Fishin49er

That makes sense. Do they work well?

Citica, I think the 20 extra dollars is justified in the quality of the it.

I was wondering if yall have any tips or tricks for changing or installing split rings. I mean i know how they work but its just when i go to add split rings to poppers and changing out hooks, it seems like it always a hassle. The split rings never want to cooperate and it doesn't help that there is a really sharp hook not an inch from your fingers. Any input would be appreciated.

I'd definitely say you got yourself a keeper.

And they fight they like were about 5 times their size.

Overall we caught 4 king mackerals, a dolphin fish, a barricuda and a wahoo. Ill have some more pics of the wahoo later, got to wait till my brother-in-law emails them to me.

A false albacore and a king mackeral i caught.

A king mackeral my step brother caught.

A 20 lb barricuda my step brother caught.

Went out on the big water saturday with my brother-in-law and my step brother. We left out of Hatteras, NC at 6 am and returned ab out 4 pm. It was an awesome trip, my first deep sea fishing trip and im hooked. A 25 lb wahoo i caught, guy with me is the first mate on the boat.

Drill, drill, drill. Drill moves over and over again so that they become second nature to you. On the mat you can't think, you just got to react and drilling moves will help you react better and quicker.

I saw in the "Best overall mono" thread that quite a few people use berkley big game, including myself. So i thought i would give yall a heads up and you might have already seen this. http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=15127&hvarDept=100&hvarEvent=&hvarClassCode=10&hvarSubCode=1&hvarTarget=browse click on red paragraph for link Buy one 1/4 lb spool of big game and get another spool free. Just print out the rebate and send it in with your receipt and they will send you a check to buy another spool with.

Thats the combo that im getting. You will have to let me hear what you think about it and how it performs, when you put it to use. What length and power did you get?

Man that is an awesome sunset, nice camera skills.

I saw in the occupation thread that you go to UNC Greensboro, i go to UNC Charlotte. What high school did you go to and where do you fish at in the area?

I might have to put some of these tatics to good use, and see if i can get my gf to go out fising with me.

My dad just planned a trip for himelf, me, my step brother, and my brother in law to go out deep sea fishing. We are leaviing out of the Outer Banks, NC at 6 oclock saturday morning. This is my first deep sea fishing experience trip and its suppose to be a clear 75 degrees and i heard the fish are really biting, man i cant wait. Ill take my camera and post any pics of any fish caught, if yall would like to see.

For spinnerbaits and crankbaits, i always buy a natural color (White or shad) for clear water and a bright color (Char. or parrot) for muddy or low light condition. For jigs and plastics, i buy a natural color (green pumpkin) for clear water and a dark color (black blue) for muddy or low light conditions. When im on the water i just match the color to the condition.

Like ghoti said, the pros will take a crankbait that will normally run around 8 feet deep and put that with a heavy test mono, say 20lb. To get it to run shallower, like less then 4 feet. I heard somewhere that starting at 10lb mono, each lb test you go up you lose about a foot of running depths on crankbaits. Correct me if im wrong on this.

WOW, another nice fish. Way to go!!

I know in windy conditions they say the baitfish will be on the windy side of any type of structure. The wind blows the plankton, which the bait fish feed on. So the baitfish move to follow the plankton, and then bass move to follow the baitfish.

Very nice fish, congrats.

I would like to make my own spinnerbaits, but the thing is i dont know where i would get the wire/head/hook. I could get blades, swivels, and skirts from BPS, but where can i find the rest i need?

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Fishin Phil, well i live in thomasville, north carolina but go to school in charlotte, north carolina, so im here a majority of the month.