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You just never know until the scale tips You can see another angler catch a fish in front of you and you'd think his well is full Aint that the truth I've brought in one 12" bass just so I don't zero and end up in 5th place Better "luck" next time

lol only problem with that is all internet aside im a little anti-social so to speak. I have real trouble communicating to people unless i know them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well no pressure meant but when you are ready, its a great place to learn. If you don't want to join a club yet, they will let you fish a tourney or two. Maybe even with no fee but you won't qualify for winnings. You can even choose who you want to fish with. Understand that bass fisherman will really go out of their way for the future of the sport. Good Luck.

Maxke01 You'd be suprized on how inconsistant many bass members are. I regret not joining a club earlier in life. A club is the best place to learn as a nonboater you get to fish with all the different members and you get to almost copy what they are doing to catch fish. Its not cheating--Make it a goal to fish a local club tourney this year. Its cheap and not real competitive. Let me know if you'd like more info or encouragement. Also if you are not catching fish, your boater will help you or give you the front of the boat

Here's a good one My best day ever ....because I had no idea how much smallmouth liked spring jerkbaits I thought I'd try a new technique last year. Jerkbaits--XRap I was new to smallmouth fishin....that is I never caught one on purpose So I went to a flat where I caught one before and chucked my bait... jerk, jerk, pause, SLAM one after another, then to a point...BANG 4 hours later I had to stop because my hand was broke 50 smallies up to 3.5 lbs Needless to say I have a whole box of jerkbaits now :'(

My family and I are going to Fla on Vacation March 5 and 6 and I was wondering if any kind person out there was willing to take me on a bass trip. Maybe prefish with you for a tourney or something. This year I can't afford a guided trip like I usually do.I'll pay for gas, dinner, lunch, lures lost. This is a Wed. and Thurs. I'm willing to travel and hour from Disney. And If you ever come to CT, I'll take you out to some private well stocked lakes.

If you don't smell like fish when you get home, then you didn't catch enough and MUST go again tomorrow 8-)

Dude that smallie is no smallie, its a bohemith It looks fake--is it a pinata stuffed with shiners ? did your lake get nuked? ;D Thats my new goal--10 lbs of smallmouth Nice catch

try shocking them thats all I can come up with

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Ike has a technique where he casts really hard 10-20 feet away to penetrate thick mats and to call fish in

up north good day 10 great day 20 best day 50 smallies up to 3lbs on a jerkbait in 4 hrs in spring No bad days as long as I'm fishin' not workin' ;D

I'm not against bed fishing if you let the fish go quickly before the bluegills invade the bed. But putting one in the livewell is questionable ---you can kiss that batch goodbye in 5 min. If we scheduled our tourneys to miss the spawn there would be another club taking that day and killing eggs. Catch 22 Studies have shown that enough beds survive to sustain a population. We've been fishing beds for years and still we continue to catch bass all year every year.

I've had mine 3 yrs-never got wet Worth the money! Get the bibs because the pants droop and the jacket rides up when you bend over to pick up fish Negatives are they can rip easy if you catch them on a branch or something sharp and too much sitting makes the butt wear out and pill but i still recommend them Good luck

Sam does a good job here with fair rules I am a non boater in a BASS affiliated club and for me I offer to pay the $20 entry fee, help unload and park trailer, keep communication open, be respectful of their virgin water ( not cast past a 45 degree angle toward the front) I tend to keep my mouth shut about where we fish unless asked if I have suggestions We speak the night before so I know what kind of pattern they tend to fish--so I can prerig my rods. I do not clutter the back deck so when we run and gun it doesn't take 5 min to put away my stuff I net their fish and they net mine Basically we all bass fish and have respect for each other and there are no problems Although its not my fault I usually outfish the boater

CT bassin for 25 years Member of Tobacco Valley Bass Anglers Shenipsit Lake Assoc. Amston Lake Association Rockville Fish and Game Club And fishing the CT outdoors trail The state record came from Shenipsit My goal this year is to get a 5+ smallie

I may know someone with a nice Ranger maybe an 02 with 125hp Clean boat not too sure about any details price started around 17K with lots of rods and premium lures (Lucky Craft etc.) in CT

5-13 largemouth on texas rigged Yamamoto twin tail grub and lots of 3.5 smallies on Senkos around an aerator bubble in a reservior

Me too! Its the best time to practice accuracy No one wants a rusty arm in the spring ;D

How about joining a Bass Club? At first you could fish as a nonboater. You will learn the local lakes, the spots and the lures and colors that work there. Tournaments are also a good place to make new friends that share info about non local lakes too. You can also fish other open tourneys as a non boater to learn different lakes. All this will help you save time when you fish on your boat. To find a club, go to the BASS site and find phone numbers of the presidents. The big lakes that I like and are easy to locate fish are Candlewood, Winnepasake and Champlain.

Has anyone ever used chum to attract baitfish for bass fishing? Is it legal for bass--they use it for catfishing someone makes a freshwater chum pellet that attaches to your line People also use lights at night to attract plankton that draw in baitfish I assume its illegal in tourneys though