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Total Body 3 this morning. Two working sets got it done. The Partial Dead lifts were particularly intense. #borninfiftynine A-Jay

May be a bit of a surprise ~ The Quantum EXO PT made its debut in retail locations late in the Fall of 2011. I started my collection a year or two later which includes 100 & 200 sizes. Some of these were scored for a song on E-Bay. Stock handles were 'EVA Foam'. Didn't care for it. Went with all new HawgTechs Better. All 9 are still making it happen for me. A-Jay

That's a tough one. Perhaps it's the fact that you're 'stressed', that's affecting your motivation. Not that you don't want to go fishing. Getting out on the water, your happy place, might be just what the doctor ordered. Hope it works out for you. #addressthestress A-Jay

https://showspan.com/UFD/ I went to this one in early 2016 just to see my rig before I ordered it. It's a good 3.5 hours south of me so I actually got a hotel room. Had two full days there, most of which was spent crawling in & around a couple of Pro-V Bass boats. Also got to see and talk to Mark Zona & KVD a couple of times each. Of course Zona hit me with "Dude, weren't you yesterday ?" One & only time I'll probably ever go. Good Show with TONS to see and Buy. I left with one thing only. A Plan. A-Jay

An ounce of prevention ~ A-Jay

Not sure about the bass really. And while they have every right, where and whenever I am in close proximity to a lot of this while I'm fishing, I am CERTAIN there is a physical & mental change in ME. ? A-Jay

Nice Brown Bass ~ Congrats A-Jay

Nope ~ I'm also that guy. And I read the instructions on everything that comes with them. Including my trucks. Can you imagine, who does that ? Me. A-Jay

I just dropped a Shimano MGL A 6.2:1 on the St Croix 'Power Glass Cranker'. Pretty Sweet. A-Jay

LOL ~ You know it ! A-Jay

This is pretty much it in a nut shell for me. He does a nice job here of breaking it down. Admittedly, I'm always learning something new on this deal. Latest detailed contour mapping is a must and Auto Chart Live is pretty killer for places that may not have it. Something that really helped me, especially in the beginning and on bigger water, was / is utilizing Depth Range Highlighting on my graphs. When looking for fish I believe to be at a certain depth or zone Helps me get a visual of the water I need to check, which saves lots of time by eliminating anything that may not be my focus that trip. Clearly not 'the answer' but, can be a very useful tool. Additionally, IME the environmental conditions that make for a good shallow bite, are often the same for deals off the bank. Regardless, I need to be able to 'fish effectively'. So if I can't make my desired presentation in a manner that I think will generate bites, I usually need to rethink my plan. Fish Hard A-Jay

Might not really be a right or wrong deal. Have you fished swim jigs ? They have a power - it's just usually sort of subtle compared to anything with a blade. But swim jigs can be kicked up a notch with a flapping craw type trailer. In my world, the magic sauce is the little wiggle the bait gets when matched with the right paddle tail trailer. Swimming one through shallow early season emergent weed growth, and then straight through the summer pattern, can be all kinds of crazy good. I'm a big fan. A-Jay

Might depend on who you're fishing behind. If it's that last guy, you should be good. A-Jay

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Total Body 2 this morning. Sometimes it's just about getting Clean Reps. That's what this one was about. Showing one working set of six exercises. #borninfiftynine A-Jay

BTW ~ my 'grip' changes a bit for the cast. Especially when I want to reach out and touch a bass . . . . A-Jay

Hello Paulie and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay

My 'fishing grip' on casting reels is always the same. Pics below are a 300 size reel and a swimbait rod, which is about as big as I can palm. 100, 150 & 200 size reels are a little easier to control. A-Jay

That is so awesome ! Tigers are such gorgeous fish. Good for you guys. Congrats A-Jay

I am Not an experienced river smallie angler. However this young man apparently is. Besides being a BR member here for a long time @everythingthatswims Nolan recently won the Hobie BOS on the Susquehanna River using a floating bug. Evergreen Gizmo Interesting approach. A-Jay

Congrats ~ Iggy is one Lucky Dog That bond is like nothing else. A-Jay

Hi Joe and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ Thanks for the information. I experimented with the 'looping feature' and found I preferred simply shooting it all and editing later. As for the overheating solution, glad that worked out for you. Not sure I could pull that one off . . . . A-Jay

Thank You ~ Admittedly I'm not a Large/Plus size swimbait angler, but I think I've seen something like that on some Mushy rods ? Imagine it would be an extremely niche' deal for bassheads though. Interesting. A-Jay

Not familiar with this. What line of rods is it on ? A-Jay

Heard Storme Warran play this one on The Highway a couple of weeks ago. Been in my head ever since . . . A-Jay