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Same price as KastKing on Amazon that I've looked at....hmmmm

I'm envious, guys! I've got March 15th circled on my calendar. Unless I succomb and buy a kayak or boat first, I'm shore-bound until Fountainhead rentals opens up again in spring.

I was bank fishing a few months ago and left my tackle box with my license in the truck. After I'd walked and fished a couple hundred yards around the lake, the game warden walked up and asked for my license. I told him it was in the car and even showed him an electronic copy on my phone. He was pretty adamant that I needed to have the paper copy on me. He didn't cite me, but was pretty clear that I needed to have it on my person or within reach any time I'm actively fishing.

As Vincent Vega asked, "Excuse me, sorry to interrupt. I'm curious, why would you get a stud in your tongue?"

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/146831-favriot-jig/ LOL....did you tell your spell checker to SAVE 'favriot'?

Thanks to all. Unfortunately, I didn't catch anything. The conditions were pretty challenging and my extremely limited knowledge was not near enough to overcome. Very cold weekend with strong, sustained winds. Combine that with tidal currents that took one oz weighted bait horizontal and I never got a bite. I went down to the pier three different times without a bite. No birds, minnows or any other visible activity nearby. So, I assume there are times that fish run through the narrows there, I'd need to know a lot more about timing the tides, weather, season, light, etc. Nice weekend, however and it did include some 'fishing'....lol

Thanks again. This is a rental house with a couple boat docks on a channel that looks to beless than hundred yard from bigger water. Not planning to hut the public piers

Thanks, guys! Going to be a great weekend!

Seems to be a rather confusing message. You are keeping the name, so you must value it and the 'goodness' that was earned by the old regime. At the same time, you don't seem willing to make amends with those that have been harmed by that same regime. I'm not in manufacturing, nor in sales or merchandising, so I'm rather ignorant here....but it seems to me that there are words coming out both sides of the corporate mouth.

Usually 4 boxes: Shallow/Wake Mid and jerks Deep Lipless I reorg all too often and sometimes I'll put all 'longer' baits in one box....and/or all squarebills in one box. Depends on what waters I plan to fish and what mood I'm in and to some extent, how lazy I am that evening

Tough morning having to work for a change. Glad its back!!!

Spent last weekend with Biffle swinging a Rage Structure Bug. Absolutely loved it. The way it came through cover and the action imparted were best thing I threw all weekend. I'm definitely getting more

See if you can handle one with a reel before buying. I know it isn't the model your considering, but I bought a Diesel sight-unseen earlier this year. I find the reel-seat to be very uncomfortable --- and looking at the handle pictures on TW, they look like very similar design. Additionally, the reel-seat nut tends to loosen much more frequently than any of my others spinning rods. I used a Pflueger President on it for a couple months and a Symetre for the last two months.

I'm spending the weekend in a rental on Chincoteague Island that has a pier. I've never fished saltwater except for a couple charters. What bass gear/tackle/lures might I bring and try? I understand there are drum, stripers, croakers in the area. (?) Live bait, primarily? I'd also guess that one or two heavier spinning rigs should be fine -- maybe spoons and cranks in addition to live bait? Other than stripers are the others decent eating? I'm not looking to learn all there is to know...just want to spend a couple hours dipping a line and smoking a cigar out on the pier. If dinner happens, all the better. Thanks!

BR won't let me type it...lol tackle warehouse

http://www.***.com/Underspins/catpage-UNDERSPN.html oops.... where *** translates as ***...lol....or maybe *** ? TW???? I also got some unpainted ones from Barlows a couple weeks ago.

Bassun, I read that as contradicting the direction I've been leaning (largely because of the Lau video): That a certain (large?) body of water might hold two distinct types of LMB: the hermits and the social butterflies....and probably a wide range of fish in-between. I hate ascribing human personalities to animals, but it is an easy way to characterize them. You seem to be saying that they come together more because of a point-in-time 'external' environment. For no good reason, I want to believe that there's two different social mindsets. Maybe because it might lend to more predictability and thus increase my odds.

Spent Fri, Sat and Sun on the water last weekend. 30's in the mornings - highs in mid 40-s. Layered like crazy with regular sweats and stuff. Liner socks and wool over-socks and my feet were fine. Wool cap that covered ears was probably perfect. Tried a couple - the one that sealed around sunglasses arms without 'binding' was far and away the best. I did take some liner gloves that double as outer gloves - fairly dextrous; I could cast and reel -- but couldn't stand the lost sensitivity and ditched them quickly. I did find that the single biggest factor for not feeling cold: catch fish. When the bite was on, I had no idea whether it was 70 degrees or 20....and didn't care.

How'd I miss this? Belated welcome, Jade. dstieger

Thanks for initiating this discussion, Tom. That part of Bigmouth Forever is one that stuck with me more than the rest...except for the bass rejecting crankbaits, maybe. The idea that a given body of water might hold two distinct 'types' of largemouth (loners and schoolers) seems huge and something that really should be kept in mind while fishing....if generally true, anyway.

For T-Rig or weighted hook rigged, I use Rage Cut-R almost exclusively now.

idk....some are worth more than others....to me, anyway

Suggestions for removing pork from hook after I forget to keep it wet? Short of carrying an electric saw in the boat?

When you can get a good visual of weed lines below the surface (In clearer water), the pockets and edges are no-brainers. The real mystery for me is the heavy weed cover lakes when the weed-tops are 2 to 5 feet from the bottom and look nearly solid....but there are inevitably invisible bass that come out of nowhere to hit a passing spinnerbait or rattletrap ticking the tops.

The single greatest 'truth' that I've found is this: It is extremely easy to find contradicting information on ANY and EVERY bit of information pertaining to bass fishing....often in the same article/video/interview/magazine issue, etc.