No Bass Yet

[Chuck7]

Where 's the bass?? LOL I know. Some still have ice.For me , I still have 2 Sats.to bag a deer. And, for most of us we've had a cold front come through. In 1982, JAN 1st..I had one of my best bass fishing years ever and I was wading the lakes edges in FL wearing shorts..It was my first experience ever with spawning bass...I never even knew how or when bass spawned before..

I just remember walking across this cow pasture to a tributary pit off of a major lake..The shores edge was filled with hydrilla and I noticed activity along the edge. Up to this time my personal best bass was about 3 pounds...maybe.

I had no idea I was trespassing on a farmer's land. I cast long and got a hit...on a blueberry worm..{ Also rubber worm fishing was new} I couldn't beleive a bass would actually be fooled by a rubber worm.This was 1982 I had just moved to Fl to start Bible college. WHAM..set the hook and a nice 1 1/2 pounder...and then another..and I was out of blueberry.All I had left were about 4 big 7 1/2 inch purple grape worms that a local tackle shot man talked me into buying..

I moved a little and cast straight out..WHAM!! big hit..and huge pull..The fish was held up in the hydrilla..I waded out there ..I was only using light momo..Braid wasn't around at that time that I know of..I reached through the weeds and pulled out a new personal best 20 inches long 4 pounder..Back then we could keep 10 bass and being a poor college student I kept my fish..NEXT cast..another hard pull..a 5 1/2 pound 22 inch bass..I was so proud I had it mounted.LOL after a couple more 3 pounders I walked back to the truck..UT OH!! here comes the farmer..He warned me..

At the truck I met a nice man who befriended me.From there on I'd meet him in his nice boat..He taught me how to properly fish for bass and crappie. Sometimes we would cook the crappie and premade hush puppies right there on the shoreline..He had a voice box to speal out of because he had had throat cancer.

SO..bass in FL can spawn anywhere from Jan. 1st up to June..like last year..just got to be ready.

[Gangly]

I havent had a chance to fish yet, but I am hoping to get some time to fish tomorrow and I'll post if I catch anything.

Good Luck to Everybody

[Chuck7]

Last year they were spawning very early in some of our lakes..I was a few days late..notice the date .I quickly learned last year that the big ones were in the secondary structure..where 40 pound braid is a must. This lake and Lake tern require serious braid.I also learned for this lake..a jig is a much better choice...

DANG!!!!!!!!!!!This picture is getting me a little pumped up..FISH ON!!!!

[Knightia]

Nice fishC7(i can understand being pumped up some)( looks nice there for feb12 to. Been warm lately but cold for awhile to - long time before winters over though here im guessing....( so far snowpack & snow cover,amounts are down a bit from last yr temps up.



I like the warmer temporary temps lately ( if it snowed just above 6,000+ ft only be that be real nice( great) all winter- but not going to happen- more like ongoing snow,cold temp,s followed by warmimg high winds( Chinook winds swiping off the mtns racing down the valley), ground blizzards etc( dosnt take a lot of snow to make big drifts


We do need the moisture( snowpacktoo)(ppl say that a bit around here()

[Chuck7]

There are alot of benefits living in Wyoming..

your hunting is 100% better..and you all have those delicious trout in those icy streams..your scenery is beautiful and you don't have nearly the racial problems that we so in FL. Your air is cleaner and homes have more land..If it wasn't for family I would seriously consider living there .WE have friends in Laramie

[Knightia]

Sounds like i cant spin the blarny & tell you how really bad things are here then( not that i would- only in fun) It can be minus 0-- and nice & sunny id be happy-(its those winds that cause most of the problem)

We are very lucky & blessed in a lot of ways here( me to)(including with wind)

A lot of public land here C7(almost 50% of the state)( even some nice( more a varity of speices)) fishing to in places here if you dont mind traveling some( various trout to yep)) very well funded schools etc. Not all houses have a lot of land though(house prices went way up from the 80,s bust times( when we bought) & havent changed to much(not much of a market price drop etc)

About 650 million acres of public( federal) lands in the west- Owned by you& yours- even if ya cant live here or elsewhere- its yours to use anytime( unless its being leased etc by someone else

Picts of few lopes running by the road next to my back yard a few weeks ago( the snow was a little deeper then about (60+ in about 3 seperate groups in that group- traveling together( strungout a bit sometimes)( sometimes they travel single file to(to cross a fence line get blocked by the snow group up & move around a bit( pretty shy..( we been watching each other a lot over the yrs( i think there not to impressed with progress

(that one alone was taken threw out the glass back door(i think it made it look fuzzy some)( by itself eating veggitation in the yrd( dont see them alone to often)

Good luck with the bass C7 i hope ya get some good ones.

[Chuck7]

Nice pics...and antelope taste great

[Knightia]

Thanks C7 mighty tasty i agree