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thanks guys. that fish is my 2nd personal best, and my 1st best came from the same pond too! ;D

Official entry for: MARYLAND 22 inches long, 15 inches girth, 6lb 3oz. caught on a bed w/ a custom painted lipless crankbait.

my bass: 6lb 3oz md state record: 11lb 2oz 6.1875/11.125=55.62

look what i caught on this lure this morning! i just plopped it on the bed and twitched it and nailed her.

well my dad and i went out for some spawn fishing today. i got there and a few casts later i hooked up with a dink.... a few casts after that i hooked up with a real hawg on its bed, but i was fooling with a tangle in my line so i couldnt get a good hookset and the fish was off after a very brief fight. my dad caught two dinks right after that, and then it was about 30-45 minuts without a bite. i moved locations and caught 3 dinks on consecutive casts. my dad came over to where i was and we didnt catch any more. then we moved over to the eastern end of the pond and fishing started getting awesome! my dad got a dink or two, but i didnt get anything. then we walked a little further up the bank and i spotted a big ole female and male on a bed. my dad casted his *** baby *** on the bed and the male just nailed it... that was his biggest fish of the day. a little further up the bank from that bed there was another with about 3 or 4 really good sized fish. we pestered those for for well over 20 minutes. then i decided to fish my lipless crankbait that i just refinished (bluegill pattern) and i plopped it right on the bed. i saw the biggest female suck it up and spit it out of the bed. i tried again a few times. a few casts later she sucked it up again and i set the hook!!!! this was a very powerful fish i tell you what. length, 22". girth, 15". according to my scale it was 4lbs 9oz. but it was a whole lot heavier than that. i used the formula g2*l/800 and the fish turned out to be 6.1875lbs, or 6lbs 3oz. this felt like a 6lb fish, so im trusting the forumla on this one. it was great that i caught that on my own paintjob. after that it was pretty much non sotp action with dinks. my dad ended up with 11 bass (all dinks except the big male he got) and i ended up with 6 bass (all dinks except the big female) and a catfish.....catfish are yucky ;D.

thanks guys! the bait is a bagley baitfish, and i just refinished it to look like a bluegill

that would be nice, and for each post in that thread we could say something like "OFFICIAL ENTRY FOR: MARYLAND:" and then put our picture up.

i have a fly rod and i barely ever use it. but it is quite fun to fly fish for bass and panfish. i never did catch a bass on it though... i mainly tie flies. i usually dont end up fishing with them though.

i have to disagree with you muddy. i think that being able to know how to tie and be able to tie a wide array of knots off the top of your head is being versatile. perhaps "versatile" is not the best word choice, but what i mean by it is that you are expanding your knowledge. in other words, not confining yourself to only knowing one knot, but knowing several different knots for different applications. are ya following me?

Just as a point of clarification the best to worst classification above is opinion. Other people have the opinion that the snap and the knot are equal (ie there is no difference) and therefore tie a palomar to the snap and snap to the crank. yup they sure are opinions i ordered em that way because i feel that he would be better off to learn the knots to become more versatile in his fishing instead of taking the "short cut" and using a snap. just my opinion...dont want any conflict

do we even have memebers from Alaska and Hawaii? this might be a difficult task to complete in the time you have alotted.

first time i saw that it was on some funny website w/ funny pics, and they were all arranged in thumbnails, and i thought those were full sized people until i clicked it to enlarge it!!! very funny picture ;D!

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ok i gotcha. well i'll participate for maryland. arent you supposed to put up a picture of your bass?

dont be ashamed at all!!!! i happen to dislike rooster tails in particular (cant ever get em to spin) but i LOVE LOVE LOVE blue fox vibrax minnow spins. i have caught countless bass, bluegill, and crappie on them. i have a few in every color and size. i may just bring my ultralite and fish the biggest size i have. how great would it be to land a 5 pound plus bass on an ultralite w/ 6lb test!!! well im going fishing tomorrow and i will try these suggestions and let you know how things went.

i dont know much about anything on this subject, but if i read correctly (and you typed correctly) that tiny 3/4 acre pond is 25 feet deep!?!?!?!?!? thats incredible. i wouldnt be suprised if you snagged a dead cow when bottom fishing in there. ;D

this seems extremely similar to the state vs. state fish off. and sign onto AIM so we can chat

i started a post about this a week or so ago when i was still working on it. i kinda abandoned it for a while, but i finished it yesterday. here it is: what do you guys think?

utah basser, i have three suggestions (in order from best to worst): 1.) LEARN TO TIE THE FREAKING KNOT!!! dont be lazy, practice practice pratice till you can tie that knot with your eyes closed. then you can be confident when you are fishing, knowing you have a good strong knot that wont inhibit the action. 2.) tie the rapala knot to the lure, then cut the line off, leaving the loop on there. then, whever you fish the lure, just tie onto the loop. this wont hurt the action as much as a snap. 3.) use a duolock snap.

oh and paul, i know the person told me about the pond released his fish, but im not sure about anybody else that fishes it.

Shawn you're back!!! glad to see you came back! anyway, thanks for all the tips guys. im goin here saturday and hopefully i will come back with a good report. i see the spots where the flats "drop off" into deeper water (which isnt really that deep), but the thing is i cant cast to those spots from shore (i dont think...) and there is no boats allowed in this pond, so those spots might be hard to reach. anyway, thanks for the tips guys. i'll try em out saturday and report back.

i have a Stratus ST-30 that i bought about 3 years ago. its rough on the outside but its still great on the inside. it might be the best reel you can get for under 100. i certainly like mine. i have dropped it on concrete and the bail got bent out of shape but i bent it back and it works great now. it can take a good bit of abuse. i dont know about the model you are referring to, but mine has 8 stainles bearings, and it is very smooth. its got a comfy handle too . it also came w/ a spare spool. so if you want a decent reel for a good price, ****** it up!

"My dad used to take my sister and I all the time..." IMPROPER GRAMMAR!!!....my sister and me .......just nagging at ya ;D i would like to try some of your baits. one of these days i will probably buy a bluegill or shad. and is your friend related to Lars??? if so, you should become best friends with that guy

yeah we tried that too, except we put it in tupperware. and it blew the tupperware open :-[ ;D.

"When you chase a dream, especially one with plastic chests, you sometimes do not see what is right in front of you."----Borat. ;D