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I'd personally like to see the Classic moved back to later in the year like it use to be or atleast alternating. Get tired of watching bed fishing every Classic now.

I bought an Okuma Crankbait rod this past winter and I have really liked it. I believe it was 70 bucks then I bought a shimano for another 70 and its ok I'd probably take a look at the other reels that people are saying like the Lews.

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Depending on if I know the water or not. If not ill stick with the buzzbait or crankbait something with a reaction bite till I find em and then start slowing down.

fluke had a couple good videos about that using a rattle trap or something.

Dont think they would stay on the Mississippi after LaCross but I'm going to go ahead and guess Pool 13 for the mystery lake. That or a lake down by Carbondale Illinois.

I love walleye fishing just as much as bass fishing so I usually carry some live bait with me mostly minnows or crawlers in case I end up some where that a walleye bite might be possible. Always catch bass on it as well. Nothing wrong with it all about what you like to do.

They said that it didnt help him either. with or without the weight he would of finished 3rd in that tournament. Alot of guys from that area said that guy has been banned from other tournament trails in the area before this for the same thing.

Thats where I am now. Id love to get a new ranger but I live in Illinois and spend most of my time on the Illinois and Fox rivers. No reason for the ranger an new aluminum does just great. But alot of guys around here want that new ranger instead and act like they live on ky lake or guntersville.

Ok I have been back and forth on a boat upgrade and doing my research and seeing whats out there and have been bouncing between an 18 foot glass bass rig with a 150 like a Z7 or Z118 and aluminum bass rig with a camo job for duck hunting to be an all seasons boat. I just came across the Lowe 175 Camo and really like how this boat is layed out and love the big casting decks both front and rear. The boat also seems faily wide and hopefully stable. I just was curious if anybody had any experience with the Lowe 175 and could tell me how it did for them or if I should move along and look at something else.

I use to like that show that ESPN had on called Day on the Lake was modeled right after the articles in the bassmaster magazine. Follow a couple pros around a lake for a day and listen to how they are breaking down the conditions. I know alot of people dont like him but I have been getting into Iaconelli's instructional stuff he has done. He is real good a breaking down presentations and strategies. I bought his finesse fishing dvd and it has gone up to my favorites with the lindners dvd set I have as well.

I like to tick em off with a buzz bait when they do that. There are a couple ponds around where the bass get skiddish like that until you get em good and mad with a buzzer over their heads a few times.

J is that for the same reason you said above that because it sits in the strike zone longer when working teh swimbait or the frog back while long lining?

I'd like a show to be like the old In-Fisherman shows. They were nothing but explaining and applying the FLP system that they taught. There were a couple plugs here and there but not a ton like those guys do today with the angling edge. But the more you look at it the more it looks like that is what is demanded by the economics of TV today.

I like the old fashioned single blade with no clacker. Usually white. I will probably end up buying the buzz bait mold before to long and start building myself.

Personally if I knew the area Id just pick one where I knew fish were and run a reaction bait down the bank with the troller on high till I start finding some fish just like a normal day. Once you find a consentration slow down for a few casts and see if there are some still sitting. Best thing about those night tournaments is thats right when alot of fish are going to start feeding when the sun is going down. My favorite is the pull a buzzbait out and just go to town with it all night. Dont feel rushed its more time than you realize just means you dont have as much time to run around.

Ive been looking through them myself. Really like watching the old tournaments and seeing some of the top guys now being the youngins back then. I saw one where Clunn said KVD was getting lucky and wouldnt hold out with them guys for to much longer. That was back in like 91.

I use two patterns. I use the standard black and blue early and the greenpumkin the rest of the year. The craw trailer has to be either green pumkin with chartruse claws or black body with blue claws. And I dont know if it makes a difference to me it does I like to rip one of the claws off. Just to show weakness when its in that defensive stance.

Personally I use Gorilla Glue. Just gotta remember that when it dries it expands so to much and you have a mess to trim up a bit. Good looking jigs i gotta get that mold ordered.

Thats exactly what I do. As I stated in the other grub post to me anything will bite a 3" grub from blue gill up to a big walleye or bass. Great tool for new water to find where fish are staging and then keep working the rest of the puzzle from there.

Hotdawg is my favorite guide down there! He was the first guide i ever had out on the white river and it was a blast. I was out on the river with him a few different times. I never got a chance to go out on the lake with him but I saw that he split from the boat dock and has his own service now. I am hoping to look him up this year for a day and see if he can show me around the lake. Its been a couple years since I have been down there.

I like using them on new water where i'm not sure on what size of fish are in the water. Or I i just want to locate any species of fish to give me a starting point to look for bass. In my head anything will bite a 3 inch grub from a small blue gill up to a big walleye or bass. I already had a trip out this year on a new river for me where I was having a rough day throwing other baits and just set em down picked up a 3 inch chartruse grub and just started throwing. I started to find fish after about 3 casts.

Crazy part is he lost a whole half day of fishing while in the ER for the hook in the finger and still came out on top lol.

This one http://do-itmolds.com/shop/index.php?route=product/category&path=1_8_28 The 3434 with flat eye is the one you probably need. You already have the other one listed on that page.

yeah i made the mistake and bought the mold that uses the aberdeen hooks myself. You can either go buy the one with the flat eye or what I did was modify the mold to take some 60 degree hooks with the vertical eye.