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- Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:21 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: $20,000 Angler’s Choice “Guess the Weightâ€
- Replies: 211
- Views: 24268
- Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:11 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: World record peacock
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1951
Re: World record peacock
Loomis, power pro, Shimano....sounds like a Shimano comercial
CU300. i guess they really are strong enough for the LMB, Diawa fans.
sorry, had to. sorry sorry
CU300. i guess they really are strong enough for the LMB, Diawa fans.
sorry, had to. sorry sorry
Re: trokar
are these Eagle Claw's wearing Owner pants?
i am thinking EC must make them, because of the "Laser" thing, pretty sure that is an Eagle Claw trademark, and Gerald Swindle is/ was an Eagle Claw pro.
pretty sure i will keep fishing Owners, but it was a real nice effort.
i am thinking EC must make them, because of the "Laser" thing, pretty sure that is an Eagle Claw trademark, and Gerald Swindle is/ was an Eagle Claw pro.
pretty sure i will keep fishing Owners, but it was a real nice effort.
- Mon Feb 15, 2010 5:10 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: new swimbait ideas
- Replies: 1
- Views: 886
Re: new swimbait ideas
yeah, kinda figured as much. no biggie.
i'll keep ya posted anyway.
i'll keep ya posted anyway.
- Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:57 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: new swimbait ideas
- Replies: 1
- Views: 886
new swimbait ideas
I am working on some ideas for some "new-ish" swimbait designs. Let's say up front that I like my ideas, and think well of them. But I am not sure that they in any way qualify as origional. I am not the type of guy that is prone to having an inflated ego. I know that any advancements I may...
- Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:31 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Kyle Rassmussen breaks his own Melones spot record
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5597
Re: Kyle Rassmussen breaks his own Melones spot record
that...is...a...DONKEY!!!
- Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:30 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: DVL Wolfpack
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2397
Re: DVL Wolfpack
oh man, that is too much!
sometimes ya can't win...
i gotta say that is something i both love and hate to see while i am looking at 14'' of hardwater.
nice try, get 'em next time!
Shaun
sometimes ya can't win...
i gotta say that is something i both love and hate to see while i am looking at 14'' of hardwater.
nice try, get 'em next time!
Shaun
- Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:07 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Do you like catching big bass? read this
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5792
Re: Do you like catching big bass? read this
The few free flowing rivers and streams with native trout populations should be easy to manage without stopping trout plants throughout the state, in reserviors. Tom sounds reasonable! to my way of thinking, reservoirs are a sort of separate issue. the very fact that they exist indicates a change in...
- Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:57 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Table Rock Lake
- Replies: 6
- Views: 985
Re: Table Rock Lake
we have done well in the mid and upper lake area around Kimberling on Eakins jigs, (BP&J, Missourri craw) french fry/centipede type baits on spinning tackle (pumpkin, green Pumpkin, cotton candy, smokes) Pointers and Stacees in chart. shad and ghost minnow, smoke grubs, and dropshot rigs with Ro...
- Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:33 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Do you like catching big bass? read this
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5792
Re: Do you like catching big bass? read this
durobi, well said. I have always felt that face to face conversations are much more productive as a rule, but I bet some of my draw partners would beg to differ. :lol: I am looking at a foot or so of ice on my water, so no chance to fish for me. sorry, just not gonna drill. keep us posted on the PB ...
- Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:24 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Do you like catching big bass? read this
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5792
Re: Do you like catching big bass? read this
"Problem is you do not know whats good for you let alone me us and them. Seems you are book smart and very good with writing. Other than that I see little sense... " thanks for the kind words, not bad for an eight grade drop out? :wink: yes, I do tend to consider things from a range of per...
- Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:37 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: ROBO WORM ISSUE
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2232
Re: ROBO WORM ISSUE
Roboworm is simply the best, way ahead of the pack. Coolest bunch o' guys ever.
I would feel crippled without Roboworms!
Just wish that swimbait was not so tiny...
I would feel crippled without Roboworms!
Just wish that swimbait was not so tiny...
- Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:32 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Do you like catching big bass? read this
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5792
Re: Do you like catching big bass? read this
durobi, am I correct to assume that you yourself desire fundamental changes in America? The country we inhabit on this day is slightly different than the one we lived in yesterday, and the country we live in tomorrow will likewise differ. There are 303,000,000 seperate individuals in America, and ea...
- Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:10 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Do you like catching big bass? read this
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5792
Re: Do you like catching big bass? read this
I will concede the point that the intent of the one who speaks about an organisim may be in part demonstrated by the choice of words used to describe that species. It is possible as well that it would be better from a tactical standpoint for us both to refer to bass as introduced rather than invasiv...
- Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:38 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Do you like catching big bass? read this
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5792
Re: Do you like catching big bass? read this
I would invite you to consider the fact that our fish of choice is itself an invasive, allbeit a self-sustaining invasive. It is not dependant on stocking. It could well become the focus of elimination programs in it's introduced range, as in Japan. In my view, the idea that all invasives must be &...
- Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:51 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Do you like catching big bass? read this
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5792
Re: Do you like catching big bass? read this
Jimmy 87, Hopefully people are starting to Wakeup. Our problem starts at the top. I don't imagine our fearless leader BHO has ever held a rifle or fishing rod or for that matter even a real job!!!!!!!!!!!! this has the potential to be a usefull and informative topic...it would be kinda weak to see ...
- Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:12 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Do you like catching big bass? read this
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5792
Re: Do you like catching big bass? read this
I wish to first state that I am sypathetic to the dilema. I understand the importance of trout as bass forage. It is worth noting that the Dupras fish (Hodges, 20lb. 4oz.), as well as BOTH world records were from non trout plant lakes, and would tend to indicate the growth potential of bass is depen...
- Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:22 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: price schedule
- Replies: 0
- Views: 444
price schedule
how do the bait builders on this forum determine how to price baits? i am investigating the possibility of small scale comercial bait production, and wish to be as fair as possible, without loosing my shirt.
PM's welcome.
Shaun
PM's welcome.
Shaun
- Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:19 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: What's more impressive about JohnnyC's fish photo?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3500
Re: What's more impressive about JohnnyC's fish photo?
as a percentage of the world record, both fish scor pretty close, i would call it a wash on which is bigger.
i would prefer the LMB, due to its larger overall size. but they score pretty close B&C...
Bassindon is no longer fishing? Don Mooreman, right?
i would prefer the LMB, due to its larger overall size. but they score pretty close B&C...
Bassindon is no longer fishing? Don Mooreman, right?
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:32 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: A new Fishing Network; WFN!!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3373
Re: A new Fishing Network; WFN!!
OK, you guys are talking about TV, right?
no cable, no cell phone. and i am in my early 30's...
no cable, no cell phone. and i am in my early 30's...
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:28 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: weedslinger vs. missonfish
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1809
Re: weedslinger vs. missonfish
word. that is what i was after, thanks a ton. i am on unemployment, going to school, so bread is very thin at this time... Tom, i thought i was theonly fool that would glue dead misson fish onto hardbaits... i use slammers... good stuff. i am planning to take a trip to Alan Henry, and the mesquite i...
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:45 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: weedslinger vs. missonfish
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1809
Re: weedslinger vs. missonfish
thanks for the feedback. sounds like the weedslinger might be better for dirty water? i saw a video of the weedslinger and it looked like it had a lot of body roll. i was kinda looking for that.
any issues with the bait not tracking?
Shaun
any issues with the bait not tracking?
Shaun
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:50 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: weedslinger vs. missonfish
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1809
Re: weedslinger vs. missonfish
Mickey advocates tweaking the bend, either kirbed or reversed, on the misson fish. i also feel that would be a good trick for the weedslinger, due to its similar configuration. what would you say is the big difference in the actions of the two baits? as far as pitch/roll, tail kick, etc? thanks for ...
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:52 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: weedslinger vs. missonfish
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1809
weedslinger vs. missonfish
would anyone having experience with BOTH of these baits be willing to describe the differences?
Shaun
Shaun
- Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:09 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: we got any amateur bait builders on here?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2091
Re: we got any amateur bait builders on here?
that is not a bad idea, to a point. i dont intend to sell baits, so it would be less of an issue if i did copy... but the thing is, with out the exact tools, materials, process and hands, it could never be done to a T. i am more than ok with that, as it happens. i like the notion that i might actual...
- Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:49 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Swimbait reel??
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3621
Re: Swimbait reel??
I GUESS YOU NEVER HAVE DONE ANY OF YOUR OWN MAINTENANCE ON ANY REEL OF ANY KIND TO ACTUALLY SEE WHAT IS IN SIDE THEM...OBVIOUSLY YOU NEVER STUCK A GOOD ONE.... :roll: WHY DO SOME PEOPLE INSIST ON GETTING LIQUORED UP AND SPEWING BILE ON INTERNET FORUMS? just, you know, hypothetically speaking. i hav...
- Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:49 pm
- Forum: Swim Baits
- Topic: Swimbait reel??
- Replies: 44
- Views: 35234
Re: Swimbait reel??
I GUESS YOU NEVER HAVE DONE ANY OF YOUR OWN MAINTENANCE ON ANY REEL OF ANY KIND TO ACTUALLY SEE WHAT IS IN SIDE THEM...OBVIOUSLY YOU NEVER STUCK A GOOD ONE.... :roll: WHY DO SOME PEOPLE INSIST ON GETTING LIQUORED UP AND SPEWING BILE ON INTERNET FORUMS? just, you know, hypothetically speaking. i hav...
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:46 pm
- Forum: Jokes
- Topic: Hell Explained! This is a funny read. Long but worth it.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3126
Re: Hell Explained! This is a funny read. Long but worth it.
oh man, that is the best.milehi wrote:Very funny, and right on in my way of thinking.
A++!
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:41 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Swimbait reel??
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3621
Re: Swimbait reel??
thanks for the clarification, sporty sausage.
chikity china, da chinese chicken, you have?
chikity china, da chinese chicken, you have?
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:41 pm
- Forum: Swim Baits
- Topic: Swimbait reel??
- Replies: 44
- Views: 35234
Re: Swimbait reel??
thanks for the clarification, sporty sausage.
chikity china, da chinese chicken, you have?
chikity china, da chinese chicken, you have?
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:55 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: New to the SoCal area - needin to share some knowledge.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 439
Re: New to the SoCal area - needin to share some knowledge.
good luck with this, that is a very insular group of anglers.
tips or no tips, i am jealous. i still live in the 303 area code.
i know you will find a nut, keep your head down!
man, it is cold outside...
Shaun
tips or no tips, i am jealous. i still live in the 303 area code.
i know you will find a nut, keep your head down!
man, it is cold outside...
Shaun
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:51 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Swimbait reel??
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3621
Re: Swimbait reel??
i got 'em both, do i bark and pee?FRANKRIZZO wrote:get a CALCUTTA 400TE,if you wanna bark like a big dog,and get the curado if you wanna pee like a puppy!!!!
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:51 pm
- Forum: Swim Baits
- Topic: Swimbait reel??
- Replies: 44
- Views: 35234
Re: Swimbait reel??
i got 'em both, do i bark and pee?FRANKRIZZO wrote:get a CALCUTTA 400TE,if you wanna bark like a big dog,and get the curado if you wanna pee like a puppy!!!!
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:49 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: we got any amateur bait builders on here?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2091
Re: we got any amateur bait builders on here?
thanks everyone. i am a TU member, it does have great info. there is a tutorial on there on using PVC sheathing board for swimbaits, i like that idea due to durability factors, but i still carve wood. i have one in the works, peck at it here and there, hope it is done by ice out. real pleased with t...
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:43 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Mysterious Crankbait
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6518
Re: Mysterious Crankbait
ask Homer Circle!
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:40 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: What do bedding fish do after they've been released?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4314
Re: What do bedding fish do after they've been released?
props.Austen wrote:I don't bed fish. Period.
another reason i quit tournaments, (the major reason being i suck)
i got tired of feeling pressured to do it in my spring tournaments.
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:36 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Swimbait reel??
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3621
Re: Swimbait reel??
well, i have a Calcutta 400TE for big baits, so i think i got what i paid for... never have fished a Cardiff, but i have demonstrated them for customers, and they flat out CAST, at least the 300 size. the gears are machine cut brass, cant see much of a durability issue there. have a real hard time t...
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:36 pm
- Forum: Swim Baits
- Topic: Swimbait reel??
- Replies: 44
- Views: 35234
Re: Swimbait reel??
well, i have a Calcutta 400TE for big baits, so i think i got what i paid for... never have fished a Cardiff, but i have demonstrated them for customers, and they flat out CAST, at least the 300 size. the gears are machine cut brass, cant see much of a durability issue there. have a real hard time t...
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:31 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: we got any amateur bait builders on here?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2091
we got any amateur bait builders on here?
i am getting into building swimbaits. i have made jigs, spinnerbaits, topwaters, cranks, and some soft plastics for a few years, but this is an order of magnitude greater in complexity!
anyone feel like spilling beans, as it were?
Shaun
anyone feel like spilling beans, as it were?
Shaun
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:25 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Stirring the live bait pot.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2839
Re: Stirring the live bait pot.
good idea but with so few wardens down here in so cali it is kinda pointless if u cant enforce it. this is about an individual taking the initiative. i am all to aware of the logistical dilemas facing enforcement of laws pertaining to natural resources, but to say as some do that another angler's b...
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:46 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: something new, again
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3866
Re: something new, again
so this is really all the jig tactics we have at our command?
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:44 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Swimbait reel??
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3621
Re: Swimbait reel??
So it looks like I'm off to get a 300e! Still curious though...Will it keep a steady cadence while reeling or will it differ? it will recover more line per crank arm revolution at the end of the cast, as will ALL reels. so start a bit faster, and gradually slow down as the bait draws near. Bill Sie...
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:44 pm
- Forum: Swim Baits
- Topic: Swimbait reel??
- Replies: 44
- Views: 35234
Re: Swimbait reel??
So it looks like I'm off to get a 300e! Still curious though...Will it keep a steady cadence while reeling or will it differ? it will recover more line per crank arm revolution at the end of the cast, as will ALL reels. so start a bit faster, and gradually slow down as the bait draws near. Bill Sie...
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:37 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: What do bedding fish do after they've been released?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4314
Re: What do bedding fish do after they've been released?
or die. like anytime else they are caught. sometimes they abandon the site. i dont want to seem like a choad. OK, i really dont care if i DO seem like a choad. FACT: bedding bass are a lot more easy to catch. so it is a bit of a cheap thrill, right? i mean, have you ever seen a huge fish in a B.A.S....
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:18 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: more than we need...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2680
Re: more than we need...
[/quote]
day in and day out, Green Pumpkin Senko.....[/quote]
hey, what about the Green Pumpkin/ Watermelon laminate?
my favorite! actually, along with black/blue laminate, the only ones i buy.
like i said...
Shaun
day in and day out, Green Pumpkin Senko.....[/quote]
hey, what about the Green Pumpkin/ Watermelon laminate?
my favorite! actually, along with black/blue laminate, the only ones i buy.
like i said...
Shaun
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:13 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: more than we need...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2680
Re: more than we need...
[/quote]
day in and day out, Green Pumpkin Senko.....[/quote]
hey, what about the Green Pumpkin/ Watermelon laminate?
my favorite! actually, along with black/blue laminate, the only ones i buy.
like i said...
Shaun
day in and day out, Green Pumpkin Senko.....[/quote]
hey, what about the Green Pumpkin/ Watermelon laminate?
my favorite! actually, along with black/blue laminate, the only ones i buy.
like i said...
Shaun
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:06 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Stirring the live bait pot.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2839
Re: Stirring the live bait pot.
Oldschool, i like you more and more... 8) the issue in question is often obscured by the issue at hand. many anglers dislike live bait due to the (incorrect) notion that live bait is un-sporting. for many years i myself adhered to this principle, despite the fact that many if not most of my heros an...
- Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:01 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Swimbait reel??
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3621
Re: Swimbait reel??
works like a champ. get three.
Shaun
Shaun
- Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:01 pm
- Forum: Swim Baits
- Topic: Swimbait reel??
- Replies: 44
- Views: 35234
Re: Swimbait reel??
works like a champ. get three.
Shaun
Shaun
- Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:00 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: more than we need...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2680
Re: more than we need...
it took me years to start drop shotting, and now i catch quite a few fish that way... one thing i am trying to do is to stick to proven baits. i am not an early adopter of new baits, i like to let them be proven by the market before i will invest time, effort, and money. i guess i miss the boat in s...
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