MALTESE FALCON

HI ERIC, I'VE USED THE SUSPEND DOTS WITH NO PROBLEMS. THEY REMOVE EASILY AND DON'T DAMAGE THE FINISH OF YOUR LURES. RICK

I AGREE WITH YOU SERBIA, THE THUNDERSTICK JR. HAS PUT MANY BASS IN MY LIVEWELL. IT'S A GREAT SHALLOW WATER BAIT.

WHEN I LET THE DOG OUT THIS MORNING I NOTICED A THIN LAYER OF ICE ON MY CANAL. IS IT APRIL YET?

IF YOU LIKE BASS FISHING THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE. WELCOME ABOARD!

WHEN I'M USING A LARGER LURE IT'S USUALLY IN OPEN WATER AND I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS. THERE WERE MANY TIMES I WOULD CAST MY CRANKBAIT AND GET A STRIKE AS SOON AS IT HITS THE WATER. AS MANY HAVE SAID, UNLESS YOU ARE PITCHING TO COVER I DON'T THINK IT'S A BIG DEAL.

I HAD TO PULL MY BOAT OUT THREE WEEKS AGO. USUALLY THE BASS COME INTO MY CANAL THIS TIME OF YEAR BUT SO FAR NOTHING. I'M ALREADY GETTING WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS.

I'VE ALWAYS FISHED WITH LEFT HANDED SPINNING GEAR AND RIGHT HANDED CASTING GEAR. GROWING UP I ONLY HAD RIGHT HANDED LEVEL WIND REELS. WHEN I GOT MY FIRST SPINNING REEL IT WAS LEFT HANDED AND IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO GET USED TO IT. WHEN I TRIED A LEFT HAND RETEIEVE BAITCASTER IT FELT WRONG. WHY FIX WHAT ISN'T BROKE?

QUITE A WHILE BACK MY BUDDY BROUGHT SOME GOLDFISH HE SAID THEY WERE CALLED FEEDER FISH. THEY WORKED FANTASTIC. ABOUT A WEEK LATER I FOUND OUT THEY WERE ILLEGAL. SO WE DIDN'T USE THEM ANY MORE. IT WAS TOO BAD BECAUSE THE SMALLMOUTH LOVED THEM. IT'S TOO BAD SOMEBODY CAN'T PRODUCE A CRANKBAIT THAT HAS THAT PARTICULAR GOLD FINISH. AND IF THERE IS PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

CONGRATULATIONS J.T. ENJOY EVERY MINUTE YOU CAN WITH HIM, THE TIME GOES BY SOOOO FAST. GIVE YOUR WIFE A WONDERFUL GIFT, BECAUSE SHE JUST GAVE YOU ONE.

HOW'S THAT FOR BAD LUCK? I MADE UP MY MIND THIS SUMMER THAT I WAS GOING TO ATTEND THIS YEAR'S EVENT. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEY MAKE UP THEIR MINDS ON WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO, OR NOT DO. I'VE SPOKEN TO ALOT OF GUYS THAT ATTENDED PREVIOUS EVENTS AND THEY ALWAYS RAVED ABOUT HOW EDUCATIONAL THEY WERE. THEY ALSO MENTIONED THAT YOU ALWAYS LEAVE THE PROGRAM WITH A SHOPPING BAG OF GOODIES. THAT'S MY LUCK, ALWAYS A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT.

HEY GAMEOVER, I GOT MY SWEET BEAVERS AT GANDER MOUNTAIN ON M-59 AND SCHOENHERR. COULD THAT BE WHERE YOU GOT YOURS?

I FORGOT ABOUT THE BIONIC BLADES BEING ON SALE.............MUCH BETTER CHOICE.

FOR ME IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD YEAR. NUMBERS WISE I DID GOOD. MY GOALS WERE TO IMPROVE MY SPINNERBAIT FISHING......MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. THEN, I WANTED TO GET A NEW PB SMALLIE THE 6-15# HAS BEEN THREE YEARS NOW AND I WANTED TO BREAK THE 7# MARK.........MISSION NOT ACCOMPLISHED. I REALLY ENJOYED MY NEW 25' BAJA CENTER CONSOLE. IT'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD COMPARED TO MY 16' PRINCCRAFT. MY GOAL FOR NEXT SEASON IS STILL BREAKING THE 7# MARK FOR SMALLMOUTH. AND LEARNING TO FISH JIGS.

I MADE A VERTICAL ROD RACK THAT FITS IN THE CORNER AND TAKES UP VERY LITTLE SPACE. I THINK YOUR RODS ARE SAFE THE WAY YOU HAVE THEM AS LONG AS THERE IS NO SAG IN THEM.

HI HULA POPPER, I MENTIONED THE ABUGARCIA D5 ON YOUR OTHER THREAD BECAUSE YOU ASKED FOR UNDER $100. OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE SUGGESTED THE RECORD. YOU CHOSE A VERY GOOD REEL. I'VE HAD A RECORD SINCE JULY AND I LOVE IT. DID YOU GET THE 40 OR 50 SERIES? FLECHERO GAVE YOU SOME GOOD ADVICE ON THE BERKLEY LIGHTNING ROD. FOR THE MONEY IT'S PRETTY NICE. BEFORE I GOT MY ST. CROIX RODS I USED BERKLEY CHERRYWOOD AND LIGHTNING RODS. ENJOY THE NEW RECORD AND LET ME KNOW HOW YOU LIKE IT. FALCON

I LIVE ON THE WATER, BUT THERE ARE STILL DAYS I'M UNABLE TO FISH. THERE ARE WEEKS WHEN I FISH EVERY DAY BUT ON AVERAGE I WOULD SAY FIVE DAYS PER WEEK.

YOUR FRIEND WAS WRONG. I USED CRANKBAITS WITH SPINNING GEAR FOR MANY YEARS WITH GREAT SUCCESS BEFORE I SWITCHED TO BAITCASTING GEAR.

GOOD SUGGESTION ROADWARRIOR.

ST. CLAIR IS A SHALLOW LAKE. I TYPICALLY FISH TWELVE FEET OR LESS. IF I FIND A SPOT OVER FIFTEEN FEET I FEEL LIKE I FOUND A BOTTOMLESS PIT. MY REAL COMFORT ZONE IS TEN FEET OR LESS. IF I FISHED IN SOME OF THOSE DEEP IMPOUNDMENTS, I'D HAVE TO LEARN TO FISH ALL OVER AGAIN. THE BAIT MONKEY WOULD BE VERY HAPPY THOUGH BECAUSE I'D HAVE TO FILL ANOTHER TACKLE BAG WITH DEEP WATER EQUIPMENT.

I'LL TAKE SMALLMOUTH EVERY TIME.

DOES ANYBODY THINK LAKE AMISTAD HAS A CHANCE?

MINE IS SIMILAR TO THE STORY DEUCEU77 TOLD. BACK WHEN I USED TO FISH FOR PIKE, I HOOKED A SMALL PERCH BEHIND THE DORSAL FIN AND PUT A BIG BOBBER ON AND TOSSED IT OUT ABOUT TWENTY FEET. ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, THE PERCH CAME NEAR THE SURFACE AND A SEAGULL GRABBED IT AND STARTED FLYING AWAY. WELL, WHEN IT CAME TO THE END OF MY LINE IT STARTED SCREAMING AND FLYING IN CIRCLES TWENTY FEET ABOVE MY BOAT. SAD TO SAY, IT WAS MY BEST CATCH OF THE DAY. I STILL HAVEN'T LIVED IT DOWN EITHER, BECAUSE MY FATHER-IN-LAW AND BROTHER-IN-LAW WERE FISHING ABOUT FIFTY FEET AWAY.

I'VE HAD ALOT OF SUCCESS WITH THE X-RAPS EITHER WITH THE JERK PAUSE JERK METHOD OR SWEEP PAUSE SWEEP. THIS TIME OF YEAR IT'S GOOD TO PAUSE A LITTLE LONGER. MOST OF MY STRIKES COME ON THE PAUSE.

WHEN I'M SHINER FISHING USE 10# TRILENE XL. I USE AS LITTLE WEIGHT AS POSSIBLE, HOOK THE SHINER THROUGH THE BOTTOM LIP AND OUT THE NOSTRIL, AND LET IT SWIM. MOST OF MY MONSTER SMALLMOUTH WERE CAUGHT USING THIS METHOD.

MY BROTHER USED TO BE MY PARTNER UNTIL HE GOT MARRIED. THEN HE BECAME THE MOST UNDEPENDABLE PERSON ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH. HE WAS NEVER ON TIME AND ALWAYS HAD A DOZEN EXCUSES WHY I SHOULDN'T BE SO UPSET. I TRIED TO GET MY WIFE TO BE MY PARTNER BUT SHE WOULD RATHER FISH FOR FUN. NOW, AFTER SIX SPINE SURGERIES, I CAN'T FISH TOURNAMENTS ANYMORE SO I JUST FISH FOR RELAXATION.