"WHAT'S IT WORTH " - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-29T13:33:57Zhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/what-s-it-worth?xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYou and I are in the same boa…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2021-12-18:2036984:Comment:9134082021-12-18T11:03:08.873ZFrank Mhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/spoonminnow
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">You and I are in the same <em>boat</em> - literally! Well written and clearly expresses my feelings regarding what fishing is about beyond winning tournaments and endorsing products.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A big thumbs up!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">You and I are in the same <em>boat</em> - literally! Well written and clearly expresses my feelings regarding what fishing is about beyond winning tournaments and endorsing products.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A big thumbs up!</span></p> I'VE REREAD ALL THE REPLIES …tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2021-10-07:2036984:Comment:9116532021-10-07T16:31:58.568ZDAVID L EITUTIShttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/DAVIDLEITUTIS
<p>I'VE REREAD ALL THE REPLIES AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT ALL THE TALK JUST ADDS UP TO ONE THING, YOUR'E ALL RIGHT OF COURSE AND APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS ......</p>
<p>I'VE REREAD ALL THE REPLIES AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT ALL THE TALK JUST ADDS UP TO ONE THING, YOUR'E ALL RIGHT OF COURSE AND APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS ......</p> WOW THNAKS EVERYNOE FOR YOUR…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-10-16:2036984:Comment:4426572013-10-16T18:23:10.640ZDAVID L EITUTIShttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/DAVIDLEITUTIS
<p>WOW THNAKS EVERYNOE FOR YOUR OBSERVATIONS HERE ON THIS BLOG!!!!!! TONY your response really rings a bell with me and think you have a really balanced approach to out passion...David you say so much with so little spoken its' scary !!!!! Just would like to add a note to you David that over the years I"ve realized that the boat , NO MATTER HOW BIG OR SHINY OR EXPENSIVE , isn't going to get one more fish . Simple is best .</p>
<p> LIke you JIm I'm gearing down too , especially from shore. I…</p>
<p>WOW THNAKS EVERYNOE FOR YOUR OBSERVATIONS HERE ON THIS BLOG!!!!!! TONY your response really rings a bell with me and think you have a really balanced approach to out passion...David you say so much with so little spoken its' scary !!!!! Just would like to add a note to you David that over the years I"ve realized that the boat , NO MATTER HOW BIG OR SHINY OR EXPENSIVE , isn't going to get one more fish . Simple is best .</p>
<p> LIke you JIm I'm gearing down too , especially from shore. I just plain love Pond fishing . Unfortunately now find myself fishing more by myself than I care too , but my old partners are getting to were they have issues and just can't go at the drop of a hat like I can . So I go by myself lots and guess that's the price I gotta pay to do what I want.<br/> Mike Martin and Joe Angelucci , ELOQUENT FELLAS .........<br/> LOFR : YOUR REPLY tells a lot about ya and how things were in your youth . You are right also in your estimation on lots of people missing out on the memories we all have stored up from our outdoor passions from a younger more innocent age when we all grew up . It saddens me deeply that more won't have the experiences in their youth that we had in ours .</p>
<p> Finally Earl !!!!!!!! Well buddy sounds like you have the right idea and an short but eloquent answer to it all . Less Stress and go when ya can and fish with someone whose company ya enjoy .</p>
<p> WELL DONE ONE AND ALL AND THANKS FOR THE ANSWERS TO WHAT IT'S WORTH , MADE MY DAY TO READ EM THIS MORNING ..........</p> After chasing Bass on the to…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-10-16:2036984:Comment:4425332013-10-16T16:47:44.389ZEarl W Storyhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/EarlWStory
<p> After chasing Bass on the tournament trail for 12 years I burned out on the pressure of that style of fishing. I still enjoy Bass fishing if the conditions are present when I'm out. My boat now is a 16' V-bottom from 1960 and my 2 motors are both 1958 restores I've done myself. </p>
<p>Now days my choices 99% of the time are geared around my wife. She loves going fishing but is partially disabled so we go where she can comfortably. We fish with vintage Zebco equipment and whatever bites is…</p>
<p> After chasing Bass on the tournament trail for 12 years I burned out on the pressure of that style of fishing. I still enjoy Bass fishing if the conditions are present when I'm out. My boat now is a 16' V-bottom from 1960 and my 2 motors are both 1958 restores I've done myself. </p>
<p>Now days my choices 99% of the time are geared around my wife. She loves going fishing but is partially disabled so we go where she can comfortably. We fish with vintage Zebco equipment and whatever bites is fine. We target BG, but are not disappointed by anything else we catch. </p>
<p>In the early summer I get out on the Kansas river alone for Cats, but less and less with age. My wife stresses out when I'm out there alone. But that's a hard one to contemplate giving up. </p>
<p>Simple is the way to go for us. No stress just fishing and spending time together. </p> This is a really interesting…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-10-16:2036984:Comment:4426492013-10-16T14:43:46.318ZMike Martinhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/MikeMartin293
<p>This is a really interesting subject for me. I fished with a cane pole and fixed bobber when I was a kid with my family a couple of times a year. I lost interest in my teens never fished again till in my late 30's when we were into camping with our kids for a few years. I started fishing with my wife at her insistance when our kid's started to leave home.</p>
<p>Rod's and reels have never been a big issue for me as far as expence. Mind you for the first several years we fished I couldn't…</p>
<p>This is a really interesting subject for me. I fished with a cane pole and fixed bobber when I was a kid with my family a couple of times a year. I lost interest in my teens never fished again till in my late 30's when we were into camping with our kids for a few years. I started fishing with my wife at her insistance when our kid's started to leave home.</p>
<p>Rod's and reels have never been a big issue for me as far as expence. Mind you for the first several years we fished I couldn't walk out of any sporting goods store without some new piece of gear, it was just that the stuff I bought just wasn't very expensive. I collected lots of tackle that I never used and more rods and reels that I didn't use than I care to think about.</p>
<p>Boats have been my big expense. I love boats. Our current boat is our 5th in less than 20 years. Our first was used and the next 4 were new. Each got bigger, more expensive and more complex, until our current one. Mind you all we ever fished for was Bluegill.</p>
<p>About 3 years ago we found ourselves fishing less and less. We had tired of long tows, the expence and recreational traffic on the larger lakes. Fishing wasn't fun anymore.</p>
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<p>We figured out that unless we changed we were going to lose something that we had enjoyed so much for years. Fishing together. We decided to focus on the small restricted waters that were close by, and going back to basics. We sold the boat and put together the Jon boat that I have posted pictures of. I gave away at least half the gear we had collected through the years. (I still have more stuff than I use so maybe it's time to purge again). </p>
<p>Fishing is fun for us again and we are out every weekend the weather allows!</p>
<p>I have no idea what I have spent on fishing over the years. I don't even want to know.</p>
<p>What's it worth? Every dime!</p>
<p> </p> I came from a bream fishing…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-10-16:2036984:Comment:4426462013-10-16T14:40:30.298ZLord of the Fly , Rodshttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/LordoftheFlyRods
<p> I came from a bream fishing family, they had a cane pole in my hand when I was only 3 years old, my first fish I ever caught at that age was a needle nose gar and I think I said "Shark ". that could have been the end of my fishing but Mom made me go with Dad on his fishing trips, I know she did it to get me out of the house for the day, my classroom was the swamps of south Louisiana and the acafalayala basin and "Ole River". This was the forge that tempered the steel of my bluegill…</p>
<p> I came from a bream fishing family, they had a cane pole in my hand when I was only 3 years old, my first fish I ever caught at that age was a needle nose gar and I think I said "Shark ". that could have been the end of my fishing but Mom made me go with Dad on his fishing trips, I know she did it to get me out of the house for the day, my classroom was the swamps of south Louisiana and the acafalayala basin and "Ole River". This was the forge that tempered the steel of my bluegill fishing skills. At 10 years old I started with my first fly rod, so now I have 48 years of catching bluegill with a fly rod , I know my technique is way " Ole Skool" but that was style long time ago, I talking porcupine quill on a fly rod, but because it wasn't purist fly fishing it didn't get the ink in the sporting magazines, and it was inexpensive to get into, but this combination was deadly effective in putting fish into the boat, sure I've caught bass, catfish,and crappie using this style but I always was targeting bluegill. I guess I'm a minimalist when it come to fishing just taking the basic with me , but that is all I need, my favorite 25 year old fly rod, my quills , and crickets . Dad taught me well , THANKS DAD, now I cant go fishing without thinking of him,and now when I take my kids I hope we are making great memories and learning some "Ole Skool" style of fishing. Now with all that said, yes I'm loaded down with gear, but that because of the time I have spent working in sporting goods stores<a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167439270?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167439270?profile=original" width="640"/></a> and the tackle I have collected from family and friends that are now catching 2lb'ers every cast in Heaven, So " What it worth " , you cant put a price on the time spent with friends and family making memories and having fun and of course a fine meal fit for a king when you are done! It's a shame that there are people out there that have never enjoyed such memories . LOFR</p> "The charm of fishing is that…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-10-16:2036984:Comment:4426292013-10-16T04:13:29.735ZJoe Angeluccihttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JoeAngelucci
<p>"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope". ~John Buchan</p>
<p>I take this to heart, </p>
<p>"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope". ~John Buchan</p>
<p>I take this to heart, </p> Yeah...I hear ya Tooty! I hav…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-10-16:2036984:Comment:4427882013-10-16T04:06:26.820ZJim Gronawhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JimGronaw
<p>Yeah...I hear ya Tooty! I have spent more than I should over time, but have managed to avoid the high price of boats, motors trucks and all. 95% of my fishing has, and still is, done either from shore or wading in streams. I have a kayak that I seldom use, and Have owned a few jon boats over the years. I now have an 18 ft AlumaCraft V-bottom that I got for a steal at $1500, but it needs work.</p>
<p>Most of my rods would be light or ultra light. I have a few European match-style rods for…</p>
<p>Yeah...I hear ya Tooty! I have spent more than I should over time, but have managed to avoid the high price of boats, motors trucks and all. 95% of my fishing has, and still is, done either from shore or wading in streams. I have a kayak that I seldom use, and Have owned a few jon boats over the years. I now have an 18 ft AlumaCraft V-bottom that I got for a steal at $1500, but it needs work.</p>
<p>Most of my rods would be light or ultra light. I have a few European match-style rods for panfishing and a few 7 to 9 ft panfish rods. They each have different applications. I have a few medium action spinning sticks for bass and some heavier baitcasting sticks for big blue cats w/50 lb class line and Ambassaduer 600 reels. Round it out with a pair of 12 ft Carp rods and English made bait runners. Several telescoping poles a la Abney style and a bunch of ice fishing rods fro 24 to 30 inches long.</p>
<p>I still find myself using but 3 or 4 different panfish rods throughout the majority of the season. Bobbers and jigs are a big part of my arsenal, and I'll go through a lot of quality mono in 2 and 4 lb test through out the year, changing line often.</p>
<p>I can't recall the last time I bought a rod, but the 15 or so ultra light spinning rods I have, from 4.5 to 7.5 ft, all get some use at some time. I spend more money on gas, line, jig-tying materials and bait than I do on big ticket items.</p>
<p>Like you Tooty, I find myself gearing down as the years go by...good for you!</p> I fish on a budget. I buy use…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-10-16:2036984:Comment:4425132013-10-16T04:05:36.026ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"http://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
I fish on a budget. I buy used gear, I make some of my own equipment.<br />
I know I can catch fish with a stick, string and hook. Auk that's needed is a worm.<br />
It is in the nature of men to take a thing, anything, to the extreme. I avoid that.<br />
(I would like a boat, however.)
I fish on a budget. I buy used gear, I make some of my own equipment.<br />
I know I can catch fish with a stick, string and hook. Auk that's needed is a worm.<br />
It is in the nature of men to take a thing, anything, to the extreme. I avoid that.<br />
(I would like a boat, however.) "Many men spend their entire…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-10-16:2036984:Comment:4427852013-10-16T04:02:07.365ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"http://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
"Many men spend their entire lives fishing, and never realize it isn't fish they are after." - Thoreau
"Many men spend their entire lives fishing, and never realize it isn't fish they are after." - Thoreau