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A jig with dredlocks. Perfect. I'll pass.

Is this where scrapple comes from ? A-Jay

My advice to you is to not do business with Bank of America. They will nickel and dime you for everything and are difficult to deal with. I had closed my bank accounts and credit cards with them years ago.

Another food thread that will end in the discussion of scrapple. Mods, Anymore thought to a food forum since the last time I suggested it?

Skip technique specific rods and stick with three rods total to get you started. Here's what I would go with: 1 - MH XFast casting combo (which you might have) for skirted jig-n-craws, frogs, carolina rigs. Spooled with 15-17lb flouro or 20-30lb. braid 1 - M F casting combo for lipless cranks, spinnerbaits, square bills, larger top water walking baits. Spooled with 12-15lb. flouro. 1 - M/XF spinning combo for senkos, weightless flukes, shakey heads, small top waters like Zara Pups or Rebel Pop-Rs. Spooled with 8-10lb. flouro. Keep it simple.

The bite was on yesterday. Stopped by the creek on my way home from work to meet up with my buddy Brandon to catch the last two hours of day light. Fished a sunny bank on the outside current with some deep holes. Throwing my hair jigs working them to a medium pace with some pauses. Landed 3 and lost 2. There looking healthy.

I have never been a big jerkbait fisherman mostly due to the fact that I never started fishing in colder water situations until just last year. I have picked up a few here and there to try out this year though. I am more impressed by roadwarrior's and 11justin22's outings than the lure being used in the Classic. I would base my buying patterns off of what ordinary people here have had success with, not what lure supposedly won the classic.

Look at that. You found a friend

It's funny when guys poo-poo a crankbait designed to hunt, like the scatter shads. Why are old Wiggle Warts and some old Bagley crankbaits highly desirable? Because some of them have hunting action! Seen the KVD commercial extolling the hunting action on the SK baits lately? What about the Wobble Bat from Japan? Hunt hunt hunt. That's why Rapala is building the Scatter Shad. If they can build a quality bait that reliably hunts, that's an outstanding achievement and I'm gonna get me some. Yes, the alternative to a hunting crankbait is to crash your bait into every obstacle you can find. But that's not possible in all types of cover, so a hunting crankbait is a desirable option. Guys can let their biases run rampant right now, never having seen a Scatter Shad "in the flesh" and never having fished one. Every bait is "Put Up or Shut Up" when the time comes to fish it - including the Scatter Shads. But in my experience, Rapala delivers on its performance promises more often than any of the other big names in fishing lures. JMHO

I like to cook and have a few reliable recipies. I was wondering if any of you have any you'd care to share. French Onion Soup 4 large onions thinly sliced ( 2 sweet , 2 yellow ) 1 1/2 tbsp. flour 2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. sugar 1/2 tsp. sriracha sauce ( wife claims it should be optional ).............lol 1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce 1 stick butter 2 48 oz./ 3 lb.cartons College Inn Beef Broth 3 Wylers Beef bullion cubes dissolved in a cup of water 1 tbsp. Gravy Master In the butter, saute onions until translucent. Remove onions and set aside. Cook the flour into a rue in the remaining onion liquid. (a blonde color seems to be about right ) Add remaining ingredients, simmer until it slightly thickens. Add the onions, cover, simmer for about an hour. Enjoy.

No ......Unfortunately less tackle each year and more outfitters along with other non fishing related items. If you lean in that direction you will love it. The upside is Loomis, Shimano,Northern Bass Supply and Daiwa will be there. So if you are looking for something you cannot find locally it gives you the opportunity to handle those items. I have a link here to the vendor list so you can make the final call to see if it fits your program....... http://www.sportshows.com/suffern/SuffernRosterWeb.pdf

Absolutly- Any Bass Resource member stop by and get a free tube of megastrike

How cool was it to hear "I Can Only Imagine" blasting out at the classic when Pace won. I'm sure alot (if not all) of the anglers are christians, but to have christian music as your entrance song is pretty awesome.

Spool rod full of cheap backing. Then take a weight on the heaviest side of the rod it will be on, and casting it as far as I can. Then with the bail open, walking back to the lead. Cutting the cheap stuff off, and then putting that much braid/flouro on. Not scientific by any means but it works. Jeff

I hear ya on the hard water! Too hard to cast and hit that little hole!!!

+1

Always hard to predict weather but a combination of inexperience, a rental and 10-15 wind out of the north is not a great thing on that Lake. You didn't say where you would be putting in at but if at Clewiston and you go I would confine to Rim Ditch or the Dynamite Holes along the Rim Ditch between Clewiston and South Bay. Postponing to a better day isn't a bad idea.

Do something you enjoy, be the best you can be at it, don't worry about the money.

No if that front hits they''ll be on lock down. Not to mention its going to be blowing, personally I would change the plans

probably because it is nearly hanging over the front of the boat... I would be quite nervous about having 3 people in there loaded down with an outboard/trolling motor and battery/gas tank and fishing gear. Especially if one of those people was a young child. If you hit a 5-10mph breeze the wrong way I would imagine things could get pretty hairy in a hurry. The biggest issue I see is that those seats raise your center of gravity, which translates to the boat being more prone to tipping and rocking. Just my observations though.

It was even better in person.

Wow - JZ is the Man ! This guy is one hot stick. I would really like to see the photos that were included with his applications. They must be very impressive. btw - regarding the angler who witnessed these amazing angling accomplishments and signed the state application forms - does that name appear in these records as well ? A-Jay

This is exactly why I purchased 5 of these reels before Christmas.

where did you find them? I just spent 20 minutes looking on their site...

The tree hugger and the tree A woman from Los Angeles who was a tree hugger, a liberal Democrat, and an anti-hunter, purchased a piece of timberland in Washington. There was a large tree on one of the highest points in the tract. She wanted a good view of the natural splendor of her land so she started to climb the big tree. As she neared the top she encountered a spotted owl that attacked her. In her haste to escape, the woman slid down the tree to the ground and got many splinters in her crotch. In considerable pain, she hurried to a local emergency room to see a doctor. She told him she was an environmentalist, a Democrat, and an anti-hunter and how she came to get all the splinters. The doctor listened to her story with great patience and then told her to go wait in the examining room and he would see if he could help her. She sat and waited three hours before the doctor reappeared. The angry woman demanded, “What took you so long?” He smiled and then told her, “Well, I had to get permits from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management before I could remove old-growth timber from a “recreational area” so close to a waste treatment facility. I’m sorry, but due to Obama Care they turned you down.”

Never have but you could always just put a small piece of electrical tape on there too that would last for a while without marking up your precious Loomis....lol

I have high speed cable and roku boxes in every tv room, roku does the netflix/hulu thing and has its own channels though most suck. I told cable id come back if they ever offer alacarte channels. I pay $49.99 a month for high speed internet and tv, plus $8 for netflix and $8 for hulu plus so $66 a month

This should be a winner for guys who like to fish jerkbaits - and for Smithwick. I love Rogues but the Smithwick factory finishes offered have been behind the times for years and years. Now maybe I can get Rogues that I don't have to strip and repaint!

That is a HJ14 . 5.5 inch body length & weighs 5/8 oz. Excellent bait.

I have done it in the past on my rods I take to the river with me when I'm wading for smallmouth. Just a reference for the bigger ones. We usually made a mark around 18 inches.

Half and Half is my GENERAL RULE. But.... i dont put 70 yyards of braid on a flipping stick thats longest pictch may be 20 Yards im closer to 35 yards And i dont put 50 yards of floro on my cranking rods...ill put 80+/- Depends on the casts ill make with said rod.

This year I am experimenting with putting on 65 yards of main line to my baitcasters. With the average spool of line being 200 yards that would give me 3 refills throughout the season as I need it. 65 / 65 / and 70 respectively. Doing the math it comes close to the 60/40 mentioned above.

60% backing, and 40% braid. It is long enough for 2-3 casts, then use KVD line conditioner and it will last you years.

Whether it's braid or fluorocarbon, I like about 80 yards. That's about two casts worth plus twenty yards of margin. Most importantly for me is never feeling the knot. Next would be having a full spool.

You know, I really don't have a specific amount, I usually put backing on to where the spool is covered and maybe 5 or 10 more winds before I spool on braid. Now I've heard it said that you only need enough braid for your longest cast plus if the fish runs 20 feet or so. That said, I may have too much braid on my reels.

You are doing it the wrong way. Find some students that want to fish/ start a fishing club. Then have them start a fishing student organization. At my school student organizations are not affiliated with the school ( basically school does not take responsibility for their actions. Once the club is created make a constitution that protects the students. You may not get funded by the school but at least you have your club. Another good point is our student organizations can get funding for events which helps out ( it is the same as a track club or volleyball club). Once you have an actual club with registered members then you can be eligible for FLW tournaments and things of that nature. If you go the route I am telling you then the club will be easy to start.

ive never thought to use a swivel with a frog, gonna have to try that.

4/0 or 5/0 screw lock weghtless gamakatsu or trokar. I find less damage to the frog when using screw locks then standard weedless rigging and it is easier to rig straight.

What is up with all this cutting back/slimming down/going lean stuff? If the subject is your waistline, then slimming down is a good thing. Might help you live longer, etc. When the subject is fishing tackle, I've got to say, "Huh?" "What?" "Why?" I don't know about you, but one of the reasons I got a boat is so that I could carry more gear and have more choices when I am fishing. I totally get lean & mean when you are bank fishing and you've got to tote all the stuff around with you. A boat totes all that stuff for you. Just saying . . . If you're worried about spending money, I've got to ask, "Why?" All of us, at some point in our fishing progression have spend money on stupid fishing stuff, or stuff that we don't use very often. That is something to laugh about, maybe vow to "not do that again". I've got to tell you, the first time I saw a senko, I thought that the lure looked stupid and what kind of action could that lure possibly have. After buying a few packs of those stupid looking senko lures, I changed my opinion. Besides, what else would you spend that money on? Would you spend it on rent or food or work clothes or something else important? I don't know, but in my case the answer is probably not. All the posts prior to mine have given you good advice about cutting down, minimizing your tackle options. If you got to do that, take their advice. If you don't, then take my advice. Take all your options with you. Take as many as will fit into your boat without tripping over them. Every so often, you will come across a fishing day when that oddball option will be THE TICKET, and you will be glad you brought it. Anyway, while I'm encouraging you to waste money on fishing tackle, I am assuming that you are doing it with the "disposable" portion of your income. If you are spending money on fishing tackle that should honestly be spent on various "necessities" in your life, that is a different issue. Believe me when I say I've been there, too. I've been down to my last few hundred dollars in the bank, and currently unemployed and spent $160 on a new fishing reel and put $30 gas in my buddies truck so we could go fishing instead of me going job hunting. Ahh, yes, the choices we made when we were younger. So, really, one of the coolest things about our sport of fishing is that we can all engage in it at whatever level we choose, and at the end of the day we can all laugh about it and have something in common.

Not even in the remote vicinity of being close to too big.

i always use a 5/0 ewg hook with my soft plastic frogs

You sir, are clearly patronizing establishments that cater to a very upscale clientèle. A-Jay

Looks like something you'd see on a strippers navel

In my opinion, yes you were being irresponsible with the cards. You were counting on future paychecks to pay balances that couldn't be paid by the end of the month.

Yuengling Traditional Lager - Yuengling Brewery

Sierra Nevada Torpedo

This is old stuff. I saw it on a sticker attached to the death star.

Even if they swapped info, it wouldn't surprise me if Chris told Bobby he wasn't going to fish those spots. Bobby is in a place where he could make a run at it with a big bag today and I'm sure Chris knows that.

RW, This is only my opinion but I bet it is shared by many on this site. Your constant pushing of forum sponsors has a reverse effect on me than what you're going for. When you deviate from the thread to mention a sponsor, it seems less sincere and meaningful. Again, just my opinion. The OP was looking for help on a particular product, yet you find a way to slip in a plug. There is a difference between $4.99 Reel Grips and an $80 handle which does look like a great product, just different . To the OP, I have the Reel Grips on my PQs and CuradoEs but keep them off my ProLite Finesses and Johnny Morris Carbonlite. The latter 2 reels have foam grips which I prefer to the Reel Grips. You can find them in color combos to suit any of your needs and they do make it easier to handle when the reel gets wet.

Rods don't have to be expensive to be the MVP. You just have to use them and like them. I have several veritas rods and I love em.