KU_Bassmaster.

Did you go to Lone Star?? If so, how was the boat traffic? I am considering going out there tomorrow morning.

Good luck man!!!! I hope you can get somebody to help you out. It sounds like a good cause and opportunity. Rock Chalk Jayhawk!! I just couldn't resist. ;D

I broke mine in the other night/morning. I tried to get a bigger bass to model, but they just wouldn't cooperate. :

I used to transport my two-man boat (11 ft x 5.5 ft) in a ....... well lets here ...... first a '91 Ford Ranger, then a '98 chevy s-10, then an '01 s-10, and lastly a '03 Dodge Ram. The Ram was the only truck that the boat would lay flat. For the Ranger we built a removable platform out of plywood (to get above the wheel weels in the bed) and the boat laid flat on that. Plus you could put stuff underneath. While this sounds OK, it was a pain in the butt to get the boat in the truck by yourself. In the s-10's we just tilted the boat so one side of the boat rested on the bottom of the bed and one on the side of the truck. This was a lot easier. Two years ago though we found a cheap utility trailer and it has made things so much easier and quicker when loading and un-loading the boat.

Skwerl is right. I got challenged yesterday by somebody that should not have challenged me. Ironically it was the same challenge as basspro48 (the right one) gave me.

Here's what I was talking about: Notice the wheel on the left. I kind of actually like the design of this. It does have a little room in between the console and the deck. The one I remember seeing in person, the console went right up to the deck. So while that boat looks pretty cool, it's still not fisherman friendly IMO. When I say "wasted" space, I am talking about traditional bass boats like the one in the pic. If you look at the boat, it's pretty difficult to get from the front deck to the back (livewell and to net a fish) and vice versa (net man). Where as if it were traditional you just walk right down center which is a lot more open than the sides of this boat. I am also not a real big fan of dual console boats. Single console boats just seem more roomy. But that's my opinion. Everybody has one, so that's why they make more than one model.

I think Nitro and Ranger (?) each came out with center console bass boats. Lots of wasted space, but kind of cool looking.

In Eurpoe they are on the left ;D. Nope I have no idea. I've always kind of wondered that my self. I bet there is some reason from way back in the day.

I got a book coming out this fall ......ahhh crap .... did I just say that :-X ;D

Man you have some low quality grocery bags ;D ;D ;D. Also, most of us aren't weighing Fork fish either. What a problem to have. As for the slim coat thing, I just always made sure the bag was wet before weighing them. Not sure if that helps or not, but I think it would. I also must add that since this original post I have gotten a X-Tools scale for CHEAP on Ebay. No more bags are poking holes for me.

I like the show. I like to see the Hawgz and it does have a fair amount of educational value. About the ponds ..... One of the things that bugs me is he never says that on his show, "I am at such and such pond today" (or at least the ones I have watched). For somebody new, just getting into bass fishing, that show is not a fair representation of how a typical day on the water goes. I bet his worst show is probably better than just about everybody's best on here as far as numbers and size go.

AWSEOME IDEA!!!!!

Very Nice!!!!! I really like what you did with that. There are quite a few guys on here with some customized rigs. Here is mine:

The perfect lure and presentation in the wrong location (no bass) has a 0% chance of catching a bass. Now put the wrong lure in the right location and at least you've got a shot.

I think you will find that all trolling motors today, relatively speaking, are great in grass and weeds. It will just come down to whether you're a Motor Guide or Minnkota guy. i personally have a Minnkota 12V, 55 lbs Thrust troliing motor that is going on 10 years old and I have not had one problem with it. So if my trolling motor that is 10 years old has NO problems in the grass and weeds, the new ones can only be better. I believe they also make two different types of props for TM's .... a speed and a weedless one. I just have the generic Minnkota weedless prop and it does great.

This might be a completely stupid question coming from a guy who knows nothing about Gators ...... But doesn't the water you fish have gators?? Wouldn't you be a little worried with a boat like that with your feet dangling in the water??

With a spinnerbait ;D :-? : Last year I was throwing a Bomber Square A along some docks and the front hook got tangled with my line. So when I reeled it in, it did the twirly thing on top of the water and I had a small bass hammer it. It dawned on me that this is what must have happened to whoever invented the Helicopter lure.

Lone Star - 6-24-06 Man .... I was getting the shakes. It had been a whole two weeks almost since the last time I had been out in the boat. Great day out at Lone Star. This was my first trip up there since school has been out. I put in around 5:00 am and the water temp was 79. It quickly rose above 80 and was around 82 when I left around noon. I started off the morning throwing a Sammy and man were they wanting that thing. I had the most sucess with that throwing it over main lake points. Soon as the sun came up I picked up a senko and started pitching around grass around boat docks. They didn't seem to interested in that. By 8:00 there was quite a few boats on the water all hammering the bank so I decided to go find some deeper water. Good Move. I picked up a Zoom Trick Worm on a Spot Remover jig head and was casting into 10-15 ft of water on the outside of the grass line and around main lake points. I got hung up on a brush pile I "found" in about 18 ft of water and broke off. When I was directly over the brush pile I noticed that my depth finder showed fish on the outside edges of the pile. I decided to tie on a drop shot rig and started catching them real good off 3 brush piles I know about. I also caught the BIGGEST three pound bass I have ever caught. Sounds wierd .... ... the whole story is in the Outings Section under the Members Challenge Results with a pic, ;D

If it's a bow mount trolling motor ... yes. If it's a transom mount ..... no. I have a very similar boat and one thing to consider though is bad weather situations. I know when I get stuck on the lake in heavy wind (meaning the lake is capping and I am probably trying to get back to the ramp) I am glad mine is mounted on the transom. If it was on the bow, the front of the boat would stay down and take on quite a bit of water. Just something to consider. In perfect conditions though, I think you would like the bow mount better.

Until the fish stop biting ;) My normal morning schedule is ... on the water by 5:00, usually off noon or so...... but if the fish are biting I'll stay longer, much longer If I go night fishing, On the water by 1:30 am off by 9:00

15 is fine 20 is uncomfortable 25 I am off the lake

Yep ....... no takers as of yet. Not giving up though.

Well there is always the Jon boat option and decking it out like the infamous LBH boat. I did that, but I have been fishing more out of my old boat this year ....... old faithful.

Very Nice!!!!!

Make sure you reel down so that your rod is pointing at your bait before setting the hook. Also you say you are having particular problems with the jig. Make sure you trim the weed guard so that the guard does not extend past the point of the hook.