J Francho

It's his birthday today, btw.

Otis is the man.

I like turtles.

Paul, actually does know everything!

That's slick!

Look for sales, clearance, and the used market. You can get a heck of a rod for $150 that way.

That's an even bigger mystery than "big bass" bass baits! I'd say it's more about location, than bait. As long as it has hooks...

I've even been seen super gluing an insert back in. Not really right, but in the heat of a tournament, it worked. Make sure it's not chipped!

It depends on the plastic and the humidity. Some of the saltier baits are pretty obvious. Zoom baits, and Ragetail are two I use a lot of the are NOT a problem.

Why wouldn't he be able to? I've done repairs with a cardboard box and and a dictionary for a wrapping station. Hand turn it every ten minutes while the epoxy sets.

How much you let out depends on whether you want to be stationary and how rough the seas are. Your double the depth isn't a terrible idea. Look up quick release rigging if it's going to be rough. It can save your butt.

I use a 3 lb. grappling anchor with the tubes zip tied shut for a 14' kayak. You should be fine with that and 50' of parachute cord.

The data is never free.

Time for Serius/XM dude. XMU, Alt Nation, Bone Yard, Real Jazz… no commercials.

Give Wild Water a try. Tell them John sent you.

Cayuga Lake... I don't bother with the north end, unless it's prespawn, close to spawn. I like the deep weed lines north of Red Jacket. Launch from Deans Cove, turn left, fish the next six miles. You will find some stuff there.

Yes there's a small group of just 50,000 here at Bass Resource. Got a question? Ask!

Jeez, take it easy. I'm not busting anyone's chops. I asked what you do when all your knowledge fails you. When the blind squirrel on the back of your boat finds a nut, or the guy in your club that ONLY does well when the good sticks do poorly, what do you do? Is that beginner suddenly an expert because they did better than you? Probably not, and not even that day. But do you try to figure out what it is that set those bites apart from yours? If so, what questions do you ask? How do you add to your knowledge. Instead of challenging my status as a global moderator (Hint: I didn't get the job because I'm a better fisherman than you), or telling everyone how great a fishing mind you have, and that your never out fished, try being open minded. Answer the simple questions I asked, without the ego. It's hard to do, and I'm as guilty as anyone of letting my ego get in the way, but this thread looks as good as any lately to address this. What do you with the information when you fail? What information do you even process when you fail? Is a cast into oblivion really ill advised? Some guy on the back of my deck casts out the "wrong side" into open water. I roll my eyes, it's directly post spawn.... We're on a strongly defined weed line - those early stands of milfoil that hold fish when they scatter from the shallows. Dude catches a fish. A good one. OK, woopty-doo you say. Me too. Dude catches four more. I caught a dozen or so, grinding out my finesse pattern - wacky jig, 4" worm, weed line, move super slow. This guy caught a limit in twice as many casts, in nothing water. They're all big - lucky this is a team format tournament, lol. Thanks co-angler! When I ask why, he says he happened to see bait balls on the console DI unit as we came off plane. I wasn't looking at that, and was more focused on quietly slipping into my pattern that was already working well. Now, this guy was new, and I had been explaining how to read the DI. I think his actual words were, "I was curious if a bass would go out there for that bait, if it was bait that I even saw." As far as fishing against each other, we can do that - doesn't matter to me. I fish Port Bay, Sodus, Oneida, Lake Ontario, heck, I'd even fish that toilet Onondaga, lol. It's been since last fall. PM me, I'm not too hard to get in touch with. Probably be easiest to meet, and fish off your boat. My Bullet is in process of a sale, and I haven't even registered the Xpress this year. I got lunch after.

I love it when success is predicated upon knowing everything, or at least more than everyone else. Interesting concept.

I know of two stations that sell non ethanol within 100 miles, that's not an option. I haven't had an issue with it either. My motors are a '98 115 elpto, and a '99 2.5l Promax. I use Startron and Stabil cocktail.

Fun4me, it had nothing to do with your post. It was coincidence that I followed yours. I generally use the quote feature when referring to someone's specific content.

There will be a day when your "proper" way to fish will not work. Will you be humble enough and open minded enough to change? Instead of deriding n00bz, pick up on their successes, and try to distill what factored in, besides blind luck.

Marketing and specification are two different things, bud.

I don't think a $400 lure is really relevant to the discussion. I most often notice that $10 as the sticker shock line. I remember buying Rebel cranks for $3 back in the 80s. It seemed expensive, since Acme spoons were less than a buck. I bet that's around $10 or more in today's money. Bust out your parachute pants, crank up the Buggles, and fish your baits - whatever you paid for them.

Diameter per pound rating isn't standard so it matters little. Anything that says 90+ for 12# line is gone for bass fishing. If you need some exact measurement, then use a line counter.