Dan052

A while back, and by while back I mean...10 or so years ago... I first discovered the Gets-it soft plastic lures. I always used to buy this certain color of tube jig from various different places around town. It was called Kentucky Killer....and that it did. (As well as largemouth) It became a go-to lure in my tackle box, and anyone who I let try it out. It was an almost milky blue color, with metallic and black flake. One day we ran out and went to pick some up...but NOWHERE carried it anymore. It was like they discontinued the production of that color. Does anyone know where I can find this color of tube jig, or if they even make them anymore? Thanks!

my girlfriend and I decided to head up to a little farm pond I like to frequent when im too lazy to hitch up the boat. I was on the other side of the pond when she set the hook on this 4 pounder...(give or take) Ran across, and she had already landed it by the time I had the video camera opened. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhVypBrWckQ (Also, is there a policy against embedding videos on this board?) and due to my competitive nature... not to be outdone...(though i still think hers was bigger lol) lastly, a picture of that pond at dusk...

my girlfriend and I decided to head up to a little farm pond I like to frequent when im too lazy to hitch up the boat. I was on the other side of the pond when she set the hook on this 4 pounder...(give or take) Ran across, and she had already landed it by the time I had the camera opened. <iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vhVypBrWckQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> and due to my competitive nature... not to be outdone...(though i still think hers was bigger lol) lastly, a picture of that pond at dusk...

just last weekend I was the best man in my friend's wedding down @ Roaring River state park. It had been years since I'd even attempted to fish for trout (I used to go with a friend who always knew what to use and where to go). The day after the wedding my girlfriend and I decided to buy trout permits...I have 2 ultra-lights that we both used. I went up to Bass pro shops and asked the gentleman behind the desk in the trout room for some good lures and advice to trout fishing...the basics if you will... So we drove down and tied on our flies and bobbers... I would like to think that I'm a fairly decent bass angler...but this trout fishing adventure humbled me. We were down there for 5 hours and neither one of us even had a bite! We were seemingly doing exactly what everyone else around us was doing (who were catching fish), but for some reason, we had absolutely no luck. At first, I had no interest in trout fishing ever again because I was so frustrated...but I realize that is silly, so now i'm reaching out to you guys, who I knooooowwwwwww are experienced trout anglers. I know these are broad questions, but; What are some common beginner mistakes? What are some helpful tips for beginner level trout anglers?

now that I look at them I agree...maybe next time I'll have a fish fry!

i dunno...this 4 pounder came out of the same pond last august...i've only been fishing there a handfull of times too, i think that pond could hold some hogs...

nothing worth bragging about...my girlfriend out-fished me with the biggest one of the day...guesstimating 2 lbs still a beautiful evening for a first fishing venture of the year...

Almost a year ago, a long time friend of mine called me up in the middle of work one afternoon. He was completely overwhelmed with emotion over the phone. I calmed him down for just long enough to ask him what was wrong. his brother had just been rushed to the hospital. He was in a mountain biking accident and was fighting for his life. Tyler Bare remained in a coma for 3 days, and was listed in critical condition upon regaining consciousness. Soon after coming to, Tyler was mortified to find that he couldn't move his legs, no matter how hard he tried. He had nearly severed his spinal cord in the accident, and was completely paralyzed from the waist down. Over the course of the next couple of days...Tyler remained in the hospital until he was in stable enough of a condition to where they could transport him to the Shriner's hospital in Chicago, Illinois...where he would undergo spinal reconstruction surgery. For hours the doctors operated on Tyler, and when the surgeon finally emerged from the operating room, the worst news possible was presented to his family; Tyler would never walk again. It was a crushing blow to the Bare family, and all of their friends. The news spread like wildfire... Even his high school (kickapoo high) took a moment of silence before school was in session the morning after they found out the news. In weeks following, Tyler had been learning to adapt to his wheelchair, and remained in a very healthy spirit considering his circumstances. Once an extremely active Senior of high school, now watching his hopes and dreams fly out the window. A month or so ago, Tyler woke up in the middle of the night to a bad dream. According to him, he sat up in bed and gasped. And immediately noticed that his right leg was halfway off the side of the bed. Although he couldn't move it back to it's position without the assistance of his arms and hands, Tyler had moved his right leg in his sleep...at least a couple of feet to the right. He yelled for his parents and they came rushing into the room...They were understandably thrilled to hear the news, and immediately called Tyler's doctor the next morning to ask if something like that is a normal occurrence in a paraplegic. The doctor was startled by the news and immediately scheduled a rehab analysis for a few days later... After only a couple of weeks of therapy...Tyler shocked/inspired everyone by walking with the assistance of bracers for the very first time in nearly a year!!! It's a gigantic leap in his recovery process and his family and friends are more than overcome with joy at the sight of their youngest son towering over them once again. Although he isn't completely out of the woods yet. It will more than likely still take months of therapy and re-training in order for him to be able to walk unassisted...and that is where the prayer request comes into play. Please pray for Tyler, for a speedy recovery...for his goal is to walk down the aisle this May for his high school graduation. Thanks for reading this...and if you wish to watch the video of his first steps since being paralyzed...click on the link below. sincerely, Daniel http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=...2713&ref=mf

It's only the 4th of December...it's 18 degrees outside according to my thermometer on my window, and I already have "bass fever".... it's gonna be a LONG winter.

I was invited to go fishing with a friend of mine, and his dad, who is a professional angler....or at least was a professional angler...i haven't spoken w/ either of them in years... anyways, we were out one chilly mid april morning, searching for some hawg largemouth, during pre-spawn at stockton. Around 3 or 4 hours after getting on the water...probably around 10am or so...we had already landed quite a few bass...nothing worthy of bragging about...but his dad soon landed a NICE 3-4 pound kentucky. With the competitive nature that I have, I became more determined to catch the largest fish of the day...I concentrated heavily with every cast, and made sure every hook set was clean. At one point i reached down to grab the bag of doritos laying on the deck, and almost as soon as reaching down, i felt a strong tug at my line...I knew i didn't have a good angle on the hook set, so i desperately raised my rod in the air, as quickly and aggressively as I could...leading to me rolling off the back of the chair, off the side of the boat and into the freezing water. I was back on the boat about as quickly as I had fallen in, even though I was now soaked from head to toe. managed to toss my rod into the hull before bailing off the boat though...my friend grabbed the rod and landed the monster 12 inch largemouth, that apparently got the best of me. we rode back in to the marina...i sat in the truck with the heat on for about 30 minutes, and I ended up wearing an extra pair of long johns and a rain gear for the rest of that day of fishing.

Beautiful pictures....I'm jealous.

Don't know if this is considered "photography" or not. But I thought I would share a moment of festivity from last night's adventures. Anyone else feel like sharing their Halloween pictures, Im sure that I/we would love to see them. To say the least, my costume choice had mixed reviews. My girlfriend and me.

Pomme de terre river.

a couple of weeks ago i went down to Springfield lake, below the dam for a little while. Didn't catch anything besides a funny picture and a good picture upon returning to my apt. that would be a tough hook set, wouldn't it? walking back inside.

this one might be a little tough. good luck!