vapredhunter Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 You guys crack me up you should come to Smith Mountain Lake. Quiet whats thats...... with all the d**n ski boats, jet skies, dock parties, para sailing, tsunami size wakes, and screaming. You feel more like your in Charlotte Motor Speedway at the Coke Cola 600 rather than having a day on the lake..... I could pull a 8X10 floater behind the boat with a live band on it and the fish wouldn't notice LOL Quote
Brent Christian Posted January 19, 2012 Author Posted January 19, 2012 Thanks everyone for the responses, the lake I fish which is Yatesville lake in ky is a big party lake always jet skis, boats ripping and roaring all around ya. I still don't know how it would effect the bite, I would say its all about the situation. Quote
tholmes Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Not music, but sometimes I'll bring a radio to listen to the Cardinal game. ^^ This! I never listen to the radio when I'm bass fishing, but when I'm soaking bait for catfish, I'll often have the radio on, always on a baseball game. GO CARDS! Tom Quote
Hyrule Bass Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 You guys crack me up you should come to Smith Mountain Lake. Quiet whats thats...... with all the d**n ski boats, jet skies, dock parties, para sailing, tsunami size wakes, and screaming. You feel more like your in Charlotte Motor Speedway at the Coke Cola 600 rather than having a day on the lake..... I could pull a 8X10 floater behind the boat with a live band on it and the fish wouldn't notice LOL seriously though. SML is a high traffic lake. sometimes there are so many boats, jet skis, etc out on the lake and the water looks like its boiling when the wakes from all different directions meet each other. and many boaters ride around blasting music all day. it can get pretty rough at times though. overall though, i think it would be different on different lakes. i imagine fish on some lakes get conditioned to things fish on other lakes may not have to deal with too often if ever at all... Quote
Diggy Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 If you are an elite angler like me, you time your hook set to the beat. I'll bring headphones at times but usually it's to talk hands free if i get a call 1 Quote
bassin is addicting Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 no music. i'm there to "get in tune" with nature and all the surroundings. when i bank fish, there is nothing better than just me...nature...and hopefully fish. Quote
NCLifetimer Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 Sometimes. Usually not because i also enjoy the simple sounds of nature. Fishing is an escape for me from the busyness of everyday life. If im with friends and they aren't bitting worth a S#@$ then ill put on some music. I don't think that music negatively affects fishing in the sense that the fish are spooked by the music, but it could draw you attention away from the lure if you let it. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 20, 2012 Super User Posted January 20, 2012 Definitely a fish attractant... On the Tennessee River the Big Momma Brownfish prefer Haggard to Jones, but Toby drives the girls crazy! I prefer Patsy Kline, Jennifer Nettles, Teri Clark, Sarah Evans, Miranda Lanbert and Carrie Underwood. Turn it up and play it loud! http://blog.newsok.c...-youtube-views/ Quote
chromedog Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 Definitely a fish attractant... On the Tennessee River the Big Momma Brownfish prefer Haggard to Jones, but Toby drives the girls crazy! I prefer Patsy Kline, Jennifer Nettles, Teri Clark, Sarah Evans, Miranda Lanbert and Carrie Underwood. Turn it up and play it loud! http://blog.newsok.c...-youtube-views/ Jennifer Nettles, drooooooling. LOL. I guess I am the minority. If I am with my brother or father, never once in 30 years. If I have the wife and kids out, yes, everytime. If I am with buddies, not usually as we are talking crap back and forth. By myself....the mp3 player has the country music rolling, but I use earphones. Quote
bigbassctchr101 Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 I was prefishing with my partner one day who has a stereo system in the boat. We decided to turn it on for the heck of it. We've actually done is several times since then and have done really well. We joke and say its a poor mans hydrowave lol. I don't think I'd do it while flippin, but I now have no problem with turnin it on while deep crankin lol I wouldn't do this any time, but its just another way to goof off and have a good time for us. Quote
Super User senile1 Posted January 20, 2012 Super User Posted January 20, 2012 I really love music but nature and fishing usually rule out music for me when on the water. I don't want any other sounds other than the sounds of nature in most fishing situations, though highly pressured lakes can be pretty busy and loud but that is something I can't control. My favorite music requires intense listening anyway and would interfere with my concentration, as it is not based on simple hooks and melodies like most mainstream music. There is music I like that makes for good background listening which would probably work for me when fishing, because it doesn't require the mind to be involved. However, most of the time I prefer to keep my music and fishing separate so that each receives the full attention needed. Quote
flippin and pitchin Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 Definitely a fish attractant... On the Tennessee River the Big Momma Brownfish prefer Haggard to Jones, but Toby drives the girls crazy! I prefer Patsy Kline, Jennifer Nettles, Teri Clark, Sarah Evans, Miranda Lanbert and Carrie Underwood. Turn it up and play it loud! http://blog.newsok.c...-youtube-views/ So how do you hear your partner in the back end of the boat yell for you to get the net ? Quote
LoneWolf Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 early in the morning i like it quiet, and i love to watch and hear the world wake up. Later on in the day i turn on the radio and enjoy every minute. In the spring i usually have the camo and shotgun in the boat as it is turkey season, so i am listening for a gobble.....to each his own that is what makes this country great. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 21, 2012 Super User Posted January 21, 2012 So how do you hear your partner in the back end of the boat yell for you to get the net ? I'm in the back, he has to get the net! :respect-059: Quote
Brent Christian Posted January 21, 2012 Author Posted January 21, 2012 Now to mention it haggard and Jones do get a better bite lol Quote
bman310 Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 I never listen to music or the radio when fishing. I'm sure it keeps me more alert since I don't. -b Quote
MI Gordon Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Bass in mid Michigan prefer Rush or Metallica.... Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 24, 2012 Super User Posted January 24, 2012 I never listen to music or the radio when fishing. I'm sure it keeps me more alert since I don't. -b Really? How alert do you think you need to be? I think relaxed is a better concept. I'm just fishing for fun. 1 Quote
Fish Chris Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Hey Brent, first off, In-Fishermen did a study which showed that medium to high frequency sounds "above the water" (such as talking, a radio, or even screaming) had little to no effect on the fish. Low frequency sounds had some effect. But the sounds that traveled underwater, and spooked fish the most, were bumps and bangs in the bottom of a boat. Which is why 1) I try really hard not to bump or bang my boat, and curse myself when I do, and 2) yet another reason why I always fish by myself. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now personally, I LOVE music. I often like it loud, and I like a LOT of deep bass.... precisely the stuff that might scare fish. So, I crank the $#&% out of my 1500 watt stereo system all the way to the lake, and again, all the way home. But ANY music, at any volume.... even on a little rinky-dink radio, would absolutely drive me crazy when I'm fishing ! That's when I want peace and solitude. Then again, sometimes I will see / hear one of those big, awesome stereo systems on a ski boat, and to be quite honest, it's usually the drunk idiots screaming and hollering + the boat wakes, that bother me more than the stereo..... especially if it's a really nice stereo Peace, Fish Quote
flipin4bass Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Whenever I hear Toby or Haggard across the lake, or any other music, I always get these visions of a couple of good ole boys casting beer bottles out with their Alabama Rigs. Seriously, use headsets or leave it at home. Quote
Hyrule Bass Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Really? How alert do you think you need to be? I think relaxed is a better concept. I'm just fishing for fun. i agree with this. i fish for fun and enjoyment, and a little music adds to that sometimes. it doesnt have to be music blaring and blasting, just loud enough to hear it and be able to talk over it if youre with a fishing partner. to me saying music distracts your fishing is like saying you cant walk and chew gum at the same time. its one thing if you just prefer to hear nature and your surroundings, thats cool too. but i dont see how music can be so distracting that you cant feel a bite or set a hook or even, god forbid...think? Quote
bman310 Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Really? How alert do you think you need to be? I think relaxed is a better concept. I'm just fishing for fun. RW, I totally agree that fishing is relaxing and fun, but my fishing situation is much different than yours. I guess I should have explained why I mentioned "alert" so you wouldn't have called me out. My fishing time is very limited so I normally start fishing an hour or so before sunrise and only stay for a few hours. The lake I normally fish at is a Los Angeles city lake and it just happens to have a fairly high crime rate. There is problem with drug dealers, assaults, and robberies. I don't fish the lake in fear, but I just like to be aware of my surroundings. -brian Quote
bigbassctchr101 Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 RW, I totally agree that fishing is relaxing and fun, but my fishing situation is much different than yours. I guess I should have explained why I mentioned "alert" so you wouldn't have called me out. My fishing time is very limited so I normally start fishing an hour or so before sunrise and only stay for a few hours. The lake I normally fish at is a Los Angeles city lake and it just happens to have a fairly high crime rate. There is problem with drug dealers, assaults, and robberies. I don't fish the lake in fear, but I just like to be aware of my surroundings. -brian Music would just let them know where to find ya lol Smart move! 1 Quote
Fish Chris Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Redearth to me saying music distracts your fishing is like saying you cant walk and chew gum at the same time. Well, it's quite obvious that you haven't dealt with a lifetime of AADD (Adult Attention Deficit Disorder), because if you had, you would know that it is exactly like what you described. That said, I think I've had enough fishing successes to prove that AADD is not a deal-breaker.... at least with catching big fish. BTW, I think your post "could be taken" as a slam, to anybody with AADD. But I understand that people almost always look at things from their own personal perspective (human nature). To a "normal" person, AADD must seem totally weird, stupid, goofy, etc. I'm not offended though. I've spent a life time dealing with people who "just have no idea what it's like". Peace, Fish 1 Quote
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