MALTESE FALCON

#1= 6LB 15OZ LIVE SHINER #2=6LB 10OZ 7" ELECTRIC BLUE POWER WORM #3=6LB 9OZ X-RAP SILVER BLUE ALL LAKE ST. CLAIR SMALLMOUTH

I WEAR GLASSES SO I ALWAYS HAVE SOME PROTECTION. I ALSO WEAR FIT-OVERS ON BRIGHT SUNNY DAYS. BUT BEFORE I NEEDED GLASSES I ALWAYS WORE SOME TYPE OF EYE PROTECTION ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. BECAUSE ONE NIGHT MY SONS AND I WERE FISHING AT NIGHT AND ON THE WAY HOME A BUG WENT IN MY EYE AM 40 MPH. AFTER THAT INCIDENT I ALWAYS HAD SUN GLASSES AND A PAIR OF GOGGLES IN THE BOAT.

I CAUGHT A SMALLMOUTH THE OTHER DAY WITH ONLY ONE EYE AND HE LOOKED QUITE HEALTHY. HE WAS QUITE CHUNKY, I DON'T THINK HE MISSED ANY MEALS.

I, LIKE JIM BELONG TO BOTH. I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF NAFC SINCE THE EARLY 90'S AND I'M NOT SURE IF I'M GOING TO RENEW MY MEMBERSHIP WHEN IT EXPIRES IN MARCH. I JUST RENEWED MY "BASS" MEMBERSHIP A FEW DAYS AGO. THE TEST PRODUCTS NAFC SENDS OUT ARE NOT WHAT THEY MAKE THEM OUT TO BE. LIKE JIM SAID, $3.00 AT BEST. THEY ADVERTISE RODS, REELS, TROLLONG MOTORS AND THE LIKE, BUT I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY THAT TESTED ANYTHING LIKE THAT. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR DECISION, FALCON

WELL FISH, I'VE HAD THE SAME ADDICTION FOR 52 OF MY 57 YEARS. EVER SINCE MY DAD TOOK ME TO THE DETROIT RIVER IN 1954 TO FISH FOR PERCH. ONCE I FELT A FISH ON THE END OF MY LINE THAT WAS IT. I WAS HOOKED!!! THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAD FISHING WITH MY DAD WAS HE WAS CONTENT CATCHING PAN FISH AND I WANTED TO CATCH BIG FISH. I AGREE THAT UNLES YOU ARE A FISHERMAN YOU DON'T OR CAN'T UNDERSTAND. I HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO GO OUT AND GET YOUR "FIX" SOON. GOOD FISHING, FALCON P.S. I'M GOING TO BE CHASING LAKE ST. CLAIR SMALLIES TOMORROW AT 7:00 A.M. (I'LL NAME THE FIRST ONE AFTER YOU)

WELCOME, ISLAND BASSIN. VERY CURIOUS, WHY ARE YOU NOT ALLOWED TO FISH FROM A BOAT?

THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH "BASSIN" IS IT ISN'T A MONTHLY PUBLICATION.

I GET "BASSIN" AND "BASSMASTER". IF I WERE TO PICK JUST ONE IT WOULD BE "BASSIN".

I ALWAYS CONSIDERED MYSELF A PRETTY GOOD FISHERMAN. AFTER TEN MONTHS OF COMING TO BASSRESOURCE.COM I'VE IMPROVED CONSIDERABLY. IT'S LIKE HAVING MY OWN BASS FISHING ENCYCLOPEDIA. THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR ALL THE HELP AND INFORMATION. AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO GLENN, YOU'RE THE REASON WE'RE ALL HERE. P.S. THANKS ALSO FOR INTRODUCING ME TO THE BAIT MONKEY.

I AGREE WITH YOU 100%. IT SEEMS TO GO AGAINST COMMON SENSE TO KEEP THE BROOD STOCK AND RELEASE THE SMALL, LESS PROLIFIC SPAWNERS. THE SLOT LIMIT MAKES MUCH MORE SENSE TO ME.

NOT JUST TOPWATER. I'VE BEEN GETTING ALOT OF SHORT STRIKES ON MY SPINNERBAITS TOO. ALL MY SPINNERBAITS AND BUZZBAITS HAVE TRAILER HOOKS AND I'M STILL GETTING SHORT STRIKES. ANY IDEAS OR SUGGESTIONS?

I FEEL YOUR PAIN REDTAIL. THIS SPRING I PURCHASED SOME ZOOM HORNY TOADS. WHEN I TRIED THEM IN MY CANAL I MUST HAVE HAD TWENTY BLOW-UPS AND ONLY ONE HOOK-UP. BUT AS YOU SAID, IT WAS FUN TRYING. TOP WATER STRIKES ARE EXCITING.

I LIVE ON THE WATER AND I'M FORCED TO PICK UP TRASH IF I DON'T WANT MY YARD TO LOOK LIKE A GARBAGE DUMP. IT INFURIATES ME TO SEE PEOPLE THROW BOTTLES AND CANS AND OTHER TRASH OUT OF THEIR BOAT. EVERY SPRING, AFTER THE ICE THAWS, MY WIFE AND I CAN FILL A COUPLE GARBAGE BAGS WITH EMPTY BAIT CONTAINERS, POP CANS AND LIQUOR BOTTLES FLOATING IN OUR CANAL. SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST PIGS!!!

HI COLIN, I USED TO FISH THE PAINT CREEK FOR TROUT. THERE WERE ALWAYS CRAYFISH SWIMMING THERE. I WOULD THINK THAT THEY WERE IN THE POND. GOOD POINT AINT TEXAN.

I LIKE TO USE 4" SPOTTAILS AND GOLDEN SHINERS WITH A SPLITSHOT RIG.........VERY PRODUCTIVE.

HERE ON LAKE ST. CLAIR WE HAVE LARGEMOUTH AND SMALLMOUTH AND EVERY ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE WHITE BASS. BUT WHEN ONE OF THOSE BROWN BASS IS ON THE END OF MY LINE THERE IS NOTHING LIKE IT.

WAY TO GO NICK!!!! KEEP US ALL POSTED AS THINGS PROGRESS. CONGRATS, FALCON