datkins Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 Thought I'd take a moment and introduce myself since I saw on another thread somewhere that it was generally encouraged before making new posts on other topics, not that I plan to do that at the moment. I've been in Austin 9 years, and grew up in Whitehouse, Tx. I've been bass fishing less than a year. I grew up live-bait fishing for crappie and catfish on a yellow snoopy pole that got broken by a huge snapping turtle when I was young. I was visiting my in-laws this past spring and we were fishing a cattle tank on their land catching perch and some bluegill and small crappie. Out of nowhere my father-in-law pulls out what was probably just a 1-2lb bass, but it was enormous compared to the other fish we were catching, and that's what started me down the rabbit hole. I bank fish ponds and creeks around here with varying amounts of luck. I'm sure it was a combination of my lack of skill and the sweltering summer heat that is only just now dissipating around here, but so far my best day out has only been 3 fish, all dinks. My personal best is just over 22", but I don't have a scale so no clue on the weight. I spend an obscene amount of time thinking about buying new gear, and then ultimately talking myself out of it. I mainly try to force myself to stick with a few techniques and get proficient with them. Most of my fish, including my best, have come on soft plastics, with a handful of crankbait, spinnerbait, buzzbait, and chatterbait fish mixed in. I like the idea of backseating for some of the local tournaments, just because I would love to fish with someone who could help me learn and get better, however I haven't been able to as of yet. That's about all I can think of at the moment. Thanks for letting me ramble! David Quote
Super User Darren. Posted October 15, 2015 Super User Posted October 15, 2015 Welcome aboard, David! Quote
Super User 00 mod Posted October 16, 2015 Super User Posted October 16, 2015 Welcome to the forums! Jeff Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted October 16, 2015 Super User Posted October 16, 2015 Hello David and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay Quote
lanzbass Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Greetings David and Welcome to the forums Quote
jbw252 Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 David - Welcome to BR. Enjoy the forums. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 20, 2015 Global Moderator Posted October 20, 2015 Welcome! Quote
Basseditor Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Welcome, you'll learn a lot here. You could join a local bass club. Get paired with an experienced boater and learn all about Austin area lakes. BTW, what part of Austin? There is a club with lots of guys on the north side. Some of us in south Austin go to Canyon Bass Club in San Marcos. Quote
datkins Posted October 22, 2015 Author Posted October 22, 2015 Welcome, you'll learn a lot here. You could join a local bass club. Get paired with an experienced boater and learn all about Austin area lakes. BTW, what part of Austin? There is a club with lots of guys on the north side. Some of us in south Austin go to Canyon Bass Club in San Marcos. I'm in north Austin, Wells Branch area. I fish a lot at Mills Pond because it's right around the corner and is almost totally bank accessible depending on water level, but it's also not a great pond based of the number of people taking fish out of there and the lack of notable structure that I've found. I've thought about joining a club, just haven't pulled the trigger yet. Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted October 23, 2015 BassResource.com Administrator Posted October 23, 2015 Welcome home! Quote
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