Newman12Fan

dynamite works everytime, but you dont get a good battle with the fish

This is a good plan, and one I followed last year. I used only plastics and jigs last year. I now feel very comfortable using them, so this year I am getting a baitcaster and trying crankbaits. I would 2nd or 3rd the slowing down with worms. Quick story, I thought I WAS going slow. Just this week I was out for an hour and got nothing. About 45 mins in, and old guy came up next to me and caught 3 fish on his first 3 casts. After the first one, I watched him on the next 2 casts. I was burning my worm compaired to what he was doing. I went home frustrated but came back the next day. I took a deep breath and went as slow as I could. Landed a 5 pounder on the 3rd cast!

some of these mentioned are available with different gear ratios. Which should I choose?

I have a campsite on a 50 acre lake that I go to every weekend. I have a 14' flat bottom jon boat that I can use and I want to get a trolling motor for it. I will only be using it on Saturday's and Sunday mornings, and 70% of the time it will just be me in the boat fishing. I don't need a trolling motor to run al day doing laps around the lake. I just need something to get me out on the water and move around from spot to spot while fishing. Listed below are the options I have. What would you suggest I get and why? Minn Kota Endura I could get 30, 40, 50, or 55 pound thrust Minn Kota Traxxis 55 pound thrust Motorguide VariMax 45 thrust

I want to try baitcasting this year. I don't want to buy a $50 reel and hate baitcasting due to poor performance. So I will willing to spend up to $400 on a reel and rod, but would prefer to be closer to $300. I fish 2 lakes, one from shore only, the other from a small boat. I fish about 80% worms and jigs, but I want to expand my lure use this year also. So I am looking for a reel that will have good performance, but ease of use that will not make me put it down in frustration after 5 minutes. And a rod that would be a good match for said reel. Please give me you suggestions. Thanks

I will wear my Hurricane Orange and Green, but I know they will not be good again until they start recruiting thugs again! Thugs = Championships! Nice good kids = LOSERS!

well that is 4 minutes of my life that I will never get back!

Guess that is what happens when you have too much time on your hands during the hot summer days when the fish are not bitting

that is funny, why do people ask such stupid questions??

Congrats! Enjoy the day with the parents and the ceremony!

WOW, those are some nice fish!

sweet. Might want to put in a log or something for her to use as cover.

The fishing has been pretty slow on my lake this week. Except for the monsterous 8" bass I got to win part of the *** contest, I had not caught anything else. I even tried for 3 hours between Monday and last night with a worm on a bobber to catch a blue gill to try as bait. Only thing I hooked was a huge snapper turtle! You know it is bad when you can even catch a blue gill!! Anyway I was walking the bank last night, moving from one pipe to the next when I saw a nice disturbance on the surface about 10 feet off shore. As I got closer I saw it was a school of small fish in a tight ball. I KNEW the only fish in this lake that could cause bait fish to act in such a manor were bass. I KNEW all I had to do was cast my worm about 2 feet past them and let the worm fall down and I would catch a nice bass. So I made the cast, let it fall, and 3 seconds later I had a nice 3 pounder on the line! I love it when you KNOW that you are going to get a nice fish on the next cast!

Those are some nice fish! But don't hurt yourself catching them!

I bet if you did catch it with your hands you could write a book and get a movie deal - still making $1M. That would be an interesting story for sure!