Any travelling bass fisherman? 2025

Keithscatch reply :

Ok how many states have you caught a bass in? LM, SM, Spot or any other species of Bass no rock bass or any perch. This should be interesting.

Here is my list.

1) Texas

2) Florida

3) Colorado

4) Kansas

5) Arkansas

6) Oklahoma

7) Georgia

8) New Mexico

9) Alabama

I have had the pleasure of living in Texas, Colorado, Georgia, and Florida and have been priviledged to fish in a myriad of different type lakes.

How about you? Any other frequent traveler fishermen around?

BassMaster_1 reply :

Its a short list..... :'(

1) NY

2) PA

3) FL

Bassinfreak2 reply :

TENN

ILL

Its not a State but I fish Lake of the woods ONTARIO as much as I can

FlyRod reply :

Won't be long before..."Have you heard the one about the travelling bass fisherman and the farmer's daughter?"

Personally, I can't wait. So here goes.

Seems a travelling bass fisherman was making his way through rural Texas on his way to Lake Mungus (Named for Hugh Mungus, a former director of Texas Parks and Wildlife.) All of a sudden an untoward series of events unfolded.

First, a violent thunder and hail storm brewed up, effectively blinding our hero. Then, the swing-away tongue on his trailer...well...swung away, on a sharp curve in the road. Finally, he realized he was out of coffee...Oh, gall! Oh, Cruel Fate!

As he stood, being stung by large raindrops and bruised by hailstones, surveying his 21' 2.3" StripedApeSSVXGTO boat, now nestling in a ditch, though undamaged, he realized that he must seek help.

Squinting through the gloom he spotted a dim and distant light. "Aha!" thought he, "That must be a ranch house, where help is available!" "Hmmmm..." he further mused, "Where there's a ranch house, there's a rancher, probably a jolly one, and where there's a rancher, there are rancher's daughters!"

So, removing his new GPS from the boat, stuffing it in his pocket (along with a small vial of Pfizer's most popular product,)and assuring that the storage compartments on the boat were locked, he began his trek.

After what seemed like an eternity of slogging through Caliche muck, being poked by prickly pear, rattled at by rattlers, and stalked by a famished 'yote he stumbled onto the veranda of a rather rundown ranch house. Hearing a noise outside his dwelling, the rancher, a large and capable-looking chap, opened his door to see our angler collapsed in utter exhaustion on his stoop.

"Good Lord, man!", cried the rancher, "What has befallen ya'll?"

"Can't...talk. Too...tired...tell...you...later...need...sleep...understand that...I'll...have to...(cough)....sleep with...(wheeze)...your...daughter...s'OK."

"Actually, pilgrim, ya'll will be bunkin' with my son, Bruce. He's home on vacation from the University of Texiz, whar he's majoring in Modern Dance, with a minor in Drama."

The angler (A staunchly heterosexual Oklahoma Sooner, they ALL are!) stood up, cleared his throat, and said "Thanks anyway. How far is it to the next ranch?"

FlyRod

Humorist wanna-be

Keithscatch reply :

Interesting story Flyrod. I guess a little humor thrown in is always a good thing. ;D

Now back to the topic.

FlyRod reply :

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Interesting story Flyrod. I guess a little humor thrown in is always a good thing. ;D
Now back to the topic.

Topic? What is this "topic" of which you speak? ;D

sodaksker reply :

Iowa

Nebraska

South Dakota

Maine

Wisconsin

Indiana

Arizona

Michigan

Hoping Oklahoma and Texas will be on my list b4 the years out.

Oh yeah, and Ohio.

How could I forget "Oh how I hate, Ohio State" Anyone ever see that bumper sticker?

Will reply :

Kansas

Deleware

Oklahoma

Missouri

Colorado

Arkansas

Minnesota

I might of forgot some...

Keithscatch reply :

Looks like bassinfreak has us beat with 11 so far. Me and sodaksker are tied with 9. Who else?

KU_Bassmaster. reply :

Kansas

Missouri

Arkansas

Oklahoma

Texas

Florida

Nebraska or South Dakota (it was right on the line)

5bass reply :

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Now back to the topic.

LOL! ;D

FLA

vtbassin reply :

Vermont

New York

Maine

Florida

I need to get out of town more

Bass Smacker reply :

Alpster reply :

That's All!

Ronnie

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

Mass

Conn.

Maine

Fla

TX-(barely,lol)

Cali

Oregon

Ontario

Quebec

Now when I read this, I thought, hmmm,..."not many" but after making the list, I impressed myself,lol. Being a recreational angler, there have got to be some industry or tournament guys that have lists as long as my arm. Curious to see.

Keithscatch reply :

LBH,

Nice list there. In all due respect though from where you are it is easy to drive into a bunch of states up there and fish ;D Could probably fish in 3 states all in one day. lol

But you got us all beat so far.

Hillbilly_Hooker reply :

Short list here..

And soon (hopefully) to add SC and FL.

Hillbilly

BLUESKY reply :

Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnasota, Misouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Florida.

flyphisher # reply :

BASS:

Wild Trout: GA,NC,Tenn,SC, Colorado....

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

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LBH,
Nice list there. In all due respect though from where you are it is easy to drive into a bunch of states up there and fish ;D Could probably fish in 3 states all in one day. lol

But you got us all beat so far.

Exactly. Someone in Texas probably fishes world class impoundments their whole life. Whereas I've seen maybe 4 or 5. Champlain, Fork,Winnie,.....ummmmmmm ok 3

Nothing wrong with a 1 state list if you live in heaven,................FishChris? lol

GeneinTX reply :

Here is my list in order of catchingness for both LM and SM.

1. TX*

2. MN

3. KY*

4. NY*

5. CA*

6. KS

7. GA

8. MI

9. TN

10. MS

11. WI

* indicates where I have lived and therefore fished the most.

Kana reply :

not to many but varied atleast.

and in Japan, Osaka Shiga, a lake near fuji but i dont remember what prefecture its in, and tokyo (we have prefectures instead of states here so they count right?)

id like to try S. Korea, but with all thats going on right now with the missles, no thanks!

ejtaylor822 reply :

Another short list:

North Carolina

Hope to have some luck in Tennessee this month or next and Georgia and SC this fall.

Eddie

Keithscatch reply :

What do we got 14 as a high water mark? I would have thought someone on here would have caught bass in 20 or more states. But states and international has to go to Kana.

stratoscaster reply :

It's a southern thang. 8-)

.ghoti. reply :

Here's mine. Keep in mind I spent a lot of time out on the road and usually took some tackle along for the down times.

Illinois

Indiana

Kentucky

Missouri

Tennessee

Arkansas

Wisconsin

Minnesota

Michigan

Iowa

Ohio

Colorado

New York

? Does Ontario count?

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