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I try to compare the persons hand in relationship to the bass's head; this guy conveniently conceals his hands.

Define composite?

Basscat hands down

Being a former auto mechanic I have a stigma about buying used, something keeps saying you're buying someone else problems.

It's depends on where you are from; down south crawfish have large pinchers so the bass are not intimated by them they will just sneak around behind the mudbug.

The night time is the right time; of the 9 DD's I caught on the Bend last year 7 were caught at night.

Sometimes it depends on the body of water or even certain areas on a body of water. Take for instance an area I fish called 944 Bull Creek; I couldn't make a bass eat a craw worm but they will kill a baby brush hog but out passed the mouth there are some underwater humps that are exactly opposite. Why? I have no idea & I don't ask I just throw

Why do you fish is the first place? It's the hunter instinct in me; I like the satisfaction I get after tracking down where the fish live and then tricking the fish into striking artificial bait.

Ok then bring your Lucky Craft stick bait down here to the Big Pond and I'll throw a cheap ole Rogue or bring any high quality lipless crank bait and I'll throw a cheap ole Rat-L-Trap. It really doesn't make a difference to the bass but if it makes you happy then by all means throw it.

Gene Larew took on Arkie Lures, inc. and the fishing industry in a court of law over their patent rights concerning salt impregnated & injection molding. Arkie Lures, inc. and the fishing industry originally won the suit but Gene Larew had the decision over turned in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. This hurt Gene Larew's popularity, outside of Oklahoma and Texas they are not well know. http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/federal/judicial/fed/opinions/96opinions/96-1239.html

Slumps are something we all deal with; I've found through the years the best way to handle them is to get back to basics. I know what my strengths are and fish towards them; I suggest you should do the same. If you are good at Flipping/Pitching, Texas Rigs, Cranks, Spinners, or what ever concentrate on those techniques. If you are good at shallow water, deep water, or grass concentrate on those areas. I've learned to down size my tackle to just the basics, it is extremely hard to be a master of all the available techniques. I'm very good at Jig-N-Craws, Texas Rigs, & Spinner baits so I fish where I can maximize these strengths. I'm not that great with Crank baits so when in a slump I don't waste time fishing them. I don't try new techniques either when in a slump. The most common mistake I see my students make when in a slump is with the hook set. They are not sure if they had a bite & so they use somewhat of a lazy hook set. I cannot over stress the importance of a solid hook set; speed is the key not strength. If you are a smaller person or woman use a heavier rod to gain the speed needed, if you are a larger person use a medium heavy rod to limit pulling the bait away from the fish. So when in a slump I would look for small things to change, like timing of the hook set, speed of the hook set. My partner & I have been fishing together for about twenty five years & we don't hesitate telling the other when he is not on top of his game. It is not a major change that is usually needed when you are not getting bite.

Good setup for spinner baits but I would drop the braid because I feel you will pull the bait away from the bass if you set hook to soon.

I use them both as a T-rig and a jig trailer, the Texas rigged craw worm is one of the most underused bait available to the angler. A Texas rigged craw worm will produce better quality bass than creature baits; the creature bait will produce better quantities.

I've caught more big bass on Wal/Mart's 6 Renegade Hook Tail Worms than I ever have on Gary Yamamoto's Senko. Does this make the Renegade Worms better than the Senko? To the bass it did! Last year I caught 4 double digit bass on Gene Larew 7 ½ Ring Worm which cost the unbelievable price of $22.84 per 100 which figures out to $0.23 a piece. Gene Larew Lures manufactures their baits using the finest soft-plastic injection molding equipment in the industry. That's why their baits are so consistent in shape and color, which isn't always the case with many soft baits on the market today. That's high quality without the high price

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I do very well with Gene Larew Salty Hawg Craws & Riverside Big Claws; I don't think it makes a difference to the bass. Hawg Craw Big Claw

So, you bought the new ZX 180? Not yet but it's closer than ever

It really doesn't make a difference to the bass

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How Y'all Are?

Daiwa TD-V701MHRB Team Daiwa-V Length: 7' 0 Line Class: 10-20 lb Lure Weight: ¼-1 oz

I anchor an 18' Skeeter in 15' of water with only 25' of rope using a 20 pound mushroom anchor.

The thrill of the hunt, the cunningness of getting them to bite, & the Mano-a-mano of the fight; I love it all!

Swamp Irish; Cajun (Dad) & Irish (Mom) My ancestors were some of the original settlers of Louisiana; Henry Schuyler Thibodaux became the first Cajun Governor of Louisiana in 1824 (As President of the Senate, he served the remaining one month of Robertson's term.) Olivier Thibodeau, 1765, Attakapas. Exiled from his home-land by the British, his opportunity to retaliate came when he fought under General Galvez during the American War for Independence Amand Thibodeau, 1765, New Orleans. In St. Louis Cathedral records, he married Gertrude Bourg on 27 February 1765. Settled in Attakapas to raise cattle. Pierre THIBEAUDEAU, 40, wife Jeanne TERRIAU 27; Children: Pierre 1, Marie 10, Marie 9, Marie 7, Anne Marie 6, Catherine 4; cattle 12, sheep 11. [1671 Census]