I also like the J hook and gut catch fewer fish. I use to hate to gut hook a trout that was to short as I knew he would die when I released him. I find that when I put a live bait on the scale from the fish will stay on the tip of the J hook. So I always make it a point to be sure the hook is clean of scales that might effect me catching a fish.

It isn't always pretty but this is called old man writing so don't be to critical of my spelling and sentence structuring. For you fisherman might your fishing line always be tight.
Now a little wisdom please remember this "Keep our Lord in your Hart and always have a blessed week don't take yourself so seriously no one else does enjoy your life. Have a Jack and Coke once and a while " Keep your Horns Raised high and proud

I would like to try sometime it the idea of knowing you are standing on ice and fish.
It isn't always pretty but this is called old man writing might your fishing line always be tight "Keep our Lord in your Hart and always have a safe and blessed week don't take yourself so seriously no one else does enjoy your life. Always keep your Horns raised high and proud.

Been there and done that. I went out for a 24 hr trip fished the first part of the day got my first two then went fishing at 0100 hrs and fished the night for my second two.I took a boat out of Homer it was great time on the water.
It isn't always pretty but this is called old man writing might your fishing line always be tight "Keep our Lord in your Hart and always have a safe and blessed week don't take yourself so seriously no one else does enjoy your life. Always keep your Horns raised high and proud.

NoCal Steve I am shocked I had no idea:


I thought that there was good fishing all over Cal. Texas has some very very dry regions that produce a great little bass fish to catch. I have never cough one it's the Guadalupe bass, I think it has been cross breeding with the Florida bass some information on a fish I will give a try someday. Have any of y'all fished for them. A little history below about that that great little bass that I didn't know about. My friends y'all have a blessed and safe week and that your line will always be tight

Description
Game fish - see statewide bag & size limits and lake-specific exceptions

Micropterus is Greek, meaning "small fin" and is a rather unfortunate misnomer arising from an injured type specimen that made it appear that the posterior rays of the soft dorsal fin formed a small separate fin. Treculi refers to Trecul, the French compatriot of Vaillant and Bocourt. Trecul actually caught the specimen. The Guadalupe bass is generally green in color and may be distinguished from similar species found in Texas in that it doesn't have vertical bars like smallmouth bass, its jaw doesn't extend beyond the eyes as in largemouth bass, and coloration extends much lower on the body than in spotted bass.

Life History
Guadalupe bass do not grow to large size because they are adapted to small streams. However, a propensity for fast flowing water, and their ability to utilize fast water to their advantage when hooked, make them a desirable sport fish species. Their preference for small streams enhances their allure to anglers because of the natural setting where small streams are usually found. Specimens in excess of 3.5 pounds have been landed.

Both males and females become sexually mature when they are one year old. Guadalupe bass spawning begins as early as March and continues through May and June. A secondary spawn is possible in late summer or early fall. Like all other black bass, Guadalupe bass build gravel nests for spawning, preferably in shallow water. As with spotted bass and smallmouth bass, males tend to build nests in areas with higher flow rates than largemouth bass. When a male has successfully attracted a female to the nest she may lay 400 to over 9,000 eggs. The female is then chased away and the male stands guard over the incubating eggs. After hatching, fry feed on invertebrates and switch to piscivory as they grow older. Very young fish and older adults tend to include more invertebrates in their diet than do largemouth bass. Juveniles and younger adults tend to include more fish in their diets than do largemouth bass.

Guadalupe Bass
Typically, Guadalupe bass are found in flowing water, whereas largemouth bass are found in quiet water.
Distribution
The Guadalupe bass is found only in Texas and has been named the official state fish. It is endemic to the northern and eastern Edwards Plateau including headwaters of the San Antonio River, the Guadalupe River above Gonzales, the Colorado River north of Austin, and portions of the Brazos River drainage. Relatively small populations can also be found outside of the Edwards Plateau, primarily in the lower Colorado River. Introduced populations exist in the Nueces River system.
Other
The Guadalupe bass, like other "black bass" including largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass, is not a true bass at all but a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae.

rtk my friend that is a beautiful part of Alaska I am a good old Texas boy still not sure I could handle those Alaska wenters. Being shut in for a few days at a time is something I have never had to do till the virus hit and I sure haven't handled that shut in at all.

It isn't always pretty but this is called old man writing might your fishing line always be tight "Keep our Lord in your Hart and always have a safe and blessed week don't take yourself so seriously no one else does enjoy your life. Always keep your Horns raised high and proud.

Texas for me we have a little bit of everything except Salmon. A little story I was fishing Alaska and a local ask me what I was going to do with the Pink Salmon I told him I was going to eat them. He told me that they feed that to there dogs and sell it in the lower 48 states. I fried up some Pink along with Silver and Sockeye. Hand down the Ping wasn't as goo as the other two fish. So I canned the sockeye and fillet the Silver for the BBQ pit.
A local seen us canning the Sockeye and told us to put a Tablespoon of V8 juice in the canned Sockeye I can't put into words how that changed the taste of the canned Sockeye

It isn't always pretty but this is called old man writing might your fishing line always be tight "Keep our Lord in your Hart and always have a safe and blessed week don't take yourself so seriously no one else does enjoy your life. Always keep your Horns raised high and proud.

as a norm I don't like fishing in that kind of weather. But just really need to get out of the house. I live in Texas and have been careful about going out. I feel like a caged lion but at 73 I am far from a lion. I was really shocked by the amount of bait and fish it was eveywere.

It isn't always pretty but this is called old man writing might your fishing line always be tight "Keep our Lord in your Hart and always have a safe and blessed week don't take yourself so seriously no one else does enjoy your life. Always keep your Horns raised high and proud.

I have never been fond of Bass I usually fish for and eat trout. But hell what do I know about anything. I have eat it fried could be a better way to cook it. It isn't always pretty but this is called old man writing might your fishing line always be tight "Keep our Lord in your Hart and always have a safe and blessed week don't take yourself so seriously no one else does enjoy your life. Always keep your Horns raised high and proud.

Dang the wind blew but managed to catch 4 Trout the pire was going under water figured to cut my ,osses and leave. I was about to turn this into a back fishing instead pier fishing . My cousin has has a bright and green light caught everything under the bright light. The trout was not interested in my lure there was shrimp jumping every were switched to live bait Shrimp and the trout started hitting.

Caught 4 nice specks the wend really blew last night. There was bait every were but had to finally stop as the pier was going under with the tide surge coming in. My friends y'all have a blessed week and that you fishing line will always be tight.

This has really turned out to be a great site. Still learning to get around in it. But the information y'all share is really great. I hope I will be a positive influences that this site is worthy of.

The pier has a big green and on the other a big bright light. I seem to always bring fish home. As soon as I learn how to post a picture I will share some of my pictures including the ones from Alaska. It isn't always pretty but this is called old man writing so don't be to critical of my spelling and sentence structuring.
Now a little wisdom please remember this "Keep our Lord in your Hart and always have a blessed week don't take yourself so serious. I hope your line will always be tight

I am going to take a chance and fish off a lighted pier tonight. I will go down about 2000 hrs and give the storm a chance to move down the coast to the valley. I am hoping the storm surge will bring the fish when the high tide hits. I might get a little wet but should still be fun. What do y'all think?

It isn't always pretty but this is called old man writing so don't be to critical of my spelling and sentence structuring.
Now a little wisdom please remember this "Keep our Lord in your Heart and always have a blessed week don't take yourself so serio

Thanks my friend it is great to fish alone sometimes and ponder were what you have made out in this world. My friends y'all have a blessed week and that your line will always be tight.