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hahaha, my great grandparents came with their families from Poland on my dads side. I have been handed down a little of the food and drink, a few words or expressions from him and my grandmother. I will try to pass it to my kids but like everything with time it fades away.

Ski gear in Fl LOL you know I am not so sure that LMG isn't the Polish guy Martin certainly seems to make sense well except for the mythical 20" fish that he is not photographing

today no didn't go out.....but yeah they do actually work.

Yeah it does look like it makes sense, but RW made a good point if you right handed the poin of a BC reel is power so you crank with your dominant hand where spinning is more rod control and playing the fish. I too am learning on a RH and have purchased a RH as my first BC reel. It is all good still catch fish either way

I got a quantum energy pt waiting for me......

Once I get going I am not going to put it down for a loooong while cant wait! I will know what you mean sooner than later come jan

I see your point as far as accuracy, I hear BCs are more accurate, however that is not the case with me yet. I do like working the texas rig with them better than a spinner and top water/jerk bait I prefer a spinner still. But controlling the fish once on I feel is all spinning, but like you said BCs are muscle. Each has its own good qualities.

I think spinning rod and reel is better fighting a fish. You can control the fish better with the rod, there usually is more line on the spinning reel letting it rip out drag if needed. There is a reason people run spinning gear with snook and bones IMHO Now that 6er was fun on casting but it felt way more hairy. It is more like a winch, good for heavy cover and moving a fish I suppose.

My solution is don't fish when it is hot out. I am done by 7, 8 am at the latest most days lol.

It has been below 90 last couple but the real change is less humidity and the lows are 68-72 not 80 like they were a week ago!

I think Martin has honed a technique far superior, something about strategic location of thumb ......I will let him explain, he has a nice little how to video

Yeah but AK has one less fish right, he is only at 4?

Have the green mirror, use them all the time as they are good in cutting glare enough on bright days but they work very well in low light like dawn/dusk and cloudy days when grey is too dark to see.

My buddy uses the Fatty Craws on his jigs, cleans up with them as the trailers.

Where you see it at? PM if need be. Man I saw an 7 or 8 foot one run over on 95 one morning, right under the bridge for old st aug. came right around the exit and bam it was there. truck must of hit it. but there is a swamp, the canoe trail that runs through there and a creek right under 95. They are all over man, all over. But your right this year they are seen a lot more than last. Oh and by the way they put signs up at the law school. It is official.

Went out today to finish out my 5 fish. got three so only the two 15" will get posted up. wacky centipede and sluggo did the trick. Sorry the second pic is blury and the tape is moved off zero a bit when I laid it down but it is 15" I assure you. LOL Now rest of the month to cull, hope I can replace some of these guys.

Been there had that convo. finally put him in Jiu Jitsu, to learn all about respect, self control and grappling but also teach about bullying and when to use the techniques in some real world situations. Worse comes to worse I tell him lion killer and my boy wraps the kid up like a python and isn't going to break until they tap....wait that kid doesn't know to tap..oops my mistake lol

I use bitter's bait version. It has never been an issue with these, dunno if it is more durable plastic or thicker base at tail. I also like them because the have a hook slot and scent over the zoom versions

Oh Jeeze what am I fishing with Guy Harvey and the humaniacs? :S j/k fish can't feel pain, cold blood under developed cranial lobe...slime coat replenishes. Fish are tough, they live in some toxic conditions, get all tore up during spawn and by preditors. I have caught some pretty knargley fish. It is all good fellas.

The ones I have seen are bigger, the yakkers use them all the time. get one of the LMG.

Man they just had a little thread on this up in the General section. I am with J Franco....his main point being if you do it in wet grass for a fewthe slime coat isn't really affected plus it is a slime coat that is produced by the fish so the fish will make more so it is not gonna be circling the drain because you laid it in the grass.....beside if it kicks it call it mother nature, it wasn't strong enough. The dinks need to be weeded out, everybody is C&R these days gotta thin the herd somehow .......... turtle food

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/108488-home-made-cork-reel-knobs/?p=1182711

Yeah it is usally 15 minutes before and after sun up the fish are most active, but there are always exceptions. With what I saw today, it calls for a fluke or paddletail/vibe worm near the top but not on top.

T-rigged with a 3/0 or 4/0 for baby, 4/0 or 5/0 for std. I use different bullet weights depending on the rate of fall, also sometimes I peg them. Also throw it on a Jika rig.

Went out this morning, 5:15, got a couple misses, biting the anteana of the brush hogs. Left early and hit another spot up same result, felt soild but lost anteanas and no fish. Switched to a stick bait, got one little guy. Noticed alot of activity, was cooler this morning. Hope this weather sticks around. Should be a good time if it does.