Hammer 4

X 2..I try to learn as much as possible re: cover , structure, ect..now that I have a sonar, it will make things easier.

Yup, I even got a bad spool of YoZuri hybrid...lol

What a beauty...what I really liked was when you said..gave her some oxygen, and sent her on her way.. Good stuff!

Are you sure the "loop" on the palomare isn't getting caught where the eyelet, and shank meet..? That'll break almost every time. I also do the same as Sammy re: running the tag through the eyelet.

Splitshot, or drop shot..0/1 offset hook. leader is usually about 12-16".

Well, Itossed my new to me ragetail toads at the local city park pond tonight..I learned one thing real quick, you better have that t rigged hook really Striaght or the toad/frog swims wierd..lol Action on these things are sweet, didn't get any fish though..next time

I've had many hobbies, from playin basketball, tennis and golf (5 handicap) to gettinto drag racing, rode dirtbikes, then I did some motorcycle roadracing, all of which I had to give up due to injuries.. Now I mostly fish, for Bass, I also play a little geetar, which I've done for the last 8 yrs..and still not very good at it..lol So, I Fish eat sleep fish

I tried the quickfire reels many years ago, never could get use to them...As a result, I stay away form em..

I just ordered yesterday....

I had the bps extrem finesse rod..i liked it until I broke it..lol I woulda got another except they were out, so I got the Rick Clunn instead..so far, so good.

Good stuff Eddie..

Well, I can say this..you don't see any fish reports, or at least I don't, where some says they caught a dd bass. So I guess most if not all folks are keepin the catches on the lowdown, can't really blame them, what with all the pressure our so.cali lakes get, and not to mention the poachers ect.

Great info...learn sumpin new everyday..

That's Good to hear, cuz I just ordered a bunch of ragetail toads.

I have 1 Spro swimbait, and 2 crank's..all the rest are spinner's and soft plastic's..go figure..LOL

I double loop mine through the splitring, never had a problem, I usually tie a chinch knot, seems to work better than a palomar for me..?

I'm with Cart71..but I have to admit..being a worm guy, I love watching bass Explode on a topwater bait.

I Hate you....LOL! ;D Dang...awesome pic's of that lake.!!!!!!!! BTW, what's the biggest bass you've caught there..?

Need, I don't think your missing anything..I was simply trying to show that you can fish slow-er, and get fish. I only used that senairo as an example. everyone has their own ways of fishing, whatever works for you, and your lake, pond ect is what to do. Again, there's no Set way imho to get fish, ...I love worm fishin so I feel really confident when I toss a worm, or any soft plastic out there. hope that clears things up.. BTW, I haven't used a sonar since the mid 80's...Just got a portable a few weeks ago, and I'm dyin to try it out.

Just ordered some 10" Ragetail anacondas in 2 colors..

I bought a bag of 7" gulp powerworms last Feb..and I still haven't caught a fish on em yet. :-X

Ahhh heck, I broke down and ordered some anaconda's and toads online..

Re: fishing Fast..just another take on it, not to say it's right, or wrong, just different. I've been on lakes where there were 30 boats for a tourny, and it's not a big lake..anyways, I see folks pull up, and work the shallows, throwing a wacky senco, which is fine, but they fan cast, and retrieve at a fast pace, which I don't understand when your using that kinda rig. So for the heck of it, my Son and I follwed this tourny guy, we stayed well behind him as not to bother him..we get to where he was fan casting his. My son was rigged with a dropshot wacky senco, I was tx rigged, he cast's parellel to the shore about 5' out, and lets it sit there for maybe 10 secs. take 1 turn of the reel, and blam, hooks up with a solid 3.6 lb'r. Now, in my mind fishing a tad slower might have gotten him a good keeper for that day, maybe...but it was worth a try to slow things down and give the fish a better chance at taking the bait, imho. So both have their good points and bad..well maybe not bad, but you get the idea.

Could be that the 'loop" that goes around the hook could be getting caught where the eyelet meets the shank, I know I've been in a big hurry to tie a hook on, and danged if the loop didn't cinch down on the eyelet all the way...wound up losing my t rigged worm..lol

And, there are still some lakes that won't allow private boats on the water due to those pesky little mussel's..Although I don't have a boat, just thought I'd let you guys know. As for the BIG Bass, well, I've never hooked one up that weighed over 6lbs...so I couldn't tell ya... :-[