TriCityBassin'

Hello everyone, I was wondering if you all could help me locate some information (my google searches are not helping, lol). I had Hypothermia when I was in my 20's. I went out Kayaking here in VA Friday with air temps in the high 60s (fahrenheit). I got cold near then end of the day, a wierd cold (like all over w/o shivering) and when i got back to the truck I realized that I was very wet beneath my life vest against my chest and back. Once i removed the life vest I immediately began shivering. Since then, i can't seem to shake the feeling of just being cold. I have taken showers, even wore a coat to cook dinner once i got home Friday night b/c i was so cold. One of my employees says that I am feeling like this because I had hypothermia prior. She also says that i am more susceptible to it as I have had it. Can anyone confirm this? It seems like good information for me to be aware of if it is true! P.S: Air temps never got below 50f Friday. When i got back to the truck, air temp was ~54f. I was not soaked all over either. Head was dry, legs dry, arms dry. Oh yeah, caught one small bass and big ole pike!

Ok, i am a scientist but find myself lost as of late. The news has a need to sensationalize all things......but when did NOAA start naming winter storms?! This has been reserved only for Hurricanes/Typhoons and TS's. So the blizzard is Nemo, and there was a different storm with a name earlier this year. My sympathy for all of you who may be dealing with 3' of snow right now.

OMG....well I worked for WM.....that type of margin didn't exist. Holy cow 35%!

My question....online auction site no longer a good choice for the regular Joe looking to offload some stuff? I sold a depth finder online at AUCTION. To my surprise, if you are not a constant seller but just sporadic, your funds are held for a very long time. If you want your funds faster.....purchase the postage directly from the auction site and print your shipping labels off the website. Hmmmmmmmmm NO If you want your $$$, ship the item and upload the tracking #. With out my money or the shipping that the buyer was charged? Rock and hard place on that one. Once all is said and done.....Auction site now takes 9% of the total selling price to include what was charged for shipping. Are they mafia run now? I work for a Credit Card company and 9% fee on every transaction would have people coming after us with pitch forks and torches. I used to work for a big box retailer.....There are precious few items that have >9% margin on them. This is ridiculous....9%! And the fees change depending on what you are selling. If you are selling clothes, the fees are like 14% or something. What in the world!!! I think i am done with this website. Have you all been using any online listings to sell stuff? Am i just out of the loop? Am i being ridiculous?

OMG!!

I voted Bullet as I am addicted to slider fishing!

I was about to post this myself. WHOA!!! I don't care about durability after watching this, i want one or three.

Just being sure I didn't miss an episode....I only have 1,2+3 episodes so far.

First reaction....What the heck is he talking about. Second reaction after going to product video......I WANT ONE! Reviews are consistent, video is great (although it looked like a pond of some sort in portions on the video). HEFTY price tag however.

I was looking up images on Google and stumbled upon this. http://www.wigglefin.com/how_to_rig_bass_lures.html

The hooks?

I just found this. Question... How does one go about getting a pass for Sunday park? Your website states you must have a Brandermill parking pass for the Swiftcreek Tourny. I would love to...but don't know how.

A jay, i have never done that with any bait on that lake. novel idea. I have done it on larger reserviors with more abundant pelagic baitfish. I am gonna try that this summer! I also like the clarification about hard bottom. Explained that way, I was looking at it totally different. That too is an interesting take on it.

wow, there is a lot of love for the bait i can't make work. lol I promise to go out and grab ONE to give it another shot. ty

no, just deep by the bridges. Lol.......12-15' deep! hahaha, like i said swampy. Why the correlation with hard bottom and jig? Would it not matter more the type of cover and depth associated with the area and not bottom composition? If we were talking smallies, i would be on board. Again, jigs work in lillypads, grass, etc. and these areas are soft bottom. Crayfish live in soft bottom areas (they burrow into the banks) and so do bluegills. Just trying to learn the correlation as I have never considered it. Now, i am not talking soft like you step and sink up to your knees.

That thing is a FrEAk...

Cotton Cordell Baby Wiggle'O No other crankbait has produced for me like this one has. I am always asking ppl if they have one and if they want to sell it. It is my favorite bait to search ebay for...i usually don't find them however. The search continues. I cannot determine why they stopped making them.

Nitrofreak I could absolutely be picking the wrong places. I took the approach of using it where plastics work. Typically, i stay on the deeper banks with a fast taper into deep water with blow downs. When snaking through the cypress, I do really good on slider worms but no heavy hitters. I follow up with the jig looking for a bigger bite....no luck. I have never seen any ditches/drains or sharp drops for old creek beds. As it was all shallow stuff that got flooded. The lake was built at or before 1918 (stamp on the train bridge in the back of the lake). Possible that with the low current flow, most of the breaks have silted in. As i read through this topic, I am starting to picture crazy color combos that I don't have in my jig box. like green pumpkin/blue skirt with an orange trailer, etc. Who knows, it could just be the wrong color.

Speaking of profile. Here is a picture of the "small/finesse" jigs i use a lot. They are made locally and only available at one tackle store in Richmond, Va. Note the total jig size compared to the zoom chunk and the 3/8oz 4/0 hook. This is the size that has worked for me on this lake. I did try to use just a Gambler little otter not on a jig and got bit....all little fish. Question. There has been some discussion of jigs not working on shallow muddy lakes for different people. This goes against punching mats. Most punch baits resemble craws. Grass grows best on a muddy/soft bottom. Thoughts? lol Thank you to everyone who has chimed in on this discussion. The dialogue is great!

I am using a 3/8 and a finesse 5/16 with one of the Zoom chunks (speed craw, flappin' craw or chunk) on the 3/8 and a split tail zipper grub on the finesse jig. Best worm in this lake is a Grape slider or a Red Shad 7.5" Culprit. I don't usually factor in structure breaks as there is no lack of "crawfish" cover/habitat in the Va. waterways. Hurricane debris, sunken quarry barges, cypress, tidal debris and it is the east coast so you have to fish TRASH (tires, blocks, old cars, lawn mowers, etc lol). Water is what is known as "tannic". It is a common occurrence in swamps, makes it look somewhat tea colored. Odd as it has "color" but is still great visibility. Light penetraion is good imo. I am predominantly pitching with some flippin' mixed in when in heavy cypress. Thanks Tom

Hahahaha....I haven't been out yet. LOL VaBass official Tournaments start in March. I have been committing my time to rigging up, taking inventory, buying E21 Flipping sticks and trying to get that new Skeeter!!!! I will be using it on Gaston, no worries!

I read this post and just have to say....this is the BEST site for bass fishing! I love Bassresource!!!

There are so many. Shallow water with a lot of snags: Bandit 100 Early spring: Cotton Cordell Baby Wiggle'O and a #7 Shad Rap Deep: Normans, Rapala Of special note: The Norman Deep Tiny N is a beast! I love finesse but this little bait has boated more 3lb bass than i can count. It is a killer and casts great on 10lb test Citica/6'6" Compre TC4 set up.

A shimano Curado, or maybe a new DS rod! lol

Yes, all the time. They are a staple of mine when fishing the bigger tidal rivers here and lakes like John H. Kerr. I consider myself skilled with them (not a pro, but i hold my own). I am fishing in a lake, not a pond. Roughly 700 surface acres (i think). I have used swim jigs in Sexy Shad....only caught pike on those as well. Typically I do very well on Bass in this lake and my staple is a 7.5" Culprit, finesse worm, spinnerbait or topwater. I am trying to get a bigger bite with the jig. The lake is basically swamp, some deep areas but not a lot of structure..sharp breaks into creek channels, etc. Absolutely no rock as it is on the eastern coastal plain, all sand and mud. Points are looong..and slow tapering not what you see in bigger impoundments. I have used them on brush on deep drop banks, cypress bases, laydowns and docks (which are few on this lake.) One thing i have not tried is red. I don't see many red crayfish around here. I mostly stay with black/blue or pumpkin/pb&J. None of you have had a body of water that they would not hit a jig in? That is shocking. Here is a link for info. http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/waterbodies/display.asp?id=36