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Quick Bass fishing tricks for fishermen.

Dark color to Black spinnerbaits are good for overcast and night fishing for bass.
Light and bright to Chartreuse colored spinnerbaits during a bright sunny days. After casting let your spinnerbait fall for a few seconds then do a slow retrieve. Always test your spinnerbait next to your boat or along a pier to see how fast you need to crank your reel to provide your best action for your lure. When in the warmer waters bass are usually deep due to the low oxygen content in the shallows. I recommend using a diver to get down to where they are lurking. Bass are an aggressive hunter and need the cool water to supply them with more oxygen for hunting. When the waters are warm they are less aggressive and tend to move more slowly. Always search for bass in areas where they can hide such as stumps, submerged debris and grassy areas in coves.

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Fall crappie fishing in Indiana's Lake Summit

Over the last few weeks I have been fishing at Lake Summit. The low water level was alarming as with most bodies of water here in Indiana. It seems that the water levels have drop dramatically this year and the temperature of the water is quite warm. Crappie season will be starting soon with fall coming on, the crappies I saw in lake Summit were of decent size. For the fisherman without a boat I recommend going to the fishing pier on the south side of lake. Just below the pier you will find some nice crappie's. According to locals the DNR dropped some Christmas trees under the pier and slightly to the north of the pier along the shore. So if your heading out crappie fishing soon in Indiana. Give it a few cold nights to cool the waters and checkout Lake Summit. Locals recommend a red headed, white bodied jig for crappies. I was able to pull some myself with a white bodied, chartreuse headed jig. Good luck and happy crappie fishing.

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Bulk Fishing hooks

Bulk fishing hooks, why only buy a few here and there when you can buy them in bulk and save yourself time and money.

Bronze Baitholder Hooks 100 count Box $8.99
Dough bait Treble Hooks 144 count box $19.95
Tru Turn 722 Catfish Hooks 50 Count Box $14.99
Many more to choose from.

Fellow Military Veteran link request

Fellow Veterans I am sending this message to all fellow veterans who have personal or professional websites. We are a small bait & tackle shop in Indianapolis,IN trying to compete with the big boys of the fishing retail industry. We need your help to do this! The more website links that we have pointing to our website will help the search engine rank of our website. The competition online and locally is fierce, most people find it easier to type in the name of their favorite outdoor retailer then look for products through search engines. By linking to our website you increase our chances of being listed closer to the top of the page. We are a family of military veterans that has served the Indianapolis community for over 10 years with an immaculate service record. "Who & Where We Are! & Our Operating Hours" Feel free to use our registered Trademark logo to help support our veteran owned small business! The Bait Barn - Operated by U.S. Military Veterans Simply right click on the hyper link text and select the "copy link" menu option, so you can send this link in emails, Message boards and blogs around the world.

If you don't have a website but you know a person who does or who does purchase products online for fishing - please email them our website address.

You can find us on Angie's List, The Indiana Department of Natural Resources website and in 101 coolest things in Indianapolis issue of Indianapolis Monthly magazine. We are not a fly by night website and hope one day to have The Bait Barn a household name for the fishing industry but we need the help of our fellow veterans to make this happen.

Thank you for your time and patience!
God Bless America and its service members.
The Bait Barn Family

Asking for a beautiful & healthy place to fish sponsorship in Indianapolis.

For 18 years Edward McCullough and Sandra McCullough have helped thousand's in the community of Indianapolis by organizing a community outreach center and food pantry for the needy. Mr. McCullough is a Disabled Vietnam Veteran, a Mason and a Minister and Mrs. McCullough is a cancer survivor, a great cook and one of the sweetest people I know. Mrs McCullough decided after her husband retired from working for the government to convert their barn into a bait shop with a lake to provide a safe & healthy place to fish. Their land has an underground spring that would help retain the water levels. Soon after Mr McCullough retired, Mrs McCullough was struck down with cancer, exhausting all their savings on medical bills. During this time they were conned by a contractor who said he would dig the lake if they agreed for him to put a 6" sewer line along the property for his business. The contractor put the line through the middle of their property instead, when the McCullough's went to ask about the building of the lake, the contractor threatened to call the police for trespassing on his property. The motives were clear, the contractor wished to purchase the McCullough's property and if the baitshop failed then he would be able to buy the land at a cheap rate. The McCullough's plagued with cancer and depression have all but lost hope. Mr. McCullough was robbed by automatic weapons a few months ago and the family almost shut the doors after celebrating 10 years in business. I(one of 3 sons)have been running the shop most of the time since then and built a website for them, but the revenue to build such a place is just not there. My parents have dedicated their lives to helping people all over Indiana and even some of the Katrina victims who decided to move to Indiana. With the increasing problems in the body's of water (Giest Reservoir and White River) in the Indianapolis area it would be nice to have a safe and healthy place to fish in Indianapolis again. My father who is a minister would also like to perform marriage ceremonies around the lake and have a playground built for the neighborhood children. I'm not asking for handouts or charity! Just one of the following, sponsorship to build the lake with an agreement of advertisement around the lake forever or trusting our website to provide you with the quality products that you are already purchase form the major fishing tackle outfitters. Please visit The Bait Barn website and see Who We Are! I would like to thank all who have purchased from The Bait Barn over the last year and look forward to providing quality products and services to all of you in the future.

Thank you & God Bless! Feel free to pass this along to whom ever you wish.
David McCullough