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Offline Skipper

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Ever catch a fish on pure accident?
« on: March 17, 2003, 08:14:15 AM »
I did Saturday.  Its been sunny for just over a week now, and I finally got some water time this weekend.  Went Saturday to shake my rig down and check my rods.  Getting ready for tournament season.  Anyhow, I was checking my spinnerbait rig out.  Giving it a good workout with a Stan Sloan double willow.  Really hammering away at a brush pile and burning the bait back to the boat.  The intention was to go through my rods and check each one out to see if they were ready and how they were performing as well as get a little castin practice in to knock the rust off my arm.  What happened?  Don't know by a largemouth finally clobbered the bait.

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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2003, 10:32:26 AM »
Skipper,

One comes to mind.  A few years ago I was in the process of undoing a "birds nest"(which we all know never happens to experienced baitcast users) and the spinner was just laying on the bottom of the lake while I was playing sailor undoing knots when a bass picked up my spinner and tried to steal it.  Hand over handing 17 lb. mono when the bass weights almost six pounds has a tendency to cut your fingers.  Lawdog
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« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2003, 02:45:45 PM »
I was working at the Wildlife Refuge once installing Wood duck boxes, and sitting in the front of a jonboat sculling it to the next pole when a small bass just leaped into the boat. :eek:
 Honest, it's the truth!
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« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2003, 02:53:10 PM »
I had a smallmouth try that once, but the blacklight it aimed for blocked his entry to the boat  :)

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« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2003, 04:33:24 AM »
This happens everytime I try a new lure out and practing presentations with it a bass will interupt me. I guess thats how I know I have it right??
     TiteLines& BIGBass for sure!!                               BigBill
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« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2003, 07:15:37 AM »
Many years ago when I first learned about the "Texas" rig, I had a tap, tap and just as I was getting ready to set the hook,  a spoonbilled catfish that weighed about 6 or 7 lbs jumped right into my lap!  I had to go change my diaper. :)  :)
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« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2003, 05:52:46 PM »
Nope, I catch um all on purpose.
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« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2003, 12:21:58 PM »
I was hung up in a tree (very uncommon lol) and I finally snatched it out. I was mad, and reeled the fastest I could when the lure hit the water behind me and bam, a nice largemouth. couldnt believe it!
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« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2003, 10:37:03 AM »
THIS IS ONE OF THE WILDEST THINGS I HAVE SEEN CONCERNING FISH JUST JUMPING INTO THE BOAT!!!
GO TO WWW.WREG.COM
CLICK ON TO MID-SOUTH OUTDOORS
THEN CLICK ON TO MSO VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS!!
look for the one labeled FLYING FISH :grin:
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« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2003, 10:54:15 AM »
I think your link is wrong - I get directed to a Korean site that is under construction.
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« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2003, 05:08:54 AM »
sorry!  post has been edited! :oops:
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« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2003, 06:57:41 AM »
Last year I was using a manns crankbait baby 1 in crawdad brown I'm fishing from shore with a 10' drop off in front of me. I stopped reeling right at the waters edge for a second before taking it out of the water and bamm a 5lb salmon tried to rip it off my line boy these fish have ugly mouths with baby sized square teeth. I had no net and was all alone I just let the line go slack and let him go free to catch again but it was a state record. And just yesterday I was out casting for the second time this year Its still cold yet here and was trying my reels out with new line to break them in. I love using the BassProShops topnocker it is an awesome lure and like skipper said that baits can be used in many ways. I like to cast it out and pop it by using short 3" pops with the rod tip it like stays in the same spot and rattles/knocks away then I hold the rod tio down and reel quickly and it stays just under the surface and like walks the dog under the water. This must make one hell of a racket under the water and it must drive bass and pickerel nuts. Yesterday I did this and missed a 28"+ pickerel all i seen was the sweep/arc of his body behind my lure it was a big fish. I never expected it to make a pass as i jerked the topnocker away from him at the same time.                             BigBill
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« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2003, 04:46:06 PM »
i was catfishing in the middle of the river and decided to reel my line in to see if the bait was still on the line. about 20' from the pier about a 2 lbs bass attacked my hook. i have also caught catfish on plastic worms while bassfishing. :shock:
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