Pre electronics bass fishing

[riverbasser]

4 minutes ago, Catt said:

 

Actually guys the seminar was at a small community college in downtown Houston, Texas & we ate at the cafeteria.

I can't tell y'all the name of the college or what was on the menu but I can tell y'all what he said about structure, reading maps, & catching bass!

Please do. I would love to hear it.

[Catt]

26 minutes ago, riverbasser said:

Please do. I would love to hear it.

I've been telling y'all since July 11 2005

[OCdockskipper]

File this under extreme vagueness, but as a teenager back in the late 70's, I remember reading an article in either Field & Stream or Sports Afield about a man who knew Lake Powell better than anyone else.  Apparently he had worked on the river for years before Glen Canyon Dam was built, and as the lake began to fill, he took thousands of photographs to supplement his memory.  The article was about how he guarded those photos for a decade or so & never let anyone else see them until his later years when he made them publicly available.

[Crestliner2008]

I still have the Lindner's "Big Book of Fishing" published in the early 70's. This book detailed what is known as backtrolling and Texas rigging worms as well as other presentations, which were "cutting edge" at the time.

I also have Binkleman's entire "Bluebook" series - 4 in all. I cherish these and hope my grandkids will have some appreciation of what their forefathers have given them.

I can't even imagine having the experiece Catt has with having spent time with Buck Perry. Priceless.

[roadwarrior]

Well, I grew up trolling and it is still one of my favorite ways to fish. My dad always targeted points, rounded in the spring (shallow) and steeper during the summer. When ever we got a bite we stopped, retied substituting a "purple worm" for the crankbait ( http://www.heddonlures.com/product/hellbender-magnum-downrigger-3/ )  It still works today!

 

[lo n slo]

On June 12, 2016 at 3:43 PM, the reel ess said:

I knew people who would sink brushpiles or gutted appliances at night. Then they'd return to fish the new cover/structure with T-rigged worms. Once you located the fish attractor, you just make note of the landmarks and mark your map. That would be hard without GPS, so they were usually close to shore, but not on the bank.

good call man

we still do this today, maybe not at night, and it still works. it's the way i learned. i dont have the SI sonar but i can line up with those two tress with my boat in 15' of water and throw towards that island til i hit the mark. never said it was easy but it's a method i've come to love....a sense of accomplishment. i sometimes wonder if we're taking the "sport" out of bass fishing but i dont care to debate the issue. i do appreciate what catt said about keeping the emphasis on the fisherman above all else. i'm old school myself.