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Watch out the window to see if it is delivered by a drone You will like that Lee pot

I am a lousy carpenter so made a very suitable rack using only my cordless screwdriver and a hand saw. I bought a 1" x 4" pine board, cut it and assembled to resemble a capital E. I screwed some PVC end caps onto the boards about 6" apart all along the boards. Then I cut some PVC pipe just long enough to hold a rod & reel upright (about 8-10") and pushed them into the caps. No need to take the reels or baits off the rods as they are seperated just enough.

LOL, I am with you, Bill. I'm glad the wood pile is well stocked and there's some good football games on.

Happy New Year to all of you and thanks for all the good tips & reports from 2013. I hope we can continue the same in 2014. From a report that either Champ or Donna posted I put some things on my Christmas list. I ended up with 2 new pairs of sun gloves. C'mon sunshine; I'm ready now!

Any idea what causes those black spots, QB? Thanks for the report.

Please, please don't tell me they catch bass. Fedex just called to see if we have a loading dock to deliver our credit card bill from Christmas.

Watch Craigslist to see if any of your stuff shows up. I did that when we had some equipment stolen in Oklahoma. It showed up on Tulsa Craigslist and I arranged to meet the guy. The look on his face was priceless when we simply loaded it into my truck and offered him a chance to call the police if he had a problem with it.

Blinking Raccoons in the attic is straight scary. It sounds like they are killing each other with the screaming and scratching

I have heard some great things about that inshore fishing on bass gear. Is February prime time? That is on my bucket list and we intend to get down there to try it one of these years. We already committed to a week in Mexico in February however. We are going to give Falcon lake another try in a couple weeks. We never got a fish over 8 lbs last year. Hoping for a double digit Mama.

Wow, that looks like fun. Thanks for the report, Bill.

Not one mention of a Ned Rig or small Senko's?

Hard to argue with Bill's pictures and results.

Brrrrr. You two are hard-core. Donna, you look like an ice fisherman. Thanks for the report and showing the JB.

I have found the heat guard sleeves ruin the fibers. Got some in a drawer somewhere and don't plan to use them again. Teflon pins is the way to go if you plan on making a lot of jigs. If you are only doing a few, some worm oil on the metal pins allows the paint to be knocked off

Wow, your report is like winning the Trifecta. Thanks Champ. 1.) Great Report on a new lake to try 2.) Great homemade Christmas gift idea 3.) Another reason to wear sun glove (I ordered some based on Donna's report) Would you mind letting us know who your guide buddy is? I would like to who to look up when I get down that way.

The trick is to use pins in the jig to fill and block the weedguard hole when you paint them. Leave them there when you put them in the toaster oven and bake at 350F for 20 minutes. Pull the pins, put a drop of superglue in the hole and insert the weedguard. Metal http://lurepartsonline.com/Shop-By-Category/Ladles-and-Accessories/Base-Hole-Pins.html Plastic http://www.barlowstackle.com/Teflon-Base-Hole-Pins-P2186C134.aspx

Yes, Sir. Everything in the pictures is homemade.

Been playing again. A few new swimbaits in S&P, Pearl and Cayenne Pepper. Two different jigs with wire weed-guards and ringed 3.5 inch baits. A weedless "T-rig" bait on a Yamamoto ball jig. I'm hoping to try them out next weekend.

What new dam is that? I don't think the USACE has built a new dam (in the USA) in decades. I know of some work coming up on the Tainter Gates at Norfolk Dam.

Thanks for the report, QB. Sure wish I was going to get there before the weather turns cold again.

I didn't spend much time working the spoon last weekend. I didn't find anything on the electronics that resemble what CindyJo has posted. I am making some with a hole drilled, though.

Thanks for that detailed report. Clearly, you have that spoon presentation down to an art. Catching those big whites sounds like fun, but I always release the fish, hoping that She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed will agree to a steak or cheeseburger:)

That is not too bad for a short window - and it was a pretty day to be out there. When the bite isn't distracting us we get to enjoy the fall colors;)

This bass did have a sore on her back near the tail and was pale in color. I guess she has been in deeper water but was caught in 22'. Thanks, but not interested in any notoriety or fishing for money. Fortunately I have been blessed and all my fishing can be C&R. That big girl was back in the water in minutes, swimming away strong. That particular green lady is my Personal Best for this lake and I sure would like to catch her again someday. I sometimes worry that too many of our big bass get hauled a long way down the lake.

We fished Friday, Saturday & Sunday under cold-front bluebird skies. Bass were scattered but all that we caught were healthy. From Big Creek to SK bridge we fished a little of everything and a lot of a couple things. I really hoped to get a spoon and spinnerbait bite going. We marked many fish on sonar and there was plenty of wind to encourage us. We just couldn;t get anything going on either pattern. Color 62 Wiggle warts and a homemade bluegill skirted jig with single grub tail produced the most fish and they were not plentiful. I did get this 6.8 on the jig though and that made me feel better.