marlboroman

Sam you are prob correct. Although it has been in the 70's + here all week and now the next few days will be in the 80 's .... The temp of the water is ranging 58 to 62... I didn't get out there today, but tomorrow I am heading to deep clear lake.

I think I am in a slump, I fished my first turny about 2 weeks ago and ened up with 1 bass about 8 inches long... lol Been fishing several times since then and nothing I just can't figure out what the deal is. Any help getting out....

i had the same problem, I took alot of line off my spool that I was using to flip with, this made it so much better and the backlashes have almost stopped... Windy days with braid is always a head ache for me, but I deal with that part.

I have 4 of them, I can't complain cause i have only had 1 break and BPS replaced it. Mine are 2 - 6:3:1 1 - 7:1:1 1 - 6:2:1 w flipping switch I really like the flipping switch, I think my next reel will be a Diawa though.

I have been brim fishing and, have a bass eat my brim... This has only happened once and I caught both fish.

nice fish man, congrats

A buddy and I headed out this morning, got in the truck and wow 32 F out side... We head down to Burnt Cane lake here in AR. Get there and it is 28 F outside. Man it was cold, well the water was like chocalate milk, just nasty. I ended up grabbing just 1 bass that weight in at 2 lb 13 oz. Not a real bad day, nothing broke, all went fine. I caught the fish on shaky Head jig, with a 3x red w/red speckle finesse worm, sorry no picture, I let it go...

Zel is right. Your mom is just worried, try finding a buddy to fish with and enjoy being with others, weather your fishing or playing sports or what ever. Make sure to have some MOM and DAD time, you will miss it if your not careful.

welcome, I feel your pain. I raced sprint cars for a few years till i had a nasty wreck and left me banged up for months. I have been out of racing for few years now and enjoying the fishing a lot more.

Lake: 7 miles long 100 - 200 yards wide - Largemouth Water: clear Structure: trees, stumps, sandy flats Air Temp: 74 F Wind : 14 mph WSW gust 20 Time of year: prespawn/spawn Water Levels : normal pool - max depth 30 feet *** Time of Day: 10:30am - 3:00pm *** I added time to this little question, you can answer for any time frame, this is just to help the people with like places.

nice deal, I wish they were lizards... I love me some lizard fishing

yea looked there, nothing in there for eastern AR

The lake: River chute - Largemouth Bass Water : stained to muddy Air Temp : 51 F Water Levels - Hvy T storms 2 days earlier Structure Types: cypress, buck brush, logs, rock bank, boat docks Deepest part : 20 - 30 ft Time of Year : prespawn, early spring How would you fish it?

Wow, thanks RW... that line is even cheaper then the vanish... I will give it a go.... Can you pick this up at walmart? I could go to basspro, but thats a 30 min drive where walmart is only 2 mins.

the only time i get backlashes seems to be on windy days... :-/ I have been using baitcasters for a few years now, and i am not going to lie, i do get some backlashes, but none bad enough to where I can't pull it out or pick it free with my fingers...

I'll have it all checked out... What line do you prefer roadwarrior?

i have the thumb break set to where the lure drops at a slow speed. that should not be to loose..

any possible answers other then a loop in the spool... maybe the line is getting pinched,,, I call myself keeping the spool clean.

The problem started last year. I hooked a nice bass and pow. the line snapped at the reel (sounded like a gun went off) This was 14 lb STREN mono line. This happen to me 2 times late last year. Well to make it worse, today I am out fishing a local pond from the bank, I casted a few times and looked at the reel and noticed the line was cut in the spool again... why? I am using 12 lb Flurocarbon line now.... Reel - Extreme 6:3:1 bait caster Rod - Extreme 6' 6" medium Heavy with a quick tip. Line - Vanish Flurocarbon 12lb I spooled the line tight with a damp towel running the line through it to get a tighter spool. Anyone know why this is happening, I have checked the reel for problems, but I can see any at this time. -MarlboroMan

i think using live bait would not be enough of a challenge. Thats one thing about bass fishing, the challenge.

Here is your answer : Question: Kevin, February in Alabama can very well have three days where the temperature's 55 or 60 degrees. If the area has two days of warm weather and no rain for two weeks, how will you fish, and how do you expect to catch bass under these conditions? VanDam: I'll be fishing much faster than I will if we have cold weather. I'll be fishing the spinner bait, the jerkbait and the lipless crankbait like Strike King's new Red Eye Shad. I'll be trying to cover a lot of water because the bass should be up on the flats and very active. Under these conditions, the more water I can cover in a day of fishing, the better my odds will be for winning. Lay Lake has plenty of water like this. So, I feel pretty confident that if we have that warm weather, I'll still be able to do well in the tournament, because I like to fish fast and I like to power fish. The real determining factor for these conditions will be if the bass are targeting shad as their primary prey species, or if they're still targeting crawfish on the bottom. The first thing I'll have to establish, if we get that stable water and warm weather conditions, is what food do the bass want to eat. Once I know that, then I can do a better job of lure selection, and I'll catch more fish.

find a good cheap jon boat... You don't need a motor, for that matter a trolling motor is not really needed. You could paddle, i done this for years before I got a boat with a motor on it. if you can't get a boat, I would get some good snake boots and fish all I can, just cause snakes are there doesn't mean there are no fish.

I am looking for info on a club in eastern AR, anyone know of a club around these parts

I fished these last year in some lilly pads... I caught plenty of fish on them, but they tear up alot easier then the hollow frogs. If you have not tried to fish them in heavy cover you should try it, they worked nicely.

I do this every year, been doing it for some time now and I still learn something every time I do it.