THEbassmaster

well, im finally jumping on the swimbait bandwagon. i got some mattlures baby bass and a bluegill, ive made a couple wakebaits too. might get some bigger ones if i have success. now to the rod and reel..im thinking about this rod in 7'9" MH http://www.***.com/descpage.html?PCODE=SHCLCR i think that will do well for the ones i am planning on throwing. as for the reel im thinking the cardiff 300 http://www.***.com/descpageRLCSHIMANO-SCCRA.html now my question is for the line. i was thinking Pline CXX X-tra strong in 20#. i have one problem though, i fish where pike live, so would i need some type of leader with this..? thanks for any suggestion/help aaron

http://fishtalkfishingreports.yuku.com/directory/ good site for NW Ohio, SE MI, and NE IN

thanks, cant wait to get them

i just got the ultimate bluegill, 2 baby bass and a perch and was just wondering with the rate of fall for these two different types are..thanks aaron

i use it all year, unless i get a little less. yes, turns whiteish, atleast green power pro does yes. im not sure what knot i usually use is but palomer works, ill look up what one i use, its a good one.

i have the 782 and its a great rod, so im guessing the 783 will be the same, just a little stiffer. good luck, im sure you will like it.

Curado, Energy, and an Accurist. Honestly, my favorite out of the three is probably the Accurist, just seems most versatile to me. aaron

we used to go there every summer for awhile. pretty good fishing if you know where to go. i got an 18" smallie there and some nice largemouth as well. also walleye and there are good numbers of muskie in it from what ive read. we dont go anymore because gas and we live on the western part of ohio and have a place up in IN where we can go to both IN and MI lakes.

only on big fish, unless im in a tourney then we net everything that is a keeper or close to it. aaron

nice job. got my first jig fish last year and now it is one of the lures i have tied on 85% of the time. try them around docks this summer too.

oh yea....this, family guy and chappelles show, when they were still making it, are my alltime favorite shows. i usually watch the new one atleast 2, sometimes 3 times a week lol. its on thursday at 10 too, and saturday i think and sunday lol

im in for both largemouth and smallmouth aaron

kevin vandam. i fish like him and he is from MI, which is where i do alot of my fishing

1. learn to fish deep...15> 2. catch a 6# largemouth 3. catch a 4# smallie 4. learn to fish swimbaits, which is what i will be trying ALOT this year. 5. win atleast ONE tourney this year!!! aaron

i live in st. marys, havent fished the lake for a year or two because i can never do any good there, muddy and just nasty. we fish Indian and Loramie quiet a bit, but most of our fishing is done in MI or IN, the water there is mostly crystal clear and alot cleaner, and we always catch bigger and more fish ;D.

this year largemouth-5lbs smallie-4lbs pike-catch one through the ice (if we get any good ice this yr >) or a 35+ incher lifetime largemouth-7lbs smallie-6lbs pike-40+ incher

im going to try swimbaiting next year. im starting to look at some 6" swimbaits i might get, probably some Castaic ones, Mattlures, and maybe a couple other types to see if i like it. and hopefully get that 5 pounder that eluded me last year by 2 ounces >. aaron

i got that exact rod at the end of season last year. it is a great rod, ive only gotten a couple fish on it but it is awesome. you made a good choice. good luck! aaron

bluegill on a Rapala DT6 i think..6 or 4 but still, it was only like 4-5 inches too.

i liked all the good games we had this year...made for a lot of good watching games, unlike the usual everyone knows who wins before it starts.

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never tried em alone, but they are good jig trailers. aaron

the one you are looking at is a good one. we have the 175TX, last years model and its a great boat (its only different by the the width, maybe length and a few little things). rides very smooth and with the 60 we can get it to 37mph, which is plenty fast for us. one suggestion is if you do go with this one, upgrade the fishfinder before you get it. it comes with the Lowrance X-37, which is very cheap and doesnt work good. its a great boat, but good luck with whatever you go with. aaron

the Trackers are great boats. we have the Pro Team 175TX, last yrs version with a 60 on it. it has enough storage and is very stable. its worked great so far and is fun to fish out of. just a thought, if you do purchase a Tracker i think they all come with a Lowrance X-37 fishfinder. they are junk, i would reccomend getting a better finder on it before you buy so you dont have to hassle with it. good luck on the new boat. aaron

this is also my favorite fishin show. i didnt know they came out with a dvd, maybe ill have to check it out aaron