Senko lover

Believe it or not, those three on the top are different bass, all caught with a dropshot rig within 15 minutes of each other. And that big catfish that slammed my H20 swimbait, yeah I though I had a new pb on.

...I know I certainly did!

Changed it around, after deciding that since Howell and Martens are both in the Classic already, I wanted to bet on guys who need a slot. A: Bernie Schultz: This was a points/dark horse move, the dude has been on fire over the last three tournaments and I don't see him slowing down. B: Matt Herren: Stayed with him C: Micah Frazier: This was a gamble. He's young, never been to a Classic, I figure he's gonna try real hard for the big championship. D: Chad Pipkens: Couldn't drop him E: Michael Iaconelli: Had to pick someone at the top of bucket E, which gives them a slight edge over people at the bottom, who pretty much need a win.

Wow, that is literally behind the house(s)!

Wow, that is some muddy water. Nice work! Must have had some chocolate rain......

Nice work!

Uh.....you tell me bro!

I think I use them to start weedwhackers and lawn equipment, I'm not sure but it's the same motion at least. I feel like an idiot. I dryfired my bow today on accident while adjusting my wrist trigger strap. A picture of my face would have been priceless. It was at 6:30 in the morning too, and it sounded like a shotgun going off. Thankfully after close inspection the bow and string are intact. SO thankful. I've heard of people's bows exploding before because of that.

That's a little closer to home. Where do you fish at Umstead?

Yeah I could only do that in winter.....if I lived back in MN where I'm from. Here I just go fishing haha

MH would probably be your best best......

I like the Gamakatsu Finesse Widegap, I feel like a "beak" like Darren mentioned hurts my hookup ratio.

That may or may not be one of the smarter choices you've made in your life...... Seems like people either 100% love them, don't see anything special in them, or hate them. You'll have to find out which category you're in.

I agree with you. If they're not biting one stick bait, I'm not going to try 5 others with different rates of fall. Perhaps once in a while switching to another rate of fall could trigger the bite, but I don't have the patience to do that. Maybe I should! Hard to find the balance between K.I.S.S. and little details that make a big difference.

This may help ya out: http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/72766-a-rare-insight-into-crankbait-fishing/

Nice work Mike! I dig the shirt, too.

When in doubt, I dropshot. It's a slow grind, but it produces.

Total noob question here; how to they remove ink (if you don't mind me asking)?

That's awesome!

Well, I'm looking forward to the Super Bowl. But I must add, never heard of the Supet Bowl. Anybody enlighten me ?

Dang AJ, you're a beast! Really helps those 3 piece travel rods.......

Old man For the record, my shoulders are sore after shooting my bow for the first time yesterday haha.

Another vote for the Heddon Tiny Torpedo.

Winding new line on a reel tonight, I was reminded of this topic. It's pretty simple, yet it will help you tremendously upping your landing rate. There's two parts. Note: This mostly comes into play after the fish bites; that aspect has it's own intricacies. Factor #1: Variables in fishing. These are things we can't control. Wind, cold fronts, storms, bass with lockjaw, boat problems, fish behavior, etc. The list could go on and on and on.There is nothing-to-very-little we can do about these (if you can control weather, please send me a PM!). Accept these as part of the sport. Move on to #2. Factor #2: "Controllables." This is what we can do. We can use good quality line that won't snap under the stress of a big bass. We can tie good knots that will stay in place even under the greatest of pressure. We can use that line to tie on sharp, top-of-the-line (no pun intended) hooks that won't bend or break. We can use sensitive rods that help us feel a bite. We can take pains to ensure that bass jump as little as possible. We can learn how to fight fish properly to ensure that the hook doens't pop out. We can take a little longer to land a lunker by turning down the drag and playing it safe. We can even combat the variables in fishing (factor no. 1) by learning about them as much as we can. Look at the pros. They don't mess around with cheap equipment because a mechanical failure could cost them thousands of dollars. They go into great pains with every detail to make sure that once the bass bites their bait, they'll get it in the boat. We probably don't fish for 100 G, but it applies to us as well. Bottom line: There's SO much we can't control in fishing. There's a little we can control. So make sure you do . Disclaimers: Obviously the term "control" is not necessarily 100% accurate, as sometimes the bass have a mind of their own. I don't claim to know everything, but I've sure learned the hard way on this. I used to use the cheapest hooks I could find. Now, quality hooks are replacing my crappy ones. I used to buy the cheapest line to save money. I wish now I would have spent more when I broke off a nice fish! I don't pretend to say you can't have fun and enjoy fishing with lower-end equipment, I was living proof of the fact that you can. But if you want to do your best to land fish and not lose lunkers, try looking at the things you can control and control them to the best of your ability.

This one should help too: This guy has the most self control on a hookset that I've ever seen!