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well today a friend and i went fishing off this dock and i casted out along the shore maybe 20 feet out and about 10 feet out i felt the hit it was a huge fish i started fighting it, and soon after reeled it in. The fish was 28 inches long and at least 4 pounds. well i pulled it outta the water and lipped it and i guess i didnt have a tight enough grip cuz he wiggled free and fell on the dock i dove after this fish and was army crawling on the dock i wasnt gonna let him go without a picture so i finally grasped him again and lipped him, i put my other hand under the belly for a little more control, after i thought he had calmed down i reached for my phone and asked my friend to take a picture but as soon as my hand got in my pocket he started fighting again and got free. So now i don't have a picture =/ but catching that fish was probably the best feeling in the world

You've made very valid points and they do have me thinking about this experiment as a whole and whether or not i should try and proceed with this. I'll probably still go for and it keep researching but maybe not use the experiment for science fair

I know i probably wont find a definite answer to this question but i was thinkin about maybe making my topic not so broad and more specific to a certain pond and my purpose would be to find out how air pressure affects fish in this local pond and take these findings and hopefully use them to help with experiments in other ponds and lakes around the world

well today was my first day of experimenting and it went ok didnt catch to many fish but it was fun and yea Paul i took what u said into consideration and im using three baits mainly, a t-rig, a top water minnow and then a medium diving crank bait hopefully tomorrow will be better

well fellas my buddy and I are going to try and solve the question with about a million threads. and that question is "how does air pressure affect fish" My friend and I are going to fish a select pond and fish it in different weather conditions and try to put an answer to this question once and for all. I'm using my knowledge of the scientific method to help me with this experiment. wish me luck and hopefully i can find an answer to this. and maybe science fair this year will be a lot better ;D

nice smallie, the coloring looks kinda light very interesting, i like it.

wow, thats a really nice fish congrats to u and ur friend

this means i can come! yeaaa~~~!!!!!!!! ;D

well if you're really looking into buying a Silver Maxx, i know at Dicks Sporting Goods you can pick one up with a Berkley Lightning Rod for $60.00 and it comes with a $20.00 mail-in rebate

well I usually I fish at Fisherman's Park, Taylorsville Lake, Lake Jerico, Cherokee Park, and The Falls of The Ohio

usually i like to T-rig a zoom finesse worm with either a 1/4 OZ or 1/8 OZ bullet weight in clear water with some downed trees and sea weed

I just got my first baitcast reel and its a Shimano Bantam Coriolis and I was wondering what type of line do you guys use for your baitcast reels? im currently using Trilene Extra smooth cast 10lb line. but i was wondering if there was somethin else you'd recommend or something

wow, awesome story

wow, awesome story

hey man its great to see that ur passin on the sport to younger generations and those fish look awesome. I'm sure if i caught fish like that when i was younger i would've probably gotten more serious about fishing at a younger age. but i have a trip planned for thursday since school starts next tuesday so wish me luck =]

hey, thanks guys. ill just keep settin that hook and hopefully its somethin big lol

i bought 3 of the Sebile magic swimmer lures, spend about 45 dollars and didnt catch a thing on them. ended up losing them all to stumps and different hangups in the water =/

So my buddy and I were fishing this pond over by me and we were getting bites all day and the fish would start running with our baits, but when we'd go to set the hook they would spit them right back up. I know it could be possible that maybe the fish were to small for our baits but i was using a 1/4 oz. jig and a t-rigged Zoom finesse worm and my friend was also using the t-rigged finesse worm. but with what fish we did catch we both caught 2 or 3 keeper sized LMB and a few 12 and 13-inchers. So my question is, what do you guys usually do when the fish are spitting your bait back up?

If it weren't for my dad i don't think I'd be fishing, so I'm going to have to say my dad. He has taught me everything I know about fishing. But when i need help on certain things, or some sort of advice, the guys here at Bassresource have helped me a lot.

lol yea they are. it took my worm and ran deep with it

im not really sure its a rock bass

I went out today and went to a local pond it was about an acre or two, and i was usin a t-rig with a pumpkin colored Zoom finesse worm and i caught a pretty cool lookin Rock bass. Just thought I'd share. and I also caught a 10 inch large mouth, nothin special, but hey i had fun and it got me outta the house ;D

I have a pack of YUM 10 inch ribbon tail worms they were like 4 bucks

Yeah I did check my local laws and it is illegal around here to use bluegill or really any fish accept for minnows as bait.

hey thanks guys. yea if i catch anything ill be sure to let ya'll know and post some picutres ;D