Rangerphil

Prayers sent!

Well I had my first one yesterday there was 29 boats with only SEVEN fish caught! 5 pounds and some change won it! Water was 34 degrees to start with some skim ice on the lake. I caught nothing fished slow and deliberate but no bites! What I did realize is if I fish when the water warms up like I did yesterday I could end up with much better results. If I learned anything from fishing in those tough conditions is if I slow down and work areas more profiecntly I may end up with the biggest sack of my life!

Headed to the lake in the morning for the first tourney! Should be interesting! Very cold!

Well I appreciate everyone's feedback on this site. I also respect some members opinions such as jfrancho,road warrior and others! Just because I like something does not mean they have to or vice a versa! I will continue to learn and enjoy reading from these posters along with everyone else!

3/0 worm hook but I saw vmc came out with a wacky rig hook looks good but I do not like circle hooks! I want to set the hook!

Went last weekend down here and the water was cold(36). I have a tourney Saturday! One nice thing is if you catch anything this time of year it is usually better size fish!

Doug, thanks for the help! Yes everyone is different and I am not trying to sell anyone on the reel I just wanted to let everyone know that I love it!

I just purchased one of the new lucky strike and tried it the other day. I had to put some weight up front it would sit tail down. Have you had this problem to? Is this a good cold (35-40) water bait or should I stick to the rogues?

This is how I set mine up. I had one of the two blue pins on and two of the four white ones on. The tension knob I set like any other reel which is let the bait fall smoothly to the ground, once it hits the ground the spool stops with no overrun. I was casting a dt6 with these settings with 10mph winds and just great results!

I was wondering what has been the coldest water you have caught largemouth in? I went yesterday to a small lake close to home just to get the boat out and fish a little. I have a club tournament this coming Saturday and I just wanted to make sure that everything was ready to go. The water was 36 degrees and I only fished for a few hours with no luck, except for a small trout that I caught on a dt fat! The weather is going to be horrible the rest of the week so I expect to be fishing in similar water temps at this other lake. I know I am going to throw shad raps, finesse jigs, crankbaits and jerkbaits. Any help in catching these cold water bass would be greatly apreciated! Also, the one thing I did notice yesterday was I could not mark a fish! This lake is not very big only about 84 acres and I covered a great deal of it looking for fish and or bait with no success! Where did they go?

Awesome!

Well I got out yesterday for the first time on the boat this year and got to use my new bb1. This reel is amazing! I was casting a dt6 further than I have ever done before. The reel was easy to dial in(with help of another member on here) and was as smooth as butter! I have owned some good reels but this is ridiculous how far you can throw a crankbait! This one piece of equipment is going to change my overall catch ratio this season!

Find a dock, skip a green pumpkin or watermelon colored senko under the dock either wacky rigged or Texas rigged no weight let sink to bottom. Lift rod up twitch it a little let it sink back down. If this does not catch anything then just forget about them and use what you have confidence in!

Awesome! Just a beautiful fish!

Congrats! That's a beauty!

Hang in there it just takes time. Hope the next one will be better for you!

Awesome! Sounds like you had a blast.

I just had a friend give me one of these and was wondering if anyone knew anything about it? I know it is not a reall expensive reel but for free I will take it every time! It looks like it would be good for a back up flipping reel since it has a flipping switch. Just wondering if anyone knows the gear ratio? Thanks

I have no idea but I would love to see some pics of the tank that is awesome!

I love the baby rage craws but for a small jig like that I have used a small craw that they sell a Walmart. I can't remember the name I think it is arkie or something like that. I really love them on small jigs. They are alot smaller and seem to fit the jig better. Also Yamamoto made a small craw that is awesome! I don't know if they still make them. You still can't go wrong with the baby rage craw though!

Junk fisherman! I can throw a shakey head and drop shot all day or burn spinnerbaits through grass, but my favorite is shallow to medium cranking. I love bouncing a squarebill off a stump and a big ole pig loading up on it!

The big ones are fun! I hope to fish a everstart event next year!

I use them on a shakey head with good success! Green pumpkin has worked for me in the past. Good deal!

Nice congrats! If you get to go with A-jay and Dwight to Erie don't forget to stop and pick me up!!

Awesome! Did you learn anything that you could share with us?