You_Only_Live_Once_Fishing

one of my full cork rods is starting to chip, i don't know how to care for it other than common sense. how do i replace or maintain it, is electrical tape a good idea?

LOL im so lost!

thats a lot! i would have only gotten 40 ounces

Thanks, and BTW your rods look sick, especially the us one!

Just like high altitude climbing and skydiving, right?

This thread got a little more confusing than i thought it would, probably no fish down there

ok thanks

yeah, it was my first tungsten purchase

anyone do this and is it worth it?

good point, i realized afterwards, that it wasn't the best idea. it is my responsibility to know the laws and stuff, but i didn't know better. As i look into this topic, i don't have much evidence to support the idea. he is my main suspect because i am an active member of the lakes fishing club, they are all very friendly and i wouldn't think of any of them to take it. I suspect the warden, because he has proven to many people throughout the years that he is not a good person. If it i were the warden, i would have waited to see the person return. i would not have taken one rod without the line, preferably the nicer one. i am not sure if he could have legally gone on their property without a warrant, not sure though. the only thing suggesting it wasn't him is that he didn't seize all "evidence of overnight fishing by an unknowing little boy" If you read it, it makes sense, but there isn't enough proof, i can't do much about the past, what i can change is the future, i have since made sure i am knowledgable of the rules. I pride myself in being a rules follower. I don't do illegal things on purpose. I placed the rod on the ground, covered it with moss, there isn't grass in the woods near the lake, but moss and shrubs. i also placed stoned the size of my fist, not large or dense ones near it, unless you were there, you wouldn't have found it. I lastly put a small rock to cover the line.

thats a good point, except the line was in the water and there were other rods too.

yeah i didn't know better

I just bought 2x .5 oz VMC tungsten worm weights for just under 10$ is that a lot, and should i return it before i use it?

ok thanks

uni to uni works well, palomar does too, uni and clinch with six wraps broke at the knot in a snag

when we first bought the lake house, my dad uncle and i were fishing, my uncle, a nj resident without a fishing license in pa hooked a massive pickerel. I walked across the 12' by12' dock to get a net. state rules say a help angler can't be more than 10 feet away with a fishing rod in hand. anyway, my uncle got a 375 dollar ticket because the game warden was watching us from a half a mile away with binoculars. other people have similar stories, such as a foreign, non english speaking elderly woman fishing with her grandson. When the rod was stolen, i left it on my neighbors lakefront property with their permission, along with 2 ugly sticks. as a safety measure, i buried the expensive rod under ground, hidden from sight. a placed a lite rock over the line, left the ugly sticks in plain sight. bottom line is you'd have to be watching me to have found it. This was at 10:00 in total darkness. I noticed the warden drive by as i was leaving, and thought nothing of it. 8:00 next morning... i walk to the spot, no fish on any rod. the two ugly sticks are still there. bait on too. i dig up the rod covered in moss and stones... its gone! line is still in the water, clearly cut with bait, recovered the hook. looked all over for it... no luck. i contacted lake security and friends to look out for it. In retrospect, i am at fault for leaving it out and i shouldn't have done it. but who steals the rod of a kid who saved for years to buy this rod. P.S. he also stole my fish trap 5 years ago

ok, i like the look, but wasn't sure if they were good

this is very interesting

uni and clinch knot have failed so far

Anyone like his hardbaits?

I recently had a nice setup stolen, I suspect that it is the lake's fish and game warden, he is not a pleasant person. Is there anyway to get it back P.S. I know where he lives

This thread is for the dumb things you did when you started bass fishing! I tried throwing a frog the 95% percent of the lake was frozen. I somehow got a big bass interested.

go deep

go small or go home

these lures are not for the small fish wait two seconds before hook set use braid all get it eventually