White77

i have 3 5501's...two are on berkley cherrywood's ($20) the other is on a berkley bionix ($50)..they all work great for me but i do like the bionix rod better than the cherrywoods

we saw a couple others jump further away, but the one i was fighting that jumped right next to the boat was awesome, my step dad jumped when it came up, he thought it was gonna land in the boat, it was really close

lately for me it would have to be LC Fat BDS, American Shad

yes this was my first experience catching a shark, and it wont be the last....i hear ya about the knife thing...but he was careful and always made sure we were away from him and the knife and the shark, especially my nephew...the jacket was basically a prop for the pictures...this guide is also a photographer...and he wanted some color in the pic...other than that no jackets were needed....except for my nephews life jacket ;D my brother has already started planning for a trip next spring and i am sure we will make more than one next year...next time i go with my step dad, he was on this trip, we want to catch some tarpon, we have been told they are great fun and much tougher than the sharks Cliff

sorry for the wait, here is the pics and a small video clip Video

Well i went to galveston this week. Tuesday we left the marina at 6:30am with the guide....we went about 8 miles out and man let me tell you....IT WAS AWESOME!! i caught 8 sharks, two of which were over 100lbs the rest were around 50-75lbs and i had one smaller 25lber that i let my nephew reel in(he only weighs 60lbs himself) the smaller sharks were black tips and the larger ones were spinners....they get that name cuz of the way they spin when the jump out of the water...one of the 100lbers i was fighting was swimming so fast my line was leaving a wake....then out of nowhere he launches himself like 8 feet out of the water, spinning like crazy, then lands about 10 feet from the boat...that was the sweetest thing i have ever seen!!! he was so close to the baot when he landed it splashed us....it was so much fun and really quite a workout.....we used 80lb test mono, big shimano reels on penn rods that reminded me of billiard cues, hooks that were about the size of your hand, balloons for bobbers and big 12" dead shad for bait.....we actually only brought one shark(100lber) into the boat for pictures, the rest we cut off, it was great fun and will probebly become a yearly trip if i have anything to say about it...but next time we may go after tarpon as well as sharks...anyway it was a blast, i am at work right now, but check back later and i will have pics and maybe a short video clip Cliff

mine would have to be a 36.5 inch muskie i caught on light tackle with 6lb XL while walleye fishing....man what a fight!..it hit a 10" walleye i was reeling in....when i finally landed it the walleye was all mangled and dangling on my line and 1/8 oz jighead was actually hooked in the corner of the muskies mouth...all the people who were fishing in this bridge area all gathered round to see what was going on..it was pretty cool...only got one pic and its a crappy one...then i thanked her and let her go..i know the pic is terrible but you get the idea

i use word pad

its a toss up for me...smallie and hybrid striper.....in my experience a smallie almost always gets airborne....but the hybrids run deep and fast...both are great fun Cliff

why not try banging a crank of the rocks in the deep part?

well i managed to catch one bass tonight...threw out a t-rigged 10" worm and let it sit...after about 3-5 minutes...fish on....i did have a nice size fish totally air ball on my spook jr. no other action to speak of, storm rolled in and i rolled out was by myself again Cliff

hey guys...been fishing a couple small private tanks for the past month or so...it started out great....one tank produced big numbers and the other produced less fish but bigger sizes....each time we go we catch less and less on either tank....to the point now where we cant hardly buy a bite...most fish have been caught on trick sticks, and topwaters.....i have caught a few on cranks and jigs...but now i cant catch anything....i have tried everything...shallow, deep, weed edges, open water, fast, slow, small, big...nothing the last two trips out...gonna head out there this evening....any tips? the weather has been HOT and HUMID with bluebird skies....occasional t-storm in the evenings and little wind...if ya got any ideas they would be appreciated....other wise i will probably stick to a jig and crank tonight thanks Cliff

here is just a random site i found where you can get mepps bucktails...just do a seaarch and you can find them....also they are really easy to make and probebly alot cheaper too...hope that helps http://www.thornebros.com/muskie/baits/bucktails/bucktails_mepps.html Cliff

like mentioned above...watching your line is key

inline bucktail spinners always produced pike for me....run em just under the surface so the water "bulges"...plus they are heavy and will cast nicely on your casting gear Cliff

you can get abu garcia cardinals at walmart for 33 bucks

well i musta got lucky or something...fished the jig again last night for about 3 hours...not even a nibble....gonna give it a go again tonight tho....earlier this year i had a LARGE bass on my line, right at my feet, i got a good look at it and it was BIG...but i lost it....i am determined to catch that fish...i figure a jig is the way to do it Cliff

we caught 12 (hybrids) last weekend in about 33 fow...night time, live shad

peanut butter and dill pickles...sounds nasty but it really is good breakfast peanut butter, mustard, cheese, bologna on toast...nuke till cheese is melted mmmmm.... Cliff

thanks guys!

how do you make a link say something other than the link nonsense.....like when lightnin rod posts his pics....the link you click says "7 lber" or something to that effect...if i wanted to put a link to a photobucket page in my sig and the link says..."my fish of 2007" how do i do that? Cliff

got these two last night on a jig...this also completed my july challenge...which was to catch a bass on a jig

my wifes step dad says the same thing...along with "if the moon is out and the water is slick, the fishin aint no good"

that live pointer poor mans deal is kinda cool...can something like that be done to a deep diving crank? Cliff

members could put a link in their sig or profile to a photobucket album or something similar to show off their catch...that might be easier and it wouldnt require anything from the mods...and others could just check it from time to time for added photos Cliff