Bassnbrett101

Sponsors care about how professional you sound, those were some great ideas Kozak

Yeah we'll be launching from mattawoman creek, thats in the tidal zone it just isnt affected as much as say the susquehanna flats. Its going to be the PA Federation Nation tournament Mr. Bass. I've only fished there a couple times but everytime i have its been in the middle of summer, i can't wait to try april. But mattawoman is close to D.C. I do fish the upper portions of the potomac and they are astounding for smallmouth!

I havent been there yet, but i was plannin on going wed. after classes. I'll let you know how I do, if I end up going. I'm having a gas crisis right now lol.

where'd you go fishing at?

nice! i'm stuck here in md and all the lakes are too shallow. i did hook a 3 1/2 ft. muskie though. he broke my 8 lb test in some timber lol, i had him on for 3 mins though

welcome! lol and the ribbing comment reminded me of the skit where Lewis Black says we should replace weathermen with chimps, because if its wrong all we can do is shrug our shoulders and say, "Oh well, weathermans a chimp." The root of all evil isnt as good as I thought it would be though :-/

I was wanted to stop by and say that LBH does make a good point. Granted I have killed a fish or two here and there. One averaged sized fish for a mount and a couple that didn't make it through tournaments (it doesn't happen that often I try my ver best to keep them alive). The mount looks great and now that I have one I won't be needing any more . but the fish that are accidentally killed in tournaments always get used the right way, never wasted. I hate when people waste their dead fish, it just hits a nerve with me.

Lol i think i've fallen in a few times, and i've definetly hooked myself more than once. Yup i do believe those can be considered weaknesses for me! ;D

Or in Tin's case, there doesn't even have to be water! He just looks at the land and says "Imagine if we flooded that?!" ;D That's hardcore. I can't even say anything, i do that too

And for your plastics question, a plastic can be reused many times until its action is hindered or its basically falling off your hook. For worms I'll even bite the heads off if the head of the worm gets ripped up from my hook. but they generally last for a couple fish until you lose the lure or it gets ripped off your hook. For me its barely ever a one fish deal. For other plastics however they may be easier to lose. For tubes a big thing is the head gets all ripped apart and you cant use it after it gets ripped up too much, and the same goes for creature baits and lizards. But if you get creative you can make them last longer. For the topwater frogs i melt the heads back together alot, one because their expensive and two because with the ribbits its a harder plastic and it works well. I hope this answers your question

I like your spirit! But hey if the hook of the rig is getting caught on stuff try using a longer leader, i generally use about 10 to 12 inches on mine as well

Welcome! Tips all over the site lol. pretty much any question you can ask is already answered ;D, the guys on this site are just that good

"I am sure you guys in Ohio and Penna will have some good fishing in August when the snow and ice melt." - Sam Yeah it takes awhile, seems like it lasts until august anyway lol

i use both spinnerbaits and dropshot rigs in shallow water. I'm not being mean but i think you may be over analyzing a tad too much. Basically with a dropshot rig you want to cast it out and shake it, stopping occassionally to let it fall or quiver. I catch fish in less than 6 ft with it pretty often. Spinnerbaits are just awesome around weeds in less than 6 ft as well. A lure is a tool of the trade just like your fishing rod or reel. Except with fishing lures there's no real wrong way to use them unless you tell yourself there is. I know people that use dd 22's in ten feet of water just to kick up mud, and it works. I just don't want to see you limit yourself, if you can imagine it go ahead and try it. its one of the beautiful things about fishing!

welcome to the forums, I hope to see a few more pictures like that from you!

I think my strengths are fishing fast with jerkbaits and spinnerbaits, reading a new body of water, and fishing structure with soft plastics.

fishizzle went to school for fisheries and wildlife biology ask him, hes a knowledgable guy. And the rocks and boulders would help the largemouth fishery too!

They will eat bluegill, and smallmouth and largemouth share the same kinds of cover. I wouldn't worry about taking the largemouth out. there are probably crawfish there and you don't even know it. Maybe stock some creek chubs and shad maybe but i'd say just go ahead and throw the smallies in there. make sure its deep enough for em though

lol yeah i know what you mean. i get skunked all the time in the winter. especially if its a new body of water or a bigger lake. good luck with all your tournies my first isnt until the 26th. but its on the potomac, so i can't wait lol

Hey, you know my wife? ;D ..... :-X lol

Now your thinkin!!! lol. The fish might not care as much with the rain coming down. They might even jump at your feet lmao

when the wind comes from the east fish bite the least.... its ok. it's still early for northern tournies. I'm sure you'll get em next time

columbia makes some good ones, you can get them at bass pro shops. The powder blue is my favorite

That can't stop you from fishing, just throw on some goretex or a coat. Sometimes the best fishing is when its raining

... I don't have any stories from my siblings. I'm the dumb one in the family