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So with it December in Kansas we don't see lots of big Largemouth. In fact it's almost down to one one of 2 local powerplants if you want to have a decent day at all and then the Wipers are generaly the best thing going. The wiper are nice because 1 they get big & 2 they school and if you catch one you can sometimes catch several more on consecutive casts. Anyhow I'd just got a new rod to go chase Wiper with. I needed something fairly stiff but not crazy expensive because I dont think it will get used most of the year. I ended up with a MH Duckett rod and I put my 100 size Speed spin on and was chucking a 4" swimbait. So long story short, I get bit and bring the fish to the surface next to the boat and see its a Largemouth and a big one! It immediately dives back down and goes under a steel cable. At this point I'm thinking no way will I get that fish in the boat but then it turns around and swims back from under the cable and I was able to quickly get her in the net. I was by myself and wanted to find someone to take my pic but I didn't want to leave the hot water outlet and take a chance killing the fish by releasing it in colder water. I settled for a couple videos weighing it and snapped a couple pics and sent her back on her merry way.

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They come with this.

To help put it in perspective, our state record is only 11.88 pounds and was caught several years ago out of a private strip pit. The fish before that was 11.75 pounds and that record stood for almost 40 years! Our bass just don't get very big here. I'm still looking for one over 8 in KS!

Really gotten interested in buying a fishing kayak. If I can ever scrape up the money I'll be looking seriously at getting one I think.

Start watching at around 2:50

I wouldn't let that stop me. Heck, I can bench press 36 ounces. Hootie

We'll see pics when he takes the dog to get its nipples pierced

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Uh, Raul... You may think that Southerners are God's chosen people, but around my parts there are a whole lot of us that walk on water!!! oe

This is what I use. Not much, but good enough for me. Diesel 7 ft MH glass Endurance 714 7'1" H Max 683 6'8" MH btw... Endurances are on sale for 120 at TW....

I've got a few different pairs of split ring pliers. A micro screw driver still works best for me. Poke the flat blade through, and then twist it to open the ring.

I've always had great luck with the tried and true Jitterbug in black. Some days i'll catch fish after fish on that......warm summer evening.....*sigh.....can you tell it's winter here in Indiana yet?

I don't think any one company is going to take the crown for most durable. Most if not all of the major reel companies have produced reels that have proved themselves to stand the test of time and use. You have already had suggestions for many reels that are very good. Pick the one that has the set of features you are interested in and best meets the needs of your fishing and you will have your winner.

What are you gonna do? Happens every winter. Pass by, or educate.

I've never seen any in any of the ponds I fish, but I do see one every now and then behind the wheel of a pickup.

First jig fish on my first jig I've ever made. Not a giant but a keeper at 16" none the less. It's a bunch of browns and purples with a hint of black and blue in there. I call it the "Ozark Special" lol.

I'm originally from Westminster, there is a motel in town, good food. Motels in Seneca, its the bigger town in the county. Places you MUST EAT. Seneca Betty's Hungry House - Breakfast. HUGE BISCUITS Time Drive In - Classic food Skins Hotdogs - just plain good Bantam Chef - Greasy Burgers Westminster Yousef's Cafe - Little bit of everything. HB Steaks are amazing Lucky Strike - #8 Hamburger (Mustard. chili, onions) Moore and Moore Fish Camp - EXCELLENT

if you can figure this out, just let me know? or.....I yam cantankerous fisherman that's obtuse -- just let me kayak ?

Then you would have lost because the only thing Curt catches out of LaCygne with jigs is flat heads and the steel cables . That being said, I would gladly catch a one of his flatheads from that lake!

Clayton,it was nice of you to let Curt catch a green fish out of that lake, instead of Flatheads. Lol

Thanks for the description. We sure weren't gonna see a picture of him!

Hello! My siebert outdoors order is here at last!! So exciting opening up a box of fresh, beautifully crafted jigs. Black and blue punchin jig (also, i'm looking to use this rage tail lobster as trailer, but do you think its too big??? ) PB&J Punchin jig Bluegill swimjig Bama craw punch rig

According to KVD (from the KVD website), power fishing is "about maximizing your time with the lures and techniques required to catch fish under current conditions." Isn't that what every basser tries to do except when he's feeling too lazy to try? "Power fishing" seems to be a meaningless and subjective term that can cover almost anything but sitting on the bank in a folding chair with a cane pole and a cork, kind of dozing off, and the night crawler has been finessed off your tiny hook by a little bream a half hour ago. Now, that's definitely not power fishing. But maybe what I do is, even when it's from the bank.

Just talk to yourself and answer. While your fishing saythings like 'I know that body is somewhere and laugh after that whileyour reeling

Fall fish I catch them in the river by my house they get pretty big and fight pretty hard. They also bite in winter so it's fun when ur not catching any thing

Wooooo, nice bass! Better update your PB to "between 9-10lbs!"

wait a couple months..the beagle might be having pups..

And Mike is a great guy and loves to ham it up when you get your pics taken with him. Nicest guy in the world so keep an eye out for him. And Jimmy Houston, Hank Parker, Hackney, Ish, G-Man, etc. They will be all over the place and you will find them as nice as the NASCAR drivers.

Looks sweet! Looking forward to some pics of bass you catch on them.

It is made by a company called Naked Baits, it is not a comerical skirt making tool, but for lower quantities it makes it easy. I use the tool with a typical skirt band and get my skirt the way I want it. I install it, then wire tire just below the skirt band and then cut the skirt band free.

Well, my Grand Dad told me how Minnesota ice fishing first came to be… Seems back in 1879 there was a lumberjack named Sven Oldsen that settled just three stone’s throws northwest of Fergus Falls with his wife Lena and their dog Oly. On a particularly bitter cold morn with the sun just throwing its first rays through the standing pines, Sven was awakened by a roar he could only imagine coming from a full grown bull moose. As Sven sat straight up to find Oly scurrying off the foot of the bed for whatever cover he might find, it came to Sven that the thunderous and now odorous commotion was merely Lena releasing some of the benefits of yesterday’s deer jerky. Day’s early light illuminated the generous stream of drool meandering through Lena’s Scandinavian mud pack facial and got Sven to thinking. He could slap the generous behind lying next to him and hope to convince Lena that a round of close cuddling was in order, OR… he could quietly creep out into the -17 degree northwest wind, trek the ¾ mile path to the Ottertail River Dam and chisel a hole through the 27 inch thick ice cover to drop a fishing line and hope to snag a couple more of those 7 inch perch he’d been snagging a few months earlier. That particular morn Sven’s decision took less time than would most of you still reading this story and the rest is, as they say in Minnesota, uff-da. oe

Sure looks like a fallfish to me. It's a type of chub, and the bane of many a flyfisherman who are after trout. :-) Tight lines, Bob

We also know spotted owl is great barbequed! It tastes just like Eagle!

Just tastes like bread to me....lol. I think I would gag on $4.00 -$7.00 bread. Would definitely have to sell my GLX's..lol. Hootie

I really want to use mine too but once I get home from school its pretty much dark out, throw in all the schoolwork with finals coming up = no time to fish

I have tried a few different ways, once I got this tool it reduced the time and my skirts looked a lot better. A solid 25 dollar investment.

Job well done.

I have a cool tool for making skirts, it sure helps if you are going to do more than just a few. I will see if I can find the name of it for you.

Hey Senko lover, Hopefully you will be able to get down here. I have been sitting on my back porch on the lake and see pro anglers. its awesome seeing them practice! I am hoping to see Mike Iaconelli on the lake. I will certainly not bother them but my familys fishing/boating store is at the ramp so hopefully he will stop in. Would be nice to meet him.

Do Yankees even know what a feist is? Or the regard that southerners have for those lil' mongrels? A feist is more raider than the Masstiff. I mean they're bug eyed, think they're ten foot tall and bullet proof, spend allot of time barking up the wrong tree, specialize in chasing bushy tail, shake when they bark, and hard to house train. Sounds more and more like raider the more I think about it

That's a raider dog, not some snoopy looking thing..

I used to think the berkley eggs were ridiculous, then I tried them, if you can get a natural drift I'm convinced that most trout will eat it. With the trout magnets you just twitch/jig them, drives the fish nuts, the jighead is shaped like a shad dart so they go all over the place instead of just up and down like normal jigheads. 4lb test max for trout magnets, 2 is better though.

The braid of my choice is Power Pro. Reason being: its really affordable, especially in Walmart. It casts very well and it's easy to manage. I am sure the other braids mentioned are probably really good, but with PP so readily accessible to me and i have such a good track record using it, i really don't see the need to change brands.

If you rip the arse out of your knickers, Kanzen is better for stitching up emergency repairs. Power Pro, on the other hand is better for sewing on buttons. Neither is worth a sick monkey's flop for fishing.

Been a power pro fan since they came out and were innovative textiles... New seaguar Smackdown is some nice braid as well.

A man goes to the bar on a cruise ship and orders a Scotch with two drops of water. As the bartender gives him the drink he says: 'I'm on this cruise to celebrate my 88th birthday and it's today.' The bartender says 'Well, since it's your birthday, I'll buy you a drink. In fact, this one is on me.' As the man finishes his drink the person to his right says'I would like to buy you a drink, too.' The old man says 'Thank you. Bartender, I want a Scotch with two drops of water.' 'Coming up' says the bartender.' As he finishes that drink, the person to his left says 'I would like to buy you one, too.' The old man says 'Thank you. Bartender, I want another Scotch with two drops of water.' 'Coming right up' the bartender says. As he gives him the drink, he says, Sir, I'm dying of curiosity. Why the Scotch with only two drops of water?' The old man replies, ’Sonny, when you're my age, you've learned how to hold your liquor... Holding your water, however, is a whole other issue.'

HA! nevermind!!! ITS ALIVE!!!! I accidentally hit the "off" switch which is tucked WAY UP under the pedal (probably to prevent that). So it works!!!!!!

Thanks RICK PATRI!!!!!!

White bass are like trying to unhook a ticked off porcupine. I get finned or cut by about every other one I catch.