Why bass fishermen make the worst weathermen

[ironbjorn]

December: *late fall*

January: *early spring*

 

We can still catch fish because it definitely isn't winter.

[Sphynx]

It's not quite so bad as this, but I have to admit you aren't hatefully far off...deep winter through spawn gives you a reasonable chance at sticking a big fish, *IF* you can locate one...this does not apply the same in the frozen north as it does in other parts of the nation 

[Dens228]

Well it's winter here in northern Illinois.......I'm stuck reorganizing my tackle about 100 times until Mid to late March. 

[ironbjorn]

7 hours ago, Sphynx said:

It's not quite so bad as this, but I have to admit you aren't hatefully far off...deep winter through spawn gives you a reasonable chance at sticking a big fish, *IF* you can locate one...this does not apply the same in the frozen north as it does in other parts of the nation 

I follow several YouTube anglers, mostly tuning in during winter. Almost all of them talk about late fall when it's Christmas time and how early spring is upon us in January. It always cracks me up. Admitting that it's winter and the fishing won't be comfortable, productive, or practical (with some exceptions based on location) isn't something many of them are willing to do.

39 minutes ago, Dens228 said:

Well it's winter here in northern Illinois.......I'm stuck reorganizing my tackle about 100 times until Mid to late March. 

It's buying season for me. 

[TnRiver46]

I wish winter was all year long 

[DomQ]

This year lake Ontario is open for bass and pike until March!!!! It may be cold but I've got gloves and a thick jacket! Woot woot

[Dens228]

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

I wish winter was all year long 

Well that wasn't very nice!  LOL

[TnRiver46]

31 minutes ago, Dens228 said:

Well that wasn't very nice!  LOL

It’s my fav! Smallmouth love it

[DitchPanda]

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

I wish winter was all year long 

Your winter doesn't count...its the type of weather I have half of my open water season.

For instance your average temp for January is 40..mine is 18. Coldest temp ever where you are is -32...last winter we had 4 days straight of -40 to -45 wind chill. Last but not least you average 6 inches of snow a year...we've had 3 snowfalls this year of that much...our average is 33 inches a year!

Sorry for the rant...cabin fever kicking in.

[A-Jay]

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

I wish winter was all year long 

That so cute.

A-Jay

[gim]

We'll see who's comfortable come June.

[Bankc]

I thought this thread was going to be about how  78° and sunny is worse than 50° and 90% chance of afternoon showers.  

[TnRiver46]

15 minutes ago, gimruis said:

We'll see who's comfortable come June.

I don’t allow weather to determine my comfort level. I’ve got sunscreen just like I’ve got thermals 

 

everyone’s favorite season is the one with the most big bass 

[Dens228]

17 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I don’t allow weather to determine my comfort level. I’ve got sunscreen just like I’ve got thermals 

 

everyone’s favorite season is the one with the most big bass 

My favorite bass season is from when the ice melts and I can get on the water until the water freezes over and I can't get on the water. 

[TnRiver46]

13 minutes ago, Dens228 said:

My favorite bass season is from when the ice melts and I can get on the water until the water freezes over and I can't get on the water. 

Amen brother . My two favorite times to fish are when it’s raining and when it’s not raining......

[GaryH]

On my weather channel there's two seasons. Hunting season and Fishing season with occasional combo of both.. 

[Johnbt]

"We'll see who's comfortable come June."

 

Two words - night fishing.

[ironbjorn]

4 hours ago, Johnbt said:

"We'll see who's comfortable come June."

 

Two words - night fishing.

We'll see who isn't blind come June.

[TnRiver46]

Our weatherman has had a big miss the past 4 days in a row. It’s getting comical . I think bass fishermen would actually do better than a professional meteorologist 

[DitchPanda]

On 1/11/2021 at 1:10 PM, TnRiver46 said:

Amen brother . My two favorite times to fish are when it’s raining and when it’s not raining......

Kinda like what's the best beer? 1) Cold 2) Free

 

On 1/11/2021 at 12:38 PM, TnRiver46 said:

I don’t allow weather to determine my comfort level. I’ve got sunscreen just like I’ve got thermals 

 

everyone’s favorite season is the one with the most big bass 

My favorite season is prespawn for just that reason. I caught 4 largemouth 6lbs or better last year...3 of them between April 5th and May 20th. 

[BassFishinBrandon]

This very topic is what brought me here to learn about fishing.  Our ponds and lakes are starting to freeze but the Connecticut River is still moving.  Most places I've ventured to learn about "winter" fishing always shows advice for Texas or Florida which just doesn't hold true here in New England.  

[bulldog1935]

hey, this is fun

(riding out a wall cloud squall with drift sock deployed at stern)

[2tall79]

The best two hours of bass fishing I ever had was in the middle of a thunderstorm with lightning strikes all around me.  Stupid?  You bet, but I felt like that priest in Caddyshack having the game of his life in a lightning storm......no way I was going in.