Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 10:28 am Post subject: love /hate summer
Is it just me but when summer comes around my fishing just goes down hill I love to fish but the summer just makes it very uncomfortable, I just bake and always end up fishing alone cause I cant drag my boys fishing in 90 plus degree weather they just wont do it,its kinda a pain in the ass to charge boat get rods ready when I know im going to be off the water around 9:30am I want the 70 degree days back so I can put in a 2 lake day,anyway maybe im being a wuss cause in Florida they have no choice but to fish in the heat, let me know if you have similar feelings toward the heat,or give me a good kick in the @## and let me know im a wuss, lol
Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 63 Location: Norwich CT
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 2:39 pm Post subject:
Launch early off the water early. Enjoy the red hot topwater bite. It's a bit challenging but I focus on deeper water after the topwater bite ends. Remember a bad day of fishing beats a good day at work.
Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 1576 Location: Newington, CT.
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:12 pm Post subject:
It definately makes it uncomfortable fishing in 90 plus heat with high humidity. But if you want to get out of the house you have to grin and bear it.
Like was previously said, get on the water early, in the dark and get on the topwater bite until the sun comes up. Then when it starts to get hot, and the sun is overhead, skip baits under docks, under pontoon boats, and into really thick pads and weed beds. The bass will use these places to get out of the sun, they use the dark and shady areas to ambush prey and stay cool. They will also go to deeper weed beds, and deeper outside weed edges to find cooler water.
Then around mid day, when it gets nasty hot, load up and head for home. Then crack open a cold brew, and jump in the pool. _________________ Life's Short - Fish Hard - Take a Kid Fishing
Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 1048 Location: Bath, Maine
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:56 pm Post subject:
OR, you could take up fishing the salt. some days i'm out there with a hoodie on. _________________ "I was so poor growing up that if I wasn't a BOY I'd have had nothing to play with"
All that truly matters in the end is that you LOVED !!!!
Joined: 27 Aug 2007 Posts: 1214 Location: Wethersfield, CT 06109
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:51 pm Post subject:
When I had a boat, I would either fish from 4:30am till about 9am or fish from 6:30PM till 9ish. I found the bite usually sucks between 9am - 6:30 PM.
I agree with mud, on the dog days of summer, fishing the ocean is the way to go, it is very seldom you don't have a breeze to cool you off. Fishing from a 40 - 60' sport fish with an air conditioned cabin in the canyons is also nice when you need to get out of the sun to cool off. _________________ Sorry honey, looks like we will be late again due to motor problems.
Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Posts: 1173 Location: Newington, CT
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:14 am Post subject:
Tmac,
Your not alone.. I've been trying to go early or later just to beat the heat.
Then the wife says "Honey! Let's go on the boat" To her, that means she will be under the sun shade we purchased for the bass boat and I'm baking under the sun.
But it's still better than being at work. _________________ Sleep...Eat...Fish!!!!! Then do it all over again.
Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 2219 Location: Newington, CT
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:49 am Post subject:
SkeeterRon wrote:
Tmac,
Your not alone.. I've been trying to go early or later just to beat the heat.
Then the wife says "Honey! Let's go on the boat" To her, that means she will be under the sun shade we purchased for the bass boat and I'm baking under the sun.
Ohhhh you poor thing!! I bet you're not complaining too much when the wife is rubbing Noxema Cold Cream all over your body later. _________________ Eat, Sleep, Fish......I Love my SKEETER ZX225!!!
If I didn't have to work for a living....I'd be fishing.
If I'm not in my Skeeter then I'm in my Hobie!
Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 1389 Location: Saybrook
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:55 pm Post subject:
SkeeterJim wrote:
SkeeterRon wrote:
Tmac,
Your not alone.. I've been trying to go early or later just to beat the heat.
Then the wife says "Honey! Let's go on the boat" To her, that means she will be under the sun shade we purchased for the bass boat and I'm baking under the sun.
Ohhhh you poor thing!! I bet you're not complaining too much when the wife is rubbing Noxema Cold Cream all over your body later.
Wayyyy more imagery than I require!! _________________ "If people concentrated more on the really important things in life there'd be a shortage of fishing poles."
Mark
Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 1048 Location: Bath, Maine
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:06 pm Post subject:
Just4fun wrote:
SkeeterJim wrote:
SkeeterRon wrote:
Tmac,
Your not alone.. I've been trying to go early or later just to beat the heat.
Then the wife says "Honey! Let's go on the boat" To her, that means she will be under the sun shade we purchased for the bass boat and I'm baking under the sun.
Ohhhh you poor thing!! I bet you're not complaining too much when the wife is rubbing Noxema Cold Cream all over your body later.
Wayyyy more imagery than I require!!
HA HAAAAAA Not me !!! Got Pics.
OH WAIT, Olive Oil is much better. _________________ "I was so poor growing up that if I wasn't a BOY I'd have had nothing to play with"
All that truly matters in the end is that you LOVED !!!!
Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 1389 Location: Saybrook
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:11 pm Post subject:
Every winter when it's about 15 degrees and the wind is blowing the snow around,.....I swear that I will never complain about it being too hot in the summer! (That works about 90% of the time! )
And yes Tmac,..at your age you are being a wuss!!
(Wear a bathing suit and just jump in the water for a quick dip every couple of hours and you'll have no trouble staying out there! ) _________________ "If people concentrated more on the really important things in life there'd be a shortage of fishing poles."
Mark
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