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75% of my fishing is from the bank...and I don't look at it as a bad thing. I fish anytime I can and it's usually for only 1-2 hours when I'm able to get away from family or work. As others have mentioned, stick to working parallel to the shore when at at possible - especially with weeds and chunk rock. Buzzbaits, Spook-type baits, squarebill crankbaits, and senkos work well. My waters are stained - murky too, so I usually stick to something with chartreuse or darker colors along with working your baits slow. If you think you're fishing slow, then slow down a little more. Cast multiple times to areas that "look" fishy (big rock/stump sticking out of the water, weed edge points/cut ins). You've eliminated a lot of fishable water already by walking the banks. Just continue to practice and try different techniques if you find yourself getting skunked. Flipping jigs and creature baits in the weeds from the bank can be a blast during the summer! Talk about hand-to-hand combat! At the end of the day, it easier (for me) to accept getting skunked from the shore vs on a boat with 8 rods and 100 lure choices. Either way, it's better than watching TV.

Hello new member here from Memphis Tn, just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Jeremy I love to bass fish when I have time, been bass fishing my whole life my father was a great teacher and he loved the sport. Anyways glad I stumbled upon this forum.. Good fishing y'all.

The latest issue of Bass Angler is now live on the iPad and Android platforms. Here is a list of articles in the app version: Brian Adams - Angler Marketing A View from the Top, Jody Only - Bass Rankings, Jody Only Boat - Bass Boat Contingency Programs, Jody Only - Building a Swimbait, Josh Douglas - Catch Summer Bass, Jody Only - Colored Lenses, Joe Bucher - Finesse Tubes, Barb Elliott - Fish Mortality, Nick Madison - Fishing the Jungle, Vance McCullough - Flippin with Bernie Schultz, Dan Johnson - AUC Gary Dobyns, Jody Only - How to Rig a Swimbait, Jody Only - Iaconelli's Best Baits, Darl Black - In the Boat With Mark Zona, Mark Fong - Innovative Hooks and Their Uses, Jud Browder - Interview with Dean the Machine, Jud Browder - It not a Shakey Head, Aaron Lesieur - Keratosis and You, Dan Johnson - AUC Kurt Dove, Tim Tipton - Ledge Fishing with Mark Menendez, Matt Howerton - Locating Summertime Bass, Aaron Lesieur - Never a Bad Day, Robert Taylor - Night Fishing for Bass, Jessie Martin - Osoyo Lake, Ryan Tomaschtik - Reducing Fishing Waste, Ray Groves - Science of Bass Part I, John Warren - Summer Confidence, Glen Walker - Summer Smallies, Tim Tipton - Summertime at Guntersville, Brad Weigmann - Table Rock Lake, Jody Only - The Sun Shade Barrier, Richard Ziert - The Thermocline, Jody Only - Twitch a Jointed Swimbait, Aaron Lesieur - What a Bass can See Part II Glenn let me know if I should have posted this on another forum? Thanks Mark

Rage Tail Craws and Space Monkeys

Anything made by Strike king.

I love all of them! I can't think of one single strike that I wish I hadn't gotten.

I suspect they were white bass, not striper.

Here's the deal. No one can answer your question but you. Marriage may not be for you, but this I will offer. Wait until your late thirties to have kids, and you'll have no retirement. It's possible you'll be schooling your kids (college hopefully) and having those expenses into your sixties. The reason nature has parenting physically begin in the teens is because it takes a lot of energy to keep up with children properly. Sure, you can go out and shoot hoops or whatever with your child when you are in your fifties, but if you think you can do it as well as in your thirties, you are sadly mistaken. While there are no guarantees in life, the odds are that you can participate in your child's activities better when you are younger. Illness is more likely to deprive you of energy and mobility as you get older. When you are sixty is when you want your freedom to pursue your activities. Normally, at sixty, the kids are young adults, and don't need your constant supervision and attention. Your home is paid for, and you are debt free. Your current desires are selfish, centered around what you want. But that's fine, since you seem to recognize it and are not ready to have a wife or family "deprive" you of your liberties. Speaking for myself, and myself only, in a few weeks my wife and I will celebrate our 47th anniversary. There were times that I could not do the things I would have liked to do. Family responsibilities, and finances limited us. Our older daughter is in her 40s, and our youngest turned 40 this year. Our youngest got her masters degree nearly twenty years ago. That means that my wife and I have been independent, and able to do what we wanted to do, when we wanted to do it. No mortgage, no debt, good health, and the means to enjoy our remaining years together. Will it be another five years? Another ten years? Who knows? This much I do know. If I had the opportunity to turn the clock back fifty years, I wouldn't change a thing. I have no regrets. It's a beautiful life.

I remember by days of bank fishing and basically, bank fishing is tough. Good gear helps. Being able to cast long distances helps. Sometimes top waters work, or buzz baits. Sometimes a rattle trap type bait will work. Sometimes a spinner bait will work (parallel to the bank as much as possible) More often than not though, your best bet will be some sort of tx rigged plastic. Throw it where ever you can reach. For the most part, I think spinning gear is less of a hassle than bait casting gear, unless you are that one guy who can cast all day long and not get a back lash.

I have a loving wife and two boys (4 years old and 7 months old). Seeing them smile when I come home from work is a better feeling than catching a big bass any day of the week.

I don't think Eagle Claw hooks are crappy, in fact I won 2 tournaments using a 3/0 lite wire EWG laser sharp worm hook. Eagle Claw gets a bad rap because everyone associates them with those bronze hooks that rusted really quick. Right now that make some great jig hooks and I had a gentleman thank me for a jig I gave him for free. This guy wanted nothing but Gamakatsu hooks used for his jigs and that is what I made for him but I got a new Eagle Claw hook that came in, it was the EL111BP which is a 60 degree EWG flipping jig hook with a black platinum finish. Anyway I made his jigs and gave him an extra for free and told him to try it out, it was made with a new Gamakatsu hook which was really the Eagle Claw, well 2 weeks goes by and I got an email with several pics of big fish he caught and he told me that new jig with the new style gammy hook was the best jig he ever used, he didn't lose a single fish and it didn't bend and after a bunch of fish it still had the same sharp point. He didn't believe me when I told him he was using a junk Eagle Claw jig hook, after all, that is wht he called them but I showed him the box and the hooks and 2 years later he gets his jigs made with the same Eagle Claw hook. The point I'm making is not all of Eagle Claws hooks are crappy, the laser sharp hooks are really good and I would put them up against any Mustad worm hook. The other thing is I have had people that didn't like the junk eagle claw hooks and when I asked what they didn't like they told me they only knew they were cheap and junk because of what they heard having never actually used one.

Tony, when you get to that age, that younger gal is called a trophy wife. Unless you have the kind of money that The Donald has, you will most likely have to settle for what Larry the Cable Guy calls a leopard. Basically it's a cougar with a lot of liver spots! From the married side of the tally book, I'd have to say that the stress of keeping a wife and children, and grandchildren, and great grandchildren in your life isn't nearly as bad as the benefits. For everytime I growled at one of the kids for a bad report card, an outrageous phone bill, or getting caught sneaking in late at night, there were times that I will cherish until I die. Like the simple joy of a small child getting up in the morning and climbing into my lap to cuddle while they wake up. And I get to relive that special time with each generation that comes along. If you've ever felt what it's like to help someone with one of live's lessons, you can possibly imagine what it feels like when I child thanks you for being there for them. For many married couples, the number one cause of stress isn't directly the kids, but it is the cost of them. The same money you plan on having loads of is what causes most arguments. For us married guys, we have the chance to pool our resources with a life long partner. My wife and I have had some real doozies for arguments, but we always find a way to get through it. It's a long trip through life to an end none of us can escape, and I can't imagine making it without her. That's because a couple that is committed to each other will have a lot less to worry about than the guy who needs to keep spending more and more trying to attract the next gold digger he's trying to attract. But I will admit that married life isn't for everyone. If that's the case for you, I hope it works out for you.

Different pond, same area, got a couple more, should have had 3 this morning but the third I got sloppy on the hook set. All 3 on killer bee black/yellow zoom frogs!!! between 5:50 and 6:20 am, both were fat, the second one must have been playing centerfield, as soon as it hit the water he must have sucked it up, i reeled and was like why isn;t my frog buzzing, whole thing down the gullet....worm bite was not on after that.

Not a good idea taking photos in the locker room... Congrats on getting in shape.

2 goldens who may or may not be homosexuals. I love them to death.

My ex wife looked like Darryl Hannah back in the day. Only instead of being a mermaid, my ex was a bi polar alcoholic.

I got some Strike King glasses for Christmas and they work pretty well. They aren't the best, but for the money they're not bad.

A-Jay, great sign.... LOL A young ventriloquist is touring Sweden and, one night, he's doing a show in a small fishing town. With his dummy on his knee, he starts going through his usual dumb blonde jokes. Suddenly, a blonde woman in the fourth row stands on her chair and starts shouting, "I've heard enough of your stupid blonde jokes. What makes you think you can stereotype Swedish blond women that way? What does the color of a woman's hair have to do with her worth as a human being? It's men like you who keep women like me from being respected at work and in the community, and from reaching our full potential as people. Its people like you that make others think that all Blonde's are dumb! You and your kind continue to perpetuate discrimination against not only blonde's, but women in general...pathetically all in the name of humor!" The embarrassed ventriloquist begins to apologize, and the blonde yells: "You stay out of this! I'm talking to that little idiot on your lap."

The key to finding the big bass is to determine what the are feeding before you can start thinking about what lure to use. The pond should have a population of crawdads, frogs and bluegill. The night fishing should be good from post spawn to the next pre spawn...most of the year! Low light a buzzer should work, dark a 10" to 12" plastic worm in black w/blue flakes or dark purple/neon blue blood line during the day. You can add a bluegill swimbait and a fat Ika (297); stay with those 4 presentations until you can determine where the bass located. The s/w corner dam area. the dam face, the center point area are the prime locations for active bass, the basin is where they go to rest. The small bays are spawning areas and night feeding as the bass roam around this pond. Tom

Sometimes the sign says it all. A-Jay

Potomac River Rappahannock River Mattaponi River Pamunkey River Chickhominy River Appomattox River James River Nottoway River Smith Mountain Lake Lake Anna Lake Chesdin Lake Gaston Buggs Island Chick Lake Harrison Lake Diascund Little Creek County Lakes County Ponds Other Local Ponds Other Local Lakes Sorry, but not enough space to list all of the locations. Give these a try.

Well now the monkey got me. Thanks a lot guys, i'm 161 dollars poorer now. LTBS69MLXF on it's way though!

Its not a tumor! LoL

Something you'd gladly give to a bucket fisherman?

Sitting in the first row with the Secret Service people directly behind them, one of the Secret Service agents leans forward and says something to the President. Barack stares at the guy, looks at Michelle, looks back at the agent, and shakes his head "no"violently. The agent then says, "Mr. President, it was a unanimous request, from the owner of the team down to the bat boy. And...the fans would love it!" So, Barack shrugs his shoulders and says, "If that's what the people want." He gets up, grabs Michelle by her collar and the seat of her pants, and throws her right over the wall into the field. She gets up kicking, swearing, and screaming -- and the crowd goes wild, cheering, applauding, and high-fiving. Barack is bowing and smiling, and leans over to the agent and says, "You were right, I would have never believed that!" Then noticing the agent has gone totally pale, Barack asks what is wrong? The agent replies, "Sir, I said, they want you to throw out the first PITCH!"

It was actually a mockumentory--

A-Jay

Something light, something dark, something in between. Color schmolor!

You can get as technical as you want, people catch fish with braid, mono, copoly, leaders, no leaders using more brands than hair left on my head and each angler thinks they have the solution. Put the lure near the fish and you'll catch them, providing they want to be caught, some days they get stubborn. The fish are doing 90% of the work.