What's your bass fishing superpower?

[AboveAverageAngler]

Wading in rocky rivers. And also surviving the savage attacks on my leg hairs by schools of emerald shiners! 

[Functional]

24 minutes ago, AboveAverageAngler said:

 And also surviving the savage attacks on my leg hairs by schools of emerald shiners! 

My brother in law was hanging out in water to his neck when a bluegill bit his nipple. One of the funniest things I've seen. Haven't seen him go in the lake without a shirt on since. 

[MonsterZero]

I exert a sort of gravitational force that pulls the single chattiest individual within 1 square mile into my intimate space, to prevent me from fishing until I have heard the tale of their entire bloodline going back a minimum of 13 generations. Never fails.

[FishTank]

Positioning my kayak with a trolling motor.  If I put myself in correct spot at the right angle,  my success is always higher.

[MediumMouthBass]

I can do many things for bass fishing, some bad, some marginal, some decent, some good, some great.

 

But what i am best at is being persistent.

 

I fish many small lakes, these are very high pressured. After everyone else gives up im still there casting over and over again, sometimes even hours in the same spot. Although my 2nd best thing is distance, i can cast farther than anyone else at the local lakes when i am bank fishing. And i speak from experience when i say this, because getting an extra 5 yards from the person there before me has given me many bass catches.

[keagbassr]

22 minutes ago, MonsterZero said:

I exert a sort of gravitational force that pulls the single chattiest individual within 1 square mile into my intimate space, to prevent me from fishing until I have heard the tale of their entire bloodline going back a minimum of 13 generations. Never fails.

We must be related somehow🤣. I have the same-as I call it- 'defective gene' I inherited from my mom where total strangers will seek us out to randomly chat.

[Swamp Girl]

28 minutes ago, FishTank said:

Positioning

 

Positioning is key. 

 

If we ever have a Bass Resource barbecue, I'm going to find @keagbassr and @MonsterZero. I have soooooooooooo many stories to tell them!

[Bluebasser86]

I'm the driver of the struggle bus, but in a good way. I thrive in tough conditions. If they're jumping in the boat, I spin out and try to do too much it seems like. If it's a grind, working for every bite kind of day, that's when I'm the most dangerous. I'll pick things apart and squeeze every fish I can out of an area. I'm also an expert junk fishermen, which I think the two things kind of go hand in hand. 

[Swamp Girl]

3 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I'm the driver of the struggle bus, but in a good way. I thrive in tough conditions. If they're jumping in the boat, I spin out and try to do too much it seems like. If it's a grind, working for every bite kind of day, that's when I'm the most dangerous. I'll pick things apart and squeeze every fish I can out of an area. I'm also an expert junk fishermen, which I think the two things kind of go hand in hand. 

 

You also excel at telling the stories of your fishing trips.

[TnRiver46]

Persistence 

[Swamp Girl]

22 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Persistence 

 

You're also the King of Fun. You always appear to be enjoying your fish, friends, and trips.

[T-Billy]

5 hours ago, AboveAverageAngler said:

Wading in rocky rivers. And also surviving the savage attacks on my leg hairs by schools of emerald shiners! 

 

5 hours ago, Functional said:

My brother in law was hanging out in water to his neck when a bluegill bit his nipple. One of the funniest things I've seen. Haven't seen him go in the lake without a shirt on since. 

I've been the victim of both those attacks. 😂 

 Pulling fish from the thickest cover around is where I really excel, but I'm pretty good at catching them in the dark too.

[TnRiver46]

2 minutes ago, Swamp Girl said:

 

You're also the King of Fun. You always appear to be enjoying your fish, friends, and trips.

The day I’m not enjoying fishing and friends will mean I’m six feet under . Fishing has been my favorite thing since I was born 

[little giant]

Staying out of harm's way!

Gators, water moccasins,

Et al!!!

No, really, casting accuracy.

[papajoe222]

Mine is forgetting my game plan the instant my foot hits the front deck and I revert to my thought process as a teenager. It's kind of like what happens when you head into a room to do something and as soon as you pass through the doorway to that room, you forget why you were going in there (anyone over 50 can relate). In my case, I research the body of water, the weather for the previous few days as well as the current trend, put together a plan and a back up in case I'm way off base, etc. l go over the plan in my head as I drive to the lake, to the point that I visualize putting it in action, launch the boat, park and untie from the dock and the second my foot hits the deck...................................

[senile1]

I have no superpower.  Combining many of the traits mentioned so far such as persistence, patience, determination, casting skill, awareness of bass behavior, etc., I am able to catch bass on a regular basis and sometimes catch some big ones in the process.  It took me a few years of honing my skills and the plan for the future is continuous improvement.  It has taken work, though working to be a better angler is work I love.  There is no superpower involved.  

[BayouSlide]

My credit card and being retired, in that order 😉

[Motoboss]

……….snacking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yeah that’s it, snacking 

 

 

 

 

edit; seriously, knowing when to say when

[DinkDonkey30]

My super power is the ability to collect all the random and bad luck in the universe so others don’t catch it. Some examples would be birds flying directly into my stationary boat, a heard of cattle randomly appearing at the boat launch stopping me from loading and leaving( also having to get them back home I grew up on a cattle farm), pop up rain storms without a cloud in the sky, random dogs and one younger kid in my boat while tied off at docks, dink pan fish on glide baits, random people at gas stations asking me to take them to various places while I’m filling up my truck and boat( I probably get 30 or more of these a year). I even had someone leave a xxx video under the windshield wiper of my truck at a large public lake parking area. 

 

[Swamp Girl]

15 minutes ago, DinkDonkey30 said:

My super power is the ability to collect all the random and bad luck in the universe so others don’t catch it. Some examples would be birds flying directly into my stationary boat, a heard of cattle randomly appearing at the boat launch stopping me from loading and leaving( also having to get them back home I grew up on a cattle farm), pop up rain storms without a cloud in the sky, random dogs and one younger kid in my boat while tied off at docks, dink pan fish on glide baits, random people at gas stations asking me to take them to various places while I’m filling up my truck and boat( I probably get 30 or more of these a year). I even had someone leave a xxx video under the windshield wiper of my truck at a large public lake parking area. 

 

 

Whoa! That is some seriously sour luck.

[DinkDonkey30]

10 minutes ago, Swamp Girl said:

 

Whoa! That is some seriously sour luck.

Im just out here taking one for the team lol.

[Bird]

1. Sticking to a game plan.

2. Showing the bait monkey the door.

 

Wife and I spent about an hour recently in a BPS.....I ended up buying a shirt. Lol

[GrumpyOlPhartte]

Super power?   Serving as a bad example.

Secondary power:  Removing bird’s nests resulting from exercising said super power.

[wvhunt]

Putting conservation and the health of the fish first.  On lots of trips I'll catch nothing.  I feel this puts less stress on the fish and ensures that there will be more healthy fish in the future.

[Bird]

22 minutes ago, wvhunt said:

Putting conservation and the health of the fish first.  On lots of trips I'll catch nothing.  I feel this puts less stress on the fish and ensures that there will be more healthy fish in the future.

From one fisherman to another,

I greatly appreciate your efforts in preserving the livelihood of this great hobby.

Thankyou sir. 😁