richg99
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I met an 83-year-old fisherman on the dock the other day. He is well known for catching a 9 lb (big for here) bass on my favorite lake a few years ago. He has been catching a ton of fish for years. Last year, his wife talked him into selling his boat.
I had met him once or twice before and we talked. Saturday, he had his van parked next to where I parked mine. He was fishing off of one of our docks. We stuck up a conversation and he told me the story of his boat. The bottom line was I invited him to join me in my boat for a few hours of fishing.
Well, he put on a show. He caught 7 bass, including one very big one, while I sat ten feet away and caught one. Even the one that I caught wasn't mine until I switched to the lure/worm that he was using, and fished it as he was fishing.
I have been doing everything wrong on these deep, and clear lakes. They are nothing like the Wisconsin/Illinois lakes that I fished up North. Fred taught me that I had to fish deep. 25 feet or more! I had to use thin, almost invisible Fluorocarbon lines, and I had to use small plastic worms. We will fish again!
Using his techniques, I returned to the same lake the next morning and caught two nice bass. Then, my wife Sue volunteered to ride along with me on Sunday evening, and I caught four more, including a fat one! She was the head-netter!
Today, in between the rains, I fished twice and caught another 7 bass, all pretty good sized. Thirteen bass in about 8 total hours of fishing is way better than I have been doing here.
The man is a marvel! I have to change my ways, but at least I can catch a few fish now!
I had met him once or twice before and we talked. Saturday, he had his van parked next to where I parked mine. He was fishing off of one of our docks. We stuck up a conversation and he told me the story of his boat. The bottom line was I invited him to join me in my boat for a few hours of fishing.
Well, he put on a show. He caught 7 bass, including one very big one, while I sat ten feet away and caught one. Even the one that I caught wasn't mine until I switched to the lure/worm that he was using, and fished it as he was fishing.
I have been doing everything wrong on these deep, and clear lakes. They are nothing like the Wisconsin/Illinois lakes that I fished up North. Fred taught me that I had to fish deep. 25 feet or more! I had to use thin, almost invisible Fluorocarbon lines, and I had to use small plastic worms. We will fish again!
Using his techniques, I returned to the same lake the next morning and caught two nice bass. Then, my wife Sue volunteered to ride along with me on Sunday evening, and I caught four more, including a fat one! She was the head-netter!
Today, in between the rains, I fished twice and caught another 7 bass, all pretty good sized. Thirteen bass in about 8 total hours of fishing is way better than I have been doing here.
The man is a marvel! I have to change my ways, but at least I can catch a few fish now!