FCPhil Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 Since I have joined the forum I wanted to introduce myself. I live in northern Colorado and started bass fishing in 2015. I went on vacation to Mexico that year and tried fishing on a whim. I bought a $15 spinning combo at Walmart to give it a shot. After enjoying it a lot in Mexico I wanted to try fishing back home. A friend recommended a certain lake and to fish a grub on a jig head for trout or walleye. I caught two trout that day and brought them home to make ceviche. When I was cleaning them I realized they actually were bass (that’s how little I knew about fishing). The were and are the only two bass I’ll ever keep. As as I kept fishing I caught mostly bass where I live and got more and more into bass fishing. I learned just about everything either by experience or reading online. On thanksgiving day in 2016 I caught a 4 pound 1 ounce bass on a Savage Gear Shine Glide swimbait. This got me interested in glidebaits. That winter I started making my own glidebaits in my garage. After a few duds I started to figure out how to get the correct action on them. Eventually I started making homemade hard lures of other kinds. My goal has become to make homemade versions of every type of hardbait I fish so I can exclusively fish homemade lures. I just have a squarebill and a lipless crankbait to go. This fall I broke my PB with a 5 pound 7 ounce bass. It hit a whopper plopper 110 right by the bank. It was one of the few times my wife and 6 month old daughter were with me which was perfect. Making a homemade plopper-style lure was intimidating but this catch motivated me to finally tackle making one. All I have left to do is paint it. I’m looking forward to 2019 and hoping to break the 6 pound mark! Tight lines! Quote
Super User Sam Posted January 19, 2019 Super User Posted January 19, 2019 Welcome. And be sure to show us your creations in the tackle making section. Quote
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Super User A-Jay Posted January 20, 2019 Super User Posted January 20, 2019 Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ Nice Intro and Congrats on the new PB. A-Jay Quote
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FCPhil Posted January 27, 2019 Author Posted January 27, 2019 On 1/19/2019 at 2:26 AM, Sam said: Welcome. And be sure to show us your creations in the tackle making section. Posted a thread with what I made for 2019 on Friday if your interested. Quote
Super User Sam Posted January 27, 2019 Super User Posted January 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, FCPhil said: Posted a thread with what I made for 2019 on Friday if your interested. Phil, we are all interested. Going to the post, now. Have fun on the Surekill Expressway. Quote
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