Fish_Whisperer

Been doing fairly well in the waking hours of the morning, and decided to post a couple of my larger ones... 7lb, 7 oz... my birth weight lol, didn't get a length measurement on her. 4 or 5 lbs. Did not get a weight on this fish, but did measure length, 23 1/2 "... Still on the hunt for my DD! I'm finding 5am to 8am to be the most productive time in my waters.

Sorry for the double post, but since backpack discussion is still fresh in the mind, I figured I would share my setup... This is the backpack, with its contents inside.... the brand is Fieldline Tactical...nicely padded straps for comfortability. Probably 30 bucks at walmart. (EDIT: little more description of the pack... has one large space for the boxes, the front has two zippered openings, I use one for the plastics and the other for a scale. Both of the front openings have zippered pockets within them for added storage. The top (near the handle) has a soft microfiber like zippered space I put my shades and headlamp in. On the side there is a stretchy space for a fluid bottle, and all throughout the outside are velcro strips that are sewed in a way that you could tie on things to them AKA space adding attachments.) A picture with a long ulility box to show scale... The current contents minus a headlamp,scale, some sunglasses, and some knickknacks that I didn't take out of the small pouches. As you can see, I use a gallon size ziploc bag to hold my bags of plastics, just so if the zipper opens on the pack, the contents wont pour out. My boxes are messes inside, and if I took the time to reorganize everything again, I could get away with not bringing the larger utility box. The contents of the boxes change periodically depending on the locations I plan on fishing. The plastics bag contains some jig plastics(chunks, creatures), various worms and flukes, soft swimbait bodies, and some finesse worms and berkley minnows for drop shot rigging. The Plano waterproof box (my newest addition which I LOVE) contains my terminal tackle. I like the waterproof box for the times when I may have to wade through water to get to a location and the chance arises that my backpack may get wet. Nothing worse than opening a box and finding rusty hooks. Forgot to mention that I use braid with a fluoro leader, and I keep a spool of fluoro in case I have to tie a new leader on. Cannot stress enough the importance of a headlamp for the folks who night fish or who hit the banks early in the morning! That's all folks. By no means is this all my tackle, but I'm rarely at the bank thinking that I didn't bring enough, or forgot something.

Loved your spincast seminar on one of your episodes...

There you go folks.... The biggest step you can take to go from fishing to catching is doing your homework, at the water AND away from it.

To the guys interested in backpacks for tackle carry.... Just because a backpack isn't labeled a "fishing" backpack, doesn't mean it wouldn't be suitable for tackle. I use a backpack (forget the name), it holds 4 medium utility boxes, a gallon bag slam full with worm bags, and various pouches for the other essentials. Come to terms with yourself on whether you need to carry everything you have to the water, or if you are comfortable with selecting certain items that will work well for the conditions.

I go for size... I am happy with the one hookset that feels like you've set into 10 ft wide stump. After fishing my spots for quite a few years, coupled with the homework away from the water (BassResource videos ) I am fairly confident that if i'm in a slump, or just wanna catch A bass, then I will dial something in and catch one. I take people fishing. I show them a good time and we catch numbers. If I am by myself, I'm going after the lake or state record.

The baitcaster of today is much more forgiving than its' predecessors. I learned as a kid chucking catfish rigs on an old ambassadeur.

No one on here will be able to say with certainty... I wouldn't lose faith on the place though! We all know the difference in fishing and catching, one of the differences is that catching requires some homework to be done on and off the water.

It may be overpopulated. For sake of this thread, let's say it isn't. To start your quest to the bigger fish, you must learn the habits of their food. Find out what they are eating, and "match the hatch" Bass are going to stage up in an ambush point related the where the baitfish travel. Focus your efforts in these locations. They won't be there all the time, so after learning the baitfish, learn the movements of the bass.

SoCo! Sounds great! Oh by the way... erm, I gotta birthday comin up in just like... 5 months..... Say, them k2 blanks are the shizz aint they? match them with some micro recoils and a handleless minima reel seat, thatd be a rod right there... just, erm.. just sayin ya know???

KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!

The guy mentioned has a very good friend, wish I had a rod building friend that gives rods as gifts... Yo DVT, let's go grab a beer sometime, they're on me!

We have a lot of peach and strawberry fields around here that are worked by mexican migrant workers. The rednecks around here make fun of them, saying they can't afford sunblock because of the long pants and long sleeve shirts they wear all day in the sweltering heat. At first glance, it does look insane to be wearing the clothes they wear doing hard work in the heat, but there is a science to it, of sorts.

OP, you've been given good advice in this thread, and Mr. BattleArmor brings up a good point. Xf may not be the best for the application of which you are using it for, AKA different strokes for different folks.... Kinda like how some rods have technique specific applications written on them, yet you find that they work for something other than advertised.

Here's my worst thing...http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/123514-some-good-news-today-theft-involved/

Get a smaller net, one that you can pick up... there are youtube videos on this subject, check them out.

They indeed are h2o express baits, thanks Jrob and mmrivera!

Nevermind, was able to upload some pics.... still need ID though.

One is a jerkbait type lure, the other a topwater "walk the dog" lure. I can't post pics at the moment, but each of them have an X on the bottom of them, with that looks like a teardrop inside the X. Any idea on who brands their lures with said marking? Will post pics when I can.

My copy is on it's way, should be here Tuesday, can't wait!