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Try again...he Texas-rigs it with like a 10/0-12/0 EWG hook.

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Ok, so, I read in an article that when Ish Monroe rigs up one of his infamous giant tube baits he only puts the hook through one side of the plastic. Huh? Can someone please explain to me how in the heck you're supposed to do this?

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Thanks guys...a couple things though. First, I have a Motor Guide, not a Minnkota. Also, I am originally from the bay area, but I live in Texas now...so it may be a little difficult for me to go see Jim. 8) Thanks though. minnkotaman...I'm assuming you must be Jim. I've got some questions for you. I...

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Hey Guys... Ok, so my trolling motor has been acting stupid and I need to try and get it working properly before a tournament this weekend. For about two months now it has been having problems with randomly shutting off while I'm using it. At first it would only shut off occasionally when I turned i...

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Yeah, that's a goby. Not sure on the specific species though. When I was a kid I used to catch those all the time on the Delta around rocks with just a small piece of night crawler. Then I'd rig it up as bait for stripers. They sell them live at a lot of tackle shops for the striper fisherman. A lot...

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Good effort, Phil, but those are just too small for what I'm lookin' to do.

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Dewayne!! Not sure if this is the same Dewayne I used to know there in CA or not, but whatever the case...I am looking to get the Black w/ Red Flk! Get back to me asap and let me know. My night T is this Friday night.

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So in the past few months, I've started getting into making my own soft plastics by just making plaster molds. It's been going pretty well so far, but there's one main problem that I've been running into. When I try and make a bait with like a curl tail (grubs, worms, etc) I can never get the hot pl...

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The ringer worm looks similar, but the ribs just don't look like they stick out far enough for my liking to move enough water. Also looks like it's got too much of a ribbon tail as opposed to more of a fat curl tail type. Close though... Called Toledo Town & Tackle and the woman I talked to said...

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Yes, they are about an 8" ribbed worm with a curl tail. They came in several various colors though. Never saw a black with neon yellow core though?

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I gotta say this post is very surprising to me and I guess I apparently need to change my ways. Before I admit to this though, let me first say that I fished as a non-boater / co-angler for 6+ years before ever getting a boat of my own. In those 6 years, I RARELY ever recall one of my boaters saying...

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Ok, well, not really, but seriously, I need this worm! :-) So many things and people have changed since I used to post on this website, so I'm not sure who all remembers me or remembers what I'm going to talk about, but we'll see. Several years ago I fished in the Rally @ Clear Lake. That particular...

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I'm still interested to know what some of these "holes" in the story are...especially from Hollywood since he is the man on the "inside loop" with this one. Like I said, we've all seen a lot of "world records" make it into the headlines over the last several years, but ...

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Bill K, just curious as of to what appears to be false about this catch? Maybe you are seeing something I'm not. We've all seen a lot of "potential" world records caught in the last decade or so, and to me, this one most definitely appears to be the most legit out of all of them. It looks ...

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The banjo minnow will work on the Delta under the right conditions, just like any other lure. The commercials definitely make it look like a magic lure, but it's not. I've had close to 100 fish days on the banjo minnow, and I've had days where they wanted nothing to do with it...again, just like any...

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I'm going to venture a guess to say that the reason for lack of reports on the main forum here is due to the fact that there is a "Reports" section on this website. If you'd like to post/view a fishing report, then click on the reports link at the top of the page. Here you should find more...

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Ok guys, I appreciate the help on my last question...I did feel like a pretty big dummy asking that, but I promise that's pretty much the lamest question I'll ask. haha. This next one is a little more technical I'm thinking... Now, on this little checklist I found, it says to "Lube the fittings...

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Sorry guys...I haven't had internet access for a few days...but anyways...yes, I found the plug thanks to the first few replies. I always thought that that was the general area where it ought to be, but I was just never looking quite low enough as it turns out. I had to pretty much lay down on the g...

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Gotcha...thanks guys...only one problem...without looking at my boat right now I can almost guarntee that there is no plug back there and I don't ever recall even seeing one when I first bought the boat. I will take a gander tonight and let you guys know...haha

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Ok, so, I'm still learning the ins and outs of being a boat owner and trying to do what I can to learn all I can about my boat. I will admit I'm kind of a dummy when it comes to boats, but I figure I'm better off possibly asking a stupid question and finding out the answer than going on forever just...

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Hey Guys... I've got a quick question. I'm curious to know what some of your pre-fishing strategies are. Not when it comes to locating the fish, but what do you do once you have located the fish? I mean, obviously you don't want to sit there and whack the heck out of them until you can't get bit any...

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yeah, I thought about the theory of there being junk wrapped up on the prop shaft...I pulled the prop off and sure enough, there was quite a bit of line wrapped up in there. I completely cleaned it out, put the prop back on, and expected it to run great after that...but it didn't do a dang thing. Be...

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Sooo, I just recently completely charged up my trolling motor batteries, and my trolling motor doesn't seem to be receiving full power. Whenever I charge the batteries I always have a habit of testing the trolling motor just to check if it's running at full power. Well, this time right after chargin...

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On wikipedia...if you read the last paragraph in the "ecosystem" section you will find where it talks about largemouths.

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Hey guys...I really appreciate all the feedback. See, I've actually been fishing this lake (yes, it's Utah Lake) for about 10 years now. The first 2 years I fished it, I had a very difficult time figuring it out. I didn't even catch any largies out of it for my first year and a half of fishing it. F...

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Hey Guys... Well, I always enjoy doing this every once in a while because it gives me an opportunity to kind of see how other anglers would take on a situation compared to how I do. Sometimes there are things that I overlook. Ok guys, I'm going to give you a scenario and I want you to tell me where ...

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Ok, so it's been a while since I've posted on this board, sorry guys. I'm living in Utah right now, and I'm going with serious CA big bass withdrawls lately. I wish I could move back there, but it's just so daggum expensive. However, I have convinced my wife to move to Texas in July. From there, I w...

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Ok, so there's a tournament coming up at the end of the month over here in UT that's supposed to be a "night" tournament...4pm-11pm. Now, my night fishing experience is very limited. And by limited I mean, I night fished for catfish a few times as a kid, and then I've fished maybe twice be...

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Ok, ok, so, this may be a stupid question, but come on, I'm new to the whole world of being a boat owner and am trying to learn as much as I can. I also figure that it's better to ask a stupid question than to go on pretending like you know what you're doing and later having it all go horribly wrong...

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Awwwww...I miss that place! It's a shame you didn't catch any fish cause that place is loaded. I'm sure the full moon must've had something to do with it. And man, now that I see the picture of that hill...I think that's the reason why I'm out of shape now! I used to walk up that hill lugging my flo...

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So I've got a few white jigs in my jig box that have been given to me over the last few years. However, I've never used them...mainly because I just don't know when I ever would use them or the most productive way to use them. I would imagine that the best time to use them would when the bass are ke...

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It's a Garmin Fishfinder 240

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Yeah, the topo map that I have doesn't have GPS coordinates on it at all. I suppose that would definitely help out...it sounds like I should also invest in actually getting one of those "cheap" handheld GPS units from Wal-Mart. The other problem is that the boat that I bought was a used bo...

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Ok guys...so I am new to the whole world of being a boater with electronics and such. I finally got myself a boat a few months ago, and so far it has served me well with some pretty big bruiser bass (for Utah standards). However, I am now living in a part of Utah where I am closer to lakes holding m...

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Has anyone out there ever heard of a company called Millennium Lures? I think they were based out of the midwest somewhere. They make a color of lipless crankbait that the bass on a lake here in Utah go absolutely nuts for. Every summer when the water temp gets into the high 70s - low 80s, and the b...

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Hey Guys... I know I haven't been visiting this site a whole lot since I've been home from the mission in Arizona, but ya know, things get busy. Actually, I just recently got engaged so that's taking up a lot of my time. But that's ok with me :-) haha. Anyways, I'm trying to get back into the swing ...

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Hey Guys.... Thanks for the bits of advice and the links to the articles. It helped. I went fishin' the other morning here and was determined to put some of my new knowledge on the topic to the test. Worked out pretty good. Caught a good mess of fish throwin' a worm on a darterhead with good consist...

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I know that there's a lot of good articles on this website in the library...the only problem is...I don't see any kind of "search" option for the libray. So how am I to know which article will help me with what I'm looking for? Because you really can't tell just by looking at the titles of...

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Hey Guys... I was just wondering if there was a good article on this website or any others that went into some good detail about all the how-tos of using worms on jigheads/darterheads. This is a technique that I've just never really felt very confident in. I've caught some fish here and there with i...

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Hey guys...
I just wanted to see if'n I could get some opinions on what length and action of spinning rod that yo'll like to use for drop-shotting. Probably with like 8-10lb test line...any opinions?

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No, unfortunately, I didn't quite reclaim the record. As I recall, I think the current lake record is 12.1 that some guy just caught a few weeks ago. When I caught this one I thought that I might have it and I figured that it'd probably be pretty darn close. I didn't have my digital scale on me, so ...

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Yup, so my first full day out fishing since I've been back off of my mission I went to Contra Loma for the day to do some hawg hunting. As it turns out, I've still got them Contra Loma bass figured out pretty good...I had a pretty good day overall and not only that but caught my new personal best ba...

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Hey everybody.... Well, not to say that I didn't like anyone's ideas for a new screen name for me, but I decided to go with StrictlyBiznuss. haha. You see, I kind of got that alias while I was on my mission, and I'm a fan...so I figured I'd just carry it over. Anyways, so yes, from here on out, Stur...

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