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Today while playing with the kids my oldest asked me what fly fishing was so I showed him some flies and my fly rod and then this happens. Totally made my day smiling ear to ear which was much needed lately.

I'm still looking for your dogs

I think we're feeding a troll....Kobe, is that you?

Raider were all fishing you should try it some time

what?

I'm preoccupied watching "professional" video games and listening to K-pop. Sue me.

Been having a pretty good year so far, here are some pics:

I open up my heart and you step on it..

For spinnerbaits I would look at a the older Zillion reels. Mag Z braking, more beefed up internals, and bullet proof. The Steeze series reels would be better for tipup presentations.

Didn't realize that was possible

When the water is dirty, like I'm assuming it still is out there, bass will position themselves right on the bank and often facing towards the bank waiting for their next meal to get washed into the lake. It just makes your job a lot easier. Pitch in there, if they don't bite after the first couple hops, reel in and repeat. You can cover lots of water that way.

Please save all snaps until the end. Little kitten, little cat, sitting on my welcome mat, picked him up he started to purr, then I shaved off all his fur. Little mouse little feet, sitting on my toilet seat, pushed him in, flushed him down, watched the mousey spin around. Birdy birdy in the snow, broken wing broken toe, nursed him well with bits of bread, then he pooped upon my head. Here I sit, broken hearted, came to poop but only farted, little later took a chance, went to fart and pooped my pants. Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and I love all of you. Thank you all! You have been a wonderful audience!

It's also smart to leave your hatches open, in case it does get hot, you won't have any pressure build up from expansion.

I have had a Galyan rod, an upper level rod I believe, for many years. I got it as part of a combo, I think. I always liked the blank (nice medium brown color) but hated the ugly grey guide rings and the grip/reel seat. I rebuilt the rod to my liking and love it. It feels almost the same as my St Croix SCV70MF, level 5 , 7 foot, medium power, fast action.

I would put a few lakes that should be selected as Honorable Mentions: 1. Lake Powell, Utah ( smallies average 1/2 pound to two pounds with the odd 3 pounder, so primarily focus on largemouth, which average 2 to 5 pounds and occasionally bigger) Takes at least a 20 pound sack per day to win most tournaments), and I've seen three day totals of 45 pounds not quite make the top 5. If it's tough, catch some smallies for a quick limit (10 pounds if you're lucky), and then focus on nothing but largemouth the rest of the tournie.) The drought has made finding largemouth someone tricker due to lack of brush cover but they often sit in the shallows near where the brush once was, and will use cover like tumbleweeds and log jams from flash floods. Smallies sit on the rip rap rocks. The best rip rap rocks are those in the shade, the very best ones stay MOSTLY in the shade). 2. Lake Washington, Washington. 3. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Utah 4. Quail Creek Reservoir, Utah 5. Wilson Lake - AL/TN 6. Elephant Butte, NM (Though Drought affected) 7. New Melones, CA (Through Drought affected) 8. Lake Oahe, SD (smallies) 9. Truman Lake, MO 10. Weiss Lake, AL 11. Stick Marsh, FL (though not what it was a few years ago) 12. Flaming Gorge - UT/WY, good numbers of smallies to five pounds. Gotta average 18 to 20 pounds top constantly have change there 13. Aurora Reservoir - Colorado - Producing lots of 3 to 4 pound smallies and some even bigger, while the largemouth are taking off in the flooded shallows again and some 7 - 8pounders have been showing. It's not a head over heals action type lake, but when you get bit,it's a quaility fish. Gas motor only lake which is a slight pain, but the real pain is a very overbearing parks staff that kicks you off right at dusk and will ticket you for anything they can. But it is a good fishery. Nearby Quincy Lake is much smaller, but 5 - 7 pound largemouth aren't unheard of and 3 - 4 pounders common. 14, Navajo Reservoir - numbers aren't insane, but 3 - 5 pound smallies are common and a 20 - 25 pound limit on smallies a long isn't out of the question for a skiller basser. Most of these lakes it takes at least a 22 pound bag to have a chance at the top three or winning. If we get some good rain and snow this year in California and for the next several years, lakes like Folsum, Whiskeytown, Diamondvalley, Pyramid and others will start to produce better once again.

OBX is in North Carolina

Well that was entertaining, LOCKDOWN!!

I store mine sitting on the PVC scupper cart I built in my garage.

Yes, I do. I bought it because the price was right, and it was helping out another member by putting money in his pocket. I already own a Steez 100hla. I really don't need two of them, but I'm not upset either if it doesn't sell. Who would be mad about having 2 very lightweight,refined, and smooth reels? Also I don't have a rod for it, and that means spending another $200-300 on a rod. I also just bought a TD-Z so I could put the money towards upgrading a few things on it. I like to try out different reels too. So having doubles isn't exactly my first choice either. I sold off some things last winter to build a smaller arsenal of nicer combos. Well now I have just as many as before, but nicer. I'd really like to get it down to 5 casting setups, and 1 spinning setup again. I don't fish many tournaments due to no longer having a truck to tow my boat. When I fish the bank I usually take 3. When using my kayak I take 4-5. Generally end up just using 3 anyways. So everything else just sits on the rack in my basement. I was at the point of having it cut down for a short time. That didn't last too long haha. I'm a sucker for a good deal I guess. Unfortunetly quality fishing gear isn't one of those things that you'll get your money back when selling. Honestly the cheaper stuff gets you a better return. You still lose money, but it doesn't seem to be as much. I refuse to lose my rear end when selling things so I just end up holding on to them. It's mildly entertaining when you list a $500 reel for $230 and someone offers you $180. No thanks I'll keep it before I do that. Sorry for the long post.

Definitely learn how to fly fish for what it is good for. I have been fly fishing since I was around 14, I am 41 now. I was a guide for the last three years I lived in NM. I moved to NE OK about a year and a half ago. I now live about a thousand yards from a small lake with great bass fishing and a stream below it chock full of warm water varieties of fish. At first all I was using was the fly rod, I am not a snob but it is all I know and it was the only gear I had. I did ok but could never get the big largemouth to hit. Plenty of 8-10 inchers but nothing big at all. I did get on very nice catfish, smallmouth, and white bass though. I wanted one of those big largemouth which I have never really fished for. So, I got a cheap baitcaster rig and some soft plastic critters and learned how to Texas rig. It took about two days and I had one of my better ones to date on the end of my line. I was hooked. If I want big bass I grab that baitcaster and get to work. I now have three rigs and I am hammering the bass with hollow frogs from deep mat with a heavy action rod and 50# braid. It is freakin awesome! And if I don't get them on that I grab the the punch rig and send a critter down and yank them with LOL! So, what is my point here? Ya, learn to fly fish, you will never catch more trout in your life, I gaurantee that. I can outfish any bait dunker with my fly rod when it comes to trout. When it comes to largmouth on a lake, baitcaster tactics will own over working a fly rod. I know that now. I think the more weapons you have under your belt the better time you will out there. Plus, there is nothing better than fly fishing on a crystal clear stream high in the mountains knowing that the slightest mistake will spook that trout of a lifetime you see feeding up river of you in a small pocket. You presentation has to be perfect, your fly has to be the right shape, size, and color and your tippet is 6x and you know that the fight you are about to have with this 20 inch Rainbow will have to handled perfectly to land that fish. For me a lot of fly fishing is about the adventure of getting to secluded streams and catching wild or native strains. Also learning the bug life cycle in streams is helpful in a lot of situations and you are forced to do that if you want to be a successful fly fisher...

I feel like we're arguing with a boy who still believes the basketball is flat....

What in tarnation is that boy doing with a fairy wand in his hand??!!!

That worm is almost as big as the fish LOL.

Lebron did not lose these Finals! Golden State WON these Finals!

I've done well with the H20 lipless baits from Academy. You can find them in the $3-$5 range.

Why is my bait sinking? Oh...

Welcome to life. It hits you pretty hard when you're 17 or 18 and have never worked but suddenly, you're expected to. Sadly, I put a great deal of that blame on mom and dad for not encouraging you to get a job before you graduated. You say: LOL, yeah, they are. Last time I checked, "relaxing and chilling" is the textbook beginnings of full on laziness. If you're not out there, working to get better, you're getting passed by the people who are.

You've got the qualifications to become President. Learn how to play golf and borrow money to vacation in Hawaii.

Sadly, that's is the utter truth! Just yesterday afternoon I met this guy, about 30 years old at the lake and WOW was he ever mad. He couldn't go fishing all morning because his girlfriend had to go all the way down to the welfare office, sit there for three hours just to get their food stamps, and he had to stay home and watch the three kids! How unfair is that?

I am thinking that a Fast action would work better for you.

Not sure what you mean...set the hook...? All that means is they're active.

That's why your'e the most Raidinist one. Very well done. I must say the fourth stanza was particularly touching.

What can I say?

Wait, he's got 2 rings sooooo, yea...... He can and has done it??!! Maybe you need to get a grasp of something a little more your speed, like jacks or checkers......

By blue water, I assume you mean the stuff that comes out of the porta-potty.

These lipless baits from academy are just plain out awesome at a great price, pretty much all their hardbaits are freaking awesome. Their squarebills are great too

All of those stats mean nothing? You are confused kid. So basically you're saying he should have won, against the best regular season team who are fully healthy and have the most depth of any team by far and against the regular season MVP, regardless of if his team is shaky at best? You're trying to reach for something to hate on him for but you don't make sense in your argument. The reason he put up those numbers, is because he had nobody, and he took the GS Warriors to 6 games. Lebron did anything but choke. He proved to the world 2 things; basketball is a team sport, and Lebron James is the most talented player at the TEAM SPORT of basketball on the planet. He literally could not have choked any less. When I saw the title of this thread I thought for sure it was a joke. If you're going to hate on Lebron, do it for his arrogance, whiny-ness and his search for a "ready-made championship squad" this offseason. But to say he choked is literally false.

No, I have not thrown a senko. Are they expensive. Also, with a spinnerbait, would I need to buy some trailer hooks.

Got the new guides in just waiting on some stripper guides I ordered from Scott to come in Friday and I can start this build.

Wow. I thought Lebron carried Cleveland on his enormous shoulders!

Olive oil would probably work ok on the worm gear, lol. I'd want some bread, to dip, though.

Lets be honest, you do not watch the NBA lol...

Congrats on your new Pb!

WTG!!

Good job man!

Some good advice above^^^ My 2 cents is not to buy a cheap first reel. I made that mistake when my son wanted to go to baitcasters. I bought a cheap combo with a cheap reel in case he didn't like it. Well, cheap reels are the hardest to cast and he hated it. Get a good reel, some good quality line (20 lb Super Slick imo), tie on a rattle trap, set the reel correctly (lots of good vids on how to set up your baitcaster) and go fish. After all, what's not to like about a casting setup???

Here are a couple of links to other threads that'll get you started: http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/106413-how-to-cast-a-baitcaster/ http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/92295-how-to-set-up-a-baitcaster/ There's a ton of info and trustworthy opinions in the FISHING RODS, REELS, LINE, and KNOTS section of BR. My two cents I'd pick up a BPS Pro Qualifier, Diawa Lexa, or Shimano Caena and a 7' Medium Fast rod of your choice to start. Follow instructions found on this forum and practice as much as you can. I started two years ago and now prefer them to spinning reels. Best of luck!