Posted by cody ryan greaney on January 30, 2008, 2:53 pm, in reply to "How could you possibly say that?"
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Bedding fish- Very frustrating venture... But if you are able to get on some good fish that bite, then so be it. I don't believe a few tournaments is going to knock out the fish population. Strategically, I would have a hard time spending three hours on one fish but don't see the harm in a few dozen cast. "If you got um, ..." you know the rest- haha As for the fry, If the fish haven't laid the eggs, then they will be released a few hours later with as good a chance as any to lay them. If they have, then your out a few ounces. I don't know that this strategy of completely fishing for bed fish is going to make you a hero in the long run though, so I recomend studying the fish to and from...
Draw down- Lake Austin, as I have commented in frustration before, is hard to figure out (steady big bite that is)! As Booker always says, "If you think you have them figured out on Austin, then wait and hour." (sorry if thats not word for word...) Any lake that changes water levels is going to make fish move constantly- This year, we have heard of one remarkable sack of fish weighing over 40lbs. on Lake Austin. Earlier this year another outstanding sack was caught on Choke Canyon weighing close to the same- My point, if it was an everyday occurance for Austin to bring this kind of weight to the table during the draw down, then we might have to set some limits. But it's not! A good day on the water is a memorie for a lifetime and shouldn't be discriminated. Heck, I learned to "worm fish" at hole #2 on a golf course and you could practically cast across the thing; and caught many large fish while doing so... Am I a bad guy for this? I like to not think so-
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