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Ok, be gentile. I'm a rookie at this means of comunication. What happens next? Robin

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Do any fishing lately?

BC

hello Brendan and csic

Hello Anthony... Thanks for stopping in... How's the boat hunting coming along? Find one yet? I just had the Lowrance X15 -MT installed on my Stratos... I'm dying to get out there and use it.

Still looking and figuring !!I keep screwing up on the topic thing

That's OK, csic is falling behind...

I should just of replied here, but I'm not repling so how do i do that

well i'm finally here! just got done feeding the baby, i should be good for a while. so how is everybody doing. anybody fishin!!

I've stuck in the house all week with the FLU!!! So, I'm not going to be sticking around to long tonight. On another topic, what types of top water's do you use mostly & what makes you pick one up?

being confident and keeping focused on your strategies for 8 hrs it can be very easy to forget what you planned.

well since i haven't been fishin, i did the next best thing. i had about 50 catalogs sent to me off the internet, they all came the same day. the mail man came to the door with them rubberband together. the wife wasn't to happy. need to say when i came home from work she to the credit cards from my wallet rightaway.

Falling behind? I'm drownig back here. Ant. want an 18 foot all welded jon boat? Last fish was a 30 pound striper a few days before xmas

Scum Frog,it swims nice through all the tough spots,but i have a bad habit of setting to fast

And why do you think that is so, Anthony? For most people, I would say it's because of a lack of confidence in the game plan that they originally came up with... What do you guys think?

In Reference to your post :

"being confident and keeping focused on your strategies for 8 hrs it can be very easy to forget what you planned"

brendan getting to the ? you ask. i like the chugbug, cause it make a loud chug and spits water great when worked right. the times i like to use it is always in the am around sun up. also at dusk, but i like when everything is calm no ripple on the water . i mean when the water is flat. i just like to stir things up.

Should you give up on the plan or stategy,1/2 hr ,1hr ?? even if you realy think it should work?

That's a good bait Ray... So you go with the text book... First and Last thoery? I mostly use them to cover water quickly... Like a search bait... I've been using the SPRO 5" floating minnows alot or a big husky jerk...

How about the rest of you guys?

to give up on your game plan to me depends on whats going on. lets say you have a fast limit and an hr has past no bits nothing the i would move my pattern to other areas like what i'm fishin, if still nothing then change up. or lets say your fihing for 1-2 hrs and nothing going on, change. always remember have a back up plan cause things change fast.

Anthony... There are so many factors that come in to play with a game plan and when you should abandon it. The game plan could in fact be the best one for that day, but something change in the weather, water temp, forage, etc...

If I had to give a time limit, it would be very difficult to say how long. Was it an afternoon game plan, morning, mid-day.

It would also depend on the number of days the tournament was for...

I will say that I have been most successful when I follow my instinks and what that voice inside is telling me to do.

Gents... I gotta hit the sack... This FLU is kickin' my @ss... Hate to split, but I must... I'll catch up with you guys next week...

Night

BC

Take care BC

Ray where are those pictures,ha ha so did you go through all those catolges

anthony thanks for reminding me about the pics. ya i sat at the dinning room table and opened everyone of them infront michele and left them there when i was done and said don't touch them.lol. the funny thing is that when i came home today there was about 15 more!! i'm wondering just how many did i send for!!lol

csic,do you fish any tournaments?

Ray,do you ever use topwater other then AM PM?

hay robin are you still out there , so have you wet a line in hecsher park yet.

anthony of course, i like it mid day or anytime of the day, when it's overcast thats when i really like it. to me if you look at an area and it looks like spinnerbait water , it's also great for top water.

well i have to go talk to you later .

What about those floating worms can't leave them out.well i guess soon enough spring will be here and the jerk baits come out followed with the wrist bands.

Goodnight Ray