SoFlaBassAddict

You'll probably be a lot happier with that going off of what you had planned for that Jon.

At that price, who can blame her. Hell, send me a couple

I may have to pick up some of those hooks. I fish a lot of large worms (10"-12"). I'll use a twist lock 5/0, or a ewg 5/0 gammy threaded way down through the worm body.

What the heck, that aint no fanny pack. Thats more like a man purse. I've never seen one that big before...

As much as I like my bag, sometimes picking it up and hoisting it over my shoulders can be a chore. But it's nothing that really bothers me (ex-army I'm used to humping a ton of junk). I'm looking into picking up one of the tackle backpacks that I've seen online. I need to take a look at one in person to see if I really want to drop the coinage on one.

I'll bring 4, sometimes 5 with me in the car. I don't carry all of them around. Usually only two depending on the area I'm in or the baits I'm fishing. Occasionally three, but thats fairly rare.

I recently look at those with the exact same thought in mind. But those are some pretty narrow boats at the bottom. I would be really leery of how stable that would be standing on a deck.

You and I need to hook up one day, Sqhertz. We gotta go pound the banks somewhere. One area I keep meaning to hit is the large Canal on Griffin Road. I drive past it and see what could be some prime spots, but I never manage to go there with a rod in hand.

Out of curiosity, how is that really different from the average person trying to balance a job, feeding and clothing their children, keeping a roof over their heads along with trying to enjoy the sport they love. I'm not trying to make it seem that college and being a collegiate athlete is easy. I've been there. You say "some people" don't get it. Well on the reverse side "some college kids" don't get it either. It's no easier in the real world. If something is that much of a pain to balance out, you need to rethink your reasons for doing it.

The dual braking on this reel makes it a good choice for the experienced angler or newbie IMHO. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the reels mentioned. Too many guys try to learn on the cheapest reel they can find, and that makes learning a lot more challenging. Good luck. I just bought my second PQ, and will probably buying at least one or two more during the BPS Spring Sale. Can't go wrong with the reel. I've had zero issues with mine. Casts light baits with relative ease. Like K_Mac said, the dual braking is great. Makes it very forgiving and easy to cast.

Thanks guys. I had a feeling that was a silly question. I've got 5 batteries on my large boat, but I was just dumbfounded about using the TM and a sounder on a single battery. I was mostly concerned about interference, but that doesn't seem to be much of an issue from what I've read. The boat is mostly for playing around in the backyard, so I've got a newish toy to play with for now.

No clue, but I'll be more than happy to go out an break it in with you and watch you burn off some gas

All I can tell you is to......MOVE. 25 is way too freakin cold. Forget that noise.

So I'll probably be picking up some sort of depth finder for my little Zodiac (or Jon boat whenever I purchase it). Primarily I run on just a trolling motor hooked into a 12v deep cycle due to electric only restrictions. I've seen the clamp on fish finders that transom mount and run on a few AAA batteries. My question really would be, if I was to pick up a standard depth sounder would I need a second 12v battery to run it or would just a single work. The clamp on style really limits the options to what electronics you can buy.

Yeah it is the Flambeau. I had a Plano bag before that one. This one just seems to be built a lot better. Much better zippers and a thicker material that the bag is made out of. Plus it holds more stuff than I can ever usually use on a single outing from a boat or on the banks. The only thing I haven't found a spot for are those Mann's 12" Jelly Worms that I picked up earlier today...

Depends on the weather usually. It gets freakin hot down here sometimes. But I try to stay out for a minimum of 4 hours, sometimes double that if the fishing is good.

I wanted to go out today. It's beautiful outside except for the 30 mile an hour winds we've got in my area right now. It's nice to know the fish are active again though.

So recently I've seen a few threads that have had peoples gear getting ready for the season. Today was ridiculously windy, so I had a chance to go through all of my junk. Baitcasters are BPS PQ's - 6.4:1 and 4.7:1 Spinning are BPS PQ's - 4.8:1 Yay for baits Packed up and ready for action

Yeah I did. Like he said, luckily the barb on that hook was pretty small.

I've never caught 100 bass in a day, I have caught a bunch. I've caught a few large ones... I have caught over 100 dolphin in a day. I've caught several pushing 50 pounds... Give me the numbers any day of the week.

Marathon of the show on VS Network all night. Sweet. I love this show.

They do move off into the deeper waters in this area. I haven't seen many bluegill lately (although I haven't really looked). The lake I'm on has some very large gills in it, like larger than my hand sized. I've seen the water getting "dimpled" a lot from smaller fish feeding. The lakes are quickly becoming active again now that the weather has stabilized some. I'm hoping to god I get the chance to do a little fishing tomorrow morning (doubt it). Who knows what'll happen. I've got a bunch of new baits to play around with thanks to Roadwarrior.

1750 + 28 = 1778

God yes. I'd love to have that sitting in my garage.

I've gotta say, thats d**n strange. My daughters and I absolutely slay the bass on my lake whenever I make the trip to get shiners. It's hard to not catch a fish. 8-10 inches seems a bit large to me, but if you're after seriously huge fish the old adage of bigger bait, bigger fish holds true. I personally like the little 6 inch or so fish. Numbers of caught fish are a lot more important to young kids than a leviathan or two.