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Hey Raul, do you think you could come up with kind of a checklist/guidline for us other fishermen to take to our lakes. Just what to look for and what these things mean. Just to help us locate fish better and choose the right bait. If you want to do this I think everybody would love it and put it to good use ( I know I would). Thanks a bunch man.

Another great post Raul ;D Keep em comin. Thanks.

Thank you all for your great replys, I think that the question I should have posted was "how long do you fish with a particular bait before you know its not going to produce or you are in the right spot?" But I do think I need to anilize the conditions and situation better than I currently do before I tie on one particular bait. If I can do this I think the fish will tell me how long it should be in the water and where I should be.

You would be surprised as to what waters hold them. Small ponds, big lakes, creeks, rivers. Creeks and rivers are usually your best bet. Find a pool or a cove where the current is not so bad and toss out your trap.

I am in the habit of fishing one bait for almost half the day if it is not producing. I tend to move spots before ill tie a new bait on. So my question is... How long is to long? How do you decide this bait is not working? Thanks.

Thats a nice tiger LBH. How old is he or she?

here ya go http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0002258014322a&type=product&cmCat=search&returnString=Ntk=Products&QueryText=+trap&_D%3AhasJS=+&Go.y=7&Nty=1&hasJS=true&No=40&%2Fcabelas%2Fcommerce%2FCabelasCatalogNumberFinder.giftCertificateURL=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Ftemplates%2Fgiftcertificate%2Fgiftcertificate.jsp%3Fid%3D0005586990011a%26podId%3D0005586%26catalogCode%3DIB%26navAction%3Djump%26indexId%3D&noImage=0&Ntt=+trap&Ntx=matchall&_D%3A%2Fcabelas%2Fcommerce%2FCabelasCatalogNumberFinder.giftCertificateURL=+&N=4887&Go.x=28&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form9&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&returnPage=search-results1.jsp

You might be able to find them at pet stores in your area. They are a bit more expensive but you can get a couple to try them out. Or you can make your own trap and catch them. The trap I made is just a two litre bottle cut off about an inch below whare it gets to be the full circumfrance of the rest of the bottle. Take the top that you cut off flip it around and duct tape it so the cap end is pointing twards the bottom of the bottle (dont forget to take the cap off before you tape it, I have done this)then drill some 1/4" holes in places around the thing to get it to fill up faster. Bait it with dog food, bologna or cut up macaral(sp) and just put it out about ten to twenty feet off shore. Leave it overnight and you should have some free bait in the morning. Or I think cabellas sells a trap. Ill check. Hope this helps ;D

Raul you have opened my eyes that was a fantastic post. Im not trying to be a brown nose but I do think that you are one of the .01% that are in the "naturals" catogory. The way I approach a new lake will be changed for the beter now. Thank you. And thanks to all the others that added to this thread. You guys are great. Bryce

I am jealous. ;D Have fun.

A popper or buzzbait should work in your situation too. Just try to match your lure size to the size of the baitfish in your lake.

This is a post i made a little while ago on the subject of live baits. Here are some ways to fish with live bait.With a shiner use a #1 or #2 live bait hook tied straight to your line and hook it through the nose or the back, just under the spine, and cast it out and let it swim around. The other way is to put a bobber on the line at whatever you would like the leader to be, I usually make it a two to three foot leader, cast it out and it will swim around. Another good live bait is the crayfish or crawdad. You should be able to get these at the local tackle shop. With the same size hook as the minnow pull off one or both of the claws and hook it through the middle of the tail, cast it out and let it sit on the bottom. But you might want to reel in and recast every 20 min or so because they like to get under rocks or stums and other types of cover. Another choice is the muddpuppy or waterdog. As the two before youl need the same size hook and rig it the same as a crawdad. Or with these you can hook it through the face, I like the base of the tail becase they tend to live longer. Cast it out and let it sit on the bottom. These are a couple of live bait options. You could also use a number of Craink baits and plastics and all kinds of other things and im sure these guys will have something to add, so I hope this helps. Good luck. ;D

I think all fish have the ability to pass anything that does not agree with them. My four year old neice was feeding my oscar plastic worms and he passed them fine. It freaked me out until I figured out what was going on. I was like , what is that!

I would say you might have beter luck with catfish fom the holes.

I use the Trilene knot on everything, except DS rigs I use a palomar on those.

LOL. Copy that.

I use a snap swivel and have not lost a fish or a lure to them yet (as far as I know). I only have one rod I use for cranks and I change baits often. So the swivel works for me and saves me time.

WOW that must have been one hell of a fight.

Way to go man ;D

How big was his tank. Hey LBH do you still have your bass?

I think im gonna pick it up in the morning.

Listen to LBH. I have taken the nut off the top of the spool and the spring unwinded. Its a pain in the a$$ to get it woun back up and get the nut back on. The nut may also be left hand thread.

Well said. I couldn't agree more.

Here are some links to pics of different Jig set ups... Jig & Pig http://espn.go.com/winnercomm/outdoors/Bassmaster/i/P2_bm_0503_bass_basics8.jpg Jig & Craw http://***/insideline/images/lami-craw-jig.jpg Jig & Frog http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/horizontal-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=perf&id=0018196117821a&navCount=1&podId=&parentId=&navAction=pop&catalogCode=&rid=0180102012302&parentType=&indexId=&hasJS=true Hope this helps. ;D

LOL, oh man thats great!