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Very Cool & Congrats to you both. Sounds like you both earned a little time on the water - Just in time for a good Fall Bite. A-Jay

The G-men didn't look very dominant. The replacement Refs did OK. Dallas has got to be very happy - winning north of the Mason Dixon line and all. A-Jay

As a Pats Fan - I would really appreciate several, and I do mean Several, "Completely Unblocked" Sacks of old "Eli" So Go Cowboys - at least for tonight anyway. A-Jay

Definitely - you might even be Making Money $$$$ ! A-Jay

Wow ~ Heck of a Big Fish ! Flathead - looks more like a F A T H E A D ! A-Jay

Welcome to BR ~ and OUCH ! A-Jay

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With night air temps in the 40's here in the North woods of Michigan, both the Day time & Night Bite should steadily improve. I've had some epic nights in September and early October - you just have to dress for it. Bring it on ! A-Jay

That's Funny - Love the Shirt Too. A-Jay

Naw - It's all good - Sweet Rig Man. Is that a Trokar Hook ? A-Jay

Really some Excellent Footage Right There ~ ! Sweet Scenery , Fertile Habitat and Acrobatic Bass - doesn't get much better than that. Thoroughly Enjoyed it; Including the music. Don't see many guys Frogging with Spinning tackle but you certainly make it work quite well. And Welcome to BR. A-Jay

That looks vaguely familiar. A-Jay

^^^^^^ X2 ~ Like This ~ A-Jay

M O G A N A L E R T ~ ! Man, now THAT'S the Right way to take a Break. A-Jay

I have limited experience with Swimbait tackle, but I've been fishing this stick for a month or so and I'm pleased with it's performance - A-Jay

If you can see them - they can see you. That could be enough to put them off. Backing off and making longer casts to these fish might turn them into biters. Once they are aware of your presence, from what I've seen, the oods go down quite a bit. Re-locate and come back later. Perhaps a night trip would put the odds in your favor. A-Jay

Nice Bass ~ ! Congrats A-Jay

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Yup - The one fairly consistent technique I've had the past 2-3 weeks has been a jig. I'm fishing it in places where I think the fish might stage before heading a bit shallower to feed. The outside edge of the deepest Green weed I can find. I use a deep crankbait (6XD) to help find new ones. Patched rather than long lines of green coontail or cabbage weed seem to be holding the better fish. But they are a little hard to find, unless you know of some already :c) But the important detail is this - the jig trailer must do very little. Meaning a craw or anything with wildly flapping appendages get no bites. Something that I can lift and then allow to glide back slowly on a tight line (again no flapping /waving action to the trailer has been best, think subtle). A Berkley Power bait beast, any beaver style bait, especially something that does not have a split tail so it glides has been very good. Several baits that have split tails require you to separate them out of the package, don't ;c). Although I haven't tried it yet, I bet a Pork trailer would work for this as well. A-Jay

Nice Bass ~ I don't understand what 28/8 means ? If you have actual length and girth measurements you can use the fish weight calculator on this site. A-Jay https://www.bassresource.com/bassfishing/fishcalculator.html

Thanks - They all seem quite Portly already. Even the dinks are more like Donks and it's barely September. A-Jay

Went out Mid-Day in the Blazing Sunshine - not a whiff of wind. Ended up pitching jigs at and under some deep water docks on a "trout" lake. Managed to sore lip a few. The better fish were Way Up Under there. A-Jay

I think the insects might be more concerned what they could contract from me ~ and then there is this ~ A-Jay

I hear ya - I'm fishing 9 out of the rack I built into Old Ttown and I like having multiple rigs at the ready. A-Jay

Yes ~ but I think you've got me there with the 30 count rod rack. A-Jay