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ok thanks. jeez thats too much for me :-[

maybe you should look in the panfish department instead of the bass department. i have two of those little rebel crickets that avid mentioned they are good little baits. you might also want to check in the fly department. there are plenty of little poppers available. you might have trouble casting them though. you could use UL gear with a small bobber a few feet ahead of the lure.

t-rig, why do you always have one of each of the sexiest baits ever? how much did that one cost?

that spro looks mighty fine

thats the one that i got. looks very nice. its well made too. doesnt feel cheap at all. cant wait to use it.

lol you're funny ;D but yeah i planned on getting a strap. turns out im going to go get the sunglasses today.

ok just had a confusing moment. we have a "Bass_Akwards" and a "BassAkwards". whats up with that? are you the same person with two different accounts? if not that is a close match of names lol! ;D and munkin, youre link didnt work. what is the name of that bait?

ok never mind i see there Ecolar series goes for 19.99.

solar bats for $15????? the cheapest solar bats ive seen were 40 and they were the unpolarized ones. are you sure they were solar bats and not some other kind?

there is. when youre on a board, if you look at the threads title, alot of times you'll notice a little red oval with the word "NEW" in it. well that means that there is a new post since the last time you viewed that thread. if you click on the word "NEW" then it will bring you to the next post after the last time you viewed the thread.

WELL HOW MUCH DID YOU PAY AND WHERE DID YOU GET IT!?!?!? what is the difference between the pop max and pop x? i got a river2sea bubble popper (pop x replica) for 5 bucks. i got it in the aurora black color which is like a chrome blue with a black back. havent had a chance to fish with it yet but im excited to see how the open gills affect the action on it.

;DLOL!!! ;D dont worry, they are excellent cranks

what...im not entitled to my own opinion? anyway, i think we're getting off topic here. bass_akwards asked "what are some good bluegill colored cranks?" he didnt ask "should i match the hatch?" so far, only 5 out of 10 posts have reccomended a bluegill colored crankbait.

thats interesting. where did you hear that method? also, when you are crossing them, do you put the outsides against each other or do you put the insides against each other or do you put the outside against the inside of the other?

yeah i've seen their selection of sunglasses and its not much. only about 1 rack and its not always full. i figured there wont be much selection and 30 bucks would probably be the most expensive pair there. anybody ever used the B.A.S.S. brand sunglasses? they seem like the best in the 30 dollar range. anybody ever seen them at walmart?

its such a small act, switching hands, that you barely even notice it. its just natural. i use rh reels and it just feels natural to me. i have used lh reels and they just feel weird. i feel like i should be palming the reel with my left hand and it feels very unnatural palming with my right hand. plus, i cast two handed, over my right shoulder 90% of the time, with my right hand just below the reel and my left hand just above the butt (gives me more control on the cast). so i dont really have to "switch hands" all i do is just bring my left hand up the rod handle and palm the reel, then bring my right hand up and begin my retrieve.

im not sure if this is the right place to put it but if its not then it will be moved i guess. tuesday i will be getting contact lenses and then i figured i'd go over to walmart and use that $20 walmart card i got for christmas. well since i dont have any sunglasses i figured i'd need some since i will have contacts. what are a good pair i could get for $20 or a little (up to 15) more? thanks for the help guys, i know VERY little about sunglasses.

wow what a great fish! nice job man! i wish i could be in the boat with you. im so anxious for spring its not even funny. i got a crankbait combo for xmas and cranks are my fav. thing to fish and i cant wait to use it!!!!

sunday feb. 17 at 9pm on the discoverey channel. they are doing just like in the jurassic park film. they are getting some dna out of a bee and theyre gonna make dinosaurs out of it. should be interesting. i plan on watching it. just a heads up.

lol guys. i was feelin real bad with a fever yesterday and i came home and slept for like 5hrs so i was up all night cuz i couldnt fall back asleep. so my mom let me stay home today.

thats true, but i dont think matching the hatch is BS. i think that it is beneficial a lot of the times. a really good bluegill crankbait is rapala DT-4 in bluegill. it has a good shape of a bluegill and the colors are very realistic. you might also try mattlures bluegill swimbaits, but they dont fall into your category of cranks and jerkbaits.

i have two podcasts on my ipod, bass feed and bass edge, i havent updated them in a long time but i find them pretty boring. i'd rather listen to my music than a podcast.

maybe a different chemical composition in the plastic?

i got two packs of the 4.5" lake fork tackle live magic shads from cabelas and they look and feel awesome. i havent tried them yet, but when i do i plan on fishing them weightless and either swimming them (to get a swimbait action) or fishing them like a soft jerkbait. if the weightless thing doesnt work out, i'll use weighed hooks.

i agree with everything that everyone has said. another factor that i consider is depth. the farther down your lure is the less light penetration (darker water) there is. it might be a pretty clear lake, but at the bottom of deep water there probably isnt much visibility. so when i fish deep water i use dark colors with sparkles to reflect any light for added visibility. the darker the color the stronger the silouette, and the easier it is to see. my favorite color for deep water is junebug, its very dark color, and its loaded with sparkles to reflect any light. the shallower your lure is the more visibility there will be. when i fish shallow (usually fish shallow with a crank) i will use shad colors. i am very productive with shad colored cranks in 3-6 foot of water. if im using soft plastics in shallow water, i will usually pick a smoke/red flake trick stick because it mimics a small minnow very well.