thetr20one

Throw em out reel em in! These baits vibrate so much it's rediculous. Fish them like you would a spinnerbait. They won't roll either so you can reel them really fast too.

Flyhatch if you hit the big lake sunday post back and let me know how you do.

A Bass Pro Shops Extreme or Pro-Qualifier 6'-6"or 7' MH . Both have very fast actions and are well worth the price I think they are on sale now. For t-rigged plastics the Pro would problably be slightly better as it is a little stiffer and faster. The Shimano and Falcons have more name than anything.

Also, I am no treehugger but they are alot more environmentally sound. Sometimes I wonder when I lose a jig or worm if the lake was drained and I walked around how many baits would I find? The exception for me is tube jigheads I like to fish an open hook and a tungsten weight would be wasted inside a tube!

Sorry. I just reread the thread and the algae may hinder you, but still if you cannot tell the difference from the amount of water being moved try something else. carp are ugly but they are also very sensitive to noise and have a very keen sense of smell. they will bolt sometimes from the sound of my TM from 50+ feet and it is very quiet.

How in the world can you not tell a carp from a bass? carp are at least twice the size of bass and move a whole lot more water than bass. If they are shallow is the water so dirty you cannot see them? If the water is clear and you cannot tell the diff than something is wrong. carp are way more social than bass and usually their are large numbers of them in the shallows together making all kinds of splashes chasing each other and what not. I was out Sunday and could honestly tell the carp from 50 yards away. Polarized glasses will help if you cant see through the water.

when you find fish mark them with your gps so you an stay on that spot or make multiple drifts over that spot. don't overcomplicate things either drifting is like bank fishing for catfish kinda. make sure you have a drift sock. make sure your bait stays in contact with the bottom.

Welcome!!! No idea about Texas!

Can you read japanese? ;D

I think he would like it to!!! LOL

the site is on the pic. the only english on there.

Look at the trojan batteries website. They list their batteries and a dealer local to you. Very good batteries this will be season 3 for mine and they are still very strong. I fish alot. At least 6 hours a trip and thats a short one about three time a week. 20 foot Triton boat w a Motorguide 24 volt 71 lb TM.

Find transitions mud/rock/sand. Start in 40+ feet drift your tubes into 8-10 feet when you find fish concentate on whatever they were relating to. Maybe a specific rockpile,shoal or depth. when you find 1 smallie at Erie you will find more. Many more!

To me a cruising bass is one searching or waiting for a time or place to spawn. You will see them in the shallows alot swimming back n forth problably very aware of your prescence. Don't waste your time!

Maybe your fish has released most of her eggs the way she looks but what does it matter she is you new pb and very nice. Congratulations!!!

Yellow braid with a flouro leader. you could see that from space!! My dad has trouble seeing lines and uses flourecent green line with a leader. when we fish together sometimes this setup distracts me!!! It looks like he is fishing with a light sabre!!!

27.56 inches/ 18.69 lbs that girl has to be 15 inches tall or more!! GEEZ again!!

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That is one fat fish!!! GEEZ!!!

Here is my what I believe to be my pb largemouth no scale that day so no proof of actual weight. Previous pb largemouth was 5-15 but this girl was much thicker and a maybe an inch longer. Not even close to ten but good for this area!http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg267/theredone_2008/piggy.jpg

Made the switch a couple years ago and not goin back. pricey yes but they are worth it. smaller, louder and more sensitive. Kinda like hitting a nail with a hammer (tungsten) vs hitting a nail with a plastic mallet (lead)!

I have removed all 6 of the brakes on my bc's. tension knobs get set to where i can let my lure freefall and not overrun when they hit the deck. I depend on the ole thumb to handle the rest once the lure is in the air. I problably get 40-50 yards out of a 1/2 oz rattletrap or other semi-aerodynamic baits and maybe 30-35 w 3/8-1/2 oz spinnerbaits chatterbaits and other less aerodynamic lures. Usually casts are only 25 yards or less though.

If you fish the grubs or ika on a jighead in the rocks you will lose at least three a day. especially if you are not used to fishing them. on a good day you will use a bag of senkos easily. you will build a greater confidence in ONE of those colors and sizes than all of the others combined, even though it may not be the perfect choice. choose a basic color for the body of water you are fishing. clear-natural colors/ dirty water-brighter colors or a dark color with a chartruese tail. personally I wouldnt start with any of the colors in the mentioned box but thats just me (very picky too!!)

I like to throw buzzbaits or other loud lures when its raining as long as the water temp is 55+.

I hope you do well. I have never fished tidal waters so I wont even try to advise you. I am just reminded of a pic of I think Kelly Jordans boat sittin on land after the tide went out!!!