5150bass

I know 3 things without a doubt, 1) I was born 2) I will die 3) I'm gonna do a whole lot of bass fishing in between those 2. We agree on all of the above! I don't wish a long heated argument. My only desire was to correct some misinformation. My sentiments exactly. If I spend all my time debating on here how am I supposed to spend all my money on fishing tackle on eBay?

retiredbosn I am sorry to have to say it but you could not be more wrong. We are the only ones to ask these questions, and many times, (most) we come up with the wrong answer. We (science) comes up with the wrong answer most of the time? We still have a lot to learn for sure. We are incredibly far away from knowing everything but to say we come up with the wrong answer most of the time? This statement is just false. All I need to do is look around the world to see that everything we know (as sure as we can know anything) was discovered by science. To believe the world is young or old is just that a belief, all of my biology books in college had words like "we believe, could have, seems to" all are words of conjecture and belief. To believe that the world is young or old is not just a matter of opinion. I like vanilla and you like chocolate, who is to say which is better? Beliving that the world is young or old "just because" and believing that the world is young or old for reasons are two very different things. There is not one thing in the world that makes sense if you take the view that the world is "young" by any meaning of the word. The idea that the world is 4.5 billion years old is not just a matter of opinion or something the majority voted on. It is a fact as sure as any other fact documented hundreds and thousands of times. To believe in a big bang and billions of years without documented empirical data is as much a leap of faith as to not believe that way. The big bang is accepted by every scientist and physicist I've ever seen. The universe is still expanding since the big bang and accelerating. The red light shift from stars and galaxies prove this as sure as any fact. Everything is space is flying away from us. To be more clear: everything is flying away from everything else. Evolution is still just a theory, all of it takes belief. Science does not use the word theory in the way we do. I may say "I have a theory the bass might be shallow today". I mean to say that that is my hypothesis (A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.) "As used in science, a theory is an explanation or model based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning, especially one that has been tested and confirmed as a general principle helping to explain and predict natural phenomena." It is called the theory of evolution similar to the theory of gravity and the germ theory of disease. Someone who says that "Evolution is just a theory" has to realize that the idea that the earth is young doesn't even graduate to the level of a theory. It is just a hypothesis with no evidence to support it.

This is a really good question. As a little bit of a side note: It is very interesting how there was no "first" largemouth bass or smallmouth bass or any species. Every largemouth bass had to have parents and those parents had to be of the same species as it. With the slow and gradual change of evolution you would have a pretty tough time saying when the first largmouth was on Earth even if you could see each generation. In the same way that you cannot say which day you stopped being a baby. There was no last day you were a baby or any first day you became a child. There is just slow and gradual change. In the same way that we change slightly each day, species change slightly each generation. So if T9 says that they have been around for 3.5 million years, 4 million years ago there would have been a fish (the ancestor of largemouth bass) that was quite similar to the bass alive 3.5 million years ago. To me, this gives me a further appreciation for the fish we catch. It is great that we live in a time in history when we know how all the animals got to be the way they are. We are the only animal on Earth that have any clue to these types of questions.

I live in Canada and fish for smallmouth bass where there are some Northern Pike. Other than a steel wire leader what would you reccomend for a leader to prevent bite offs? I will only be using this for crankbaits, jerkbaits and spinnerbaits not jigs. What would you reccomend? Thanks in advance.

I am going to Orlando this week and I would love to catch a Largemouth bass. We don't really have any where I live in Manitoba (Canada). I am staying at Bahama Bay resort near lake davenport: http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=bahama+bay+resort&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=25.483499,86.572266&ie=UTF8&hq=bahama+bay+resort&hnear=&ll=28.327502,-81.656442&spn=0.016017,0.058622&z=15 Does lake davenport have largies? Are there any lakes or ponds close by there that I could try? I am not really worried about the size of fish, I would just like to try to catch one. I am not interested in a guided trip, I just want to try off shore for a bit on a lake or pond. Thank you very much!

I was wonering how I would go about making my own Crank retriever? I am mainly intertested in making the kind with the heavy weight and the rope, until I get a telescoping kind. Any help would be great. Thanks a lot, 5150bass

Does anyone know or have any information on how much Silica Gel it takes to keep all the moister out of one area? For example, how much Silica Gel would it take to keep the rust off hooks in a flat sided Plano box? Thanks, 5150bass

I fish lakes up North here that have a lot of Northern Pike. I do not want to loose my cranks, jerkbaits, topwaters and spinnerbaits to toothy critters. Is it ok to use a six inch steel leader on the end of my line? Will this have any effect on my ability to catch bass? Is there any other options to protect against bite-offs? Thank you, 5150bass

I have a 17 foot Misty River boat. I am looking to get a bow mount trolling motor for it. I have a few questions. 1.) What pounds thrust do I need? (I fish in rivers a fair bit). 2.) What length of shaft do I need for it? and 3.) What difference is there in a 12 volt versus a 24 volt? I am looking at the Minn Kota All Terain 55, 65 or 70 pounds of thrust bow mounts. Thank you very much, 5150bass

I would take a copy of those notes if its not too much trouble. 8-) Thanks a million, 5150bass

I know this isn't exactly what you are looking for but I'd thought I would mention it. The book "Largemouth Bass: An In-Fisherman Handbook of Strategies" is a really great book. It tells you how to locate largemouth bass in lakes, rivers and reserviors. It also explains the different calender periods which would help understand when the bass will move to different areas. There is lots of other info on locating bass in that book too, like different reservior types etc... And information on how to fish different lures. Theres lots of diagrams too. I know this isin't exactly what you wanted but I thought I would try anyways. 5150bass

I think our best bet is to ignore "thegreatestfisher", this person really needs attention, and is trying to get a rise out of everyone. I don't think we should respond to anything he says. If you see a post by him, don't even read it. My 2 cents worth. 5150bass

Do any of you use flashers? What are their benefits over other sonar types? Thanks, 5150bass

Yes, I agree with what you guys have said. I am seventeen and my role models are my parents because they busted their arses for me. I respect Ike and those guys for becoming great fisherman, but I don't want to be like them just because of that. I also agree that it is not their responsibility to be good role models, not any more than it is for any other occupation. Interesting topic Avid. 5150bass

Thanks guys, good info. roadwarrior In the river I fish, the areas that have current will always have current. So should be concentrating on areas with current throughout all seasons, and not bother with the sections of the river with no current? And then like you said find structure in the current areas? Thanks again 5150bass