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WINTERIZING YOUR BOAT General Fishing
I ALWAYS LET MY BOAT DEALER WINTERIZE MY BOAT BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE A HIGH PRICE TO PAY.IF YOU DON'T DO IT JUST RIGHT.YOU WILL BE PAYING MORE IN THE LONG RUN IF YOU DON'T GET IT RIGHT.MY BOAT DEALER FOGS THE HEAD.CHANGES THE LOWER UNIT OIL.CHECKS ALL THE SEALS.DRAINS ALL THE GAS OUT OF THE TANKS.THEY CHECK THE WHEEL BERINGS TO SEE IF THEY NEED GREESE OR LIQUED DEPENDING ON WHAT TYPE YOU HAVE.ITS JUST CHEAPER IN THE LONG RUN.WHEN ITS TIME TO FISH.ALL I HAVE TO DO IS PUT GAS IN AND I'AM READY TO FISH.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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FUEL STABLIZER Boating
I FOUND OUT THAT PUTTING 2X4 IN YOUR BOAT GAS TANK SAVES YOU A LOT OF TROUBLE IN THE LONG RUN.IT TAKES THE ETHONAL OUT OF YOUR FUEL.IF YOUR BOAT SET VERY LONG MOISTURE WILL BUILD IN THE TANK AND CAUSE YOU LOT OF PROBLEMS.THIS IS A FUEL ADDIDITIVE.THIS ALSO KEEPS PISTONS FROM CARBONING UP WICH SAVES YOU A LOT OF MONEY IN THE LONG RUN.THEY HAVE BEEN PUTTING MORE AND MORE ETHONOL IN OUR GAS WICH CAUSES A LOT OF PROBLEMS.YOU CAN BUY DIFFRENT SIZE BOTTLES OF STABALIZERS OR FUEL ADDITIVE.I BUY A QUART BOTTLE WICH COST ABOUT $21.00 TO $23.00 DOLLARS.I PUT 1 OZ TO ABOUT EVERY 5 GALLONS OF GAS THAT I PUT IN MY BOAT TANKS.THE INSTUCTIONS ARE ON THE BOTTLE PLUS IT HAS NUMBERS ON THE SIDE OF THE BOTTLE TO HELP YOU PUT THE RIGHT AMOUNT IN.YOU CAN PUT THIS IN YOUR CAR OR TRUCK IF YOU WANT.YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE ON CARS OR TRUCKS.I ONLY USE FUEL ADDITIVES IN SOMETHING THAT SITS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.ITS DOES NOT HURT IF YOU THINK YOU PUT TO MUCH IN YOUR BOAT TANKS.I'VE USEING THIS IN MY BASS CAT FOR THE LAST YEAR AND NO PROBLEMS.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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Live Leeches Freshwater
We have found that leeches work the best for smallmouth and walleye. The best way we know to keep them alive is to buy small plastic food containers and poke pinholes in the top for air. Fill half way with water and you can keep about 2 dozen in each container
LBF Member: marklanz
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Yamomoto Senko Freshwater
When using the senko put a small elastic around the worm and put hook around elastic. This eliminates the number of breaks in the worm.
LBF Member: marklanz
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Looking For Speed In Your Boat Boating
Try and move all your tackle to the back of your boat. This will pick your boat and put it on the pad better.
LBF Member: taffv
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Hopping a Spinnerbait Bass Fishing
Ya'll are gonna think I am crazy but if you find some very active bass in the summer or spring try this. Reel your sppinner bait as fast as possible and keep it right on top of the water and every now and then make the blades come out of the water, then let it get right back under the water and then do it again.
I think the bass think it is some kinda bait fish trying to get away from something and they will react with a ferocuios strike. I dont consistently catch fish like this but I have made it work for me. The best spinner bait to do it with, To me is a double willow leaf. Try it sometime and see what you think.
LBF Member: taffv
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Weightless Texas Rig Bass Fishing
One of my main goto rigs towards the end of Summer and early Fall has been using a 3/0 hook with a plastic worm. I rig it Texas-rigged (without a weight). Cast it out and let it sink without reeling. Depending on the weight of the work you are using, and the water depth, this can take up to 10 - 15 seconds. Once it hits bottom, I give it 1 or 2 turns on the reel, let it settle, then continue to do the same. Vary the speed of your reeling to see what they are interested in. Usually I get a hit while the worm is sinking.
Now, you need to wait until you feel the fish pulling on the line. Don't get too excited and set the hook or you will lose a lot of fish. Wait until you feel the pressure on the end of the pole. Then pull back. You don't have to try and rip it out of their mouth either.
This has worked really good for me in the past couple of months.
Hope it helps.
LBF Member: eagansonbass
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good tips Freshwater
throw in to shady spots. by a tree in the water by the bay .
LBF Member: cole waters
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Sunny Summer Spinners Freshwater
Fishing spinnerbaits is more productive in sunlight.
The sun reflects off the water and makes it shiny to
imitate an escaping baitfish. Also beads and trailers
really come in handy when the fish don't want to bite
a regular spinner without trailers (rubber worms work
good also)
LBF Member: eatsleepfish10
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Treble Fix for Chicken Livers General Fishing
I like to fish with chicken liver on occasion when fishing for catfish. But I always have a problem keeping the liver in the hook. I have tried the old tricks like with wrapping it with sewing thread, but that is obnoxious and time consuming. I have a much better trick to using them, and it does not take as long.
I start by having my line rigged with a swivel/latch combo so that I can quickly swap out hooks or lures. I always rig with those. Then I take a treble hook, and I take a chunk of chicken liver and puncture it in the center with the top of the treble hook where the eye is. I slide it down the shaft so that it is physically resting on the 3 prongs of the hook where they start to curl up to become each of the 3 barbed hooks. Then I take the liver and puncture it on each of the 3 hooks. If you do it right, you can do it at the same time you are sliding it down the shaft of the hook. Then I take the latch from the rigging and put it thru the eye of the treble hook and secure the latch. If you want to, you can cast that over and over and you will not loose it. It sounds like alot, but it goes real fast. Faster than wrapping it with thread for sure!
LBF Member: jim_62367
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Spinnerbait storage General Fishing
For a long time I tried to find an acceptable storage box for my spinnerbaits, one that will fit in my noraml tackle box/bag. Other than that huge box where they hang upright (which fits in NO normal sized tackle box I have ever seen), the only choice I have had is to either cut apart the dividers between compartments in the tray, or get cheap boxes that have a large enough compartment to hold them, which is only 2 compartments. So then I had to pile them on top of each other. You can imagine the tangled mess I pulled out. Well on a trek out to BassPro shops one day I came across the PERFECT solution. It is a flat box made by Falcon that has a special divider with 15 slots that hold the spinnerbaits by their own tension. This box is slightly smaller than the regular plastic containers, but is the same depth. So it fits right in the front pocket of my tackle bag. It is about 2-3 times more expensive than a normal plastic lure container, but well worth it. See link:
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_97478____SearchResults
LBF Member: jim_62367
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full moon Freshwater
during full moon put away those fancy lures for bass
and pull out those beedle spins and bobbers it is
prime bream/ crappie time
LBF Member: popdaddy57
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catching catfish Freshwater
If you want to catch a nice catfish then do as this says.
use hotdogs just cut a chunk with your fishing line
and just shove the hook through the hotdog twist the
hook and re-shove the hook into the hotdog. just
lightly cast your pole and let it sit on the bottom. if
you dont get a bite in 10 minuetes just cast it out
again.
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bass Freshwater
They seem to love the Sebile Crankster in lakes. My
favorite color is Halo Greenie. This will catch you large
bass with little effort at all
LBF Member: popdaddy57
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sheepshead location Saltwater
This beautiful fish can be located near docks or any
area with a large amount of barnacles. Which they eat
with their theeth
LBF Member: popdaddy57
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to catch sheepshead bait Saltwater
i caught a 10 lb 4 oz sheepshead using a bobber and
a piece of shrimp. I caught him on 6 lb. test. What a
fight fiddler crabs or small shrimp would be great for
this little mouthed fish
LBF Member: popdaddy57
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milfoil and lures Freshwater
always use a heavy action lure that floats when fishing for big fish in lakes with heavy milfoil. the milfoil grows from the bottom of shallow water. fish also do not like the taste of it. lures that submerge will almost always catch milfoil in heavy areas. but predator fish swim through it to hide from prey and make it easier to stalk.
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get them back Bass Fishing
if you are not catching anything on your jigs and lures.....slow them down
LBF Member: nwkiller
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friendly wind Freshwater
drifting with the wind while floating in lakes and ponds will naturally attract more fish
LBF Member: nwkiller
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WHEEL BEARINGS Boating
ALLWAYS CHECK YOUR WHEEL BEARINGS ON YOUR BOAT TRAILER.YOU CAN ADD BEARING BUDDIES TO YOUR WHEEL BEARINGS.THIS WILL LET YOU ADD MORE GREASE TO THE WHEEL BEARING.THEIR ARE ALL KINDS THAT YOU CAN BUY.I USE THE ONES THAT ARE SPRING LOADED THAT ALL WAYS PUSHES THE GREASE TOWARD THE BEARING AND THE WATER OUT.I GREASE MINE 3 TO 4 TIMES A YEAR AND ALLWAYS CHECK THEM BUY HAND.WHEN YOU GO ON A LONG TRIP AND CAN PUT YOUR HAND ON THE BEARING AND THEY FILL A LITTLE WARM THATS GOOD.IF THEY FEEL REALY HOT YOU MAY WANT TO ADD A LITTLE GREASE AND KEEP AN EYE ON THEM.THEY HAVE COME OUT WITH A NEW BEARING BUDDY THAT USES OIL THAT KEEPS THE BEARINGS RUNNING LONGER.SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO ADD A LITTLE OIL TO THEM.THESE COST A LITTLE MORE.WHEN I GO ON A LONG FISHING TRIP I ALLWAYS TAKE A GREASE GUN AN EXTRA TUBE OF GREASE AND I USE MARINE GRADE GREASE.THIS MUST WORK.I HAVE NEVER LOST A WHEEL BEARING ON MY BOAT TRAILERS OR ANY OF MY TRAILERS YET.KNOCK ON WOOD.HOPE THIS HELP SAVE THOSE WHEEL BEARINGS.
LBF Member: BASS CAT
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The Little and Skinny Dipper Freshwater
The Reaction Inovation's Skinny Dipper and Little dipper are awesome bass baits. You can just throw them out and reel them back. If you want to catch some bass, this is a GREAT bait.
LBF Member: johnbrum
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The Senko Freshwater
The Gary Yamamoto Senko is a great bait. If you let it sink to the bottom of the body of water that you are fishing and then twitch it back to your rod. To twitch just whip your rod up and down so that your line makes a popping noise on the top of the water. I like to pause 2 seconds after each twitch.
LBF Member: johnbrum
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SPINNER BAITS Bass Fishing
YOU CAN TAKE ANY BLADE ON A SPINNER BAIT AND PUT A LITTLE KINK IN THE BLADE WITH YOUR PLIERS.THAT WILL GIVE YOUR SPINNER BAIT A LITTLE EXTRA THUMP.YOU CAN ALLSO TAKE A LITTLE HAMMER AND PUT THE SPINNER BAIT BLADE ON YOUR BALL OF YOUR HITCH AND POND ON THE BLADE.THIS WILL CHANGE THE THE BLADE COMPLETLY.THIS WILL GIVE IT A DIFFRENT THUMP ALLSO
LBF Member: CHUCK
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WILD TUBE Bass Fishing
I HAVE NOT DONE THIS MY SELF BUT I WAS FISHING WITH A GUY WHO WAS.I ALLWAYS THOUGHT THAT THE BACK OF THE TUBE WAS THE SKIRT PART.THIS GUY TOLD ME THAT THE SKIRT PART WAS THE FRONT OF THE TUBE.HE CAUGHT JUST AS MANY FISH AS I DID.WE WHERE BOUTH USEING THE SAME COLOR.VENMOM ROADKILL COLOR.IT WAS TURELY DIFFRENT THAT THE FISH HAVEN'T SEEN.I WILL CONFESS HE MAY HAVE CAUGHT A COUPLE MORE THEN ME.I WILL PBOBLEY TRY THIS TRICK.BUT NOT WHEN HE IS WITH ME.BECAUSE I HEAR THAT I TOLD YOU SO.BUT THATS JUST ME
LBF Member: CHUCK
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TUBES Bass Fishing
SOME TIMES TUBES ARE DOUBBLE DIP.IF YOUR NOT GETTING ANY BITS ON THAT DOBBLE DIP TUBE YOU CAN TAKE IT APART AND MAKE IT SKINNER AND SOFTER.IT MIGHT GET YOU A FEW MORE BITS.SOMETIMES THAT LITTLE CHANGE IS ALL YOU NEED TO CATCH A FEW MORE FISH
LBF Member: CHUCK
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WINTERIZING YOUR BOAT Boating
I ALLWAY TAKE MY BOAT TO THE DEARLERSHIP.BECAUSE HE CHANGES THE OIL.MAKES SURE EVERTHING IS UP TO PAR BEFORE I PUT IT AWAY FOR THE WINTER AND CAN FIX ANY PROBLEMS KNOW SO I DON'T HAVE TO IN THE SPRING.WHEN I TAKE MY BOAT OUT FOR THE SPRING.ALL I HAVE TO DO IS PUT FRESH GAS IN IT AND PUT IT ON THE WATER.START IT UP AND GO FISHING.IT COST ME 125 DOLLARS A YEAR.I THOUGHT ABOUT DOING IT MYSELF.BUT I NOT THAT GOOD OF A MECANIC.PLUS I MIGHT DO IT WRONG.PLUS ITS ON THE BOAT DEALERS SHOULDERS TO DO IT RIGHT.ITS CHEAPER IN THE LONG RUN.TRUST ME I KNOW A LOT OF GUYS WHO DO THEIR OWN AND HAS HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITCH ENDS UP COSTING THEM MORE THEN 125 DOLLARS.ITS CHEAPER IN THE LONG RUN.ALL THE STUFF YOU BUY YOUR SELF TO DO THE WINTERIZING.YOU ARE NOT SAVEING THAT MUCH MONEY AND THE DEALER IS NOT MAKEING THAT MUCH EATHER.HOPES THIS HELPS YOU.MY BOAT DEALER IS THE BEST I KNOW
LBF Member: CHUCK
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CRAWDAD PINCHERS Bass Fishing
WHEN A FISH TEARS ONE OFF MY CRAWDADS PINCHERS OFF I ALLWAYS THAKE IT OFF AND PUT ANOTHER ON.INSTEAD OF USEING A LITTLE LONGER.THATS JUST ME.ONE DAY I RAN OUT OF CRAWDADS WITH 2 PINCHERS SO I HADE TO USE THE ONES WITH 1 PINCHERS.I CAUGHT A LOT OF FISH WITH 1 PINCHER ON THEM.I GOT TO THINKING ABOUT THAT.THEN I REALIZED THAT NOT ALL CRAWDADS SWIMING OR CRAWING AROUND HAVE 2 PINCHERS.SOME EVEN HAVER DIFFRENT SIZE PINCHERS.BECAUSE THEY BRAKE THEM OFF OR A FISH BITES THEM OFF.SOMETIMES I THINK THE MIGHT PREFUR THEM A LITTER BETTER.I USE THEM UNTILL THE PINCHERS ARE GONE.IF I DON'T GET THE BITES WITH 1 PINCHER.I WILL GO BACK TO 2 PINCHERS BUT I STILL SAVE THEM.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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CANGE COLOR Bass Fishing
YOU CAN CHANGE THE COLOR OF SOME RUBBER BAITS WITH OUT USEING DYE.I HAVE DONE THIS ON COLORS GREEN PUMPKIN AND WATER MELON. THESE ARE THE COLORS I MOSTLY USE.YOU CAN TAKE THE ENDS OF A WACKY WORM. YOU PUT THE END OF THE WORM BETWEEN YOUR FINGERS AND ROLL IT AROUND A FEW TIMES. THIS WILL MAKE IT A LIGHTER COLOR. I'VE ONLY TRIED THESE COLORS. YOU CAN TRY OUTHER COLORS.YOU WILL REALY NOTICE THIS WHEN YOU PUT THIS IN THE WATER. SOMETIMES THE FISH REALY KEY IN ON THIS CHANGE.NEVER HURTS TO TRY.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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BRING OUT THE SALT Bass Fishing
MOST RUBBER BAITS HAVE SALT IN THEM WICH WASHES AWAY IN THE WATER.THAKE THE BAIT OFF THE HOOK.PUT IT BETWEEN YOUR HANDS AND RUB IT BACK AND FOURTH.THIS WILL BRING THE SALT OUT.MIGHT HEIP YOU GET A FEW MORE BITS.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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SAND PAPPER General Fishing
YOU CAN MAKE YOU CORK HANDLES LOO LIKE NEW IF YOU TAKE SOME FINE SAND PAPPER AND SAND THEM A LITTLE BIT.TEY WILL LOOK LIKE NEW.YOU DONT HAVE TO SAND THAT MUCH ON THEM.I'VE 4 YEAR OLD RODS THAT I'VE DONE.IF YOU ARE SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS JUST SAND A LITTLE BIT ON THE BOTTOM OF YOUR HANDLE.YOU CAN SEE IF YOU LIKE THE DIFFRANCE.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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COTTON SWAB General Fishing
YOU CAN CHECK THE CERAMIC EYES ON YOUR FISHING RODS BUY TAKEING A COTTON SWAB AND RUN IT AROUND THE INSIDE OF YOUR EYES.IF THEY HAVE ANY BAD PLACES IN THEM THE COTTON WILL COME OFF AND STICK TO THE BAD SPOT.THE COTTON SWAB WILL CATCH ON THE BAD SPOT ALLSO.SOMETIMES THE YOU CAN USE YOUR FINGER OR SOMETIMES YOU CAN ALLSO SEE THE CRACKS.THE COTTON SWAB IS THE BEST THING THAT I HAVE FOUND.THATS CHEP AND WORKES WELL
LBF Member: CHUCK
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ODER FREE HOUSE FROM COOKING FISH General Fishing
WHEN YOU COOK FISH IN YOUR HOME YOU CAN GET A SMELL FROM COOKING FISH.EVEN IF YOU TURN EXUST FAN ON.YOU CAN COOK OUTSIDE.BUT SOMETIMES IT TO COLD.YOU HAVE TO COOK INSIDE.MY WIFE ALLWAYS LIGHTS A SENTED CANDLE.THAT DOES THE JOB IN ABOUT 10 TO 20 MINUTES.IF SHE IS NOT HOME .I ALLWAYS FORGET TO.SHE COMES HOME.LIGHTS THE SRNTED CANDLE AND IT TAKE ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO 1 HOUR.IT HELPS KEEP THE WIFE HAPPY
LBF Member: CHUCK
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CRANK BAITS Bass Fishing
YOU CAN TAKE A COTTON Q TIP AND ADD SOME SPIKE IT TO YOUR CRANK BAITS.YOU CAN TRY DIFFRENT PATTERS.SOMETIMES I PUT ALITTLE ON THE BELLY OR SOMETIMES A LITTLE ON THE BACK.I ALLSO TRY POKE A DOTS.WHAT EVER YOU DO HAVE FUN WITH IT.SPIKE IT WHAT I USE.YOU CAN TRY DIFFRENT BRANDS.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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reuse rubber baits Bass Fishing
when your bait gets tore up on the hook end you can make it short.the fish should still like it.sometimes this works and saves you on your pocket book.you may only have one pack left.if the fish are eatting it.it may help you get through a day of fishing or if you are in a tournament.you can get through it untill you can get to the tackle shop
LBF Member: chuck
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RUBBER Bass Fishing
SAVE THAT OLD RUBBER.YOU CAN CUT THE BAD OFF AND GLUE THEM TOGETHER OR CAN TAKE LIGHTER AND HEAT THEM UP AND FUSE THEM TOGETHER.YOU COME UP WITH SOME WILD RUBBER BAITS.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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SAVE YOUR OLD USED RUBBER BAITS Bass Fishing
WHEN YOUR FISHING YOUR RUBBER BAIT NEEDS REPLACEING.TAKE IT OFF PUT ON A NEW ONE.SAVE THE OLD ONE.YOU CAN BUY SOME CHEAP DIES.YOU MELT THE OLD RUBBER DOWN.YOU CAN SOME COLORS TOGETHER TO MAKE DIFFRENT COLOR WORMS OR WHAT EVER DIE YOU BUY.YOU CAN COME UP WITH SOME PRETTY FUNKEY COLORS THAT YOU KNOW THE FISH HAVENT SEEN.I JUST STARTED THIS YEAR.ITS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO IN THE WINTER TO BEAT CABIN FEAVER.
LBF Member: chuck
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HUMAN SCENT Bass Fishing
YOU CAN TAKE YOUR FAVORITE SCENT SPRAY A LITTLE ON YOUR HANDS.WHEN YOU HANDLE YOUR BAITS THEY WILL NOT SMELL LIKE HUMAN.THIS WILL EVEN COVER GASOLINE,OIL,TOBACCO SMOKE,CHEWING TOBACCO,JUST ABUT ANY THING HUMAN.YOU CAN SRAY A LITTLE ON 2 OR 3 TIMES IN A DAY.DEPENDS HOW LONG YOU FISH.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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COTTON BALLS Bass Fishing
TAKE A COUPLE OF COTTON BALLS WITH YOU THE NEXT TIME YOU GO FISHING.PULL A PIECE OFF WAD IT UP.STICK IT UP INSIDE ONE OF YOUR HOLLOW RUBBER BAITS OR A TUBE.SPRAY YOUR FAVORITE SCENT ON THE BAIT.THE COTTON WILL SOAK UP THE SCNT AND IT WILL LAST LONGER.YOU CAN ADD THIS AS MANY TIMES YOU WANT.YOU ALLSO ADD THE COTTON BEFORE YOU GO FISHING.THIS WILL SAVE YOU TIME IN THE LONG RUN.PLUS THE OUTHER GUY OR GIRL WILL NOT KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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RATTLES Bass Fishing
IF YOU ARE FISHING HOLLOW OR TUBE BAITS OR SOME BIGGER RUBBER BAITS YOU CAN ADD A RATTLE TO THEM.TEY MAKE ALL KINDS OF DIFFRENT RATTLES FOR BAITS. I USE RATTLES MOST OF THE THE TIME.MOSTLEY IN DIRTEY WATER OR OFF COLOR WATER.RATTLES HELP THE FISH LOCATE THE BAIT BETTER.THEY EVEN MAKE A RATTLE FOR CAROLINA RIGS.THE LINE RUNS RIGHT THROW THE CENTER OF IT.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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SPIKE IT Bass Fishing
IF YOU ARE USEING ANY KIND OF RUBBER BAIT OR IT MIGHT BE YOUR FAVORITE RUBBER BAIT.IF YOUR NOT GETTING ANY BITES.JUST ADD A LITTLE SPIKE IT TO THE TIP OF THE END OF THE BAIT.THIS JUST MIGHT HELP YOU CATCH SOME FISH.IT HELPS IN DIRTY WATER.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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RATTLE TRAPS Bass Fishing
BILL LEWIS RATTLE TRAPS USELY HAVE THEIR HOOKS BACKWARDS.SWITCH HOOKS AROUND PUT THE BIG HOOK ON BACK AND LITTLE HOOK ON FRONT.YOU CAN ALLSO PUT BIG HOOK ON FRONT AND REPLACE LITTLE HOOK WITH A DAVID FRITZ SURE SET HOOK EXTRA WIDE GAP NUMBER 4 TROUBLE.I HAVE ALLSO BEEN PUTTING NUMBER 4 MUSTAD TRIPPLE GRIPS HOOKS ON MY 1/4OZ.YOU CAN ALLSO PUT NUMBER 5 MUSTAD TRIPPLE GRIPS ON 1/2 OZ BILL LEWIS RATTLE TRAP.YOU WILL LOSE LESS FISH
LBF Member: CHUCK
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COOKING FISH General Fishing
ALL WAYS KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR OIL.IF IT GETS TO BURNT.IT WILL MAKE YOUR FISH TASTE THE SAME.ALL WAYS LET FISH FLOAT TO TOP.THATS HOW YOU KNOW THEY ARE DONE.ANOTHER WAY TO CHECK YOUR FISH TO SEE IF THEY ARE DONE.IF THEY FLAKE AND KIND OF FALL APART.YOU KNOW THEY ARE DONE.IF YOU HAVE FISH THAT ARE TO THICK.YOU CAN RECUT THEM TO MAKE THEM THINER.THEY COOK A LOT FASTER AND TASTE ALOT BETTER.REMBER TO CHANGE OIL.OIL COST A LITTLE MORE BUT YOU CAN USE A SMALLER SAUCE PAN
LBF Member: CHUCK
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any fish Bass Fishing
a spinner bate works in lakes and creeks from landbigfish.com tackle store
LBF Member: 122303
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bass Freshwater
green minnows from walmart work in creeks and lakes.i caught four bass
LBF Member: alex122303
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SAFTEY SPIKES Ice Fishing
TAKE AN OLD BROOM HANDLE CUT 2 HANDLES ABOUT 8 INCHES LONG.DRIVE 2 NAILS THAT ARE ABOUT 4 INCHES LONG INTO THE ENDS OF THE BROOM HANDLES.TAKE A GRINDER CUT THE HEAD OF THE NAILS OFF.MAKE A POINT ON THEM WITH THE GRINDER.TAKE A DRILL AND DRILL A HOLE THROUGH THE END OF THE BROOM HANDLE.1/4 OR 3/16 HOLE WILL BE ENOUGH TO RUN A PIECE OF STRING THROUGH THEM.SO YOU CAN MAKE A LANYARD TO PUT AROUND YOUR NECK.SO IF YOU DO GO THROUGH THE ICE. YOU CAN PULL YOURSELF OUT.THESE ARE CHEAP TO MAKE.
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BUZZ BAITS Bass Fishing
TAKE ONE OF YOUR OLD BUZZ BAITS OR NEW ONE.TAKE DRILL WITH 1/4 OR 3/16 DRILL BIT AND DRILL 2,3,4, HOLES IN EACH SIDE.YOU WILL NOY BELIVE WHAT YOU SEE.THIS GIVES THAT BUZZ BAIT A DIFFRENT LOOK ALL TOGETHER.IT MAKES A DIFFRENT SOUND ALL TOGETHER.PLUS IT LEAVES BUBBLES.I THINK THE HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A THING.ADD A TRIALER HOOK ALSO.I USE A BLACK SKIRT AND SOMETIMES WHITE.YOU CAN USE YOUR OWN COLOR.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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DROP SHOTING Bass Fishing
IF YOU ARE GETTING LINE TWIST WITCH HAPPENS A LOT WITH DROP SHOTING.I TIE A SWIVEL ABOVE MY RIG.THIS HELPS A LOT.I ALL SO START AT ABOUT 8 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE HOOK AND WEIGHT ON BOTTOM.I LIKE TO USE STAND OUT HOOKS 1 OR 2 OT.IF YOU ARE USEING LONG WEIGHTS AND GETTING SNAG IN THE ROCKS.YOU CAN KINK THE WEIGHT.THIS SHOULD HELP
LBF Member: CHUCK
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FISH TOOK HOOK DEEP Bass Fishing
IF YOU FISH LONG ENOUGH.YOUR GOING TO GET A FISH THATS ATE THE HOOK AND IS BLEADING.BUST THING TO DO IS NOT TO REMOVE HOOK.JUST CUT THE LINE AND PUT RELEASE FORMULA RIGHT IN THE FISH MOUTH.99 PECENT OF THE TIME THIS WILL STOP THE BLEADING AND THEY WILL LIVE.I PUT THEM IN THE LVE WELL AND THEY HAVE ALL LIVED.THE HOOK WILL RUST AND COME OUT AFTER A FEW DAYS.WHEN I MAKE SURE THEY ARE OK.WHEN I PUT THEM BACK INTO THE WATER.I GIVE THEM SOME MORE RELEASE FORMULA.YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE TO DO THIS.I LIKE TO GO THE EXTRA MILE BECAUSE I WANT MAYBE CATCH THIS FISH ANOTHER DAY.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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TAPE TRICK Bass Fishing
TAKE A PEACE OF WHITE TAPE.PUT IT YOUR ROD SO WONT GET WORN OFF.YOU CAN WRIGHT DOWN WHAT LINE YOU ARE USEING AND WHAT POUND TEST.ITS HARD TO REMEMBER WHEN I FISH SO MANY DIFFRET RODS.THAT HELPS ME ALOT.PLUS I KEEP A NOTE BOOK AT HOME.IT HAS EVERY ROD AND REEL.PLUS WHAT LNES ON WHAT.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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MAGIC MARKER TRICK Bass Fishing
TAKE A BLACK MAGIC MARKER WITH YOU WHEN YOUR FISHING IN CLEAR WATER.SOME FISHING LINE HAS SHINE TO IT.TAKE YOUR MAGIC MARKER AND MAKE THE LINE DARK.IT WILL CUT THE SHINE DOWN ON THE LINE.START AT THE BAIT AND GO ABOUT 10 FEET UP.IT COULD HELP YOU CATCH MORE FISH.YOU CAN TRY DIFFRENT DARKER COLORS.I ALLWAYS USE BLACK.YOU CAN USE THESE ON LEAD HEAD JIGS.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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FISH BOMBS Bass Fishing
I USE RELEASE FORMULAS IN MY LIVEWELLS.IT HELPS THE FISH GREATLY.I TAKE ANY EMPTY 12 OZ WATER BOTTLE ADD 2 WATER BOTTLE CAPS FULL OF RELEASE FORMULA IN WATER BOTTLE.FILL BOTTLE HALF FULL.SHAKE UNTILL MIXET.ADD MORE WATER TO BOTTLE.FILL ABOUT 3/4 FULL.PUT CAP BACK ON BOTTLE AND PUT IN FRIZER.WHEN YOU HAVE ABOUT 8 OR 9 BOTTLES FROZEN.TAKE THEM WITH YOU WHEN YOU FISH YOUR NEXT TOURNMENT.WHEN YOU CATCH A FISH.THAKE FROZEN DROP IN LIVEWELL ABOUT EVERY HOUR.THIS WILL HELP YOUR FISH STAY COOLER AND LIVE LONGER.PLUS YOU CAN KEEP THEM IN YOUR BOAT COOLER AND KEEPS YOUR THINGS COOLER.PLUS YOU DONT HAVE TO BUY ICE.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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BOAT COVERS Boating
IF YOUR BOAT COVER IS LEAKING.YOU CAN PUT THOMPSONS WATER SEALER THAT YOU USE ON YOUR WOOD DECK.YOU CAN USE A PAINT ROLLER TO DO THIS.IT WORKS GREAT AND HELPS YOUR BOAT COVER LAST A LITTLE LONGER.INSTEAD OF BUYING A NEW ONE EVERY 3 OR 4 YEARS.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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COLD WEATHER DUCK HUNTING Boating
SOME BOATS HAVE OIL INJECTION.WITCH CAN BE A BAD THING IN COLD WEATHER.ALLWAYS ADD A LITTLE OUT BOARD OIL IN THE COLDER WEATHER BECAUSE THE OIL INJECTOR CAN FREEZE UP AND A OUT BOARD NOT GETTING ENOUGH OIL CAN HURT YOUR MOTOR.ALLWAYS TRY TO REMEMBER.IF IT SMOKES IT NOT BROKE.THIS WILL SAVE YOU IN THE LONG RUN.
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TOOTH PICK BAIT HOLDER FOR TUBES Bass Fishing
IF YOUR HAVEING TROUBLE KEEPING YOUR TUBE FROM SLIDDING DOWN HOOK.JUST TAKE THE TOOTH PICK AND START PUSHING IT IN THE HEAD OF THE TUBE.LINE THE EYE OF THE HOOK WITH THE HEAD OF THE TUBE.PUSH THE TOOTH PICK THROUGH THE EYE TO THE OUTHER SIDE OF THE TUBE AND CUT THE EXCESS TOOTH PICK OFF.IT WORKS GREAT AND CHEAP.PLUS KNOW GLUE TO DEAL WITH.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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BAIT CASTERS Bass Fishing
ALLWAY REMEMBER TO LOOSEN ALL ALL DRAGS.THIS WILL HELP THE SPRINGS TO LAST LONGER.WHEN YOU USE THEM RESET THE DRAG AND GO FISHING.JUST PUT A LITTLE GREASE ON GEARS AND A LITTLE OIL ON MOVEING PARTS.NEVER TO MUCH.GEAR GRASE EVERY YEAR.OIL EVERY 3 MOUNTS.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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ICE FISHING TIP UPS Ice Fishing
YOU CAN USE A RUBBER BAND TO TIE ON YOUR LINE TO ALL WAYS KEEP YOU AT THE RIGHT DEPTH EACH TIME.THIS WAY YOU DONT HAVE TO USE A WEIGHT TO FIND THE BOTTOM.PLUS THEY ARE CHEAPER AND WORK WELL.
LBF Member: CHUCK
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Wacky Worm Senko Freshwater
If you want to land some Big Fish this season, try using 10lb Floro line attached to your favorite braid. Use a 1/0 Gammy EWG hook rigged wacky style on a slack line. My setup for this is a 7ft MH Carrot Stix and a Abu Garcia Revo reel. Throw to your favorite target and count to 10. If you don't get bit after making 2 hops, reel in and try again. Your line will sort of jump and takeoff within that 10 secs.
LBF Member: Triplefish1
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JIG FISHING Bass Fishing
IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER WHILE FISHING FOR BASS TRY SWIMMING THE JIG IF YOUR NOT GETTING HIT ON BOTTOM. THIS WILL THIS WILL TRIGGER FISH MOST TIMES.TRY USING DIFFERENT TRAILERS SUCH AS ZOOM GRUBS.
LBF Member: WOODYBIGMAN
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BREAM BEDS Bass Fishing
MID TO LATE SUMMER WHEN FISHING GETS TOUGH LOOK FOR BREAM BEDS. YOU WILL FIND HUGE FISH LURKING AROUND THESE BEDS.USE A BREAM COLORED LURE.
LBF Member: WOODYBIGMAN
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TRICK WORM FOR BASS Freshwater
PLACE A SMALL WEIGHT ABOUT 12" FOR THE BAIT .THIS WILL GIVE YOU A LONGER CAST PLUS YOU WILL FILL THE STRIKE BETTER BEFORE THE BASS SWALLOWS THE WORM.
LBF Member: WOODYBIGMAN
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Wacky worming. Bass Fishing
To catch Largemouth Bass that don't seem to want to bite on a texas rigged worm or a jig. Take a Plastic worm or lizard and just poke the point of a worm hook through the egg sack or middle of the lure. Let the ends of the bait hang off to the side. Cast this bait, weightless, around the edges of Lily Pads or emergent grass or any other type of structure, and hang on. Most of the time the fish will strike as the lure sinks to the bottom, so watch your line carefully. If it starts to move or twitch, set the hook.
LBF Member: Bluerockbass
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Chunking for Tuna Saltwater
Chunking for Bluefin involves archoring on a good fishing spot known to hold bluefin. Once anchored, top crews deploy chunks, stick baits and live baits suspended on ballons at different depths. Most captains have their crew position the baits where at the depth they mark tuna fish on their fish finder.
Many top captains use Gamahastu Live Bait hooks. In determining the hook size, it is important to match the hook to the size bait that you are using. You shouldn't use a hook that is too large, because it will detract from the presentation of the bait.
All top crews use fluorocaron leader. Leader varies from 150-lb to 220lb, with many crews fishing light gear (150-180) to get bites when they are hard to come by. Most crews start off with a long leader (say 15 feet), so they can cut back and recimpt the hook on if their leader gets nicked up by dogfish or other pests.
Many crews using light fluorocarbon also use H crimps instead of G crimps for their 150 or 180 fluoro. The lower profile H crimp must be done carefullly, preferably using the Jinkai crimping tool.
They also use these crimps to attach a small wind on swivel. This way, the leader can be wound all the way on the spool, protecting the flurocarbon during storage, ensuring clean decks, and allowing the angler to reel the fish as close as needed to harpoon it.
All crews attach the sinkers and ballons using rubber bands. Sinker weight is selcted based on the spped of the current and the desired depth that you are trying to fish.
LBF Member: jaycarl3583
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Hook, Line and Tarpon Saltwater
Live bait for tarpons with threadfins. Circle or modified circle hooks are popular for this duty; most use short shank livebait hooks, 5/0 or thereabouts, in 2X or 3X strong. The main leader is four to five feet of 60-pound clear mono, the shock leader 12 inches of 100-pound-test fluorocarbon, chosen mostly because it's a lot harder than most monos and therefore more resistant to wear on the rough jaws of the fish.
Microfiber lines are the hands-down favorite for those using spinning tackle these days; 50- to 80-pound micro spools flat and casts a mile. Even more importantly, when you start pulling on a fish that's 100 yards out, the micro acts almost like a steel cable; there's no stretch, and all your effort goes directly into whipping the fish. This is not only good for the angler, who does not want to sweat for hours in the humid, calm air, but also for the tarpon; the quicker a tarpon is whipped, the more likely it is to avoid sharks while on the hook, and the more energetic it will be after release. I personally like PowerPro and Fireline, but there are many other good brands of fiber lines.
Most anglers prefer an 8-foot spinning rod with a heavy butt and whippy tip. Reels capable of holding 250 yards of 50- to 80-pound microfiber are the ticket. Revolving spool reels also do the job, but casting is so much more challenging with these that all but the old pros are switching to spinning gear-particularly since the fiber lines have made it possible to spool heavy tests. Spinners make it possible to cast small crabs without added weight, a big advantage. And they also do a pretty good job of tossing artificials. It's not easy to get beach tarpon to take any sort of lure in clear water, but early in the day they will occasionally inhale a plastic shrimp or mullet. They can also be caught on the usual streamer flies, for those who can make the necessary long casts.
LBF Member: jaycarl3583
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Making More Tarpon Saltwater
Tarpon are among the most prized of all saltwater gamefish. Why? The answer is because they are challenging just to simply get on hook. To get past that first hurdle, follow these guidelines.
You can buy a Mustad No. 14 circle hook, 4 feet of 150-pound-test monofilament leader and an 80-pound-test barrel swivel and make your own tarpon rigs. However, use vise grips to open a hook up until it's a U-shape. Finally, snell the hook onto the leader.
Take a number of tarpon rigs with you when you fish. To decide the number of tarpon rigs you need to take with you on a tarpon-fishing trip, try to estimate the number of sharks you'll find on the days you fish. On a good day when not many sharks have come to where you're fishing, you'll probably use fewer than 50 rigs. On a day when numbers of shark swim with the tarpon, you may use many more than 50 rigs. That may seem like a lot of rigs, but to fish where the tarpon stay, you will catch some sharks.
Catch your own bait. If you can throw an 8- to 12-foot cast net accurately, you can catch all the free pogies - a bait tarpon love - that you'll need.
LBF Member: jaycarl3583
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