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why do you say that about cranks...can it rust the hooks or someting? or destroy the finish on them?

if you never lost a 20 dollar lure then no thats a good deal, specially since they probly work great, but the thing is you will eventualy lose it. i realy like the looks of them poles, but if youre bank fishing, what happens if you crank is more than 16' or 20' out there? thats about how long those poles can reach, so what do you do then? whenever im in my boat, i just motor over to the snag and pull the opposite direction that i got snagged and it comes out all the time.

bought some of this scent/attractant: http://pharmacalway.com/brands/baitmate/baitmate.html in the bass formula. it smells like it will work. how well do spray on scents and attractats work? i know i put this stuff on lures and stuff but could i put it on crankbaits and stuff like that???? and would it be bad to spray a little in the water where i fish because it is an attractant after all.

hmmmm....rapala doesnt really make much mid depth lures....theyr really focusing on their xrap series now. i havent got one yet but i want an xrap jointed shad. anyways, for mid depths, i reccoment all the shad raps (jointed, glass, rs), any of the DT series (4, 6, 10) O AND HOW COULD I FORGET! definitley pick up a minnow rap. those things are beast. i love them. they have the depth and wiggle of a shad rap, but the shape of a fat floater. colors i reccoment for those are bleeding pearl or bleeding olive flash.

well it all depends on forage and how deep the water is. i always have success on natural colors. this can include shad, silver, vampire (one of my fav colors). if its deep water, i'd try a jointed shad rap. if its shallow use floaters or jerkbaits...i cant seem to get jerkbaits to run deep...so i use them in shallow water. shallow running fat cranks (DT4 or bandits) are killer in shallow water too. if you are new to crank fishing, heres a tip on estimating the depth of lures: look at the bill on the front. if it is big and long then it will most likely run deep. if it is small and short, then it will run shallow. also, look at the angle the bill when the bait is held horizontal. if the bill is almost horizontal, the lure will run very deep, if its at a more steep angle, then its a shallow runner. hope all that helped.

o and i love bandit cranks. they make some awesome shallow cranks.

well i dont have much money and im certainly not paying 20 soemthin bucks on a lure that could easily be lost. rapalas are under half the cost and i LOVE them! rapalas are my favorite bait...not kidding. so i stick w/ rapalas. i love the floaters for shallow water. also the DT series is really nice cuz of the depth variety they have. i just bought a jointed shad rap and i cant wait to try it out. they way to fish a suspending jerkbait like the husky jerk is to crank it down to depth real fast, then let it sit then jerk it around a bunch, pause, maybe crank in a little bit, and repeat. at least thats how i do it.

whenver im fishin them from my boat ill do it wakcy rigged cuz i can get more of a vertical presentation around cover, but if im from shore ill fish em texposed and twitch them like a jerkbait along the bottom.

im a huge fan of any rapala crank!!!!

o wow arent those some dirty little names for baits!!! who comes up with these!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? :

i dont use topwater walkers much but that one looks cool! i was gonna get a frenzy crankbait, but i decided not to, but it looked good also. i'd say its a good run of baits.

well i wont be able to get out there tomorrow but i'd really like to hear reports from yall!!!!!

ok ill fish w/ the coach dog for a little more before i decide to paint it.

those are pretty nice but i'd need something like that real vib that is orange and yellow. also the old guy was using the goldfish udner a bobber, so im gonna try my fly under a bobber and just jiggle it around.

i really like their powerbait stuff because its got good styles and the scent is incredible. love the 7-10" pwer worms.

ive heard that black is the best color for a jitterbug. what are yalls opinions on this? i went to walmart to get a black one but all they had was "coachdog" which is black back, white belley, and black stripes vertically on the sides. should i paint it solid black? i plan to fish this lure in the mornings, evenings, and maybe at night.

my digital rapala 15# scale is wacky like that too. i really want one of those lock n' weigh type scales. i def. cannot get a boga because i only have 10 dollars and i dont think my parents would pay 100+ dollars for a scale for me. so im lookin at the rapala lock n' weigh which is around 20 dollars. im not sure of the incriments on that scale though....hopefull it is by quarter pounds.

yeah im in the nafc and when you first sign up, they will send you the book. they say if you dont want to be in the book club, then dont pay for the first book and state that you dont want to be in it. thats what i did and i never had another book offer again. i suggest you just stay away from the book club as its trouble. my friend from NAFC is selling all of his books because he doesnt fish anymore. hes using the money from his fishing stuff to buy paintball stuff. anyway, here is a list of the books he's selling and you can contact him on this website (the link is to the nafc bb) http://forums.fishingclub.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/22010418011/m/19010619041

i went through teachin my dad to fish too. it all started when my mom took me to a bluegill lake and i saw a huge bass just come in and take a bluegill and then leave. then i was on a quest for bass. so i finally got my dad to take me bass fishing. he'd never been bassfishing and he'd only caught two bass in his life...both by accident. well i taught him knots, tackle selection, what to use and when to use it and all the stuff that he needed. it was a coldfront kinda day, so i figured ok...its coudy, cold, i think ill fish slow. i put on a t-rig worm and within 10 minutes of fishing i caught my first bass ever!!! i caught about five more and my dad still had none but was gettin lots of hits. we were fishing the same worm too. so i looked at his and noticed that the hook point in his was burried in the plastic. so i pushed it all the way through so it was texposed. then couple minutes after that he had a 4lber on!!!! ever since then he always uses worms...and i try to get him to use stuff other than worms....sometimes he does..but he usually uses worms. but i taught him well enough to where he can fish on his own now and ask me for anything if he needs to.

i'd be fishing a wacky rigged senko vertically along the drop

yup that is by lucky craft. i did a search and found this website: http://www.ichibantackle.com/showproductdetail.asp?productid=1320&name=REAL%20VIB%2060&manufacturename=LUCKY%20CRAFT it isnt really to catch fisherman because that goldfish isnt the only color. some of those colors look nice! i really like that aluminum gill!!!!

how come theres no reels on them rods!?!?

im a big fan of the soft stickbaits. i like to take a shad colored one and wacky rigg it and then drop it down around structure and twitch it a little bit. the bait goes wild and the fish go even more wild over it!

alright aivd, thanks for the info. i looked on the DNR page and couldnt find that. under fishing regulations all i could manage to find was sizelimits. and t-rig...NO THANKS!!!! lol...lucky crafts are wayyyyy too expensive and this lake is full of thick thick weeds...perfect for loosing lures :-/ i think ill stick to my flies :

ok. but i wasnt even sure if i was gonna use them in the first place. so i never thought of it "ok" and do you know where i could find out if it is legal in maryland? cuz i'd really like to know. if it is not legal then i wont use them and ill just use that fly under a bobber.