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Have a look at some of this stuff. http://www.gobassin.com/bassscents.html

In Oklahoma, if you hit a deer with your vehicle and it is dead or wounded mortally, then you are to contact the local warden. He will come and do all the necessary paperwork, etc. (put the deer down first of course if it hasn't already expired) and then you are free to take the deer as your own. I even know a guy who hit a 10 point and had it mounted. He said if it was gonna cost him as much as it did for car repairs then he was gonna add the extra cost to have it mounted and have a good story to tell when someone asked. I said all that to say this, I don't see where this scenario is much different. Call the warden, wait till he comes out to your location, then shoot the deer and have some fresh backstrap for supper.

Trade your Quantum in for a Shimano Citica D. I've been using BC reels of all brands for 20 years and these Citicas are the smoothest, quietest, easiest to adjust, and the most birds nest free that I have ever used. Another reel that I had in about 1987 was the Bantam 100 Mag by Shimano. At the time I was a die hard Abu Garcia man but decided to give this Shimano a try. Jimmy Houston was pushing them so they couldn't be that bad. : Anyway I spooled it up with 8 lb. Trilene and matched it to a med/light BPS rod with a pistol grip handle. That thing would cast a grub on an 1/8 oz. lead head for a country mile. It very seldom ever backlashed. I wasn't smart enough to see the light then and wound up giving the rig to my son eventually. Stayed away from Shimanos (tried Quantums, Shakespeares, Daiwas, and most offerings by Abu Garcia) until this spring when after much stress and a lot of advice from guys on these forums, I bought the Citicas. I now own no other brand of bait caster, but I do own 6 Shimano bait casters. 20 years I tell ya, try the Citica D reels, you'll be writing a thank you letter to Mr. BaitCaster afterwards.

What's the story on these? Look like a decent set-up. Anyone have one? I'm wondering about the rod quality on these. How do they compare to the Team-V rods like you get at Wal-Mart?

I've got about 500 of the Auertail worms in all kinds of colors that I accumulated back in the late 80's. Caught a BUNCH of fish on them and they were the worms I learned to texas rig with. Used a 2/0 Tru_Turn hook back then and a 1/16 - 1/4 oz. bullet weight unpegged. Man those were the days! I still carry a few in a few colors with me today. Caught my first drop-shot fish on a purple one this year.

Has anyone tried any model car cement yet? It melts plastic together.

I still lean toward the coffee and donuts idea. Buy a bag of tubes and a dozen donuts, head to the lake, eat a donut, rig up a tube, grab another donut, rub the tube all over the donut, cast it out and catch fish-------or if ya don't even catch a fish at all, at least you'll attract the local patrol boat into the vicinity.

From what I've been able to gather they are better suited for vertical jigging or slow yo-yo type presentations. I don't think they were designed for swimming. Don't own any but that's what I believe to be true. Probably would be better suited to present to bedding bass instead of post-spawn or feeding bass.

Try a pack of the cheapest hot dog wieners you can find. Cut off chunks about 2 inches long. Hook 'em and catch 'em!

Thanks guys.

What about the Advantage 153H7 and the 150H, Been thinking about picking one or the other up. Any good, worth my time?

Vary the depth of your spinner according to where you're fishing. If you have the time to stay on a spot that you believe should produce then fish it from top to bottom. Varying the speed will vary the depth. I normally don't let mine hit the bottom but once......on a countdown to judge depth. I always thought there was only one retrieve for a spinner bait when I first started throwing them several years ago. I've since learned that there are quite a few. My two favorites are: BIG #1 is the stop-n-go. Just throw it out and let it sink to whatever depth you want it to come back in. Begin a steady retrieve, not fast, and then 4-6 cranks - stop 1 second - reel 4-6 cranks - stop 1/2 second - reel. This does what the last poster was talking about when he mentioned the undulating of the skirt, but it also allows the bait to fall a little on each stop which imitates a wounded bait fish too. It's also good to slooooowly drop your rod tip downward as you retrieve back to you to keep the bait at the same depth for a longer time, you probably already know this. #2 is similar to slow rolling, but I call it "pumping" the bait back. Got this one from the "Dance" man. It's best in deeper water situations, say 8-15 feet. I cast out and let the bait fall to about what I beleive to be about two feet from the bottom. Then I "pump" it back to me in the same way you would a t-rigged worm or a jig-n-pig. The retrieve speed is just a bit faster than those techniques though. Again this accomplishes the same purpose as the first retrieve does only it seems to add a bit different action to the bait than the first does. Sometimes I'll sweep and drop while in this mode too. Give these two a try and practice them a bit to hone them in and I'm sure you'll have some success.

What about the Advantage 153H7 and the 150H, Been thinking about picking one or the other up. Any good, worth my time?

Here ya go................... http://www.texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/1916476 Follow the step by step instructions here by clicking the "next" link under each picture. http://fishing.about.com/od/basicfishinginstruction/ss/aa050805a.htm This is an amzing rig and it catches fish.

Go with the Citica. I have three that I just purchased all at one time. Have only used two of them so far. I went with the 200 models even though I felt they might be too large for the type fishing I normally do.....light tackle mostly...I was wrong. Yesterday, after turning on every other brake (3 of 6) I was casting a weightless Zoom lizard rigged on a 2/0 O'Shaughnessy hook about 40 feet with no backlash.....in a light headwind even. I am using 12lb. Trilene Big GAme on both. I have 2 4600C3's, a 5500C3, an older round Black Max, and three of the Mag Plus, all Abu Garcia. I'm a Shimano man now. Go with the Citica I tell ya. Smooth, oh yea. Quiet, you bet. You won't be disappointed.

I fish ponds a lot. I'm in OKla. so I figure my pond conditions are somewhat similar to yours. As far as what to look for to determine if a pond holds bass......grass. Not the slimy moss, but grass. If it's growing out from the banks some or if there are lily pads, and if there are mats, mats are hard to fish from the bank though. The very most important grass I look for is not around the bank though, bank grass is just an indicator of better grass under the surface. The kind of grass I'm talking about is something I call bass grass, some call it coon grass I think. It is very coarse, has a stem, and small buds, grows under the water at pretty shallow depths, and it smells like a skunk. If that kind of grass is present then there will be bass in that pond.......providing it's been stocked with bass. That's something only the owner can tell you. Good bass ponds have good feed water also. May be a creek, or underground spring. The owner could also tell ya about the underground spring feed. Depth is a plus, but I have caught some of my biggest pond fish from ponds with an average depth of 10 ft. or less. Clear water is always a plus too. Main forage for pond bass are crawdads, bluegill, lizards, frogs, and worms/snakes. If I'm on a pond that I've never fished before and have no info about, I'll start with a tandem crappie jig setup or a small ultralight shallow crank. Beetle spins are excellent pond baits also. Small baits are good locators and indicators of what fish are in the pond. One more tip......if the wind is blowing at all, walk the bank until you're positioned to where the wind is hitting you right in the face and then cast into it.

Here's a x3 on poor_fish. Also I'm someone who did buy Citicas from him. Got three CI200D for $91.28 each shipped. Just received them Friday and fished with them for the first time yesterday, I'm very impressed. The CI200's have the wiffled spools vs. the DSV models which don't. I also purchased two Pflueger Trion spinning reels from him about two months ago and they were around $25 off the least expensive retailer I could find. Been Ebaying for about three years now, both as a seller and buyer. If you are careful, discreet, and a very patient person there are some great deals to be had. The "Buy it now" auctions are the ones I seem to watch for if I am comparison shopping against the other retailers. Seems like there is always a better deal on Ebay, even including shipping. Recent examples include the Citicas of course, also I purchased an Acer 22" LCD monitor for $40 less than I would have gotten it at the retailer who was the least expensive. Purchased two Bagley Small Fry Bream form an online tackle shop the first part of last week, good price considering, but then I won auctions on the same two Friday and will be receiving them for right at $6 less. I try to stay away from the used stuff, just can't be sure about it. I have bought used but it's been about 50-50 on satisfactory items so I just don't go there anymore. Other reels I intend to try and purchase from Ebay in the near future are the Daiwa Exceler BC, Revo S, Abu Garcia Silver Max, and Gander Mountain Guide Series spinning reels. Watch, wait, bid, win.......life is good!

Not to take anything away from Matt's lures, they"re great I'm sure and I plan to own one of the beauties soon myself, but I just ordered a couple of the Bagley's small fry bream. Do a google and give 'em a look-see. Nice paint jobs and they are a thinner and tighter wobbling bait than most of the gill imitating cranks out there. The Norman Fat Boys have produced for me already in shallower water and they look pretty good too.

Soft Plastics first.....worms, grubs, I have some little tadpole type grubs that I got from Cabelas several years ago that are excellent in ponds during the early season. Craws, LIZARDS, and the Senkos for sure. Small shallow diving cranks. Craw and bluegill imitators would be my choice. The teeny Rebels are an excellent choice for early season pond fishing. A Beetle Spin or two. I have never thrown one in a pond yet that didn't get bit by something. Buzzbaits, poppers, twitch baits, Mann's Baby 1-Minus in a bluegill type color, and definitely some frogs.

I use Team Daiwa V, but it is MH. MH works well for the bigger spinnerbaits. I fish from the bank also. I don't like trying the tandem blades on a M rod, single bladed ones are ok though.

Money Minnows aren't new. The Yum Money Minnow is newer than the original version though. Another buyout/revision of a great bait.

Hmmm.....weightless soft plastics. Let's see, stick baits, i.e., Senkos, Kinami Flash, Tiki Sticks, Dingers, etc. sink faster than say a lizard and are excellent fall baits for close to cover situations. A tube on the other hand is good for a slow falling bait. Worms come in every shape and size under the sun and can be utilized for all types of presentations rigged weightless. I even still fish the "Air" series of soft plastics from time to time, they don't sink, however. I agree with everyone else, how patient are you? I once caught an 8 lb. striper while fishing a 3" weightless sassy shad in 40 ft. of water. Wasn't what I was fishing for but sure was a fun catch.

Additions to the crankbait list might be....... Bagleys Small Fry, Norman fat Boy, Bomber Square A, Rapala DT

Got any reviews to share? How are they with the light lures? 1/4 oz. stuff?

Hmmmmm.....I didn't get mine there but I wonder if they'll let me trade her in anyway......she's malfunctioning........nags too much. ;D