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Watermelon seed colored fluke rigged any way that works for the current situations.

Not as grand as some of the stuff on here, but I'm up and coming. I apologize in advance for the cell phone pics.

While a senko is considered a "stick-bait", I have had success using a "jerkbait" style retrieve with them. Especially if they are rigged wacky style.

I'm definitely looking forward to it with all these tougher conditions. I'm with little_stephen, I'd like to see how they do it and pick up a few pointers. ;D

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Awesome sale there. Thanks for the link. Looking forward to all the stuff I'm getting ;D

Gonna shoot for 8lbs+ first. Break my old PB by a good amount. Then I can shoot for double digits by 2011.

Grew up with... - No Bananas in the boat - Catching fish on the first cast will probably be a bad day. My girlfriend has an old pink ultra-light rod and reel combo. She has to catch a fish on that combo before she moves over to any other rods/reels.

Zoom Super Fluke in any variation of watermelon color... fished weightless.

Wow. I hadn't seen these yet, and I like em. ;D I'll have to pick some up, and Watermelon-red flake will suit me fine.

I've used Dave's Tourney Tackle for a while now and pretty much use his jigs exclusively. I was also at the expo and made myself a few new jigs. Two thumbs up from me ;D

x2 I don't fish pickerel or pike as much as I used to, but I remember always having a steel leader on if I was targeting them.

The club goes by the name Eastern Carolina Bassmasters and we are looking for some more fun and friendly people to fish with. We are located in Pitt County, North Carolina, and typically hold meetings in Greenville, NC on the third Tuesday of each month. We are part of FLW and The Bass Federation (TBF) and hold a tournament each month with prizes for top weight and big fish. Right now we have 10 members ranging in ages from their mid-20's to their mid-60's. We welcome anyone, and while we could use a few more boaters, non-boaters are just as welcome . If you are looking for some fun and friendly bass fishing with good people, send me a message or post something in here, and I'll make sure you get some more information .

Pearl and Watermelon Seed are my colors. I keep a bottle of chartreuse dye near bye and add a little color to the tails in murkier waters. My girlfriend uses bubble gum and has caught plenty of fish. The dye makes the tail a bright orange.

1:22 - Those are actually some good odds. Good luck!

My girlfriend uses a pink (bubble gum, merthiolate, etc) version of just about everything she throws at the fish. Trick sticks, finesse worms, crankbaits, poppers, etc. She never has any problem putting fish in the boat around here. I personally like greens and browns for almost any occasion. I have only tried the trick sticks in merthiolate a few times and while they do catch fish, I'm not as confident in the color.

<---6.7lbs with a 5" Green Pumpkin/Chartreuse Laminate

Pearl and Watermelon are my favorites. I usually hit them up with some chartreuse dye. Out of what is listed, I'd have to go with baby bass as well.

Thanks for the comments guys. I'm going to hopefully pick up my rod today. Probably going to get the Clarus in a 7' MH or H which ever one the store I go to has in stock. I picked up a few frogs this weekend, one to note was the Spro Bronzeye in "The Killer" coloring, which is extremely successful around here right now. Also very hard to come by. I also picked up 12lb diameter/50lb test fireline. It says that it is the round braid. It's hard to choose a braided line since everyone has their own favorites . This is the brand '>http://www.berkley-fishing.com/prod.php?k=266298&sk=266072&u=FBFS . I'll give it a try and see how it goes. I'm hoping well because braided line is a bit expensive.In response to the faster gear ratio. I happen to have a 7.1:1 Daiwa Strikeforce that needs new line. I can switch that one over and use it as well. Move the 5.1:1 over to my medium pole.

I recently decided that I would like to try a frog specific set-up. However, I can't really afford to fork out much more than $75 for the rod. I would prefer to pay around $50. You guys have any recommendations of a decent MH/H rod for the prices listed above? Additional info - I have a quantum classic 1420 mgc baitcaster as my reel - 5.1-1 ratio. I am also looking at buying some Fireline in the #10 diameter size.

I live closer to the ocean on the east coast side, and if we get a lot of wind from the east it will push salt water up into the rivers that I fish. Fishing can get hard when the current stalls and more salt mixes in with already brackish water. That is about the only instance I've seen this saying be correct.

PB = Personal Best

Garner is a nice place. You have Lake Wheeler and Lake Benson pretty close by. To the east is Jordan lake and Sharron-Harris Lake. To the north is Falls Lake. All great places to fish or pleasure ride. I haven't been on Wheeler or Benson, but I know Jordan and Falls have many places to put in. I have heard and read about people shore fishing, kayak fishing, and bass boat fishing from both as well.

If you dont mind me asking, what body of water/river were you fishing?

This is the Tar River. While it apparently doesn't produce like it used to, it is the closest water system near me and I do fish it a lot. There are times of the year when it gets shallow enough to wade down. That is a lot of fun, plus if you ever get hot you just dunk yourself to cool down