What do you consider yourself?

[vincedia]

I'm learning. I have yet ot cath a fish that was worth a report.

I don't know proper use of any of the lures I have, or when to use em.

So I try everything for a bit of time. Once I find what works, I may start

building confidence in something.

I think soft plastic is my favorite right now, but that's only because I

scored a baby 3" on one...hehe

Vince

[flyphisher #]

Always thinking of ways to win a check. Always doing something different from the pack. I like finding cover and structure that the water covers all the time and pick it apart.

[RochesterBasser]

Im a grateful bass man Im grateful for evry day i get to fish

I'm with ya on this one my muddy buddy!

[Tom Bass]

Well Everybody.....I'm not sure.

I fish for bass.

I use many techniques.

I use many different lures and rigs,

I use a few different pole / reel combinations...no bait casters, Y'all can have 'em.

I fish light.

I fish heavy.

I use a boat.

I don't use a boat.

I fish lakes.

I fish creeks and rivers.

I use minnows and worms sometimes.

I fish in sun.

I fish in rain.

I fish and freeze.....and thaw out and fish some more....or Not. :

I have a fair amount of tackle.

I have some tackle that I swear by.

I have some that I swear at yet still lug it around.

I fish in the morning. Cold or Hot. Rain or Shine. Evenings are for my Lady.

I like to break off from Bass fishin'. Panfish tempt me and my Ultra-Lights need exercise.

I fish when I'm mad.

I fish when I'm blue.

I fish when I'm happy....which usually happens soon after being mad or blue.

I am happy with any bass I catch, be it "junk" or otherwise.

I just fish......

I just fish and it makes me happy.

I like that.

[DR_Bass]

Well Everybody.....I'm not sure.

I fish for bass.

I use many techniques.

I use many different lures and rigs,

I use a few different pole / reel combinations...no bait casters, Y'all can have 'em.

I fish light.

I fish heavy.

I use a boat.

I don't use a boat.

I fish lakes.

I fish creeks and rivers.

I use minnows and worms sometimes.

I fish in sun.

I fish in rain.

I fish and freeze.....and thaw out and fish some more....or Not. :

I have a fair amount of tackle.

I have some tackle that I swear by.

I have some that I swear at yet still lug it around.

I fish in the morning. Cold or Hot. Rain or Shine. Evenings are for my Lady.

I like to break off from Bass fishin'. Panfish tempt me and my Ultra-Lights need exercise.

I fish when I'm mad.

I fish when I'm blue.

I fish when I'm happy....which usually happens soon after being mad or blue.

I am happy with any bass I catch, be it "junk" or otherwise.

I just fish......

I just fish and it makes me happy.

I like that.

Instant classic, that was brillant. You need to put a copyright on that one!  

I personally like to flip more than anything else. Im always trying to become more and more accurate with my pitching and flipping. My next alternative would be finnesse fishing, but the fish don't alway agree with me and I have to change.

[fishingJ]

Strategic!

[nboucher]

Pathetic & Wannabe comes to mind

What Keithscratch said! Some days I'm Mr. Way Cool Angler, and other days I'm just an uncoordinated clueless schmuck. Either way, if I'm on the water I'm have the time of my life . . .

[Guest the_muddy_man]

Hey Norman you seem more like the gentleman basser  :

[nboucher]

Aw, shucks, muddy. Now you've got me blushing. :-*

[Other.]

Junky on the shore but tactical in a boat and wading in streams. Other then that Im still learning but I know what to use in what situations.

[Alpster]

I consider myself an 'under cover' fisherman. I like to fish the nastiest, thickest, sticks, weeds, timber, bushes and blowdowns. I have sacraficed countless lures to the snag devil, but I have cheated him out of a few fish too. I love throwing back 1/2 a pound of weeds & lilly pads before I remove a hook.  

Ronnie

[Bass Smacker]

I'm a fisherman. I don't care what I gotta use or where I gotta go as long as I'm out there.

I'm not as good as some but better than a few. I tri all kinds of baits and cant wait till I get out the next time. I fish when its hot cold raining or windy (I'm not so found of rain but if i'm out and it starts raining i wont leve soon >) I'm also a big victum of the bait monky

I AM FISHERMAN!!!! SEE ME SUNBURN!!!!!!

;D

[5bass]

I'm a power fisherman all the way.Crankbait,jerkbait,spinnerbait etc.....I like to keep my baits movin',not real big on the finesse stuff although that's how I originally learned to fish bass.A spinning rod,small worms,grubs and tiny jigs.

[Hillbilly_Hooker]

I'm a fish junkie...er, a junker.  I'll throw everything until something starts catching fish!

Hillbilly

[cart7t]

Junk until I catch a fish of decent size and then I slow down and try and put something together.  Somedays it happens and many others turn into 5 or 6 rods constantly on the deck with several rods taken out and others put back into the rod box as conditions dictate.

[tennsopher]

Im a student of the game.After 40 yrs I find Im still learning,and smiling each time something new works for me.

[foul hooked]

I flat out like to fish, can't get enough. I will try any techniques. I like to fish alone.

[FALCON]

POWER FISHERMAN ALL THE WAY. JUST LIKE MY HERO KVD.

[paparock]

A going through my second childhood, I've been gone 25 years from freshwater bass fishing, how the H#ll do you catch these fish at times fisherman. Hey if you can't laugh at yourself sometimes who can you laugh at? It's all part of the fun!

[Guest the_muddy_man]

Hey Rocky that picture with all that stuff is very funny. Con sidering all you go through and still maintain a sense of humor You are an example and inspiration to many of us  

[jomatty]

junky junky junky!!!  a lot of this stems from always wanting to learn new things and try new techniques.  i think this started when i first got into fishing i had to buy and learn to use every lure i saw someone win a tournament on.  i was looking for that magical lure that would whack em all the time.  when i figured out that lure did not exist i became more selective but my interest in learrning new stuff (and that siren-sing-song of the baitmonkey) keeps calling.

i love buying tackle and things and this keeps me trying new things.  i may have caught more fish if i had never taken a senko or a jig off of my rod but i wouldnt have as much fun and that is how i presently judge success.  if a situation comes up that a certain technique is called for i want to know how to handle it.

if i had to pick though i love pitching heavy cover.  something about trying to get my lure where others may not be able to with the perfect pitch appeals to me.  

matt

[WishICouldFish]

I would have to go with wanna be!!

[Zebco202]

Junk fisherman.  I throw everything and anything.

[Tucson]

I like to find a quiet piece of water with some weeds/structure/shoreline to play in.  Usually start with a weightless Senko and go from there, easily spending an hour or more on a spot depending on how it feels.  I see a lot of hit and run fisherman burning up the lake and they probably know more about fishing than I do but I like my method.  

[ejtaylor822]

I go through phases.....

Start out very tactical - take note of the surrondings, cover, pattern, etc. Think about what they might be eating, or, wanting to eat and consider what the bottom might be - weeds, mud, sand, etc.  I then select the lure I want to use - try to make an "educated guess" - guess that's the fly fishing part of me.  But, if I don't get any strikes or hits after a "reasonable" amount of time I instantly turn into a big JUNKER.  Start throwing everything in the tackle box at 'em until something works - plastics, cranks, stick, spinners, spoons - everything.  If nothing is working at all I turn into the "product tester" and just start throwing my latest cool lures to see how they do and work on technique.

Same is true for flyfishing.  Try to notice what might be in the hatch, flying around, falling in, etc. and start with that.  No luck after a little while and I am slinging whatever is in the box or on the vest.  After that, I am working on technique and distance.

As FiveBassLimit mentioned, I am definitely a "power fisherman" as I like to keep the bait/lures/flies moving.  Not much of one to sit/stand and watch the water or things float.

Bottom line, like others, I just LOVE to fish!

Eddie