Having a steady partner 2024
Low_Budget_Hooker reply :
Many of us have a steady fishing partner. Many of you know my best friend, Dirk_Jig-Lure (Eric).
I found that fishing with Eric over the years, we have developed a strong "team" presence. Our natural styles could not be more different. This makes for a very complimentary team.
When we fished the clear water challenge in '03 and '04, we did very well, based on this team dynamic. Eric was always the guy going for that 1 fish. A "FishChris" of the east if you will. I, on the other hand, was the master of getting high numbers of smaller fish. So this is how we often attack any tourny we fished. I would be trying to get the 5 and he would go for the kicker. As soon as there are 5 in the boat, I switch to kicker fishing also.
Now, sometimes, opposite results would occur and we would modify or adapt as neccessary. I learned alot from Eric, and can adapt to his style easily enough. He had mastered my styles, years before when I was out playing saltwater guy.
In short, just noticing, that as a team, we are very capable. I'm watching the redfish tourny on TV and it got me to wondering. It seems many of these folks are attacking their challenge as 2 seperate anglers,..not as a "team". (Aside from the netting part) To me, a teammate is more than a net guy. The two of you should function as a well oiled machine on deck of course but there should also be a gameplan that utilizes every tool you have between the both of you to achieve a team result that is positive.
Anyone else have a steady partner that they attack the lake with? Not just a person to go with each time, but a teammate?
cart7t reply :
If you were watching the same Redfish tourney I was your partner also better be prepared to fork over large sums of cash for boat gas. 900 miles total boat time?!!! 
I used to have a partner. We somewhat complimented each other. We had each mastered lure presentations we felt good about individually which often worked out well. He was a crankbait/spinnerbait meister while I was better with soft plastics and jigs. At some point or the other the fishing slanted towards one of our strengths. It worked out well.
Over the years, mairrage, kids and other commitments broke up the partnership. He now has a permanent back problem that wouldn't allow him to spend much more than an hour or two in the boat. I'm still looking for that partner.
Low_Budget_Hooker reply :
QuoteIf you were watching the same Redfish tourney I was your partner also better be prepared to fork over large sums of cash for boat gas. 900 miles total boat time?!!!
Same one,...150 mile to the scale!! YUK!
QuoteI used to have a partner. We somewhat complimented each other. We had each mastered lure presentations we felt good about individually which often worked out well. He was a crankbait/spinnerbait meister while I was better with soft plastics and jigs. At some point or the other the fishing slanted towards one of our strengths. It worked out well.
That's exactly what I'm talking about. Even your forte's are similar to ours.
Catt reply :
My best friend is also my fishing partner; we have worked and fished together for some 30+ years.
Our strength is we both fish the same, so regardless of who's in the front of the boat it's like one person with two baits in the water. We do fish different baits but it's more like one throwing a Texas Rig while the other throws a Jig, one throws Spinner Bait the other a Rat-L-Trap ECT. After we establish a pattern it's usually game over for the other teams.
What's also helpful is when one of us is off his game; we're close enough to take criticism from the other with getting mad. It doesn't matter if it's loading the boat, launching, locating an area, or catching the fish.
There is no better feeling than knowing some one dependable has you back. ;D
floridabassboy reply :
What me and my partner usualy do i start out using difrent stuff and sometimes if one of us finds a good pattern we switch
senko_77 reply :
My best freind, orey10m, is my teammate. Even though he can't fish all the tournies with me, when he does I do way better. We both fish real similar and work together for the limit then the kicker. More importantly, I trust him with a net, I trust his abilities, and most important I trust him. The whole day we will talk on what to do next and I trust him enough to know he's right and he is the same way about me. If im fishing a point that he doesn't feel good about, then I'll leave and go to his spot. The other awesome thing is that even if he isn't having a good day, I do because I know he's there and the same goes for him.
Low_Budget_Hooker reply :
If you watch some of the accomplished "teams" fish, there are no words. When it comes to Tuna fishing, my first mate back in the day, Capt. kevin D. , and I didn't have to use words. We would just flow.
The one time we weren't in synch, we had a fire drill on deck. Things were hectic and we had a hot fish tail wrapped far too soon for a boat that small. This created a dangerous situation. we learned alot together that day and were that meuch better together from then on once we realized the importance of working together.
Low_Budget_Hooker reply :
Had the fish tied to the boat and it was nowhere ready to be landed yet. Did some rib damage. Learned that a tuna hass to be tired out first but not too much or you risk "burning" the meat.
Catt reply :
Senko77
What LBH means is the what, when, & where of fishing's?
Pat and I will talk on the way to the lake about what to use or when to be where, but once we hit the water it's Get in, Sit down, Shut up, & Hold on. We can be flying down the lake nearing a spot, glance at each other and the boat slows then turns. I can tell if he's gonna stick a fish cause he kinda goes on point like an old hound dog. He knows if I need the net by the why I move right after setting hook.
When we do talk it goes like this
Pat: some one needs to be throwing a jig
Tommy: been throwing one for 15 minutes
We work the same way I'll turn to reach for some thing and Pat's handing it to me.
MALTESE FALCON reply :
MY BROTHER USED TO BE MY PARTNER UNTIL HE GOT MARRIED. THEN HE BECAME THE MOST UNDEPENDABLE PERSON ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH. HE WAS NEVER ON TIME AND ALWAYS HAD A DOZEN EXCUSES WHY I SHOULDN'T BE SO UPSET.
I TRIED TO GET MY WIFE TO BE MY PARTNER BUT SHE WOULD RATHER FISH FOR FUN.
NOW, AFTER SIX SPINE SURGERIES, I CAN'T FISH TOURNAMENTS ANYMORE SO I JUST FISH FOR RELAXATION.
roadwarrior reply :
My fishing partner is my best friend and we are in our sixth year fishing together. Unfortunately, he has taken up guiding with a group of men with a large following. His partners have lost a lot of enthusiam for guiding as they are getting older and most are retired. As a result, he has had the opportunity to step in and guide nearly everyday. His son has recently joined his construction business, so he has really hopped on the guiding business. As a result, we haven't fished in six weeks and it looks like I'm going to have to pony up and buy a boat if I want to chase those brown footballs around the Tennessee River.
On a happier note, when we do fish together we compliment each other perfectly. He is as possessed as I am, it's not unusual for us to fish from first light to black dark. We both focus on big fish, have comparable equipment and share all our tricks. I have learned a lot from this man and I have introduced him to a whole new world of "structure fishing" and extended his fishing season throughout the year. (My buddy had never fished for smallmouth in January and February. Now, those are two of our best months!). I really miss being on the river this time of year.
liquidsoap reply :
Partner???
Different every time I go.
I usually go with a different person all the time. With the excpetion of tournaments, my brother was my partner in "most" of my tournaments because he has the boat. He is the only person on earth I will trust with a net, but we are often yelling and screaming at each other about random stuff. I look foward to next year, I will have my own boat, and I will have a new partner. I will be the boat opperator. 
RoLo reply :
I am one of the lucky ones, and don't I know it.
I've got a long-term, reliable fishing partner, a teammate with the same burning compassion for the sport.
My partner accompanies me in freshwater, saltwater, bank fishing and boat-fishing.
Ah, who am I kidding, everyone knows it's my wife Lois, and my fishing partner of 43 years 
Roger
Grey Wolf reply :
RoLo , you are a lucky man!!!!!
roadwarrior reply :
ROLO,
Today is my 29th anniversary. I wish my wife fished...Nah...That's not going to happen.
Alpster reply :
QuoteROLO,Today is my 29th anniversary. I wish my wife fished...Nah...That's not going to happen.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ROADWARRIOR!
God bless you and may you have 29 more!
Ronnie
what reply :
my best freind is jake on the board his name is huh and we talk were in synch also we work like a machine when we fish togethjer if i could i would fish with him every day if i could but i cant
Low_Budget_Hooker reply :
Just got off the lake, 38 degrees,......wait till you see what my partner and I did!!
VIDEO COMING
roadwarrior reply :
I don't know...
I've seen pictures of a couple of your "partners". Remember, this is a "G" rated, "family friendly" forum!
Low_Budget_Hooker reply :
Yessir. Sorry.
Ok,.no video coming....
RoLo reply :
QuoteROLO,Today is my 29th anniversary. I wish my wife fished...Nah...That's not going to happen.
Happy Anniversary Roadwarrior and congratulations on a successful marriage
Seems like last year was our 29th anniversary :'( DO IT NOW!
Roger
Bass Smacker reply :
My buddy and I fish together all our lives. We would cut each other up all the time. But when the fish was on it was all team work. He started getting into bass fishing and I was relucktent at first
but got hooked bad. Then he just gave it up. Stopped fishing almost intierly. Talks about its too much work. So now I fish alown or with my older brother and my kids
guest reply :
a true fishing buddy is a preciuos gift
being alone together for long hours on a small craft, you have to feel completely at ease with yhe person
i had a fishing buddy for about 12 years
it's like a marriage, seriously. you have to work at it, for awhile before it becomes natural.
fishbear reply :
OK, now i am completely jealous of you guys with your fishing partners..... My best friend and I were that way back in the Pacific Northwest, when it came to salmon fishing, we were like mind readers. As soon as one hooked up, the anchor rope was tossed by the other(if we were anchored) and the boat started, and the fight was on... all that would ever be said was boat left, or boat right, if it was needed.
We could be talking about work or whatever, and then out of nowhere, both of us would say, ummmmmm need to change color, or think we should go a bit deeper?
As for netting fish. I still can not believe that people who fish from boats still do not know how to net a fish. When I took people out salmon fishing, I gave them the 5 min. speech and demo on netting fish. Told them if they stabbed at a fish and knocked it off my hook, they would have to go swimming after it ;D ;D.
Daniel My Brother reply :
My favorite fishing buddy is my best friend, best man, and godfather of my first born (and vice versa). We've been fishing together for 23 years. Today we live 3 hours apart, but there's plenty of water in between. He's got a boat for big lakes, I've got a boat for small ones. We seldom throw the same bait, until one of us finds something that works. Talking in the boat? Yeah, he never shuts up and I never stop laughing. And there is no courtesy given, or asked for. If he sees a fish strike short at my topwater, he'll quickly throw to the exact spot. If I see a spot that looks promising, I'll cast right over his line.
On our last trip he pulled a handful of persimmons off a tree that he had accidentally cast his lure into, then proceeded to pelt me with them whenever I turned my back.
This picture is my way of getting him back. ;D
CyBasser reply :
Hi everybody,
Well, I believe it is pretty important to have a steady fishing partner who can complement your strengths and who is in the same mindset as you are.
Although unlike most of you guys we have to fish from the bank (boats are not allowed on our reservoirs by law >
), it is still much much better to have a partner who is not only a fishing buddy / companion, but a parner in the real sense of the word. We do a lot of walking on the shores, trying to discover new areas and so on, and it is when you are on unfamiliar ground or under tough conditions when the value of a steady, real partner can be seen. For the last one year my steady partner has been a well known member of this forum - Vyron, and it has been amazing on how many times, even though we could not see each other while fishing (due to trees or other shore obstacles) we found out that we handled each situation in very similar ways (last Thursday for example, we were on different sides of a sharp point, and when we both reached the point we found out we were both using topwaters - although we did not discuss together about it since we were not in sight of each other for 20 minutes!). And, of course, we both have slight differences in our strengths and weaknessess - For example Vyron is better than I am on weighted texas-rigged plastics while I am more productive with weighless plastics presentations. I am a good performer on lipped and deep-diving crankbaits while Vyron excels in jerkbaits. It is extremely rare that we find a situation where we cannot find solutions between us, and we are looking forward now to participating in a team tournament to be held on our reservoirs in March (still fishing from the shores). Needless to say, with this sort of communication, the fun factor also gets propelled sky-high!
The above is not true with many of our friends that we often go fishing with, especially if one of us is absent. We still have fun and enjoy ourselves and the company of our other friends, but that telepathy-like communication and "mind-reading" is missing. And, of course, having a steady partner reinforces the friendship with this partner in areas other than fishing.
I have been fishing since 1986, and I have been dedicated to bass fishing since 2002 (they now have to drag me to go for sea or trout fishing!). But the addition of a steady fishing partner and friend over the last 10 months has certainly added a new dimension to the pleasure of our favorite sport!
guest reply :
My fishing partner is no longer my friend, HE'S BEEN PROMOTED TO BROTHER!
Me and Ron(brutus) make up the very prestigious but non competitive 2 MOOKS IN A BOAT FISHING TEAM.
Since we don't fish tourneys we have a more laid back feel to our team I think our main function in the boat with each other is to bust on each other for hours!
Ron is the best Skinny Water fisherman I have ever fished with this guy can find a fish in a glass of water! Hes also great on rock piles he always figures out where on a rock pile the fish are holding, HE NEVER EVEN USES THE DEPTH FINDER I also like to fish the skinny water but over the last 2 seasons (because of what Avid,Raul and Russ have posted here) I have become a whole lot better in water over 8 feet deep and my thing is WEEDS . The lake we keep our boat on has all these features.
Ron uses brown and natural colored worms and Original Floating Rapalas, he calls em OLD RELIABLES in a #9 I use a few differnt kinds of Rapals and Green or pruple worms and this season was highly , I mean very highly sucessful with Senko Knockoffs ( thank u Russ and RW for that) Ron has even started using them with sucess
Its the remarks that make our team Hers just two
Me and Ron had worked our way into an area of emerging weeds/Lilly Pads
Ron started throwing and I wanted to put a piece of shot onto my rig I grabbed the container upside down and the shot started fallin out on the floor of our aluminum boat, sounded like a machine gur Ron just looked up and said" Next time just bring a %%^$ Hammer and beat the floor before I cast"
#2 Ron had a new Rod and Reel setup and when he took his first cast he put it right into a tree ( he calls this his squirel presentation) I handed him the cell phone and said" Its Bill Dance, he wants to book you for a show", Ron failed to see the humor in that
Any way we even pray together every opening day in theboat for what God has given both of us. I have gotten to the point that fishing with Ron is better than fishing alone, which was always my preferance.
Only drawback I ALWAYS GET THE REAR OF THE BOAT and since we catch and release by the time we get home RON ALWAYS OUTFISHES ME BY AT LEAST 10#"s Its hard fishing with a liar 
brutus reply :
This is Brutus(two mooks in a boat) I can say without hesitation our time in the boat is usually the most enjoyable event of my day. I have been fishing with dom for 5 years and (IM ONLY SAYING THIS ONCE,HE TAUGHT ME HOW TO FISH ARTIFICIAL BAIT). Honestly if he can put up with me GOD BLESS EM, Now the reason he's always in the back of the boat(control issues) and now he says I get to the fish first.Wellll Iguess thats true. Dominic is the kind of man ....that you can depend on in all areas of your life(he's more than a fishing partner hes my best friend!
guest reply :
QuoteMY BROTHER USED TO BE MY PARTNER UNTIL HE GOT MARRIED. THEN HE BECAME THE MOST UNDEPENDABLE PERSON ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH. HE WAS NEVER ON TIME AND ALWAYS HAD A DOZEN EXCUSES WHY I SHOULDN'T BE SO UPSET.I TRIED TO GET MY WIFE TO BE MY PARTNER BUT SHE WOULD RATHER FISH FOR FUN.
NOW, AFTER SIX SPINE SURGERIES, I CAN'T FISH TOURNAMENTS ANYMORE SO I JUST FISH FOR RELAXATION.
Too bad we don't live closer to each other. With your back and my arthritis, sounds like we were made for each other.
guest reply :
QuoteThis is Brutus(two mooks in a boat) I can say without hesitation our time in the boat is usually the most enjoyable event of my day. I have been fishing with dom for 5 years and (IM ONLY SAYING THIS ONCE,HE TAUGHT ME HOW TO FISH ARTIFICIAL BAIT). Honestly if he can put up with me GOD BLESS EM, Now the reason he's always in the back of the boat(control issues) and now he says I get to the fish first.Wellll Iguess thats true. Dominic is the kind of man ....that you can depend on in all areas of your life(he's more than a fishing partner hes my best friend!
Are you sure you two aren't married?
Vyron reply :
QuoteHi everybody,Well, I believe it is pretty important to have a steady fishing partner who can complement your strengths and who is in the same mindset as you are.
Although unlike most of you guys we have to fish from the bank (boats are not allowed on our reservoirs by law >
The above is not true with many of our friends that we often go fishing with, especially if one of us is absent. We still have fun and enjoy ourselves and the company of our other friends, but that telepathy-like communication and "mind-reading" is missing. And, of course, having a steady partner reinforces the friendship with this partner in areas other than fishing.
I have been fishing since 1986, and I have been dedicated to bass fishing since 2002 (they now have to drag me to go for sea or trout fishing!). But the addition of a steady fishing partner and friend over the last 10 months has certainly added a new dimension to the pleasure of our favorite sport!
Thanks for the kind words bro. We ll kick some @ss in March 
guest reply :
No Avid we are divorced but we are still good friends ;D ;D
With all of Rons aches and Pains maybe he can spend some time fishing the fork with you call it TEAM INFIRMARY
Pond Hopper reply :
Nope,
Still trying to find that go to partner. Half of my friends cant decide if they want to go fishing for a weekend (3 hours away) or stay at home and go to the bars. Its an easy choice for me and Im still trying to find someone dependable to go fishing with that I can trust now that I have a small boat for the ponds. Until then itll be whoever I can talk into going fishing until I find that person who has the same drive I do.
Corey
Captain Cali reply :
I don't have a steady fishing partner. I do fish with my good friend, Kevin, the most. We fished together a lot during the summer. I'd say 60% of my fishing this summer was done with him. He is really not into it the way I am though. He wont go through the sames things I will to catch fish. He is a great stick but isn't as dedicated. Great company and we do team up pretty well considering our experience levels. He will usually try a pattern/technique that has been working and I try new things. If the old pattern is working, I switch. If I find something, he will switch. It works really well because we don't get stuck on the same techniques. I feel more confident trying new things that way.
Crabcakes reply :
My friend Joe and I are fishing partners. I rarely fish without him. We went to high school together and now college. In my area it's very hard to find a young person that fishes so we stuck together quick. We do all types of fishing together. We spend so much time together that our friends make jokes about it. ("heterosexual man partner" and such)
Valascus reply :
I really wish I did have a steady fishing partner. That would be great. Most of my good friends either don't fish, will only fish for short periods of time, get bored or frustrated if they aren't catching anything, and don't have the patience to try to put together the puzzle of how to ctach 'em that particular day. :-/
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