05-05-2003, 07:08 PM
[cool]Hey, JR, thanks for the words of encouragement. But you don't have to remind me about how lucky I am to have "partner". TubeBabe reminds me at every opportunity.
Mother Nature can be a real mother sometimes. That spring transitional period is always tough on us tubers every year. We wanna get out and play with the fishies and the weather says No No No. Each year we conveniently forget that it was the same last year, and the year before that.
The philosophical approach is to always have the gear ready and then hit the water whenever you can. If you get blown off, or mudded out, you can at least say you gave it a try. If you don't go, you will always wonder what you missed. Fishing trips are kinda like other things in life. You turn one down and you will be one behind for the rest of your life.
I figured the squid strips would be a good "sweetener". I was going to ask you, though, if you have tried that new "candy" stuff I have heard about...from Dan Hernandez. I'm wondering if that is something I should try to get for a field test on the Arizona fishies.
I usually make my own strip baits, for decorating the "bait bugs". I keep some smaller fish and fillet them. I freeze the whole fillets in just a bit of water, to help in squeezing out all the air in the plastic bag, to avoid freezer burn. The night before a trip, I thaw the little fillets and cut them into "serving size" strips, for easy use while fishing. Once cut up, I sprinkle them with some salt and some "flavoring"...shad, anchovy or other fish oil...and let them marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
I used to do very well on BSP with little pieces of anchovy fillet. But, all the fish in the ocean will hit chunks of almost any other kind of fish meat. Little shiner perch, smelt or other bait fish left over from halibut chasing all make good strip baits for my crazy creations.
Have you experimented with colors other than the white w/red eye? If you haven't already done so, toss some of the black w/chartreuse eye in murky water or low light conditions. Black is good in both freshwater and salt when visibility is a problem.
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Mother Nature can be a real mother sometimes. That spring transitional period is always tough on us tubers every year. We wanna get out and play with the fishies and the weather says No No No. Each year we conveniently forget that it was the same last year, and the year before that.
The philosophical approach is to always have the gear ready and then hit the water whenever you can. If you get blown off, or mudded out, you can at least say you gave it a try. If you don't go, you will always wonder what you missed. Fishing trips are kinda like other things in life. You turn one down and you will be one behind for the rest of your life.
I figured the squid strips would be a good "sweetener". I was going to ask you, though, if you have tried that new "candy" stuff I have heard about...from Dan Hernandez. I'm wondering if that is something I should try to get for a field test on the Arizona fishies.
I usually make my own strip baits, for decorating the "bait bugs". I keep some smaller fish and fillet them. I freeze the whole fillets in just a bit of water, to help in squeezing out all the air in the plastic bag, to avoid freezer burn. The night before a trip, I thaw the little fillets and cut them into "serving size" strips, for easy use while fishing. Once cut up, I sprinkle them with some salt and some "flavoring"...shad, anchovy or other fish oil...and let them marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
I used to do very well on BSP with little pieces of anchovy fillet. But, all the fish in the ocean will hit chunks of almost any other kind of fish meat. Little shiner perch, smelt or other bait fish left over from halibut chasing all make good strip baits for my crazy creations.
Have you experimented with colors other than the white w/red eye? If you haven't already done so, toss some of the black w/chartreuse eye in murky water or low light conditions. Black is good in both freshwater and salt when visibility is a problem.
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