J Francho

Seriously? Plastic? I had no idea. Just having a chat with the barkeeper at the Marriot Marquis in DC.

When you see blue gill beds, bass spawn is done. Post spawn can be tough fishing. Takes a bit of recovery time before they settle back into summer patterns. I have seen late spawning bass in years past, when we have a brutal spring. As late as July.

My second largest NY caught bass (7-1) was on a Jackall Flick Shake worm rigged on a wacky jig. It works well, especially when there's some wind and it's hard to keep the worm down.

Several companies make wacky jigs. They do what you describe.

This product looks like it would re3ally help: http://www.adaptiveoutdoorsman.com/strongarm.html Nice bird -dog @Sam!

Chuck Connors is one of 13 athletes ever to play both baseball and basketball at the highest pro levels. He was also in one of my all time favorite TV shows, The Rifleman.

Didn't the weight transfer in Lucky Craft baits precede Megabass?

Fished a two day club tournament there over a decade ago. Really beautiful place. We fished one the first day, and the other the next. They both had good fish.

That dude really loves popcorn.

It doesn't really matter, we're splitting hairs over a couple of feet. There's even measurements on the screen in live time. It isn't nearly as blind snagging as you'd think. I see what they're saying, but someone could easily use the tech to use a cast net if they wanted. The over arching theme is that his cheating evolved over time. As safeguards were put in place, he figured out other ways to cheat.

So that would be a no. Cool. Conversating has begun, and we agree on the snagging thing.

Dude, we were speculating as to how someone MIGHT try it. Then you come along and ask for proof. Really? I'm dropping it and bringing it back ML discussion. So you think snagging records is cool or not?

I know how sonar works. Thanks. I use it all the time to catch smallies in 30ish feet of water. It's not unreasonable that someone might try, and actually succeed. Here's a good diagram. The cones aren't huge as you think. Never mind forward looking Panoptix.

You realize he used a weighted treble hook on a drop shot rig. How is it any different than what I'm describing? Never mind, don't answer that. It's totally impossible. What was I thinking. ?

Dude, I literally watch bass approach my drop shot bait, and take it on 2D. With new 3D, 360, Live Vision, Panoptix and what not, it's totally do-able.

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I think his point was that someone could intentionally snag fish this way. I can see my spoon, and the fish's proximity on even a simple 2D sonor. Imagine what you might be able to do with some of the latest tech.

Why don't they show the baits in real time? The slo-mo footage will make any baits action seem dramatic.

I don't really know if there are real "numbers baits," but I do know there are "numbers spots."

It happens using Hopkins Shorty spoons, jigging for deep smallies, too. They usually take it on the drop, but every once in a while, snag one on the lift. I think NY is a "in the mouth" state, but that might only be trout. Not sure. I don't keep bass or catch records, so it matters little.

Yep, we all miss him too. Such a genuine dude.

I think gill success is very water specific. My Hardgill is chipped to heck. It’s a swimmer, but not on all waters. Find the right water, and a gill will destroy.

I think the really disturbing part is bringing fish to different lakes to fake a record. That takes cajones. I get lying about where you caught a pig to keep people off the scent, but that’s really bad. Never fished a lake and pull a teener out of it? Then pull that in tx? Sheesh.

New phone came yesterday. Love it.

NY and PA. Going to DC this weekend, but I doubt I'll have time to fish.