go to http://www.jeremiahshaver.com/Brovarney.htm and take a look at the 1/4 oz pattern on the left hand side of the page. It’s a Brovarney swim jig. Just saw this yesterday when Slop bass showed it to me (Jeremia Shaver).

Also, I’d have to agree with the idea of getting them tied to your color specs. Give the boys at Brovarney a call. Dan’ll tie the ones ya want. He and Casey are good eggs.

Later,

OTW

Hmm. 10lb Trilene XT for skippin’ docks and 30lb Power Pro for pitchin’/flippin’ grass mats/bushes/wood and frogin’/swim-jigin’ pads.

Thanks,

OTW

Hello, the third plastic from the right is a Producto worm. I’ve used Productos since the late 70s. They’re an excellent product!

Google producto lures and order them. Also, I’ believe I’ve seen the other plastics on their webpage as well.

Thanks,

OTW

Hey, Luke,

No, unfortunately I didn’t see your report. I gotta tell ya though, if the water’s in the bushes on Douglas, pitch jigs into the middle of them; then jiggle them a bit. If the bass it there, you’ll know it in the first five seconds. You’ll feel the thump, bam! Set the hook, and they’re there.

We took second in the VA Federation Region 4 tournament (FLW side). 1st (23lbs), 2nd (22lbs) and 3rd (19lbs) (I believe) were all fishing the bushes. After 3rd place, the weights dropped off substantially. Those doing anything else were not really competetive. I thing there were 40 boats.

Talk to you soon,

OTW

Bass in the buck brush at the end of cuts/creeks. Not in willows unless only willows there. Bigger fish moved into the buck brush/willows later in the day. That was the pattern on Lake Douglas, TN as of 5/12 & 5/13. Ha! Just had to write.

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OTW

Hey, boys,

Skip’em under docks. Guys down here see that I have one tied on. They don’t ask; I don’t tell.

Thanks,

OTW

Hmm. Fast boats… If fast boats = bass catching ability… We’ll you get the idea.

I had fallen victim to the notion that “I got have this lure,” “I gotta have that lure.” “The swimin’ jig is the secrety weapon of the River Jedi”, ie ObiWonMonsoorKenoBi.” But something odd has been happening.

I fish Smith Mountain Lake, Kerr/Gaston Lake which are fished nearly daily @ 24/7 (oh, night tournaments down here are bigger than day tournaments); so they’re pressured, to write the least.

Well, I stopped worrying about what everyone else was doing, where they were and what were the dominant patterns. I shut my brain off, looked at the river and asked myself this question: Where are the fish?

I pulled into a little gut which had deep water and much rip-rap, and started to flip. 5 hours later I had put 7 in the boat (realax, anal people, I caught and realeased). Seems I keep doing this when I get out of my way and just fish.

I used a jig color combination and made sense to me. Black and blue with green pump./blue fleck trailer. I just tied it on and began to look for fish.

I’m not writing that I’m better than anyone or that this is the age old answer to the question, “where are the fish biting.” All I’m writing is that when I shut off and just look for fish, I find them and usually in places where others don’t or will not fish.

Does a specific boat manufacturer matter? No. I run a Ranger for the extra $. Best riding boat I’ve ever been in? Champion & Basscat.

Well, I gotta go make some biscuits and gravy .

Thanks,

OTW, Roanoke, VA

1. Match the main forage. Easily said, hey?
2. White/chart/tinsel w/pearl trailer.
3. brown/blue/purple tinsel w/a semi clear peper trailer.

Thanks,

OTW

Hey, guys,

It must be a further Southern boan than VA & NC as I’ve not seen but maybe two.

Thanks

OTW

Hey, all,

I fished this with Slopy last year, and it was great. I’ve also fished the Puck opener… I’ll tell ya what, the West Salem Bass Master’s Spring Fever tournament was much better in that the water’s not skinny and there were great fish to be caught; what’s more, slop and I had all our areas to ourselves.

If Puck would come up a least a foot, it would be a great tournament.

Thanks,

OTW

Hey, boys,

Uh, I think this week is Be Nice To Animals Week… so I think we should all go kiss a beaver!

Later, boys,

OTW

PS Oh, I just couldn’t help myself.

Slop, Slop, Sloppy, Slop,

Hey, great boat! I hope you enjoy it to the fullest.

You desereve it.

Enjoy.

OTW

Hey, guys,

My first reaction to this story was this: the guy seeking damages is a leaker, a shyster, a little panty-boy.

Thanks,

OTW

Hello,

I’ve fished it a number of times, and it’s a great lake.

March? Can you say, “jerk baits?”

We stay here: http://www.magnoliamanorofky.com/

Thanks,

OTW

Hello,

The Super Tournament (the 2-day’er) is at the end of the season -at PDC. They’ve been working on their Web page the last few days.

All fish that are caught are released through the BFL; usually at the river bank of the weigh-in site.

Thanks,

OTW

Got the seat belt on? We’re all about to slide quickly down winter’s roller coaster.

Personally, I like it when we can “shake it all about part.”

me

Hey, boys,

Uh, that chick really looks like my former girlfiend Dara. Cute, nice, etc, but a real piece of psychiatric work. Beware!

Thanks,

OnTheWater

…or ’cause the pool sucks?

Thanks,

OTW

Feed baging?

Hmm. Yeah, a lot of biscuts and gravey, hushpuppies -oh, I get it now.

Down here in VA, I’ve been spending some time with drop shoting. Man, I tell ya, it can be a very powerful tool to put a limit in the boat.

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OTW

“The Fruited Plane.” The economic plane of the US landscape which yields exactly what one puts into it.

If we persevere, we’ll do well; if we’re lazy bumbs and blame everyone for this, that or the other thing, well we’d then be set up to starve off the governmental teet -if we’re lucky enough to even find one free!

On the air? No, I useded to be a talk radio junkie, but I have it under control now, really… I just listen a little, after work. Well, in the mornings, too. Sometimes a bit a night. But I got it under control now.

Thanks,

OTW

Classifieds, shmasifieds… We’d like the Mississippi River Forum returned.

OTW

Hi, my name’s Jeff, and I’m a slop addict.

Thanks,

OTW

Thought maybe I was havin’ a flash back. Good to know that the forum is MIA.

Hopefully the powers that be will post our beloved forum agian.

Later,

OTW

…the thought of… well, suffice it to say, it just about brought tears of pain to me eyes!

My wife asked me one day if I’d ever -and I said, “uh, NO!”

“But it doesn’t hurt, they give you an injection to-”

“An injection!” I said… “What, a needle isn’t going to hurt the ol’ package?”

Blue’s more of a man than I.

Where’s the blue-balls smily face when you need it ?

Thanks ,

OTW

Hello,

Hey, that’s a good one.

OTW

Yeah, we’ll fish year round. My last tournament is in Nov. on Gaston then the next day on Kerr. After that, time to learn the jigin’ spoon in December; then make nice with the wife in January & Feb, then begin fishin’ tournaments is in March!

Talk to ya later,

OTW

Yesterday we got the rest of hurican Jeanne.

The rivers rose to 22ft (that’s about 10 more than full pool), causing roads to close and mudslides to begin.

On Smith Mountain lake (40,000 acres) all the boats in the boat houses are pushed up and smashed into the boat houses’ roofs!

Talk to you guys later,

OnTheWater

My first BFL as a coangler was with Chris Welch. The guy is a class act.

Thanks,

OnTheWater

Reel,

If you’ve not already done so, I’d get ahold of Champman or Rod Brady (920-277-1399).

Thanks ,

Hello, boys,

I know this brovarney fellow, and he’s a hoot !

Thanks, and good luck to all at the Super Tournament. I’ll be fishin’ the Super Tournament on Kerr in Va on 9/18-9/19.

Have a good one ,