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This elderly Gal and I were introduced by a RAGE Thumper Worm and Moaner Stick'r Hook! I think that in Bass Years, she could be my age Wonder if she has aches and pains like I do T Rigged with 1/2oz tungsten and 25lb Fluoro line, 7'11 hvy action rod. With this heavier set up, hook sets are more sure and I can control them much easier. A few days ago, I had a little shoulder surgery tune up... I'm thinking that a little fishing trip might be good THERAPY... Whatiya THINK!

got a chance to rush out an hour before dark after work and hook this lil guy

What is this break thing you speak of!!! If it's not frozen, I'm fishing.

Or..... Save yourself a few bucks and stuff that tacklebox with all colors/sizes. Order some jigheads from somewhere, and buy skirting material and bands. for the price of 1 manufactured jig I can make 2 maybe 3 myself in whatever color or size combo I choose. I personnaly buy ALOT from ebay

PB Smallmouth - 7 lb. 0 oz. I don't fish for Largemouth much. Here is the biggest one I have caught, but I didn't weigh or measure it.

Is this Bass Resource still?

Here in Mexico when their's a wreck anything that they are hauling is any ones for the taking.... Needless to say there were a lot of people drinking today ! No one was hurt from the accident ...

Pre-fishing for the Wichita Area Meet Up today. I took my Jig rod, and my Swimbait rod. I was 5 bites for 5 fish. All on a jig. Not just any jig. A Siebert Outdoors Storm Series Jig. 00Mod Gen 1 Brush Jig with a Black and Blue Uncle Josh Pork Frog Water was DIRTY!! Only a foot or so visiblilty with that big black/blue/purple jig. 17" @ 2lb 12oz This one came way back in the creek, looks like it got a little frisky with a hooker.... Without protection. Confidence with the jig is getting better.

Fishing IS my break. I will NEVER take a break from my BREAK.. Ask my wife.. she tries to force me..

Took a break from tournaments last year, but fished more than ever. I'll go almost a week before getting the fishing delerium tremens.

Hey Steve I hope you put that big smallie back so I can catch her next year. The trouble with fishing lake erie for smallies a lot it is that it makes your largemouth look small unless they are grandes.

You are a brave man. I lived in Philly for 3 years. It was dangerous walking around with Giants gear. LOL

Cinco de Mayo came a little early or is it late . . . ¿Quieres una cerveza A-Jay

The difference is that we didn't "diagnose" half of the concussions we do now back.... The concussions happened, people were just told to "walk it off".

I would let my son play football. What he would gain from playing and particpatong far outgains the risk. I a. Actually more scared now wwith him playing soccer.

a couple months ago i was heading home from fishing at one of the local forest preserve lakes near my house when i came upon a man in a manuel powered wheelchair coming down the road towards me, It was getting dark out and this particular stretch of road is about ten miles long with no street lights and nothing but woods so it was hard to see him.I passed him up and went on home but i kept thinking about his safety so When i got home a few minutes later i told my wife about him and i told her i have go back and offer him a ride because he was going to get killed on that dark stretch of road. I went back out and found him and i pulled over and offered him a ride ,he accepted so i picked him up and put him in the cab of my truck and put his wheel chair in the bed. He told me his name was mark and apologized to me for smelling bad (he did) he told me that for the last four or five days he had been sleeping in his wheelchair outside. He told me that he was from tennessee and was heading to Minnesota for a family reunion in his van when he stopped and parked at a suburban train station to go to downtown Chicago to sight see and while he was in the city his wallet was stolen, and to make matters worse he couldn't remember what suburban train station he left his van parked at four or five days ago. He told me he was 45 and that he became a paraplegic a few years ago when a bus hit him while he was riding his bicycle. We talked about a lot of subjects and things and i noticed at times he would stray off subject a bit ,he mentioned to me more than once his mind or memory was giving him problems. My main objective was to get him off the road and out of the woods so i dropped him off in town and wished him well. As i was driving home i kept replaying our conversations in my head and how his story seemed unbelievable,who can have such bad luck? I had intentions of giving the guy some money when i dropped him off but during all the unloading i forget about it until i got home. I was concerned for the guy, so the next day i called the police department in the town where i left him and i told the officer my story and described what he looked like and i asked if they had seen him,the officer asked me to come to the station and talk to them because this guys family had came in from Minnesota and filed a missing persons report on him when he never showed up at the family reunion a few days before. I went to the police station and i while i was waiting to talk to the officer he came out and said that mark was found a couple towns away and that he was ok. The officer told me his story was true and that he suffers from dementia and that his family described him as fiercely independent . He was a unique guy.

Time on the water will bring better fish.....try different baits and keep that place on the down low....

Just don't take any advice from Martin, Sorry Martin.

I'd just throw a fluke or a spinnerbait. Umbrella rigs work better in deeper, open water.

I would like to learn the real reason why I live in Idaho and not Florida.

You're generally backwards in your thought process for the majority of jerkbait anglers. An XFAST rod recovers quickly allowing the bait to remain stationary for greater periods, compared to a moderate that loads the rod much more and sweeps the bait further. You simply do not have as much control. An XF rod in almost every case is the perfect rod to fish jerkbaits with. Light taps to strong pulls can be executed with much greater consistency. Line- mono. Braid gets far too much a belly in it, and hinders the action of the baits. I know several pros, now, that use a less dense fluorocarbon for their jerkbaits, or a copolymer line. I'm using all three right now to see which I like better.

Let me ask you this. What's the water on your lakes/ponds like? What type of cover do you fish? What's your rod set up for fishing jigs? Me personally, I only fish North Star jigs. Chris has always treated me well and answered any question I've had. He's even made some custom jigs for me on some specific waters. These are my basic color patterns, sizes and trailers. 1. Black Series brown craw 1/2oz w/ strike king rage craw in falcon lake craw if I want more action in the trailer. If I want less, I use a Bass Assiassian Pure craw in crawfish. Claws have less action and float. This is basically a brown and orange jig. 2. Black series Insanity 1/2 oz w/ a Strike king rage craw in hard candy. This is basically a green and brown jig. 3. Black series Frogger 1/2oz w/ strike king rage craw in watermelon red flake. If I want less action I use a 4" Berkley critter craw in green pumpkin. This is basically a green jig with red flake in it. 4. Black series Alimony 1/2oz. w/ strike king rage craw in black n blue. If I want less action I use an Xcite baits chunk in midnight. This is your basic black n blue jig with some green/yellow mixed in. I will dip the claws in JJ's chartruse to really make it shine. All of these jigs are my main colors I use for stained to clear water. I run 1/2oz unless I need a finesse approach then I use the same jig in 1/4-3/8 oz with the same trailers cut down. These jigs have a flipping head made for brush, which is what I fish 99% of the time. If you need a football head for rocks etc, the same jigs above come in football heads too. I also use swim jigs and hair jigs for certain times of the year. If your interested, I can list those too.

Agreed but at a young age I wouldn't be writing resumes to every company just to hope that one will sponsor you. Pick a company that you like and enjoy using their product every time you go out. On top of that being sponsored does not make you a better angler only you can make yourself better.

Thanks man. I went to BP to check out a few different rods. Brought the Core with me to try. I found a Carbonlite 6'6" MF that was a display model. They marked it down to 65 dollars. Makes the entire combo 9.9 ounces! I figured I could try it for the time being. The Avid is next in line though. They didn't have any instock or I would have probably bought it. This Carbonlite balances really well though. Kinda shocked me.

I disagree. Try fishing a prop bait on 12 pound braid and let it sit a little bit. It will drag the bait down. The same will happen with a rapala, the same happens with jerkbaits. This is in regard to a fluorocarbon with relatively high cross section, high density resin. You cannot convince me otherwise as I've seen it not only on the water but in controlled conditions. End of story on that one. Lower density fluoros may not have as dramatic an effect, however the effect is still there. As far as a super line floating the bait, that's not the problem. The problem is tht the line bellies and you do not get the full performance of the bait in terms of depth or action.

Ok cool thanks guys! One other question, what swim baits do you prefer to throw on it? I was thinking about getting some swimming senkos for swim jig trailers, would they work well for the a-rig also?

Upload the picture to the site link I gave, you can use photobucket or tinypic also if you want copy the direct link from the section that says direct link...my link looks like http://s7.postimg.org/76q69wzh7/Photo_Grid_1368660732047.jpg then click on that little tree icon in the reply box on bass resource Past the link you copied into it and click ok and

I guess Im gonna have to have Martin the computer genious help me out.

I flip and pitch Senkos and other plastics on spinning gear all the time!

I thought I would share this with you guys. I went to BPS today after work to pick up some 12# YoZuri line and some more Spooks, and I came across this. I have never noticed them before, but they happen to have them on an end cap, and I had to pick one up. Its a foldable plastic fish ruler. What I like about it is that its plastic, so it wont harm the slime coat. It folds in half to fit into my BassMember bag that I carry with me while I walk the banks. Also, its wide enough that I can lay a fish on it in the boat and not have to worry about having someone always take the picture for me. I only paid $6.99 for it, and it seems to be the meal ticket for me. It goes up to 24 1/2", so that should be enough length (or will it? lol). Spooled to Lews SD/Carbonlite combo with 12# YoZuri so that I can get back to using topwater baits with it, and am going to pound the banks with Martin tomorrow after work. I will let you guys know how this thing holds up and works out. OK, this is not letting me upload these pics.

You think thats bad. I have a S-10 with a camper top on the back. What you you think I did? Velcroed zipties to the ceiling of it to hang like loops so I can suspend my daily rig to it so its not in the way on the floor of the bed. Yeah, its about a $250 Super Duty/Carbonlite combo that is in there 24/7, but with it hanging from the roof, you cant even tell that its there.

I just got my Bronzeye Shads today. They are awesome.

Im only kidding nev. Shane, you still slaying the perch?

My choice of a favorite rig varies from situation to situation....c-rig, t-rig, weightless.....love them all in their designated situations.....

I always carry a can of off in my car. For moments such as those. I learned the hard way to.

With all the skunk around here, catching a twig is even exciting

I have noticed that they are very competition oriented also. There numbers are lower this month I think. I have had private conversations with other individuals from BR, that wish they had the same competition in there state. I think we are on to something here.... but I think, the main denominator in our group is that we have embraced this simple competition for what it is; a fun, interactive, competition that is really just for bragging and to have a genuine good time. Our group is the past time for so many other people, that this has become their soap opera. Pretty cool.

Had to...

I use resistance to judge whether I'm running the right speed.

Click on your profile. Hit the "Edit Profile" button and on the left will be a "Manage Attachments" link. You can do everything you need to there.

That's just one day, lol.

I dont think it really matters if its on a spinning or casting setup. As for personal preference most people use a spinning rod because most spinning rods are lighter and also have lighter line which you preferably would want because it gives the small bait more action than heavier line would. However I have a baitcasting outfit with 10lb test that i would feel completely comfortable throwing a shakey head on. But I think it'd be more wise to use spinning tackle to drop the worm faster so you dont have to pull line out to get a vertical fall, in fact im pretty sure thats the #1 reason people use a spinning rod outfit for it. Also why are you shakey head fishing? Throw on a Rage tail shad or a spinnerbait and go burn some flats man! Go for the big girls not the 12 inchers. This is fall.

6'6mf

Welcome aboard, Troy!

My trout rods are two and three piece, but that's a necessity since they are 10-15' long. Over the counter two piece rods are usually relegated to entry level gear, though there are a few travel rods that are two and three piece setups and are still very sensitive. In a general sense, a single piece blank will outperform a two piece blank, but that isn't to say that a quality, sensitive rod cannot be built out of a two piece blank, but it has to be a quality blank, and is usually a custom build.

In clear water, some kind of blue, purple, or green and chrome. Most other times, it's whatever looks like Lucky Craft's MS Am. Shad. I think for Spro, that's called "Old Glory." This bait:

You jinxed me. Saturday was a wash out and 30mph winds. Sunday was blowing sw at 15-20. We were able to get out til around 1:00. Had the TM on 10 the entire time just to hold in one spot. Batteries died after 5hrs. Fished Larsons Reef, and Monument Shoal without any signs of life, and then took cover from the wind in Little Sturgeon until the front finally pushed thru. Headed over to Snake Island and another boat arrived at the same time. We were maybe 50 yards from them, and they were sitting on top of the underwater part of the island. These 2 guys must have boated 2 dozen good sized bass in an hour both throwing the A rig. My son got a good pike and that was it. TM batteries died and we headed in. Charged the batteries for a couple hours and fished Sister Bay from 5 til 8 with only a couple brown bass shaking off at the boat. Monday had winds blowing nw at 25 with a small craft advisory, so we headed out. I hope the Dells will pan out better.

my mind rambles.....job, fishing, life in general, the afterlife, jigs, trailers, making a 10 mile run, job, I should do these 100 things when I get back to work, jigs, pea gravel, the government, that guy just caught one, making a 15 mile run, jigs, smallmouth, do I hate my job or just my boss?, I should go to church more often, jigs, is it time for a sandwich?, I want a diet coke, do I really like the terrova?, taxes, shakeyheads, JIGS, I to wash my truck, wonder what my employees are doing, do I want to get married?, I doubt I will get married, I got paid yesterday, I don't get paid for another 2 weeks, why don't we go back to the moon, 7 mile run, jigs, wonder what that guy is catching, what is over there, that he is camped on, jigs, am I happy?, how could I be more happy, Kate Upton, job, do I want to move, jigs, why is the wind blowing, tatsu, should I supertune more reels, I like this boat or do I?, jigs on pea gravel, run to the dam?, my parents, will I ever retire, how will I retire, jigs, I wish I could retire, I am getting old, why? jigs........... ask anyone who fished with me and they will tell you the same.

This isn't a resume this is a cover letter...