Bass XL

I was fishing the lake I fish all the time ( a private lake ), with a few of my dad's friends. Actually it was kind of like my first "guided trip", so I was already excited to begin with. I threw my RC 1.5 up by a pontoon boat and just like that the fight was on. Taking my boat all across the lake, and after a solid 15 minutes of fighting, it surfaced right by the boat. It was a 40+ pound catfish that I had snagged right on the dorsal fin. As soon as we dipped the net down, it took one last blast down into the depths, wrapped me around some treetops and...gone. One heck of a fight though!

Another one for the Mosquito hook. It's a great hook for both wacky rigging and dropshotting.

So I'm looking to pick up a video camera here soon. I used to be really big into the whole "video editing" field and I just want to get back into it. I've heard that Hard Drive is the way to go now, so I was thinking about getting a Sony Handycam dcr-sr47. Can anyone tell me what I should be looking for when it comes to buying a video camera? Or just reviews on there own video camera? I'm not wanting to spend over $500 dollars.

Good for you for wanting to learn how to play! I've only been playing for about 3 years, but I'll tell you that it's one of the best decisions I've ever made. I started out like this: My sister got a strat for Christmas one year and she never played it. She would always catch me messing around with it and be mad at me for it. Finally, I realized all she was using it for was a decoration piece for her bedroom :. I stole it, locked my door, and taught myself a Blink-182 song in just a few hours. I forced myself to play and locked myself in my room, and then it all just kind-of came to me. After that I updated to an acoustic (Ibanez AEG), and it was great. I still love playing it just because it has such a crisp sound. Since then, I've updated my inventory with a Hamer, PRS, and a 12-string. In summing it up, just force yourself to learn (there are lots of websites that can help you with this process), learn how to read tabs, and get a good guitar (why would anyone want a cheap one?).

I fish all over the banks and I fish on my boat all of the time. Both can be a lot of fun. Here's my champion that I just bought at the beginning of the season.

I was being sarcastic. He's not the subject matter here.

:'( What a great poem

You misspelled "personal" on your own website. Wow, really?

Jig, spinnerbait, or a weightless trick worm.

I used to fish spanish lake back in the day as well. I lived right off of Bellefountaine.

Mine as well. Not too many fish see as slow weightless presentation a foot or two off the bottom, and a good percent of the time, this does the trick.

Cool thread! Well when I signed up for the forum, I tried to think of a cool one...and there you get Bass XL. Just thought everyone wants an XL bass, so there you go. and no...i do not wear an XL shirt (I've had a few people ask me that via pm)

Im here in Warrensburg MO, not too far from KC. We've got a decent topwater bite building up.

So why is Sea Ray at fault? Im not understanding...

I've caught fish on spooks in the dead winter out on Table Rock. It's better at certain times over others. I'm noticing a pretty good bight right now on slow moving topwaters. Buzzbaits and Wakebaits like the Jackall Mikey are working great for me right now.

You are exactly right. I see it all the time, and can admit that it's happened to me. A big thing I see is guys will go out pre-fishing and get on a decent bite on bait "x". They stick around the boat ramp after practice and hear some dock talk that says that bait "y" is doing pretty good. Having that stick in their heads the whole next day wears on them. Every cast with lure "x" that doesnt result in a bite is just a missed cast with lure "y" that could be loading the boat. So their thoughts get to them and they use lure "y" all day and end up not doing as good as they would have if they would have just stuck with lure "x". It's all in your brain and you have to stick with what you know for sure. Sounds like you had a pretty good tournament none the less. Good job!!

4 1/4 pound spot on 6 pound line using a dropshot. I'm more of a heavier line guy on everything else, but when using spinning gear, all I use is 6 pound.

I70 and mid rivers...right off of mexico by spencer...smalll world

Right down the road in St. Peters

Got one right here

It's constructive criticism...

Agreed...

I think at the end, when you have succesfully completed all the above, is the best.

Competely agree. I'll keep using it, but just not a huge fan. On a side note...No matter how much you bash the Banjo Minnow...I've seen first hand that lure catch some really good fish. Even though he gets crap for it, a good friend of mine swears by em.

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