Men from the boys

I think this time of year is when that separation happens. I want to fish, but I don't actually want to go. To put it into perspective, I live 60-70yds from Lake Norman, though Im not actually "lake front". 3.2 miles to the closest public (private, pay to launch, ramp), which is about 1 mile as the crow flies, from the house. That said, I hate fishing LKN in the summer. You've got about 2 hours on the weekend from sun up until the pleasure boaters, skiers, and jet skis start to come out, never mind the ever present glitter jet green carpers.

That said, I love fishing other lakes, but man, is it hard to get up at 4:00 on a Saturday, to get to another less pleasure oriented lake and be on the water before the sun gets high and starts to do its thing. Any one else struggle with this or just me? haha

I like fishing at night as well, but here lately, even during the week, the traffic never seems to stop. I can sit in my house at night and usually still hear a fountain or Danzi going by, and I live back up Mountain Creek.

I'll be glad when it starts getting light a little later and I don't have to get up at 4:00-4:30 to beat the sun. I already get up at 5:00 during the week lol.

Rant Over

I usually fish Marinas because of the no wake zones they have. Keeps a lot of the wave boats and jet skis at bay.

i dont fish on the weekends....I fished moss today, they are on the brush, put 100+ in the boat, most were 10 to 13 inches....the traffic got started about lunch time today, full force by 2 pm! but I stuck with it till 4 pm. but I didn't get started till about 8:30 am

What really separates the men from the boys is wintertime fishing ������
Just sayin!

Acceptable not fishing this time of year!

I fish year round from a kayak. I actually prefer the winter fishing.

Nothing like having to swish the rod in the water t clear the ice out of the guides. Seems the more miserable the weather the better the crappie bite. Here lately I have been having to keep the sweat wiped from my eyes. It was how enough the cork grip on the rod was wet from sweat. Had to ride around a little to cool off

Lol winter time is easy pickings. Usually the colder the better. I might just chase women this weekend rather than fish :bash

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Originally Posted by TreednNC

Lol winter time is easy pickings. Usually the colder the better. I might just chase women this weekend rather than fish :bash

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Very true. Takes balance and skill to surf the wake boat wave while on deck of a boat with the jetskis buzzing around like overgrown misquitoes. All while trying not to heat stroke in the summer sun. All that is still safer than chasing women. At least some of the ones I have chased

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Originally Posted by TreednNC

Lol winter time is easy pickings. Usually the colder the better. I might just chase women this weekend rather than fish :bash

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You’d be better off in the long run fishing

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Originally Posted by gobbler

You’d be better off in the long run fishing

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You're not wrong there.

The high cost of high tech fishing is much less the the cost of chasing women.

I’m gonna have to disagree, cause eventually one will let you catch them, then ya got a new house payment, a bigger vehicle to haul around the kids, and you’ll be buying all kinds stuff for the house or kids you have never even thought of, then you’ll have to change that in a few years, and furniture, etc etc, you could go buy a brand new truck and boat and buy 8 24” screen garmins all the way around it and still come out cheaper, but money ain’t everything either

Divorce is very expensive yet worth every penny. :biggrin

My home lake is exactly the same.
On the water at 0530, off at 930.
I so love winter fishing!!


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Originally Posted by gobbler

I’m gonna have to disagree, cause eventually one will let you catch them, then ya got a new house payment, a bigger vehicle to haul around the kids, and you’ll be buying all kinds stuff for the house or kids you have never even thought of, then you’ll have to change that in a few years, and furniture, etc etc, you could go buy a brand new truck and boat and buy 8 24” screen garmins all the way around it and still come out cheaper, but money ain’t everything either

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Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

Divorce is very expensive yet worth every penny. :biggrin

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I’ve got the house payment. Two vehicles, one which is an SUV, none of them are nice though lol. Child support payment, plus whatever stuff my daughter and I do. I’ve got the divorce and paper work to go with it. It was good money well spent.


I didn’t chase women. I went to Tuckertown with the men, and fished as a boy. I had two keepers, a fist full of dinks. I didn’t even weigh the two keepers I had. First time in that lake, I like it. Everything is an improvement on Norman though. Congrats on your 5th place finish with Ms Gobbler. I don’t think my two keepers would’ve made a pound, or let alone beat the 3rd place traditional sonar place lol.

Ya shoulda kept ya seven dinks, surely 7 dinks woulda beat 1.40

No limits on the whole Yadkin chain anymore, we had to wieghin a .50

You gonna bring your daughter to the adult youth tournament

I’ll try. Have family vacation next month. It might be iffy.