Everything posted by ClackerBuzz
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Lunkerville Season 8 - Thursdays @ 2Pm Est On Nbc Sports!
this is a link for season 7 but the rest are listed at the top of the page http://rockville.tv/Lunkerville_Season_7/Season_7.html Edit: opps i don't have that link anymore so just search the site. http://www.lunkerville.com/seasons-1-6/
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Cold Water Chatterbait?
good article about fishing SB in cold water. basically the same deal http://www.***.com/4-coldwater-spinnerbait-tips-you-need-to-know/
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Spinnerbaits
slam a $1 walmart spinnerbait into a log and the bass won't care who made it. the benefits of less expensive lures is that you don't care about losing them. which means ur more likely to put them into nasty spots. which means you are fishing where bass live . and you can learn the difference between a bite and a branch. and how to un-snag them. it's nice to upgrade to better quality after the learning curve. i could agree somewhat that expensive lures with beveled blades have a slight advantage in open water when using them as a suspending reaction lure (mid water column). but bass def care little about details when ur bouncing off the bottom and cover. lotta people just keeping buying cheap lures and buy a hook sharpener .
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Nutech Jigs?
haven't tried them but you can basically do that with any jig. fan the weed guard out to both sides like a V. then smear one drop of superglue all over guard. it will stiffen up even the weakest weed guard. once dry crack to ur desired strength. i like to crack the upper half completely free and leave the lower half of the guard glued. i have tons of jigs from many different manufactures and they now all have the same weed guard consistency and are timber bashing machines.
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Bullet Weights Vs. Split Shots And Getting Snagged
i stick with bullet weights for C rigs and T rigs all the way down to 1/16th oz. inline spinner bait bodies are much cheaper than official mojo weights and i use 1/32oz. anything lighter is ultra finesse and i use split shot w/o ears. the removable ears collect too much algae/weeds. BPS has 'clam shot' weights. crimp them on ur lower line and pull them back and forth 8" to wear a slight groove in the lead. then slide up to position and cut the worn line off. tie hook and ur good to go w/o line damage.
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Canoe Question, Square Or Not
^that there is the green machine I modeled mine after. now if i could only fish as good as the captain
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Canoe Question, Square Or Not
buy the square stern if you have the option. double pointed canoes are much easier to find. i'm on my 4th season with two canoes, both double pointed. i added a motor after the 2nd season and never looked back. it's still nice to row on small bodies of water but the motor gives you access to so much more fishable water. and means a TON more fishing time b/c ur not wasting energy rowing and ur moving quickly over unproductive water to get to high percentage spots. i use a homemade motor bracket on both. i stand up and fish in both. setting the battery on the opposite side of the trolling motor offsets the weight and balances nicely. i'd also recommend a 6-8' battery to trolling motor extension cable so you can set ur battery in the middle or all the way up front. it also helps balance ur rig front to back. too much weight in the back with you leaves the front end doing a canoe wheelie.
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Tubes
fully exposed tube jigs snag up a lot. i like them in a boat, in the cold and in the wind. they suck from shore b/c you gotta break off but they are easy to un-snag from a boat or kayak. the huge benefit is it's easy to hook up sensitive cold water bites or on windy day's when you can't detect the bite b/c fish hook themselves. they also spiral down nicely and sometimes the fish really key in on that. the majority of the time i use keel weighted EWG hooks. they are weedless but more importantly they don't hang up in rocks near as easily. always go with the lightest weight possible. it's gonna be different for lake vs a river w/ current. if ur fishing from shore go even lighter.
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Baby Angler Names
Glenn or May
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Baby Angler Names
Clackerbuzz Jr.
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The Bass Pros - Rick Clunn Tips Explain Them To Me ...
didn't see the show but i like how Shaw Grigsby explains it (actually Gary Klein via Shaw). basically he thoroughly fishes a small snap shot of the entire lake: from one main lake point, to it's secondary points, all the way into the back creek channel. if he has success/ identifies a pattern catching fish on secondary points only then does he start jumping around the lake to cover all secondary pts.
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Lunkerville Season 8 - Thursdays @ 2Pm Est On Nbc Sports!
true story (names have not been changed to protect anyone). i upgraded my cable service today from economy to preferred .. it tripled my channels. i literally just sat down to start surfing and thought 'maybe i'll get some outdoor stuff' ie fishing channels?! at 2:02pm EST i flipped to NBC Sports. BAM! Mike D and Glenn "Clark Kent" May right out of gate!!! my face lit up like a kid that just got handed a full size Snickers bar on Halloween
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Best Credit Card Rewards For Bass Anglers?
x3. i pay health insurance with mine but then get to buy more gear
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Does Noise Actually Bother You?
braid in guides noise=good. heckling fish noise=bad.
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Natgeo
Cool story by a Natgeo photographer. I don't understand why a bass has never done this with me http://gizmodo.com/5405892/national-geographic-photographer-meets-deadly-leopard-seal
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Shaky Head Question!
^x2 all heads fall over. if you believe there's a shaky head that stands up in rocky cracks I got a Brooklyn Bridge to sell yah. it's all about the worm....and even if you have a 'dud' salty worm it becomes all about the action (keeping it moving/hopping/dragging). i'd say the worlds most perfect floating worm only becomes more valuable in very pressured/calm water where you need to let it sit in one place for a long time to entice the bass. then its safe to go with roboworm, big bites squirrel or anything elaztech like Strike King or Zman
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Fish Reacting To A Bait First Taken By Another Fish
interesting theory. you should experiment and see if megastrike turns a lure on the same way as a landed fish. or turning a rock over and rubbing some algae or real insect/crawl on the fly
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Never Really Used Soft Plastics Before Now. Any Tips?
the name of the game is "low and slow". that will catch you fish. after you learn patience feel free to speed up, experiment etc. also relocate often. ur first cast has the highest possibility of catching a bass in the area so relocate often. http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/13845-guaranteed-to-catch-bass/
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You Know You're A Fisherman When:
when you get a double digit on a pink rod w/ zebco 33
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I Don't Know What To Say
complete insanity! that catchy tune is def going viral and will soon be a ring tone you hear coming from a very strange persons phone in isle 3 of walmart
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Did I Make A Mistake
braid is excellent for shore fishing. i would have gone with 30lb only b/c you can cast it farther but 50 will do just fine and even allow you to get down and dirty. getting snagged and loosing lures is 100 x's worst as a shore fisherman. in a boat you can just motor over and un-snag the majority of the time. braid to mono/copoly/fluoro gives you so much versatility when beating the banks b/c you can't carry as many rods. i remove the leader and tie straight braid when the cover gets nasty. with 50lb you'll be able to pitch a jig or frog into the nasty stuff. spinnerbaits and rattletraps are reaction lures so don't be shy about tying straight braid to them. you won't loose near as many traps b/c you'll be able to bend the hooks out and get ur lure back. if the fish are skittish or ur in clear water just tie ur leader back on. hitting a highly pressured public pond? just tie on an 8lb leader and toss a 5" senko. or a 1/4oz drop shot or 1/8oz shaky head. braid to leader spinning rod is the most versatile set up you could own.
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I Need Some Tips
which ever lure you choose make sure you try this technique. 'slow and low'. you can do it with a jig, beetle spin, tube, lipless trap etc. i'd also use smaller baits and take some nightcrawlers as back up. dead stick it on the initial fall. pause from 10-25 seconds to give the lethargic fish time to swim over. experiment with a 12" drag and another 10 second pause. or small 12" hop with a long pause. of course speed up and try different retrieves. but fishing slow in cold water is very productive and takes serious patience. good luck and wear ur PDF out there
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Did I Make A Mistake
great heads up by tom not to break ur rod trying to get a snag free. use a leader and it will break first (or ur connection knot). 'water ski' with a stick when ur snagged (wrap the braid around a stick a few times and pull back till it breaks.
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Floating Shakey Head Worm
http://www.***.com/Big_Bite_Baits_Jeff_Kriet_-_Squirrel_Tail_Worm/descpage-BBBSQTW.html or http://www.***.com/Big_Bite_Baits_Jeff_Kriet_-_Shaking_Squirrel_Worm/descpage-BBBSHSQ.html#multiview