RiverFisher13

Ohio is starting to go to online too, the small stores dont offer any more so you have to go to walmart if you dont want to go online or (like me) dont have a credit card. But i will not complain about the price, in ohio (and i think for all states) the money raised by the department of wildlife stays in the department. We have alot of conservation areas so i am always willing to through in my money to keep them running.

Thats an unbelievable start to a season, though i do have to ask this question. Is that private or public water?

nice catch. really like the boat set up, been wanting to put rod clips like your on the john boat just haven't got to it.

Nice catch, hopefully a sign for the year ahead.

ITs not just big bait= big fish, it also relies on the profile of the bait. a big bass might take down a 10 inch shiner, but it would try to take down a 10 bluegill. i watched something on this on north american fisherman and it made alot of sense. Bass(and other predators) know what will swallow easy and what wont. a long slender fish will go down much easier that a tall pan fish. Also as someone noted earlier big bas are big because they understand they cannot exert more energy than they will get from the food they eat. If a healthy 8inch shiner goes swimming by a no prepared bass it my pass knowing it would take to much energy but if a wounded 6inch goes by, you bet he's gonna go get his free meal.

Well ill answer my own post with a couple pics. Me, a buddy and my old man went out to echo lake piqua. Got on one school of them and then my dad pulled out this guy. 13 inch. Pics a little big so heres a link to it https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=9aed2d50a5&view=att&th=12ed02b78bcfafc1&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=1363748972452118528-1&zw

do to work and college i am just a weekend warrior. Use to be fri, sat, sun, but my girlfriend really didnt like that. so now its one or maybe two days a year. though i do get two multi day trips in a year with one of my buddies so that makes up for it. ;D

Just wondering if anyone had been out to see how the crappies are hitting yet. My normal lake is no longer fish-able (St. Marys), so im trying new water this year and haven't gotten on them yet.

That thing is a frieken monster

North American Fisherman about two weeks ago ran a show where the when to a random new body of water and showed them struggling while trying to find the fish. And i feel that bill dance, given it might be on stocked ponds, is about the most informative fishing show out there right now (the 2010 series of bill dance at least).

I agree with paul. couple years ago i hit a awful slump so i just used the time to familiarize my self with new bait and tactics.

Would be great for over the winter. and with the growth of the sport, i would think EA would make one here soon. Hopefully make it something like the dirt to daytona game

My names eric. Im from a small town in mid west ohio about 45 minutes north of dayton. I mainly fish small creaks and ponds, but about once a year i go down to south eastern ohio around zanesville and fish some state ground down there.

I am strictly C&R with two small exception. 1. i love my pan fish 2. at a private pond my family and i have hand stocked, got to way to many 8-12 inch bass.

Wish you the best of luck. Was goin to try and get out my self this weekend, but next week is finals so i have to much to study for

Been upper 50's so far this week and suppose to stay there through the week. So im hoping the ponds will thaw and ill get a chance to make a few casts this weekend.

Any of you guys know of any good online sites to watch some fishing shows?

I am new to the whole fish finder thing and was wonder if you guys could help. I'm currently look for a non permanent finder for a john boat. Was originally looking at the hummingbird fishing buddy but after a trip to bass pro i am leaning towards the piranha max 170. you guys have any experience with this model or have any good suggestions for a finder?

Me and my room mates did it for the first phase. I am a former cross country runner who is still fairly active, and just letting you know, this thing kicked I disagree. I dropped 10 pounds without and diet. Hell few of the nights i grabbed a beer when i was done. So if you are willing to stick with it, you WILL get good results.

I've hooked one of those bass fishing in some heavy weeds. Herd the drag screaming and new i was in for it. Never saw a fish that big break water that many times in my life.

I throw a 3/16 ounce floating shad rap and just twitch it on top water.

If things are ruff and i can't pull them to the surface ill put on the ole faithful (2 3/4" tube with 16th ounce bullet) and destroy them.

wading the river in the middle of nowhere with my dad has got to be one of the best things in it for me. Though a close second was teaching one of my good buddies how to bass fish. His eyes the first time a smally hit top water on him was priceless.

Was night fishing last year and my friend pulled in a 12 3/4" blue gill night fishing for cat with chicken liver on bottom with a 2/o hook. So i would say chicken liver should be on the list for big gill.

My buddy use has a pound similar to the one using the worms only they were small mouth and he used grasshoppers. All i know is fish get HUGE when they eat like that.