Bankbeater

Depending on the depth, you may be able to pull the boat into the lilypads and try to fish them vertically.

What lake was that on?

Anyone ever use fingernail polish for a quick touch up job? I have heard this from several people and I was wondering if it really worked or not.

I just use a split shot. I just don't clamp it down so tight that it won't pull off if its snagged.

Also there is Paul's Bait and Tackle down in St. Louis and there was a Gateway Outfitter right off of Hwy 70 at Cave Springs on the right. Sadly I think Gateway was looking for a buyer. I guess it was just too close to the BPS and Cabela's.

I blame that darn ground hog. He said we would get six more weeks.

You have to wonder what its thinking.

What? Is that a joke? My first guess would be yes, but with some of these odd ball small town laws you never know.

So I don't jinx myself I am going to shoot low and say 4 lb.

A lot of the lakes around here are at most 20 to 25 feet deep, if that. About 30 years ago the fishing lakes were open from Memorial Day to Labor Day and closed the rest of the year, which made for some very heavy pressure. If you got to the lake late in the day you couldn't get the boat close to the bank because there would be a boat in the way or someone fishing from the bank. We started fishing out in the middle and discovered that we were catching when the ones hitting the bank were not.

My fishing hat is a summer hat. When it starts getting cool out I wear a different hat, but I bring my fishing hat with me in the boat just to be safe.

I just got my first pair on Saturday. Its a real trip, especially when I look down and try to walk at the same time. The guy at the eyeglass center said it would take two or three weeks to get use to them.

I have some of the EWG hooks that I bought three or four years ago. I have had no problems. My Dad on the other hand bought some last year and he has had several break in two while removing them from a fish.

X2 I always use snaps for crankbaits. IMO, it gives the crank more action.

Where I live some of the housing developers are local campaign contributors. You can guess the rest.

very cool stuff. I like the bird's eye view...much better scoping out spots. Whoa !

Spring fever getting to you??

I like to move it a few feet and then stop it. Sometimes the bass tear it up when its worked like this.

For one single day I would rather catch a monster. I'll take numbers if I just can't find any hawgs.

My wife told me that if I say "I want to go fishing" one more time then she's going to have me committed.

Baby Brush Hog Finesse Worm Super Chunks Salty Chunks Mag II worms

I spool all of mine in green.

I have a Mitchell 308 on a 6' med rod.

I use Yo-Zuri Hybrid or Berkley Big Game. Both in #10.

If they are decent size fish I will weigh all of them. If I'm catching a lot of dinks I will just weigh one to get an idea of their size.