J Francho

black, black/blue 90% of the time will be fine.

Gross Paul, LOL. I'm not a fan of roe, unless its on my Sushi . Raul, its not crushed ice or salt, its sugar. A nice pic of my footprints on on beautiful beach covered in sugar. Getting back to fall fishing, though, the salmon are in. Headed down to the Genny for some fall fishing action. A pic of my buddy yesterday:

It sounds like its a driver issue, not a machine issue to me. "Crotch Rockets" drivers are bad, except in the case of the orphaned daughter, which its the bike's fault? A tragedy is a tragedy, regardless of the circumstances surrounding it. People do stupid things all the time with any number of things. This includes "crotch rockets." If we get rid of everything that's potentially dangerous, there will be nothing fun left for the rest of us that are responsible and safe. I imagine someone somewhere is thinking the same thing as you about a stupid bass boat. its all about perspective.

Cowboys fan here. Terrible game - I'm not impressed. I'll take the "W" though. Defense sucked in the 1st quarter, and then looked tuckered out by the 2nd. They merely performed satisfactory in the 3rd, and did come up big in the end. There's some work to do there. And Romo's drop in the end zone? He said it best after the game: "I sucked." Glad he owned up to it. You kind of have to like that way he goes about it. He did look relaxed in the pocket, but I'd like to see how o-line does against a team with a real defense before getting my hopes up for a playoff win.

Use a good grass jig and appropriate tackle, and this would be an excellent place to shore fish since most shore anglers will be thinking like you, and avoid this water. Big mistake if you're looking for a big fish.

I think you need to define the structure and cover the shore spots you want to fish. A jig is merely a hook with a weight attached, and there are literally dozens of different jig styles, each suited to solving a particular problem with fishing specific cover and structure. A bare hook stand up jig will do you no good in a weedy, mud bottom pond. Just as a 1/2 oz. grass jig is not appropriate for a rocky dropoff. A weedless Arkie jig will always be a great choice when fishing timber, regardless what you're fishing from. Catch my drift? Define the water, and your jig choice will be made for you. Knowing what jig to fish in that water is where we can help.

This is what I do in the winter. Air temp was a balmy 35°F 1/19/2008 Back to the topic, I am as excited to fish for bass in fall as any other time of year.

My primary casting arm is my right. Go figure, I'm right handed . Whether the handle is on the right or left is based on the type of fishing. For all spinning applications, I use a left hand retrieve. When I cast, I take may left hand off the handle, and grip the butt end of the rod for both control and/or leverage. For most horizontal casting applications, I use a right hand retrieve. I palm the reel with my left hand. When I make a cast, I generally simply move my right hand from the handle to the reel seat holding the rod like a gun, with my thumb on the spool release. I will feather the spool with either thumb, since all my reels have lots of access to the spool - a requirement for all baitcasters I buy. If I need power for the cast, I can simply move my left hand to the butt of the rod for greater leverage, though this something reserved for cranks or casting spoons and plugs for salmon and trout. For flipping and pitching, grass spoons, and frogs I prefer a left hand retrieve. I use a flipping reel with the spool release at the top of the reel, instead of the usual thumbar. Mine are Daiwa TD-X HSDL. Shimano has the Castaic which works the same way. This way I can palm the reel with my right hand and cast without moving it out of this position. I can also reengage the reel with my right thumb with is important when fishing jigs, since many of the bites come on the fall. All in all, this setup offers the capability for hair trigger hooksets. For frogs and spoons, I just find it easier to work the baits using this same rig, something learned through usage more than preference. Now its SOP for these baits. I think whatever you do, if you do it enough, it becomes confortable and then becomes muscle memory. Whatever you choose, go for comfort first, then functionality since I think you'll do something more frequently if its comfortable. My opinions on what "the proper" rig is means nothing if you don't like the way it feels.

Dr. Jones from Pure Fishing has done experiments on tanked bass and his results show that a plastic worm is the only bait that bass consistently "forget" about. He was quick to point out that that notion is pure anthropomorphism, but the results are there nonetheless.

I'm with Russ here - its a percentage game. My biggest bass this year have come on a variety of baits, and catching them had more to do with location, structure, and cover dictating the bait I used. that said, a 10" Power Worm is my favorite "big bass bait." LOL.

Bomber Square A Sub Wart Mann's -1 Rap DT Flat

If I get poison ivy on my torso, it quickly spreads to my respiratory system, and without any medical treatment makes breathing hard. The last bad case involved both steroid shots and cold wraps over topical treatment. It took two weeks to clear up and I looked the elephant man from all the swelling in my face. I never did locate the P.I., but I suspect some moron down the road was burning it. I recently had a bit on my ankle, but I paid close attention, and it cleared up in a few days. the Dawn treatment does work pretty well, and though the Calamine doesn't seem to do anything to treat it, it does sooth the itch.

Less twist and memory; line will last you years; no stretch; greater break strength/diameter; etc. Same advantages as heavier braid. I use 10/2# Power Pro on ML spinning gear for bass, and on longer, slower rods for Great Lakes steelhead. Since most good spinning reels have an identical spare spool, you can spool that up with your favorite nylon mono or fluorocarbon line to switch when braid isn't appropriate.

He is often quoted as using a 7' Heavy/fast action rod with mono for EVERYTHING. He recently tried FC and a slightly lighter power rod, at the urging of KVD. He used this to catch SMB on mid to deep cranks. It isn't likely that Clunn has anything weighing 1/4 oz. in his tackle bag, LOL. He's generally a big bait guy.

Cordells, Bill Lewis', LC, and Rattlin' Raps have all been fine baits for me.

Pegged T-rig in grass for LMB or fished deep on a football jig for smallies. Excellent bait.

In my book, its not a Texas rig without a weight.

Daiwas. Shimanos. Forget the rest. All three stores sell them .

Allright folks, move along. Nothing to see here :-X

What's there to be concerned about? The Rojos are part of the Procaster lineup and are fine reels. I have a few super tuned capricorns that have served me well for a couple years. As far as getting a dedicated flipping reel, I recommend locating a TD-X HSDL flipping reel. Its probably the most comfortable reel I've used for F/P.

While you guys are comparing your lengths (gross...er.. whatever, LOL)...I'll be out catching some fish.

Neither - CXX is what I use. Occasionally I use a nylon mono, but that's Suffix Elite.

I use gold or orange mono. But that's for trout fishing, and I use a leader . For bass, I use CXX Copoly, and its the moss color. I personally don't think it matters that much. When it does, I use fluorocarbon.

I think many assume that a spinnerbait is just a shallow water, fast, horizontal tool, when really they are much more versatile than a shallow crank, which outside of color, is a one trick pony. I'm not sure i understand the drive behind the this lure is really that lure rash of threads. They're ALL DIFFERENT. Learn how to catch fish with all of them.

I would rather drop shot in 30 FOW. I generally use wacky jigging in 5-15 FOW. If you go to a heavier weight to get the bait down, you lose some of the appeal of the slow, waggling fall.