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uuhh : uuummm : jig. Alfred

nice plates guys...... Alfred

Mase, you can also try rigging the lizard and worm with the hook towards the tail of the bait. i have found that this helps when fishing a bait weightless.... hope it helps, Alfred

OOOOOOOOOO that was wrong!!!! Funny but wrong.......... ;D ;D ;D Alfred

yeah, i wasn't going to go the shrinkage route........... "There was shrinkage, there was shrinkage!!!!!" Alfred

mud, that is too funny......you got butt naked to get your phone..... ;D ;D ;D we are not laughing at you but with you. Stay Dry, Alfred

20+ or not, its still a monster bass. till its proven wrong i'll stick with it being the World Record. Alfred

hit the link below to feast your eyes upon the pic of Perry's World Record Bass........ http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/bassmaster/news/story?page=b_fea_Perrys_bass_060706 Alfred

8-10lbs i would say is a big bass..... Alfred

i'll have to agree with FCC on this one....i'm wanting to get a MattLure also. bass love them bluegill...i caught a 7lbr on a live bluegill last summer. Alfred

i my area i've heard of a few bass clubs holding fishing days for kids but i think it was open to the public. Alfred

Welcome to the board JC, has you have seen the knowledge here is awesome. congrats on the catch!!!!! if i had a cookie i'd give it to ya, a 5lber is a nice fish. i just bought a pack of the Zoom Horny Toads and will test them out today and many days afterwards i hope. again, welcome, kick your shoes off and stay awhile, Alfred

nature is always going to be the best teacher....if we are willing to learn from her. Alfred

larger swimbaits......they work. now where is that mattlures website, fathers day is coming up soon... AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE BAIT MONKEY, GET IT OFF, GET IT OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Alfred

so far this year my % for hook ups on topwater has gone up...i tend to get a but excited when they hit topwater and set the hook to soon, but i'm getting better. Alfred

paully, i would tie on a spinner and see what happens, hitting weed lines and any visible structure.... Hope this helps, Alfred

good advice LBH, checking with the DNR folks is always a good first step. in my experience if you fish a pond and are fishing for bluegills, or whatever you call them, and the majority of the fish are small it is safe to say there is an over population of bluebill or any fish. common sense says that you don't go in and take 30 - 50 fish out trying to get the population in check, your DNR can tell you what should be harvested per year to maintain a good blance, that woould include bass and bluegill... in short call your DNR folks to see what you should do..... Alfred

i agree with basspro and LBH but would echo basspro's suggestion about catching and keeping some of the bluegill. this will thin out the population and give you larger bluegill a year or two down the road. the bass to feed on the bluegill but if the population of bluegill is too great they won't be able to control that population. just remember, this will not be an over night fix... hope this helps, Alfred

you may want to check with your states game and inland fisheries deparment. some states don't let you move fish from one pond to another. i would call them also to see if they can suggest something you can do so the fish don't die. Alfred

i would have to say either a spinnerbait or a weightless "T" rigged lizard or worm. Alfred

people like that need to have a big rock tied around their little necks and tossed over board.....oooooo did i say that out loud. ;D Alfred

i have found that latley the small spinnerbaits that Strike King and Terminator make work great in small ponds. also i've done good using weightless worms, black/red shad, i think is the color pattern. as posted before, pick apart all the cover you can see and take your time. hope this helps, Alfred

ALWAYS ASK!!! go up to one of the houses, they may own the lake or know who does. all they can do is tell ya no you can't fish the lake. Alfred

Hi, my name is Alfred and I've never used a Senko. Looks like i'll have to get a bag and head out to the lake, i really didn't want to have to do that. Thanks guys, now you are making me spend more time fishing!!!! Alfred

Welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is a great site. yes you will catch one over 3lbs, then 4lbs and so on..... good luck, Alfred