darren

thanks for the great info....another question is this.....I can only skip with my med.power mod.action 7ft. st.croix...will this rod have enough backbone or am I going to miss fish on the hookset....darren

I have never thrown a frog.. Picked up a spro frog and plan to !)flip it up onto a mat and 2) skip it under som overhanging brush......my question is how to you work it once it hits the water....I suppose it doesnt do the walk the dog action like a spook, do i just gently shake the rod tip as I reel.....thanks darren

I fished a new lake a few months ago and am going again this weekend.. weather high of 90 partly cloudy. water temp 85. the lake is really clear and shallow with the deepest in the middle being about 20 feet. It is really like a bowl with the deepest in the middle and shallowing toward the banks.. Lots of cover on the bank with over hanging trees... My questions are these...from the bank to about 6 foot out there is a grass/seaweed mat that prevents me from throwing a lure to the bank...I can flip a worm up to the mat, on the outside edge or have throwm a weightless senko on top of the mat to the bank and have had some success with bass coming up to hit the senko on top of the mat, just wish there was a way to fish in the grass better..... the other question is on the over hanging trees/shrubs. again I casted lures up to the edge of the overhang, but I feel the bass may be up under all this mess..what lure could I use to maybe skip it under the overhang and not be hung up all the time. any advice would help....darren

Wanted to make sure I was doing this right..I have been worm fishing lately, and the bass are taking it really lightly, and sometimes I only see the line moving sideways.. I reel up the slack to feel the pressure, to ensure i'm not just hung up, and then drop the hammer. 3 of the last 10 fish and been hooked really deeply. Some are already bleeding when I get them to the boat. I will cut the hook as far back as I can and let the fish go.. they all seem to swim away, but this really bothers me. I do not want to kill any bass and want to make sure my son(10mo.old) has a chance to catch her when she is much bigger. any advice would help.....thanks darren :'(

thanks guys, I am going to give it a whirl this sat morning and I will try to find some clearer water...In a lake that is fed by a natural creek, would the water generally be clearer at the dam or at the incoming creek? darren

sorry, the lake I currently fish from a boat is fed by a large creek, and even the water at the dam is muddy. generaly is the water clearer at the feeding creek or at the dam? Right now it seems to be about the same.. It has steep banks and with all the rain it is extremely muddy. Lots of docks to fish some rip rap banks , a few coves with docks. thanks.......darren

I have yet to catch a keeper this spring and it is already late april.....the water at the lake is really muddy, and I mean really muddy... I have been trying a chartruese spinner bait and when it gets more than 4 inches below the surface I cant even see it.. the water temp is about 59 but in the back of the coves it is already above 60... I need help.....I would think that at this time of the year and with warmer water temps I would at least catch some smaller bass...any help would be great....darren

Well the weather ended up being really bad.. High temp of 45 after several days of mid 60's.. High winds and the water was really muddy. We ended up catching 8 fish with the biggest being 4lb6oz. All were caught on a spinnerbait in shallow water, believe it or not.. I would have liked to get to deeper water but I was in a small john boat and it was real hard to control in the wind so I stayed tight to the bank and out of the wind. We were real pleased with the fishing taking into account the terrible cold front...thanks for the help darren

trip got postponed until this weekend....Wouldnt ya know it, it is supposed to turn cooler and rain all weekend..I think we are going to try to give it a go either way. Every time I have been, with him, someone catches a bass over 4lb.. You are right, structure is a problem, but in one of them, which is 2mi long on GPS, on one of the steep banks is what appears to be an overturned tree, and it is almost a guarantee to catch a big fish there... Weather will suck ....Fri High of 65 and Sat High of 45 with rain, any help would be great...thanks darren

I get the chance to fish some large strip pits in southern IL this weekend.. I have spoke with the owner and he has seen some monsters caught from them.. Anyone have any pointers on how to fish them.. the one is 2 mi long and 75 ft deep in the middle.. this weekend is supposed to be nasty 50 and rainy..any help would help darren

have only been bass fishing for about 2 yrs.. all the rods I have are the bass pro extremes. I have a 7ft MH and M... Got a chance to try a buddies St.Croix and noticed how much softer the tip is his MH compared to the bass pro version.. What is everyones favorite rod? I really dont want to go buy an expensive rod and then be unhappy with it... I am looking for a worm rod, crankbait rod, spinnerbait and spinning rod...any help with this would be appreciated thanks darren

am plannning on purchasing a new baitcaster. Trying to stay under 200$..Whats the best reel out there for the money??? thanks darren

Its raining right now but is supposed to clear up this weekend.. the water is pretty muddy right now and may be worse this weekend with the water runoff from the rain...Will the fish be able to see a white spinnerbait or do I need some chartruese in there? I was thinging spinnerbait and crankbait near the docks and to try to locate the baitfish..any thoughts? darren

Here in MO. it has been really warm untile the last week with the highs in the mid 60's and mid 40's at night.. I am heading out this weekend to fish with my uncle and was wondering....Could someone give me some insight at what water temp the bass will change from heading shallow to feed on shad vs. heading deep for the winter months...We were really wanting to fish for shallow feeding LM but didnt know if it was too late...thanks for the help darren

dude, awesome video........What length and action rod do you use for this situation with the spinning reel.. I am 6"1 if that matters at all..I currently use a 6"6 ML but am considering a longer rod...any advice? thanks darren

Does anyone have any insight on one of these hydrofoil stabalizer plates that mount on the motor above the prop...What is their purpose exactly and do they help that much...My other question is about a stainless steel prop...I have a 18ft statos F/S with a 115 Johnson with a factory prop... Will a good SS prop help that much....thanks darren

Ive just started using these rubber inserts that you pull throught the bullet shaped weights to hold it in place for texas rigging..my question is how do you get them out to be able to reuse the weight? probably a dumb question, but God didnt bless me with much common sense...thanks

thanks RW, I am originaly from Paducah,KY and have family in Nashville,TN so I am in your neck of the woods....thanks much

planning to go with my brother and uncle to Kentucky Dam area to striper fish.. I noticed from an earlier thread that live bait was the best. Is there any other pointers I could get as far as what to use to catch a few... Is live bait the only way or do bass lures work as well...thanks so much darren

I was wanting to re-spool all my rod and reels..Currently I use 12# trilene XL for my baitcasters.....I have noticed when fishing around cover, this line is not very abrasion resistant and I can feel the line and see rough spots, and if i dont re-tie the line will break upon hookset at these weak points.. Has anyone tried trilene XT? It is any better? Any other recommendations would help. Is flourocarbon that great or can I get by with mono just the same....thanks alot darren

I am going to Florida in a few days and am considering bringing a baitcaster and a spinning reel to fish off the pier...Whats the story on clean up of the reel after being in salt water... will it cause permanent damage to the reel and is it worth bringing.

I currently use 12lb trilene xl.. I have just started using the palamar and am not very good at it at all. When I go to clench the knot I have curls or bends in the line above the knot that dont straighten out...I am sorry it is hard to explain... I have lost 2 fish in the last week on line breakage at the knot and am unsure whether it is incorrect know tying or weakening of the line at these squiggly areas above the knot.. any help would be appreciated...thanks darren

yeah, thanks so much, I sent him a curado about 3 months ago and I am pretty sure it casts better now than when I first bought it.....thanks again

Yeah it was great anyway.. It is a 96 stratos fish n ski.. I had a blast.. just being out there, doing what I love in my first boat was great...cant stop thinking about the next trip...

I fished lake St.Louis,Mo Sunday for the first time in my first bass boat, and it was great, even though i didnt catch a single fish. not even a bite. air temp 54degrees and water temp 49...Sunnny and I thought I would do well... I tried a white spinnerbait with tandem willow leaf, crankbait, rat-l-trap, and a jig for just a little while....I have never caught a fish on a jig...Can anyone help me to as I might be doing wrong.