bassman31783

My main goal is to make the cankbait a confidence bait. I've got to get better at cranking. Second, how to properly use & read my depth/fish finder.

1. Knowing what areas I'm weak in. 2. Being humble enough to ask for help. 3. The ability to learn, remember, & execute what I was taught. 4. Having confidence that I have the ability to catch fish anywhere, any time, in any condition. 5. (Bonus) Having a wonderful outlook on life. If I don't catch a single fish, at least I got to spend a day on the water.

Dang. I clicked on this thread with my answer in mind thinking "ohhh I wonder if anyone has said senko yet". Well.....never mind.

Congrats my man. I love coyote hunting. & yes that is a very nice sized coyote.

As far as the fishing "pros" go I would love to sit down with these three guys. 1.) Al Lindner 2.) Alton Jones 3.) Bill Siemantel But most of all I would have loved to sit down with my late great uncle who taught my dad how to fish. He could just flat out catch any fish, any time, any where.

I can see it possibly making a difference in really clear lakes. However the lakes that I fish are not particularly clear, therefor the stock colors work just fine for me.

Weightless T-rig for me as well. But if i need it to get down a little further i'll use a nail weight in the body as apposed to a bullet weight. I like that the nail weight allows the fluke to fall naturally. The downside to adding a nail weight is that it takes away some the action.

Hello. As you have already found out, you'll get many different opinions. So here is my setup. I use a revo winch. I like the slower retrieve, 5.1:1. As stated before it keeps the lure in the strike zone for a longer period of time & more importantly for me it provides the necessary power that you need if you hook up with a true giant. My rod is an Okuma big bait rod 7'11" heavy action. Last we come to the line. For now I am using 20lb-25lb Sufix mono. I have used braided line & i like that as well but i like the stretch that mono gives me. So my best advise for you is to try out different combinations until you find what works best for you. (edit) Wow I didn't even see where it said (money minnow/sexy shad style). Way to pay attention huh. That's what I get for watching a movie & reading reading this forum at the same time. For that style of swimbait I use 17lb - 20lb fluoro.

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Man those are some beautiful fish. Absolutely perfect color & markings on them. I love it when they are dark like that.

Good old gift cards to Bass Pro & Gander Mountain. Can't go wrong with those.

Merry Christmas my friends.

What a fish. Great catch man.

X2. Costa Del Mar glasses are great but would be an expensive gift. I own a pair of the Native Silencers and love them. I've compared them side by side with my fishing buds Del Mar 580s & thought they worked just as good. The only difference was that the Del Mars would be a little more comfortable during all day use.

The fish in my av is my biggest. 9lbs. Caught on a 5" Jaw Jack hollow body swimbait in the shad color.

* jaw-jack swimbaits are fantastic. Fish it with a #6, 3/16oz, or 1/4oz, gamakatsu superline spring lock hook. Always done the trick for me. It's what I caught the fish in my AV with.

Nice job. As you said at least you were not out a couple of days ago. It really did get quite chilly.

Beautiful fish man.

Congrats my friend, that's a nice fish.

Fork is has been my home lake my whole life. Jan & Feb you have a chance to catch a true monster. The problem is that you may never get a chance to get out on the water. At that time of the year it is so hit or miss with the weather that it's hard to plan a trip. The last few years I've moved my Fork trips back to late March & done much much better in both quality & numbers. With that being said, if your set on Jan & Feb I would go to Falcon.

Way to go bud. Nice catch.

Save a little more money and buy a Mattlures hard gill. The Giron is a good bait but it has such an aggressive action to it that I find it only does well when the fish are actively feeding. Other wise they just don't seem to want to chase down a lure that's darting side to side so quickly. Also if you reel to quickly it will roll over. Once again I would just save up a little more & buy a hard gill.

Let the fish tell you. Sometimes i'll cast right onto a pad & let it sit on top for 20 seconds or so then pull it off & catch a fish that has just been waiting. Other times i've got to work it quite fast. I would try a couple different approaches until you catch one.

Put me down for MattLures as well. A close second has to go to this guy http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1244397175/0#0

Beautiful fish. I would guess between 5 - 6 lbs. Hard to tell. Get a scale & then you'll know for sure. Of course once you get that scale all your fish are going to miraculously shrink.