Everything posted by Catt
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Fluro palomar knot - why does it keep breaking off
I tie a Palomar knot with everything & have zero issues. With a Palomar knot when cinching it down you pull the main line & tag end together. If there is any resistance something is wrong! The knot should slide effortlessly! FYI: Once you pass your lure through the loop you can at this time adjust the length of the tag end. Yeah but Catt that's time consuming! When I tie a knot I'm never in a hurry, the weakest link is your knot. Whichever knot you tie take the time & do it right.
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Would year-round daylight savings affect your fishing??
The best teacher is time on the water! Spending more time on the water ain't about learning how to fish a particular lure. It's about learning what's going on in nature!
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Would year-round daylight savings affect your fishing??
Y'all funny ? The only thing daylight saving time changes is your clock. When it comes to hunting & fishing I don't look at a clock or calendar. Full moon to full moon is a "month". To know when sun raise is or sun set is I get outdoors. Bass don't care what a clock or calendar says. One reason most anglers/hunters never get a trophy is the6y busy looking at clocks & calendars.
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anyone have no interest in fishing with sonar, and maybe prefer the 'old wayze?'
My fish finder is tied to the end of my line. My sonar is a simple Humminbird Helix 5 CHIRP GPS G3 The only up grade I'm planning is a trolling motor with spot lock.
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Fish Attractants
I use "worm juice" for two purposes first as a lubricant because I fish in grass a lot and the "worm juice" helps my plastic baits slide through easier. I use Baitmate (clear) with a ½ oz of 100% pure anise oil added; this is to mast any odor my plastic may have pick up. The only place y'all find 100% pure anise oil is at your local pharmacy, the rest will be 40-70% max.
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Items you'd least want to fish without ?
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Items you'd least want to fish without ?
Yes Sir! You forget safety & you will get Gibbs's slapped! I gotta have a anchor/throwdown pole & 25-30' of rope!
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Bed time?
Best $1,500 I've ever spent! That's for a queen sized mattress & you get 2 pillows, a mattress protector, & a set of sheets. The sheets are 100% bamboo & are as amazing as the mattress.
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Chemically sharpened vs cutting point hooks
Mustad’s 4.3 Micro Sharp Point Technology
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Chemically sharpened vs cutting point hooks
In broadheads? No sir! I want a broadhead that never stops cutting. I'm old school, I shoot a Bear recurve, & Bear broadheads.
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Bed time?
I went to bed last night at 1:13 am & was awaken by back pain at 4:17 am. I will probably take a 30 min to a hour nap at some point today. The biggest help for me was when I purchased a Puffy Lux Hybrid Mattress. I have on several occasions slept 5-6 hours.
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Bed time?
Dealing with severe back problems for 15 years it's a constant rotation of standing, sitting, & laying down. I can do neither one for more than 4 hrs max so I sleep when I can. Before ruptured disc I was one of those weird guys who never set an alarm & never had a problem waking up regardless of when I went to sleep. Raising 6 kids may have influenced that a tad!
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Chemically sharpened vs cutting point hooks
Ever shoot a bow? While a broadhead doesn't cut its way out it does continue cut with every movement the animal makes. The arrow doesn't have a string pulling back against it! Lots of my buddies throw Trokar with great success but everytime I've used one I look at the "slice" made by the hook & shake my head. Like sharpening hooks, it's personal preference.
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Favorite Bed Baits
Don't know how I missed ya! February 3rd 2007 was a nasty cold morning with Northwest winds at 15-20 mph, a slight misty rain falling, and temperatures in the middle 30's. After having launched out of Jack's 944 Marina I made the short (2 minutes) run to the mouth of Bull creek trying to stay out of the wind and some what warm. Having rounded the corner I dropped the trolling motor, picked up my Rat-L-Trap rod again with the thought in mind of keeping moving and staying warm. My third cast was into the mouth a cut leading to a boat shed which I knew had stumps on the west side, after turning the handle 4 or 5 time my trap stopped solid, I tell Pat d**n to close to the stumps so I push the trolling motor handle towards the mouth of the cut while stepping on the switch. At the exact same instance my line starts zinging towards deeper water rod all bowed up & drag slipping; I immediately scream at Pat get the net. By now the boat is moving off to my left the bass is moving off to my right and I'm nearly on my knees in front of the console with the upper third of the rod in the water. Pat net in hand is now on the front deck killed the trolling motor and with a swift motion netted the hawg; which ends up weighing in at 12 pounds 8 ounces.
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Why do you fish?
Cause I like it! ?
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Chemically sharpened vs cutting point hooks
If it can cut its way in, it can cut its way out!
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Chemically sharpened vs cutting point hooks
Stanley's spinnerbaits & jigs have Mustad hooks specifically designed by Lonnie. Lonnie used to sale worm hooks that were actually Mustad hooks. Mustad explains it better than I could. I still use Mustad's extra long straight shank round bend hooks. I don't sharpen hooks, I replace em!
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Chemically sharpened vs cutting point hooks
The Mustad Denny Brauer Grip-Pin Max Flippin’ Hook was developed and designed by Elite Series angler, Denny Brauer for fishing plastics in heavy cover. One of the best in the business at flipping and picking apart heavy cover, Denny Brauer knows what qualities a heavy cover hook needs to have. The Grip-Pin Max Flippin’ Hook is a straight-shank, wide-bite hook with a sleek, integrated keeper to keep baits perfectly positioned and securely anchored without allowing them to tear or slip down the shank. The hook eye is also completely sealed for 100% confidence when fishing braid lines. Like all UltraPoint hooks, the Mustad Denny Brauer Grip-Pin Max Flippin’ Hook features Mustad’s 4.3 Micro Sharp Point Technology for a sleek, slimmer, incredibly sharp point. This unique, two-stage Opti-angle point has less metal removed in the sharpening process than with traditional methods, providing all the benefits of a true needle-point with incredible strength and durability. Chemically sharpened and Nor-Tempered to be up to 30% stronger than conventional hooks, UltraPoint is a very sharp, very strong needle-point that delivers quick, easy penetrations…and longer performance.
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What got you "started" on your favorite brands? Nostalgic story time
Braided line was around long before monofilament it just wasn't polyethylene (UHMWPE). It was Cotton, Dacron, Micron, Suture Material (Silk), I grew up on the Louisiana Gulf Coast where saltwater fishing was vastly more popular than freshwater fishing. Penn reels ruled the saltwater scene & what I used for bass fishing. Rods were all fiberglass, stiff, & heavy (in weight). My Dad had one that was actually made of steel (my oldest brother still has it). My first bass fishing combo was Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 5000 (red) Heddon Mark Special Purpose #6271 5 1/2' MH Fiberglass with a cast aluminum reel seat & handle. Total weight about 2# plus!
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Favorite Bed Baits
Rotflmao ? They can get free on bassresource!
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Favorite Bed Baits
- Lew's BB1 Pro Question
Lots of times websites don't use updated photos, don't remember who but one boat manufacturer's website was two years behind.- Dock Debate
- All Around gear ratio 6:1 vs 7:1
Y'all gonna have to explain something to this dumb Cajun. If my reel's IPT is say 28" & I slow down does the reel stop retrieving 28"? And if I speed up does my reel take up more the 28"? My preference is 6.8:1 to 7.5:1, whatever IPT that is.- Tandem or double willow spinnerbaits for spring?
Tandom: having parts arranged one behind the other. Tandom spinnerbaits Having two willowleafs Having two Colorados Having one willowleaf & one Colorado Having one Colorado & one Indiana And there's others ? - Lew's BB1 Pro Question
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