Greencoachdog

Were you catching the Bass to use for bait for the Mucksies??? Great pics!!!

Great report and pics Jacques!!! Those Perch may not be real big, but they look real healthy! Looks like a fun day for sure!!!

Excellent photos Bern!!! You can post more any time you feel like it in my opinion!!! A very good lookin' family... what happened to you??? Try not to be such an Arsenic Brian!

Excellent report and vid Simon!!! Love the color of those dark Lakers!!!

There's a nice big fat Wall-ice wearing those sunglasses down there Shawn... maybe you'll catch him one day!

Excellent report, pics, and fish tough guys!!! Dammit man that looks COLD!!!... I'd die if I tried to do that!!! I think ice fishin' has got to be cozy compared to gettin' out like that!!! Thanks for taking the time to post that beauty report!

So how do y'all get them jet-skis' to run on that volcanic ash y'all have all over the place up there??? Did Mount. St. Helens pop again???

... you must eat a lot of vegetables eh?

Well, considering the abuse Mr. Microp has taken from me in earlier posts aboot his hair style in his avatar... and he hasn't changed his avatar, I just take it for granted that he's kinda like me and likes the abuse. ... it was a friendly exchange, and not really any of your business. You seem to have a lot of time on your hands to worry aboot how much time I have on my hands.

Yer right douG! ... and I'm sooooo ashamed of myself.... I'll just go back to the shallow end of the pool now.....

OH NO!!... don't tell me you're still pee-pee'd off aboot my replies to your Mucksie Hammock thread??? ... 'cmon now and give us a big hug and we'll forget aboot all that!

I'm sorry to hear that.

If you'll back off on the "frosting" and spike gel... you could afford a nice Shimano Calcutta!!!

Excellent report, pics, and fish!!! ... sure it doesn't matter if you catch any fish or not... but when ya do!!!

Define "snowmobile"... ... but our Bass season is open 12 months a year.. eat your heart out!!!

Read my post here!

I've found it cost effective on lures as well! If your braid is strong enough, you'll either pull up the whole damn snag or straighten the hooks!!!

Break out the auger and troll thru the hole!!!

Green Trout are waaaaaaay overrated forrest... don't waste your time. ... go for those 5-9" Perch like everyone else does!!! Bass flesh is tough, and only slackards that can't catch any other species eat them!

You don't look like a Daddy to me... but congratulations anyway Pops!!! .. now you're older than me!

EXACTLY!!! Using backing on a reel comes from the old days of frequent line changes with monofiliment line, you fill your spool the first time and then take 2/3rds off every time you change your line for economical reasons. I did this for a few years, but didn't like it if I was trolling or in a helluva fish fight with a big fish taking lots of line. The last thing I want to be doing with a big fish on the line is worrying about a 3rd knot!!! (knot at the hook, knot at the backing, and the arbor knot) I decided then, that if I couldn't afford to fill my spool fully.. I might as well get a cane pole and a can of worms and fish like that! If your line is slipping on your spool.. it was spooled incorrectly to begin with!!!... you don't need tape! The way I fill my spool: 1. Fasten your line to the spool with the arbor knot (I like to pass my line thru the final loop twice) 2. Get a few good wraps of line on your spool and tighten down on the drag all the way. 3. Use a damp dish towel or wash cloth to "pinch" (put tension on) the line between the reel and the first line guide. We aren't talking a girly pinch here, you want as much tension as you can put on the line. 4. Crank the line onto the spool, it shouldn't be easy... you should have to put effort into it. This will pack the line tightly onto the spool for a good friction fit! I dunno, maybe I'm the only person this has ever worked for... but it's the way I spool all my reels whether I'm using mono, fluoro, or braid and I've never had to use tape or have had my line slip on my spool. I don't remember exactly where I got this tip, but I've been using it since Hector was a pup. The Arbor Knot

Hogwash and Horse Hockey!!! ... that's all I have to say!

I believe ya Joe... kinda.

I'd skip the tape altogether Jim, all lines will slip on the spool when you first begin to spool them up... but once you get a few good wraps on the spool, crank down the drag and pack it on there!!!

That should be just right... your presentation must not look natural enough then. These look good. http://dakotaangler.com/product_info.php?p...1fa5af43b8c77ff http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http:/...=image&cd=1 http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/template...&hasJS=true .. or you can stick your camera down one hole and empty your tackle box down the other hole, let the fish pic out the lure they like and maybe you can get a glimpse of the one they eat on the camera. ... but why avoid live bait, you know it catches fish when nothing else will! There's probably a couple hundred $$$ worth of lure suggestions on this thread, for baits that the fish may or may not bite! If they don't eat the live bait you know for sure that they aren't hungry!!!