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Once they hatch they kick it with dad until they are able to swim, then the fry school up and swim around near the nest while dad fights off predators until they grow about an inch.Yes, Dad eats a few sometimes. Out of all the thousands of eggs, supposedly only 5-10 grow beyond 10 inches. Then they assume the normal behavioral roll of a bass.

Seems pretty stupid to me to pay money on things that will negativly affect you and cause you to pay more money on medical bills later. Never dipped, smoked, tasted alcohol, drugs, any of it and Im darn proud!!

I am looking to get a new deep cranking rod that needs to be under $100 and be able to launch .5 oz to 1 oz baits a good distance. Any input would be appreciated.

Don't let it bother you.You left it,somebody else moved it.Plain and simple.No reason to get mad to be honest. You'd probably hate me too,I've done it before.I however always wait till the person leaves.I feel it's common curiosity. I really can't see what the other guy did wrong. I have a few honey holes I know about....but I'm down to bet 30-100 other people know my holes too.

also, "your spots" may be someone elses "spots" too. could be a spot they found on their own on other outings and were just being courteous enough to wait for you to leave that spot. granted, thats not the point youre making with this thread, but it is a possibility...

I see this natural lake is located in Ontario Canada and has musky, pike, largemouth and smallmouth bass. The map is also 1968 vintage, 5' elevation and Catt's link should help a lot. The problem isn't suggesting where to fish in regards to break line or structure elements on this small lake; it should be easy and has good traditional deep water breaks near shallow flats, bays and islands. The issue is other predators, both musky and pike will dominate those areas. The smallmouth will move outside on the rocky isolated areas, the largemouth may not and more than like stay close to cover and become isolated ambush feeders in places that don't suit the muskies and pike. In other words the LMB should stay in or near cover where baitfish can be ambushed; deep breaks with good weed beds and fish the inside edges and pockets or the outside edges if the muskies and pike are around. Tom

I like this answer the best...Don't over analize what you already know to be true.

Actually, IMO the rate of fall is the most important aspect when flipping. I flip ALOT and I have seen days were going down a weight size or up a weight size produces more bites. Generally speaking, I flip Rage Craws the most, but will reach for a beaver when I want a more subtle approach and a big worm in the hot summer months.

Why don't you ask your parents what they plan on doing with the boat? After all, it their house, driveway, and yard.

Everyone has their own personal repertoire of confusion when it comes to jigs; K.I.S.S. Click here Denny Brauer

Finally got my new Bass Hunter "Bass Baby" finished up. I've had her out for three outing so far and everything seems good. This boat has deeper skinnier toons and I find it tracks very well without the need for a rudder. I've outfitter the boat with a 55lb Minn Kota traxxis trolling motor with variable speed. I truely love the variable speed and tilt handle also allows to fish standing with good control of the trolling motor without bending over....I'am 6'1" and 235lb. If forced to buy again I probably would buy the 45lb model and save a hundred bucks. The design of this hull is not ment for speed and I think there is a point of disminishing returns when it comes to appling power to these boats. That said....my boat tops out at 3.4 mph on my garmin hand held GPS. The battery is a group 27 marine jobbie from wallyworld and to connected to trolling motor with 8 AWG wire and anderson connectors. I have a big foot switch for the trolling motor but haven't installed yet as I wanted to get the placement just right. These boats are all about weight and balance. It took me two trips to dial in on seat post location before installing the pedestal base. The floor was covered in .5 ply and carpet. The pedestal base is two pieces of .75 ply glued together....short power rise post and butt seat. Battery box is screwed to ply floor....no holes drilled into plastic hull as of yet. This boat has built in wheels to roll it around which is great however not so great trying to load into the truck by yourself as the boat wants to roll out before you can position yourself to lift the rear of the boat to slide into truck. I made a simple hook from a piece of stainless rod to hold the boat so I could reposition without having the boat slide out. I tried ramping the boat into the truck....no good, plastic wheels slide around the ramps. Takes far more energy than just dead lifting the thing in to the truck. I have plans for a trailer on down the road. Here are some pictures of my new rig....

In the mid 70s, I was about 15 and used hula poppers and jitterbugs. We used to go to nascar at MIS and I was about to fish the campsite lake. An older gentleman (whose name escapes me) hooked me up with rebel ringworms and taught me how to texas rig a worm. We caught the only bass on the lake that day. THAT was my turning point. I went home and bought a worm kit and off I went. Over time, I started to like taking unskilled anglers out in the boat and putting them on fish. Very satisfying to hear them talk to their friends about how much fun they had and the fish they caught. I guess it went full circle.

In the mid 80's a distant cousin of mine was fishing a central Florida orange grove farm private lake. As he was moving along in his boat, he felt the familiar "tap" on his plastic worm. He set the hook, fought the bass up to the side of the boat, and realized it was not only the larget bass he had ever hooked, but the largest bass he had ever seen. He estimated the fish to be 16 to 18 pounds. Somehow, the fish came unhooked on a final surge. My cousin sat there shaking, and just calmly held his favorite rod and reel over the edge of the boat, opened his hand, and donated the rig to the bottom of the lake. Personally, I've caught one between 8 and 9. However at Joe Wheeler reservoir I lost one that hit right at the boat on a 1 ounce spinnerbait that was likely 9-10 pounds. I was using one o fthose old 5500 with the delay in the anti reverse, he hit 10' from the boat and I just lifted up instead of setting the hook and she rolled onto her side, opened her mouth (she had clamped down on the head) and spit the lure right back out at me.

I tried it and I enjoy it, along with cigarettes, and snus, And other stuff Don't regret it. I don't have bad lungs, because I exercise. My dentist loves my mouth, because I brush them twice a day like it says on the toothpaste. Although, im sure the chemicals aren't good for us. But like OHIO said almost everything is bad for us. You only live once too, so you might as well enjoy your ride.

Quanjig, you and I fish alot of the same waters, so I feel your pain. as much as some people like to play the whole "it's rude but they have a right to fish there" card, we often forget something else...you have a right to be angry about it too! Granted, you probably aren't going to run anyone off your spots, and you'll probably just unnecessarily raise your blood pressure, but you have a good reason to be upset. Just because someone is legally entitled to fish your water doesn't mean they should do it. Many people often lose sight of this simple dichotomy.