A-Jay

Great Bass ~ Congrats. A-Jay

I use 10 & 20lb Sufix 832 braid on spinning gear quite a bit when throwing jerkbaits. I came up with a deal where I will Simultaneously reel while jerking the bait. Seems to keep the loose line loops down to a minimum. During cooler & colder water jerkbait conditions, I 'pull' the bait (with a fairly long pause) rather than the standard warmer water jerking, then it's just a matter of slowing reeling in the 'pulled' line. Still need to be mostly vigilant to ensure I'm not introducing the highly undesirable loose line loops into the spool. A-Jay

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay

Caught the title clinching game last night in TX on the layover. Great way to top off this absolutely insane week. A-Jay

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resources. A-Jay

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resources. A-Jay

Back in the States on the last leg of my travel. Hurricane was not an issue. The trip and the especially the fishing was well beyond anything I could have hoped for. Still hard to believe. The numbers, weights, pics and some Insane Video is all coming in a few days. A-Jay

And another Mexican Bass Fishing Adventure begins . . . . . A-Jay

Hello Clark and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay

WTG ~ That's a Tank ! PB's are Always a Blast Congrats A-Jay

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay

Thank You very much guys ~ If there's something note worthy to see - I'll do what I can to post it. Bringing the GoPro's so we'll see how it goes . . . . A-Jay

No Doubt ~ We always say our males will fight for dominance but the females fight to the death. A-Jay

Sweet Bait and the autograph definitely kicks it up a notch. A-Jay

Trolling you say ? A-Jay

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay

The 'high tech' home security never really sounded like a good plan to me. Call me old school but I'm more of Dead Bolt, Big Dogs & Loaded Shot Gun kind of guy . . . A-Jay

Wx on Saturday departure day is cold rain / snow moderate winds. Then it's TVC thru ORD to DFW. Stay overnight Marriot DFW Then Private Air to the lodge next morning with one stop mid-flight in Mexico for fuel & to clear customs. Getting a little twitchy . . . A-Jay

Hello Robbie and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay

2 Days & a Wake ~ Oh, and did I mention it's snowing . . . A-Jay

Almost any & every "Flat" will have some type of 'irregularity" on it. Since I often find biters near 'edges' of some kind I prefer to hunt these places down. Examples of some of the better ones for me on large flats include but are not limited to isolated weeds clumps, a small collection of rocks or wood (may only be a few feet wide / long but if it's the only game in town it can hold fish), a depression or small hump, (again may only be 6 inch or a foot change, but they'll use it) one of my favorites is a bottom color change (If the bottom is predominately dark - a light spot could be the deal - vise versa is almost always good for me). Often bass can & will be right in the middle of some of this stuff - but more often than not - it's 'the edges' that I'll find many of the fish I'm looking for. Finally a real wild card here is 'shadow lines' - especially early and later in the day, with the sun low on the horizon - Having deeper water close (relative term) and a shadow line running along the edge or close to a drop can produce. Percentage of contact on this one seems to go down as the water temps drop away. But before it gets to cool / cold and the fish are still roaming right up to sunset - may be worth checking out. 360 & SI has made the hunt for these type places a little easier but it's still somewhat time consuming. I'll often do it mid-day in the summer - just for a boat ride. Rather than using precious fishing time during what could be a good bite. Let the way pointing begin. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. A-Jay

Always a solid plan to trust your instincts. May not always work out exactly as planned but when it does . . It's very satisfying and a great confidence booster. A-Jay

Sweet looking bait ! A-Jay

I learned that a vibrating jig can be an effective option for October smallmouth when they are in shallow colored water that's 48 - 52 degrees. A-Jay

I'm in the camp that believes that regardless of where they are caught, a true on the scale 6 lb smallmouth is certainly a trophy class fish. Just as a 10 lb Largemouth is a trophy. And even in "the best fisheries on this planet" both are rare fish. Hope you can get some 6 lb plus smallies this spring and will be willing to share the pics here. A-Jay