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The current record in Illinois for the largest largemouth bass is 13 pounds, 1 ounce — a mark Rick Herring says he would have eclipsed were it not for poor timing.

Herring went out for a regular day May 20, fishing with his brother at his side. They went to their favorite pond east of Brighton. that day, he left with a 14-pound, 4-ounce largemouth bass.

Herring and his brother could not believe their eyes.

“I hugged it,” Herring said. “I was so pleased.”

Ed Walbel set the current record for Illinois’ biggest largemouth bass in February 1976.

Herring had everyone he knew, including many friends, help weigh the fish to get a precise measurement, which was 14 pounds, 4 ounces each time, he said. He then took it to his cousin to have it mounted.

Herring said he took the fish to a conservation agent to file the paperwork, but he didn’t realize the agent was retiring the next day. As it turns out, the documentation on the fish was turned in after a 90-day grace period, so his bass was not eligible for a state record.

But he said he expects to duplicate the feat this year because the ponds he fishes are full of big bass.

Herring lives in Brighton with his wife. Fishing has been his main leisure activity ever since he was a child.

“When I grew up, I had three brothers and two sisters. I was 14 when we got running water,” Herring said. “We lived north of Brighton on a farm and we used to fish, hunt and butcher our own meat.”

Herring and his brother continue to fish and even have contests to see who can catch the biggest fish. obviously, Herring won this time around.

It took about an hour to get a firm grip on the fish to get it into the boat. Herring also caught two 8 1/2-pound fish that day and said he could even fit one of the heads of the smaller fish into the largemouth bass.

The largemouth bass could have been larger, too.

“if the fish hadn’t laid its eggs before, it would have been around 17 pounds,” Herring said.

Besides fishing on his own time, Herring takes children out to teach them how to fish, with their parents’ permission.

Herring also does a lot of volunteer work and takes care of senior citizens in his town, along with his own mother, who is in a nursing home.

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I headed out for a few hours yesterday to one of my local spots (34 acre pond), plotting to fish for bass. I have bringing my light spinning rod with me recently to fill in some of the dead times when the bass aren't hitting. I usually put on a small spinner and get panfish, perch, and the occassional LMB. better than nothing. the place I went to yesterday is usually stocked with trout, at least in the spring. I'm not aware of fall trout stocking there. anyway, I started out fishing with my light action rod, mostly because it already had a small swivel on and it was ready to go. I put on a weighted Joe's Flies inline spinner and went to work. got my first hit within 5 minutes, and to my surprise, it was a rainbow trout! I was psyched because I've been trying for several years, with no luck, to get trout. got another trout a few minutes later. He wasn't a rainbow, and by looking at online photos after I got home, I think it was a small brown trout. I was out for 2-3 hours and ended up with six trout and a bunch of crappie, all on the same Joe's Flies spinner. the biggest trout was 13-14". Lots of fun on cheap light tackle (6ft light action St. Croix Triumph, a $29 Shimano Sienna reel, and 6lb Trilene XL). I know they weren't huge trout, but it was more than enough for me because I've only caught three trout in my life before yesterday. Even before yesterday, I've become a huge fan of the Joe's Flies. seems like anything will bite it. sorry, NO PICS because I didn't expect anything camera worthy. I know…no photos – didn't happen. I was just killing a Sunday afternoon and blowing off yard work for a day, and had a ton of fun doing it. I'm hoping to get out again this weekend, with the camera. Here's the pond:mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/habitat/maps/ponds/pdf/dfwpratt.pdfIf anyone has any other tips for trout, I'm all ears. thanks for reading.

Well for anyone that has all ready answered some of my previous questions about fishing (such as Grand master basser) all ready knows I have yet to cast a line (even though strangely enough I know alot about tackle fishing positions techniques ETC) I know nothing of setting up a line or the bait

I recently got a telescopic fishing set by Protocol (not really a fishing brand but everything looks pretty excellent) I was planning to use to go and fish for some bass. it came with 2 curly tail worm lures (soft baits) several barbed hooks a couple of red/white floats a handy plier tool ( Which is I believe is for removing the barbed hooks and has several over tools built in like a knife and 2 inch ruler) and of course a flexible and sensitive the rod measures 54" anyway I've set up the reel to the rod and am going to set up the line (the instructions aren't very through but I think I should be able handle it)

I'm guessing that I have to knot tie the hook to the line (which by the way I'm not sure what line strength it is) what line strength would a reel that says Line capacity #1-4 and gear ratio 170 the came wound with the reel and I'm going to set up the line to the rod anyway I cant figure out the capacity with that info anyway the things I need to know are

1 How to set up the hook and float

2 how to set up the lure (there doesn't seem to be a preset hole to place the hook through) do I have to puncture it myself? if so where in the lure would I have to. to be able to properly set it up

The manual doesn't seem to show how to do so… so it would be a excellent help here's the info on the back of the box if its any help And I quote

Protocols clever telescopic fishing set is the ultimate in fishing versatility. so compact it fits anywhere.and when extended , its a fantastic fully functional 5" rod with the flexibility and sensitivity anglers need. set comes complete with rod, pre spooled spinning reel, hooks, sinkers, accessories, stainless steel 14 function multi tool and zippered nylon carry case, get ready for big fish and big fun!

Graphite Body and spool , multi-disc drag system , Selective silent anti reverse , Precision die case gears , internal bail trip system , 3,4,1 gear ratio

Also I don't see a drag changer so where exactly would it be? all I see is a small flip switch on the bottom that looks like something you find on a flashlight and all I see it doing is when its back it lets the crank come off the reel so you can disassemble it and when its forward you can reel in and out (like its supposed to) so how would I change the drag or is that it and I did not assemble it correctly

Thanks

I thought I saw my name mentioned… what am I being accused of now?

For the first time fishing, I would use worms and not even try artificial bait. a bare hook with a piece of worm. you have two options. Fish the bottom or fish the top.

To fish the bottom, tie a hook on the end of the line, and a weight about 18" above the hook. Cast out and let settle to the bottom. Reel in line until you can feel the tension on the line and wait for a fish to pull on your hook.

To fish the top, tie a hook on the end of the line, and place one of the red and white floats about 18" above the hook Cast out and watch for the float to go down.

Just guessing that you have 6 or 8 pound line on your reel. on the front of your reel facing the tip of your rod is a knob. it may be star shaped with ridges sticking out in front of the spool of line. This is your drag. Set the small flip switch so the reel will not turn in reverse. now pull on the line as if you had a fish on. The line spool will rotate allowing the fish to run without breaking the line. Tighten the star nut until you get the most drag without breaking the line. you will have to do this multiple times to get it set.

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DUBSTEP FTW

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I just purchased a new Bass boat and want to upgrade the Fishfinder. I'm at a complete stalemate as to which one to purchase.Hummingbird – Lowrance.I like color,I like black and white. Confusing.I would like one with fish symbols and fish depth verification.Gps would be a plus,but not needed.on the gps models, do you always ave to have em split screen? Better to have a single beam or a tri-beam? Something simple to read without a sun glare would be brilliant.Just thought I would see what everyones take on em was.

It's all about your budget.do you want a Chevy Caviler or a Corvette ?

Check with Bassmasters and see what most of the pros use. I recently was at a gig Tourney with 150 Pros and saw huge screen down and side view machines they use the very best but they are pros and it does make a difference IF you learn how to read them. you might start out with a cheap one depth and contour of bottom is simple to see on cheapy models and if you fish shallow water be sure you have a shallow water wide reader in the water.

In my opinion, you don't need to spend more than 250 bucks on a depth finder. There are depth finders out there with all kinds of bells and whistles for 500 bucks and up, but I don't find all of those features necessary at all.

You just need a depth finder that clearly shows depth, cover, depths of fish, and water temp. you will find fish without issues with a simple unit like this. the most important thing is having a depth finder that shows good illustrations of cover, drop offs, and points. Knowing and positioning your boat in and around these areas will get fish in the boat.

As for GPS, yes, it's nice to have, but not a necessity. if you just tend to fish lakes that you know well, I wouldn't worry about GPS features. if you like to fish various lakes that you don't know a lot about, you may want to consider it. GPS features aren't just for knowing how to get back, but to also mark certain locations that hold fish. It's all up to you. you will pay quite a bit more for nice GPS features, though.

Both, Lowrance and Humminbird make good units. I personally have a Lowrance for the main unit on my boat and have a cheap Eagle unit mounted by the rear seat in the boat, but I haven't been too pleased with the Eagle. it has always worked when it wanted to.

What would you pay for this? serious answers please.

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I don’t know what to do anymore with my life and it seems so complicated, I want to know how can I get better. I’m a softmore in high school and the year is almost over, I have ADD, I am a perfectionist, I have an OCD for even numbers and evenness, I’m extremely terrible at spelling, I’m a wanna be overachiever, I apply myself everywhere, I hate being at home, I’m only 16, I hate having feelings and emotions, I’m stubborn, I hate people/humans, I hate the way the world works, I want to join the IB program next year, I have a full schedule in school, I’m a sole proprietor of my own small business, I work out right after school, and it takes me hours to do my homework. I’m in school from 5:50am to about 6:30pm or 7, I’m in the ROTC program, I’m in two teams the drill team and the academic team, I’m in 4 clubs including mock trial, cooking, Allen Texas, and Junior Statesmen of America. I wake up at 5 o’clock or earlier to do my homework, from 6 to 7 I’m in drill practice, and from 7:15 to 3pm I’m in regular school. I took the full schedule which means I take an extra class, after school I go to my clubs, after that I work out and come home at 6 or 7. I get home eat and before I know it I have to go to sleep without doing homework. I hate almost everything u can name, I have no time for girls anymore, I can’t find anyone like me out there in the world. I’m a wana be over achiever because even though I do all of this I still have terrible grades in school especially my honors chemistry class that I have failed once and almost failed another time. I try to be a leader in all of my clubs; I haven’t had much success in drill team. My grades in other classes aren’t as terrible but I’ve never achieved honor roll. I wanted to kill myself a while ago, and I still reckon that I can push myself further to do better, I was pushed as a kid to always achieve better in life then what my parents could, my parents only finished high school I don’t have money at all, my parents barely make any money and the only way I get money to do things is if I make my own money by selling products that I buy online. I'm Jewish about money and spend it very lightly because it’s hard to come by money these days. I don’t know what to do because I don’t want to drop anything that I’m in because if I drop a class it shows on ur high school record, I want to be in my clubs to show colleges that I’m not a person that just goes home and does nothing all day. I like being away from home and I hate my house I’m general, just the atmosphere is the thing that I will always hate. I like music and I like being that person that always finds a way to beat the system. I always have a to do list and I have a lot of philosophies about things in life, theories too about things like time travel light speed parallel universes just to name a few. I go to church every Sunday and alter serve for an hour. I hate stupid people, im a complete asshole and not many people like me, it takes them a while until they get to know me better and then they like me. I'm the manager of my paintball team and the supplier of equipment. this life is just the worst you could have imagined, I don’t want anything to do with this horrid planet and I hope we all die soon because the stuff that we have done is intolerable. I find many classes such as anything to do with math extremely simplistic and I have no motivation to follow along with my geometry class at all, too simple. I'm not like anyone I’ve ever seen I have constant mood swings all of the time and I'm always a smart *** when it comes to proving something. I want to learn to do many things like fishing, playing guitar, skydive, fly a plane, build a computer, work with gears, learn all of the working parts of a bb gun and paintball gun, drive a car, play drums and bass, sing well, do homework in less than 4 hours, make my own circuit board just to name a few. Life is so complex I don’t know where to start, there is a excellent 3 pages of things for me to do/accomplish/end and on top of that I have to do excellent in school. I hate the cruel corrupted world that we are living in right now, and the truth is even though this is a very personal and deep weep for help I no deep down inside that there really isn’t anyone out there in the world that can help me I just feel helpless and lost, the only reason why im doing this is so that I can see what other people reckon of me and to take a step back to see wat my life has turned into. The truth is life is a ***** and I want to be ready for it when it comes hitting me like a train, I don’t want to end up like my parents and I don’t want to have kids either, my life isn’t the worst and to tell you the truth I pray to god to the people that have it worse than me because there are more then a hand full of people that have it worse. Hopefully someone will find me and at least give me some sort of advice besides the obvious "dude just drop the clubs" no one knows th

first of all calm down.
focus on your priorities and remember that you are young and you have lost of time ahead of you to accomplish your goals. calm down, stop over thinking everything and just take life one step at a time.

I'm going to join death with you.

You need to get laid.

It's sophomore, fyi

First of all, if you seek an psychologist, he can help you over your OCD, and trust me i KNOW it's hard to face your fears.. you probably have some friends you like, and you like then because they are like they are, and it affects you.. the point is: there is not much you can do yourself but people around you can help you to change your ways and make you a new person.

I reckon your trying to hold something back dude, im the opposite of you. While you include yourself in every possible thing, i seclude myself staying away from anything. But im getting better now that i have a girlfriend

A number of fishermen are concerned that the algae blooms are having an impact on the bass fishing at Clear Lake. the algae has now spread from the south end to the north end of the lake and most of the anglers say it has had a certain impact on the fishing.

The type of algae that is most common is the Lyngbya. That’s the algae that is long, stringy and yellow in color. the problem is this algae is now attaching itself to the floating weeds and making large mats. the algae is also suspended from the surface to the bottom.

For example in North Lakeport the algae is so thick that many boaters are worried to launch their boats. Several boaters have said the algae has been clogging up the water intakes on their engines.

Overall the bass fishing is only rated as fair, with most of the fishermen pleased to catch and release 5-6 fish per day.

WON BASS held a team tournament on Sunday that drew 10 boats and only five weighed in limits. the winning team was Kevin Hall, of Middletown, and Jimmy Ghiroso, of Hidden Valley Lake, with 20.07 pounds. the best action has been the first hour after daylight and the last hour before dark. These have been the times when the bass have been actively feeding. Jigs and shallow running crankbaits have been the top lures.

What is surprising is the lack of a frog bite this summer. in past years, the weed mats would attract the bass and fishermen would have explosive fishing by casting a plastic frog to the mats, but not this year. for some reason the bass just aren’t concentrating under the mats.

I’m also convinced that the adult bass population is down considerably. most of the experienced fishermen agree. This, and the thick algae, has been reflected in the fewer number of fishermen on the lake. normally the parking lots at the launch ramps should have at least 20 boat trailers parked in them, but this summer the lots are virtually vacant.

Part of the lack of fishermen can be blamed on the economy but a lot has to do with the poor fishing and the condition of the lake.

Whereas the bass fishing is only rated fair, the catfish action has been rated as excellent; the only problem has been a lack of fishermen.

The Indian Beach Resort continues to provide very excellent catfish action for its guests. a few catfish are also being caught near Rattlesnake Island, Konocti Bay and in Horseshoe Bend. the successful fishermen are drifting cut bait or using either live crawdads or nightcrawlers.

A catfish derby is scheduled for Sept. 2-4 out of the Lakeport Yacht Club. the derby is sponsored by the Lakeport Yacht Club and the Lakeport Volunteer fire Department. the entry fee is $50 for adults and $10 for children. Entry forms can be obtained at all the local tackle shops or by calling 279-1974.

The grebe population is starting to increase, which indicates that small bait fish are starting to appear. the small fish are the primary food for the grebes and excellent numbers of grebes are being seen between Lakeport and the state park. there have been only few baby grebes seen to date.

Trout action at Upper Blue Lake is poor to fair for those that are using downriggers to get their lures down to 30 feet. the Department of Fish and Game hasn’t stocked the lake for several weeks. Bass fishing remains very excellent with jigs or plastic worms the top lures.

Indian Valley Reservoir is still providing very excellent bass action. One fisherman visited the lake earlier this week and reported catching 15 bass by walking the shoreline near the dam and casting jigs and spinnerbaits. he said that he caught both largemouth and smallmouth bass. the catfish have also been biting as well as a few crappie.

So my parents just bought some land with a nicely- stocked pond on it. any given Saturday people will just be out on our land [we dont have a house on it yet] fishing in OUR pond like its the community park! Haha, but anyways I went out with my uncles to fish on saturday and caught 3 crappy- and even kissed it! There is also bass and whatnot in the pond. anyways, we dont have rods and used our uncle's and so we really dont know what to buy. all I know is I want a rod to catch some more crappy and that I want to buy a complete kit that I don't have to assemble. so if you know of any good rod kits that would work for my situation please let me know what and where to buy! Thanks so much! [ALSO- spin casting or spinning what is the difference and which is simpler to do? ]

i use my zebco 202 I got it at walmart and Ive used it for a year and nothings went wrong with it…

Go with spin cast, here is a good combo that should be simple for you to maintain and cast
walmart.com/catalog/product.d…
You might want some lures for when you become a small more experienced. and you can have a look at plenty of different types here
cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templa…
animatedknots.com/indexfishin…
All of the above knots will help you in some way and wont come un-done, you will need some line to place on the reel and this is worth the price since its in the sale too
walmart.com/catalog/product.d…
pleased fishing!

Like others have mentioned, Spin Cast would be your best way and Walmart will have the better prices. Link below will answer some more questions ya' might have ~ it goes into some more pointers for the begineer.
Excellent luck and "Crappie On"… < ' (( ( > <

Note: not only are them Crappie a blast ta' catch but, their fantastic on the dinner table …

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Update: Link for Walmart fishin' gear (have some pretty good prices on rod/reel combo's).

walmart.com/search/browse-ng.…

You don't need a heavy duty rod and reel to catch crappie. you can get either a light spinning rig or a spin cast. The spin caster is a small simpler to manage but the spinning reel isn't that much harder. you can buy either in a combo set at Wal-mart. look at the Zebco spin caster–it will run you about $15.

first you dont want a kit because alot of times it is a waste. if you are new to the sport i would go with a spincast it is simpler to use. you want to use a light action rod. a zebco 22 combo or you a zebco 33 combo. to catch those crappies you can use jigs or live baits. you can use minnows with a cork and a # 1 hook and jigs 1/16 oz lead heads and grubs colors chartuse , white, chartuse glitter, junebug/chartuse ,black/chartuse.

Spincasting is the best bet for beginners. Nowadays, there are some good ones out there such as the Zebco 33.

Spinning reels are for more experienced anglers.

you sound like your hook on fishing i started my sons out with Zebco 33 its good all around lure u will have very few troubles with back lash its also simple to cast

The best kind of rod and reel you can get is by Shakespeare. make sure the kind of rod you get is an hideous stick they can with stand a lot of weight(in case you catch something else). when you're fish in for crappie I'd recommend those small squids with a super sharp hook so the fish will be caught even if the fish takes a bite on it. all of this can be bought at Dick's sporting goods for a reasonable price. Delight in

walmart will work a light weight spinning rod 4lbs test line
to start {get the fancy stuff later } apack of trout size hooks they say it on the pack a bober they sell a pack of sqeaz weight a pair of pliers a string line

all for about 30.00 bucks

oh take a camera for them fish storys

tight lines and catchem up

go to walmart and pick out your own

CANOE
I love the outdoors. everyone I know thinks I’m weird, everyone I know hates the outdoors, and in fact just about anyone hates the outdoors. The year is 2102 and a nice big forest is rarer than a four leaf clover. All anyone does is sit inside and shun themselves from the fantastic outdoors. I am different; I love everything and anything to do with the outdoors. my favorite thing is to canoe.
Just about anywhere you go, you can canoe. The world has been rapidly flooding itself over the last few years for reasons generally unknown. if you were to look at a current world map, you would see just about everything in blue spare for a few small islands. these few small islands that scatter the earth are some of the once were mighty mountain ranges including the Rockies and the Himalayas. these islands densely support what is left of the world population. There are virtually no animals left as we have ruined all of their homes. The world has become a terrible place to live for outdoorsmen like me.
The only forest I have ever been to has long since been ruined. I mistakenly wandered their as a young boy at age five. It was the most amazing place I have ever seen, wanted to live their just like the animals did in the tales I’ve heard of them, I still do not know why man has ruined one of the most beautiful things put on this earth. Mankind is the only species who takes more than needed, we are the only species who uses a system of currency, we are the only species with government, we are to smart for our own good. if we were just like any other animal and we didn’t desire so many things and take what was not ours, this would be a much better place to live. We do not need to ruin the homes of billions of animals; we do not need to do any of these things. I often wish that we were like the animals and we had simple homes in the forest and no desires for unnecessary objects. I wish we had a life of complete freedom without all the complication.
Since the flooding of the earth their have been some major changes. The most noticeable change is the transportation. any form of car and oddly enough any boat has become history when it comes to transportation. The only way anyone gets around anymore is by aircraft. Planes are the new car. everyone owns at least one and every kid is getting their license for one. I reckon I am correct in saying I own one of the last boats on this planet with my canoe.
Oil is almost completely gone from this planet. Oil makes kerosene. Planes run on kerosene. any day now we will be out of any kind of fuel. The world will shutdown when this happens, people don’t have the common sense to go out and walk anywhere, they rely on their planes. I will not be affected by this, I do not own a plane, my feet and my canoe take me to where I want to go. The whole world depends on their planes to get food, mail, to work. Everybody is going to be stranded without their planes. The world will end without oil.
Today I went out to a nice spot and paddled my canoe into the middle of cool waters. I brought my fishing pole with me; this is the one animal that has managed to thrive after the human’s reign of terror and destruction. The world is flooding after all so it’s only natural that the sea creatures would thrive. Fishing is simple and provides me with my main source of food. nobody gets their own food, they don’t hunt or fish or anything. they all take their planes to stores and get all the fake food they want. nobody eats food from animals anymore besides fish, there are no more animals to provide for us so all the food is fake. I caught three large bass today. I picked up my paddle and row my canoe back to shore. I return to my small home to cook my meal. I sit in my kitchen cleaning my bass with my ancient fashioned radio playing. my radio (which is considered a very ancient and outdated object to most people) is the most modern thing in my home. There are no radios shows, whatever new shows are on television are also broadcast to radios. I am not paying to much attention when I hear a loud statement; “Our oil is gone!” the speakers voice repeated it once more as he went into an in depth tale. The world was at a halt, for all but me.
It will take people a while to realize what had happened. they will go outside to their planes and glide somewhere until their fuel is gone. they will try to go to a refill station only to see that it is closed. Then people will realize that their fuel is really gone. People will be deserted in their homes with no way to get anywhere. they will eventually use all their resources and then they go hungry. People will starve to death.
This is how the world will end unless mankind can learn to survive.
While almost every other person on this planet is in a chaotic panic, I go about my day like any other. The most amazing thing is the way that people act like everything will be fixed. I see many people eating all the food they want thinking it will be replenished, they are incorrect. In just a week or two the effects of the disaster will really start to kick in. It will be interesting to see if people try to live. Will they just sit there not trying to sole the problem and slowly die? I will find out in soon enough.
It has been four days since the disaster. I took my canoe out to sea to fish. as I return to land with my catch, I see a man running toward me. The man has a large club; he is wildly swinging at it as he yells slurred curses at me. He strikes me in my stomach, I fall to the ground. The man picks up my fish and starts to run. I pick up my paddle and pursue him. I meet up with the man with a sharp jab to the back of his head with my paddle. He stumbles and turns around just in time for me to send another blow to his face. This time he is out cold. I suddenly feel bad for the man, I take one of my fish I caught and lay it on his chest for him to find later.
Apparently word of my actions has spread. The next day I have three people show up at my house requesting food. I gladly share with them not thinking of the consequences. The next day over twenty people came to me for food. I cannot share with all of these people. I told them that I would show them all to fish and even provide them with polls. This thought is not popular with them; the people do not want to work for their food. they want their food given to them. I can not fish for myself and an entire city, it is not possible.
The next few days I try my toughest to provide people with food. It is not an simple task, when people are given what is necessary for their survival they simply complain and want more. I am getting tired; I need a way to get these people to provide for themselves. I have a plan to go into hiding simply for one day and see if people respond. I wake up early one morning and get into my canoe. I paddle for hours off into the sea. At nightfall I do not know how many miles I have gone. I lean back in my seat, and sleep.
I wake at sunrise and I pick up my paddle to return home. as my home comes into view I see something odd. There are several buildings burning. Just one day of me gone and the whole town has turned crazy. I must stop this; I cannot be depended upon the whole town’s survival.