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 Re: Squaw
[Re: danceswithbass]
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01/07/20 04:19 AM
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I took my backup tournament partner out there the 2nd for my annual cabin fever trip to Squaw. There were 70 reservations left the night before, so was thinking I might could explore a few spots that are always arses to elbows with boats that I have never fished. Did that on one spot but had 2 boats come up within 30 yards of me and box me in on one point. Overall it fished a little off, caught about 25 but the normal 2.1lbers on average were about 2.4lbers being the difference. Got slow about noon and I pulled out a fairy wand rig for the first time in two years and drop shotted 4 of the nicer fish caught up north in 30ft of water but got bored with that (but if I were in a derby, I would be video gaming all day). Better more active bite was in 77 degree water closer to the discharge on red plum shaky heads. Good thoughts by Champion1 above, know what you are getting into, lower your normal fishing etiquette expectations in half when you get on a popular wintertime 3,000 acre lake, and make the best of it. Had one of my better days out there in awhile caught quite a few from 7:30-10:00 without seeing anyone around us catching much anything, guys grumbling around us it was slow and had been much better earlier in the week, could have had lots more but figured out the shaky head deal later in the day on a jelly worm.
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Re: Squaw
[Re: Frank the Tank]
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01/07/20 04:03 PM
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Razorback
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![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2019/12/full-86691-33179-20191205_075517.jpg) That's funny...last week these two old a holes motored down in between a buddy and I in our kayaks. Complete disregard for us. Closest I've ever had someone cut me off, even when I've been in my boat. Probably more to the story than shown here but if you are offended by anything shown in this pic you probably are in a bad mood fishing every public lake in Texas!  Truth^ If he can hit them with a cast, they shouldn't be there Truth ^^^^^^^^^ Yep. Objects in pictures are closer than they appear. If he is throwing at that bank and they cut between him and the bank they have no respect for other fishermen. We had two guys in an aluminum boat come within 20 feet of us during a tournament on Palestine a few years ago. As they kept getting closer I was telling my partner, "Surely they aren't coming right here." Yep, they did. Pulled up right beside us and threw out anchors off the front and back. I said, "Don't mind us, we're just here fishing" but they acted like they didn't hear me. The same thing happened on Lake Tyler in August during a night tournament. A guy and a woman pulled right on top of us. She actually said, "Hey, it's a big lake." I don't think she knows what that means.
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Re: Squaw
[Re: buda13]
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01/07/20 08:44 PM
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reeltexan
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Sportsman's etiquette and consideration went out the window twenty years ago on Texas lakes.
"..The pleasantist angling is to see the fish
Cut with her golden oars the silver stream,
And greedily devour the treacherous bait.
Bill Shakespeare![[Linked Image]](http://s4.postimage.org/f0dhseas/P1120145.jpg)
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Re: Squaw
[Re: Xbait]
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01/08/20 03:20 PM
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z7x374
Pro Angler
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These kayak guys need to find a lake that doesn’t have 150 250 horse bass boats doing 70mph all around the lake. It’s not safe for then Lmao and motorcycles shouldn't drive on the highway 🤣
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Re: Squaw
[Re: reeltexan]
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01/08/20 03:46 PM
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Posts: 1,429
J.H.S.
Extreme Angler
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Sportsman's etiquette and consideration went out the window twenty years ago on Texas lakes.
Yea when they started selling boats to every tool with a credit line fishing etiquette went out the door. Now its flat bills and white sunshades, $10K worth of graphs, 4 extra trolling motors, and a boat that cost as much as house.
Live Daringly, Boldy, and Fearlessly....Embrace the Challenge So That You May Feel the Exhiliration of Victory.
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