Bill Babler Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 Believe it was a bit cooler this AM, at the start of things. Took these Spincast boys down to Cooper where I finished up yesterday, thinking I could avoid the run to the restricted area till it got a mite warmer. Stayed there abit to long as we ony had 6 fish in the first 1hr. To many boats going pretty fast too close to me. Motored up to the base of the restricted area, and it was a slow go, lots and lots of help out here today, most anchored in the channel making navigation difficult. Restricted area was booked full of boats on the lower end and I guess I was the only guide boat out today. Very seldom see that many boats in the area that are not guide boats. Everyone was well behaved, and the trout were still hungry. Really nice day, using a size 14 black zebra with copper rib and a chrome head. Swung this about 4 ft. under the strike indicator and it was just all we needed. Believe the fish were bigger today. Had a couple of 16 incher. Fish just clobbered my clients floats. Believe if you would have had the long stick and a bright stimulator you would have done right well on top. Ended the morning with 49 total. http://whiteriveroutfitters.com http://whiteriverlodgebb.com
Greg Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 Bill I'm glad you and your client's had a good day. And it's nice to see you back on the forum. I went out for a few hours yesterday too. But my day wasn't nearly as good as yours. I got to the rocking chair hole around 2 PM and fished that area for around 3 hours. One of my poorest days of fishing at Taney ever. I think I brought 6 to hand in that 3 hour period. And it would have been only one fish but I had a little run for a few minutes catching one stocker after another. My problem was the wind. I generally don't mind some wind but this was too much for me. Mending was next to impossible. I also realized as I was heading to my car that I had forgotten to re-up my fishing license and trout stamp for this year!! Whoops. I've never done that before. Still beats a day at work though....... Greg "My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it" - Koos Brandt Greg Mitchell
shawncat Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 I also realized as I was heading to my car that I had forgotten to re-up my fishing license and trout stamp for this year!! Whoops. I've never done that before. Should be good till the end of the month.
Greg Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 Really? Didn't know that. I thought it was Feb 1. Greg "My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it" - Koos Brandt Greg Mitchell
LASGTA88 Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 i buy one every other trip cause they are good till the end of the month that you bought them.. i bought one last Feb and mines good till Feb 28th 2008.. LA
Bill Babler Posted February 10, 2008 Author Posted February 10, 2008 Am I mistaken, or don't they all expire on Feb. 28 or 29 of the next year after purchase? I don't know if they are end of the month after 1 year reguardless of month purchased. Kind of a somewhat funny situation yesterday. Was fishing the deep slot above fall creek, and there was a fisherman pulled into shore walking the bank fishing with hip boots and a fly rod in the deep slot. He was doing very well, and I was telling my clients to watch the way this guy was letting his fly drift, as he was doing wonderful. Tried to keep my distance as we watched as he kept sending glares my way and I knew he was a bit on the cranky side. Long story-short, he was fighting what looked like a pretty good fish, and it came off. All his line and fly, of course jumped back over his head and tangled in a tree behind him. I guess thru frustration, of loosing the fish, he tried a very hard forward cast, with the line caught in the tree, when his rod came down full force, against the taught line, his flyrod snapped in about 3 pieces. He was really mad now, and pulled all the pieces, still with the line running thru the guides and snapped they all over his knee, like Bo Jackson used to to to ball bats, and threw the whole shootin-match toward his beached boat. We didn't wait around to laugh or say sorry, we just got out of his sight. I thought fishing was suspose to be for relaxation. http://whiteriveroutfitters.com http://whiteriverlodgebb.com
Danoinark Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 Tried to keep my distance as we watched as he kept sending glares my way and I knew he was a bit on the cranky side. He was really mad now, and pulled all the pieces, still with the line running thru the guides and snapped they all over his knee, like Bo Jackson used to to to ball bats, and threw the whole shootin-match toward his beached boat. We didn't wait around to laugh or say sorry, we just got out of his sight. I thought fishing was suspose to be for relaxation. Ahhh, Bill sounds like you spotted a true curmudgeon..... Dano Glass Has Class "from the laid back lane in the Arkansas Ozarks"
Greg Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 Funny story Bill. But I can't help but feel bad about the fly rod. Hope it wasn't an expensive one. Greg "My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it" - Koos Brandt Greg Mitchell
LASGTA88 Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 i dont know if its 13 months that they expire or if its end of Feb no matter when you buy it or not.. i know in Kansas its Dec 31st no matter when you buy it.. BLAH .. that sucks in my opinion.. sucks to hear about that fly fisherman breakin his pole but made me laugh also.. i have been there before lol .. i was out spin fishing for bass with my brother and some other people.. and i was using my favortie pole and spinner and my brother asked if he could try it out.. so i let him and on the first cast that SOB casted so hard it broke the end 8 inchs down and lodged the spinner in a tree lol all in one motion.. i cut the eye outlets off and kept fishin but lets just say hes not allowed to use my stuff anymore lol LA
Bill Babler Posted February 11, 2008 Author Posted February 11, 2008 Couple of years ago, one of my best buddies and I were fishing the Blue, out of Krimling Colorado, we had walked about 4 miles in and were just getting going. My friend a good fisherman, but only fly fishes 4 or 5 times a year, had a new Orvis 4wt. that his wife had bought him for Christmas. It was a mid-flex, and he was having a fairly hard time getting the distance he wanted with the size 8 wooly bugger, so I said," let me have that thing, the Pro, will show you how to get that streamer down that seam." About the third false cast, I was really working the line out, and trying to show-off some. I had that rod loaded to the max, and was throwing a loop so tight it would have made any honeymooner proud. The tungsten headed wooly came back and hit the rod, about 10 inches down from the tip. You know the rest of the story. Four miles to the truck and we had only brought in 2 rods. I fished his rod the rest of the day and got him a new one after the trip. It didn't throw real well anyway. Glad I was on the Orvis Pro-Staff. http://whiteriveroutfitters.com http://whiteriverlodgebb.com
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