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Spinnerbait for me. I rely on it WAY too much. I always do good until the sun is up and out and then when the bite slows down or stops i keep throwing it for some reason.

I would suggest spinnerbaits through standing timber. Always produces for me. Also get some square bill crankbaits and throw around the rocks. Square bills and rocks are a KILLER combination. Good luck!

I have on some rare occasions. Now trolling the dam, yes. If it is a nice day and we are just killing time we will troll the dam and drink a beer or 2. I have thrown some xd 7's and got a bite here or there but nothing quality. So i guess my answer would be fishing the dams= no. Trolling the dams=yes.

Both are correct. Mornings or eveNings when the sun is low or on a cloudy day. If the sun is high and shining fish will see what it really is and deny it.

Theyre awesome baits. One of my go to baits for flipping and pitching. Has a nice compact body so it slides through cover with ease. It has good action too. I like it better than the sweet beaver or wooley bug.

What is your favorite bait for fishing reeds? Just discovered there is a huge spot of reeds in the north end of a new lake we started going to the last couple weeks and one of my buddies sent me a pic of a 7.2 and 2 5 lbs pigs he pulled out of them. He was pitching a lizard in and around the reeds. I plan on duplicating this but was curious as to what yalls favorite is for reeds?

Can you blame him?

All i can say is dont live above your means. My wife and I have started a new thing to help us do better with our money. Might sound weird to alot of people but it has helped us tremendously. For example: say i want to take a trip to BPS and get some tackle and plan on spending from 50-60 bucks. If i do not have double that amount, I will not go. If i do have that, i will match what i spent and put it in savings. Obviously this doesnt apply to necesseties. If i cannot double the amount that means we are a little low on cash for that week/month and therefore i will not cut us short for something that is not a must have. Again this for things to support our hobbies or just things we want but do not necessarily need. Our cash flow is different each month, sometimes by 700$ and sometimes by 12$. We both have set schedules but work extra hours depending on the work load for the week at our jobs. Im not sure how it is with you and yours. We planned a vacation about 8 months ago and will leave for it next thursday. We are going to South Padre with some family and getting a condo on the beach for a week. We made a budget and agreed if we could not double it to put in savings then we had no business going. we matched it in savings and all is well. I would suggest that you talk to your wife and try and get on the same page. If yall just got out of debt, got a new vehicle and already have a planned vacation it sounds like yall are money comfortable. Why risk that comfort? Just my opinion brutha. Good luck!

Of you want to hear about someone eating a heart attack, one of my old buddies dad used to smear butter on a block of cheese and eat the whole block at once with a Budweiser. Made me sick just watching.

Do NOT get an HTC. This phone was junk after about a week. Got another model, it was the same. DO get a samsung Galaxy. S2 or S3, i can promise you you wont be dissapointed. Very easy to use if your not used to a smart phone, nice size screen but not too big where its like a mini laptop. Cant say enough good things about the galaxy! Good luck with whatever you pick!

I am watching Adam richmans best sandwhich in America. He is the Man vs Food guy. He is going around the nation comparing sandwiches and its killing me. I love a good sandwich, especially when its something other than a regular ham and cheese. Any of you Northeast guys eat at Pramenti bros or katzs deli? If i had time and money i would make a roadtrip of it just to try them! Do yall have a favorite sandwich, or one that you like to make at home yourself? After Sam's post about fried snickers and now watching this show i am craving something out of the ordinary!

Do i need to freeze or atleast throw em in the fridge for a little while before frying them so they dont melt?

Anytime i see schooling bass whether it be LM or sandies i throw a 1/2 oz super spot in chrome/black. I literally catch a fish a cast until the school has left the area and we cannot find them anymore. I have never not had a bite on this in a school of fish.

If you didnt help him, you sure helped me! Great post.

atomic knowledge bomb right there. I know what we will be doing Saturday! I'm gonna hit wall mart tonight and grab some fun size Snickers butterfingers and reeses. Y'all are geniuses.

warped? Heck no. I laughed my ace off too. His growling had me rolling!

Congratulations! I have yet to take my son fishing but i can imagine when he gets older it will be incredible.

i have always had a thing for the chubby ones! Nice fish brutha!

My thoughts exactly. It may beef up your bait causing you to have to reel faster to keep it abover water. Alot of the times the key to a successful buzzbait is being able to fish it slow and if you are burning it accross the water trying to keep it afloat you will not be in the strike zone very long. Just a thought! Good luck experimenting. I am curious to see some of the other guys thoughts on this...

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What is your favorite jig to flip into cover whether it be a few sticks in the water or something nasty? I am focusing on jig fishing this year especially before fall and winter. I want to feel like i know what im doing when the water gets cooler and the fish slow down. I have done OK with 3/8 oz football jig and rage craw trailer, but not as good as i would like. Im going to a new lake up the road sunday and there is some excellent cover. I have done well there with a rage craw, hawg and pit boss but i really want to toss a jig in their and see what happens! There is moderate- somewhat heavy cover and the water is about 8-10 ft deep. What do yall prefer in this situation?

You are a many of many trades sir. Love the show!

Scary moment today at work. I drive around the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex to hospitals, facilities and homes for work. I was heading North on the tollway going a little under 70 since it was raining and had been for a while. All of the sudden my work truck is sideways and im sliding and rocking back and forth in the middle of the highway. All i could think was OH S! Im going to flip! I drive a dodge sprinter, if your not familiar with one, google it. They are enourmous diesel vans. Very tall and awkward shaped. So i let go of the wheel for fear of over correcting and really making things worse. I ended up on the side of the highway safe and sound on all 4 wheels. When i first got hit on my drivers side rear end, much like a pit maneuver by a police officer, my van turned and i could see the car who hit me. He was spinning like crazy and ended up slamming into the median and totaling his car. I think there are 2 things that saved me from flipping my van at nearly 70 mph. When he hit my rear end and my van started to turn, his car spun as well and then hit my drivers door which i think corrected my spin and kind of straightened me back out. If he hadnt of hit me a second times i think i would have flipped it. Also the roads were soaked so this helped me slide a bit. If the roads were dry my brand new tires would have gripped the road probably causing me to flip and the outcome would have probably been much worse. When everything came to a stop and the man got out of his car and i knew everything was alright we sarted talking about what happened. He admitted he was going about 80 mph. The speed limit on the tollway is 70. He was speeding 10 over in the rain which obviously didnt work to well for him and he hydroplaned. We exchanged info and i drove off with some decent cosmetic damage to my work vehicle. His was totalled and wouldnt start. All i can say is i am a lucky guy. Getting hit going 70 mph aint no joke! Funny thing is i was fine all day and now that im home and relaxed my neck and upper back are hurting and ive got a headache. Everyone told me it would get worse later in the day.

Celtics if i had anything to do with it. I would love to see those 3 actors who proclaimed multiple championships to lose for a 2nd year straight. Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, NOT ZERO!!!!!!!!!!

This guy is nuts! At 2:00 a guy actually points a gun at him. Hes lucky he didnt get popped. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4awVqRr1eCo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>