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Workout Day 4 ~ Completed 3 working sets of the 5 movements scheduled. There was plenty of intensity during this one. Always forces me to train with purpose. The goal is to dominate the process both in & especially outside of the home gym. I'll be taking two days off. #borninfiftynine A-Jay

The longer this hard water season lasts, the more I feel like I have in common with Uncle Fester. A-Jay

I fish clear & often shallow water; distance casting is required. Never had the connection knot hang up on the cast with long leaders lengths. I use a uni-uni knot exclusively. Don't believe the type knot has anything to do with it, at least for me. A-Jay

The first day of spring in northern Michigan is rarely a guarantee of warmer weather, often serving up a "seasonal plot twist" where bright sunshine and 50-degree temperatures can be replaced by a foot of snow and icy conditions overnight. As year-round residents know, it is better to not put away winter coats, as the lake-driven weather can shift rapidly, bringing freezing rain, high winds, and hazardous travel just when it seems like winter is over. It is a chaotic transition season where the region frequently battles between lingering winter air and sudden, short-lived spring warmth. It will be spring someday here—just not today. A-Jay

Wow ~ Either way, my future videos will most definitely not be recommended for children. 🤪 A-Jay

All my spinning gear is braid to FC or Mono leader and has been for many years. During that time my leader length preference has evolved. I started with 10-12 ft and that was OK, mostly. Casting, hooksets, fighting & landing fish. Baits are working 'properly. Then I started using 15-18 feet and that was a bit better in all respects. The one factor that I was missing is that I did not care for the connection knot to be running in & out of the guide train once a bigger bass got close to the boat and was making her patterned dashes for freedom. Finally, I figured out how to overcome that. Leaders of 25 - 30 ft. In all other respects my fishing remained unchanged. Except now, that connection knot gets onto the reel (and more importantly, stays on the reel) long before a potential trophy gets anywhere near the boat. Done Deal. Good Luck A-Jay

Seems many us recreational and even professional bass fisherman either don't know this, disagree or just don't care. Personally I am thinking about going to using the scale hook in the anus method. Might look a little weird but I think it could work. #buttweight A-Jay

Can't be totally sure, but Mom did spend a lot of time in Sears and Roebucks in the 60's and early 70's so anything is possible. A-Jay

All of that looks very good. Congrats A-Jay

Works fine for me. https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/search/?q=Zoom%20Flukes&quick=1&start_after=any&updated_after=any A-Jay

While the size I use may vary as the bait, hooks, and line type / size change. These go on the nose of every hard bait I throw except a Popper. YMMV A-Jay

After a couple of off days, I was back in the home gym for Workout Day 3. Performed 3 working sets of each of the 5 scheduled movements. I'm feeling good, and I hope it continues. #borninfiftynine A-Jay

$11 for the State of Michigan All Species Senior Citizen rate. But since there's only open water for 6 months, shouldn't it be $5.50 ? 🙃 A-Jay

Past few seasons, the Strike King KVD 1.5 HC Squarebill has been replaced by the Strike King Hybrid Hunter Jr. No clue as to why. A-Jay

Me too. And this time it's all your fault ! 😁 A-Jay

Hammonds FishingMegabass Karashi 80Longer and heavier than the standard Megabass Karashi, the versatile Megabass Karashi 80 is an upsized premium twitchbait that's perfect for tempting pressured bass with both casting and spinning tackA few left in stock here ~ A-Jay

Yup—just needed to trade a few Benjamin Franklins for the setup. Totally fair. A-Jay

So you're the guy who buys his pizza by the pound. "Yea, let me get 3 1/2 pounds of the pepperoni with da extra cheese this time -oh and make it stuffed crust !" Thanks A-Jay

Well don't look at me ! I've never even been to your cow pasture. A-Jay

Knowledge & experience breeds confidence. Confidence to select a craft that can safely be operated in the conditions that one is routinely likely to want to fish in. Confidence to know when the conditions exceed the limitations of the operator & or the vessel. And then the confidence to manage challenging situations safely while having some of the best fishing you might ever encounter. Fishing in some wind can be good, bad, and even very ugly. I live & fish on water that has plenty of wind. Admittedly, it is far more comfortable to fish in calm conditions. My personal hope in the wind is that I need to be able to be safe and also be able to present my baits effectively. So when the wind and waves get up, I just bite the bullet, put my head down, and cast. Because that's when the real magic can happen. https://youtu.be/W2jqCf7BVAE Stay Safe A-Jay

31 Days and a wake up and I was sort of hoping I'd be a little closer to what is happening in that first Pic. Sadly, this is what I was doing today. The prospect of open water locally in April is looking like a pipe dream at this point. A-Jay

Get it while it's hot ! See every fish in real-time with the game-changing ShredScope. Our revolutionary forward-facing sonar reel features a built-in screen that lets you pinpoint monster fish and perfect your presentation. 🤓 A-Jay

Works for me on multiple devices. Not sure what's going on. A-Jay

So January has like 75 days now ? https://www.facebook.com/reel/1997786587837988/ 😁 A-Jay

As predicted, Northern Michigan is closed. Several miles of highway, certainly all the secondary roads and everything that is run by people. (except my snowblower of course.) Although it's hard to know for sure with the overnight 40-plus mph winds and drifting that caused. I'd say we're looking at another 12-20 inches on top of what we got two days ago. Can't even tell I blasted that way (still glad I did though). The finishing touch is the solid inch of ice capping it all off. Dogs were sliding on top of it during this morning's constitutional. Isn't sleet just the best thing ever ? Looks like this one might take some extra time, so I'm stepping out now to get a head start. A-Jay