Bass fishing confessions

[galyonj]

What are your deep, dark fishing secrets? I'll start.

 

Y'all know the Senko? The stick bait that's caught gobs and gobs of fish?

 

I have never, ever caught a fish on one. I read the FAQ, watched hours of video about it, all that.

 

Never even got a sniff, as far as I'm aware. Not weighted. Not unweighted. Not wacky. Not Neko.

 

Not ever.

[MN Fisher]

T-Rigs are my bane

 

I use them regularly - various weights, various worms/lizards/whatever, various places.

 

Not once have I caught a fish on one.

[galyonj]

Just now, MN Fisher said:

T-Rigs are my bane

 

I use them regularly - various weights, various worms/lizards/whatever, various places.

 

Not once have I caught a fish on one.

The first fish I caught when I got back into fishing was a freshwater drum on a t-rigged Ol' Monster in the tailwater of a dam I grew up fishing at.

 

So ribbontails I like. Sticks, not so much.

[LCG]

1 hour ago, galyonj said:

ribbontails I like. Sticks, not so much

Funny, it's the exact opposite for me. Catch them quite often on a senko, never on a ribbon tailed worm. 

[galyonj]

21 minutes ago, LCG said:

Funny, it's the exact opposite for me. Catch them quite often on a senko, never on a ribbon tailed worm. 

Fishing's so weird, dude.

[MN Fisher]

5 minutes ago, galyonj said:

Fishing's so weird, dude.

(I know I'm gonna open a can of worms with this one)

 

Exactly - where else can you find a sport where you spend thousands of dollars, hundreds of hours of time to catch something that you...throw back?

[NorthernBasser]

I'm in my 40's. I've been fishing for years. I've caught thousands of bass in my lifetime on ALL kinds of techniques. 

 

I have never, ever fished a drop shot. Not even once. 

[813basstard]

We’ve covered this but let’s go...

Caught a fish on everything but a drop shot. Hell, I sit down to tie the knot watching instructions and lose interest as the first commercial is on..Next thing I know, 9 beers are gone, sportscenter is on and there is muffled BS coming from upstairs..eh. Batteries are charged, meet at the ramp at 5:45

[Mobasser]

I've never bought a Wopper Plopper, and don't plan on it either.

[galyonj]

31 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Exactly - where else can you find a sport where you spend thousands of dollars, hundreds of hours of time to catch something that you...throw back?

I was talking to a friend about this today. Professionally, as a developer, basically I solve puzzles for money.

 

When I think about bass fishing, I think about it the same way. Based on (list of variables), what's gonna get me bit today? And it's endlessly fascinating to me, getting continually beaten by an animal with a brain the size of a pea, that works solely on instinct, that will eat almost anything.

 

[Bluebasser86]

I don't like fishing lipped crankbaits. ?‍♂️

[MN Fisher]

6 minutes ago, galyonj said:

I was talking to a friend about this today. Professionally, as a developer, basically I solve puzzles for money.

 

When I think about bass fishing, I think about it the same way. Based on (list of variables), what's gonna get me bit today? And it's endlessly fascinating to me, getting continually beaten by an animal with a brain the size of a pea, that works solely on instinct, that will eat almost anything.

 

I look at it more like hunting. You spend the money and take time to polish your skills in order to put something in the freezer and eventually on the table.

[Frog Turds]

I confess that I dont throw spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, wormies and I dont own a spinner reel...

[A-Jay]

At this point, I'm pretty sure I could catch a bass on half a flip flop with a barbless treble before a stupid glide bait.

I just don't get it.

?

A-Jay 

[OkobojiEagle]

1 hour ago, MN Fisher said:

Exactly - where else can you find a sport where you spend thousands of dollars, hundreds of hours of time to catch something that you...throw back?

Your neighborhood bar at closing time...

 

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[scaleface]

I have never used a wacky rig .

[NorthernBasser]

1 hour ago, Frog Turds said:

I confess that I dont throw spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, wormies and I dont own a spinner reel...

[Darren.]

I'm about 50 pounds over weight.............

 

Wait (or weight). Am I in the wrong forum????

[FryDog62]

I experiment and have had success fishing lures of every color except Green Pumpkin...

[GreenPig]

I'm hunting my state's record LM. I'll let ya'll know if I catch her.

[Hammer 4]

After much thought, I believe that I've caught bass on about every type of lure except a buzz bait, granted I didn't, and still don't fish them a lot.

[Columbia Craw]

He he he.  Good try. 

[Harold Scoggins]

8 hours ago, Mobasser said:

I've never bought a Wopper Plopper, and don't plan on it either.

X2. I also haven't used a Ned Rig.

[N Florida Mike]

I have never had a bite on a jig. I have only caught a few on wacky rigged senkos ( although I slay them on a T rig. ) I have stated that on several other threads.

A deep dark secret?? ? ??

I eat bass( no , not all of them)

I use live bait sometimes.

I fish bass beds( I do throw them all back )

Now That Ive offended half the people on the forum, I’ll quit.

[The Bassman]

8 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

I'm in my 40's. I've been fishing for years. I've caught thousands of bass in my lifetime on ALL kinds of techniques. 

 

I have never, ever fished a drop shot. Not even once. 

That makes two of us. I bank fish and the technique just doesn't fit me.