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Huh? Lead causes lead poisoning and it will kill you. Never ever ever chew on anything lead.

It is actually a slot in the worms body that the hook sets in. So... The worm has a recess (1/8 inch deep) in it's back that is say 1/16 of an inch wide (or the width of a hook) and 3/4 of an inch long. The hook sets in the recess and below the body of the worm. So the hook is still weedless and the hook has less plastic to go through on the hook set. Make sense? I didn't think so. ??? Oh well I tried. :-*

Thanks for the advice everyone. I think I may start carrying 1/4 sticks of dynamite with me and then I can prove bass hate BIG splashes but it sure slays em. ;D

Well that is what really got me thinking about this. I was fishing in an area that was pretty clear and off to the side of me in about 2 feet of water in a small setback(?) I notice a bass cruising around. Well I've got a 3/8 spinner bait tied on and figure "What the heck". I throw the spinner 3-4 feet from the bass and it sinks to the bottom instantly, sure enough though, the bass comes over and noses it. The bass see's a funky looking, shiny, weird colored thinga ma bait lying on the bottom and cruises on... but at least he came over to check it out. Guess I should of had a senko tied on! ;D The bass would of gobbled it up for sure.

How does everyone here feel about making a splash on the cast? Is it bad? Good? Depends on the situation? ??? I am starting to think that it really isn't as bad as most would think. Frogs splash when jumping into water. Locust splash when falling out of trees. Baitfish splash when being chased. Bass splash when attacking those baitfish. I am really starting to wonder if it doesn't get the bass' attention. Now I don't mean tossing a ten pound rock into the water kind of splash but more of a 3/8 spinner bait is not real quite kind of splash. Any thoughts on this?

Not sure if you can down size or consider cheap but Harbor Freight has some pretty good deals. http://order.harborfreight.com/EasyAsk/harborfreight/results.jsp

I do very little river fishing but when I do it seems the LM's like to hold close to structure (rocks, trees, whatever) downstream out of the current. I think it is like RW said Lazy LM's. Waiting in the current break for dinner to come by using as little energy as possible.

Paul Duclos caught that fish. Didn't want to risk killing it by transporting to a certified scale so he had his wife bring out the bathroom scale. Weighed himself and then himself with the fish. I don't know if it was a record or not, but you have to respect the fact that he released a monster fish like that. You can check out some info and pics here: http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/duclos.html

Ceph, I know the look! :-/<That yellow guy is using it. In a way though I guess it makes me happy because it's there lures and not mine. You know. "Wow! Dad must be a pro, he never gets hung up!" If I could actually fish when they are around, they would know better. Phishn, Hey, ya never know. Your son could become the next Bill Gates and buy ya all the phishn buddies (sexy ones in camo bikini's even) that ya want or need! :

That is an excellent point. I work late (this post is being made at 4:00 AM) and unless I absolutley have to, I will not venture to Walmart when the sun is out. Between 1am and 4am seem to be the best times to go. Just me, two other night owls, and the employee's.

Yeah, kids are great. I could take them fishing at a farm pond in a field with ONE tree 60 yds behind the pond. You know right where the line is going. : Gotta love em!

As long as you get to go out and spend some time with the family doing something you like. What more could you ask for? I know, for you those darn fish. For me, kids that could keep there lines out of trees so dad could actually fish.

Be patient, Grasshoppa! Wait till you get that drought and the water is only about six inches deep. You should be able to go in there and grab all the fish you want! ;D

If you don't have to worry about the lake freezing over for prolonged periods of time, I wouldn't worry about the dead pads. The live ones will provide plenty of oxygen. Even if you have a freeze over, as long as it doesn't last it shouldn't be a problem.

Not sure where you are but you might need to worry about winter kill. It can be a huge problem in the north. What happens is in the summer you get a huge growth of algae, milfoil, lilly pads, whatever and in the fall it all dies. Winter rolls around and the pond freezes over. Now all these dead plants are at the bottom of the pond sucking up all the oxygen in the water as they decompose. This can be very bad for your fish. My uncle has had a pond for years and never had a problem untill a few years back. Had a HUGE bloom of algae in the summer. When the pond thawed in the spring he had a HUGE bloom of dead fish. I would guess almost every fish in the pond died.

Welcome aboard. You can learn everything you ever wanted to know about bass fishin' here (or so it seem's anyway). Where abouts in Oh-Hi-Yo are you from? I live in NE Ohio. The Youngstown area and work in the Akron area.

I agree with Glenn. The curly tail grub is a great small water bait. Also, like others said a small spinner baits can be productive. A few years back I bought my first baitcast reel and I was fishing a small lake in a local park. It was getting dark so I decided to head back to the car. Well I made it back faster than I thought I would and figured I would practice casting a small spinner in the river coming from the lake. Sure enough I caught a bass behind a large rock in 2 feet of fast moving water that I never thought would hold bass! It blew me away, but I also learned something about bass and rivers. Good luck and keep at it!

In the middle of summer when it's 85 out and you could not buy a bite in the day. I like to use topwater's. I have had a lot of luck using Strike King 3x craws, fished weightless. They float right on top and drive the bass nuts.

Here you go Yankee. http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/drop-shot.html

Well after carefull sniping... Yeah, I know. I am the Newbie here(4th post, whoo! who?) and this is probably wrong. But... Come on JT you said it. Read the quote. You want to send me your lures! Besides my grandma got run over by a... Oh never mind! I'm sure you have already heard it. ;D Anyway's who could use all those extra lures more than me, the newbie? Just kidding JT! Hope you find a place to keep those lures. (Did I mention I have some room in my tackle bag for them?) Mike

The best selection? Probably Dicks. The one I shop at... Wally World hands down. When fall rolls around and the local Wally World has Kinami flash's for a buck (the older 7 packs even), Excalibur cranks for 75 cents, weedless jig heads for 50 cents, Gulp sinking minnows for a buck, etc, etc, etc. That's tough to beat! In my area the Wal Mart is right next to the Dick's (that's Dick's sporting goods, not who ever you thought when I said "Dick's") and I go to Wally once a week at least, Dick's maybe once a month. Another plus for Wally is the SUPER CENTER about 15 miles from me. I can get food and baits at the same place! I really think who ever orders the baits actually fishes! They sell horny toads, tiki worms, yozuri, owner hooks, and they just started carrying lunker city. No ozmo or sluggo's yet, but I am hopefull. ;-) Mike