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haha i want one ;D ;D ;D ;D haha now thats what im talking about!!!! that'd be so easy to make too! that looks like two big hunks of foam (or what is tha pink stuff?) and just some scrap lumber and a chair! i've already got a jon boat and motor and battery, but i still want one of those!! ;D ;D ;D

thats disgusting dude! hes got a nice lil gut on him for his size. that looks like a regular worm hook that isnt EWG. i have several from eagle claw.

haha! im the same way! i can see how people see a 3 pound fish as small. round here thats a very nice fish. 4+is a lunker, and anything above 6 is a true hawg.

thats good. i dont really care about the size (well not really....i really really would love for some big fish w/ it, but that wasnt my only intent) i'll take any fish! since there arent realy many huge fish around here, i'll be very pleased with what you guys would call a "smallish fish" in the 2-4 pound range.

how do you guys think it will do w/ the bass?

hey wow...it is a golden shiner! i didnt know those were in that lake! they fight pretty hard on ultra lite gear!!!!! i catch them when i fish for bluegills...i just use a chunck of tan or white rubber from a torn up worm.

is that really a golden shiner!?!?!? it really looked like some type of sucker fish to me. i'll have to look and see some pics of golden shiners.

what kind of fish is this? i am pretty sure its a shorthead redhorse, but i just wanted to check with you guys. the fish is about a foot long.

i bught a shakespeare synergy spinning combo from kmart once, first day after 8 2-3lb bass the thing wouldnt reel anymore. i think the bearings all fell out...cuz it rattled too.

i really like my power pro braid: >good strength to diameter (50lb=12lb diameter) >tough as a mo-fo! ('nuff said) >ultrasensitive! (i can feel the individual blades spinning on a spinnerbait, i couldnt do that w/ mono) >zero stretch (great hooksetting power and pulling power...as needed in thick weeds) >near zero spool memory (great for finesse fishing where there is alot of slack in the line)

i got a rapala x-rap jointed shad today and its huge. 5 1/4 inches and 1 5/8 ounces. hope i can get a big boy on this one ;D

other.....x-rap

i was watching this bass pro shops next generation show this morning where teenagers host the hunting and fishing show. well this one kid was showing about texas rigging and he explained about a senko. first he said they were full of SAND!!! i thought that was the most thing ive heard. he also said that they wiggle in a spiral motion on they way down....i think he should have done some research before airing this episode.

that snapping turtle myth is bullcrap. cuz me and my friend drove his ATV down to our pond, and he hooked into a biiiggg snapping turtle. he got it to the surface and it was thrashing. well we were sitting on the back of the ATV which was parked by the water, so he hands me the rod, and starts driving the ATV away from the water in hopes of dragging it on land. well the turtle let go. im not sure of too many myths, but i have a superstition that me and my dad follow all the time and it has been tru each time! whenver wer're driving to the water, if the gas guage is on E and the fuel light is on, then it is sure to be a good day. i also always wear the same T-shirt when i bass fish...(if i can)...thats not really superstition, i like the color (doesnt get hot) and i like the shirt.

Hey guys, im gonna go get a xrap jointed shad tomorrow. have you guys had any luck w/ this lure?

I think bluegill will do you just as good as pumpkinseed, mainly because crankbaits arent something that the bass will sit and stare at for hours before it decides it looks good. they see it swimming, it looks like natural, they bite. i think you'd be best off to save your money and just fish bluegill colord lures. however, you could go online, find a picture of a pumpkinseed that would best fit your lure, then give it your own custom photofinish. just PM me if you are really truly interested in doing this.

JUNEBUG!!!!

well, my silver XR10 produced these two fishies for me today: not much but it made me happy! that first pic is the first fish i caught on the xrap and my new reel. i seemed to get the hang of it pretty quick! i just jerked it a few times w/ the force of a hard hookset, then just stopped cold turkey. thats when i'd get hit. if no hits then i'd ease it forward a little bit, then start slamming on it again.

yup that lure is a hawaiian wiggler by fred arbogast. it normlly has a rubber skirt around the hook, similar to that of a hula popper. its from the 1940's...i'd hang on to that thing

from my experience...yes! a bullet weight doesnt allow it to fall horizontal, and i think that ruins the purpose of a senko.

the aero and hydrodynamic shape of these baits, combined w/ the weight of them makes them cast a mile, without any weight at all. also, weights make the action go down the crapper

the dude from the article, Bill Siemantle, developed them for Lindy, and theyre called "Tiger Tubes". i have not personally tried these tubes, but based on the article they work very well. here is a link to them on bass pro shops website: http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_41815_100007006_100000000_100007000_100-7-6 HOPE THAT HELPED!

i just got one yesterday (when my lucky craft broke ) and im gonna use it tomorrow morning. im headed over to rapala right now to see how to work it.

i once read in a infisherman magazine an article about huge baits for huge bass. of course the main bait was pricey trout swimbaits. but a low cost alternative they mentioned were HUGE tubes. im talkin tubes bigger than your hand. anyway, they were clear-ish w/ alot of flakes. they said that the bass see it as a small school of fleeing baitfish and just attack it. here is a picture of the little thing about tubes:

i didnt even know that fireline was braid i just got some powerpro for my new shimano citica, and it works just fine. i also like the fact that its 50lb test but only 12lb diameter. i got the worst backlash of my life w/ it though, totally my stupid fault too....i hit a tree on the forward thrust of my cast : ;D took me about an hour and a half to take the backlash out. i found that mono is easier to clean up backlashes w/, but on mono, backlashes will leave nasty little kinks in your line, braid wont do that.