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Just thankful I am able to go and fish. Not everyone has that luxury in life. And like WW2 said, get to go see the family when I'm done.

That when I put the boat on the trailer at the end of a trip, nothing broke, and I have a wife and kids to go home to.

Mine was ; I had invited 3 friends to go fishing with me I had taken the 1st two out earlier in the day and they both got a couple of nice ones... It started raining heavy so I told my last friend we would wait till it let up and I would take him to a good hole... After we ate we grabbed our gear and headed down to the boat... When we got to the boat the waves and rain had splashed up onto the motor... I did not know but the spark plug was a little loose and water had got into the cylinder ... So I took the spark plug out and pulled until the water flushed out ... It was just about ready to start and I was getting ready to put the spark plug in for the last time and it slipped out of my hand and fell into the lake... Frustrated and feeling bad because I wanted to give my friend a shot at getting a nice one , so... I took a few deep breaths of air and went diving down for it... Feeling with my hands on the bottom after several dives down I found it... My friend ended up doing real well that afternoon and I was very thankful that I found the spark plug ... I carry an extra now just in case...

One of my better moments was taking this picture of A-Jay's new PB. An 11-11 on 11-11-13, Veterans Day. He will never forget that one.

Kit caught me shoveling snow this morning. I may be grounded for a week !

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Watching my friend release this Beast. A-Jay

I'm thankful that I have a girlfriend who enjoys fishing and allows me to go fishing with my boys. Without a good woman us men are nothing! Remember that and treat you significant other right.

Yup...awesome family and being able to just the other day go fishing solo after my bout with acute pancreatitus. Wasn't sure a couple times if it would happen again. Tight Lines

First and foremost, thankful for a wife that doesn't have a problem with me fishing. I've got some friends that have a bit less luck in that department. I'm also thankful for the good friends I've made in the past through fishing. Met some pretty cool people along the journey and it just seems to get better each year.

Mine is one that novice, non-boater fishermen have all probably experienced at one point or another. I was invited to go fishing with a friend of my father, who has a very nice boat. He's a tournament fisherman and happened to be pre-fishing a lake near my house. Of course, any non-boating rookie going with a tournament guy on a boat that costs as much as his house is going to be nervous as a cat, and I knew that he was probably just as pensive about how much he'd have to babysit "the rookie" as I was about not interfering with his preparation. We got out there, and it was a gorgeous day, mist wafting off the water. Couldn't have asked for a better morning. We came up on a small island in the middle of the lake that had a cove in it. He had just positioned the boat, leading into the cove, and I was facing one of the arms that stretched out into the lake. I noticed that past the point's shoreline, it was very shallow for about 50 feet into the water, and had some weeds underneath the water. I had just bought a couple Megabass Cavitrons (black on black) so I tied one on and cast across the point and started dragging it back. Out of the corner of my eye I saw the telltale V-shape moving toward my buzzbait and my heartrate shot up but I kept dragging the buzz. She hit my bait like a freight-train. It must've been her first "meal" of the morning and she wasn't going to let it go. A good fight ensued and I got her boated. It was a nice 4.5-lb girl. Not the biggest, but I was thankful that I was able to land her. It took a huge weight off my back, but I think I could also tell that the other guy was pretty relieved as well, now knowing that I at least wouldn't be a complete novice. We had a great day on the water, I learned more from him in 6 hours of fishing than I learned all year. He even invited me to go with him several more times that year. I'm thankful because I'm sure if I had wrecked his pre-fishing process or been a complete annoyance, I probably wouldn't be re-invited. I'm thankful I caught the first, and biggest fish of the day! If it's not that, it must be the sausage-egg-biscuits I bring along, hmm?

Thankful that when I fell out of the boat at Dardanelle in full winter gear that the boat didn't get away from me and that I was able to get back in. Ill be wearing the mustang when I'm alone from here on. Had a change of cloths with me which saved the fishing too. Couldn't believe the iPhone even survived after a couple minutes under water!

So opening a small tackle shop lacks common sense but selling wieners on the street is a solid investment. Interesting. Perhaps one could combine the two. Locate at the local lakes for lunch selling an assortment of finger foods and soft plastics. He could call it Dogs & Hawgs. A-Jay

You remove the two larger screws on the cranking side to remove the gearbox, thus exposing the spool for removal. According to TT, the reels are shipped with three brakes on, so really, I think this comes down to technique. There's no diference between a lowpro centrifugal brake reel and a round reel, casting wise. So, if you can cast a Chronarch or Citica fine, then you should be able to cast the Calcuta. My guess is that your technique needs practice when throwing heavier baits.

Daughter reelin in her whoppin bluegill

Okay.... I will say it.... Why fish a tournament with different gear than you would usually use? Makes no sense to me.

Man I can sure agree with this. My wife has always been fine with me fishing, as well as my other sports (I used to race bicycles on a low-professional level). She even usually has something fishing related for me under the tree. This year it's a Crucial dropshot rod and a Seibert Stocking Stuffer Pack! Add to that she brought our beautiful little daughter into the world this July, and she's already talking to her about the "many times you'll go fishing with daddy".....I can't wait.

I wanted to take a moment and wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving. I know its early, but I do not know if any of you are travelling to see family and friends, and may not have a chance to check in. I know I have lot to be thankful for this year. May all of you be safe and enjoy the time with your families.

Boy, PSN81, did your story hit home! Good chance I'll be at the Roadtrip this year and I'm terrified about the prospect of standing on somebody's boat to co-fish! I've never fished standing on a boat (only kayak) and certainly never that close to another angler. If it's Brian Needham he might push me in My story: I pulled up to one of my favorite spots and saw another car there. It's out of the way, so I got ready to to turn around, grumbling and cussing a bit, thinking of somewhere else I could go. Before I could turn I saw a woman come up the bank and sit down. She was holding a small bass and trying to extract the hook. I was thrilled! I almost never see another female angler! I parked got my gear and said "Hi! Mind if I put in here?" Didn't want to scare her off! She smiled and looked relieved. A two hour conversation about fishing followed. This was her first solo trip, and she was trying to teach herself. Her boyfriend was a game warden and had taken her out numerous times to get her started. His instruction was gentle and thorough....geared to increase her confidence and provide maximum enjoyment of the sport. She wanted to try it herself to see if she could do it! I gave her one of my rods, some fluerocarbon leaders and a bunch of tackle. I told her about this site and how much I'd learned here! After that I went out and caught a nice 31/2 er on a glass lake in the dark. Great day ;D

I'm glad to hear that , Bill. The holidays sure have taken on a particular new glow. Enjoy, m'friend. May God keep blessing us and our loved ones. Stitch

I suggest you read the responses to all of the other resumes submitted by you young gentlemen. First and foremost, get your education. Secondly, concentrate on getting your education. Third, get your education!

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Weekend started off slow with Czar and DS. We were out from 6:30 to 11:45 ish and got into some fish hitting up about 5 or 6 different spots. Missed a big one where DS caught his PB on a frog and caught another one on a frog at Wells. All the other fish that morning came on KVD 1.5 (craw and bluegill) and Shad Rap (bluegill). Then I went back out around 3-3:30ish to my golf course, I don't even know why I drive to all these far places when this spot is right up the street. Got into a bunch of fish biggest being 21" that came on the black frog, as usual. I caught 6 on the frog, if I remember correct, and missed a whole bunch more. Then I caught 3 on my Shad Rap but they were all dinks. Sunday I went out around 4ish to the course again and they were on but my hook set wasn't. I had one giant, could have been the biggest bass I caught there easily. I did a oops cast and was just reeling it back in and wasn't paying attention. I hear and then feel her explosion and I set the hook. She stayed deep shaking her head and then she graced me with her presence on the jump as she shook the hook and took off! I had a bunch more misses stayed there for about a hour hitting up the 3 different ponds that I usually have success in. I had two or three retrieves in different ponds when the fish hit it more than 3 times one hit it 4 times in a row (may have been the same fish or could have been 2 fighting for the frog IDK) I left there and found this other spot that is on my way home. I stopped there for only 20mins or so before it got dark and ended up catching 10 all dinks biggest was maybe 1.5# all on a shad rap. Today went out for a few hours with DS and Czar I got skunked but they caught some fish, I didn't see any of them so they could be lying lol just kidding DS sent me a pic when I was on my way. I had one fish bump my KVD at DS PB spot. Funny I casted out and was reeling in fast and then BOOM BIGGEN!!! My rod tip is bending and I feel the fish... then I reel in and realize I was snagged on a rope LMAO. I swear I thought I had like a 6lber or more and the fact that when I was reeling the rope was moving and giving resistance so I thought it was a fish hah. Fortunately none of them saw me because they were fishing the pond across the street but I told them about it lol. Then we went to another spot and I had two hits on the frog but missed em both. Here is the 21" only one that did anything for my number. one of the prettier fish that I have caught

Ladies, I just wanted to throw an invitation out there. If you LOVE bass fishing and enjoy fishing with other ladies that feel the same. Consider fishing the LBAA Tour. It is such a blast! I can not tell you how different from the typical men's or co-ed tournaments. When Greg signed me up for my first one (against my wishes) I fished it because he had paid for it. I was hooked! We just finished season 3 and oh what a ride it's been. I'm have plenty of ups and downs. Including a lightning strike which stopped my husbands heart and fried a new staff boat but that is another story I have somehow managed to make the top 12 each year and this year was a come from behind winner in the Classic! What an honor and thrill for this nurse from Western Kentucky to fulfill a wish my daughter made me promise on her deathbed 8 yrs ago that I would "Live, Really Live not just be alive"! Feel free to message me. I'm kinda hard to catch by phone since I work 6 days a week but.....we will set up a time to talk if you want. Just wanted you ladies to be giving it some thought. It is such a thrill to fish with the likes of Pam Martin-Wells, Emily Shaffer, Kim Bain-Moore and all the others....we really are a family, come join us! 2014 schedule looks awesome.....West Monroe LA (Lake Ouachita) Nashville (Old Hickory) Ky Lake, I'm lookin at it now (Murray KY), then the Wildcard is on Lake Dardanelle at Russellville Arkansas, then the Classic is on Lake Logan Martin in Alabama.

From now until Dec 1st for Cyber Monday and Black Friday I have marked down all Rage Tail products to 4.25 per pack. This even includes the new DB Craw. http://www.siebertoutdoors.com/ I also have the Stocking Stuffer pack of some of my most popular colors. http://www.siebertoutdoors.com/index.php/stocking-stuffer-pack

Hey, from northern California. I did most of my bass fishing in south Dakota though. I love to fish for anything, but am starting to target bass again. I am a hunter education instructor up here as well. I love to be out in the woods any chance possible.

Ok you guys and dolls. We are all amongst friends here at the #1 Bass Fishing Site In The World.. We have our good times here and we all do our ripping and busting in good spirits. We have been here with most of you for a long time and we have some newbies here as well. To show our appreciation to our loyal followers Megastrike is doing an incredible 25% off Black Bass Friday Sale starting today.11/25/13 That means that we will take 25% off any order over $50.00 You can buy for yourself or your friends ANY CAVITRON-ANY EVOLUTION JIG-ANY SHAKEY-2 HEAD- STRIKE BACK SPINNER BAITS--AND DONT FORGET YOUR GOO-MEGASTRIKE Don't buy someone something they will never use-Put some thought into it or tell your spouse that this is what you want and will appreciate. No ties no junk that will sit in your closet The code to put in the box is BR2013 If you want you can call us direct at 732-780-7383 Thank you all again for having us as part of a family and brotherhood of Bass Fishermen Merry Christmas Bobby@Megastrike Even you speed

From a ROI standpoint, length of time to become profitable, not locked in to lease contract, cash business, less overhead, no employees, hours and available for both the morning and evening bite.............YES ! Not suggesting the OP do this, but down here in FLA a good looking babe in a bikini has them lined down the street to buy her dogs, and that's fact.

This sounds like a dream come true for me......but it's something I never believed I'd qualify for. IS there a qualifying process?? Guess I should have asked somebody! Will go on LBAA website to see if they let the riff-raff in That mention of lightning stood my hair up. Thankful you all were ok. Deb as always, you're an inspiration to me.....thanks! Laurie

Good Morning Stitch - Hope todays is a better day for you. See you in 115 days ~ A-Jay

Funny you say that bc after we caught our fish I told derrick that you were gonna show up and we werent gonna get another fish and you were gonna say yeah right lol

Well the intent is good but there are a lot of grammatical and spelling errors in there ranging from using threw instead of through to not capitalizing February, forgetting to end sentences with the appropriate punctuation and capitalizing other words randomly in sentences. In the education section you are contradicting yourself and how is your GPA in a range? My GPA in my classes right now is a fixed number not a range. I would also bullet items out and not write sentences, especially with the grammatical errors. Also if you use bullets stay consistent throughout as some sections are bulleted and others are not. I know you are young but i would recommend using one of the templates available in microsoft word or other word processing software to get he framework of your resume. Then i would do a search online for examples of resumes. Try and mimic some of the ones you find. Oh and one more thing, you have kind of combined a cover letter and resume into one sheet, which can be ok but at the same time a resume is designed to show yourself off and be the first step towards a potential interview. Overall, your intent is good and I can see where you are going but if I received this resume it would go into the shred bin after the first section. Don't take that to hard, just trying to help out as the people you send this to will not be giving any feedback other than we received your resume and if you are chosen you will hear from us. AKA don't call us, we will call you

Might get a better deal at this Black Friday deal: http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/127595-black-friday-sale-starts-wednesday-at-valley-sports/

It's hard to go wrong with Norman crankbaits.............

I fish shallow cranks a lot because I fish a lot of shallow water. Among my favorites, in no particular order, are KVD 1.5, Shallow Shad Raps, and Heddon Swin-N-Image.

As far as shallow cranks go, my favorite is a Mann's baby 1-minus. I have tried just about every color of this lure and all have worked for me.

I like Pre-Rapala Wiggle Warts in medium depth water. Rapala Scatter Rap cranks work well too Baker lures suspending Shads and cranks are my fav though. I do best on Bluegill,craw and shad colors

Rapala shallow shad raps are my favorite crankbait bar none. shad, bluegill, black silver, blue silver. In that order. All sizes work.

For my money, a swim jig and a spinner bait are fairly interchangeable as far as where, when & how they are fished. But a Swim jig, a Lipless bait and a Crank bait, to me are three totally different tools. Clearly an angler can chose to fish any bait any where but to get the most out of it's potential, choosing the right one for the job makes sense. To me, a swim jig is a fairly subtle presentation. Even with a beefy trailer and through some decent cover, a swim jigs ability to roll and glide as it swims is what makes the bait work. On the other end of the bait spectrum is a lipless or Rattle bait - loud and fairly obnoxious, this bait doesn't ever sneak up on any bass. It screams "here I am - Bite me". As for a crank bait, depending on the model and it's features, it can fall any where in between those just mentioned. Can be loud, can be silent, can be subtle (as in balsa wood baits) and can have a wide wobble or a tight wiggle. But the best feature and most attractive quality of the bait, is it's ability to draw strikes by deflecting off something; whether is loud or not may play a secondary role here. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. A-Jay

I spoke to the owner this am and he put me in touch with the bps he bought it from and they confirmed that exact statement you just made and more so they confirmed it for that boat for me so it is good to go

Perhaps you could present your idea to the panel members on the reality television show Shark Tank ? Congratulations on your idea and Good Luck. A-Jay

I'm grumpy everyday.......hehe. I just don't see the point in weight guessing, if one really cares about the actually size and weight, just measure and weigh it and post the results. I don't weigh or measure them, I seldom have a camera with me anymore, even 30" or 30# fish have been posted by me before, no reason in doing it again. Yeh I'm grumpy, don't even look at many photos any more, making a fish look twice it's size is deception not reality.

no matter what the business, you need to have enough money saved or alternative income coming in to sustain being in the red for SEVERAL years till you can finally break even or possibly turn a profit. if you roll ur eye's when you read that and think business plans are something for un-passionate people then you better run the other way. retail is extremely hard b/c you have the same bills to pay every month, rain or shine, profit or loss, holiday season or summer slump. testing the water with a 'garage' business is always a good way of knowing what ur getting into. if you feel like there is a need for certain products it would be much easier to start a lure company and get the existing tackle shops to carry ur product and sell it online.

d**n and i thought i was a grouch. the guys first post and he's getting jumped all over. its well written and he provides lots of info. sounds like a fluke so he had a heart for a fish that seemed to be defying all odds and released it again. now he wants to know what the heck happened so he joined this site for some possible answers.. so he can improve his tourny's. and if his regulations allow him to keep SM so be it. i don't have experience with live wells but we've all kept nightcrawlers/insects/mealworms etc in the fridge and seen what it does to their metabolism. 41 deg is cold so maybe it's metabolism slowed down for winter and ur empty live well was nothing but a refrigerator keeping him on ice. maybe more experienced guys can provide info on minimizing live well mortality. don't guys dump ice in them sometimes?

I got home the other day from work and there was a package at the door..... Thought it was some parts for my boat that I ordered. As I'm walking in the door I knew what I was going to be doing for the next few hours............ Installing my new parts.... I opened the package and the was an letter on the top of the package, I unfolded it and started reading. We appreciate your interest in becoming part of the Lake Fork Trophy (LFT) family. We will review your resume and qualifications. As you can imagine, we receive many request and we do our best to review all of these in a timely manner. We will contact you if there is a current need in your area. If there is not a current need, we will keep all requests on file for future considerations. Again, thank you for your interest in LFT Lures. As I was reading this I thought to myself man my first letter and they took the time to read and reply with a generic letter, but still they still took the time to read it, that's all that matters now.... I continue reading the letter as there was more to it..... The above is what I usually send to applicants, but your letter caught my attention. Although I take all pro-staff orders I'm usually not the one who makes the final decision on who gets added. But I'm going to add you anyway. Our pro-staff get % off all LFT products and % off anything else. If there is something that you would like to try out let me know and I will get your free samples. Send me updates and info on how you are doing and promoting LFT. I don't expect you to use LFT exclusively since we are not paying you, but the more you help us the more we can help you. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns... Thank you and welcome to Lake Fork Tackle.... at the bottom of the box 15 bags of all types of there baits to add to the current ones that I have.... Now I was thinking that my first letter not only got looked at by someone but it also got a very good reply.... I was very excited for myself at this moment, Its a start to a long dream that I have had... I have taken 5 straight years into planning and reading to put my approach and finial letter together.... Thank you for anyone that has taken the time to read and had out some constructive knowledge on my other post, this feeling that I have is also a large part of the ones who took the time to help out..... Thank you!!!

Denali has a Jadewood 7' M for dropshotting, but I like the 7'2 Kovert spinning rod. 10lb braid 6-8lb floro leader Seaguar of course!

Well, Ive decided that Im converting one of my Curado 50e's to a BFS. Earlier today I ordered an Avail micro spool with 4 pin brake and Kotobi BFS Air bearings from hedgehog studios. I do need to buy another 50 sized reel now, but not a BFS type. Thanks for all your help! It just sounded like a tricked out 50 will be as good a BFS reel as anything else, so thats what I went with. Drew

To catch bass, learn the ways of the crawfish you must.................. Short answer to your question, yes some species of crawfish eat plant material and basically live in the weeds.

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