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by John Bales
Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:00 am
Forum: Spoonplugging 101
Topic: Pearls of the truth from KVD
Replies: 2
Views: 123

Re: Pearls of the truth from KVD

Hal, By far, Seth has been my best student. Good person, listens and puts forth maximum effort every single day. Don't know how many schools of bass he has gotten into already this year but it is often. I am not on facebook so I have no idea what he posts. He showed me a pic of his counter after one...
by John Bales
Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:34 am
Forum: BUY/SELL/TRADE
Topic: Ranger tiller for sale
Replies: 1
Views: 45144

Re: Ranger tiller for sale

Ron, Call me please John Bales
by John Bales
Fri Feb 16, 2024 4:10 pm
Forum: Links to Fishing Video's
Topic: Lake trout madness
Replies: 2
Views: 120

Re: Lake trout madness

Great video and well done. Looks like so much fun. John
by John Bales
Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:28 pm
Forum: Spoonplugging 101
Topic: Depth and speed question
Replies: 6
Views: 238

Re: Depth and speed question

Trust me Ken, FFS has answered so many questions I have had but sometimes what is seen, there can be no answer for sure. One thing for sure and I have said this many times. Buck got it all right. He gave us what was needed and if a person will just follow his guidelines, the catching will come. For ...
by John Bales
Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: Spoonplugging 101
Topic: Depth and speed question
Replies: 6
Views: 238

Re: Depth and speed question

Without FFS, you as a fisherman(spoonplugger) have no choice but to use depth and speed to make your catch using the mechanical process to eliminate unproductive water and arrive at the fish. You could go through all the motions and after catching nothing, you still don't know if the fish are there ...
by John Bales
Tue Feb 06, 2024 5:37 pm
Forum: Spoonplugging 101
Topic: Toledo Bend
Replies: 3
Views: 280

Re: Toledo Bend

Lowland also. John
by John Bales
Wed Jan 31, 2024 2:17 pm
Forum: Links to Fishing Video's
Topic: Winter Jigging for Catfish with Plastics
Replies: 3
Views: 484

Re: Winter Jigging for Catfish with Plastics

I have been a livescope guy for two years now and not once have I seen any fish run when they are in the area where they are seen on the screen. I have seen them run from my bait as it gets near to them and also seen them run over to it and eat it. That part of why has already been written. Fish bec...
by John Bales
Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:38 am
Forum: Meet and Greet
Topic: Anybody out there
Replies: 5
Views: 43698

Re: Anybody out there

Joe, There are a couple of spoonpluggers in NC that I know of but not sure how close they might be to you. When I first started back in the early 70's , there were three of us that knew nothing. We read the green book, there were no clubs, no internet, no one to help us. It was years before I saw so...
by John Bales
Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:44 pm
Forum: Spoonplugging 101
Topic: The 2023 season How was yours?
Replies: 3
Views: 25787

Re: The 2023 season How was yours?

Well done Ken. Good effort. Doing the right things provides a lot of personal satisfaction and the motivation to learn more. You will never get to the point where you can't get better. That goes for all of us. Good job. Say hello to Sarah for me. I miss her. John
by John Bales
Sun Jan 07, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: Spoonplugging 101
Topic: The 2023 season How was yours?
Replies: 3
Views: 25787

The 2023 season How was yours?

So today I start about two weeks of depression. Old man weather is taking away the thing I love to do for a couple of months. It happens every year. Time is spent taking reels apart and oiling , greasing and put them into being ready for the next season. I have jigs to pour and tie so when the ice d...
by John Bales
Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:39 pm
Forum: Links to Fishing Video's
Topic: Lake St. Clair smallies
Replies: 3
Views: 33933

Re: Lake St. Clair smallies

Nice catch kid. John
by John Bales
Fri Oct 13, 2023 5:31 pm
Forum: Spoonplugging 101
Topic: Not finding what is on the map....
Replies: 5
Views: 27417

Re: Not finding what is on the map....

Navionics maps are so bad. Sometimes your boat is up in someone's yard according to the map. Many times I am trolling a nice bar and the finger I go around is 100 feet away on the map. My way points on some of the bars with more than one finger are not even close to matching up with the map. The bes...
by John Bales
Thu Sep 28, 2023 12:01 pm
Forum: Meet and Greet
Topic: Madison WI Fisherman - Did Bucks Study Course and I'm Hooked
Replies: 6
Views: 25833

Re: Madison WI Fisherman - Did Bucks Study Course and I'm Hooked

Laughing............. The JB lure is not rare, just not advertised. At one time, a saltwater company was supposed to give me a little gas money to buy the whole works but they have yet to make a move so I still have over 100 available. They are 20 bucks each plus shipping. They really are not for be...
by John Bales
Fri Sep 08, 2023 8:14 am
Forum: Spoonplugging 101
Topic: Livescope
Replies: 7
Views: 82699

Re: Livescope

Here is something I have learned by observing with Livescope. Some of the very best schools of bass in the heat of the summer are on very flat, less obvious features and none of these spots are directly related to the deepest water in the lake or near any fast drop offs. Some lakes are showing no sc...
by John Bales
Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:04 pm
Forum: Spoonplugging 101
Topic: Livescope
Replies: 7
Views: 82699

Re: Livescope

As of today, I don't want to give up any of my tools. I use them all with spoonplugging guidelines in mind. John