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All I can say is WOW! These are some of the nicest jigs I ever laid eyes on. When I got them in the mail they were 10x nicer than I thought they would be, even though they looked nice via pictures. My confidence in Jigs isn't even that high because I hate slowing down. But just looking at these gives me confidence, im totally psyched about Jig fishing now. Thanks Mike for your awesome Jigs and hard work.

Suck on this Gambler! P.S. On a t-rigged 6" green zoom lizard, 3/16 bullet weight, 3/0 EWG hook, 50# green braid. Dropped across a canal into some cover, let it dropped, and before it hit the bottom she was on! BTW, it was in a park you took me to about a year ago, off Coral Springs Dr. and Atlantic Blvd. in case anyone want's to hit the same spot. I also got 4 or 5 smaller ones...

My rods bigger than yours!

I wish I could only buy 1 jig at a time.

For "feel" techniques like jigs/plastics invest in the highest quality rod you can afford. For a cranking set up, lean your budget toward a smooth power (low IPT) reel.

Birthday parties ended for me a LOOOONG time ago spent today babysitting lol. Going out to dinner with my girl and son later when she gets home then having an adults night out Saturday after I'm done fishing with the boys. My birthday package from TW just arrived excited to try some things out Saturday, ESPECIALLY those 2 deadly frogs... I had to take them out the package one is rigged on my pole just waiting to be inhaled lol

Or Lews has the Chee on your wallet

Oh yeah. Try bank fishing at night when you come across a 10lb Snakehead right there at the shore. You get just close enough, and SPLASH! It will about make you crap your undershorts!

I'm in the same city as joeyfishes. I literally placed an online order Sunday night. I drove to the local shop on Monday and saw a display full of Siebert jigs. Picked up two more in-store. Ha!

Get my courage up and join a bass club at long last! The experience of comradeship and learning from others I've had on here has inspired me so much I can only hope a club is like that too! Mike (DVT) is making me a rod.....gonna practice casting this and my fly rod .......especially want to get down a good pitching technique from a kayak Get a new Shimano Chronarch 50e reel Fish in CA when I visit my son while snow flies in Maine! Buy one of J Franco's boats (jk....I wish)

Yes. I am not going to shave my legs in November.

I just wanted to share this picture with you all, I found it on a bass fishing page I follow on Instagram. COULD YOU IMAGINE THIS!!! He beat his PB twice first with a 12lb 8oz and then 13lbs 5oz all in a 45 minute span. They caught 5 fish totaling 56lbs 6oz.!!!!! I mean that has to be some kind of record for 5 fish.

Travel day tomorrow & Friday. Fishing on Sat thru Wed. Can't wait. Stay tuned for the return of the three amigos.

Here's a 7-1, caught on a Eyecon 6-3 MLXF, Stradic 1000, 20# Power Pro w/ 8# CXX leader:

My first order with Siebert a few weeks ago consisted of several arky jigs, swim jigs, chatter baits and spinnerbaits. They look great! And I've caught at least one fish on each style, using my spinning gear. I've since upgraded to a baitcasting setup and have had to upside my jigs. I placed my second order with Mike last week. Look forward to receiving them. I'm focusing on grass jigs this time. I've had the least amount of success with the standard jig (arky, football, grass from Siebert and other off-the-shelf brands). I need to slow down and work on my presentation. The fault is definitely not with the Siebert products.

Mike makes a heck of a jig. They've taken over 1/2 of my tackle bag and changed the game for me, for the better

Andrew, I've never worn a PFD, despite having my son send me one every year. My family nags me, but I've ignored them all, even though I fish in cold weather and sometimes at night, always alone in my yak. Your post changed my mind. I have no doubt that you would have died that day.....I can't imagine how your death would have reverberated down through the years in the lives of your loved ones, and others. I think I've been in denial. Guess I lack imagination for some things when it comes to danger. I'm so glad you survived. Your family must have been in as much shock afterward as you. Your posts are not only informative, they're full of kindliness and humor......would miss them. You are hereby an honorary Mainer.

To continue reading the obituaries and if I don't see my name continue to fish next year.

Hello fellow BR members. Perhaps this post is in the wrong section of the forum, but I feel as if this topic is extremely important and that it will get more exposure here on the General Bass Fishing section. Mods please move this if need be. Let me preface this by saying that I used to be one of those guys who rarely ever wore my PFD. They're bulky and constricting, granted. I made it just fine for years like that. I fish throughout the winter here in the Washington DC area where water temps will dip into the 30's and air temps can get even colder. Hypothermia can strike anytime when the combined air and water temperatures are below 120F. My better half made me promise that this year I would wear a PFD every minute that I am on the water, and man am I glad that she did. So... earlier today a good friend and I were out fishing the Potomac River here in DC and having a decent day. I was wearing my PFD (as promised) and we were catching decent fish near the Kennedy Center wall. On our way back to the launch we were moving at a brisk pace beneath the 14th St. bridge, which is actually 5 bridges. We were greeted by a massive barge wake and the barge was between the next set of abutments, so we didn't see it until it was too late. I was ejected from the boat into the 50 degree river, and the air temps were in the low 50's. Once in the water I went into slight shock. I grew up swimming, but this was totally different. My boat capsized, and I was probably 30' from it. At first I panicked a bit, which left me feeling exhausted after about 10 seconds (literally.) Then I remembered to be calm and conserve energy and heat. I kept my body in the HELP position and made my way slowly to a floating cooler, which was much closer to me than the hull. Once I had a hold of the cooler I slowly paddled back to the boat while holding the cooler for extra buoyancy. Thankfully my friend landed much closer to the boat and was able to pull himself onto the hull quickly. I made it shortly afterword. Once we were safely on the hull was when it dawned on me that we would not survive if we were out there for too long. Calling for help was not an option as our electronics were all submerged and the closest phone was floating 100' from the boat in a dry box. Thankfully a boater happened by us within the first 5 minutes, and helped us aboard his boat. His name was Steve, he really saved us today. He then called the Harbor Police to assist. The DC Harbor Police, DCFD and Steve saved us today; but had it not been for the PFD's they probably wouldn't have found us alive. The Harbor Police also managed to save my boat, tow it to the launch and help me to load it onto the trailer. Thanks guys! This subject is a little bit humiliating and embarrassing to talk about, but it is the least that I can do to share my story with you all. Ladies and gentlemen of Bass Resource, make no mistake about it... my PFD saved my life today. Please remember to always wear your PFD's. If you don't have a comfortable one to fish in, then bite the bullet and buy one that you will actually wear all the time. It could very well save your life one day. Mine was worth every penny I paid for it. And please remember to travel at a safe rate of speed during the colder months, we can't afford to fall in the water when it's cold. Thanks in advance for reading this. -Andrew ps. The PFD I was wearing was a BPS XPS class III. I don't particularly care for inflatables, so I bought this one as it's light and comfortable. It also has a lot of pockets and is probably a good choice for wading.

Just set the hook...................you'll own em.

I'm not going to be real tactful. You can do pretty much whatever you want to, as stated numbers are only guidelines. IMO reading too much info has more of a negative effect than a positive one, just too much to digest and opinions flying in from all sides. Nothing wrong with making a mistake on a rod purchase, now you know what you don't want, no better teacher than personal experience. I consistently overload and underload every single rod I own. One major difference in bass fishing is knowing how to set the hook as bass don't slam overly hard and set the hook themselves. Setting the hook has more to do with natural reflex and reaction than anything else, this can be done with any rod using any kind of lure. Once setting the hook is mastered, a more technique specific rod is a benefit.

I have nothing against f/c although I don't care to use it, nor do I care to deal with a line conditioner. I'm a braid and leader user 95% of the time for all species of fish. I do not fish defensively and I do not concern myself with abrasion, I just go after fish and take my chances. I probably have lost somewhere around 20 hard lures in the last 2 weeks, not a big deal as I'm catching lots of nice fish. Losing jigs is another story, whether they get chewed up from saltwater fish or get snagged fishing for bass, your going to lose a lot of them. IMO being worried about losing a 5lb fish may keep you from catching a 10 lb one.

Email the picture to yourself using your phone. When it asks, send the photo as a medium size. Then save the photo in the email to your phone. Upload it and the froim should let you upload at least 2-3 of them then.

. Count the bass jumping over the log, this seems to work for me... Am looking forward to seeing your new pictures ... !!! And reading your story of trip, Good Luck...

How did you get into my Facebook pictures? Lol

wow, what a story, glad it has a happy ending. #1 rule in my boat, if the outboard is running I have a life jacket on and kill switch hooked up, all passengers must have on a vest as well. I have strongly considered getting an auto inflatable, perhaps I will.

Sooooo. Good and bad news. Good news first. Finger seemed fine with medical glue, and caught a 3lb bass in the dark. Bad news is...didn't have my tape measurer

Reid wasn't the reason entirely but he played a biiiiiig part since he was in control of personnel and coaching staff. I like the guy and am rooting for the big walrus every week as long as they aren't playing the Eagles.

I use 2 reels. measure the distance of line I want spool that on a empty reel top shot is now on bottom tie on backing fill spool till full transfer to reel you are going to use top shot now on top, with an exact amount. It is a process only for the picky I know. but now I know exactly how much line I use everytime I put on new topshot.and I only have to do it once. and since I use Tatsu I don't want to waste any. for round and easy the 00Mod way is the way to go.

Something I learned from Big O at the roadtrip this year. Rig in on a 3-0 Moaner Rage hook. You work it on top of submerged vegetation mostly. It will flutter down horizontally and sit on top without burying into the top of the mat like a t-rig does. Twitch it and hang on because they don't nibble on it.

got out this afternoon/evening from about 4-6. Pretty slow day for me only got one on a ribbit frog louisana craw color right around 5pm, missed one other hit. Tossed it right out in front of a culvert and fish hit it immediately. Only 14" but ill take it. puts me at 28 for the month. Threw a KVD crank in sexy shad color for the other hour w/ no luck. Im not to familiar w the crank bait and never really have throw one before but i think its a pretty valuable lure to get a handle on. This may be my last day out til saturday when i get out w AK. Friday's forecast is again calling for 25-35mph winds so im already cancelling my fishing for that day lol.

A-Jay, that is great, love the video! I think you are at the stage now where you should get your camera running and start filming these beauties being caught. It's time to make that transition, i know a lot here including me would enjoy watching them. Shimmy

if you can get a chronarch d7 new in box...grab it and dont ever let it go.

I'll just sit over here an let the adults speak... Let me know if ya need me. Lol

I still lick the bowl.

Yes, every bass sized spinning rig made. If you want to throw 1/16 to 1/8 oz. baits, just get a nice spinning rig.

Maybe I'm an old fogey, but there's something about an A-rig that creeps me out

heck yes!! it was on last years' Roadtrip. with Needham. we were talking....well, let me correct that. he was talking....i was listening....another correction...i was acting like i was listening...lol.. he said he would be primarily fishing a jig. i told him i'd never caught one on a jig...he said..."you will today"... he was right... and now i am addicted to the jig. and mike (siebert) was awesome enough to make some for me that night....in his truck, using the light of the cab and his wife's cell phone. i have since bought another 20 jigs from him and have one tied on at all times.

00 Mod has posted a practical solution: Attach a 1/2 oz weight to the cheap line you are using for backing. Cast out as far as you can on grass. Put your rod down and walk off the line all the way to the weight. That's two casting distances. Cut the line and attach the braid, then fill your spool.

Not to get off topic, but I wonder if there is an old Snakehead forum that started just like this outside the Potomac River. Ha.

9-0 ! And I've got tickets for the Dec.1 game against the Broncos at Arrowhead! The place will be ROCKIN'!! tom

I keep central and south american cichlids (predatory fish) This summer I put a 10" bass, a 6" crappie, and a 6" bluegill in one of my 75g. Was cool but as said the bass was a bully and the crappie and BG hid all the time. It ate ALOT too. Shiners and nightcrawlers were getting expensive. They would not touch pellets. I couldnt pass the tank without him begging for more food. It has been said in nature it takes 10 pounds of food for a bass to gain 1 pound Also fish tanks need maintainence. Although tank is filtered, bass are very messy (pee and poop). These byproducts must be removed by large weekly water changes. I would say get a 55g tank on craigslist for $100 or so and give it a shot. Read up on http://www.cichlid-forum.com/ Learn about the bacteria cycle in a tank. Some people get large rubbermaid tubs or horse water holders and put in a basement or garage.

The fall bite has not happened for me or anyone around here really. I have a theory on why that I posted on another topic. Most of our lakes have gizzard shad in them that spawn during the late spring/early summer period and are then fed on heavily by everything all summer long. Those YOY shad are reaching prime bass forage size by fall and are supposed to be thinned out. Problem is we had an extremely cold spring, even snowed in early May this year and water temps stayed below 50 into May. So our shad spawned very late in the year and are still tiny (1-2 inches) and way more numerous than they're normally this late in the year. So now there's tons of food in the lakes while the fishes metabolism is slowing down and they don't need to eat as often. So basically they can sit around and wait for the food to come to them instead of having to fly around chasing bigger shad that are around in much smaller numbers. This is just my theory that I've come up with and it's probably 100% wrong but it makes me feel better about my lack of productivity this fall

Thank you for sharing Andrew - you really had no control over that situation. Those wakes are hard to see in that spot. Hopefully your experience will help other anglers on this site recognize that a PFD does absolutely no good if it's not worn. And with all do respect to others on the board, the argument of having it onboard is invalid and futile once you are thrown from the boat. You might as well have left it in the truck or not even have purchased it at all. I had a trip that I had planned for over a week this past January that I had to cancel at the last second as I was pulling into the parking lot to launch. I had left not only my safety light at home, but I also left my PFD. A couple fellow kayakers said they would have loaned me one if I had just called, but that would have been a PFD that wasn't fitted for me. I cancelled my outing and made the long 2 hour drive back home embarrased but thankful I made the right decision. I can't tell you how infuriating it is to me as a kayak angler to see anglers not take the same precautions that myself and other kayak anglers do. I fish for hours on end thoughout the year in all types of weather conditions and water temperatures and a PFD in no way affects my ability to cast, flip, pitch, skip, flycast (when I did it), topwaters, jerkbaits, jig-n-craws, etc.....there is no excuse for not wearing a PFD, especially in colder weather. Early signs and symptoms of hypothermia can set in water temps in the lower 60 degree range for some people. A standard rule of thumb that kayak anglers subscribe to is that if the PFD is not comfortable in the store when you buy it, you will not wear it. Another tip is that you should ensure the PFD is adjustable to account for the additional layers that you will need to wear in colder conditions. This is a rule that power boaters need to adopt in my opinion. It doesn't matter how excellent a swimmer you are, you cannot adequately account for nor control all the external variables that will affect your ability to remain afloat. You can only control what you do and how you outift yourself for cold water conditions. Another rule that really seems to escape the boating world is that of appropriate cold water apparel. Those of you that wear jeans and cotton undergarments are asking for trouble - in cold water/weather - cotton kills when wet. It clings to the skin and does not dry in sufficient enough time for you to avoid the early onset of hypothermia. As a cold water angler, I always wear the following: 1. Duofold base layer (wicking layer) including wicking socks 2. Fleece layer with smart wool socks 3. Waterproof layer - breathable chest waders with a wading belt and neoprene booties 4. Waterproof layer - top shell with wading belt 5. Wool cap 6. Wool/fleece lined gloves 7. Teva sandals 8. Stohlquist Fisherman PFD 9. Dry bag with extra clothes If I go in the water for any reason (either planned or unplanned). I know I can self rescue and will not suffer from hypothermia. I know I can also continue to fish, because I was adequately protected.

Sam,you already know my reply is gonna be Roll Tide! I think its going to be a game though.

I had a 55 gallon tank with a small flathead catfish in it, coolest aquarium fish I've ever seen. I caught him when he was at 4.5" long and started out feeding him nightcrawlers. I named him Brutus kind of as a funny because the little guy acted and looked tough just like a big flathead, but was so small a big crappie could have eaten him. He was such a pig, he'd eat nightcrawlers until it looked like he swallowed a golf ball and swam around like a big tadpole. After he got to about 6 or 7 inches I started putting fathead minnows or young of the year bluegills in the tank with him, they never lasted long. The first time I bought a dozen minnows and turned them loose I figured they'd last a week or so. That night I kept hearing bumping noises and sand getting moved around, I assumed he was having a hard time catching the speedy fatheads. The next morning there was nothing but an extremely fat flathead in the tank. I had Brutus for a few years, he ate a ton of minnows, bluegills, goldfish, and nightcrawlers. I also added a silver dollar sized soft shell turtle I found swimming hundreds of yards offshore. They were quite the pair, the turtle got pushed across the tank several times in the flathead's mouth when he'd try to dig around the half a hollow log that Brutus called home. It was really a cool experience watching Brutus grow but as they do he got big and once he was about 2 pounds I knew he was too big for his home. So one day I scooped him out of the aquarium and took him back to the little community lake he came out of. I'm sure he's still in there terrorizing the abundant bluegill and sunfish.

I recently was thinking of having a pet bass. There's a bunch if videos on YouTube. It seems like a fun idea. There's not a lot of info online about it for the details. From what I've read so far. Once a month you'll need to drain 1/2 the water and clean the stuff out from under the gravel that's settled on the bottom. Also keep your ph level in check. I believe 6.5-7 is what I read. Also maintaining the temperature of the tank. For food I've seen goldfish,worms,pellets,minnows. For a 1lb fish 5-10 goldfish a day. For tank size it seems 150g is about the smallest you should use and that good for a small bass. I might try a few sunfish/pumpkinseeds first to see how it goes. If it fails then I won't feel terrible about it haha

I have a 1000 gallon koi pond in my backyard that I have some green sunfish and a bass in along with a number of koi and goldfish. I caught the bass (with a net) in a private pond when he was about 2 inches long. I put him in a 30 gallon tank and later a 150 gallon tank to grow him out so my green sunfish wouldn't eat him. Once you get the bass eating koi food he will grow about an inch every other month for the first year (and more if you keep your water warm). once they reach about 12" long they slow down on the growth. In my opinion, if you want to keep a native fish, sunfish are the way to go. They require less space, more likely to take koi food, and are more active in a aquarium setting. If you do keep a bass, I've found they do better if you get them when they are really small. make sure you find out what the laws are in your area about keeping native fish. The worst thing you can do is release a fish in a lake once its been in captivity, that is how diseases are spread. Anyways, here are some pics, these are older, I don't have any recent once of the bass but he is about 11-12 inches now. I've had some form of native fish in a tank or pond for the last 15 years so hit me up if you have any questions.

Im always an avid "take the thing apart and lube it yourself person". By that I mean, even if I buy a brand new reel, Im going to flush out the spool bearings and lube them myself. Personally I like my bearings a little on the wet side. If I ever need to replace the stock bearings, then I may upgrade, but thats never been an issue since I take care of my stuff. I wouldnt say what DVT does to reels as far as this super tuning is a waste. Its like wether you want to put a K&N air filter and an exhaust pipe on your car. Is it gonna help? Probobly, but that noticable? To the enthusiest yes, to a regular Joe Schmo, maybe not that much.