jeremysayshi

Yea, I've been browsing through them, really good stuff.

Nice. I've been fishing all my life, but it's always been "the good ol' boys" style. I have 3 poles on spoil of 6lb, and a tackle box. I just throw whatever I feel looks halfway right (like a frog in pads). Just this year I'm starting to really get serious about going after the big fish, and I'm looking at learning the ropes for patterns and so forth and maybe do some amateur tourneys. I've got a feeling this forum is the right place to be.

Very good suggestions, thanks. I'll go out and get me a 7 footer. Never thought about actually counting to 3. I'll try these suggestions, thanks again!

Hmmm. I'm using medium action with 6lbs. So that could be a problem. However the line isn't snapping, it feels like a hard set but perhaps not hard enough. A lot of the time I don't feel the fish, except after they've had it for a sec. Is that the sweet spot...after they've taken it for like 3 secds and I can feel it tugging?

So I've been using a standard plastic frog with the double hooks curling that curl up onto the top, snugged close to the body. It's setup basically so when the fish chomps down, the body will collapse and hook em. I'm getting tons of nice hits in the lily pads with this thing, but it seems that every time they take it, the hook won't set. I've tried everything I can think of. I've snatched it at soon as they hit it. I've tried letting them have it for a bit then setting. I've tried a soft set and hard set. Every stinkin time I try to set it comes out of their mouth and I lose the fish. Some of these are good size bass so I know it's not a mouth size issue. I even sharpened the hooks up real nice. Can anyone give me some pointers? Is there something about using a frog that I'm doing wrong when trying to set?

So I was fishing in the pond behind my house yesterday. I was throwing just a regular ol' white buzz, nothing fancy. Low and behold, basszilla came leaping out of the water with a splash like someone doing a cannon ball in a pool. My heart stopped and you can just imagine the excitement as I fought this beast all the way to the dock I was standing on. Upon pulling her out of the water, I could see that she weighed at least 7 pounds, probably 10. Note to self: Never again try to pull up a giant like this with just your pole...ALWAYS pull it up and slide it onto the bank. So anyone can tell at this point, as I was reaching out to grab her like the kid was on ET with the glowing finger...my pathetic weather trodden 6lbs test line snapped instantly and she fell gracefully back into the water with a shimmer in her eye as to say "another day my friend, another day". *tear* *sob* *cursing*

Thanks everyone!

Hey everyone, Glad to make your acquaintance. I've been fishing since I was a little tyke, now I'm looking for the BIG bass. (aren't we all?)