Oklahoman101

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I'd like to thank everybody for their helpful replies and for all the info and lessons I've learned, especially NWbassmaster for helping me not lose so many fish by showing me the proper way to hook the worms without treating me like an idiot! I have caught WAY more fish with the proper set up! Here are some pics of me and my son fishing on Labor Day. And a video as well! http://www.shaggybrotherspaintball.com/MiscImages/9-5vida.mpg My son caught this one immediately after reeling one all the way in just get broke off right at the boat. The NEXT cast produced this one, talk about luck! My Jimmy Houston imitation! (Note the cheesy sunglasses. Those are "forgot mine at home, gas station, last minute" sunglasses.....normally not one for the flame look! But if they help me catch fish, I'll wear them!) Am I the only moron that weighs them? Does it hack anybody else off when you watch Bill Dance throw those Monsters back in without weighing them first? lol One of the biggest thing's I've learned, besides the proper way to hook a plastic worm, is the difference a Med/Hvy rod makes over a Lt/Med! It's a HUGE difference. I set the hook SO much better now and get the fish in alot better. I'll give you that the fight might be more fun, more exciting with a smaller rod, but I catch more fish with the heavier rod. Good luck fishing friends, and thanx again for all your help. If you're ever in the Oklahoma City area, hollar at me, I'll show you some good fishing holes!

Wow, now I feel al little stupid. I thought the idea was to get it to penetrate thru to the other side! So you want it to actually just come out of where you have it stuck into and hook the bass, huh? I've been fishing for years and that's the first time I heard that, but then again, I've lost alot of bigguns, so I'll sure try that. Thanks again, guys!

Wow, thanks for all the tips guys! After talking to a few more friends, I think one of my problems is that I'm using too weak of a rod. I have a lt/med and I think I'm gonna move to a med/heavy. I honestly feel I learned something from you guy's answers and will try all that stuff! I was fishing this small lake the other morning and had taken my little two man boat around to this SUPER structured area and was just happen to be looking down to this point where the lake "ends" if you will, (it actually drains off to a smaller area), but I was wondering if it was gonna be worth my time to oar thru the structure and get to this SUPER fishy looking spot because it appeared to be SUPER shallow and it was really hot! Well, as I was looking, an 8 to 10 pd bass jumped right then in the reeds and cattails! It was awesome because, you know how it is, you're NEVER looking the right way when one just jumps. So I went down and casted there and beleive I hooked it, but didn't get it in. NWGABASSMASTER: Trying to get a better understanding of what you're talking about. Are you saying you just barely put the point of the hook into the worm? Is that so it will easily come out when the fish strikes? Anybody else use this method?

I had a GREAT day of fishing today but have a few questions for you more experienced guys. 1. I enjoy watching the bass jump as I'm reeling them in, but am quickly realizing that this not a good thing. I lost a MONSTER today when he jumped and spit my lure out. How do you keep them from jumping? 2. When you're seeing all of the hits on the top of the water, what do you think this is? A few times during the day I would notice hits all over the pond, little ripples that would leave me to beleive fish were hitting the top...but I also notice I don't get any hits at this time, ideas? 3. Whenever you notice a fish actually jump along the shore....do you guys immediately head in that area and start casting or do you find that doing that is usually fruitless? 4. Baitfish - I noticed a school of baitfish moving around the pond today, I mean a massive school that would move all around the pond. So I started following them in boat with the trolling moter and casting right beyond them and dragging thru them.....NOTHING! Wouldn't you think you would get all kinds of hits there? 5. Berkley worms - I LOVE the hits I get with the Berkley worms, but they seem to have a tough skin for the hook to penetrate. The Strike King worms are SO much softer and the hook is easier to set thru them, does anybody else find that? Do you guys have the point of the hook JUST penetrating the worm when you T rig them or how do you get more efficient hook sets?

Pork Trailer - today was the first day I tried a Jim and when I went to add the pork trailer, I couldn't get the hook through the tough skin. Am I doing this wrong? Are you not suppose to penetrate the skin or is it just double tough and maybe your suppose to cut a whole in there first?

Does anybody have experience/information on how barometric pressure and rain effect how the fish are biting? I've noticed that the day after a rain, I don't get as many bites and I've noticed that as a storm rolls in, I'll get more hits, which was explained to me that with the pressure changing as the storm comes in, they start biting, but they were short striking. Any input on this?