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^ really likes to use that popcorn smiley

where you from, bud?

here is a small swimbait i modeled after a Giron: since i took the photo, i have made the line tie and hook hanger, epoxied in all the hardware, poured lead in the belly for weight, and sealed the lure. tomorrow morning i will test the lure in the bathtub to see if its got some good action.

sweet song!

^ wants some cheap sunglasses 8-)

everybody i know that downloads uses limewire :-/

exactly why i love my okeechobee fats T1200

way to be prepared paul! i think i am gonna start doing that.

i'll gladly take them off your hands ;D

i searched on BR with many key words like the website, oakley, cheap oakley, etc. but couldnt find anything. then i remembered the person ordered a pair of oakley fives, so i typed in "oakley fives" and the first result was the one i was looking for problem solved.

^ should put that purdy orange reel of his on a carrot stix

i say just go grab a rapala DT FAT 03 and a DT 6 in just plain ole silver and just cast them all day. never switch to anything else. fish them in evey way imaginable. they are versatile little lures. just dont put the lures down. eventually you will find some fish and start to establish a pattern of what kind of retrieves are working and etc. i actually catch a lot of bass by bringing a DT 6 through shallow water (about 4 feet) VERY slowly and steadily. i never stop the retrieve, just slow and steady. if i go too fast, i hit the bottom and pick up gunk, so i have to keep it slow. bottom line: cast them all day and never give up until you have found out what works and doesnt. fish them in many different ways. have fun. good luck!

my dad has a gov. ID, but before he goes through the registration process on that site, i wanted to ask this person who had bought from them before how much a certain pair of shades were. if the price was right, i'd get my dad to register and i'd buy them.

make your own out of cedar

i remember a while ago, someone posted a link to a site where you could get oakley sunglasses and gear for a discounted price with a gov. or military ID. who was this? i have a few questions to ask you.

a picture would help me a lot, if it's not too much trouble thanks

my first lipless swimbait ran great, but this one, not so much. IMO, the head isnt as important as the joints (in creating action). when the water flows over the joints, vorticies cause it to swing the joint one way and then the flowing water pushes it back the other way. and the cycle continues. also, i dont think i have seen too many lipless swimbaits that only have 2 pieces. most of them have 3 or more. my hypothesis on why this one didnt swim is that i over-weighted the bait. i think i put too much weight in each section, making them too heavy to swing freely. on my next one, i am gonna put just enough weight to keep the bait sitting upright.

Bassboy15 and me :-[ i dunno, maybe im just weird, but photos of fish mean a lot to me. i like to have a photo there to remind me of the fish and all the little details that the mind would otherwise forget No maybe about it , you are weird!!!!!!!!

could i please see a front view of the top one? i am making a lip for my 4 segment, 7 inch swimbait (it wont swim by itself, i think lip will help) and i would like to get an idea of how wide to make the lip. thanks!

Bassboy15 and me :-[ i dunno, maybe im just weird, but photos of fish mean a lot to me. i like to have a photo there to remind me of the fish and all the little details that the mind would otherwise forget

ok i guess it is just a die off then, because they were all about 7-9 inches long which i think is pretty big for a shad in that small lake. thanks for the help guys.

my wallet doesnt allow me the liberty of doing this anyway, i was picking up a lot of weeds using this on an exposed jig head. i could use a 2/0 EWG with a parasite weight (locks bait to hook) but those hooks are pretty large to use on ***. i just thought of some mustad stinger hooks that i have that i tie bass bugs on, i'll bet they are the perfect size. they have a big gap, but they arent offset. i suppose i could just take pliers and make em offset ;D well now im going to go experiment with ways of rigging this tricky little bait

does your mommy know you quote these kind of words? ;D

pretty often, how bout you? ;D i would be lookin at a pic of a 9lber everyday! ;D ;D ;D

EXACTLY! that is what's stumping me. that is why i figured it must be something that would only affect the shad. some kinda shad killin' disease