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Just wondering how often people get skunked? Ive only been able to pull 2 good crappie out of the lake closest to me. I know theyre there but cant get them to bite. Theyre very tight lipped. I use minnows under a slip bobber most of the time. When I go to the reservoir an hour away I usually do pretty good..:bash
Getting a crappie fisherman to admit that he gets skunked is like pulling teeth from a duck! :Doh:
I'll admit I get skunked a lot when I go fishing. But, in my defense, I don't get to go often enough to know what they are hitting on at the time. At least that's my story and I'm sticken to it! :Rofl
I honestly can only remember one time in the last couple of years and that was when conditions should have kept me off the water. Not catching enough to make it worth my while is another thing.
Nice thing about being 8 miles from the ramp I use on KY lake is when they are not in the mood, I don't feel obligated to spend a lot of time out there. If I had to drive for hours to get there, I would feel I needed to spend more time and put in more effort.
I have fished the same lake since around 1983 or 1984, which makes everything
a plus. I can't remember ever getting completely skunked. I, however do not fish
in the winter. Always long line trolling.
The only time that I think that I got skunked is when I don't go fishing.
I don't go fishing to put "meat" on the table. I go for the peace and quiet and or the fellowship with friends.
Never ! Sometimes I just don't catch any . :biggrin
I was not aware that there was such a thing as being "skunked" I just thought that I was putting back the culls without handling them are causing trama to them.
a lot!!! I'm a lousy fisherman that's why I'm a Wannabe
I ALWAYS catch something when I go out. If the crappie aren't biting my jigs then the bass or catfish always do. Caught many fish with the ever popular jig.
I am being honest. I have never been skunked yet. I will stay out on the water until I catch anything! I refuse to be beat!
Twice in the last six years. Neither time, were days suitable for fishing. Several days of three to six.
More times than I would like to admit. Like everybody else it's usually on days when I shouldn't even be out there.
Seriously can't remember last time I was skunked totally but we have lots of fish here .:fish
NEVER!!!! I stay out on the lake until i catch at least one... been out here 3 days now,anytime.anytime.
I just spent 3 days on KY.lake and caught 6 fish. I consider that a skunk.
You don't get skunked if you take the time to appreciate that you at least had a chance to go fishing. You may not bring home any fish that particular day but you will always bring home memories. When the fish are not biting change location, lure. color, presentation or something. You have to make them bite. Sometimes they just don't. You will always have fun in the trying and that my friend is the memory you will take home.
I saw this quote on someone's siggy. "Fish always bite 15 minutes before I get here and 15 minutes after I leave." Stuff happens, weather changes,moods change and sometimes we fish in locations where the fish aren't there. Cheer up..even the pro's have the same type of day as the every day Joes.
Your right Ship......I never get skunked
I don't think I've ever gotten skunked. I've had days where didn't catch any fish, but had a blast watching the bald eagles chase an osprey away, or watched a great blue heron grab a frog, or had a beaver swim around me, repeatedly slapping the water with his tail. I always bring something home, even if it's just a cool memory.
I have NEVER been skunked!! But my poles sure have....
I usually catch more dinks/shorts so a skunk is rare for me. Keepers are even more rare for my home lake, thought I was going to be truly skunked yesterday, then I got three keepers on at the same time yesterday to save the day. No dinks either. I usually bring home a good memory or funny story when I go as well, dinks or keepers. I agree with the others about enjoying the time fishing, and I do live about 15 miles from the closest ramp I use, so I don't worry too much about a bad day on the water. It takes me the same amount of time to pack the cooler/thermos/snacks and hook up the boat as it does for me to get to the ramp, so I don't complain much at all about my catch ratio. I'm lucky that I'm able to go fishing.:fish
Totally skunked? Not in a long time, cannot even remember the last time. Been days when I only catch a couple of little ones.
The only guy that I know of who never got skunked died two thousand years ago on the cross.
I actually got skunked today. Very windy by 7 a.m. made it hard to keep my boat positioned right. My dad and I hit seven of my fishing spots and after 0 fish, we called it quits at 9:30 and came back home. Been a LONG time since I had been skunked the last time, can't even remember when, but I'm sure I have been before. GTT
I never get skunked. I agree with Ship and G, some people who fish just to catch fish are missing the point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob/MN
Lots but I live on 2 lakes and go out a lot , That being said I'm talking crappie only,I usually catch a bass or a gill but it happens.
If skunked means not catching what you were targeting (In my case its usually Walleye), then more often than not. But if skunked means not catching a fish.. rarely. Catfish, Bluegill, White Bass, SM Bass, LM Bass, Stripers, Wipers, Perch, Carp, Crappie. Seems like there are always catchable fish biting, but not always what I want to catch!
It doesn't happen too often, but the humbling experience only leaves me yearning for more.
How often I get skunked depends on who I'm talking too. :biggrin
If its a tournament and I'm at the scales, there is evidence I caught fish.
When I get home with more cash in my pocket then when I left, all she knows is I got skunked and the guys are the tournament gave me fish. :cheers2
Bass fishing it happens to me all the time. Going to for crappie I know one of a couple places will have fish on it. But, if the lake is way up or down or a bad cold front, something like a skunk might happen once in a blue moon.
For years I fished by bank and around me are some not so good lakes so quite often. Just got my boat up and running and after I get the hang of controlling it and fishing at the same time hopefully my skunk days are over.
It happens. Once or twice a year it seems like. More often, I catch two or three, and that is almost as bad as getting skunked. I suspect that all the tailgate and cooler pictures we see on here make us think that EVERYONE catches a mess EVERTIME....
Well, that is sure not the rule in my boat. I catch a really good mess (at my home lake of Grenada that tends to be around 12-15 fish) about every other time I go. (Not so often this year, thpough) I have yet to catch a double limit with my partner (wife), at least not since I was a kid, when there was no size limit and I still fished with the Ole Pro (my Dad)!
A skunk is not necessarily a bad thing. The next day when you go, you will know where they ain't. Even the zero days can hold a wealth of knowledge. That being said, I have been skunked, but it has been less than a handful of times since 2009. Sometimes the difference between a skunk and a limit is a right hand turn or a left.
Getting people to tell you honestly how many times they don't catch anything, assuming they are only after say crappie, is like getting people who go to the casinos to tell you how many times they go and lose money. My friends only tell me when they win money, they have selective memory when it comes to losing.
I wish I could tell you I always catch crappie but, believe me, I don't. Let's just say good trips vs. poor ones are probably 50/50 for me. Catching one or two after fishing 12 hrs. might as well be called 'skunked" in my book.
I never git "skunked".