20 consistent themes in this forum 2024
thinkingredneck reply :
I have stalked these forums for a while. I have learned a lot. The following seem to be consistent themes
1. Rage tail yamamoto, keitech and zoom soft baits
2. Gamakatsu, owner, trokar hooks
3. People have very strong opinions about hook shape.
4. Natural or tranlucent colors in clear water (up north, out west), dark or bright colors down south in stained or muddy.
5. Jig fishing approaches a cult like status
6. Most people prefer to either fish fast or slow. Not both. Fast with spinners, hard baits, toads, and slow with worms or jigs. It is the rare and great fisherman who is good with both.
7. Braid requires heavy hoooks,
8. Seibert or Northstar jigs
9. Senkos might be all I need to buy, but that seems boring
10. Snell, palomar, improved clinch, San Diego, Albright, Alberto knots
11. Braid in dirty water, fluro in clear. Mono? Do I need mono?
12. GP, watermellom red flake, june bug, black plastics
13. Sexy shad, chrome black back, gold black/blue back, fire tiger, citrus shad, crawfish in hard baits
14 . Pay attention when Catt, Tom, Mike S, Big O talk. I also enjoy Sir Snook alot and Big Bill for different perspectives. Many others also, but these stand out.
15. Nearly everyone has too much stuff and has trouble organizing
16. Jerkbaits and cranks seemed straight forward, but now I realize they are technical to understand and use to their full potential!
17. Whopper plopper
18. Structure, cover
19. Big baits equal big bass except when they don't
20. Don't let Elastec touch any other baits.
What am I missing?
J Francho reply :
Where's the Shimano vs. Daiwa battle?
Great post!
A-Jay reply :
I noticed that you neglected to acknowledge the thousands upon thousands of the great fishing reports, pictures & videos that are such a huge part of this great site.
And how about all the great deals made and currently being offered in the BR Flea Market ?
Good Stuff right there.
So yes, Id say you're missing something.
Interesting 2nd post (in 7 years) btw
A-Jay
Catt reply :
It's never operator error, it's always the wrong rod, reel, line, or lure!
Darren. reply :
LOL... Dude, you are missing the wacky rig! 
IndianaFinesse reply :
You forgot one more thing. You should never, under any circumstances, ask about weather bass care about line visibility or not. Selective harvest versus strict c&r is a dangerous topic to.
Preytorien reply :
On 8/9/2017 at 10:36 PM, IndianaFinesse said:You forgot one more thing. You should never, under any circumstances, ask about weather bass care about line visibility or not. Selective harvest versus strict c&r is a dangerous topic to.
Yes, be careful with those and also tread lightly on ethics of bed fishing
On 8/9/2017 at 9:50 PM, thinkingredneck said:I have stalked these forums for a while. I have learned a lot. The following seem to be consistent themes
1. Rage tail yamamoto, keitech and zoom soft baits
2. Gamakatsu, owner, trokar hooks
3. People have very strong opinions about hook shape.
4. Natural or tranlucent colors in clear water (up north, out west), dark or bright colors down south in stained or muddy.
5. Jig fishing approaches a cult like status
6. Most people prefer to either fish fast or slow. Not both. Fast with spinners, hard baits, toads, and slow with worms or jigs. It is the rare and great fisherman who is good with both.
7. Braid requires heavy hoooks,
8. Seibert or Northstar jigs
9. Senkos might be all I need to buy, but that seems boring
10. Snell, palomar, improved clinch, San Diego, Albright, Alberto knots
11. Braid in dirty water, fluro in clear. Mono? Do I need mono?
12. GP, watermellom red flake, june bug, black plastics
13. Sexy shad, chrome black back, gold black/blue back, fire tiger, citrus shad, crawfish in hard baits
14 . Pay attention when Catt, Tom, Mike S, Big O talk. I also enjoy Sir Snook alot and Big Bill for different perspectives. Many others also, but these stand out.
15. Nearly everyone has too much stuff and has trouble organizing
16. Jerkbaits and cranks seemed straight forward, but now I realize they are technical to understand and use to their full potential!
17. Whopper plopper
18. Structure, cover
19. Big baits equal big bass except when they don't
20. Don't let Elastec touch any other baits.
What am I missing?
This might be one of the best posts I've seen in a while. This pretty much sums up about 70% of the content I see on a daily basis. Haha!
npl_texas reply :
Don't forget Lew's!
Choporoz reply :
Toss in a little ned, a bit of what rod/reel should I get, and a few stucture/covers, and you're all set
J Francho reply :
On 8/9/2017 at 10:52 PM, Choporoz said:Toss in a little ned, a bit of what rod/reel should I get, and a few stucture/covers, and you're all set
It is a requirement that ANY threads that reference the Ned rig (poop jig) must be at least 7 pages long! I mean, it's a really complicated technique.
npl_texas reply :
On 8/9/2017 at 10:52 PM, Choporoz said:Toss in a little ned, a bit of what rod/reel should I get, and a few stucture/covers, and you're all set
It is funny that someone like myself, who didn't know what the NED rig was prior to joining, that when you look at a huge thread like that you do assume it must be something complicated.
I'm reading through it wondering what I'm missing. LOL.
Yeajray231 reply :
Honestly this post just shows where you browse the most. Fishing tackle and general bass fishing.
There is something on here for everyone . From tackle making to help with your boat. And everything in between.
NYWayfarer reply :
You forgot,
21. Kastking reels are inferior as they cost under $100, unless you tried one.
Hez reply :
What about "Best rod and reel under $100"
That's a staple in this community
riverbasser reply :
You forgot All black cavitron buzzbaits and if tcbass keeps it up the teckel sprinkler frog thing, Buck Perry's spoonplugging. You left A-jay, team9, way2slow, jfranco, and the guy(who's name I can't remember but he posted the bass documentary), fishnkamp, and long typing roadwarrior out of guys to listen too.
Oh and fishmas! Can't forget that
flyfisher reply :
How can picture based weights not be on the list?
CTBassin860 reply :
Don't forget The Sprinker Frog. Normal and home made
NYWayfarer reply :
On 8/9/2017 at 11:20 PM, Yeajray231 said:Honestly this post just shows where you browse the most. Fishing tackle and general bass fishing.
There is something on here for everyone . From tackle making to help with your boat. And everything in between.
Stop making sense. This is a fun thread 
Yeajray231 reply :
@riverbasser I think you're talking about paulroberts
Many people on here offer good advice. Really depends on the advice you're seeking.
Jaderose reply :
"Which (insert virtually anything here) is best?
MickD reply :
You need mono or mono leaders for surface lures. FC takes the line down and affects the action of many surface lures by pulling them under on the twitch.
Jaderose reply :
My personal favorite is "I haven't fished in 147 years. How do I catch bass?"
*might be a bit exaggerated*
fishballer06 reply :
You forgot the age old question that gets asked a dozen times every winter...
"If you were stranded with only one lure..."
Mike L reply :
What to use where, how and when....
Mike
Team9nine reply :
- Fluorocarbon sucks
- Braid is great, with or without a leader
- Gliss is bliss
- Yozuri Hybrid is better than all of them
- Only Catt still throws mono
- Problem is, there is no such thing as monofilament anymore. It's either a monomer, polymer, hybrid, copolymer or some other technical variation. Don't worry if you get them confused and use the wrong term; you will be corrected
- Everybody fishes or throws at structure these days even though nobody can agree on its definition
- You're either a practitioner of Midwest Finesse or a Ned Rig thrower, but likely not both
- Everybody wants to know what the best " " is, but it turns out opinions suggest that everything is the best to someone
- Everyone likes to know what your 1, 3, 5, 10 best lures (or models within a lure type) are, but in reality, nobody asking or answering the question has that few lures, or could ever live with such limited options; but it's always fun to dream anyway
- Could someone please explain the relationship between IPT, gear ratio, leverage, and bicycles again?
- Reel drags are the greatest modern innovation since channel lock pliers
J Francho reply :
Thanks @Team9nine. How do you get Cherry Coke off the monitor?
Choporoz reply :
On 8/10/2017 at 12:57 AM, Team9nine said:- Fluorocarbon sucks
Perhaps...but does it STRETCH?
Yeajray231 reply :
On 8/9/2017 at 11:30 PM, Finesse Wayfarer said:You forgot,
21. Kastking reels are inferior as they cost under $100, unless you tried one.
Or unless you bought the royale... apparently.
riverbasser reply :
On 8/9/2017 at 11:54 PM, Yeajray231 said:@riverbasser I think you're talking about paulroberts
Many people on here offer good advice. Really depends on the advice you're seeking.
Yep that's him. And you are absolutely right about that I was just thinking of some of the older or "seasoned" anglers we have on here that seem to specialize in particular subjects. Lot of great folks on here
Subaqua Adinterim reply :
On 8/9/2017 at 9:50 PM, thinkingredneck said:I also enjoy Sir Snook a lot
I really miss his perspective
On a less serious note - Should I use snap swivels, snaps, or just tie direct?
GrumpyOlPhartte reply :
Hmmm. What about, "With whom would you rather be stranded on a desert island? J-Lo or Angelina?" Eek! Wrong site! I meant, "With whom would you rather spend a day fishing?" (In either version my answer would still be "Angelina" although at my age I don't know what I'd do with her ... mebbe have her hold the spool why I loaded line on my reels.)
Choporoz reply :
no hands?
Sam reply :
I can't get my photos to post.
RB 77 reply :
Pretty accurate. I especially like #5.
Dorado reply :
Jig fishermen cult comment had me cracking up!!!
OP, you forgot to add another common theme...... bass angler wannabes, like me, think what works for me should apply to everyone in all locations throughout the U. S. no matter what!
Mjmj reply :
This is a great post!! Thank you for the humor
BuzzHudson19c reply :
Top water baits should only come in white or black.
Don't call it a "rat l trap" or "chatterbate," it's a lipless crankbait, bladed jig.
deep reply :
I can't catch fish because I'm stuck on the shore.
thinkingredneck reply :
Thanks for your responses. I need to correct my first statement. I have been stalking this specific forum reading back to 2012.
I also left out A-Jay's punch rig. I even bought one to try! From Siebert's! And rage tails.
I think many people ask for corroboration rather than information.
I don't post much, that is true. Don't know much. I have read a lot of the articles and watched a lot of videos/ you tube posts on here. Good stuff.
now if I had to choose fishing with Glen or J-Lo,.no contest. Sorry, Glen.
scaleface reply :
21 Bass taste horrible . Bass are delicious .
Raul reply :
On 8/9/2017 at 10:31 PM, Catt said:It's never operator error, it's always the wrong rod, reel, line, or lure!
And the wrong location or presentation.
soflabasser reply :
On 8/9/2017 at 11:34 PM, flyfisher said:How can picture based weights not be on the list?
LOL
soflabasser reply :
On 8/10/2017 at 12:14 AM, fishballer06 said:You forgot the age old question that gets asked a dozen times every winter...
"If you were stranded with only one lure..."
I see this question often presented in different ways. Its like they think they are going to hit a home run knowing the exact lure a certain member uses. It takes more than that to be consistently good at bass fishing!
Bluebasser86 reply :
How much does this bass weigh? And if you guess less than I think it was when I caught it, you're wrong.
I like that I don't feel like a lot of the list applies to my line of thinking, makes me feel like I'm doing something right
KDW96 reply :
Oh my !!! You all will pay a dear price for not including someone here.
Everyones lil friend the BAIT MONKEY 
d-camarena reply :
although i disagree most people on here think diawa>shimano
fishwizzard reply :
On 8/9/2017 at 10:31 PM, Catt said:It's never operator error, it's always the wrong rod, reel, line, or lure!
Look, with just my arm I can't throw a jig way up into a tree so when it happens while fishing it's clearly the rod's fault.
J Francho reply :
How else are you gonna catch squirrels?
fishwizzard reply :
I feel it's a little unsportmanslike to catch them in the trees, I only ground-fish for squirrels.
In all seriousness, I started reading this site about two years ago and have learned a ton. I also have a ton more tackle piled all over my office, but I think that is just a coincidence.
J Francho reply :
On 8/10/2017 at 10:11 PM, Bunnielab said:I feel it's a little unsportmanslike to catch them in the trees, I only ground-fish for squirrels.
Phhht. Purist.
flyfisher reply :
On 8/10/2017 at 8:49 PM, d-camarena said:although i disagree most people on here think diawa>shimano
Nah, it's just the new Daiwa reels came out so people want more validation they made the best purchase lol
Preytorien reply :
Rod Warranties - which ones are good, which ones suck?
"Barely used" Metanium-DC-MGL-Hagane-SVS-Hedgehog Bearings best of everything - $200 TYD -- but no photos
J Francho reply :
On 8/10/2017 at 11:48 PM, Preytorien said:but no photos
This always makes me chuckle. Or, here's my PERSONAL CELL PHONE NUMBER for all the interwebz to see. Text, and I'll send pics.
snake95 reply :
*21. Does anyone else have as much trouble controlling their tackle buying impulses as I do? Is this NORMAL?
Hez reply :
On 8/11/2017 at 4:12 AM, snake95 said:*21. Does anyone else have as much trouble controlling their tackle buying impulses as I do? Is this NORMAL?
Definitely normal
Paul Roberts reply :
Really fun post. Thanks TRN. So much I could comment on. But won't. I'm just readn em.
jtharris3 reply :
Love this thread!
Oh yeah, Ned Rig!
Hez reply :
I feel the Tracker Heritage thread should be added to the updated list
ratherbfishin1 reply :
Don't forget the best hollow body frog
jbmaine reply :
When asking which is the best fish finder, everyone says theirs is ( that's kind of a tease because they'll never give it to you).
Universal answers
Is the screen on my fish finder big enough--- NO!
Do I need more rods and reels---YES!
Do I need more tackle-----YES!
Does my boat go fast enough----NO!
Should I buy this---- NO!, buy the more expensive one!
Do I need a bigger tow vehicle---- YES!
Buffdaddy54 reply :
I was gunna say "this is my budget, what's the best....."
Someone always says "well if you spend a little more"
.ghoti. reply :
On 8/10/2017 at 10:11 PM, fishwizzard said:I feel it's a little unsportmanslike to catch them in the trees, I only ground-fish for squirrels.
On 8/10/2017 at 10:16 PM, J Francho said:
Phhht. Purist.
A true sportsman will only catch them on the rise.
Way north bass guy reply :
On 4/5/2018 at 4:39 AM, .ghoti. said:A true sportsman will only catch them on the rise.
And only take the males!
Will Wetline reply :
I use the ground presentation to catch squirrels. It is, admittedly, difficult to revive them for release after I've run them over.
thinkingredneck reply :
Funny this thread got resurrected. It was meant to be tongue in cheek, obviously. However, not mentioning the Bait Monkey sure got him stirred up.
Jaderose reply :
Left handed or Right Handed Reels. Which is best and why are you wrong?
OperationEagle reply :
Just bought all three flavors of MegaStrike. Do scents work?
Wait...Oh my God they just added "Squid" as a new flavor!...
EDIT: Just bought all three FOUR flavors of MegaStrike.
NYWayfarer reply :
On 8/9/2017 at 9:50 PM, thinkingredneck said:What am I missing?
21. Why is *** blocked, why can't I talk about them?
the reel ess reply :
You forgot to mention that rods just defect and break all by themselves without any help from the user.
BassWhole! reply :
On 8/10/2017 at 10:11 PM, fishwizzard said:I feel it's a little unsportmanslike to catch them in the trees, I only ground-fish for squirrels.
Oh good, I'm not the only one who balls up peanut butter on a small treble, bologna works for cats...
LCG reply :
On 8/9/2017 at 9:50 PM, thinkingredneck said:. Nearly everyone has too much stuff and has trouble organizing
I just spent most of today doing just this
J Francho reply :
peddle, petal, pedal, paddle, piddle, puddle
kayakers need to learn how to spell
fishwizzard reply :
On 4/10/2018 at 4:40 AM, reason said:Oh good, I'm not the only one who balls up peanut butter on a small treble, bologna works for cats...
So just today I was playing with new rod in the yard when I noticed the barn cat was stalking my jig as I was dragging it along the driveway. Not wanting to hook her, I whipped the jig back in and hit myself right in the wedding tackle. That cat better catch a lot of mice this year.....
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 4/10/2018 at 11:56 PM, fishwizzard said:So just today I was playing with new rod in the yard when I noticed the barn cat was stalking my jig as I was dragging it along the driveway. Not wanting to hook her, I whipped the jig back in and hit myself right in the wedding tackle. That cat better catch a lot of mice this year.....
You missed out, a panicked cat can pull a lot of drag in a hurry. Invest in some good leather gloves (preferably that go to the elbow, or cover your entire body), and some long handled pliers. I prefer something with treble hooks because of a cats tendency to swat at a bait, I find them difficult to hook on single hooked baits.
On 4/10/2018 at 2:53 AM, NYWayfarer said:21. Why is *** blocked, why can't I talk about them?
The forum rules and FAQ's are your friend on questions like this,
Why does the site or product name I posted show up as "another site" or as ***?
First it has nothing to do with competition. In most cases, it has something to do with the bullet point above - site owners not abiding by the rules of the forum, or over-zealous pro-staffers spamming the forums. In some cases, however, the site owner specifically requested that we do not link to their site.
Cak920 reply :
On 8/10/2017 at 12:57 AM, Team9nine said:
- Everybody wants to know what the best " " is, but it turns out opinions suggest that everything is the best to someone
That is a great life quote!
Bass Turd reply :
On 4/10/2018 at 11:56 PM, fishwizzard said:So just today I was playing with new rod in the yard when I noticed the barn cat was stalking my jig as I was dragging it along the driveway. Not wanting to hook her, I whipped the jig back in and hit myself right in the wedding tackle. That cat better catch a lot of mice this year.....
...wedding tackle... now that's funny!
"I've never caught anything on a jig."
How often do you fish a jig?
"Never."
Hmmmmm
Cak920 reply :
On 8/10/2017 at 11:08 PM, flyfisher said:Nah, it's just the new Daiwa reels came out so people want more validation they made the best purchase lol
Nah. I own both and hands down like Daiwa reels over shimano. Shimano is my second favorite.
Wurming67 reply :
You forgot Costa's!!!
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