A-Jay

Thanks ~ It's been a weird & wild season so far. Completely different from the past several I've fished. Just don't know what the heck to expect on any given trip. I know what I'd like to see in the net, but it's anyone's guess if there's even a chance. I'm staying positive. At least this last trip was a good sign anyway. Full moon mid week, and it sets well before astronomical twilight. Always a good sign in my book. I'll be out there. A-Jay

@Peacedivision Nice Bass PBs are Always a Blast ! Congrats A-Jay

Just noticed that the kooky old guy working out in his basement has got over 77K views. Kind of wild really. Either way, Thanks for the support. A-Jay

I'd skip that November thing. A-Jay

You both seem to be beating up on your local bass population without resorting to heaving that rig around. Feels like I'm casting a chandelier. A balanced bait & tackle helps but it's still a commitment. Somehow when it pays off and I get 1 or two fatties, the next few trips, fishing it doesn't seem like such a chore. Either way, don't remember ever catching a brown bass that was less than 5 lbs on it. So there's plenty of confidence right there. A-Jay

Interesting. I pretty much came to the same conclusions in my high school cafeteria. Not much if any of that mess was real food either. A-Jay

After a day on the water and an extra off day, I was back in the home gym for Workout Day 1. Completed 3 working sets of the 5 scheduled movements. Showing the last two sets of each here. #borninfiftynine https://youtu.be/QnoMvQAIH3I?feature=shared A-Jay

You'd need to stick around. Cuz I'm betting we might need an interpreter. 😅 A-Jay

Thanks for the kind words I appreciate it. But you don't need to worry about fishing behind me @Catt because if I ever did see you on thee water, I'll be going the other way . . . . . #takemetoschool 😎 A-Jay

I believe as with any wildlife, including fish, for every action by me there is at least some type of reaction by them. After all we are intruding on 'their' world and they know it a whole lot better than I ever will. What that reaction maybe or how significant regarding fish catches is, probably changes over time. But I can not say for sure one way or the other. Either way, I seem to have more success on 'less pressured waters', regardless of size. Might be just me, but I'm not a fan of crowds and am super fortune to live & fish in a part of the country where, if I am willing to put in some effort, I am for the most part able to avoid them. So best case scenario for me is when I am the fishing pressure. A-Jay

IMO, the lightest weight that still allows for a decent cast and reaches the desired depth, the better. Using a hook with sufficient gap or bite is pretty key as well. When bigger bass want a smaller profile seems to present the biggest challenge for me. But not one that can't be over come. Falcon Lures Ewg Bait Jerker Hook works for me in this clip. https://youtu.be/1to6ti-tlZY?feature=shared&t=135 A-Jay https://www.southern-reel.com/falcon-lures-ewg-bait-jerker-hook/

Thank you my friend. Water temps noted when I landed the brown bass were 67. I am fishing that rig sort of in an opposite manner of the tradition approach in the warm, shallow water. I go burn with a pause rather than slow with a quick burn. Strikes often come on the first reel turn after the pause. I fish a spinnerbait this time of year the same way. Routine visits to the home gym all year certainly help throw/crank that rig for hours at a time as well. You know what it's like. Hoping to get back out this coming week; maybe Wednesday morning. A-Jay

I fish mainly for smallmouth, Always from a boat & never from shore. Either way, 'what I spend' annually is on a need to know basis. Lets just say that it's something less than the National Deficit but more than a pack of gum. A-Jay

Glad to hear you're sticking with it. While Stevia has some benefits, if 'the baked goods' your referring to include white flour & butter, you may be pulling on both sides of the rope. Friendly reminder, 'rewarding' yourself with cake & cookies, in any form, is the opposite of a reward and mostly counter productive to your goal. One reason many folks have trouble losing 'those last few pounds of body fat', is that they are unwilling to modify their life style sufficiently to get there. They saw results and expect them to just continue. Sometimes that works, sometimes it does not. What you did worked well, and now you may need to do more. So just do it. Keep it up and Good Luck. A-Jay

No sir I did not notice I am happy with the 7 type H's I've got. So I stopped looking. A-Jay

Feeling nostalgic this morning I visited the flat where I caught my PB Smallie 7 years ago. Well all of that was quickly put to rest by Mr Pike who Clobbered my walking bait. And then tried his best to make me believe he was a big bass - no such luck. Never did get the topwater for bass deal going despite what looked like semi-idea conditions. Limiting factor - no bait shallow. In fact, it took me most all of the morning to even find a couple of schools of yellow perch. But once I did, my efforts were rewarded. I'll get out again, just don't have a clue when that might be, I was thankful for this one however. A-Jay Side bar - been down to only 1 GoPro for a while now. But ordered two new units that should be up and running in a couple of weeks. Hope I can still fish.

The A-Rig accounted for this gorgeous Brown bass today. Brief report to follow. A-Jay

I use 15 lb InvisX (and Tatsu) successfully for chatterbaits, spinnerbaits & swim jigs. I'll fish it over and around soft cover, but not "in it". Especially not thick slop type stuff. Not sure any FC, regardless of Brand, that will perform like a braided line will in heavy soft cover. A-Jay

At first glance, I thought for sure you had hooked yourself. Glad that's not the case. A-Jay

Having more than 1 or 2 fatties come unbuttoned ALWAY shakes my confidence. Still a great finish. Way to stick with. Congrats and Good Luck at the Championship. A-Jay

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Workout Day 5 today. Been in a nice little groove lately. Might take an extra day off to ensure I can stay in it. #borninfiftynine A-Jay

Sweet Rig ! Congrats A-Jay

I am not really looking for a surface water temp to dictate presentation choice. Used to and IMO, I feel like I missed some bites by following that mantra. So now it's more about bait & fish movement in the late summer and into the fall. Once the weeds start to die off to a point where there's more dead vegetation that green vibrant stuff, seems most of the bait and the bass will vacant the shallow flats and move to the next level secondary deeper flats. When this happens seems to change a bit for year to year. I'll fish the edges of these with regular and deep diving jerkbaits. Which one depend on if I'm on the shallow side or the deeper edge. Sometimes the same spots that produced early season are good also in the fall. But sometimes they are not for me and I've had to hunt down where they go in Sept and October. It's a good numbers time of the year for me but as the season wears on, the bigger brown bass seem harder & harder to find and catch. Later this week I'll have a chance to see what the heck is going on with Lake Menderchuck. Plan on starting shallow but will have no problem bailing on that deal quickly if I'm not feeling it. Finally, the later the season the more the late afternoon / sunset bite becomes my best producer. On the bigger lakes as well as the smaller bodies of water. Once they finally set up on their winter stuff, they usually stay there. And can be a bit easier to target. Problem for me is being able to fish them. It becomes a time of 'too much'. Too much wind, waves, snow or ice. A-Jay