Gimme your thoughts

[Sore thumb]

Stoner
You are so observant.

[Cajun78]

I think live bait is a cheap way to catch fish and its unsporting. Now, if Im taking my little girl fishing, its great, cause she wants to catch some fish. She is not at the age where she can cast and retrieve, so nitecrawlers make sense.

Thats the way people who fish to eat do it, but it certainly isnt sporting. Like someone said above, the entire 'sport' of fishing is to get the bass to take a lure you bring to life. With live bait, presentation, skill and technique go out the window.

[Bonefish]

I do not fish touranments so I do not know the rules. Can you use livebait in tournaments? Since I do not eat bass, I don't fish with livebait unless it is for crappie, bluegill and walleye. I hate to gut hook fish so I use circle hooks when fishing with live bait. It seems to me the bluegill would drive you crazy using a Texas rigged live worm. Just one note about fishing with live bait in rivers. When I was young, I would bank fished with my uncle who would never fished more than 15 feet from the bank, and mostly with a cane pole. I would use spinning equipment and fish as far out in the river as possible. Guess what? He always caught 3 to my one because if you graph fish in a river they will travel within 15 to 20 feet from the bank to avoid currents. But, back in that day everyone pretty much ate the fish they caught.

[CTFSHWHISKER]

i just wish i was good enough to be accused of cheating...are sore thumb and sore thumbII married?If you are friends or whatever i'd say it won't last long....

[mhall]

i just wish i was good enough to be accused of cheating...are sore thumb and sore thumbII married?If you are friends or whatever i'd say it won't last long....

I'm starting to wonder if this is the same guy,(troll), it's beginning to look fishy, no pun intended. If I'm wrong I apologise, if I'm not quit cluttering up the board with this mindless crap. Sorry but somebody had to say it guys.

[DJD]

I'm starting to wonder if this is the same guy,(troll), it's beginning to look fishy, no pun intended. If I'm wrong I apologise, if I'm not quit cluttering up the board with this mindless crap. Sorry but somebody had to say it guys.

Had the same thought buddy.

[BanditMan]

I'm starting to wonder if this is the same guy,(troll), it's beginning to look fishy, no pun intended. If I'm wrong I apologise, if I'm not quit cluttering up the board with this mindless crap. Sorry but somebody had to say it guys.

I agree 100%...

[Chubminnow]

Fishin' is fishin', and as long as you're catching them by legal means/methods and abiding by all the rules, regulations, creel and size limits set forth by KDFWR, then my opinion is who cares?

You fish your way and I'll fish mine...(not a tournament guy here either).

[Foam Steak]

Fishin' is fishin', and as long as you're catching them by legal means/methods and abiding by all the rules, regulations, creel and size limits set forth by KDFWR, then my opinion is who cares?

You fish your way and I'll fish mine...(not a tournament guy here either).

You Sir, are a mindreader. That is exactly the way I feel.

[DJD]

I do not fish touranments so I do not know the rules. Can you use livebait in tournaments? Since I do not eat bass, I don't fish with livebait unless it is for crappie, bluegill and walleye. I hate to gut hook fish so I use circle hooks when fishing with live bait. It seems to me the bluegill would drive you crazy using a Texas rigged live worm. Just one note about fishing with live bait in rivers. When I was young, I would bank fished with my uncle who would never fished more than 15 feet from the bank, and mostly with a cane pole. I would use spinning equipment and fish as far out in the river as possible. Guess what? He always caught 3 to my one because if you graph fish in a river they will travel within 15 to 20 feet from the bank to avoid currents. But, back in that day everyone pretty much ate the fish they caught.

Naw, no live bait in Bass Tournaments. It would be to easy most of the time.