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Sweet - They already defaced their FB page by posting up that Brown trout I got this spring. So now I have to wear gloves all the time ? A-Jay

@12poundbass @Bluebasser86 Went out today and took care of that. A-Jay

Hello Nolan and Welcome t Bass Resource ~ A-Jay

It's a Strike King KVD Swim N Shiner - one of 5 on an umbrella rig. A-Jay

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Headed out into the pre-dawn darkness & fog this morning. Wanted to be on my spot right at first light hoping for a topwater bite. Arrived as planned but didn’t see much in the way of fish or bait movement up on the flat. It’s a rather large area so I poked around a bit. Focusing on isolated weed patches, I was throwing a walking bait which is usually a solid producer and a good way to cover some water. I wasn’t drawing any interest (except from the gulls) so a few minutes after sunrise, I reluctantly switched up to a popper. Knew I was going to have to fish much slower but if there were a few smallies around, this one has been producing lately. It’s all about that ‘pause’. Didn’t take long. First Cast it got absolutely clobbered ! Fortunately had the GoPro running and managed to get a decent chunk of that whole deal on video. After some give & take and a lot of praying by me, I slipped her into the Frabil. She was gorgeous and at 5.88 lbs (5-14) my biggest of the summer. Worked that popper all over flat for the rest of the morning but that was pretty much it for the topwater action – but I’m certainly not complaining. Before noon and for a complete change of pace, I busted out the A-Rig and went to heaving that mess around. Once again, for whatever reason, the darn thing got hammered right off. First fish on it this season and a totally decent way to start – this one was 5.22lb (a tad over 5-3). After letting her go I was thinking maybe I was onto something. Didn’t pan out that way. So the morning’s tally was 2 brown bass that went over 11 lbs. Nice. And it’s only the second week of August. A-Jay

First Smallie this morning ~ on her way home. She smashed a popper. 5-14. A-Jay

Morning started off nicely. A-Jay

Baits were fine out of the bag ~ That one had been eaten a few times though A-Jay

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X2 ~ on all of this. A-Jay

No problem Sir. btw ~ your Sherlock Holmes-like powers of observation are indeed most impressive. A-Jay

Hello Jim and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay

I wear Ono's and they come with a small microfiber cleaning cloth. I use that. A-Jay

That's one way to deter someone from riding your bumper. #burnmyfaceoff A-Jay

I guess - sort of a 'finesse' A-Rig If there could ever be such a thing. A-Jay

Cool ~ Perhaps the Max Scent is a kin to a Dog Whistle - I certainly can't hear it but my dogs surely can ! A-Jay

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resources ~ Some fantastic info / advice offered above already. My version: I prefer a slightly different rod for my drop shot than my hair jig stick. While both are similar in action, the hair jig are so light a little extra blank length helps in casting them. So my drop shot rods are ML/F or M/F and 6'10" to 7', the hair jig rod is M/F 7'6". Main line on the drop shot is 10lb Sufix 832 and the Hair jig stick gets 8 lb, same braid. As for leaders I use 6lb or 8lb (every once in a while 4 lb) AbaisX, InvisX or Tatsu depending on the deal needed. A-Jay

That was my initial thought as well Chris. Along that same line of thinking, sort of surprised we haven't seen an 'all fluorocarbon' A-Rig. A-Jay

The main advantage of the max Scent over the Gulp - is that the Max Scent Does Not Dry Out when left out / or on the hook. Can't say for sure if the 'max scent' wains over that time but the bait still fished just fine. btw- "I'm the Doctor, run for your life !" A-Jay

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I been trying but cooperation has been low . . . A-Jay