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I learned Raider wears man thongs... I learned there is no cure for the Bait Monkey I learned "How to send a PM to JFranco" I learned I can never have too many HawgTech handles, NorthStar Jigs, Megastrike attractant, Ragetail Craws or any other fine products the sponsors may offer. I learned that no matter what divides us, race religion, political views, I cannot talk about them here which makes for a MUCH more enjoyable site than many others I visit. It's just fishing. I learned I know enough to know I don't know enough. As long as I'm still in the dark, I'll keep returning for the members to shed some light on me. Still don't know what the Scrounga Club is. Would either of you 2 members care to explain?

The amount of info I have gained is simply hard to access but it's massive. What can be measured is the number of wonderful friends I've made and met as a result of this great site. And I have to mention that these friendships have enabled me to fish places I would have NEVER fished. This might seem a touch melodramatic but there is no doubt in my mind that BR changed my life. There's just no denying it. Thank you Glenn. A-Jay

More than I will ever be able to give back! And it seems I learn something new everyday! Jeff

No matter who you are or how much you think you may know, you don't know it all. And this is the best place to learn. I know that I have.

Well my Subaru basically blew the motor a week ago while I was 300 miles away visiting my parents up in philly. Long story short, I took this as a sign to get back to a wrangler as I sold my old 95yj right before my son was born nearly 3 years ago. Anyways here she is....2012 jeep wrangler unlimited Sahara. Decided to just go with a roof rack for hauling the kayaks around which is on order.

The best is the one that becomes your personal favorite.

only use power pro here

I would suggest you soak them in soapy water however you may not wish to be called a dirty cork soaker.

I can just hear my parent's comments from 50 years ago " What's wrong with kids these days? ". The fact is some of these kids have become captains of industry and professionals and are now old and grey...like me. My parents grew up in the depression, work ethics were different than mine, I in fact was a delinquent in trouble. Time and a bit of maturity cured that, found myself, became a businessman and raised a family. One of my daughters walked around with red hair on one side and blue on the other, wound up in rehab, then in AA. Got married to her AA sweetheart and both he and she became lawyers, and she has written and published 3 books on child adoption, both of them are pillars of their Indiana community, I couldn't have a better daughter. I wouldn't be too harsh to criticize people with standards other than your own, time and maturity has it's way of making positive things happen.

Yes they cannot get out of the boat to goto the woods. There is always a marshall with them. I had a grumbler come on one time on Bull Shoals I had to just hang it over the side and let er rip.

I'm headed out smallmouth fishing at Lake St Clair. I'm shutting down the shop for the week. You all have fun and catch some fish. I'll be back in action on Memorial Day. I'll post some pictures when I return.

Great to be part of the forum. My name is Emjay Smit, I am 28 years old. I have been bass fishing for the majority of my life. I own a little Bass Specialist tackle store called Bass Shack. I am from a small town (by American standards) called Nelspruit. Started competitive bass fishing in 1998 as a junior. I have had close to twenty top 10 finishes, two 1st place finishes, one runners up and two 3rd place finishes. My dream is to be able to compete in the FLW Tour and then in the Bassmaster Elite series. Bass fishing down here in S.A is huge with some of the most breath taking waters in the world by anyone's standards. Unfortunately our economy does not really support bass fishing at a level as you would get in the United States. Our main sport revenues are basically from Rugby and Cricket origins. Another factor is that we simply do not have the size of water's that would accomodate the vast number of boats competing at a proffesional level. Hope to learn, share and teach as much as I can... Good Luck and Tight Lines....

Just got my new Lakemaster Great Lakes ver. 1.0 map chip in today. Wow! This is impressive! I love the features. You can highlight depth ranges into three sections that you decide the depths, offset lake levels, adjust the colors and change lakes from a list in the menu. Most impressive of all is the map detail. Their hd lakes are unbelievable. This makes my Navionics chip look like an etch-a-sketch. One thing I'm a little disappointed in is a couple of my favorite haunts are not mapped yet.

St Croix Avid 6'6" M/M

A full restoration on that car to make it worth the $120-125K price will run you $60-70K. So insinuating that he is trying to steal it at even $30 is not right. If he invested $30K, and then another $70K to make it worth $120K, he is only due that to his total output and time. There is no way I would offer "+/-$100K" to spend another $60-70K to restore a car that would then only be worth $125K. Not smart business.... If it were completely original and in good condition, then probably yes, but not having run in that many years, and the crap stored on it, just to get it in drivable shape, would need everything rubber replaced(tires,belts,seals etc.) and then the paint is ruined on it. Needs to be restored! Jeff

Lunchies.......that is about all I have been catching lately. Jeff

Sooner or later this tread is going to promote some PICTURES. We all can't wait!

Sounds like it would work as a bottom bouncing setup!

It isn't a $45 dollar rod to make it is probably 1/2 of wholesale cost otherwise how would they make money?? Besides, a rod is worth what people are willing to pay and the veritas is a nice rod for the price. Anyways I would use whatever line as they all seem to work. I personally run 8lb diameter power pro super slick tied to a snap to facilitate easier bait changes.

I catch em on bass gear all the time. I got one last week on a 7'1mhf villain and revo Stx with 50# braid

I had some issues with a Lews, and eventually every Abu I had either went back to Pure fishing or back to Bass Pro for an exchange. I loved all my Abu products, I just hated that every single one of them had some little quirk I couldn't love with. Main thing I like better is the noise. Or lack there of it. All of my newer gen Abu's were too noisy on the cast. I'm very anal about stuff breaking. I lost faith in my Abu's and didn't enjoy fishing them near as much.

You're killing me dude. Your last thread inspired me to fish my new 5" soft plastic swimbaits and I ended up catching a 2lb bass out of a pond full of 14 inchers. I know there's a 5 pounder or two in there, just gotta find em.

The current line-up these are my trailers: RW: Watermelon Meat Francho: Designed to fish naked Glenn and Keri: Falcon Craw 00 Mod: White or Silver Flake Long Mike: Black Blue flake Almost always rage craws, but on swim jigs I fish the menace or fat albert trailers. Jeff

Just curious but have you tried peacock bass fishing there in puerto rico? I was just looking on google about fishing over there and it seems that theres awesome peacock bass fishing.

On this journey, along with worm rig and slow presentation, I am planning on using Jigs, Spinnerbaits, and Crankbaits but in the areas and in the fashion mentioned in the book. As I'm just learning the slow deep worm deal, I've been trying to fish it where ever and when ever I can. I do really enjoy fishing the other three baits quite a bit, especially deep. So that time will come soon enough. As for the Stitching technique itself. I tried the loop through / around the fingers method that is described in the book and I had problems managing the 10lb. braid. I have modified the retrieve to something very similar to a slow strip type retrieve used when fly fishing. I am able to manage the line better but just as importantly, I move the bait only inches at a time AND I can stay in contact with the bait. I hold the rod up in front of the handle so the blank is in my hand. The combination of the braid in one hand and the blank in the other makes for maximum sensitivity. A-Jay

Dateline: Logan-Martin Lake/BASS Southern Open #3,Pell City, AL, 5/17/2013 I am fishing this Bassmaster Southern Open as a non-boater and drew Chris Lane as a partner on Thursday. We indeed had a lot of fun and Chris is a fantastic fisherman (no surprise there!) as well as a complete professional and gentleman(again no surprise!) Chris indeed had skinny water strategy in mind from the get-go and he executed it to perfection: frog/toad in the main lake and secondary cuts and coves from the launch to the dam. He made some minor adjustments after we figured out exactly where the big bites were. His ability to analyze the bites/behavior of the fish and the conditions was really something to see. He made it look easy. Add to that his total command of the technique and his ability to put the lure in just the right spot and he made an 18+ pound day look easy. And wow, did I learn a lot!! It was an amazing day for me--and it was all due to Chis Lane,..thanks Chris!! Now if I can just get my Rage Toad out of this tree we can move on down the Coosa river and hunt some more big spots and green fish. Post script: Chris weighed in 10+ today. Good enough for 5th and he is in the top 12 and will be fishing for the win tomorrow! Me?I am packing up and heading to Pickwick to meet 00Mod.

Make sure they clean and bead seal those aluminium rims when you get your tires mounted. That should take care of those slow leaks.

shimano and daiwa are fierce rivals in japan, with each trying to position themself as the leader in innovation. bent handles are a daiwa innovation which other companies quickly copied for themselves. shimano probably doesn't want to give a tip of the cap to daiwa, although the new JDM shimano metanium features a new ever-so-slightly curved handle which they don't say anything about in the sales literature. shimano has their own proprietary knob material called septon, the most unique thing about is that it remains tacky even when wet. the only advantages of EVA foam are that it is light and inexpensive and some people like the way it looks but it does not wear well and looks terrible after exposure to salt. shimano's "thing" has never really been about weight...rather smoothness and reliability. why no sales or promos? marketing position and pereception, mainly. top tier companies work hard to build their image and to maintain their premium status and don't often have sales or promos because that dilutes their their brand and their ability to charge premium prices. yamamoto baits is another company that has done an excellent job with this...in the face of hundreds of copycats, they're still able to sell a ton of senkos at top-tier prices.

I would say upgrade the rod to a nice glass rod and have a great crankbait setup. Not trying to **** on the veritas but it really is a $45 rod paired with a much more expensive reel. That being said 12lb fluorocarbon, seaguar* or berkley 100% fluorocarbon. Get faster at tying knots a snap is just another ***** in the chain. Its just one more thing to go wrong imo. If you are changing your bait that means that you are not catching fish so what is the hurry? I never changes baits when I am catching fish so I just tie directly to the bait.

I'd give him $5 for the paper towels

^^^^^^ bahahhaah 20 points for old school WWF reference.

Who are you, Ted Dibiase?

I placed an order for jigs over a month ago from Seibert Outdoors. I just placed my second order with him. Great product, top-notch service, and quick delivery. I started with a handful of colors, but am down to mainly stocking 4: Brown/Orange, Black/Blue, Bluegill, and "Clear Water" (a lighter brown/orange mix). Can't say enough good things here.

the one on the property of the catfish lake , yes. the two behind it off the property no, but u have to ride through a feild to get to those.

Great reel and purchased one myself for deep cranks after reading the report from "goose52" I believe.

A bottle of peroxide for under a buck and paper Towels is all you need. Been doing this for years. It dries fast and leaves no residue plus it kills germs.

Respectfully, your question is a bit like asking "What spices are good on food?" Assuming you live in the northern hemisphere and some distance from the equator, time of year (specifically spring) seems to be the most relevent factor now and there are a lot of good articles on this site http://www.bassresource.com/seasonal-fishing-articles#spring that address springtime fishing. It's not simply the baits that are relevent, however. It's also location and methods. Fortunately, smaller ponds/lakes make finding fish easier.

X2Since you have already done a decent cleaning on them you can further the looks of the rod by purchasing a magic eraser pack at a local store. Just wet the eraser and start scrubbing. It will really help restore the the color and remove alot of dirt. Dry the cork and further protect the cork by appplying a thin water like product called U-40 cork sealant. It is about $6.00 a bottle and will last many rods. I did about 30 rods with it and still have 2/3 of the bottle left. This will help seal the cork from deterioration. You can purchase it at the Tackletrap if you are interested. Mr. Clean Magic Eraser + U-40 cork sealant should be around $12.00 or less.

I can tell you how this was done before personal sonar units became available around 1960. Structure that is connected to shore like points are fairly easy to fish using fast sinking lures that you have some idea of the sink rate per second. Cast and count down the seconds it takes to hit bottom. Locating structure isolated form shore is more complicated. You can troll a deep diving lure like Buck Peery did with his spoon plugs. If you own a anchor, you can drift with the anchor down a specific depth, we painted our rope in 5' increments and set out 30' of rope with 20 lb anchor in areas we guessed where the structure was at 25' for example and the boat would stop when the anchor hit bottom. This worked 2 ways; we knew where the structure was and the anchor held the boat in place to fish the structure. We then made notes to triangulate where the structure was; power line pole, green cabin, lightning structure tree etc. My suggestion; buy an inexpensive depth finder, it will save you a lot of time. Remember fishing deep is relative to the lake you fish. You do not want to fish too deep or under the thermocline level where no bass live, then you are fishing dead water. Tom

I cut my teeth Bass fishing on a Kinami Flash (exactly the same as a Senko, marketed by Gary Yamamotos son) and a couple of days later I tried the Strike King Zero. Had a fish actually jump out of the water to catch the bait in midair before the bait even hit the water.The Zeroes caught fish very well... Kinami Flash and GYCB Senkos catch fish like crazy, but aren't very durable, they last only a few fish and then you might run into the issue of the bait tearing and if you're using a baitcaster...that nasty "professional overrun" aka birdsnest. Knock offs are cheaper and catch quality fish just the same but may have a different fall rate and a more subtle action...my vote is for the knock offs

Siebert, Siebert, and, Oh, did I mention Siebert? Hootie

http://fish.shimano.com/media/fishing/SAC/techdocs/en/Low_Profile/12CU200G7_v1_m56577569830796519.pdf Pull the spool tension cap and friction spring to get to bearing part #4343. You should be able to get it off without removing the handle or star drag - just position the points of the star on either side of the cap. Then open the palm side plate, and gently pry off the bearing retainer clip part # 32 to get to the second spool bearing part #4343. I good tip to remove that retainer clip is to do inside a big ziploc bag. They have a tendency to go flying! Soak them in acetone in a small glass jar. Swirl them occasionally, and check for bits of junk in the acetone. Change out the acetone until no more junk floats in the acetone. Pull them, let them dry for ten minutes or so on some paper towel, then give them a ten minute bath in 70% rubbing alcohol. Pull them out, and let them dry again for ten minutes or so. Add one drop of Bantam Oil to the inner edge of the race, and gently spin the bearing on a pencil to distribute the oil. Let them sit on paper towel for another ten minutes to let any excess oil drain. Reinstall the bearings, putting the parts in reverse order that you removed them. Lastly, do not oil the brake drum. It may work great at first, but the oil will degrade in this application, and get a little sticky. I prefer the brake race simply be clean. Dip a cotton swab in rubbing alcohol, and gently clean the inside race. Do this every couple trips, and you'll have consistent brakes. Good luck, and let us know if you run into any jams.

I have an excel spreadsheet if you wou want all of my colors ...Bill

None of my baits are secret Bluegill 1.5 tabs 319 dark melon jelly half wire 1 tab 315 blue glitter half wire 1/2 tab 473 mellow yellow (dip the center in orange no scent spike it dye)

This is REALLY late. Like four years. But yours is the second or third Bass Tracker from the 80's that I saw that look so awesome. What happened that made them take away the fiberglass and that overall styling. I would love to find a nice condition boat just like yours and the other I saw for a starter boat.

I am sorry about your bad luck. I agree with some of the others, in weed lines I will try topwater around the evening too; however, it doesn't mean the bass aren't there if they dont bite. A senko (stick worm) either texas rigged weightless or wacky rigged around the weedlines are your best bet in this situation. I also noticed that you stated there was a storm front that had moved through. It was probably better if you would have fished before the storm. The barometric pressure dropping will cause a feeding sensation in the bass and they will bite a heck of a lot better. The rains could have cooled the water to the point of giving them some lock jaw. Also, I fish Lake Lanier in GA and the carp are ALL over that lake. So close to the shoreline I have touched them with my rod and had them swim off and they bite on top more than anything else I have ever seen so I typically ignore the topwater strikes because it is mostly carp causing it and not bass. It sounds like you were in the right spot because I fish around the same areas and catch bass too. Sometimes, you have to downsize your lures or slow the presentation in order to get them to bite. Try either a weightless senko texas rigged, wacky rigged, or a shakey head worm and you will more than likely get bit next time. Try changing your location a little too. I have fished in an area with no strikes and moved about 15 feet and caught them all day. Good luck.

Ultimately the only way to get noticed is either be a successful guide or win tournaments. Other than that maybe work in a tackle shop and attend events volunteering etc....

That's kind of what I figured. Thanks for coming on here. The only thing I could add, is that Tyler's situation sounds unique. Many parents see fishing as a "distraction, " and don't support them. Others young anglers are looking for handouts. that's where some of the cynicism lies. Advice for Tyler: stay humble. Listen to your parents. Work hard, both at school and your jobs. Make the most of your time on the water. Life circumstances as you get older often limit this time. Fish hard.

I am relatively new to this forum and there is one thing that I have seen consistently is honesty. A majority of the posts are honest, sometimes brutally honest but that is life. I did not read one single post here which said not to follow your dream. Instead all I heard was 1) Education 2) Be real about your expectations 3) Never stop having fun fishing If you (Tyler) could get sponsors, have the support of your family and are off the "streets" then I am good as long as you keep #1 - #3 in perspective. Good luck.

Lake fork is one of the best companies to work with. If the same person I am thinking off replied to that letter he is a great guy to talk fishing with. Get some of those flipper tubes and boot tail magic shads.