PlasticsJunkie

Got out and fished a farm pond for a couple hours last night. This certain pond has a lot of vegetation around the edge, making it very hard to land fish. I ended up going into the water to get this one, good thing it was only about knee deep. 20" Sunset over the pond

I have the exact same boat. Works really well for small lakes and ponds. A big factor with it is wind. It doesn't take much wind to really move the boat around. Also if your fishing two people out of it can be a pain. Especially if there's any wind at all. But it's great for just fishing one person. I use my leg to bump steer my trolling motor, so it has close to the same affect as a foot controlled motor.

I never swing anything that looks to be over 12".

Weightless rigged Pumpkin Seed Senko. I always have one tied on one of my rods.

Here's a few bass from this summer. Haven't got to get out much, but hopefully my fishing time will increase and my work time decrease.

I like all bites. But my favorite is gonna have to go to a topwater bite. Can't beat watching a big ol' bass explode on a buzzbait.

I have a Sun Dolphin Sportsman that I use on small ponds and lakes around here. Works great and is pretty light.

What exactly is a magnetic braking system on a baitcasting reel? What purpose does it serve and how would one go about adjusting it? I remember seeing something about it on a fishing show and had no clue what they where talking about. At first I thought they were talking about the tension knob you adjust for the weight of the lure your casting, but after watching the show more, it sounds like they are talking about something different.

Personally I use non-insulated Cabela's Guide Wear. I went with non-insulated so I didn't get as hot when I used it during the summer. Remember, you can always wear layers under them.

My dream boat is a skeeter, I plan on buying one when I get out of college. Fished out of one for two days and absolutely loved the boat, had a great layout, was comfortable to fish out of, and it had alot of get up and go in her too.

I got him to go down to $60 and I took the deal. Reel is in good shape, and looks like it hasn't been used much. I've played around with the citica's at BPS a couple times, but for some reason that just don't seem to feel as good as the curados. Thanks for the help guys!

Any other opinions? Thanks.

I found a Shimano Curado CU-201B5 in left hand model, which is how I prefer baitcasting reels. The guy said it has seen very little use, just a few scratches and stuff on it. He's asking $70 for it. Is this a good deal?

Holy crap that thing is huge! That's a pound bigger than our state record, I would crap myself if I ever pulled one like that in.

I throw alot of plastics, like weightless senkos and texas rigged lizzards and brush hogs. Also, crankbaits and some spinner baits also.