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Hey, I just discovered the "Auto Play" button. Saves you from having to clicking on each pic I am a slow-learner :-[. Dan

KVD's DVDs which has "pitching" in them. KND's Pitching video Basic Fly-fishing video And, welcome to BR. Dan

Send it down to the deep South and I'll do my best too . Dan

Super New Site Matt!!! Very professional graphics, etc. 8-) flech: I just take too many pics ;D I think Matt just wanted to show that his baits work in the deep South as well as in CA. Hope I can increase my Bass weights this summer. Mine look like 'fry' next to those CA Bass. :-? Dan

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A theory says that the Bass see the boat as a hiding place for the 'bait'(forage fish) and so they finally commit at the last moment. This is when a properly set drag can save losing a Bass to a busted line. Dan

Man, with my short-term memory loss, I'd forget to name everyone :-? We could all learn something from each other. We all have our strengths and weaknesses. Never having fished a tourny, I'd need a lot of help. :-[ I could take some pics though ;D. Thank you Avid(and others) for the very kind words and yes, I'm embarassed but I'll get over it Dan

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I get on the water usually by 10 AM and leave by 3 or 4 PM. Went today and left at 2 PM. Water temp was from 87 to 91 degrees F and the air temp was at 100 degrees F! Was at a newly opened(June 10th) State managed public lake; one bite, no Bass :-[. Dan

Try throwing a square-billed(less hangups than a rounded bill) crankbait and bounce it off of the wood. Dan

Saw you BD No, very few have interchangeable lens Lang. The Kores don't. Dan

BD: You're very welcome. I looked but didn't see you.................. :-?

Lang: I own about a dozen sunglasses from years past; Costa del Mars, Ocean Waves, Natives, Mauji Jims, and others I don't remember off-hand. Those Kores are normally $120 or $130 a pair. Campmor just sell's them for less. They are comfortable fitting, light-in-weight, and are strong with lens that don't scratch easily. Dan

Amber/yellpw for low-light conditions and dark grey for sunny days. See my post above for my favorites at $70. Dan

Thank you Tenn. I do like to experiment around with new-to-me(and sometimes others ) tackle, etc. No need to quit using your Natives but should you need new sunglasses, don't forget the Kores are at the lowest price I've found here. I didn't know about Campmor when I bought my first pair and I paid $130 for them at Cabelas . Dan

tenns: I agree on the Natives. I had to have mine replaced and it was no problem. I still like my Kores better but the Natives are good sunglasses. Dan

Swimming a jig--fast! T-rigged Senko Pitched jig Speed worm--fast Basshunter--if you have a pickup truck T-rigged Paca Craw Matt's Baby Bass From the shore Matt's BB 9 lbs--Matt's BB All those Bass were caught in the HEAT of the summer over several years including my PB, that 9 lber. Note how many different baits were used. A Fat Free Shad and other baits caught me some nice hot-weather Bass too so open your mind up to all the possibilities . Dan

"Only the Shadow know's!" From an old radio program..............................but it seem's to fit this situation . Dan

How Stuff Works The biggest problem with cheap sunglasses is in the way the lenses are made. Inexpensive sunglasses have lenses made of ordinary plastic with a thin tinted coating on them. While the tint color and a similar frame design may make them look like Oakley X-Metal Romeos or Ray-Ban Predators, the actual lenses are very different. Lens quality - Optical-quality polycarbonate and glass lenses are free of distortions, such as blemishes or waves, and have evenly distributed color across each lens. Here's an easy way to tell if the lenses in a pair of sunglasses are of good quality. Find a surface with repeating lines, like a tiled floor. Hold the sunglasses a short distance away from your face and cover one eye. Look through one of the lenses at the lines while moving the sunglasses slowly from left to right and then up and down. The lines should stay straight as you look at them. If they wiggle or waver in any way, then the lenses are not optical quality and will distort your vision. Distortion is extremely common in cheap sunglasses. Sunglass Technologies Typical layering used to create a pair of high-grade sunglasses Dan

They are some type of plastic: The Kaenon SR-91® lens material in 8.25 base curve for maximum wrap and rake is the foundation for the finest polarized lenses in the world. SR-91 is neither glass, nor polycarbonate, nor CR-39, but a radically new polarized lens material. SR-91 combines the crisp optical acuity of the finest glass lenses, in an ultra light weight. Dan

I discovered these sunglasses ayear or two ago after using about a dozen different high-end polarized sunglasses. They are superb and that's a great price on them. I have a grey and yellow lens model. High praise indeed: COLTS Laboratories (an independent testing facility) has certified Kaenon Polarized SR-91 lenses with an optical acuity and clarity rating of "40" - the highest possible score in the stringent ANSI Z.87.1 testing regimen. Dan

Lately, it's been a pitched Jig X or a Chatterbait.

Rods: Kistler LTA Heliums and Megabass Evoluzions Reels: Shimano-Antares AR & Calais 200 & Japan Market Diawas Line: Seaguar Carbon Pro fluro Knot: Crawford Attractant: Megastrike and CB's Hawg Sauce Soft plastics: GYCB, Netbaits, Reaction Innovations, Fish-n-Fools S/P hooks: GY's Sugoi, Gammy Weedless(wacky rig) Jigs: Vertical's Jig X Trailers: Joe's Chunks Spinnerbaits: Nichols & Lil Hustler Swimbaits: Matt's Lures, Huddlestondeluxe, Bettencourt's Real Fish Topwater: Megabass, Reaction Innovations(Vixen), FishArrow Crankbaits: Fat Free Shad, Jerry Rago's Rats, Rapala Boat: Basshunter UBHII Motor: MinnKota Maxxum Depth Finder: Humminbird Portable Battery: Odysee Dan

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