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that diagram is a real life saver!!!! it works every time. the text on that diagram aint so good, but the pictures really help. how i interpreted that diagram was to notice which side of the mouth the bend of the hook was, and then go in thru that gill, grab the bend of the hook, and twist it so that the eye of the hook is pointing straight back down the fish's throat. thats what i do and it works every time, and thats what i taught my dad and now he's getting the hang of removing gut hooks (80% of his fish are gut hooked).

sweet fish dude!

i have many knives but i find myself carrying the Gerber EVO Jr. most often. its the perfect size and weight for everyday use. great knife! it only costs 20 bucks too!

broke in 3 pieces........................? lol other than that i couldnt tell you. you didnt weigh or measure it? :-?

i use STONEZ

I have 12 cases on order. You gotta get your orders in early with SPRO as they are SLOW to ship many times. Brad you run an online tackle shop right? what is the website? any chance of taking pre-orders?

what are the specs on that fish?!?!?!?

i dunno if anyone has seen these yet but i cant wait to get one!!!! they look freakin sweet. http://www.tackletour.com/reviewicast2008mattlurespg2.html

x2!!!!! ;D ;D ;D

So instead he posts a picture of himself with a gun. Hopefully they got it. Don't want to have to strike down some vengence upon thee.

steady retrieve around shallow cover works best for me!

YES!!! but which wallet is yours? ;D

ONLY NEWBS WEAR SANDALS WITH PANTS!!!

my email provider has little boxes next to emails that you can click on to select the email and then delte it....just like how you would delete PM's on BR.

we took the boat out last night to our favorite lake. we didnt do much better than the previous day, but it was more enjoyable. i caught the first fish on a DT-6 about 30 min into our trip. right after i boated this fish, my dad hooked up with his first fish on a shimmer shad trick stick. here is the picture (mines bigger ;D): if you look closely in that picture, you will notice that when he set his rod down to land his fish, he set it down OUTSIDE OF THE BOAT! ;D i thought this was very funny! the reel was completely submerged and he didnt even know! ;D the fishing wasnt really too hot after that. we were catching bass maybe 30 minutes apart, so it was kinda slow. i caught two more on a smoke blue pepper trick stick, and my dad also caught two more on a trick stick (dont remember color). when i was fishing the trick stick, i hooked something HARD. i thought it was a snag because it was so solid. it was so solid that i was pulling the boat toward it. my dad said "whats going on" and i said "oh im just snagged, dont start the motor i'll pull us over there" and then when i got about 10 ft from the "snag" it started to move and i felt a few head shakes!!! then it moved up, i felt a head shake, and then nothing. i thought i had just lost the fish of a lifetime. i was pretty mad. but now that i think about it, it was probably just a small bass that got tangled up in some weeds pretty good, because the few headshakes i felt werent very strong. it was getting late and my dad really wanted to go to the dam but i didnt, but we went anyway. well he showed me up : he hooked a very nice fish by the lily pads by the dam and was fighting it but it came off! he was very mad. but about 15 minutes later he hooked the same fish in the same spot and landed it! 2lb 0oz bass on a green pumpkin chartail trick stick: he was pretty happy about that! anyway, that was the last fish of the night. dad: caught 4 fish (biggest), lost 2 fish me: caught 3 fish, lost 3 fish its been a while since i have out fished him!!!

heres the lure with weights and hardware installed and epoxied together. next step is to test it out (i need hooks before i can do this) and then paint it. i think im going to make this one a shad color, not baby bass. the bait: wide range of motion:

the bait doesnt wiggle TOO much. really only the tail piece wiggles. so that is the only joint that would be stressed, and the tail is pretty light, so i doubt it will have any negative affects. just my thoughts! im photo finishing my next bait

green pumpkin chartruese rocks!

i like to make baits when i got nothin else to do.

that would be awesome!

lol that was a pretty good spot for a comeback. i left myself open there ;D

this is the one im buying: http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_20662____SearchResults its only 25 bucks, and it got good user reviews, so thats good enough for me. im getting 7' H btw.

now IDbasser, i hope you dont use up all your boy's worms before he does ;D that is awesome though! i like how he yelled for help when he hooked the bass! he's looking at it like its a monster! ;D way to go and happy birthday!

Dad has been outfishing me the last 3 or 4 times we have been out! i really need to get back in the game

well it swims much better in a pond. i found the lower the angle of pull is, the better it swims. the tail section really wiggles, the mid section has a light sway side-to-side, and the head remains forward. didnt fish it much, just tested its action. no fish on it.