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good info for all to read. i also read one by jay yelas that is a good read. just cant find it. doug

i lost one on the big o that was 10+. i know it was 10+ because i was going to lip it and bring it in the boat when we seen a dark shadow getting closer to the boat. about the time i relized what it was i jerked my arm back and a gator came about 2-3 foot out of the water and took fish,rod and reel with it. the guide we were with got mad because i let the rod go with and started yelling at me. it turned into a big deal and words went back an forth and it ended the trip. i guess he expected me to fight the gator over a $50-100 rod and reel. doug

i think it is bigger than ever and will keep getting bigger. as the money goes up and guys like ike bring attion to the sport it will only grow. doug

"Luke Clausen won both the BassMasterClassic and the FLW Championship this year." that is wrong he did not win the flw championship this year. doug

i see a lot of you saying it is ike because he is aoy if that is the only thing you are going by than it is a three way tie. ike, dianna clark wbt aoy and anthony gagliardi flw aoy. 95% of the names talked about are all from B.A.S.S. what about the other tours? doug

i did very well with the arrons magic for a couple weeks but then it seemed to stop working at all. it worked from upper end to lower end on cumberland but after about two weeks i couldnt buy a bite with one. doug

i like the sure set hooks on topwater or open water crankbaits. if you are going to be fishing any where near cover with a bait i would go with something else. doug

kvd still had a shot be it a small one for aoy and he was dq'ed in one tournament. i also went and looked at his (kvd) stats for 2006 and he was in the top 50 in all but the one tournament. ike had the dq in the classic and a dq last year also. if you talk all time you also have to toss in denny brauer who jumps back and forth with kvd for the all time money winner but for some reason gets left out most of the time. he wasnt the number one money winner because he wasnt constant. clausen is on a tear over the last 4yrs in big tournaments but if you look at his overall record he needs more wins. he won the classic, flw championship, a stren series tournament and the match fishing tv show. kvd is still the guy to beat at every b.a.s.s. tournament that is why he is number one. nobody in the flw rules the roost so to say that is why no of them should be in the top 5. even in the world rankings none of the flw guy are in the top 5 or 7. just my humble opinion but based on the facts. doug

i know most the stuff off tv is junk. having said that i have a buddy who 90% of the time would out fish all of us with the banjo minnow. he is and i hate to say a "god with the banjo". it got to a point where i was about to toss him and his one plano box full of banjo minnow in the water more than once. i could fish it for a year and never catch a thing but it is the only baits he buys. he doesnt own any other baits at all. he says " if they dont bite the banjo they dont bite at all". i alos know a guy who trolls the kick fish for stripers on cumberland and does very good with it. i think the two of them are the 1 out of 100 that it works for. doug

everyone can learn from a post like that. doug

it is a great start to a tackle box. i would add a top water like a torpedo or devil horse. they dont take much to learn to fish it. me and my little girl who was 6 at the time wondered into a school of white bass. she was able to catch 20 or more in a couple hours with a torpedo and she had never used a lure before. doug

is there a web site? doug

that is a great story. very well done. doug

rolling thunder buzzbaits, jdc skip n pop, zara spook and just about any other top water bait that gives you a heart attack when you get a hit. doug

marcus who is the owner of lure tamer will send you a free sample if any of you want one just send your mailing info to me at lkcavin@yahoo.com and i will have a sample sent to you. once you get one and use it you will order more. doug