BassinNewbie

interesting........ http://hamptonroads.com/2009/07/hybrid-bass-tops-10pound-limit-claim-va-record

no opinions from me, just a tip......if you happen to get caught on an airplane DON'T hang on tight and DON'T try to fight it!! just let go of the pole.............. LOL!!

I've travelled to Puerto Rico many times and fished saltwater but never freshwater. Although, on my next trip to Puerto Rico I will be bass fishing............ http://www.elyunque.com/Fishing.html http://www.ese.upenn.edu/~santiago/fishing/PRpeacocks.html http://www.powercruising.com/fishingpr.html Amazing factoid..........""The largemouth bass in Puerto Rico is about the fastest growing bass in the world, reaching 12 inches in less than 1 year, because of the tropical conditions which allow year-round growth. Most of the lakes have a mixed bass population of the Florida and the northern strains. Dr. Lilyestrom advises that there is a down side to the rapid growth, that being the fact that they don't live as long as up north. He informs that there is research being done to find out the reasons for this so that bigger fish can be caught. ""

Micro - Thank you so much!!! very informative and helpful info!! I can't thank you enough.

excellent!!! thanks everyone!!

What a fishing story!! great read!! and ........to end it all with a great catch!!! wow!! how much did she weigh????

Do bass live in brackish waters?

;D ;D It's the best thing that happened to me ;) Luv my Zebco's!!!

Great Story!! Hats off to you NasTMcfingas

I can visually picture someone bending and twisting with everyone stopping view the show..........lol. btw.....very nice catch!!! I'm going to have to get my very first wet line at little creek reservoir. If you see someone out there chunkin away and then yelling and screaming because he caught a 1/2# bass..............it's me.

Not many folks that I know fish the Intercoastal. Most of us fish all the creeks and sloughs off of it. Pocaty is full of stumps/structure so you have to be careful running "on step" in there. The Blackwater has a good bit of No Wake areas in it that you have to run to get to the back of it to find good water. You will find that a lot of us launch at West Neck Creek Marina and fish the creek or head south to the creeks off the River. Its brackish water for the most part. Boat traffic on the weekend is pretty heavy on West Neck Creek and the Intercoastal. Lots of skiers and pleasure boats. In the spring/early summer and then again in the fall you will have lots of ocean type yachts running the river. Makes life darned interesting because those fools don't slow down. I have been fishing that area since '76. If you get out that way I'm usually some where up above the bridge on West Neck Creek. Look for a burgundy (red) Skeeter and it will probably be me. Shortbasser Thanks for the detailed info shortbasser!! great stuff!!

micro - have you ever fished the intercostal waterway from the canal locks down to pocaty river and blackwater creek?...........was wondering what it is like, if you have.

totally agree........its how it got into it in the first place. The Steez...........I did months of research as it was an expensive proposition. I wanted to get something that had a lot of quality and would last a long time. I was so confused that I sort of gave up near the end of my research and was about to give up and pick anything when Daiwa just happen to come out with something new. I thought, thats it! I'm getting that! The Steez rods represent the highest build quality of any factory rod I've owned. You are officially ruined....you skipped all the 'steps' that lead to a $300+ rod purchase. You won't be able to purchase a lesser rod from now on....I promise. Don't give up on the casting reel; but the brakes on full blast, and tighten down the cast control knob. You can definitely make the reel almost impossible to backlash, albeit you will get little distance. You can back off the cast control knob slowly but surely. thanks for your thoughts! As much as I luv the Zebco's now, I will give the Steez reel another whirl as you have described.

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Cheers!