live bait...

Actually, I prefer artificials in many circumstances, and in many circumstances artificials are the BEST option... For instance, in MOST cases, I can catch MORE and BIGGER smallmouth bass on my hand tied hair jigs than I can catch on ANY bait....

However, in some cases, bait is best....If I can catch fish without having the hassle of live bait, fine... If not, I have NO problem using live bait..

One good example is fishing for LARGE, WILD trout in small streams...

If you can catch as many big trout on ANY artificial as I can catch on live night crawlers, have at it... I'm talking big wild brown trout from 15 to 20 inches...Perhaps we can make a little wager........

As far as live VS. dead bait, live bait is nearly ALWAYS as good as dead bait, and in many cases, it's MUCH better...

Pygmy, you got sointo that one you forgot to ask a question.

River or Stream?

Stream a nice wide deep stream

Would you wade in a Florida lake that you knew had gators and moccassins??

Yes or no

Isn't a river a stream...??... Sorry...Just being a smarta**......

I assume by a stream, you mean a SMALLER stream, like what we call a Creek ( or rather ,CRIK) up here in the Foothills of the Apallachians...

In that context.....STREAM...

In answer to Chuck's question.... YES ...

I have no greatphobia of gators or snakes... I respect 'em andkeep an EYE peeled for 'em, but I don't let fear of them ruin my fun...

Alaska for halibut/salmon orCentral America for tarpon/snook

Alaska....I would love that to be a reality.

Favorite double colors on rubber worms

Black/ blue Black/green black/ red

Black/Green

When cloudy out which do you prefer

Natural Colors or Bright Colors

natural colors

Any color is fine as long as it is brown......


as a rod material graphite or glass/composite ....??....

Graphite


Favorite month to bass fish in the south PICK ONE

Feb. Mar. Apr. May.

march

and mine would be coleslaw and fried potoates

List of your feast of a dream including the fish.

me-
rainbow trout fillets with pepper
fried panfish
fried potoates
coleslaw
ceasar salad
nacho's with dip
rootbeer

Deep Fried pieces of walleye and burbot covered in lemon juice and salt and pepper, sides would be coleslaw, some sliced fried potatoes, and brown beans, with a nice cold Canadian too rinse it down withmmmmmmm

You come across a really really freshly killed animal laying in the creek you are fishing and you have that feeling something is watching you, there is a steep rocky hill on one side of you and a really thick pine forest on the other side of you, and you are in the Rocky Mountain foothills.What do you do.(this happened to me, very scary experience)

1. Do you just continue on fishing and act as if the dead animal isnt there

2. Do you climb up the hill to the top to escape the area and situation, and head down stream a bit more then climb down and continue fishing,

3. Do you turn back and head the other way and just call it a day

4. Do you start throwing stones and such into the trees too possibly scare whatever might be in the trees away and continue on fishing