cheezyridr

i just got here, many years after this post. but i am in elsmere, and will be fishing de & md

did you ever find someone to fish with? i have just recently returned to delaware, so i dont know if my fav spots are still any good. i used to do alot of bank fishing along the brandywine, and will be trying that out again soon. if you interested in trying out the brandywine let me know, and i will tell you the spots i used to go to. also, check google maps in the area around millington md. TONS of farm ponds in that area, many contain some big bass and pickerel

well, i would like to get something dependable and user friendly. i would not object to spending $300 or a little more, until i begin to get a feel for what is available, and what will serve me best. i like baitcasting reels because i learned to be very accurate with them before. the rod will probably ride around in the back of my car when not actiually being used. you gotta be prepared, in case you find a spot you havent tried before, right? 99% of the water i'll be fishing is shallow, and i rarely throw any real weight. my go to lure is a 3/8 oz spinner bait with the biggest willow blades i can find. i also used to throw a carolina rig worm or crawdad with a small 1/4 oz slip sinker. i almost never needed more weight than that. sometimes a small rapala or a stick bait. i think the heaviest lure i had before was a spence scout. you guys probably already know this trick but i'll put it out there just in case... i liked to go to clearance sales at walmart, to buy saltwater floating lures similar to rapalas. big ones, like 7 or 8 inches long. replace the treble hooks with smaller ones, and break off the bill with pliers so they wont dive. when done you might have $2 invested, but aggressive fish slammed the daylights out of them. you can throw them into the worst snaggy areas and not worry about losing a $20 lure.

i have lived outside of the usa for over a decade, and haven't been able to do any bass fishing. because of this, i haven't kept up on all the latest trends with tackle, etc. now i'm back and i want to get into it again. back when i lived here before, my budget was tighter than it is now. my rig was a garcia 4600c on a 5' pistol grip ugly stick with 12 lb trilene. i was fishing 3/8 spinnerbaits, carolina rigs with small slip sinkers, and a few shallow runners and top water baits. it seemed at that time, the rig served me pretty well. i learned to cast with very good accuracy to about 60' or so. i always fished from the banks of farm ponds or small rivers like the brandywine in delaware. today i went into cabela's and walmart, looking for a rig. everything seems changed! can someone recommend a few decent rods/reals/lines, etc? what features i should be looking for, and what pitfalls i should avoid if possible? i would appreciate any advice you folks might offer me. thanks in advance.