again.

bamabassman · 09-10-09, 10:27 PM

congrats nofear. glad your streak is over. don't have that problem..........haven't gone fishing to have astreak of ANY kind. that ends next weekend though.

nofearengineer · 09-10-09, 10:38 PM

Just think of the streak you can have at next years event, Bama....four straight days catching a 5 lb bass.

I can't wait, man.

wargoth · 09-10-09, 11:53 PM

I have a secret spot for when I am in a slump. I wrote this up about it on a local forum...

That Fishing Spot

We all know it, it is that little hole in the dirt filled with water way back in the woods that we only share with our best fishing buddy. The "secret" one where the Bass are so thick you can almost impersonate Christ's "walking on water trick". Where the fish fight one another for the privilege of taking your bait. They practically beg you to pick them up out of the water, give them a snuggle before tucking them into bed. Sure, there are a ton of dinks, but every now and again "mommy" shows up to see what the kids are up to. It is the place where you can toss out a paper cutout of a cow and land a 5 pound fish. It is the place where you go to gain confidence in a lure/presentation you just haven't had much luck with. It doesn't matter if you toss a worm, a jig, spinnerbait, spoon, topwater, or a matchbox car, you know you are gonna catch fish on it.

Well, I have such a hole and spent the final 2 hours of daylight there this evening. It was a rough day filled with job interviews, errands, and alot of reading the OGF forums and itching to be fishing. Two hours spent in paradise landing fish after fish after fish. Even the dinks were hitting like freight trains, popping my much abused Heddon Baby Torpedo a foot out of the water with their shortstrikes, only to find themselves as "yet another customer of my free body piercing services" when I'd deadstick it and twitch an instant later. Three times I landed bucketmouths who could swallow a tennisball with ease and still have room for a golfball or two. I have caught my "Fish Ohio" Largemouth a hundred times over this season, it is a great feeling.

It was all topwater tonight, my favorite presentation for bass. Nothing beats watching that huge wake as a brute turns suddenly to bear on your bait. The anticipation, knowing the fight of your life is just a gulp away. Feeling the fish hammering away trying its best to take you for a swim, hearing your drag scream as she takes a sudden run for deep water. The anxiety as you see her turn heading towards that particularly nasty stand of lillypads, pull, pull, pull. Then it is over and you can finally admire that 6 pound beast in all her glory. A quick tickle on the nose and she is back safely in the water to be "abducted by an alien" once more some other day.

And people actually wonder why we fish? I feel sorry for those who will never have these experiences much less understand them.

Now if only I had a "that fishing spot" down in Texas...

*Note: up here in Ohio, any bass over 4-5# is an absolute honking monster...

nofearengineer · 09-11-09, 12:18 AM

That is very well written, Wargoth. Thanks for the great read.

keithdog · 09-11-09, 06:52 AM

Way to go nofear. Persistance pays off every time. Bet you cant wait to get back out there now!

WaffleJaw · 09-11-09, 10:08 AM

yea im ready for the summer to close out......and im hoping the fall bite will make me forget about it...its been tough.

jigs are fun arent they?....i was using the thunderstruck jigs w/ a chunk most of the time last saturday,i really dig em....a couple of short strikes ,but couldnt hook up,.lol....what else is new ,right?

glad to hear you pulled some hawgs out.....4.5lbs is a great way to come back!!
good job!

09-10-09, 10:24 PM	#1
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Ahhhhhhh...... Man, it feels good to end my skunk streak. And I did it in style. I caught a 4-1/2 lb and a 3 lb bass this evening at a local pond. Watermelon Red Booyah Boo jig crawled over a leafy/muddy bottom. I think I really like jig fishing now. Funny how a couple of really nice fish helps out your confidence in a particular bait. I'll have to try out some Thunderstruck jigs. Five weeks is just too long to go without a bass. I hope I never do it again. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

09-10-09, 10:27 PM	#2
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	congrats nofear. glad your streak is over. don't have that problem..........haven't gone fishing to have astreak of ANY kind. that ends next weekend though. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

09-10-09, 10:38 PM	#3
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Just think of the streak you can have at next years event, Bama....four straight days catching a 5 lb bass. I can't wait, man. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

09-10-09, 11:53 PM	#4
wargoth BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Thompson, Ohio Posts: 223	I have a secret spot for when I am in a slump. I wrote this up about it on a local forum... That Fishing Spot We all know it, it is that little hole in the dirt filled with water way back in the woods that we only share with our best fishing buddy. The "secret" one where the Bass are so thick you can almost impersonate Christ's "walking on water trick". Where the fish fight one another for the privilege of taking your bait. They practically beg you to pick them up out of the water, give them a snuggle before tucking them into bed. Sure, there are a ton of dinks, but every now and again "mommy" shows up to see what the kids are up to. It is the place where you can toss out a paper cutout of a cow and land a 5 pound fish. It is the place where you go to gain confidence in a lure/presentation you just haven't had much luck with. It doesn't matter if you toss a worm, a jig, spinnerbait, spoon, topwater, or a matchbox car, you know you are gonna catch fish on it. Well, I have such a hole and spent the final 2 hours of daylight there this evening. It was a rough day filled with job interviews, errands, and alot of reading the OGF forums and itching to be fishing. Two hours spent in paradise landing fish after fish after fish. Even the dinks were hitting like freight trains, popping my much abused Heddon Baby Torpedo a foot out of the water with their shortstrikes, only to find themselves as "yet another customer of my free body piercing services" when I'd deadstick it and twitch an instant later. Three times I landed bucketmouths who could swallow a tennisball with ease and still have room for a golfball or two. I have caught my "Fish Ohio" Largemouth a hundred times over this season, it is a great feeling. It was all topwater tonight, my favorite presentation for bass. Nothing beats watching that huge wake as a brute turns suddenly to bear on your bait. The anticipation, knowing the fight of your life is just a gulp away. Feeling the fish hammering away trying its best to take you for a swim, hearing your drag scream as she takes a sudden run for deep water. The anxiety as you see her turn heading towards that particularly nasty stand of lillypads, pull, pull, pull. Then it is over and you can finally admire that 6 pound beast in all her glory. A quick tickle on the nose and she is back safely in the water to be "abducted by an alien" once more some other day. And people actually wonder why we fish? I feel sorry for those who will never have these experiences much less understand them. Now if only I had a "that fishing spot" down in Texas... *Note: up here in Ohio, any bass over 4-5# is an absolute honking monster... __________________ -Wargoth

09-11-09, 12:18 AM	#5
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	That is very well written, Wargoth. Thanks for the great read. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

09-11-09, 06:52 AM	#6
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Way to go nofear. Persistance pays off every time. Bet you cant wait to get back out there now!

09-11-09, 10:08 AM	#7
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	yea im ready for the summer to close out......and im hoping the fall bite will make me forget about it...its been tough. jigs are fun arent they?....i was using the thunderstruck jigs w/ a chunk most of the time last saturday,i really dig em....a couple of short strikes ,but couldnt hook up,.lol....what else is new ,right? glad to hear you pulled some hawgs out.....4.5lbs is a great way to come back!! good job! __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

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