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  1. Eric Buck
    If you are trying to predict where and what to fish I would suggest using BASSGOLD. It costs a few bucks, but if you are fishing major bodies of water you can learn a lot from it. Especially if you add your own information in there and go back and see what worked and what didn't.
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    Try google earth and locate some spots.
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    You have no idea how much I missed fishing. I get excited just reading about you guys catching fish!
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    Verry true
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    Where I fish it's a Fluke and/or a KVD 1.5.
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    Oh and by the way if you read KVD's book he will tell you in there that his most important thing that he uses to catch fish is his fishfinder because he don't have to use search baits anymore to find the fish. He might have a little trouble throwing a carolina rig on a snoopy pole in a dug out canoe on the large body of waters that they fish.
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    WW2Farmer you crack me up. I think you need to read the original question and stop thinking that I said I am going to be an Elite Series pro. What your not understanding is that I do not believe anyone and I mean ANYONE can compete at the Elite level if you don't have the equipment that competes with what they have. I believe out of the 8 tournaments that I could make the top 50 atleast once maybe twice if I am lucky. You seem to think that I believe that I am the next KVD and I am going to win 2 out of the 8 tournaments. Highly doubtful, but I bet I can compete. Ignorant is a strong word. I don't think you give me enough credit for what I do know or maybe I just haven't explained myself clearly enough. Bottom line is I (personal opinion) believe that it is neccessary for you to have the equipment to compete with the pros. HOWEVER you also need skill to go along with that. The original question was supposed to be if YOU had their equipment how do you think YOU(meaning with your skills) would do at the Elite level. Thanks for your response I enjoy reading your rants every time I sign in.
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    I completely agree that you need skills. I also think that you could have the greatest skills in the world but if you go out there with a 16 ft bass tracker with a 30 HP mercury and 2 $80 depth finders and some fishing rods that you have beat up throughout the years, you will never be able to compete. Everyone has their weeknesses. The trick is to fit your strengths into the patterns that are working. Sometimes you will never be able to do that and you will just have to do te best you can. You can't win them all.
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    I have never done it, but I am studying the art of swimming jigs. That may work if there are some size to the fish you are trying to catch. You can control the depth that your bait is and maybe snag those fish that are suspended off the rock. If they are smaller size you could also throw a jerk bait at them and get some reaction strikes. There's a million ways you could approach this. Just take what you know best and apply it.
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    WW2 Farmer these gentlemen you are talking about have they been fishing the same waters for the past 30 years? I'm sure they are very experienced on the local waters and a good fish finder would just verify what they have learned throughout the years. You take those guys on the other side of the country and they are probably not going to beat the pants off of most people. Maybe I am wrong and they are just gifted. Evrgladesbasser do you want to sponsor me? LOL!
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    Let me know how it works out. Hope you hook a monster!
  12. Eric Buck
    I would throw a swim bait, crank bait, or a spinnerbait at the depth the fish are sitting at if you can tell.
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    K_Mac I plan out it when I retire from the Army when I am 42. I have my family depending on me to bring home a paycheck every month and there is no way that I can chance it. I really do think that I would fair against the upper half of the pros. I have a lot of fishing experience throughout my life. I am almost 30 years old and have been fishing religously for over 25 years of that. Familiarization with different waters may get me from time to time, but getting out there and catching a limit of bass on the waters that they fish wouldn't be a difficult task. Catching 5 quality keepers is what seperates the good and the great. If I had the electronics and all the equipment that the Pro's are using there is no doubt in my mind that I can get into the top 50 a few times. Am I going to win them all or make the final cut all the time, absolutely not. That would be rediculous for me to say such a thing, but I think that I am skilled enough to compete. Now if my family wasn't depending on me to make a living, I would definately make a run for it. I am going to fish a club when I return and just work on some things and get some cash on the side and when I retire I will make a run for the gold hopefully. I think you took what I said that wrong way. I am not saying that I would school KVD on any given sunday. I'm just saying that from time to time I could bring home the cheddar.
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    Exactly, however my fish finders I have on my boat now are no where near proficient enough to tell what TYPE of structure is in the water holding fish. For that matter the newer fish finders can show you with a little bit of knowlege what type of fish are holding to that structure. It will also give you a clear image of what the contour of the bottom is which may/may not alter the technique you would use to fish that area. With my fish finders I use them for depth and temperature for the most part because the sonar doesn't produce a vivid picture of what I am up against. Now don't get me wrong with a little work you can use certain techniques (Carolina rig) to figure it out, but the high end fish finders will elimate all that madness and put you on fish faster. I think if I had a season to work with the Pro's equipment and get familiarized and proficient with it I would fair against the Elites. I think I have enough knowlege to make a few cuts and get my feet wet. Am I overly confident? Maybe, but that's how I truely feel. I know everyone thinks that you have to know exactly what to do in each situation, but there are more than one techinique that will work and you just have to go with your gut and your experience to land those fish. The Elites don't fish some chump lakes either. They are fishing lakes taht are known to produce large bass and numbers. Get on a lake that works with your style and your in the money. Have faith. They are human to.
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    I think if you give me the tools that you give the pro anglers and I will be a 10 times better fisherman. I just can't afford to get all the down imaging sonar devices, or the power poles. 20 years ago that would of been fine, but now adays you are way behind the power curve if you don't have those and another guy does and is using them properly. Fishing is becoming a rich persons sport kind of like golf.
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    Ya I had some black flakes in mine which means I need to stir better.
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    might have been. It got thick real fast and I thought I messed it up but I think it melts again after it gets thick and clear right?
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    first pour didn't go so well. I cant get the consistency right. 1st time it was to thick. Second time it was not hot enough to set. Now my hands smell like garlic and I have nothing to show for it lol.
  19. Eric Buck
    Don't you think it's hard to get the knowledge that you need unless you have the better equipment? Also, think about the minor things like have 6 different crankbait rods to do 6 different things or the pitching rods that are made for this or that. I find it hard to believe that you can be a great angler without the essential tools that the pros are using. People are so good with their electronics that they know what type of fish it is and what they are eating on before the even shut off their big motor. I agree with most of what all of you are saying about knowledge, but equipment plays a huge part into that. The time away from home is going way off track from the original topic on how you would do as a pro. Keep the comments coming. Everyone's point of view is great!
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    That's what I was thinking but unless someone donates me one that isn't going to happen anytime soon.
  21. Eric Buck
    I understand that the fish are more than likely in the deeper water until they go feeding on the flats, however I can't seem to locate where they are holding.
  22. Eric Buck
    I am in Afghanistan right now so I am not sure what the conditions are exactly but I know this tropical storm just went through so water should not be a problem. I know there are plenty of lunkers in pond 1 I just can't seem to locate them. A lot of people have had luck at night time, however I usually can't go out fishing at night time to go get them. I think the night time works because of the heat which tells me that the bigger fish are sitting the deeper water. If there were a lot of structure or humps then I would know where to fish, but there is not. I have spent a whole day out in the deeper water trying jigs and crankbaits and was unsuccessful. I haven't used any swim baits so maybe that will work. I am going to make a bunch of swimbaits over here so when I return I will have plenty to try out. Keep the ideas coming so maybe I can beat my PB when I get back to the States!
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    Next time I catch a fish I am going to play a song on my IPOD. Maybe that is what I need to do to hook some big ones. If anyone finds a link to buy these will you please post it.
  24. Eric Buck
    I am going to have to figure out the deep waters. My fish finders aren't that great. There is something down there that is holding fish and I just haven't found it yet. I am probably not using the right baits eiher. I get discouraged and always find myself back on the banks. I zig zagged that deep arear by the d**n and found a channel. I beat the channel up with a crank bait with no luck. Jigs seem to work good int he winter time with flukes working great in the summer. Maybe a swimbait is the answer.
  25. Eric Buck
    You would get 3 days of pre fishing with all the equipment to work out the kinks and get onto a pattern. I think if you have an idea of how to form a pattern you would do pretty well. Numbers would not be a problem. It would be the size of the fish that would kill us. I think our biggest problem is we get stressed out when we are not catching the numbers of quality fish because we are using big baits and we switch to our "Panic Box" and throw the typical weekend angler lures. If you could be patient and have confidence that you are on some big fish and using big fish lures I think you might do better than you expect. Set your goals obtainable. Top 50 and get out with some money.
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