[dawgfish]

Been out five times now two at Deep Lake two at Beck and once at Busse.

Of course broke every rule in the boolk by fishing on perfectly clear cold days and North winds but after five outings.....

NADA :?

8)

 

[Jay K]

Fished Hyde Park yesterday and today, only got one hookup this AM and it was the BIGGEST coho I'd ever hooked/seen... beautiful blue back on silver scales (I'd never seen the blue back before)... Got him to the shoreline and was unable to net him myself before he shook off the hook. Hard day for casting spoons. I decided to leave after powerliners after powerliners decided to criss-cross my path with their lines. C'mon there's a whole shoreline and you're powerlining and you gotta shoot diagonally into my only casting spot?

Powerliners on the other hand had a field day... Sat a group of 3 eastern Europeans got their 15 including this HUGE brown... and today a group of Hispanics having a good run as well... Couldn't communicate at all with the Europeans... a little bit better with the Hispanics. No luck for the African-American crew bobber fishing and who didn't know what a powerline was... Another African-American guy who just moved here from Cleveland and was just taking a walk asked me what kinda fish was in the lake. Told him there's just about anything, but right now people are fishing for salmonids from shore. He asked me if there was snapper... I told him that's saltwater.

Most interesting thing was the African lady (straight from Africa) who stopped me on my way out and asked me if I was coming and going. If I was just starting she was going to ask me to teach her how to fish. Turns out she'd just bought some new fishing equipment and was set to get some salmon. I saw her pull out an ugly stik combo pack, a plano box and another shopping bag... she'd said she had a net too. Interesting... I didn't have the heart to tell her she probably wouldn't be picking up any salmon with the get-up she had.

Losing that fish was heartbreaking today... so I had to go buy some at the market instead... but it just ain't the same...

 

[HawgTide]

I would join the club but i cant i havnt been skunked yet 8) 8) :lol: :twisted: :mrgreen:

 

[WrenchingnFishing]

I would join the club but i cant i havnt been skunked yet 8) 8) :lol: :twisted: :mrgreen:

Don't jinks yourself!!! :lol:

 

[FishinMatt]

I would join the club but i cant i havnt been skunked yet 8) 8) :lol: :twisted: :mrgreen:

LOL, no skunks at the golf course pond, eh?

 

[WrenchingnFishing]

I would join the club but i cant i havnt been skunked yet 8) 8) :lol: :twisted: :mrgreen:

LOL, no skunks at the golf course pond, eh?

I might have to hop the fence to my golf course ponds in the back yard...

Chandlers Golf Course is what I'm on :mrgreen:

 

[FishinMatt]

I got a bunch down the road too. Back in the day I was a wild man for that kind of stuff, but not so much now. I actually have a pond that is sitting on the property of a muslim temple right across the street. Even though their fence is surrounded by barb wire there are not any "No Trespassing Signs." NO ONE fishes that thing. I may have to come out of retirement to fish that one this summer. Who know it may be blessed :lol: My thought has always been that if it is not posted, and not obviously in someones backward, fish it. The worst someone can do is ask you to leave (or shoot you with rock salt :roll: ).

 

[WrenchingnFishing]

Yea, I have not been on the golf course here for about 3 years. I just hit up the pond that it flows from into my neighborhood. They now have signs up. They went up this Spring. I have been fishing there for about 4-5 years with no complaints until these signs. A lot of people did fish it from out of the area though. I will see what happens. Like ya said, most they can do is tell you to leave. I think some golf courses may be stricter than others though.

 

[FishinMatt]

I actually have a pond that is sitting on the property of a muslim temple right across the street. Even though their fence is surrounded by barb wire there are not any "No Trespassing Signs."

Just tell them you're waging jihad on the infidel bass. They'll understand. :wink:

:lol:

 

[mansari2]

Things are not going good for me so far. I better join the skunk club after next week..got my ass kicked in the past 6 or 7 outings..not even a bite so far

 

[Fisshin D]

My stench is creating neighborhood panic. ........

Maybe I should re-think your offer to go fishing Thursday :lol: :lol:

That's alright, I never catch anything big, why would today have been any different?!

Fear not! We will rectify this Thursday. Fisshin D will help ya out!! For what little that would be worth anyhow :lol:

We'll get some Thursday. Bring a brown/orange jig, and hang on!!

D

 

[RonG]

Here's an ironic thought. Why are so many here with their finesse techniques, expensive G Loomis's and St. Croix's repeatly skunked, while the buckethead, often only armed with a pop can, yarn and a hook is never skunked? :idea:

 

[WrenchingnFishing]

Things are not going good for me so far. I better join the skunk club after next week..got my ass kicked in the past 6 or 7 outings..not even a bite so far

2 words

"New Lake"

Your pond/lake may have had a fish kill you did not know about and could have taken out a good pertenage of fish. search around man. You don't wanna be in the skunk club. even though we all have been there once or twice. :lol:

 

[mplant1]

Here's an ironic thought. Why are so many here with their finesse techniques, expensive G Loomis's and St. Croix's repeatly skunked, while the buckethead, often only armed with a pop can, yarn and a hook is never skunked? :idea:

LOL!

I've has this thought for a while...

and Dave is right - try new waters!! or better yet, dress in a ninja suit and follow Dave to his super secret spots and wail on the bass!

 

[Culprit]

Here's an ironic thought. Why are so many here with their finesse techniques, expensive G Loomis's and St. Croix's repeatly skunked, while the buckethead, often only armed with a pop can, yarn and a hook is never skunked? :idea:

Whats the answer ? lol

 

[svslider]

THe answer would be because we are going for bass. Except I never see these mythical succesful bucketheads. Unless you count tiny panfish and bullheads as success.

 

[WrenchingnFishing]

LOL, that's a good one Ron. Although I have not been skunked for good amoutn of time now. Actually I just got back from fishing in the cold front and Landed just over 10 bass to myself in about a 2-3 hour period. I must have lost 3 or 4 on the hookset and lost 1 when It went diving into the trees and I chased him down to hit a drop up and that was was up to my mouth and my waders were loaded with water . LOL Figures... Only my crazzy ass would chase one done running through trees and cattails(Even though it sounds better pronounced cocktails. LOL) Skunk club is long gone for me! :lol:

 

[DaBeergod]

I definitely belong here. It's been a bad year thus far. 5 outings overall and only one carp of maybe 6in caught. I tried Fox river, Midlothian reservoir (the only catch), and the Skokie Lagoon's (#6) just yesterday. I'm ver close to going to the Braidwood power plant just to gain my confidence back with those tiny catfish. At this point it would be better then nothing. :roll: