Glenn

Here's how to remove hooks a bass has swallowed:

Going to a little resort with cottages on a lake every summer with my family. A terrific couple ran the place, and treated me like I was King. Fishing was awesome, weather was perfect, and it was so isolated and away from everything....fantastic family memories. Recently I traveled back there, and to my surprise, EVERYTHING was still there - exactly the same! As if it were preserved. The place was still open, but with different owners. I immediately set up reservations and got my sister and Dad to join me. We had a ball! Good times!

Well done! Keep on 'em!

By "stripper", I assume you mean the first eyelet on the rod, nearest the reel. So in that context... It's not a telescopic rod. It's an Okuma Mat Daddy flippin' stick. That eyelet is there on purpose, so that when you flip, you grab the line between the 1st and 2nd eyelet, instead of between the first guide and the reel. This makes is virtually impossible to get tangled. I have a full review on the rod here - it's literally the exact rod/reel that's in the video: http://www.bassresource.com/fishing_lures/tcs-cerros-reel.html

Backing up a trailer using mirrors can be difficult, especially if nobody has shown you how to do it. So...here ya go. It includes simple tips that make it really easy. You're welcome.

So how does Seaguar Flippin braid stand up to the test? Is it worth it? I reveal my findings in this video.

I'd be pitching a Rage Structure Bug or tube into that cover. I use 50lb Seaguar Flippin' line and a heavy-power rod with an extra fast tip. That will allow you to horse the fish out when you get bit. Good luck!

I went fishing with a buddy of mine in his little Bass Hunter boat. It was next to the dock as I stepped down into it...the drop was bigger than I expected (about 2 1/2 feet), and the "impact" of my weight all on one side of the boat made it shoot away from underneath me. As I lost my balance, I instinctively reached for one of the seats to catch myself....only to discover it wasn't attached the boat! In I went, seat in one hand, rod in the other. It was early spring...I was wearing a snowsuit and no life jacket. Fortunately I was just feet from the shore, so I was able to safely make it to dry ground. After all that, the only thing my buddy asked was, "What's the water temp?" (no joke!). I replied, "About 54 degrees". He dropped his thermometer into the water, and wouldn't you know I was right? -------------- Another time I was fishing with a different buddy in his Skeeter SK170...early spring (mid 40's air temp), and he wanted to check the engine because it wasn't running right. He was all bundled up, including wool fishing gloves. He got on his knees next to the engine, and leaned over to look at the back. Guess he didn't realize his gloves + wet cowling = slick surface. As he braced his hand against the engine, he just kept going forward...slowly. It was like in slow motion as he slowly slid beneath the surface. I was panicking, wondering what to do next, then he quickly surfaced. I ask if he was alright, and he said, "Ya, I'm a little..." PHHHHTTTT-POP!! His Mustang vest deployed! Suddenly, he looked like he had his head stuck in a toilet seat! And I mean jammed in there! LOL! I was able to help him get back in the boat (between laughing), and fortunately he had a spare set of clothing in the boat for just such emergencies. So it all came out well. Really wish I had snapped a picture of his face pushing out from that life vest though!

Set the spool tension first, then the magnetic brakes. Here's the proper way to set up your baitcaster:

I use my depthfinder to locate areas to dropshot in deeper water (15+ feed). If I'm fishing the bank, then I don't. Congrats on learning a new technique! This should help accelerate your learning curve:

I use 15lb Tatsu on a baitcasting outfit. Check it out in action in my video:

Absolutely gorgeous! Congrats!

Get Seaguar Flippin' braided line. It comes in black, so you don't have to bother with markers. I hear it's selling VERY well (hard to keep up with the demand).

It's not so much the speed of the fall. Fluoro gives it more natural action.

We get a lot of "Hey check out my channel!" one-and-done promotional posts here. Those folks are here for one reason only - to get more subs. We want people here to contribute to the discussions and become an engaged member of the site; it's not a promotional platform. Your second post was a link to your channel's video, and while you may not have had the intention of promoting your channel, from the sidelines, it resembles such a post. Stick around, get acquainted with the fine folks here. Get involved in the discussions, ask questions and answer them. Your videos will become a sidebar to the discussions you're a part of. Thanks! Glenn

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Man, you got that right! I don't watch the others...seriously. I've been running this site for 20+ years now. I have plenty of material without the need to copy others.

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