Okeechobee_Cracker

Well for my it depends where im fishing........if its Okeechobee.....my 3 plastics of choice are gonna be........1watermelon fluke...........2cane toad........3sweat beaver

Yea I watched the video's and they look like they would work ....im just waiting for some good feed back before I purchase them...........you shouldnt have gave me that ides Bassn Blvd...... ............I know a few people I could probably fool with it.....I think I may buy it just to scare people lol ;D

I think I know what baits your talking about ghoti.........I used those too awhile back and didnt have a hit ............but Ive never tried these snakes Dougs promoting

Has anyone gave them a shot ?....any good feedback

Living in Florida I love the Rat-L-Trap

Yea I know how that fells

go to the bottom of your screen press start...........then put your mouse on all programs...........then accessories..........then click paint..........when that comes up click on file..........then open............when you click open you have to find your picture where ever you store them............then pick the one you want and drawl on it then save it

I gave Doug a PM

I looked around the internet and came across it............Doug Hannon actually was the one that said it ........it is on his sight ........heres the copy and paste........... Doug, what do you attribute to your success in catching so many record bass? Is it style and technique, the lures used, scouting the area, weather and water conditions? What would you say was the greatest single contributor to your success? My success with big fish is definitely multi-faceted and a result of putting many things together. Like so many others, I picked up on these things one-at-time and gradually added to my methodology. The first thing I tried to do was learn everything I could about big fish, and it took quite a while before the knowledge became complete enough to effectively employ into stategies. A little knowledge can be limiting, if you allow it to be. I found that big fish follow simpler rules and were actually more predictable than the small fish, which were still learning how to be effective predators. I tried to find everything a bass needs for the whole season, from abundant food, to spawning areas, to deep winter quarters in the smallest possible area. I called these complete units "smart terretories". I simplified my lure selection and even used a lot of live bait. All in all, I tried to be a good observer and sensitive to everything going on around me. The most important thing has to be that you need to reverse your role. We see the names of lures like Hawg Hunter, Terminator, Bass Assassin, etc. This is the wrong idea, because you need to realize that, while your objective is as a hunter, you are doing so fooling the bass into thinking you are the prey. You must learn to take the submissive, not the aggressive role, and play the victim, not the bully role. This will win you big dividends when it comes to big bass. I read the whole thing but he never really gave us examples....like for instants he said bigger fish follow simpler rules....but never expain what those rule where...maby I should take this one up with Doug.....

I forget where I heard it.........but I rememebr some saying that.....im gonna go look through my magazines and try and see who it was that said that

Ive heard that bigger bass are more predictable than smaller ones..............whys that?

Well im 17 ........18 in July........I just got into tourmanet fishing........actually my first tournament was 2 weeks ago........it was the Bassmaster Weekend Series and I fished as a non-boater and got 5th......For 2007 my goal is to do good in school work as many hours as I can at work and with ever second im not doing school or work im Either fishing, reading about fishing, or talking about fishing.........im just doing as much as I can to learn........my goal for this year is to finish in the top 8 in my Weekend Series Division so I can Qualify to fish the Bassmaster Weekend Series Championship.........My goal for 2008 is to fish the Okeechobee Division agian as a non-boater and to fish the Cypruss Divison as a non-boater...........I would love to go pro lol............but having only fished 1 tournament I cant really say yes thats what im looking to do for sure yet.........These first 2 years of tourney fishing im just looking to learn as much as possible......as of right now my goal is to do great in school..........go to College very soon.........and with fishing I just want to fish alot of Florida tournaments these next 3 or 4 years and try to make some what of a name for myself in Florida.........after that I will evaluate myself to see where I am and how much potential I have.......and Ill go from there....

Another good guy is Chris Lane..........When I was in Okeechobee for my last tournament I was lucky enought to get a camp site next to Chris......He was thier fishing the FLW Stren Series.......and the night before my tournament he hooked me up with a great set up and gave me a good game plan for the next day.........I had already had a game plan but after talking to him I changed every thought I had about what I was gonna throw and I threw what Chris suggested and came in 5th place

Out of all the books about bass.......whats the one book you have learned the most from........I read KDV's book "Secrets of a Champion".....its a really good read.....but im looking to see what your most knowledgeable book is? Thanks O.C

Sence Ive stumbled upon this site ive come a long way...its great

Id love to see that ;D......It could be on t.v........im sure a bunch of people would tune in to see that....sponsors could still get air time.......It would have nothin got do with points........That sounds interesting some one should contact B.A.S.S or F.L.W lol

Well If you look at this picture..................All the way to the right is about 10 feet of water and to the left its about 200 yards of 2 feet deep water........I figured the bass would be all the the RED CIRCLE makeing beds sence there was shallow water near deep water.......In the BLUE CIRCLEIt was about 1 foot deep and all arounded it it grandually droped off to about 2 feet to the left and 10 to the right so I threw my fluke in thier most of the time...........Now in the YELLOW CIRCLE Thier was some kind of wood embeded in th eground and also stuck out of the water a little....I caught one bass from under it.................all in all I only fished this area for about 20 minutes pulling one small one out and having 2 hits......I threw a fluke and a cane toad catching the bass on the fluke..........I hardly ever fish this strange pond but today I decide to give it a try hoping for at least 4 fish......Im not sure why I didnt get more but Im going back tomorow and Ill see what I can do

That's what they do with the Bush Shootout isn't it? Only 10lbs of tackle for the Shootout and the Classic??? is tha true

I dont listen to music whil eim fishing but at Okeechobee when we go from spot to spot it can be a 30 to 40 minute drive so I listen to my i-pod during the rides

Nope.........Never been skunked in my life............Well actually I might I have once or twice ;D

Did you ever sign up with Art, Avid?

Ill get right on it ;D

In my last tournament it proved more ot me to be Pattern of spot......its been that way for me latley

I fish the Bassmaster Weekend Series and its a Requirment that your a memeber

He wants someone to sign up wiht him fo rthe rest of the division not just one tournament 2nd tournament is feb 11th 3rd tournament is mar 4th 4th tournament is apr 29th and the 5th tournament is the divisional championship witch is a 2 day tourney and thats oct 6&7th you have to be a B.A.S.S member and a A.B.A (american bass anglers) member.....A.B.A is 25 dollars to join and I forget how much bass its and each tournament is I think 105 if you register online and 100 if you register by phone and the 2 day tourment is 150.......you also dont fish with the guy you sign up with it just guarantees you a spot in the tournament...the night before the tournament at the meeting thier is a random drawl witch shows who your are gonna be fishing with ....you talk to them , find a place ot meet in the morning and what not.............and the meeting hte night before is at the V.F.W I think and thats 10 minutes from Okee-Tantie......adn if oyu need somewhere to stay....Okee-Tantie is a campground adn if your a tournament angler its only 18 dollars a night.....or you can just get a hotle in town........................heres a map to okee-tantie