Kowen117

I will be heading up to Plattsburg to fish the FLW Tour as a co angler next month, and i am looking for as much info on Champlain as i can get. Ive never fished the lake before so any help breaking it down would be great. Whats the water clarity like? Structure or cover? any advice for basic color of baits? Im assuming these fish are going to be completely done spawning and transitioned into "summer" patterns?

Looking for a boater to link with for the rest of the gator division. I am registered and paid for the last 3 events. I am on the wait list for toho and would really like to find a link thanks in advanced.

Called and registered first thing this morning so now we wait and see if I get in! If anyone is a boater looking to link let me know as I believe I can still link even after I register? Also if anyone has a boat and is going to be pre fishing Okeechobee or just fun fishing between now and april and would be willing to let me tag along I'd be happy to pitch in trip expenses.

Hello and thank you in advance for any advice. Im currently looking to register for the 2016 FLW BFL Gator division as a co angler for april 23 and sept. 17-18 on Okeechobee. These two would be my first "real" tourney experiance beyond some weekly 4 hour bass clubs. My question is would these be too much for a first timer to take on? Ive never had the opportunity to fish Okeechobee before and would love the chance to learn from the back of the boat of someone who has. Now I understand im not gaurnteed a spot as a coangler in either tournament unless linked with a boater when I register? Any advice on being a Co-angler for the time and tournament fishing in general would be much appeciated; including any other tournament suggestions you might have other than the BFL?

Just sent VMC's customer service an email explaining what happened with my hooks. We will have to wait and see how they handle this.

Thanks guys. I will defiantly take the tides into consideration. As far a artificial goes I plan on taking a lot of my bass lures and just experimenting with them. Live bait with defiantly be aerated. And I never thought about clipping the tail seems like that would be good for bass too. Sirsnookalot our snook season is still closed over here until September of this year and it has been closed since the freeze of 2010. Again thanks a lot guys.

X2 I love my red bug on a shakey head or wacky rigged in stained water.

I was tonight; however, I have tried using a mono leader, and I have used straight 15lb copolymer.

VMC just lost me as a customer for life. I have bought two different versions of their shakey heads now the first one I broke the entire pack of hooks on little 2-3lb fish and the hook literally just broke. Picked up a different version of their shakey heads a week ago to give them one more try. Well tonight was the last straw! I set hook and she took off I am not sure how big she was but I know from the spot I was fishing and other 5lb fish I caught recently she was pushing 7-8lbs. Got half way to the boat and she just came off! Upon further examination of my jig head the hook was completely straight. That for me is unacceptable. Anybody else have VMC issues?

Thanks! Your tips on snook are very helpful! I have done quite a bit of inshore fishing with my cousin, so I am not a complete beginner. He just caught a 35 and a 33 inch snook last week. this will be my first time getting bait and fishing alone. I plan on buying a 8 or 9ft cast net here next week. But I will probably start with some shrimp and artificial. One last thing. How important are the tides?

Looking to start saltwater fishing this summer. I will be doing %100 inshore fishing for snook, redfish, trout, and flounder. First what should I look for when trying to locate bait? After I have my bait what are some key things to look for when locate fish? Do these fish relate to cover like bass or are they just cruising the flats?

I did trip and fall on one this year. Other than that I have never had a problem. I keep all 5-7 rods on deck too. However, I have lost a couple rods from a buddy's Bimini top running in rough water.

How do you guys organize your tackle? Does it stay in the boat or does it come out every time? I have tried the tray method twice and I usually end up with lures all over the deck of the boat and none of my trays stay organized I am about to go for round three with my trays; any tips or suggestions on how to keep them all straight?

I don't even know what I would do with that many rods in my boat! I think I am going to add a few more combos by the end year; I am thinking its time for a glass rod or two.

On any given day on the water how many do you generally have in the boat? I currently carry 7 combos 2 spinning 5 casting but it always seems like I am short a rod or two. Just wondering how many rods you have compared to how many you actually use on any given day?