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Fisheromen wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:34 pm When a fish looks big with you holding it, it is a nice fish!

lol! That’s pretty true!

My favorite creek bait (3 in bass assassin) is a comfort bait, but not nearly effective in lakes.
"Why are you throwing that dumb thing here?"
"It gets bit."
"You haven't had a bite in a half hour."
"Yeah, but I remember getting a three pounder off that rock wall over there...back in 2016."

Just wanted to take the temperature/get a pulse on this community's take on this.

Why do I feel the need to throw a big swimbait?!

Little background of where my mentality comes from: I come from a (pretty serious) surfing background, but injury has led me to get back into fishing and I am ...

I would focus on mastering the "basic" techniques first. You'll catch a lot more fish and it will make you a better angler when you do decide to start throwing bigger baits. Big Swimbaits Baits are just a tool in your bag. I think a lot of new Bass anglers skip over the basic techniques and go ...

Welcome to the new addiction, haha.

Big bait fishing is a definitely a love-hate relationship. You'll put in a lot of hours on the water with the probability of low returns if you solely dedicate to this style of fishing. There is a learning curve for sure, just like in surfing, however once you ...

1. It helps you justify buying a ginormous Lexa and corresponding rod.

Been there, but sold the reel a year later because I wasn't using it much....got too many other rabbit holes to run down.

(Typing on my phone, sitting on the porch, waiting for delivery of a microscopic Salamandura reel that's ...

As is always the case, this board (and .com before it) offer so much good advice. We actually mirror each other in many ways, the surfing/fishing. My best mentors have always stressed to learn the basics and catch more to keep the stoke going. But the potential thrill of catching big bass on ...

Tons of fun...Good luck. ;/)

PS This was just brought up over one the Texas Fishing Forum that I'm a member of.

i-dont-throw-big-swim-baits-should-i-be

https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ub ... st14924809

Why I loves me some hiking along local creeks and drainage ditches

cheap cellphone video...may get muddy if you go full screen on a pc or laptop.....



(eventually gonna have some gopro footage and needed practice uploading to youtube)

Things were a grind today at the Murr. I fished for 6 hours, and located some large schools in 40+ feet of water. They were suspended 7-10 feet from the bottom. I dropped everything in my box on their heads with nary a nibble.

Finally I switched over to ultralight gear and managed to bring in 3 ...

El Capitan Tube Mobb Big Bass Tournament 2023
https://youtu.be/dSXOmC-fRBo
Hey all I headed out on Sunday for my first float tube tournament with Tube Mobb. I saw these guys on Instagram and had run into them at a few lakes. This was the first event of theirs I had participated in. Anyone in a float ...

Those are fun. We use to have Floatation Nation. Fisheromen started his tubin days then. Oldirtybasser started it.

Dfishin ! Flotation Nation was good times...

Pourboy , always enjoy the videos and I have thought about doing a Tube Mobb event. I just never got into the "measurement-style ...

I totally get it. This was the first one they’ve done by weight apparently and it went well so there should be more. It was a fun day for sure.

Another great video! This one actually popped up on my YouTube Feed before you posed to SD Fish.
Keep up the good work and keep making memories!

It was cold when I woke up and had not planned to go fishing as my goal was to stay warm...ha ha. Anyway as the morning dragged
on it started to wear on me and it was well after 9a.m. and I decided to load up some gear and hit the SD River for a few hours. Had
a jacket on, but it warmed up enough ...

2 hours fishing and 4 getting the green slime off the line and float tube.

"When things get tough, the tough get even tougher".....I'm saying that about you McFish and a few other bass fishermen who rough
it early in the cold temperatures and fish under tough fishing conditions. And here I sit here thinking how cold it must be to get up and
brave the cold so early in the ...

Not so secret! Lots of trees.

A few years back myself and few SD buddies made the trip up North to fish this awesome lake. Guys, let me tell you..Clear Lake is a BASS factory!

Not so secret! Lots of trees.

Ha...the entire lake is pretty much trees from 0'-50' deep...mostly manzanita, sumac, some oaks, and a few sycamores.


Went out yesterday and cold winds in the a.m.. As stated, water 59 and 62 by 2pm. we got our five fish out of the trees, thank you Lord. Saw a ...