Pa Angler

I belong to Sportsman club that is on one of those it's an old cement quarry near Allentown, Pa called Ranger Lake. It's deepest point is about 120' and ultra clear you can see down about 25' to 30'. Chow The Pa Angler

Hi Boo, Becareful how old of a Bassboat you buy stay away from anything that used wood stringers and transoms the newer ones are 100% composite. I have a coangler that had to spend $600 to have his transom replaced on a 1980's fiberglass Bassboat he had to junk his previous Bassboat the cost of repairing the fractured hull was not worth the expense. Personally I'm a Deep V aluminum boat man myself they will out live a fiberglass boat anytime and easier to repair as well. I have a coangler that's using a 16' mirrorcraft that was made in 1968 and still going strong. If I were to buy a fiberglass Bassboat it wouldn't be less than 17'. I own a 17'-4" long 94" beamed Tracker Targa Deep V and I love it. Good Luck Boo Chow The Pa Angler

I have an Eagle 480 with the trolling motor and a Lowrance LMS480 GPS on my dash. The Eagle works fine but the Lowrance tends to freeze up after a while when the boat is just floating when I'm fishing coves. Both are made by Lowrance. I just upgraded my display unit to the 7" LCX17M GPS unit which is a plug and play replacement for LMS480 does not freeze up. I do believe that settings for how fast it reads may be the reason why my LMS480 was freezing up it seemed to read very well at 46MPH I replaced it because the bigger screen of the LCX17M gave me a larger viewing area when using the split screen option. I'm using a single 200khz transducer. Chow The Pa Angler

Mine was A 6.5lb Largemouth caught on a frog colored Pop'n Image by Excalibur.

I get In Fisherman and Bassmaster both are excellent magazines. I'm a multi species Angler to start with so In Fisherman is the way to go but I do target Bass as well so Bassmaster gives you a more detailed approach to the Bass world. If I were you I would get both of them you won't go wrong unless you target Bass only then get Bassmaster. Both have websites to access as well. Chow The Pa Angler

Congratulations Mudd Man, That truly is an inspiring story of overcoming great obstacles and getting your life back in order. Goes to show anything is possible with the love and support from your fellow man. Chow The Pa Angler

I HAVE A 90HP ELPTO MERC ON A 17' TRACKER TARGA SC WITH A 94" BEAM AND I GET BETTER MILEAGE THEN MY FREINDS 16'- 74" BEAM MIRRORCRACFT WITH A 35HP TILLER HIS MOTOR IS ALWAYS RUNNING WIDE OPEN JUST TO GET 2 PEOPLE AND THEIR GEAR TO 15 - 20MPH WERE AS I CANS JUST CRUISE TO THAT SPEED PLUS I HAVE A STAINLESS STEEL PROP WHICH ALSO HELPS. SOMETIMES YOU CAN BETTER MILEAGE OUT OF A BIGGER MOTOR ESPECIALLY IF YOU KEEP THE SAME SIZE BOAT.

6LB TEST IS WAY TO LIGHT OF LINE TO FISH IN HEAVY WEEDS. WHAT I USE IS A BRAIDED LINE FOR HEAVY VEGETATION A 5LB DIA. 20LB TEST SHOULD HELP YOU OR IF YOU DON'T LIKE BRAID THEN USE A GOOD MONO OR FLUOROCARBON LINE 20LBTEST SHOULD SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM. REMEMBER TO KEEP STEADY PRESSURE DON'T TRY TO MUSCLE THE FISH OUT MOST TIMES THE FISH WILL WORK IT'S SELF FREE. THE LINE BROKE AT THE KNOT MEANING THE KNOT HELD I HAVE USED A TRILENE KNOT FOR YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS I WOULD SAY YOUR LINE BROKE THE KNOT DIDN'T FAIL. ASLO DID YOU WET THE KNOT WHEN TYING THE KNOT IF NOT YOU WEAKENED THE KNOT AND LINE WITH FRICTION AS YOU PULLED ON THE LINE.

UP UNTIL LAST YEAR I WAS SHORE ANGLER POUNDING DOCKS AS WE CALLED IT. THE LAKE WE FISH HAS FLOATING DOCKS AND SOME OF THE FINGERS FOR THE SLIPS WERE LIKE TWIZZLERS SO STANDING ON THEM WAS AT YOUR OWN RISK BUT NOW THAT I HAVE A BOAT I HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO SHORE FISH AGAIN.

YOUR 24V MOTOR SHOULD BE ON IT'S OWN CIRCUIT THAT'S HOW MY TRACKER 17' TARGA IS. NEVER RUN A 24V MOTOR ON 12V OR VISE VERSA. I RUN 2 GROUP 29 BATTERIES IN A SERIES FOR 24V I ALSO RUN 2 GROUP 27 BATTERIES IN PARALLEL FOR 12V TO RUN MY 2 LIVEWELLS, LIGHTS AND ELECTRONICS. BATTERIES SHOULD BE OF THE SAME GROUP SIZE AND SAME BRAND TO GET THE BEST RESULTS FROM MULTIPLE BATTERY SYSTEMS. IF I UNDERSTAND, YOU CAN RUN YOUR MOTOR ON BOTH 12V AND 24V CAN'T SAY I'VE SEEN ANY OF THOSE. 2 BATTERIES IN PARALLEL A+ TO A+ AND B- TO B- WILL DOUBLE THE RUN TIME OF THE WEAKEST BATTERY AND BE 12V. ONE POSITIVE JUMPER AND ONE NEGATIVE JUMPER IS NEEDED. 2 BATTERIES IN SERIES A+ TO B- AND THE LEADS TO THE REMAINING A+ AND B- WILL DOUBLE THE VOLTAGE (24V) AND GIVE YOU THE RUN TIME OF THE WEAKEST BATTERY. ONE JUMPER IS NEEDED A+ TO B- 3 BATTERIES IN SERIES A+ TO B- PLUS A+ TO B- AND THE LEADS TO THE REMAINING A+ AND B- WILL TRIPLE THE VOLTAGE (36V) AND GIVE YOU THE RUN TIME OF THE WEAKEST BATTERY. TWO JUMPERS ARE NEEDED FOR ONE A+ TO B- AND THE OTHER TO ANOTHER A+ TO B-. RUNNING YOUR 24V/12V TROLLING MOTOR ON THE SAME CIRCUIT AS YOUR ELECTRONICS MAY CAUSE INTERFERENCE TO YOUR ELECTRONICS ALSO RUNNING 24V TO RUN THINGS MEANT TO RUN ON 12V MAY/WILL GET DAMAGED UP TO AND INCLUDING ONBOARD FIRES. HOPE THIS HELPS

I HAVE A 24V 74LB THRUST MINN KOTA POWER DRIVE BOW MOUNT WITH AUTO PILOT AND MY FAVORITE REMOTE CONTROL CO PILOT MUST BE A GUY THING WORKS GREAT MY FOOT NEVER GETS TRIED HAVE THE REMOTE ATTACHED TO MY RODS RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY SPINNING REELS. DON'T USE BAITCASTERS SO YOU WILL HAVE TO FIGURE THAT ONE OUT ON YOUR OWN.

WHOOOOOO!!! LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT BUCKET OF A MOUTH THAT BASS COULD SWALLOW MY FIST UP PAST MY WRIST.

I'M FROM ALLENTOWN, PA. I FISH A MAN MADE IMPOUNDMENT CALLED LAKE WALLENPAUPACK WHICH IS 13MILES LONG AND HAS 52 MILES OF SHORELINE AND AN AVERGE DEPTH OF 25 ' TO 30'. MAIN SPECIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: STRIPERS, WIPERS (STRIPER HYBRIDS), WALLEYE, CHANNEL CATFISH, SMALLMOUTHS, LARGEMOUTHS, YELLOW PERCH AND THE PANFISH FAMILIES OF BLACK CRAPPIES, ROCKBASS, BLUEGILLS AND PUMPKINSEED ALSO MAIN FORAGE OF ALEWIVES LOCALLY CALLED HERRING, SAWBELLIES ECT. WITH SOME GOLDEN SHINERS AND CRAYFISH.

YEAH, THE LIPSTICK STAINS, IT'S NO WONDER THE MALES LIKE THE COLOR RED ON LURES THEY THINK THEY'RE KISSING FEMALES, LOL.

KEEP IN MIND ROLAND CREATED FOUR PATTERN FISHING WHICH IS STILL BASICALLY THE WAY WE FISH TODAY ALTHOUGH IT HAS GONE THROUGH SOME EVOLUTION AS ALL THINGS DO THERE STILL HAS TO BE A BEGINING AND THAT'S ROLAND, PLUS 9 AOY'S AND 19 TOUR WINS WHO'S GOING TO BEAT THAT. I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR CLUNN AS HE IS AN ALL TIME GREAT AS WELL. I BELIEVE THE FLW STILL ALLOWS GUIDES TO BE USED, SO AS FAR AS ROLAND USING THEM IT WAS ON EQUAL GROUND BECAUSE ALL B. A. S. S. ANGLER'S WERE ALLOWED TO USE THEM AS WELL. MY VOTE GOES TO THE FATHER OF MODERN FISHING: ROLAND MARTIN

I USED TO EAT BASS VERY TASTY INDEED, HAVEN'T DONE SO IN YEARS SINCE I ONLY PRACTICE SELECTIVE HARVEST OF WALLEYES ANYMORE.

YES, THE E-50, THAT ONE FISH BEAT MOST OF THE OTHER ANGLER'S TOTALS FOR THE DAY

ROLAND ALSO HAD 19 TOUR WINS THERE'S NO ONE EVEN CLOSE TO THAT BUT RICK CLUNN IS ALSO GREAT. LARRY NIXON BELONGS IN THE THIRD SPOT WITHOUT QUESTION. TV SHOW TYPES GET MORE EXPOSURE THEN MOST PRO ANGLERS AND THAT'S THE WAY THE PEOPLE VOTE.

I FISH WALLENPAUPACK MOST OF THE TIME, LAKE IS A SMALLMOUTH FACTORY, GOOD WALLEYES, CATFISH, LARGEMOUTHS AND OF COARSE STRIPERS AND HYBRID STRIPERS. STRIPERS, WALLEYES AND CATFISH ARE MORE ACTIVE AT NIGHT.

I HAVE A SE SPORT ON MY 90HP MERCURY ON A 17' TRACKER TARGA DEEP V WORKS GREAT.