king fisher

AJ, you may want to book another trip to Baccarac in mid June. The drought is causing many waters in Mexico to be at their all time low, and there is still 3 months before the rainy season even starts. May not be good for the fish in the long run, but could make for some crazy good fishing, when the levels hit the low before the rainy season. Just imagine all those giant bass swimming around in a lake that is 1/4 its normal size, not to many places for the bass to hide, and the bait will be concentrated too. Good chance it will be the best fishing the lake will ever have. A lake I fish is already as low now as it was last year in mid July. Rain normally starts in August. It is a small lake and may get dangerously low. Hope their is no die off. Last year the best fishing was when it was at it's lowest, so I am hoping this year will be even better. Good thing is it only takes one normal rainy season to fill back up, so Baccarac will probably back to normal when you get there.

I use crankbaits ( all sizes and depths,), and spinnerbaits (all sizes and colors, and fish them from top to bottom fast or slow), the majority of the time. Football and swim jigs occasionally. Top water poppers, spooks, buzz baits, and prop baits mostly in the morning. I started using A rig and chatter bait this year, limited success so far. Jerk baits, suspending and floating. Inline #3 inline spinner when bite is tough. I do own and fish a variety of soft plastics but catch 95% of my bass on hard baits. Strong winds, zero patience and lack of skill are the big reasons I don't use plastics often. Working a crankbait through flooded trees, with nets hanging from the branches can get frustrating and expensive, but covers water fast, works in strong winds, and catches big bass.

Fish grippers are on the list of things to get when I go to the states next month.

First time bass fishing in over a month. Work and a bum knee kept me sidelined for awhile. I fished Tepic lake. I landed my personal best bass for length 26 1/4 inches. Only problem was it only weighed in at 7.8 pounds. The bass was healthy, and fought hard, but unbelievably thin. Release went well, hopefully she will put on some weight.

I give one a try every time I go bass fishing. Waked on the surface, or crawled on the bottom. Some days they are the best thing I throw, other days not so much. I catch something with them most of the time. My favorite is black and chart skirt, 1/2 OZ No 5 gold blade.

The only way to never kill a fish, is don't catch any fish. Sometimes they get hooked in a way that no matter what you do they wont survive. You did what you could to safety release the bass. Don't let it keep you from continuing to catch bass. I believe, ( I admit with no scientific evidence simply personal observation), the biggest factor in catch and release mortality is time out of the water due to photographs. I firmly believe cameras, kill as many fish as the frying pan. I'm not saying don't take pictures of your fish, just remember a fish can't breath out of the water. Either practice sensible, responsible catch and release, or have a fish fry. Bass are good to eat. A couple in the frying pan, is better than a dead bass in the water.

I hope I don't get banned from this forum, or have the bass police kick in my door, but the truth is, I don't use plastic worms. I have used them, but prefer other baits.

Hope it works out. My wife once bought a puppy from a highly rated seller online. She was supposed to pay half up front, and half after we picked the puppy up at the airport. Problem was that same puppy had been sold to many people over many years. Was a very sad day when she went to pick it up at the airport and there was no puppy. No big surprise when the reputable breeder never answered the phone. Good news is she found the perfect dog a few months later, and is now more cautious of the internet. Most likely even if the trailer isn't exactly what you want, it wont be a total loss. You are lucky she wants to buy something you can use fishing.

I have fly fished all of my life for multiple species of fish. I look at a fly rod as just another tool. For some species of fish, in specific situations it is by far the best tool for the job. For other times it may not be the best tool, but more than adequate and there are times, when the added challenge of catching a fish on the fly makes the accomplishment worth the effort. The down side of fly fishing is there are many times, when a fly rod is the complete opposite of the right tool for the job. Like using a Crescent wrench for a hammer. It can be done but why? Two examples I have experience with, are King Salmon in deep fast rivers, and bass in deep, snag infested water. I spent many years watching fly fisherman struggle to get a king salmon to bite a fly when they could have spent the whole day fighting fish after fish with conventional gear. At the end of the day they were tired, defeated, and blaming me their guide for lack of success. Same river two feet lower, fly's worked great and I was a hero guide. Same is true for bass. Watching a bass smash a fly rod popper, or attack a streamer stripped through a shallow pool in a stream is as good as life gets. Casting a heavy sinking line with heavy weighted fly, trying to catch a bass in 15 foot of water hiding in the branches of a submerged tree, is two steps beyond a challenge, and a half a step from stupidity. Short answer to question is I love to fly fish for bass, but only in certain situations.

Magabass Vision 110 I can't wait to buy one every time a read about how well they work, or see a picture of a tackle box crammed full of them and someone holding up big bass with a huge smile. I'm not sure if that is a road I want to take the first step down. I would like to try one, but what if it works for me as well as it has for others? How many will be enough? Will I be able to afford Megabass and a divorce lawyer? If I buy one does that mean the Bait Monkey won? Sure I can afford to buy a couple. but isn't that how all addicts get started? Bait Monkey talked me in to buying an A Rig a couple months ago, and I have already had to go swimming to get it back.

I wouldn't care if I lost my rod, tackle, and my kayak after catching a fish like that.

I have landed 5.5 pound smallmouth, rainbow trout over 10 pounds, brown trout over 8 pounds, king salmon over 60 pounds, silver salmon over 18 pounds, Blue Marlin over 750 pounds, 285 pound yellowfin tuna, 60 lbs. roosterfish, and Wahoo over 60 pounds'. All were great fish, and true trophy size for their respected species, but nothing comes even remotely close to the feeling of accomplishment I got when I landed a large mouth bass over ten pounds. Landing a small mouth over 6 pounds for me will be an equal accomplishment. I would have to bump that up to 7 pounds if I had AJ as a guide.

I know they work and have had some success. I do believe plastics worms are the most versatile bass lure ever. I simply have not had great success with them. I do fish hard baits that cover the entire water column and am successful at catching bass 12 months a year in a variety of conditions. I have recently added chaterbaits, and A rig to my arsenal, giving me even less time to struggle with plastics. I haven't given up, and am not to old to change, maybe someday I will throw nothing but plastics.

What a bass weighs when I put it on a scale is how big it is regardless of the fight. When a bass fights hard and gets away it is always the biggest bass in the lake.

If there is ever a chance you will use your reel in saltwater, go with the Diawa BG. If you will only use it in fresh water, and don't like a heavy reel, than go with one of the other suggestions. BG is bullet proof and will hold up well in salt water, but is not as light as most reels the same size.

My weakness for over 40 years is soft plastics. I buy them and force myself to use them, but have had very little success with them.

Academy Sports H2O square bill is as good as any plastic square bill made no matter what the price. I still prefer balsa square bills, but use H2O most of the time.

When I was young and single, I upgraded every time Cabelas came out with a new catalogue, or bait monkey bought me a six pack, both of which occurred on the same day more than once. Now that I am old and married, I upgrade when I win the lotto.

I never loose big fish. I have perfected the LDR technique. For those unfamiliar with this highly skilled technique, LDR stands for Long Distance Release. In general, the longer distance the release, the bigger the fish, and the better the story. It is a real shame that no state allows LDR fish to be entered as records. If they did my name would be in many record books with multiple species.

I prefer full cork, but because I am cheap, most of my bass rods are split with some kind of foam.

Yard work is for people that don't fish.

How old and how many hours on the motor? A good used Yamaha with low hrs. would bring the value up near his asking price. If the motor is as old as the boat, $4000 to $5000 might be a fair price as long as the transom is in good shape. Good electronics will help sell a boat, but does not increase the value by much. If the electronics are not what you would want to keep, then their only value to you is what you could realistically get for them on the used market.

Safety on a large body of water has less to do with the size of a persons boat, and more to do with the size of a persons brain. A large boat will sink, when someone makes a stupid mistake. A small boat will stay afloat as long as the boater exercises caution, equal to their skill and experience. This old saying commonly referred to by pilots applies to boaters as well. There are old pilots, and bold pilots, but no old bold pilots.

You may only have a fish take you to the end of your line once in your life, but it will surely be a once in a lifetime fish. I tie a strong knot, and hope some day it will be needed.