RFatt16

Thanks guys I'll look into both. Any ideas on how far away these option are? 1 hour drive, 30 min drive or a rock throw???

I was wondering if there were any lakes to bass fish from shore (unless there is a guide service that someone knows of) near Bend?

I have a spare tank and was looking into starting up a tank with a smallie. Could you give me some details through PM on how upkeep is, how to set up the tank etc. that sort of thing.

How did you do???? What did you use??? I have a tourny up there in 2 weeks and have never fished it before

Shoot I am a rookie to all this bass fishing, do not know the right way to present a lure and can barely catch my @$$ and i bought a Loomis pole and have about $200 in lures at any certain time, just because i figure when i start to get good at this bass thing i will want to get a good pole. I guess its just the way i am. I did buy my GLX off ebay though so it wasn't full price. Same with my Daiwa reel. Ebay has helped me out with not spending so much on stuff that i won't want to use it. So with all that being said who wants to give some lessons to a guy that has spent too much on equipment and not enough on how to fish? LOL