Nitrofreak

Yep !! 40+ years of fishing and not one single smallie, some of the best smallie fishing is here in the Shennandoah River, I grew up Fishing places around Manassas and DC, then moved to the country and fished the rivers and stuff here. I asked RW for some advise on fishing smallies, and what he gave me was really great !, I almost landed one, it got it close enough that when it rolled at the surface I could see it and it looked to be in the 3 to 4 lb range, but that was the last time I had seen it. I figure that if I ever do get one, it's going to be the biggest one I have ever seen or the smallest one I have ever seen LOL !!!

ROFLMAO !!!!! I LOVED IT !!! Now where can I get one with that option LOL !!! I know I will never see a new one but I want a Z-9 sooooooooooooo bad !!! My friend has a Z-8 that he will let me use whenever I want, you know me though, I don't like doing things like that, I would much rather fish from mine, but if I don't soon get the money I need for a trolling motor, I may take him up on that offer LOL !! I want to get to Anna and I want to get there soon, the last few years has been a bust for me and fishing, only 5 trips the year before last and only 1 trip on my boat last year, I need it bad LOL !!! I am determined to make a big change with that this year, I need to get back out there and do what I know I can do, I have no confidence, I am really, REALLY, rusty, and this thing of trying to stay mentally focused is wearing quite thin, I have even lost patience with practicing my pitching and now the rods are just collecting dust along with the boat, I just can't have that anymore. I look so forward to fishing with all of you guys this year, there are things that you and I have even talked about doing that I really cant wait for, I look oh so forward to catching my first ever smallie with you on the river this season, I look forward to the meet and greet, I hope to fish with Traveler again and Quanjig, and I hope to fish with many more this season, but my primary goal is simply getting back out there to Anna and get my groove on again, seeing that guy launch his girlfriend, and then seing the smile he had in releif as he made his cast afterward, was like something that rings a bell for me, it's time to launch all the troubles and get my butt out there again, In hindsite, I find it to be ironic that I try to help people be better when I myself am in need of help and can't help but think if what I am offering is to old and out dated, kinda like me LOL !! Even though the post was FUNNY AS HELL, I also saw a wake up call with a message in there too !!! Thanx buddy, I really really needed that !!!!

Not quite a year yet big guy, but close enough. I left a post asking permission to have Zoff and I come up for a visit in the spring time in the Southeast section, but as we age we have a tendency to look over things , I understand and thats ok buddy ! And if you wish to learn a few things about Anna still, well I am up for that as well, so lets go fishin !!!

No I have not read the artical yet and yes he would be worth that much BUT only as long as he keeps producng the way he has been, he has been sharp for quite some time, I see no difference in the way he has been playing for the past 3 years, just straight up tallent, it was obvious they were going to make it at some point in time with him, but at the same time, I saw the same QB in the SB that I have seen in the past 3 years. I don't expect to see him improving much unless he gets another weapon that can scoot down field and catch the ball, they need another Boldin but with speed.

Thats one reason why I love Fluke's videos so much, he has some great input on baits and and the in's and out's to go along with an open minded approach, I have used a couple of his suggestions and some work and some don't but all in all he leaves nothing on the table and helps us figure out what is best for our conditions and situations.

I think if the sposors were to put a little more emphisis on this they would fair much better, that is a great way to put it J.

Throwing all of these different baits is not helping you learn anything at all other than how frustrating can one person get. Do you suck at this? No, absolutly not, but with all the different things you are trying it seems you are loosing focus, one thing about the Senko I have found to be true in my area, if a Senko is working then look at the presentation, if it makes it to the bottom then fish the bottom, if it gets hit right at the surface then fish baits that run close to the surface and so on, where the fish hit the bait should give you the clue you are looking for and the depth you should be fishing with different baits, also the speed you should be fishing, a Senko is a very slow falling bait, depending on the amount of salt you have in the bait, if any, so you should be fishing as slow as the bait is falling as well. If your fishing from the bank, then it may also be the area itself and you may have to relocate. Good luck and be safe !!!

I must say it's really nice to have someone so young and yet so knowledgeable about everything you have discussed so far. Awesome job and keep after it and I think we have a future pro on our hands here !!! I will agree to say there is always a next one that big in there somewhere or bigger, now you have all the ammo you need for the next time and there will be no doubt. Welcome to the forum !!! Good luck and be safe !!!

Welcome to the forum !!!

Welcome to the forum !!!

BAAAAHAHAHA !!! They want to upgrade and be successful here lets try to keep that in mind ok LOL !!! Players they should be looking at are going to have to be required to tackle at some point in their career or at the very least get dirty something I don't think either of those posers have ever done.

I think after reading all these posts that if they were to suggest a bait or present a bait for us then they should also tell us the best situations to use such baits and under what conditions they perform their best, as the credibility of any pro I have no doubt in their ability to make any of the baits work for them under the right conditions. They tend to target the younger, less experienced angler to go out and just purchace the product cause their favorite pro angler said so. I think these companies would be more successful if they were to help the younger angler with color choice info on the packet as well. Big-O puts in some great info on how to rig his product for a bigger chance of success and it helps a lot of our younger anglers, but if a bait is going to be successful then the colors the inexperienced angler chooses may fall short and the success rate falls short as well. So a little better description of color choice and when and where you will have the most success may be of some help here when suggesting we should buy their product.

I have been around here for a small amount of time, but I still continue to learn something almost on a daily basis, young-un's coming in have some great ideas, as well as older members, this site has everything I could ask for and then some, I have never been outside of this site for that reason since, I have loved this site since day one, I have had my share of growing pains, but it still allows me to grow even today, meeting people from here has allowed some pretty good relations and opened up quite a few doors, I look forward to the future of fishing and continued learning from this site. Where else can one go and have so much feedback on a bad experience and come out a winner on the other end, where else can one go and find the endless amount of FREE information that is on this site, not only from other anglers who fish the same waters as you and did not even know it, but you never know when a pro may be reading your post and may even chime in with an answer or a suggestion that could help to better us all. This is my home for all things fishing....and a few others as well. Thanx to all the new comers for joining in and thanx to all for making this the best site on the planet !!!

This was your post, I mean no disrespect to you either, but it seems that you were to quick to judge imo, if you were to go back and look at the posts that, Menendez, Carson, Hawk, and Green, put out for us, every one of them said they have used it for some time, imo, they have offered advise on the line from their perspective, not one of them said you need to go out and purchace this product, there was a lot of insite from people who use and abuse this product on a daily basis and other lines as well that they are not affiliated with and mearly offered and informed opinion on what they know to be true when comparing different lines, I saw no pimping as you put it.

Or maybe I should have said I dezerved it lol !!

He couldn't do anything as a Cowboy under his other AKA, what makes you think he would even make a good Cheif LMAO !!! But then again..........

As far as baits are concerned, I will take it under advisement, I will, or sometimes do, use a bait that they support or are being sponsored by. But it has to fit what my needs are, Skeet Reese and the L/C jerk Baits are one for example, I have found the L/C Pointers to be very effective where I am located, I too am one who will follow tips more so than the bait they are promoting for the most part, but I do not completely dismiss any suggestions, I will investigate and see if what they are promoting can be usefull.

Ok 00, it's been more than a day or so LOL !! You or RW gonna let us in on anything yet ??????????? Well, Well, Well, ??????????????? CUUMMMMMON MAN !!!! please !!

PHEW !!! I remember him getting after me a time or two for that, way back when, LMAO !!! Hey I deserved it, I will be honest here !!

You got plenty of time.....but then again....we are talking about the Eagles here LOL !!! J/K, I think if the off season goes well for you guy's you could be one of those suprise teams, but it depends on the changes, far too many need to be made in one season, but you have a good core so I believe you will be like the Skins the past two years, a few growing pains in the begining but I think you should do a 500 season this season, but we will see come the draft and where all the cards fall, so buck up !! It's always good to have hope !!! in some cases thats all we have LOL !!!

I agree, Ed did make things happen, he had a great game, the offence under Caldwell should be ok, he made the right adjustments when it counted the most, as far as the team comparing the two and saying the plays are the same between the two, is just wrong, I dont see you all making it to the SB if his plays were still being utilised, I see good things for you guy's next season and if they play like this next year, I would venture to say another trip to the SB is not out of the question. There were a ton of calls that could have been made in that game for both sides imo.

Not fair !! I may be a fart but I ain't old yet LOL !!!!

I thought this was a football thread lol !! Nats better come out on top of that one this year if that were to happen LOL !! It is a prime time for them to retire if they were to do so, but are their contracts up this year? I don't think Birk will be as a big of hit as loosing Ngata would be anyway, you almost let that game get away from you, I saw a lot of lack of effort in the 2nd half by the Ravens deep in their secondary, something I did not see in the first half, Reed and the rest of the crew back there almost cost you that game IMO.

Thats what we need, thanx Speed !!! If you want to bring it then by all means please do, as stated before, we have intrest of more people but there seems to be a lot of uncertainty, it's better to have too many than not enough open seats, as this thing gets closer I am sure we will be needing those open seats. Thanx a ton for your vote !!! We look forward to meeting each and every one of you, this year is going to be a big turn out it seems, but we need all who are making plans to attend this event to please make sure they put the vote in for either a boater or a non boater, it's very important that we have this info so that we can make plans for everything, without knowing the maximum number of people who wish to attend it's hard to make the right arrangements, so if you are even thinking about it, even if there is only an outside chance, place your boating status so that we can be as prepared as we can possibly be. I am going to attach this to every page from here so that everyone following this thread remembers to cast their vote, also it will be attached to the first post where everything else is kept for the meet and greet.

LOL !! I will wait to see how the season shapes up, but right now I still don't see a superbowl run in the cards for the Skins, playoff's, eh....maybe.