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#7148372 - 02/08/12 05:04 PM
Re: Let's Hear Your Best Tips that Save Time, Money, and help to Catch more Bass!!!!
[Re: Monte Coon]
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Angler
Registered: 04/07/09
Posts: 477
Loc: Colleyville, Tx
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One cost cutting thing I’ve found is when changing out braided line I reverse the old, frayed, and faded line back onto another reel just like it was coming off the spool. You end up with the old line as backing and the brand new line becomes your main line.
Same goes for flouro/mono as long as its not super old. Spray a little line conditioner on and you're in bidness.
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#7148379 - 02/08/12 05:05 PM
Re: Let's Hear Your Best Tips that Save Time, Money, and help to Catch more Bass!!!!
[Re: Monte Coon]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 02/18/08
Posts: 1147
Loc: Texas
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......listening to Red Ranger!
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#7148582 - 02/08/12 05:49 PM
Re: Let's Hear Your Best Tips that Save Time, Money, and help to Catch more Bass!!!!
[Re: Monte Coon]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 12/16/11
Posts: 98
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. My cost cutting tip is when you have caught a couple fish on the plastic your using bite about 1/2'' off the tip and rehook good for a couple more fish.
Edited by Bass Hawk (02/08/12 10:35 PM)
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#7148598 - 02/08/12 05:53 PM
Re: Let's Hear Your Best Tips that Save Time, Money, and help to Catch more Bass!!!!
[Re: Monte Coon]
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Angler
Registered: 05/04/11
Posts: 355
Loc: Keller,Texas
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I hope you get some serious responses- I am interested to hear some tips-
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#7148621 - 02/08/12 05:58 PM
Re: Let's Hear Your Best Tips that Save Time, Money, and help to Catch more Bass!!!!
[Re: Monte Coon]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 01/26/12
Posts: 69
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I quit worrying about color years ago, so I could have a bait,(any bait), in the water more.
Now I catch more fish.
Once you're around fish, depth and speed of retrieve are way more important than color.
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#7148628 - 02/08/12 06:00 PM
Re: Let's Hear Your Best Tips that Save Time, Money, and help to Catch more Bass!!!!
[Re: Monte Coon]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 12/16/11
Posts: 98
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Mine was serious but here is another. When taking off your old line to recycle take the end to your old spool take a Dremel tool and tighten the rubber bit till it bits and hit the button take off what you want and turn in for recycle.
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#7148632 - 02/08/12 06:01 PM
Re: Let's Hear Your Best Tips that Save Time, Money, and help to Catch more Bass!!!!
[Re: Bayjohn]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 04/20/10
Posts: 2208
Loc: Royse City
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I am interested to hear some tips- big +1
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#7148654 - 02/08/12 06:08 PM
Re: Let's Hear Your Best Tips that Save Time, Money, and help to Catch more Bass!!!!
[Re: Bass Hawk]
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Angler
Registered: 05/04/11
Posts: 355
Loc: Keller,Texas
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Mine was serious but here is another. When taking off your old line to recycle take the end to your old spool take a Dremel tool and tighten the rubber bit till it bits and hit the button take off what you want and turn in for recycle. I wasn't reffering to you sir- Great tips
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#7148661 - 02/08/12 06:10 PM
Re: Let's Hear Your Best Tips that Save Time, Money, and help to Catch more Bass!!!!
[Re: Monte Coon]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 12/16/11
Posts: 98
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Here's one for you tube fisherman Take some gauze soak it in your favorite scent. Cut some off and stuff it in the tube and when your pulling it off the bottom it releases the scent.
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#7148666 - 02/08/12 06:11 PM
Re: Let's Hear Your Best Tips that Save Time, Money, and help to Catch more Bass!!!!
[Re: Monte Coon]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 12/16/11
Posts: 98
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You can also add weight to your favorite frog by stuffing worm rattles in the holes adds weight and noise
Edited by Bass Hawk (02/08/12 06:12 PM)
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#7149120 - 02/08/12 08:04 PM
Re: Let's Hear Your Best Tips that Save Time, Money, and help to Catch more Bass!!!!
[Re: Monte Coon]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 05/24/07
Posts: 1133
Loc: Driving home with your money
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As far as being more efficient on the water the biggest step I made last year was building a go to box. It’s a Plano box that’s loaded with everything I plan to use in a day on the water from hooks, weights, plastics, etc… All in the same box it saves lots of time and beats digging and digging for a particular bag of worms, speed crawls, senkos, or what ever I plan to use. They are all in the same place and it also keeps me on track and focused on catching fish rather than thinking of what trick I can try next. I leave that box out on the deck all day so it’s always at my finger tips no digging equals more time fishing!!! I have the same thing with "Da Box" written on the sides.
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#7149189 - 02/08/12 08:19 PM
Re: Let's Hear Your Best Tips that Save Time, Money, and help to Catch more Bass!!!!
[Re: Monte Coon]
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Pro Angler
Registered: 06/05/08
Posts: 902
Loc: Celina, Tx.
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I dont know about making me catch more fish but saving money anyway. I use to run around the lake while prefishing full blast. 70MPH everywhere, and I see guys doing it all the time. With the gas prices I have slowed it down to the 50-55 range and have saved alot of gas.
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#7149229 - 02/08/12 08:26 PM
Re: Let's Hear Your Best Tips that Save Time, Money, and help to Catch more Bass!!!!
[Re: LvilleLrat]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 05/27/08
Posts: 1436
Loc: Northeast Texas
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Since it is almost bed fishing time, here is a tip I have used in the past for marking beds. Take a length of line and put a large weight ( 1 oz will do) on the end. On the other end put one of the large Red and white bobbers. When you spot a bed toss out the weight and bobber to the right or left of the bed then back off and fish it without spooking or blowing mud on the bed from the trolling motor. Good tip thanks.
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#7149447 - 02/08/12 09:07 PM
Re: Let's Hear Your Best Tips that Save Time, Money, and help to Catch more Bass!!!!
[Re: Monte Coon]
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Angler
Registered: 07/10/09
Posts: 310
Loc: Dallas, TX / Prior Ohio'n...
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here's an old tip I had to dust off for ya...to save some time out on the water, take your tackle box into the crapper with ya to sharpen/replace hooks and when the job is done so to speak be sure to check your shorts for any miss'placed baits/hooks that might catch'ya by surprise !!!
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#7149464 - 02/08/12 09:11 PM
Re: Let's Hear Your Best Tips that Save Time, Money, and help to Catch more Bass!!!!
[Re: Chad Hill]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 05/21/09
Posts: 1026
Loc: Del Rio / Lake Amistad
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I dont know about making me catch more fish but saving money anyway. I use to run around the lake while prefishing full blast. 70MPH everywhere, and I see guys doing it all the time. With the gas prices I have slowed it down to the 50-55 range and have saved alot of gas. Thats a good one. Only time I run the boat hard is for tournaments not in that much of a hurry outside of a tourney.
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#7150722 - 02/09/12 09:02 AM
Re: Let's Hear Your Best Tips that Save Time, Money, and help to Catch more Bass!!!!
[Re: Monte Coon]
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TFF Celebrity
Registered: 02/21/08
Posts: 6666
Loc: plano
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Save every pack of silica gel that you can get your hands on. Put a couple in each box and your hooks will last longer.
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