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A couple of years ago, I beat my buddies PB by 2 ounces on the same lake. Yesterday, I beat my own PB, again by a scant 2 ounces. I caught the 8lb, 4 oz girl pictured below at 8:04 yesterday morning (honestly). She hit a 6" Zoom Dead Ringer, Green Pumpkin color with part of the tail dipped in chartreuse Spike-it and covered with Fish Sticks shad attractant, Texas rigged with an 1/8 oz tungsten sinker. I was throwing that on a 6' 6" BPS Carbonlite medium rod with a Shimano Spirex RD spooled with 8lb Berkley Nanofil and a leader of 8lb P-line 100% fluorocarbon. She was in 3 feet of 81 degree water off the corner of a dock that I almost didn't fish. Nearly all of the fish I had caught before her were in 9-10 feet of water on some offshore spots and I was making my way from one such spot to another. As I was nearing an isolated dock on a point between the two spots, I fired out a cast to the front right side of the dock. The Dead Ringer stopped sinking nearly immediately and I saw the line moving left. I never felt a thing, she must have casually inhaled the worm like it was a green M&M. I reeled down, set the hook and moved her out in front of the dock, at which point she came to the surface and yawned, apparently bored by being hooked with 8lb line . She then decided that life was more comfortable under the dock and stripped off about ten feet of line as she went. I was able to get her turned and led her out one more time. She came to the surface a few times, wallowing, never able to get her body completely out of the water. Her big mouth made it easy to lip her on the first pass by the boat. After pictures & measurements (she was 24 1/4" long), she swam off as nonchalantly as all big fish seem to do. She was in good health, not fat but not skinny and strong as an ox. It was a fun start to a holiday weekend.

Teaching this young man to bass fish. First catch was 2.22 Lbs!

Sorry Glenn, I can't remember what I did yesterday so you know I have no idea of how I found the Forum. Probably by stumbling onto it on the Internet one day.

Gary Dobyns suggested to check the BR site out. Tom

Some from my grandfathers tackle box. They've been in my possession for maybe 30 years and haven't seen water in that time.

I have been since Saturday around noon, so far we have been doing pretty well but still figuring things out. We caught two gaffer dolphin 8lbs & 11lbs and 4 king mackerel trolling within sight of the beach, east wind pushed the warm blue water in along with their food and the fish themselves. Plenty of these hook bending-tacke busting guys around

When I Google searched the Ned rig and a few other things, I always wound up here. Once I found myself on the main page with the list of threads I realized I had been missing out by only reading the specific threads Google led me to. Pretty good forum where the fires are put out quickly and any questions I could think of have already been answered. Thanks bass resource.

My last on was 3 1/4lbs, this one is 4lbs 2oz. Caught her on an 3/8 oz green pumpkin/ brown Siebert arky jig with a blue craw Rage Chunk. There's this shallow beaver made channel right off the bank. The beavers use to exit and enter their lodge. There's always a bass hanging out in this channel it being big or small. Stayed back about 5 feet to not to surprise what ever bass is chilling out in this spot. Pitched my jig, saw my line start moving to the left, set the hook, started reeling, no line was coming in, and realized my drag was lose (I loosen my drag every time I store my rods). Had to make sure I kept the rod tip up, and my thumb on the spool to keep pressure on the line while I was tightening the drag. didn't even no how big it was until I got it out of the water. I didn't even feel her eat the jig. Man when they are that big they just suck it in.

Stay Safe ~ A-Jay

Family photo - minus 1 Happy 4th ???

As the title states, how many folks here collect or simply like older baits? I simply love fishing and fishing baits, old or new and through the years I have bought baits that I've held onto. I started a dedicated Rebel bait thread so I won't post those here. So In the spirit of this thread post some baits that to you are old, cool, something you'll never sell, or are great fishers!

My line up for this year.

I appreciate everyone's input! Thanks to you guys it helped me nail this 6.56lber today! My personal best!

Sometimes they get away ~ They're supposed to. That's how this works . . . It's all fun & games until a fatty breaks your heart. A-Jay

Raymarine A98

Google got me here, and the kindness of you guys dealing with an immature 13 year old with a passion for fishing kept me here. I love this place and have learned do much through it.

VMC are quality hooks that are on a lot of different baits for their stock hooks (Rapala for example). I prefer to go to a #2 short shank EWG treble if possible on my 1.5 squarebills, but a #4 standard round bend is what comes stock on them so you should be fine. I change the hooks on all my SK baits right away. They're better than they used to be, but as you found out, they're still not that great.

Wasn't Google but a Yahoo search that came up The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide! Read the name two or three times in my head & thought, yea right! That was July 11, 2005 Merci Beaucoup Glenn!

Same here I was on another fishing forum and someone suggested I check out bass resource the other forum was mainly multi species not many well informed bass fishing. I think I quoted the wrong person but well you guys get the point of how I ended up here.

Doing searches of different techniques I kept seeing articles that referenced this site so I decided to check it out further and saw all the forums. I browsed around them for a little while before I finally became a member and now I am hooked

When I started back fishing last year, I Googled fishing forums looking for new equipment, techniques, it led me here.

Type pretty much any bass fishing question into google and one of the threads or articles from this site is the first result like 90% of the time.

Google led me here. Anytime i search anything fishing there is usually always BassResource. This is the best bass website for sure

Through researching bass fishing techniques and other related things. Google was the primary introducer

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I had so many google searches bring me here I decided to stay

A friend referred me to it. He found it while researching pond boats, he kept getting results that took him to the super long thread on Bass Raiders. He used that thread to decide what boat to get as well as ideas on customizing it. When I got my boat, I just copied his modifications that I liked...

Save some money go look at a Pflueger President. They are bulletproof. Just do some reading on some of the recent threads on this topic. There are at least 6 to a dozen just in the last 30 days. The President in a 6930 should work for you for the next decade. Some of mine are still working perfectly and are between 1 and ten years old.

I was 14 and wanted to learn as much as I could about bass fishing. Any search related to a lure, technique, etc.. eventually brought me to BR. It was too good not to become a member!

Haven't a clue. Twas many years ago

Hopefully they are better in your area than they are in ours. You could put both of these stores together and still not have much, unless you are looking for $12 socks and $65 sweatshirts.

Alright. I've always enjoyed fishing but never really got too into it because no one in my family did. That is, until I started dating this dude and we'd go fishing all the time. I love it. But I actually suck at fishing and he and I broke up and IVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CATCH ANY BASS SINCE. when he and i went fishing he'd like practically coach me through everything and I'm not afraid to admit that I need help. Any advice is welcome.

My experience with the Scrounger type baits is with the 3/8, 1/2 & 3/4 ounce baits. In those weights with the trailers I use, most super & Mag flukes, Standard & Mag Trick worms, the short bill does not provide the vibrating action I'm looking for when presenting them very close to & often RIGHT ON THE BOTTOM with a Super Slow retrieve - which for me, has been super effective. So it's all long bill for me. A-Jay

Any other questions......

Unfortunately my experience is that cheap baitcasting equipment will hinder your learning curve terribly with a baitcaster. There are good deals like some Diawa Excellers that retail for $100 are being sold on sale for $60. Now that reel is still a $100 reel just being discounted. Some really higher end models can be purchased for a little more. Diawa Tatula is a super reel,it usually sells for $149.00. It can be purchased for $100 if you look around. Now these are really quality reels. For rods there are really cheap rods that retail for less than $50.00. Most of these are not really good rods. There are some exception like a Berkley Lightning shock. Surprisingly this rod in a 6'6" Medium can throw crankbaits and rattle trap type baits very well. But there are some companies that specialize in medium price rods with decent quality like a Abu Garcia Veritas. They retail for $100, but often sell for much less. Powell makes their Diesel rods and Inferno rods. Both are good rods for anywhere from $75 to $110. These are serious quality rods that are going to make you a much better angler. I looked at that model reel and it's a 5 ball bearing reel. That is on the low end but may be good enough, so I would upgrade to a good rod first. Look at a Powell Diesel 723CEF. This is an all around good performer. It retails for $75. If you look around you may find it a litter cheaper. That is a 7'2" MH extra fast tipped rod good for 1/4 to 3/4 ounce lures. That will turn out to be a workhorse for you. I your budget allows look at the Inferno 703CEF for $110. I have had that rod in my hand it is a real weapon. Go to Powells website and see if there is a dealer near

Sieberts. Cheap and great quality couldn't be any happier

Ditto!

Gundog"Or a big ole egret can take him out." Wow what size egrets do you have?

Google search for me too.

I was in the process of researching bow mounts for my boat and a forum comparing cable drive to electric steer was one of the first items that showed up.

Thank you Wayne. I certainly have learned a TON. A-Jay

This except for the midnight shift part. I stayed because of the info, format and vibe. Many other sites let people get really personal with each other, and others can be tough to navigate. I'm too stressed out from real life to argue with people about anything- fishing least of all- so I find it really nice here. The members freakin rock. Can't even begin to describe the advice, hookups, deals and such... It's literally the only reason I have nice gear. I could never afford it otherwise. Much love to everybody here that makes it what it is.

Google search about techniques/tackle and was so impressed I signed up. Great site then and certainly continues to be.

I was asked on another forum to go to this site and answer a question nobody had replied to for several days.

A Google search brought me here as well. I was searching for bass related websites in 2004 when I came upon BR. I lurked and read stuff for almost a year before I joined as a member.

Are you using a baitcaster or spinning rig? I use between 10 to 17 pound test monofilament for baitcasters for treble hook baits and topwaters. For my spinning setups, I use either braid or fluorocarbon between 8 to 12 pounds. Make sure the braid is the same "diameter" as your fluorocarbon line if you are using fluorocarbon line as your leader. I also use fluorocarbon with braid backing on the spool to save line. Fluorocarbon line is a "heavy" line and it can be difficult to control on a spinning rig if you go higher than 8 pound test. And 8 pound test can go bonkers with line twist, too. But using 8 pound test for Senkos, Ned rigs and other light worm techniques (drop shot, shaky head, Texas rigs, unweighted trick worms and Shad Raps) is the highest test I will use.. Now, for some secrets that everyone knows to help line control. These apply to spinning rigs for your finesse fishing and you can use some for you baitcasters. 1. When spooling a spinning reel make sure the line goes onto the spool in a counter clock-wise manner. 2. Do not over fill your spinning reel. Leave at least an eight of an inch from the top of the line to the top of the spool's rim. A little more space won't hurt but try not to exceed that eighth of an inch. The more line you have the easier it will get twisted and you will have to cut it out and retie your bait. 3. When spooling, spray five or six shots of the Kevin Van Dam Lure and Line Conditioner on the line you have just spooled onto the reel. You do this as you spool the line and then give it a big dose after the line is on the reel. You want to do this at least 24 hours before you use the reel and then during the day as you use the reel. 4. Read the line parameters on the spinning reel and do not exceed them. 5. Read the rod's parameters and make sure your line test and bait weights are within the rod's range for best performance. 6. Be ready for line twist. It comes with spinning rigs. It's the law. When you get line twist you DO NOT OPEN THE SPINNING REEL'S BAIL. KEEP IT SHUT, LOOSEN THE DRAG, AND PULL THE LINE OFF THE SPOOL. If you open the bail the line will blast off the spinning reel. Then check the line for nicks, cuts, abrasions, etc. by running the line over your thumb nail. If you find any small change in the line you have to cut it out and retie as that part of the line is damaged and you have lost your test poundage. 7. Bring at least one additional spinning reel with you so you can change out spinning reels when you run out of line or you get a bad twisting situation. What are the pros doing? The pros are using 8 pound test braid on their spinning reels to avoid line twist; get better feedback as to what is on the bottom via the braid/finger contact; using the same fluorocarbon line test diameter for their leader when finesse fishing; and cutting their line twist problems down to almost zero. They use braid for Senkos and flipping and pitching all types of plastics. with and without using a leader. I know I gave you too much information to a simple question. Just remember to use the lightest test possible. Good luck.

I was searching for for a fishing related message board through Google and this came up. I'm like AJ in that I too am very glad it did! This Is the place I visit the most and as long as this place Is here I will be too! Thanks Glenn!

I was surfing youtube and came across some nice content by long time BR member Low Budget Hooker ~ Led me straight here. And I Am Very Glad It Did. Thanks Glenn. A-Jay

if you have gone through the colors, try the junior size frogs.

FWIW............Rock bass and Bluegills will blow up on a frog like a 7lb bass..........