Jayman139

How about... http://www.jellyfish.iup.edu/picture5.html http://www.pbase.com/plantella/freshwaterjellyfish

Welcome....Im pretty new to the Forum...and also pretty new to Mississippi!... Good Luck!

When it warms up a bit I will be frequenting there. I live in hatteisburg (hour and a half south). I have about 5 good lakes around here so i haven't made the trip up to Barnett yet. But it holds big bass....

My friends grandparents own a private lake in southern Mississippi he has used to film a few shows......I have fished there and done extremely well. Low Pressure in private lakes....makes for good fishing.

I fish every weekend. And I mean every...Deciding whether or not to go this afternoon (its 26 degrees) or tomorrow (60 degree high)... In the last 3 months I have fished Geiger (Paul , Lake Columbia, Bill Waller, Little Black Creek, Ashe Lake, Dreamcatchers (public lakes) I fish probably 50/50 private to public lakes....my greatest success is at the private lakes I frequent. Of the above lakes I prefer Dreamcatchers but its not free...then in order Lake Columbia, Little Black Creek, Geiger, Bill Waller, Ashe Lake (bank only)... Bill waller has several thousand standing timbers (20-30 feet deep with trunkcs sticking out of water) and I have only fished it once looks very very promising. I like finesse fishing so when it warms up I am sure I will be there testing the waters. The biggest caught there last year was 13lbs. Littleblack creek is fairly shallow 15-20 but holds alot of bass (I caught a pike their last time too)

I have been looking for one as well. If you found one let me know...thanks

The best thing you can do to improve the feeling of fishing with a Texas-Rigged worm is get the right equipment. I don't know what kind of set up you have...but having a Med-Heavy or even a Heavy Rod is a must. (you don't have to spend $200 bucks on one...you can get a pretty good one for $25 bucks) Once you have one of these in your hand fishing a texas-rig you can distiguish everything...I can tell if im on a branch and yo=yo the worm.....if i hit rock...or if I hit Hydrilla....I can feel everything...especially a bass...I highly suggest getting one....in one day of fishing you will be able to tell the difference I promise.

Do you just want to catch bass? Or do you want to catch big bass? Big bass will be in there holes in deep water......buck bass will be in the shallows shady area of stumps...docks...etc.... I use a jig for the deep guys....for the shallow...either a black 7.5 Culprit Worm or a black 10" Berkley Powerbait.....these always bring them in....my $.02

i just saw the price......yikes....... (did i just say yikes.....)

I would try something faster...maybe a Black worm (i love Culprit) texas rigged screw in weight...the bigger the weight the faster it goes....If you fish the same area alot with the same bait I believe the fish catch on...if you want something faster....rattle-trap never fails....

And if none of the above things work....do what my good friend Dundee does......... Dynamite,,,,

Buy japanese baits and you'll never have to change hooks again. But Im not going to japan to fish.....But I enjoy making improvements to things...call me Tim the Tool Man.....If I bought the japanese baits I am sure I would find some Titanium Hooks or Diamond tipped hooks....just to tinker with things....

Thats pretty good...lol....sorry about the post location....

The first thing I do when I buy a new lure is change the hooks! (some of them you don't have to when they come with upgraded hooks)....but 80% of the lures I buy....i have to change the hooks....if a bass hits one of my crankbaits....I would say 99% of them land in the boat.....crankbaits "Set" themselves for the most part....

I was fishing yesterday at Mogodore Resevoir here near Akron, OH My brother just hooked up and was bringin in a bass....we were both using black rubber worms...texas rigged....he gets the bass about 3 feet from the boat....when the head gets out of water he shakes loose.....about a second later I almost have my worm to the boat....same side as the one he is one....and sure enough.....*whack*.....in the open water...about 7 feet from the boat.....I pull the bass into the boat... I thought it was pretty coincedental that my brothers fish just got off and I caught one about a second later in open water near no cover...I looke at the fish...and there is my hook...and about 3 inches away....a fresh mark and alittle blood.....yes...I caught the one that got away!! We were laughing about it.....was the bass ticked off when it saw the second black worm? Was it an impulse strike? Starving? Or are bass vengeful... I just have had nothing like that happen before.....oh...it was 2lbs 2 oz

What are you using as bait? I am assuming you are using a Nightcrawler and bobber? I would suggest making sure you have good hooks....sharp....also....don't just yank the rod when the bobber starts bouncing..alot of little blue gills will nip at the bait....when it starts to bounce real in the slack slowly......wait till it goes under.... set the hook.......

To me...finesse fishing includes not only tackle, but also the way you cast......Flipping and pitching is a must for finesse fishing....your bait hits the water soft and your accuracy is increased....retrieval style is definatly is slower...you are controling that bait...I mostly finess Texas-Rig worm, or Tubes...I think of my bait as a crawfish and bump it a few inches at a time.....slowwwwww....use a medium heavy rod and you can "feel the cover"..be it branches or rocks etc....fish that cover thoroughly...also....I suggest braided line with a 8 ft section of mono leader....also..you want to have no drag....you need to pull that hawg out of the sticks before it ties you up.....(I mostly only finesse fish....the only crankbait im good with is a rattle trap...but thats a no brainer...)