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yeah you have moments where everything comes together at the snap of a finger but theres other times where they are quiet as a church mouse or wont come in etc... and that challenge is why i love it

bass can have varying skin pigments while uncommon they do occur from research it appears to be a xanthic phase bass

yeah its my flip phone i have not got a actual camera yet and thanks yall

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there is a lot that goes into bass fishing ill start with your first question.it depends on fish behavior for example your fishing a white spinnerbait and say a bass follows it without trying to eat it you have multiple options here 1 try a different color if that dosent work you can try a different size bait if that dosent work try different blades my point with giving this scenario is the fish can be interested in your bait type but may not bite because of the color or presentation. another example of this: i was fishing a tournament on old hickory in the late winter/early spring. i was fishing a suspending jerkbait and was getting the occasional follower but no strike. i then put a bit of wire around the front treble so it would"nose down" and boom i brought a 3lb fish in. my point is that a simple change can cause a different reaction.as far as your question with fishing frogs is that you need to give them a chance to get a good hold on the bait ill usually drop the rod tip and reel down tight before setting the hook.bass will also miss the frog part of the time making you think the fish has it when it dosent.i hope this helps

those are some cool lookin calls i know what you mean by chasing them over deer.

as the title says i caught this old girl on a topwater and to this date its been the biggest.i caught this one out of barkely idk what it weighted but it was big i was using dads boat and unfortunately i did not have a scale.i did release this old girl and she seemed healthy when she swam off.

we have a city lake here in town that is nothing more than a big pond and i have found that when they wont bite my normal presentations ill downsize to a small rapala original floater on med spinning gear and i will work the bait with sharp jerks this will usually get a reaction bite.

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as the tilte says im curios if any of you folks like to hunt turkeys. i love to chase these tricky birds for me its just as fun to work a bird as it is to take a bird (thought wild turkey tastes good in the fryer.). heres a few ive been able to take home

ill usually drop a few every year dad likes em i like to hunt rabbits with the hounds myself rabbit just seems to taste better to me

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thanks guys glad to be here

so far this one is my best of the year the ol girl was put back in good shape

ive got a few all bees the first is my largest bumble it is an 89 king bee the boats solid and has a v4 evinrude on the back with a motorguide on the front ive had it for 4-5 years.the second is technically in my dads name but im the one that uses it it is a 94 v254 bee with a johson 70 on the back it has been garage kept its whole life and it shows it even has the original carpet.the third be is a project that is in 2 parts as of now its getting a complete rebuild with coosa board.

ive been dabbling a bit in trout fishing in the last few years. ive caught them fly fishing and a few on a spinner but i like the fly fishing better.heres a few from the obey. there not big but there fun and i usually keep a few for the grill. i was suprised by the amount of small brow trout i caught

hello folks my name is jerry barnard im from westmoreland a small town in sumner county tn i have lived in westmoreland my whole life. ive been bass fishing and hunting for as long as i can remember. my dad and my grandfather on my moms side got me into fishing.my grandfather on my dads side and my dad to a point got me into deer hunting i picked up on turkey hunting about 10 years ago and im self taught in that sport.i have grew up fishing barkley/kentucky lake old hickory lake and ive also spent time on barren river and dale hollow all of which except for lbl are within 30-45 minutes of my home.i am a mechanic for my counties school system but unfortunately i will have to find a new carrier with in a year because of a back injury but it is what it is.i am also in the process of rebuilding a bumble bee v154 thought its not my only bee.i look forward to learning from yall on this site and thanks for the add to the site.