Ozark_Basser

Curado I from eBay for 140 shipped Daiwa Tatula from amazon ~100 you might have to pay shipping For rods around the 150 range, there are way too many to mention.

Moving baits. Windy days is about the only time I throw spinnerbaits anymore.

Step back and lay it to them. Put your back into it. Don't take it easy on them with a jig.

Toad.

The Ned rig is also probably a good option. I still haven't tried it. I guess I'm not a true Midwesterner. A lot of people use it and love it. I plan on fishing more with a spinning outfit this year.

Around 40 yards maybe a little more with a 1/2 oz jig and trailer. Curado I NFC 709 HM 50 # smackdown with a 16# fc sniper leader

I have fished Bull Shoals a lot, especially the west half from Peel to Tucker Hollow. Bass will stay in the creeks all year. I usually map out spots I'm going to fish beforehand on a topo, then run and gun until I think I've figured them out. I like to drag a 3/4 oz football jig across creek points, especially gravel points this time of year. Also, grinding a wiggle wart through rock transitions, points, bluff ends, or just covering water in the backs of creeks is always good on that lake in the spring. If I find a nice looking cove with clear water, I'll pull out a jerkbait. Seed tick hollow towards Peel is usually pretty clear this time of year and has produced some of my biggest smallmouth on a jerkbait during the spring. If the bites really tough or the water is super clear, I'll fish a hula grub on a jighead or a reaper on a shakey head. Don't be afraid to fish tight to that buck brush either. There's more fish in there than you think. My bigger bites usually come from out deeper on the points though. Do some reading on seasonal patterns and use this link to find some good spots. http://webapp.navionics.com/ I would recommend buying a fishing hotspots topo though if you are going to take it seriously. They have them at Walmart. They show what the banks are made of such as clay, rock, gravel etc.

Prime example.

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I like to fish spooks on mono. It fouls up too much on braid and the line gets caught in the hooks too often. It's also a lot easier to walk it fast with mono. Just get a rod with a good soft tip and jerk it on slack line. Doesn't take too long to get down. A spook is one of those baits where the speed I fish it really determines whether I get bit or not. Some days they want it walked as fast as possible or really slow. Some days they only hit it on the pause. I love spooks. Definitely my favorite open water top water bait. They cast a mile so you can cover a lot of water, and they catch bigger fish.

It's funny because you can walk up to some hippie, and be like "hey, do you smoke pot?" They'd probably say yes and try to tell you a hundred different reasons why everyone should, then probably try to sell you some lol. If you ask some jacked dude if he is on steroids, he'll swear on his mother he's not no matter how evident it is. The guys who do it know it's strange and will go to extreme measures to keep it a secret.

They are usually protected from cold north winds and they also see the sun before other coves or areas of the lake, so they are warmer. That's all I got.

Thanks for the review. I was thinking about trying it out. I will stick with fc sniper.

He definitely is shortening his life. He probably does little to zero cardio in fear of losing muscle. His kidneys are probably in the worst shape due to massive amounts of protein and injectable steroids that bypass his liver. His liver doesn't get off that easy though. Those guys take a lot of oral steroids and supplements as well. I'm sure his doctor warned him of this, but those guys get blood work done regularly and pay top dollar for good doctors to keep side effects at bay and their health as good as possible. The only reason the Schwartz has lived as long as he has is because he wasn't doing nearly the amount of steroids these guys are doing now, and he has lots of money.

This is funny and true. I've been spending a lot of time going through Matagi's online catalog for my next build. Apparently, Rod's JDM cousin, Matagi, is even more evil.

Tom is right though. To figure the EXACT distance traveled, it would depend on where the bait is. If you did an experiment at different distances and angles such as vertical, horizontal, or in between where the line would make a 45 degree angle with the rod tip's starting position before setting the hook, you'd find the distances wouldn't vary the same. The two graphs wouldn't be linear. However, it would depend on how you set the hook. If you were on a horizontal plane 90' away and set the hook straight up from 0 to 90 degrees the differences wouldn't matter too much between a 7' and 6'6 rod. If you set the hook sideways or did a sweep hookset, there would still be a pretty significant difference between the two. So DVT's math is applicable, if you set the hook at the right angle.

Did you use the formula s=r(theta) to figure this out? Lol.

You're right. Nobody in the history of mankind to our knowledge has ever gotten that big without steroids, but that's not what I'm saying. His competition weight is ~300 lbs with a body fat percentage of ~3%. I'm saying if he never took steroids he could have realistically gotten up to 240 or so with a 5 % body fat percentage. He has the genetics. If I or someone else took just as many steroids as he does, worked just as hard, and ate just as much, we still wouldn't be nearly the size he is. I, however, would never want to get that big even if I could. I think it looks stupid. But everyone seems to have a genetic limit, even with steroids. Trust me. A very good friend of mine has screwed himself up forever trying to push his limit. He took more steroids than you would believe and never broke 220. So the lesson to be learned here is don't do steroids.

I beg to differ. Even though steroids probably put a solid 40 or 50 lbs on him, if he never would have took them, he could probably get up to 240 or so naturally. The genetics are there for him to do so. However, since he has been on gear so long, he will never be able to know for sure. He will have to be on medically prescribed testosterone the rest of his life, even if he cycles off. He will never be able to reach his natural genetic potential if he cycles off. He's way too far gone. That's the thing about steroids. People who take them don't think they will lose whatever they gained when they come off of them, but you will lose all of it. I've seen it happen many times, even to some close friends. It's best to stay natty unless you plan on doing steroids the rest of your life under medical supervision.

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Drop shot. Ponds this time of year tend to have a lot of junk on the bottom. I'd fish with as light of line as I could get away with and step it up if there is lots of cover. Z man's plastics float and are killer on a dropshot.

Mag light

Bass fishing is done around a lot of heavy cover.