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Posted: 25 September 2011 06:33 AM   [ Ignore ]
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Hello all. I have been on this forum for almost a week know so I guess I’m a little late with this post but I figured it wouldn’t hurt. My name is Randall, I am 29 years. I live with my fiance and daughter in southeast Indiana. I am currently a full time student. I love to fish almost any chance that I can get which is usually 1 or 2 a week if possible. I have used spinner reels my whole life so I thought I’d mix it up a bit and try something new. I’ve been battling with the new baitcaster for about 2 weeks now. I getting it more and more day by day. I fished quite a bit when I was younger but I hadn’t fished in years until a couple months ago and now I’m back full circle with all new gear. I love the bass fishing and its really the only type of fishing I do with the occasional crappie or something. Thanks again for everyone being so nice and helpful. It’s nice to know that there are still good people out threre.


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Posted: 25 September 2011 07:46 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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welcome and glad to have you. the guys on this forum are the best and have a wealth of knowledge that they want to share. feel free to ask questions and also offer your knowledge and observations. Twitch is in southern Indiana, so you got a fellow forum member close by. GL

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Posted: 25 September 2011 11:27 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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Welcome to the forum Randall. You should learn a ton from some of the best Basswhackers on the Internet

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Posted: 25 September 2011 12:21 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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It’s good to have you on the forum Randall.

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Posted: 25 September 2011 04:05 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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welcome to the forum…what are you studying?

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Posted: 25 September 2011 05:25 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]
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Thanks everybody. Well believe it or not Nursing. I’ve worked tons of different jobs over the years but the medical field is really the only place you can find a job anywhere you go in a short amount of time. It’s definitely not what I really wanted to do, but closing in on 30 I had to start making some Career decisions, not just job decisions. It’s definitely tough and its pushing me to do things that I would have never thought I could do. I always thought I’d end up in construction, engineering, or something along those lines but there’s just no jobs in those fields in this economy. So I had to suck it up and do whats best for me and my family. We all do it at some point in our lives. Thanks again everybody, I definitely enjoy the conversations we have and everything that I’ve learned in the past couple weeks. It’s good to meet you all.

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Posted: 25 September 2011 08:01 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]
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Welcome, I always ask the same thing to the newbies. What’s your fav bait and color?  BH

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Posted: 25 September 2011 08:13 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]
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Welcome aboard and have fun.  Great site and great info.

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Posted: 25 September 2011 08:55 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 8 ]
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Good to hear from ya.  This is a great site.

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Posted: 25 September 2011 09:18 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 9 ]
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Well, I use a lot of different baits but I would have to say that rattle traps are my favorite. I like the 1/2 oz bleeding blue and chrome Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap with #2 red triple grips. I also love the strike-king red eye shad in almost any color. The cordell rattle traps are also in my box. I love the versatility in depth and how much water you can cover in a short period of time with the lipless crankbaits. At a local pond here I can cover probably 10 acres of water in less than an hour and that’s from the bank. If I had a boat I’m sure it could be more. What about you guys, what’s your favorite baits and colors?

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Posted: 25 September 2011 09:20 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 10 ]
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Oh I forgot to mention the action of the red eye shad. I have never seen a lure with such great action. Its amazing the way it feels when I’m ripping it out of the grass and feel that hit. Man I love that feeling. Priceless.

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Posted: 26 September 2011 12:44 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 11 ]
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  Glad to meet you Randall, welcome to basswhacker haven.grin

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Posted: 26 September 2011 07:46 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 12 ]
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Welcome to the site Randall. Where are you living in SE Indiana? I live on the Ohio River in Madison.

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Posted: 26 September 2011 09:19 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 13 ]
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RattleTrapManiac - 25 September 2011 05:25 PM

Thanks everybody. Well believe it or not Nursing. I’ve worked tons of different jobs over the years but the medical field is really the only place you can find a job anywhere you go in a short amount of time. It’s definitely not what I really wanted to do, but closing in on 30 I had to start making some Career decisions, not just job decisions. It’s definitely tough and its pushing me to do things that I would have never thought I could do. I always thought I’d end up in construction, engineering, or something along those lines but there’s just no jobs in those fields in this economy. So I had to suck it up and do whats best for me and my family. We all do it at some point in our lives. Thanks again everybody, I definitely enjoy the conversations we have and everything that I’ve learned in the past couple weeks. It’s good to meet you all.

cool beans man. my sister is a nurse, my mom is a flebotomist, my oldest brother is currently going to school to be a doctor, and im interested in occupational therapy. so the medical field is definetly part of my family haha.

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Posted: 26 September 2011 09:21 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 14 ]
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RattleTrapManiac - 25 September 2011 05:25 PM

Thanks everybody. Well believe it or not Nursing. I’ve worked tons of different jobs over the years but the medical field is really the only place you can find a job anywhere you go in a short amount of time. It’s definitely not what I really wanted to do, but closing in on 30 I had to start making some Career decisions, not just job decisions. It’s definitely tough and its pushing me to do things that I would have never thought I could do. I always thought I’d end up in construction, engineering, or something along those lines but there’s just no jobs in those fields in this economy. So I had to suck it up and do whats best for me and my family. We all do it at some point in our lives. Thanks again everybody, I definitely enjoy the conversations we have and everything that I’ve learned in the past couple weeks. It’s good to meet you all.

cool beans man. my sister is a nurse, my mom is a flebotomist, my oldest brother is currently going to school to be a doctor, and im interested in occupational therapy. so the medical field is definetly part of my family haha.

Your mom is a vampire. So is my wife…............and so am I on occasion vampire

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Posted: 26 September 2011 09:24 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 15 ]
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twitch - 26 September 2011 09:21 AM
BORN2FISH001 - 26 September 2011 09:19 AM
RattleTrapManiac - 25 September 2011 05:25 PM

Thanks everybody. Well believe it or not Nursing. I’ve worked tons of different jobs over the years but the medical field is really the only place you can find a job anywhere you go in a short amount of time. It’s definitely not what I really wanted to do, but closing in on 30 I had to start making some Career decisions, not just job decisions. It’s definitely tough and its pushing me to do things that I would have never thought I could do. I always thought I’d end up in construction, engineering, or something along those lines but there’s just no jobs in those fields in this economy. So I had to suck it up and do whats best for me and my family. We all do it at some point in our lives. Thanks again everybody, I definitely enjoy the conversations we have and everything that I’ve learned in the past couple weeks. It’s good to meet you all.

cool beans man. my sister is a nurse, my mom is a flebotomist, my oldest brother is currently going to school to be a doctor, and im interested in occupational therapy. so the medical field is definetly part of my family haha.

Your mom is a vampire. So is my wife…............and so am I on occasion vampire

haha as long as your not from twilight

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