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The red spot makes the predators think that the baitfish (lure) is wounded


pat w

It's all about ballistics .30-30 is an old cartridge and there are so many "better" ones around that remington picked ones that were newer-still been more deer taken with the .30-.30 than any others...

Get the one that doesn't stick up above the motor- casting issues
none of them are cheep


pat w

4-1/2 year

Pat W

Sometimes it isn't a matter of NEED. If you ever shoot a hand cannon you either will love it or be skeered, I love them all


pat w

I use the green with stripes and redish and catch bass, big bluegill to 1-1/2lbs and if you drag it fast for a few cranks to get it deep then slow steady retrieve crappie will eat it. I like the...

You could make that old thuty- thuty shine with good hand loads. Dump the 170 grn and go with a pointed 150 grn

Pat W

The .357 Max is a fine cartridge in a Contender for deer but throw in big wild hogs to the mix the .44 is better. No saying the .357 Max wouldn't get the job done cause it would- just preference I...

Doh !

Pat W

I have had Thompson Contenders chambered for a 30-30 and recoil ain't bad at all. 45-70 isn't bad with factory fodder. Hand loads ..... Can be bad almost the same power as .458 mag....!


Pat W

I had a Thompson contender in .44mag with a 14" barrel. I loaded mine with hand loads 180 grn jhp behind 28 grns of h110 had plenty of penetration on deer and hogs and none ran anywhere. Dropped on...

River Scum
my problem is lack of forage fish because of the bad timing of the addition of bass to pond . they have eaten most of the YOY baby coppernose intended for the crappie. now I gotta figure...

Do yall think adding fatheads and golden shinners will get them through the winter and take the heat off the coppernose so they can grow out a little?

Pat W

Cray

oh I eat bass but think that 1# is the largest that I have caught so far. And not sure how many that size there are in there. So I'm gonna fish and eat or if they to small I can turn em loose...

Cray

part of the lake is a fair weather creek of about 1 ac w/brush and timber still in it.i like the wire mesh idea around cedar. Already have the cedar in 3-4' water now but without the mesh....

Cray
like I said before there aren't any minnows left and can't see or catch any young coppernose in minnow trap. I know I will need some predators but there ain't nothin left for the crappie or the...

The problem is the timing of the bass being introduced to pond before the forage base is established good enough to feed the crappie and the bass. Any ideas how to power up the forage base by spring?...

Didn't see anything, no shad in pond that I know of-hi who knows since someone stocked LMB with out permission and now I have a mess with those guys eating up all the fat head minners and young of...

Lake is 5 ac and new( one year and not full) and stocked with black crappie, coppernose and and unwanted large mouth bass (for now)
W as messing around catching some fish to see their progress and...

That's great fishing.
we used to flounder fish in the Galveston area and do quite well at it.... Now the regulations have gotten so bad that I don't even bother with it anymore. Offshore the same...

Think it's too late to add more fat head minnows to the pond?
Pat W

Nice flattie ! Good job

Jim Beams honey whiskey will help anything ..... Thanks I'll try that....

Pat W

Better or worse?
or is it just Dif ?

CBfan
i meant dont soak filets in water. Some folks put the filets in ice water for a while,.they get waterlogged .. It's ok to freeze in water, better to freeze em in ice water. A lot of the time I...

If you go by my previous method there won't be any blood in meat when u filet it. I have been told by a meat packer that you don't want to soak meat of any kind(fish or game) in water that it lessons...

I would do the same to. That's why we get on here is to see fish and pix and pick up new ways to get it done.

Pat

As long as they don't get overly fat... That doesn't taste to good

was curious how it effects blue gill flavor

pat w

Have y'all ever tried using panko bread crumbs on fish it is dynomite

pat w

Ricky

depends how big your ice chest is but taste it is the best way... Needs to be plumb salty tasting and will really be cold... Like when you make ice cream . If you are in saltwater just add...