Question:

bumblebee bass fish large small I know this was kind of long, but I hoped you enjoyed it.

It was a good story – congratulations on the ugly sucker

Response:

Jay, However, they are not ugly suckers.

However, they are ugly suckers.

Response:

I love the Black Bass and don’t really consider him an ugly sucker but everyone is entitled to their opinion.  Here is another one for what it is worth.  In his 1889 book,bumblebee bass fish large small Where The Trout Hide, Kivert “Kit” Clarke called the Bass “an aquatic terrier, tenacious as a bulldog” he went on, “and a three-pounder on a light rod will fully compensate a man for a day’s vexation.” Also, “He is a patrician among his species; an aristocrat worthy of honor and respect,bumblebee bass fish large small and after the salmonidae he is the bravest inhabitant of the waters.” Clarke went on “Although giving the bass full credit for his great merit I am wearied of reading or listening to comparisons between the species; they seem to me much like an effort to compare the brilliancy of a diamond with that of a red brick. The black bass is an honor to the finny nation, but he should never be compared to the brook trout. The one is a thing of beauty and joy forever, the other is a blackguard and a tough forever.”bumblebee bass fish large small  What better description for Bass – “A blackguard and a tough forever!”

Response:

I use a “quick snap” on the end of my tippet to ease fly changes.

As a suggestion, try going without the snap and see what happens.

Response:

The term “ugly sucker” is used only with the highest respect.bumblebee bass fish large small  I would say that you are new to ROFB and not have had the pleasure of reading one of Bass Rouge’s (formally Sir Rouge) many entertaining posts. I also love Black Bass, but some times it’s a love/hate relationship.bumblebee bass fish large small- I love the Black Bass and don’t really consider him an ugly sucker but everyone is entitled to their opinion.  Here is another one for what it is worth.  In his 1889 book, Where The Trout Hide, Kivert “Kit” Clarke called the Bass “an aquatic terrier, tenacious as a bulldog” he went on, “and a three-pounder on a light rod will fully compensate a man for a day’s vexation.” Also, “He is a patrician among his species; an aristocrat worthy of honor and respect, and after the salmonidae he is the bravest inhabitant of the waters.” Clarke went on “Although giving the bass full credit for his great merit I am wearied of reading or listening to comparisons between the species; they seem to me much like an effort to compare the brilliancy of a diamond with that of a red brick. The black bass is an honor to the finny nation, but he should never be compared to the brook trout. The one is a thing of beauty and joy forever,bumblebee bass fish large small the other is a blackguard and a tough forever.”  What better description for Bass – “A blackguard and a tough forever!” Clyde http://members.aol.com/BassBks/index.html

Response:

I understand the downside to using the quick snap.  More often than not, my fishing time is very limited.  I must maximize my time on the water. I use the snap to cut down on the time spent tying knots.  Some of you might have a hard time with this, but every minute saved is another minute fishing.  I mainly use it when I’m fishing for sunfish.  Most other situations I am tying them on.  I like the Duncan Loop personally. Runt Runt – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I use a “quick snap” on the end of my tippet to ease fly changes. As a suggestion, try going without the snap and see what happens. — Bob Jarvis Mail address hacked to foil spammers!

Response:

Dustin McBride     Are you ready for this Dustin. Its where you are AT! rec.outdoors.fishing.bass. WAKE UP!     whats ROFB??

Response:

The term “ugly sucker” is used only with the highest respect.  I would say that you are new to ROFB and not have had the pleasure of reading one of Bass Rouge’s (formally Sir Rouge) many entertaining posts. I’ve called them worse things myself – especially when I don’t get the hooks set or they get me tangled in weeds or trees.  Speaking of trees, the renowned Canadian author and educator, Stephen Leacock, once wrote that the Black Bass could take a hook and after fighting for awhile, go to the bottom and either fasten the hook to a log or replace itself on the hook with a six inch perch. I wasn’t trying to be critical – just used the opportunity to repeat one of my favorite quotations. Bass regards Clyde

Response:

Rec.Outdoors.Fishing.Bass – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – whats ROFB??      The term “ugly sucker” is used only with the highest      respect.  I would      say that you are new to ROFB and not have had the pleasure      of reading      one of Bass Rouge’s (formally Sir Rouge) many entertaining      posts.      I also love Black Bass, but some times it’s a love/hate      relationship.      d:D      Runt       I love the Black Bass and don’t really consider him an      ugly sucker but everyone       is entitled to their opinion.  Here is another one for      what it is worth.        In his 1889 book, Where The Trout Hide, Kivert “Kit”      Clarke called the       Bass “an aquatic terrier, tenacious as a bulldog” he went      on, “and a       three-pounder on a light rod will fully compensate a man      for a day’s       vexation.” Also, “He is a patrician among his species; an      aristocrat       worthy of honor and respect, and after the salmonidae he      is the bravest       inhabitant of the waters.” Clarke went on “Although giving      the bass full       credit for his great merit I am wearied of reading or      listening to       comparisons between the species; they seem to me much like      an effort to       compare the brilliancy of a diamond with that of a red      brick. The black       bass is an honor to the finny nation, but he should never      be compared to       the brook trout. The one is a thing of beauty and joy      forever, the other       is a blackguard and a tough forever.”  What better      description for Bass – “A       blackguard and a tough forever!”       Clyde       http://members.aol.com/BassBks/index.html — Dustin McBride ICQ #:  6840212

Response:

Congratulations!  However, they are not ugly suckers… They are kinda cute. Want to catch more bass?  Have your wife page you every 10 minutes or so and call her back but be ready to set the hook.  By the way… get rid of those snap things. Jay Kidwell, Ph.D. (Psychology) Instinctive Archery Insights http://w3.goodnews.net/~jkidwell/ – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – After four months of chasing those ugly suckers, I caught a Bass on my fly rod!  I was fishing at the state park nearby where I work during lunch.  It was McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, TX if anyone was wondering. I have fished Onion Creek that runs trough the park for a couple of years now.  I’ve caught mostly sunfish and a few cats out of there.  One Bass previously on a nightcrawler.  But the ugly suckers have eluded me on my fly rod until today. Well here’s how it went… The trip started much like those before.  I stopped to take a look at the flats just above the upper falls.  This spot was full of bass during the spawn.  But the weather now is hot and dry.  The creek was barely flowing over the falls.  The water was warm and the algae was getting thick.  A far cry from earlier this spring when it more resembled a torent mountain stream.  Well anyway, no fish, so I moved on down to the pool below the falls. The pool is generally pretty shallow, 8 to 10ft at best.  The far side of the pool is deep near the bank and is lined with large cypress trees giving some shade to part of the pool.  I worked the bank along the trees just before the stream exited out the back.  I manged to pull in a few small sunfish before my pager went off.  I instinctively knew it was my wife.  After answering the question wether I wanted Steak or Ribs for dinner Sat. night, I voted for steak, I notice my line taking off.  I had left my popper in the water while I made the call.  I pulled in the line to find my popper gone!  The little sucker had managed to pull my popper off.  I use a “quick snap” on the end of my tippet to ease fly changes.  Well I decided to head down stream to try a few more holes. As I was wading out the back of the pool, I saw a small sunfish swimming around with my fly in his mouth.  I felt bad about it, but there wasn’t much I could do but to hope he would throw it out sooner or later. The next hole down was near a big cypress tree and fairly well shaded. Last time here I pulled two sunfish about 9″ long.  Ugly suckers were in here too, but always managed to elude me.  I caught a handful of sunfish out of here and realized the bass would skunk me again.  Off to the next hole. This hole was in front of an old Indian shelter in the cliff.  Basically it was rock overhang making a semi cave.  I moved in quietly as not to spook the fish right off the bat.  I pulled a couple of sunfish in before I noticed a fish hitting the top about 30 to 40 yards down.  I figured it was just another big sunfish.  I rared back with my 8# and unleashed a beautiful cast just right of where I saw the fish.  The fish immediately slammed my popper.  After a few good tugs a realized this ain’t no sunfish!  Damn! I finally got one of the ugly suckers!  My heart began to race and my hands were shaking like a leaf.  After a very fine fight I got him close enough to get a good look.  It was a 10-12″ ugly sucker.  What a beauty!  And to top it off, as I pulled out of the water to unhook him, he got off and fell gently back to the water. Catch and Release at it’s best! The rest of the fishing was pretty anti-climatic from then on.  Remember the fish with the fly in its mouth?  As I was walking out by that pool, I saw my fly floating on the surface.  I pulled the fly in with the tip of my rod.  What a great ending to a great day! I know this was kind of long, but I hoped you enjoyed it. Runt

Response:

After four months of chasing those ugly suckers, I caught a Bass on my fly rod!  I was fishing at the state park nearby where I work during lunch.  It was McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, TX if anyone was wondering. I have fished Onion Creek that runs trough the park for a couple of years now.  I’ve caught mostly sunfish and a few cats out of there.  One Bass previously on a nightcrawler.  But the ugly suckers have eluded me on my fly rod until today. Well here’s how it went… The trip started much like those before.  I stopped to take a look at the flats just above the upper falls.  This spot was full of bass during the spawn.  But the weather now is hot and dry.  The creek was barely flowing over the falls.  The water was warm and the algae was getting thick.  A far cry from earlier this spring when it more resembled a torent mountain stream.  Well anyway, no fish, so I moved on down to the pool below the falls. The pool is generally pretty shallow, 8 to 10ft at best.  The far side of the pool is deep near the bank and is lined with large cypress trees giving some shade to part of the pool.  I worked the bank along the trees just before the stream exited out the back.  I manged to pull in a few small sunfish before my pager went off.  I instinctively knew it was my wife.  After answering the question wether I wanted Steak or Ribs for dinner Sat. night, I voted for steak, I notice my line taking off.  I had left my popper in the water while I made the call.  I pulled in the line to find my popper gone!  The little sucker had managed to pull my popper off.  I use a “quick snap” on the end of my tippet to ease fly changes.  Well I decided to head down stream to try a few more holes. As I was wading out the back of the pool, I saw a small sunfish swimming around with my fly in his mouth.  I felt bad about it, but there wasn’t much I could do but to hope he would throw it out sooner or later. The next hole down was near a big cypress tree and fairly well shaded. Last time here I pulled two sunfish about 9″ long.  Ugly suckers were in here too, but always managed to elude me.  I caught a handful of sunfish out of here and realized the bass would skunk me again.  Off to the next hole. This hole was in front of an old Indian shelter in the cliff.  Basically it was rock overhang making a semi cave.  I moved in quietly as not to spook the fish right off the bat.  I pulled a couple of sunfish in before I noticed a fish hitting the top about 30 to 40 yards down.  I figured it was just another big sunfish.  I rared back with my 8# and unleashed a beautiful cast just right of where I saw the fish.  The fish immediately slammed my popper.  After a few good tugs a realized this ain’t no sunfish!  Damn! I finally got one of the ugly suckers!  My heart began to race and my hands were shaking like a leaf.  After a very fine fight I got him close enough to get a good look.  It was a 10-12″ ugly sucker.  What a beauty!  And to top it off, as I pulled out of the water to unhook him, he got off and fell gently back to the water. Catch and Release at it’s best! The rest of the fishing was pretty anti-climatic from then on.  Remember the fish with the fly in its mouth?  As I was walking out by that pool, I saw my fly floating on the surface.  I pulled the fly in with the tip of my rod.  What a great ending to a great day! I know this was kind of long, but I hoped you enjoyed it. Runt

Response:

Related Posts

• Result of Tourney about largemouth bass babies this weekend
• Bass Rouge and Carl G (and all others) bass fish large small bettercatchcom
• What's virginia state record largemouth bass the best smallmouth bass rod for the money?
• Lake Erie zimbabwean bass boats
• Boxing day fishing report mouth bass habitat
• Spinner thinking of moving tasmania charter lake bass to baitcasting
• Where to start bassin'bass fish large small tip striped in N. VA?
• First Bass!!nitro bass fish boat!
• R.O.F.B.skeeter fish large small tip finders FAQ preliminary
• Schools and Lake Perris compact bass fish