grimlin

My biggest one is people driving while talking on their cell phones.I lost count of how many close call accidents I had while trying to avoid these idiots not paying attention to the road while talking on the dang phone. Another big one for me is people on the left turning lane turning all the way to the far right lane.If anybody up here(in Michigan) knows these types of U-turn,it's usually a far right turn and a left turn lane.It's also a stop light there.Usually the person in the left lane cuts off the driver in the far right lane making that legal far right turn.Seen many accidents occur.You'd think the left lane turns to the closest left lane and the far right lane is for people turning right on the next street. I know why people do it,because most of the time when you make that turn most people want to turn right at the next street,the idiot on the left lane doesn't want to wait behind for the drivers that were there first making that far right turn.This is my biggest pet peeve about Michigan roads.What idiot thought up this stupid bright idea in the first place? Somebody needs to tell me if the person in the left lane is actually doing anything illegal....because I have yet to see a cop pull somebody over for doing it.Yet there are hundreds of accidents that happen because of it. The pciture shows how it's suppose to be done.It's beyond me why the idiot in the left lane thinks he can make that turn into the right lane.

Read the burning questions on the bottom.....Hilarious!

They do from time to time in articles. Fat albert grub is mentioned a lot.It almost a well kept secret when they are using them.I believe some are using them when all else isn't working. Most pro anglers have to sell the new items they are sponsored to advertise. Grubs aren't new and pretty much a lot of people know grubs already catch fish.

They've been around for a long,long time. They are more popular than you might think.They are not just used for Bass fishing though. Heck,I had one when I was 10 in my old tackle box so I know they've been around at least 25 years.

shhhhh.....You should be saying they suck,nobody should be using them.

It won't.....I still use the same mono on some of my baitcasters that's been sitting for over a year. I just spray some KVD line conditioner on the night before I use it.Probably don't need it but I do it anyways. Just keep em' out of sunlight and extreme temps. and the line will be fine.

Same situation here.....About the only time I can get out is Sunday.This weekend is a no go,family Easter dinner.We had ridiculous amount of rain and the flood gates are wide open.Wouldn't even keep a line in the water if I wanted to. We are looking at more rain all week. Top it off We just brought some new washer and dryer.We needed them badly. Looks like I'll be signing up for some overtime work for awhile. Can't really complain,least I have a job,we haven't totally recovered from that bad job recession here.Many people are still out of jobs and a few are now leaving Michigan to look for work. So I'm pretty thankful I'm working.

Basically all you do is tie a hook to a leader add beads then a spinner blade a few more beads and a swivel. I like the 3 ways if I'm going to add weight. There's a bunch of ways to do it,but the one pictured is more basic. I've done pretty well on the smallmouths with this rig. I use live bait on the hook.

yeah,very popular walleye rig here.Works very well.It's very prone to snags though.That can get costly. I've made a few for my last walleye trip last year.

You won't regret it.....It's actually really good. I prefer pen raised myself. I had a pet rabbit,which I ate...LOL

Rabbit is surprisingly good tasting! However,I some what agree it's kinda inappropriate eating rabbit on Easter. If you had me over for dinner though,I'd still eat it....LOL

By Joe S. Representation, First let’s start with what a jig represents underwater, I believe the most Popular use of it is to imitate a Crayfish but they also can imitate baitfish as well. Jigs come in many different shapes, sizes and colors etc. The most popular crayfish imitators seem to be the good old skirted jig usually tipped with some sort of plastic or pork trailer. Speaking of sizes, shapes, colors, I’m only going to really get into the skirted jig with a plastic or pork trailer as this is the bait I primarily use, and use it as a crayfish imitator only. Sizes, There is a very large size range available, I mainly use 3 sizes of Jigs in my arsenal or depending on manufacturer the closest weight to these sizes 3/8 oz , ½ oz and ¾ oz. I will mainly use a 3/8oz when fishing really shallow. The presentation has more time to be subtle because of the lighter weight than just crashing on the bottom in the shallow water. 1/2 oz. Jig This is my go to, if there was only one jig weight aloud in my box, this would be it. I guess you could say the happy medium. I fish this 99 percent of the time from a regular bank down to 15 ft and anything in between. The only time I go to a 3/4 oz. Is if I need to get through some thick weeds, the wind is really blowing or I am fishing dep but want to fish it faster than normal. Colors, I don’t get crazy on colors when it comes to jigs. I have 3 colors that I have a ton of confidence in and those are Browns, Greens, and Black. It seems the jig has excepted rules on what colors for what conditions were faced with, green or brown, natural colors for clearer water and black or darker colors for murkier water or night time. I do follow that to a point but not because of the rule but because I have confidence in throwing those baits in those conditions. I‘ve caught fish in clear water with a black jig and fish in murky water and at night with a green jig so what’s that tell us. Color is confidence in my book. Trailers/Chunks These come in many shapes and sizes, Most of them are made to represent the pincher end of the crayfish which are either threaded or simply hooked on to the jig. I go rather simple in this area as far as selection. I mainly use 3 colors in 2 sizes, Green, Brown and Black in 2” or 3” sizes I always match the color of the trailer with the jig, (just a confidence thing) I will normally start off fishing with a 2” trailer in tournaments, I feel the smaller size may get me more bites in order to get my limit then I may upgrade trailer size to go after larger fish, but there is no rule here either, as I have caught fish over 6lbs. on 2” trailers and fish less than 12” on 3” trailers. As far as the many styles and brands of trailers, my selection is simple I use my own, I feel they give me the best chances of catching fish and here is why: When a bass hits a jig they will normally engulf the whole lure, Jig and trailer. It only takes a split second for that fish to reject the bait if it notices anything artificial about it. When I make my trailers I add a lot of crayfish oil to the plastic prior to cooking then once poured they go through a 2 stage salting process. Once you get a fish to bite them they are hard pressed to let it go because there is so much taste for them. Because there is so much craw oil in the plastic it makes the baits very soft which helps release the oils and salt when the bait is bitten. (Shameless Plug I know, but the truth as well) The Bite! I have been fishing a jig predominantly for the last few years and have probably experienced every type of bite possible, but then again maybe not, sometimes you don’t feel anything at all, then sometimes they almost rip the rod out of your hand, and then you have everything in between, you must always be ready to set the hook. It is a must to be a line watcher when fishing a jig because you may not always be in direct contact with the lure, and the little twitch in the line that you didn’t see could have been a 10” fish or the fish of a lifetime. One thing I really like to do is know the depth of the water I’m casting to, I feel this is very important, a ½ oz jig on 15lb mono sinks at about 1ft per second. So I know if I’m casting it into 12ft of water and the line stops sinking when I count to 6, something sucked it in, reel in any slack and set the hook. This is where I believe salts and scents are very handy, normally when I’m fishing a jig I’m fishing some type of structure, rocks, wood, grass, etc. with the equipment on the market you can pretty much feel everything the lure bumps into, when first getting into jig fishing I might have questioned myself was that a fish or a rock, don’t know for sure. But now using my own baits and good equipment as well as a lot of time fishing the jig, I have the confidence in them to know that when I feel that little bump, I can pause and wait a second or two to see if there is any activity or lack there of on the end of the line before ramming the hook into a nice bass, or a stump. Equipment: For fishing these type and size of jigs, I use a 7’ Heavy action bait casting rod, I feel this is very important and will not use a Jig on anything lighter, for a few reasons, 1.) These jigs normally have stout hooks that require a decent amount of force to get good penetration. I don’t want to take the chance of losing a big fish because my rod didn’t have enough power to drive the hook home, 2.) You have the weed guard to deal with as well when setting the hook. 3.) A lot of times the bass will really clamp down on a jig to crush it making it harder to move the jig on the set to get a good hook set, I noticed this especially with small mouth bass. As for the brand of rod that is personal preference but I think you should get the best you can afford in this area or the added sensitivity. For a reel, I prefer High speed reels 6.1:1 or 6.3:1 and a decent amount of line retrieval per handle turn. I like this because I can pick up any slack really fast as well as keep up with the fish if it is charging towards me. This is another brand preference issue, I prefer smaller profile reels so I can palm the reel and rest the line going into the reel on my pointer finger for extra sensitivity. Line I mainly use 15 lb test mono line for most jig fishing, I don’t really go any lighter than that, I will go heavier for certain situations depending on a few factors, structure or cover that I’m fishing, or even the size of the fish I have a chance at catching will dictate the size. In really clear water I will use fluorocarbon line for reduced visibility. And if I need to go above 20 lb mono for any reason I will switch to a braid for line diameter purposes. You can use any of the three all the time, these are just my preferences and how I utilize each for certain situations. This is not intended to be a know all of Jig fishing document, these are the ways and equipment I personally like to use and have confidence in for the situations I face,(Notice the title) there are so many variables in fishing that could call for a different tactic from the lure type and size, to the tackle and line, it would be impossible to list them all. Some techniques I use... When I make a cast I let the bait sink, you must always watch your line, a lot of times they will hit it on the initial fall and your line will either twitch, stop before it should, or start going sideways, when this happens reel up the slack and set the hook. If the bait makes it to the bottom I will wait about 3 or 4 seconds and then drag it about 6-8 inches (Right now he’s just cruising on the bottom), then pause, after 3-4 seconds drag again, and repeat this. Once I feel any obstruction, I pause then shake without dragging, I feel this simulates the crayfish trying to burrow under whatever obstacle it just bumped into. Then I give it 2 quick very short snaps, this would simulate the crayfish fleeing from a predator, then let it hit bottom and repeat the whole process. A lot of times right after the pause when you go to drag again it will feel heavy, set the hook. Hook sets are free, If you haven’t fished a jig a lot , it takes time before you can get a really good handle on determining fish bites from obstructions. Practice makes perfect and when in doubt set the hook. That's for mostly open water hump style fishing and beating a bank. In cover I like to throw it in the nastiest stuff possible and shake it around then repeat casting to it (pretty much pick it to pieces.) Don't ever think there is such a thing as to shallow, I use to cast to about a foot off shore till a guy on the back of my boat beat me bad, the fish were in that spot right on the bank, now I cast to were I'm pretty much hitting the shoreline.

You guys still got ice up there? Ouch,we are all thawed out(Just cold water). It should make an interesting walleye fishing here.I can see people limiting out once our season opens in 2 weeks I believe.

Is the action on it still the same as the old ones?You could wacky rig the yum dinger and it would wiggle down pretty closely like a senko.

I'm in agreement with scissors here as well.I also carry a small sharp pocket knife.Just in case I forget the scissors. Toenail clippers work really well for mono and fluorocarbon. I still struggle with braid.One reason why I really like the 2handee cutters.

30-45 MPH winds today,snow tomorrow morning. It's possible we could get up to 4"..... I hate the North.....

Hottest chick ever...least to me...Something about those pony tails that just does it....

My go to mono is Trilene. Like you I never had a bad experience either.If it failed it was because of me not checking the line like I should have. Trilene XT is my first choice. I'm experimenting with braid again now.Just got some Sufix 832 and will be buying izorline braid as well soon here. One is going my a frog set up the other on a jig set up.

Good reel.I liked mine.Not the most popular name brand on this board.Accurist are one of the few reels from quantum that doesn't get the negative feedback as badly as their other reels do. Only negitive thing I could say about it was the paint/comedic doesn't seem to hold. Prone to scratches and boat rash pretty easily.

Glad to hear more kids are waiting before having kids. i hope it's true.Kids are a lot of time and dedication. I agree with ya.

You'll be hard pressed to find a girl who doesn't have kids nowadays.Specially a Latino female. Since most of them have kids by the age of 16-18. I might be stereotyping,but unless I see actual data saying I'm wrong It's my experience that most girls get pregnant early Specially the Latinos.Come to think of it I dated two of them and they both had kids. Those relationships never lasted long either. My nephew just turned 18 and he's dating a girl who's already got a kid.You know it wasn't uncommon even when I was in High school I'd see Freshmen girls already pregnant. I don't understand the need to have kids so dang early....I'm glad I waited till i was in my late 20's.

Money is the only thing that stops me from buying anything too expensive. Anything over $15 I have to really think about it rather I really need it or not. It's funny though,I have no problem dropping $30-$50 on soft plastic bulk baits.Usually when I do this,there's no doubt what I'm buying works for me.I just cannot do it on a single item type deal though. You lose it once and you're out $50. Kinda sucks being poor and broke...lol....

My mom and dad still have that free Public TV channels too.....I keep trying to talk them into cable,but it's no use. They don't watch much TV.So I can see their point in not having it.

My 3 top tube baits. Mizmo 3 1/2" slim jim watermelon red Berkley powerbait 4" pumpkinseed Combat-bassfishing(wayne carpenter) 4" St.Clair goby I also have a box full of local tube/bait makers that are sold in the mom and pop's store only.Tubes are really popular here. The only tube bait I DISLIKE is the Wave fishing tubes...I threw these things high and low and never caught a fish on them.I even changed to another brand and caught fish.Wave baits are the only soft plastic brand I avoid. I cannot get a bite on anything made by wave fishing.

Hanging around the house=5+ days.I don't wear them for more than 3-5 hours before I got to change into my work clothes(uniform pant & shirt). If I'm doing some stuff where they do get dirty,then they go into the wash. Otherwise no...I'll wear them till I think they need to go into the wash basket.