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Gottcah; Sorry for coming back so strong, still do not agree but sorry for the way I popped off

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SLICKER.....MINE IS ON FRIDAY!!!!!!!

Knows a few bodies and types of water and can successfully find and catch decent fish on them Passes it forward; Helping fellas that need a break and kids get into the sport "Spends more time when he has a friend in the boat, on the friend catching fish than himself When you fish with him: Keeps politics and self righteous religious stuff and the bible on shore; That's not what I am out there for Knows how to constantly learn a new trick and teach a new tricks Practices good sportmans ethics: Leaves other fisherman alone Does not litter If he takes a fish Home; it must be within the leagal bag limit and must be eaten,

The E2's are a great jig, however the post that holds the plastics is way to big and rips them too easy. I have gone to another brand.

Hey Catt, wasn't the first Lure made out of bone, or was it a spoon. I figured you are old enough to remember

I am not wrong about anything I wrote, just because you say so.I do not care what kind of expert you are and what products you make, the pursuit of the world record and all the money involved has made some reprehensible behavior in the name of money and prestige acceptable to some, a very few some and not all fisherman agree.

Jitterbugs work great at bringing in big bass : ON PRESSURED LAKES, UNPRESSURED LAKES, AT NIGHT, IN THE DAY,ON STILL WATER AND CHOPPY WATER. I guess that article you read about pressured water is not really on the money!!! Truth is you will not find a more effective or versatile top water bait, including those 19 dollar Sammy's and you can't argue with 50 plus years of great success.

I have owned many Trion Baitcasats, my single favorite reel. They do not come in 4.3:1 toi the best of my knowledge the lowest ratio the come in is 5.2:1 This has been the Trion lineup for a long time now: PFLTrionLP 160/12 6.3:1 PFLTrionPL* 160/12 6.3:1 PFLTrionLPCR 160/12 5.2:1 PFLTrionNLP 130/12 6.3:1 The Round Trions are 5.1:1 and 5.2:1

That is not the one I am talking about, you need to wait for someone who knows that. Sorry

Youre Kidding , RIGHT??????? the 5/8 ounce casts like a rocket and the Musky Jitterbug is 1 and 1/4 ounces neither of these are light :-?

I never used them enough to tell. The only lure made by Rapala that seemed to have sucky paint on it.

only one MERMAID!!!!!!!

We don't argue. it's just that we are all always right, you will fit right in here, the greatest bunch on the Internet and it has everything to do with how Glenn and the Mods keep the place together

Thanks , and by the wy WELCOME to the Site 8-)

Hey Reel Cowboy I respect you have not been here long , let me explain. There have been many,many Catch and Release threads here closed. There are many Tournament Fisherman and Trophy Hunters who get aggressive when people talk about things like taking a few 2 lb's for a trip and cooking them. This is legal, and on a lot of waters a good management tool I am not talking about frying 20 lb bass Would I throw back a 20 lbr, not in a lifetime, I would get a real mount. I have been buying a licence for many years now, always obey the law and always catch and release. I have killed a grand total of 4 bass in 12 years, all gut hooked, all eaten If I catch a huge trophy, it's gonna be a real mount on my wall, the one I have been dreaming of my whole life. I do not believe it is my sworn duty to let another guy catch the same fish. We are talking one fish, first one over 10lbs in my life, ain't no ones business but my own I am out there fishing for me, and while I respect others, if they have to depend on the one fish of a lifetime I decide to keep, than they have issues I can not fix I live in the North East, I do not get to fish until APRIL!!! If I am lucky. I have nothing against bed fishing, I get no personal enjoyment in staying with one fish, I can see for over an hour, not for me.

They were honest because they would have had to explain the hook marks in her back, I would think at this point any potential world record would undergo a lot of scrutinity :By the Way Dottie died last year. Some of the Big Bass phiosophy and the ideas of what the rest of us mortal fisherman should do to support thier causes are over the top and I stick to my guns that there is way too much wierd stuff going on, and a lot of ethical fisherman out there also.

Too many beers not enough Hush Puppies

I fish, I have fun and If a catch the fish of a lifetime or some kind of record great, I just do not zero in my efforts on it. I can honestly say that after bed fishing , for a few days on Lake Fork, it is not my groove.

Simple solution, nothing to get your drawers all in a knot about SOLUTION= JUST DON"T BUY EM next problem

The only thing more powerful than the Bait Monkey is an Italian Grandmother with a wooden spoon ;D In my experience the monkey lets you win a battle or two, but always wins the war :

Matt: I have some strong disagreements with some of the behaviors of the big bass guys. this does not mean I do not respect them I don't know them, so I do not have issue I have a problem with paying someone to come off a fish the way a have a problem when I am first to a spot, and some tourny guy comes and tries to explain me off it because he has money on the line and that makes his "right " to the spot more important than mine, it's happened and more than once I don't care if there is a dad and his soon fishing that spot with Zebco 33's and crawlers, if they got there first and are within the law, these guys who are in the hunt for the record d o not have the right to bother people and pressure them or pay them off spots, period the end It's like some of the catch and release discussions here where all the trophy hunters berate folks who legally fish for the pan, and withing legal limits I am firmly committed that my enjoyment on the water is just as valid and equally deserved as pros and big fish chasers. Neither group has the right to pressure me as to their needs and wants being more than mine.I will never change my mind about this, and I think it's pitiful that other fisherman tolerate this stuff at all The money is the problem: the endorsements, the baits to sell, the boat space for sponsors to hang their name om. Look I do not take part in any of that, I say good for those who do. I also say that we casual fisherman have the same rights to fish where we want and do not have to alter our lifestyles and ethics to support the big fish and tourny guys.

have you used these? Have you caught many bass with them?

That is when you take it outside the realm of good sportsmanship and it gets outta line.No matter how you want to put it pressuring and paying people off spots for a shot at the record is over the line. You can't paint ugly nice.

I checked 5:3.1 I have no experience with the 4 to ones so I am no help there Fishing a lot of Rapala DT's gave me an appreciation for the 5 to's over the 6 to's because it was easier once down to the depth to keep it moving at the right speed with the least amount of strain Micro I also rarely, very rarely fish water over 20 ft. deep my cranking rod is a 6'6" med trigger with a 5.3:1 Trion