fishinwrench

You are crackin' me up! We used to make some killer jig rattles with christmas tree light bulbs/ steel shot/ and JB Weld, they were louder than anything sold commercially for that purpose.....but I truly can't say whether or not it was a beneficial tweek. Must not have been, because I haven't been compelled to add a rattle to a jig or worm for a long time. My partner and I used to stuff those things in both claws of a Guido Bug jig trailer and that made for one noisy a$$ jig.

Excellent! You should take the fly rod to those Whites, it's the most fun a guy can have with his clothes on. What were you throwing at the pond bass?

5 years in jail might as well be a life sentance, I always wondered how a person with a mortgage and children could possibly recover from that? Even 1 year for that matter. You'd loose your house, your job, probably your wife too..... which means you'd owe about 5-8k in child support when you got out, wouldn't have a drivers license until that was paid off, and would be limites to finding work within walking distance from your, uh.... Tent. Life Over!

You'll get your registration card shortly via snail mail. Throw it in your waterproof boat toolbox (you have one of those right? )

When you add a distinct set of rules then it becomes less of a "record" and more like a "contest", wouldn't you say?

The state record Sturgeon was recorded in the books after being shocked up, so "angling method" apparently has nothing to do with it.

....or you could just fish in the rain.

I always looked at state record fish as an indication of what size of fish is possible in the region.

If they don't want to "recognize" it in the books then that just shows that what is in "the books" is bogus and means nothing. That fish should by all means be recorded as the new record.

Yeah well, it was a victimless infraction. I'm sure he's paid his dues in other areas of life. I'd still buy him a beer and shake his hand.

Only since April according to the article. The lack of a fishing license doesn't make a guy the scourge of society, gimme a break.

Reminds me of a time that I called in sick to work in order to fish a tournanent..... Got 2nd place and big-bass and it made the local paper. Whoda thunkit? Luckily my boss was a reasonably understanding guy. Too bad the guy wasn't prepared to catch a record, but in my eyes the record still got broken....a piece of paper doesn't change that.

Ug! Major reality check, Mitch. I tend to get over-confident at times and skip that all important step of DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY before doing certain things..... and I know better ! I needed that reminder! Thank You! !!! I train at MMI and they pound SAFETY into your head so much it gets annoying.... but this is why.

Beautiful fish guys, Chief, the blood was prolly from the last mechanic that worked on that Merc.

Speaking of vile beasts......

I can tell you that my beadhead strip leeches and sparkle minnows with down-eye hooks ride hook point down when attached with a loop knot. The angle of the tippet has alot to do with it. Flys in the kitchen sink with 18" of line tied to them don't always act the same when attached to a 9ft+ leader at more realistic fishing angles. A bead will only keep the hook point up if it is positioned near the bend of the hook..... I'm pretty sure. Someone is gonna have to do some snorkling, or playing in a pool to find out for certain though. I remember reading a study done on TD vs. STR vs. TU eye hooks, and the TD eye was decidedly better suited for hook point penetration because it reduces flex/bending between the eye and the hook point when pressure is exerted on it. Scud type hooks with TDE were the hands down winner in the ease of penetration tests, as were wide gap worm hooks like the Owner/Gami's.

Never could understand people that think there's no place for a dog on a fishing trip. Jake looks like a winner.

Ahh, gotcha. You guys down there will be tearing up whites in no time. It'll be another month for us up here probably, providing we ever get any rain.

Table Rock Inn by the dam is very reasonable and their diner has good food. All you need is a place to shower, sleep, and plug in a battery charger.... right?

Nice Ron. I like it ! What is that head made from ?

What FLIES and technique are you using in the bottom 1/3 of the water column ? This thread got all F'ed up because some of us are talking flyfishing techniques while others are apparently referring to gear. Hell yeah if I'm gear fishing I am all over the bottom with jigs and plastics. But if I'm flyfishing (like this thread originally was referring to) then the least productive method is attempting to drag fur, feathers, and hair along the bottom and detect the bites in time to do something about it.

What the hell is a Serviceberry? That's a new one on me.

There you have it. So are you ready to dis catfishing and start targeting asian carp? Yeah, I didn't think so.

Cha-ching !!! Winner!

SB, if you've done much flyfishing for bass I'm interested to hear if the majority of your success came from dragging flys along the bottom. There was never any question that bass, LM/SM either one, do the bulk of their feeding closer to the rocks than to the sky...pretty sure we all know that without discussing it. But as far as flyfishing goes, bottom dragging techniques with fly gear are way harder to master and generally a last ditch effort. Regardless of who a person is a "member" of. If I'm guiding/teaching someone to flyfish for smallmouth the last thing I'm gonna do is rig them up with a lead-eyed crawdad fly and hope a fish trips over it.