grimlin

Green pumpkin jig with matching trailer color.

Yup works too...although i rarely lose weedless jigs.I'm addicted to anything that'll move like a crawfish.Alot of times if you look hard enough you can find jigs @ $1 a piece knocked down from $3 a pop.IMO don't go crazy with colors.I like sticking with brown,green pumpkin and black/blue.Presentation is the key..make it imitate their food source.

learn something new everyday ;D

crack dealers yes,hookers nope...lol : Liquor store right next to the lake..never saw a such thing till i moved here in Michigan.

For me alot of times it's just getting out,but i even enjoy the day more if i'm catching as well.I've skunked out all winter between this year and last...counting almost 6 months in 6 outings i don't like cold weather much ;D.

I'm glad to say i never had anything that scary to happen to me.Looks like now the crooks are figuring out that tackle,rods and reels are worth some money.I fish some very scary ghetto looking lakes here and haven't had a problem yet.I thank the good lord for that.

Fishing is the only thing that is keeping me sane....I think it's a great stress reliever as well. Plus it's something i love doing.

You can add me to the list of complusive buying fishing gear victims on the weekends...baitmonkey likes to visit quite offen.If i ain't fishing,i'm at a tackle store asking my 2 year old what looks good..his answer is "Everything"...he quite right alot of times too.Good thing i only bring a limit amount of money...gotta make sure i have money left over for a ice cream treat for the little guy for helping daddy out.

That's so sad :'(.My thoughts and prayers are for the family of the lost ones. This is the main reason why i'm semi scared of boats...I can't swim and i came close to drowning twice in my younger days.I've just now started wading,but extremely caution when i do so.

;D I 100% agree....

Here's what you guys can do...buy a paintball gun(a decent one not a $20-$50 cheapo) and shoot trespassers...not only is it legal,they hurt like heck too.*Keep in mind*Not trying to encourage violent behavior... ;D I got an automag that can shoot 200 paintballs in less than 30 seconds....I'd put fear in my trespassers...lol

welcome aboard

The jump....Most bass i've caught has jumped...for some reason it excites me. Like today,one nailed my rooster tail right by shore,completely shot straight up caught my spinner just before my retreive in.Barely hooked him as i lifted my rod to me it fell off and landed on the shallow part of the bank stood there for a minute and swam off...it was like it was laughing at me.

Oh how i miss TX.... ;D I wasn't stupid enough to try to pull that there,i won't do it here in Michigan either.Lately just talking to people being friendly,i get invited to private ponds...which is really cool.Otherwise i would just ask the owner if i can fish it and if there is any rules i need to know. A guy at work i know told me all i had to do was bring his brother a case of beer and invite him to fish with me bringing all the bait and tackle and i could use his pond.Before i could the guy transferred out of the company,so i never got ahold of him. I'm kicking myself for that one.

This is why i rarely eat seafood or fish.I do love a good fish or seafood every once in a great while,but my family hates it.I've seen people become sick off fish big times.Where i fish the main thing people go after is bluegills,yellow perch or walleyes,which in my opionion taste better than bass. You know i've never caught a bass over 3 pounds yet...I sure hope i'm not the only one here who practices C&R because then i may never get a chance to catch a big one.That would make me sad.

This is the same techique i use...this is from somebody who makes his trailers which i love right now.... read it and it should help.This techique works for me. I personally fish a jig and pig as a crayfish imitator only therefore I think to myself what the traits of a crayfish are. They crawl on the bottom and burrow under rocks or debris on the bottom of the lake. When I make a cast I let the bait sink, you must always watch your line, a lot of times they will hit it on the initial fall and your line will either twitch, stop before it should, or start going sideways, when this happens reel up the slack and set the hook. If the bait makes it to the bottom I will wait about 3 or 4 seconds and then drag it about 6-8 inches (Right now he's just cruising on the bottom), then pause, after 3-4 seconds drag again, and repeat this. Once I feel any obstruction, I pause then shake without dragging, I feel this simulates the crayfish trying to burrow under whatever obstacle it just bumped into. Then I give it 2 quick very short snaps, this would simulate the crayfish fleeing from a predator, then let it hit bottom and repeat the whole process. A lot of times right after the pause when you go to drag again it will feel heavy, set the hook. Hook sets are free, If you haven't fished a jig a lot , it takes time before you can get a really good handle on determining fish bites from obstructions. Practice makes perfect and when in doubt set the hook. That's for mostly open water hump style fishing and beating a bank. In cover I like to throw it in the nastiest stuff possible and shake it around then repeat casting to it (pretty much pick it to pieces.) Don't ever think there is such a thing as to shallow, I use to cast to about a foot off shore till a guy on the back of my boat beat me bad, the fish were in that spot right on the bank, now I cast to were I'm pretty much hitting the shoreline. Those are just a few of the ways I fish a jig that have been very successful for me. It's always good to try new techniques whether you use any of the above or create your own, it's good to experiment.

I've heard nothing but good reviews about the revo's...another good one is a shimano citica...you can find them on ebay for $97 i believe.I landed a 21.3 inch carp by accident with it today....lol

well said.... ;D

No offense guys,but what's the difference in keeping one for mount and eating one.Michigan has a limit of 15" before they are keepable and also have a "closed season" meaning we can't or aren't suppose to be targeting them.The "Keep" limit also helps. What does make me mad are the ones who keep bass that are way undersize and over the limit catch and know better.I ran into 2 old farts about a month or so longer ago who was doing the illegal netting thing and was catching tons of tons of small undersized fish and keeping every single one.What can a 6-8 inch walleye or bass do for supper?That can't be more than a 1/4 pound of meat.I approched them about it and needless to say it didn't turn respectful. While i'm really big on C & R and rarely ever keep fish.I can't say i'm completely sick at somebody keeping bass.As long as it's a legal keep i don't see anything wrong with it.Alot of times i won't tell the guy next to me how i catch fish,for the simple fact i know they will just keep it if it's legal or not.If i don't know who the person is "i'll just say hi,what are you targeting and good luck".I too told somebody where the fish were and the idiot was keeping everything from undersize to over the limit catches,after a long conversation about sizes/limits and whatnot.I thought he was a decent respectable person,guess i was wrong.I said to myself "never again am i doing that". I hope i'm not crossing my bountries or coming off disrespectful since i'm new here.I think we Bass fishermens just love our big bass and want to keep them around as long as possible.Nothing wrong with a little catch and keep for some people as long as it's done rightfully..afterall it does help balance our fisheries.This is all my opionion.

HI everybody new here, I have just started using jigs this year and i rarely feel the bite,therefore i don't set the hook hard.When i do feel a tight line i tug a little bit but just enough to set the hook.I've gotten my PB SM 14 incher and LM 17 incher,both were nice and fat already this year.I've never set the hook hard on my jigs yet,rather i'll regret it near the future only time will tell.Could it be because i'm using a stiffer rod and doesn't require much hookset?