What do you remember about your "formulative" year's bass fishing?

[junebugmn]

I remember my dad buying me a "south bend" plastic mostly, then later one of those "holiday" spincast reel's and giving me one of his shakespeare "wonder" rod's, putting some blue stren line on it, a couple of hula popper's a silver and black rapala, a heddon crazy crawler, and going bassin' I remember a "big" bass breaking my line and taking the frog colored hula popper though > junebugman

[stratosjoe]

I remember fishing a big old stump in our local river for crappie with my dad, sitting for hours as they would move in and out. When my Dad died I had him cremated and I took his ashes, a sixpack of old milwakee beer (his favorite)as well as a casstte tape of the 1812 Overture again his favorite. I played the music drank 3 beers and poured 3 into the river and spread his ashes. I figured I talk to him 15-20 times year every time I went fishing down there. Still miss him 13 years later

[Fishes in trees]

I don't have a lot of good memories from that time period. My dad's idea of a vacation was air conditioning and scotch. Other than the pond which was 1/4 mile from my house, I remember having to beg and kiss *** alot to get to go fishing anywhere else.

I remember tearing up Zebco 202s carp fishing and getting ragged at for tearing up my fishing equipment. Money doesn't grow on trees. Bust your reel and you were out of business for weeks or a month or more.

I am way over tackled now. I built a 30 x50 shed to keep all my fishing stuff in. I'm in for over $300 just in shelving. Probably another 2 bills in portable lighting. Wal-Mart puts plastic shoe boxes on sale and I drop a C-note, just so I'll have plenty. So, I pull truck and boat into the shed, plug in the on board charger and I'm done til next time.

I'm pretty certain that my mania for accumulating fishing tackle now stems from childhood trauma, not getting to go fishing because my one fishing rig was broke.

I'm not going to waste any shrinks time with this issue. Also, I'm unlikely to change, should I come across any piece of fishing tackle that I want I'll probably buy it. It could be worse, if I had a cocaine addiction, all I'd have to show for it at the end of the day would be a runny nose.

Thanks for letting me rant for a monent.

[junebugmn]

Just for crap's and giggle's! Do you ever watch the show "hoarding" Where people buy and keep stuff and it keep's building You're not to this point yet are you Junebugman

[Mike D from Lunkerville]

i think i'm still in my "fomulative" years, so i'll get back to you on that

[Gangley]

I remember the Zebco 33, plastic bobbers, eagle claw gold hooks, BB weights, hot dogs, and TONS of sunfish.  Rubber worms were thought to be exotic lures that wouldnt work on my perch/brim.  My father never fished with me that often, so a child hood friend of mine and I would go fish the creek behind the neighborhood on saturdays and sundays.  There was a small pooling area in the creek that was maybe 10 foot in diameter that had an old rusting washing machine located along the edge, a super small area but one of the largest parts of the creek.  We would fish that same spot every weekend and catch the same group of little brim.  There was one fish in particular that had no lips we caught him so many times . 

I stopped fishing around middle school and didnt pick it up again until I was 28, I am now 30.  My formulative years are currently ongoing

[bdunn333]

Lots of fun times fishing with my Grandfather, Buster. Lots of sand-bass and crappie beneath the Roosevelt bridge on Texoma. Weekends with my brothers and friends with Buster's boat fishing and skiing on Arbuckle. Waking up one morning to find my Dad standing on the bank of the little cove we were camped in catching fish that had trapped baitfish in that cove and were having a party. Buster's favorite lure: the yellow abu. My stepfather's favorite lure: the black maribou jig. Zebco 33's and 202's. 

[Fish Chris]

I remember learning that most people who were fishing for numbers of small to medium sized fish, were not catching what I wanted to catch.

That ANY sized fish can be caught on ANY sized gear, with the proper use of a drag (clutch).

That most fishermen just follow the leader.... and never try anything different / crazy.

That Carp are an awesome sport fish

I'm sure their are lots more.... But going to be late for work as it is !

Peace,

Fish

[b.wedlund]

Basically I have 3 memories.  I remember fishing with my parents at our cabin and catching boat loads of small panfish every weekend.

As I got older, I remember always being out fished by my grandpa, although he always used the same lure (red & white daredevil).  The only thing he ever changed was the size.  There is a pretty good lesson in this.

Then I remember days of getting skunked with my high school friends and realizing that there is no such thing as a bad day of fishing when you are with the right people.

[snuffy33]

I remember hours of "fishing" and few of "catching".

But it was still fun.

[Catt]

Common mistakes, that's made by bass fishermen, that we should all avoid.

Not learning what structure is, how to truly identify it, interpret it, and then fish it effectively.

Not learning the predominate prey species in your lake and how that species relates to structure with each season...morning, noon, and night.

Not understanding that next after location is timing; just because you don't get bite does not mean the bass aren't there or you tied on the wrong lure.

Failing to understand the #1 key to consistently catching bass is between your ears not between the folds of your wallet.

If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you always got