Dwight Hottle

Sweet. Very nice Maine bass.

He had two really great hall of fame careers. He will be missed.

Very sweet day. Just tell your boss you are a bad fisherman & then he will know its not you.

Nice compensation!

Happy B-Day & good luck in FL.

Stitch now you know why my net is so big. At 50" she would have weighed between 30-40 lbs with normal girth.

Sounds therapeutic.

Welcome to the 7lb club. Great fish.

I would go with the size 10 or 12.

Roger as I remember Hugh's biggest fish from Stickmarsh was 16lbs & change.

Having an attitude while your fishing definitely helps. Similar to your observation I have a good buddy I have fished with since high school. When one of us are catching good the other is usually not. It's like we get into each others head.

115 Yamaha is a pretty popular motor. Try a large volume Yamaha dealer for advice.

Sweet bass.

You did everything right down to the end. Tough way to lose your PB. On the bright side of your experience you do know where she hangs out. You should get a 2nd chance at her. Good luck.

Looks like 1994 might have been the peak for Stick Marsh.

Has anyone thought of petitioning the PFBC for a speed limit regulation to replace the HP restriction? That would allow more people to fish with their current equipment with a speed limit restriction like 10 MPH or under.

Jerkbaits on weed edges work great all summer long for walleye, smallies & largemouth and a few pike & pickerel too. Deeper jerkbaits also work over humps, islands & rock piles for bass. Give it a try.

Some Pointer come with two hook & some come with three hooks Pointer 128-3hooks Flashminnow 100-3 hooks Flash Pointer 100-3 hooks Flash Pointer 115-3 hooks Slender Pointer 97-3 hooks Slender Pointer 112-3 hooks Slender Pointer 127-3 hooks If you want to take off the middle hook & keep the balance you can weigh the three hooks & change out to two heavier hooks that weight the same. Or add some soft lead like solder wire in place of the middle hook. You could cut off the hook tips & leave the rest of the hook.

Stitch I love venison tenderloin. I'm pulling for ya.

Never under estimate the power of social media.

I'm only interested in that St Croix blank!

Just put it on your favorite rod & enjoy.

I don't dink more than a half dozen cans in a year. Drink water instead.

Sweet!

Fantastic learning tool. Thanks Catt!