Scarborough817

picked a 50 up the other day definitely going to be throwing it a lot next year

like buzzed bait said tying a palomar knot works really well. personally I have only had it slide up once in probably 200 casts

i'm not really sure if i'd say it's a junk brand but I have never caught anything on any of their baits mind you I only have 2. I have some stick worms as well as an ikari shad that came in a mtb I like the look of the ikari shad but I have not had success on it or the.stick worms at all this year.

ok thanks Tom, i guess i'll have to save up for a new setup then

ok i know this is kind of off topic but do i really need a heavy power rod to throw big baits like the jackall gantarel? i have 2 med/hvy rods and i know they aren't rated for a lure that heavy but how much will it really affect it?

do you sell your blades?

I have bought at both bps and wal-mart I prefer bps but I still find it annoying that they don't have an online stock system. Instead their site is an online store then when you go to store they don't have what you saw on the site that you wanted. I have recently been going to both sail as well as a shop on the way up to my cottage, I like their selection and price as well and why not support a local place if I need something really specific I will probably end up ordering them from tw

siebert got me for another 10 jigs last week. I didn't expect to be ordering more so soon but I lost one of my new bladed jigs to one of those toothy northerns, plus I needed some footballs and arkys anyway so why not i know they're good quality.

i have found that a slow steady retrieve is the best i occasionally pop the bait or rip it out of grass if it gets caught and that triggers bites. as far as colours go i always try to imitate bait fish sierbert makes a bluegill and pumpkin seed bladed jig which i really like. i also use black and blue for darker or stained water it works well for me in the north. the trailers are either sk rage craws, paddle tails or sk blade minnows and match the skirt

that pike that took my new jig

can you explain why?

i would think anything in a bluegill, pumpkin seed or perch pattern should work pretty well. swim jigs, bladed swim jigs, crankbaits, lipless crankbaits and swimbaits in any of those patterns should get at least some reaction strikes once you find them slow down maybe throw a jig or a worm

Strike King and GYCB

i like the yo zuri 3db series

Maybe next year prob end up getting a new one instead

definitely a solid bait unfortunately my green pumpkin one is at the bottom of a lake at the moment

bladed swim jigs and cranks as well as topwater in the morning

a tackle bag isn't a bad idea but i find a back pack so much more comfortable while bank fishing if i'm in a boat i bring my whole bag with me

that's my thoughts exactly why keep something and deplete the population for no reason. i'd much rather get a weight and a picture then send her on her way for someone else to catch. i feel it is up to us to teach people about catch and release as well as the safe handling of fish also just found a very disturbing video on youtube that i have linked below (an angler kills a musky because it eats bass and walleye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzdesfXfaTY

it kind of bugs me but it's more so the attitude about it. in my area a lot of people seem to think it's fun to kill bass or any fish just because. if you're eating them it's a different story but if it's just for entertainment then why do it? you can only kill them once but with catch and release you can catch them multiple times.

a live target pumpkin seed squarebill caught a nice 2 pounder on it

i need to fish other lakes instead of just the one i'm on, also looking to put a deck on my aluminum boat so i can at least feel like i have a bass boat and make fishing more comfortable. other than that i need to go diving for a couple lures that have recently been lost

nope siebert outdoors jigs

Can't see myself spending that on one lure

i wanted to pick one up but i'm not sure about fishing it on my lake just doesn't seem like something northern largemouth will eat