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Squid, this link gives a few of the basic terms that you will want to know. http://www.boatingbasicsonline.com/course/boating/3_1.php?PHPSESSID=22298e1384c323094cef3a31cccc1caa

Happy Birthday, BassPro05.

I'm happy to be on the water. Many of my trips are limited to 2 - 4 hours, and on the lake I fish the most, I average about 3 - 5 fish in that time period. I have a pond and a smaller 20 acre lake that I fish where I can catch 10 - 20 fish in a two hour period. So numbers depend on the body of water.

Brady and Belechick are 12 - 2 in playoff games. They'll be back. What a game!!! I didn't really have a horse in this race, but I did think that Peyton deserved to have the monkey off his back. I think I'm rooting for the Colts in the Superbowl. If Peyton doesn't win the Superbowl there will still be critics who say he can't win the big one. Dan Marino played and lost in one Superbowl and you still hear this directed at him.

You can't go wrong shopping at either Cabela's or BPS. Go where the specials are.

I use Eakins, Booyah, and Strike King so I guess they're my favorites. I haven't tried every brand and probably never will since what I use works fine for me.

That's right, people. A picture can be deceiving. As an example, look at the 10 lb'er in my avatar. :

I made this post in the Central Region forum where you first posted this question. Some of the guys on the East side of the state will have to fill you in on lakes around St Louis. I PM'd a couple of guys to see if they could provide you with some info for the St Louis area.

Same question here.

Hmmm . . . . . I don't remember any pictures of me fishing in my youth. I must be the black sheep of my family.

I always assumed a magazine by a lure manufacturer would cover methods and patterns relating to its own products, so I've never given Inside Line a look. It's 15 dollars for only six issues. I have some questions for those who are familiar with this mag. Is it worth the price? Does it cover subjects other than methods and patterns relating to Gary Yamamoto's products? Thanks for any info you can provide.

I scored 17. That's not bad at all. I'm not sick. All my friends do it. I can quit at anytime, but I just don't want to right now. Besides, it helps me deal with the stress of life. Does anyone see an intervention in their future?

The main problem with IE is that it is a Windows product. I'm not bashing Windows, but because Windows is used by well over 90 - 95 percent of the people, it is the target of most viruses, worms, trojan horses, etc. The hackers have discovered all of the holes in IE that allow them to exploit it. In the last year or two, Microsoft has made a concerted effort to close these holes and that's why you are getting more of these dialog boxes asking if you are sure you want to do something.

I saw this when it originally aired, but I had forgotten about it. How about that scream?

That's humorous, Roger.

I like graphite cranking rods because it allows me to feel crankbaits ticking the tops of vegetation and I can react quicker to keep the crank from hanging up. I know some people prefer fiberglass because the fish strike is felt a split second slower and it keeps them from jerking the crankbait away from the fish. If you are concerned about doing this with a graphite rod, use a medium action with a fast tip and wait a second to gently set the hook. I would think either of the rod models mentioned in this thread would be a fine cranking rod.

It could be the angle of the picture, but I agree with Valascus. It would seem to me that the belly would protrude more for 13 lbs, but then what do I know about fish this big.

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I think it's a good decision for both companies and for us, as fishermen.

I use natural colors for plastics and white or shad colors for hard baits. Make your casts long and use lighter line below 10 lb test, except when pitching or flipping heavy cover.

That does look like the same fish. Wow, a 41 lb sack is awesome. Lake Varner is producing some big fish.

Welcome, mikeyjsc. The articles on this site are a great place to start. Hey, everybody, he's from Greewood, SC, per his profile.

Good point, Flechero. If you include all the time and fuel spent to learn all of these hotspots and patterns from scratch, $300 is probably a bargain. (That is, if the map is truly what they say it is.)

Raul, I was thinking about you when I made my last post. I'll bet all the banks are warm in mexico.

I always thought the reason the north shore is preferred, in the northern hemisphere, is because the sun "crosses" the southern sky in the winter due to the earth's tilt. So the sun's rays are partially blocked by trees, the bank and dropoffs on the southern shore and the water there doesn't receive as much heat. The northern shore, on the other hand, receives these rays directly, and as a general rule, will warm quicker. In the southern hemisphere, the opposite, or southern bank will receive these rays first, again due to the tilt of the earth and the sun's location being in the northern sky during winter. Also, cold northern winds are blocked by trees, banks, and dropoffs on the northern shore in the northen hemisphere, and cold southern winds from antarctica are blocked by the the same obstacles on the southern shore in the southern hemisphere. I believe these are rules of thumb. If a lake doesn't have the proper structure for bass to spawn on the northern shore they will choose some other place.