Bigs

Thats a good lookin fish. You look like you're bout to rob a bank tho 8-)

you cant keep posting up every day sayin your catching 12-15 bass without some pics. Post'em up and tell me where youre catchin all these fish. I have been back to hunting creek 2 times since I went with thai and not even a nibble on anything I threw.

Thats not really true when it gets cold. You can catch giants in the fall/winter on grubs and they are alot smaller then the average plastic worm.

I have to agree with the last few posts, I rather catch fish any way I can then catch none. Altho the 3 inch senkos dont cast nearly as far. I have caught a couple nice bass on them before tho. 5 inch senkos arent working for me lately on the river at all. Dont worry shimmy, no one will think you're less of a man for breakin out the 3 incher ;D

todays high down my way is gonna be 65 , not as warm as the last 2 days plus its supposed to rain. I'd still go out on the river if I had it in me tho, too sore to even think of touching my boat tho. I am tempted to make a drive down to bassproshops even tho I know I shouldnt spend the money : I wanna new spinning reel for some reason.

still the same number. Plz hit me up or pm me and tell me where youre goin and when.

I did throw a spinnerbait there but not a rattle trap or popper. We didnt so much as even see any baitfish where we were. Then we went out from the mouth and fished the grass along the left side there and thats where I gotta frog hit. I need to get you out there with me again so we can try some other spots. I'd be down for some shore fishing tommorow if youre goin out. Im def way too sore to get on a boat tommorow tho. Lemme know. I have a phone now again. But the one with yer number ended up in the river yesterday im afraid.

3 inch senkos eh. dang I havent broken those out in a while. Guess I should. What color were u using ?

Humminbird all the way. I read way too many complaints online from lowrance owners to even think of owning one. To each their own tho. Good luck.

Oh hey man wsup. Ya that was me that launched right before you. We went to the sailing marina and found some fish there, no giants but nice ones. That spot where the ramps are is chalk full of 2 pounders . I could have stayed there and caught 20 more . Someone loading their boat up told me they got chased out of there once tho, not sure who chased em tho. It doesnt say you cant fish there tho. So who knows. We went out today for 6 hours and didnt catch anything. I had one hit a senko at the mouth of mattawoman and one on a stanley ribbit over by pomonkey but he spit the frog due to my horrible hook set. Im no frog guru Seems like the fish were nowhere to be found today. I managed to break a rattle trap on the bridge at hunting creek and then right after I snagged my river2sea rattletrap that I paid alot of money for!!! What crappy luck with me and rattle traps. Think I will stick to baits that dont have treble hooks, they're bad luck with me in general. My body is sore from 2 straight days of fishing. So Im gonna take a break for a few days. I usually have my girl with me when I fish but shes been busy workin lately so Im down for whatever. Send me a PM.

cool, im goin out with someone else on his boat tommorow to some of his spots so we'll see how that goes. Good luck dude, take some pics if u can.

dangit ! Oh well I try. We were out for 3 hours. I started throwing the spinner after we left blue plains. So I threw it for 2 hours maybe a lil less. Still not bad tho for 2 hours, one fish every 20 minutes average which for me lately is very good. I ended up losin both my spinnerbaits on very hard casts where they just snapped off. My line was old tho, about 5 months and knicked up bad. Thats what I get for being lazy and not changin it. If I had more spinnerbaits I would have fished more, such is life. Im no pro like you Thai but all in due time ;D Thanks for the tips on the spinnerbaits tho. Im startin to like throwin them, esp the 1/8 ounce

a few pics from today, nothing huge but most were around 2 pounds and a few one and a half. Not bad for a 1/8 ounce spinner bait. If I hadnt run out of spinner baits I would fished more, I lost both of the ones I had so had to stop fishing, nothing else was even getting a bite. I just hit walmart earlier tho and bought about a dozen so Im good to go for now. Gotta KVD 1/2 ounce spinnerbait on clearance for 25 cents !! Wish they had more then one tho, I would have bought them all.

I do have insurance , I got it thru that guy from the insurance forum, Bob. Covers everything but I dunno if its even worth reporting. I can get a nice used prop for 200 bux or so. Plus who knows how long it could take to do a claim, I wanna new prop asap. I was about to get one anyways to pick up a few mph. I could just repair my prop, its not trashed but it has a chunk thats folded pretty bad. I will probably sell it as is or repair it and keep it for a spare. Its just a shooter SS prop, kinda ole skool. Might be the original prop actually. Oh and Im using johnson oil which is made for my motor. I think Im gonna take my boat in just to make sure everything is cool. I should do that anyways. It runs great, planes fairly fast and hauls *** but its better to be safe then sorry. I wonder if the extreme angle my boat was sittin at had anything to do with it stalling. Maybe a clogged fuel filter ? I ran out of gas the other day on the water and then switched over to my other tank which was full. So maybe I sucked all the junk out of the bottom of the tank up when I ran out ? That could clog the fuel filter right ? Those ramps at reagan airport are the steepest and worst I have ever seen. It was very difficult to load my boat there compared to pohick bay. Thats the last time I ever launch out of there for sure. Yikes :-[ Oh and Thai always catches fish, but today for once I caught more then him. I can get used to that

what a freakin day :-? we did well fishing in the 3 hours we were out. I caught 7 nice ones but my buddy only caught 4. All were caught on stanley wedge spinner baits, the smallest ones they makes. I caught the last 3 in a 10 minute span right near where we launched at the airport., 2 on consecutive casts. The fish are lovin spinner baits right now for sure. We didnt even get a nibble on anything else we threw. The spinnerbait was the last thing I tried . So if we had both been throwing it all day then we have caught alot more. The flip side is I lost my cell phone, might be in the river, not sure. And I busted up my propeller, I must have hit something. Oh and my boat stalled out 3 times when I was tryin to load it on the trailer, not sure what that was all about. First time it has done that. And to to top it all off, I cannot find my annual launch pass to va state parks which covers leesylvania > And last but not least, the Ravens lost, what a day

Sent you a PM mantis. Im headed out right now with my buddy, we're gonna launch out of reagan airport ramps. Do some DC fishing, should be good. I hear the water is clear up that way and we might even catch some smallies. Oh and Go Ravens!!

The daiwa zillion crazy cranker is a good crankbait reel, I have one. It's not the most powerful reel out there but its smooth and casts small stuff a mile. Took me a few tries to get mine setup right but now I like it alot. Check and see if its available in left hand models. Whats great about daiwa is that they are smooth right out of the box unlike shimano which need to be broken in. Not to mention shimano curados are made of graphite which isnt as nice as aluminum or magnesium.

for swimmin jigs I love Rage Tails and for flippin and pitchin the flappin hogs are hard to beat. I also use the pacas alot too. Just dedends on how youre fishin the jig and where. So many variables, there is no one best. Plus the body of water has alot to do with it.

I have room for one person to go out with me tommorow on my bass boat. You must have experience backin a trailer/boat into the water as well as loading one up which entails backin up an empty trailer into the water perfectly straight and then hand winching the boat up and securing it. I dont powerload my boat when I bring it in, not good enough at it yet :-? This is a 20+ foot dual console bass boat. So if you wanna head out of lessylvania tommorow around 10:30 am then lemme know. Oh and be prepared to throw down 10 or 12 bux for gas. I have an annual launch pass so thats taken care of already. send me a pm, I will check my messages when I wake up tommorow and when i go to bed in a few hours. Its gonna be 70 degrees or so tommorow, no rain and almost no wind.

Ya I know all about backlashville, I pass thru everytime I pick up my curado, exactly why I just got rid of it in favor of another fuego, never a single backlash with any of my daiwas ;D daiwa > shimano tonite is a good nite tho, I got a deposit on my aluminum bass boat I been tryin to sell, I get the rest of the money tommorow and off she goes for good. Back on topic tho, I probably wont fish tommorow but sunday is lookin good. Should be 70 degress with virtually no wind. I think I have a full boat but not 100 percent sure. You down for some action on sunday thai if I have room ? I just gotta find out if my buddy is goin to the wizards game sunday at 1pm or not. If not then I def have room for one more.

Thai- don't worry it happens. Happens to me about every other time I go out since summer ended. Plus the fish are used to you, when they know you're coming they gtf out of dodge ;D Soccplayer- I love rangers too , just dont think they are big water boats at all. As for revos, the only one I owned I wasnt crazy about but they sure do have a loyal following, much like ranger boats SteveB- we already sidetracked my thread a long time ago, no worries

Oh you shimano and abu guys are just as bad as the ranger guys :-? I keed I keed

welcome to the area Steve, I'm Steve too actually. If you wanna send me links for any of the boats you are lookin at then feel free. I'm a craigslist deal master and I have done plenty of used bass boat shopping. I bought all 3 of the boats I owned this year from craigslist. Most recently I bought an immaculate stratos 201 for 5300 bux which was a steal. What soccplayer said is correct, transom and motor need to be sound. Alot of fiberglass bass boats used wood in the transom up till the late 90's and even a few until 2002. Im not sure but I think all the major brands are 100 composite now. I do troll craigslist daily for deals on boats even tho I dont plan on buying another one for a few years. Lemme know what you're interested in and I will tell you as much as I can. General rule of thumb- aluminum boats drift alot in the wind . They are light, easy to tow, easy on gas and cheap to insure also. However when your fishing partner is movin around sometimes you will stumble across the deck, they arent very stable. They also dont handle choppy water nearly as well esp when you're sittin in a spot fishing and a big boat goes by you 100 feet away, hold on for dear life.Older riveted boats can be leaky, a test drive is a must imo. You can however get into real shallow water and bumpin logs is no biggie as long as they dont hit the motor when youre moving along. If you are fishing small lakes, private lakes and non tidal water then you're good to go for the most part. If you plan on fishing potomac and lake anna then you might wanna think long and hard about aluminum. Fiberglass bass boats fish better, ride better , fish alot more stable, drift less in the wind(still drift tho) and go way faster usually. But you gotta look out for logs, debris, etc...They cost more to insure but its still cheap. I just gotta sweet policy with 300,000 coverage for 300 dollars a year. There is more to maintain but it's like a car, just keep up with it and you will have minimal problems. If you have a bad back or knees then fiberglass is a better option. Dont skimp if you buy a glass boat tho. Anything less then 18 and a half feet and you're wasting your time. If you wanna fish the potomac alot then there are 3 brands to look out for, the 3 best rough water rides in the business- champion, basscat and stratos. Those are big water boats. Ranger is a great boat but the ride cant even compare, I know from experience. Ranger's qaulity however is number one, they hold the most value therefore they come out to be a lil overpriced when lookin at used ones. Not sayin they arent worth every penny, but they are better suited for smaller water imo. I rode in the top of the line 21 foot ranger a few months back with an experienced FLW pro who knew how to drive and it was a lil rough on the potomac. Wasnt terrible like a pro craft or nitro but wasnt anything like my stratos, not even close. They do fish amazing tho, most stable boat I have been on when fishing. Less tipsy then my stratos for sure. Hope this all makes sense, if you need anything feel free to PM me. Oh and I know some ranger owners might chime in and bash what I said but thats to be expected.

Ill answer that with this. " Got room for another crazy guy and his dog?" LOL! Finding a lake with warm water discharge somewhere closer might be a little more doable! I always got room for you dude . And you do know my house on lake anna is on the warm side. The fishing there should be gettin good in the next month. The only issue is the water level. I was there a few days ago to pick up some mail and the water was down at least 18-24 inches. I did observe one 8 inch bass chasing around hundreds of baitfish and he couldnt catch one dang minnow, poor fella. Im thinkin bout goin out tommorow but still unsure. If I do go then Im goin out from lessylvania and hittin belmont and mattawoman.

I would have loved to been out on the water when a duck flying overhead dropped an 800 dollar combo on my boat ;D good thing you got it back. Hope the duck is fine, guess we'll never know. If I see a duck fly by with a rattle trap stuck in it's wing then I'll wait to cast till its far far away