Mrs. Matstone

Nice fish, Congrats! ;D

Welcome to the site. Were glad to have you with us.

Even though you didn't say any of this, it was good to hear you say it. ;D Us wives can be pretty good at negotiations sometimes, can't we? ;D ;D

Take a look at the Pro Carry II http://www.kimberamerica.com/pistols/compactprocarry/ 8-) Roadwarrier that is a nice one too. Must keep that one in mind. Thanks ;D Did you know that the 45's are tested at the factory and if they don't hold a group less than 1.5 inches at 25 yards with a 3.5 inch barrel it is pulled off the line, stripped down and completely rebuilt. My husband got the pleasure of meeting Chuck lutz yesterday. He actually worked for kimber and set up 2 of the 45 caliber factory lines and is the gunsmith that does any and all warrenty work for the whole country. It turns out that he lives about 20 minutes from us. My husband would like to purchase this one next. http://www.kimberamerica.com/pistols/customshop/ultra_raptor_II/ I like this one. http://www.kimberamerica.com/pistols/customshop/gold_combat_stainless_II_07/ however there is no way I am getting that one before my hubby gets his. :'(

Very nice! Congrats on your new PB!

Prayers sent.

This is the first pistol I shot and the only one I have carried on occasion. Just sold it yesterday. :'( Will get something else soon. http://www.kimberamerica.com/pistols/eclipse/eclipse_ultra_II/

Nice fish! ;D

That is awesome. Congrats to her. You must be proud.. ;D

Nice fish! ;D

Nice crappie! I have not caught too many of them but they are a fun fish to catch.

I saw that she joined and already gave her a warm Welcome.

From the pocono's here. I fish Hidden Lake, Minsi Lake, Lake Wallenpaupack (only a few times) and various local honeyholes in my area. ;D

I am guity of that too. Practicing with a bait caster. Tossing it into the bucket. Passing garbage men asked me if I was catching anything. I told them just rock bass. :-[

Welcome to the site. Glad to see another woman who fishes.

Awesome smallies. I have not caught a smallie in months. Congrats to you. ;D

Congrats on the outing with your dad. Nice fish and great pics too. ;D

Good luck out there today.

Thanks guys. It was a good catch for me and I was very surprised to catch it. The bite was tough all day long. The fish were out there but were very picky. This fish was my first and last bite all day. I looked at my reports from the past few times that I have been out lately and one thing that has been pretty consistant is they have all been late afternoon fish. Around 3:00pm and later the bite has been more active. Days seem to have been sunny and very windy. Water temps have been in the 40's. Not sure what that all amounts to but it has been one consistant thing about the past few times I have been out. Jb is the guy that I got 2 new custom rods from at the sportsmans show in Va. a few months ago. I got a finesse light rod and another one for carolina riggin which I have yet to try. I am surprised at the amount of sensitivity a good rod has. I am starting to be able to tell the difference beteween things underwater. I swear you could feel a fish fart as they go by. ;D No it is not a PB for me. I measured the space that I filled in on the rod when I got home and I filled in 22.5 inches in length. There was about 6 inches per side. Not sure what that amounts to. My biggest fish was this one I got it last year. I also got this fish at the same place I got the newest one.

Congrats to you. Awesome fish!

Today we decided to head out to Lake Minsi. It was sunny out with blue sky above and very very windy. Temperature was 41 degrees which may not have been so bad except for the wind. Water temperature was about 46 degrees. The only thing we got at Minsi was blown all over the Lake so we decided to leave there and hit my favorite honeyhole. I decided to fish the drop-off that I found the other day when I was out wading. I used a Case Helgrammite on a jig head again and this time I used Cb's new shad scent and once again my new finesse light rod from Jb. I swear this rod is awesome. You can feel every little thing. I should have got a custom rod a long time ago.. I was holding the rod under one arm while trying to dig something out of my pocket. I then went to move the rod and felt it pull. Wow! I got a fish! ;D I started pulling it in and it felt very heavy to me. I did not realize how big it was till it got up close to me. Then I was excited. ;D I watched this fish try to swim under a few big rocks on the way in but I managed to steer it clear of them. Finally I got it close enough for me to try and grab and it circled around and swam right beteween my legs and tangled me up in my own line. > It was quite an experience to hold a fish that is tangled beteween your legs and wade into shore but I did it. I ended up with 1 fish all day but it was still an awesome day.. ;D ;D Can't wait until the temps start warming up a little. My 1 fish for the day. Tried to get a pic so you could see the length. Sending her back.. she took a while but finally swam off. I love my new waders. ;D

I use it all the time. Stuff works great. Most of the time I use the sweet and sassy garlic. I have caught both large and smallmouth on it.

I have a few and like them alot. Yes they have caught many fish for me too.

Awesome fish. Congrats to you! That is really something to be proud of! ;D ;D

Excellent post, many good points. Thanks for sharing.