THEbassmaster

chatterbaits are pretty easy to make. i just used a 1/4oz. jig head. put 2 split rings on it so the blade will be verticle when swimming. next, i cut out the blade on stainless steel(not sure how thick). used a drill press to put 3 small holes in it. connected the blade to the split ring. and added one of those clip things and finish. here is what i cam up with. if i didnt make it clear, just say something and ill tell you. aaron

sorry. i dont pour jigheads, but i want to try sometime. just wondering where are you from in ohio? i am in NW. aaron

awesome swimbait. i have been trying to make some, but cant figure out how to get the joint crack small like yours. what kind of screw eyes are you using, or are you using a wire-through system? thanks aaron

im in aaron

+2 this reel is great. light, smooth, casts a mile. you can also get it new on ebay for about $165, thats what i paid for mine. aaron

yea, the bears d is good, but not great like the begining of the season. i think the bears will win it though because the d will get pressure on peyton and stop addai. but the saints did beat themselves with 4 to's to none, cant win many like that. so i guess.....go bears :-[ but..........[move]WHO DEY!?[/move] ......if they can stay out of trouble/injuries, but oh wait another arrest, jonathon joseph on ?marajiuana? charges :-[ aaron

i like green, good line. the water i usually fish is off-colored so it works good. i have it on my flippin'/pike rod and another worm rod, works great for pulling them out of cover. aaron

chitwnbass, i love your avitar! family guy is one of the funniest shows on. aaron

mine is a 5" GYCB senko in black w/chart. flakes or any other dark color. aaron

LBH, yep we knew he needed a heavier rod so he could pull em' out of weeds. we ended up getting 2 spinning combos, one a MH and one a M. the MH should work great for the pike and the M is to replace his other rod. i got quite a bit of lures, and we will probably be getting a Tracker 175TX, 2006 version on clearance! they will be calling us tomarrow to tell us what the payments ect. will be. ill post some pics of the gear i got later. aaron

thanks guys. we're going to go with the 20# or 30# PP. ill post what we got tomarrow when we get back, hopefully a new boat aaron

ok, so we're goin to BPS tomarrow. my dad needs a heavier spinning set-up for pike, and we were wondering if he could get good distance casting say 30# Power Pro with about 1oz. and up lures. i know ive heard of people use it for finese fishing with like 10# PP, but dont remember anyone saying anything about 30# PP. would this work, or should he go with something like Trilene Big Game? ive heard good things about that too. right now he has 8# Trilene XL Smooth Casting on a M power rod, just not enough to pull em' out of weeds. thanks for any advice. aaron

im hopin for a 5 1/2 to 6#. aaron

the MH Lightning Rod would work great. i have the 7ft MH, i use it for jigs, frogs, and pike with 30lb Power Pro. hope it works for you. aaron

i agree with tony on the reel, cheap and good, but i dont know about the rod. i use the reel for pike with 8lb Trilene XL Smooth Casting and is great. aaron

it depends if you want spinning or baitcasting, also what you will be using it for. so fill us in and im sure you will get tons of replies. aaron

mine is deffinately a wacky rigged senko in any dark color, 2nd would be shallow-medium cranks aaron

yep, im pretty sure they are the same except where they are made and name. i have seen these as well and have been wanting one, so i might have to sell my Quantum Accurist AC500PT to have some money for it. good deal, hopefully i can get one before they run out. aaron

i was wondering how many of you put something on the luckycrafts before use so the paint doesnt chip, because alot of people are saying the paintjob is chipping. just wondering. thanks aaron

got a few NEEDED ;D items 1st was hunting clothes. i got bibs and a jacket from the bargain cave and got another 25% off that price, so they were both about $80 a piece. i also got some gloves that were $40. now to the important stuff ;D 1 Heddon Zara Spook- $1.99 1 Persuader Double Buzzer(chart/white)- $5.99 1 pack of Zoom Super Fluke Jrs.(arkansas shiner)- $1.79 (cheap and look like a good spinnerbait trailer) 2 Strike King Diamond Shad (1/2oz.)- $.99 each 1 pack of Gary Yamamoto Swimmin Senkos (blk w/large blue flake)- $6.99 1 Lucky Craft Sammy 100 (Aurora Black)- $14.99 1 Lucky Craft Fat CB Big Daddy Strike 3 (same color as Sammy)- $15.99 1 pack of Gammy 4/0 Offset Shank Worm Hooks- $2.59 1 pack of Gammy 4/0 Super Line EWG- $2.99 1 pack of Gammy 2 worm hook w/wire guard (for wacky riggin)- $3.49 still going to go to BPS to look at boats in January and look at a few more things ;D aaron

beautiful! hope you catch some big gills on it, and have fun with the fights ;D aaron

brush pile berry, i wont say anything except Ohio State and Texas A&M! ;D i had to do it aaron

nice, but where is the best team :-?? as in Ohio State ;D aaron

ok....finally got em back on the computer. here is my PB pike (31" on my homeade lure) this is the lure i used......the screw eye on the top didnt work, so i had to put it on the lip and wiggles with alot of action aaron

#1 would be a Shimano Curado CU100D with #12 Berkley XL Smooth Casting on a St. Croix Avid AC66MF #2 would be a Shimano Calais CL200A with #30 Power Pro on a St. Croix Avid AC66MF (i dont like spinning(mostly murky waters up here) Lures 1-senko in any dark color (black w/blue flake) 2-Terminator T1 white or chart. 3-Eakins Flip n' Jig missouri craw 4-Zoom Super Fluke 5-Rat L' Trap silver/blue on sunny days, baby bass on darker days aaron