little_stephen

Hey guys, sorry I've been MIA lately, I've been seriously busy with work. But I wanted to ask for help! I just bought my first bass "boat" I got a tip from the VP of the company I work for that his buddy was selling an inflatable boat. I am now the proud owner of a brand new (never used) Sevylor HF 250 Fish Hunter Inflatable Boat! Which cost me an amazing $20 It's cramped, but it will have to do. I'm wondering if anyone has any good tips for me in the following areas: -Preventing heat expansion (the boats dark green) -Cheaper allternative to the Sevylor motor mount -Cheap option for a 12volt trolling motor & battery (plus do I need a gauge to tell me the charge left?) -Anchor options!? Any help would be great! I'm really feeling like a deer staring into the headlights of a huge semi!

gotta love when people fail to read that im back.... lo not new! and lately, life has not been all about fishing..... I WISH IT WAS!

So i was fishing tonite on my new lake i live on. and I saw something really wierd I wasn't sure of. Lets see what you guys think. (I shore fish remember) I landed my first bass of the night, I spooked a TON of bluegill that were up on the shallow over the sand and clay as I landed it. I looked around a bit and started seeing lots of little tiny bluegill and then something i wasnt expecting. Little tiny bass. I knew they were bass based off the black stripe on the tip of the tail and theyre shape. These were a little shorter than my hand in length, and were swimming in a pack with the small bluegill! Ive never seen bass and bluegill interact like that around this time of year. I know they intereact well most of the year anyways. but these young fish were all mingling and keeping in a well defined herd..... Wierd! Not to mention, i had a dink bass.... more than likely la little under 1lbs follow a jig i was BURNING at full speed back to shore. then stop promptly about three feet from shore. I ACTUALLY saw the thing notice me, and then dart back for deeper cover. Are the yearling or fingerling or whatever bass hanging out with the little gills for protection from the other bass??? What do you guys think?

looks like a good pond. especially if the locals all look like the girl in the one pic! jk. looks fun. the clear water isnt somthing im used to..... but those weeds are nice! I just started throwing this new bait i got tonite! Its a seible soft plastic magic swimmer. I toss the bluegill one. it has a nice slit in the back that allows it to cut thru weeds like those! try it sometime if u can afford a pack. they arent cheap.

the line under my profile said it all.... then changed it. lol Small Pond Ohio Bassin' All The Way! (now ive upgraded to my small lake.... but same idea!) ;D

ok.... call off the hounds, BassBrats been all over my email wondering where ive gotten off to. But Im back! Call the helicopters back, notify the authorities..... im ok. Lately Ive been working like a dog. Ive been promoted twice, started a blog, became a twitter phenom! and helped launch anew branch of our company! So, if ive been a little lacking here. sorry. But im back! ;D

so. id love to go. but money got tight. and i dont know if i can do anything over a 1 day trip. if i have to pay for a room for the night im cooked.

not from there, actually im from ohio, about as far from texas as u can get culture wise. But I work with the blood center there....... and someone just today i talked to was bugging me about going fishing. im jealous...... Anyhow. Welcome Aboard! the Aggies are freaking hardcore in everysense of the word!

I tried to find this topic elsewhere, if i failed, sorry. Crawdads, Crayfish, Crawfish........ what ever you call them...... I need to know how to find them..... No where in my neck of the woods sells them. And I'd really like to figure out how to get some for bait. The lake id like to use them at is packed with them. But three problems exist: 1. I dont know where to look for them. 2. I dont know how to go about catching them. 3. I cant go wading around the lake (I dont own waders, and the rangers are sketchy about letting people into the lake for safety reasons.) (But i can get into some water on the far side of the lake.) Help!? In the combined infinite years of expierence we have here, I figured someone could shed light on the most productive way of getting my hands on some of these things!

i was going to mention tossing live bait........ a chunky crawdad would do good. I myself found bass have a hard time resisting a juicy crawler thats wiggling in their face. but spawn throws all the rules out the window!

questions only silly (or stupid) if u refuse to ask it for fear of being called silly (or stupid) btw. i know nothing about Indy..... does that make me silly? lol :-?

SO happy i started this topic! especially when i get to hear about ur nasty mexican stained cruddy undies! JK This is fun..... keep em' coming!

i think they do!? But none of what science says seems to effect the bass in Sippo Lake, the only structure in that entire lake is the MASSIVE amount of lily pads. The fishing pier & boat house which get HAMMERED! the pipeline and its little wooden posts. the cement overflow dam choked back in the padfields down lake where i fish. and the sandbars that you cant get to unless u rent a canoe, and manage to escape the rangers watchful eye and get out on the sandbars on foot in ankle deep water (mind you theyre tiny little sandbars) So they spawn in the pad stems. Its the only place for them to spawn!

That day she outfished me...... lemme think back... oh thats right...... 3 Cat Fish, 5 Bass (Including that one which is our 2nd biggest weve cought there), 4 Bluegill, 2 Crappie, 2 Box Turtles, & A Snapping Turtle to my 2 dinks......... or something like that! My trick is to just make sure she has something to keep her busy when we go fishing! Its worked a number of times! One time i actually got her to go fishing with me on the lake, we rented a jonboat with a trolling motor, and i had her steer me around the lake while i fished, shed read, id just call out, left, more left, right......... ect. lol She was studying for her Nursing Theory Final. and she got an A on it! ;D Sadly she graduate........ :-? (Maybe not sadly, she pays the bills) And now i cant pull the old, "Hey, wanna go to the lake and 'Study?'" Trick!

I have to post here cheering for my boy Jody Adkins. From nearby North Canton, OH Jody got skunked the first day, and only boated two fish the second. but had to earn his birth in the big show! SO thank you for atleast putting North Canton on the map in the Classic. But it wish you woulda had a better showing...... Keep ur head high buddy! Woooo Jody.