shimmy

Virginia citation is a 22 inch bass or 8 pounder. Great fish by the way!!!!

Monster!!!!! That thing is huge

Monster. Where down south? Why am i seeing a waterfall.

Hmm, impossible to determine given my limited experience in Virginia, but based off of what i have experienced and heard, I would say Briery Creek in southern VA and Lake Frederick in northern VA. Boats per acre, i think Frederick might take the cake. 117 acre lake with nearly 15-20 boats each time i use to go there. That's why i fish a lake with smaller fish but at least get the piece of mind.

Was out for the first time yesterday and literally got blown off the lake of Beaverdam. Was able to catch one in 2 hours but it was only 3 pounds shallow up on a point. What was crazy, the water was 46 degrees. Looking at my records, this is truly a different year than in times past.

Nice fish, however, for pictures 1 and 3, you should probably have a doctor look at that. I'm not judging you, just saying that there something wrong with your face. ..

anything under 10 is bait. You don't catch bass in the 30-40 pound class unless you switch things up a bit.

WOWOW!!!! Every time i see these posts i get giddy. However, i hope you are planning on going into more detail with specifics or we'll have some problems...

i'm the one that caught the fish. What he says is true. The fact that banjo minnows are banned from the elite tour should tell you why i had that puppy tied on.

i agree with attempting to make a lake with the "perfect environment". However, i am iffy about adding specific baitfish that are unnatural to freshwater. It just seems like a stretch. I can jump on board for trout being stocked even though they are indigenous elsewhere. Maybe it is a double standard, but i guess once the situations become too test tuby to me, i shun from it. However, i would gladly note that i would happily fish the waters with such conditions

As you read how they made the list, it was clear they did not want to leave any state out if they could avoid it. There was still a lot of thought and effort put into and the DNR was involved with which lakes were placed based off of the DNR's lists of catch rates, population studies and stocking schedules for all the managed lakes. It was then further evaluated based off of tournament results for that particular body of water. Then outdoor writers and industrial professionals pitched in. It seems a smaller portion was determined by Elite Series pros who were questioned. Then 3,500 B.A.S.S members throughout the country were asked (since apparently they would represent the country on the best bass lakes...). So politics comes in to play slightly here as i mentioned. I do add that i enjoy the effort being made, however, ask strictly pros and big bass chasers and you will get a different list. It's the latter list i would rather recognize.

As we have all seen and discussed, here is the top 100 lakes posted for 2013. It seemed apparent that some lakes should definitely not be on the list while some that were not mentioned should. My question is, do you believe there are states that should not be listed on the top 100? Basically, is one state's best lake not good enough to crack the top 100. I blatantly lean towards yes. I am curious though, how many states (which ones) would you take off the list and still have the best top 100 list? I wonder if we would only need a few states to make the top 100 list of lakes in the country. I know a top 100 list is arbitrary since it encompasses everything from catching high numbers vs size, vs numbers and size, vs variety of largemouth and smallmouth. Just curious if politics were not involved, what would be the top 100 lakes, we always have lists of top ten but i think it would be fun if someone had the patience and knowledge to take a chance of making one. Lake St. Clair, Michigan Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Texas Clear Lake, California Lake Guntersville, Alabama Lake Erie, Michigan/Ohio/New York/Pennsylvania Chickamauga Lake, Tennessee Falcon Lake, Texas Lake Okeechobee, Florida San Joaquin Delta, California Toledo Bend Reservoir, Texas/Louisiana Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Kentucky Lake/Barkley Lake, Kentucky/Tennessee Thousand Islands, New York Rodman Reservoir/St. Johns River, Florida Grand Lake ‘O The Cherokees, Oklahoma Lake Champlain, New York/Vermont Upper Mississippi River, Wisconsin/Minnesota/Iowa/Illinois Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas/Missouri Potomac River, Maryland/Virginia Pickwick Lake, Alabama/Mississippi/Tennessee Columbia River, Washington/Oregon Kissimmee Chain Of Lakes, Florida Lake Amistad, Texas Lake Oroville, California Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia Dworshak Reservoir, Idaho Candlewood Lake, Connecticut Lake Fork, Texas Lake Michigan, Wisconsin/Illinois/Indiana/Michigan Cobbosseecontee Lake, Maine Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota Shasta Lake, California Lake Austin, Texas New River, West Virginia Rainy Lake, Minnesota Bullards Bar Reservoir, California Oneida Lake, New York Table Rock Lake, Missouri Lake Charlevoix, Michigan Lake Eufaula, Alabama/Georgia Lake of the Arbuckles, Oklahoma Lake Lanier, Georgia Lake Powell, Utah/Arizona Lake Ouachita, Arkansas Lake Havasu, Arizona Lake Istokpoga, Florida Santee Cooper Lakes, South Carolina Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire Summit Reservoir, Nebraska Lake Sammamish, Washington Florida Everglades, Florida Lake Berryessa, California Kezar Lake, Maine Lake Oahe, South Dakota Douglas Lake, Tennessee Okoboji Lake, Iowa Upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Louisiana Delta, Louisiana Lake Seminole, Georgia/Florida Apache Lake, Arizona Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin Sebago Lake, Maine Lake Mead, Nevada Lake Gaston, North Carolina Roosevelt Lake, Arizona Spirit Lake, Iowa Dale Hollow Lake, Tennessee/Kentucky Lake Tarpon, Florida Lake Konawa, Oklahoma Rend Lake, Illinois Lake Conroe, Texas Falls Lake, North Carolina Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota Fort Peck Reservoir, Montana Squam Lake, New Hampshire Lake Anna, Virginia Lake Murray, South Carolina Red River, Louisiana High Rock Lake, North Carolina Burt Lake, Michigan Pueblo Reservoir, Colorado Kerr Reservoir/Buggs Island, North Carolina/Virginia Perry Reservoir, Kansas Lake Mohave, Nevada Wilson Reservoir, Kansas Lake Audubon, North Dakota Navajo Lake, New Mexico Lake Wallenpaupack, Pennsylvania Lake Dunlap, Texas Lake Norman, North Carolina Lake Wawasee, Indiana Manasquan Reservoir, New Jersey Lay Lake, Alabama Webster Lake, Massachusetts DeGray Lake, Arkansas Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey Cayuga Lake, New York Fayette County Reservoir, Texas Logan Martin Lake, Alabama

Thanks for posting, wish we had more posts like this. It brought me to dream land. Wouldn't it be nice to retire on a lake.

Well the reality is you can always find a company with good hooks, good paint jobs, good ties, and good skirts. However, for those top end jigs, his prices are better, and they look as good as it gets. Furthermore, the biggest selling point for me after the fact that his jigs are cheaper than top end jigs, is the customization of his jigs. Go to his website, and custom pick what you want. Pick a jig, choose if you want a band, wire tied, or rattles with rattle band; then choose what size, then what color, then if you only want the jig head, then hook style, then if you want 5 which is often even discounted more. To me, it is the variety that he provides that allows you not to just get the one size fits all jig, but to customize it the way you want and never have to worry about poor components. Seriously, good luck finding another site that provides this much variety for jigs on a website. Jig fishing is about confidence; using his jigs eliminates all doubts and all you are left to wondering on the water is whether or not the fish feel like biting. You really cannot go wrong, make a small order to see for yourself.

Appreciate the advice thus far. This is for a one footed guide, the one that broke is two. Extends on both sides. I guess, is there a problem if i put a one footed guide in it's place? The next one up is the last two footed guide before the last 5 which are single footed. The diameter is 5 mm from the end to end of the ring, not just the insert. It's not even a microguide rod, but it still seems small

Hey all, trying to replace a rod guide (one with two feet). The guide is 7 guides down from the top but still thin in diameter. Measuring the diameter, it is 5 mm. Problem is, i can't find anything online that does 5 mm. What should i do? If you know of a place to get one, please let me know. Thanks all, Shimmy

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I don't doubt his accomplishment. The guys contribution to this site is invaluable and always brings great insight. While there may have been a disconnect from what he was intending to say and how it was typed out is irrelevant to me. I would love to see him post pics and i think this thread is a great awakening opportunity for him to start posting pics. It's never too late to change! We are having a family intervention

Great fish Shane! Man, you have a great hit rate whenever you head down there! Awesome fish, while Big-O complained about the cold, i bet you felt like it was a beautiful hot spring morning in New Hampshire

While i disagree with Shane on this topic and his questioning of your credibility, i would agree with him with wishing you posted your catches more often. It would be fun to be part of the journey you have out there. Big O is the only big stick i know that posts his big fish consistently. And i know we all enjoy reading his posts. Fish Chris used to do it a lot as well, but he has been out and about. Either way, Tom, we wouldn't mind seeing your big fish posted more consistently. I know i wouldn't take it as you are trying to make others jealous. There is just something about people posting big fish that serve as a reminder that that next big fish could be mine and that it is possible.

you should try posting the profile pic you have. That 8 pound pic looks like a 4 pound bass choking on your thumb.

Solid advice

My camera died so i never could get that picture. And the bystanders happened to forget their camera and scale at home. As i measured it against some rocks i was able to make a mental note of it's size and girth and plugged it onto the online fish calculator and it was around 32 pounds give or take. But, again, i was trying to be conservative on the weight. I know where she is, I'll catch her again this spring. Or how about, she was all spawned out and would have been at least 3 pounds bigger? Or, it was one day before opening season when i caught her so i had to let her go. Lastly, i have caught many in the upper teens lower 20's range and she was easily bigger if not double that size. On a side note, it would be nice to see somewhere besides northern states have a chance at winning this thing.

In as always. Let that old Minnesota magic give me some lovin. It will take a 76ish to be in the top. That's how it has been. Dwight is going down. Even if it takes bribing the moderators to delete his posts of 70 points or better.

Thanks for sharing, That is a great mount. It's nice to see the close up details of a replica. That makes it a lot more convincing to do a replica mount.