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Forget the crowds... #3120796 05/11/20 09:37 AM 05/11/20 09:37 AM
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,967 Opelika, AL AU_trout_bum OP 8 point
AU_trout_bum OP 8 point Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,967 Opelika, AL	Crowded boat ramps, boats with dual power poles, spinner baits.......these are all things that don't really resonate with me. Not to say I look down on it, I just don't care for it. What I like are cool mountain streams, complete solitude, a fly rod, and bass that look almost painted. Hope you enjoy the pictures! Author, Fly Fishing for Redeye Bass: An Adventure Across Southern Waters JacksonKayak Fishing Team --------------------------------------------------- "I do not hunt turkeys because I want to, I hunt them because I have to." - Tom Kelly

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3120798 05/11/20 09:37 AM 05/11/20 09:37 AM
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,967 Opelika, AL AU_trout_bum OP 8 point
AU_trout_bum OP 8 point Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,967 Opelika, AL	Author, Fly Fishing for Redeye Bass: An Adventure Across Southern Waters JacksonKayak Fishing Team --------------------------------------------------- "I do not hunt turkeys because I want to, I hunt them because I have to." - Tom Kelly

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3120807 05/11/20 09:43 AM 05/11/20 09:43 AM
Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 11,993 34°25'49.80"N 86°55'46.99"... gman Booner
gman Booner Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 11,993 34°25'49.80"N 86°55'46.99"...	The harder I practice, the luckier I get.

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3120826 05/11/20 10:12 AM 05/11/20 10:12 AM
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 36,170 alabama BhamFred Freak of Nature
BhamFred Freak of Nature Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 36,170 alabama	is that a Winston rod?? nice pics, beautiful Redeyes I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted..... proud Cracker-Americaan muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3120828 05/11/20 10:15 AM 05/11/20 10:15 AM
Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 3,287 Hartselle, AL N NWALJM 10 point
NWALJM 10 point N Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 3,287 Hartselle, AL	Beautiful pics!

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3120835 05/11/20 10:23 AM 05/11/20 10:23 AM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 9,877 in the corner S Stob 14 point
Stob 14 point S Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 9,877 in the corner	I feel the same way TroutBum. Without a doubt my favorite type of fishing.

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: BhamFred] #3120836 05/11/20 10:26 AM 05/11/20 10:26 AM
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,967 Opelika, AL AU_trout_bum OP 8 point
AU_trout_bum OP 8 point Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,967 Opelika, AL	Originally Posted by BhamFred is that a Winston rod?? Please, like I have that kind of cash!? It's a simple 'ol blue collar workhorse. A Cabela's CGR 6'6" 2WT paired with a Redington ZERO reel. Author, Fly Fishing for Redeye Bass: An Adventure Across Southern Waters JacksonKayak Fishing Team --------------------------------------------------- "I do not hunt turkeys because I want to, I hunt them because I have to." - Tom Kelly

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3120837 05/11/20 10:26 AM 05/11/20 10:26 AM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,197 Meridianville DryFire 14 point
DryFire 14 point Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,197 Meridianville	I'm jealous. My knees stop me from climbing and my back stops me from wading.

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3120841 05/11/20 10:31 AM 05/11/20 10:31 AM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 14,911 Right Behind You W William Booner
William Booner W Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 14,911 Right Behind You	The more time I spend on the Cahaba, the more I wonder why I run around to all these lakes........ "The misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing... compared to the misery of not being exploited at all." Joan Robinson

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3120859 05/11/20 10:51 AM 05/11/20 10:51 AM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 3,540 Spanish Fort O ozarktroutbum 10 point
ozarktroutbum 10 point O Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 3,540 Spanish Fort	Unfortunately most of the water around me is rarely clear and you sink over your ankles

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3120864 05/11/20 10:56 AM 05/11/20 10:56 AM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 9,877 in the corner S Stob 14 point
Stob 14 point S Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 9,877 in the corner	I used to live near those streams. Now that I'm down here in the swamps I've had to adapt. I can still find somewhat similar fishing, but no more of the Grand Redeye.

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3120891 05/11/20 11:40 AM 05/11/20 11:40 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,099 Sylacauga, AL poorcountrypreacher Booner
poorcountrypreacher Booner Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,099 Sylacauga, AL	Very nice! All the floors and cold weather have kept me from going yet. Plus, Lay Lake has been good the past few weeks. But I am gonna get after some red-eyes soon, Lord willing. All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: poorcountrypreacher] #3120930 05/11/20 12:25 PM 05/11/20 12:25 PM
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,967 Opelika, AL AU_trout_bum OP 8 point
AU_trout_bum OP 8 point Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,967 Opelika, AL	Originally Posted by poorcountrypreacher Very nice! All the floors and cold weather have kept me from going yet. Plus, Lay Lake has been good the past few weeks. But I am gonna get after some red-eyes soon, Lord willing. I hope you do! I have some more "sampling" to do this week too. Author, Fly Fishing for Redeye Bass: An Adventure Across Southern Waters JacksonKayak Fishing Team --------------------------------------------------- "I do not hunt turkeys because I want to, I hunt them because I have to." - Tom Kelly

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3120960 05/11/20 12:58 PM 05/11/20 12:58 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 42,094 UR 6 top cat Freak of Nature
top cat Freak of Nature Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 42,094 UR 6	Nice LUCK:::; When presistence, dedication, perspiration and preparation meet up with opportunity!!! - - - - - - - -A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have. Thomas Jeferson - - - - - - - -

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3120993 05/11/20 01:37 PM 05/11/20 01:37 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 10,506 A abolt300 Booner
abolt300 Booner A Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 10,506	great pics. I love the solitude of wading creeks like that.

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3121010 05/11/20 02:08 PM 05/11/20 02:08 PM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 9,862 Mobile, AL A alhawk 14 point
alhawk 14 point A Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 9,862 Mobile, AL	As always, great pics. Thanks again for the journey.

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3121017 05/11/20 02:23 PM 05/11/20 02:23 PM
Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 3,251 IN P ParrotHead89 10 point
ParrotHead89 10 point P Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 3,251 IN	When I was in Yellowstone last summer. I saw a guy fly fishing at first light. Stopped and talked to him and he was from FL and came up there couple times a year just to fly fish and enjoy the time.

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3121046 05/11/20 03:29 PM 05/11/20 03:29 PM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 9,877 in the corner S Stob 14 point
Stob 14 point S Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 9,877 in the corner	I'd be getting the hell outta Fl. too.

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3121054 05/11/20 03:42 PM 05/11/20 03:42 PM
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 6,410 Elba Farmer64 12 point
Farmer64 12 point Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 6,410 Elba	Awesome pics! American by birth Southern by the grace of God.....

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3121073 05/11/20 04:05 PM 05/11/20 04:05 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,725 Selma odocoileus 14 point
odocoileus 14 point Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,725 Selma	Ole popping bug gets them every time! Incredible pictures. Have several creeks here I fish that are too wooded for fly rods, but a pocket full of rooster tails and an ultralight is perfect.

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: odocoileus] #3121077 05/11/20 04:12 PM 05/11/20 04:12 PM
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,967 Opelika, AL AU_trout_bum OP 8 point
AU_trout_bum OP 8 point Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,967 Opelika, AL	Originally Posted by odocoileus Ole popping bug gets them every time! Incredible pictures. Have several creeks here I fish that are too wooded for fly rods, but a pocket full of rooster tails and an ultralight is perfect. No such thing with a little practice. I've fished some that you would think there was no way to cast. It's certainly more difficult with a fly rod, but it can be done! Author, Fly Fishing for Redeye Bass: An Adventure Across Southern Waters JacksonKayak Fishing Team --------------------------------------------------- "I do not hunt turkeys because I want to, I hunt them because I have to." - Tom Kelly

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3121130 05/11/20 06:13 PM 05/11/20 06:13 PM
Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 2,663 Alabama OlTimer 10 point
OlTimer 10 point Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 2,663 Alabama	Very scenic. Thanks for sharing the pictures!

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3121224 05/11/20 08:28 PM 05/11/20 08:28 PM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 9,877 in the corner S Stob 14 point
Stob 14 point S Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 9,877 in the corner	Originally Posted by AU_trout_bum Originally Posted by odocoileus Ole popping bug gets them every time! Incredible pictures. Have several creeks here I fish that are too wooded for fly rods, but a pocket full of rooster tails and an ultralight is perfect. No such thing with a little practice. I've fished some that you would think there was no way to cast. It's certainly more difficult with a fly rod, but it can be done! I have a 7'6' Cabelas Prestige 3wt. TQR (Tight Quarters Rod) I use for stuff like that. Heck, I use it for all my creek fishing.

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3121226 05/11/20 08:37 PM 05/11/20 08:37 PM
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 36,170 alabama BhamFred Freak of Nature
BhamFred Freak of Nature Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 36,170 alabama	secret to thick cover is to use the fly rod like a cane pole. I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted..... proud Cracker-Americaan muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one

Re: Forget the crowds... [Re: AU_trout_bum] #3121247 05/11/20 08:56 PM 05/11/20 08:56 PM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 9,877 in the corner S Stob 14 point
Stob 14 point S Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 9,877 in the corner	I sometimes use a collapsible Tenkara pole. Google Tenkarabum.

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