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Should have posted this here. Didn't take a week. New JDM Shimano Scorpion XT 1500. I put line on before the photo so Goose wouldn't yell at me...lol. Sorry for the lousy photos. Hootie

One thing I've noticed about private water bass, is that they only will eat name brand lures. Give them an off brand tube and they will turn up their noses.

This combo has me playing favorites. Need more steezs in my life.

Let me say that there's no such thing as "pink" in bass fishing, the correct term is ------> bubblegum.

Winter buying has already started.

I get that fluoro doesn't have time to sink, but why spend the extra money on fluoro when you're not getting any of the benefits?? I'll stick with Big Game or Pline for my buzzbaits.

Cavitron 3/8oz black skirt with a black blade, no trailer or trailer hook. Fish it on a MH rod 6' 6" to 7' with a higher speed reel and 15lb copoly line and you'll be good to go. Just fish them slowly around shallow cover. Watch this video and read the article for further directions. http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/how-to-buzzbait.html

NEW MEXICO CHILI COOK OFF... For those of you who have lived in New Mexico, you know how true this is. They actually have a Chili Cook-off about the time Halloween comes around. It takes up a major portion of a parking lot at the Santa Fe Plaza. Judge #3 was an inexperienced Chili taster named Frank, who was visiting from Springfield, IL. Frank: "Recently, I was honored to be selected as a judge at a chili cook-off. The original person called in sick at the last moment and I happened to be standing there at the judge's table, asking for directions to the Coors Light truck, when the call came in... I was assured by the other two judges (Native New Mexicans) that the chili wouldn't be all that spicy; and, besides, they told me I could have free beer during the tasting, so I accepted and became Judge 3." Here are the scorecard notes from the event: CHILI # 1 - MIKE'S MANIAC MONSTER CHILE Judge # 1 -- A little too heavy on the tomato. Amusing kick. Judge # 2 -- Nice, smooth tomato flavor. Very mild. Judge # 3 (Frank) -- Holy crap, what the he!! Is this stuff? You could remove dried paint from your driveway. Took me two beers to put the flames out. I hope that's the worst one. These New Mexicans are crazy. CHILE # 2 - EL RANCHO'S AFTERBURNER CHILE Judge # 1 -- Smoky, with a hint of pork. Slight jalapeno tang.. Judge # 2 -- Exciting BBQ flavor, needs more peppers to be taken seriously. Judge # 3 -- Keep this out of the reach of children. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to taste besides pain. I had to wave off two people who wanted to give me the Heimlich maneuver. They had to rush in more beer when they saw the look on my face. CHILI # 3 - ALFREDO'S FAMOUS BURN DOWN THE BARN CHILI Judge # 1 -- Excellent firehouse chili. Great kick. Judge # 2 -- A bit salty, good use of peppers. Judge # 3 -- Call the EPA. I've located a uranium spill. My nose feels like I have been snorting Drano. Everyone knows the routine by now. Get me more beer before I ignite. Barmaid pounded me on the back, now my backbone is in the front part of my chest. I'm getting *****-faced from all of the beer. CHILI # 4 - BUBBA'S BLACK MAGIC Judge # 1 -- Black bean chili with almost no spice. Disappointing. Judge # 2 -- Hint of lime in the black beans. Good side dish for fish or other mild foods, not much of a chili. Judge # 3 -- I felt something scraping across my tongue, but was unable to taste it. Is it possible to burn out taste buds? Sally, the beer maid, was standing behind me with fresh refills. This 300 lb. woman is starting to look HOT.. Just like this nuclear waste I'm eating! Is chili an aphrodisiac? CHILE # 5 - LISA'S LEGAL LIP REMOVER Judge # 1 -- Meaty, strong chili. Jalapeno peppers freshly ground, adding considerable kick. Very impressive. Judge # 2 -- Chile using shredded beef, could use more tomato. Must admit the jalapeno peppers make a strong statement. Judge # 3 -- My ears are ringing, sweat is pouring off my forehead and I can no longer focus my eyes. I farted, and four people behind me needed paramedics. The contestant seemed offended when I told her that her chili had given me brain damage. Sally saved my tongue from bleeding by pouring beer directly on it from the pitcher. I wonder if I'm burning my lips off. It really ticks me off that the other judges asked me to stop screaming. CHILE # 6 - VARGA'S VERY VEGETARIAN VARIETY Judge # 1 -- Thin yet bold vegetarian variety chili. Good balance of spices and peppers. Judge # 2 -- The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers, onions, garlic. Superb. Judge # 3 -- My intestines are now a straight pipe filled with gaseous, sulfuric flames. I crapped on myself when I farted, and I'm worried it will eat through the chair. No one seems inclined to stand behind me except that Sally. Can't feel my lips anymore. I need to wipe my butt with a snow cone. CHILE # 7 - SUSAN'S SCREAMING SENSATION CHILI Judge # 1 -- A mediocre chili with too much reliance on canned peppers. Judge # 2 -- Ho hum, tastes as if the chef literally threw in a can of chili peppers at the last moment. **I should take note that I am worried about judge number 3. He appears to be in a bit of distress as he is cursing uncontrollably. Judge # 3 -- You could put a grenade in my mouth, pull the pin, and I wouldn't feel a thing. I've lost sight in one eye, and the world sounds like it is made of rushing water. My shirt is covered with chili, which slid unnoticed out of my mouth. My pants are full of lava to match my shirt. At least during the autopsy, they'll know what killed me. I've decided to stop breathing. It's too painful. I'm not getting any oxygen anyway. If I need air, I'll just suck it in through the 4-inch hole in my stomach. CHILE # 8 - BIG TOM'S TOENAIL CURLING CHILE Judge # 1 -- The perfect ending, this is a nice blend chili. Not too bold but spicy enough to declare its existence. Judge # 2 -- This final entry is a good, balanced chili. Neither mild nor hot. Sorry to see that most of it was lost when Judge #3 farted, passed out, fell over and pulled the chili pot down on top of himself. Not sure if he's going to make it. Poor feller, wonder how he'd have reacted to really hot chili? Judge # 3 - No Report..

What started out as a perfect fishing morning turned into a hard day of fishing but still not disapointed at the quality of the fish in Rust Pond in Wolfeboro, NH We worked onthe idea with it being foggy and water at 65 that top water would work, when that didnt happen turned to crank baits and rattle traps then we started shore fishing after a couple hours scratching out heads we went deep 25-30 ft hitting the bottom with jigs either a green pumpkin spider jig or a black/blue 1/2 oz jig with a rage craw bama or green pumpkin. out of 14 caught in the boat the smallest was a 2.8 SM. What made this exciting was fighting a fish in deep water sometimes 50 yards away then watching them jump at a distance. Biggest for me was a 5lb LG and a 4lb SM if you don't mind launching a small boat or canoe so close to rt28 right next to the ramp then this is a nice quiet pond to fish. I haven't viewed it yet but I have some gopro footage that hopefully came out.

Spent essentially 4 straight days throwing a jerkbait for a tournament last weekend...This combo is so good for jerkbait fishing it makes it even more fun. We had 20-30mph winds, heavy rain, and temps in the upper 30's/low 40's for the entire tournament, so I took very few pictures...But but the few I did take turned into some fish/rod/reel show-off pics . (Those jumbo perch were disappointing during the tournament, but fun at least). Scorpion 1000XT Cumara 6'9" M-XF 10lb Red Label MB Vision 110 Jr - several colors

If you have an Academy close buy I'd check out their H2O line of baits, especially if you're looking for an affordable bait. They're a great bait and can often be had for less than $4 apiece. They're my go-to squarebill, especially if I'm expecting to lose some baits.

They're all good but Zoom has been good to me.

If you think you're going to use the bobber stop again soon and you want to save it, you can just push it up your line 12" or so or move it down to the knot. I can't imagine it would interfere with anything.

What do you think? I'll try it next time out and give a report. It ain't the tiniest wrench in the tool box. But I'm not going to buy one for this experiment. I think it calls for a day with full sun to get the most out of the finish. It's not chrome either. That's 20# Big Game and a Gama 3/0 Octopus hook. So the hooksets ought to be pretty easy.

If you used your feet to type on a keyboard while blindfolded, your grammar would still be better than tipptruck's.

If it's for "feel" type baits (jigs, worms etc) skew the budget in favor of the rod. For moving baits (cranks, spinnerbait. swimbaits etc) skew the budget toward the reel.

I´ve read it many times before and it always makes me ROFLMAO !!! BTW we southerners across the border are grown tough, my mommy gave me this:

Better?? Still crappy pics tho.

I tend to lean towards mono when using buzzbaits. Most likely because I have limited rod selection and have one for most of my topwater applications, so I just keep it spooled up with mono (Big Game) to make transitions between topwater baits easier.

I just got a 1500-7 a few weeks ago myself. I gotta say this thing slings a 3/8 to 1/2 bait a mile! Loving it, I'm sure you will love it too. The 1000 xt was my first shimano, I have moved it to my Jerkbait rod and throw all sorts of small to mid size hardbaits. It's on a Medium Light Mod fast and I will throw 1/8 bill lewis, pop-x or rapala FO7s, definitely a great reel for any hard baits. Great reels guys

Ideally, I'd use the 6'6" M rod with 15# Berkley Big Game for this. I've heard that using a fiberglass rod can help and a different length might work better, but I don't have 10 combos at my disposal on the kayak or even in the boat for that matter. Didn't we all used to use a 5'6" MH to do this technique and still manage to catch some fish? I have noticed looking away while you retrieve can help not yank the lure away. I like to look around for some movement or my next target. Unless I'm bumping a stump or pier piling.

I want the cubbies to win, but I also would like it better if they played a 3 game series.

Yup - now you just need to add some fish slime...

Paul Elias, Mark Davis, & David Fritts all use 12# mono & 5.1:1 gear ratio!

Which one is the Target?

Moved to " Show off your Stuff". Hootie

Something tells me he doesnt dare call out sick..

Am I allowed to say I have a stiffy?

I like the SK2, I guess you need manlier hands to like it.

I have started using pieces of small diameter rubber bands as stops, just tie a piece onto your line using an over hand knot, pull as tight as you can and cut the tag ends off real close. Sometimes I will tie on two pieces just to make sure it stays put. Super cheap and works great, pluss you don't have to redo your whole rig every time you need to put a new stop on.

Its trigger digs in. It creates the most awkward palming of a reel. it's the most uncomfortable piece of garbage ever concocted.

Wow. Went into this post all seroius. Now I can't stop laughing.

Private water bass are so snooty.... Always looking down on the public water bass.... No, they don't behave differently per se.... but receiving little or no fishing pressure should make them much easier to catch with conventional methods.

A-Jay

More largemouth bass have been caught on a plastic worm than all other lures combined. Tom

People who eat fish just need to learn how to crappie fish. It's way easier to get "a mess", they taste better, and they do a good job keeping themselves populated.

Couple crappy pics of the first coat. Don't panic, the first coat always looks this bad! a few bumps sticking out of the thread here and there......a few threads showing through the finish. It's all good!

No kidding! They even referenced that was the same spot as the "fail marry". It was a heck of a game but the refs should be embarrassed for blowing that.

ha! classic.

Got my order in from Siebert and they look as good as usual! Picked up 9 dockrocker jigs, a swim jig and some sway jigs. Top quality as always and that Owner deep throat hook is the real deal. Thanks Mike!

running to the beauty store now for pink nail polish.... got a lot of hooks to paint pink!

I'm just wondering . . . A-Jay

And am I the only one here wondering if we are witnessing some performance art?

Am I the only one here who knows enough Spanish to know that "Rosado" is pink in Spanish, therefore meaning our dear Aldo has quite the eye for irony.

Pink tubes work for me when the bite is tough so why not. Sorry bubblegum. If you fish where the fish are you have a better chance of them hitting any color combination. I have caught all of my 13lb. Bass on a pink hulla popper dropshotted in 30 feet of water. Dang it! I almost got through it!

I don't want the males to hit, I want the BIG MOMMAS! Pink is traditionally known as a "feminine" color, so why not? And like Raul, when I'm in the sporting goods store, I'll ask for "bubblegum" color. ;-) Tight lines, Bob

I bet all the male BASS hit on them.

I've never used one but hey: pink super flukes and trick worms are great, why not Rat'LTraps?

IBTL haha just kidding, I had a pink rattletrap that I caught a handful of bass on but Mr. Chainpickerel stole it from me...