Jigfishn10

NIce set-up A-Jay! I'll have to try that one out.

It's a double edged sword, Rhino. There are folks who won't take the warnings very seriously and they are the one's who are, usually, younger than you and I, who think that they are larger than life and don't have much to lose. There are folks who will drive on RTE 128 @ 30 miles an hour when we have flurries of snow and sun and hang on every warning that is heard on the radio or television. You also have folks who never experienced New England weather all together. So what do you do? Do you have the media peeps get excited about what's coming, what to do, how to prepare etc. and cover all walks of life mentioned above or be nonchalant about the storm? You and I have lived through these events, but there are a lot of peeps who haven't experienced enough of them or none of them at all. So the double edge sword is that we jump up and down for "the sky is falling" hype or "where the heck was the warning, you boneheads!". I say, hype it up and cover all walks of life and if you don't think it's gonna be that bad....shut off the radio or television and don't listen to it.

Maybe the folks who forecast these events get a little too excited, but I'd rather have more information than less. We tend to be near sighted and remember the blunders, but back in '91 when the Perfect Storm hit and '78 when we got a "little" snow, we didn't have near the media coverage, nor the warnings. So give me all the 411 you can give, even if some of it is useless. Grundle, after reading your post, it looks like you've been sitting on the lawn chair for a while now...

Looks awesome! I can't tell if the gill plate is carved then painted or is it just painted? Either way, it looks great.

Like em all BIG M, variety is the spice of life...would use em all! Thanks for sharing.

I really doubt thet you'll be able to use a 5/6 on most bass flies or even weighted clousers, panfish flies and woolly Buggers you def can. 5/6 weight rods are great for hook sized flies from about a 10 on down. 8/9 weight rods you can go up to about a size 1 or 2, I'll have to look that up and re-post on this thread.

Supposedly a tropical storm by the time it makes it's way up here...I hope! Good luck and be safe to you all as well.

Great question and thread. I never really thought about it before, but I do know one thing...The bait monkey would be P.O'd if i couldn't fish.

Looking for a new hobby this winter, and have had great success this year with tubes. I want to start out by making some in a couple of different colors this year, any one have any experience I can PM for some 411?

Good stuff ABLE2, thanks for sharing. I'll have to give one of your ideas a try.

Not sure if the volunteers have already been selected, anyone know?

Hokey Smokes, you scored tix! That's awesome A-Jay, I'm very happy for you! Let me know when you land in Boston, maybe we can meet up.

Man, I never got into the chatter bait craze. I thought it was gonna be some type of "fad" lure that would fade out, but it sounds like I'm mising out on a great tool. I'll have to get one and try it out!

I tend use between 40 & 50 strands for my jigs, depending on which one I'm making or how much I want to affect the ROF. My tabs (and I don't know if there is a standard) are 20 strands per tab. So between 2 - 3 tabs.

Cant't go wrong with those, you have the talent for sure! Keep it up Big Bass Man!

Probably saw the spinnerbait helicopter down (great technique BTW!) and was interested enough to take it. May have had it in it's mouth and not moving anywhere while you went for your drink. It happens, not a lot, but it happens.

Not good, but I would have a conversation with your wife and let her be the bearer of bad news to your in-laws. I have a feeling they may listen to her a little more intently. That's if your wife shares the same opinion with you, of course. JMHO EDIT: I'm surprised they still make candy cigarettes!

Looks awesome for your first try Big Bass Man. If you pick up the carving technique as well as your photo finishes, you'll be well on your way. Keep "plugging" at it. (sorry, couldn't resist).

That's good that you do that Red, I've been fishing way too long not to pick up that habit. I think I'm gonna keep a log next year and see where it all shakes out. As far as the OP, for the past 2 years I'm catching more quality bass, but not near the numbers I'm used to. Up here 3 lbs is "good", 4 lbs is "nice" and 5 plus are great. This year, maybe 2) 5 plus, a few 4's and a bunch 3 lbers and under. I will also have to say that, I haven't gotten out nearly as much as I'm used to as well, but I'm very happy with the way the season has been going. Good luck Fat G, as well as, the rest of you all here on BR for the remainder of the season.

Labor Day unless you all want an extension.

I personally like to tie with rod builders thread, I can match colors to the skirt or add a red color on a spinnerbait for added attraction. Zip ties in a pinch works great as well.

I do the same as JFrancho and he said it best. Location, Location, Location.

Finally got 2 fish to hit my topwater: 1 was a pickeral and the other, a bass, was an inch and a half longer than my Spook Jr. I didn't have anything small enough to get a girth measurement...LOL does that qualify?

Easy guys, grimlin just celebrated his 36th birthday the other day, he just had a senior moment, that's all...

Here's a great article on walking the dog: http://www.berniesch....com/9406bm.htm I like long casts in clear water situations.