Conference wahoo::fishing

       Do you have a 'Terminal Anglers' hat yet?
      Hope this helps!
                                   Denny

    I say there Boy, What your missing is one of those Ranger Type Bass 
    Fishing Machines with 150 Hp Turbo Charged, Metal Flaked Purpol Glitter
    Raised Casting platforms, with rod backs, bait well, fish cooler, beer
    on tap and crome plated spitoons for yer snuff.
    
    So just send you $29,9945. plus $2 for postage & handling to
                       
                       P.O. Box
    
                   "I'm a Hawg Hunter" 
    
                    Ms a Sippy, P.A. 8909090
    
    
    P.S. order now and we'll include your free gift of 1 dozzen north
    american redworms packed in a hansome display gift box.
    

    
    how bout' some depthcharges......but actually...this season...
    following last year's heat..added with all the rain this spring...
    was destined to be sort of a flop.....except for limited heavy fly
    hatches on VERY fertile waters.....the action from my fellow trout
    flee-fishers has been POOOOOOOORRRR.....
    
    steve
    

    
    re: 2
    
     enough of the equipment......we want The VIDEO...!!!!!!
    
    steve
    

    I USUALLY FISH SALTWATER BUT I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF TROUT FISHING
    THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. I WANT TO START DOING SOME BASS FISHING BUT 
    AM UNFAMILIAR WITH THE TECHNIQUES (FLY AND SPINNING ROD) AND WOULD
    APPRECIATE ANY TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS REAGARDING THE ABOVE.
    
    P.S.
            I AM NEW TO THIS COONFERENCE
    
    
    
    STAN (FROM THE COUNTRY PART OF JERSEY) 
    

    Let's see here.....inventorying all of the good advice I got here and
    from those who, for whatever reason, replied directly comes up to
    about $134,000.  The cheapest of all was Ed's secret bass recipe:
    2 doz crawlers, 1 - 3 to 6 oz sunnie, 1 cup water, 1 tsp cornstarch,
    liquify in blender, fold into 1 pkg knox unflavored gelatin, let
    harden, use as bait.  This only cost me $56 for the new blender I 
    had to buy my wife.

    Stan, so would I!  Suggest you pick up one of the fishing mags and
    avoid any secret recipes.  
    
    Seriously, bass fishing is wonderful (except for the occassional dry
    spells) and you should try it.  Unfortunately, I cannot, in good
    conscience, give you any advice at this time (aka "dry spell).
    
    J

    re: .0 Lower case please.......
    
    As for bass fishing tips, there are over 40 notes in this conference
    with the info in them that you are looking for......do a keyword=bass
    to find them....
    
    Tight lines and good luck,
    
    Ranger Ron

    Here are some of the notes that Ron was referring to.  These were found
    using the keyword directory ine note 555.1, under the keyword for 
    BASS-TIPS.  There's lots of other keywords that apply as well.
     
    donmac
    
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Note 555.5                    Directory Assistance                      5 of 136
RAINBO::MACINTYRE "Terminal Angler"                  35 lines  19-AUG-1989 18:15
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 Topic  Author               Date         Repl  Title
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    20  SPMFG1::CUZZONES     16-JUL-1985    45  BEST BASS LURES
    69   COMET::HUNTER       21-FEB-1986    41  EARLY SPRING BASSIN !!
    73  ASGMKA::TOMAS         6-MAR-1986     6  Creating Bass Structure
    76   FELIX::SCHOLZ       11-MAR-1986     4  The New England Story
    82   FELIX::SCHOLZ       13-MAR-1986    49  BASS fishing Tip Sheet
   125   BOVES::BPUISHYS     22-MAY-1986    16  Do-Nothing-Worm
   129   TORCH::MACINTYRE    28-MAY-1986    19  Night Time Bass'n
   170     HBO::CULBERT      20-AUG-1986    11  Newcomer to Fishing
   180  JUNIOR::FLOOD        14-SEP-1986     2  fall fishing help
   205   TORCH::MACINTYRE    15-OCT-1986     4  Cold Water Bass'n, New England Style
   299  CNTROL::SWINEHART    27-MAR-1987    22  Fish Scent--Does it work?
   345  MAMTS3::SUMMERS      13-MAY-1987    23  ITTY-BITTY-BASS !!!
   351    JAWS::WIERSUM      19-MAY-1987     4  Belly down or Belly up?
   433  MAMTS3::SUMMERS      30-JUL-1987     7  MOSS & BASS Dont mix
   442  TOPCAT::MACINTYRE    11-AUG-1987    11  Wade'n & Bass'n = FUN!
   479  CASV04::EPRESTON     21-SEP-1987    16  First bass - not bad for a start...
   500  CASV02::EPRESTON      6-OCT-1987    30  worm technique
   507   HELIX::COTHRAN      14-OCT-1987    30  Fall Bass
   511  USSCSL::MURRAY       16-OCT-1987    11  To scent or not to scent?!
   615  GRANMA::NSUMMERS      2-MAR-1988    14  BASS STIRRING !!!
   623  GRANMA::NSUMMERS     11-MAR-1988     6  COLD BASS
   650  GRANMA::NSUMMERS     28-MAR-1988     7  SPRING BAITS
   684  USADEC::DAY          21-APR-1988     8  52 deg water, what bait?
   713  OGOMTS::LANGE        10-MAY-1988     8  The AGE of a Bass?
   764   ROXIE::LEVESQUE     13-JUN-1988     8  Bass Spawn in Southern NH
   770  STRATA::WOOLDRIDGE   16-JUN-1988    13  BASS VISION
   777  CASV05::PRESTON      22-JUN-1988    21  Best times of the day to fish?
   856  KDCA03::CDCUP_BOUCHE 22-AUG-1988     9  Bossin' It
   893  BOSHOG::VARLEY       12-OCT-1988     2  Need Some "Fall Out" Info.
   905  SCOMAN::BING          2-NOV-1988     1  cold weather bass
   960  STOWMA::LANGE        26-JAN-1989     2  '89 Stratagies
  1122  RONALD::OUELLETTE     2-MAY-1989     8  SNAKE BAITING FOR BASS
  1180  ASABET::CORBETT      27-JUN-1989     8  Novice seeks help on lures

    
    	Hey I want to know more about the portable fish finder!!!
    
    	I already mounted an electric anchor on the front of my scanoe,
        but it hasn't helped in catching fish, although it doubles
    	as a depth indicator (I marked the anchor line ;-).....
    
    	Erik_who_wears_his_Terminal-Angler_hat_for_good_luck!
                                               

    Electrick anchor???
    
    Don chere we take dem ole crank telephone generators, put a rod on both
    wires, trow dem in de water an crank op som fish!!!
    
    Dey com op to de top kinda stunned like an we ketch dem an put dem away
    before de gang wardon come by. Trouble is we get a lot ob buffalo an
    gaspergou mixed in wit de basses.
    
    Mebbe chew cud use de electrick anchor to do dat too.
    
    Coonass

    Yo Coonass - 
    
    I hadn't thought of that (or Dat) the anchor line goes down 60 feet,
    I guess I could go on up to Lake Winni and drop the anchor (with
    wire attached) down to 50-60 feet and get some of them monster salmon
    and trout.
    
    One question - is there a certain amount of amps I should be cranking
    down there????  (hmmmmm 1 amp = 1 foot, 50 amps = 50 feet ;-)
    
    Erik

    YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE BLENDER AT A YARD SALE
    
    ACTUALLY, TRY A MANNS RAT IN CHARTRUCE. FISH IT ON TOP OF THE WEEDS
    IN A SLOW JERKY MOTION..GOOD LUCK
    

    It sounds like you might be suffering partly from fishing-on-the-
    wrong-days syndrome, as in right after a cold front. Seems to happen
    to me a little too often. (Of course maybe I'm just a lousy fisherman!)
    Bright sunny days following the arrival of a cold from seem to give
    the fish lockjaw. It certainly seemed to over Labor Day weekend - no 
    fish for two days, then they started biting again.
    
    I just got through reading an article in In-Fisherman about using
    gitzits. One of the main points is that gitzits work when nothing
    else will, but only if fished properly - not used like just another
    worm or grub. They recommend lighter (6lb) clear line, and light
    jigs, 1/32 to 1/8 oz, subtle presentation and slow retrieve. Also,
    they favor subtle (smoke, etc) colors over brighter ones. This approach
    is supposed to give results when all else fails, but they stress
    patience and experimentation, like being willing to try different
    colors, jig weights, and even line weights, though the general rule
    is the tougher the fishing, the more subtle the presentation ought
    to be.
    
    Sometimes I think there's such a thing as a plain ol' bad spell,
    that nothing can explain. I read an account by a guy who went an
    entire summer w/o catching a decent fish, in spite of being an
    experienced, well-equipped, persistent and knowlegeable fisherman/
    outdoors writer. The moral of the story was that he finally realized
    that fishing is supposed to be, first and foremost, fun and relaxing,
    and not be allowed to ruin his and his family's vacations. He came
    out of his bad spell eventually, vowing never again to let it get
    to him again like it did then. I'm sure you're not as far gone as
    he might have been, but I know I've sometimes had to cut short a
    bad day of fishing before it put a black cloud over the whole rest
    of my day...
    
    Ed

    I can't say enough about the portable fish finder.  First, since I
    haven't seen too many fish, I don't feel so bad not catching them (i.e.
    be sure you get a 20 to 40 degree transponder).  Second, it has been
    great to "map" all of my favorite fishing spots with respect to
    structure/drop-offs/underwater channels.  Third, mapping lakes is
    an interesting way to pass the time when you are not catching fish that
    you don't see anyway.  Fourth, watching the sonar LCD has seemed to
    pacify my lately-condescending fishing pals, thus giving me some degree
    of perceived added-value.  Fifth, the thing has earned me a few beers
    (i.e. 1 can = fee I charge for checking out someone's idea of a hot
    spot). Sixth, sonar units are not something you usually find in a
    canoe, so there's the "status" factor among canoists.
    
    All in all, it's been a great buy.
    

re: .14 

Ed, 

Just remember, A bad day of fishing ALWAYS beats a good day of work.

    RE. 15.
    
    Portable Fish Finder....Make, Model, Price, Easy to mount?????
    
    Inquiring overloaded canoeists want to know!
    
    Erik

    Erik, the portable fish finder I bought was made by Eagle, which has
    two portable models in the neighborhood of $200 to $250.  The major
    difference between the two is an audible fish alarm and some other
    programming "whizits" (e.g. auto depth alarm).  I don't remember the
    model number but will send it (and other specs) to you directly.
    
    It uses two lanatern batteries and doesn't weigh much more.  Size-wise,
    it occupies only a little more room than six-pack (i.e. the screen
    flips up/dowm for display/storage) and the transducer mounts (via a 
    long cable) in about a second with a suction cup.  Total set up time
    is 15-20 seconds.  Put-away is a little more because of having to stow
    the transducer & cable in the battery compartment.
    
    John

    
    I would suggest that you stay off of large bodies of water. Stick
    to your local farm ponds and the like. Remember that the more fishing
    presure a body of water gets the harder it is to catch them. I have
    found this year that when you are unable to catch the fish on the
    outside edges of weed beds, try sitting your canoe on the inside
    edge of these weed beds and cast your lures out towards the open
    water and bring your baits towards the weed beds. Often bass will
    be suspended some ways from these weed beds. As we often love to
    use the old standby lures such as worms and topwater, spinnerbaits,
    try using crankbaits at a slow retrieve. You will be amazed if you
    retrieve them slow how weedless they can actually be. Make sure
    that the crankbait has the bouancy to float back up to the surface
    when you stop retrieving. In other words if you feel a weed, stop
    retrieving for a moment and the crankbait should release itself
    from the weed providing you didn't set your hook into the weed.
    Often the bass will hit the lure when it begins to rise. Use this
    approach when all else fails and give it time to work. Oh by the
    way this usually works best during the slow part of the day. also
    try and be close to deep water when at all possible. Have confidence
    and patience in what you use and concentrate all of the time and
    be ready to set the hook.
    
    hope this helps you some, mark 
    
    hope that this helps some,