burleytog

The Bass Pros Bill Dance Outdoors Fishing with Roland Martin Lunkerville In-Fisherman

Make that bait look like the dumbest fish in the history of fish.

I can be in your vicinity in less than 4 hours.

My yard needs a good mowing and fertilizing. Garden also needs a good tillering.

Oh snap! There go my carefully laid plans!

Nothing better than fishy smelling hands.

I've put used Gulp baits back in the bag. Doesn't seem to have had an effect on the rest of the baits.

FishChris likes them... http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1173943555

I would agree with that list save for the Snagproof frog. I would replace that with the Bronzeye.

Found out about some old strip mine ponds earlier this week and went out this evening in the rain before work. Got soaking wet, found the ponds (anywhere from 3/4 acre to 3 acres). Tried a senko with no luck, switched over to a black/blue jig with a brown/green trailer (only trailer I had) and got bit quite a bit. Landed one 8" bass and quite a few tree fish. Great looking ponds though. Two of the ponds are big enough for the canoe, so I'll probably drag it back there sometime. Only bad thing is that the biggest pond is a mile back off the road. A wet day fishing is better than a dry night at work.

Here's hoping everyone has a safe trip. BTW, everyone remember to have fun.

For me, it would depend on when you are planning on wearing them. I only use them in the winter/spring and opted for neoprene stocking foot. I like having the ability to use either felt-soled boots or lug-soled depending on the water I'm wading. I have 3mm Bass Pro waders that are quite warm. The only bad thing about neoprene is that they are quite easy to tear or puncture.

Yep, fishing big baits (unless you're FishChris) is sometimes a patience-trying endeavor.

Iomega? If so, throw it in the trash. I tried three of their external drives before giving up and going with an internal drive. The only luck I've had with an external Iomega is with their external ZIP drives.

Yeah, I've shed a couple of tears and let a few curse words fly. Chris is inspiring me to hit the one highland smallie lake I have locally. Just 300 acres and barely fished.

The flat water to the right of the big rocks in the foreground is anywhere from 6' deep (right against rocks) to 1' deep (far right of stream). There are numerous large boulders scattered in the channel. I've caught several good smallies holding right against the large rocks. Hooked one last summer that would have probably gone 3 lbs., threw the hook though.

Nope, no Baby Ruth here... ;D

If it isn't posted, verbal permission is required. If it is posted, then written permission is required. It never hurts to ask. The worst thing that can happen is you'll be denied.

Gamakatsu Wide Gap Finesse hook, size 1 or 2.

Never fished the Powell. I only fish the Guest because I live and work less than 500 yards away. I've caught several 10-12" redeyes out of one 1/4 mile stretch of the Guest.

What brand is the drive?

I use nothing but black nickel Gamakatsu. Many like red hooks for aesthetic reasons, but I am not one of them. So no, I do not think the color matters.

On the subject of muffs, I've had a hard time getting a set that will fit my motor. Started with a round set, didn't work. Now on a rectangular set, but I can't get a good seal. Going to have to do some afro-engineering it seems.

Guest River in SW VA. Very small river, about 30 miles long and it doesn't get much bigger than pictured above. The lower river holds a good population of smallmouth and redeye.

Hooks - Gamkatsu EWG 3/0 is a good starting point. Unless you're fishing big tubes or the Fat Ika, the 3/0 will do everything you need. $10 for 25. Sinkers - 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, and 3/8 bullet I would suggest a couple of spinnerbaits. Color depends on the clarity of the waters you normally fish. As for plastics, again the colors depend on your usual water clarity. I would suggest some Zoom trick worms in green pumpkin, watermelon red and watermelon seed. A stick type bait like a Yamamoto Senko or MicroMunch Tackle SuperDuty stickbait in the same colors.