10-27-2002, 03:18 AM
Mike, I agree with that statement fully.
But to clarify my “fishing in a bucket” this is my terminology for hitting the honey hole.
But as for actually fishing in a bucket I have done this and have watched for hours others who have fished the same bucket with a couple hundred fish just inches away from where you are standing.
I have watched experienced and armature anglers alike fish in these buckets (small pools) and not have any luck at all hooking in to them trout. (Completely amazes me to see all them fish and not a one will bite. then for about 10 - 15 minutes all of a sudden they start hitting like crazy then the bite goes cold again).
A buddy of mine built a little trout pond out of an artesian well that came out of clif wall on his property (2 ponds 20 feet in length 8 feet wide and about 10 feet deep. he has about 200 trout in each pond. his grand kids fish the pond regularly and on some days they cant even get them to nibble.
“As for the pay to fish thing”. Well the pressure is really on because you have a time limit and no guarantee that you will catch a fish. This is probably the most frustrating type of fishing I have ever done because I can see the fish there and I have thrown every thing in my arsenal at them and they wont even take notice.
But then there are them days when you can use a bare hook and hook in to them till your tired of reeling them in.
I have hunted in the wild and on ranches. The ranch deer may be limited to where they can go on a ranch, however they are a lot smarter than those in the wild, and will give you less of a chance for a good target. Not to mention they are far more dangerous when on the ranch than in the wild. They know that they are captive and can't go anywhere and are 10 times more likely to charge you and do great bodily harm to you than in the wild. (Cornered/caged animals are extremely dangerous and if you hunt them always carry a side arm especially on them boars)
A buddy of mine here in Michigan had one of his legs mauled by a bore on a ranch hunt and nearly died from lack of blood. Needless to say his leg was severally damaged and never fully recovered. Another boar other than the one he was hunting had came up behind him, so he was unprepared to act when he was attacked.
I too was charged by one but was fortunate to be with my buddies and they saw it coming directly at me. at a full charge the boar came with in 50 feet of me when one of my buddies dropped the boar with a clean head shot, ergo saving my hide from them 8 inch tusks. I had been focused on my target when I saw it out of the corner of my eye; by that time I had no time to react.
Any one can say what they will about ranch hunting/fishing verses nature hunting/fishing. But only those who have done both really knows and understands fully the differences and dangers that are involved.
I will say this about ranch hunting; it gives you a better understanding and a greater respect for the animal you are hunting. Whether it be a trout a boar or a goat even a white tail deer, getting up close and personal with a animal that can and will inflict great bodily harm, demands your respect of them in the wild, because if you don’t you will get hurt and may not be as fortunate as me and my other buddy, (living to tell about it)
The same goes with charter fishing as well, I have herd folks say "that’s not really fishing” if that’s not fishing I don’t know what fishing is!!! I have yet to have the privilege of fishing on a charter but hope to one day. They have the experience of down rigging that I want to see first hand before I set up one on my rowboat. I'll gladly pay to learn (fish on a charter) and if I catch a fish while taking the course, well that’s all the better [cool]
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But to clarify my “fishing in a bucket” this is my terminology for hitting the honey hole.
But as for actually fishing in a bucket I have done this and have watched for hours others who have fished the same bucket with a couple hundred fish just inches away from where you are standing.
I have watched experienced and armature anglers alike fish in these buckets (small pools) and not have any luck at all hooking in to them trout. (Completely amazes me to see all them fish and not a one will bite. then for about 10 - 15 minutes all of a sudden they start hitting like crazy then the bite goes cold again).
A buddy of mine built a little trout pond out of an artesian well that came out of clif wall on his property (2 ponds 20 feet in length 8 feet wide and about 10 feet deep. he has about 200 trout in each pond. his grand kids fish the pond regularly and on some days they cant even get them to nibble.
“As for the pay to fish thing”. Well the pressure is really on because you have a time limit and no guarantee that you will catch a fish. This is probably the most frustrating type of fishing I have ever done because I can see the fish there and I have thrown every thing in my arsenal at them and they wont even take notice.
But then there are them days when you can use a bare hook and hook in to them till your tired of reeling them in.
I have hunted in the wild and on ranches. The ranch deer may be limited to where they can go on a ranch, however they are a lot smarter than those in the wild, and will give you less of a chance for a good target. Not to mention they are far more dangerous when on the ranch than in the wild. They know that they are captive and can't go anywhere and are 10 times more likely to charge you and do great bodily harm to you than in the wild. (Cornered/caged animals are extremely dangerous and if you hunt them always carry a side arm especially on them boars)
A buddy of mine here in Michigan had one of his legs mauled by a bore on a ranch hunt and nearly died from lack of blood. Needless to say his leg was severally damaged and never fully recovered. Another boar other than the one he was hunting had came up behind him, so he was unprepared to act when he was attacked.
I too was charged by one but was fortunate to be with my buddies and they saw it coming directly at me. at a full charge the boar came with in 50 feet of me when one of my buddies dropped the boar with a clean head shot, ergo saving my hide from them 8 inch tusks. I had been focused on my target when I saw it out of the corner of my eye; by that time I had no time to react.
Any one can say what they will about ranch hunting/fishing verses nature hunting/fishing. But only those who have done both really knows and understands fully the differences and dangers that are involved.
I will say this about ranch hunting; it gives you a better understanding and a greater respect for the animal you are hunting. Whether it be a trout a boar or a goat even a white tail deer, getting up close and personal with a animal that can and will inflict great bodily harm, demands your respect of them in the wild, because if you don’t you will get hurt and may not be as fortunate as me and my other buddy, (living to tell about it)
The same goes with charter fishing as well, I have herd folks say "that’s not really fishing” if that’s not fishing I don’t know what fishing is!!! I have yet to have the privilege of fishing on a charter but hope to one day. They have the experience of down rigging that I want to see first hand before I set up one on my rowboat. I'll gladly pay to learn (fish on a charter) and if I catch a fish while taking the course, well that’s all the better [cool]
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