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 First Bass
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02/22/15 01:38 AM
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formula462
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Took my newly purchased bass flies and went to the cabin with a couple buds today and while they went conventional I did it with the fly. My best was a 3 lbr and it was way more fun than just cranking it in with a bass rod. I hung with them and caught just as many and they asked me if I was going weird on them. Ted did get the biggest which went about 7lb. but I think I had the most fun. Didn't have my camera so no piks and I lost a couple of the flies on breakoffs so will have to pick up some more and be ready for spring!
And I definitely need a better rod/reel setup.
Last edited by formula462; 02/22/15 01:39 AM.
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Re: First Bass
[Re: formula462]
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02/22/15 01:44 AM
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J-Moe
TFF Team Angler
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TFF Team Angler
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Congrats!!! Welcome to the addiction.
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Re: First Bass
[Re: formula462]
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02/22/15 01:57 AM
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FWBanger
Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
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Congrats. I can't explain it but for some reason it's just more fun with a fly rod.
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Re: First Bass
[Re: formula462]
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02/22/15 02:07 AM
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Capt. Mac
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Congrats!
To paraphrase Gierach: " a fifteen inch fish caught on a fly rod is three inches bigger than a fifteen inch fish caught on anything else".
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Re: First Bass
[Re: formula462]
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02/22/15 03:06 AM
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moonriver
TFF Team Angler
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TFF Team Angler
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Congrats. You are half way to the addiction. When you start to tie your own flies, and catch bass with the flies you tied, there will be no return. 
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Re: First Bass
[Re: FWBanger]
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02/22/15 04:04 AM
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Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 1,971
Turf Dawg
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Congrats. I can't explain it but for some reason it's just more fun with a fly rod. Amen
Turf Dawg Landscaping
Texas Licensed Irrigator
LI 0020041
Commercial Pesticide Applicator for Turf and Ornamental, Pasture & Rangelands and Right-of-Way
Texas Dept of Agriculture license #0525163
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Re: First Bass
[Re: formula462]
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02/24/15 02:22 PM
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banker-always fishing
Super Freak
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Super Freak
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Congrats catching your first bass on the fly! Good job.  Side Note: First of many more to follow. 
  IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16
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Re: First Bass
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02/24/15 04:17 PM
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Zip-ur-Fly
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Holder of Texas State & Lake Fly Rod Records.
“Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." Attributed to Thomas Jefferson.
"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." Confucius
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Re: First Bass
[Re: formula462]
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02/24/15 04:25 PM
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Joined: Feb 2004
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Bass_Bustin_Texan
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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If you can find the right fly you can out fish your buddies with conventional gear. I love doing that!! Talk about red faces. 
You can avoid having ulcers by adapting to the situation: If you fall in the mud puddle, check your pockets for fish. ~Unknown
Open your eyes & look within, are you satisfied with the life you´re living.
No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for your life. Someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs.
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Re: First Bass
[Re: formula462]
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02/25/15 11:38 PM
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Crazy4oldcars
Extreme Angler
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...And I definitely need a better rod/reel setup. That, friend, is a constant! lol
 "The cheese in the mousetrap is ALWAYS free"
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Re: First Bass
[Re: formula462]
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02/26/15 04:53 AM
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Brendan H
Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
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Congrats on your first fish and welcome to the club!
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