Posted by
Steve on
25 November 2009, 9:08 pm
What a weekend!!!!
I went to Andong this past weekend just to watch the 2 day tournament, the KSA Bass Master Classic and get a feel for how these kind of tournaments work. I ended up meeting 2 awesome guys (Pete and Ruben) that looked after me the whole weekend and put in me in contact with some very nice and influential folks in the Korean Bass fishing industry. Pete and Ruben took me to the Halmony place where we spent the night, had some good food and a few beverages 
I ended up entering into the Amateur tournament, bank fishing from 8:00am until 12 noon where we could weigh in up to 2 bass. I only managed one 12 inch bass, but it was good enough to get me 5th place and a spot on the podium, which was kinda cool. I won a plaque and a Surecatch baitcasting rod and reel worth 200,000won. I guess there was around 50 people fishing in the amateurs. I didn’t get any photos of my fish, but I caught it on a wacky rigged 5” watermelon/red senko.
Pete had a good weekend bringing in fish both days and he ended up in 8th place overall out of 50 or 60 boats, so congrats to Pete. Unfortunately, Ruben was having fish finder problems on both days. Pete, Ruben, if you guys see this, thank you for all you help and friendship over the weekend, I had a blast!
Here’s a few snaps from the weekend…
One of the pro’s big bass from the first day.
The boats were white on Sunday morning, man it was cold!
Here’s the top 5 Pro guys receiving their trophies and prices.
Posted by
Nomad on
24 November 2009, 8:00 am
Early in the morning like I did today, take some advice and stay in bed 
. I thought I’d give it one more try before winter sets in and last night, when my wife saw me getting my gear out, she didn’t say a word. She just gave me “the look” and shook her head. LOL. I didn’t get out to the river until around 6, but it was foggy, dark, and freezing cold. How cold was it, you ask? I was standing there, slowly reeling in when my line started feeling odd, like it was twisted around the tip or something…and when I checked, I saw that my rod guides at the tip were freezing shut! And yep, I was in the car every 10 minutes to warm my hands up. Not a single bite…so I think lunchtime will be a better bet this time of year.
Posted by
Steve on
18 November 2009, 6:28 pm
What’s everyone doing this weekend??
November 21st and 22nd is the KSA Bass Master Classic weekend at Andong, and I am planning on driving up there on Saturday and staying overnight just as a spectator. I’ll probably take a couple of rods and do a bit of bank fishing while I am there. The weather forecast is supposed to be sunny and a little warmer than it has been this past week.
It would be great to see some of you guys over there if you have time.
Posted by
Steve on
16 November 2009, 8:15 pm
Yesterday was our Bass Club’s monthly meet and it was at my favorite lake, so despite the cold and windy weather forecast I decided to take my chances.
We all fished a mini tournament in the morning and I only managed one small bass, but when everyone left for their 2 hour drive back to Ulsan, I decided to stay for a few more hours. I ended up catching 5 more bass, nothing big, but they were bass
The first 2 were caught on a Neko rig, then I pulled 2 bass out of overhanging trees by flippin’ a baby brush hog and a Parasite weight, and the last 2 bass fell for a shallow, wide wobbling crankbait.
I fishing from my boat for the first time since May this year and it worked great in the bad weather despite the long time away from the water. And checkout the boat ramp at this lake…..lol
Posted by
Steve on
11 November 2009, 5:10 pm
I have been busy since being back home, but Tuesday I finally got out to the water for a few hours. I was a little windy but still very warm when the sun was shining. I only used 2 rigs, a spinnerbait and a wacky rigged GY Senko. The score was even with 2 bass on each rig. 3 of them were true dinks, and the biggest was about 10 inches.
But is was great to be fishing again. As soon as these 20mph+ winds drop I will be taking my boat out a few times.
Posted by
Nomad on
5 November 2009, 7:50 am
I couldn’t stand it anymore, especially when I saw it wasn’t going to be that cold this morning; I had to get at least one more shot in at some EMB™ fishing before the year ends.
These two were it for the morning, both caught on black, 5-inch Senkos – no takers on spinnerbaits. Imagine that; KMA had no rain in the forecast but lo and behold, it started raining on the way to the river and it rained on and off the entire time I was out there. I feel like I’m coming down with something so I’m sure being out in the cold and rain didn’t help much but hey, a man has to fish. Or so I tell my wife. Wilsong, that dink’s for you! 
Posted by
Nomad on
29 October 2009, 8:16 am
I’ve said it before, I’m saying it now and I’m fairly certain I’ll say it again; I cannot figure these fish out. For the last week, they’ve been ignoring my Senkos for the most part, and have wanted nothing but spinnerbaits. This morning, I couldn’t get a bite on a spinnerbait to save my life.
Go figure, I caught five bass, all on 5-inch Senkos – the above were the only ones worth taking a pic of though, the rest were true dinks. The one in the 2nd pic grabbed my worm and immediately went between some rocks. I couldn’t reel it in, but could feel the fish tugging. I thought it was a decent fish, so I sat there for 20 minutes, waiting for the fish to swim out of the rocks, which it finally did, right before my hands froze solid. I’m glad I had braid because those rocks would have cut mono or fluoro for sure. Blah, I checked the weather and it’s supposed to go down to freezing or colder next week, so my my Early Morning Bass trips are numbered 
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Posted by
Rob on
28 October 2009, 5:19 am
Kick’n up birds is what my good friend ‘”Bama Bill” did on a recent hunting trip to North Dakota. I’ll let the pic speak for itself, but if I had to guess I’d say that he and his hunting partners had a great time. Awesome job Bill, and thanks for the pic!!
Posted by
Nomad on
27 October 2009, 8:02 am
Posted by
Nomad on
26 October 2009, 7:54 am
Well, this morning was exactly like the couple of days I had out there last week; one dink on a Senko while it was dark and as soon as it got light (around 6:20 or so), the bass started slamming spinnerbaits. In a 20-25 minute span, I caught 5 on a white/red spinnerbait, with this being the biggest of the bunch. I also had a theory that since they were going after something that resembles a baitfish, a crankbait should work so I threw a Storm Thin Fin for about 10 minutes…so much for my theories 
because I didn’t get a single bite…should have stayed with the spinnerbait since that was what they were hitting. And oh yeah, it was foggy and pretty darned cold and I was in the car every 10 minutes, warming my hands. LOL
Posted by
Nomad on
23 October 2009, 7:44 am
For more than one reason. Once again, I got out to the river a little after 5, and saw that there were two vehicles parked near the area I like to fish, which is never good news. And sure enough, there was also a tent set up, along with at least 10 carp fishing poles spread out. I did manage to get down to my point though, and started fishing 5-inch Senkos, black with blue flakes. On my 4th or 5th cast, this hog grabbed the worm and took off in the other direction…no tap-tap, just an immediate bend to the rod. This is definitely the biggest bass I’ve caught in quite a while and it made my day. After that, I caught a few dinks and that was pretty much it for the morning. I threw a spinnerbait for a while, but with all the carp rods spread out near me, and a pretty good breeze that sprang up, it was hard to throw anything but Senkos without tangling up in the other fishermen’s lines. A perfect ending to what was already a good week.
Posted by
Nomad on
22 October 2009, 7:56 am
This morning was a repeat of yesterday; I got out there to the river around 5:10 and while it was dark, I only had one bite on a Senko, which I missed. A little after 6, I switched to a white/red chatterbait for a while with no luck and around 6:20, as it got light, I switched to my trusty white/red spinnerbait and once again and that’s when the action started.
Unfortunately, it was so darned cold out there this morning that I was going back to the car like every 10 minutes to warm my hands up and I also decided not to take any pics of the smaller bass I caught (only 3 of them). Yep, I’m a wuss when it comes to cold so I only took a pic of the biggest one. With 5 minutes left, I switched to the baitcaster I use for 4-inch Senkos and caught the one in the 2nd pic.
Posted by
Nomad on
21 October 2009, 7:42 am
This morning sure was interesting, to say the least. I just couldn’t stand it anymore and set the alarm for 4 so I could at least get one more morning in there – and I’m glad I did. I got out there to the river around 5:20 or so, and started out with Senkos. I had one decent bite which I lost, and then a while later, caught one dink. That was it for Senkos. As soon as it got light, which was around 6:20 or so, I switched to a white/red spinnerbait and that’s when the fun really started.
In a 30-minute span, I caught 4 bass on a spinnerbait, and lost two when they jumped and threw the lure on me. Granted, most of them were dinks (except for the one in the 2nd to last pic) but man oh man, I sure had a blast out there for 30 minutes. I’ve rarely seen the bass THAT aggressive. And Steve, if you look close, the last three I caught were caught using the spinnerbaits you made for me. Today was definitely one of those mornings where I did NOT want to head in to work 
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Posted by
Nomad on
16 October 2009, 9:55 am
I headed out this morning for the first time in about a week just to see how the bass are biting in my favorite area. I think my Early Morning Bass (EMB™) days are about over till next spring due to the cold weather early in the morning, plus the fact that it’s getting light out later and later each day.
I did manage to catch a few but for the most part, they were dinks and all they would bite were Senkos, both 5 and 4-inch. I also tried spinnerbaits and chatterbaits for a little while but no takers this morning. I may try some shallower areas if we get a warm morning but I think it’s time to start heading out later in the day again.
Posted by
Rob on
13 October 2009, 6:47 pm
