I remember fishing Lake Menomin last summer for bass. Seemed like the lake bite totally died and the only place you could get bit was in the river.

I fish Menomin for bass quite often and I also find there are a lot of shorts and the bass that are legals are usually between 16-17″.

The lake isn’t very far from my house…it is a good lake, I have fished it many times. However, you won’t get them on swim jigs or frogs ((river boys))

Hopefully the sizes are more consistant than their other tube models.

I like your justification Cade.

I agree….those hooksets were weak.

Did you see George Cochran holding his rod in the power fishing skit????

I’m not worried about the line breaking…65 lb powerpro doesn’t break easily. I also understand that in a tournament, every fish counts and that is why I think flipping the fish in is superior because it eliminates the 2 seconds where the fish is sitting in the water with his head out of the water while you are reaching for the net.

I disagree that the fish doesn’t have a lot of strength while on top of the water, that is actually when I lose most of my fish because of the hook coming out.

Most likely if a fish comes off while being flipped in it will be at the time when his body is leaving the water and the cause of it will the hook coming out because of the increased weight on the hook. So if the fish is sitting on top of the water with his head out of the water, isn’t that basically the same as having the fish sit there with his head out of the water waiting for a net?

I see it as a money issue as well…that is why I believe flipping the fish in is the less risky move.

I think you have to take into consideration what kind of tournament you are fishing.

If you are fishing a series of tournaments for points that will qualify you a larger tournament, I would get the small limit and then try to cull with bigger fish.

If you are jackpotting a tournament it makes more sense to me to try and get a big limit because you are looking to cash, not get points from a small limit.

That’s how I always looked at it.

Nort,

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I am using 20-25 lb Seagaur and they bite through it like it is 2 lb mono . I lost 8 lures yesterday in 4 hours

I’m not sure who started the idea of waiting 2-3 seconds but IMO that has nothing to do when you should set the hook. If I feel the fish right away, I set the hook and if I feel the fish after 5 seconds, I set the hook. Feel for the fish…don’t wait for a certain number of seconds. If the fish missed it, a 3 second delayed hookset will not change anything!

I get em good on the inside weedlies in the morning/evening

I’ve used PowerPro but haven’t tried the wire but because of the Zebras, the lake is now 10 ft visibility so I prefer Flourocarbon.

In my experience, Pike and Bass will mix right in with each other, at least on most lakes. I would agree that Pike and Bass don’t mix very often on the Mississippi (including pool 7 ).

Horny Toad…

Nobody has to worry about cropping pictures because this is the Bass Forum….not the Mississippi River Bass Forum

Brovarney Swim Jig

Where do you typically launch your boat?

Thanks for the info

If you see a teal/black Stratos Bass Boat out there…wave me down

What pound test are you using for that power pro? I had a similar problem with any pound test under 30. I contacted the company and they said it was either my knots (which it wasn’t) or I was setting the hook to hard.

I still use power pro but just not lighter than 50 lb. I never break fish off on the hookset now.

Ben about to pass every boat on day 4

What’s even more impressive than a top 10 finish for my good buddy ben is that he did all his pre-fishing during his 21st birthday week and didn’t touch a drop of alcohol.

That’s dedication

Kick some [censored] tomorow dude…we’re all rooting for you

Nice talking to you Slop

One more thing to add…I watched this with a buddy that was experiencing tournament fishing for the first time and after they showed the clip the first time, (with many more times to follow) my buddy asked if that is how all tournament fisherman drove their boat.

Although I am not saying what he did was right…wasn’t the boat he blew by a camera boat and not actually fishing? Weren’t the other spectators boats sitting in what I would assume to be the main channel?

If I were a spectator boat, I would stay out of the main channel so that other boats could pass by.

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Bass Hog ran off from the party this past Saturday, he must of been going to call ya Nort

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Sure I wasn’t running off with someone?

Thanks for the info guys, I appreciate it. I found on google that Art Ferguson (Flw Pro) does guide trips on Toho for a pretty reasonable price

Looking forward to tearing them up with you again…hopefully next time we won’t get yelled at

As soon as I graduate from college….I am leaving Wiscosin and moving down south.

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