Chief Grey Bear

How many are planning on attending the Smallmouth Bass Seminar Friday night in the Nature Center??

I am gonna have to look into this snickerdoodle guy. Never heard of him til now.

For some reason I can only find them at Dollar General.

I guess it depends on how you look at it.

Personally just between me and you, I don't think there is much if any real difference between the two. One is free spooled and one ain't. I don't myself get all that techy about which is which. It's all good with me.

A while back we talked about all the Vienna Sausage flavors. I have been going to take a pic of some of them for a while now. So here you go. Sorry it turned on me. Don't know why some do that.

Nice. Very nice. Pork chop you say? Huummm. Gives me ideas.

I misunderstood your post. I thought you were flipping 15-20ft and pitching 30-35ft. Carry on.

Price gouging. That is hilarious. Not sure you can gouge non necessities of life. Now paying for a guided hunt, that is where you get gouged!

A couple of questions......was you standing or sitting? Did you cast? Flip? Pitch? The hook set? Was you slightly turned to the right or left? Was you straight up? Leaning slightly forward? Did you eat a braunschweiger sandwich before, during or after this fish? Onion? Mustard? Rye?

Winter fishing can be like that. There are times, especially after a warming trend, fish will be where you least expect them. And it sounds as if you fished one of the areas that I have learned to fish in the winter after a warming trend. I just goes against everthing we have heard and have been taught to fish areas of shallow water, relatively speaking, in the winter. But we just came out of some brutly cold weather. Predetor fish most likely didn't feed at all during that time. We have broke that cold spell and temps have came up a slight few degrees for a few days now. Fish will move to shallower areas to feed and enjoy a little sun. I don't think they are ready to go back to their summer homes, but I don't think they are far off either. I think the week of warmer weather we experienced the previous week was a contributor as to why you were not catching fish in your honey holes. I think they have moved to close by shallows as I have found them in those areas in weather patterns like this. Now like you guy's did, I, out of instinct, always hit the holes first. And fish them hard. But if I just can't find them there, then I kinda of switch to a summer pattern, and hit areas you don't associate with winter fishing. That is a good looking fish too!

You are pitching 30-35 feet???? And reeling in? Sounds like flipping to me.

I have a 6' bed that I have hauled my 17' and 16'9" canoes in. Even stacked although I don't recommend that. As long as you strap the nose, you will be fine.That helps keep the weight off of the stress point at the tailgate. I do recommend getting a bed extender. You can buy them or build one yourself.

Depends on the rod and the situation. Does it have to go a certain length before it is call a flip or a pitch? I been know to string off a bit of line and give it a couple of swings before letting go at the correct moment for maxium effectivness and presentation at the most oppurtune spot for flipping. As for picthing, about 2 or 3 times the length of your rod. Anything more than that and you are fly fishing.

Ha! You didn't make it sound so great. LOL!

I personally think a 14' is too short for a tandam for fishing. If you were just floating and enjoying the day with your significant other, then yes you could get away with it. It would make a nice solo set up and it sounds like a great price. I would maybe even say go ahead and get it. If you find you don't like it as much as you thought you would, you can always sell it and most likey for more than you paid.

Yes welcome. I don't really think YOUR RIGHTS are being trampled with new oppressive regulations. It appears as if the laws that have always been in place are finally being enforced.

What rights are getting trampled?

I know. I had a ton of trouble getting that to post. Finally I got it but didn't put my own smiley as I wasn't feeling to smiley. LOL

I went back and read it. Ness's theory still holds true, statistically speaking, the Bassin Bob thread was merely an outlier. You two must be working together now.

Don't worry with it OP. You get what you pay for.

I would say writing with your feet is flat out impossible. But....

No. It was a thread that got very heated. Or blown up as Ness would say. Blowing a hole in his theory. But you always have to point the finger at someone.

I am not getting it either. I have not had any problem pitching, flipping or setting the hook or anything else from a seated position. Hell, I do some of my best work sitting down!

Maybe the reason all those others go away is concerned citizens act upon them and thus it dies brefore it can gain momentum. Or it could just be the websites you are associated with. But just because they are keeping you advised of the latest political happenings as they relate to conservation, doesn't mean dire consequences are imminent. Although this case is different. If this makes it to a vote of the citizen, its a sure bet it will be worded in such a way nobody will have a idea of what they just voted for. http://www.newstribune.com/news/2014/feb/16/driftwood-outdoors-potential-disaster/ Here is a good read from Brandon. I don't know of one conservation organization that is for this bill. All of them have offically come out against it. Except the MSA. I haven't heard a peep from them.