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Okay so here's the story, I've heard all this talk about night fishing so I decide to give it a go. I take 2 setups and head to a local pond. Except for the mosquitos it was beautiful evening. I start off with a buzzbait and make a handful of cast, didn't get any takers so grab my senko rod. 1st several cast I'm mostly getting used to how it feels since I can't watch my line. (very different at first) I'm using a dark colored 5" senko T-rigged with a 1/16 oz bullet weight. I've got a 6'6" MH rod with 50# power pro braid. (plan to change that up but it's working fine for now) So anyway I'm casting it out and letting it hit bottom....wait....lift.....wait.....lift. ...just the usual. I've been fishing for about 15-20 min by now when I get a small thump, I set the hook and reel in a dink, but at least I know I'm on to something. Then, it was either my next cast or the one after that I get the same small thump/tap and I set the hook, and it's solid! Since I have braid on this reel I keep the drag pretty tight, a couple pound fish won't really take any line. I knew I had something good on when she started peeling drag!! I knew I probably had my PB on the line so I tried my hardest to slow down and not horse her around, but every time I turn her she peels more drag! Finally I coax her to the bank where I lip her and actually start breathing again!! I just knew something would go wrong and I wouldn't get a hand on her but thankfully everything went like it's supposed to!! She tipped the scales at 7 1/4 lbs and was 22" long. She swam away strong and I was so happy I packed it up and came home! P.s. I know it's not the best to lay them in the grass but I was by myself and it was dark.

Throwing a 130 Plopper for the first time, underestimated the weight and made a loooong cast, it just kept going and going.... and going.... I looked down at my reel and ALL my line was gone.

Lightning abated at 5:45am to let me launch and do battle with high winds settling and calming into 109 heat. Managed a couple deep structure jig fish.

Always something new to learn. Even techniques that I've done my entire life I can still get better at them. If you don't learn something new every day on the water, you're doing it wrong.

For the fellow bourbon drinkers--if you ever want to do the "hard hat" tour of Buffalo Trace--do it. Amazing +/-90 min tour.

Well there was the time I left 5 or 6 rod and reel set ups and a full tackle bag on the grass next to the boat launch after forgetting to throw it back in the boat before taking off. And then there was the time that I launched my boat and left my SUV sitting on the ramp with every door wide open. It was the first trip after ice-out and I was so excited and not thinking straight.

Went out this morning in my kayak and the winds were insane. I headed to a shallow, weed choked bay. Using a weightless t-rigged Senko I hit something pretty big. As I was reeling it in I was thinking, "Man there are a ton of weeds stuck on this bass, this is heavy...." Then I saw it's head! 48 inches.

Today at work was our Employee Appreciation Day. We worked for 3.5 hrs and then boss man treated us to lunch at Brocato's in Alexandria, Louisiana. It was delish! After we ate boss man acknowledged each employee individually to recognize their efforts. To my surprise I was awarded Overall Top Employee of the year with a framed certificate and also my first ever baitcaster. A 6'10" MHF Lew's American Hero Speed Stick IM6 with a Lew's American Hero Speed Spool Laser AH1SHG 7.1:1 baitcasting reel. I was speechless, and still kinda am. Now it's time to spool it up and go fishing. An absolute great start for the Labor Day weekend! Thank You Lord! ?

Okay fine, I seted up GoPro on tripod in my Jon boat and within 5 mins it's gone.

Techniques, not so much, but knowledge....I'll never understand it all. I'll keep trying to learn until the day I give the sport up. Buck said, "Knowledge is the key to fishing success."

I try to learn something every trip......even on home waters that I've fished for 35 years.

Here is the first problem.

As the subject line says. I'm sure we have such moments. 1) Being so hasty trying to get started fishing, rapidly tying my lure on, trying to be ninja quick and cut the standing line instead of the tag end...twice in a row. ? 2) Teaching someone the mechanics of casting a spinning rig, showing them how to load the rod with the lure's weight, teaching them to close the bail manually, and proceeding to make the cast and forgetting to reopen the bail. ? 3) One day after Christmas I was going to target steelhead on the green river. Put on my lots of layers for toastiness and waders and boots as if it were battle armor. Rod? Check. Reel? Check. Coffee? Check. Wallet, Phone and Keys? Check. Required parking permit? Check. Five miles into a ten mile trip, I felt I was missing something but no amount of mental checking could dispel that thought so I let it go. I get to the spot and parked. I was so prepared dress wise for that the sub 25 degree weather didn't phase me. Bag on shoulder, rod in hand, headed for the river bank. Tied on my lure, and ding, ding, ding .... My license! It was in the other car. ? Tucked my tail and headed home and didn't even get a chance to make one cast. I had about a 3 hour fishing window. Nearly and hour there then another to get at home, the math wasn't in my favor. Down right embarrassing and boneheaded all in one.

This isn't limited to a lifetime of bonehead things, right? We are talking only past few weeks? If the former, I could write a book. If the latter, then: 1. Forgetting to take the tie down straps off and wondering why the boat wouldn't float off of the trailer. 2. Leaving tackle bag at home, yet still managing to go out and catch just as many fish as I normally would with what was tied to the rods. 3. Misjudging how far the boat would drift on a windy day as I was taking a pee and drifting into sight of another boat that had a women on it. 4. Letting my wife try casting a bait casting reel. There are many things I like for my wife to grab a hold of, my baitcasting rigs it turns out is not one of them.

I'm pretty meticulous about tackle & boat preparation! One Saturday morning I loaded everything in the truck, hooked up the boat, drove 1 1/2 hours to the launch. Launched the boat, started loading tackle in the boat & realized my rod-n-reels were still at home. Kind a need them!

i may have told this one before, never the less, here it is. it was early March and still chilly. i had some new crankbaits and was eager to snag some pre-spawn fatties. upon reeling in a fish, the hook popped out and my new crankbait flew into the boat...nobody got stuck. then we decided to crank up and move. after a nice drive wayyyyyy up the lake, my left leg felt wet. wth? as it turned out, my errant crankbait had grazed my plastic bottle of Sundrop and it was "peeing" on my leg the whole time. sticky, wet Sundrop was now all in my cousins cup holder and carpet as well. lol

Many moons ago when living in Ohio and getting my first boat in February I couldn't wait to get it out on the water. The beginning of April rolls around and the ice is off the lake. I back down to the ramp unhook boat from trailer and dump it into the water. I'm watching it out my rearview mirror and it just keeps floating farther and farther away. This dummy forgot to attach a rope to the boat. I had to strip off about 3 layers and swam out to get the boat. Not as easy to climb into as I thought, so I ended up swimming and pushing it until I was able to get it back to shore. I believe the water temp was mid 40's and think my fingers and toes may have been a little frostbitten. Since then I developed a routine that I go through each and everytime so I don't make that mistake again.

Wait , this is the most bonehead thing I ever did . I launched my boat and there was this cute girl swimming on the ramp. Pulled out about fifty feet and she swam out and grabbed hold of my boat . I didnt invite her in and took her back to bank . Man , I can be incredibly stupid .

Missouri has a Missouri Hunting app for your phone. You download it for free, enter your conservation number from your license, and your birth date. Once that is completed you can display all of your licenses, fishing included, on your cell phone when you encounter a conservation agent.

I'm a Marine Corp Wife, my husband was a 0430 served 30 yrs and he just retired.

I'm getting turned on

Last summer (2016) while mowing the grass (of all things), I stepped in a mole hole (didn’t see it) that my dogs had dug out in the back forty. It was on a decent incline. I ended up taking a bit of a tumble and really torqued my left knee pretty good. Never ended up totally out of commission (meaning I could still fish thankfully) but I was otherwise most definitely on the DL and unable to exercise at all. Like many, I’ve had my share of ‘Rehabs’ – never enjoyed any of them. And this particular evolution included a ‘healing’ process that was not progressing like I had hoped; it was considerably slower. Not exactly a spring chicken, I was hopeful it would heal without surgical intervention, but the snail’s pace healing was causing some real concern. Besides seriously hating limping everywhere I went, not being able to really play & bound around with my dogs, having to guard & baby it for so long, I really missed being able to workout ! I eased back into exercising & took it super slow. And little by little, month after month, I began getting more & more range of motion and less & less pain. I’ll admit that it was difficult to remain patient & positive. Well, it’s taken what amounts to just about 15 months – but I’m back ! And it feels pretty darn good. Everyone who has endured a rehab and overcomes the adversity that always accompanies it, knows what it’s like to regain most if not all of one’s abilities to a level previously enjoyed. It’s one of life’s memorable moments. As a final note, during all current & future yard maintenance & landscaping evolutions, I am super focused & maintain a very high level of situational awareness; especially when in the vicinity of mole high traffic areas. Really looking forward to, as well as appreciate the ability to do, each & every workout. That’s my story & I’m sticking to it. A-Jay

I've picked up a few "old" tackle boxes over the past few weekends and had a few questions on some of them. I have 2 of the King Bingo's that are black. I cant seem to find any info on that color of them. Then i have 2 of the ones where it looks to have a spot to rest the hook on the lure itself. These 2 are rubbery. The rest of the lures in the first picture dont have anything written on them that I can see to help identify. Then the other pictures I posted are in case someone is bored and wants to point out anything awesome to fish with and/or possible rare stuff I skipped. Picture number/row/column should work for the most part The problem I have is a dad that has a million lures but I always find him digging in my box. He's good about returning them for the most part but it always seems that my favorite ones come up missing...? He likes that I got a lot of old school stuff so i wanna be able to put him on blast when he loses one. Example: "Hey Pop's! That was a 1913 Purple Headed Creeping Water Crawler!" He gets a little flustered when i pick at him because he has no idea how to use Google. Even tho he carries an iPhone 7 for some reason. He needs a flip phone still. Also need an idea on a reasonably priced bulk buy of replacement hooks. Thanks for looking and any help is appreciated.

Your 200e7 would be good for both rods. Tom

Thanks JFrancho. We also offer the tungsten flipping weight and a punch skirt to build one like AJ posted. If your not looking for the weight with attached skirt like Jfrancho posted. We have both types. We carry all the componets to build either style. Hooks, Weights, Peg, Punch weights, Punch hubs. Punchin skirt

I've had some bone head moments as everyone else but my craziest is the falling out of the boat with a fish on. I'm generally by myself all the time. I was feeling my oats that day running around from one deck to the other (fish was no prize) acting like "Ike" (Ike fan). My foot came up on that painted aluminum gunnel and in I went. About 6 1/2 feet of water. Landed the fish. Lost nothing. Pretty easy swim back to the boat. But I do consider myself very lucky. A dumb act like that could have been fatal.

I remember sitting in the break room where I worked at the time talking with my coworkers when my boss came over and sat down with us. The topic came around to fishing and boats and my boss got real quiet. Someone spoke up and said "Tell'em what happened to you Mike". My boss said he had just bought a brand new $15,000 waterski boat and trailered it to the lake with his wife and brother. He lowered his head when he told me that as he launched the boat he didn't know it would float that far off the trailer or that it even had a drain plug. All the 3 of them could do is watch as the boat sank. When he made it to a phone he called a tow company and asked if they could tow a boat out of the water. He said all he heard on the other end was laughter and a "no".

I like to take my aluminum boat sometimes up the backs of creeks and coves. I always till my motor up so I don't drag. I've started it up to run up the lake and forgot to lower it a time or two. That wakes you up. I forgot my boat keys once after driving an hour to the lake. Luckily my dad had his set. Luckily there hasn't been many major issues yet. I'm sure there will be... Once I saw a man prep his Bass Tracker to launch. He put his plug in and took his straps off and got his rods ready. He jumped in the boat (in the staging lane) and started his motor up dry then jumped in and backed the boat down. I don't know if he doesn't know better or if he thinks he is saving time letting it warm up. He's the only person I've ever seen do that. I started to tell him but didn't wanna step on his toes. I watched a young married couple pull up with a brand new Nitro bass boat once. The guy was kinda being hateful with his young wife talking to her like a child he said "Now you hold this rope and don't touch anything or do anything until I get back. He launched the boat and drove to park his truck. The boat started to fill up with water. He noticed it and eventually came running down the dock. He yelled at the girl and said "WHAT DID YOU DO." She said "Nothing you jerk I held the rope like you told me to." He forgot to put his plug in. He loaded it up and they left. Bet she never went fishing with him again LOL

Theres an area at the lake I fish the most that I havent figured out in forty years . I know theres a spot or two there that is a bass magnet . Lots of depth changes as the old creek channel zags in and out . If I could run a big boat in there and use the depth finder I would probably find it . Stuck in a jonboat with an elec motor only , I just havent been able to connect the dots , yet .

My wife and I decided to go fishing about 10 years ago. Launch the boat park the truck and noticed the boat has a ton of water in it. Forgot to put the plug in. I remember Walleye fishing with my step dad once as a kid and he forgot to put the plug in. He took off down the river and pulled the plug and there went the water. I figured that's what I'd do. I hadn't used my outboard in a while. Fired right up, I pulled the plug twist the throttle and it bogs right down. At this point in in full panic mode thinking we might sink! I moved everything to the front so we wouldn't take any water over the transom. At this point I'm pretty ticked and the wife was pretty scared. Made it to the launch loaded the boat and went home. I've never forgot the plug again.

1000th post in this topic! The only accomplishment I have in fantasy fishing...

"Bring the King his net!"

I was wearing my GoPro on my hat a few months back and forgot it was there. I went to adjust my hat and of course the GoPro went flying.... and so did I after it. It amazes me still how GoPro can make an incredible waterproof camera, but every cell phone I've ever had so much as touches the water and it's finished. The most recent cell phone died after a brief dunk in Pine Creek that may have also resulted in some soggy waders. I guess, if it's not an adventure, it just isn't fun.

Rat l trap makes one now called . 1 knock

In SC if you forget your fishing license and DNR comes along if you give them your name they can look up your license. You may want to see if they do that in your state as well.

Zero oz.

Funds

I guess the mouser's are not working tonight

Life is finally simple!

US Navy veteran

Looks like a CJ. Chinese Junk.

When your froggin game is so on point... I caught a few off the frog at a new lake I was exploring and was hammered by this guy right when I tossed my frog onto shore. I actually did get a few bass off the frog. heh Here's one off the jig And one off the D Shad

jumbo perch from today It was like filleting a bass.

I have been able to take this a step further. I can even tell the gender.

US Army 1994-2007 (SSG) US Navy 2007-presnt (PO1)

Got out for a few hours last night. I tried the shallower end of the lake first with no results. We have a wooded island about 1/2 the way down the lake and I caught a few near the north end of it . Like it usually does,the bite was slow on the west side of the island but I picked off a couple fish.Up to this point,all the fish had been cuaght on the small zoom fluke in watermelon seed. That bite just quit and after 20 minutes or so with nothing I decided to switch to a small tequila sunrise culprit.Good decision.I began catching fish immediately. By then, I was nearly to the south end of the island and decided to keep going along the western shoreline. I had caught several and the 2 worms I had were torn up So I switched to the 7 1/2 inch culprit in grape shad and caught a few more.Tried the frog near sunset for awhile but no takers. Overall, the bite was nearly like the average fall trip. It wasnt overly hot, with a nice 5-10 mph breeze. Ended up with 12-13 .Nothing over 2 pounds, but the majority of the fish were healthy and well fed. i caught more than half of the fish on my finesse rig,which has 8 pound test and a light spinning combo.Getting excited about the fall.My sons and me are planning our first inshore trip for tomorrow.Hope to have some pics soon!!

I changed this one up today. It became too stock for my liking after awhile even though it wasn't.

Been please with my daiwa j-braid x4. It cuts vegetation well and casts well. I have experience with the 30lb and 50lb.