roadwarrior

Well, Mattlures Baby Bass is not considered a large swimbait, but the bigger bass I have landed on this lure never had a chance to do anything once they were hooked up. I lost a few fish initially until Matt explained to me that you don't "play" fish with this lure, you fish with equipment that allows you to pull them straight to you! Fish_Chris has reported the same thing with most (all) of his swimbait hawgs: they can't close their mouth! So, my point is that there is no fight to speak of. Your point, I think, is the excitement in the strike and boating a big bass. I understand exactly where you're coming from, but that's not what jazzes me the most. 8-)

I deleted my original post after looking through a variety of articles on dissolved oxygen in rain water. I thought there was very little or none, but that does not appear to be the case. Maybe someone else will comment on this. Anyhow, it has been my experience that fishing, especially on small bodies of water, sucks after a hard rain.

Well, if you enjoy "the fight" there is no comparison. I sure would like to drag in a teener, but for average 5 & 6 lb bass, smaller lures are much more fun. 8-)

I have comparably priced round and low profile reels that perform, as Raul stated, about the same. 8-)

I fish live bait for stripers on a 3-way swivel, but no lures. Give it a try and post your results, there's nothing to lose! 8-)

OINK! Dude! Those are some fine bass. 8-)

By Grant Smith and Ayesha Daya Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- OPEC, the supplier of 40 percent of the world's oil, will probably keep producing at a record pace as $109-a-barrel crude squeezes the global economy. The 13-nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will reject calls from Venezuela and Iran to trim supplies at its Sept. 9 meeting in Vienna, according to 29 of the 32 energy analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. ''They want to prevent a build-up of crude stocks, which rules out an increase, but don't want to send prices skyrocketing by announcing a cut,'' said Mike Wittner, head of oil research at Societe Generale SA in London. ''OPEC won't take any formal action.'' Oil plunged $38 a barrel, or 26 percent, from its record $147.27 on July 11 as economies slowed, the dollar halted a three-year slide against the euro and Hurricane Gustav caused almost no damage to drilling platforms and refineries in the Gulf of Mexico. Demand for crude will increase 1 percent in 2009, the slowest growth in seven years, according to an Aug. 15 OPEC forecast. Record oil prices spurred European inflation to 4 percent in July and contributed to the first quarterly contraction in the region's economy since the euro was introduced almost a decade ago. In the U.S., gasoline demand fell for 19 consecutive weeks, according to MasterCard Inc., with fuel now near $3.70 a gallon. The world economy is ''precariously close'' to a recession in 2009, UBS AG said last month as it cut next year's global growth forecast to 2.9 percent. It considers a 2.5 percent rate as one that is consistent with a recession. Exceeding Limit Oil for October delivery was trading 35 cents higher at $109.70 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange at 1:38 p.m. London time. Yesterday, the contract fell 36 cents to $109.35 a barrel, the lowest settlement price since April 8. The OPEC members with quotas produced about 592,000 barrels a day more than their official limit of 29.673 million last month, according to Bloomberg estimates. Iraq has no quota. All the countries except Saudi Arabia are pumping at close to capacity to meet rising demand and compensate for declining supplies from Nigeria, Iran and Venezuela. While leaving quotas unchanged, the group may curtail production to prevent inventories from swelling, said Adam Sieminski, Deutsche Bank AG's chief energy economist in Washington. ''If prices are rising they will leave production alone, and if they are falling they will trim a little,'' he said. Oil stockpiles, excluding government reserves, were above average in July and enough to meet 54 days of demand, according to the International Energy Agency in Paris. Economic Burden The agency's Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka recommended during an interview Brussels today that OPEC maintain output levels, adding that recent price declines reflect ''the slowdown of the economy.'' ''If stocks were ballooning then you could see pressure mounting within the cartel for a cut,'' said Harry Tchilinguirian, senior oil analyst at BNP Paribas SA. Most extra pumping came from Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil producer, which raised output by 500,000 barrels a day in June and July to calm markets. Venezuela and Iran, OPEC's second- and third-largest producers, want the group to consider reducing supply to keep prices from falling below $100 a barrel. ''Returning to quotas does not mean a production cut, it's a return to previous output commitments,'' Iranian OPEC Governor Mohammad Ali Khatibi said in a Sept. 1 telephone interview in Tehran. ''The result will be a decrease in output, but it's different from a cut in the ceiling.'' Prices 'Fair' Prices of just over $100 a barrel are ''fair,'' Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Aug. 27. Nigerian Petroleum Minister of State Odein Ajumogobia and Ecuadorean Oil Minister Galo Chiriboga said in the past week that OPEC should maintain current production. OPEC ''probably doesn't want to see another run at $150,'' said Societe Generale's Wittner. ''But they're worried the $35 downward correction will continue.'' The group meets again Dec. 17 in Algeria.

Just try some different line, it's not an expensive experiment. I fish #12 Yo-Zuri Hybrid Ultra Soft on my baitcasters. 8-)

WOW! That's a beauty. 8-)

I fish a spinning combination, 7' Medium Power/ Fast Action. Weightless soft plastics occasionally go airborne and the mess that makes on a baitcaster isn't worth it to me. 8-)

Well, after you fish it a month or two, I suspect your appreciation will grow. Although I own three Avids and two Legend Elites, they do not compare favorably to my (2) GLX. 8-)

Budweiser is still made in the same breweries and by the same people. Ownership is all that has changed. 8-)

Store your line in a closet, in the house. The primary cause for line aging is ultraviolet light. Extreme temperatures may also have some impact. Mono absorbs water, too, but that is an issue for spooled line, not storage. 8-)

We need a national program to cut through the red tape and build cookie-cutter reactors like the French did several decades ago. If they can safetly operated nuclear facilities, we ought to be able to run them, too! 8-)

My plan is simply and should have been implemented 30 years ago: K.I.S.S.: The Ten Year Goal (1) Increase nuclear based electical production to contribute 50% of the grid. (2) Immediately begin developing shale oil with a guaranteed pricing floor of $65 per barrel. (3) Increase drilling by 100% (4) Target "alternative energy sources" to provide 25% of projected electrical needs. (5) Require 50 mpg from all personal transportation vehicles. This country put a man on the moon by initiating a 10 year, no holds barred, national commitment. Solving our energy emergency is more important, but no more difficult. 8-)

On the bright side, this series of storms should end the drought! 8-)

Welcome aboard! 8-)

Well, as many know, I'm a huge Yo-Zuri fan, but some who have tried orignal Hybrid and Hybrid Ultra Soft haven't been satisfied. My suggestion is to give it a try and see what you think. The experiment isn't very expensive and you might find exactly what you have been looking for! Spinning gear: Yo-Zuri Hybrid Ultra Soft #6 (.010" diameter, 11.9 lb test) Baitcasting tackle: Hybrid Ultra Soft #12 (.013" diameter, 19.5 lb test) 8-)

Study this procedure until it is firmly embedded in your mind. This will work for you 99% of the time: http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1128002349/22#22 8-)

Welcome aboard! 8-)

Sugarland's "All I Wanna Do" 8-)

Now, that's a pig! 8-)

Medium Power/ Fast Action 8-)

EVERYONE should be prepared for an emergency situation: http://www.ready.gov/america/getakit/index.html 8-)

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