Weld's Largemouth

Has anybody used this rod before? Shimano Cumara Worm and Jig Spinning Rod 6'8" Med Hvy

This is just a little montage i made of me fishing in florida with my go pro. I hope you enjoy

no im just looking for a name lol i didnt even make it yet...

Im going to make a new fishing youtube channel and i need some help with name ideas. I had some ideas: BassHunter BigBassFishing BassinAllYear

Casting with 20 lb mono is also a big pain, its heavy and thick. Also with braid, you can feel everything.. unlike monofilament

Haha radioactive bass

I remember my first bass, it was on a golf course pond in south florida and it was about 20 in long and 4 lbs heavy. This was last summer, i still even have the photo!

What is that one small creek, pond, drainage pool or others, that has surprisingly produced bass? On the outskirts of this large lake there are small drainage rivers coming out of the lake. I once fished these shallow bodies of water and they produced lunkers! Biggest was 22 in long and 6 lbs heavy. Share yours! Also, i saw this video of a guy fishing a small stream to only find a big fish! Its pretty cool, watch:

If you compare 20 lb Berkley trilene monofilament to Suffix 832 braided line, you can see that the 20 lb mono has a 0.016 in diameter which is equivalent to 65 lb braided line. 20 lb braided line has a diameter of 0.009 in which is the equivalent to 6 lb test mono. The 20 lb mono obviously fills up the spool fast, where the 20 lb braided line allows more line to be on the spool, at the same strength.

what type of leader?

i hate leaders, especially if i make my own mono leaders since they run out quick from changing lures. Do you think tying direct with braid is visible to fish? i mean i have caught lots of big fish on just tying direct .

Monofilament- Pros- invisible to fish, clear Cons- stretches, less feel than braid, heavy lb tests tend to be thick, must be ripped when caught in a snag, not strong enough to break out of a snag Braid Pros- no stretch, great feel, thin diameter in heavy lb tests, strong enough to pull out of snags Cons- not clear, often green or other natural colors, possibly seen by fish easier. The question- Do bass see braided line and decide not to strike due to the braided line? Or does the visibility of the line make no difference for the fish. My opinion- I prefer braid because of its strength and ability to get out of snags easily. It also has great feel and a lot can fit on the spool. My only issue is the visibility of the line. I fish both clear and murky waters. I know it would make sense to use my braid setup for murky waters and mono setup for clear waters; but, even in clear waters there are snags and i still want my 20lb braid strength rather than 12 or 8 lb mono. 20 lb mono is way too thick and heavy and i would never use that, plus it stretches and lacks feel. What's your opinion? Looking for input, Thanks! Also i have considered flurocarbon but its very expensive, so i stick away from that option.

yea its 4 in. i have used other storm swimbaits, the sand eel ones and those amazing especially near the top

ok thank you. We don't have any shad in our waters over here, just bluegill. I have bluegill swimbaits but i wanted to try something bigger, like this baby bass.

Lakes? Who needs lakes when you've got ponds!

Has anybody used this lure ever? Is it effective? It seems that it would only get big bass, which is the type of lure i am looking for. Thanks for any input

I went fishing last weekend and got some fish! Spring is here!

It was rhetorical indeed

what?

Use a frog for lilypads or heavy cover. Mouse open water only, That thing will get stuck up in pads, unlike the frog

Hello fellow Long Islanders! We have had a long winter but spring is finally here, ponds are unfrozen and we've had some nice days here and there. Last weekend, on saturday it was 60 degrees out and i was nailing bass at Blydenburgh Lake. I was surprised they were biting this early, caught them all on spoons and little cleos. I tried out some other ponds that i usually fish but they werent the same, they were not awake yet.... Something about Blydenburgh, possibly its shallow water, max depth of 6 feet, allowed it to warm up fast. Anyways, this upcoming weekend is going to be 55+ degrees, Im heading to Blydenburgh and you should too! Good luck

you can still fish, who needs a boat?

yea, my ponds must unfroze past week, i've been fishing them and ive got some bass, no huge ones though, yet

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If you're pond isn't frozen, get your gear ready. My ponds just unfroze and i waited like a week, we had like 2 or 3 50+ degree days and i hit them on the weekend and they were active and nailing spoons, only spoons though.