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Was super excited about this one. Had a cookout at my house labor day weekend and told my fishing partner to bring a rod over and we would mess around this pond pretty close to my house. I told him not to expect much but we would probably catch a bunch of little ones, I've fished this pond for close to 10 years and never caught anything over 2lbs. The only thing that made me sick was that I just got a Drift HD Ghost camera a month earlier and I've been carrying it with us everytime we fish. This one time I was just thinking aw we'll just catch a few little ones no need to bring the camera, boy was that a mistake. Lesson learned the camera comes with us at all times now. Luckily my buddy brought his phone for some pics and a short video after the catch. Really wish I would have caught the whole thing on video it was hilarious when i hooked the fish my buddy heard the drag going crazy and said got a good one? I said nah just a catfish no big bass in here. It jumped about 20 feet from the bank and my buddy went crazy, I'll never forget him yelling holy crap it's a 10lber don't let it off. Thought he was going to swim out and get it. Was a great time and will always be a memorable moment for me. In conclusion lesson learned always bring your camera you never know when your going to catch that new PB. I did get the video that my buddy got from his Iphone, as you can tell I was pretty excited, lol

The last chest drain has been removed today. My diet has been somewhat upgraded. I had 1/2 a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch. The negative today is that, along with the remaining chemo treatments, I'm going to have radiation as well. I'm allowed to drive short distances. This will allow Kit to have more time for herself. I think she's about had enough "one on one" time with me for a while. My son-in-law took me and two grandchildren to a pond last evening. My 6yr. old granddaughter caught a mixed total of nine fish. It sure felt good getting to fish for a couple hours. I even have a minor case of "bass thumb". Take good care ,everyone. Stitch

Fluke time is any time! I like the 4" white myself, usually T-rigged weightless or on a weighted hook. If I don't feel like messing with weighted hook I will shove a small finish nail into the bait after it's rigged for weight. I don't use a bullet weight because you want them to stay relatively level as they drop on the pause to maximize the enticing flutter of the tail. I also use the larger Super Fluke in Baby Bass and Smokin' Shad colors with good success. As always, plain old black is good in low visibility conditions. The typical twitch, twitch, pause retrieve works very well, watching your line closely on the pause. Most of the fish I catch on it don't crush it, they slurp it up and just go about their business, That moment when they try to amble off with it is when I usually set the hook. Some people suggest counting 2-3 seconds from the initial strike to the hook set, but I only wait until I start to feel the weight of the fish or see the line going taut, which may be sooner or later. I've never gut-hooked a fish waiting too long, but I have missed fish trying to set the hook too soon. These are very versatile lures; I've fished them on a splitshot rig, mojo rig, and just recently I've tried them nose-hooked on a drop shot rig. I feel that their relatively subtle tail action doesn't suit them as well for a straight swimming retrieve, but people do use them as trailers on various jigs including swim jigs. Other than the drop shot, I always use a 2/0 or 3/0 EWG hook that has been sharpened to a sticky point. Some people pooh-pooh EWG hooks, but I stick a ton of fish with them just fine. Good luck!

There are a few other pics as well but you guys get the drift of what I'm pulling out haha

I think the only hierarchy among bass is between one big enough to eat the other. Otherwise who ever gets there first eats.

I think it'd be easier if you just bought a floating swimbait.

Hey guys, I'm new to the site, my buddy zildjian on the forums got me setup! Here's my three personal best of 2012 & 2013 largemouth bass so far! 2012 3lbs 4oz 2013 so far 2lbs 8oz My goal for this year is for a double bass pic! Both at least over 2lbs! Thanks, Josh

From one of my Cajun friends in Louisiana. Only in Louisiana where most everyone has a good sense of humor. "Visit Louisiana - Come as You Are - Leave Different!" CAJUN JOKES Thibodeaux called the airlines information desk and inquired, "How long does it take to fly from Baton Rouge to New Orleans ?" " Just a minute," said the busy clerk. "Well, said Thibodeaux, "If it has to go dat fast, I tink I'll just take da bus." ----- The judge had just awarded a divorce to Boudreaux's wife, who had charged non-support. He said to Boudreaux, "I have decided to give your wife $400 a month for support." "Well, dat's fine, Judge," said Boudreaux. "And once in a while I'll try to chip in a few bucks, myself." ---- Fontenot asked Boudreaux, "Do ya know da difference between a Cajun and a canoe?" "No, I don't," said Boudreaux "A canoe will sometimes tip," explained Fontenot. ---- Boudreaux is so cheap that after his airplane landed safely he grumbled, "Well, der goes five dollars down da drain for dat flight insurance!" ---- Boudreaux died. So Marie went to the local paper to put a notice in the obituaries. The gentleman at the counter, after offering his condolences, asked Marie what he would like to say about Boudreaux. Marie replied, "You just put 'Boudreaux died." The gentleman, somewhat perplexed, said, "That's it? Just 'Boudreaux died'? Surely, there must be something more you'd like to say about Boudreaux. If it's money you're concerned about, the first five words are free. We must say something more." So Marie pondered for a few minutes and finally said, "OK. You put, 'Boudreaux died. Boat for sale." ----- Boudreaux and Fontenot were on their very first train ride. They had brought along bananas for lunch. Just as they began to peel them, the train entered a long, dark tunnel. "Have you eaten your banana yet," Boudreaux asked excitedly? "No," replied Fontenot. "Well, don't touch it den," Boudreaux exclaimed. "I just took one bite and went blind!" ---- Boudreaux bought his wife Marie a piano for her birthday. A few weeks later, Fontenot inquired how she was doing with it. "Oh," said Boudreaux, "I persuaded her to switch to a clarinet." "How come?," asked Fontenot. "Well," Boudreaux answered, "because with a clarinet she can't sing." ---- Boudreaux asks a store clerk, 'In what aisle could I find the boudin?' The clerk looks at him and says, 'Are you Cajun?' Boudreaux (clearly offended) says, 'Well, yes I am. But let me ask you something. If I had asked for Italian sausage, would you ask me if I was Italian? Or if I had a asked for German Bratwurst, would you ask me if I was German? Or if I asked for a kosher hot dog, would you ask me if I was Jewish? Or if I had asked for a taco, would you ask if I was Mexican?' 'If I asked for some Irish whiskey, would you ask if I was Irish?' The clerk says, 'Well, no, I probably wouldn't!' With deep self-righteous indignation, Boudreaux says, 'Well then, why did you ask me if I'm Cajun because I asked for boudin?' The clerk replied, "Well, it's because you're in Home Depot!"

This has a significantly different meaning than, "I know from the dead striper I saw at a local lake..." LOL. As to the OP, you'll get away with that gear for smaller fish, but catch a big one, and you're toast.

The more tools you have at your disposal I believe will increase your diversity as angler.

That is just a great looking fish. Great little video too. That rush of emotion you can tell you're having in that video I think is what keeps us all coming back!

Cold turkey. I smoked 20 years 2-3 packs a day towards the end. Chewed a lot of gum for maybe a year. That was back in 1999 and haven't smoked since. I don't know how anybody can afford to smoke. A pack of smokes in Chicago cost $10-$12.

Man Up and Go A-Jay

Alright guys, quit misspelling grammar, and stick to the original question. It's just fishing.

I installed the G-force. looks good. Took at least 10 minutes to install. hope to try it out this weekend. I am glad to have it but it kills me to pay that kind of money for 5 dollars worth of parts.

You can count to 20 if you stand in the shower.

Two words: Pepper Spray.

Quasimodo. I'm crying.........lol

Quasimodo

oh my, i googled them, those things are ugly as hell, wouldnt be caught dead in them also, im missing the big toe on my left foot due to a lawnmower accident when i was a teenager. it really sucks only being able to count to 19

Sure you can feather a spinning reel. Pretty easy, actually. I'll have to capture some video of it. I do it pretty much every cast.

haha frog man lol

It was a full moon, maybe they were werefish.

Wait till you start getting your bait back with the split ring attached to the hook! Those are the biggun's!!

well kieth71, your advice worked! thank you. I didn't catch a lot, but I did get 4 fish all just around 2-2.5 lbs in a little over an hour around dusk. I used the finesse worms like you suggested on a drop point that was about 8ft deep.

Don't get too used to that Megawhite!

I just checked. The card I had was a speed of 4. New 10 speed on the way. Somehow I missed that when I read the instructions.

Please quit smoking. I lost one older brother to smoking. My other older brother is crippled because of cigarettes. His veins are all clogged up. I'm the only son out of four brothers who doesn't have clogged veins. In my family that's rare. I just lost 60lbs on my own. I have another 60/100lbs to go. My point is I love good food not junk food and if I can give up food you can stop smoking I'm sure if it. Let me be your motivator. Go cold turkey now. Focus on the better things in life go fishing. God bless, bigbill BTW, I look at this way we can live longer or die sooner it's not much of a choice. I started out in January at 390lbs. Right now I'm 330lbs. I'm getting that big gorilla off my back one leg at a time. You can do it too.

I have to agree with Bob Stoops when it comes to the SEC. Yes, they have consistantly had the top team for several years, and they have 3 or 4 that are very good every year, but what has the rest of the league done? I hate to be the bearer of bad news to SEC fans, but Alabama's dominance over the past few years hasn't made Vanderbilt a better team. I don't recall any Oregon St fans shouting "PAC10" back when USC was at the top of their game. Why? Because they knew that the Beavers were a lousy team. I seriously doubt that many Texas fans were rooting for the Sooners in all their NCG appearances. Why? Because they are loyal to their team. Hey, why don't y'all change your chant from "SEC" to "FBS"? Then, no matter what happens, you can still bask in the glory of another team's success.

I think I need to make a rudder too. A couple of the local bass lakes are electric only and if I put the motor in front it is almost impossible to keep straight with any wind at all. My outboard works nice as a rudder when trolling the mangroves though.

Trolling was as common as casting for bass before Ray Scott outlawed it for his tournaments. Not catching bass is boring. I grew bass fishing using both casting, trolling and live bait because catching fish was the goal. There is skill envolved in all presentation techniques, location is still the key to success. Tom

Yeah, either way is pretty extreme. I run 20+ pounds of drag on some of my offshore stuff and its no joke. I'm just not sold on the technique specific concept, but this looks to be a decent deal regardless.

Got a 3lb'er lastnight on a flickshake. Was pulling drag like crazy, the ci4+ definitely is a solid reel

Smaller diameter line has less open spaces between each layer of line, therefore weighs more for a given spool diameter increase in size. 30 lb mono makes good backing, just tape over the filler core to prevent smaller diameter sliding between the larger diameter filler. The tape also prevents the filler from loosening during the cast. You should also put a layer of electrical tape on the spool before spooling on backing, the tape helps the filler from spinning, acts like a friction clutch. Tom

Do what you want. Do what you like. Trolling is just one more technique in your arsenal if you chose to expand your expertise.

That is a very very pale yellow perch. I completely understand why you had trouble with it. Just wait until you hook one the size of the ones we catch ice fishing.

Shimano Antares 2012 edition. It casts further than my Calais dc. But goose made a good point regarding the Calais dc consistency.

One million dollars {said in Dr Evil voice} LOL

2 factors to consider; weight and roundness of the filler. Nylon (monofilament) has a specific gravity of 1.15, Kelar 1.47, Nylon is lighter for equal amount line. However cork is a fraction of the weight @ .15, therefor a cork arbor that is concentric and round is your best choice. Now all we need is a reel mfr to offer split cork arbors like in they did in past. Tom

I don't know many people who enjoy fishing Decatur for bass. I think im going to switch up lakes for tomorrow and hope for some better luck. Ive never bass fished boat docks but I have for crappie and its usually a sure thing! Is the fishing good on the lake of the Ozarks?

Here is a picture of my rudder - used an MK TM mounting bracket I got off e-bay ($30), a steal pipe and an old road sign. Cut it down to size and screwed it to the pipe - works great and the last two days has been pretty windy and I had no issues.

Which is why college bball has it perfect! By the way ROCKCHALK JAYHAWLK!

When the decision becomes watcher soccer or paint drying....paint wins in a landslide.

i dislike soccer so much that if/when i have kids it will be one sport that i will refuse to let them play i dont even like that it says Kicker above my avatar lol

No.

I have those same kind of friends, the above mentioned species are considered to be very line shy, yet they are caught on wire all the time. Some crimp surlon coated, others use piano wire using a haywire twist. In some fast water situations a wire leader can get that lure a bit deeper. I personally do not use wire when throwing lures, I also don't spend $60. Losing lures is part of fishing for me, not that I enjoy it but I don't get overly upset. Luckily I have a friend that's a Rapala rep, cost me $6.00 for a srx 12, one of my most used lures.

You will be just fine. Bass are ambush predators and on a bait like a swimbait it usually gets hammered. Your leader wil not pose a threat or scare them. If you're fishing $60 baits in pike waters protect your investment. My.02

Wow some really good guesses, personally if I saw that pic would guess maybe 16-17, but she was 20" she was over the 4# mark. The problem is like some have mentioned no reference point however I am holding her out as far as I can which I normally do in shots and she barely fits in the frame. The only give away is her eye notice how big they are, but your right I could have small hands, but in this case I do not have small hands. Also at this angle it appears that my hands could not fit in her mouth but I had my whole hand in her mouth because she swallowed my frog. Best fighting fish I have ever had, I cant recall how she hit it was that fast but I knew she was big, I never really struggled with a bass before but the amount of weeds she had me caught up in was a mess, however once she broke free and it was still allot of weight I knew she was really big. My largest fish ever in this lake and my second largest fish of the year. Its hard to tell in the photo but about 40 yards out there is a small hole and that is where 3 other fish came from including this girl. What a fun day but sadly I lost my frog ..

This is a pretty fun technique, I just got to try it for the first time this weekend and caught a nice on on it. I did a video on my experiences and thoughts on it if you are interested.