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A guy in a bass boat caught two nice bass near our dock. I asked him what he used, since the grass was so thick there I couldn't get my lures through. He showed me a Texas Rigged plastic worm. He gave me some bullet weights, hooks, a bag of worms, and showed me how to rig it. That guy changed my bass fishing forever. I was probably 11 or 12 at the time.

I tell them to watch out for the copperheads where they are fishing.

Winter: 1. Swimbait 2. Jig Spring: 1. Swimbait 2. Fluke 3. Jig Summer: 1. Swimbait 2. Jig Fall: 1. Swimbait 2. Jig All day baby!

3rd place in High School Tournament!

Wife is breast feeding the newborn, 4yo son says, "What's in your boob", mom says "Milk" 4yo ponders for a bit and ask "Does your other boob have apple juice?"

My tackle room looks like it was turned upside down then set upright again. One of my problems is I have too many new fishing rods I'll probably never use. I been wanting to help kids in someway. Then Mike Siebert/Glenn here mentioned "tackle the storm". I contacted them and they put a fishing rod in every child's hands who lost everything here to a disaster. I can't think of a better way to give back to this sport than helping a the upcoming future fishermen and fisherwomen of America. I ask you if you have a new rod or a rod that's in New condition that you have sitting in your way that you may not need why not donate it to "Tackle the Storm" this is a great foundation to support were helping our own people all around our country in time of need. Giving someone a fishing rod setup is a gift that never stops giving. I'm sure that everyone has something to donate if you can. I talked with the tackle the storm people and they said they be happy to get what ever you have to support the cause. I'm going to support this foundation too. They can use are help. God bless, bigbill I hope I don't get into trouble for posting this. I just want to help our fellow Americans in time of need. I want to make a difference in our country. And it starts with our youth. Plus it also supports our sport too our youth is our future adult fisherman and fisherwomen too. We could be helping out a future bassmaster winner too.

I'm in the "time on water" camp. Reading articles is ok but I believe they are more generic in nature than the waters I'm actually fishing on. Forums are fine to get info the "hot" areas to fish, but IMO past experience tells me what kind of lures and techniques I need to employ to be successful.

Anytime a family is coming out with kids it trumps my desire to fish....i would find another spot myself or turn it into an opportunity to help with the kids and maybe educate them a little on C&R or just make sure the kids have a good time.

Audrey's done it again ! My daughter and the kids were watching the original " Wizard of Oz ". Audrey turned to her mom and asked; " if we go to, Kansas will we be black and white ? " I sometimes wish I could see again with a child's perspective .

A bowl of turtle soup

For months I've been trying to get my feist to go after squirrels solo. I have made some but little progress. She will pack hunt them, but not solo. However she has no problem chasing down a possom or a coon by herself. I swear she turns into a barbarian dog when she sees one. Next possom I'm turning her loose on it. I'm curious as to the outcome of that. She aint getting loosed on a raccoon by herself though. I know how that will end up. She only gets to go after coons if we have two or three other feist with her. If she can lock and shake like my other feist can. She will be promoted to my new possom catch dog. All 18lbs of her.

I've been asked several times lately if I would sell hooks. I have decided to add them to my site for all you guys that build for yourself and would like a great priced jig hook. I am currently only offering Owner but will soon have Mustad also. I'm selling them per hook at a bulk pricing so you will not have to buy a bunch for a good deal. http://www.siebertoutdoors.com/index.php/jig-hooks

Because of a time restraint I was unable to do my normal routine, but how does one not hit the beach at first light. Water was flat and outgoing, worst conditions possible so I'm looking for a bit of nervous water and I find some. Not much going on until I see a fin, I cast my DOA jerk shad and this jack was all over it. Fairly lengthy battle as I was using a med 7' spinning and soron 20 reel, which I planned on replacing later today at BPS, I'm rethinking that one, lol. Off in the distance I see mackerel beaking water, I switch lures to cast that far and pull in 3 spanish.

My latest order from North Star arrived today. I got some cold weather jigs and a few of the Original Swim Jigs. Roadwarrior has always praised them, so I'd thought I'd try. The Swim Jig is called "Chris's Craw" I've got it paired with a Havoc Subwoofer in Alabama Craw. I may need to find a better small trailer but it will do for now. I got some 1/4oz Black Series Brown Craws paired with a KVD perfect chunk in Falcon Lake Craw. This should make for a slow fall. Also got the 3/8oz hair jigs in Summer Craw these are paired with a Berkley 3" chigger craw in pumpkin green flake. Last is a custom color mnbassman23 had Chris make up for him. It's a blue green craw. I got some of these a few months ago and had some decent luck in the summer so hopefully this will be an awesome cold weather jig. It was made to match the Bass Assassian Prue Craw in Delta Melon. As always perfect quality and exceeds my expectations on his work. Thanks Chris. I've got another order for some Flip n Swims coming. I'm about out.

In your canoe? May the force be with you..

Deadsticking a pink buzzbait really fast or burning it really slow. Killer.

Frogs are by far my favorite lures. If I was forced to fish only one I'd have to go with a Bronzeye 65, I've tried many different brands of frogs over the years and most I never buy again but the original Bronzeye 65 hasn't left my tackle box since the very first one. My favorite right now is the Spittin' Wa 70 but the good ole Bronzeye 65 is the standard to me. On a bit of a side note I can't wait for the Bronzeye Shad, gonna be a killer bait.

You ain't kidding. Like a furry Freddy Krueger. By God three or four of them little dogs are more than a coon wants to deal with though.

A man walks into the street and manages to get a taxi just going by. He gets into the taxi and the cabbie says, "Perfect timing. You're just like Frank." Passenger: "Who?" Cabbie: "Frank Feldman. He's a guy who did everything right all the time. Like my coming along when you needed a cab, things happened like that to Frank Feldman every single time." Passenger: "There are always a few clouds over everybody." Cabbie: "Not Frank Feldman. He was a terrific athlete. He could have won the grand-slam at tennis. He could golf with the pros. He sang like an opera baritone and danced like a Broadway star and you should have heard him play the piano. He was an amazing guy." Passenger: "Sounds like he was something really special." Cabbie: "There's more... He had a memory like a computer. Could remember everybody's birthday. He knew all about wine, which foods to order and which fork to eat them with. He could fix anything. Not like me - I change a fuse and the whole street blacks out. But Frank Fieldman, he could do everything right." Passenger: "Wow, some guy then." Cabbie: "He always knew the quickest way to go in traffic and avoid traffic jams. Not like me, I always seem to get stuck in them. But Frank, he never made a mistake and he really knew how to treat a woman and make her feel good. He would never answer her back even if she was in the wrong and his clothing was always immaculate, shoes highly polished too -- the perfect man! He never made a mistake. No one could ever measure up to Frank Fieldman." Passenger: "An amazing fellow. How did you meet him?" Cabbie: "Well, I never actually met Frank. I just married his widow.

Yeah them little clawed fingers on a coon can shred a dogs face.....

Last year 20-30# snook were being caught everyday, not so this year as most of them have been smaller around here as well, I've had only a handful over 20#. Tarpon a different story and league too, lol. I've seen some of the bait users pulling up some 40 inchers. I'm sure they are going crazy with the mackerel now, catching them with a rattling bobber and a clark spoon. I don't fish high piers like Juno, I fish north of Marjeski rd on the beach, lifeguard stations 29-32, very uncrowded and there can be a ton of fish.

Fortunately for me I haven't ran into any people like you are talking about. I have had a few cops come and one told me to leave and come back after he leaves in case the person who called is watching, another was a female cop and she told me that people think they own the lake and they don't so I didn't have to leave. Other than that I get the occasionally person walking their dog asking me what I am catching and their stories of fish they've seen. It's funny when you get the kids and you catch a fish they along with their parents get all excited it's pretty cool. I don't think I would have reacted the way you did when the father is clearly trying to show his toughness in front of his family I would have to think really hard about not humbling him in that situation lol. Then he turns out to be a UFC fighter and kicks me *** and throws my fishing stuff in the water lol

I love Erie: its a wonderful, challenging place to fish for sure: but you just have to respect her: storms come up fast and mean everyone who is out has stories to tell of how fast this lake can be turned on its ear in a heart beat I got to see six water spouts form as a massive thunderstorm grew right in front of us while taking a class at Stone Lab (Ohio State's Erie research station) on South Bass Island (actually a tiny island just inside put-in bay) I worked the radio reporting the spouts and their directions while the captain gave me a crash course in operating the big boat and how to keep her safe if something happened to him in the storm. the forecast by the way was for a 20 chance of a passing shower. That was before doppler radar was common and no cell phones yet either LOL the bigger bass boats are safe on Erie but you must know the weather and know how to handle the waves

That is the same conclusion I have reached regarding the equality of a 6lb smallie & a 10lb largemouth.

ummmm no. it doesnt even matter which body of water you are on, thats irrelevant. there isnt a bait i know of that works to catch a fish every outing, every day, every time, in every condition possible, therefore, the concept of a search bait is something i dont believe in. you can run around trying to cover water quickly if you want with what you call a "search bait", but if the fish are more interested in biting a slow moving bait then you would never know if they were there or not because youre not offering up what they want at that time. so you could be fishing where the fish are with your "search bait", its just that they dont want it. if the fish are there but keying on craws and youre throwing a spinnerbait, you might not get bit. and vice versa. if there was a true search bait, that never failed to locate fish, then no one would ever get skunked...

Dont remember the model, but i was playing with a lews spinning reel at the tackle shop and it felt very cheap and not smooth at all. Im a spinning guy and ive done my homework. Ive checked out almost every brand reel and heres how my list goes. Shimano is by far the best. I would have a stella, but there way to expensive and the stradic fj - sustain fg are awesome. If you have a higher budget definitely get a sustain fg or ci4+. Amazingly light and smooth. On a tighter budget, go stradic fj. A little heavier but the smoothest reel ive ever used. Daiwa fuegos are nice, if you can find one for $150 - 175 on ebay its a solid buy. Very light, well built. Really like the bail on these reels. Pflueger. Awesome reels for the money. I got a used president on here for $20 bucks which i use for carp and catfishing. Ive played with the supreme, supreme xt, and patriarch. If i wasnt such a shimano nut id probally have an xt and patriarch in my lineup... Also love the bail on these reels as well. Hope that helps you a bit...

I'm with everyone else....in the 4 pound range....nice fish whatever the weight!

Ha! You actually posted a pic of a skunk. I lol'ed on that one. Nice fish! While self pics do kind of suck (that's all I'm able to take most of the time by the way), I usually look at the person's hands to try and give it some scale. I figure my 4 fingers are about 3.5-4 inches across and that's probably close to average for most of the people on this site so I'd call that fish about 14-16 inches and a fat one at that. Nice one!

Way to go, Jitterbug! That's what I'm talkin' about!

Anyone that says there are no rules in bass fishing is 100% wrong. There are a handful of rules, the first of which is that fish are dumb. Don't overthink the situation. The second rule is that they have to eat, if you put the right bait in front of them the right way, they're going to eat it. They are wired to do so, they cannot deny their instinct to feed. Lastly, and possibly the most important rule is that you'll never catch a fish if your bait isn't in the water.

I often wrap my own rods and most times, I'll use a spiral design. Farther casts? Not that I have noticed. Fewer broken rod tips due to twisting forces? Maybe, but that's so rare in a bass rod to be inconsequential. My reason is that a spiral wrap lets you use one less guide and still get good performance - and one less guide is less weight out on the tip of the rod where additional weight is most noticeable. Not a huge deal, but every little bit counts, so why not?

5-6-7 pounders are not that big a deal around here. I catch 20-25 over 5 lbs a year. I had 3 over 8 in an afternoon a few years ago. I built a 2.5 acre pond for a client 4 years ago and we stocked it and have been managing it for trophy bass. I stocked it with 750 fingerlings after we had a stable population of minnows and blue gills. Most of those fish that survived are over 5 lbs now. It's almost like cheating.

Yeah my oldest is tall and skinny and my youngest they are 2 years apart but Jack the "baby" is just 2" shorter and weighs 1lb more at te last docs visit hes built like a tank or a running back(I hope)......... Lol

I tie on the weighted trebles and start casting out of control. If that doesnt work I start preaching to my crankbaits. Have not had to think up a 3rd tactic yet.

Fishing was VERRRYYY tough!!! 8 fish limit, we had 4 with 10.99lbs... 1st place had 7 fish with 11.??... We really should have won but we qualified so that is good. A lot of teams came back empty handed or with 1 or 2 fish... There were 35 teams I believe and top 11 qualify for the championship which is on Winnisquam Oct 5th...

3rd place in High School Qualifying Tournament... Championship next week!!!

Was at Wally World today. I went wee wee in a urinal built to save the planet. There was a small plaque on the wall for reading material whilst going. It said it flushes with 16oz of water rather than 1gal. It would have been great for the planet if 16oz had worked.

in terms of numbers, we have had more success in MN (ottertail county) using 6 huddlestons over the 8; however, we have not put the excess time needed with those big baits on the water. Nevertheless, smaller swimbaits will obviously catch more fish than others. The problem are the pike out there. It is just too expensive to fish with unless you have a good leader that does not affect the action too much. I have had good success with the BBZ 8 inch swimbaits out there since i have thrown those more but i have yet to catch anything over 6 pounds with 8 inch baits. The typical worm, spinnerbait, jig, etc tackle catch bigger fish for me. Then again, it could be a time thing. I am only there for a few weeks out of the year and don't want to fish night after night without a bite. There is no reason an 8 inch hud wouldn't work but from what i always hear, are you willing to put your time into it and only fish swimbaits?

I LOVE the tour grips. It fits my hand a lot better. You are going to love them too I promise!

Thanks! Yep. We went through 4 of them that day and 2 packages of subwoofers lol. I'm still waiting on my order for last month and putting together another one right now.

I'd agree it looks like it should go right around 4lbs, nice fish bud! Got to like the NSCB Salsa F/S in her mouth

At the top end of your range are the St Croix Avid line of rods. I'd suggest those, hand's down, over any of the one's you mentioned.

When asked how he learned to bass fish KVD's answer was "reading Bassmaster magazine"! Don`t believe the hype! Bass can see your line & will spook. If a bass sees your line what does he think it is? Don't believe the hype! When asked why he made lures in so many different colors Tom Mann answered "To catch the fisherman, a bass has never put a penny in my pocket." Don't believe the hype! Spring time lures Summer time lure Fall time lures Winter time lures Nope the lures are the same the locations change!

There is actually quite a bit of research that mostly concludes that bass (and most other fish) cannot hear the sound frequencies of metal bb's used in fish lures. They can feel the vibration of them rolling around and clacking the inside of the bait, however. Here's a mention of it in the NY Times. Don't have any web links for the rest, it's all in printed material from university studies/DNR stuff (old.) I make crankbaits and lures a lot, and typically I make silent lures nowadays. I've found that most baits perform as well or better without making any extra sound. A crankbait naturally pushes water and creates a thumping vibration as it's retrieved, which is more similar to the sound of natural forage swimming. There are times when loud lures seem to draw strikes, but I still doubt it's the rattle. For example, most wakebaits have loud rattles but they also push a lot of water. Fish that are in an aggressive feeding mood will hit most anything that moves and will fit in their mouths. Bait fish don't rattle and they don't turn black at night/in turbid water. Bass seem to find them just fine, regardless. Confidence is a major factor, and whatever an angler has confidence in will outproduce other baits simply because you will be more at ease with presentation if you're confident in a bait. Obviously baits with rattles work, and so does throwing dark baits at night... the question is whether it's necessary to throw them, or if it's just an accepted protocol. I've found that very few are willing to experiment with these types of things. There is so much hype in fishing that I couldn't even begin to tell you all of my opinions. But so is life. Inquisitive people will find the truth on their own, and many won't.

Improvise, Overcome, Adapt... Rules, der ain't no stinkin rules!! I wish there were, it would make our lives much easier. Just follow along and get in line. For some reason I really don't think we'd like that very much. I know I wouldn't. That's what I love about Bass fishing, it's the color, speed, action, water, weather, size, approach, angles, line size, etc etc. It doesn't end. When I first moved to Florida all everyone I knew wanted to fish was salt water...Just throw something out there and you'll catch something. Don't know what, but you'll catch something...If you didn't care and were'nt targeting anything specific, you did. Mike

So Im confused. You held a hindi mans hand for a dr pepper?

My largest smallmouth came off of a black jitterbug at night. I love using it.

Here's one for us ole timers..... Couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. During a checkup, the doctor tells them that they're physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember… Later that night, while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair. 'Want anything while I'm in the kitchen?' he asks. 'Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?' 'Sure..' 'Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it?' she asks. 'No, I can remember it.' 'Well, I'd like some strawberries on top, too. Maybe you should write it down, so as not to forget it?' He says, 'I can remember that. You want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries.' 'I'd also like whipped cream. I'm certain you'll forget that, write it down?' she asks. Irritated, he says, 'I don't need to write it down, I can remember it! Ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream - I got it, for goodness sake!' Then he toddles into the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, The old man returns from the kitchen and hands his wife a plate of bacon and eggs.. She stares at the plate for a moment. 'Where's my toast ?'

First floor sounds good enough to me haha. One of my favorites An extremely modest man was in the hospital for a series of tests, the last of which had left his bodily systems extremely upset. Upon making several false alarm trips to the bathroom, he decided the latest episode was another and stayed put. He suddenly filled his bed with diarrhea and was embarrassed beyond his ability to remain rational. In a complete loss of composure he jumped out of bed, gathered up the bed sheets, and threw them out the hospital window. A drunk was walking by the hospital when the sheets landed on him. He started yelling, cursing, and swinging his arms violently trying to get the unknown things off, and ended up with the soiled sheets in a tangled pile at his feet. As the drunk stood there, unsteady on his feet, staring down at the sheets, a hospital security guard, (barely containing his laughter), and who had watched the whole incident, walked up and asked, "What the heck is going on here?" The drunk, still staring down replied: "I think I just beat the **** out of a ghost!"

LOL, LOL,...... we would spend 6 digits on the project.... The husband store A store that sells new husbands has opened in Seattle, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates: 1. You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! 2. There are six floors and the value of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights. 3. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor. 4. You cannot go back down except to exit the building! So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads: Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs. She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor. Floor 2 - The sign says these men have Jobs and Love Kids. 'That's nice,' she thinks, 'but I want more.' So she continues upward. Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking. 'Wow,' she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going. Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework. 'Oh, mercy me!' she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!' Still, she goes to the fifth floor. Floor 5 - The sign says that these men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak. She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor. Floor 6 - The sign says you are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store. PLEASE NOTE: To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner open ed a New Wives store just across the street. The first floor has wives that love sex. The second floor has wives that love sex, have money, and like beer. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never been visited. Go figure.....