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Originally Posted by klconnor

I hit Harris Lake with a buddy of mine a couple weeks ago. He destroyed me in the catch department for the first hour or so (catfish). I finally got a bite and set the hook. He is giving me a hard time about finally catching something when I see the water boil. I told him this was not a catfish but a big bass. He grabbed the net and we get the fish on board. I really wish we had a scale since this one was

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Originally Posted by basswrangler

Work ended, and Cody and I headed to a pond in NE Johnston county for a little fishing before supper. The pond was beautiful, but for the first hour it was deadddddd. We fished down opposite banks and converged in a corner of the pond, commiserating over the slow fishing, and our ever-growing hunger.

Cody went off into a shallower arm of the pond to sling the frog, and I switched back to

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Originally Posted by jerry condrey

Showed my grand nephew how to throw the shaky head, and he and his Dad hit HPCL today, to let the 8 year old try what he had learned. Evidently, it sunk in, as he got his largest bass ( 3 pounds plus) and a one pounder.

Altogether they caught ten fish, all on the shaky trick worm.

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Originally Posted by Dylar

After a week of great trout fishing with my UK-based buddy Matt, it was time for him to get ready for his return journey. First though, he wanted to swing through Raleigh and spend some time with a mutual friend of ours (who went to high school with Matt in South Africa). We got Matt packed up and ready and rolled into town late Saturday afternoon, but we kept the rods rigged up. You know, just in case. When we pulled in, the

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Originally Posted by JM76

Newbie to bass fishing here. Still trying to figure things out. I've caught a few decent sized LMB but nothing to brag about. And the last few times out I've come up empty handed (from the kayak) so I've been super frustrated. Last night after dinner I went over to my local pond and threw my whopper plopper for a while but nothing was biting. I know it was hot yesterday and water temp is getting up

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