Mobasser

Buzzbait for 1hr or less, then plastic worm

Me either. A chatterbait will never replace a spinnerbait for me.

I think your correct. The true augertail had MANNS, on one segment. This one is an augertail knockoff

I think Mann's Augertail. In motor oil color.

3lbs is a "nice" fish to me.

I'll stick with my mono.Heavier for spinnerbaits, Spooks, buzzbaits or lipless, and standards trigs. Lighter in 6 to 8lb for smaller lighter plastic baits.

This is what I was looking for in this thread. Everyone can have a bad day. If your working where your not around people, act how you want. But if your working in a customer service type of job, of any kind, act accordingly. I don't see the bad act everywhere I go, but, I've seen it enoupgh that it bothers me.Plus I'm getting older, and my tolerance for rude behavior is a big fat 0. Treat customers decently, and you'll keep them. Treat them badly, and you'll lose them. It's been that way forever.

Is anyone using the weedless inline spinners? The Mepps Black Fury is one that I know about. I can't use standard treble hook in lines due to weeds. It also looks like a standard inline spinner could be converted to a weedless model pretty easily. You could use a 4" worm, small stickbait, or another grub style, by removing the treble hook and adding a good quality worm hook. Anyone use these in weedy water for LM bass?

I wouldn't worry about this. He probably just didn't want to talk much, and focus on fishing

I went fishing last night for an hour before dark. On the way, I stopped for a cup of coffee at a gas station. No other cars were there. The cashier was out in front of the store, smoking a cigarette, and talking on her cell phone. I filled my coffee cup, and went to the register, and stood for a time, when she came in,walked behind the counter, and looked at me without speaking. I said" how much for coffee"? She pointed to the register never saying one word. I gave her a dollar, and she plopped my change on the counter, talking on her phone the entire time. Sorry, you just lost a customer. I dropped off a chainsaw chain for sharpening 4 days ago. The store called, and said it was ready. I came in, went to the service desk and got my chain. When I got to the register to pay, a middle aged guy was working. I said " hey, how are you"? No response. He did say one thing. 5.20. I gave him a 10, and he again plopped my change on the counter, not counting it back, and saying nothing. Sorry, you just lost a customer. Why is this? It takes no skill whatsoever, to greet a customer when they enter a store, and say thank you when they pay. Some big stores, namely WM, have several self checkout registers. Maybe this is the best way? That way, no one is there to greet a customer, or say thanks. It's much easier for a machine to do the job, and there's no interaction between people.And, the bigger thing is, there's no need for a person to take responsibility, and do the job they were hired for. Who cares? Nobody gives a hoot about some crusty old dude buying some new worm hooks, or some Pad Crasher frog, or a couple of bags of plastic baits from the clearance isle. It's nobody's job to care about a customer anymore. Your just Joe Shmuck, customer # 17, 486. If you don't like it, well, don't come back. We don't need your business that bad anyway. I never expect special treatment of any kind. Just a few words, and I'll be much more apt to shop here again. Not a text message, or an email. I guess that's asking too much these days. I'm sure I'm not the only one who sees this trend. I don't like it. Oh yea, I forgot to tell you, sorry, you just lost a customer.

You can pitch with a spinning rod. Open the bail, and use your index finger to feather the line into your target. You could set up a target and practice with either outfit.

Years ago, a guy I worked with bought some things to pour his own worms. He gave me some to check out, and, as I remember I didn't catch any more fish on them than off the shelf worms. Good handpours cost more. With all the plastics we have now, I probably won't buy any. I know this is not what your looking for, but Roboworms are very good, and about the closest thing to a handpour that I use. I've caught a lot of numbers of bass on those, mostly fishing with a split shot rig.But, a good handpour might work good for you. I'd check out Don Iovinos products. Always heard good things about them.

Along with the jumpsuit, the only other thing you needed was a felt western hat like Ray Scott wore. That was the look of the 70s era bassman.

Catt, that look never goes out of style.

Well, at least I'm not the only one who thought jumpsuits looked stupid. I think I only wore mine two times. Then it hung in the closet for years and donated to a thrift store. No more jumpsuits for me! Good one Smells like fish. I needed a laugh? Well, I was younger back then, and greener than a gourd! I thought all the big time bass guys wore a jumpsuit? Bad move....

I like walleye, but we don't get them around my area too much. There's a restaurant called Colverts, that sells a walleye dinner each year at Lent. They advertise it TV. I always tell.my wife," let's go down there for walleye dinner! What about yellow perch? I caught some in Iowa years ago, and we fried them for breakfast. Pretty good! If you like fish, I'd recommend a Mr. Twister electric fillet knife. Fillets are the only way to go.

Probably the best fish I ever had was at fish place in Wisconson. Fresh walleye. I'll eat bass, and crappie are another favourite. I have a brother in law who quit bass fishing to strictly fish for bream. He fillets them, and they are pretty good. He also likes the liberal limits on them, and keeps his freezer well stocked with bream fillets.

I'd add them to the bait monkey tackle thread

That's great!

When I first got into bass fishing, cotton jumpsuits were popular with many bass fisherman. Many of the pros wore them, usually with a few sponsor patches sewn on. My wife bought me one years ago for my birthday. Mine was a tan color, and I had my B.A.S.S. patch sewn on the front. Actually, I never got used to it. Mine tended to " ride up" a little too much, and wasn't really all that comfortable. I always thought they were kind of a classic bass fisherman's look. Did you guys ever wear one?

Rolo, it is an exercise in futility. I've tried my own experments with various colors, and still have no real conclusion. We may never know the answer to the color question, at least in our lifetime. I plan on fishing later this afternoon, and I plan on throwing a grape or purple worm. Why? Because that's what's worked for me so many times before. I still think any color can work at any time, but the ones you have the most confidence in will usually be the ones that catch the most bass.

I was night fishing a small lake from the bank years ago. I turned around and flipped on my headlamp, t get a bait from my tacklebox on the bank behind me. When I stood back.up I looked to the left, and there was a large deer standing about 10 ft away. We looked at each other for a few seconds then with one leap, he was gone.

Glad to hear you like it. I bought my Sahara before Christmas this year. Originally, I wanted to get a Shimano Nasci, but Academy only had the 3000 size, and I wanted a 2500, so I bought the Sahara instead. Agree on the smoothness and drag qaulity. Probably one of the best reels out there for around 80 dollars. Mine is mounted on a Fenwick HMG med/ fast action. You made a good choice.

I've often wondered how many youngsters start fishing, then give it up and never fish again. Many times, this is due to the person who is teaching them to fish.I was lucky to have an older brother who taught me the basics of bass fishing back in the mid 1960s. He never scolded or laughed when I made a mistake, and I made plenty of them. Because of him being patient, I had this as a background when my grandson started fishing with me at 10yrs old. For his first couple of years, I wasn't sure if Aiden really liked fishing very much. He didn't really seem that interested, and I spent most of our time untangling his line, and helping him with. other problems. At age 13, he hooked and landed a 4lb bass on a spinnerbait, and everything changed. Now at 16, Aiden is a pretty good bass fisherman, and I'm sure he'll be fishing for the rest of his life. We also have to remember that not all kids are the same. Some take to fishing right away, while others may need more time to develop an interest, and may never really love fishing as much as you do. The main thing is patience. When they make a mistake, don't jump on them, or scold them. This can shut them down, and cause them to dislike fishing. When they make a nice cast, or hook a bass and bring him to the net, let them know with a " nice job" or " you did great on that one, keep up the nice work". And, " your getting better every day, stick with it". Take the skills you've learned, and teach them in a calm, patient way. Before long, you'll have a good fisherman tagging along. Keep in mind that you were a beginner at one point, and had many of the same struggles along the way. A few words of encouragement, and hooking and fighting that first nice fish, can make all the difference.

I was curious about swimming a worm, as I've mostly always slowly hopped a t rig. Like most things it's nothing new. I think it was first used back in the 60s. I plan on trying it myself this summer