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wow that is a beauty, and props to alpster for being a real class act 8-) hope ya whack a couple DD's on it.

I was browsing a certain tackle site the other day when I stumbled upon a little jewel...a new in box Stradic MgFa for $140 shipped. I was set on getting a symetre but this has opened my eyes, what do yall think, is it a good price?

Well I recently bought a $7pack of GYCB swimming senkos and took them out to one of the best ponds in the area. I figured, the place is loaded with big fish and I am one of the only people who has permission to fish it, so at least one fish has gotta eat it...but after an hour of throwing the $7swimming senko I had nothing. I tried it every way I could think of, t-rigged with a weight on a steady retrieve, weightless, pitching and flipping it, on a jighead, wacky rigged...the fish just would not touch it. But what really got me was that as soon as I went back to pitching t-rigged flappin hogs and speed craws I caught 14 fish, including a 6lber and a 4.5lber. Now I don't know if it was the bait or me, but I won't be buying any more of these stupid things >

I tie my own bucktails in all different colors and weights, anywhere from 1/64-1/4oz. But I really only use them when the temps drop around November and December, that is when the bucktail bite heats up. I position myself along a breakline where I know fish are located and make a cast with a 7' Medium action spinning rod and 8lb fluoro. I let the bait fall to the bottom and I give a light and short jerk of the rod tip so the bait pops off the bottom (but it only works when you give it a smooth soft pop, most of the time they won't hit it if you jerk it violently) and I continue that all the way back to the boat. But if that doesn't work then I add a small grub trailer and swim the bait very slowly back to the boat, keeping in contact with the bottom the whole way, almost like slow rolling a spinnerbait.

I love Stren Super Braid, but I have never even heard of this stuff before...and the idea seems a little strange to me :-?

That is a very good suggestion, I will be sure to retie tonight before I hit the Pamunkey tomorrow morning...Thanks for the reminder RW I believe P-Line makes the two lines you are talking about... I have tried the P-line Spectrex but it is no where near as good as Stren super braid IMO, the coating wears off quickly and it gets frayed really bad sometimes. I have used the 100% fluoro and it is a decent line, but after discovering the Seaguar fluoro I am never using another brand...

Well, guys, I just got back from fishing one of my favorite all-time ponds...the calvalry run pond...and I am happy to say that after catching 14 fish, including another 4.5lber (pics are on Triton9's phone but will be up soon) I STILL HAVEN'T HAD TO RETIE!!!! There is still not a hint of abrasion or weakening knot strength, InvizX ROCKS!!!!

How do you fish it? Slow, fast?? details would be great. Thanks Matt Most of the time I fish it slow and crawl or slowly hop it along the bottom, but sometimes they will really crush it when you pop it off the bottom really quick (but that is really a hit or miss technique, they're either on it or they're not) And when I fish the rivers I just crawl it and let the current drift it around. Most of the time you won't feel the strike, either your line will start moving, it will just get heavy, or you will just pick it up and it will feel like your bait has "disappeared". I hope that all makes sense.

Do exactly what RW said, but if that isn't working or you are having trouble with keeping in contact with your bait in the current then try an original rapala. Just cast it out across the river and retrieve it slowly back to you. It's a sure bet when you wanna catch a few.

my mistake, my shorts were loaded down with plastics and pliers and other essentials...but the girls don't mind ;D

Isn't vicious the same thing as the Mossy Oak line? I'm pretty Mossy Oak branched out and changed the name of their line to vicious...but I have never used or heard anything about it.

haha my mistake man ;D...but yeah so C-run is on?

A hula grub rigged weedless on a Dave's rock hopper 1/4oz jighead is deadly on Spotted bass and big smallmouth. I don't use them very much for LM's though, just never had much luck with em. I haven't really used the Kreature that much, nor have I caught many fish on it, but it seems like a good bait and one of the local tournament anglers swears by em. He rigs them backwards with a 3/0 superline hook and an 1/8oz weight and tears up the Chickahominy river bass on em.

Well, for wading I would suggest the Pony Pasture area of the James (which is just above Richmond and is dotted with boulders and rocks) or you could go on a bit of a roadtrip up to the Rivanna river which is just outside of Charlottesville in Troy, VA. (it's about an hours drive from my house in southeastern hanover county) Those are really the only 2 places that I fish regularly. My top techniques for wading are as follows... 1. 3" tube in a natural color rigged weedless on a "stupid tube" jighead 2. LC Pointer 78 or small Rapala husky Jerk in tennessee shad worked quickly through deeper pools 3. 5/16oz Eakins finesse jig with a RI smallie beaver trailer

Thanks lightnin, and if thats work than I'm gonna love the rest of my life No problem man, if you need anything else just pm me and I'll get back to you. And I hope to see some big catches coming from you in the future Thought it was kinda funny, we have permission to fish there but the owner has had problems with people just walking in and fishing so he posted the sign...

Oh yeah, a 3+lb bass on a flyrod is a ball. And it's even more fun when you hook into a real nice one... It's not hard to learn either, just pick up a fly combo (or if you want quality get an orvis or sage rod and go from there but that will cost ya $$$) and a flyfishing video or talk to somebody that fly-fishes often and learn as much as you can. Once you get it down, you'll realize that every kind of fish is more fun on the fly.

Yup, I was using the CarbonPro (which is also very good and it is $5 less then InvizX) but the InvizX just blows every other line out of the water.

This guy read my mind 8-)

I have been a Seaguar fluorocarbon fan for a while now but what happened today has made me a customer and fan for life. I was at a grass/pad infested pond and was pitching texas rigged plastics to thick grass mats and pads. I caught a 6lber and a 4.5lber that freight trained through the thick cover for at least 2 minutes each, not to mention the other 12 keeper size fish, and I never had to retie once nor did ever feel any sign of abrasion or wear. That is one tough line folks!!!! I was using 15lb Seaguar InvizX, and not only tough but it is extremely sensitive and is the most manageable fluoro I have ever used. So whenever I think fluoro I will be thinking Seaguar from now on. Go here to check out the pics http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1188252840

Oh yeah man, get yourself a nice stout MH or Heavy action rod with either braid or heavy fluorocarbon and get right into the thick stuff. I mainly pitch and flip texas rigged plastics because they are easier to punch through the cover with IMO but you have to make sure you have a stout hook like a Gamakatsu superline wide gap hook. And don't worry about getting hung up, if you pitch a weedless plastic or jig in there you should have no problem with hangups. When you pitch it in there, let it sit for a good 8-10 seconds then pick it up and give it a little shake, then hop it, then shake it some more. If that doesn't get bit then reel it up and pitch again, remember to fish each pad, root, and grass clump very thoroughly as you can pull multiple fish from one spot with this technique. Another thing to remember is when you feel a bite, reel up the slack, and slam that hook back like your trying to rip the lips right off the fish's face. And once you stick the fish and get him coming towards you, don't stop reeling and try to keep his head up so he doesn't get all hung up in the thick stuff. Flipping grass and pads is my favorite way to catch fish and it can be very effective, so give it a go

Thats not such a bad idea, big bass will take a big dragonfly or damselfly pattern. I have caught a couple 4+lb fish doing this on local ponds, just be sure to use a heavy leader and at least a 6weight rod. But if you don't feel like doing that try throwing a jitterbug, or a ZOOM finesse worm in red bug rigged weightless...works for me...well sometimes

Me and Triton9 met up at one of our usual spots that has been known to produce some big fish. So we fished for about an hour and a half with high hopes but nothing to show for it but one small keeper. But that all changed when I made a key pitch to a hole in the pads with my t-rigged black/blue GYCB flappin' hog...I felt th bite and swung for the fences...but the fish did not budge, and then she decided to freight train through every possible thick grass clump and pad field. But my 15lb Seaguar InvizX held up and I lipped her at the bank, she weighed about 6lbs and some change. Needless to say I was pumped about that, but what really got me going was that a couple minutes later I caught 2 keepers in a row and then I made another cast to a little gut into the pads...Again I felt the "tap tap" and again I swung for the fences...she charged through some thick stuff but my Seaguar still held up and I lipped a beautiful 4.5lber...by this time T9 was goin nuts cuz he couldn't get bit to save his life, plus to top off the day he busted one of his flippin sticks setting the hook into another monster fish... A little while after that T9 slammed his rod back and fought another hard-charging 4lber to the bank. This was the single most productive 2 hours I have ever experienced...but enough talk here's the pics... 4.5lber, she hit a t-rigged black/blue ZOOM speed craw Again 6lber, hit a black/blue flappin hog Again T9's 4lber, hit a black/blue sweet beaver T9's busted rod last keeper

Yup, the lower is doing pretty good right now, except for soaring water temps but the rain has kept it in a reasonable range. We are planning on wading the Pony Pasture section of the James, just above Richmond, on friday. So I hope we manage some good fish there. Yer gonna have to talk to T9 about that ;D ;D

I used the 3"ers once on a dropshot and caught a mess of small spotted bass, none of em were over 12 inches though. I don't use senkos anymore, I use the BPS stik-o's in the 5-3/8" length. They are truly an awesome bait and the best and most cost effective ($4 for a 25 pack) alternative I have found.

They work wonders when pitched around grass and laydowns with a light weight, okeechobee craw and flippin' Blue are my top producing colors.