powerman970

#17 Stren Fluorocast... I also like 15# Vicious Pro Elite.

How long has this new site been up???? THIS IS HORRIBLE!!!

They cost $5 at Bass Pro Shops too if you get one in the store. Of course if you are a regular customer they automatically send you one so no worries. If you have not ordered enough to automatically be sent a free one, they probably should charge you $5 for one anyways. :

The Bass Pro version has a little larger diameter and they are more durable. I usually use the Bass Pro line except for one particular Jackall color that BPS doesn't make. TRY THIS: Take the Jackall version and go to Lowes and buy some black shrink wrap large enough to fit over the worm. Cut a piece roughly the size of the "knot" on the worm and melt a piece of shrink wrap over that knot. It keeps it on the hook better and doesn't change the action at all. PS. In a bind, electrical tape works as well.

Thanks again guys. That fish was caught a week and a half ago and I am still feeling it.

Thanks guys. Putting that big girl back in the water instead of on the wall was one of the hardest things I have ever done but also one of the most rewarding... Maybe she'll come back and eat for me again some day. I'm not ashamed to admit that I almost threw up when I got her in the boat.

Thanks guys. Yep, that RedEye Shad has been killing them for about a week now. I have caught 2 fish on one cast 3 times in the last week. Twice on a RedEye shad and once on an XCalibur twitch bait. They are absolutely fighting over it.

8.5 pounds caught Friday 9/10 on Logan Martin. Caught the beast on a lipless crankbait just after daylight.

So you are on Lay....From 280 bridge if you head downriver you will come to a train trestle. Before you get to the trestle you will have several pockets on your right. They all have narrow opening and then open up into shallow flats (3-4') deep with some matted grass in them. We had a good topwater bite going in there this past Sunday as well as catching several fish on XR50's and RedEye Shads. On the main lake we have been sticking some good fish around the mouths of the creeks in anywhere from 4-12' depending on temp. Lately the smaller males have moved up into the grass and will eat anything you throw at them but the larger females have been holding back. I hope that helps you a little. Those pockets may or may not be on the map. They do not show up on my GPS but they are there and they are between you and the steam plant in Wilsonville. For those deeper fish try a Big Bite Baits Squirrel Tail worm in blue fleck/blue tail. The fish hate 'em.

Clark, please either get with me on here or through my site. I need someone to show me some of Weiss for my ABA up there in June. Would you be willing to do it? I'll bring the boat and come up if you'd be willing to just spend a day fishing with me up there. I fish Neely often but have never fished Weiss.

The best action we have had on top lately was on Lay last weekend. I was throwing a weightless Fluke and waking it across the top with a steady retrieve and they were crushing it. Mostly small bucks that had already moved up and were eating anything they came across but it was fun.

Where in Alabama are you fishing? What specific river system? I have been on the Tennessee River and the Coosa lately and minght be able to help a little but I need to know where you are. The majority of my fish in the past few weeks have come on XCalibur XR75's and XR50's but I have found fish holding in different places on Guntersville, Wheeler, Lay, Neely Henry and Logan Martin all within the past 2 weeks. We have caught them on worms, cranks, spinnerbaits, jigging spoons and even some topwater action depending on location.

The H2O frogs are even cheaper than the Kermy and are much beter frogs IMO.

You know what they say B.O.A.T. stands for.... Bust out another thousand. For me it would depend on how long I intended to keep the boat. If you are looking for a starter boat or a small boat and intend to upgrade later, definitely go used. If you can afford the boat you truly want and everything is exactly like you like it, then get a new one. I bought 3 used boats eventually upgrading then I bought a cheap new boat (Stratos 176XT) and now I am looking at a new Phoenix with a 150 Yamaha. The only reason I haven't pulled the trigger is because I have a motorcycle I need to sell first as well as the fact that I might want a larger horsepower motor in the near future so I am reconsidering a one or two year old slightly used boat. I would rather have a 250 but I am fishing the ABA 150 series this year and plan to again for another year or two along with adding the BWS to my schedule for next year so I need bigger than I have now but have to stay 150 or under. What to do????

Can't believe nobody has mentioned a Phoenix. I know I'm getting ready to buy one. They have thought of everything. LED's in all the boxes and livewell, awesome tackle storage, even the net storage is pretty cool even though not very practical. I am looking forward to ordering mine in the next month or so. Just gotta sell this motorcycle first.