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Dremel tool cutting wheel should leave a nice clean cut. i have never done it, but if i was gonna do it, thats what i'd use. i'd remove the cork with a razor and pliers, and then cut the grahite with the dremel. it might damage the integrity of the rod, so i'd be careful if you decide to do it.

no neither one of those are the rod. this rod is made by All Star

does anyone know if it is damaging to the drill (motor/battery) to leave it running at a very low speed for extended periods of time (about 30 min)? thanks.

you could go to the hobby store, pick up some basswood blocks, some devcon 2-ton epoxy, paintbrushes, and some acrylic hobby paints in assorted colors. you can carve your own lures out of the wood (might need to go to the hardware store and pick up some screw eyes and split rings to attach hooks), paint them with the acrylic, and put epoxy over the final product. it does not matter what kind of paint you use, because it will be covred by epoxy so it wont get damaged.

i have an allstar GT2 classic graphite rod that is 6' 6", 10-20lb line, and rated for lures 1/4 to 1 1/2 ounces. it does not list the power on the rod??? i thought that was weird, what power do you think it is? it doesnt really feel like a heavy power rod. honestly, it only feels like a medium. maybe its a medium heavy. i dunno. what do you guys think?

pressure is key. i just pull tight and reel down hard. get em in every time. it also helps if you have a rod that is made for crankbaits. this would be a rod with a medium action. it has plenty of backbone but A LOT of flex in it. this helps in putting just the right amount of pressure on them so they cant get off and you dont rip the hooks out.

if you leave your fish finder running, can bass hear the sound waves it produces? and does it spook them?

sometimes you can make really successful colors by mixing plastics together :

this contest sounds fun! i have one question though...is your final score invalidated if you dont catch one fish from each method? Entry Fee: (you could say i wasnt too thrilled with this one :)

like most people said, it really depends on the lake. i dont stay out as long as a lot of people. im only out for a few hours. but on average i'd say i catch anywhere from 2 to 6 fish.

as long as worms from different brands/colors arent touching you will be fine. different colors will bleed into each other and SOME different brands will melt each other.

Redlinerobert posted a few days ago about a real nice leather sheath he had custom made. i dont remember the link but you could PM him and find out.

whatever you do, dont do the same thing too much (unless its catching fish!) try to keep your retrieve as erratical as possible. you dont want a mechanical retrieve. other than that you just gotta experiment, you can jerk this thing very hard and it will go crazy and turn around and stuff, or you could give it regular jerks and it will dart around side to side like a normal jerkbait. you could even just reel it straight back like a normal minnow bait if the fish dont want a really aggressive approach. like i said, just change it up, experiment, and dont be mechanical. you will eventually find fish, and then after you do, do what the fish want.

i must agree, those fish do look identical. that must be really awesome to catch the same fish a few months later and know for sure its the same fish. idk how much the average fish gains during spawn but i'd say first pic looks about 7lbs. it really doesnt look much bigger in the first pic than the second. its a hawg fo' sho'.

both sizes work equally well. with a fast reaction bait like this, im not sure if that size difference matters much. nice color choice by the way those are two of my favorite xrap colors.

get some 10 or 20 lb power pro for him. strong and it wont tagle up like cheap mono will.

what do you think the fish will be doing today i think they'll be doing some swimming, a lot of swimming son of a b---h! my fav. part!!!!! ;D this was hilarious russ, you gotta put together some more!

who's in st. marys county maryland?

thanks for bringing that to my attention, i wade a lot in a pond with some relativley soft bottom. i remember once i was walking along thru thick hydrilla and then all of a sudden i walked into a hole that was up to my neck! really freaked me out. my waders didnt fill all the way up but i got some water in the boots of em.

ok so who else has spend hours on that website browsing their awesome deals??? i wanna get a 200mW red laser for 53 bucks

haha that video is the most scary and most hilarious video on youtube!!! nice fish dinkmaster

thats insane! such a great price and free shipping too! thanks for the link. PS: bugs will not flock to a red light

99% of the time i just grab em and pluck em out with my fingers. the only ones i cant do this with are the freakin microscopic ticks. i dont know what they're really called but my mom calls em "c ticks". theyre really tiny so i have to use tweezers to get a grip on em. even those pull right out though.

i saw that on TV last night also. i forget what channel it was though...

i believe that is so true. i have caught MANY dinks in ponds and lakes, but i caught some fish of the same size out on the river a few weeks ago, and they fought like they were twice their size. it was great. as for the big fish fighting just as hard as littler fish...i have not had another bass fight as good as my 7lb bass.