Stick Marsh & Farm 13
Capt. George Welcome
June 1, 2005
Stick Marsh-Farm 13 - Freshwater Fishing Report
It always amazes me that those "doubting Thomas" type people out there will
question the reports and our veracity. I got the following anonymous e-mail this
morning.
From:
[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005
9:43 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: C' mon!
I am an
avid Bass fisherman, I fish the Stick Marsh at least 4 or 5 times a month, I
do Okay, but the numbers that you write in your articles seem to be quite
ridiculous.
I am reading your article posted May 30th, I see numbers like 70 fish, 50
fish, 41 fish and a crazy 140 fish! C'Mon now George Ive spoken to many many
fisherman at the marsh and we all have a good laugh when we discuss your
numbers. I know that you are a guide, and you have to pump up the numbers to
get business, but lets be a bit more reasonable. It seems that nobody but you
gets 140 Bass at the Marsh. Now I do believe you do get more fish that most of
us, because lets face it you do it everyday, and I envy you for that. But you
are either the best Bass fisherman in the universe or the P.T. Barnum of the
Stick Marsh!!
We have a comments/reference section on our web pages:
http://www.imaginationbassin.com
My suggestion to those that wish to question our integrity and our client's
integrity might go to these pages and contact some of the people directly. There
are e-mail addresses for those that placed comments, and in many cases phone
numbers. I would further offer to any of those such as the above the possibility
of us being not only more knowledgeable about the Stick Marsh but also much more
knowledgeable fishermen. I tell everyone with extreme emphasis: get references
before hiring a guide: we are not one of those "have boat am guide" operations.
We love what we do and give away as much free information to those that ask, as
we do to paying customers.
We only have one day to report on as the last two have been total washouts.
Storms are rearing their ugly heads very early on and they are loaded with
lightening and severe winds. We do not fish in the circumstances.
Monday, Scott took my oldest son, George jr. and my Grand-Daughter Caitlyn. I
took Scott's wife Tamara. We headed to where the action has been and proceeded
to work rattle traps which has been the bait of choice for a while now. Fish hit
sporadically for the first couple of hours then the shad came and bass broke
loose.
7.75 pounds caught on a chrome/blue rattle trap. She hit 15 feet from the boat.
Some of the many fish that Caitlyn reeled to the boat. I think she was having a
fantastic time.
With today being a scheduled family day the fishing trip was only a 1/2 day,
however it didn't end before 103 bass made it to the boat.
For the months of June, July, August, and September you can fish what I
consider the best fishing grounds in the USA during what I consider to be our
best fishing season and save big time. Book a two day trip and pay 1/2
the full day rate for the 2nd day. That's a savings of $150.00
for the trip: enough to definitely help with the transportation getting here, or
to pay for the lodging. Book a four day trip and bring a 3rd person for
free. Fee for the four days: $900.00 That's a savings
of $600.00 for the trip.
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