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Got to leave the shop at noon today for a meeting that got canceled, so why go back to work when I can go fish my favorite spot, New Orleans City Park, for a few hours? Needless to say it was a good trip. Caught 6 in just over 3 hours of fishing. 3 between 1.5 and 2lbs, ***.1lbs, and one 4.7lbs (pictured). Got em all on a custom 1/2oz flipping jig that I made during our shop meeting this morning ?

I decided to make this thread because I recently bought the new Lund Renegade. While doing so, I had a hard time finding much information about it other than whats on Lund's website since it just came out not too long ago. By making this, I figured you guys can ask me questions about it if you have any and I can try to help you out the best I can. So far I am very pleased with the boat. Here are the details about mine: It is the 1875 Bass Model Gray in Color I had the Mercury 115 Pro XS FS put on it I also upgraded the trolling motor from a Minn Kota Edge 45 to a Fortrex 80 I have not gotten any electronics yet, it still has the Hook 3 that came with it Still deciding on what shallow water anchor to go with. Remember, I am definitely not a boat expert, just trying to help out a little!

Yesterday I went to a small, secluded pond in the woods you have to drag the kayak into. It's a lot of work getting in and out of this place but it holds big fish. I go there in the spring and fall looking for better fish. The forecast showed clouds and rain so I was expecting a good topwater bite; and this place did not disappoint. I was throwing a bone 130 Plopper and a Poppin Pad Crasher and I got on them right away with my NEW PB!! A 6-8; which I know isn't huge for some you you slayers out there but for Maine, it's not a bad fish. And I usually fish for numbers so getting on a good one now and then is an accomplishment for me. Soon after I had another 5, a couple of 4's and some smaller fish. I went looking for more and changed up baits to a 3.8 Keitech and could have caught all the 1.5 lbers I wanted but that's not why I go to this place. So I abandoned that pattern, went back to where I knew I should be, with the bait I knew I should be throwing and continued to catch good fish. Ended up with the 6-8, 3 5's, 3-4 4's, a few 3's and a bunch of dinks. Probably the best big fish day of my life tbh. The 6-8 A couple of the 5's

Baby D Bomb on 12lb fluoro somehow landed this 41"er that took me through a root wad and was jumping on the other side!

It will sink until it hits bottom, like any sinking bait.

My personal best over the weekend...

I suspect it’s more profound the farther north you live. This time of year I’m happy that the hot humid days are done and the fishing can be spectacular but... cold and hard water are pretty close. Im on my lunch break from work.... looking at a perfect fishing day... knowing only a few of these days remain... hoping the forecast aligns with my days off (Not looking good at the moment). Ice fishing just isn’t my thing.

Cabelas has the 130 Whopper Plopper in 2 colors - T-1000 & Abalone Shad for $4.88! http://www.cabelas.com/product/RIVER-SEA-WHOPPER-PLOPPER-SLNT/2362223.uts?productVariantId=4900843&WT.tsrc=PPC&WT.mc_id=GoogleProductAds&WT.z_mc_id1=04621716&rid=20&gclid=CjwKCAjw3_HOBRBaEiwAvLBbovS8yHISZ5nVoR445Cylvv4FMJ2flbmUujSvukjOBdsJ-uue91E1LBoClVsQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

A-Jay

my cousin notified me last night that he had reservations made for the week of march 17th next spring at LAKE FORK TEXAS. wants me to go with him again . HECK YEA!!!! if any of you guys would happen to be down there then , would love to meet you. sure is gonna be hard to go that long without sleeping ,thinking about it!

It's going to be perfect for the style of fishing that I do, which includes a lot of shallow water fishing in non turbulent waters. I'm hoping to fish some tournaments in the not too distant future and this setup will go a long way in helping me make the most of the waters that I fish. That and the fact that it doesn't cost an arm and a leg, especially in gas when it comes to towing and running it, make it very appealing.

It's going to be a used one, and I'm definitely going with a bigger trolling motor; more than likely the Terrova 112. Then I'll also be putting in a pair of HELIX 9 CHIRP DI GPS G2N so that I can network the two and take advantage of the I-Pilot Link feature.

Technically, bass are not "indigenous" to Washington and Oregon, even though they were introduced well over 100 years ago. Nonetheless, the game departments from both states are on a mission to kill them off in the name of the allmighty salmon, which fewer and fewer people fish for each year. But I digress. Perch are definitely a gamefish. This is the time of year to go after perch in the northern regions, including the Pacific NW. Big perch school up in big balls. 2-pounders are not uncommon. You drop a small jig or plastic through the school and it never hits the bottom. You can load up!

This covers it of me - at least in the 1/2 oz size. A-Jay

A visitor at the house today...

Here it is October and I'm catching fish 12 to 22 foot on main lake points . Had my limit in less than two hours then went to the shore looking for bigger fish . I should have stayed deep . Caught them on Berkely Dredgers 14.5 , 20.5 and 25.5 .

here's a new one that just happened today. As some of you know from my previous posts, we have a new boat on order and will pick it up in the spring. As my wife is extremely sensitive to the sun, we got a boat with a sun top to keep her in the shade. However, I told her the sun top will only work when the sun is high in the sky, and she'll need to keep her big floppy hat with her. So today my wife was out shopping, and when she came home this was our conversation. Her: Hi honey, do you like the material I bought? Me: Ya, it looks nice, what's it for? Her: Curtains ! Me: I look around the house and ask, do we really need new curtains? Her: Not for here silly, I'm going to make curtains for the boat. Me: HUH? Her : You said the sun top won't work all the time, so I'll make curtains to hang off of it, to keep the sun off of me. That's a great idea, don't you think. At this point " happy wife, happy life" entered my mind and I said yep, it sure is. So with all the things I've been thinking about getting for this boat, curtains never once crossed my mind. Silly me Jim

You know your old when, When you walk in a antique shop and your very first good quality fishing tackle is in it for sale. And it's double the cost when it was brand new. The worst part is you still have it and use it too. You just can't let anything go. I purchased this fishing equipment when I received my very first income tax check. I purchased D.A.M. QUICK spinning reels and Garcia 5 star rods. Back in 1973. I purchased a new truck, with the fishing tackle and put 20k miles on that truck fishing every weekend the whole summer. I miss those days when nothing else mattered but fishing. what reminds you of your age when it's a antique now..? Memories?

Hi Richard. If there's anything you need translated, I'll give it a crack for you. There are lots of regional names for fish that can be confusing, but if you spend a little time looking at reports and looking at the pictures attached you will soon start to cotton on to what they're talking about. Word of warning, if you get to go to the States or Canada bass fishing it might very well spoil you for fishing back in the UK. Trudging a canal bank in the winter for a small perch or two doesn't really compare with screaming across a lake at 80mph and then flipping mats for aggressive largemouth or getting a feisty smallmouth to smash a popper. I'm ruined.

There isn't a right or wrong way to bass fish because bass are very forgiving fish that strike a wide variety of lures and live critters, it's what makes our sport so interesting. When asked I will give you my recommended presentations and techniques based on my experiences that may or may not help you catch bass. I call this sharing information and you can take it or leave it. Tom

I usually only use rat-l-traps and super spots. One of those two always seem to work.

There's a bunch of anglers that have expressed a similar preference. It's definitely a "thing." I will say that I also like braid with a leader when not specifically using flip casts. If I end up having my line draped over a a branch, I can feel the knot pass over, and know I have a leader length to go to hop the bait over, and not bury the hook into the wood.

Heck of a good day and what a Great Bass ~ ! That's a tank of a PB most anywhere but especially in The Pine Tree State. And on top water to boot ~ That had to be quite a thrill. Certainly made all the effort to get back in there worth it and the decision to go there in the first place a Great one ! Congrats A-Jay

Extended warranties are there not for your protection but to provide pure profit for the store who sold it to you. Stores require employees to sell warranties because of how profitable they are. Keep your money. The odds are in your favor that you will come out ahead by not buying the extended warranty.

But he don't move here so he gotta head back north ....

Nether braid or mono sink in water like floro, nether braid or mono are invisible under water, and then you have to deal with the knot that passes through your rod guide at the rod tip. Use whatever you want to use, if your happy with it that great, and just stay with it, but most pros have 3 or 4 rods on deck loaded with 100% floro. You just have to get used to it, and learn how to handle it without problems. It takes time, and experience to do that. !00% floro is just so much more sensitive, then connecting to mono. We all have our own preference, that's the American way.

You aren't fishing the Niagara, so current isn't an issue. Sounds more like a pond. If it's windy, keep your tip down and at a 90* angle to the line. If it some still is that windy that it is holding the bait up, add a BB size split shot a few inches above the hook.

There are a few times when I do this from my kayak for ducks! One time I put a rod out with a bobber for bluegill beside my goose decoys, made for a pretty funny morning.

Yo Zuri Rattlin Vibe is a great bait.

I'm a Cajun! It's quite common to hunt duck/geese in the morning & fish for bass/redfish in the after noon. Cloudy overcast days ya don't need to call anything & I've fished close enough to duck hunters to get rained on by pellets...no it doesn't bother ducks or geese.

Couldn't get out this weekend but got out for a few hours this afternoon. It was cold but water temps still 61. I didn't catch many, I had to make an adjustment from a jig to a smaller profile t-rig to get big bites. It worked though, I got the biggest bite of my life! One of my goals this year was to get a 6lber. I finally got it today with a 6.28lb toad. I've been fishing for big bites lately and its been paying off. Jigs, Texas rigs basically all of the time. Once the water temps get lower I'll change things up but this has been working really well for me.

What part of medium light spin rod is incorrect? Post the rod make and model number along with suggested lure weight range and line lb test. Your lure, if you correctly identied it weighs 1 oz, has size 1 treble hooks, is big top water lure. Your 4000 reel is more appropriate for inshore spinning rods, but a good choice for 12 lb mono. Your problem is the rod! Tom

Premium hooks will not help the op's problem, wrong rod for the lure weight. Tom

I was plan to take the boat out to check the shallow creek to see if any big bass hide in there, but my wife got a honey-do-list for me. Chang of plan and I didn't have a lot of time, instead just went to the spot I caught those 5 bass a few days ago. Since I lost my black-blue, I tied Seibert Fogy chatterbait in green pumpkin with Zman diezel trailer. Caught total of 3 with the biggest around 4.5lbs. Video

ML spinning rod and a full size Chug 'n Spook is way to heavy (1oz) for your spinning outfit. Change the rod to a MH 7' Mod/fast and line to 30 lb braid, no more missed hook sets. If you ever manage to hook a big bass your changes of controlling it on a ML spinning rod is very low. You could also use Chug 'n Spook Jr (1/2 oz) and change the line to 30 lb braid using your ML rod, still have a problem controlling a big bass. Tom PS, 4000 size reel that weighs 10oz you need to go with MH rod, use the ML rod with a 2000 size reel.

Got ahold of a good one today on the Chattahoochee. 6lber, green and red seiberts jig

Rob: Okay, here is 15 bags of soft plastics, which one do you want to--- Her: Pink one. Rob: I'm not sure i wou--- Her: PINK! First day using a bait caster/pitching. Proceeds to catch a 4lb lake erie largemouth on a pink senko on her 4th pitch ever. Best part... she man-handled it, and boat flipped it before I could get to the net. Second best part... A perch charter with 12+ people is passing by 20 feet away cheering her on and taking pictures while she posed for them like a big shot!

My wife always encourages me to go fishing, and always asks about the days catch. She thinks she is married to a world class fisherman. Lol, I never burst her bubble, by telling whole story!!!!!!!!!!

Methinks the deeper it goes, the faster it will fall. How do I reach that conclusion? It's really quite simple. Water pressure increases with depth. Water pressure will compress the senko, reducing resistance and drag. Ergo, because the bait is smaller due to water pressure while the mass is unchanged, therefore, it will fall faster. Of course, we will have to take into account that the deeper it goes the more line it has to "drag" to the bottom. Does the compression of the senko offset the added drag of the line? I don't know. You'll have to ask someone smarter than me. Pardon my silliness, I've been up too long. Left the house at three-thirty this morning and just got home. A long day on the water will do that to me. Edit: Does anyone know if a senko will sink in salt water? I've really got to shower and go to bed.

If you take a Senko out of the package and toss in the water it will sink to the bottom over time, the salt content is greater than the soft plastisol making it heavier than water. How long depends on current and line buoyancy. When you add a hook it increases the Senko weight. If you use FC line the line tends to sink. Adding a 3/32 nail weight increases the sink rate and allows you to keep in contact to determine strikes, for this reading the Neko rig is popular. Tom

Sounds good! I've only recently began paying attention to maps and electronics. Waiting for the right deal to upgrade electronics. Currently using a 2d grayscale. I'm stoked about upgrading! Was out the end of last week. Map showed two holes in the middle of the lake. Went there, wasn't holes, humps! Caught my first "offshore" fish.

Kokaee salmon spawning here in Southeast Wyoming

The video to go with my bad picture from Monday. No idea how a fish with such a tiny mouth can eat a bait like they do sometimes.

I was treated to an epic battled with this finned freak of a sturgeon this afternoon ~ Very Cool. A-Jay

Got my first snakehead today! I was surprised he hit a Ned, I was way undergunned for the marsh I was fishing, I was pitching to open water right up next to the bank and he grabbed it.

It's hard to tell from the bad picture, but that is a drum's mug with only the blade of my 3/8oz bladed jig and 5" swimbait trailer, still visible. It was a chore to remove.

Got a nice 36" muskie tonight while casting a bone whopper plopper 110 hoping to catch a nice wiper or smallmouth after a little rain rolled through. I ended up having to get in water, grab the fish, and slide the fish up the bank to keep my lure and the fish, She broke me off right as I was landing her. Not real proud of how I handled her, but better than swimming off with a whopper plopper treble sealing her mouth shut. She swam away strong, I got in river with her for the release, tried to take debris off her without her losing too much of her slime. Definitely wish my line didn't break, I would of done my best to keep her from touching dry ground.

Wind was killing me yesterday. Lots of bites but too much line out on a long cast in deep water to get the hooks in them. Only got this little guy to stick.

My Babies:

Not as fancy as some others, but a setup I am proud of Lew's Tournament Lite 6.4:1 G. Loomis E6X 853C JWR Used primarily for weightless senkos and Texas rigs