Gatorbassman

Logan, There will always be haters. I feel your pain. Try having a youtube channel with a little bit of traffic. There are people who will pick you to death because they expect everything and everyone to be perfect and professional and nothing will ever please them. Just ingnore them. They aren't worth your time. Focus on making yourself better at whatever you do and pay attention to those who really want to help you.

I've been using them for about 9 years now and I love them. I'll never go back to swivels.

I think it is. That's cool

I'd rather watch paint dry than fish a senko.

It depends on the type of frog. Some roll easier than others. I don't have many issues with a Rage Toad when I hook it correctly. With others I have to use a weighted hook to keep them upright.

During Spring and fall I'm on the water 4 or 5 full days a week. Summer and winter are for catching up on my honey-do list. I may get out for a day or two during the week though.

One per pack for 6.49.

Well you found the right place. Welcome to the family.

I've heard it called Strolling and it is a very effective way to catch deep bass. You need to be very careful in a tournament setting because, without a witness you could be called out for trolling which is usually against the rules.

Great fish Jeff. That's a purty jig you got there.

Way to go man, Congratulations!!!

When I get a new lipless I usually take out some steel wool and knock some paint off. Many of the guys from the roadtrip can attest to this. My favorite is a 1/4 oz Diamond Shad that I've been fishing for at least 9 years. It used to be Blue and Chrome but has most of the paint knocked off. I catch a fish every time I throw that thing. It may not be a bass but it catches fish. In fact it was responsible for catching my very first tournament fish way back in the day so I guess it's about 10 years old. Oh and I bought in on sale at BPS for 1.99.

Connie, Thanks for supporting us. As the water warms up and the topwater bite gets rolling I'm gonna take mine out and give them a shot. I can't wait.

I sent a link of this thread to a buddy of mine who knows a thing or two about MHX blanks and rod building. He's in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico right now but it shouldn't take him to many days to respond.

My experience with Invizx is just the opposite. I caught my PB 9.98lb out of the grass using 8lb test invisx. That big girl took me for a ride through that grass and still made it to the net. It's not the only fluorocarbon line I use but it has never failed me like that. You must have gotten a bad spool that may have sat in the back of the store in less than desirable conditions for to long.

I was thinking the same thing. Those are all the most available brands. Not necessarily the best.

This is not meant to be a promotion but if you are looking for old zoom baits and colors. A few years ago I came across a mom and pop tackle store called Aberdeen Bait and Tackle in Aberdeen, North Carolina. The owner has been buying Zoom plastics (along with many other lures) in bulk for years. He has every color of every zoom bait ever produced. Even the special limited runs. If you really want some of those old colors and don't mind paying for shipping, it wouldn't hurt to give them a call. The owner's son Robbie handles all the phone orders and ships pretty quick. He also carries just about every Lucky Craft lure you can think of and I even found some old Poe's Cedar Cranks in a dusty corner of the shop. It's an awesome place.

Being in GA they spawn early on my lakes but several years ago I was fishing below the Clarks Hill Dam on the Savannah river. The water coming out of the dam had just reached the low 60's and the water at Lake level was in the high 70 and low 80's. I couldn't believe it but I found several bass spawning just a few hundred yards from the dam. Here is one of the ones I caught that day.

What brand of plastics are you talking about?

H2O's are a fine crankbait. I started digging deep into cranking last year. My suggestion when learning crankbaits is to pick one brand and buy what you need for each depth. It helped me with minimize the confusion. A great brand for doing this is the Strike King Crankbait line just because they all have a similar body shape and the quality is fairly consistent across the board. Here's a little tip that I do to keep it simple.

I just saw it for the first time a few minutes ago while looking through my BASS Times. I guess you could put just about anything on it depending one the depth and action you were looking for.

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Is it "cheating"? In my situation, yes it is. It's easy, but easy isn't bad when you are talking about fishing. It has it's advantages. The lake is Richmond Mill Lake and the company is The Kingfisher Society. We are the cutting edge of fisheries management. But for me to sit here and say it's fishing just like every other lake would be a lie. It's nothing like a public lake. The bass are all 4.5lbs are better. We are able to sustain more fish per acre than most lakes. We have feeders that always have a couple of catchable bass around them. Our bluegill average 1.5lbs and 1 in 20 will be 2lbs or better. (If you are wondering how we do it just subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine and check out the Pond Boss website.) A private lake/pond, weather managed or not is a great place to learn how to fish. It's also a great place to hone your skills. You can learn what makes a bass tick a lot better than you can on a large lake. It's a great place to gain confidence in yourself and gain a passion for fishing. For a beginner it's not cheating. It's like driving in the express/HOV lane on the highway. You get where you are going faster than if you were driving with the masses. Be proud of every fish you catch. You earned it. This is my fifth season guiding at Richmond Mill and I have learned so many things about bass and bass fishing that have helped me be more successful on any body of water I fish. Things that would have taken me years to learn on larger public waters. I have a better understanding of daily fish migration, how bass relate to structure and cover, how they use current and much much more. I've been able to gain confidence in lures and presentations that I didn't have the patients to try on public waters. I've become a better jig, crankbait, spinnerbait fisherman because I was getting more bites. The satisfaction comes from taking the skills that I have learned and trying them out on lakes like Guntersville or Clarks Hill and being able to use them to be successful. If it's a club or a business I think you have to look at it a little differently. They are in it to make money and catching is much more fun than fishing. The company I work for has a business model that is designed to give clients an experience that will blow them away. It's not about fishing at all. It's about the experience of the entire package. The royal treatment, the great food, the quail hunting, the falconry, the sporting clays, the ultimate man cave, the awesome lake and the list goes on. Clients pay a premium for that experience and that's what we strive to give them. The icing on the cake is that we can almost guarantee that they will catch a bass that is over 4.5lb. I say almost because I had a day few years ago where I had two experienced fishermen in my boat and we didn't catch a thing. But most of my clients aren't fishermen. Most of them have never even held a fishing rod in their hand and that is why I guide there. They asked me to guide there not because I'm a great bass fisherman, but because I'm good with people and I love teaching them how to fish. Do I consider myself a pro because I guide there. No! That's what they call me and what they pay me for, but I will never consider myself one. I enjoy learning every day and love to teach people what I have learned.