ClackerBuzz

90% of the time it's on time. i rarely receive things late. and often receive them ahead of schedule. why are you anxious to fish or something?

if ur used to catching fish from the shore, just do the same thing from a boat. (i started by skipping senkos under laydown. i got bored after a month). after you get tired of working the shoreline from a boat use a map to fish structure with a 3/4oz jig or deep/heavier search bait of ur choice. cover as much water as possible while always maintaining bottom contact. after ur tired of blindly casting structure buy a sonar unit and ideally only wet a hook when you see baitfish on the graph. the best of all worlds would be a sonar with a map chip of ur home lake so you can follow contour lines and baitfish right on ur unit.

i use a similar philosophy. no point in flushing a good day of fishing down the drain just b/c ur trying to force feed them a spinnerbait etc when they don't want it. i'll dedicate some time and more importantly some key locations to the new lure. but the other 80-90% of my time/day off is devoted to enjoying fishing. time on the water is invaluable for learning a new lure. next best only to having an experienced angler teaching you. more time on the water means the big picture starts to become clear ie where and when to use the lure. and learning not to get caught up in the 'how' of a lure. "I want to learn how to catch bass on spinnerbaits" sounds great. but it doesn't sound so good when you fishing the sentence with "..in the middle of August, in small farm pond, with water temps close to 83 deg and weed growth at maximum". this is a bad time to learn spinnerbaits b/c this overgrown, under oxygenated small body of water is just too hot for the fish to be chasing them. researching the time of year, depth and location of a lure will put you ahead of the curve as opposed to just learning how to retrieve it.

this is why i'm not an engineer

i feel ur pain. i love chatterbaits and was disappointed when i received my 3/4oz with that massive blade. i wanted a heavier chatter that would stay on the bottom...not a giant blade. they def put off tons of vibration to call in fish. the window of opportunity is just much smaller compared to normal size blades. i actually thought about using metal sheers to trim them down but it's just a bad idea all around. just add a trailer hook....or sell them like me.

i'd punch it also but i'd be sure to use tungsten. i don't know how big the beds are but if big i'd move fast till i felt the tungsten click against a rocky bottom underneath the hydrilla. then i'd slow down and soak it in those areas. if the bed are small i'd work them slow and thorough. it really isn't that deep so you can get away with 3/4-1oz...plus they'll get you more bites

http://www.bassresource.com/hank-parker-fishing/pond-fishing-tactics.html http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/13845-guaranteed-to-catch-bass/ http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/126667-bank-fishing-forum/page-9#entry http://www.***.com/5-must-have-bank-fishing-baits/

welcome to the site. i keep a kayak at my place just to fish all the great ponds you have over there!

I thought this post was going to be about my personal fishing techniques

sound similar fishing a deep main lake point back to it's closest cove till you find fish on a spot. then relocating to similar spots on the lake..

I think Mike's body of work speaks for itself and believe in his 18 lb catch. After all... "You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become a villain" Harvey Dent

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/126667-bank-fishing-forum/page-9#entry

i always see weird things in movies. does anyone know if they leave them in on purpose or if they just don't have the time/money for editing? you always see someones watch on their right wrist and half was thru the scene it's on their left wrist etc. and rare gems like this. i just don't understand how they fall thru the cracks when they are such big mistakes. anyone Hollywood savvy?

sounds like an awesome trip. congrats on ur new PB. that is one beautiful football

fishing line 101: start with cheap mono as a kid. as adult realize it's like fishing with a rubber band...but still good for keeping fish pinned on a crankbait (but you ditch it after buying a decent crankbait rod and throw fluoro on it to get them cranks deeper). look around for something better than mono and find Yo Zuri. realize there is something to this sensitivity and strength thing. inspired you upgrade from copoly to fluoro. amazing stuff..super sensitive and strong...but expensive in a backlash. can there be anything stronger, thinner and more sensitive than fluoro? you graduate to braid with leader material. but what to use as a leader? don't worry you have plenty of spools of mono, copoly and fluoro to play with

if these two vets don't like that line you need to burn the rest off and run for the hills before you lose the fish of a lifetime.

great stuff. i picked up 3 sets of their sleeves. smartest and cheapest thing i've done b/c i didn't have to buy a whole fishing wardrobe. they turn any baggy t-shirt into a protective sunshirt http://www.columbia.com/Freezer-Zero%E2%84%A2-Arm-Sleeves/SU9090,default,pd.html

i never caught a 7lb'r

gift card severance package for a job never actually started? in all seriousness being unemployed is no fun and I feel ur pain. don't worry something far less frustrating will turn up. in the mean time just be patient, apply to tons of companies, don't put all ur interview eggs in one basket... and fish with your free time!

here's a good artile by Ike http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/deep_water_structure.html

this rod is absolutely insane. i picked it up a month ago and it went straight to my top 3 rods. has the perfect tip to cast a 1-3oz lures a mile yet doesn't backlash, plenty of backbone, a longer handle for the perfect casting fulcrum point i wish all rods had and to boot it's as light as a feather. you'd swear you have a 7' rod in your hands. doubles as a nice A rig rod too. i'm about to pick up a 805cbrm for deep cranking and i can only hope it's half as nice.

i guess it depends on what cranks ur throwing but you can't go wrong with a dobyns 704 cb glass http://www.tackletour.com/reviewdobyns704cbglass.html

ur local library might have one in archives. or you can buy a sonar unit that allows you record ur outings and develop your own contour map. the more you fish the better you will get at reading above the water to understand whats going on below that water. a 3/4oz jig is ur friend b/c you can cast it a mile and feel everything on the bottom.

i would break this into two thoughts: 1: locating a fish holding spot 2: developing a pattern on it. catching one fish is very important. think of the saying 90% of the fish are in 10% of the water. you just stumbled into a golden spot. i mark way point, take note of above/below structure, direction of casting angle etc bc you can most likely repeat that success another day. this is more important to me that the pattern, especially on bigger bodies of water. but it also holds true in the smallest of farm ponds. when you find the big fish in the deepest part of the pond they will be there day after day. developing a pattern is keeping the fun going for that day. noting the location/spot means you can come back and play day after day

http://learninghowtofish.com/the-underwater-world-of-freshwater-fish/ http://www.bassresource.com/hank-parker-fishing/deep-water-summer.html http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/78698-all-lakes-have-it/ http://www.fishin.com/forums2/content.php/751-Out-On-a-Ledge-Kentucky-Lake-Ledge-Fishing http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/deep_water_structure.html http://www.bassmaster.com/node/99730 http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/133340-fishing-points/ or bill breaks it down fast and easy at 3:30 http://youtu.be/24NfDLSEbCU?t=3m30s