I went fishing with a buddy from another forum. The rules clearly stated right up front, I am not to tell anyone about this place or fish. I was fine with it, I was there to learn and have my technique picked apart. We get to lake #1 and he tells me we are going to go around this lake and I will show you where we are going to catch the fish. OK I thought in the back of my mind. Sure enough he catches 3 monster pickerel 3-5 pounders within minutes of just launching. Mind you we were in his Coleman Crawdad with electric only. I see this and Im psyched. To make a long story short he ends up catching 4 bass all 3 pounds and better, and me.........****. We go off to lake number 2...a shallow pond no deeper than 3 feet maybe 75 acres in the center of this town. No fricken way Are there fish in here I said in my mind....I look and all I see is a bunch of baby bass and tiny pickerel. Ok I will amuse him, I am there to watch this guy fish...So I can learn something. He then turns to me and says "the biggest I ever got out of here was 7.5 pounds :shock: No fricken way. He says this pond is 3 feet deep, the fish have no where to go. I fish this all year round.
He then proceeded to catch a dozen more bass none under 2 pounds. Me......****.
He watched my flipping technique into the thick stuff and he said you have good technique, Im surprised you havnt caught one yet :roll: .
WTF? WTFF? Have I been cursed? Whats wrong with me?3 worst years of fishing in my life.
All his big fish were caught on 1/4 ounce black jig and brown uncle josh real pork trailer. All white Spinner baits, and all white double buzzer buzzbaits.
I used a black and blue jig with brown trialer (1 hit). A chartreuse PCBAITS spinnerbait (2 hard hits but wiffs from me), and my freshly maid black buuzbait (1 hit). No hookups whatsoever.
Fishing this Saturday with my wife :shock: . If she outfishes me...Im done.
Still a great day on the water, and now I feel confident If I continue to do what he said, I will eventually get it and I will be all set.
He then proceeded to catch a dozen more bass none under 2 pounds. Me......****.
He watched my flipping technique into the thick stuff and he said you have good technique, Im surprised you havnt caught one yet :roll: .
WTF? WTFF? Have I been cursed? Whats wrong with me?3 worst years of fishing in my life.
All his big fish were caught on 1/4 ounce black jig and brown uncle josh real pork trailer. All white Spinner baits, and all white double buzzer buzzbaits.
I used a black and blue jig with brown trialer (1 hit). A chartreuse PCBAITS spinnerbait (2 hard hits but wiffs from me), and my freshly maid black buuzbait (1 hit). No hookups whatsoever.
Fishing this Saturday with my wife :shock: . If she outfishes me...Im done.
Still a great day on the water, and now I feel confident If I continue to do what he said, I will eventually get it and I will be all set.
