Traffic!

I understand completely.

Odd that you mention that. I lived in Korong apartments right there in Icheon-Dong, which was a 5 minute walk from the river. We used to walk down there in the evening and I saw many people fishing but never once saw anyone catching anything. Check out the destinations section on anglerstown, they list some places to fish along the river which may be pretty close to you. Well, close as the crow flies, but with all that traffic, maybe not so close after all, eh?

“but I also just like getting out there and relaxing,” That attitude mainly developed after I moved to Seoul, which I think you can understand.

Speaking of Seoul, I see guys out on the Han “worming” all the time, but have never seen anyone catch anything though. One of these days I’ll load up all of my stuff in a backpack, take the elevator down to the 1st floor, walk through the streets of Icheon-dong with my hip waders on and try it out, maybe setup a little camp site near the park.

Oh I’m with you on the relaxing bit, and I’m all for that, but I also view fishing as a hobby/challenge/learning experience. I don’t mind not catching anything on one or two trips but after that it gets old quick. I enjoy trying to figure out what makes them tick. Why do they bite like crazy one day and I can’t get a single bite in the same place the very next day? Why does one size/color work in one lake, but not in another? It *seems* like their natural food in most lakes would be bluegill or baby bass, yet why can’t I get them to hit a crankbait that looks like another small fish? These kinds of questions and riddles are part of what motivates me to keep on going out there, trying different things. Unfortunately, even after all this time, I don’t feel like I know any more than I did when I started. LOL.

I think the fishing definitely drops off during the dog days of summer, but that may just be me. When it’s hot as heck I don’t put forth the effort that I would on a nice spring day.

Personally, I try not to put too much thought into catching fish. Sure, I like to catch ‘em, and like to know what works, but I also just like getting out there and relaxing.

Drop shots work well with a sandy or muddy bottom, but most of the lakes I fish have rocky bottoms and the weight tends to get snagged almost every cast out. Very annoying. Now I’ve been told that drop shotting works better during the summer than any other time, not sure if that’s true or not. I’ve tried both the baby brush hogs and the Kreature bait with no success – that’s not saying they don’t work, as I tend to suspect it’s me that’s the problem with not being able to catch them on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and other lures. But then I get impatient – when I try something new and it doesn’t work within the first 30-60 minutes, I go back to the tried and true. I’ll be the first to admit I’m still a novice when it comes to bass but it does perplex me to no end why I can’t get them to hit on a simple lure like a spinner bait. I’ve tried different colors, sizes, retrieval methods (fast, slow, sink and reel etc) but the only 2 places I’ve caught bass on them are the small pay lake on 82 and an irrigation canal near Asan Bay. Someday you’ll have to teach me the way of the spinnerbait, oh grand master

A friend turned me on to drop-shotting last weekend. Pretty cool technique, though probably not as productive as the senkos. I also learned you can catch a hell of a lot of nice bass with a 7 – 9″ cherry-red worm on a jig head, as well as on a brush hog or creature bait (pumpkinseed).