Hookemdown.

Hey Avid...I thought you were communist ;D

what's the general answer? ;D That would be "only you can answer that question" As far as guides go, if you can afford them, go for it. Even for a day, they can help you understand the lake better.

After John's ethical post (sorry john, I think I was a little aggressive and for that I give you my apologies), It got me thinking. On any other board that thread would have spiraled out of control and be filled with cursing and everything else. So I think that it shows us just how many quality guys we have here on the forum, who are willing to debate in a civilized manner and them put there differences behind them to help each other. So that being said, Kudos to everyone!

My name is hookemdown. I have been nagged constantly.... ;D

Ahhh, the good ol' days Well, here's my two cents' worth. I like you John am a teenager. I've seen ponds and a local lake completely OVERRUN with snappers. It's had a pretty bad effect not only on fishing but the entire ecosystem of the area's as well. In your original post, I'll agree with LBH in that you were trying to sound "macho" when you shot the turtle. So here's my thoughts, The snappers are natural critters. But guess what...WE are natural critters too. It's our responsibility to not only respect and admire these animals but also control the population of them. However, I don't think a shotgun was the right choice. (But a quick death from a shotgun is still a heck of alot better than the turtle traps I've stumbled upon that contained starved to death turtles.) Did that turtle deserve to die... of course not. But was it necessary to maintain a healthy habitat...that's on you bud. Now Matt....About the deer hunting... I don't consider a 250 yard shot squeezed between brush with the wind blowing 30+ while it's about 10 below outside easy.(But just to let you know, I too NEVER take a low percentage shot) Also, as for thinking that deer hunting is fair. No, it's not. I'll give the advantage to the deer any day. You might not have thought that that deer knew that you were there, but chances are that he knew something was up. I've seen deer pick up my sent from 100 yards away. I've seen them pick up my slightest movements as I position for a shot. I don't consider deer hunting a sport. I consider it a passion. It's a chance to relive the activities of our ancestors while being in the great outdoors. But... ;D I respect your decision not to pursue deer hunting, after all, it's your decision. This may have just been my longest post in the history of BassResource.com. ;D

Or that'll work too, it also creates a good environment for bugs, snakes, ticks, and other critters in the high grass. And the fun part is when the grass reaches above head level, you can easily play 'hide and go seek'! ;D ;D ;D Three men enter...only one returns :-/ ;D

Just beautiful :'(

I'm going to act like you didn't say that. Better take that laughing smiley back 1. Mark Martin (He was born less than an hour from where I live. Seen him race dirt tracks) 2. Kasey Kahne 3. Denny Hamlin

I've got a question for you guy's. Have you ever predicted the weather and you be right and the weatherman be wrong?

Thanks. The shallow runners run in the 1-1.5 foot range, but they don't have the wide wobble that I tried for. The lips are from Jann's. I had to cut the shallow runner's lip down so it would fit. http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/plastic-crankbait-bills/340112.aspx

These are the latest. Enjoy

Never seen a fish eat a bird... But I have seen birds swooping down and picking off schooling baitfish. (Just awesome 8-))

....I'm more of a hardbait kind of guy to the forums!!

I've heard a lot of people doing this. BUT, check with your local game and fish first, you might even have to get a permit to do so.

Don't give up colin. Like everyone else here said, Everyone needs help in their yards. Get out there and look, because the work IS there.

to the forums!

Well, if the law is C n R.... try your best to keep the damage at a minimum and realease the fish. Even though at times killing the fish might me the more humane thing to do, the law is the law.

to the forums!

We've all gut hooked a fish. When they are bleeding like that, most of the time they will die after you release them. When I get a bleeder, I usually harvest the fish.

Since everyone here is not going to buy a new boat when they hit the lotto.... could you hook a little kid up

mine bigger Kinda scary huh?

UH......... :-/...when was your guess?....lol Something smells a little fishy... ;D

I think I'm in the wrong business

I believe this has been posted several times. I think they said that the bandwidth coun't support the large activity of the forums....But for some reason, BassResource.com has been very, VERY fast for me the past few weeks

Here's my pooch <--------------- Age: 1 1/2 Breed: "Dog" my best guess is that he has a little border collie in him... But he's a great dog. A little stubborn though