Hey Guys. We are up and running again with our Bassin'USA Chat Session.
Brendan called & said his computer is down and he doubts if he can get on. Tim may be along as will most of last week's contributors.
Let's go! JoeM

Guess Who? Hello Joe... Well, two lap tops later and I'm back online. (Until I rebuild my Work Station)

hey, I'm here

Brendan-did you do any fishing lately?

Sounds great to me. Waiting to see if we are being "shadowed" and if so will anyone come forward. JoeM

Bassin' Pete- Great to hear you. How are you tonight? Got any discussion items for the session? JoeM

No Pete, Haven't got out in the past couple of weeks. I'm gonna try to get out over the holidays... How about you?

I'm going to Lake Okeechobee late December. Anyone have any tips or techniques?

Pete,

Are you going out with a guide?

yes, I think i'm going with Mike Balon

Just to keep you guys informed:

Joey changed the message boards setting so that the most recent post will appear at the top of the first page. (Now you won't have to jump back to where you left off when the thread moves onto multiple pages.)

I have been getting requests to change this setting. Let me know if it works better for you all?

I hope to also go out there with just me and my dad, explore

brendan-i haven't been fishing lately, its been kinda windy. where are you planing to fish over christmas?

That's usually the best way to get on fish down there... (Using a guide). I believe those fish will be moving into a early pre-spawn stage by the time you get down there. I have heard that isolated bull rush patches with good weeds are always a good area to try.

Joe Mo, you have any feed back on the Big "O"?

Much better. Now we aren't hunt and ******s. lol
By the way. I e-mailed John A in FL to see if he could come aboard tonight. (Maybe he will come) JoeM

Pete... Yes, I will be going out over the Christmas holiday...

If Bassin Pete doesn't mind, we could get back to him via e-mail after contacting John A. John has fished "O" about 10 days just in tournaments over the past 2-3 months and has placed well and caught big ones, also.
JoeM

Peconic??

Hi fellas. I finally got my computer turned on, and its staying on till I get it fixed. Its been tourture not to go online for 5 days.

bassinpete. When I was in florida the beginning of the month, all the locals said the big O was on file with lots of big bass feeding in preparation for the spawn. Some will probably still be feeding and others will be spawning.

Hey Joe,

Have you ever fished a "Sammy"? I have been hearing a lot of goods things about these baits... I was putting in my Prostaff order with Yozuri, and they have a bait called the "Banana Boat". It looks just like a Sammy... Just wondering if you knew any history behind the "Sammy" and if this could be from the same japanese manufacturer?

Hey Brendan,
The waitress from the Highlite diner was looking for you in the parking lot last night! What is it with you and diners? The site looks great! Dave

No Pete... I'll probably hit Fresh pond in North Port

Brendan- Do Wildwood. Hairjigs like those from Valley Angler will catch 'em. And most times after the weather cools, the constables are busy on the bay.
JoeM

Hey Tim, I see you are having computer problems too... Don't you just love these things?

The "sammy" is from Lucky Craft, not the same manufacturer as the Yozuri bait, but the are both very similiar

Hi Dave... LMAO - That waitress looked like she could have kicked all of our @sses!!! I'm glad we gave her a good tip... Thanks for the compliments on the site... I'll pass the message along to Joey too...

do you have to be a resdent to fish wildwood?
anyone have info on that?

Tim, I am going to have to put the two baits side by side... They look identical from what I remember of the Sammy... Frank had also mentioned a while back that he thought that both companies might be using the same Japanese molding company for the baits...

I'm sure Danny fished a Sammy when I've been with him. Great action. (Easy to WTD)
I don't know if Yo-Zuri is in the same building as Lucky-Craft. I'll bet price is different, though.
JoeM

Yeah, Joe... FREE is always a better price!!

Pete... You must be a South Hampton resident to fish wildwood... Unless you are out fishing with a south Hampton Guide, on their boat...

Northport? I used to live there (centuries ago) Those bass are pets, not wild animals!
I'll bet they'll bite on hot dogs. lol
JoeM

That's the whole point of going there in the winter Joe... Where else can you go and catch 40+ bass when the water in 40 degrees?

"Walk the Hot Dog" lol
JoeM

I wasn't needling you, BC. I hoped to shake some of the lurkers out of their cover.
JoeM

Needle away Joe... I dish it out... I can take it... Don't worry about pissing me off, I know when you are joking around...

hey guys i'm here, whats up . just got done reading the post , sorry i'm late devils rangers hockey game on . let's go devils . anyway lets talk fishin

GUYS JUST A REMINDER... HIT THE "REFRESH BUTTON" EVERY 10-20 SECONDS SO YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH THE MOST RECENT POSTS...

Hockey! Rangers -vs- Devils... Go Devils? Since when are you from N.J.?

G O - R A N G E R S ! ! !

whats up ! i'm on board now , ranger, devils hockey on . lets go devils!!!!. anyway lets talk fishin.

The Prez of my former Club in CT used a BPS Extreme Z-Dog Jr in my lake last summer. He caught bass at will walking the dog.

The bait performed extremely well. When I get an order together, it will include one of those.

At $4.99, that's equivalent to 3 Sammys.

JoeM

Anyone know any spots on Upper Mills??

I'll tell you what... When I first got into bass fishing, all I did was fish top water baits... Now I hardly ever use them... It's kind of ironic that we are discussing this topic, because I made a commitment to myself to get back into using top waters as search baits next season...

top water, CHUG BUG!!

Joe is this the bait you are talking about?

Ray's is talking about these puppies!!! These things work really well!!!

All the old bass catchers used to urge anglers to use top-water baits for big fish. Especially the Zara Spook. (Other big bass baits then were the Jig, Spinnerbait and buzzbait) Of the 4 of them, 2 were top-waters.
Some of these guys were Jason Lucas, Homer Circle (Still going at what? 83?) and Al from Field and Stream. (His last name escapes me)
JoeM

Yes, that's the one, Brendan.
Ray, that Chug Bug is good, because it has the best features of a Zara as well as that of the Pop-R. Great bait.
As we all know, we will own whatever it takes to catch bass consistently.
JoeM

Here is the sammy... I can't find the banana boat though... I'll keep looking for it.

Here are the spooks.. Tim had some day with one of these out at Hither Hills last year... Timmy, fill us in on the details...

His name was Al McClane (A.J. McClane)
My memory has returned, but like fame it is so fleeting nowadays. lol
JoeM

By the way, I must give credit to Bass Pro Shops for the pictures... If you see it here, they have it for sale! Tell the wife or girlfriend to stock you up for Christmas... (God, I sound like a salesman)

Just got a call from Tim... He is hitting the hay... Said to say good night to everyone. We'll have to get that story out of him another time.

What color Sammy's work well on LI?

Pete you still out there, I missed your post about the Upper Mills? That whole place is a "SPOT"... Hit the trees with a jig... That is all!

Also by the way, there is a new book just out by Ken Penrod of Potomac River fame. It's called "Pursuing River Smallmouth". The book can be obtained by sending $25. to PPC Publications, Ouchigon, 4708 Sellman Road,
Beltsville, MD 20705
No, I'm not related to Mr. Penrod, but I have read some of his articles. Very knowledgeable angler and guide. Also, I will receive no reward if you buy it. Just remember you read it here first.
JoeM

Ghost seems to be the color of choice from what I hear... but I can't say first hand.

Joe, I'm pretty selective about what books I'll buy... Any idea how indepth he gets when talking about the river? (i.e. tides, locations, structure, etc.)

Ghost was about what Ron, my President used here in my lake. Maybe more what BPS calls
Bone Hologram (24).
JoeM

C-ya guys, I'm gonna get going. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

BC- First off, ask Tim if he knows or knows of the guy. Also ask C.S. or Danny.
Everything I read by him was good in-depth material.
Again, I haven't read it yet. I'm immersed in the autobiography of Norman Schwarzkopf at the present. But, knowing my tendencies, I'll probably buy it.
It's great to be retired!
JoeM

I hear ya Joe... I'll have to check it out. (Buy it)... I think I'm going to call it an early night too. With the holidays drawing near, I think most of the guys are out last minute shopping or at the company christmas party (which I skipped this year)... The boards remain open for those of you who show up later.

Happy Holidays Everyone...

Go BC, I'll be here at least until 10:15 or the input dies.
Talk with you soon. JoeM

Ray- You still out there? We need some input here. I guess Brendan is right; most of the guys are out buying Christmas presents.
JoeM

Later Joe...

Next week you can all tell us what presents you got for the Holiday. I know I'll get something bass-related, but it will not be lures or rods or reels.

Then you can tell us how you are going to slay them come next season, unless you are lucky like Mofish from the Lone Star State.
He can slay them tomorrow, I guess.

I'm hanging in here. Keep talking; we're listening.
JoeM

Hi guys just thought I'd check in and wish everyone out there a Merry Christmas and a HAPPY New Year! I hope santa knows what you all want under the trees this year.

Just reading the Jan. 2002 issue of In-Fisherman.

Two good bass articles:
(a) The Biggest Smallmouths of All Time by
Matt Straw
(b) Color Scheming- Spinnerbaits for Largemouth Bass by Steve Quinn and Kevin Van Dam.

I would suggest you pick up a copy for those cold days in Jan, Feb., Mar. when you don't know what else to do. I bought mine at Barnes and Noble. (What? Another commercial?)

JoeM

Angler1- Good to hear from you. If you get a chance you can look back on both pages and see what we chatted about.
You could check it tomorrow or later. It will be on here.
JoeM

Brendan had to borrow laptops because his regular unit crapped out.
Tim has an early day tomorrow so he's outa here. Looks like I'm the Lone Arranger.
lol
JoeM

I'll be here until 10:15. If someone comes up with good conversation, we'll be on longer.
Let's hear it, guys.
JoeM

Well I guess this is about it. I'm getting ready to close the doors here at the dock. I see all of the bassboats are tethered with care and everyone is settled in front of the tube watching hockey or CNN or MSNBC.

Goodnight Osama wherever you are. Our Marines won't let you get a good night's sleep. Just give up.

JoeM