well, whatever the case, private or not, i think that the 7-10 day rule is a good one...but there should be some slack time for people who can't get out & fish in that time (work issues...etc).
Even as someone who might not participate, but is just excited to see all the lore of the traveling lure, i see why someone shouldn't sit on it for like a month.
As far as lure selection...hook me up with a white spinner & ship me up to my dad's house and i'll get as many tiny, ridiculously small bass as you would ever like to see!
as far as catching big ones...here in the mississippi bottoms lakes i have AWESOME luck with a gold & silver rat-l trap...and have had good hits with the same set of rat-lers (anywhere from 1" to 3", the cordell brand I grab by the fistful out of the bargain bins @ bass pro & cabellas) up north in WI/N. IL.
I feel your pain, JHAP....boss is eying me weird too.....back to the endless grind....maybe i can get out to the illinois river again this evening though....
