Tokyo Tony

Bronson is before my time, but I have seen Clint Eastwood in action - definitely badass. Currently, I have to say Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Baur. Love the torture scenes - he's ruthless.

Hilarious ;D

Love poker - I play mostly limit hold'em, also NL hold'em. Occasionally I'll play Omaha Hi-Lo, can't stand stud, and used to dabble in razz. I live < 1 hour from Foxwood's, so I go there quite a bit, and I used to play online every day, but I haven't been playing so much lately. Been meaning to play more online, but I have too much fishing to do now that there's no ice

That's a huge trout man, nice!

Diablo rojo means Red Devil. In spanish, often you precede the adjective with the noun.

P_Rock - is that serious? Honestly, it's kinda hard to believe, but I'm sure you've gotten that before. Crazy story...I can't even imagine if something like that happened to me. Thanks for the post.

Check it out, it's awesome

Beautiful fish there ;D

You really think it was only 5? I remember it felt significantly heavier than the few 5 pound bass I've caught...keep in mind I have a large head...I'd rather be called bighead than have my snook called smaller than it was ;D

One of the most satisfying feelings, IMO, is working a jig through laydowns and brush, or over rocks, feeling it tick along...branch, branch, rock, weeds, branch, tap-tap BASS - set the hook and land a chunk ;D It makes you feel like a real pro. On the other hand, one of the worst feelings is mistaking a branch for a tap-tap, setting the hook into a branch, losing a nice jig, and retying.

One of my top 2 or 3 favorite baits in the spring (and summer and fall and winter for trout) is a jerkbait, and it's an amazing search bait. One of the only times they're not effective is when the fish are too deep and not active enough to come up 10+ feet to strike it. I think the most important thing with a jerkbait is to experiment with your retrieve until you find one that they like, and then within that general retrieve-style you can hone it further. I've had many days where I was working it too slow and would just get followers, or where I was working it too fast and wasn't getting anything at all until I switched it up. You can vary your retrieve with different sequences of jerks, different lengths of pause, etc. In my experience in the Northeast, the best color for really clear lakes is just plain white. Of course that may not be the case at your lake, but it's a pretty good starting point. As for the strikes, a lot of times they'll hit it right after the pause, as was mentioned, and a lot of times they'll hit it right as you pause it. This spring I've noticed a lot of the fish I'm catching hit it as the bait is motionless... To explore that a bit - over the winter I invested in a really nice, sensitive rod, and I think that actually may be why I'm noticing a lot of strikes during the pause. In the past it always felt like they were hitting it right after the pause, but it could be that I only felt the strike after the pause when I started working it a bit... Anyway, sorry to be long winded, but I absolutely love jerkbaits, and I hope you have a great time. Usually feeling the strike isn't tough. You'll just feel the fish there when you start working it again after a pause. Good luck and post a report!

Welcome! Pliers 8-)

Awesome FC - congratulations! I opened your thread and skipped right to the pictures before reading your post, and couldn't stop smiling ;D I was wondering when you were gonna post another monster. So now I know what you've been up to. Great job!

Listen,....I'm really sorry,....but,.....you only have 900+ posts,...I'll listen when you hit 1000 ;D

LBH and muddy, thanks for the replies. I know what I said wasn't right-on, but I was speaking in very general terms. I'm not saying you should pay attention to post counts when deciding what posts really to take to heart. The way the reply is written and how legitimate the information seems are the best indicators of how knowledgeable the poster is. For example, there were a couple posts in the smallmouth forum on the float 'n fly technique. I forget the person's name, but he's a pretty well-known fisherman, and those were his first two posts, and unfortunately, his only two posts. He wrote in detail and referenced some of his experience with the technique. I learned a lot from his posts, and I'm much more inclined to pay attention to those types of posts than posts made by members with x thousand posts who say "Float 'n fly method sucks - don't try it," or something like that (not that anyone said that). All I was trying to say is that although post counts aren't necessarily important, they aren't irrelevant either. The do mean something. Of course, if someone only pays attention to long-established members' posts, that's his problem 8-)

P_Rock Ark - if you're willing, I for one would love to hear about what you've seen.

Amen Popeye I don't think post counts are 100% indicative of how knowledgeable a person is, but post counts aren't irrelevant. Generally, the higher the count, the more time someone has spent on the site. And generally the more time someone has spent on the site, the more knowledgeable he'll be. I think there's probably at least a recognizable correlation between post count and knowledge of bass fishing. On the other hand, I don't think there is any correlation between low post count and lack of fishing knowledge. And just to clarify, I'm speaking in very general terms. I could be wrong though...

I don't know if there's any other way to read that than the way I did, but weird.

My favorite, and the most beautiful lake I've ever fished, is more of a pond than a lake. It's a little (~50-70 acres) lake just outside of Hanover, NH, located at the top of a small mountain/big hill. Crystal-clear water, surrounded by hills and mountains, and it's about a 1/2 mile hike directly up the mountain to get there. In spring/early summer, you can see the bottom in 15-20 feet, and the place is packed with smallies and some nice largemouth. This is my favorite place to go float tubing. Can't wait until ice-out.

Cool, thanks for the info.

Hey Bassectomy (or any other NEers) - what type of line do you use? Braid? And if so, do you use a leader? What power/action/length rods? I don't have any heavy duty rods, but next on my list is a swimbait rods. Not the gigantic ones the Cali boys use, but at least a 7' H, maybe XH. I'm looking to get into swimbaiting this year and wonder what line you use. I know Fish Chris uses all braid with a leader. Thanks!

Just ordered a MattLures male bluegill and a 6" perch. Can't wait to try these babies out ;D

Cool, I might take you up on that sometime soon. Have you been out there yet this year? How many can you expect to catch in a night? Oh, and I'm always strapped. Not really, but the only gun I have is a 30-30 lever action. It'll get the job done, but it's less than inconspicuous. Thanks EdKras, I'll check it out.

- muddy Sorry, to add something constructive to the thread, I'll say joining a club is a great idea. I am joining fishizzle's club soon just to see what all the fuss is about and to fish some different lakes.

IMO, it's important sometimes, not so important other times. For example, I've never seen something that's clown color, or a pink baitfish (one of my favorite smallie colors), but those are often great colors. I think it's more important to find something that is appealing to bass, as opposed to something that looks just like their usual fare. For example, Senkos. Have you ever seen anything that has that falling action? If so, post a video I think that's one of the appealing characteristics of bass, that they're usually not as finicky as trout, to name a species. I know sometimes trout won't rise on any type of fly that looks different from the current hatch. Although that's cool in a way, it also sucks for those not well-versed in hatches and fly-tying (i.e. me).