AK-Jax86

I lost my lucky KVD, the one that has all the fish markings, yesterday evening at one of my spots about 3ft off shore in a small patch of pads!! I am trying to get someone with a kayak to come and get it for me lol. I have two more of the same crank but I don't want to lose this one it's special, don't know if anyone has a lure like that but if u do you feel my pain lol. When I get it back, not if, I will feel complete again lol.

Get myself a boat!! Don't need to work on it but FROG FROG FROG FROG!! I feel like a crack head with no crack now that I have to resort to cranking since the frog bite is dead... But cranking is a good substitute but nothing like that crack aka FROGGY

Yea I will post some pics of this guys work on the site. He also has people send him any lures that they want refurbished and does that for them or you can send in your lures and he will customize them for you.

I found a company's page that custom paints baits and they mainly specialize in KVD crank baits, but they do other cranks, swim baits, frogs, soft plastics etc. I was curious to see what type of paint they use but they have not contacted me back, I mean why would they lol. But I was interested in doing this my girlfriend is very artistic and she would love to get involved and put some things out. Does anyone know what type of paint would do the job? I'd also imagine that a clear protective coat would have to go on there as well. Never done anything like this before but I'd imagine something like this could take off. Thanks for any info

Weirdest place I caught a bass was in a 40 gallon fish tank in my garage when I was younger. (Technically that's cheating since I put it in there) I caught a small bass at a pond across te street from where I grew up. I put it in my fish tank that I had in the garage had few other pet store fish in there and I went out one day and they were gone lol. I couldn't fish the bass out with a net since I had those little green pet fish nets. Put a earth worm on a small hook and the bass ate it then I brought it back across the street to the pond

Yea man we will prob have to go early morning because I have to go to Jacksonville Beach around 9:30/10 then off to Palm Coast to try to make some sales... If anyone was effected by the Tornado I feel bad for you Mother Nature can be a b*tch (any storm damage send me a PM). I have only been involved in a tornado warning once when I was probably 9 and that was back in NJ. Fortunately my neighborhood was not affected I couldn't imagine what the people in Palm Coast are going through, you have my prayers and I'm sure others from FL as well!

Yea I don't think academy carries waterloo products anymore. When I bought them I got 2 but never used the 2nd one yet, still has the tags on it. It's a 7' Medium MF. But I love this rod! It's sensitivity is amazing you can feel everything and it's very durable. I like it better than my St. Croix rod but I use that for froggin and that's a medium heavy. I never heard of the company before so after I got them I found their site and their rods are legit

thanks for the info!! I am going to check their site right now

I have these strike king ones, may be a promo though they are in a half baggie type package, got them from Felix from this site (thanks again for the mini tackle bag man!). They say floating but I never used them before. Google it always a good way to go when doing research

Yea it was a good day I felt like I was a pro at the bass masters classic for that hour or so of glory at the golf course lol. It's funny because of few people walked by and we did the standard good mornings to each other. I was at the point that I would see people walking towards me and in my head I was like please ask me if I am having any luck so I can catch a fish this cast or next lol. I'm te superstitious type in a way. I wear like the same 3 or 4 shirts when I fish and saw I catch a nice one on a Wednesday evening when I can fish for a hour I will wear that same shirt, washed if course, on Saturday when I go out in the AM. Then if I repeat on Saturday it gets washed again and I wear it Sunday lol. Czar and DS probably think I am poor and have no close cuz I wear the same outfits lmao

Yea I do everything you said... Sweep, constant pressure, medium power rod, mono, AND LOSING FISH trying to land them too fast. That's my biggest problem with the big ones trying to get them to shore too fast which would support the ripping a hole in their mouth so the hook comes out theory. I'm still weary of mono line. I was using my favorite crank (I have multiple of them now) and I was hung up on a small branch in the water I pull it out and it flies back cutting my line luckily the crank flew behind me and was still attached to a piece of the branch with a few feet of line stuck to it, so it wasn't my knot. Branch must have cut the line when I flung it back or there must have been a weak spot in the line idk. But I would hate for that to happened when trying to bring a fish in have it cut on something under water or IN PADS... To this day that fish still haunts me which is why I made the switch to braid (but that's also cuz Lou got me addicted to frogs) When I am using cranks or soft plastic I always throw it on mono I just have had a traumatic experience which won't leave my head so everytime I get a nice size fish I think my lines gonna snap again lol

I had a very good season so far. Yesterday was a very good day! I'm in north florida so it gets cold here. We've had a few cold days and yesterday was warm and the fish were on fire when I went out. Next week is suppose to be in the 60s early and 70s later in the week so hopefully I will be able to get out some. Christmas week I plan on doing a lot of fishing hopefully Santa can bring me some good weather and some good fishing... but that may be when it starts to get winter cold here hope not

I rember seeing this on the news and becoming enraged! That has to be one of if not the worst shooting in US history! The fact that every parents nightmare is losing a child these kids were the definition of innocent and haven't even lived their lives yet. I had a 6 month old at the time and I can admit that I did she'd a few tears when hearing all these reports because I could not imagine how I would feel if I were in those parents shoes. ABSOLUTLY disgusting what some people are capable of doing, and it's really sad when you think about what has transpired over the years humans have been in existence. If there is truly a heaven and hell they are looking down on us shaking their heads and looking up at us clapping their hands

I never have been I have a crazy aunt who is one of those types lol. My girlfriends lucky number is 13 idk y but my aunt probably would think she is the devil if she knew that hah I'm a roulette guy and back when I was in NJ and hitting Atlantic City every weekend my numbers I would always play were 5,8,12,13,19,21,26,30 and I would always go (with 2 of my buddies who sued these numbers too) on the 8th, 13th, and 21st of the month regardless if it was a weekday.

I was talking to a guy at Dicks last night and he was telling me when a fish slams the crank not to set the hook let it set itself. He said because when you set the hook it causes a tear so the tear is much bigger than after you set it oppose to if you let it happen naturally. He says that he increases his hook ups that way. Seems like that would make sense. I got a few packs of trebles to change out the standard ones though just to be safe

Lol I was gonna say that too

Deleted spot stealers!!

Where to start!!! Went out this morning around 8ish to my course. Didn't get a bite at my first two spots so I moved to the back, always have luck there. Was there around 8:50 and they were in search and destroy mode on my KVD 1.5 it was amazing haven't had a day like this EVER (u will see later lol). Tomorrow when I get back I will take a pic of my KVD it is beat up by the amount of fish it has caught/missed would have thought I had it for years opposed to few weeks! I stayed in the back for under a hour and caught 15 fish (9 which are comp worthy but it's someone's else's turn this month). It was funny I was as if I was putting on a show for the mothers walking their dogs and people getting in their morning jog lol. Seemed like every time someone asked me if I had luck I was like yea and would hook one right in front of them! Two ladies that were jogging together saw me catch a fish as they passed me the first time and then again when they came back. I had a nice fat one when this guy was standing next to me it jumped once and guy was like holy expletive, then he went back down and somehow my crank comes flying out the water and hooks into my stomach, only pinched my skin though. I was there for less than a hour and my girl called asking me to bring her some medicine. So I left the frenzy and stopped at CVS got her what she needed then was heading home. For some reason I decided to stop at this big natural lake that I see every day on way to my course and home. Only thug about this spot is u can't park by it unless u have a truck or SUV and only parking is on the other side by this sporting field. I park and grab my pole not expecting to catch anything. There is a bunch of high grass and it's swampy around the edges. So I make a few casts and then IT FINALLY HAPPENED!!! Boom at first I was like I had to have snagged a gator or big turtle. Til I got her kinda close to where I could see her tail... Then she took back off I didn't even fight it because I had déjà vu from that time with Czar all I was thinking is NOOOOOO ITS ON THE MONOOOOOOO. Fortunately there aren't any pads that she could get hung up on but I didn't know if there was anything on the bottom. Well I got her to the edge and I plow through the tall grass and swamp disregarding the possibility that I would run into a moccasin (I was on the look out the WHOLE time for one til she got hooked then I was like the Crocodile Hunter at that point lmao). Figures the ONLY time I'm not prepared is when this happens!! I wanted to keep her but the only reason why I didn't is because where I was parked there was families and a cop there so I didn't want any issues with the officer, my fishing license isn't current but they can't harass u for that I heard. I would have looked crazy carrying this thing across the street and to my car lol. Sucks I have no stats on her except for the fact that she was massive! Easily my PB but can't put a number to it in any way. I'm going back tomorrow so I will throw up the pic, I think it's safe to say that I accomplished my feat of big fish of the month. No crazy picture angles or anything to make it look bigger like some people do on this site, but may be disqualified since I didn't have anything to weigh her with. Regardless you will all enjoy seeing her (swear this isn't the Czar PB (personal best as in smallest) from last month lol. Another side note is when I first reeled her in I saw two big wakes on the side of her so I think she was in a school! And I have heard that bass tend to school with fish of similar size which I hope is true because that means there's other monsters in here. Editing pic spot stealers alert lol

I ABSOLUTLY HATE the fact that there isn't a 10lber caught each time I go out!!! I mean can I catch a break please fishing gods lol I'm heading out now actually so hopefully they bless me with one close to it lol

I don't see why not. I have bought reels off eBay in the past. When shopping it's all about getting a good deal so ebay is the way to go sometimes

Big Obliberator at it again! Nice fish, funny I can always tell your threads by the names of em lol

I taught u well!! Lol JK way to hold down the top spot representing Jacksonville!!! I feel like I just witnessed my son's first steps again lol, I'll see u Monday unless u can make it out Sunday wit me and Czar

Always good when you find something that produces big fish! Congrats man keep slayin em

I'm here in north jacksonville and I think it's cold, I'm originally from NJ so I know about cold this time of year!, I have been spoiled down here obviously lol I feel for u guys though I was in that position... My advice head south QUICK

Yea man that's why I need to ditch the head mount because I am the same way lol. Always looking around mostly at the water for movement but at some spots I am looking for snakes that creep up on ya lol. With the colder weather here in north FL haven't seen many as of late. I am going to look into a compact tripod or even something makeshift that I can just stick in the ground and mount the camera to.