Panamoka_Bassin

I guess I stumped the panel... That's Led Zeppelin - The Rain Song Here's and easy one... I lit out from Chino, babe I was trailed by 20 hounds Didn't get to sleep that night 'til morning came around

Yo yo-in is a simple technique that you can do with any weighted bottom lure. Start with a medium to long cast and let the weight get to the bottom. Rell in any slack. Lift the bait off the bottom a foot or so and let it fall again. Reel in the slack again and repeat. That's it...

Dire Straights - Sultans of Swing It is the spring time of my loving The second season I am to know You are the sunlight in my growing So little warmth I felt before -Maybe a tough one....

Okay, since carp aren't a problem, what about goldfish and koi? My neighbor put some feeder goldfish in the pond a couple of years ago and has said he regrets it now because they eat the bass eggs...any truth to this?

Boy, that looks like a great spot! Lots of cover, and I would think there'd be some structure under that bridge. I'd try throwing a crank along the entire length of the bridge and see what happens. I wouldn't be at all surprised if fish were holding in the deeper water under the bridge or the middle of the stream where the fall off rate would be greatest. Let us know how you make out!

Well, its certainly a PB for catfish I think worm color does play a part in catching, but it is relative to the particular pond you're in. When I fish the pond next to my house, I was having great luck with a pumpkin and green ringed worm, but that bait is useless in the lake on the other side of my house. Chartruese works great in the lake, but is not too good in the pond. I think it has to do with the type of forage. Some guys will disagree with this, but I am a firm believer in matching the hatch.

Two instances come to mind, one similar to senile1 in that I was fishing a little 3" pencil popper and I felt a hit, set the hook, and started reeling in a dink. About 15 feet from me I felt more weight and fight all of a sudden and reeled in a nice 1 1/2 pounder on the front trebble along with the dink on the back. Far weirder, though, I was casting into some thick cover and got my worm caught over a branch. As I was reeling the thing back over the branch and as the bait was about 6 inches out of the water a bass jumped straight up and inhaled my worm. So here I was, hung up in a tree and a bass on the end of my line...too bad I couldn't figure out a way to get him in to shore...Had to cut the line...pretty freaky, though

Nice, congratulations! You can never have too many rods, and from what I've seen and read, the Falcon is as good as any other rod maker. Catch 'em up!

Only in the last couple months have I gotten any good at pitching for the same reason as langs15. The honey hole I like best is about 20 feet from shore, but I need to go under a tree limb and over bushes, about a 2 ft square space. I hit it about 75% of the time. The rest of the time i'm in the tree or the bush. Luckily the Berkely Vanish is some pretty strog stuff and I don't lose my rig too often.

Its true, the bigger that, generally the smarted it is. They don't get big being stupid. That being said, see if you can cast to them from a different angle, maybe from another side of the pond. A larger bait usually means bigger fish, but that's not always true as I've caught some of my largest on grubs. Try using a tube worm, throw it past the large fish, and hop it slowly to the bass. Then when you are just about on top of the fish you want, let the tube sit for a second or two, and twitch it a few inches in front of his nose, until you're a couple feet away. Reel it back in and try again. At least that's what Shaw Grigsby says to do. Works for me sometimes...

I find that I'll start scanning the area for the next place to throw a bait, or look up in the sky (I saw the last flight of the F-14 this way!). Unfortunately, I also start thinking about what I should be doing instead of fishing...

Depending on how I'm feeling, I'll try a bunch of different retreives, basically like IRATE, does, or I'll "yo-yo" the worm back (Kinda like long hops) or sometimes I'll do a steady twitching retreive. If I'm weightless and there's a surface bite, I'll let the worm swim slowly below the surface, just enough to keep the worm from sinking, but not fast enough to cause a wake.

LMAO!! Just reading though this thread and I don't think you guys have missed mentioning anything in the tackle box...Try anything and everything...hehehe...however, all of it is correct...

Yeah, though I have learned from this site that a snapping turtle will eat a lure, it doesn't happen all that often. I can tell you that I have had the tail bitten off enough grubs and worms to know that any sunny will nibble the things right off, making for a quick bag of baits...grrr

I did that just last week with a buddy. We were out in the canoe not getting any action when we moved into a little cove with some nice brush along the edge. I saw the right bush and said, "If there's a fish in there, I'm gonna get him with this cast." Sure enough before the worm was in the water 2 seconds, a nice bass inhaled the thing for my first fish of the day. I ended up pulling 3 more fish from that bush. Was it luck? Skill? Who knows, but he was amazed that I did what I said...and he quickly changed his rig right after...

Yeah, sometimes it seems too easy with a senko, especially the watermellon colored. I had been using them exclusively until my supply ran out (that bait monkey is nagging me to go get more...) with a 1/8oz t-rig. My biggest problem with them is that they seem to fall apart alot quicker than other soft baits and I run through them too quickly (sometime a whole bag in one day!), but if they perform, well I don't mind quite so much...

Yeah, that deffinately is a bummer for your friend, but you still have to go, solo or not. Make sure you take lots of pics, and make sure he gets his meds right for the August trip. As for taking pics, well, I just stick out my arm as far as I can and hope the fish fits in the frame. Not exactly the best way, but when you're alone, you have to make do sometimes. You could try laying the fish on the bottom of the canoe next to a ruler, but flopping fish don't usually photograph well... Try to enjoy the trip and catch lots!

Rule #7: Always use the excuse, "I must have left my cel phone in the truck and I missed your call."

Regardless of what you get, you can get quite a bit with that much money. Since you're kinda new to bassing, I'd try to pick up a variety. First, pick a lure you'd like to learn how to use and get a couple like it If you're goning to buy worms and other plastics, don't forget about hooks and weights. I'd also pick up a spool of 10# braided line. Finally, if there's anything left, check the "bargain bin". You might find some treasures in there for a very low price.

I'm not sure (and I didn't check out that link fully), but are y'all referring to the castable transducers as well?

There's a couple way you can handle this... First, you can bring along a rag and some needle nose pliers so he doesn't have to touch any part of the fish. Or, you could show him that bass have no real teeth and he'll see that it's no big deal. Or, you can tell him, "If you can't take your own fish off your hook, then he can't go fishing with you. And while you're at it, tell him that you know where some little girls are having a tea party he can join.

In NY, or at least on Long Island, people mostly fish salt water, for which you don't need a license at all (unless you are going to sell your catch). Fresh water licenses are available in just about every tackle shop, though, as well as town/county halls and even at Wal-Mart. I agree that there should be a hefty fine for fishing without, seeing as a yearly license is only $14. There's a new program up here called a "Lifetime License", but at the moment the price evades me. I'll probably sign up for that at the end of this year.

When you drive down a wooded road and almost hit a tree/deer/car/pedestrian because you're too busy looking off to the side for "that secret pond" a guy told you about When you and you neighbor have an arguement over over-fishing the pond (happened today )

Never seen those before...looks like a grub with a slug tail...might hafta check 'em out

I can dig that. After getting 6 1/2 inches of rain last weekend, the fishing just hasn't been the same. I hate hard rain, but sometimes a nice soft rain is a great time to throw a weightless worm out there and use it kinda like a jerk bait, espceially if there's a relatively clear shore area to cast around.