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Will have it Tuesday and will fish it Thursday, Friday and Saturday! Jeff

The Squirrel is making it happen ~ A-Jay

But it's on the internet. It has to be true.

Have you told her to step inside because you have a package for her.

Chase him down yelling, "doo doo brown suit, doo doo brown suit!". He will be laughing so hard at this. That he will hit a power pole. Thusly causing the lines to break free and arc phase to phase to phase on his truck. The resulting arc flash will blow the windows in on him and detonate the gas tank. Thusly vaporizing him in a fire ball of hot death. You will never have to worry about him throwing another package again. Problem solved. My momma always told me to use my words, and not my fist. See how much more effective it is!

If I were in your position, I would get one baitcast setup and one spinning setup. If you aren't up to learning to use a baitcaster, get two spinning setups. Baitcaster: BPS Pro Qualifier $79 at classic sale 7' MH Berkeley Lightning Shock or BPS Tourney Special $49 Spinning: Pfluegar President 6930 $49 at classic sale 6'6" M Berkeley Lightning Shock or BPS Tourney Special $49 Should put you under $250 after tax.

I wondered why he always went to the back door.

Where's your wife in all of this?! That's usually the remedy, LOL!!

Does anyone?

slow and easy pee You know that relaxing feeling you get when you got to go bad. You step up to the urinal, take a deep breath and let it out nice and slonezp. Nothing more relieving or relaxing in the world than that.

A cranky old woman was arrested for shoplifting at a grocery store. She gave everyone a hard time, from the store manager to the security guard to the arresting officer who took her away, complaining and criticizing throughout the process. When she appeared before the judge, the judge asked what she had stolen from the store. The lady defiantly replied, "Just a stupid can of peaches." The judge then asked why she had done it. She replied, "I was hungry and forgot to bring any cash to the store." The judge asked how many peaches were in the can. She replied, "Nine, but what do you care about that?" The judge patiently said, "Well, ma'am, because I'm going to give you nine days in jail -- one day for each peach." As the judge was about to drop gavel, the lady's long suffering husband raised his hand and asked if he might speak. The judge said, "Yes, what do you have to add?" The husband said, “Your Honor, she also stole a can of peas.”

This question may get no answers at all, but I get curious at some of your screen names. What is the story behind them. Some are self explanatory. A lot are not. Why did you choose the name you have? Mine, Hootibenji, well, in grade school I had a friend, whom we all thought looked like a cross between an owl and Benjamin Franklin, hence, Hootiebenji. My name is in memory of my little buddy. Hootiebenji

I like Davy but the "Squirrel" nailed it today!

You'd be ok as long as he wasn't wielding a ladle

You could also try nose hooking the fluke with a 1/0 wide gap finesse hook from Gamakatsu. Then you could alternate with wacky senkos.

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Put it on LIVE TV!!! C'mon Bassmaster and ESPN! Why can't you make this happen? The entire non-professional fishing community is screaming to watch this event LIVE on TV. Are there Congressmen on your board of directors?

I love reading anything from SirSnookAlot. It must be so fun to have both fresh and salt water opportunities close by! I've never tried rooster tails, I always thought they were more for trout or something up here, but thanks to you I'll be picking up a few to try out on bass this summer!

shhhhhh there are no bass in Maine... only trout and salmon here

Where did you get the number 7? Not being a smart arse. If I'm flipping I bring 3 if I'm bed fishing I bring 3-4 If I'm fishing deep I bring 5. It really depends what techniques you or the boater or vice versa are doing.

Never ever fish to fill a limit...you in it to win it!

I zip-tie all my skirts!

Wah wah waaaaahhhh. He's here all week folks........come in and enjoy the show!

I tell you, if the winning angler of the Classic wins on a Curado I. Yeah, we might be able to find one come October.

If anyone who gets one early can do a picture comparison between the 200E side by side, I have a "Like" ready for you

Have fun. Slow Down. Never leave fish to find other fish.

Sometimes I get really bad and order stuff to my office so my wife doesn't see.

My handle is real simple: 'RoLo' stands for Roger & Lois Lois has been my faithful fishing companion since 1964. Roger

Their classic sale is even worse. Total let down. The only thing happy right now is my wallet.

I can't remember exactly how the story goes but basically I was fishin with the wife who does not fish. She was tanning on the back deck and asked why I was so quiet. I told we had to be quiet or it would spook the fish. She said so you are like a bass ninja? Yes honey "Ima bass ninja"

My screen name is how it all started for me. On Christmas Day of 2010, my mother in law got my father in law a $5 fishing game for his wii. I played it that day and was "hooked" on fishing. I went the next day to walmart and started buying tackle. The rest is history.................

Greatest Tournament Fisherman: Rick Clunn Greatest Fisherman: Al Lindner

Mike at Siebert Outdoors is first class! I contacted him here on the site after I visited his website, but was absolutely overwhelmed with all my options! I asked him about creating me a little assortment of jigs as I intend on really getting more comfortable with the jigs this year. I wanted a little bit of everything, different hooks, different heads, different skirts, etc. I sent him a little wish list and the price range I was trying to stay in and he was happy to help make it happen! All I had to do was sit back and wait every day for them to show up and yesterday was the day!! I got home to find the finest quality craftsmanship I’ve seen on a jig! The assortment was awesome and the detail on the work is incredible. I couldn’t be more satisfied with the products and the service Mike provided! If anyone else had that overwhelmed feeling when browsing his site I’m certain you could give him a shout and have him help you out. I absolutely cannot wait to get that bluegill swim jig in the water, that thing looks phenomenal!! Thanks Mike!

Go to the bathroom (sit) right before you leave the house. Can't tell you how many times I have gone through my checklist over and over in the morning at home, only to realize once the fishing starts that I forgot to handle business that day. You'll be able to hold it but could mess you up mentally all day.

I ordered this combo when they were both 25% off several weeks ago. It is really my first step into the high end gear arena after fish the last few years with more modest gear, like the Lews TP and Powell Endurance rods. I am a jig guy so I wanted my first shot at highly touted stuff to be in an all around jig rod. First impression- The Shimano Core 100 mg is light and it is smooth! It weighs about the same as a Team Lews Pro that I have. The core has a silkiness to the retrieve. It is a lot smoother is action than my several Lews TPs and has a slight edge on the Team Pro. (Not making this a reel competitionnbut I did want to reference to something). The DX is an absolutely stunning rod. I love the finish. The rod is noticeably lighter than the Powell's I own. I really like the tip of this rod just messing around in the shop. I spooled the reel with 14lb Sniper and paired the two. The combo is pretty darn light. They balance perfectly. The balance point was just above the reel seat. On to the fishing! I've been out on several short or half day trips with it and I was able to see what all the fuss was about. I went to an area I fish a lot with some deeper boat docks and I was able to fish this rod and my other jig rod a Powell 714/ Lews TP. On both rods I used both 3/8 and 1/2 jigs with typical rage craw trailers I was impressed with how well the core casts on the DX. I was able to roll cast and skip the lighter jigs under the docks with ease. Ok now to the fun part,....was it sensitive, it the 704 strong enough to fish 1/2oz jigs, ? Yes and yes! I only caught 5 fish on that rod but, it is flat out like having x ray vision. The rod feels good. I was able to get good hook sets and yank the fish out before they got me wrapped around poles. I fished about a few trees and got the same result. Rod has plenty of backbone and the reel was able to do its job too! Ok so would I buy another Core or DX. Maybe and Yes! I could tell a food difference with the rod over my Powell it is absolutely worth the extra hundred bucks. The Core is a phenomenal reel but o would have to catch it on sale again. I felt that differences in the Core and the Team Pro weren't that far apart to to justify the extra money. Team Pros can be had for 233 all day and most people can get a core for 370.. that's a 140 bucks for what I found to be a little difference. Now my team pros are still earning their dues, I know the Core will last me a lifetime if taken care of. That all said, if in see a pattern of the sales like that again I will absolutely capitalize. Hope this helps a few guys. And just remember, I'm not a pro, I'm not a rep, and not a fishing gear service guy, just a fisherman. Thanks guys. Edit- oh I forgot to mention, I love the handles on the Core far and away more than the handles and Eva crap on the Team Pro. And much more than the flat paddles of the TP. Its a lot more comfortable

TW is having a sale. Just ordered more

The problem is on your end. I just loaded the page. The guys from Hawgtech are always around on here, so I don't see why you have not got a response.

Hmmmm .....where I´ve heard that same argument before ? ...........oh yeah ! that would be my argument too !!! also, worms ain´t the only thing I hook shakeyheads.

Welcome and enjoy the forums Hope you enjoy them as much as I! As always, Happy fishing! Skippy

Thats funny - I have dozens of different combo's in my storage racks and I can tell you exactly what line/leader is on each one right now. But I rememeber stuff like that.

Or spent some time in Alabama. Hmmm. All this talk about accents makes me wonder who has the best/hardest to understand southern accents...yeah its a blowout, Cajuns, by far.

Ah yes, the home of Longwood College and that big furniture store. OK, here is my two cents about this Saturday: 1. We are going to get clobbered with rain on Friday meaning a cold front is moving through the area. 2. Saturday will be a beautiful day with nice blue skies. 3. The bass will eat their hearts out on Friday and not be hungry on Saturday. 4. You will have to aggravate them into hitting your baits, be on the bottom or via the water column with a moving bait. 5. You can throw anything you want to try to get them to hit it. 6. Bottom baits like Shaky Head, Drop Shots and jigs/pigs. 7. Moving baits like lipless crankbaits, think sized bladed crankbaits, spinnerbaits and swim jigs. 8. Lighten up on your line test and bait size. 9. Fish slow and be patient. 10. Try shallow; all wood and grass you can find; piers and docks; in the sun; along the north and western banks throw parallel to the bank; throw out and reel in back to the bank in a fan pattern; and try to find anything that can hold heat to warm the water a few degrees. 11. Have your needle nose pliers with you just in case you do catch something along with your polarized sun glasses. 12. With all that said above who knows? They may want a fat KVD 2.5 or a thin Norman or a nice Zoom trick worm on a shaky head or a Roboworm on a drop shot. Just take your spinning gear with the lightest line you can put on your rod and reel and hit the water early and fish all day. Let us know how you do and what they decided to eat.

I think Linder could fish in a puddle and catch a citation szed fish of any species

Don't worry about me bro. I've been messed up since birth. Not sure what brown is down means, but last week I mentioned 69th and Halstead, Now I'm thinking Belmont and Halstead??? Do an image search

I'm bronze. I don't get roasted or sun burned. I just get darker! LOL

You'd have to go back further in time than any on the original post. Rushmore is a tribute to our founding fathers. While all mentioned are notable, any list that does not include Gadabout Gaddis, the Flying Fisherman is incomplete. He was a pioneer in television fishing shows, bringing the sport to the masses. Without him, and others like him KVD, and his fellow pros would not be where they are today. The pioneers of fishing belong on Mount Fishmore, not those who are the beneficiaries of the visionary, ground breakers, who made huge contributions that produced fishng as we know it today. "Roscoe Vernon Gaddis (January 28, 1896 - October 21, 1986), known professionally as Gadabout Gaddis, was a 20th-century American fisherman and television pioneer.[1] Gaddis, an avid fisherman since his youth in Illinois,[2] was also a pilot and adventurer. He began his career in the early days of television by showing his home movies of his fishing expeditions.[3] His show Outdoors with Liberty Mutual was first broadcast in 1939 and was only the second sponsored television show (Lowell Thomas's was the first). The show was eventually carried on 73 stations. Going Places with Gadabout Gaddis in the 1950s was less successful,[4] but beginning in the early 1960s Gaddis starred in The Flying Fisherman, also sponsored by Liberty Mutual. Gaddis would fly to a different location, and fish. The shows were filmed without sound, and Gaddis would add his low-key and folksy narration in the studio.[4] Gaddis was nominated for an Emmy in 1968.[2] Gaddis lived in Bingham, Maine, and Gadabout Gaddis Airport in that town[5] was his base of operations. The airport was built about 1950 and later bought by Gaddis." http://www.gadaboutgaddis.com/

There are. I've got a few laying on my workbench.

Dont listen to dock talk, 95% of it is lies. Never quit either, five mins can put a limit in the boat. You might feel like you will never make it only to have it happen fifteen mins before you must return to the launch. Pay attention to every detail you get, pay attention to the birds, the surface activity, wheres the gills/gulls.

i beat the bank for years and was a certified pond master before moving off shore. ponds are like fishing in a barrel BUT it still take awhile to learn how to: consistently catch fish, catch the biggest fish in the pond and learn how to read what's going on above and below the water. 1 ponds have a feeder stream, either above ground or underground. the feeder stream brings fresh water/oxygen/food. the influx of water during heavy rain and flooding flushes out a pit where they like to hold. there will always be fish hanging there, especially in summer b/c its like air conditioning. you can usually see the feeder creek above ground. if the pond is underground/spring fed the surface area can sill looks 'swampy' ie you won't trek thru that area without waders; you can smell the moisture in the air; there is beaver activity; tall cat tails, bullies etc. 2 the water must exit the pond as well. this area also holds fish but in my experience not as big. 3 streams meander thru a large lake like a snake. they don't have quite the opportunity to zig zag from bank to bank in a small pond. at the very least the underwater stream favorites one side of the pond. this will be the deeper side and it holds better fish. the opposite side is usually shallow, more stagnant water w/ slimy algae on the surface and on the bottom, and tapers very slowly out to the middle. it has stumps and logs jammed in the muck etc. this would be the pond flat or cove side. i always try this area but it produces best during spawn, spring, fall. bass don't worry about predators from above as much in low light conditions so they will be more bold about sitting in this shallow water at dusk/dawn/night fishing or with wind chop on the surface or rain. i hate this area in the summer b/c its the hottest part of the pond w/ no current or wind. but i love fishing it during the cold season b/c the water warms up the fastest so bass sunbath in these pond coves or corners. its hard to get a 'big lure over their head in this shallow water b/c even a 4" senko casts a bald eagle like shadow. i try my normal lures but keep them far off shore to draw the fish out to them. if they aren't chasing or are skiddish i go with a 1/8 Mepps in-line spinner. its the only thing i've found can be cast right over their heads and not spook them from above or below in 12" of water. a lot of times the thumping/vibration from a double willow spinnerbait just scares the crap out of them in stable pond water this shallow. there are aggressive feeding times where they love it so i start big but quickly downsize if i'm just scaring bass. the more you analyze ponds and what's going on above water the easier it become to read whats going on underneath. ponds are more shallow so it's easy to see bass reacting negatively to vibrating lures. learn from their reaction and make adjustments immediately. 4 if there is a dock never walk out onto it b/c you'll spook all the fish on that side of the pond. first stealth cast both sides and then the front from both direction. then slowly tip toe out to access deeper water. never walk directly up to the waters edge. i make my first cast from 10-15ft back. i've seen other guys laugh at me bc i'm elmer fudd but there's nothing better than silently flipping a lure 6ft off shore and having a giant bass smash it. vise versa there's nothing worse than walking right up to the waters edge only to spook a nice bass out to the deep. most guys see the swirling bass take off and think 'oh there's good activity today'. but really you just spooked a bass you could have caught. 5 fan casting is the way to go. i'll fan cast an area and move on. i don't fish, i hunt fish. ur first cast to an area has the best chance of catching the biggest bass and/or the most aggressive bass. so why not relocate often. some guys sit in the same spot all day long. probably bc that's how they were taught to fish. i've literally caught 3 fish approaching a guy...walked around him...and caught 3 more bass as i hiked up shore. he finally came over to ask me what my magic lure was. i know it took alot for him to approach me so i explained the lure changes each day but my hunting/hiking fish style will always be the same. it was probably the last time he used a lawn chair for bass fishing. 6 if ur not catching fish change lures often. if i fan cast 3 different locations with a spinnerbait and don't catch a bass, it's time to change lures. ponds are small so it's easy to locate and/or draw fish in. i'm quick to change lures and go from reaction lure w/ vibration... to reaction w/ no vibration (swim jig/senko/swimbait etc)... to bottom bounding something like a t-rig, c-rig, split shot... to flipping wacky senkos... to dead sticking senkos, drop shot or bottom crawling jigs. you only have so much shore/casting real estate from shore so i'm quick change lures. and i'm quick to slow down my retrieves and/or be patient. 7 analyze what comes back on ur hook. the two best things are green vibrant weeds and/or clean leaves. these areas hold bass so if ur hook comes back with either you are in the right place. the worst thing to bring back is green slim algae=keep hiking up shore. fountains or aerators are also fish magnets b/c of the oxygen/food and cover. i fished a pond for years that had no weeds but it had an aerator. it created an underwater current system and fresh mulched leaves would gather in a nice pocket 30ft away. this is where i always caught the biggest bass. it took a 80ft cast to get out there. if i couldn't draw them back with a reaction bait i would just bombed a jig out and slowly worked it till they crushed it. 8 i hate frogs . no matter how stealth i am, they are better. a frog jumping into the water is like an alarm to bass that gives away my position. if i spook a frog into the water at a good location i wait a few minutes before casting. i just check my text messages, tie my shoe, put on new lure etc. let the spot settle until the bass drops his guard again. 9 use braid mainline with leader of ur choice. i also carry 2 rods and use a fanny pack. One spinning and one casting rod. both have a braid (10lb and 30lb) with yo zuri leaders (6, 8, 12, 15 or 17 lb). i keep a bunch of 12ft leaders wrapped up with a piece of tape around each. it takes up virtually no room and weighs next to nothing yet i'm prepared for any situation. if the cover gets nasty i just remove the leaders and fish straight braid. 10 skip buying ur next two rods and buy a kayak. it will get you off shore and open so many possibilities. so many angles, constant fresh water, access to deeper water, ultra stealth. spring is coming and every box store will have one for under $300. it will change ur fishing life. Good article by Hank Parker on Pond fishing: http://www.bassresource.com/hank-parker-fishing/pond-fishing-tactics.html