Luke at Gouldsboro

Hi everyone, I want to start punching some heavy(ish) mats, and I don't want to buy punching weights. Does anybody have a do it yourself solution or any ways to rig a bullet weight for punching? Thanks!!

It's a good lake for striped bass. Most guys fish deep for them. It's a pretty good sized lake with a lot of water sport activities ( jet ski's, water skiing etc.). You need a decent sized boat to cover the whole lake. the weekends are pretty packed up there too. I live 20 miles away. I'll talk to some buddies and get more info for you

My primary lake in Northeast Pennsylvania is a man made lake and is extremely weedy. I mean in 6 inches of water to the deepest parts (about 8 feet) have weeds.The spawn should be coming soon, and I was wondering if I should target shallow structure or "flats". I dont have a depthfinder so I'm kind of limited to guessing where they'd be. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Hey everyone, I was just wondering what colors or patterns I should paint some new jerkbaits. The baitfish in my primary lake are shiners, golden shiners, bluegill, and perch. Any info would be helpful. Thanks.

Hey everyone, I decided that I'm going to paint my own baits. I have a quick question about how you hold the baits while painting them. Is ther a holding device, a homemade device or do you lay them on a table..etc... Also i know people use stockings and small netting for scale patterns, but how is that done exactly? do you wrap the bait in the stocking? Any answers will help. Thanks a lot.

I took a Japanese topwater popper (bass pattern), a 3" swimbait (white with black spots and a black back), and I took a bag of electric blue worms. Like I said, there wasn't much in the box that I was interested in... I'm not a liar or a thief. Also don't accuse me of taking something that I didn't take.

did you use spro lures and rapaint them, or were they blank lures? btw, they look really good

I got the box last week. It got shipped off to sloanezp yesterday. I didn't inventory takes or picks, because I haven't been following the thread. I only took two lures though, and replaced with some havoc baits, couple lipless cranks, and some plastic worms. Kind of disappointed at the selection I got (it was mostly plastics, and I don't need any more). I thought it was a "lure" swap.

I like SPRO bronzeye frogs. They sit in the water nice and the hooks are sharp. I don't think I'd try the frog you posted. If I'm using a single hook frog, I prefer a yum money frog (not hollow bodied)

I wouldn't worry about it too much, but I think the only line that might carry scent might be braid because it is more of a "fabric" compared to mono or fluoro which are like "plastic"... Kind of like if you sat around a campfire, your clothes would smell like smoke, but your flashlight wouldn't. Am I making sense?

I've been skilled in art since birth and when I see people's hand painted lures here, I want to do it myself. I've always wanted to paint my own hardbaits, but just wondering if the expense of everything is worth it? Also, where can I find unpainted hardbaits (cranks, jerkbaits, lipless)? Thanks.

Frogs are fun. I think any topwater (especially buzzbaits IMO) is awesome.

I have been playing for the last 11 years, but I had ankle surgery in March so I can't play this year. I was looking forward to it too, but, it gives me more time for fishing

When I lived with my parents 13 years ago, my mom always put the roll with the paper in back (which I hate), so I decided to get her back. I unrolled about 5 feet of tp on the counter and put 6" strips of double sided tape down, rolled it back up, put it back her way and took all the extra tp out of the bathroom. After she spent a good 20 minutes trying to get some paper, she was pretty ticked. After that she religiously put the paper coming off the top. *WINNING*

Everyone knows water temp is a big factor in fishing. I was wondering, why do people measure the water's surface temp and not measure the water deeper down? I mean the fish aren't that close to the surface, so why not see the temp at the depth they are at...

I think they should have the eggs all year long. It's a tease having them for 2 months, then they're gone

congrats!! baby bulldogs are so cute. good luck with her

wow. awesome paint work

Me too! too funny !!

I don't know how people could actually think this was a good idea, or even real looking...

Just wondering what bait everyone likes to use on their drop shot rig... And what size hook you use...

You could go to Home depot or Lowe's and get boots for concrete. They arent that expensive, and if you buy them big, you could keep your shoes on, and then put your foot in the boots

I bought some devil spears in a few colors. I can't wait to use them. I think the "tail section" will hold up. It's a bulky bait...

If she was snooty to you, I'd hate to be her patient after you that day!!! She deserved it though.

March always seems to be crazy with the weather. Beautiful 50 degrees one day, then 6 inches of snow the next. It seems like I'll never get on the water...