HillBilly Willie

Thanks for the replys! I'm gonna have to pick up a couple of them and give 'em a try. I guess the main thing is that I just need confidence in the bait..

Do these baits work very good where the water isn't clear? I live in Louisiana and all of the places around here have dark water with cypress trees and stuff like that so would this bait work good? Another thing, I see bass swim by small bream all the time, I fail to see why they would bite my bait when they aren't even eating the real thing. I know they eat bream some, but is it enough for me fish one? I can see where they would work very well on bedded fish, just I'm not sure how to fish it, where to fish it, and when to fish it for non-bedded fish. I'm totally ignorant as far as swimbaits go, so any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

Yep, me too! Nice fish!!

what are you catching all the these bed fish on? NICE looking fish!

man, i bet you thought you had the state record!!!!!

I would say about 5 pounds. it looks like you have pretty big hands..

not sure about the weight, but here she is..

Nice fish man!

If you have a picture where he's holding it next to him instead of held out it would be easier to guess.

That's awesome! Congratulations! Do you have any pictures of the belly on that hawg??

I'm still trying to get there. I just can't produce fish with a jig... I don't know what the problem is..

Which lure do you use most during each season of the year?

:'( It's gotta be bad to be so close to DD's, but that's still a dang fine lookin bass!

I'm learning how to jig fish and was wondering how ya'll would fish them on flooded cypress trees in under 5 ft. of water and also on dead trees in about 6-8 ft. of water? Also, what color jig would you use? The water is stained. What color would ya'll use on cloudy days and what color on clear days?

How big was the one in your avatar? It's got to be close to 10..

another pic..

Caught this one sunday. Didn't have any scales to weigh it on though.

What kind of settings do I need to have my reel set at to allow the line to come out fast without backlashes?

I'm learning how to pitch and was wondering if anybody had any links to videos of people pitchin. Preferably with a baitcaster. If you have any tips on pitchin, I would appreciate that to. Thanks!

Yep, Brown's Landing has 2 huge bass in aquariums. One is the state record. I think it was around 15 1/2 pounds when caught back in '94, so there's no telling how much it weighs now.

Caught her on a white/chartreuse Terminator T-2 spinnerbait on Caney Lake in Louisiana.

Caught this one on a lake near my house a couple of weeks ago. Didn't have any scales with me to weigh it so I just had to guess. What do ya'll say it weighs? Sorry the picture quality is so bad, the picture was taken with somebody elses camera so I had to take a picture of a picture.

Narrowed it down to these. How much difference is there going to be between the Max series and the Revo S? If there isn't a big difference, I'd rather just save some of my money and get the Black max or the Silver max. What do ya'll think?

I've got a BPS Finesse reel that I like alot, but the dang side cover won't come off! To everybody that owns bass pro shops reels knows that all you have to do is press the button on the side and pull, right? Well my ain't coming. I would just leave it and not worry about it but I've had the reel a while and it needs cleaning. I've tried different things to get it off but nothing's working. Any idea about what the problem is?

Looking to buy a low profile baitcaster, but don't want to spend more than about $80. I'm not a beginner to baitcasters, so it doesn't have to be a beginner reel. Another thing, I like my reels to be small so I can palm it. Any help appreciated. Thanks!