I need a name of a good lure. for smallmouth.\nPleas put a link where i can buy it.
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Rapala, one of the smaller ones.
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The guys who have already answered explain all that stuff. My 2 cents is that you should try a fairly cheep first fly rod. I bought one of the beginer kits at Gander mtn. But even Walmart carries them.  The reason I say this is that Fly fishing is not for everyone. My cousin and I both bought $20 rods and tried them out a few times.  His has been sitting in the bottom of the trunk of his car for almost 2 yrs now and I have been upgrading all of my equipment in that time. He just didn't get into it. I now have a few hundred invested, He has spent his money on spin rods.  Just a thought.
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I own a Heritage Feather-lite Angler, and I love it. It's great for creeks, and around the banks of small lakes or ponds www.heritagekayaks.com  let me know what you think.
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My husband and his buddy's have a cabin they go up to in the chain of lakes that they fish for Muskie. They about every year now have pulled each others resources and go, but they have to travel by boat part of the way to get up there through, to their cabin site. I have never made to trip with them yet, and I don't even know if they would want me to. I guess the mosquito's are out of this world up there. I hope that this was helpful to you, and all I have seen are the pictures. It really looks beautiful though. One of them His friend, "Joe", caught a 69 lb Muskie once, and they put him in the magazine.
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you can't beat a red and white dare devil for pike. also had great luck using live minnow sucker or shiner and bobber if the current isn't bad. pike are kind of dumb i think and usually anything flashy or minnow looking works. i prefer nice days myself, spring/early summer, 4-8 foot
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For Bass, best live baits are nightcrawlers and leeches.  No Lake Trout in NE.
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I don't believe that pro fishing is messing up sport fishing, It makes it a little tougher for the average to catch fish with some much pressure though. For example when you catch smallmouth more than likely they won't bite for a couple of days on the other hand you can catch largemouth and they don't seem to be affected quite as much although If you catch a 5 lb or larger large mouth you will probably neeed to use a differnt lure to catch them. Their are alot of lures on the market that a really expensive and they probably have a place that they work great and luckycraft is one of them. The senko is a great bait and almost anyone can catch fish with them,but then if your in an area where their are alot of small fish bring your wallet at $6.00 a bag of 10. I make my own some times and I work with a guy that makes them for $4.00 a bag. For smallmouth the mellon pepper Bass pro shops tender tube is probably one of the best. The pro's fishing are trying to make a living, it's like any other athelete out their. It cost them alot of money to do this and most of them started out just an average peson that loved to fish. They spend alot of time on the water and away from their homes, and they put alot of money into communities when their is a tournment going on, this is a billion dollar a year income for towns,city,hotels,resturants,gas stations,and lure companies. Although it can make it tougher for the guy just out trying to have a good time fishing when 200 boats roll up on your local lake or river, that's where the pressure comes into play and it will be tough. The pro's actually don't catch alot of fish when they are praticing but on tournment days they will pound an area, therefore making it tougher for the average person to catch them. So if a big tournment is being held close by go to another area to fish or if you want to fish the same body of water try downsizing you lures or at least slow down you presentations, with the fishing pressure so heavy the fish will slow down and be a lot tougher to catch especially smallmouth. Their is nothing wrong with using 4lb. line actually you'll probably catch alot of large fish especially in clear water. Although you'll have to re tie more often fishing them smallies due to the fact that thoose little teeth will cause your line to fray and break easily. I just started using a new line out on the market and I believe it is probably the best out their it's called gamma line they have a web site and you can look up where to find a local dealer. I use winch cable compared to you I have it in 8lb. green and clear and honestly I believe I could use 4 or 6 pound, it's made in Pittsburg,Pa. I'm not exatly why the smallies are so much more sensitive than the largemouth but they are, they claim that fish don't feel the hooks in their mouths but I would dissagree on smallmouth, If I catch smallmouth I usually will wait a week to go and try to catch them again, but we have alot of fishing pressure here in western NY. On lake Champlain or Thousand Islands their are alot of smallies and it don't seem to affect them quite as bad. good luck and great fishing. Mellon Pepper #13 tube in spring and in fall use a pumkinseed #2 color tender tube.
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You want to exchange fish stories?You want to hear about the giant crappies that i caught?I have pictures of only their lips tho because i left them in water on a stringer to go make a drink.But they were HUGE.LOL . What is your biggest catch?
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There is one made called "fishing buddy" . Pretty worthless if you must ask me....Even on my boat where I have 2 fishfinders mostly we use them for finding structure or depth...not so much fish. How much is the depth and strutcure going to change fishing from shore...not much right. These things actually work best for ice fishing....save your money. Buy a better rod to cast further from shore if your gonna spend.
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I was able to find a black marlin @ 1560 Lbs caught in Peru  and a Greenland shark caught in Norway that weighed in at 1708lbs 9oz!  I didn't find any pics but if anyone has them I would like to see them.
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Stop posting this question! If someone wants to buy your fishing rods, they will contact you, and not do it through this forum. This has been posted four times too many.
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yep you will loose fish but you are fishing for fun anyway go to Bassproshops .com they will have everything you need
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A reel good Bait....wink
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Check gander Mountain.  i think I bought afew there last summer.  They are great jigs and the fish just love them!  I have to go to the Gander Mountain here and I'll check for them.  If u can't find any send me an e-mail and I might be able to send some to you.
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Bass Pro Shops!\n\nThe best selection, best prices, &; if you're in a hurry, they overnite-ship!\n\nBut, honestly; the BEST bait I've ever used, for Carp, is to "Sight-Cast" a small piece of white-bread, squeezed into an air-less dough-ball on your hook! You can "Chum" them up, with bread-pieces, first; if they are hard to see.\n\nSuper-cheap bait; & ANY trebble-hook will work!\n\nP.S.  Carp SUCK, as "Food-Fish"; but, they put-up a WORLD-CLASS FIGHT, on light-tackle!\nENJOY!!!
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Chuck, \n\nDont spray your line down man!!!! no need to put other things in the water that may deter the fish from slammin' on your bait. email me at Brgwski@msn.com.\nlet me know what your fishin for (usually), and tell me if you put the line on yourself. and what your flippin in the water
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The best bait of all time would have to be the soft plastic worm.  The YUM dinger is my favorite.  They come in 3,4,5,6,7, inch models as well as a split tail model in 9 inch.  They have a recessed hook slot for hiding the hook point, to allow for more and better hook sets.  Rig the dinger wieghtless, and Texas style, to allow for a proper lure presentation fall rate.  This worm is my "goto" bait, and can account for 75% of the bass I have caught.  I have caught large and smallmouth bass using this worm.  I prefer the 4 inch YUM dinger, in the watermelon seed color with gold flake.  Cast the worm using the flipping or pitching technique, and be ready for a strike on the initial fall.  Here's a tip, after you cast, or flip/pitch the worm to your desired location, DO NOT reel in any slack, simply lift the tip of your rod to make the line tighter.  This way, you will feel 95% of the hits.  Although, I have had a few occasions where I did not feel a strike, and the line either just felt tight (like it was snagged), or the line moves off to one side or another.  So keep an eye on the line where it enters the water.  If you don't get a hit on the initial fall, let it sink to the bottom, and then give the worm 2-3 small tugs, as to bring the worm a foot or so off the bottom.  Keep in mind, that bass will take the bait as it is falling, so keep your line taut.  If the YUM dinger doesn't work, try the YUM hawgtail.  I fish it the same way as the dinger, and have found that if one doesn't work, the other usually does. YUM products are infussed with Live Prey Technology (LPT) and keep the scent after days and days of casting the lure. But it shouldn't come to that. They are well made products, and are also priced competitively.  The second best bass lure would have to be the spinnerbait.  Don't buy the tandem blade models either, they don't work as well.  Buy the smaller single colorado blade models to catch more bass.  It is a statistical fact!!  The best colors seem to be black, and black/charteuese.  Trailer hooks are also an unneccesary expense.  If the bass are short striking the spinnerbait, slow down!  Spinnerbaits seem to work best when they are bumped against structure, such as the pier in your question.  Since spinnerbaits are mostly snaggless, you should be ok to do so.  Every good fisherman has to loose lures now and again.  If you have any other questions, feel free to email me. I put up the links to help you out some.  The first 2 links will take you to sites that have a plethera of tips for bass, lures, and all aspects of bass fishing.  The 3rd site is a place where you can order YUM products online if you would like.  The last link goes to another YUM site, that gives alittle more info on the YUM dinger as well as other YUM products.  I cannot access it, but if you move back 1 step from the page in the 4th link, you can access a movie on how to fish the dinger.  I hope this helped, have fun and tight lines.