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Wash the boat, put new zinc strips on, and when you get up to leave in the morning, get a little from the wife, give the dog a slice of bologna, smack the son upside the head for the wrong doings he might be thinking about, kiss the daughter on the cheek and tell her all boys are rotten pieces of garbage, have a cup of coffee pack in a big ole chew and all will be great in the fishn world, and even if ya dont catch fish atleast you had an awesome morning... good luck..
That sucks man, I've been there too you know it's gonna happen!!! Persistence out weighs resistance .....keep chucking along and give em hell.
I've had those seasons as well. Try not to get too superstitious, it'll just make you crazier. I know many guides that do not allow bananas on board. And then, I know several that will set one on the boat console to stir things up a bit and they have great luck. I'm not admitting that when I leave the marina slip I turn the boat counter clockwise instead of the easier clockwise spin.......me superstitious? When I have a dry spell, either hunting or fishing, I stop trying so hard and try to have fun. Good luck.
Sounds like my luck. Try fishing for trout and you will probably catch a largemouth (if you're luck is similar to mine)
I only consider it a curse if everyone around me is catching fish and I'm not. Seen lots of superstitions back when I ran a charter boat, lots of guys from the east coast would throw coins overboard to appease the fish gods (one guy,somewhat drunk, threw his car keys overboard by mistake-I thought it was pretty funny, but he didn't). Seems to be like a baseball player in a hitting slump, sometimes you just have to play through it.
I heard Hawg Quest is headed up to some lake near B'ham this weekend for some largemouth filming. Heard a rumor of a 5.8 greenie caught last weekend. Now the face of the dam at P'holes is starting to produce bronze backs. I know of 2 over 5 so far.
I just wet my pants again,,,,
Quote from: Hard2handle on April 02, 2014, 10:46:23 PMI just wet my pants again,,,, ya know they make diapers and pills for that kind of stuff these days
The Barometer is screwed up fish it on the rise.....And it from the sounds of it Hawg Quest must be headed up to pound Terrell.
Most lakes are still fairly cold, The small mouths are starting to venture into the weed beds tho 3-4 ft range. After Easter it should be game on for buckets
Finally......I bet Jeff was getting tired of you moping around the office. Looks like you kinda got your mojo back, but ya better start stepping up your game if you are going to be fishing NW this year.
I think he had you mistaken for me.. LOL.and if I were you I would tell him to mind his own business
Quote from: backyard bucks on April 09, 2014, 10:08:32 AM I think he had you mistaken for me.. LOL.and if I were you I would tell him to mind his own business Ya....what he said....
Well, I have seen that happen 2 times on my buddies boat. 2 rods just seem to jump off the deck and leap into the water when the boat is at a high rate of speed......tried to catch it but I was just hanging onto the grab bars. Both spinning rods, and one had less than a dozen casts on it.
Quote from: Panic Minnow on April 11, 2014, 10:21:44 AMWell, I have seen that happen 2 times on my buddies boat. 2 rods just seem to jump off the deck and leap into the water when the boat is at a high rate of speed......tried to catch it but I was just hanging onto the grab bars. Both spinning rods, and one had less than a dozen casts on it.Ouch! My favorite is when you're on em and go to pick up a rod and fail to realize it slid under the cleat...SNAP! That move has cost me two over the years I don't know what happened with this one? I can only imagine the tip got into the water somehow and caught enough resistance that it just quietly cantilevered over the edge and sank silently into the abyss? Oh well, life goes on....nothing a trip to the local Cabelas couldn't fix ($240 later). If I didn't need it for this weekend I would have ordered it from someone else as I am burned out on Cabelas and their crap selection I actually have not been down there in a long time. Bought some reels from Limit Out, and although they do not have a huge selection, what they do have is nice stuff.
Quote from: bassquatch on April 12, 2014, 08:43:44 PMQuote from: Panic Minnow on April 11, 2014, 10:21:44 AMWell, I have seen that happen 2 times on my buddies boat. 2 rods just seem to jump off the deck and leap into the water when the boat is at a high rate of speed......tried to catch it but I was just hanging onto the grab bars. Both spinning rods, and one had less than a dozen casts on it.Ouch! My favorite is when you're on em and go to pick up a rod and fail to realize it slid under the cleat...SNAP! That move has cost me two over the years I don't know what happened with this one? I can only imagine the tip got into the water somehow and caught enough resistance that it just quietly cantilevered over the edge and sank silently into the abyss? Oh well, life goes on....nothing a trip to the local Cabelas couldn't fix ($240 later). If I didn't need it for this weekend I would have ordered it from someone else as I am burned out on Cabelas and their crap selection I actually have not been down there in a long time. Bought some reels from Limit Out, and although they do not have a huge selection, what they do have is nice stuff.
