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Nice fish.

Thats a nice hawg you got there. I am going to say 8lbs.

Vekol, There is a campground with a ramp across the river from the town of Tappahannock. You just cross the bridge and take your first left and follow thw detour signs, they bring you out right in front of the campground.

You should get Direct TV and the NFL Sunday Ticket then you wouldn't have to go to the bar. I can usually launch early and be back to the ramp by 11:30 AM and go home put the boat away and the be in front of my big screen TV for the games by 12:45 PM.

Rage Tail toad (green pumkin with pearl belly)

Good job anglermangler, and congrats on the new jon boat. You are a lucky man to have a fishing partner like that.

Those are some nice looking fish. Do you have a pick of the 7 pounder? How about a picture of the bait?

Sam, Please keep us posted as it gets closer to September 20th. I would like to go to the opening of this store and hit the sales. Thanks, Ron

Occoquan only has one ramp to launch at while Leesylvania has two ramps. Occoquan can be fished on days when there is a small craft advisory while the Potomac can get dangerous during a small craft advisory. Occoquan is $9 to launch while Leesylvania is $13 to launch. They both have really good areas to fish. I would recommend fishing near the Fairfax Yacht Club, both the grass mats and the channel (both sides/shorelines of the river)when fishing the Occoquan. I would also recommend fishing Powells Creek, Neabsco Creek and Mattawoman Creek if you launch from Leesylvania. All three of them have grass mats and lilly pads that hold nice bass. You can get to either location from the other with a little bit of a drive. I hope this helps, good luck fishing these locations. Let us know how you make out.

Good story and great pictures Glenn, thanks for sharing. Too bad he got skunked but it just shows that it happens to all of us, even the pros.

Shannon, thank you but what I did is no big deal. You guys are putting your lives in harms way day after day and you guys deserve to receive support from us back home. You guys are all heroes in my book and it was an HONOR to do this for you and your unit. Enjoy the DVDs, magazines and snacks. If there is anything you guys need to help make life over in the sandbox more tolerable just let me know. Ron

That is one nice looking bass. I just started frog/toad fishing this year and I think it is the most fun you can have fishing.

avid, I like the idea. I wonder if I could make something like that for my canoe.

Thats one nice fishing hole.

Sounds like a fun day. I am surprised you could not find a bite on the Rage Tail. They performed well for my son and I in Mattawoman.

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Good job, how about a picture of the whole bass next time.

I like the one in the avatar, but they are both nice hawgs.

Congrats, thats a nice hawg you got there.

Jigs with a rage tail chunk or craw.

Sorry to hear about the theft. Hopefully that sob will pay for the fact that he is a theif when his time comes.

No the handles are just a little dirty. I am thinking of using some super fine sandpaper to clean them up. You will need to take you reel apart to clean and lubricate it though. If I was a diver I most certainly would have taken the time to dive for mine, I still have some takle in the water that I have written off. Good luck with your search, the stringer may work for you, just open all of the clips before you drag it.

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Does the rod have a lure attached to it? Do you know exactly where you flipped? I would bring a fishing rod with a weighted hook or a heavy spinnerbait, a powerful magnet with a rope attached to it and a stringer. I would drag the stringer and the magnet in an attempt to locate the rod. If you can find the area you should be able to drag a spinnerbait or a weighted hook along the bottom to snag the rod, reel or line. In my case the magnet locked on to my bait but it couldn't pull up the rod so we dropped a 1/2 ounce spinnerbait down where the magnet was and hooked the line and then pulled up the line. The reason I was able to do this was due to the fact that I knew exactly where we tipped over so I knew where to search for my gear (that was the key to finding the gear). Good luck if I lived near you I would give you a hand.

Those are some nice looking bass. Thats one nice looking hawg you got there.