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Driller

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Bottom bouncing association.
« on: October 14, 2011, 08:34:59 PM »

It was another pleasant summer filled with so many memories of awesome bottom bouncing.  I even tried bottom bouncing up at roche lake.  It was hard to drive the boat in the perfect circle, plus after about 5 minutes I would get about 15 pounds of weeds that I would need the net to lift out of the water don't ya know.There are fly fishing clubs, river clean up clubs, and stuff like that I was wondering if there are any bottom bouncing clubs.  We could all get together and try to find out what length leader works best, and what colour wool the salmons like best and other secrets.  I know for me I found that the salmon really liked a 4 oz. Betty, with a 16.5 ft leader and a 4 ot gamagatzu tied with green/ chartreuse yarn.
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Re: Bottom bouncing association.
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2011, 08:43:46 PM »

 ;D no wonder you hook so many fish at island lk!
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Re: Bottom bouncing association.
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2011, 01:35:05 AM »

what the...
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Re: Bottom bouncing association.
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2011, 05:24:28 AM »

I'll sign up, but I think we need to create awareness.  I'm thinking maybe some membership cards, and perhaps black hoodies.  Also a camo hat with the Bottom Bouncing Explorer's Association of Kingfisher's logo: "I'm a B.B.E.A.K!"

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Re: Bottom bouncing association.
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2011, 06:58:33 AM »

Do you think my sturgeon set up would be too big for use and would it hinder my acceptance into B.B.E.A.K. ?    ::)
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Re: Bottom bouncing association.
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2011, 07:55:24 AM »

B.B.E.A.K. report. Oct 15, 2011

4AM alarm goes off, slam on my simms waders, pound down a NOS energy drink and I'm on the road. Decide to try my luck today bouncing for squirrels. First cast snag into a cedar. Second cast line gets fouled up around a gnarled stump. Cut the line and re-rig up. Saw 2 squirrels running around on tree branches high above. I almost got a bite when I hurled a perfect cast with my 5 oz betty and 5/O treble hook wrapped in pencil lead vertically into the thick forrest canopy. Rainbow wool was my weapon of choice today, but I dipped it in fish oil just to be safe. The rig glanced a tree and the hook bounced excellently. I just grazed the tail of one of the squirrels. Spent the next 3 hours trying to get my gear out of the branches. Pounded back another NOS energy drink and hit the bricks.

Next time I'll try chartreuse with some sparklies in it instead of rainbow. Fish oil seemed to be effective.

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Re: Bottom bouncing association.
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2011, 08:20:49 AM »

B.B.E.A.K. report. Oct 15, 2011

4AM alarm goes off, slam on my simms waders, pound down a NOS energy drink and I'm on the road. Decide to try my luck today bouncing for squirrels. First cast snag into a cedar. Second cast line gets fouled up around a gnarled stump. Cut the line and re-rig up. Saw 2 squirrels running around on tree branches high above. I almost got a bite when I hurled a perfect cast with my 5 oz betty and 5/O treble hook wrapped in pencil lead vertically into the thick forrest canopy. Rainbow wool was my weapon of choice today, but I dipped it in fish oil just to be safe. The rig glanced a tree and the hook bounced excellently. I just grazed the tail of one of the squirrels. Spent the next 3 hours trying to get my gear out of the branches. Pounded back another NOS energy drink and hit the bricks.

Next time I'll try chartreuse with some sparklies in it instead of rainbow. Fish oil seemed to be effective.


Next time you rig up some of that rainbow yarn, let me know. Ill buy a pound or two of it. Thats only like, 20 cubic feet right?
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Re: Bottom bouncing association.
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2011, 08:29:36 AM »

You should try short floating some nuts.
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Re: Bottom bouncing association.
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2011, 08:34:08 AM »

He did try that, now he is a eunuch. ;D ;D
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Re: Bottom bouncing association.
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2011, 08:57:43 AM »

No matter what you do, be sure to bring a lawnchair and umbrella, standing up gets tiring and you don't want to lose the best 2 square feet of fishing space on the whole river because you are retying a new leader.

The tacklebox is a must, you need to carry your gear to the river in something, and your hoody doesn't have enough pockets and vests are too outdated. Good thing you're bringing your camo hat, fish get spooked when they see hair.

A landing net is needed also, as it's hard dragging fish onto the sandy beach and fish are near impossible to tail in 2 feet of water.

That being said make sure you wear gloves for when you have to pick the fish up, they are slippery, also reeling can be tough and you don't want to develop callouses.

Don't forget a fish bonker, because how else are you gonna kill the fish!

Last but not least, bring garbage. Tim hortons coffee cups work well, but make sure you seperate the sleeve from the cup and the lid so that you can make more of a mess. Regardless of if you use bait or not, bring about a half dozen plastic tubs and leave them all over the place. If your not a coffee drinker, just bring a 6 pack and throw the cans everywhere. If you have any balls of 150# mono then no doubt bring it to the river. The riverbank, the path to the fishing spot, as well as the parking lot and surrounding bushes are fair game places to throw it.
Regardless if you smoke or not, heck bring cigarettes. The butts are perfect for throwing in the river and the boxes are among the most
important items to throw around. And last but not least, plastic bags. At minumum you should leave at least a half dozen, and they go perfect in the shallows just out from where you were standing. Fish love hiding under garbage.

Better yet, if the lawn chair umbrella breaks, throw it directly into the river. And if you get a flat tire sometime during the day ...yup, in it goes!
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Re: Bottom bouncing association.
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2011, 09:06:25 AM »

That is some funny sh*t
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Re: Bottom bouncing association.
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2011, 09:39:28 AM »

Fish love hiding under garbage.


4AM alarm goes off, slam on my simms waders, pound down a NOS energy drink and I'm on the road.


this is way to early to be on the floor laughing! OMG HAHAHAHAHA
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Re: Bottom bouncing association.
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2011, 11:03:09 AM »

The odds are pretty good you have all bottom bounced b 4.   :P
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Re: Bottom bouncing association.
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2011, 01:37:01 PM »

The odds are pretty good you have all bottom bounced b 4.   :P

Yeah I'm not denying it... But looking back I now see the humor and why it's frowned upon
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Re: Bottom bouncing association.
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2011, 02:03:19 PM »

The odds are pretty good you have all bottom bounced b 4.   :P
sure havent
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