Hello guys. I live in Georgia and fish tournaments all over the south east. We do all of our fishing from a bass boat. I just stumbled upon your web site and noticed all you guys fish from are belly boats. We also use belly boats here but mainly in the rivers to fish for trout. Is there a reason you guys fish from the belly boats like laws against larger boats or gas motors or is it just something you enjoy? You guys look like you have a great abundance of large 6+ sized large mouth. I noticed you guys also throw allot of the big AC style plugs. Is this the best way to catch these large bass?

Thanks for the info,

Corey Carroll

>>>Is there a reason you guys fish from the belly boats like laws against larger boats or gas motors or is it just something you enjoy?

No, most of us in this club just can't afford bass boats but love to compete so we fish from tubes or pontoon boats(kickboats) instead.

>>>You guys look like you have a great abundance of large 6+ sized large mouth. I noticed you guys also throw allot of the big AC style plugs. Is this the best way to catch these large bass?

That depends on who you talk to. :-)
There was a poll recently on what the biggest fish was we each had caught and what it was on. The vast majority of the fish were caught on brown jigs. But a lot were caught on the large wood plugs.

Have you ever heard of any tube clubs in your part of the country? The only ones we know of are here in California. (there are 3, well... 4 sort of)

Chris

Corey,
Welcome to the forum. I am the president and founder of the San Jose,Ca. based club Bass N Tubes kickboat club.

1st let me tell you that not everyone can afford a full blown bass boat and these "kickboats" are the closest thing you will find. Most of the anglers you meet in here fish at a higher level as Am's or non boater in teams. These are a a bunch of good sticks.

I fish at the Pro level myself and also own a 21ft Ranger w/ a 225Merc and am sposored by Castaway Rods, Okuma Tackle and bigfishtools.com. I owe a lot of my success to the kickboating years and the people of this club. Even though I am able to have the bigger boat and all the toys I still spend a lot of time in the kickboat and love it. Theres just something about being in the water so close to the fish when they get airborn you get a bath, its something that should never be forgotten.

As far as the the big Trout plugs yes they do account for some of the big catches but not all. They will work in Ga. but you have to commit to throw it all day if you want it to be a productive bait. Swimbait will probally have more to add on this subject.

If you have any questions feel free to ask.

John Lake

Lake Will you shoot me an E-mail. I want to give you my 800 # and talk about fishing in Cal.

Thanks,

Basman101

Sorry left off my e-mail address.
ccarroll@workspaceinternational.net

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Corey --

I'm one of the ones who can't afford a larger bass boat, but I'd probably keep my kickboat around even if I had one of those 'big-boy toys' in my garage. There's a certain level of serenity I get when I'm out there, silent as can be, inching in on my favorite prey with my fins.

Out in Georgia, I'd imagine there'd be a little more of a problem with the snakes & gators, too, but these smaller craft can be downright IDEAL for certain ponds, lakes & streams out here, where either access is restricted for larger craft, or the shoreline just BEGS to be worked through more slowly & stealthily like we are able to do in these boats.

I can take all my expensive rods & reels out there, just like the pros, & work 'em just as effectively -- sometimes more-so, since I can probably get in even tighter than a bass boat could, into some of the nooks & crannies you find in some areas.


All-in-all, I wouldn't give that away for nuthin'!