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Other hobbies? That's funny

with 200 yard spools I get 3 fill ups (65 yards per reel) which is on par with Jeff's 2 cast set up. I got pretty nice gear, Lews TP and shimano cores, cleaned and supertuned. My opinion is people who say they can cast over 40 yards non wind aided are full of it.........everyone catches 5 pounders until you weigh them, and everyone cast 60-70 yards until you pace it off. My standard response to people when say " I can spool myself on a cast".....you should add more line, LMAO edit Lipless cranks are the exception, you really can BOMB those out there a ways

I like the spro popping frog the best. You can walk the frog, pop the frog, fish it any way you want. My best spro frog fish.

As Kent says, "Good night Irene!"

Cell phones are amazing now. I found a new use for mine---phone calls.

Other than skateboarding and bull riding, I've given up all my other hobbies in favor of bass fishing.

I'll admit it - my fishing went passed the hobby status quite a while ago. We're talking habit here with a decent amount of dependency involved as well. My "hobbies" are what I do when there is some reason I can't fish. However those reasons are few but they include things like - my arms fell off, a hurricane perhaps and then there's "The Honey Do List" Of Course Bass Resource has been a very good Hobby too. A-Jay

Served over rice at A-Jay and Dwights House of SMB

I am speaking for A-Jay when I say this: I hope we get to see another series of strong dock fishing patterns!

I once cast all the line out of an Shimano Antares that was full to capacity with 40 or 50 lb braid, I am not sure how far it was, but I had a reputable witness that frequents this forum on occasion. I cheated a bit though, since mid cast I loosened the tension control knob a bit and had a little tail wind. Nevertheless, unless you need to cast far (e.g. clear water, shallow water, spooky fish, etc.) you are just getting a workout and stroking an ego. I would say on average and for your average angler the spinning cast farther. I think all the world records are set with bait-casters though.

I feel like a senko is lazier than live bait lol.

Great little reel, Matt. I have four. One 103, two 103F, and one R. Love "em all. If you ever decide you don't like it, let me know. I'll take it off your hands sight unseen. You, being used to centrifugal braking will have a learning curve with Magforce. I think you will find that you will need just a bit more spool tension compared to your Shimano reels. I prefer Magforce braking, and now have only Daiwa baitcasters, for that reason. Once you get used to it, if you do, you will see what I mean. As far as upgrading and tuning goes, here would be my recommendations, based on my experiences with Daiwa reels. First thing is a drag upgrade. Carbontex washers are nice, but polishing the metal drag washers is just as good. Doing both is an outstanding thing to do. ABEC 7 bearings will not make the reel any better at throwing lighter weight baits. The only way to do that is to upgrade the spool, which is an expensive proposition, with limited benefit. I did it once and will not do so again. Nowhere near enough bang for the buck there. Better bearings will make the reel cast a little better. Basically you'll get similar distances with reduced effort. Reducing casting effort will increase accuracy, so it's worth doing. But, this is already a very capable little machine, and a bearing upgrade is a small improvement. My suggestion; stainless steel ABEC 7's from biggreenfish. I do not like ceramic hybrid bearings. They are not much better than SS 7's and are way too noisy. I think my reels should be seen and not heard. You have a bearing in each knob. Adding one more to each knob is a small increase in smoothness, and may prove to be beneficial in the long term. My two 103F's have different handles. They came that way. I bought both used. One handle had a bearing at the base of the knob, and a bushing at the top. I replaced the bushing with a bearing to give me a four bearing handle. Nice. The other had a bearing at the top of the knob, and a collar at the bottom, which was non-removable. That one is still a two bearing handle. I don't know which reel had the correct handle, or if these were reels from different years, and thus had different handles. Don't know and have not looked for an answer to the question. I put the two BB handle on my least used Fuego, and put the TD-Z handle from the Fuego on the Alphas. PXR 6.8:1 gears are now available. Three of my Alphas have these gears. I decided to leave one at 5.8:1 for crankbait duty. After trying the new gears in the back yard, I have reconsidered and will be ordering another set of PX gears for the fourth reel. They are that much better. Faster, which was what I wanted, and smoother which I did not expect. Adding a bearing to levelwind is virtually worthless. Some report this upgrade makes the reel smoother, and makes the line lay on the spool better. Well, it only costs eight bucks for the bearing and nylon collar, so go ahead if it makes you feel better. It's not going to make your reel perform any better. I even managed to get a bearing on the other end of the levelwind on one reel. I had to do some machining, and make some parts to do that little project, and it was truly not worth the effort. So, I have one reel with a bearing on the gear side of the levelwind, and another reel with bearings on both ends of the levelwind. Both are Fuegos. I have four other Fuegos, and the only time I can tell the difference is when I tear them down for cleaning. There is no functional advantage I can detect. If you have a Dremel, an assortment of felt wheels and some ultra-fine polishing compound, there are several parts which benefit from a good polishing. Metal drag washers, spool ends, metal clutch components and the tip of the levelwind pawl are all candidates. I have polished gear teeth, but have found this to be an uneven upgrade. One reel turned out much smoother, one was a little rougher, and one showed no difference. I will no longer be polishing gear teeth. Happy tuning.

I have a Flat Broke and I really don't like it to be honest. First Norman bait I haven't been sold on. The DD22 is a staple summer pattern bait for me. I choose it over the 6 series Strike King 9/10 times.

I really don't care too much about what the trees are doing....I just go fishing.

Nope. I am a believer that the science of what I am doing, where I am fishing, what lure and color I am using, and the weather are much more legitimate than a superstition. But when I go surfing, I always have a little "talk" with the sharks as I paddle out for the first time. I say "I am here to enjoy your ocean. Leave me be and I will leave you be." Reason I do this is because I have been accosted twice. Sharks deserve the utmost respect. On that note of superstition, I refuse to shark fish now. I use to love it but after being accosted twice, I will not do it out of respect. I would rather keep my good karma going with the men in the grey suits. Life threatening experiences do weird things to the human psyche and bring spirituality and superstition into play as being legitimate.

I thought this might need repeating.

No way would I wish a car payment on a guy that young.

The dogwoods are blooming and that means the bass are bedding and the turkeys are gobbling. SO torn between them. Just not enuf time in the day ths time of the year

Guys who miss fish with frogs............it's the guy pulling the triggers fault, not the frogs. Anyone who has unwanted Spro frogs laying around because "they can't hook up with them" send them to me. I'll wear them out.

Make a ceiling fan pull out of it. HAHAHA Ive done that to a couple of my fav hardbaits.

I never use a hook keeper and don't miss them on the rods that don't have them. Never damaged or nicked guide ever, but like Capt Bob I sometimes use the cross member of the guide. For transportation in my car I do not have have a lure tied on, only a fresh leader, on the way home everything is cut off.

It's the woman's area rug lol. I'm a rightie but not when I'm fishing.

I knew there would be someone to prove me wrong. Rats! John, go to bed.

Nope.Even bought a *** *** rod.

Dobyns 735c/curado 201e/65lb 832

Raise your hand if you wouldn't do it if you physically could? Can I interject something here from the other side of the fence? You have to remember that the NFLPA is the one that does the arbitration. And just like any union it may or may not represent the entire, or even a majority of it's members. Now I would bet every penny I've ever seen that if you took every pad off these guys and made them play the same game, they would. I would also guarantee that the vast majority, if not every player, would play for a "working man's salary". They love the game. The money is there, it's offered, who wouldn't take it? It's an honest living. Do they get crazy and greedy sometimes? Sure, but I can guarantee you most of them just want what we all want, security for them and their families. And if they have an opportunity to get it, good on them. There are a ton of mediating factors that come into play here that I don't believe everyone realizes. But I can assure you that of roughly 1500+ players over 90% of them are not prima donna's. At least that's my experience.

Well, in Wayne County (New York) in spring, there is excellent rock bass fishing in Sodus and other bays. Forever, it seems, the conventional wisdom is that the fishing coincides with the apple blossoms. However, this is not a superstition since both warming waters and apple blossoms are both the result of the progression of spring weather.

Fish Chris when I was a bucket fisherman and I fished from shore I remember having days where the stringers had to be carried by two people in their shoulders. We could catch a ton of tilapia, shellcrackers and catfish. It does happen, fish move and for some reason it can start a fishing frenzy when a bunch start biting. I guess other nearby join in. Edit: As the head of the family if I was in deep ****, I would fish and keep my 10 bass a day and feed my family with it. also when the zombie apocalypse starts im gonna make an island in the center of the lake or sea and live off of it.

I wish you guys could make it to Pickwick...We're going to catch a lot of bass and some of them will be GIGANTIC. I anticipate 50+ days, lots of 6-8 lbs and a couple of DDs. Pickwick is on fire!

I am MORE than ready.....................but I am NOT prepared yet. I have repacked the wheel bearings. purchased spare bearing set to carry just in case. hope to get the boat out a couple more times before the trip so I can get some more learning time in on my new electronics.......only had one learning session so far. Will kick it into high gear prepping the weekend before.

We use the same myth about the Dogwood here in Maryland; I even went so far as to plant a Dogwood in my yard to tease me onto the water in the spring. But today we have an additional scientific tool in the form of a Smart Buoy that gives a wealth of useful data. http://buoybay.noaa.gov/locations/upper-potomac.html The trick is learning how to use the tool.......

Yes, I too have heard about certain plant booms correlating to fish activity. As you point out, the "causal reason" often cited for this is the similarity between the temperature those plants require to bloom, and the temperature that a particular fish species might require to begin feeding and becoming more active. One of the local superstitions here in NC is that when the Dogwoods begin to bloom, the white bass will be making their run up creeks to feed and spawn. While they might be good reminders or indicators, I think the most accurate way to predict fish behavior will probably be to keep notes, study your target species' biology, and watch the water temperature. While "watching the dogwoods" might work well, if the two are off by a couple of weeks, you might just have missed the white bass run that year. My final thoughts? Don't buy too much into it. While it can be a helpful tool to remind you year in and year out around what time your target species might become more active, there is no real causal relationship between the two, and for that reason, you should watch water temperatures instead.

Yep...no more racing or shooting. Just fishing. And I like it that way. Jeff

Get cheese cloth and wrap it in there. Don't attempt to just rig liver to a treble or single hook. They'll slurp it right off. Cheese cloth is inexpensive and you can wrap it up on a weight treble and just cut it off as you need to replace when rebaiting it. Good luck and post some pictures when you catch a few!

OK whos responsible for letting this thread get so far behind huh ? well? anybody? Bennett, we will find a way to get you a ride, if you wanna go with us then make plans to be there, we look forward to meeting you !!!

I wore shorts yesterday. It is raining and 40 for a high today. Tomorrow starts a warming trend again. It is supposed to be warmer this weekend. I think I'll take my little to do some bank fishing to catch her first fish!

Lake I am fishing this week is still reading 40 on the gage, its 88 degrees there today so I feel your pain. See what happens and hope for the best. I called it, I said we wont have a spring. It will go from 30 to 80 and there wont be any of those days where a tshirt and jeans is perfect temp. Temps are supposed to level back out next week but when you call for a high of 70 and it hits 88, I dont know what to believe.

Not fair. Need a "both" selection and another button for "jalapeno"

Those people so rarely catch anything that would even interest me in the first place. It cracks me up how those people think they can sit in one spot, and let the fish come to them. Conceivable maybe, especially with catfish or certain other "roaming" species, but not likely that they will catch a bunch of anything, impressive. 99% of the time, I see people like this using their bucket for nothing more than a chair. Fish

I like to saw " one one thousan" to myself with mono or flouro and then u hit em! with braid I give em a little more time due to lack of stretch with braid

These threads are like beating a dead horse. I would like to see MORE people keeping little fish from my local lakes. They're often way overpopulated with little bass. I would do it myself but I just don't like bass meat.

I bet we can search your posts and never find a post that was in the incorrect spot or moved right? Mmmkay back to reality. Telling someone to spend 200 bucks on new bait is absurd and plain stupid. To the original poster, try 3-4 models first to see if you like them. Give white a shot. If it works on a spinnerbait in your waters chances are it will work with a chatterbait. Check academy sports. They have sales on chatterbaits all the time. I bought 9 Zman's for 1.50 a piece last month.

You definately don't need $100 worth of chatterbaits in my opinion.. Pick up a few and try them out. I've got a few in white and black/blue and that does me just fine!

Wish I had a diver telling me when to set the hook, lol.

Watching MU get smacked. They are on my **** list for about 10 years now

As long as they are within creel limits then I have no problem with people keeping fish. Contrary to popular belief, taking fish can be helpful to a lake and unless you are a fisheries biologist and studied the water you are fishing on for an extended period of time then you are not one to make that call. There are lakes around here that they want people to keep fish because of an overabundance of smaller fish which stunts the overall growth. Also who cares if they are "foreign", remember unless you are a Native American then at one point someone in your family was foreign too.....

1. Yellow perch 2. Crappie 3. Bluegill 4. Northern Pike If you are concerned about the travel time from the water to home, take a half gallon plastic juice (or whatever) container, fill it with water, freeze it and put it in a cooler with your fish. That will last all day long. A lot better than bags of cubes.

Okay CPBassFishing. I'm feeling generous tonight. If it is okay with your parents send me your address over in a PM and I'll send you some lures and some new mono to put on his reel. Set him up texas rig on worms and lizards and such. That should keep him busy.

When living outwest had the opportunity to fish Dry Creek Tubes out of Murtaugh Idaho. Brad is a class act and has a unique color and size assortment of tubes. Tight Lines