what is the furthest you drive to catch bass. long distance haulers?

[Darth-Baiter]

you all 7 mins away from (amazing) bass waters...OHHHH GOOOOOD FOR YOU!!!  

 

I have that too, but I can't help expanding my search on Google Earth looking for all things "bassy-looking". I have stumbled across something that reminds me strongly of the CA Delta.  internet searches indicate VERY GOOD bass live there.  sucks because if I fish there, it would make way more sense to get a hotel room as well.  or camp.  

 

all around my home say a 3.5 hour perimeter there are good looking lakes.  I have the chain of Motherlode lakes.  and some of the waters that supply or accept water from them.  they look amazing.

 

3.5 hour drive is a jagged pill to swallow.  I need a Sprinter Van.  haha.

 

is 3.5 hours far for you?

[TnRiver46]

I go on a 6.5 hour fishing camping trip every year, have gone as far as Bryan Texas somewhere near 16 or something hours away. Also fished Alaska but used air travel 

 

I bought a house close to a boat ramp intentionally, I go many times a week 

[Finessegenics]

It's really not much but 1 hour is my limit for a one day session. Most of the time I'm 15-30 mins away. If I'm going to stay overnight or fish for a few days, the furthest I've gone is just over 8 hours. 

[roadwarrior]

My main water is Pickwick and the Tennessee River. I can be on the lake or river in two hours.

[Standard]

Anything over 1.5 hours is saved for an overnight stay.  

 

My normal spots on the Mississippi are anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour depending on the landing.

[BustedSwimbait]

I like to stay within a 30 minute drive if I'll only be our for 6 hours or less on the kayak. Living in the PNW, its really nice having a plethora of lakes to choose from.

[FrnkNsteen]

2 minutes ago, Standard said:

Anything over 1.5 hours is saved for an overnight stay.  

 

My normal spots on the Mississippi are anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour depending on the landing.

^^This is about right for me, though I may go 2 hrs. My farthest though is our annual trip from Indiana up to Rainy Leke (Canadian side) to fish with family and friends.

[JWall14]

I drove 10hrs each way for a pair of BFLs and 5hrs each way for the Michigan BFLs. 

[scaleface]

I usually visit one of the Ozark lakes every year . 250 to 300 miles .

[gim]

13 minutes ago, Standard said:

Anything over 1.5 hours is saved for an overnight stay.  

 

My normal spots on the Mississippi are anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour depending on the landing.

Me too.  90 miles (about 1.5 hours one way towing a boat) is my max for a day trip.  Most of the fishing I do is about 15-45 minutes from my house, one way.

[Chris Catignani]

I will easily go 2 hours or more to Dale Hollow, Guntersville, Chickamauga.

[casts_by_fly]

for a day trip I stick to about an hour.  I've got enough lakes inside of 45 minutes that I can fish two a week and not repeat in a month.  It makes it hard to justify exploring new ones in the 1-hour zone, though I try to do a couple a year.

 

For a weekend trip I'll go back to my parents to fish a day with my dad.  That's a 5-hour trip each way, but I'll stay the night before and night after.  

[LrgmouthShad]

Living in NC I had one okay pond only 5min away, and access to "ol muddy" sometimes. Otherwise I had plenty of very nice options with larger lakes. All at least 1hr away, but I had absolutely no reason to go further than 1.5-2 hr. 

 

NY no reason to go further than 25min. I had several excellent ponds within easy reach and a couple great small lakes too. 

 

Ain't fished enough in MO to say a lot but I have some very nice options close enough also

 

 

So... dependent on where I am.

[Tennessee Boy]

3 hours there 6 hours fishing and 3 hours back is about all I can stand.   That’s a long 12 hours for a guy my age.

[a1712]

I drove 2710 miles to the Cali Delta, fished 5 days then drove back home 2710 miles. Hope to do it again soon. I take 2-2 week trips to Florida every year.

Daily, my longest is an hour. Brian. 

[Bankc]

1.5 hours.  That equates to 3 hours of driving.  And driving time takes away from fishing time.  I can't spend all day fishing, as I have other responsibilities (work, family, chores, extended family, etc.).  6-10 hours, all considered, is about the most I can afford to spend on my weekends.  

On the rare occasion, I might make a full day trip or overnight(s) trip.  I'll drive up to 10 hours in a day, but like to keep it below 8 if possible.  But that's a once every 2-3 year type of thing.  

 

80% of my fishing trips are 10-15 minutes of drive.  

[GaryH]

My normal day trip is 1 to 2 hrs each way. Overnight trips range from 8 hrs.to 26 hrs. Each way.

[Darth-Baiter]

15 minutes ago, a1712 said:

I drove 2710 miles to the Cali Delta, fished 5 days then drove back home 2710 miles. Hope to do it again soon. I take 2-2 week trips to Florida every year.

Daily, my longest is an hour. Brian. 

WOW!!

 

I'm gonna take my kayak to Minnesota next year.  fish with a friend to see what a big smallie feels like.

[Spankey]

On a local scale, home water I fish I fish I can be there in as short as 20 minutes or 45 minutes depending on which ramp I use. 
 

But if I’m doing a road trip south to the Flats, Potomac, Chick or James that’s a haul 2-4 hours. I’m staying over most times. No complaints going or coming back. I love that part of the world. 
 

I have not caught a snakehead yet. Have never seen one. They are there by what I’m told and get asked if I’ve gotten one. I could be wrong but I think some people are into eating them. ??? IDK. 

[crypt]

have driven from Fl. to upstate New York .....flown to California......so nothing is to far for me........

[Big Hands]

I have one lake that is 2 miles from my door and another (that I don't care to fish unless it's a fishing emergency, LOL) that is 17.5 miles from my door. If I fish any other lake with my boat, there will be a quarantine period before I fish there, and also after I fish there before I can fish my home lake(s) again.

 

So, 2 miles it is, but not necessarily by choice.

[A-Jay]

This is the longest trek I take, but I don't drive it . . .

The top four Lake Menderchucks average less than 90 minutes each way.

Which is just about my limit at this point.

All the local Lake Menderchucks however,

are considerably closer.

Like 10 minutes or less.

In fact I'm heading to one that's 4 miles away right now . . . .

See Ya ! 

Fish Hard

A-Jay

[CM-fisher]

My best spots are about 20 mins away, but I like to drive 45 minutes to Lake minnetonka area or even a little farther if I have the whole morning free and the conditions look good for kayaking

[gim]

9 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

This is the longest trek I take, but I don't drive it .

42 hours one way.  LOL

 

Not sure I'd want to haul my nice rig through Mexico either...

[Standard]

59 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

WOW!!

 

I'm gonna take my kayak to Minnesota next year.  fish with a friend to see what a big smallie feels like.

 

It'll spoil you up here.  17" is a pretty average fish for me, and the river smallies fight like they're twice the size.