darren

thanks for the info i really appreciate it...ya i was wondering about the mayflie hatch, and how that would affect us, and should i use a steel leader every time or only when i have an expensive lure on????thanks again, i am leavin in 4 days i am gettin nervous.........

i dont know what lake we are going to off hand....we will be there from june 6-10 and all i know is that we will have to row several miles then port a half mile to get to camping spot...i cant wait,,,thanks for the help.....

im headed up north to boundary waters june 6-10.. never fished there, never caught a smallmouth, never fished out of a canoe. any pearls of wisdom would be greatly appreciated as i dont really know what lures to bring besides what i have read i.e. tubes, grubs, spinnerbaits, senkos, spinnerbaits, cranks, etc...thanks in advance.....darren

thanks for the info. as i will surely need it...dont know exactly where we will be putting in as my brother is taking care of the details throught an outfit he knows has been good to one of his friends.. just tryin to figure out how to pack all the tackle, clothes, sleepin bag into one pack.. does anyone know where i would get a backpack big enough to fit all u would need for 4 days

this will be my first trip to the boundary waters above MN. what is a must for me to bring as far as tackle. i am planning on bringing one spinning reel and one baitcaster. we will have to carry all we bring for a mile so we are limiting ourselves on what to bring. i have largemouth bass fished for about 5 yrs but live in MO. and have never went smallmouth fishing and am gettin real excited. any help? thanx darren....oh yeah, the trip is in june if that helps...

its my fault, everytime me, my brother and uncle try to get together this happens..goin this weekend and high in mid 50's and lows in mid 30's.. next week when im at work the high's will be in the mid to upper 60's, imagine that.. last year when we planned a trip in april, the week before we left the temps were in the mid 60's. the night before we fished there was a 25 degree temp drop with 15-20 mph windgusts and we were fishing out of a small jon boat, now thats fun? so next time you guys are planning a trip, call me and make sure i am at work, and the weather should be great........

thanks guys we are goin to give it a whirl.. i am just goin to make sure we got plently of whisky when we are done and are sittin by the warm fire

how in the world d i catch fish after a cold rain and the water is real muddy. water temp has dropped to 56 degrees. just a week or so ago there were baitfish everywhere in the coves and were lovin the spinnerbait and crankbait, how do i adjust in these conditions?

love fishing but with 2 kids dont get out as much as i would like.. got a trip planned on Oct 15 to a strip pit in southern il... my question is at what water temp do you guys generally believe the bass will not be as active like they are in the fall.. the weeklong temps here will be in the mid 60's but mid to upper 40's at night... should l think fall still or slown down and go deep? thaks...darren

headed to the big strip pit in so.Il. this weekend.. supposed to rain all week with highs in the mid to low 80's and lows at night in the mid 60's. with all the rain the water will most likely be a little on the muddy side knowing that the banks are real steep .. very little structure, a few points and coves and the dam area... how would you approach this knowing we are approaching fall as the nights are getting cooler, but with all the rain? thanks darren

got my reels back from the guy who cleans them and there is a problem with the screw he needs to remove to properly go through it.. he said to take it back to bps and gave me his card and hey thought they would exchange it.. i paid 175 for the reel. I need advice on a good reel for about the same price, will probably stay away from the quantum.. any help or advice thanks.....darren

what is the best way to help the life of your battery in the winter... i have a 3 bank on board charger. should i just leave it on float over the winter months, or charge them up disconnect and bring them inside to keep warm? thanks.......darren

thanks Wayne P. and Sam. I really appreciate your time helping me out... i am relatively new at bass fishing and love discussing things like this with you guys who are obviously very knowledgable of the sport.....darren

thanks wayne.p i e-mailed you for more info i am looking at the attachment and dont really understand how to rig it that way and what hook....darren

I love fishing the wacky rig but have a couple problems and need advice... i currently use a small wacky/finnesse type hook that has a small light weed guard... it does keep me from getting hung up but it seems i miss too many fish.. if i try a regular 2 or 3/0 gammy i dont miss as many but am hung up way too much due to the exposed hook...any help would be great......darren