wgilfus81

Signed up for the 2016 BBWC. Getting down to the last few days....

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I bought this bait after seeing the success SpeedBead had with it, and like most of my current collection, his advice was key to my purchase from Tackle Warehouse. Id seen him have success in lakes where trout baits have historically been unsuccessful for us, so I was intrigued. I'm highly impressed by the bait, its action in the water is highly realistic, the material seems to be durable to this point, and it casts exceedingly well. The lakes we fish are well stocked with trout, but for some reason we had struggled time and again with trout baits and getting any attention from bass. Not to say these baits don't work, there's plenty of evidence to the contrary, but it didn't seem to be working for us. Read Speed's review, he sums it up better than i can, but Ill agree with him, this bait has been fantastic right out of the box. The only downside I have is the top hook only design, but I'm thinking with enough requests from the customers, the folks at Savage Gear will see the upside to produce a bottom hook option. When you add in the affordable price point of the bait, there is just simply no reason not to have a few of these in the regular bait rotation.

I dont mind a guy keeping fish as long as he is following the law when doing it. However when someone is breaking the law, thats when I lose it. I fish heavily at a local pond that is catch and release only, and it makes my blood pressure go up about ten points when I see someone taking fish with them. I like your idea of talking and trying to rationally explain things to the guy, but as it has already been said on here, just be careful, we all know there are some less than stable folks out there

Glad to hear things worked out ok for you...On a lighter note, I have seen the effect of a water moccasin dropping out of a tree less than a foot from a buddy of mine while fishing...I have never seen him move that fast before that day or since!

Thats a tough sell for me. The way I think of it, plastic worms and such stil work after a good length of time on the market. I know natural baits are different and appeal to a different side of the fish, but nightcrawlers are still a reliable bait to this day. Its just hard for me to understand

Great fish

Got it for the PS3, couldnt be happier with it

Bud or Bud light is my standard, Blue moon if I can scrape together a few extra nickels come pay day

Im partial to the Boyah's but I'll agree with waht's already being posted here, as long as the action is smooth in the water, they will catch fish

Great interview with a real class act in Ish Monroe. Secondly, I can understand why they all bring up KVD, he intimidatesme just watching him on TV hahaha

I start my semi silent "dont lose him, dont lose him" prayer......

After many years of fishing with spinning reels, Ive finally made the call to move into the world of baitcasting. Im looking for suggestions on a cost efficent, smooth operating baitcasting reel. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Throw me in the group that likes fishing in the rain. Some of my best fishing excursions occurred in absolute downpours. The action seems to intensify greatly and for some odd reason it just gets me pumped. From a light sprinkle to rain so heavy you can barely see the water your fishing, nothing beats it! Now mind you, I fish mainly from the banks so that changes things a bit, its much easier to tolerate from shore as opposed to in a boat. Also the minute lighting or thunder enters the picture, Im out of there, Ill toe the line of sanity to stay out in the rain, but I wont compromise my safety by playing with water in an electrical storm

Because Im a rookie compared to the guys I fish with, Im constantly getting beat, usually by a wide margin. The upside is I pay close attention and learn what I can from them based on what they're doing. So if score is kept based on knowledge and not fish landed, then I win and the joke is on them

I have to agree with BadKarma here. Was excited, now just irritated with GM> I had a goo dexperience just the other day with their return policybut this was really nothing outside what I would generally expect as far as customer service. I would much rather drive to Bass Pro or order offline if I have the time. Gander has slowly but surely slid down my list of places to shop for outdoor gear, if it wasnt so close and Wal Mart such a horrible experience, I probably wouldnt shop there at all

In my limited experience, the Senko is the closest to a "sure thing" bait as Ive found. Any condition, any water, it just flat out catches fish

What for trailer are you guys using on the PB+J Jigs?

June, I agree with your assessments. Although my favorite moment of the night is a toss up between Kalib Starnes getting shown up at the end of one the WORST in ring performances I have ever seen and Mac Danzig's two phenomenal knees....And props to Florian for doing a pretty decent job filling in for Rogan

Well of course, I just posted this in case anyone else out there runs into the same ting I did with those rods

Well that could be the difference right thre....17 often buys alot less than 50 or 60........

Broke a 6'6 MH Gander Mountain Spinning Rod last weekend (yeah Im cheap I know).....Returned it today, they took it back, however the "associate" I spoke with indicated to me that this is an extremely common issue with the Gander Mountain brand rods......Not exactly shocking for $17.99 however, just figured I'd put it out there

Im calling Serra over GSP in a classic. Lutter submits Franklin and he unceremoniously rides off into the sunset and goes back to teaching. And for my final prediction Bisping levels Mccarthy at :37 of the first