Low_Budget_Hooker

Better idea,...wash mine!

Deplete-To lesson in quantity, content, power, or value. Raising you're PH is a good idea (unless you have fish iin there) but still won't be close to the same environment as one with acids and enymes. Plus lake PH's , oxidization rates,etc. are different. Saltwater hooks can be gone in weeks.

Are you asking how long before a hook will rust out? Is that what you mean by "hust and deplet"?? You're tank isn't a good idea because stomach acids, enzymes, etc are a huge part of the hook dissolving.

Happy to have you here big daddy!

whats so bad about that? It's plain rude! You're talking about a $40,000 vehicle. You wouldn't want someone laying hydrilla on your new mercedes interior, especially when he can simply throw it over board! Weeds and grass hold mud,bugs,all kinds of junk. It's just plain ignorant. The non-boater is a guest on your boat. Ettiquette is expected.

You gotta win alot of points andmove through the ranks tillyou're at least at the regional level before they will even bother with you. Even then, regionally, you gotta be a forerunner to see anything significant and believe me,...it ain't free,lol. You'll work more hours than the equivelant if you just bought the stuff. I'm assuming you are talking about national sponsors. Insurance companies, local businesses,that's different, just ask.

I leave the pet peeves on shore

Tex- went back and checked PM's. I never got your first one and if I did, this would have never gone anywhere. What do you say we set an example for the kids. I still wanna be tight with you and keep our relationship as it's been. As with any and all members, we want you here and value your opinions. I apologize for any misconceptions. LBH

Dude, you need to chill out. You are wigging out on a misunderstanding that I and the board have gone out of their way to point out. But still you persist and all this when the misunderstanding was yours. NOONE took that as a threat. AT ALL. Noone but you. Frankly, it's your attack on my charachter that I find offensive. I just didn't like the fact that something like that would come out of your mouth Somthing like what? Cops carry guns, is this news? I know it was a figure of speach and yes it did offend me If you know it is just a figure of speech,....why are you still offended? I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. I hadn't seen this earlier. Me too,let's drop it and move on, shall we? 1-4. I get your point but even if we ethically disagreed, you are entitled to use them in your state as bait as long as they are 15 inches and caught by rod/reel 5.) Taking chain pickerel out of a pond will not kill the pond as long as there are other types of food. You are mistaking my point. I'm not saying they need to be there for bass the to eat, plenty of pickerel-less ponds with bass. Without the pickerel to keep the sunfish population under control, there will be fewer and fewer eggs left to survive the spawn. Pickerel are major population controllers of all the egg eaters. Perch, sunnies, crays, minnows,etc. Personally, I'll catch them till the sun goes down.. They are certainly a varocious feeder and never cease to amaze me with their digging runs. Truly an honorable quarry in my book. Ask Senko77 how fun those can be in the early spring!

Tex, you thought I wanted to shoot you? C'mon man,I can't even figure out my nieces super soaker! I don't want to shoot anyone,...not even an Austin Powers "karate chop". I will make a deal though, meet me 1/2 way in a challenge....for every 5 pounder I get a pic of me releasing, you get a pic of a release pickerel. Deal? We can make it a "fun" intervention. It also shows the full circle aspect because if I hadn't been releasing my pickerel in this lake for the last 20 yrs ( which is loaded with them,all sizes), I probably wouldn't be able to hold that 5 lb bass out of there. Thanks for helping to clear up this misunderstanding guys and thanks whopper for offering an alternative. Tex-issues with me can resolved with a simple PM. I'm easy, you outta know that by now!

Not to offend you BT, (gotta be careful here, don't want to hurt anyones feelings ...I'm serious, I think most here know that's not my style) but in a pond that has had pickerel in it for years, and is stable,...removing them is what will kill your pond.

For those of you that somehow mistook this as a threat,...c'mon. Be real, we are talking about fishing, this is called a "sense of humor". My point to bigtex was that although he may not care, the guys that enforce the law do and,...be prepared,..humor coming,....they have guns.

I wish,....I barely remember this weekend.

Or one that cares about it's natural resources,....like RI. It is illegal here, regardless of how you caught it.

Take one of the fish (legal keeper size) to either a marine biologist at your local college or to a DNR office. Explain your experiences and let them make the call. They might be well aware of a stunt situation in this particular pond and could advise you accordingly. If they are not aware, you may be doing them a great service by bringing the awareness to the table. This pond could also be affecting others nearby. You have nothing to lose and lots to gain. Good luck, keep us posted.

point- an extension of land that juts out from the main lake body, like a peninsula,...the stretch of land that continues underwater is also considered as a part of it. Flat- a level area of bottom contour that has deeper water near it. The fish move up from deeper water onto the flats (shallower water) to feed. Some flats are also used during the spwan depending on bottom aggregation. Banks- the edges of your pond or lake. Finesse fishing- a method of fishing which incorporates the use of lighter line, smaller tackle, and delicate presentations. Used mostly in very clear water. Flukes- a soft jerkbait i.e. zoom super flukes, slug-o fin-s, etc. French fry- A ribbed, soft plastic worm of equal diameter tip to tip. Fat Ika- another "tube-like" soft plastic made by GYCB Jitterbug- A dance done on the bank that drives bass crazy. Originally learned during an outdoor performance of "Riverdance". KIddin- It's a hard plastic , topwater lure made by Arborghast. Gitzit- brand name of a soft plastic tube. Weeds are weeds, reeds are reeds. Both are cover. Cover is anything the bass can use to hide himself whether it's for protection or for an ambush point. Cover tends to also hold smaller bait which attracts the bass to it. Bass will use cover in many ways.

And pretty illegal......... and pretty uneducated. Pickerel often maintain a critical balance in many ponds and lakes, killing them because you "hate" them is pretty sad........ and unethical. Aside from size and creel limits,let's not forget that in many states including RI and Massachussettes, it is illegal to use a gamefish as bait. Regardless of size Regardless if you don't "like" them Regardless of the fact that you can buy live bait if you can't catch with artificials. Please do some research before you kill any more living things in your lake. That's just scary ignorant. (ignorant meaning uneducated,not an insult) Please talk to a state biologist before continuing these practices. I care and I'm sure the other people who fish Texas care. I'm positive your local DNR guys care.......and they have guns! All the fish that live in a nice balanced pond would care too, especially the bass whose eggs would get wiped out with an uncontrollable sunfish population due to lack of pickerel that used to be there.

So does pretty much any fish that's pulverized and frozen into blocks,lol Try bridle rigging a tinker mackerel for Bluefin,....they love the bitty morsels

The best ones I have seen were at Lake Fork in all the restauraunts and stores. They were all done by Lake Fork taxidermy. For a Spanish Mackeral, I would look for a saltwater taxidermist in your area. Google "fish taxidermy Florida" but your state.

As much as the thought of a filet knife cutting through a bass absolutely makes me wanna puke,...This is America so I'll have to puke and get over it. Rights are rights and they need to be respected.

PMK but you have to be on the list which is a "sticky" in this forum. List closes tonight at midnight for the month. There is a new list every month.

Oh stop,..we were playing,lol,...I thought you were colby. See? corey,...colby,... I think you know Colby's rep on IO, that's why I said,..uh-oh,..here comes trouble,lol. HH tells me you are nothing like the infamous Colby but even so,..it was just a chop buistin' welcome. Officially,...Ladies and gentlemen,I present,....new member of highest regards,......friend of the renowned Hawg_Hunter and most importantly a new member to our tight knit-world wide family,......Ladies and gentlemen,....Here and now,..I give you COREY Welcome aboard brother,....how's THAT?

Busy weekend, company coming any minute,will put up a full post later but for now, you are challenged by the guy that signs up after you. I will be last on the list, so the first person will be challenged by me. Right? Long day, someone check that for me and I'll address this later. Thanks

Ok,..here we go,...got out with my buddy Joe whom I havn't seen in a few years,man do we laugh when we get together,lol. Anyway,..2 rubs down,mojo installed, it's in the mail....... Bye bye fishy, have fun!

You didn't ask me,..... :'( I've found that finding the people close to you is job 1. Then you send PM's to get a feel for each other and then you make a plan. Once you've fished together, it can be just like adding another partner to the list. I started out inviting "redtail" to come to my lake which he did. Then he invited me there and I went. Now we fish together every few weeks or so schedules permitting.