Glenn

There's your answer. "A malfunctioning...add-on" meaning, a problem with your browser (IE). Delete your add-ons and reinstall them. Nobody else is having this issue, so it has to be your browser.

Digging up a 5 year old thread? Quite the PETA magnet, eh? And scene...

The best thing you can use for bleeders is "Please Release Me Formula". It is designed specifically to stop bleeding on bass, and is therefore safe to use. Just apply some of it directly on the wound, then place the fish in the livewell to allow them to recover. Bear in mind the mortality rate of gill bleeders is very high, despite your best efforts. DO NOT, in any circumstances, use soda pop! That is toxic to the fish! Hope that helps!

I don't understand people who judge others based upon what they own. I buy what I buy, and use what I use for my own reasons. I don't even look at what somebody else has, because it makes no difference to me whatsoever. I have more important things to worry about than what so-and-so owns. It's pretty straightforward.

I don't know. Filter gone wild? My bad.

Fix it. Thanks for point that out!

Please share some of your money savers. For example, instead of those nail weights for flukes and worms. I cut up lead core solder into different size pieces. You can also wrap solder around the hooks of a bait to add weight instead of buying suspend strips or dots

I asked this question several years ago but now that the number of members has grown so much. I will ask it again. Do you Power Fish, Finesse Fish or Both? Why?

At the end of each fall I look back on the past year and look ahead on the next spring. I started making fishing goals about three years ago and my fishing has improved exponentially. I always try to list 10 goals. The number one thing to do when setting these goals is write them down in large print and stick them someplace where you will see them every day or every time you get in the boat. So let this thread be the first draft of your 2017 Fishing Goals. Mine are... 1. Become one with my electronics 2. Give swimbaits the attention they require to be productive 3. Catch a double-digit bass. 4. Keep better records. (I slacked off last year) 5. Become confident and experienced with spybaiting. 6. Concentrate on catching winter fish 7. Go fishing with my dad, sister, and mother. 8. Improve my jig skipping skills 9. Shoot more videos. 10. Never quit!!!!

With all the questions from members who want to gain confidence in a jig it brings up a good question. How do you prep your jigs for fishing? Do you trim, fan, flatten, shave, bend or curl anything before getting it wet?

If you were given 10 minutes alone in a top pro's boat. What would you want to find out? You can dig through the hatches and everything. The boat is on the trailer and ready to put in for a tournament. The pro is not in the boat with you.

How long have you been bass fishing?

What can you do to improve upon this past year of fishing? What are your strengths and weaknesses? What are your goals for next year?

This is something I do at beginning of each year. I go back and read as many of the articles in the Beginner section as I can. It's amazing how much of the basics I forget each year. It always helps me out for the year to come. So my challenge is for you to read some of them and come back here and tell me what you learned for the first time or what you were reminded of. Have fun.

Welcome home! We're glad you're here!

Welcome home! We're glad you're here!

Welcome home! We're glad you're here!

Welcome home! We're glad you're here!

Welcome home! We're glad you're here!

Welcome home! We're glad you're here! Nice fish!

Welcome home! We're glad you're here!

Welcome home! We're glad you're here! Now that you've caught your first bass, you're "hooked".

Welcome home! We're glad you're here! Congrats on your catch.