Oregon Native

Thats awesome.....treat it like a "One a Day" vitamen. Yup...get on the water at least once a day!! tight Lines

For whatever it's worth i just enjoy getting out there. As long as it's not a major wind or cold front I try and get out. I have found fish from one foot down to thirty. I have heard that there are always some fish shallow and it seems to be true. Especially if the water has a slight tint to it. This has worked for me from Oregon on out here to Tennessee. I may not load the boat many times but am learning. I tend to fish the favorites. Hair jigs in winter, float'n fly, cranks. Water gets warmer the float'n fly goes away as the panfish tear it up. It's a rare day ya don't get something. Day before yesterday was pretty good. We got drum, yellow bass, white bass, smallies, and largemouth. Mostly on dropshot and cranks. Tight lines...time on water is learnin and not workin It's enjoying what our Great Lord has created.

From what I understand originally the lefty thing stared mainly on the west coast many years ago. I have been doing this for probably over 30 years back when the selection was not so good. Now I could be wrong on this but when I was working retail for a couple sporting good stores this is what I was told by manufacturers a number of times. Never made sense to me to switch hands after a cast anyway.

Have tried it in the 8 and 10. Seems to be alright with me. All my spinning rods have braid period. I did not like the eight as I could not seem to get my double uni knots to work well. But with the ten it does. I use PowerPro in eight and Fireline in eight and all these lines funcion decent. When their new I notice I get less tip wrap but thats the only real biggie. I can still get a season or too out of a spool. Only put about 50yds on a reel anyway so believe I'm getting my dollars worth. Oh..I use leaders about 90 percent of the time. Good Luck

9# 6oz Largemouth 6# Smallie 10#ish muskie 19#6oz West Coast Steelhead 40# West Coast Chinook 155# Halibut Been Blessed

Done....thank you

Thank you...nice pics Brings back memories. Used to live on west coast and have caught hundreds of those fish over the years. Used to love hiking the streams. Favorites used to be in NW Oregon. Now so far the biggest thing I've hooked is a 20# drum on a floatin fly. Was fun. More tight lines

Feel fortunate living here in Knoxvile, Tn. Every time I've been out I've caught fish. Jan 1st was up at Norris and had two smallies over 18 and a few smaller fish. We've had some cold but have been able to get out. Yesterday caught a drum around 20# on a floatin fly that really stretched my string. Love living out here... it's a rare day you can't get out. Tight Lines

I know this is a tough one as I too am a bass fishin junkie but it's snowing here in knoxville and I can't get out today so was just spending some time on the pueter. I personnally if I was only allowed one way to fish for a day would have to take a dropshot on 8 or 10 # braid with a 8# fluro leader and a three inch YUM Dinger Texas rigged. Color can be huge I know...but candy would probably be first choice of colors. Tight Lines

Welcome....someone from outwest. (rainy country) Tight Lines

Bass fishing is very addictive....lots of toys and research material!!! Reading is awesome like mentioned above like mentioned above. I would join a small club and go to meetings. Second if I just had to fish I would have a spinning rod with a good 8# test and fish a small silver or gold shad rap. My second rod would have a 4" texas rigged worm with a 1/8 bullet. When you fish the worm fish it fairly slow. I kind of like imagining teasing a cat with ball and string. They go after it pretty quickly at first and then ya gotta tease em with twitches and pauses. Tight Lines

WhoooooHooooo my wife helped me put a profile pic up. Never done this before. This fish was caught last weekend so it's still fresh. (20 ")

Florida is kind of interesting. Had a BASS Nationals on Harris Chain and the area was like a giagantic retirement center of motor homes on the lake .....it was amazing. My wife and I learned we didn't want to go to buffet restaurants. Boy oh boy do people drive crazy to try and get a parking spots. TIght Lines greylegg33 it's a whole new world. We love it. Hoping to get out to Dale Hollow one of these days just to fish the legend. 0119....Lotsa golf course (thats what my wife loves)

Actually I have. Been on Melton over the weekend and got one smallie that was 20" and some smaller non-keeps on Sat. Sunday was a lot tougher for some reason. Not as many fish but had one keeper smallie. Hope this rain doesn't blow it out for this weekend. Being from Oregon you get used to wet from above. I kinda like it as it keeps a few more anglers under their roofs!! Tight Lines

WOW......awesome

When I lived out west I had the opportunity to learn drop shotting from Kota Kiramaga on Shasta many years ago. And also fished with Aaron Martens on Lake Powell. These were both BASS Invitationals and both were awesome fishermen. Now I use 8# fireline or power pro (yellow) with a 6 or 8 lb Silver Thread fluro leader. Have been catching smallies and largemouth all winter here in Tennessee using this combo. I prefer 3 inch Yum Dingers or small tubes from Dry Creek. Great way to fish....nose hook bait when not much cover....Texas rig dropshot in cover. Tight Lines

Don't forget to dropshot the smaller tubes.....AWESOME!!! Drycreek Outfitters out in Idaho makes an awesome little tube and in baby bass color too which is great in clear water. Tight Lines

I've had awesome success on three inch Yum Dingers. Use 8# braid with a fluro leader in 6 or 8 and if the stream is slow flowing or heavily pressured fish weightless. Get a lot of littl tap taps but usually only set on the weighted bites or run offs. Tight Lines

Lived in Oregon for going on 60 years and moved to Knoxville to be with my son and his new family. We got tired of only seeing them and the grandkids once a year so took a gamble in life. Since both of my kids have had cancer we are under the firm belief that every day is a gift from above. Anyway..... The big differences I've noticed have been: 1. More people wave to you and are friendly on the water. 2. It doesn't matter what you fish for ...people respect your pleasures. (out in Oregon bass for the most part is considered trash...it's mostly about salmon and steelhead with some trout) 3. They use trout for bait out here and you can buy them in stores....awesome!!! 4. I actually have gone to a few Sporting good shows and it was all warmwater fish talk....AWESOME!!!! (I do enjoy salmon and steelhead...don't get me wrong....I just don't elevate them like they do back in Oregon. Note: I remember launching on the Willamette in Portland one year during spring chinook season and was towing a disabled boat back to launch. Since it was a slow go and there were lots of boats out I would wave in passing. Out of the tons of boats I remember one waving back! There are good people out west...don't get me wrong but it has changed sooooo much. 5. I could launch on the middle Columbia and maybe see a boat or two during the week bass fishing while out here you always have some company. 6. I get to fish almost anytime I want out here for bass and panfish while back home it slows down a ton due mostly to high muddy water in the valley or trecherous roads. 7. You do the walking thing to try and keep the winter wear down some and people say good morning and Hi in passing. Back home it was getting more to be oncoming people would go heads down or cross the street. (no I didn't have a rifle over my shoulder) Thank you Southern Hospitality Tight Lines

Thank you all and many tight lines for 2013

Used to live in Oregon for about 60 years but moved to Tennessee to be with the kids and grandkids. (Yup getting Older) Favorite water used to be on the Columbia River where you could chase smallies (favorite) in some extreme conditions and hardly see anyone else fishing on bad weather days. Even some good weather days had you fishing almost by yourself. Fifty fish days were not uncommon with fish up to 4lbs and better normal. Now living in Tennessee I have to get used to a whole new world of bass fishing. Out in Oregon bass were not looked at as highly as they are out here.....slime rockets (trout and salmon) were king. I think it's great that out here you can get trout and use them for bait!!!!!! Went to a sportsman show here in Knoxville and it was all warmwater species....wow. Not trashing cold water species, just love the fact that you have it ALL back here with a better attitude. Tight Lines