Fishing lessons learned the hard way.

10-04-2001, 08:57 PM

Sometimes you just have to find out for yourself.Over the years I seemingly have to get hit up side the damn head to learn either to do or not to do something. Here are some examples and some of them are recent!
1.Never try to board a drift boat when the water on your side is too deep...right RW?
2.Why did it take me 25 years to switch over to LH crank level winds.
3.Never let someone else tie your knots.
4.Late winter hatchery steelhead are sometimes bright even after they have spawned.
5.Don't forget the toilet paper! Or you will be sacrificing nearly every pocket on your shirt and sleeves too!
6.Oh that hook looks sharp enough.
7.WATCH YOUR FRIGGIN' BOBBER!!!!!!!!!!
8.Insert any RT story here.... [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
9.Long,skinny dull colored hatchery steelhead aren't very good huh littlestew?
10. What? Pink worms for steelhead and salmon? No damn way!
Let's hear some of yours [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Stew

[ 10-05-2001: Message edited by: STEWED ]

10-04-2001, 11:42 PM

Another good thread from the BIG STEWED [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] . Good ones buddy. Fishing lessons learned the hard way - I'll give it a shot:

- The obvious recent one for me is to wear hip and butt padding when I descend steep muddy slopes with my smooth felt soled boots. Or gets cleats!

- Gee, that's the only one I learned the hard way. Everything else came easy [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]. Not.

- Make sure someone has good hold of the driftboat before letting go of it on the upper end of the Siskyville steep rail launch in January.

- Keep one eye on your eggs.

- Ask permission to cross private property to fish (learned young).

- Don't drink too much coffee and eat some bran muffins the morning you are going fishing with ladies!

- Simply don't bend over with certain guys in the boat.

- When you take a complete novice cast fishing, take a spinning reel for them!

- If you want to stay in a good mood, don't fish the Pacific City tidewater ramp hole during 'nook seasons.

- Think twice, or three times, before you decide whether to post the truth about some subjects on fishing websites.

- Point your rod toward the snag up to pull it free (learned young). Snappppp.

- Don't follow Mark Anderson thru a jigged hole, or Jerry Toman thru a backtrolled hole, or Hey_Yall thru a barnyard.

- Leave half an hour before I think I need to in order to meet fishing partners only 15 minutes late [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] . Still working on that one (lack of sleep the last couple years is to blame [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] ).

- You NEVER can get enough eggs. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] jk

RT

BlueWater · 10-05-2001, 12:52 AM

Let me see here. Were to start?
1. There is a plug in the back of the boat?
2. Pliers sink very fast.
3. Net. We don't need no stinkn' net!
4. How do I keep this 40 lb chinook from moving? Fish thumper? Whats a fish thumper? Pliers have always worked fine on rainbows.
5. See number 2.
6. Don't worry honey the Jeep will tow the boat just fine.
7. Have a float on your truck keys.
8. Make sure your trolling plate is up before going into reverse at b-10.
9. Don't worry it's not 2 feet deep we just have something on the transducer.
10. But the battery was charged last time I we went out.

BlueWater [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

Pilar · 10-05-2001, 06:15 AM

1) Never trust the flash ram in your GPS. Write it down and keep a log.
2) Name the waypoint now or forever wonder just what and where #22 really is.
3) Never follow a charter out into the fog.
4) Treat NOAA forecasts with a degree of skepticism. They get it wrong more often than not. There is no substitute for a look see.
5) Avoid the boat launch at Garibaldi on Saturday afternoon.
6) Stay away from the South Jetty at Tillamook bay. Visualize what your boat would look like upside down on the rocks.
7) Take your lady friend fishing on a nice day, she'll love you for it.
8) Wear sun block when doing some offshore drilling. It's hard to sit on a sunburn. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

First Bite · 10-05-2001, 06:49 AM

Off shore drilling...good one Pilar. Here's a few more:

-Be at least 10 feet in front of RT on hills.

-If you take your Brother-In-Law fishing (mine anyways) make sure and bring LOTS of extra jigs & bobbers.

-If you take your wife fishing, make sure she has good felt soled shoes so she doesn't slip...sorry Babe.

-Don't over estimate how low that branch actually is when casting...Doh!

Mark

willierower · 10-05-2001, 07:09 AM

1. Always pack a spare reel or spool of line when you have to hike a long ways into the secret hole when the fish are on the bite. (dang willow branches)

2. Wait until it gets light enough to actually see where you are going before you haul butt down the river in a sled, Especially when its not yours.(dang logs)

3.Always scout a section of river you are not sure about before you run it in a drift boat. (dang rocks, log jams, etc.)

4.Make sure a Hamilton 212 jet unit turns the oppisite way in reverse. (dang dock)

5.Always know how much fuel you have on board. (sleds are not made for rowing)
Thats it for now. Now I realize why my dad doesnt let me use his new boat [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

bait boy · 10-05-2001, 08:17 AM

Here's a few neat things I learned this year:

1: If you have a kicker with a charger you can keep cranking the big motor after you wear it down once.

2: Keep the crab pot water off of the distributor

3: Don't get caught between the side of the boat and 78Lbs of P i ssed off halibut.

4: When picnicing with a group of loud do gooders that just got done cleaning a river bank don't try to get them to leave a day use area.

5: Don't let RT pick your picnic area.

6 There is such a thing as too much fish. Hey ya wanna keep fishing? Where are we gonna put them?

Vinny · 10-05-2001, 08:29 AM

When you're standing in thigh deep water with a muddy bottom. Have your (intended)back foot behind you before you set the hook.

. . . that SPLASH wasn't a fish [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

Vinny · 10-05-2001, 08:37 AM

Pilar,

I hear that you sunburn real fast! [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Wood Shampoo · 10-05-2001, 08:42 AM

1. Make sure you take your sea anchors out of the water before taking off to pull up your anchor! [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img]

2. Make sure you always have a pen with you. I now keep 2 in my tackle box.

3. Make sure your battery is fully charged the night before.

Lured In · 10-05-2001, 09:37 AM

Just a few more...

1. Make sure you childs life jacket is securely attached before walking them onto the dock or you will have a wet wallet. (I taught my father that one at the age of 5) [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
2. If your intended fishing partner is planning on drinking the night before a trip, don't plan on being on time or go alone.
3. Get your wife hooked on fishing and you will get to go more often.
4. Don't let your wife use old or less than you best gear. Better yet, buy her gear just for her.
5. If you take a kid fishing, don't plan on fishing as much as your used to. Take advantage of the time and teach your children. Sometimes, don't even put a line in the water.
6. When the ramp at the Fishery is down to one lane, don't put in at Rooster Rock to save time. This will automatically generate a wind storm like you have never seen. (approx running time 1.5 hours at 6mph in 4-5 ft wind swell) [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]
7. As was said earlier, "Honey, don't worry the Jeep wil tow the boat just fine."

SlabQuest · 10-05-2001, 10:14 AM

Attach your terminal tackle to your mainline BEFORE tossing it overboard.

Raise and secure downrigger balls and kicker motor BEFORE putting boat on plane.

Don't use your good fillet knife to punish that dogfish.

Don't set shrimp pots in front of a ferry dock.

Remember bridge clearances are less at high tide.

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Silent Lucidity · 10-05-2001, 10:22 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by bait boy:
[QB]4: When picnicing with a group of loud do gooders that just got done cleaning a river bank don't try to get them to leave a day use area.
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If it wasn't Willie Nelson he'd have beeen new litter on the riverbank.

Okay, here's some that I know:

1. Sure you CAN eat that whole colon-buster pizza the night before boating, just don't.

2. Make sure the trailer crank handle is securely locked by the stop-pin before you let go of it. Or at least keep your face out of reach of the handle.

3. Zip all the pockets of your fishing vest before going up/going down a hill.

4. Floral soap + summer fishing = bees bees bees

Phil Layer · 10-05-2001, 10:39 AM

1. When wife hooks safety chain on (large) boat, double check before pulling the trailer up the launch. (Note: Wife is now an ex...so is the bottom of the boat)

2. Parking brake is not a luxury. It is a necessity.

3. Yes, the truck can hop right over that 2X4 that was the parking brake.

4. The Caprice can launch and retrieve the boat…just not in sand.

5. Your rookie partner needs to know that the tackle he just lost caught you $25. It will minimize his anger over the fish he just lost and teach him to keep his dang fingers away from the drag.

6. Raise the outdrive before pulling the boat out of the water.

7. Forgetting to raise the outdrive before pulling the boat out of the water is a lesson that can be learned more than once.

8. Prop repairs are expensive.

9. Prop repair shops do not offer “Frequent Flier” discounts.

10. All flying hooks have internal face seeking guidance systems

Slow Roll · 10-05-2001, 10:39 AM

Not many but well learned.

1 - when you go to jump off the boat to the dock, make sure you don't push off from the boat. 50 degree water on a 40 degree say is a real eye opener.

2 - I know now that I do not look good with an earring. Especially not a #2 black muddler. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

3 - If you eat sunflower seeds in the boat, you darn well better clean up any that don't make it over the side. [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img]

4 - Last but not least. Filleting in not butchering, if you don't know how to do it, don't pretend. I don't need crab bait that badly. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

Just my .02

Paul

Fish Hunter · 10-05-2001, 10:51 AM

Spare oars in driftboat are best checked before you put in.

Flyfishing is not the most effective way to catch winter steelhead.

Overhanging trees do appear out of nowhere to intercept backcasts.

Tufline has amazing flesh cutting abilities!

Pilar · 10-05-2001, 12:16 PM

But there won't be any other boats on this part of the bay, babe. [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

[ 10-05-2001: Message edited by: Pilar ]

OR Coast Range · 10-05-2001, 12:23 PM

OFFSHORE DRILLING!!

Now I get it. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Pretty good. [img]images/icons/blush.gif[/img]

Ramstrong · 10-05-2001, 12:32 PM

Just two for now.

If you're taking your fiance steelhead fishing in January and she fills her waders with water. Don't laugh

If you're cleaning a hen anywhere around RT, don't let the eggs out of your sight.

wetaline · 10-05-2001, 12:57 PM

1)No one will take care of, or appreciate your gear and boat as much as you do.

2)You chose who you share your time, boat, and gear with.. So don’t ***** to much about it when they don’t treat it as you would like - do something about (something I’m constantly reminding myself)

3)Brothers are the best fishing/hunting buddies.

4)After fishing w/ eggs your entire life.. it is impossible to try and swallow them at a sushi bar.. no matter how many times you chew...

5)You cant catch fish sitting in a warm living room watching tv!

Bait O' Eggs · 10-05-2001, 01:14 PM

I learn everything the hard way, where to start, where to start..... [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Dont forget to check the boat fuel level, even if you filled the tank in the boat yesterday, somebody may have siphoned it that night, they almost always come back next week for the fresh stuff also.

When pulling a diver from the water, dont let it come out of the water at 30 mph into the motor cowling

Dont leave you kicker on the boat locked, They will break the thumbscrews getting it off

Make sure your bowline doesnt drape under the boat and get sucked up into the pump

Always carry a 12 volt light tester when taking a trailer anywhere

Just because you put the depth finder case in the boat, doesnt mean the depthfinder is in the case

Take a piece of rope to pull start your outboard if the battery is dead, and wheaties help when it is a 115 hp outboard

When running in the fog on an outgoing tide, go slow and watch out for sandbars. It might be a 6 1/2 hour wait to be floating again.

Take some aluminum polish to clean on the boat when you may get stuck on a sandbar

When the rough bar lights are flashing, it may be best to stay inside.

When backing the boat up 5 feet to pick up a bungee cord in the road, make sure nobody is behind you.

Turn the battery switch off, when the kids play in the boat. It adds 120 hours to the hour meter in the process of running the battery down to zero with the key in the on position.

When you launch the boat make sure the plug is in. It would surprise you how long it takes to bilge the water out of the boat, when it is over the floorboards before you start pumping.

Make sure your lug wrench fits the boat trailer, they usually arent the same size as the truck

Not all knots have the same strength

Biting split shots can break your teeth

Cheap rubber rafts have weak seams. Better have a life jacket handy.

When pulling your brother on an innertube behind the boat, make sure the rope is strong enough. When it breaks, it slingshots into the boat like a whip.

Safety chains do keep the trailer attached to the truck when the ball lets go.

Dont wait till you have a fish on to ask if your new fishing partner can net, before you ask him to net your fish.

Never park the boat trailer where a doughball can block in with his truck.

Dont park the boat trailer on the end of a run, where other boaters have to drive around you. Even if you are between the lines, they can still rip off your license plate and tail light when they cut the corner.

You can have a hold of the gaff, you can stick it in a fish, but that doesnt mean you will be getting the fish, let alone the gaff back.

I think I could go on for ever.....

You can tell me the fire is hot, I might believe the fire is hot, but until I burn my finger, I am never quite sure how hot the fire is.

goforchrome · 10-05-2001, 02:35 PM

...This is the best thread since Rock and Roll legends!

Silent Lucidity · 10-05-2001, 02:50 PM

Bring any fish currently on a trailing line or stringer into the boat before you start motoring along.

I'm shocked that I have not seen that one yet.

FM2 · 10-05-2001, 03:31 PM

Good topic Stewed:

Here is a few,

Keep the tips of your rods in the DB, those branches have hands and they will grab them when you are not looking

Disconnect your trailer lights b-4 backing your boat in the water

Take the inside seam on a corner while rowing a DB

Always have a PPC...this is relative to t-paper

Be sure the new guy has real rain gear before you get to the river.

Don't suddenly stand up in the drift boat and do the "JIGGY"

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fishinfool · 10-05-2001, 03:36 PM

wow lots of Ideas on here. Some of mine are
Cops aren't always right they just think they are.
Make sure the plug is in the boat or be able to trailer REALLY FAST [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
Make sure that pole will come out of the holder after you get it in there.
When the depth finder says 2 ft it usually is 2 ft. [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img]
Just because the water looks shallow doesn't mean it is. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
always make sure the rope is tied to something when lauching by yourself. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Oh yea and I do agree pull that fish in the boat BEFORE you start to run!
I'm sure there are many more but I just can't think of any now.

Kevin M. Kelly · 10-05-2001, 03:37 PM

1. Don't walk behind anyone while they are fly fihsing. At least no closer than twice the legnth of the fly line. That popping bug hurt.

2.a. When letting your partner into the canoe first, make sure you have a firm grip on both the canoe and the dock.

2.b. When entering the canoe second, make sure that your partner has a firm grip on the canoe and the dock.

2.c. Canoes have a bow in the middle, when the partner has a firm grip on the canoe and dock, make sure that you can span the gap between the canoe bow/stern and step into the middle, not the edge.

2.d. After dunking both yourself and your prospective Father-in-law, who you just met for the first time half hour ago, while trying to setp into a canoe, offer to dive to recover the tackle that is now on the bottom of the lake.

3. When your stringer has fouled the electric trolling motor, make sure that you stop/disconnect the motor from the battery before taking the knife to the stringer.

Pilar · 10-05-2001, 03:43 PM

What a great way to top off a Friday! Thanks Stew, my laugh ticket is validated for at least the next 24 hours.

This thread has become a kind of confessional, reminds me of the stupid boat tricks thread from a year ago.

ROFLMAO!!!!

10-05-2001, 03:56 PM

Ah ha! Silent Lucidity was part of the infamous Wind River clean up crew. Only those there would know the overzealous park ranger looked just like Willie Nelson; and the horrible things 'Yall made him do after dancing with him atop the picnic table, in the area he dumbly asked us to leave from. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Hmmmm. I haven't seen any posts from fobbman lately. In fact, not since SL started posting. Why didn't ya try using your Heywood ****** monkier here? Duh. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

And thanks for a good laugh Pilar. You have given the phrase "off shore drilling" a whole new meaning. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Oh ya, where can I get the info on how to give a half dozen subscriptions to "Whipped" magazine to some fishing partners for X-mas? [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

LOL!!!

- One other lesson learned the hardway ... once in a while it pays to read the fishing reg booklet. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

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rainycity · 10-05-2001, 04:17 PM

Always check the drag of a new fisherman especially when they bring thier own rod and reel but are using all your gear..

Aww, don`t worry about it, it`s only a loss of $15.00 bucks an a hawg... [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]

HOGTIDE · 10-05-2001, 06:50 PM

a) Don't do...I said DON'T EVER DO the pro-cure operation inside the house.(how can that one tiny red granual turn into such a large orange spot, later on?)
b) After baiting with eel,hold your sandwich inside the baggy while eating it.
c)While trailering donot turn a high curbed corner too sharply. A catapulted boat will only balance on one wheel for so long.
d) Always aggressively breakup any discussion between your wife and other wives patiently waiting in a Sportinggoods Store.( Gentlemen, if they find they have support, there 'will' be a revolution.)
e) Apple fritters donot sink. However, there is just something about the 2-stroke oil surface film that kills that fresh-baked taste.

smilesforu · 10-05-2001, 07:17 PM

Don't fillet with your off hand

Don't try to jump step up a steep root bank in thick industrial hip boots.

Always make sure the saftey pin is in the trailer hitch.

Make sure saftey chains really are safety chains [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Always becareful when releasing fish with to hooks so you don't become attached

Don't take a shorter set of oars for the first trip on the worst whitewater you know.

Don't let somebody take our picture with a spawner

Wear a life jacket when the boat is running even on calm water or be able to swim with boots on.

Just because there is a log jam doesn't mean it is easy to cross on... [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Bring extra dry clothes for RT when fishing.

Don't think the fish is landed if its in the net.

When somebody says..."betcha can't" It might be better to agree [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Take somebody to a secret spot and expect to see there friends there.

Never offshore drill during a salmon derby.

Always turn around when breaking off line hung in a tree.

Snagly · 10-05-2001, 07:26 PM

A couple fresh from Australia this past trip:

1. If you're hunting big game, take an elephant gun. Don't plan on landing elephants hooked on rabbit gear.

2. Change the split rings and hooks on any plug/ lure that is likely to meet a lunker. (My buddy Jeevan lost TWO fish-of-a-lifetime on consecutive days due to the split rings being pulled off his plugs.)

3. After catching (or losing) a big fish, inspect your hooks and rings. I was very fortunate to land an almost-18lb Spanish Mackerel on one hook (under the chin). I was even more fortunate to inspect the hook to find that somehow the split ring was 3/4 off the lure!

4. Hooks partially straightened on snags and bent back into shape are never as strong as fresh hooks. Either change lures, change hooks or be prepared to have a good fish straighten the hooks on you.

5. If you aren't 100% about a knots strength, re-tie it.

6. Nets with tears in them don't hold fish as well as nets without large holes in them

7. Use the same brand of insect repellant the guides use

8. A lighter drag and a heavier thumb catches more fish than a locked down drag. ("Oooh, my thumb's ablaze -- now I know why they call it 'Fireline'!")

9. Stealing a cold beer from your buddy's stash guarantees that it tastes better.

10. Keep a line in the water as much as possible -- some of my best fish of the trip were caught casting out of the back of the boat at lunch time.

Finally, we yet again learned why in tropical Australia EVERY hook is fished barbless.

SlabQuest · 10-05-2001, 11:07 PM

I re-read Pilars post and am still chuckling about the "sunscreen" [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

1) Before proceeding with the drilling operation, be sure to check the neighborhood for low flying aircraft and big cruisers with flybridges.

Bobberdown · 10-05-2001, 11:30 PM

1. When stepping out of the boat after drinking say a fith of your favorite beverage, make sure either the boat is tied to the dock or that the wind has not blown the boat away from the dock prior to stepping out of it.

2. Inform your fishing partners what happens when you **** 2lbs of lead and a whole shad when close to the boat so they do not have to experience a concussion.

3. Make sure the bow line to the drift boat is secure prior to pushing off at the around town drift on the Siletz.

4. Don't back the boat trailer off of the launch at the wayside launch at 5 in the morning in may. (you may have to go wading)

5. No I don't need any gas money for the boat lets put it in the truck instead. (Sleds are not made for paddling)

6. When you run out of gas in the sled it's a little to late to make sure that the paddle is in the boat.

7. Lids to tackle boxes can be used for paddles if you have 3 or 4 hours to get there.

8. Not everyone is willing to help you when your holding a lid to a tackle box, flapping your arms, yelling and flashing a flashlight.

9. When doing a little off shore drilling with your spouse, it is never a good idea to do this where other people are trying to fish in a hog line. Just like the movie, if you build it they will come.

10. When stepping out of the drift boat on a cold Jan day, the waters off color, make sure that the water is shallow enough for you to stand up.

10-05-2001, 11:58 PM

o Ask anyway, when you are chosen to toss the anchor, in someone else's boat, to make sure the knot for the 300 feet of anchor rope is actually tied and good. [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]

o Wipe all the greasy oils off your hands, reel seat area and rod handle, before you rip it out of the rod holder, set the hook, and the entire rig squirts into the river like a banana leaving it's peel! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

o Make SURE your rig and trailer tires are WITHIN the lines at 5th Street in Tillamook or Sheriff Roy's boys will take your money. Make sure you have the right date on the receipt in the window, or they will take your money some more! [img]images/icons/blush.gif[/img]

o Double check the Sand Shrimp your buddy promised to be good, are good, BEFORE you sit on the river all night, open them up for the first bait up and find the yellow toxic
smegma pile will not work. [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img]

o Don't drop your trailer off one side onto the RR tracks leaving the Fishery, explode a tire, break a leaf spring and have to drag it all across anyway, because a train is coming! [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

o ALWAYS bring binocs when you sight Pilar fishing with any female on a sunny day. If you don't have sunscreen, offer them a big umbrella or toss them your room keys. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

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Silent Lucidity · 10-06-2001, 07:16 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by RT:
Why didn't ya try using your Heywood ****** monkier here?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

That's why. [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] I'd hate to be known as "the one whose name is unspeakable" over here.

crabbait · 10-06-2001, 09:36 PM

You guys are killing me but you still left a few out...

1. Check the drag before your bobber disappers.

2. Remember that you cannot stear or stop a jet sled without power before you kill the engine 10 feet from the dock.

3. The package of sand shirp that your buddy's kid dropped in your tackle box will still be there next weekend (and the next weekend, and the next weekend, etc).

4. Tie your $200 rod and reel to the boat before you hand-off that hog to your buddy's kid.

5. Don't make your 230lb brother laugh so hard that he has to stand up in the canoe, while duck hunting, in January.

6. While bobber fishing in tidewater, don't tell your 230lb brother to set the hook like he is trying to break your Lamiglass rod.

7. Bring extra rod when fishing with 230lb brother or buddy's kid.

8. Run enough sand through a jet pump and she just won't plane....

9. When the bilge pump is just barely keeping up it is time to pull the anchor, even if it is the best sturgeon bite of the year.

10. A labrador always agrees that we need a new jet sled, italian shotgun, and a special rod just for back bouncing.

11. A labrador never changes his mind about the number of fishing trips we take or the quality of the people that we fish and hunt with (right after the wedding).

12. An even dozen and last but not least: When you first feel the keel of your 23' sled touching sand, do not listen to your buddy when he says, "Gun it, we can make it!

happybrew · 10-06-2001, 10:07 PM

One adult can successfully take 3 small children fishing. One adult cannot take 4 small children fishing.

Do not beach an inflateable boat until you are done fishing for the day. Most punctures happen when beaching the boat.

Do not take a cell phone with you fishing. Your wife will invariably call you when you have a fish on, no matter how many times you reiterate to her that she is only to call in the event of an emergency. And when she does call, you will assume it is an emergency, when it is not. She just wants you to pick something up on the way home.

When the salmon aren't in because of no rain, go trout fishing.

Wear Depends when fishing a hole that you don't want to leave. Last year, on Three Rivers, I found a hole with lots of hungry spring chinook. So many came at my lure at the same time that they hit each other, got in each others way, and none could actually get to the lure. Then I left for just a moment to pee....... and somebody else moved into my spot and landed two salmon, and I couldn't get into the hole the rest of the day! [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img]

When the first steelhead you ever hook is on a fly, somehow the others you hook on other gear are ruined for you.

happybrew

happybrew

Jennie@ifish · 10-06-2001, 11:27 PM

Know what you are getting into when your boss assigns you a project. The challenge is to get a web site listed in search engines. You tell him,

"I think I'll start a fishing web site"

Jen [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

fishbait · 10-07-2001, 09:18 AM

The distance your alarm clock needs to be from your pillow is directly proportional to the number of consecutive days you have fished.

Never put your anchor in another persons boat in tidewater unless you trust that person more than your mother.

6/0 hooks are NOT too large for fall nookers

When fishing with pranksters, keep a close eye on all pogies that are landed.

marko · 10-07-2001, 09:22 AM

never try to fish yourself when you brng a bunch of kids fishing. [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]

RW · 10-08-2001, 12:32 AM

Hey Pilar, I am guessing our fishing days together are over? [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] RW [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

FromDogfishToFlyFish · 10-08-2001, 01:42 AM

Kids! bah, take me fishing, I'll let you fish all you like.

Pilar · 10-08-2001, 05:25 AM

Hey Rogue. For fishing you are always welcome on 'Pilar'. Besides you were going to drift me down the Wilson in your drifty, remember? Like you I have an understanding partner. Good to see you back in Oregon. Lets go get a gator!

RW · 10-08-2001, 02:43 PM

Pilar, Can't wait for steelhead season, hope to get out more than I did last year. I am sorry that our schedules didn't match last steelhead season, lets try for this year. Always willing to go gator fishing, love it!!! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] RW [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

OR Coast Range · 10-08-2001, 04:08 PM

1) When towing in a stalled sailboat manned by an inexperienced sailer, don't hold onto the tow rope with your hands.

2) When fishing with your father-in-law for the first time in his boat and on his lake and with borrowed gear: don't outfish him unless you buy the beer.

3) Buoys warning of shallow water mean that there is shallow water nearby.

4) Don't laugh when your father-in-law ignores bouys warning of shallow water nearby. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

5) Don't pull that p*ssed off gator into your buddies nice new ski boat until throughly subdued.

Tinman · 10-08-2001, 06:29 PM

Start the engine BEFORE you cast off the lines at the dock

Never hesitate to cancel a trip if the water conditions look threatening, there is always another day

There are only two acceptable speeds around docks...slow, and dead slow

Pete · 10-08-2001, 06:47 PM

I've learned a few ...

A) That bubbling noise as you row the drift boat up to the stump hole on the Trask at 3:00 A.M. ... it's because you didn't put the plug in.

B) Those beeping noises when you start the big motor on the sled ... you need to know what they mean and do something about it.

C) That fly line coiled on the ground at your feet ... not a good idea when your retriever spots a chukkar up the hillside.

D) That buddy who says he fishes Buoy 10 all the time, so you don't need a compass, GPS or VHF ... not a good day to go fishing.

E) Tying barbless flies, pinch the barb down before tying the fly.

F) That grinding noise when the transmission shifts ... it isn't going to go away.

a) I figured it out before we sank, put the plug in and bailed like crazy in the moonlight.

b) It was the oil warning. There was enough in the reserve reservoir to get me to dock.

c) The dog looped the line over her neck, tugging the line and imbedding a size 4 hook in my finger so deeply that it took surgery to remove it.

d) The fog rolled in. By the time we knew where we were we'd drifted from the #1 buoy to a mile south of the CR Buoy ... almost 4 miles!

e) It's such a bummer to break the point off the hook after spending half an hour tying a stimulator or hopper pattern.

f) I spent 3 hours in a disabled car in an area with no cell phone signal with my 6 week old daughter in early December before I was able to get help from a tow truck.

Joe Schwab · 10-08-2001, 08:04 PM

1. Never buy a boat with the intention of making an "investment"
2. Never buy cheap reels.
3. Buy your spouse a Christmas present even if she says "lets not waste money on presents this year"
4. Never let a newbie on the boat net his wifes fish. Even if he says he used to be a guide.
5. Pick up your dang potato chips and sunflower seeds that drop on someone elses boat deck.
6. When you get seasick, get your head outside the boat. Please!!!!!!
7. If we go bobber fishing for fun, bring your own eggs.
8. Do not change the gear on my fishing rods unless you ask. Don't ask either.
9. Never complain about free fishing trips unless you don't want to go on any more.
10. Never allow your client buddies to bring a "girl friend" along fishing that they " picked up" along 82nd Avenue. Especially if they also have a video camera.

BUGLEMAN · 10-08-2001, 08:54 PM

What a great thread! Even the little lady had some good laughs and sort of understands why I like this "community" so much.

After casting your gear into a tree, don't wiggle, jiggle and try to finess it off. Put on your hardhat, warn others and give one hard yank. That is the only, albiet dangerous, hope of getting anything back.

Reread your fishing post immediatly after posting. Sometimes it just doesn't seem as funny, intellegent or nice the second time.

When drifting the Kilches listen to your mate when he says, "we are going to hit that log jam".

Buy good gear.

Break your rod down before those long treks to that secret fishing hole. Ouch!

Use a wading staff.

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Fishhead · 10-08-2001, 10:17 PM

[img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Pilar that off shore drilling one was one of the funniest ones I've seen on here. Believe it or not that really happened to me. LOL Lesson learned the hard way. Next time I'll look for some shade!!!...........Fishhead Vic

ampersat · 10-09-2001, 07:29 AM

1. verify that your line is actually wrapped up around, and not just looped over, that branch on the far bank before you start yanking with all your might.

2. neoprene waders do not protect against a quarter ounce slinky to the groin as well as you might think.

3. anything you try to do in the dark with your boat or gear will not turn out well.

4. always check your line for abrasions and your hooks for sharpness if you want to actually catch fish.

Barnyard · 10-09-2001, 07:47 AM

Off shore drilling...Yehaww...Good one Pilar...Gettin near gator time..Huh....

10-09-2001, 04:34 PM

When your fishing buddy(Mark Anderson) tells you to make sure the little orange peg on your cork doesn't abraid your line LISTEN TO HIM especially when the large steelhead that just broke you off swims away with the cork and jig.
Stew

Snapset · 10-09-2001, 10:26 PM

If you spend all winter tying flies for a trip to Montana, don't put them all in one fly box.

If you put all your flies in one box, Zip the pocket on your vest.

If you don't zip the pockets on your vest, don't wade over navel deep.
You can't swim as fast as your only box of flies can drift down the Madison river.

When steelhead drift fishing, don't tighten the drag to pull off a snag.

Sharpen the hook every fifth cast.

Pilar · 10-10-2001, 12:08 PM

There's only 3 rules on my boat. Any of you that have fished on 'Pilar' know them.

1) Never talk about the boat motor, how good it runs etc, while the boat is in the water. Once it is back on the trailor, go.

2) Never ever say the 'W' word while at sea.
(W for Wind). Saying the word invites it to blow.

3) Don't predict how many fish will be caught. In other words keep your mouth off of the fish.

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4Salt · 10-10-2001, 01:33 PM

If you do engage in some "Offshore drilling" you could be cited for using 2 rods. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

Pilar · 10-10-2001, 01:43 PM

4salt, they can only cite you for not closely attending your rod. Believe me it would be closely attended.

I saw in the Oregonian sports page a few years back something which really cracked me up. A state cop was walking the beach on Sauvie Island and found an occupied small tent on the beach and a sturgeon rod fishing in a holder next to it. As he walked up the rod bent over on a take down by a sizable gator. The officer called out to the tent that they had a fish on. The people in the tent were noisily and blissfully unaware. So the officer reeled in the fish and then cited the male occupant of the tent for not closely attending his rod.

Osprey · 10-10-2001, 11:47 PM

Never tell you're Buddies "hey we'll catch a fish in this next slot" or I'll......go offshore drilling with an Emu [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

Never let B.O.E. "smoke you're fish" [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]

never introduce Redneck to any of you're daughters...or favorite fishing spots [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]....Os

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10-13-2001, 10:00 AM

Learned this one yesterday.......
1.You CAN hook and land big chinook (2 of them) on 12 lb. Trilene but I wouldn't recommend it!
2.After throwing big birdsnests you really wish that you'd carried a spare reel with at least 20 lb test for big nooks.