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Pre-spawn fishing sounds like the best B-day gift you could ask for. Hopefully Mother Nature delivers! Good luck!

Thank you sir!

This little guy tricked me. Thought I had had something big when it made a long run. Bent the hook on my Rattlin' Rap.

Hit the lake after work for a couple hours, and finally had some good pre-spawn action. Fish were shallow and all caught in timber/downed trees. Started off with this CHUNKY 13 incher. . Thought I hooked a hog on a lipless. Ended up being a chubby smallish pike. It made a run like a pike twice its size. I got a couple more decent bass, and then landed the lunker of the day. 19 inches long, 4.16 pounds and the fattest belly on a fish I have caught: . Ended the day with another good one: It was a great couple hours on the water, and I finally got the pre-spawn bite I was waiting for! All fish were caught on lipless cranks and 5" senkos. Gonna try to be on the water everyday for the next couple weeks I wish pre-spawn was all year long.

There is another thread of the same thing, MANY pages long. Jeff, above me, just linked you to it. It just so happens to be my favorite thread on here!

I don't know why this is making me laugh so hard, but yeah....paragraphs would help.

The Rapala Original Floater has a lip, which means you won't be able to walk the dog with it. That is probably 99% of your problem. The easiest baits I have found to walk are the Rebel Jumpin' Minnow and the Rapala Skitter Walk. One other thing: make sure there is some slack in your line when you jerk your rod!

Which one? I have like 40 of them

I got to one of my home lakes this morning expecting some hot pre-spawn action, but things never go to plan. This particular lake has ZERO weeds or cover except for downed and overhanging trees along the bank. This is THE ONLY cover on the lake and the only spots that hold fish so they are usually pretty easy to locate. When I got there this morning, I was very disappointed to see that, due to the lack of snow melt this year, the water level was down by about 15 feet, leaving the over-hanging and fallen trees on dry land about 10 feet away from the water. And to make matters worse, the water was very muddy (its usually gin clear) and a few degrees cooler than I was anticipating. I knew it would be tough fishing but decided to put the boat in anyway. I did manage my first bass of the year, a tiny one, and that was it. Felt good to smell fish again, and this little guy happened to be my first Ned Rig fish.

If you're worried about the knot going through the guides, there are smaller line to line knots than the double uni. A smaller knot might go through the guides easier.

Wow. I knew the Braves were going to be bad, but I couldn't have imagined they would be this terrible. This is un-watchable. I feel like I am watching a little league team. Good thing its a full schedule tonight.

I have varied taste.

I tried Spider wire Stealth, and its not bad. Power Pro is what stuck for me though.

The author's name is Basil Bacon?

This is my third year with a Tournament Pro Speed Spool. Heavily used every season and no issues, but I've also had DVT service it the last 2 winters.

Holdover purchase until my next outing, which should be....tomorrow!

I saw him pitch the other day! My first thought was "you have got to be kidding me". That is who the Braves have on their ML roster? haha I guess if he gets outs that's all that matters. But that is one funky delivery. The Braves had another reliever a couple years ago, Jordan Walden, who also had a weird delivery. He would kind of hop in the air as he pushed off the mound.

http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2016/04/08/170852370/the-top-100-minor-league-player-names-of-2016 This is one of the funniest things I have read, and really hard to believe that these aren't fake. Favorites anyone? LOL

Carp? No. Sucker of some sort? Yup!

Largemouth Black jointed Jitterbug July, A little after midnight. 5 lbs 1 oz 20.5 inches NY State I have tied this mark or come extremely close almost two dozen times the last two years but I just can't break it. Hopefully this is the year. Smallmouth Strike King ElazTech finesse worm, drop shot. August 4 lbs 4 oz 19.5 inches NY State

The last year of Turner Field. I've been to 3 games there. All against the Nats in '05. Thats a nice shot of the stadium.

If you can't think of "that guy", that means you ARE that guy LOL

I'm guessing it's an old strip pit? Cold, clear, deep and giant fish sounds like a pit to me. When I fish pits and mines in the early spring, a warm day is usually the best. I've cleaned up in the past on warm spring days throwing T-rigged Rage Craws and jigs really shallow, parallel to the bank. I remember a couple springs ago I caught 4 large bass in about 20 minutes who were all pushed right into the bank, in just a few inches of water. It was a warm sunny spring day and the fishing was HOT! Try waiting for a warm day, and throw a craw really shallow, parallel to the bank.

ebay, Amazon, the Flea Market here are a few. TW is where I get most of my stuff, but ebay is better for deals.

Ditch the Plano and go with Flambeau. ALL my Plano boxes are like that. Flambeau dividers usually fit snug.