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THE BATTALION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1976 Page 7 m fooi[| 'ope will J ■vill be ilji:: ' is >ting Lsl Lunkers ’N Lies phics r eg. 5 £ $3 1515 By JIMMY GUILLOT Pretty soon the weather will turn :okl and the sports world, for the -—gnost part, will slow down. Except, ]|,|T>urse, pro football and snow ski- OPEN n 8 anc ^ a ^ ew °ther cold-weather ac- 0 AM T , ' t ‘ v ' t ' es ' ^^oot the biggest problem 0 p|n| ''encountered by fishermen will be M where to store all those rods, reels mid other tackle and equipment. |;For many of us, thoughts will §l>n turn to getting the deer rifle in shjipe and dusting off the duck de- p poys. Fishing takes a back seat for four or five months, at least for most spprtsmen. And while everyone Re is sitting in a deer stand, the gfehard fishermen are catching all the “hawg” bass. | Think the bass quit hitting during the cold winter months? Nope. You Hy have to try harder, but winter |!actually when more really big bass APES are taken than any other time. ' ’■You won t normally catch as many LBUMS bass in cold weather, nor will you I ■ patch them using spring and sum- •NAUA per techniques. But if you know T7 where to look, the bass brought in during December, January and February will be consistently bigger than what you’re used to. ■Okay, if all these lunker bass are .caught during the winter, why don’t ggggggawe see dozens of pictures in the _ paper showing fishermen with their I I* eight and nine pounders? Because ll [probably at least 80 per cent of the • W fishermen watch T.V. or find other activities from November to March. It s just too cold for most folks. Elf you aren’t really serious about "TQ [bass fishing, you ain’t about to sit in • O a boat on open water with the tem perature at 20 degrees. Of course, iyou won’t catch any fish either, but its only five months til March. |_ Well, some of us can’t wait that long, so just how do you go about g(j finding bass in winter? There’s no Ifecret to it, it’s just a matter of understanding the biology of fish. |old water means one thing to a his metabolism level will op considerably. That means less feeding and less movement. Mi grations to shallow water become less frequent. K There are some fishermen and Briters who contend that bass will geek the warmest water they can End during the winter. The “pre- fered” temperature for bass is sup posed to be 68 to 75 degrees. That [point is really played up by the people who sell electronic fishing thermometers. 5 I don’t buy that argument for sev eral reasons. The fish biologists that I subscribe to say that fish are cold- R ,yr i blooded. Well, most of us know ^Jlthat. Fish, then, have their body SSSSs^ltemperatures controlled by the •temperature of the water. That means bass are comfortable in al most any water. 1 If bass did “prefer’’ warm water, Ihe areas in some lakes around power plants would hold every bass in the lake, and that just doesn’t happen. :ce LS oses 5 OZEN Sas- ants gies our NTER 131E. f2.00 .00 j CUSTOM j PHOTO LAB l. I. I. I. !• 1. fborker 7— Ipnotography I services Color Printing Ektachrome (E-4) Veri color 11 Kodacolor ii Slide Duplicating Rush Service Available N0RTHGATE 846-2828 ee b Eddie Dominguez ’66 Joe Arciniega ’74 Greg Price S' It you want the real thing, not frozen or canned ... We call It "Mexican Food Supreme." Dallas location: 1071 Northweat Hwy 5S2-8570 Jackson good-natured except with ballcarriers Bass are, however, at their high est level of activity when the water temperature is 68 to 75. When it gets down to 45 or 50, they are inac tive. Where, then, will bass be found during the cold months? Most likely, in deep water resting places around structure. The fish will seek out potholes, creek channels or any other suitable place found in deep water. There’s a heck of a lot of deep water in most lakes, and usually miles of creek channels. So we’ve got to narrow it down a little more. Where in a creek channel? Probably in an irregular “break”, such as a sharp bend, an “s” curve or beside a rock pile. In a pothole, the fish will probably hug the steep side where sunlight penetration is least. Bass, especially the lunkers, have an aversion to strong light (except during the spring spawn) and will go to great depths to avoid it. There’s no getting around it, a good depth finder is essential for finding holding points for bass. A good one costs at least $100, but depth finders are the most valuable of all the electronic gadgets now as sociated with bass fishing. Once good structure is located, fishing techniques are dictated by the cold weather. Since fish are not going to move very fast or far, lures must be presented slowly. Plastic worms, jigs and spoons are perfectly suited for this type of fishing. The bass might literally have to be hit on the head with lures to make them take the bait, because they aren’t in the mood to rush after it. Several different speeds should be tried when cold-weather fishing, until a pattern is established. If the fish are there and the lure is moved at the right speed, chances are you’ll catch fish. One important thing to re member is that groups of large bass may school very tightly in a small area during winter. If one large fish, say a six pounder, is taken from a spot, there’s a good chance of taking four or five more just like him from the same area. Mark the spot im mediately if you take a good fish, and don’t move until the surround ing area is fished thoroughly. This is how “winter hardy” fishermen take beautiful stringers of fish while other people sanely watch televi sion. Intramurals CORPS A Division: SQ-1 vs. SQ-4, 6-7; SQ-2 vs. SQ-6, 25-7; K-2 vs. S-2, 0-12; H-2 vs. L-2, 6-0; SQ-7 vs. SQ-10, 6-13; SQ-5 vs. SQ-8, 13-33; B Division: E-l vs. 1-1, 46-0; SQ-10 vs. F-l, 0-56; SQ-7 vs. SQ-11, 0-12; K-l vs. SQ-8, 6-33; SQ-1 vs. SQ-3, 0-33; SQ-4 vs. SQ-2, 8-32; MEN INDEPENDENT A Division: Oldies vs. The Dutchmen, 0-32; M.E. Bunch vs. Los Cabrones, 0-19; Vet HI vs Anti-Corp Commies, 7-6; Mebcawefs vs. Vet II A, 0-8; Beaver Pleasers vs. Pet. E.I., 13-14; Sleeze Kings vs. Student Y, 7-20; BSU No. 1 vs. St. Thomas, 39-0; CO-REC A Division: BSU vs. 6 Packs, 32-0; Name: Robert Jackson Age: 22 Height: 6-2 feet Weight: 220 lbs. Speed: 4.5 or 4.6 in the 40-yard dash Status: Texas A&M middle linebacker Disposition: Generally good na- tured but has a tendency to be in compatible with persons carrying footballs. The fact that Texas A&M linebacker Robert Jackson wears the number 55 is perhaps a warning to opposing running backs, like the signs along the highways which con trol the speed limit. With Jackson controlling traffic, it doesn’t pay to break the law. The senior from Houston Smiley High School leads the Aggies in tack les with 101, 74 unassisted and 27 assists. At his present rate of rubbing out ball carriers, Jackson will have over 200 tackles at season’s end. Against Illinois Jackson was accre dited with 27 tackles, earning him national lineman of the week honors. Wherever the ball is, somewhere nearby is the man with the double nickels on his jersey. “If they stay inbounds Robert will get ‘em,” says A&M defensive co ordinator Melvin Robertson. He compares Jackson to Lee Roy Jordan who roamed from sideline to sideline for Bear Bryant’s Alabama teams of the early ’60s. “There’s a lot of good linebackers in the nation,” Texas A&M Head Coach Emory Bellard said, “but Jackson ranks right up there with the best of them.” Praise not only comes from team mates and the A&M coaching staff, but Jackson has earned the admira tion from opposing teams as well. Kansas State Coach Ellis Rainsberger called Jackson “one of the best in the country” following a 34-14 A&M victory earlier in the year. Virginia Tech players com mented that he seemed to be everywhere during A&M’s 19-0 win over the Gobblers. Jackson was a preseason all- America pick by Playboy magazine along with teammate Lester Hayes. Last Year he gained a berth on the all-Southwest Conference team, a position he is predicted to retain this season. Jackson, who has I8V2 inch biceps, works in the weight room each day to tone his body for con tact." I enjoy hitting,” says Jackson, called Jack by his teammates. At middle linebacker, which is termed Mike or Mombo in blackboard jar gon, Jackson is the key as to whether a running attack will be successful. Block him and the middle is vulner able. Allow him free movement, and ball carriers habitually are rocked to a halt not far from the line of scrim mage. As in the recent past, little run ning room has been found against the A&M defense and thus enemy Robert Jackson offenses have turned towards the pass — finding some degree of suc cess, much to Jackson’s chagrin. Jackson’s philosophy on lineback ing is “The main thing is hitting. You have to get the keys (signals or ges tures which may indicate what the play is and where it is going) down, but you will always make some mis takes. You have to hustle — good hustle will compensate for your mis takes. You just have to be aggres sive.” On occasion Jackson rushes the passer, usually on blitzes, but some times freelancing in hopes he reaches the quarterback before a re ceiver gets clear. He has three sacks to his credit thus far. The Baylor offense proposes quite a challenge indicates Jackson, saying it is unpredictable. Baylor operates a split-back option type offense be hind a very capable offensive line. Jackson and Baylor fullback Mike Ebow lifted weights together during the summer and will undoubtedly bump into one another during the game this Saturday. “I’ll probably have something to say to him,” said Jackson, breaking a grin across his face. He played against the Bear’s lead ing rusher, Gary Blair, while Blair was at Kilgore Junior College. Jackson was at Henderson Junior College at the time. Blair is not likely looking forward to renewing the ac quaintance. Jackson is still optimistic despites A&M’s dismal 0-2 record in the con ference standings. “Everybody still wants to win. Nobody wants to give up. he said. “All the other teams have to play the other good teams so it could end up a three way tie again. Main thing is that we have to win them all.” Jackson said that Saturday’s game is a must win for the Bears also. “If somebody beats us, we re gone,” he said. “I’d still like to go to a bowl game, any bowl game.” Jackson has hopes of playing for pay someday and has little prefer ence for which team it is if he makes it to the pros, he will be the fifth OCTOBER AT UNIVERSITY STUDIO IS Moonlight Savings Time USE THOSE VALUABLE DAYLIGHT HOURS FOR SOMETHING ELSE Save Yourself Time: Save Yourself Trouble, no parking problems — no waiting Save Yourself Money: 20% off on portraits made at night OPEN MONDAY NIGHTS IN OCTOBER 5-9 P.M. CALL 846-8019 TODAY FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT. 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