A-Jay

Forget it - It's all good. Through out your Whole Life - Just Be Yourself. You really have no other choice - everyone else is already taken. A-Jay

Nice - and you're probably one heck of a good dancer after that as well. A-Jay

This guy lives by his own rules. A-Jay

If this situation is truly affecting your quality of life - my advice is to seek professional help right away. On the other hand, if you're simply just a little shy and wished you had a more confidence in yourself especially around women, you're probably not alone. To remedy that last paragraph, try this. Grit your teeth, curl your little toes up in your shoes & Man up for crying out loud. Life will bring you a whole lot more in the way of challenges than saying "Hi" to a college girl. Get a hold of your self Bud. A-Jay

Last November while fishing south of the border with a couple of good friends, I had 3 days of bass fishing that until that week I could only dream of. The back of most ever cove we fished was completely loaded up with bait. The big bass were there too and they were on the feed. Lipless rattle baits worked under the shad were getting destroyed. I caught more 7 pound plus bass during these 3 days, than I had my entire life combined. The capper came on the next to last afternoon, right at sunset. Working a "nothing looking" steep bank with a little brush, I got a huge strike. The kind that makes your heart race, your palms sweat and you get a little weak in the knees. The fish fought hard and after what always seems like a circus act, the huge bass was in the net. As the net came over the side and was placed on the deck, the bait just fell out of it's face. I got goose bumps just typing that. The big girl went 11-11. Beat my PB by a full pound. With my heart still pounding out of my chest and after the picture session that followed, she was released. And just to give you an idea what I mean when I say I had a couple of very special days, I hooked, fought & landed a 9 1/2 pound bass On The Very Next Cast ~ ! Good Times. A-Jay

This might be of interest ~ A-Jay http://www.wikihow.com/Tell-the-Difference-Between-a-King-Snake-and-a-Coral-Snake

Specs say 1.5 ounces - Either way - it's a big Mother. A-Jay

Hello Danny and Welcome to BR ~ You're going to like it here. A-Jay

Nice Job. 2 PB's and check. So That's Like Triple Congrats ~ A-Jay

X2 ~ ^^^^^^ This. A-Jay

In Mid-July 5 pound Lake Erie smallies in such skinny water is fairly unusual. That sounds like one heck of a magic spot. The spawn is done & over with by then & they generally don't even make beds that shallow there. Why do you think they were up there ? A-Jay

Let's talk about where you're fishing; the specific spot. As you're fishing your jig, think about casting "around" and or "near" the bait fish and not necessarily right in them. While casting to different spots, if you find you're feeding trailers to bass food, you probably found a good spot. Try backing off a little of working your bait out & around that area. We all know they can be anywhere but often times the bass you're looking for is not sitting in the middle of the bait but somewhere on the perimeter just waiting . . . . . . . . .for you jig perhaps. And as for "getting the swing if it", something that helped me learn to fish one was to lighten up the jig a little. I was fishing too heavy a bait and it was just dredging the bottom. I had no feel. Once I went lighter and the jig was able for fall & swim slow & more naturally, I started getting the rod ripped out of my hand - just something to think about. Good Luck A-Jay

The Pats looked bad & Brady Looked OLD. A-Jay

Hello Steve and Welcome to BR ~ A-Jay

Nice Ride ~ Good Luck on your maiden and future voyages . . . . A-Jay

NICE ~ ! What a Gorgeous Bass. Congrats. btw - Landing a Trophy Bass like that and having her deliver your lost crank bait to you all means - GO BUY A LOTTERY TICKET - You Are On a Wicked Lucky STREAK ! ! ! A-Jay

I have Two answers as well. Smallmouth was in deep water 20-25 fow. Largemouth was on the bottom in 10 fow. A-Jay

I had just the opposite happen - I have a couple of the "silent" models where the internal weight has become a bit loose inside. So rather than running silent, these baits have a slight clicking sound instead of a full on rattle. I have to tell you - they have been The Best Rattle Baits I have. So the "Defect" has turned out to be a Good Thing. I just wish I could figure out how to reproduce that sound. A-Jay

That was wild and hard to believe . . . and here's why . . A-Jay http://www.snopes.com/photos/airplane/onewing.asp

Hello and Welcome to BR ~ You're really going to like it here. A-Jay

On casting / Flipping jigs I like some where between 44 - 50 depending on the pattern . But 35 or so on swim jigs - some times even less. I think the sparser skirt helps the action of the trailer through the water. A-Jay

Hello Steve and Welcome to BR ~ I've been telling the new folks that they were really going to like it here. You already do. Me too. A-Jay

"Holy Smoking Toledos" is Right ~ Whatever that means . . . . . A-Jay

I don't see that working out very well here on earth. A-Jay