Madd Lunacy

;D That's funny

4.75 final answer

I got mine off ebay with absolutely no problems I bought my curado and core brand new off of ebay with no problems. I got my curado 200e7 for $152.99 and my core mg fv for $300.00. I saved 80 dollars on the core by buying it off of ebay. IMO it's the only way to go.

:-/ I have to respectfully disagree with you. I know people that don't make alot of money so they fish to help feed the family after work. I personally have no problem of keeping a few for the plate or giving a person a fish that needs it. In some ponds that has an over populated system, taking a few fish for the plate can be benificial to the whole system. A few small ones here and there yes! I will occasionally keep 1-2 super dinks for my mom who like eating them(very rare). He stated that it was a 3lb fish he gave away! IMO, By NO means is keeping a fish that size helpful to anything! Just my personal opinion, that is all! I would agree with you if this was the biggest fish I ever caught out of this praticular lake, but this was like the 10th bass over 3lbs I have caught out of this lake this year. The one in my pic was 6lb 10oz and a handful of people saw me catch her, but she made her way back in to the lake and I didn't care who objected to me sending her back. I would of never kept, or given away a fish that size. Since I have caught so many over 2-3lbs I didn't figure it would hurt to keep just one. :-/

Same here..... That was way to disrespectful in my eyes. I guess I might look at it differently next time, but at the time I thought I did the right thing.

Very "amBASSadorial" of you. You've set a good example That's how we got the name originally, winning saltwater striper tournaments up in the rivers in a 16' Lowe jon w/ a 9.9 on it (was originally "Lowe Budget Hookers) while all the regulators, rampages and contenders headed for deeper water. Wrong move,lol There's more than 1 way to get respect,lol We've since been replaced by a guy we call "neil the eel". This kid can catch. He's out there everyday, plays in a local band at night, "young Neil and the Vipers" aptly renamed by his angling brethren to "young neil and the stripers" lol Thanks!

Good for them! Just because you have the best gadgets and equipment dosen't make you a better or the better fisherman.

I love fishing with jigs Congrats!

Congrats! That's a nice bass. Good job

Nope. I wasn't aware there was a famous DJ with the same name.

I figured I would take the high road and try and maybe curb his stupidity on what his idea of "fishing" was for future fishing experiences he may have. After we got to talking, he turned out to be a pretty nice guy and was very interested in what kind of gear I was using. Sometimes I guess you have to help educate to curb the hate. 8-) It just suprises me how many people think fishing consits of, or is limited to throwing a line in the water with a worm and a beach ball bobber and whatever bites becomes dinner. I have people that can't comprehend it when I tell them all the fish I catch I let go. I think the common mind set among most people is you go fishing for food, and not so much for the fun of it, which is why I go. ;D

This was the first time I have ever given a fish away, and if this would of happened two weeks ago I probably wouldn't have. I was reading one of the other posts in the forum about how it is ok to keep a fish or two every once in a while, so I figured hey, why not. I am definitely not going to to make a habit of it though.

This past Sunday I was fishing on the bank minding my own business throwing my rage toad over some grass beds when all of the sudden from over my shoulder I hear this hysterical laughter coming from an older gentlemen and his wife. I just thought they were having fun slaughtering the bluegill and enjoying each others company until I realized they were laughing at me and my rage toad. They were getting a kick out of watching me throw this ridiculous noise making, scare every fish in the lake away, thing over the top of the water. I didn't let it bother me because most of the people that fish this little lake bring their lawn chairs, Wal-Mart special rod and reel, container of worms, a six pack and throw the ole line in the water and see what happens, so it didn't suprise me too much that they have never seen anything like the rage toad before. I continued to throw my toad without any luck, so I picked up my jig rod and started dropping it into various holes in the grass. Once again I hear the older gentleman and his wife start laughing. I was thinking to myself "are you kidding me?" these people don't know anything about fishing. I dropped my jig into another hole and caught a little dink. Now they weren't laughing 8-)... The older gentleman says "Oh, you got a good one", I said "no this is just a little one, they have to be 12" before you can keep them out of this lake" and then I let the fish go. Then I made a cast in a big opening in the grass and land a nice three pounder, from over my shoulder I hear the gentleman say "That one is big enough to keep!". Now I am usually strictly catch and release, but this guy wanted this fish really bad and was even trying to offer me money for this bass. I ended up giving the fish to him and he says "I just thought you were casting to be casting, I never thought there would ever be any fish in all that grass". I told him there was a method to my maddnes and from that point on we were best friends. It was nice to get the last laugh and make someones day all at the same time. That was the first time I've been openly mocked while fishing and was wondering if any of you have had similar experiences?

I had a 6 pounder slam the first couple times I used it and it quiclkly made me a believer out of me.

Same thing happened to me today. I went out yesterday at about 10 am and I didn't stop till 5pm. I caught 11 bass and stop counting after that, I bet I ended up catching at least 15 - 20 fish yesrday. I didn't catch anything special, they were all between 1/2 lb to 1 1/2 lb, but it was still fun. So I head out today thinking I was going to have a good day. I fished for 3 hours and had 2 bites and landed one of them wich was smaller than any of the fish I caught yesterday. The only differnece between the weather today than yesterday was the wind, it was blowing 10-20 mph all day, so conditions were kind of tough, but it ended up being the worst day I have had so far this year.

Me too. The first time I caught her she was 6lbs 6oz and about 2 weeks and 200 yards further down the lake I caught her again and she weighed 6lbs 10oz. Caught her on 2 different lures too. Fist time was a rage tail frog on topwater and the next time I was using 3/8oz jig with a craw pappi trailer.

Curado hands down!