Man it was tough out there this morning. I had one bite on a 5-inch motor oil with red flakes colored Senko while it was still dark, but when I set the hook, my 30-pound braid broke/cut. 30-pound braid, and I just tied a new hook on last night so there were no cuts or nicks in the line. I have no idea how that happened, but sure enough, the line gave way at hook set. The only thing I can think is that it was a snakehead…
As soon as it started getting light, I started throwing spinnerbaits and Karu Lures Vibraspins and you can see the result over on the left. That was the only fish I caught this morning, once the sun rose and I figured that was it for the morning, I headed on base to wash my car, which had about 2 pounds of bugs on the front of it from driving along river road.
30 pound braid broke/cut!!! Ack!
With that river though, there’s just no telling what did it…
If I hadn’t cut off about a foot of line last night while putting a new hook on, I could see weak/frayed line. Man, when I set the hook, there was no resistenace at all…it was like I had pulled the line against a sharp knife (or some teeth
). And that line is tough….I dread getting snagged out there with it because there’s no breaking off, it’s cut the line or bend the hooks 
Gentlemen, not a comment but two questions. Is braid better to use on a baitcaster either before or after you learn how to use one? And what are good knots to use with braided line?
Beautiful bass by the way.
The fishing was pretty rough on Andong too this last weekend. Tho for me it was better than usual.
Wilsong,
I haven’t put braid on a baitcaster yet but from what I read, it’s better to go with heavy braid because lighter braid tends to dig into itself which causes it to “get stuck” so it won’t cast out until you pull it off the spool and reel back in again – if that makes sense. As far as braid’s properties when it comes to backlashes, I don’t know…I’ve only had mono and fluoro on my baitcasters. As for the knots, I use a palomar knot which has worked fine so far.
Palomar for all occasions! Proven to be the best knot. I have heard that you have to read which baitcasters are made for braid. Not all are. As far as setting the hook and feeling nothing???? Snakehead gets my vote. I’ve done it a few times and almost hurt myself!I use 30 pound braid also.
I think you got cut off on an old mattress frame or deserted shopping cart or something.
With all the crap in that river, it wouldn’t surprise me one bit
Did you lick the knot like the pros? Maybe it got burned when you tightened it and you weakened it to the point that you broke it when that blue gill hit it……or a snakehead.
Nice looking bass Nomad…I’m homesick already
When tying the knot with braid it is actually better NOT to wet the line when tightening (can’t remember the reason why though
)
The lighter sized braid knots have the tendancy to slip. I use the trilene knot only for braid and with 30lb or less I always add an extra turn in the knot to stop it slipping.
Wilson,
As Nomad mentioned, it’s better to use heavier braids on baitcasters (the lightest I have on a BC is 50lb). A bird’s nest can easily be removed with heavier braid and there’s no need to worry about kinks in the braid after an over-run.
As I already mentioned, I use the trilene knot in my braid only and cannot ever remember having a knot failure.
Hmmm I’ll have to check out the trilene knot, thanks Steve.
So >30lb test braid it is. Thanks, Steve.
Here you are…just add an extra turn or 2 for the lighter braids
http://www.animatedknots.com/trilene/index.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com
It’s probably not better to tell people a bluegill broke your line!
Don’t the pros just add a touch of superglue to their knots?
Kingpin,
WTF are you talking about?
Actually, I’d love to get into a mess of big bluegill and yes, I have had bluegill break 4-pound test line before but that was before Idong turned for the worse.
Steve,
Thanks, I’ll try that knot next time I go out…maybe the knot did slip on me because the line didn’t feel like it snapped, it just gave way…very possible. I did some research and yes, braid does have a tendency to slip.
Dave,
The superglue is something else I came across while doing some reading. Not sure if I want to mess with superglue in the dark though, I might glue my fingers together
LOL on the finger glueing comment Nomad, I can just picture it in my head
WTF am I talking about? It’s a joke! You want to bash me over a joke? Go ahead. If you would have read everything I wrote….I agreed that it was probably a snakehead.
I did read everything you wrote and no one is bashing anyone. I figured you were joking but since I don’t know you, I wasn’t sure if you were being sarcastic or if you were joking around
Does anyone know how the international tournament at Andong went, if any Americans placed, and winnng weight. Someone told me the fishing was hard because they released water the night before, which effected the fishing. The same thing happened last year but we all still smoked the fish.
Nomad…the only reason you don’t know me is by choice. I have been blogging with you for years. Go back and look at your old website. Do I have to be in your click to take part in the conversation?
A little hint….I was the one that told you that you were getting to political to enjoy your website.
Tex Mex,
Rob checked their site before he left but I don’t remember any of the details…he’ll be back from vacation in about a week or maybe if he checks in here he’ll answer your question. He’s busy tearing them up at Lake Barkley right now
Kingpin,
No cliques here at all; anyone is more than welcome to partake and even better, share their fishing experiences. As for the old website, as you know it’s been down for a few years now…
Tex Mex
I participated in the Idong tournament. Don’t know about the dam but the fishing was hard. Pro winner was a Korean lady with 8+kg of bass. I can’t access the KSA site from here or would give you the exact no she placed with. 5th Place went to a Pro with about 6550g more or less. My KSA partner was big on using baby bush hawgs on neko or carolina rigging.
Only one amateur actually placed with his partner. A Chinese visitor place 2d with his Pro at 7+kg. I got to watch some of their fishing, Mr Choi(the Pro) was caught at least 3 fish in the afternoon using a rattling lipless crankbait. One was about a 3 pounder.
None of the American KSA pro’s placed. I know there was at least 1 there maybe two with their own boats.
KSA pushed amateurs from the lower places into winning spots also to give away the prizes.
If you want I can look at the rankings again and get more detailed info.
Tex,
An American named Greg Wilson came in 1st with the Korean lady, and the next closest American was our (Landing Lunkers) very own John Patrella. He and his Korean Pro partner came in 11th.
Greg Wilson? Wilsong? Coincidence? Is someone being very humble here?
Here are the official results from the KSA web site. It’s kind of hard to make sense of though. Some names appear more than once. Wilsong, have any idea what that’s about? I did my best at translating the names, when and where I saw them.
1
장현주
그렉 윌슨 (Greg Wilson)
5
8,760
100
2
최실근
미스터란 (Mister Ron???)
5
7,345
100
3
엄종필
지승호
4
7,215
100
4
김진중
메튜 휠백 (Mathew Hallbeck)
5
6,780
100
5
박무석
바이트
5
6,655
100
6
이재칠
김규만
5
6,150
100
7
김정희
그렉 윌슨 (Greg Wilson)
5
6,140
생사페널티300g
100
8
박종필
김정호
5
6,030
100
9
김영민
짐 도이치
5
5,955
100
10
최사현
이상우
5
5,905
100
11
송혁호
존 페트렐라 (John Patrella)
5
5,745
100
12
이석훈
김선영
5
5,675
100
13
박진헌
최두용
5
5,535
100
14
이정모
태동필
5
5,465
생사페널티300g
100
15
송영준
강정희
5
5,280
100
16
이지호
필립존슨 (Phillip Johnson)
5
5,235
100
17
권영태
권영민
5
5,210
100
18
이병훈
이병택
5
5,025
100
19
최재영
김병조
4
4,940
100
20
신형식
제리미 존스 (Jeremy Jones)
5
4,930
100
21
이정구
허정호
5
4,830
생사페널티300g
100
22
문건우
허노일
4
4,820
100
23
김철수
단 알 에릭슨 (Donald Ericson)
4
4,785
100
24
권기헌
토니 터보 (Tony Turnbow)
5
4,730
100
25
양현우
제레미 렉카머 (Jeremy something???)
5
4,645
100
26
김선호
최우영
5
4,605
100
27
전계헌
김성현
5
4,575
100
28
이규선
김태경
4
4,570
100
29
박수완
리차드 윅스텐스 (Richard Wickstand)
4
4,555
100
30
이경훈
김용현
5
4,470
100
31
손태열
4
4,450
100
32
정병철
진 리
5
4,180
생사페널티300g
100
33
이삼섭
이광현
3
3,865
생사페널티300g
100
34
이상우
알렌 무어 (Alan Muo???)
2
3,670
100
35
임우택
윌리엄 모리스 (William Morris)
3
3,340
100
36
김영휴
3
3,300
100
37
권군섭
김상릐
3
3,280
100
38
고찬웅
김세영
3
3,150
페널티800g
100
39
박경태
3
3,050
100
40
피터 (Pete Hart)
제임스 웟젠 (DynCorp Jimmy)
3
2,945
100
41
연민기
김대성
3
2,720
100
42
이흥구
이효상
2
2,545
100
43
이창재
박두윤
2
2,535
번호표페널티300g
100
44
신승식
김재민
3
2,425
100
45
신상원
이용훈
3
2,385
100
46
루벤
론 비어포인트
3
2,360
100
47
박남규
2
2,305
100
48
조주연
3
2,155
100
49
남기율
석병규
2
1,955
100
50
최현묵
존 우튼
2
1,335
100
51
송주완
미스타 판
3
855
생사페널티500g
100
박근택
박승희
100
임용빈
마이크 컷스콜
100
박재범
100
강시원
김휘동시장님
100
서홍기
최병진
100
이덕구
브라이언 쇼트
100
김선규
스캇 브라우닝
100
김정훈
존 우튼
100
김봉수
박정환
100
정진복
박재인
100
김지성
100
박현기
강용태
100
이상목
에드워드 리틀
100
이창수
100
송병기
백송환
100
김경호
따님
100
유철수
100
박충기
김병석
100
양혁모
마이클벌비
100
김봉래
최두영
100
문형석
안토니 로드리게스
100
김선필
박용희
100
Kingpin, there is absolutely no click here. Heck, for the longest time I thought Nomad, Hunter Dave, Steve, The Original, Tex Mex and I were the only ones who even looked at this site, and we all barely know each other. More recently, you and Wilsong have shown up, which is great as far as I’m concerned.
And oh yea, some guy named Ty shows up from time to time too.
I take it that you used to post as Another Basser?
Thanks for the info guys,
Rob: I was just in Union, Kentucky for the past week and just got back yesterday to Colorado. I wish I had taken my fishing stuff as there were some nice areas to fish but the wife would not allow this. It was a family vacation and fishing was not in the plan, as the wife stated, go figure. The wife goes to Korea tommorrow for two weeks, so Party time, just kidding. I will however go camping with my youngest the same day she flies so I will be able to get some fishing in and a little beer drinking by the camp fire. Enjoy the rest of your stateside vacation.
Nomad/Rob: I was starting to get Chickenhead flashbacks.
Anyways, what happened to Gar, did he go back to the states? I haven’t seen any posts from him.
Tex, I live in Union County, but I take it that you were in the city of Union?
Gar is still around and is doing well. I’ll tell him you said hello the next time I run into him.
Enjoy the vacation!!!
“Only one amateur actually placed with his partner. A Chinese visitor place 2d with his Pro at 7+kg. I got to watch some of their fishing, Mr Choi(the Pro) was caught at least 3 fish in the afternoon using a rattling lipless crankbait. One was about a 3 pounder. ……………
KSA pushed amateurs from the lower places into winning spots also to give away the prizes.”
I include the quote from my previous entry to hopefully shorten my text here..
Nomad
No coincidence but I am not being humble, I only placed 1st as an Amateur because of my Pro Mr. Kim, Chung Hui (Mr. Kim I hope I spelled your name right.) He gets all the credit, caught the bass that weighed in, and told me where to chunk my baits. A great guy. My big assist was operating the net.
As shown above we placed 7th overall. We had the weight to place 6th but took a 300g penalty for a sleepy bass at weigh in. We caught one other bass that might have pushed into 5th place but it was bleeding and Mr. Kim let it go rather than risk a 1kg penalty for a dead fish.
Rob
Only one ProAm team placed in the top 5. That was no. 2 with Mr Choi and a Mr Lan (your Mr Ron) a Chinese national. The rest of us in 1, and 3-5 positions were moved up in the amateur categories to place with KSA members that fished without a partner. I can only speculate that Mr. Lan was not moved up to 1st place due to him not being able to take the first prize back to China with him. So I got that honor.
The third or 5th place winner was a Korean American soldier. The remaining guy I think was a Korean American civilian. Truth be known I was in a mild state of heat exhaustion due to walking up and down the steep banks twice to weigh the fish and to take my gear back to the car.
Steve
I recently came into posession of a KSA Falcon inflatable boat about 9 foot long. Got any detailed pics of your inflatable so I can get some easy hints on how to set it up for fishing. Wonder if there is a tournament I can 1. Fish in and 2. win a trolling motor?
Thanks for the clarification Wilsong, and congrats on scoring a boat!!!
That’s what I need, a boat
Tex Mex
Just read your note again. I was the Andong tournament last year also and the fishing was easier. I caught my biggest bass ever then. Went about 4lbs.
Nomad
For the many years I have been here, I didn’t think there was any decent fishing to be had here. It was Angleretown, your old site, and one more that I can’t name that got me going again after about 20 years of limited fishing. Now if the ponds and rivers were just a little closer to my apartment.
wilsong,
I got back here in 97 and I had no idea that there were bass or bluegill over here till sometime in 2003, when I saw a neighbor in the parking lot with his gear. I asked him if he was going carp fishing and he replied no, he was going to fish for bass and hopefully a mess of bluegill at Idong. He took me with him the next weekend and it was game on after that
Wilsong,
If you would like, I can email you some photos of my inflatable boat. Send me a mail to bassinkorea@yahoo.com and I’ll reply to you with some photos.
Congrats on possessing your new boat
Steve
You should have the email already along with some advertising photos of the boat.
Nomad
Think I discovered the websites in 2006. Since then it has been refining equipment and learning. Growing up it was always bait fishing and then hit or miss trying to teach myself other forms.
Wilsong, good idea on getting some tips from Steve on how to set up your boat. He definitely has both of his oufitted really well, and helped me a lot back when I had the porta boat too.
You’re making me blush Rob
Wilsong, I got your email and replied, you could also checkout John inflatable boat set-up also
Steve, the guy at the G. Loomis place over here commented on how well you have your boat set up too, so it’s kudos well deserved. You’re known the world over!!!!!
I’m speechless
thanks for the Kudos 
Seriously man, you were a big help on mine. I didn’t have a clue when I first bought it.