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Thanks I will be ordering some

I agree with Big Bait here. I am not going to say I have done this yet but after spooling my wife's spinning reel with Red Label it definitely just comes off the reel and it frustrates my wife a lot. I know from experience that braid on a spinning reel is very nice because it has little to no memory. So I vote with Big Bait braid with a fluorocarbon leader like 10 feet. I will be respooling my wife's and my spinning reels with this.

Thanks Big Bait!

Thanks for the help. I am going to do what you have suggested.

yeah I guess you are right. I thought maybe flipping and pitching although I already have a KonceptA 8:1:1 for that

Does anyone have an Abu Garcia Revo Beast? Just wondering if they are any good before I drop 350 on it. Thanks.

It was pretty funny I got a kick out of it.

I second this. I recently started this year as well and didn't do well in the beginning primarily because I didn't know what I was doing and also because I bought all different types of bait. I would suggest getting out there at first light or right before sundown. Rig you spinning rod a black senko or green pumpkin color. You can get senkos from any Walmart around...be either Gary Yamamoto, Strike King or YUM. Rig it weightless and texas rigged. throw parallel to the bank and your retrieve should consist of letting the worm fall to the bottom. Gently lift the rod and let it fall reeling in the slack each time. You have to be extremely patient with this. Don't walk the bank but pick your spot and throw left and right starting close to the bank then working your way out from there. In my experience the morning is the best time because the water temp drops overnight and the bass will be cruising the bank in the morning looking to eat. I hope it works for you. Let me know if this makes sense or if you have any questions good luck....

so get some speedo goggles so I can swim the lake and get the depth...I don't understand

Does anyone here know of a place I can get a depth map of Lake Stone in Century Florida?

Thanks guys...I did push that personal best up recently to 3.94 lbs in Mississippi it was very exciting...my goal is to get over 6 lbs by the end of the year...

Well I doubt there is any much bigger because they drained the lake back in 2011. You think there could be? The lake is just littered with grass throughout where would you suggest I look in a lake like that?

Thanks for the comments. I have since upgraded my tackle and learned much more about setting it up properly. Remember as with every fish story sometimes the length of time during a fight can get skewed what feels like 5 minutes for a rookie like me was probably more realistically less than a minute...lol. Just thought I would share. This event was what has sparked my bass fishing obsession and my addiction. I have since purchased 4 new reels and rods...I did increase my PB to 4 pounds in Mississippi over the weekend but am chasing the lunker. Hopefully I will get one by the end of the year.

I just started bass fishing this year while living in Virginia and for the first 4 months I only caught one fish. After my job transferred me to Florida my fortunes definitely changed. My first time out I caught a bass and my success rate shot through the roof. One morning right after sunrise I was bank fishing at my local lake and casted to my left along the bank. The lure literally landed 6 inches from the edge of the bank. I thought to myself well that wasn't very good but still proceeded to give it a twitch. (black senko) On my second twitch there was a huge splash needless to say taking me by surprise. I let the fish take it and then set the hook. I could feel the raw power of the bass pulling and bending my 7' rod. Without warning the beast jumped from the water and came down with a splash causing my grip to tighten and my heart to race. I fought the fish for about 5 minutes and after successfully bringing it onshore I realized that it was the biggest bass of my life. I then realized I had forgotten my scale a short 50 yards away in my car. I looked at the fish then at my car back to the fish layed it down still hooked on to the soft grass of the bank and began the sprint. I retrieved the scale and raced back to the catch realizing with every stride that the fish wasn't there. As I approached the bank I caught glimpse of my rod and reel being pulled back into the water. I immediately dove like an NFL receiver catching a long bomb and grabbed the rod. Sure enough the fight was back on and the fish had used my disappearance to gain extra rest. The fight lasted another 5 minutes and I got it back to the bank. I removed the hook from its mouth and hooked up the scale. I watched closely as the number came into focus. 2.75 lbs...my personal best at the time. I somehow managed to return the bass to the lake while smiling from ear to ear and my hands shaking. That smile lasted for a while and even though I didn't catch another fish that morning I sang in the car all the way home.

I am just a beginner but I would say it all depends on how deep the lake is. From what I have read it has to do with the Thermocline which is the area between the warm water and the much colder water. This middle layer is the transition layer and usually the bass will stay above this layer because the temperature changes rapidly and also doesn't have much oxygen. So in the summer you might catch bass up shallow in the early morning because the water has cooled overnight but as the temperature rises the bass will retreat to deeper water usually close to their preferred feeding area. I am hoping this is somewhat correct. Any one else?