slickdub

I dont know what im talking about when it comes to braided line thats why I started this whole thing. Congrats you have been promoted from Mr. Obvious to Captain Obvious. ;D I don't understand you're 29, how is me being 26 any different :-?

I wasn't offended, I was serious. Bass fishing is about solving the puzzle. If its a fight you're after, try northern pike, musky, striper, catfish, or whatever big species are available, not some overgrown sunfish. first off I dont have many options for big species in Northern Va. There are some Muskie Striper in the Potomac, yes but many spots require a boat which I do not have. I mostly do bank fishing local lakes and ponds. Sometimes I'll rent a jon boat or something. Second why can't I fish for a fight for the "overgrown sunfish". With My lack of options its one of the best fighting fishes that I have readily access to. And you're right, 8lb line for an 8lb fish isnt anything to get excited about. So neither is a braided line that has the expectancy to not break. My personal best is a 22lb Channel on 6lb mono. That may not be impressive either but it was more fun "to me" to fight it instead of wrenching it in on spiderwire.

Gotta say; this is the first thread that hit 2 pages that I've started... lol. Sorry was trying to lighten things up a bit.

x2 I absolutely love the sensitivity of braided line. well cool maybe ill try it some day. maybe I'm just missing something.

Now that is a great example of debating. Thank you for that. I appreciate it. Same to you Senile1. Remember the whole boring argument is "in my opinion" not fact. I was wondering what the buzz of braided line was. [edit]Inflammatory remarks removed. Your point has already been made. No sense beating a dead horse over it.[/edit]

Most of the lakes I fish have either heavy brush or vegetation. Pitchin' and Flippin' with braid is the way to go in the worst of it. In another thread I mentioned that I fished a muddy lake last weekend and the only way to get a bite was to pitch or flip right next to the tree trunks. These trees had many branches so it took a lot of effort to find spaces and openings to flip through to get the lure to the fish. I used braid. Under these circumstances, my description of the use of braid is as follows: Boring . . . . no. Easy to catch fish . . . . no. Difficult to cast . . . . yes. Rewarding . . . . absolutely. Ok I get it. Im the only one. I'm not sure I know what you mean. No joke was intended. I just posted the wink to let you know this debate was all in the spirit of good fun. Maybe I should have posted a standard smiley instead. I understood that. I wasnt offended like J Francho.

Most of the lakes I fish have either heavy brush or vegetation. Pitchin' and Flippin' with braid is the way to go in the worst of it. In another thread I mentioned that I fished a muddy lake last weekend and the only way to get a bite was to pitch or flip right next to the tree trunks. These trees had many branches so it took a lot of effort to find spaces and openings to flip through to get the lure to the fish. I used braid. Under these circumstances, my description of the use of braid is as follows: Boring . . . . no. Easy to catch fish . . . . no. Difficult to cast . . . . yes. Rewarding . . . . absolutely. Ok I get it. Im the only one.

Whoa Whoa Whoa reel in those horses chief... I didnt say I had caught an 8 lbr. Did I? No check your reading comprehension. But lets move on say I caught that 3 lbr on a 30lb line... another example of boring... Lesson 1 read then think then speak... the world would be that much better. ;D

Every type of line has enormous value if you have got enough savvy to know when and where to use it. I'm sure it does. But fishing for an 8lb fish on 30llb test = boring

"almost" is the key. lol but I dont fish heavy weeds often. I suppose certain scenarios, there is advantage.

What ever happened to fishing in the good ol' days. Granted I'm only 26 but I feel braided line (ie, spiderwire, fireline, blah blah blah) is cheating. Where is the fun in wrenching a fish in as opposed to fighting it with skill having a more level playing field. Just a thought not a sermon. braided line = boring

I can't find them anywhere. Anyone have any idea on where to get some?

Thanks man, For Burke dont you have to pay to get in/ camp there to fish at night?

Anybody have any experiences with Lake Audubon and Lake Thoreau in Reston, Va? I have been fishing at most of the the available bank areas in NoVa over the past 10 years and from my experiences there are some good bass to be had a lot of local suburban ponds in Ashburn and for river had some good luck at Riverbend Park and Carder Rock on Md side of the Potomac (Virginia License is accepted there 8-)) Now for my question. Does anyone know of any NoVa spots open for fishing at night. Wheather for bass or catfish? :-?

Thanks for all your responses. I ended up going to Fountain head got a couple 1 on a shallow swimmimng live minnow and the other on a Rapala Deep diver other than that nada. spent 4 hours on the water but it was still nice to get out. another siteER- nice report glad someone had some luck this weekend.

Thanks

Heading over there on tomorrow May 15th, Anyone fish there yet this month... anyone know what the biggins are hittin' ... Had some luck with dark spinner baits at some near by ponds so most likely going to start with them. Thanks for your help... Yeah im a newbie on this site keep your hazing to a min... ;D j/k haze as much as you want.