Who influenced the way you fish?

[jrhennecke]

Is there a pro whose style you have really tried to emulate?  Or was it a family member or  friend that influenced you?

[J-Boogie]

By far KVD! Hes a great teacher ;D

[warmer]

lets see:

1. worms: my dad bought a house on a phosphate pit. and i learned to fish slow on a hot afternoon from my neighbor and his dad when i wasnt wading for muscles to nap and catch catfish and "baitstealers".

2. topwater: a fishing family in town piled in an old tub of a boat banging the topwater on the kissimmee river.  DEVIL HORSE!

3. power fishing: hopping fences onto private mine land following aerial maps with a friend, and fishing fast on the fly. crankbaiting and spinnerbaiting on a sprint.

4. flipping: a friend who tapped into my competitive spirit and invited me tournament fishing at the right time. (the years of the hurricanes in florida, the water was up and the fish were shallow!)

5. toads: the fish are teaching me that!

[Rattlinrogue]

My late father-in-law taught me a lot about bassin' and deer hunting during our 27 years of outdoor experience together.Although I've never tried to emulate him,I'd say I fish mostly in the KVD style.I like to throw  lots of casts with power baits,hut I can slow it down and crawl it when needed.

[Gatorbassman]

Bassresource has influenced the way I fish more than anything or anyone else.

[rondef]

I would say it is a combination of my grandfather, my son and members of this forum.

As for a pro that I like to learn from, I would say Scott Martin.  I never miss his show.

[paangler3117]

Has to be my dad, when I was young. He taught me how to power fish and catch the bass that would bite. I always was a plastic worm kid, just cause he was always ripping lipless baits and cranks, so I wanted to be different. So really he taught me to power fish, and in a round about way taught me how to finesse fish too. As far as pro's, kvd and rick clunn are "heros" for me....

Jim

[tritz18]

My dad mostly and all the people on bassresource who give me lots of tips.  ;D

[sambrochill]

If it weren't for my dad i don't think I'd be fishing, so I'm going to have to say my dad.

He has taught me everything I know about fishing. But when i need help on certain things, or some sort of advice, the guys here at Bassresource have helped me a lot.

[hawghunter1744]

To be 100% honest I'm just kinda makin stuff up as I go... Probably why I don't catch a gazillion fish like other people.

[grimlin]

My jigs i learned from Joe S. his written technique is spot on. I never leave home with a jig tied on.My biggest influenced for my style of fishing.

Been drop shotting before i even knew what drop shot was...only difference was i was always using live baits.I think i picked that up by some old guy who just saw me and a friend fishing one day and kinda explained it.

Anything else i've been picking up by reading forums and just browsing the internet for tips and secrets.

[Popeye]

Along with the tips I've gotten from all the great guys and gals who frequent the BR forums, I watch a lot of the TV fishing shows like Angling Edge and Bass Masters. I'd put the wealth of info from the BR Forums up against ANY one professional, even KVD (who I really like).

[Evan Pease]

 I guess I make up my style. I hate worms but I love jigs. I mildly dislike spinnerbaits but chatterbaits rock. I dont use shallow cranks very often but Ill usually have a deep one tied on. I just dissed two of the most popular baits in bass fishing, go figure

[fishfordollars]

Two of them:

Larry Nixon

Tommy Martin

There was a situation on a pier with two sisters Tommy and I met years ago over on Toledo Bend that influenced me also, but I dare not go there. LOL.

[Masshole Mike]

let's see....

too many to list, but some notables have been glenn, LBH, bronzeback bomber, CJ, RW, alpster & speedbead (they taught me how to hook into a tree limb on just about every cast down at g'ville... the 3 of us would make some good lumberjacks, lemme tell ya), jimzee (taught me that not all yankee's fans are bums!) & pitchinkid, electrickal....

like i said, too many to list, but those are some of my favorite people i've gotten to fish with and learn from so far.

[fishbear]

I would say that the members here on BassResource.com also, since I just started bass fishing a couple of years ago...  my fishing bug though was from my dad...

[Aaron]

I got the fishing bug from my dad (my parents ran a bait shop for the first half of my life).  But I had some friends that got me into bass fishing and then I found this site and a whole new fishing world was opened up to me.

[Movarus]

Bassresource has influenced the way I fish more than anything or anyone else.

X2

And I appreciate all the info you guys have given, I try to put it to use every time I'm out.   ;D

[FR0G]

I would say myself. I don't really try and look like anybody.

[mallardecho]

Mostly Old Men......

[roadwarrior]

Team Depend members from the Midwest might remember

Harold Ensley, The Sportsman's Friend. His show ran regionally

for 48 years! I use to date his daughter. Before I knew her,

he was my hero.

R.I.P.

http://www.tvjobs.com/cgi-bin/broadcast_obituaries.cgi?which=145

http://www.legendsoftheoutdoors.com/Hall_of_Fame.cfm?id=10

8-)

[Catt]

Here's mine

1965: Spend the entire summer working on my uncle Joe Addison's charter fishing boat in the Gulf of Mexico where he taught me how to read deep water structure.

1972: Started bass fishing seriously on Toledo Bend at my father-in-law's camp on White's Point in the mouth of Lowe's Creek.

1973/74: Joined two bass clubs whose members included John Torian, John Hall, John Dean, Villis P "Bo" Dowden SR, Harold Allen, Larry Nixon, Tommy Martin, & Zell Roland all guides at Toledo Bend's Pendleton Harbor Marina. Ray Scott would latter come up with the "The Hemphill Gang" moniker arguably the most successful group of professional bass anglers to ever emerge from one small region of the nation.

1976: Attended a seminar in Houston Texas that totally changed my outlook on bass fishing. The man putting on that seminar was Elwood L. " Buck" Perry, not only did I buy his books but I became a devout student of his teachings. I took what Buck taught about deep structure fishing and applied it to Toledo Bend. Not only did the quantity of bass I caught go up but so did quality.

That's the who's now for the what's

I was introduce to night fishing in 1973 and have continued until the present. These years of having limited or no visibility has heightened my awareness of what is taking place below the surface. This heightened awareness has made me better at fishing deep water where feeling the bite is harder than finding structure.

[CookieMonst3r]

Most (90%) of what I've learned has come from reading these forums, and maybe a few articles. Thanks, to all the guys and gals that have given me that info.  

[thetr20one]

I kinda developed my own style. People who fish wish me say it reminds them of a left handed KVD. I have to agree I think I am influenced by him the most!!!!

[frogtog]

The Bank and my Wife!!! I knew years ago if I wanted to continue the way I fished I had to start winning. So I started practicing as often as I could and always made mental notes of what works and what doesn't.

The one most important thing I have learned is presentation. It doesn't make any difference about the temp, water clarity, weather or

where you are fishing. If you present it right he will bite.