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Avalonjohn44, that's ok the first is my wall paper Toro Creek is my second favorite fishing hole; the wife/kids will swim while I wade fish. Of course this is what happens when I wade fish!

That's awesome dude

Toro Creek is located below the Toledo Bend levee; it is used for flood control when the lake level needs to be dropped with out opening the main generating gates at the Sabine River Dam. The water temperature stays in the upper 40's due to the fact the water is coming from a spill way at bottom of the levee which is 110' deep. The creek has a huge population of Kentucky Bass, limited Largemouth, and some Stripers. It gets little fishing pressure to speak of with most visitors canoeing, kayaking, or swimming. Gates Closed Gates Open

That's why it's called fishing & not catching

This little creek is loaded with Kentucky Bass; my member challenge is to catch a bass on crank baits. What bait & technique?

Peeing contest: FB 2 Catt 0 That's how you see it Either way I'm got some serious plans for swim baits this year Ps: I'm going to shot my internet provider

Bud FYI ASA Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms Backlash: the play between adjacent movable parts (as in a series of gears) Backplay: no such word

Renegade's hook tail worm black with silver dust cost a whole $1.89 a bag at Wally World.

First I never peg any weight period & I fish matted Hydrilla How I work a Texas Rig 1) Make a long cast 2) Strip 3 or 4 arms length of line, this will assure a vertical fall 3) Count the bait down, 15' of water count to 20 to make certain the bait is on the bottom, do it in your head if need be. 4) Pause a good 30 seconds after the bait reaches bottom 5) Lower your rod to the 3 o'clock position while reeling slack & feel for anything unusual 6) Move the rod from 3 o'clock to 11 o'clock in three separate motions 7) Pause 30 seconds & feel for anything unusual 8) Repeat 5, 6, & 7 all the way back to the boat 9) If at any time you feel a noticeable tap, tug, line tighten, heaviness, or see line movement. 10) Without hesitation drop the rod, reel the slack, and set the hook

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You're talking lakes stocked with nothing but Florida bass while I'm talking a lake that has more none Florida bass than Florida bass. Toledo Bend & Rayburn you'll need 25 lbs plus just to be in the money and besides you're talking pond fishing when compared to lake this size.

fourbizzle 122lbs in 4 days aint that great, 25 lbs a day is average in Toledo Bend tournaments. mattlures thank you sir, the little wheels in my head are buzzing the more I think about swim baits. I simply love night fishing

White lizards & pre-spawn/spawn bass

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Fish on the Bottom When I'm fishing a jig I want to stay in contact with the bottom. That's where I'm trying to find the bass I'm not looking for suspended fish. I'm looking primarily for fish that are relating to some type of cover, whether it is a brush pile, treetop, or grass. Feeling the Bite One of the best secrets I learned years ago is to establish the rhythm of baits. Explanation: when I'm fishing a Texas rigged worm I cast it out, let it settle to the bottom while holding my rod at the 12 o'clock position, then lower the rod tip to the three o'clock while reeling in slack and feeling for any thing unnatural. Then I three hop the bait, three o'clock to two o'clock, two o'clock to one o'clock, one o'clock to 12 o'clock, and then pause. I vary the speed between hops according to the time of the year, fast in warm weather, slow in cold weather. With a jig I use a shorter version, more of a shake, shake, shake with the bait moving only a couple of inches. Learn what works in your area and watch your catch rate go up! Learn to weigh your bait. Explanation: if you can go to a swimming pool, pond, or creek any where with clear water where you can see your bait on the bottom in 5 to 10 of water. First pitch your bait about 10 to 15 yards on the ground, close your eyes a shake or hop the bait. Feel what the bait feels like in no water (I mean really learn it). Then pitch it out in the water and do the same thing. I can feel a Texas rigged worm with a ¼ ounce sinker hit bottom in 15 to 18 foot of water. If you can't you need practice! Now you are probably asking yourself what does this have to do with feeling a fish bite. Well if your bait feels any different that this, drop the rod, reel the slack, & set the hook!

I have one question y'all ever throw swim baits at night?

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Any where you get out of the wind on Toledo Bend the entire lake looks like that; does wonders for my sinus.

One thing I know about the original Mook is he'll have my back; so if I pitch in a couple bucks I'm sure others will too.

Dude for some one who fishes as hard as you I'll pitch in to get you a shirt

I use Fish Formula II or Baitmate (clear) with a ½ oz of pure anise oil added

Quotes from Long Mike Do you have to take some sort of dummy test to qualify? A limerick: There was once a young lass from Godizes Who had breasts of two different sizes One was so small, it was nothing at all But the other was large, and won prizes I think you just qualified

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If you would have started drilling this morning you would be through by now

Charlie Brewer Slider System is known as the Do Nothing system because you do just that NOTHING