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    how do you know what colors too fish, when to fish them, and how do you find all this out?

    i know u basically try to match the water color...everyone i have asked keeps tellin me too "match the hatch"...well that would be fine and dandy if i knew how the hell to do that.

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    just go get some shiners and a cork!!!!!!!!
    "Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs.
    I am haunted by waters" Norman Maclean.

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    When you going to make the trip over here for a bass catchin' lesson? I am probably going tomorrow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by trailertrash View Post
    When you going to make the trip over here for a bass catchin' lesson? I am probably going tomorrow.
    me or phoneman?

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    I ain't inviting phoneman no where. I hate phones!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phone Man View Post
    just go get some shiners and a cork!!!!!!!!
    LOL!!! ur buddy must have told u about helpin us catch shiners....if not, i have said too much and forget i ever said anything...lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by trailertrash View Post
    I ain't inviting phoneman no where. I hate phones!
    lol...let me know when and where u want me too show u how to catch em and i will be there...lol

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    Suppose to be partly cloudy with low 50's tomorrow and wind out the North at 14. What you want to do? I got a small lake over here that we can try but it will have to be early, probably 8 when we hit it. You think you can stand 40 degree's and a little wind to catch a bass?

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    Quote Originally Posted by trailertrash View Post
    Suppose to be partly cloudy with low 50's tomorrow and wind out the North at 14. What you want to do? I got a small lake over here that we can try but it will have to be early, probably 8 when we hit it. You think you can stand 40 degree's and a little wind to catch a bass?
    oh yeah...i believe i can handle it...lol
    Last edited by highballing22; 02-15-2009 at 06:40 PM.

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    Damn now I got to use the phone. You ain't scared to fish out a little boat... IS U?

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    Damn... I can't find your number? What's the number????

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    Quote Originally Posted by trailertrash View Post
    Damn... I can't find your number? What's the number????
    ill shoot ya a pm

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    Roger

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    TTT...im sure someone on here knows...im thinkin artdevilish know but just wont speak up

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    see there talk crap about phones and look what happens. I hate em too, but they pay for my duck hunting crap. So call alot more, cuz i need a boat
    Last edited by Phone Man; 02-15-2009 at 08:44 PM.
    "Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs.
    I am haunted by waters" Norman Maclean.

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    Clear water= translucent colors on plastics,crankbaits- blues,silvers,greens,spinnerbaits -white skirt-silver willowleaf blades ( leave the shallow water or back way off)

    stained water= dark solid colors on plastics.crankbaits-gold,orange,blacklbue,spinnerbaits-chatruese skirt,gold blades

    muddy water= chartruese or any dark plastic with firetail with glass rattle, crankbaits-chartrues,gold,orange or any rattle bait, spinnerbait-chatruese skirt heavy double colorodo blade in gold

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    Bill Dance says that you can't go wrong as long as it's white, chartreuse, or white/chartreuse.

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    In a nut shell the clear water as natural looking as possible and dirty water dark colors like blue and black work well. Also like barn sid rattles work good in dirty water gives the fish something to come to.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg View Post
    Bill Dance says that you can't go wrong as long as it's white, chartreuse, or white/chartreuse.
    Yeah, and he also says that "any color worm will catch a bass as long as it's blue."

    I've caught the hell out of bass in dark water with a white lure and I've caught the hell out of bass in clear water with a black plastic worm. Go figure.

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    Fish - I agree with you on that fo sho!
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