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Weather report for sunday has changed from cloudy with a low of 32 to sunny with a low of 23 degrees. This is the worst cold front down here in recent years so the bite is gonna be awful slow. It's gonna be COLD!!! But I ain't backing down from a challenge! Bring it Brother!!

That's an awsome friend to let you watch him catch a fish like that!! LOL Congrats on a great day guys!

Every pond I fish, and I fish alot of ponds, is fished with a 12 foot boat and a trolling motor! Never had any problems, even in ponds twice that size. As for the second part of the question I would fish every square foot as often as I could! And I always start with plastics in a new pond to learn a little about the bottom, depth, structure etc. Good luck, looks like a beautiful place!

I found the articles one day last summer while looking for any info I could find to help me become a better angler. I read articles for days and days. When I finally checked out the forums I liked what I saw and signed up. Been hanging around and learnig ever since. I wish I could thank a few individual members but I can't name just a few. I feel I am able to take something from almost every post I read. Thanks guys!

Nice pics dude!

Every year my younger brother smokes me out on the water. Looks like this year will not be any different. We were able to go out and try'em last Sunday, our first outing of 2008. It was a really ugly day. We had a coldfront come through the night before, and the temps were still dropping. Needless to say the bite was really slow, but we still managed two fish with t-rigged worms in 10' of water fished really slow. Anyway, here are a couple of pics. The guy with the big fish is my brother. The guy that caught the dink is me! And so it begins.. This old girl probably around 6 lbs This one, not so much

Great looking fish! I enjoy every post I read about Stick Marsh, keep'em coming.

Awsome fish man! Keep the posts coming. and for the record, I ain't caught nothing yet this year! LOL

I was not around here last year, but my lifelong goal has been a 10# LMB. I came really close this year with a 9.89 pound postspawner. If only I would have caught her a few weeks earlier. Maybe this year!

Outstanding! The posts around here ar starting to get to me, I have not even got a strike in 2008, and I've made two trips! :'(

That is a beautiful fish man, nice job!

Nice fish dude!

You guys done way better than me, I went this morning and got SKUNKED! Nice fish!

Congrats Nicole!

The smell left in an ice chest you forgot to clean. Old tackle you never use. Jet skiers. Telemarketers.

First of all welcome aboard! You are gonna love this forum. As for the Rapalas, most of the discontinued ones become collecters items pretty fast and can get really expensive. There are however some guys here that would probably be glad to hand paint some for ya.

Go to lurenet.com and click on internet specials, they got a ton of yum tubes on clearance. Maybe you'll find your color there.

One week guided trip to Amistad with my dad and brother. Since you said money was no object, I think KVD would make a fine guide!!

I hear it's raining iguanas in south Florida http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,319971,00.html

The rod is going to be as important as the reel. I prefer a rod that "loads up" good during the cast. I can't afford to own all top end reels so I own three "work horses" that supplement my high end rigs. My "workhorse" reels are Pflueger Echelons. They run about 65 bucks and are really good reels for the money. I've found that when combined with a decent 6'8" MH rod that they can handle unweighted worms really well. Anyway, do your research and for 250 bucks you should be able to put together one heck of a combo. As for just a good high end reel, you can't go wrong with any of the ABU Revos. Good luck, Good fishing

Nice fish dude!

Hang in there dude! Them two big girls you missed will be on the bed this spring, and you can take another wack at'em!

Dude, you got problems! You can find help at the following site bassresource.com

How do you applaud a guy that got by his lady. Congrats Mrs. Fourbizz, on showing him how it's done.

Rapala DTs are the best that I can afford. I hope this spring to try some of the Lucky Craft cranks. I also might try some custom balsas. I think Marty said it best, it's all about confidence. As long as you have confidence in what you use stick with it.