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my biggest fish is a 38" carp that i caught on a breadball off a dock at my grandparents old house on a canal. that thing almost pulled me off the dock! my mom and grandma were holding me on the dock!!! unfortunatley, i have no picture of it. i did get a picture, but its horrible, because it was so heavy i couldnt hold the net, and the fish was still in the net, on the ground beside me...so you cant see the fish. HOWEVER the fish im most proud of is this MONSTER 7lb largemouth that i caught in spring '07 during the spawn:

thats the key, let THEM have fun doing what THEY want to do.

o woops! i didnt see where you said save THEN buy one... :

you can take one of those and then take a horney toad and jam that thing thru its head from the bottom up and then snug the hook points up against its sides.

that okuma wouldnt be saving me money, i barely have 30 dollars to spend on a rod!

thanks for the link. the water here is stained so i wonder how that would do! where are the best places to fish one of these? over deep water?

yea its kinda hard to explain how to pick a backlash out, as they are all unique, but they all stated whats pretty much true for all backlashes... the line loops around it self (dont ask me how...i wish i knew!) and what i like to do is click down the thumbar (freespool) and pull off line from the front, if it gets hung up, i'll keep pulling and push the spool forward w/ my thumb. if that doesnt work, then i'll look at where its hung up and if its a loop, i'll grab the loop and pull straight out on it, once the loop comes undone, keep pulling line off the reel.

ok maybe i'd get the 7' H rod.

yeah u guys are right. if i do get a rod, maybe i'll get the 7' Heavy. it casts up to 4oz. and im not too serious into swimbaiting, i just thought it'd be neat to try a few. and to answer your question of are there big fish in maryland, there are fish up to 5lb. that are not too rare, but anything over 5 is a genuine lunker and is a trophy fish. i caught a 7lber during the spawn last year, i was thinkin of runnin the king kong over the bed (if i get the lure). i'd be plenty satisfied catching 2-3 pounders on it, cuz to me, thats a very nice fish!

what do you guys think of this rod as an inexpensive "swimbait" rod. i'd match it up w/ 25lb mono and a abugarcia ambassadeur 5500C. i'd get he 6'6" MH rod. http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_20662_100002006_100000000_100002000_100-2-6

hahaha i listen to advice, only if i think its good! actually, i think i am gonna get a new rod. its rated for 1/2 - 2oz. http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_20662_100002006_100000000_100002000_100-2-6

yes i will be getting a rod rated for 1/2 - 2oz. thast not gonna be a problem. here is the rod i would get (6'6" MH) http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_20662_100002006_100000000_100002000_100-2-6 but im wondering how the bait will work.

definitley go weightless. if the weeds and stuff will support it, use a stop and go retreive, if it will fall when you stop, then just reel it back at a pace where it will stay up top the whole time.

how does this lure preform? would the 8" version be a bit overkill for bass? also, how much does the 8"er weigh? i live in southern maryland and the fish here dont get too huge. thanks for any info you can give me!

ive found that because of the hook placement on those floating hollow-bodied frogs (bronzeye) that they dont get very good hookups. you could try a soft plastic frog, and rig it texas style. the frogs that are perfect for this are zoom horney toads.

i had an idea for a snake imitation. take a jointed rapala, and replace the rear trebel hook with a worm hook. then take the tail of a worm (or whole worm, depending on size) and put it on there, then just reel the thing in slow and the tail whipping action should make the whole thign swim like a snake! havent tried it yet but it could work.

same here when i broke my new lucky craft :-/

yeah. the YUM Dinger is the same thing as a senko, only under a different company. on that senko thread, there is actually a section on senko alternatives, which a yum dinger is. glad you enjoy the help!

well my advice is to be thankful that your even catching some in the day, that can be hard to do sometimes. big ones can be very hard to come by in the day, cuz they are lethargic. that causeway looks like a great spot. just like people would use it as a road, fish will too. they can use it as quick access to different types of structure or cover and even quick access to different depths. that reallly looks like a great spot you got to yourself. a real untouched place. if youre using powerworms with success, then keep doing it! why ruin a good thing right??? but, you could go out and buy some gammakatsu offset EWG hooks in 3/0 size, and pick up a pack of YUM Dingers why your at it, and rig those tesas style, but on the dingers, theres a little hook slot, so you can put the hook point in there so its exposed, but since its in that slot, its still snag free. just cast out those dingers, let them sit for a long time. then just shake your rod tip, reel in the slack that creates,wait a few more minutes, and repeat. there are so many different ways to fish a YUM Dinger. go here http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1121527643 for the motherload of information on this bait and how to use it! hope im being of help to you! feel free to PM me if you need anything.

ok yeah, thats where i found the numbers on mine. i'll have to lookm that up.

if what i said confused you about threading on the worm and all that, then try this: take a sewing needle, and tie your fishing line to it. then, thread the needle (and line) thruough the worm. when you get about to the middle of the worm, then poke the needle out, and bring the fishing line out. then cut the line off the needle, tie on a hook, and texas rig it as you normally would. hope that helped

there sure is. go out and buy the biggest plastic worms you can find. im talking upwards of 10" long. take one of those, thread the worm on your hook about halfway down, then poke the hook out, and proceed to texas rig it. now cast this into deep water. big bass hang in deep water during the day, preferably deep water near shallow water. the reason for threading the worm on the hook about halfway is so that you get a better hookup percentage.

hey where are you seeing this stamped number? cuz i got a ambassaduer 5500C from my neighboor...he said it was old and he never could figure out how to use it so he gave it to me. on the bottom of the reel seet i see 84-2-86-87...is that it?

hey pal, your getting more and bigger hits in the evening, cuz thats when the big fish feed. they are much more active, and they are feeding, so they will take a lure more readily. in the mid day, your probably catching the small curious fish that have nothing better to do than bite stuff to find out what it is.

HAHA!!!!!!!!!! NICE ONE AVID!