georgiaken Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 Yup, GeorgiaKen, but in Philly...it's a long story, but my wife's from Georgia and I'll be moving there within a year or two... I've been fishing for a little over a year, but I got it bad...my buddy took me smallmouth fishing during my bachelor party/camping trip. I've been fishing ever since. I own a Ranger Cherokee 116 with a 90/65 (recently bought). My previous rig was a 14ft Lowe Roughneck with a 20hp Merc on it. 2010 was incredible! It was my first year fishing, but the PBs were real nice... Migrating River Striper 31" and I caught a tagged striper (hat and certificate) Largemouth 22 inches Smallmouth 19 inches Walleye 27 inches Chain pickeral 22 inches Yellow perch 2 lbs Bluegill 8 inches I even hooked into a tiger musky while bass fishing. When he got back to the boat, I just looked at him, like, so what am I supposed to do with him? After about 15-30 seconds of doing nothing, he thrashed enough to break the line...I figured, by the time I get my grips, he'll be gone anyway... So, 2010 was incredible...had a great newbie year...I'm real pumped! I spend at least 20-30 hours fishing a week between late Febraury and November. I spend about that much time reading and watching videos on the internet as well. I try and learn as much as I possibly can... I have Kistler Helium II rods and Quantum PT Tour reels...I kind of got hooked on those two brands. Hopefully I can learn a lot here and contribute some too... Quote
Super User senile1 Posted January 27, 2011 Super User Posted January 27, 2011 Welcome to the BR forum. If you fished 20 to 30 hours a week last year you gained a lot of experience. I wish I could find that many hours to fish. Quote
Super User bassfisherjk Posted January 27, 2011 Super User Posted January 27, 2011 Welcome to the site. Quote
central.PA.bass Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 Welcome to the forum.. Philly sucks so I don't blame ya for leaving Quote
georgiaken Posted January 27, 2011 Author Posted January 27, 2011 The snow in Philly certainly sucks! Quote
central.PA.bass Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 I feel ya.. we got a ton here too... near state college.. Quote
Super User Jigfishn10 Posted January 28, 2011 Super User Posted January 28, 2011 Welcome to BR. Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Welcome Ken! River fishing is awesome, you never know what's going to bite. I fish the upper reaches of the Delaware. There's some good muskie up here but I haven't got into'em yet. Maybe this year! Quote
Super User Sam Posted January 29, 2011 Super User Posted January 29, 2011 GeorgiaKen!!!! Fantastic you are in Philly. Home of the Surekill Expressway; traffic jams; snow and ice; the Flyers (geaux Flyers); the 76ers; Phillies; Main Line; St. Joe's, Penn and Villanova; Center City; and some beautiful country outside of the city. Once you go back home to Georgia you will have a wonderful understanding of how great it is to live in the south. Welcome to the forum and let us know if you catch any fish, grocery carts or dead bodies in the Surekill river. ;D ;D ;D Quote
Super User Sam Posted January 29, 2011 Super User Posted January 29, 2011 And my I suggest you and your wife visiting New Hope? Great day trip and lots of shops with artsie stuff. Plus you can ride in an old barge up and down the canal. Quote
georgiaken Posted January 29, 2011 Author Posted January 29, 2011 Delaware Valley Tackle - I fish the Susky and the Skuke and occasionally I get up to the Delaware water gap. I just bought a Ranger Cherokee 116 90/65, so I'll be taking some trips up your way shortly! We probably know a couple of the same folks, like Al Winco and Chris Gorsuch...both have taught me a lot about river fishing... Sam...I'm from Philly...my wife is from Georgia I used to call myself PhillyKen, but a couple of guys on another forum were razzing me about moving and suggested a new name...so, being a good sport, I changed it. BTW, the wife went to UGA, so I am now a big Bulldogs fan (don't know that I had a choice). SEC football is like a cult down South I've been to New Hope and Lambertville and a few other towns up your way...the place is beautiful...that was before I started fishing. Last year, I took a scouting run up to Yardley and Washington Crossing (the Northern park) to check out the river. I was wading and the water was high, so I didn't bother, but I did look around a bit...I will definitely be back with the jet boat... I got a 14ft Lowe Roughneck, with a 20HP prop in July when the river fishing I was doing slowed down. I got it mostly for the area lakes - Marsh Creek State Park in particular. I took a guided trip with Chris Gorsuch (one of the Backwoods Anglers) on the Susky...and, well, river fishing really took hold, so I upgraded my rig as soon as we returned back to Philly from our holiday trip in Georgia. When we move, I figure I can just add a jack plate and buy a lower unit and have the best of both worlds... Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted January 30, 2011 BassResource.com Administrator Posted January 30, 2011 Welcome home! Quote
Pa Angler Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 Sounds like you had a great time. Welcome Aboard. Tight Lines Pa Angler Quote
1bigpapa Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Glad you're here. Sounds like you get to do a good bit of fishing and might have some tips for us all. Looking forward to hearing from you. Quote
georgiaken Posted February 21, 2011 Author Posted February 21, 2011 Glad you're here. Sounds like you get to do a good bit of fishing and might have some tips for us all. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks man...I think I'll probably learn a lot and "give tips" a little HAHAHAHA Research and time on the water definitely helps with the learning curve, but essentially, I'm still a newbie... Quote
big t 4488 Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Welcome to Bass Resource PM if any questions. Quote
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