A-Jay

Hello James and Welcome to BR ~ A-Jay

Congrats ~ That is an Awesome Bass ~ ! Sounds like a heck of a battle too; no Doubt she put both you & that 10 lb line to the test. I'm a bad judge when it comes to the "Is This Same Fish ? " deal. But it totally could be. A-Jay

On a spinnerbait or a buzzbait, that rig will be problematic around any cover. The difference between a single trailer hook and a treble stinger hook is the stinger moves freely all over the place and a trailer hook stays tight to your bait (more or less) allowing it to come thought cover, most of the time. A-Jay

LOL ~ It's more of a temporary holding pen than a livewell - and the neat thing is . . . It doubles as a landing net. A-Jay

ONE ~ After that the cork is sealed. You're done. A-Jay

My new Michigan PB ~ A-Jay

I slipped out onto one of the lakes close to home this morning. Our area had a day and a half of heavy rain and last night the air temps dipped down into the 40’s; not unheard of here. Forecast was for some stiff post frontal wind, I was hoping to get in on a decent bite before getting blown off the water. Conditions early were OK and the water had gotten back to the gin clear stuff I’m used to fishing here; despite the rain. Anchored up on a small mid-lake hump and had a couple of small bass right off the bat. The 6th Sense square bill just continues to trigger strikes. Three or four reel handle cranks into a long cast parallel to the drop in front of the hump, the bait got Hammered. The fish immediately came to the top and before I knew what I even had, a very, very stout smallmouth cart-wheeled 3 foot in the air and the battle was on. From the first long distance look at it, I figured I was fighting the biggest smallmouth I’d had on in a while. So I’m looking hard, trying to see how she’s hooked. But I couldn’t see my bait. She had the whole thing choked – gone, no bait. Meanwhile, she was digging, changing directions & stripping drag for all she was worth. Once close to the boat she made 2 more way high leaps for freedom. Not missing a trick, there was the repeated attempts to get into the anchor line. Trying hard not to rush her to the net, and not being very successful, I took a stab at her and whiffed. Part of my lower anatomy might have puckered a little right there. After a half minute steal mate, she finally gassed out and was in the net. This particular fight will be one I’ll remember for a while. At almost 22 inches and 5.66 lbs – this bass is officially my heaviest Michigan Bronzeback. PB’s are always a blast. I caught dozen or so more bass (both brown & green) from a few different spots around the lake before the wind really came on and I had to depart. Got some nice pictures and a couple of videos. I’d say it was a Good day. A-Jay And one more:

Hello Bob and Welcome to BR ~ A-Jay

Staged - Not Staged - Who Knows It was quite Entertaining either way. A-Jay

Very, Very Sad situation. Hope the attention this brings will help some of those in need. A-Jay

Yes - Retired BMC (28 yrs) Actually spent several years in your neck of the woods PA & NJ - Did Philly, Atlantic City, and Cape May twice - loved it there - Great Striper fishing off the jetties. A-Jay

Hello and Welcome to BR ~ A-Jay

Nice Bass ~ Those SMB are Brutes ~ ! A-Jay

For the Masses ~ A-Jay http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-6th-Sense-Crush-Flat-75X-Crankbait-Lure-Square-Bill-/350869431733

Check your PM's for a secret source of supply A-Jay

Hello and Welcome to BR ~ The search tool is your friend. And then if you can't find it - just ask . . . A-Jay

You're on Giant smallies in 8 ft of clear water in August ? Say hello to St. Peter for me . . . . Cause that's got to be Bronzeback heaven right there A-Jay

Very Sad. The man was quite a gifted entertainer. RIP A-Jay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=010_7kDsK94 A-Jay

X2 Yup ~ just changed out the whole deal. Tires came mounted on the galvanized rims. Hubs came with seals & bearing ( back seals were already pressed in) All I had to do was pack the bearings, drop them in and mount the wheels / tires. Sweet. A-Jay

x2 I went through a few models myself - recently I have been very happy with an older Kistler model rod - it's a 6'9" Graphite Plus composite stick. Though a little heavy, it was originally sold as a "Senko" rod. I prefer mono line 14 - 20 lb and the combination of the materials used in it really gets the job done. I would have never guessed. A-Jay

One of The Most Under rated surface (slightly sub-surface) Top water baits Ever ~ Rapala Sub Walk; especially in clear water and when fish are hesitant to commit to a total surface bite. Works great over weeds when there is not enough room over the top to use a jerk bait. A stop & go / walk the dog action can be done very easily 12 inches under the surface and on the pause the bait suspends perfectly - really killer on smallmouth here. Works particularly deadly on schooling fish - and on spinning gear the bait will rocket a LONG Way. Braid will help with long range hook sets and you'll want to change out that rear sure-set treble hook because it's not. Good Luck A-Jay

The small & medium should cover all one's needs - the large size may be reserved for the bigger stuff like 10 inch plus worms & lizards and any thing with a rather sizable girth btw - I snagged the pic off the web - though I do use sluggo's - the pink one is reserved for the spring A-Jay

Nice Review ~ Thanks for time & effort to post it. A-Jay

It's a song ~ "Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene I'll see you in my dreams" Routinely used here to indicate that the life of any particular thread is coming close to it's end. A-Jay