BassinLou

Wow, you caught a Red fish out of Islamorada?? I didn't know they could be caught down there. Flamingo yes.

That's a big bull shark.

Nice job, MCS. Don't worry bud, I got you down. Your new total 5 fish = 83.5 inches. You are in a solid 2nd place. AK, still is on top 5 fish with 95 inches. CapitolIP is at 70" with 5 fish, to finish at 3rd.

No sweat NE, I was just mentioning that that bass looked very healthy for a 4lbr. WTG!!

I wanted to take the time and reach out to the other participants taking part of the September competition. I only see myself and the other resident cast of characters on here lately. How are you guys doing? Is the fishing slow? Do you have questions that we may be able to help? Don't let the banter that we have intimidate you on chiming in. Remember, this is your forum too. We are here to help each other. There is plenty of fishing time left, we are closely approaching the half way mark of Sept only. Best of Luck.

NE, I agree with Mars, that fish looks bigger than 4lbs. The last pic of the series you showed, made that fish look whole lot bigger. Good Job. I can't remember the last time I caught a 4 lbr. LOL... Yes I do, way back in July.

Diggy, you sound just like Martin... Sorry Martin, I couldn't help myself, he sounds just like you. LOL

Diggy, what are you doing over here??

If your referring to spinnerbaits, there are cheaper ones than $6. Strike king off the top of my head have spinnerbaits for way under $6. Buy a couple and try them out. I would be more concerned on what you are rigging them on.

PowerPro aka "PP". It's been my go to braid for years. It has never let me down.

I had to log back in when I saw LGMouths post. AK, you have been advised several times I see about your choice of lines, and you have still stuck with yours?? Let me share something with you. When I am on my boat, I carry several outfits. It's more practical that way for obvious reasons, the rods are right there with me. But, when I am bank fishing its not practical to carry multiple rods. Your asking for trouble IMO. So I carry an outfit where I can maximize my style of fishing. In some cases, I will carry a B/C with braid and that allows me to me switch it up to a Fluro leader if need be. Braid down here is versatile, and you have the security knowing that if the big one shows up, you are geared well to battle.

I use all three lines. You want affordable braid, go to Walmart if you have one close by. The sell PP, cheaper than BPS. I have never been to an Academy. On rare occasions I will use fluoro for frogging, and it does well for me. Mono, for frogging is a no, no for me. Too strechy.

I just looked now and there are over 10 articles addressing your concern. Look under "fishing gear" on the article section. I hope this will help you. Also there are good informative articles regarding the gear ratio thread you started.

BigBill, many of the questions you have been posting are great questions, and there are great answers in the article section of this forum.

AK, I got your fish down. Both you an Martin have yet to learn your lesson with mono. Drop it already. Go braid. Your heartaches will be a lot less. Actually, I am kicking myself in the butt helping you guys. I am at 0 fish still. Martin, I will take you up on your invite for Sunday. I think the change of city limits may help me get some numbers on the board. PM, me the details. Thanks for the invite, I look forward to it.

I think your right AK. Martin, I saw that you liked the post, how did your outing go?? Did you and LGMouth, happen to go out late afternoon?

You should PM SirSnookAlot, he will lead you in the right direction. He is our Resident beach saltwater angler. His tag name says it all.

I had that tool before I learned the gut removal technique. I lean towards the technique. That tool did not work quite well for me.

Man... since I volunteered to spearhead this competition this month, as MCS would put it "I can't even catch a cold" its so bad it has me double guessing everything I do. LOL.

AK, I hope so. You and I, and several of the guys have been on BR for quite some time, and we have seen plenty of innocent topics go off the deep end. I get what you are saying AK, however I am very protective of what we got going on. Since we are on the topic of guns. If Martin and/or LGmouth post pics, please look closely for any bullet holes on their fish. LOL. Martin sounds desperate to catch something.

Nice fish. It looks like you had a blast. Capt Shane is really cool.

LOl. I know. The topics have been interesting. We are all becoming close and that's cool. I expect that. However, I would like us to stay on point as best we can. I think we all get along fairly well, and I do not want a particular topic and statement that may seem innocent to one of us be a challenge or an insult to someone else. All h**l will break loose and we will be locked. Believe it or not, we are being followed by many and monitored by mods.

I can see that you guys enjoy your guns. Juan your situation was unfortunate. Live and learn my friend. Let's keep this forum to fishing. You guys can continue the gun topic, at the gun forum.

I don't think he ever going to let go of that fish. That was awesome.

The gut hook removal technique is a great fish saving skill set to have.