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milehi

I was told years ago by a really good trout guy the best was for a biginner was to use the lightest line you can with the lightest weight, power bait on a small hook. throw it out, let it fall to the bottom. Reel it in & do it again.

milehi

Maurice Hollybee had a nice little tackle shop in Redlands think it was back then. Believe Nollar still fishes Perris a little

milehi

Happy birthday Tom. I'm right there with you & you aren't kidding

milehi

I remember from way back smallmouth expert Billy Nichols said he hears the tick

milehi

Anyone know about these?

milehi

Thanks jigs. Been tying my own jigs for pushing 50 years, total hack. Was just wondering if you had a magic way to cut the strips getting started but I guess scissors are it. Again, beautiful stuff

milehi

Not for me but beautiful baits, How do you cut your material when you're getting ready to tie. scissors?

milehi

Alot of the old west coast tourny guys owe him alot & know it

milehi

Once again Tom is a wealth of information, way cool bit of info

milehi

He's a good guy

milehi

You are a wealth of information Tom, thats so cool!

milehi

We used to have a bounty on them at my little lake till we got hooked up with the state, not allowed. Maybe thats what happened at clear lake. Personally still don't think we have a problem

milehi

Uncle Josh #11 frog in cold water

milehi

Been probably 15 years since I bought the ones I like, appears they're no longer out there. dale hollow ones are very close but have a wire weed guard I dont like. Probably the few I have will last, won' really smallmouth fish that long. Thanks for the help. sorry to be picky but a privlage of old age

milehi

Looking for as far as I know the original punisher II craft hair jigs, made in Celina, Tenn.

milehi

Thanks Tom, the dale hollow jigs are not what I'm looking for, Wish I still had some U2 split tail eels, still have some really ugly bucktail jigs I tied years ago

milehi

Anyone know where I can find some Punisher hair jigs? Going to get back to do a little smallmouth fishing & I'm down to a couple. Thanks

milehi

Still some fun stuff here from time to time

milehi

AAA for both

milehi

Had a guy fall in after a long day smallmouth fishing up here, 43* water. Got him in ok but he refused to change into the extra clothes I keep in the boat. His cabin was maybe 5 minutes away, almost didn't make it. Scary, put a ladder on the boat a couple of days later

milehi

Trace, that carpet was not good?

milehi

Thanks, was wondering if anyone had bought carpet from this company. Mine is platinum, not overly common

milehi

So sorry about your wife. Dealing with the byproduct on a botched injection for macular, no joke. Hope she does well

milehi

Going to recarpet, anyone know anything about Marine Carpeting, the company? Trying to match the existing color

milehi

For me, up in the socal mountains, the colder months with low 40s water temp is way better. Pretty much throw an 8" hudd 12 or a bluegill bait Can get them in the warmer months but not the same. When I'm not throwing a big bait mostly old school flipping a jig, again best in colder water

milehi

Lot of old farts on here, joining you in about a week. Always look forward to your takes on things, come a long way from Big Bear. Happy birthday Tom

milehi

Got that right! Amazing I can live without stuff

milehi

Going to recarpet my '96 champ, not sure what weight carpet I should use. Thanks

milehi

Did you used to drive down tp so cal & sell your jigs?

milehi

Good for him, seems like a nice kid

milehi

Thanks Tom. February thru April my favorite time to fish here, best time to get bigger fish. Going to miss looks like, not even able to walk the bank

milehi

Been here 43 years, never seen it like this. probably be May before I can get the boat out. Good idea though

milehi

I fi sh a lake thats wall to wall docks & skip frogs alot. Have used a handfull of rods but never found one I was really comfortable with, Like something not much over 7', doesn't . need to be real heavy

milehi

They put a big scooper on a barge, hell of a mess. so cal

milehi

Not trying to defend anyone but they do some dredging in my little lake, getting permits is next to impossible

milehi

Also met him at BAT, gave me some advice on catching suspended smallmouth on my little lake. Heck of a nice guy, wouldn't be shock me to see him fish the BASS legends

milehi

My buddy who lives in bb thinks it out at the gun range

milehi

Thanks Tom. Didn't know about the 9, a guy claimed the record a few years ago with a 6_4, go figure. Know of 3 legit 8s from the early 80s

milehi

Had Tom in mind when I posted this, know he had an 8 out of big bear in the late '60s I believe. Think the bbz buy had a mid 13 out of piru I think

milehi

How big did northerns get before Orvile Ball hard the great idea to import pure florida strain bass to cali

milehi

Been making my own plain jane ones since the '70s but the best I ever bought were skinny bear grizs'

milehi

Tom, used that combo for years with a U2 split tail eel in brown, purple or chartruse

milehi

I'm on a little mountain lake often howls in the winter, tying up to some of the long multiples & dropping a spoon in the slips, deep to shallow has caught a bunch of fish for me. I find fishing one alot of fun, don't know why more people don't do it

milehi

Believe Gan Gappen made a bait like that but pre rigged way back

milehi

Been dealing with the same issue since memorial day, woke up & all I could see out of my left eye was black. Finally did surgery about a month or so in, better but like looking through a sandblasted window underwater. Going to be ok I guess, long haul. Pulling for the guy, seems to be a nice per...

milehi

I live in socal, never even be close to the delta & love them

milehi

I'm with Mark

milehi

Looking for some magnets for line thru swimbaits, last ones I bought were way to strong

milehi

Always called them squawfish

milehi

A couple of guys did it pretty well on my little lake that gets lots of wind & horrible boat trafic. Trick was a tm front & back

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