Senkoman12

victory reels are GARBAGE

Huh? I pitch with an 8 footer, and I'm 5'7". What would height have to do with it, please explain. the problem i get with longer rods is i cant get the clearance to get a long pitch. the lure hits the water short of my target. think of it this way. a longer rod has more line out. if you have more line out you need more clearance. whatever floats your boat. if long rods work for you than go for it 8-)

i feel bad for the kid but i dont see it as news

if you pitch a lot you wnat a shorter rod. if you are tall, than you want a longer rod. if you are short than you want a shorter rod. im on the shorter side at 5' 7". i cant pitch with anything over 7' because i dont have the height

though i didnt land it i hooked on to a beaver once bullhead fishing. we got there and i said "lets get a rock and scare him off, no need for him to get tangled in line". my buddy says "no he is ok, we wont have any trouble with him" not 10mins later, BAM! a big splash, #%*@ i hooked the the beaver. he broke me off in like 15sec...only 6lbs line

all manufactures should follow suite with this. those hook holders are great. lets what do i hate. line with lots of memory, getting my cork grips wet, and having a fishing buddy who wont shut up about his crappy skeet reese rods

29* it was -13*F and few nights ago here. we got probably 2 1/2-3 ft of snow right now

i am not askin hoe to use one but why some guys hate them so much. i know how to fish one and im very proficient with it

I'm not sure what that has to do with hats, but thanks for sharing. I think you will find that the booney hat does a good job of protecting your ears but not your neck. Wear a shirt with a collar and flip the collar up for better protection. There is alot of reflection of harmful sun rays coming from the water so a good sunscreen is pretty important as well. steve made that mistake without sunscreen. what a stupid mistake. i now have sunscreen all the time with me when im on the boat

all i see on this forum is you guys' bashing senkos. i for one love senkos, they are my top bait. a lot of you guys say they are beginners baits. If i am fishing a tournament and catching them like crazy and your not...im still catching fish i would like to hear your opinions on besides that they are beginners baits. mods if you dont approve of this thread feel free to lock it

its not that i cant spell i just cant type

i got angler of the year for Jr division. it is my first time. even though i tied with another guy i call it an accomplishment.

i am almost 16 and like tournament fish with my bass club. and i have decided it is time to write a resume. i want to know how to write it and what to include. fishing is getting expensive and any little sponseer would help. btw my bass club is very invloved in the local community so i have plenty of that stuff

1-2 while shore fishing, 3 while just fishing and 6 during a tournament

i hate going slow. i love to power fish and fish senkos. i have put more fish in the boat with a senko than any other bait i own. when i fish tournaments i always have a senko tied on ready to go. i really like fish them on slider jigs

i know. i love the show

smart kid

Although I have heard people mentioning the dorsal fin looking like a toothbrush,there maybe something to that. In Alaska when the Salmon are running,we go after the Salmon with bright colored yarn snelled on Octopus hooks. Once the salmon reach the rivers for the spawn,they stop feeding. We drift the yarn flies down stream and sometimes they end up in the mouth of a Salmon. The yarn gets into the teeth,which irritates them,causing them to bite at the yarn out of aggression. The fin on the back of this swimbait may have the same idea in mind? Regardless,if you look at the bait on the BPS website,it looks like this bait gets LOTS of great reviews,and isnt overly priced. I'll find out once the ice thaws. ;D i have the 7" model. didnt catch anything on it but i barely threw it. it swam good when i did

i have been trying to cut down on buying tackle right now. it is hard becuase im paying the price for buying cheap rods and finding out they are obsolete or dont do the job well. but when i go to buy lures i mostly look through my collection and see what im lacking. when i say im lacking im talking about lacking where it could hurt me in a tournament because i dont have it. btw one way i buy most of my tackle is by clearance and sales, i was in gander mtn yesterday and got a couple rapalas DT for $5 a peice and yum dingers for $3. major deals, no but good enough sale for me, i have been in there where i found SK hardbaits for $1.95 a peice. i got about 30 of them.

Like this one? ;D ;D i wouldnt be surprised if some of the members on here had one of those

he could easily change it Ima Bass Ninja too

x2 for me, figuring them out is the fun but having a 3lbs+ smallie on the end of the line is bonus though

;D ;D thats funny

when i tournement fish we are allowed 6 rods, i used to carry 4 but this year it will probably be 6 7'M/F spinning- senkos, light cranks, shakey heads, etc. 7'H/XF casting 7.1:1 casting reel-flipping and pitching 7'M/XF casting 6.4:1 castingreel-light texas rigs, jigs, spinnerbaits 6'MH/MOD casting 6.4:1 casting reel-cranks and topwaters 7'MH/F casting 5.1:1 casting reel-heavy jigs, heavy t rigs, big spinnerbaits, small swimbaits 7'ML/F spinning-light finesse

I'm not going to deny that their is some truth to this. But here's just a few other things to consider.... In-Fishermen once did a study on this exact topic, and what they found out, was that fish with less red muscle (like Largemouth Bass) do not tend to fight very long anyway, regardless of the tackle, hence, they do not tend to build up a lot of lactic acid. In other words, Largemouth's are a great candidate for using very light gear with. Also, lets say one uses a flipping stick, and rips a big bass straight to the boat, before you can blink an eye. That fish is going to be VERY hot coming into the boat, increasing the chances of the fish hurting itself, by ramming into the inside of a livewell, or shaking out of the anglers hands and being dropped. Another thing I see, is anglers who either do not have much experience, or, who try to milk out some extra fight from a fish, by lightening up on the drag of medium, or heavier gear..... or, goofier yet, just not pulling on the fish, 1/10th as hard as the gear would allow. {if these guys want more fight, they need to catch bigger, stronger fish } Generally speaking, I believe people place too much emphasis on the gear, when it comes to wearing down a fish, while in reality, I think a much bigger factor, is the fish wearing itself down. All you have to do is stay hooked up, and keep even pressure The fish pretty much takes care of the rest Peace, Fish i dont see why people want to fight a fish longer even thoguh their gear allows them to winch it in :-? when i hook on i get that fish to the boat as realistically as possible. largemouth usually i can get in fast but those smallmouth never want to quit running every time they see the boat