Wayne P.

A wacky rigged finesse worm, color does not matter. I don't need to be forced to do so as I fish that way anytime the water temp is above 43 degrees. Why?, because it works.

I use them this way:

I have the Tom Tom One third edition. It works very well and is comparatively cheap. I have no problem with the sound quality or operation.

I have a couple of the Minn Kota guages. The best one I have is one made by Vexilar many ,many years ago with the cable color coded at each 1'. It is similar to the ClineFinder. My most usable instrument for finding thermoclines is a LCR sonar unit. I use the temp guage sometimes to discern a thermocline from plankton when I see the layer on the graph.

I made some for a fisherman a few years ago, I used either 4" or 6" PVC pipe, can't remember which. I think the pipe was around 4' in length with solid caps on the ends. He made the bracket to attach them, it was pretty crude but worked great.

The number of times you try to put the boat on the roof is equal to the number of times you will make a dent in or scratch the vehicle body. Ask a Toyota dealer what the weight capacity of the roof is, then multiply the boat weight by 1 1/2 or 2 to account for wind pressure to compare that capacity to. I have a Highlander and my manual states to not exceed 100 pounds on the luggage rack.

Probably a couple of pages of lures in Citrus Shad color from every lure company.

Any fluorocarbon is better than Vanish. My preference is XPS.

I think some of you are missing the point in Catt's post. He was quoting Buck Perry "The father of structure fishing". Mr. Perry was teaching how to find and catch bass that are not on the bank and that was before sonar was used for fresh water fishing. His spoonplug in various sizes was his fish finder and fishing lure. His presentation allowed for light bottom contact by letting out more line as the water got deeper before changing lure size, thus the shallow to deep route and lack of "trenching". I remember hearing him talk about being out in the middle of a body of water and catching bass, whooping it up so the bank beaters would notice him catching when they were not so they would ask him about his technique. He was a good teacher, but some have to be shown something different works before they will believe it. That is pretty much true today.

One of the purposes of the line conditioner is to be absorbed into the line to help make it less stiff. Line that has aborbed water and dried out from non use is why it has that slinky toy look (spool memory)

I have metal vehicle antenna that has been made into a spinning rod with a very small spinning reel attached. I had a baitcaster version also but sold it to a former bass club member. I got both from the lady that had her truck tricked out a couple of years ago on the TV show Bass Tech. I'll take a picture of it when I get a chance and post it here. I've had it for about 3 years. I don't keep it installed on a vehicle all the time-too many thieves around.

If you go the pop rivet route, use an extra large backing washer or plate.

In recent years it has been October. The weather patterns have everything to do with it and the best time is totally dependent on it. The weatherman can't even get the forecast correct for the next day much less what it's going to be like in a couple of months. You will just have to wait and see when Fall-like weather occurs.

That is a common occurence with that unit. Contact linda.colt@navico.com, she is their best service rep.

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Have you considered the permanent double sided foam tape? No holes !!! Radio Shack carries it #64-2361

When I was looking to add an additional electric motor on my jon boat for electric only lakes, I looked at both and picked the Endura since my only use was going to be the highest setting. Paying extra for battery savings that I was not going to realize would have been a waste.

Most of the time when I mash the barb, it breaks off and if it doesn't, I rotate the needle nose pliers a little and it falls off. I don't want that little piece of metal in my finger if it should come loose when unhooking a fish.

IMPY03, good catch, that group of 3#-7# bass I had located must have dispersed or just were not biting. My total catch for yesterday was 24 less than the two weeks ago. It looks like the tropical storm is going to stay South.

I use about 1/2 spool of mono for backing on spinning gear, baitcasting gear, and spincasting gear. For bass fishing, the rest of the spool of super line is enough and you get several line changes with each spool purchase. Any super line is better than any mono as far as manageability.

IMPY03, yes I'm going tomorrow. There might be some dampness by week's end with the tropical storm headed this way. I'll probably go to Hunting Run Wednesday or Thursday.

You may have more of an equipment problem than a hook problem. What is your line size/type and rod rating?

I do that to most of my Pop-R's to get a non-POP when worked. It ends up looking somewhat like the Japanese poppers. I file the lower part until it is about the same as the sides. It is more of a spit instead of a pop which closely resembles the actual sound of baitfish on the surface trying to escape from feeding bass.

My father used to use them before I started going to school. He used a metal casting rod, a direct drive casting reel, and black braided line. The colors he had were white with a red head and green frog. I am 65 years old now.

5 pounds, 8 ounces, Smith Mountain Lake, Va.