Low_Budget_Hooker

This is Mikes post. Mike, I am just afraid that you wont see the participation if folks have to sign up to reply so I am posting a copy of the thread here and they can reply here also. Fisherman and Fisherwomen, I had a trip with Jim Hakala the other day and he told me about his plan to put quite a few hydro glow lights on the bridge supports of Bethany Bridge at Red Top Mountain. He has his proposal written but wants to put the icing on the cake showing public support for this project. If this project is successful we would be like one of 2 in the US with this type of setup. What I would like to do is to have everyone that is in support of this project register on our site and post your support so Jim can print it out to add to his proposal. If you have questions PLEASE start another post on this forum. If you are not familiar with hydroglow lights they basically attract baitfish which in turn attracts game fish ie hybrids, stripes, spots, crappie, catfish etc etc. Here is there website for more information. Please feel free to post this link so that we can garner as much support as possible to insure that it gets funded.. www.hydroglow.com Here is a picture of one of the lakes with the hydroglow system setup. They lights are rigged to where they are very difficult to tamper with ie (theft proof).

If you drop avids face in pic 1,it's exactly the same pic we've seen for 2 yrs,lol. Man,.... I'm [move]GREEN[/move] With ***.

Appendage to addendum -In which case, accept your knocks when they come. The father/brother team is in no way rsponsible for your physical state of being from the moment you commit. Rights to defend are forfeited, but most likely useless nonetheless.

No, we deleted it because of content.

What's up with that??? :-[

welcome back! feel free to throw a hunting results thread w/ pics on "Everything else"

lol, I was passing a field doing a route today and when I saw the turkeys, I remembered this post and turned around, yeah, I get paid by the hour...lol

You guys got NOTHIN"!! RI TURKEY CALL

The whole "voision oriented" theory explains why alot of folks are still stuck throwing at the bank. Everyone loves to skip a bait under a tree or land a floating rapala in a 12" wide indent in the weeds. But not only the chance to see your casting skills, This is also where we can see a bass relate to a rock or dock post,etc. We see a bass riding a small creek channel that meanders into shallow water or a bass cruising the edge of a weed line. These same things are happening out where you can't see them but it's the bigger fish relating to them. The are the higher seniority areas. This isn't saying that the big fish are never shallow, but for now, concentrate at where they are the majority of the time.

There they are,...off to the left. Very cool

Some type of fox-like animal drinking right now,....oops, hes gone.

Welcome Aboard! I just want to point out that there is a link in the toolbar above for "articles". CHECK THOSE OUT! More info than you can shake a 7' st Croix at!

OH MAN<>>>>DOUBLE THAT!!!

Nice JT! If post count is irrelevant for anyone, that would be me. I reply to lots of things as a mod that don't actually count as a post or contribution. Many are just business. Like Glenn. His post count is ALL business except for the one I happened to catch last night about Craw's smallmouth trip. Blew me away,lol. There are members here, as we all know, who may have but 200 posts but every one of them is packed with useful stuff. Post count is irrelevant!!!! But that doesn't mean we don't like the fact that JT has been family for over 1000 posts!!! Just means that 5000 posts doesn't qualify you for anything, and has nothing to do with what level you fish at.

I have found that much like a senko, color is pretty irrelevant with these. I have similar success regardless of color. Sometimes, I think some baits have such an irresistable action, that the action is driving the strike, regardless of color this is one of those baits (strictly my opinion folks) I always liked the Arkansas shiner color but last year, I used only colors I could plainly see for the entire retrieve and had alot more FUN with them, which is what it's all about right? Best way to fish it IMO is weightless but there are some pretty trick ways to use these. The double-fluke rig comes to mind. FYI- the strike king version (called the zero?) is made of 3x plastic and lasts MUCH longer before tearing at the nose. A drop of super glue on the nose and you can go all day on 2 or 3 baits. Certainly not knocking the yum product, love those too, the 3x just last longer. Same animal essentially but the 3x is more bouyant and doesn't sink like a yum. Sometimes this is good, sometimes bad, adjust to what you are trying to accomplish.

All great info here. I think RW's original point however was not about primary or secondary points, you gotta read between the lines,....he's saying. Stop throwing at the bank if you want better size fish. Go deeper, get out on the main lake body and find the structures.

Flechero said he's gonna build a rod that looks JUST like me! (I think he meant the shape,lol) I know who has it now, not happy about the delay, it will be back under way soon.

Now that just suks. Of course I'll keep all of you in my thoughts, if there is anyhting we can do to help out, just holler. I know you said you already have work lined up but if the honey doesn't or it's not what you thought, there is always UPS to at least hold you over till you find somthing. Part-time jobs there also come with full bennies for you AND YOUR FAMILY. Let me know if I can help. Hang tough dude, brisket is irrelevant right about now, take care of you and yours first. Good luck, keep us posted.

Wow, when you're on them , you're on them! Nice catchin'. 5bass, we want a pic tomorrow!! Catch 'em up guys!!

66,99 lol

Also try and give that old line a stretch. I have fly lines that are going on 8yrs old this season, used only in saltwater. Letting a good bit of line out(more than you can cast), and achoring the free end, give it a slow, steady stretch. Takes alot of the memory out, or at least the major stuff. If your line has deteriorated beyond use, you'll find out now, before you are on the water.

We use eels in saltwater for a few different species, Striper, bluefish, tuna, etc but I've never tried one on a bass. Tip- Have a towel ready to handle your eel. The slime coat makes them very difficult to manage without a rag or towel to grip it with. Ice your eels. A little ice in your bucket will calm them down quite a bit, eliminating alot of the squirming and knotting while you are trying to rig it.

Don't need it, I'm a member of BassResource.com Seriously, anything in the mag that I might be interested in, usually gets discussed here anyway.

Welcome Aboard!

I had the good fortune to meet the director of the RI Youth team, he is also a member here now, if you have any specific questions, PM "stratosdadri". He has the RI program running very well. The kids get a ton out of it. They don't just do tournaments, they do community activities like helping at CAST events, and a yearly camping trip that the kids TOTALLY look forward to. Great program. There are quite a few youth here that also participate in the program, as a matter of fact, "Ben" in going to the classic to represent his state. I'm sure he can answer any of your specific questions also.