AKRISONER

anyone else on here a total snob that uses rio?

not surprising, funny that after all of this time my best baits in the spring a lot are just good old spoons. I see gar all of the time, to the point that they are even curious enough to come right up to the boat and stare right at our baits...they just never commit. Bunk even confirmed for me that we did everything right to get them to hit, but i guess i just dont have his touch. glad to see you having success so early in the new boat...you get my vote for OFC rookie of the year lol

this is the video that got me into uncut...i wasnt even a big crappie guy, but his detail and busting out the vice during the episode...i was like who the hell is this guy.

throw any spider wire you own in the trash...problem solved

Congrats man! Gonna be up on Gbay myself this weekend just further north...what depth did you end up finding them in? I find thats how it is in the spring with pike...can be elusive but once you catch 1 you can catch 10 in a row. I had a weekend one time that we found a school and with each fish the size kept increasing, we went from 2-4-8-10-20lber! what bait ended up being the ticket for ya?

hmmm i dont know if i believe all are 20lb? but i know the xxxs is 20 cause thats what i use...Im a big big fan ive started tying uni-knots for literally everything...including for tying to the lure. I personally find them the easiest to tie, especially when its cold and to me that means less failure even if the knot isnt as strong. I cant tell you how many times ive messed up an improved cinch only to have it come undone or break for whatever reason. normal for almost anything braid - palomar - swivel - uni knot - fluro - uni knot lure or if im jigging braid - double uni knot - fluro - uni knot - lure top water braid - palomar - swivel - uni knot - mono - uni knot - #10 snap - top water lure I will warn you that the raven swivels do break...and usually its emotionally shattering when the do. Theyve failed on me a few times for whatever reason they have just broken in half. Still happens much less often then the problems you will have by not having a swivel

incredibly I have not done this to myself yet, its only a matter of time. Ive always got knipex in the boat though so im sure when my time runs out ill have to deal with it like a man...lord knows my fishing buddies arent gonna let me go home to get it out!

they werent last weekend...ghost town...but after next weeks warmth I have a feeling things are gonna be firing.

bill put me on these a few years back....they rule and now my friends steal them from me all the time.

lately its been a wf 5 f with a 5x tippet....FML why must there be a totally different code! as if fishing wasnt hard enough!

20lb power pro to a lead of flurocarbon for basically everything except top water. Once Im throwing top water its a lead of mono. Depending on application im either tying the two lines together with a uni knot or most of the time just simply tying both ends to a raven xxxs swivel so that I can tie directly to the lure and avoid line twist. I really really dislike using snaps at the lure for anything except top waters.

lol the first couple seasons with the cottage were a nightmare for me...including one that crawled down my pants and bit me on the unit...was not comfortable to say the least...I also blew up with over 50 welts all over my body. Having been up there for 15 years through the thick of it, the mossies and blacks nip but I dont react like i used to. Still a friggin pain in the but when they get you behind the ears...drives me nuts.

hahaha i know i know...but IMO no creature deserves to die via being caught in some asses garbage fishing line.

dont get me wrong either, ask around here to the guys that contribute...I am more than happy to share and even go fishing with members! Theres even a report on here that was posted where buddy fished literally the exact pattern i provided him and he hammered em. but spot snipers I am not fond of.

when i was in guntersville i saved a comorants life after i found it stuck in some bushes along the shoreline tangled up in some idiots pile of used fishing line....i jumped out and grabbed its neck, it was a surreal experienec, at first it went ballistic and even nicked me with its damn sharp beak...but all of a sudden it just realized I wasnt trying to kill it...it sort of just sat and watched me as i cut the fishing line away. To the point that i actually loosened my grip on its neck and it didnt fight back, ive got it on video! I have no idea how that bear was breathing still considering how tight that bucket is.

Pointe au baril bud if its between May 24 and the july long weekend, its a gong show. once the blackflies go towards the end of june i.e. bass opener, then the mosquitos will be absolutely horrendous. Trying to fish at dusk requires something to cover your mouth so that you arent chewing on the damn things. Your only hope is to get somewhere that its windy during the day to get away from the black flies...dont feel ashamed wearing a bug net, anyone that calls you a wimp doesnt know how extreme it gets. unless you like bugs constantly going into your ears nose eyes and mouth there is no shame in a bug net during black fly season.

just starting...when it was cold last saturday there was none, but then the sun came out and the winds died down on sunday and sure enough the buggers were out. couple mossies, but the black flies are gonna be absolutely ridiculous this year with how wet everything is. but simple answer, yes they have started...nowhere near their peak yet but its coming.

i dont care what anyone says but trolling will never be as fun as feeling a fish smash your bait on retrieve... any person thats gonna tell me trolling for pike is more fun than fishing topwater is on drugs

post more, get involved...10 posts since 2010? im gonna literally call out every single one of these anonymous photo posts for what they are. send us a report of how you do...that will get the discussion going.

whenever Ive forgotten to open the breather valve I notice that my entire tank suctions...but you may be using a steel tank. It definitely sounds like the breather valve is clogged. Trust me I scared the crap out of myself one time after making a really long run in the evening I was one my drive home as it was getting dark and my engine stopped...stupid me.

lol iron the car rant at the end tells me that its time for you to go to bed and get some sleep ahhaha hope you guys are smashing them as i type this post

im sure on some lakes and areas trolling eyes is the most effective, especially during the summer with planer boards etc etc...you also cant argue against the water you get to cover...however, if you know an area well enough, its hard to say that trolling will produce more than a pickerel honey hole. Drop shotting has provided 20 fish an hour multiple times, i just dont think thats possible trolling.

very important... Sometimes I also like to free the nip and get a tan...carry an extra life jacket just in case you find yourself fishing scales vs skins

jimmer just speaking from experience here, on Upper buckhorn my friend has been fishing the lake for his entire life and catches more small eyes now than ever. We were getting consistent incidental catches every time we went out...this could perhaps also be due to a slight change in tactics though where my friend is fishing less slop and more open water for bass.

i wear a cabellas guidewear auto inflatable. IMO if you are going through the trouble of wearing an inflatable all the time because you care about your safety, then why in the heck would you not get one that auto inflates and that will actually save your life in the event that you pass out, slip and hit your head and end up in the lake? Ive worn both the mustang and cabellas guidewear. I find the guidewear has a few more features, but both are very comfortable. Big fan of the front waterproof pocket on the guidewear and the simple strap on the right hand side that allows me to hang my pliers on my chest. The things are so comfortable that I typically forget that I am even wearing one to the point that I will walk in the house and sit down on the couch only to realize im still wearing my PFD.