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It's snowing here too.

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I read that as "I can recall as a kid my Dad beating a guy with horse shoes." ?

Haha, being from Alabama, where it snows once a century, that looks awesome. I would probably get tired of it eventually though.?

That's still awesome. I kind of want to move to the north woods at some point now.

Did you take that picture?

Swim jig or toad

Thanks! I'll check that out. I appreciate it.

Alright, thank you. Catch some good ones!

That's awesome; congratulations! Since you appear to be an expert, I thought I'd ask you. If you had to build an arm workout with just dumbells and a weight bench, what would look like? I'll have access to a real gym in a couple months, but I'd like to get started before then with what I have at home. Thanks!

I hate deep hooking them as much as you do, but there are a lot of ways to prevent it. First, always carry pliers. Also it's best to avoid senko/yum dinger style lures because they tend to get swallowed easily. Always press the barbs down on your hooks (this works wonders). And always be aware/set the hook quickly.

1. Not really, but it's hard to say for sure. 2. I actually think they probably spook fish more than any line but again, it's hard to say for sure, you could always experiment with it and find out better. 3. I think it's illegal in some places..? Am I right about that? If not, it could work. Good luck!

It did rain really hard for a while before I went. Sounds like that could be it.

I went to my favorite pond that I've fished for years and caught a lot 5+ lb bass out of and there were dozens of huge bass and countless shad just floating around the pond. What should I do and what would cause this?

Ok, that'll work fine. 12 lb. line will work but you may want some #8 if you get into the ned because it's a pretty light presentation. If you get the brakes and spool tension just right you can actually make some decently long casts despite the size of the rig.

Awesome, you'll start catching them soon. Are you using a casting reel on your Medium Light rod?

If you get some T.R.D.s, 1/15th oz. ned heads, and use the swim-shake-glide retrieve you're almost guaranteed to catch bass pretty fast imo. I went about two months without catching a thing on every other lure I own this summer and decided to switch to a ned rig; since then I've caught about a dozen fish in a month. I would recommend starting out with easy techniques (it's up to you, of course, though) because if you're getting frustrated and not catching anything you won't be enjoying it and probably quit after a while, but if you start out catching bass and just having fun you'll probably be addicted for the rest of your life like me lol. I actually second this if you do decide to go with topwater. It's a fun little thing to fish and works pretty well, especially at low light.

I wouldn't start with a frog. It's a more advanced technique, and after two+ years I've still never even caught one on one of those. If you can buy some Z-man ned rigs those are about the most effective lures you can use. (make sure to use light tackle though) Good luck! You'll get some great advice here.

It looks like a pleco. (suckermouth catfish) Here's a picture of one:

I caught one on my first cast the other day and broke my most fish per day record.

I actually have a shadow rap but I didn't get a bite on it all winter last year so I don't have much confidence in it, though I'll definitely try it again. I actually already bought the 110 yesterday.

I was just standing there fishing and I'd never even seen the guy before. Plus it's impossible to be in a bad mood while catching bass. ?

Just picked up a MB 110 Jr. at Cabela’s. At $20, is it overpriced or worth it?