king fisher

I forgot my scale when I caught the bass in my profile picture. It is another bass I think might have been over 11 pounds. I did measure it's length which was 25 3/4 inches. At the time I landed a bass over 25 inches almost every time I went to that lake. I didn't think it would be a problem to get a bigger bass, so I wasn't concerned about exact measurements and weights. If I forgot my scale no problem, I would try and remember to bring one the next time I went fishing. Now that the fishing has slowed at this lake, I wish I had bought a good scale, always had it with me, and taken length and girth measurements of a few of the bass I got the first couple years I fished the lake. I still hope to catch a bass that I can officially say is over 11 pounds, but it isn't going to be easy.

Other sports have rules that are not easy to enforce, but they don't use a polygraph test to enforce them. A pitcher in Baseball is not allowed to use any foreign substance on his fingers in order to enhance movement on a pitch. If he is caught throwing the old spit ball he will be punished. It doesn't matter if the batter and umpire suspect him of the infraction, he has to be caught red handed breaking the rule. How many pitchers would pass or fail a polygraph? It would be ridicules to give them the test. Sure there are pitchers that have found a way to get around the rule, but a polygraph is not the way to catch them. An umpire can inspect the ball, pockets, hair, hat and any other place a player may hide or apply foreign substance by the pitcher and catcher. They can stop the game walk out on the mound and check the ball any time they want. They can watch video and talk to coaches to see if they have noticed any infraction of the rules. They do not care what the players, fans, or a polygraph administrator think. The umpire looks for hard facts period. If a rule can not be enforced in any sport by hard facts, weather it's a pitcher in baseball or a mechanic altering a stock car, the rule either needs to be dropped, or changed to accommodate fare and logical enforcement. I say let them get all the information they want. Keep the no fishing rule on any lake in the schedule, because that is a rule than can be enforced. If they fish the lake and get caught they are out. Most of the time an angler would get to much information any way. They still have to go catch the bass. I don't know how many times I have had a hot tip, hurt my fishing. I spend half the day trying to make the great information I have pay off, rather than go find and catch my fish. If they could all solicit waypoints they would break the internet downloading all the waypoints people would give or sell. Then they would have to spend all practice trying to find out which way points were best, which is what they would do if they hadn't received information in the first place. The best anglers will still win. A guide could give me his secret honey hole location, and what bait to throw, and Jacob Wheeler is still going to make me look like the armature I am.

If the only way to enforce a rule is with a polygraph test, than the rule should not be be a rule. Either find a way to write the no information rules that allow for fair enforcement, or don't have the rule.

If any one would know how big a bass is it would be Tom. I wish I had a good scale that day. The wind was blowing 25 MPH when I caught the bass. I didn't have a cell phone, but had a regular camera. I tried to get a selfie with the camera, but it was difficult with the wind and no screen to look at. After a couple failed attempts of taking a selfie, my kayak was blown to shore. I decided to jump on to the bank with fish, lay it on the ground, place the tape on the bass take a quick picture and get the bass back in the water. If only I had been more prepared I might have some good pictures and know for sure what my PB is. The bass was never out of the water for more than 30 seconds. I kept putting it back in the water in-between trying to get a weight and pictures. It swam off as soon as I put it back in the lake. I don't know how long a bass lives, but I sure would like to catch that bass again.

It's a tie 6th. Sense mini mag. Square bill and a Junebug Zoom Magnum Trick worm. First bass caught on the square bill was 10.3 pounds weighed on a defective scale, the second bass caught on a worm was 10.8 pounds weighed on two trustworthy scales. The first bass was shorter than the second, but had way bigger shoulders and I think was the biggest bass I have ever seen. The second bass was an inch longer, had recently spawned had a bloody tail, and was thin. I think the first bass was bigger but have to go with an official weight, so the second bass is my PB at 10.8 pounds.

I have never tried it. I'm sure it works, but I would still get the same number of backlashes no matter how much it works. I would simply try and cast further with less brake, until I get to that magic place where the line starts to fluff, but flies true and far. Then I add that little extra, and it's like the last step off of a cliff. The line conditioner will work, but I would still have to push the limits. I just save my money and tangle a few feet shorter.

3- Magnum Rage Bug Okeechobee Craw. 3- Zoom Ol' Monster Junebug 1- Zoom Magnum Ol' Monster California 420 1- Zoom Magnum Ol' Monster Junebug I stocked up on ribbon tail worms, and now the only worms I can get a bite on have straight tails. Monkey always wins.

I clean the house and buy my wife flowers, before I mention going fishing for the weekend.

I fished my favorite lake Friday, Saturday and Today. I landed 29 - 21- and 16 bass. Biggest bass was 5.9 pounds caught on a bladed jig Friday afternoon. Bass in picture was 4.8 pounds caught on a Junebug Magnum Trick worm. It was caught Sunday morning before the wind picked up so I was able to get a picture. No picture of the 5.9 pound bass caught late in the afternoon. I haven't had a chance to fish this lake three days in a row for a couple years. After catching a 9 pounder there two weeks ago, I was sure I would catch a Grande bass or two. I didn't get the big one, but it wasn't for a lack of effort. I drove three hours Friday morning, first cast was at 6:30 AM last cast was at 7:45 PM. I ate lunch on my kayak with line in the water. Same on Saturday, non stop all day, and 6 hours of constant fishing on Sunday. The wind was relentless gusting to 30 miles per hour starting at noon every day. The wind was so bad I couldn't set my tent up until late at night. I just had to keep telling myself, my new PB could be on the next cast. The bass know it is going to blow every afternoon, and feed accordingly. The wind helps the bite, but hurts the fishing. It was a long weekend, but I'm already looking forward to my next time , wind and all.

It's not the bait it is the fisherman. I could throw every one of those baits in an aquarium and still get skunked. Even if you fish with dynamite, you have to know where to throw it.

I would have to say A-Jay, because I wouldn't be able to find Lake Menderchuck.

I have fly fished and guided fly fisherman most of my life. The only thing you are missing not fly fishing in a lake for bass is a head ache. Fly fishing for bass can be done, and at times be the most effective way to fish, but most often it is a waste of time. I love to fly fish in streams for trout, bass salmon, and many other species. Fly fishing in small streams is extremely effective, and if you are skilled it will out fish other methods on most days. Most of the time, you are fishing fairly shallow water, and using the current to present the fly flat out works. Fighting a bass in current with a fly rod is as fun as fishing gets. The problem I have with fly fishing is using it in situations that only make fishing much harder. Here are some examples I have fly fished and guide fisherman, that I don't like and some I simply wont do again. 1. Fishing for King Salmon in swift deep rivers. It can be done but other methods not only produce way more King Salmon, they are less difficult, and in my opinion more fun. The few smaller streams that have King Salmon make for great fly fishing at times, and I recommend fishing for them this way if you have an opportunity. Trying to force fly fishing techniques for King Salmon in most rivers results in nothing but frustration. 2. Almost all Saltwater fishing. Tarpon, Bonefish, Rooster Fish, and other inshore fish can provide great fly fishing action. The problem with fly fishing for these species is you better be good at fly casting heavy lines and flies. It may take three days to finally tease a Rooster Fish withing fly casting range for an expert caster, and they still can choke when the cast needs to be made. An average caster has zero chance, I repeat zero chance at catching a Rooster Fish. An angler may get many more shots at Tarpon, but still needs to have expert skills to have any chance at hooking and landing more than a few. Fishing for most other saltwater species is nothing more than a joke. I know people have caught almost every fish that swims on a fly rod, but the fly fishing magazines make it look like far more fun than it is. 3. Bass in large rivers and lakes. Other than fishing small in calm water with poppers, fly fishing for bass is a long boring day, compounded with moments of complete frustration. It can be done, but give me a T rig and a baitcaster every time. Fishing with heavy sinking lines, in order to get down to the bass, is not the kind of fly fishing I want any part of. The line is hard to cast, and just does not seem like a natural way to fly fish to me. The short version is, fly fishing is fun for many different species of fish in small rivers, ponds, and some other conditions, but for most bass fishing situations, an angler is far better off using conventional gear. Many of my purist friends are certain I have succumbed to the dark side, but the truth is I never bought in to the purist attitude to start with. I have even been known to cast a spinner in a pristine trout stream if the rains have blown out the entire river, I drove for hours to get there, and it is the only way to catch a trout. If the conditions are right, I will choose a fly rod every time. I can also fix a car with a screwdriver a pair of pliers and a Crescent wrench, but I prefer to use the right tool for the job. The right tool for bass in Mexico is a baitcaster, and that is what I use.

Me too. Then I went out and bought more than I could use in a lifetime. Now there are new ones that everyone says are far better than the square bills I already have. The Monkey watched Tactical Bass'n and is constantly telling me to buy some Bill Lewis square bills and give them a try. My problem is if I try them and like them, I will buy more, and my old baits will never get used. I have decided to not buy anymore square bills. I will fish the ones I have. If the bass don't like the square bills I already own, I will fish a bladed jig. The Bait Monkey approves of this plan because he loves it when I loose and have to replace a Jack Hammer.

I live in Mexico where BFS stands for Bad fishing system. I'm not sure if it is even legal to use BFS south of the border, but the Monkey tries to get me to buy a BFS set up anyway. He is always talking about how great one would work on my old stomping grounds walking the bank in WA. It's not what you need, but what you want that makes the world go around. Go ahead and buy one, use it and have fun with it. Just don't bring it south of the boarder.

How about immediate catch an release, let the angler use a net, all anglers have to use the same length and type of net. Marshal in every boat weighs the bass. Camera only shows live the fish being hooked and the fight. Once the bass is netted the live feed is blocked. Have a weigh in with pictures of each bass on a large screen instead of a live bass. That way there is still the suspense and party atmosphere of a weigh in, minus the actual live bass. They could even go through with all of the suspense of a hot seat, if they want to take the suspense to that level. I would recommend a 10 bass bag because I like to be different.