dodgeguy

largemouth=7 3/4 at night on a black clacker buzzbait.smallmouth = 4-11 50 feet down on a 1 oz.luhr jenson spoon hopped on the bottom.

you guys who don't have boats should try to at least get a rowboat.you can pick a used one up for a few hundred bucks.you will find that it blows bank fishing away.i only have a rowboat but i also go out with guys who have bass boats and that's a pleasure also.

i have never in 38 years of fishing caught a bass on a lure with any weeds on it. ;D

same thing.try yum dingers also.they have a slightly different fall rate and they last longer.sometimes they work when a senko won't and vice versa.

i carry both.there are some days when they will take one over the other.

of all the people you had to hook it was your wife!!!i hope she's o.k. !!!

sounds fair to me!!!just say you have a suggestion since you guys haven't been doing to well.i have caught big bass in 50 feet of water and shallow.when one doesn't work you have to adjust.

YUM CHUNK!!! ;Dpork is a pain!!!

they obviously want a reaction bait so why fight it?soft plastics usually work when they are hungry and looking to eat.reaction baits are just what they say they are.they cause a non-feeding fish to react and attack them.just go with the flow.

sounds like you're doing ok to me!!!have you eve tried a grass jig in the weeds?

PFLUEGER TRION SIZE 56 ROUND REELS.

in muddy water it shouldn't have that much of an effect unless the temperature drops.i would guess they would be tighter to shallow cover.try a jig right next to the cover.

don't feel bad!!!i have a cabelas denny brauer super magnum that weighs 80 lbs.!!!seriously though,i sometimes have to cull my plastics also.i just get rid of the stuff i never ever use and don't have any confidence in.the only problem is the bag still weighs the same because i replace it with something else!!!

spring = shallow.summer = i start at the deepest weed edges(15-20 feet) and then work my way into the thickest weeds i can find.if you have ripwrap then deep cranking (15-20) is also good in the summer.i have caught smallies in 50 feet on the bottom with jigging spoons and largemouth in 50 feet on rattletraps.the largiws were probably out there looking for baitfish.they cruise around 20 feet down in 50 feet of water and the rattletrap comes by and they smack it hard.this works really good on hot overcast summer days.

bass do learn to stay away from certain lures.i have seen several studies suggesting this.i couldn't tell you if it's a long term thing or not.suposedly a plastic worm is one they don't stay away from.

i t-rig on a gammy g-lock 3/0 worm hook.

first thing is to get a good headlamp.also bring spare flashlights,batteries and bulbs for your lights.stay organized and don't get sloppy.my favorite night bait is a black clacker buzzbait.next would be a black single colorado blade spinnerbait.rattlin jigs can also be good at night.

i think he's severely hyper!!!i don't see anything wrong with him going crazy when he catches fish.i know i get excited when i get a big one.besides,kids like him!!!

gambler,cool.i am not overly in love with the chinese either but i think some of the stuff they make is good.allstars rods from the american classic series to the titanium as far as i know are still made here.

i wouldn't buy a buzzing rod either.

gambler,good question.i used to buy nothing but snap on but not any more.they are ridiculously priced and there are way better bargains out there made elsewhere.any tool i loae is now replaced with either a husky from home depot or kobalt from lowes.btw,snap on ratchets are the worst!!!talk about broken knuckles!!!

who says the chinese can't make anything just as good as the japanese or us?as far as i know all the rods from the american classic series through the titanium series are made here.bps rods are made in china and lots of guys love them.

eventually there will be no more 2 strokes.but for now we have to do every little bit we can.

as fishermen we should try to minimize our effect on the environment.spraying wd-40 on lures is not the way to do this.

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