bassheel Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 The worse for me is new cold muddy water. What about yours? 1 Quote
Super User HoosierHawgs Posted January 2, 2015 Super User Posted January 2, 2015 Blue bird skies. Just not my strong suit. My strength would have to be overcast+heavy wind. Quote
fisherrw Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Super hot and super flat lake. Never could handle that. Quote
Jd_Phillips_Fishin Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Hot summer day and the fish are on ledges 25ft deep 1 Quote
Super User Sam Posted January 2, 2015 Super User Posted January 2, 2015 Cold water and cold air temperatures. I hate cold weather. 6 Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 2, 2015 Super User Posted January 2, 2015 Mars Platform in the Gulf of Mexico late at night in front of an approaching hurricane. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_(oil_platform) Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted January 2, 2015 Super User Posted January 2, 2015 Back in the day, the "Worst Fishing Conditions" were always times I had no business being out on the water. Once I figured out that my fishing shouldn't be a life threating evolution, my types of "Worst Fishing Conditions" were still challenging but a whole lot safer. I have trips when it's a challenging to get bit during conditions I'd expect it to be tough and during periods I don't, that's fishing. But at this point, I'm glad to be out there. So honestly my worst fishing conditions, are that days I can't get out. A-Jay 1 Quote
Super User Raul Posted January 2, 2015 Super User Posted January 2, 2015 Cold water and cold air temperatures. I hate cold weather. Coming from the man that lives in VIRGINIA ( too funny ! ) The absolute worst I´ve encountered is rainy "norte" ( high speed cold wind ) unless I´m fishing a deep canyon type lake those conditions mean that I rather stay on the shore. Quote
RSM789 Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Santa Ana Winds. They typically happen here in the colder months, late fall to early winter. It isn't just the velocity, but the bursts & direction changes. You will go from a steady 10 mph northern wind to a 35 mph gust from the east back to 10 mph from the NE followed by a 30 mph gust from the north. Throw in a few dust devils swirling around like mini tornados. The velocity make boat control & casting accuracy near impossible while the direction changes eliminate calmer spots. Only positive is they raise the air temps, so the days following them often find the fish more active. Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted January 2, 2015 Super User Posted January 2, 2015 Supercell T-storms, Been caught in a couple of these on the lake, not much warning, Bad, Bad, Stuff... 1 Quote
blongfishing Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 I absolutely hate the cold weather. The bass in my profile pic is my biggest I have ever caught in cold weather and I caught it last week. So that being said cold is probably worst for me. I like just about any other time. The worst I have ever been is in is lightning and hail. I made it back to my house and parked the boat at my dock and I had marble sized hail coming down on me! Quote
gobig Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 The worst conditions I have ever seen while bass fishing happend at lake Mead located on the Nevada/ Arizona border. Went from 115 deg to a 90 deg monsoon. For those of you that don't know monsoons deliver torrential down pours causing flash flooding and heavy winds. I have seen big water in several other places but what makes it so bad at Mead are the canyons walls. The wave bounce off the walls back into themselves. There is no trough to run and they are very inconsistent. The wave action is similar to what you would see if you drove your boat in circles only 6-8ft tall. Quote
Slade House Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 during a tournament , it was raining around 2 inches an hour, in the winter in california. had to quit early 1 Quote
Slade House Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 then again, their was a day when it was 110 degrees , and there is no shade out here. 1 Quote
Slade House Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Santa Ana Winds. They typically happen here in the colder months, late fall to early winter. It isn't just the velocity, but the bursts & direction changes. You will go from a steady 10 mph northern wind to a 35 mph gust from the east back to 10 mph from the NE followed by a 30 mph gust from the north. Throw in a few dust devils swirling around like mini tornados. The velocity make boat control & casting accuracy near impossible while the direction changes eliminate calmer spots. Only positive is they raise the air temps, so the days following them often find the fish more active. I fricking hate the santa ana winds, so much. they make fishing suck when they're blowing , and everything just goes badly Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted January 2, 2015 Super User Posted January 2, 2015 In one of outings in the glades alone, I had dense fog on the water, required running lights. Then the fog cleared and the sun came out and it was hot!! Then the clouds came back and I had a 40min run in back to the ramp in hard rain. That hurts!! LOL!! Quote
OntarioFishingGuy Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Ice not thick enough to ice fish, but too thick to punch with a 4oz weight... 2 Quote
RSM789 Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 The worst conditions I have ever seen while bass fishing happend at lake Mead located on the Nevada/ Arizona border... There have been a few houseboats sunk there by inexperienced renters who believe the big boat can cruise right through those 5 foot rollers on the main lake. If they are savvy enough to take shelter in a cove, they often don't realize that the nice sandy beach they have chosen to park at is actually the mouth of a flash flood channel. Out of the frying pan & into the fire... Quote
Blues19 Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Cold wet weather. When its just warm enough that its rain and not snow... Oh that is the worst. Soaking wet in the cold wind. Can't handle it. Quote
MacDaddyFishin Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Cold water and cold air temperatures. I hate cold weather. I'd have to agree on the cold water. Cold weather doesn't really bother me all that much luckily! Quote
ColdSVT Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 15ft seas 100miles E of delaware...15ft seas in a 40ft boat for 20hours straight We did however limit out on yellowfin tuna and i didnt puke...the mate did though lol 1 Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted January 3, 2015 Super User Posted January 3, 2015 I've been caught in sleet, and in a hail storm. Quote
gobig Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 There have been a few houseboats sunk there by inexperienced renters who believe the big boat can cruise right through those 5 foot rollers on the main lake. If they are savvy enough to take shelter in a cove, they often don't realize that the nice sandy beach they have chosen to park at is actually the mouth of a flash flood channel. Out of the frying pan & into the fire... There was a pleasure boat lost when I was there for the U.S. Open. I would bet 3/4 of the field or more punched waves on day two. Quote
Super User Catt Posted January 3, 2015 Super User Posted January 3, 2015 December through March every year on Toledo Bend! We are on a pattern of cold fronts every 3-4 days, the air temperatures aint the only problem, with the fronts come 2-3" of rain per hour plus 25-35 mph sustained winds. Yea I know I've heard em all about how rough it gets where y'all fish but y'all aint got to deal with boat lanes! Boat lanes on Toledo Bend are 20-30 yards wide & do not run north-south or east-west; most are river or creeks channels. This means you might be running with the chop, into the chop or across it at every possible angle. Get outside these boat lanes & you're running in standing timber inches under the surface. I've seen boat hulls with 8-14" x 48" rips, huge holes punched in the hull & during one B.A.S.S. Top 150 the whole transom ripped from a Triton. 1 Quote
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