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Ok, What are the chances of bass going shallow in 3-5 feet of water around old stumps and bridge pilings with a mud/sand bottom befire they spawn. This area loads with bass in the fall and looks like bass could stage in the creek channel by the stumps. i was thinking of going int there and throwing a football jig to catch bass feeding on crawfish and there are thousands of crawfish in the mud bottom and in the submerged wood.

I'm having the following jigs made to imitate craw fish to use in the rocky banks in Occoquan: 1/2 Football Jigs 1- Red / Light Brown (Red Head) 1- Red / Orange (Red Head) 1- Brown / Orange (Brown Head) 1- Black / Orange (Black Head) 1- Green Pumpkin / Watermelon / Orange (Rattles) 1-Solid red jig Any other colors you would reccomend to imitate the spawning craw dads?

Ok, My parents said they will will pay double what I save. I was wondering if anyone knew of a Jon boat with a live well that I could use on lakes around my house. I want it to be in the 14 to 18 foot range that I can bass fish out of

I'm fishing the Potomac river...........

How would you describe the color of spawning crawfish in the early spring?

At night the air temperature is going to go down to the 30 degree range and the low is in the high to mid 30s

Ok, in the next 8 days we are supposed to have temperatures from 44-58 degrees, Will this trigger the bass to move up and stage to spawn at all? The next full moon is February 18, then the one after that is March 19, but I think the waters are going to get warmer and warmer throughout this week and next week, so wouldn't the bass be going shallow to feed. At what air temperature do bass begin to spawn at?

My Grandparents have a friend who has a camp right on the river in Tionesta, there is A LOT of current and I have never caught a fish there from shore.

Any suggestion what I should do there besides go to the classic?????

Ok, Well me and my mom convinced my dad to take me to my first bassmasters classic for all 3 days in New Orleans, using my moms free southwest ticket, and by buying another one. I'm taking all my birthday, petsitting, and chore money to spend on new stuff and am taking some of my old bassmaster magazines to be autographed by any pro or legend I find. I'm REALLY EXCITED. I'm making it a priority to take as many pictures as possible and visit ever booth possible, and me and my dad are going to every weigh in!

I'll do it

what's the most you have spent in entry fees for one season? In the 2011 season I'm spending $1, 165 in entree fees

any other suggestions?

how old do you have to be to be a Marshall, I'm 15?

I have also posted this on the Pond boss forum.

I am a boy scout and am almost an eagle scout, and I am starting to plan my eagle project. I want to renovate the two run off/storm water management ponds that both hold stable, healthy populations of Largemouth bass and bluegill. I was wondering if you guys could help me and give me some advice. Here is my plan right now: Project description: The goal of this project is to improve the conditions of the ponds in the Olney Mill family park and create structure and plant flowers and trees around the ponds to enhance the appearance of the pond. The structure that will be planted for the fish and animals that inhabit the 2 ponds in the park and will provide them with better conditions to live in. Who will benefit: The Olney mill residents will benefit from this project. The Maryland Department of natural resources will also benefit because they are the ones responsible and are the care takers for the pond. This will enhance the appeal of the pond also which will benefit both the home owners association and the Olney mill residents. Present conditions of the ponds: At this time the fish that inhabit the pond have very little structure to occupy and inhabit. Right now the only sort of cover the fish have to inhabit is the aquatic grass that grows in the pond from late spring to late fall, but once winter arrives all the grass is gone and there is no structure for the fish. Around the pond the grass is over grown and there are no trees or bushes around the pond for the animals such as foxes, rabbits, and birds to inhabit. Plans for the ponds: I plan to have artificial structure, such as artificial trees made from scrap PVC pipe that will provide a place for the populations of bass and bluegill to live, hide, and feed which will be built and constructed by myself and the people that volunteer for this project. I also plan on sinking an Artificial stump field for the fish in the pond to use and I also plan on constructing Artificial Christmas trees to place in one of the ponds, which will be constructed by scrap wood and lumber and scrap PVC pipe. I also plan on possibly sinking one to two evergreen trees in the deeper parts of the two ponds. I also plan on planting different types of non-invasive aquatic grasses in the two ponds at different deoths to suit the needs of the largemouth bass population. Local Government Compliance Issues: There may be a need of getting a permit in order to place the Evergreen trees in the two ponds. Materials needed: 6, 5 gallon plastic buckets.. $14.04 (Home Depot) 40 LB Sakrete Concrete Mix$4.28 (Ron's Home and Hardware) JM Eagle Schedule 40, 3/4 in. x 10 ft. PVC Plain End..$40 (Home depot) 7 bricks, Oldcastle 7-3/4 in. x 2-1/4 in. x 3-3/4 in. Concrete Brick $2.87 (Home Depot) Dead Evergreen trees Donations 5 spools of 20 pound Monofilament..Donations Stimson Lumber Co 2 In. x 2 In. x 8 Ft. Furring Strip$5.28 (Home depot) Rocks. Donations Plate sized stonesDonations Pea sized gravel. Tools: Jon boat (Any size) Donation Hammers Screw drivers Screws Shovels Plants: Hyacinths Water celery Wild rice Eelgrass Also, The pond was built in 1969 as a stormwater management pond. The biggest bass that I have caught during the 10 years I have fished the pond was a 3.25 pound Largemouth bass. There is a strong, very strong blue gill population, but I was thinking of adding a few pounds of fathead minnows, is this a good idea. I am applying for a grant from the Chesapeake bay trust to finance this eagle project. I want to create small rock piles in the deeper parts of the pond for the bass. The deepest part of the pond is up to 6 1/2 feet deep and has murky water. All the bass in the pond are in the 10 to 13 inches long. The pond was never actually "stocked" I was told by a neighbor that an old man used to catch bass from the potomac river and put them in the pond. My goals for the ponds are to: (1). Expand the population of bass and have a healthy population of bass (2). Grow bigger bass in this pond (3.) Create a Diverse food chain for the bluegill and bass in this pond/ (4). Create structure for the bass to inhabit and feel safe in I just sent an email to the Fisheries department at the Maryland DNR about someone coming out to the two ponds and doing a population study on the largemouth bass populations in the two ponds There is a nice bluegill population in the pond. Also, I have attached some photos of the bass i have caught from the pond. The 3 pounder i caught from the one pond was caught during last June's ble gill spawn. The population of both bass and baitfish used to be stronger but a serious drought hit the pond in the summer of 2008 A few years ago, maybe 4 years ago it got so bad the whole pond was coverd with duckweed and all you could hear were the "popping" sounds of bluegill. It usually just surrounds the sides of the and thats where its the thickest maybe part of project can be taking out the bluegill, I will talk to the Fisheries management officer that comes to do the population study how many bluegill I should take out and how many smaller bass I should take out. To my knowledge there are know crawfish in the pond. The ponds are a little less than an acre. I think the bluegill population is a little too big and there is not bass big enough in the pond to eat the larger, adult blue gill. The main grass in the pond is elodea, to my knowledge My main goal is to have this pond produce largemouth bass that are 6 pounds plus in at least one of the two ponds, but I do think adding structure and more habitat and structure will help. There aren't many bass in this pond that are bigger than 18 inches, the 3 pounder I caught there was 18 inches, most of the bass are 14 inches or smaller At this pond I have had 150 bluegill days The 2 ponds are in a neighborhood park, a few people fish them with their kids, and many of my friends do to, but no one keeps any of the bass or bluegill to my knowledge, I was thinking of having a sign made and telling them about the project and suggest the catch and release concept to them, I have seen different adults take their younger kids fishing for bluegill at the ponds. All I really want to do is to increase the size of the bass in the pond, whether they hit 6 pounds, i don't care. I think the problem is that the bass don't have the right sized food, they have food, but not the right sized food. When I officially get the project approved by the board and get it started I will look into having signs put up around the pond. I am also planning on making part of my project creating spawning cover for the bass by placing a number of plate sized stones and within the perimeter of those stones placing pea sized gravel for the bass to spawn. Also, Would planting small rockpiles in the transition areas and in the deepest parts of the pond(S) help at all? May dad works on a Construction site and can probably get me some scrap wood and PVC pipe. Also, I had an idea of building aned putting together an artificial stump field made of scrap PVC pipe. The project has to last for at leas 2 saturdays, 9 hour days. Right now the only reptiles that live in the ponds are a few snapping turtles and some water snakes. In terms of fish species there are catfish, Koi, bass, and bluegill. There are a few blue heron that visit the pond, there are also ducks and geese that come to the pond. I am pretty sure that The bluegill that inhabit are both pure strain bluegill and pumpkinseed bluegill

What is your favorite type of grass to fish?

I was using a Shakespeare Microspin reel with 8 pound copolymer

Ok, This year I lost some bass that would of made a huge difference in how I placed in tournaments. In August I hooked a bass that was at least 4 1/2 pounds in an opening in a grass field on a stand up jighead with a rage lobster with a small reel amd light line and when I got it right in front of me in the water at the end of the dock we were fishing I was holding the rod and meanwhile my dad was trying to land the bass and the bass snaped the line and slowly swam back into the grass, that bass would of gotten big bass for the tournament and would of gotten me $300. In another tournament in 2010 I hooked a bass with light tackle by a grass bed and the bass ended up running into the grass and burying itself with my lure in its mouth in its grass and eased itself off the hook while my boater was running the trolling motor over to get the bass and when we got to where the fish buried itself and my line went slack, the bass was gone. Any suggestions how I can fix this problem. I'm still working on my hook setting skills, i usually just let the bass run 1 to 2 seconds and then set the hook. I'm big enough to set the hook hard, but I usually don't

These are the anglers that I said that would do well in the FLW event on Lake Okeechobee February 3-6: Dean Rojas (I think he will win) Luke Clausen john Cox Dion Hibdon Chris Lane Bobby Lane Scott Martin Brandon McMillan Ish Monroe Randall Tharp I think it will take about 72 pounds cumulative over the 4 days to win this event

Are Rage baits on sale?????????

Here are the species I am considering stocking: Fathead minnows Yellow perch Paper Shell crawfish Black Crappie I am considering planting these plants: Hyacinths Coontail Milfoil Here is the structure I plan on scattering across the pond: Pea Gravel Sawed Cedar limbs Wooden Shipping pallets Christmas trees

Do you think he will be bed fishing?

Can anyone here help me? I fish a few run off ponds by my house and the average bass isn't very big, my biggest from there is 3.25 pounds. There is really no forage accept for bluegill. I am trying to come up with a few good reasons/ideas to present to the Home owners commity. I am a boyscout and want to do some pond resteration projects for my eagle project

Any creative stuff for the rage shad, for example, carolina rigging it???????????