Everbody gettin real closed mouth all of a sudden,.....! !

Is there a tournament comin up or somethin,..! !

Asked a guy about Ray Bob,......the guy went into a trance,......

Asked a couple of guys about Texoma,......they look at each other,....then look at me like i`m ignorant,....( actually made me feel right at home )...........

Can`t a guy get a couple of GPS points without being treated like a pro @ a tues.night jackpot ? ? ?

ChineWalker, we been wacking em purdy good on dem lakes. Best bait for us has been the balaama rig.. We been rigging it wit waterdogs and dead stiking it. That is one awesome rig right there. I aint no pro but i'd like to fish one of dem jackpotters ur talking about

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sometimes trying to get info is like getting an egg from a rooster for sure, I dont get to those lakes much, now if you needed some info on east texas lakes I could help out

March is here and its tournament time. All these
Prostaffers signed contracts of secrecy.

Best way to figure it out is go fishing an spend some time and money, lot more gratifying

Exactly........

I am Old School TFF, and when I joined the main purpose of this forum, and it was in the Guidelines, that the TFF is for sharing information and exchanging ideas.

So most of old school guys have no problems doing that, I can't speak for the new guys on here. Now I doubt they will GPS you honey holes, but most will at least try to set you in the right directions.

I will never ask anybody about what they have found was working anymore. Some of the responses i have gotten were un believable. The few times i have found what they were hittin on and where they were hittin I shared it with folks. Sometimes the Class Warfare on gear and boats that happens is hard to swallow

To share information, you actually need to be catching fish... I can tell you a hundred places to get skunked! Not sure how my sponcers will like that...

Texoma has been tough for me so far, i will tell you I have been getting bit fishing the second break around creek channels at 20-25' with different baits. Probably had the best throwing a heavy football jig.

I agree with RedRanger...the main reason I joined TFF was to swap information & become a better angler. I have stuck with that over the years & I try to help anyone I can. The problem lately is I seem to have a bad case of the "I'm just eliminating water" syndrome. LOL Texoma has been fishing REAL tough for me lately.

amen! you can search my posts and the very first ones I made were begging for mercy... and guess what ol salt came to my rescue and is still a good friend to this day... Ol Bazztex!! Charlie Dawg!!! I still try to help the best I can, but it's mostly in PM's now. You offer too much, and come time for you to fish the area... there will be 15 boats on it from the general public seeing your posts LOL!

I feel compelled to give my two cents...I am not old school TFF because I have like..5 posts. However, I do believe that this is a great forum for learning and bouncing ideas of each other. I look for trends or try to pick up ideas that would help me out. Lord forbid that I ever ask a "where and what are you catching them on" question. You either get silence, which is fine or the smart arse answers like "bubble gum weenie worm at the dam".

Damn, you must posted 99 times, in 21 minutes since this post! Over achiever!

Find you own fish,man.

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Wait a minute...........you mean Im not gonna get some secret fishing spot from this forum. Dayyyyummmm.

You forgot the buzzbait!

Seriously, the "loose lips sink ships" attitude around here cracks me up. And I've fallen prey to it more than once, so if you have a secret fishing spot or technique, danged sure don't tell me!

I fish for fun. Come one, come all. I'll share anything and everything I learned or did on the water for a successful day. Again, I fish for entertainment.

Many of the folks on here, fish for the love of competing. They want to beat your butt in EVERYTHING they do, whether it be fishing or whatever. Personally, I think those types weren't loved enough as a child (please don't jump me!). And over time, they spend more money trying to be someone than they have, or could earn.

Then you have the up-and-coming-aspiring-to-be-a rich Elite Series/FLW Top pro guys. They fish their trail, sleep in the back of their trucks. Eat 3 day old bologna sammiches and pray they make the cut so they can fish next week. I respect those guys!

As for N.TX. bass fishermen having lockjaw, well I guess! There are several pretty big events upcoming in that region. And every one of the anglers wants to BEAT YOUR BUTT, so info is going to be very limited. Understandably so.

Nothing wrong with being in any of the three groups of fishermen I mentioned.

You probably triggered a flashback to the guys last 5 trips where he blanked every time he was out.

I have ruffled a few feathers from local folks out here for helping people with info and areas on Ivie to get them started...

They can get over it or stay mad. When I was growing up in the fishing world there were plenty of folks that helped me out and I try and return that favor when I can.

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Amen, Mr. Howard! If one is a student of this sport and listens to the testimony of most super-successful pros, they will hear a unanimous theme.

There isn't one top professional bass fisherman who was not helped and mentored by some previous legends. I think KVD names Tommy Martin and Larry Nixon as two men who helped him get "over the hump", as do many pros nationwide.

You'll continuously hear names like Clunn, Martin, Nixon, Brauer, Hibdon, Davis, Scott, Cobb, Murry, Stanley, Rowland, Thomas and Mr. David Wharton, may he be catching nothing but DD's on the Toledos and Rayburns in the sky.

Point is, anyone who has the ability and quietly conducts himself with class will typically get noticed, eventually. It takes time and consistency under myriad conditions. If you are one of those rare few, you have a bright future making a living in the fishing industry.

For everyone else, loose lips sink ships.

I'll give you a few modern day examples whom I believe have the innate ability (with a little help to flatten the learning curve) to become legends of the sport.

Keith Combs
Ott DeFoe
Brandon Palaniuk
Keith Poche'

If they don't tell, 90% of the time its because they don't know.

I met Tommy Martin at the Minnow Bucket at Lake Fork several years ago. He was staying above us and just started talking to me as I was working on my boat.He sat there in the heat for over two hours answering all my questions and was the nicest guy you will ever meet.That guy is pure class in my books.

Some very good comments,.........actually i was just poking fun,..........

I clammed up years ago,.............

" No, ....i`m just out checking to see how the boat runs after i raised the motor. " ..........best line on the water !

You`ve got line for the fish,.... ya gotta have one for the fishermen,.....! !

Trim it High and Let it Fly ! !

I doubt that anyone would give you waypoints unless they were really close friends. Personally I WOULD give you areas of the lake that have produced. In most cases waypoints wouldn't do you any good anyway. The fish move and by the time you got there they would be somewhere else.

Unfortunately I can't help you with the places you asked about. But I would if I could. That is what I thought this forum was all about.

For clarification purposes, I would not ask for specific spots and\or baits. I read multiple posts\threads and try to pick up tidbits of information\techniques that I could use on any lake. I can find my own fish and I would not have a problem helping someone else out. My comments were about the responses that I see in regards to someone else's inquiry about a fishing report. I understand that this is the internet and that critical information should be discrete. I fish for fun, whether it be in a tournament or a couple of hours after work. So with that said, can someone send me some good waypoints for Lake Fork where you are catching overs? (I am joking so don't beat me up to bad)

Throwing ideas and techniques is one thing but that ain't what most people want. I am all for someone who is trying to become a better fishermen, but most people are to get the prize without the work. That is what I have a problem with, few people want to know the thought process you had to find them, they just want to know "where de at?" and there is nothing I hate worse than a telephone fisherman, ESPECIALLY the ones that tournament fish this method, an then if they do catch em stand around all proud like they done something.

I'll tell you,exactly,where to find 'em on Fork. North of 182 and South of 19.

Mr Red Ranger- I have been laughing at your posts for some time now but this one is the best- I am a younger fisherman and I really enjoy this forum as it allows me to learn things from guys who really know how to fish- I seldom ask and wouldn't care if someone didn' want to share any info- But to the guys who do share, thanks- Also, if there is a red ranger fan page, I would like to sign up-

I can't wait to meet that dude

He came to my place on Saturday to party and holler at babes.... I finnally went to bed at 4 am and he was still skyping with his multiple gfs in the phillipines. Dude is a trip.

Barrett- If I knew the guy like you do, I believe I would try to set up a fund raiser- You could have ," A night with RED RANGER"- I think it would be a hit- He could discuss the great one's strategies for deep structure, or the pimp daady's pre-spawn guidelines- Fishing the grass like a guru- I bet there is money to be made with this guy- As always no disrespect intended to the MAN-

Potlicking is an art, spend more time with binos and cruising around pushing the mark button on the gps and less time on the internet.

RedRanger said it the best and on top of that, I do not know any real PRO on this forum that make the money nor travel like the TV Pros. Its funny how the little boys want to act like the BIG boys. I guess some guys just never grow up.

You are assuming that they are posting under the real name then. You would be stunned to know who all in the fishing industry read/monitor/post here on the TFF. There are some guys that post under their names here that are trying to chase that dream. Todd Castledine comes to mind and there are others as well.

I respect the hard work and consideration of those who are trying to keep there status and are trying to make it big, come on most of us are just trying to enjoy scouting, running and trying to have a good time catching fish in our local tournement. I would also like to add, that knowing were the fish are at is just 1/4 of the battle. I have been to a lot of local tournements and here lately there are more and more rude butt heads to be nice, then friendly war fare. Please remember this is just 1 know nothing guys, in which earned his citizenship and was not born here opinion. This is the great U.S.of A. and opinions are free.

Umm? All this talk and nobody has helped this guy out yet?

Todd Castledine is as good as any pro on the tour!!

Fouzman has the right idea in my book. I fish for fun 90% of the time and will try to help anyone that ask. Some may think its wrong but when it comes to lakes like Falcon and Fork I'll try to give guys exact areas to try that I have had success at. It's not like I'm making weekly trips to them and I just hope everyone can have great trips when they go to those places because they truly are special. I laugh when people are tight lipped about Falcon and they live 8 hours away and make a couple of trips a year, it's not like that lake is even going to be at the same level everytime you go back.

Sponcers Tom? Lmbo

Watch out... they will want to challenge you to a boat race.

My pontoon boat starter turns faster then thier boats can run

They wont talk or give up secrets. They all want to win.

I would help if I could catch fish.

Hope this doesn't help out the BASS Opens that might read it tonight... last weekend I went to Lake Lewisville, I was south of the island in Stewart's Creek, and also in the last cove before "the cut".
Oh, didn't catch anything, but that's where I was, hope it helps? (Time before that, I was several other places, I'll be happy to post waypoints except I didn't make any since I didn't catch any... my screen is black with the "didn't catch any" trails, but curiously blank with the "where I caught them" waypoints.
Last place I caught fish, in the past 2 weeks I've caught 2 6-pounders... was at 2 ponds in Lone Star Ranch on Lebanon Road in Frisco. 2 6's, several 4s, and lots of 1 to 3s (and 1 4"-er, smallest bass I've ever caught, on a Strike King 5, nearly the size of the fish!!!).
It does overflow/run off into LL eventually, if that helps any, but have to trim way up (then load boat onto trailer and drive over) to get to it from the lake, LOL.

For Ray Roberts, haven't been there in months, but in all seriousness, last time I did well finding grass in 4-6ft of water south of IDB park, using swimbaits and caught several 2-4s, but that was a fall bite. As mentioned, waypoints only help occassionally when conditions are right and fish decide to move to those spots, "general" rules are better, such as "around 12', off long points", or "up shallow in 2-4ft of water", or "on submerged structure 16-20ft", or "way back in the creeks".
Good luck!