senko_77

each trip i go up there, i notice that northern strains fight so so so so so so so much more harder than florida. ive always wondered this. imo, i thought the northern fish we more aggresive to hit a topwater to. but, the pond i was fishing i beleive is untouched, so i cant say it proves anything. but i think northern fight harder

mine is a 1452, and me and my freinds would dive off of it this summer at the lakes. so all 3 of us would stand on the edge, and it never even came close to tipping. 36 inches wide is not stable

ill take um to. thanks man. i cant wait to go to the one here in GA

i have bream over 5lbs. where i live. there called georgia giants. heres the article on them. http://www.kens-fishfarm.com/georgia_giant.asp http://www.kens-fishfarm.com/georgia_giant.asp ENJOY!!!!

i am just finishing up my new decking on my aluminum boat. i used 23/32 in. sheets of pressure treated plywood, and then treated it with thompsons wood sealer, to protcect it from rot. i think marine plywood is to expensive. for decking i used long peices of 2x4 with "L" brackets drilled in to the bencehs to hold them. it is the sturdiest decking i think we oculd have made. it took a total of 3 4x8 sheets of the plywood

i have had some people ask for a peice of the shirt i was wearing when i caught my 14

you can find fish topwater all year. but prime is 50 and above. when the water is under 50 either go real real slow, or go super fast. poppers and spooks work best imo

cabelas sells a glove called gore tex camoskinz, and there infreakincredible waterproof, and amazingly warm

well, now that u have thrown the idea out, it iwll be out in 6 months. not sure if its made or not

the wretchdly awesome c-rig and jig

lowrance vmc sure set, or standard trebles

it appears myself and half the forum need some serious practice on the c-rig and jig. im settin a goal to have enough confidence in both to throw them in a tourny and cach a fish. i know i can do that with a t-rigged trick worm

JIGS AND CAROLINA RIGS

i think they both work the same, its just a confidence thing. if you have thrown t-rig the whole time, you look negativly toward wacky, if you have thrown wacky, you look negativly toward t-rig

shake like a crack addict until ice out ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

got a little stir crazy for a while. thanks glenn!!!!!!!!!!!

since i would guess its shallow, i would go with a berkley power float worm, rigged weightless, with a light wire hook. it has to be light wire or else the hook will make it sink. light wire is basically the thickness of the hooks. then, for the color, i would go with pink because it matches any water condition. throw it out and let it sit, then twitch it a few time and let it sit. it will stay about 1-4 ionches under water at all times. i would look for patches of sand in the algae, because this difference in structure will give something bass will relate to all year. work the worm slow, use lighter line, and sneak up on them, because in a pond, i believe footsteps are more easily detected. hope this helps

ditto on the jig. black and blue 1/2oz would be my choice. im not good with jigs, but i know big bass love um

AMEN

heres somethin i have learned when sight fishing or when i see a monster. my heart flutters, and even though i think im making my best presentation, im not. im so anxious i do not fish it like i ussualy would. heres what i would do. i would tie on my favorite baits. ones i know will catch fish. i would walk down to the pond, sit down in a fold out chair, i would not even dare to glance for the fish, i would cast out in unliikely places, and relax and have fun. go there with no intention of catchin fish, but the intention of doin what you love. ive noticed that when i see the big bass, i never catch them, but my monsters all have came when i set down my rod for a second to laugh with my freinds. pretend you dont even know that bass are there. and when you do catch them go IKE!!!!!!!!!

try a manns baby minus one crank. u should wear them out. also, if you choose to continue with the buzzbait, have a weightless for a follow up on the buzzer. since your missing that many fish, you will be able to catch alot more with that follow up bait. i would suggest a 5-7 inch purple paddletail worm rigged with a 4/0 wide gap with no weight good luck at the tourny

u got me convinced. im headin out to buy some next chance. btw, i suck at jigs

i always see if the new water has any docks, because fish of all sizes will hold to them at all times. if the lake doesnt, then i will immediatly go to long and obcvious points

junebug is very effiective in muddy waters where i live. my favorite color when its muddy is junebug and red bug

i agree with sealand on this one, i have 3 baits in my boxes. rapala dt cranks in 3 colors, all diving depths, spinnerbaits- terminator super stainless in different sizes, blades, colors, and only xoom trick worms for soft plastics in 3 colors. i am going to learn how to fish these lures perfectly by next tourny season so i have confidence in them. those 3 baits will catch any fish anytime. and, it doesnt cost as much cuz im buyin one brand in each category. confidence is everything