J Francho

If your gonna eat like a man, atleast drink like a man Coming from a kid that only recently started growing pubes, I'm not really offended.

Yellow perch belong to the family Percidae, which also includes walleye, sauger and darters. White perch belong to the temperate bass family, Percichthyidae, which also includes white bass and stripers. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are part of the sunfish family, Centrachidae, which includes bluegill, pumpinseeds, rock bass, and pygmy sunfishes. The Nile Perch is from the family Latidae. They are closely related to the Australian Barramundi. All of the above belong to the order Perciformes, or perch like fishes. Most fish belong to this order.

1720 calories worth of Taco Bell. And a Diet Pepsi.

You think that's funny......

That's what she said. :-[

Why would a short rod be stiffer? You can get 6 foot rods in just about any power and action imaginable. Short rod = accurate casts. They also don't splash in the water when using a tip down twitch bait presentation. I have a 6-2 that I use for sniper style spinnerbaiting, topwaters, and jerkbaits.

In my experience, pike are snippier and more nervous than Musky, though my pike catches outnumber my musky catches like 20:1.

Yep, one of the MANY little northerns that live in the ditch behind my house.

I use a Fish Grip from Hook1. Get the grip on the fish's lower jaw, and lock it down. Remove the hooks in the water. Lift the fish out by the grip, and support the mid body with your other hand for the picture. Not like this, you'll wet your pants, LOL.

A picture of a kitty taking your picture. Brilliant! He's orange, too.

A ticket for 70 in a 55 is a rare item up here, LOL. What small hick town did you have to drive through to find that one?

Deep South XH Flippin' Stick.

What would make you think that you have to tie a drop shot rig on just 6-8 lb. line? What is preventing you from tying it on your flipping stick? Its just a terminal rig, after all. Because there would be more practical uses with a flipping stick...you know... like flipping, or as stated, c-rig etc. A flip is just a type of cast, useful for any type rod and bait. A drop shot is just a type of terminal rigging, useful on any rod and reel. Neither is a fishing technique, but both solve some pretty simple fishing problems. What you fail to see is the difference between flipping a drop bait or jig, and using a "flipping" setup to deliver a bait rigged so that you can impart any kind of action to, while it stays in place, i.e. in the strike zone. Will this get you more fish? Not on days when they'll eat an unbaited hook, but on a tough day, it can make all the difference. Get on the water, and do. When you fail to get bit, leave your comfort zone, and try something different. Think in terms of solutions, not magic baits or techs.

Got a nice tip from some clients tonight. Had a great time, raised seven or eight Northern Pike, landing three, including one on a fly. Treated myself to one of these:

Read a few posts above, already mentioned. Not really the same bait at all, though, as explained above also.

Unless the bait is fouled, line twist is a non issue.

"...the majority of folks that try the Emmrods seem to like them are unwilling to admit they're suckers." ;D ;D ;D ;D Seriously, though, report back on that thing. And I want to hear about actual fish caught on it!

Found one two:

Bobby, you got a link to a picture of the Wng Ding? maybe that will clear up the questions. The BP bait, and Cross Swamp worm are just two asymmetrical finesse worms attached in the middle to form an "X". The Wing Ding is a stick worm with two wings on it. Subtle difference, but indeed different baits.

What would make you think that you have to tie a drop shot rig on just 6-8 lb. line? What is preventing you from tying it on your flipping stick? Its just a terminal rig, after all.

Since we're blowing up bubba rigs, I'll add my twist as well. I'll rig up a 10" worm, and set the weight so that its right at the water surface. Pitch in between the pads, and move that worm side to side, slashing in place at the surface - think jigger-poling. Hang on.

The Cross Swamp Worm was designed for wacky jig/flick shake. IIRC, Bobby's bait was meant to be fish more horizontally. I haven't tried it, but I'm guessing The Megastrike bait has some sink rate to it as well.

I just elaborated on myself. :-[

That thing would look sick with a Steez on it.

Handfull of Clouser Minnows, Mickeys, and Zonkers. 1X Heavy Duty Leaders. Pike on a the fly at class tomorrow!