Mattlures

Are you playing the fish or cranking them in? Even with the paddle tubes the fish have a lot of leverage and if you give them a chance to get away they will. Crank hard and fast all the way to the boat and try to prevent them from jumping.

It must be great, It won an award at ICAST. HA HA. I dont think the Icast judges care or even know if a product works. They have picked some realy bad stuff as award winners. As for that bait, If it sounds to good to be true, then it is! I cant believe some of the stuff fisherman fall for. Or I should say I cant believe the claims that fishing companies make that the fisherman actualy believe!

You trapped out some gills? If your gill population has doubled then that is great! That is what you want. They are the food for all your predatory fish. For a healthy pond/lake you want a controlled population of predators and over population in prey. If your bass do become stunted, then you remove some bass not the gills.

If I could hunt deer year round and if we had the population to support it, I wouldn't fish very much. You think fishing in general and hunting is similar? Try comparing trophy hunting for big bass and and trophy hunting for deer. They are even more similar and to be succesful at either one you have to compensate for the human element, preasure! Or at least where I am hunting/fishing

I gotta stick up for Indymsky, obviously he was using my bait Anyways he has been slaying fish out here for a while and consistantly catches many and big fish. I understand anybody being sceptical when the clip does not show the cast but I also understand not having a camera on all day and having your buddy start recording once the fish is on and fighting. I would think if the video was staged he would have started it just before the hookset to make it look more authentic. The clip starting as he is fighting the fish, to me, seems much more real and spontanious and they way things actualy happen. I have been invited on lakes when guys are filming fishing shows and I have seen them stage a video and when you see it on TV you would never know. Also I have caught 2 fish on one cast several times using topwater baits (not mine) mostly rapalas, and I can tell you that they dont realy fight as they are stuck to each other. Its like alot of weight with a little fight. Obviously I am biassed because he caught them on my bait but I do believe the video is totaly legit. KYntucky Warmouth maybe your line is sinking or your rod is too stiff or your going too fast? In any case if it is the bait then send me an email at my site and I will exchange it for you.

I am going to recomend one of my competitors. I feel that the Giron is posibly the worst swimming bluegill bait I have seen. In that similar price range the Tylures is a much better bait.

That would be the new packaging. When you repair with Mend-it, the bait is fixed as if it were never torn. There is no hard spot and it is the same softness. It is not like superglues that glue the two halves back together and leave an ugly hard spot

At least he is not borring. I cant tell what the tatoo is also.

Ok I have to jump in. I didnt know anybody was gulible enough to believe those adds. The kicktail was NEVER banned from any tournament, neither was the walking worm, or any other highly advertised infomecial bait. Here is a little hint. When the article you read is outlined, its an ad. It is designed to look like a real article but its just a tricky ad. As for the first swimbait, thats a tough one because eveything is considered a swimbait now. The term "swimbait" originated with the soft bodied saltwater baits like the old worm kings. As for the best of the multi jointed shad baits, I would have to say the 3:16 freestyle shad. http://www.316lurecompany.com/images/lures/freestyle/sfslav.jpg

That video was soo cool they could make stocker trout fishing look exciting! Man I wish we had tarpon in sandiego bay, I have always wanted to catch one.

I got 11 on the opener and I went back one more time and got 19. The first day I had to help a few guys get their limit so I am not realy sure how many I got. we had 6 guys each time. Dove hunting is fun but its a long drive for me so I am done untill our 2nd season

Yeah I have lived in San Diego all my life and have never heard of a trout stamp so maybe thats a Nor Cal thing? Matt Fly you are correct. Its a combination of things that produces giant bass and there are several So Cal lakes that have the potential. One over looked thing is the deep clear water. If it does get hot they can just move deeper where they are perfectly comfortable and they do just that. Plus clear water gives the fish better vision to see flaws in lures and presentations plus they can see a boat form a long distance away. this makes them harder to catch which in turn makes them live longer. Eating high protein trout definatley helps but its just one factor. And I think the fish and game should open season on many nuisance animale like comourants, sea guls and especialy sea lions.

There is definatley a lot of misinformation out there about trout stocking in Cali. I will try and clear some of it up. Trout are usualy only stocked about 4 months out of the year. Trout are stocked for fisherman to catch, not to feed the bass. Trout fishing makes more money for the lakes then bass fishing durring those colder months. Most lakes do not stock on specific dates and times that are known to the fisherman. Many times the lakes are stocked on a day the lake is closed. Most of the time the trout are stocked in areas that are restrickted to fishing, like launch ramps or dams. A lot of stocked trout are too big for the bass to eat. Yes the bass do recognize the sound of the trout truck but in most cases the fisherman do not have the ability to fish for those bass at that time. In regaurds to Manabu training the big bass by feeding them. That was the world record Not this other 20lb fish. Why discredit him for doing that? If anything give him props. He played by the rules and figured out a way to out smart the WR bass. Plus he out smarted all the other fisherman who were also trying to catch the fish. He broke no rules or laws. I think his catch was ingenious. About not reporting our big bass. We have all made the mistake of reporting a big fish before. Very little good comes of it but alot of bad things can happen. Your once good bite is now shut down because there are boats every 30 yards from each other. Guys dont forget either so they will keep coming back and if they recognize you on a spot they will watch you and even GPS your spot when you leave. Guys who catch big bass always have haters. Some guys who cant catch big bass think that you must be cheating because its impossible to be that much better then they are. In general reporting big bass bring a bunch of unwanted atention. For me its a little different. When I catch big bass on my baits it helps sales so I do report some fish but I try to do it without ruining my bite and without making everybody mad at me. Its a tight rope act. I still havent decided what I will do if I catch a lake record. I have gotten close before but I havent broke one yet. It will not be an easy decision.

I remember. They claim a hunter shot it and they found it. They drug it out and out it in a big freezer and took a couple pics that did not show much detail. they had a pic of some animal guts on the body and a close up of the tounge. It actualy seemed slightly beleivable at first but no suprise it was a hoax. They suposedly were going to have some DNA test but then I think they got busted. Here is a link http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/small-sensation-over-bigfoot/2008/08/14/1218307118854.html another link I found http://kreuzer33.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/bigfoot-hoaxers-matthew-whitton-and-rick-dyer-are-back/

Uh I think I just did! I personally know four anglers from Southwest Louisiana who have made trips to Cuba during the mid to late 70s and they have pictures of 20 lb plus bass they caught. I'll try to get some of them, I know three of these anglers have passed away but maybe their family will share the photos. Raul, The Cuban bass is believed to grow slightly faster and be slightly more aggressive than the Florida bass. Bass were first introduced into Cuba around 1915 by people from the Kings Ranch and the United Fruit Company. I googled your serches and all I found was a sales pitch saying they have caught fish bigger then the world record but they were caught illegaly, no pictures of course so no proof. all the pics they do show are of big bass but nothing even clos to 20 lbs. I believe the Cuban gaint bass are urban myth. I would love to see some pictures if you can find some.

Raul, lets go! of cource the grass is always greener. I bet those fish arent that dumb but I would like our odds of catching some

Catt I am talking about proof of world class giant bass. 20+lbers. I have not seen any from Cuba. If you know of a credible source with pictures please post a link.

I agree with WRB on Cuba, lots of rumors but nothing even close to proof. There is a huge difference between a 22.4lb bass and a 15lber. Most, if they saw a 15 would swear it was 20lbs or even a record. When I caught my 17 I was afraid to weigh it. My imagination was going wild. Raul I am not edjucated on the cuba lakes. What do the bass have to eat, tilapia? bluegill? Honestly I am not questioning your opinion because I know very little about Cuba bass. I have read some stories and it seems like the anglers there are not very advanced. It seems like if a bunch of the best pros and trophy guys went down there they would catch some big fish, I am just not sure about 20+lbers One observation I have noticed is that the Mexican bass tend to grow very fast but dont live long. Not quite perfect conditions. I would think Cuba would be similar. Both Cali and Japan do have cooler winters but not too cold so the fish live longer but they stay active throughout the year. I think those couple extra years is the difference between the Mexican bass and the Cali/Japan bass.

Trust me I have held many big fish and I always hold them like that. How do you think everybody weighs them? The use a hanging scale and either poke a hole under ther bottom lip or by thier throat. My friends have caught 100's if not 1000's(combined) of double didgit bass and none of us have ever found one later with any jaw problems. Many of these fish have been caught multiple times. These big old fish are senior citizens and should be treated gently but the verticle jaw hold is fine.

I have heard that that lake does not require you to keep the bass and that fish was released. Also holding a fish like that does no damage and anybody who says different is wrong. I dont care who they are. The jaws on those monsters are STRONG. They actualy hurt when they clamp down. Verticle is fine as long as your not twisting up on the jaw.. Horizontal, you need to use both hands and suport the weight.

very nice Randal! I have been wanting to get some big fish on video but I jinx myself when I try.That was cool.

Yep I believe I was wrong.

Yes they cross and its called a "virus" or "plague". Not realy what its called, but a spotted bass is just about the worst thing that can happen to a good trophy bass lake. They ruin the gene pool with their inferior genetics and because they are smaller and more agresive they will out compete the LMB for prey and will lower the top end size of the LMB. I dont like spots! can you tell Also I beleive the meanmouth is a cross between a smallie and Lmb.

agreed, that was impresive

2.5 oz. The action is similar to the jointed Jitterbug. You can also pop them.