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I got out fishing after work yesterday for about 4 hours. It was my first time fishing the pond we went to. The water temperature was surprisingly very warm, 67 degrees. We saw a lot of empty beds but a couple fish still were on them. We caught a lot of pickerel. We didn't get a bass bite for over an hour to start of our outing. Once we figured them out then we started catching a couple. I ended up catching 5 largemouth and my friend caught 3. Between the two of us we caught 15 pickerel. All of the bass were between 2 lbs and 2 3/4 lbs except for one good one I caught on a jig. It was well worth making the drive after work to catch a few bass on a beautiful may afternoon. The good one. Measured about 20.5 inches, its tail was pretty beat up. It weighed in at 5 lbs 3 oz. My biggest bass so far in Vermont this year.

Got 9 today in 3 hours. Fishing was better before it cleared up. I found most of my fish in 4' or less. Other than my jig rod (which was in my hand), this is my arsenal for today. Most of my fish today, came on that drop shot with the Cut 'R Worm. That's a deadly little rig, ya'll should give that a try. I cut about an inch off it to use on the drop shot.

Went out for some smallmouth today and we got what we wanted! The first fish I hooked up with was without a doubt my biggest smallie... I thought I was on the bottom until I felt her head shake, then she came to the surface jumped, dove and snapped my line.... It was pretty depressing but exciting at the same time LOL. After that we got on them pretty good starting with a 2lbs 10 oz on a KVD sexy shad squarebill... The next fish was the lunker of the day a 2lbs 15oz on a 3/4 football head with a gambler little EZ swimbait as a trailer... (Cut off all my hair, not the reason I'm wearing hood lol) Then I stuck another good one at 2lbs 13oz a storm arashi squarebill This fish had probably just spawned 2lbs 0oz and looked pretty beat up and skinny... Then another 2-10 and 2-6 Then I finished of the day with another 2-8 We caught two under two pounds the entire day... Fun day!

Hey guys I went out in the canoe today and found smallies aggressively guarding beds all over the lake. They were hitting Senkos, black and blue bitsy bug jig with green pumpklin trailer, and lizards rigged on a spot remover. It was VERY windy to be out there in the canoe, but it was worh it, I have a picture of one of many 3lb smallies that I caught today, but it won't upload to my gallery. It says I don't have permission to upload "that type of file". What, awesome fish file? Heading out again tomorrow to another lake. Not sure where yet...

Went out today in my kayak and caught this beauty. Smashed a rage-rigged green pumpkin Rage Craw as I reeled it back to the kayak. She measured 18" and 3lbs exactly.

Get a telescoping lure retriever, you won't lose baits you snag in less than 15' of water anymore I can't remember the last crankbait I lost that I could reach with mine. Plus I get dozens of other people's baits out of trees.

After some major indecisiveness on my part, I finally picked up my 2 rods this morning. I already broke them in at a little pond by the house, too. The red-trimmed one is built on a new Shikari blank(yes, new-but old-stock from a secret source ) It is 6'11 and is medium-hvy. power with a nice parabolic bend. It casts a 1/8 oz. Bitsy Bug with a plastic trailer well, but also will blast a 5/8 oz. squarebill with authority. It has Fuji Alconite microguides, an ECS reel seat with black hood and a Fuji weighted counterbalance butt. The cork grips are 2-tone and made by Batson, which look very nice, I think. The second is a Batson 7' RX-7 popping blank, model IP 843. A friend bought my spinning version of this rod and I kind of missed it, so I had one built for a casting reel It has Fuji Alconite microguides with a Fuji ACS reel seat and a Fuji weighted counterbalance butt. Silver aluminum winding checks make it look really nice, too. This rod casts a #11 Rapala floater so well that I actually got it hung up in a tree on the first cast (but the reel might have had something to do with that, too). It casts light stuff phenomenally, which is exactly what I wanted it for-yet it handled a 3/8 oz. spinnerbait well also. Anyway, hope y'all enjoy, because I'm certain that I will!

I toss lipless cranks with all sorts of rods from ML to MH powers and from moderate to fast actions - depending on the weight of the bait and whether it's open water or I expect grass. The rod that I actually use most is a St. Croix Premier - 7'm-f. It's rated at 1/4 to 3/4oz and fishes heavier than most medium-powers, but lighter than a true MH. This is that rod in the photo...

There are dozens of crankbaits that work very well, I don't think there's a "best." There are Rapalas, Norman's, Bombers, Luhr Jensens, Heddons, Bandits, Strike Kings, Lucky Crafts and the list goes on. You're going to have to experiment to see what works best for you and possibly make some arbitrary decisions as to the brands you buy.

Going out with a bunch of guys I know for a little friendly get together bass fishing on the lake. Tight lines for all Sunday if you can.

Picked up a WS ride 115 today and I absolutely love it. Got it out and the water and got a pickerel. You know you're a fisherman when your kayak is worth more than your car

wind??? Yes----> spinnerbait or lipless crank No-----> swimjig or swimbait (usually natural colors) Mitch

Everyone can now take a seat, grab some popcorn, and watch the show. The big "D" is now on the hunt.

Today, I start my 46th year of marriage to the finest woman I know. She definitely deserves a medal.

found a cpl decent deals here and there on these. i havent held one in person tho. does the purple color annoy anyone? just seems so girly. are they a better rod than the max?

Heavenly. Caught the walleye this morning. Cut it into medallions, wrapped in 1/2 strips of bacon and grilled it around 20 minutes in indirect heat. Nothing short of fantastic.

I can't wait for 3:30 PM today! As badly as the Pacers played during the beginning of their playoff run, I think they have righted the ship and are on a mission, which should make for entertaining basketball. The Heat has been playing well enough to inspire moderate confidence as a fan, but this series will be the only real test so far in their playoff run. So barring any injuries to key players on the Heat or the Pacers, my prediction is Heat in 6. The Spurs are somewhat healthy for an aging team and playing lights out basketball! OKC isn't playing at the level required to even match up with the Spurs with Ibaka in the line-up, without the center/power-forward to help, the Spurs should make quick work of the Thunder. Spurs in a gentleman's sweep. By the way I hate the term "gentleman's sweep," its either a sweep or not, but that's the term being used by the media for now. So come on basketball fans, make your predictions and what's your take?

If I had a dollar for every time I cared what people thought, I'd be broke.

Obviously those folks are in minority. If they or the original coach has a problem with it then, well, he should be blaming the league and parents that had a problem with it! And, if he still can't get it, then asked him what about all those times he had to miss practices and team photo day? Seem clear cut to me based on what you said. If you can't follow through with attending practices and photo day, don't bother trying to coach little league baseball... Plain and simple.

Give em hell son. Forget what the other parents say. Those kids deserve better than what they were getting.

Go for it!! It's not like you directly gave him the boot. The other coach should have realized what he was in for when he signed up. If his work/personal life was to hectic for coaching it was his bad decision and the kids shouldn't have to suffer from it.

You have no reason to feel guilty..

Raiders kicks are going to be hanging from the powerlines

The original coach made his own bed by not following through on his responsibilities. If you have the time and want to give it a try then do it. The kids have nothing to lose and everything to gain if you give them the time they deserve. I say go for it.

Headed up to the Wisconsin River and Lake Wisconsin. Conditions sucked with heavy winds and crazy fast current. Worked hard and sorted thru a number of shorts to scrounge up some yummy delicious walleye and sauger. 55* water fishing 14-16fow. Big fish of the weekend was lost at the boat. Was a nice slot sauger. Second big fish was 19.5 sauger and third was 18.5 walleye. The other keepers were at 15". We also ran into some small smallies, drum, and a flathead. Jig and minnow, Jig and Gulp 4" minnows and jig and crawlers in 14-16fow

There's a female gang around these parts and they named me the kidney disturber.

Based on advice gleaned here, I Always keep a finger on the line, whether fishing spinning gear or casting. I mainly fish weightless soft plastics, and my bite detection has improved tremendously since doing this. Oh, and florocarbon doesn't hurt either.

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This is my kinda thread! It doesn't make me feel like I need to go to BPS and drop $300 on tackle. Knowledge sounds like the most important thing here!

I'm confused. It's early and yet to have some coffee. "Donaldson says she’s disappointed this happened. She says, “I hate that it hit our sport. I even hate that it was here at home on our home waters.” The two men never entered any of the Bass Trail Tournaments. Donaldson says, “If you cheat you will get caught.” If you don't enter, how can you cheat?

Pics say it all http://stuffhappens.us/photos-of-dogs-taken-after-leaving-the-shelter-and-getting-in-the-car-20-pics-11615/#

Some of my biggest topwater fish have come in the middle of the day with bright sun. It's not something they see often, and it may not be as effective, but it will still work. I think one of the keys during the middle of the day is to fish it near cover where they can zip out quickly to hit a bait. 7" Slammer slow waked across the surface. Mid 70 degree water, high 80 air temps, about 2pm. Fish came out from a clump of submerged grass and stumps and destroyed the bait.

This guy

2 Tatula's both spooled about a 1/16" from the edge. No issues here.

My Tatula reels a are filled about 1/16" below full,no casting issues using Sunline FC line with Tangle a free line dressing. Tom

IMO I can't see how the batteries by themselves could've caused it. Not saying impossible, but not likely to me. Those batteries should have been QC'd a bunch beforehand in production.

thanks guys. i settled in on the sufix siege 12lb camo

Learn to tie a good joining knot like an alberto or double uni and you will have no issues at the joint, FC line is also much more abrasion resistant than braid in rocky areas. It takes a little time to learn to tie a good knot but once you learn, it is fast and easy and you have the best of both worlds.

SOME FAVORITES Lipless Crankbaits: Spro Aruku Shad - Jackall TN/70 Billed Cranks Bomber Fat-free Shad - Rapala DT Roger

I've literally just got back from Cijara a couple of hours ago. Had a great week there with plenty of bass. On Tuesday I found a weedbed, which is a rare thing on Cijara, and with the westerly wind caught a number of good fish between 3 and 5 pounds, All came on a soft plastic jerkbait when I eventually worked out how to turn followers into takers. The rest of the week was easterly winds and the bite was more awkward. the weedbed produced nothing much, but I caught a good number of fish every day. On Thursday I went beating the banks with a senko and caught a lot of fish, probably about 50, although the average size was down. I still has a couple of three pounders and a four. That was the only day they were really keen on the senko though. Had a number of fish on an Alabama rig when the fish were schooling over deep water, a few spinnerbait fish, crankbait fish, creature fish and jig fish, so it was a matter of scratching round to get a bite, but they were regular enough to give a good bag by the end of the day. Even on a slower day I expect I would have caught 10-15lb limits. A great trip and it sucks to be home again with probably another year to wait for my next bass fishing trip! Just got to nurse my raw "bass thumb" now! One of the Comizo Barbel As we were loading up the van this morning to go to the airport I caught this toad...

Been catching tons of bass on swimbaits,cranks, a few spinner bait fish and weightless,soft plastics. Tried some top water but had 1 strike. Lots of 1-3 pounders can't seem to find the,big femaalrs

Nice, I fish that stretch of the river quite often, then ill follow the bike path down to the canal. People have been nailing smallies up and down the river and in the canal. Silly me, I've been targeting largemouth in the warmer creek...

LOL, who wants to catch an easy 3lb fish, especially the SAME one? Fish the first break and catch what you DONT see (trust me, you're missing out).

If I am being taken to a place that routinely produces 5lb bass, I will ride in the trunk of the car for 5 minutes if needed.

Can't get out till the weekend. But after that winter I'll take whatever fishing I get.

I have used Sally Hansens hard as nails for years and I doubt it is anymore harmful than hooking and dragging them out of the water? Allen

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This. A-Jay

Know how to swim

5 has never let me down from 2lb tippet and up.

President is great. The Sup Xt is nice too but not really worth the extra $. If you are going to buy a spinning reel in that upper price range the Stradic FJ is the only one that is worth it in my opinion.