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REMEMBER THERE ARE ALOT OF EMPTY CHAIRS AT THANKSGIVING TABLES THIS YEAR! PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR MILITARY & THEIR FAMILIES!! FOR SAFETY & HEALING!! HAVE A HAPPY & BLESSED THANKSGIVING!! A-Jay

I would be more apt to do it if the boats involved were in the opposite circumstances meaning older for newer. A-Jay

HAWG ALERT ! A-Jay

X2 ~ Nicely put. It IS all about attitude - As you noted in your initial post "there is so much to learn about different types of lures, color, water clarity, depth, rods, reels, temperature, season, and on and on, it feels like an endless up hill battle" And you're right - however - "It's the Journey Not the Destination". You will never, ever, ever learn ALL there is to know - there's just too much. And as time goes on, someday you might think you know a good bit, just to have the bass show you (quite definitively) that you do not. However, when you combine your love of the sport with patience and a willingness to learn you will find that there is so much more to this than just "Catching Fish". No One catches the big ones every trip out - so if you use that to determine if you've had a good day or not, you might be disappointed. Clearly the objective is catching bass but remember you're not doing it in a bubble. The Great thing about fishing is that there are enough facets to it to last a man his entire lifetime- and then some. A-Jay

A senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he floored it to 80 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little gray hair he had left. "Amazing," he thought as he flew down I-94, pushing the pedal even more. Looking in his rear view mirror, he saw a state trooper behind him, lights flashing and siren blaring. He floored it to 100 mph, then 110, then 120. Suddenly he thought, "What am I doing? I'm too old for this," and pulled over to await the trooper's arrival. Pulling in behind him, the trooper walked up to the Corvette, looked at his watch, and said, "Sir, my shift ends in 30 minutes. Today is Friday. If you can give me a reason for speeding that I've never heard before, I'll let you go." The old gentleman paused. Then he said, "Years ago, my wife ran off with a State trooper. I thought you were bringing her back." "Have a good day, sir," replied the trooper. A-Jay

This thread looks really familiar . . .? ? ? A-Jay http://www.bassresou...e-swimbait-rod/

Nice bass CP - you could really help up out here a bit if you would provide your height and height in that photo - btw - Shimmy should really chime in on this one - he loves these threads . . . . A-Jay

Now that's KICKER ! A-Jay

^^^^^^^^^^^^ X2 - I would have to agree with the this premise. A-Jay

That was Very Cool and a Great way to start the Day - Thank You for Posting this. A-Jay

OK Jeff - right back at ya - Mr Hawg Bass Avatar ~ A-Jay

Todd - the only place you want me to guide you to is Dwight's Boat ! A-Jay

It Expired. A-Jay

GSP took a solid Hoof to the Squash in the 3rd but still managed to retain the belt. A-Jay

GSP vs The Natural Born Killer Who ya Going with ? I'm pulling for Carlos but I think The Champ with prevail. A-Jay

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The hub is used to hold / mount a skirt on. Once a skirt is mounted on the hub, the hub is placed between a pegged bullet weight and the Texas Rigged plastic of your choice. The resulting rig is a very weedless and a super versatile bait. I'm a huge fan. A-Jay

Here ya go - Just add the shirt of your choice A-Jay

This thread represents 4 years of Bronze Beauty - Sadly some of the photo's on the initial / early pages are no longer visible - So we'll just have to post them up again - A-Jay

Cool collection ~ I have some older gear and occasionally I break one out put it into action. I get great pleasure fishing it and even more catching a few decent fish on it. It doesn't take long throwing those older glass rods, super slow gear ratio casting reels and mono line to be reminded of just how far the gear of today has come. Still effective but the bass have more of a fighting chance and somehow they seem to know it. It's like taking a walk down memory lane. A-Jay

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I'm not a Swimbait Guru by any means - I have an Okuma Guide Series Big Bait Casting Rod (GS-C-761H) matched with the new Calcutta 300D - Sweet. This stick gets fairly high reviews from those who have more experience and is very reasonably priced. This Rod seems to be a Great all around big bait rod with the power you need to throw heavy lures and the action that will allow you to fish lighter baits as well. A-Jay

Here ya go A-Jay

My favorate bluegill skirt pattern(s) ~ A-Jay http://www.ebay.com/...=item53ee5d6c91 http://www.ebay.com/...=item53ee5d6d2d

The first thing BR members should know, is that Dwight is a total Stickler when it comes to weighting fish. He uses 2 different scales - a certified Boga grip and a very high speed digital model (sorry I don't remember the brand name) My point here is - these are not "guesstimates" but are about as accurate a weight as one can get while on the water. OK - So I went back through my notes from the week I spent on Lake Erie this past April. And for that week, I'd have to agree with Dwight's perspective. Here's the numbers from that 7 days of smb fishing - all on jerkbaits ~ you can draw your own conclusion. Each day we fished between 9:30am – 6:30pm. Each day we had between 15-25 fish. Most days every 5th smb was over 5lbs. For two days every 4th smb was over 5lbs. The 5th day, I took a 5 lb 9 oz smb – a new PB. The 6th day, Dwight’s first fish was a 6 lb 1 oz smb – not a PB for Dwight. The last day, my first fish was a 6lb 4oz smb – Definitely a New PB ! A-Jay