A-Jay

Not to high jack this one but I appreciate the sentiment. We are who we are right ? However, you're quite correct in that I prefer organization vs the opposite. So the rod sock color selection is actually a 'system' to help me locate the wanted rig in the rod locker. The type and speed of the reels on each is also part of that. Blue covers MH casting, red covers MH moderate casting, patriotic covers M moderate casting, and black is the deep cranking rod. On spinning, yellow is 7 ft M, black is Diawa AGS, and the funky bruised purple color is Victory rods (both spinning & casting). Not shown are the A-Rig rods, the swimjig rods and finally topwater. So there's a method to the madness and I must admit, it helps me sleep at night. ? A-Jay

Really enjoyed the 2010 Michigan fishing Expo A-Jay

Me too ! A-Jay

That was Awesome ! ? A-Jay

Once low light is over (and I'm talking 30 minutes after sunrise) in Flat calm, mid-summer conditions, My go-to right there is breakfast. I'm heading to the ramp, having a day and coming back an hour before sunset. As for marking fish, of course, they live there. May not mean they are eating for a while though. Good Luck A-Jay

Sleeps in a Dutch Oven . . .

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Hops around half naked in his basement pretending to workout Oh wait . . . . A-Jay

One arm is considerably shorter than the other. A-Jay

When it comes to chasing around the local population of brown bass, I have a reasonably useful arsenal of rods, reels & baits that 'suit' my needs; mostly. Perhaps just as vital to much of whatever success I might have, on the biggest fish especially, is the boat itself. Having safe access to the fish and plenty of space for my gear, both important to me, breeds confidence. Not exactly a secret at this point, but having & knowing how to 'use' the GPS precision receiver with heading sensor to it's fullest potential, has been a game changer. The internal compass provides constant boat heading displayed on chart screen, even while sitting still. This enables me know to my rigs direction in correlation to the GPS chart for precision boat control. Once on the water, this is where it starts & ends for me. #spotonthespot Finally something that isn't really visible but I really do try to remember to bring with me every trip, is the right state of mind. Clearly this may be different for every basshead, and I'm no different. Where in the past, I can admit that I used to 'go fishing' to get away from it all; to clear my head. And that was OK. However the past several years, I've come to recognize that I do enjoy my time on the water much more with a different approach. Instead of trying to 'escape my life' while on the water, I try to embrace it. Meaning, there seems to be some correlation between having 'balance' in my personal life and being successful on the water. Not saying that there's much I can do if the fish don't bite, but my state of mind while I'm fishing certainly does effect how I feel about it. And the better I feel, the better I fish. One of my all time favorite Pro anglers, Rick Clunn used the term Zen many years ago. A state of calm attentiveness in which one's actions are guided by intuition rather than by conscious effort. Sort of like that I suppose. Fish Hard A-Jay

That is very sad. ? A-Jay

We have 4 of these Wire Tek 1001 Mole Eliminator Traps and they are breaking new ground on mole eradication this summer. #lostcount A-Jay

I rig my soft plastic baits at the time of use, as needed. Not in advance so I rarely run into that. I understand what you mean as I have in the past debated on what to do with trailers that are not ratty. Leaving them rigged when I am fishing a lot, say for a trip or two seems ok. Longer than that I worry about the hooks being damaged. Especially on baits with heavy salt content. A-Jay

@Skunkmaster-k Only took me about 10 years. A-Jay

Place an @ @Skunkmaster-k And then type the member. A-Jay

Fishing History, Do I do It ? Yes, I most certainly do. But what I try to do, is to fish the right history, as opposed to the wrong history. What's the difference ? In this instance 'right' for me would be fishing in spots/areas that line up with; seasonal patterns, local weather conditions (recent past & present) as well making presentations at depths that the bass (and Bait) might be using/holding in. "Wrong" would be most anything not matching the above and deals that 'history' has shown are mostly not productive. So having some 'history' can help and hurt I suppose. I am very willing to learn new deals and or adapt to something new or changed, but before I get there, I will often exhaust deals that have been successful 'in the past'. So to me it seems like it's all just part of the process, this bass fishing stuff. We start with nothing, we build on that, we gain some confidence, we build on that and then we try new deals. Then it all starts all over again. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. A-Jay

Noted ~ A-Jay

After an extra day off, I started July's training with some minor modifications to my program. Completed workout 1 by performing 3 working sets of 6 movements. Showing the last set of each here. #borninfiftynine A-Jay

Some of my favorite meaningless responses to utter foolishness are: "Hope you win the lottery" "What time is dinner ?" "I like Pizza" "Half of what I say is meaningless, but I say it so that the other half may reach you.” A-Jay

That last time I actually had much hair, a new Chevrolet Corvette convertible was going for $5765.50 #beenawhile ? A-Jay

Send me your address, I'd be happy to donate my used plastics to the cause. Otherwise, remove the hooks And Throw that mess in the trash. A-Jay

Perhaps not if but instead "how many times". #cominginhot ? A-Jay

Tank was on a mission this morning ~ A-Jay

Hello Cam and welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay

Hello Marvin and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay