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I think there is 1 or 2 around here some where

Glenn is right on except for the part about the Ranger

Stop & go, kneel & reel, Yo-Yo, slow roll, rip through grass, ricochet off wood

Outstanding guys Simply outstanding

First find a map of the lake, second find structure on said map, third find structure on the lake using electronics, forth find cover on said structure with electronics, fifth fish said cover on said structure.

Yes I am serious; name me one tournament where the conditions changed enough to go from say a shallow spinner bait bit to a deep crank bait bit. Why would someone leave an area where fish are biting to go to an area where they may be biting? I don't know how this turned into what a tournament pro does but let's continue. To establish a pattern capable of winning a tournament you select an area based on the season that has a healthy population of bass. Then you select 2 or 3 techniques that would be effective on that selected area from the surface down to the bottom (the entire water column). Next you repeat this for 2 or 3 areas, now you have your game plan established. You do not try to establish a top water bite, spinner bait bite, jig bite, jerk bait bite, c-rig bite, drop shot bite, shaky head bite, wacky worm bite and so on. Yes the pros are very versatile but he is not going to try to fish every bait in his tackle box; that's a trick only weekend warriors use.

90% with someone & 10% alone 2006 Triton TR-21 with a Mercury 225 OptiMax 2006 Legend LE-21 with a Yamaha V-MAX HPDI 300 HP 2006 Xpress LE21 with a V-MAX HPDI 300 HP 2005 Xpress LE19 with a Evinrude E-Tec 200 HP 1995 Skeeter ZX150 State Team Addition with a Yamaha Pro-V 150 HP Stratos 158 with a Johnson 70 HP Alweld 1652 V-Nose Modified V bottom/tunnel with a Tohatsu 40 HP

Yes sir boss

Very close Spnrbait_ Alclad The registered trade name by the Aluminum Company of America for clad structural aluminum alloy. Aluminum alloy corrodes easily, but pure aluminum does not. Alclad is made of sheets of high-strength aluminum alloy sandwiched between thin coatings of pure aluminum. Alclad sheets resist corrosion as long as the cladding is not scratched through or worn off. If left unpainted the surface will oxidize causing discoloration, therefore the need for constant polishing eventually wearing off the clad surface.

That's where you guys are wrong while a pro is proficient at various techniques they select 2 or 3 techniques that can be used on a specific structure/cover and will not drastically vary from that plan. Case in point you will not see KVD catching fish on day one with spinner baits and then change to deep diving cranks on day two. He will ride that spinner bait bite to victory or defeat; thus the chips have fallen where they may. You guys are over complicating some thing that is not complicated To quote roadwarrior It involves what is known about bass behavior, what experience on the water has taught us and our perception of the clues on any given day

If the oil is on the spark plug wire the valve cover gasket is leaking

Matt that is a killer technique here in the marshes of Southwest Louisiana; because the water is so shallow we may use a 1/32-1/8 oz bullet weight just makes casting easier. We will work the worm through all kinds of vegetation stopping it at every opening. Paddle tail worms or worms with a broad curl tail work best because it adds the worms action and will not get hung as much as regular thin curl tail worms.

Got ya

Must be something in the air I don't bruise easily but I have one on my thigh the size of a quarter compliments of a 1/8 oz bullet weight while doing the same thing.

Lookin good

I aint noticed you fishing beside me, I'm on the same stupid pattern :-?

Actually avid the pros can choose to fish a peculiar lake and not another although not very beneficial to their income. Now we are getting into semantics which will only get away from the point. "letting the chips fall where they may" means if you go fishing any time you can, using the techniques you have confidence in, fish the areas you believe to hold fish & the outcome will be what is ever it is because you have done you part. Do the things you have control over, don't fret over the things you can't control, & by all means K.I.S.S.

Dude what a steal

Totally outstanding The only thing better than fishing 8-)

Very interesting

Dude I see your problem, your reel handle is on the wrong side

Probably because the Bearing Buddy was invented first and any routine maintenance is better than none. Like George said remove, clean, inspect, & repack yearly

I've on several occasions ran the boat up on the bank and gotten out; getting off the water is the only safe thing to do.

Thank you & may God bless

I guess my Shimano Crucial CRC-X610MH has Bose surround sound A lot of sensitivity is in the hand of the angler, my 19 year old is just getting into fishing a T-Rig and if the bass does not know the snot out of it he can't feel it even with my best rod. On the other hand I can feel a ¼ oz bullet weight when it hits bottom in 20' of water, I just don't have to concrete as hard with the Crucial.