BucketmouthAngler13

I've got a recent story like that too. Like a month ago me and my two friends where making pearsauce from the pear trees in my back yard. I took a metal two-pronged fork thingy (the big kind that you use for carving a turkey) and stuck the prongs in a pear on either side of the core, trying to turn it and thus coreing the pear. Well the pear was a bit more hardy than I suspected, and I pushed a bit to hard, and one of the metal prongs on the fork broke clean of. (about half way down the prong) I figured that the broken piece was still stuck in the pear, so I threw the pear out. Then I set the broken fork thing on the table and continued peeling pears. Now, up to this point, my two friends saw everything that happend so far. All three of us saw the broken prong clearly, and we have no doubt about it that it was broken. About ten minutes after this, I looked over to the fork and much to my utter surprise both prongs where completly and flawlessly in one peice! A welder couldnt have done a better job, there wasnt a mark on it. We stood there dumbfounded for a few minutes. I tried to break it again but couldnt. Now I live in a huge house (30 rooms not including hallways) that was built by a senator in 1867, then later was owned by a doctor and used as a funeral home. A lot of fishy stuff happens around here but this one was by far the most concrete and honest-to-goodness. I have no idea how it is earthly possible to fix a broken prong on a big metal fork in 10 minutes without making a sound, moving it, and leaving it good as new with not a single mark on it. It sent a chill up my spine. I swear if I didnt see it with my own two eyes I never would have beleived it.

Offend??? NO WAY! I hope they buried it with him! Yeah! A guy like that deserves a mounument!

What a great way to go! *salutes*

Sure thing!

I spent alot of time making this music video over the past month. I made it for no reason really, but yesterday I found out that my school is going to be using it for their Veterans Day Assembly on monday so hundreds of people will see it. Pretty cool. It still could use a little work and I'm still trying to figure out how to put in video footage from websites in it. (anybody know how to do that?) Check it out Tight lines

Takes 'bout two shakes of a lambs tail for me.

For mono, a double (or triple) loop clinch knot never has failed me once. For braid, double loop uni knot works like a charm. I've used these knots for quite some time and never have had a problem. I've considered trying other knots but I figure, heck, if something aint broken then dont fix it.

Fishing isnt about winning tournaments. Go big or go home. A kid with a worm and bobber can catch a bunch of dinks. Why do you think live bait is ilegal in tourneys? I get alot more satisfaction when I catch one big one.

Well that could have gone better...... :-/

Sweet fish! Nice coloring.

Redskins all the way! GO SKINS

Any body who wants to play some Counter Strike: Source just shoot me a PM. CS is one of the most realistic FPS I've ever played, and its the only one I play.

Woot my internet is back on! Sean is siting right next to me right now (Im standing becuase he is hogging the PC chair) and he will be replying to your PMs in about 30 secconds. Signing off.... Matt

Hey guys LOL nope this isnt a hoax.... I interent has gone berzerk and I havnt been able to get online for days. It still doesnt work, so right now Im on a PC at school. Sean's PC has had major tecnical difficulty for quite some time and he doesnt have interent acsess either. (last time I check he ordered a new PC that was suposed to come in yesterday... but IDK becasue I havnt talked to him for a number of days due to schedule conflict) SO.... I can only get online (as of now) after school. Im pretty sure BR is blocked at Seans school so I dont know how long it will take him to check his PMs. I'll try to talk to him tonight and update him. (so far I havnt even been able to tell him about you guys) I'll make sure it is OK with him and I'll try to PM his adress to all of you if he cant. If that works I'll PM it to you guys tomorrow around 3pm. Sorry and thanks Matt

x2 Let me know how I can help. Thanks alot for the offer. I still have a half decent amount of hardbaits and my intire softplastic collection left (i didnt my softplastic's tacklebox with me) So although this whole thing is a major setback I can still go out and catch fish. However, my friend Sean (sean_e_bus_12 on this forum) had his intire collection stolen, so he has next to nothing as far as tackle is concerned. He's the fellow who needs your baits the most. I still got a couple handfuls of hardbaits that I have lying around and plenty of soft plastics. If you got stuff you want to put to a good use, talk to Sean. It might be hard to contact him on this forum, so if you have trouble talk to me and I'll pass the word on to him. (he isnt on here much, and Im pretty sure his interent is down, so he will have to use my PC to acsess his PMs) Thanks alot anyhow

During the spring I had forgot about one of my combos and left it a couple hundred yards off from where I was fishing. As soon as I remembered I went to get it and it was gone. That was my fault. This time we hid the our stuff the best we could. We had talked to the guys who stole it earlier, and aparently they came back and saw us hide it. This time it was downright theft. The stole it right before our eyes. What else could I have done? From now on, I'm not going to let my fishing stuff out of my reach. We hid our backpacks with our rods off the trail under bushes in a ditch. Then we noticed our packs (wich had our tackleboxes in them) where to noticable. So we took them and hid them under the dam. (not visible enless you climb down, walk through the water and go right under it) Thanks for listening to my rant...

wasps can be a pain. The other day I was fishing a spook way out from the bank and I got stung in the arm. (turns out I was standing on a nest) At first I didnt know what the pain was and my first thought was "what the heck? How did I hook myself when my lure is all the way out there?"

Today me and my friend hid our tackle on the bank and swam acrossed the lake. While we where on the other side taking a breather two ganstas went and found our stuff (they must have seen us hiding it, we hid it super good) and stole it. We swam back as soon as we could but when we got there they where out of sight. We ran after them and found them in a small trailer park a little ways off. We called the cops but after several hours of not making any progress the cops gave up. I had around $200 of tackle in my bag and my friend had a little less in his. Heck, they even stole my unopened bottle of iced tea! We searched the woods for a long time incase they left it somewhere. No results. Thankfuly we hid our rods someplace else and they whernt stolen. (now that would have been devistating) I've really lost all hope for this world. I mean really, what kind of jerk steals fishing tackle that he will probaly never use from some kids that are swimming? You cant let a single thing of value out of your reach these days, becuase some low life will steal you blind. Besides my rod and my bike, that tacklebox was the most vaulable thing I've ever owned. It's one thing for me to leave somthing somwhere then someone finds it and keeps it. I'ts another thing when some guys steal our hard-earned stuff that we use and injoy daily right out from under our noses. I've swam out for many of those lures several times, and I've gone to heck and back to earn money for them and to save them from a snags. I love bass fishing with a passion and that tacklebox was my pride and my joy. Then all the sudden, in the amount of time it takes for a man to decide to do it, it was all taken away. Moral of story: The next time your tempted to steal somthing, think twice, and remember this.

The day man catches a bass on that planet will be the day pigs fly. Hmmm :-? I guess that could be sooner than I think.

Three Stooges every sunday mouring right after breakfast and right before church. Hands down, best stuff ever. Its "mookness" at its finest.

PHOTOSHOPED!!!!!!!!!!!! haha

You might be a angler if.... You step on trebble hooks in your room at night. You sleep with your rods in your room. You can define the clarity of iced tea. You spend more money on fishing tackle than on food. You flip through a BPS magiazne evernight before bed. You have dreams about fishing then when you wake up you right it all down and try to repeat it exactly in real life. You've ever wondered how many acres your kitchen sink is. You often fool around with lures in the pool. Even worse: You often fool around with lures in your bathtub or sink. (lol been there) You give your truck a chartruse or firetiger a spray paint job.

10" Powerbait worm

When the polly wears off I'll try that.

First off, I want everyone to know that I myself am a newbie at this. I learned a few things the hard way so this post is about what to do and what NOT to do when you are casting (or pouring, same thing) your own plaster molds. I got my directions from the article on this subject on the BR homepage. Secondly, this is a lot cheaper than you think it is! I went to ACE Hardware and got 4lbs of plaster for $7. That's enough to make two small molds. (2 piece with 3 or 4 cavities) Doing this is easy, fun and cheap. OK let's get started. First you are going to need a flexible container of some sort to hold your mold. I used the aluminum foil tray thinys that can be easily found. I found mine under some pots and pans in my pantry, but it was way too big. So I cut out some cardboard and made a divider. Next I coated the bottom and 3" of the sides with Vaseline. The Vaseline keeps the plaster from sticking to the container. (Pictured below) Get whatever plastic you want to mold to make ready, and then start mixing the plaster. Here is what you will need: My mold needed a good amount of plaster. You need enough to cover the bottom of the container with 3/4 to an inch of plaster. I mixed 4 cups of plaster with 2 cups of water in a metal bowl. (Around 2.5lbs) A 2/1 ratio works good for the plaster/water. Mix the plaster really well. Mine fully set in 20 minutes but it only took a few minutes in till it was getting to hard to pour, so be swift. Once you have it well mixed pour it in your container. Tap the container a little to get an even top. (Do it on a flat surface) Then take your baits and press them half way into the still-liquid plaster. The cardboard divider made a perfect flat top for my mold so I put the front of my bait (a senko) right up to the cardboard. Take two Popsicle stick halves and stick them into the plaster. These act as guides for the two halves onces the mold is finnished. (Seen below) Let the plaster harden for as long as it needs. (The box will say) Then remove the baits from the mold. You need some sealer for cavities. Polyurethane works well. I used a little paint brush to apply it, which worked great. (Don't put on to much or it will take away detail from the baits) Next you need to put a thin layer of Vaseline on. The thinner the better, but you need enough so when you pour the other half they won't stick. I used a bigger (but still small) paintbrush to do this, which also worked like a charm. Don't put Vaseline in the cavities. Take the baits and put a really thin amount of Vaseline on them with your hands. Now put the baits back into the mold. Also put a thin layer of Vaseline on the Popsicle sticks. Now repeat the plaster mixing method. (Mix the same amount) Once you have mixed it, pour it onto of the other mold. (With the baits in place) The Popsicle sticks should stick out but the baits should be well covered. (Seen below) Once that is dry you can remove the plaster from the container. I used a butter knife around the edges and it came out pretty easy. I then took a jack knife and worked it around between the two halves of the mold. (Be gentle so you don't damage it) After a little prying the two halves came apart really easy. And it looked great!!! I was shocked! Here is what it should all look like: I melted down some old worms and poured my first bait. It came out really well: OK here is what I shouldn't have done: 1. I used wayyyy to much Vaseline. Only a little bit goes a long way. 2. I should have mixed the second batch of plaster better. A few clumps messed up two of the cavities. 3. Wash off anything with plaster on it when before it hardens. It will come of really easy before it dries, but after it is like cement. 4. Use a metal whisk when mixing. I used a spoon and it was pretty messy. IT WAS SO EASY! It was my first cast and it came out pretty well. The next one I make should be even better. And at such a cheap price I will be making a lot more, believe me! To all of those who where thinking about getting into hand pours well this is your chance. It was so easy! And even if you screw it up you can always make another one. GO DO IT! Hope this is helpful! Matt Thanks to fisherguy12 for the pictures