Fishin in the Rain

[Tarpon]

Thanks for the replies ya'll. Definately gonna hit the lake tomarrow. Prolly set out some jugs too and hope for a few nice cats. If i bring enough fish back to the dorm, looks like we'll be havin a fish fry for my hall!

[Moose1am]

Hey Jerry:
Go ahead and tell me it's the air pressure.

I am still looking for a school of fish attending the meteorology class. You know the ones with the barometer hanging around their necks.

Taste great ,,, less filling!

[Jerry Blake]

Actually Moose the pressure usually is low or falling when it's raining but occasionally the rain comes after a front has passed.

I wonder if you are really interested in helping folks catch crappie or if you just want to impress them with your book knowledge.

[Tarpon]

Well i went fishin today for a few hours. Didn't catch one dagone crappie. Cought one bream though, no other bites. I left the boat at home and was fishing a couple bruchpiles off the end of a dock. I was right on the river channel. The water goes from 1 ft to 15 where i was fishing. Tried jigs and minnows, nothing. Needles to say i was kind PO'd but thats fishing. I'll try again tomarrow in my boat and set out some catfish jugs.

[Moose1am]

[QUOTE=Jerry Blake]Actually Moose the pressure usually is low or falling when it's raining but occasionally the rain comes after a front has passed.


It's been my experience that the rain comes in with the warm front of the weather and when the front passes the skies are clear of rain.

Did you read the article in that second link that Crappie Pappy posted on the Air Pressure or Barometric Pressure Thread? Somehow I don't think you read that one yet. Its the one that says WARNING!. You should go read not only the warning messege but the PhD's article on why the Myth of Air Pressure effecting the fish continues. It's a very good read.

You can't learn about science or atmospheric science or fisheries science without reading a few books. Actually there is nothing wrong with reading. You should try it more often. You might just learn something new. While being out on the water helps you learn where to fish it is not a substitute for the science classroom or a good physics book. One needs both real world experiences and some book work to figure somethings out.

[fatboy]

Yeah Moose, I guess a guy who catches more crappie in one day than you catch in a year needs to read a few more books. Your an idiot and the members here know it. The very few who don't know it, soon will. Post some pics of your recent "supposed" catches or can't you afford a hundred dollar digital camera. I will say this, you have got a lot of guts or lack of brains to question anything people who consistently catch crappie for a living have to say. Glad to see other people think your an idiot like I have for a long time now. How come you post a message, then log back off as invisible? Have a confidence problem?

[Jerry Blake]

[QUOTE=Moose1am]

Actually Moose the pressure usually is low or falling when it's raining but occasionally the rain comes after a front has passed.


It's been my experience that the rain comes in with the warm front of the weather and when the front passes the skies are clear of rain.

Did you read the article in that second link that Crappie Pappy posted on the Air Pressure or Barometric Pressure Thread? Somehow I don't think you read that one yet. Its the one that says WARNING!. You should go read not only the warning messege but the PhD's article on why the Myth of Air Pressure effecting the fish continues. It's a very good read.

You can't learn about science or atmospheric science or fisheries science without reading a few books. Actually there is nothing wrong with reading. You should try it more often. You might just learn something new. While being out on the water helps you learn where to fish it is not a substitute for the science classroom or a good physics book. One needs both real world experiences and some book work to figure somethings out.

How do you know whether the rain comes before the front passes or after?

Yes, Moose I read the article - it had a lot of information on the ocean - didn't see anything there about crappie or any other fresh water fishing.

The main point of the article was that it is a myth that when the barometric pressure reaches a certain point the fish suddenly start feeding. Nobody ever said they believed that so what's the point?

I did a lot of reading when I first got interested in crappie fishing and I still do. I do however spend a lot more time on the water getting first hand information than I do reading about it and I use that information to catch crappie and help other people catch crappie. It is definitely myth to believe that you can’t catch crappie under a bright sun - we do it all the time.

Yes, they prefer shade, yes it may be easier to catch them in low light conditions, yes they use shadows to ambush their prey. But they don’t stop feeding when the sun is shining like they do in an aquarium when you suddenly turn the light on. If you leave the light on in the aquarium I guarantee you that the minnows in the tank will disappear. Maybe not while you’re standing there looking at them but when they adjust to the sudden bright light and no longer feel threatened they will chow down.

By the way, Lake Hamilton and Lake Greeson are very clear lakes with good visibility so it’s not dingy water that allows us to catch crappie throughout the day in bright sunshine during stable weather/pre-front conditions.

We’ve worn this subject out and I’m sorry I haven’t been able to help you catch more crappie - I wish I could but I don’t think can. Good luck waiting for “The Light” to get just right before you go fishing.

[Moose1am]

You are out of line as usual

Yeah Moose, I guess a guy who catches more crappie in one day than you catch in a year needs to read a few more books. Your an idiot and the members here know it. The very few who don't know it, soon will. Post some pics of your recent "supposed" catches or can't you afford a hundred dollar digital camera. I will say this, you have got a lot of guts or lack of brains to question anything people who consistently catch crappie for a living have to say. Glad to see other people think your an idiot like I have for a long time now. How come you post a message, then log back off as invisible? Have a confidence problem?

[fishingpox]

Out of line or has he crossed the line?

[Jerry Blake]

You can't learn about science or atmospheric science or fisheries science without reading a few books.

Hmmmm, what came first - the chicken or the egg. I guess there have always been books to read so no one has ever had to go figure things out on there own in the real world under actual real life situations.

I think I'm gonna have to agree with Fatboy on this one.