New here From North NJ

[FreddoB]

Hi All,

 

I stumbled on this forum looking for trailers for a chatterbait I'm thinking of buying. I grew up a trout fisherman and always dreamed of catching lots of bass with consistency. New to kayak fishing opened the door for great fishing opportunities. I'm only starting to catch more bass lately but want to start trying all these techniques I read about. I'm sure I don't need to go broke buying every bait, in every color, for every condition, but this forum seems to have lots of great "resources" so I'm in!

 

Thanks for all of you that post to feed into this "safe" addiction I call fishing! Work is overrated is my motto each time I'm out there on a lake!

 

All the best; be safe; tight lines! - FreddoB

[lanzbass]

Greetings and Welcome to the forums  

[A-Jay]

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~

A-Jay

[jbw252]

Welcome to Bass Resource. Enjoy reading & contributing in the forums.

[Darren.]

Welcome aboard!

[Megastink]

What part on North Jersey? I lived up that way for a decade.

[Rohan Lupin]

Welcome! I think a good starting point as far as colors go is if the water is kind of clear with at least 2 ft of visibility green pumpkin or watermelon red flake are dynamite. If the water is muddy then black and blue is the go to. I keep it simple and its been tight lines for me. 

[RoLo]

 

Welcome to Bass Resource.

 

Roger

[Bluebasser86]

Welcome!

[Mike L]

Hello and Welcome! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike 

[FreddoB]

Thanks all! I look forward to spending time here learning and sharing as I can...

 

17 hours ago, Megastink said:

What part on North Jersey? I lived up that way for a decade.

 

I'm WAY up north in Sussex County. Quite close to the NY border. Lots of water up here to poke around in so learning of them and accessibility for the kayak.

 

 

13 hours ago, Rohan Lupin said:

Welcome! I think a good starting point as far as colors go is if the water is kind of clear with at least 2 ft of visibility green pumpkin or watermelon red flake are dynamite. If the water is muddy then black and blue is the go to. I keep it simple and its been tight lines for me. 

 

Thanks! A green pumpkin craw got me my PB last year. That was an EXCITING start to learning to use soft plastics for sure!

 

I appreciate the input!

Best regards - FreddoB

 

[whitwolf]

Welcome!

[Glenn]

Welcome Home!

[FreddoB]

Thanks all! I caught my new PB for me yesterday but at a a cost! 19-1/2" and 4.25 lbs but I rolled my kayak netting the fish. It was nice the water was 77°F but I lost some gear. I know the saying, "leash it or loose it" and I've grow a little too complacent in my short time kayak bass fishing so I'm happy I was taught this lesson early on (even though the loss of gear wasn't fun; time fill a shopping cart). I've thanked God that "I" was not hooked on my way out and was able to get back in the yak safely, and measure/release the fish unharmed. It was quite an ordeal and I'm sure some of "you"have stories too! To all... BE CAREFUL! It's really not that hard to roll a small yak - especially with all the excitement!

[jbw252]

I hope that you were wearing a PFD.  Gear can be replaced.  Lesson learned.  Congrats on the new PB though.

[Leftymuk]

Welcome to the forums.....glad to see more kayak people from Jersey

[FreddoB]

17 hours ago, jbw252 said:

I hope that you were wearing a PFD.  Gear can be replaced.  Lesson learned.  Congrats on the new PB though.

I was not wearing my PDF but I was very close to shore and I'm a strong swimmer. In colder water, I "WILL" be wearing one without question! Anyone have the NRS Chinook to report on, it looks like a good vest to me?

 

 

14 hours ago, Leftymuk said:

Welcome to the forums.....glad to see more kayak people from Jersey

Yes - I'm newer to this but LOVING it! This week I update the crate to keep things "IN" it should I ever roll it again! Ha!

 

 

[jbw252]

3 hours ago, FreddoB said:

I was not wearing my PDF but I was very close to shore and I'm a strong swimmer. In colder water, I "WILL" be wearing one without question! Anyone have the NRS Chinook to report on, it looks like a good vest to me?

 

 

Many yak people wear either the NRS Chinook or the Stohlquist Fisherman.  I use the Stohlquist.  Check them out and try them on to decide which one is for you.  It has to be comfortable for you to ALWAYS wear it.  Even strong swimmers can't swim if they are knocked unconscious.

[FreddoB]

10 hours ago, jbw252 said:

Many yak people wear either the NRS Chinook or the Stohlquist Fisherman.  I use the Stohlquist.  Check them out and try them on to decide which one is for you.  It has to be comfortable for you to ALWAYS wear it.  Even strong swimmers can't swim if they are knocked unconscious.

I'll check the Stohlquist Fisherman too for sure! Thanks for your concern and the heads up (no pun intended) about being knocked unconscious. This didn't occur to me as I fish quiet little lakes and don't think I'd roll the yak. But you are correct and no arguments here. People have gone on doing way less dangerous things!

[Angealy]

 Welcome dude and have fun catching bass as they're a bunch of fun!

If you need any help, I'm sure I or someone else could give you some pointers.

I happen to also be in North Jersey in warren county, I'm sure you know where that is

Even thought i just started to bass fish, I'm really enjoying it and caught my largest  a 2.2 pound bass 17 inches!

 

[FreddoB]

3 minutes ago, Angealy said:

Welcome dude and have fun catching bass as they're a bunch of fun!

If you need any help, I'm sure I or someone else could give you some pointers.

I happen to also be in North Jersey in warren county, I'm sure you know where that is

Even thought i just started to bass fish, I'm really enjoying it and caught my largest  a 2.2 pound bass 17 inches!

Thanks! Getting hooked into one is half the battle and I'm coming long fine for a newb too. I didn't realize diving into targeting LM's that they tend to jump and throw hooks/jigs/chatterbaits/etc... so easily. I'm concentrating now on the "fight" to keep them "down". My new PB last Saturday never got airborne so I'm getting there (I hope) and finding the "fight" part of the lore of bass fishing. Thanks for your offer to help! I do know where Warren county is. Do you have favorite lakes there? I fish Aeroflex, Twin Lakes, Swartswood (fished there once this spring but now there's this: "Swartswood Swim area will be closed until further notice for public health and safety due to the presence of Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)), and my local community lake (this is a private fishery I do well in). Take care!

[Angealy]

Yes, My favorite lake i like to fish is blair lake i'm always getting something out of there.

However you can only fish from the bank here.

I catch everything from pickerels to bass all on real worms and senkos.

I've had luck with Grn Pumpkin Bk Flk/Watermelon Copper/Orange Red and Watermelon and i'll wacky rig them.

 

[FreddoB]

12 hours ago, Angealy said:

Yes, My favorite lake i like to fish is blair lake i'm always getting something out of there.

However you can only fish from the bank here.

I catch everything from pickerels to bass all on real worms and senkos.

I've had luck with Grn Pumpkin Bk Flk/Watermelon Copper/Orange Red and Watermelon and i'll wacky rig them.

 

Green Pumpkin... the holy grail of color for bass baits it seems. No argument here, they bite what I'm throwing in that color! I haven't heard of Blair lake and wow, 2 acres! The lake I live by is about 37 acres and seems small compared t some I've paddled. It looks like that lake can get "weedy" so you might want to learn "punching". That's next on my bucket list, followed by frogs, followed by, who knows?!?