Question of the month?

I would rather fish in ___________:
A. Extreme wind;
B. Extreme cold;
C. Extreme rain.

I've fished in them all and I will take rain over the other two. Wind just sucks unless you are doing the bait and wait with a 5oz pyramid sinker on your line and cold it's just too hard to tie knots when you can't feel your fingers or feel a fish hitting your jig.

Wind

cold

rain

Rain as long as it wasn't to cold

love me some fishing in a summer rain!
last year we had to turn on the bilge pump during 1 of our tournys!
weighed some NICE fish that day!!

Rain. Warm rain...if that even exists.

Rain,..

Rain Rain Rain wind blows (Ha Ha) and Cold just suck the life out of you I say RAIN.

Gotta go with:
RAIN

cold....... i hate rain and the wind is not fun to fishin

Extreme rain is the best answer for me. I don't like being cold and I have fought the wind on a tube and that is no fun!

sunny ass day with a little bit of wind

In so cal the only time we see rain is when its cold so u will probably get both

Fisher wrote:sunny ass day with a little bit of wind

dont we all want that? haha but the Q? is "Extreme"...what can you deal better with.

HEADCASE881 wrote:In so cal the only time we see rain is when its cold so u will probably get both

True dat, but I still think Rain is better than the other options I hate when I cast my rod and the lure goes anywhere the wind wants rather than my target.

jeffcpr wrote:

HEADCASE881 wrote:In so cal the only time we see rain is when its cold so u will probably get both

True dat, but I still think Rain is better than the other options I hate when I cast my rod and the lure goes anywhere the wind wants rather than my target.

I second that, plus extreme cold is just no fun anymore. I prefere rain over the others too.

Hey guys,
WIND,
If you are going to play percentages, cold and rain in my experience are near zero for bites and fish. Cold and Rain = FALLING PRESSURE! the kiss of death!
Wind actually can be a great advantage if you know how to deal with it. There is a long explanation attached to this but suffice to say that if you are looking to develop a REALLY valuable fishing skill, learn how to fish in the wind!!!

bodfish

PS so heres the long explanation for anyone who is interested,...Fishing in the wind is a vital skill for tournament fisherman and one that they PRACTICE regularly. Fishing in the cold and rain usually means being uncomfortable but still fishing, and typically not having to adjust your game too much. (Smaller, slower, look for warm thermoclines and suspending fish, blah blah blah,... The main problem is that these weather conditions cause lockjaw! No willing biters!

Fishing in the wind requires a whole new set of mechanics and skills,( not least of which is good boatmanship). But it does not directly affect the fish adversely. In fact many types of fishing, like spinnerbaits, crank baits, (reaction baits), clear water condition or high sun condition NEED WIND to facilitate a bite. (wind causes ripples and waves, flashing and oscillating light, more shadows)

What the wind does for the fisherman is create a difficult situation for the fisherman to get his bait into the strike zone and keep it there. So your mission is to learn the skills and techniques to get your bait in front of the fish long enough for them to make a very bad decision. IT CAN BE DONE!! must practice!

OK here is a typical example of what I mean,

A few years ago, I made my yearly spring , trip to the Delta to pursue the wily delta LMB.
Day one) bluebird skies, in the morning all the 5lb bed fish you could want. Ready biters, 50 fish day!
Day two) same clear skies but a 10 knot so westerly, perfect wrinkle on the water,
throw anything catch everything. 100 fish day! No brag just fact.
Day three) Same so wester, turning west but 15 to 20 knots, still great fishing but much more work, late in the afternoon 30 knots but still great fishing! 100 fish again but we are completely thrashed!
Day four) wind dead west 10 knots, sky black, falling pressure and temp, pouring rain by 10 am and temp falls 25 degrees! fish till dark NOT A FRIGGIN BITE!!!!

Long story short?... WIND

thats interesting.....
thats 250 fish in 3 days, maybe is not the wind, maybe by day 3 they have you all figure out!?? hmmmm...

Aquaholic38 wrote:thats interesting.....
thats 250 fish in 3 days, maybe is not the wind, maybe by day 3 they have you all figure out!?? hmmmm...

.

You'd of thought but we covered more than 30 miles of the Delta in six days. The bite we were on was systemic! and that is kind of my point. The point being, it was one of the most astounding examples of changing weather affecting a bite. And believe me I learned and put the experience to good use!

bodfish

PS As far as numbers? Probably my best four day stint was around 2000 when we had a butt load of water in the central coast. Four, 100+ days (our best was over 120) at lake San Antonio in an area of the lake we used to call the Jungle ( the river inlet. the area is now closed) I have also had 100 fish days at Cachuma and Piru. My God! fishing used to be good here!

PPS Looking to do a 100 fish day? Try Naciniento when the White Bass are spawning up the river!!

wow thats cool! i gotta put those tips to practice!

...rain as long as there is no lightning involved! Gettin' lit up and fried is too extreme for me.

COPY THAT Watertooner!!
Had lightning strike within a few hundred feet of me 3 times in my life! HAIR RAISING !! (literally!)

bodfish