The Next KVD

www.classicbass.com has most of the tournament scheduals in Minnesota. They also lists boats for sale and have some fishing articals. I'm currently fishing the Falcon Individual Bass Slam circuit based out of Sauk Centre MN. Were fishing alot of good lakes such as Osakis, Minnewaska, and Ida. these lakes are in central MN. check out the website and find a tournament near you. Also, I'm in a Tuesday night league that fishes lakes in central MN as well. If you want more info just ask.

Im looking to get an aluminum bass boat for fishing shallow rivers and lakes and was wondering by those who own a Triton Magnum 197 how they like it. Does it give a fiberglass like ride? Does the wind blow it around easly? Is it a good boat for tournament use?

Scumfrog and Trophy Scumfrog

Frogs, jigs, and my #1 flipping bait: Sweet Beaver

My brain. I have different search lures for different conditions. Mostly though crankbait.

Get the avid. The premier is nice, but the avid is in my mind the best rod one could buy. Very light and sensative. I've replace nearly every Premier I have with a Avid.

you can't go wrong with St. Croix Avid series.

I was wondering if most of you guys use name brand soft plastics or buy generic bulk? Do name brands work better or is that a hype? I buy in bulk alot except for senkos and have great success.

I don't think it matters. usually i don't but after a few fish the tail splits apart and i continue to catch fish at the same rate.

I don't use trailer hooks. Never had a fish swipe at my spinnerbait. They seem to eat it all the way for me.Just my experiences.

I've had great success on Storm's Wildeye Live Perch (4") and Sunfish (3"). I manly use the sunfish as a bed fishing lure and the perch on flats, dropoffs ect. Can't seem to catch anything smaller than 3lbs on them.

I keep the baits in their original package and use a crooks tackle system to organinze them. This tackle system is the best i've seen and used.

forgot to add in Strike King Wild Thang

4" tubebait

I fish culprit alot for worms. senkos it has to be Yammamotos.

I just recently bought a Shimano Citca and love it. Great reel to replace the price tag of the new Curados

I was wondering what some of you other guys are using to fish a wacky rig. Currently I'm using a Shimano Sahara spinning reel with 8lb Power Pro on a St. Croix Avid series 6'6" Medium heavy rod. Is there anything you guys would change with my tackle?

I've been experimenting with wacky worming recently because in my area wacky rigging hasn't caught on quite yet. However when I use a plain Gamakatsu EWG hook I constently get hung up with aquatic vegetation. So lately i've been looking into hooks with a weedguard and was wondering are they worth it, does the guard decrease hookup ratio, and which brand is best? Thank you

Stick with St. Croix. They've been in business for ALOT longer than Kistler. Plus why switch if your happy with your St. Croixs

The places where frogs are fished most using braid is a must!!!! Braid also skips frogs, jigs, tubes and others under docks and trees alot better than mono. I use a 7' St. Croix Avid Series in Heavy power matched with a Shimano Curado reel spooled with 50lb Power Pro. I have never lost a fish with this setup.

Power Pro is definatly the way to go!!!!!!

I recently went into Gander Mountain and started comparing spinning rods. I'm currently looking for a spinning rod that I can not only use for dropshotting but also using the shakey head. I compared Shimano's Crucial Dropshot spinning to a Falcon Lowrider and a St. Croix Priemer and Avid series and found that the shimano was the lighest one. My question is how godd is this rod to some of the other finesse techniques out there and is it better than a St. Croix Avid in the 6'8" Medium power?

I love flurocarbon lines but I will not use vanish. Vanish is really easy to break and is not very abrasion resistant. Use Gamma flurocarbon. Best flurocarbon I have ever used and it is worth its price tag. I also like Seaguar Invisix.