I have a confession to make. This may not come as a surprise to some of you who know me: I have a disease…an addiction worse than a bad meth or crack habit and it’s called bass fishing – no matter how many times I tell myself that I’m finish getting up at 0400 until next spring, I just can’t seem to stick to my own word. But please, no interventions for me because trust me, this is one addiction I can live with 
Yep, despite the fact that it’s almost mid November, I was out at the river again early this morning, chucking Senkos into the darkness.
And Senkos is what the bass wanted but here’s the thing. I had six bites but missed four of them at hook set and I couldn’t figure out what was going on until it hit me on the way to work – I was using a different rod which had 8-pound Trilene on it, and for the past few months I had been using 30-pound braid, which requires a lot lighter hook set or else you’ll rip the hook out of the fish’s mouth. LOL, so now I have to train myself to set the hook solid again but it looks like I’ll have plenty of time to do just that because the way I’m going, I guess I’ll be at it until the river ices over 
By the way, isn’t all fishing FUN? 
As you stated, there are certainly worse things to be addicted to!
DISEASE IT IS! No way just a hard core Angler at his best. Out of all the times you have been out I can’t count on one hand the number of times you were skunked. Because it never happened. Nice catches yet again Nomad
I think my wife is starting to think I have a few screws loose though for still going out early on these cold mornings, when there’s frost on the ground. I tried my famous statement on her, “There are two kinds of people; those that fish, and those that don’t” but all she said was “So what.” LOL
Hey I’ve heard that statement before, no not your statement but what the wife told you “So What” HA HA
LOL Nomad
Nice catches!!
Thanks Steve…but I take back that statement about sticking with it until the river ices over. If we get some days where it’s in the mid 40′s or above on the weekends, I’ll head out and give it a shot but unless we get some freakishly warm weather, I’m done with the EMB™ fishing
We’ve all heard that before Nomad
If this winter will be anything like last winter then the waters I fish at won’t freeze over. I fished a lake last winter that was half frozen and ended up catching a bunch of nice fish. I find winter fishing can be great fishing if you can stand the cold hands.
I hope to get out and wet a line tomorrow evening while the weather is still quite warm before heading back to Nigeria on Tuesday afternoon.
You doubt me
LOL
How was your vacation, Steve? Sorry that you have to head back to Nigeria again so soon but it’ll be over before you know it. Good luck tomorrow!
Vacation was great, lots of sun and beer, only thing missing was some bass fishing
I did get some amazing sun burn, not once but twice…..I was red and burning for days then all the peeling skin
Steve went from the land of Bali Bali, to the real Bali, and got sunburned.
Seriously, glad you guys had a good time, and welcome back.
Thanks Rob.
I even had #50 sun block, but I was tough and thought I don’t need that. I do the same every year 
Rob,