Newport, 5-13-14

[Amish Ed]

Originally Posted by alanw

I don't know how you are satisfied with only 3 hours or so on the water. Everytime I go out I plan on 6 hours minimum. I think I've been out as much as 9 hours at a time in the summer months. Sometimes I don't even target halibut in the early hours because I don't want to catch one and have to make the choice of releasing it or leaving early to dress it.

I don't think anyone will give you any specific locations unless you are out there fishing with them. Anytime you can tag along is a good time to do so. Sometimes guys post when they are going out, or you can ask if anyone is going when you are.

And welcome to the forums

Tuesdays I usually have to be off the water early, so it kinda limits my time. Also, at 3 hours my back starts hurting and if the conditions are bad I might not mind too much. 5 hours is probably my normal time on the water. 9 hours and I'd be crawling to my truck

[alanw]

Originally Posted by Amish Ed

Tuesdays I usually have to be off the water early, so it kinda limits my time. Also, at 3 hours my back starts hurting and if the conditions are bad I might not mind too much. 5 hours is probably my normal time on the water. 9 hours and I'd be crawling to my truck

Ah yea getting old sucks. My ass hurt bad after 4 hours until I got an air inflatable cushion. Now I'm good for 6 hours easy, up to 8 or 9. Luckily my back is holding up fine so far. It's just a matter of time I suppose. I'm not sure what seat you have and if one with better back support would help, but 5 hours is alright. Of course if I caught as many fish as you in the short time on the water, I might be content to get off early too.

[Amish Ed]

Originally Posted by alanw

Ah yea getting old sucks. My ass hurt bad after 4 hours until I got an air inflatable cushion. Now I'm good for 6 hours easy, up to 8 or 9. Luckily my back is holding up fine so far. It's just a matter of time I suppose. I'm not sure what seat you have and if one with better back support would help, but 5 hours is alright. Of course if I caught as many fish as you in the short time on the water, I might be content to get off early too.

Yep, getting old sucks. I'm using the seat that came with my Native. It's actually pretty comfortable. There's one seat that might do better, but I can't afford a new one at this point. As far as fish counts go, thanks. As most of the bass guys don't post reports it's hard to know what's normal.