Everything posted by scaleface
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Things I have learned
yep
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Bass Travel Routes
Dont know . But I catch bass late in the year on the end of points Dont know. But I fish from the end of points to the back of pockets in the spring to catch bass.
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Torn between the simple, ol' days and today
I still have a few Mudbugs , havent used them in a long time . The time and place was very specific for me . I like them when and where a lot of folks throw Warts . Early Spring along steep rocky banks.
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Torn between the simple, ol' days and today
I use baits that are so old that they're new again .
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do you like Multitools? Leathermans and stuff.
The plier based Leatherman gets taken on fishing trips. I have skinned and cleaned catfish with it right on the river bank .I am constantly touching up hooks with the diamond file . I carry a SAK all the time . It gets employed several times a day . The most used tool is the toothpick .
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skirt pliers
Thats what I have with those little rubber collars .
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Night Fishing (headlamps? casting gear?)
I use a Bushnell clip-on light from Wal-Mart with a red light setting . As far as back-lash free casting its not a problem . If you can cast during the day you should be able at night .
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do you like Multitools? Leathermans and stuff.
I usually fish with a leatherman on my belt and carry a SAK all the time .
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How'd you do this year?
I did great until late summer when a series of events kept me from catching bass, most notably a lot of bass died on my favorite lake . I had equipment catch on fire , fuel lines clogged and extremely windy days just kept me grounded.
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Favorite cheap wines...
Hermanoff Cherry
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How would the pros do?
I'm suspect on those articles . A touring pro goes to a private lake hes never been to , usually fishes the dam first then motors up lake to fish an obscure rock pile . Smells fishy to me.
- Spinning Or Casting
- Shingles Vaccine
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What would you throw?
I would likely chuck a Spinnerbait , buzzbait , squarebill , worm , cover water then fish the cover more thoroughly . Cold rain this time of year as far South as Oklahoma , I speculate they will still bite moving baits .
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Article by ol'crickety!
cool
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Top Water Question
I dont understand .
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Learned something today.
I almost always use gold as the main blade . In extremely muddy water I use copper . I dont want maximum flash . When the bass hones in on the bait I want it hitting the hook not the blades . A gold copper combination works well for me . I use it a lot when bluegills are being targeted or around beds .
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Don't know what else to do...
I plan on going tomorrow on a lake I havent visited in many years . The wind and mechanical failures have kept me off the water for about a month . I'm back in business now . I'm simply going to cruise the shoreline and fish .
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Don't know what else to do...
Try again .
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MLF Announces Scoring Change for 2023 Bass Pro Tour
I think so . I've been on groups where a bass was caught almost every cast . It took absolutely no skill to catch them .
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What to use this rod for?
I'd toss most every lure category with it . Just find out what weight it handles the best and stick to it .
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Line that can double for cranks and topwater?
I use 12 lb Big Game for both .
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Warming Trend?
Hows the wind been ? Its been brutal here . Havent fished in three weeks . The weather report is predicting manageable winds later this week but with dropping temperatures . Rip rap and steep rocky banks have been productive in the past during Indian summer days with med diving crankbaits . The 100 acre lake I plan on fishing isnt built like that . I'm just going to start at the dam and fish my way all the way around it .
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First full season on Bull Shoals.
Both times I visited it was high . The first time we launched on the road leading to the ramp and fished picnic tables .
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Off The Grid
I have caught a lot of bass in irrigation ditches and land-locked ox-bow lakes . They have pretty much silted in now and I dont know where to find more . Little plastic boat , 10 foot jon boat and canoes is how I accessed them .