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Has anyone ever fished the Little Miami River off of Salem Rd/Canoe Ct? Canoe Ct actually drops you off in a parking lot which has trails down to the river. i stopped there tonight just to check it out and there were tons of branches and trees in the water. i am going to try this spot this weekend. anyone have any luck there?

right now, i have in mind of using these grubs with a Buckeye Lure, the spot remover. i was going to use the 3/8 oz. any advice on why this would or would not work? http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_89935_100010006_100000000_100010000_100-10-6

can twin tail grubs be used with a baitcaster? or should they be left to a spinner reel? http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_15650____SearchResults

then if thats the case, why do they have walleye specific baits? same for bass?

i recently purchased some Reef Runner® Deep Diver Hardbaits - 800 Series for my trip to Lake Erie this past weekend. can these baits be used for bass or is this a walleye specialty?

hello all. I am heading north to Cleveland (Lake Erie) this weekend and was wondering if anyone has fished at any of the following parks: Edgewater Park 55th Street Marina Gordon Park Euclid Beach Villa Angela Wildwood Park which is teh better lake? looking to catch walleye and LM Bass

hmmmmm, that looks like a good site. i will definitley browse through the forum. thanks 6point

thanks sam, i will definitley keep all that in mind!! oh, and you can bet if and when i do catch something i will post a pic!!!!! i dont care how small it is. that will be a happy moment!!!!

the people that were around me were bringing in nothing but crappie. i saw them with there hook/bobber. they would drop it in the water (literaly). they wouldnt cast at all. they would drop the line and in a bout 2 minutes they would pull out crappie no bigger than my hand. i was hoping for something bigger

the lakes that i am able to fish from the shore are a series of lakes in hamilton county. each lake has a specific area that you are allowed to fish in. you cannot leave this area unless you have a boat. i thought about the fact that it may be over fished but wasnt sure. there are people lined up in this area with there hooks in the water. now i did go around 1:00pm, so did everyone else. i can change my time next time and see what happens. i need to find a lake that has no limits where you can go. all access i will try some wacky worm methods next time. thanks

I went out once again today for about 2 hours. the final result of todays fishing was negative. zero bites and zero fish. there are a number of lakes here in the cincinnati area that i can try. in the past 3 weeks i have tried 3 of them. now i am limited to the locations i can fish since i am limited to shore fishing. if i rent a boat then i can get to the other side where fishers on feet cannot reach. but for this topic, ill stick to what im dong wrong if anything. i have tried crank baits (lipped/lipless), chatter baits and swim baits. i am getting no results what so ever. at what point do i say "i have no clue what im doing"? im not sure what else to try. i have tried a series of retreives,fast to slow.....nothing. now another thing. there is a good possibility that im dropping my line where there are NO BASS WHAT SO EVER. how the heck do you know? the water today was a greenish color, not clear at all i read how all these people catch these bass off of this type of bait. but as my signature quote says, im still trying to catch my first fish :-[ any advice or help would greatly be appreciated. i know i have a full summer to go of fishing and i will not give up but it is very frustrating.

when tying onto that loop, does it matter if the blade is on top or on bottom?

is there a right and wrong way to tie your line to a buzzbait? i recently purchased a white buzzbait as well as a black buzzbait. i was going to use it the next time out. when it comes to tying your line onto that "bent angle bar", is there a right way to tie it so that it swims right side up? im not sure if im wording this correctly but......... lets just forget that question.......how do you tie your line onto a buzzbait? thats better

there has got to be a reason why one is long and one is not

could someone please explain to me the difference between this buzz bait and the normal buzzbaits? odd looking one http://www.lurenet.com/productdetail.aspx?id=byd1538608 "normal one" http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_58847_100006003_100000000_100006000_100-6-3

i bought a topwater mouse/frog kit over the winter months from Bass Pro Shop. i have not used them yet but one of the toads in the kit is a Bass Pro Shops® XPS® Lazer Eye Tender Toad. anyone use this? any problems?

there are actually two sets to pick from. one has a 12" ruler that is printed on the cards and one set does not have the ruler. i picked the ones without the ruler. these ones have very detailed pictures of the instructions as well as text to explain the knot a little bit. each knot does have a description when it is best to use that specific knot. im looking at the cards right now and it is very clear how to tie the specific knot. example for an "improved clinch knot" it says "a time-tested and popular knot for tying terminal tackle to monofilament line. Reliable and easy to tie in lines under 20 pound test." then it give 3 steps on how to tie this knot.

I know that this has been posted on this site before BUT...................i was reading a thread about best knots to use and when. well in one of the threads i was referred to www.proknot.com. at this website they sell water proof cards with the 10 best knots used for fishing. i think i paid $6.49 for a set of them. they are even small enough to fit in a shirt pocket or tackle box. here are the knots that are offered in the card pack Improved Clinch Knot Surgeons Knot Palomar Knot Blood Knot Uni Knot Double Uni Knot Rapala Knot Surgeons End Loop Dropper Loop Perfection Loop i just received mine in the mail today. highly recommend!!! very cool cards, useful at that!!! 8-)

I saw these online. has anyone ever used them? if it is a lot better on the fish for those catch and release anglers, then why not? to me, it seems like it would be for the perfect world of fishing. not all fish are going to swallow the hook the same way. thoughts? http://www.sheltonproducts.com/sheltonrelease.html

thanks Micro, now what determines what pound test snap i get? i see 20,30,40,60, 85 and 150 pound test snaps.

i have been noticing that some people use snaps and swivels to attach there crankbaits to their line. at this moment i am tying the line straight to the crank. besides the "time" it takes to swap out baits, what are the advantages? is it better practice to use a swivel and snap rather than the straight tying method? if it matters, i use 3/8-1oz crank baits.

Well. today i had a great day fishing!! the weather was 60 degrees and sunny. 2nd time that i used my baitcaster. i used some lipless cranks, football heads and plastic worms. i casted my line out about 100 times (easily) here is the outcome 3 hour boat rental - $35 bottle of fuel - $1.50 (pepsi) 100 casts with NO BACKLASH and a few fish bites - PRICELESS although i did not catch anything, i did have a few bites, which i can honestly say is a lot better than what i had in the past. for not ever having caught a fish, i will take a bite over nothing at all. thanks to all that have helped me in learning how to fish a baitcaster. it has definitely paid off. thanks guys, i will try again next weekend, weather permitting ;D

Well. today i had a great day fishing!! the weather was 60 degrees and sunny. 2nd time that i used my baitcaster. i used some lipless cranks, football heads and plastic worms. i casted my line out about 100 times (easily) here is the outcome 3 hour boat rental - $35 bottle of fuel - $1.50 (pepsi) 100 casts with NO BACKLASH and a few fish bites - PRICELESS although i did not catch anything, i did have a few bites, which i can honestly say is a lot better than what i had in the past. for not ever having caught a fish, i will take a bite over nothing at all. thanks to all that have helped me in learning how to fish a baitcaster. it has definitely paid off. thanks guys, i will try again next weekend, weather permitting ;D

this is a good question. im gonna throw mine out there too. i have a baitcaster and im using the Yo-Zuri 12# test. i have been using the palomar knot as well. i have not caught anything (see signature quote) so i have not had the knot fail. is the palomar good to use for tis Yo-Zuri Hybrid line?

thanks guys, i will definitley pass the info on. just a quick note. im not sure if his son is an avid fisher or not. i think he's around 20 or so, maybe 19. has he fished before, yeah probably but im not sure what his experience is. thanks again