A-Jay

Can't offer anything but a wild guess. Nice Bass either way. Congrats A-Jay

My initial impressions of the Lunch Worm and the Flat Nose Minnow. Decent Baits. A-Jay

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Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ Nice Intro. A-Jay

Are you close ? Can't say with any certainty. What I will say is, that if there are 'big bass' in a body of water, and bassheads are fishing it - someone will catch some. And while a "Trophy Hunter" may be increasing his or her odds by employing experienced based tactics and presentations, there's always a few Hawgs caught by less experience angles using very basic or even conventional gear. In other words. if they are there, they'll be caught; if they are not . . . . . . . Put an average angler on above average water, good things can happen. Rarely is the reverse true. YMMV A-Jay

Great Bass ~ Congrats on the new Personal Best. A-Jay

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Got Topwater ? A-Jay

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Not Sure ~ I didn't. A-Jay

Fifty Years Ago Today ~ Sure went by fast. A-Jay

Found some smallies on the flats (shallow) yeaterday here in northern lower. However they took me to school ! Had them hammering my spinnerbait - but only I land 1 of 7 - lost 3 at the boat. Others jump off. At least two were 'Toads'. So I have a handful of mangled baits and a single keeper to show for 8 hours of chunking & winding. Good news is - they are already shallow and should be there for several weeks, at least until most all the weeds die back and the bait bails. I'll be looking to enact some revenge - every chance I get. Which will need to be very soon. Get out there bassheads, it'on ! A-Jay

Hello Rich & Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay

I've been known to throw a RES now & again. And I agree with @papajoe222 I also like the Mustad KVD 1x Strong 2x Short Triple Grip Treble Hook. I change out every stock treble with them. Just not always in the red however. And while the bait come stock with #4's, I like to kick it up a notch and go with a #2 on the front and a #4 on the back. A-Jay

I have a few but this spring I added a couple of Daiwa Tatula Elite AGS Spinning Rods. Neko Rig & Drop Shot. Matched them with a pair of Daiwa Tatula Limited Edition LT SS 3000-CXH reels. Very Sweet. A-Jay

The question is - for how long though ? A-Jay

Ice. A-Jay

I do not disagree with you J While I'll admit that may have been offered more just for effect it does appear that this unfortunate operator was using excessive speed which seemed to be a contributing factor to a significant loss of control. Some may call it bad judgement while others could chock it up to inexperience. Either way it's the very definition of reckless operation. Miraculously, this human survived. Guess it wasn't his time. A-Jay

Hello Brendon and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ You've received some very solid & useful information here already. Speed with less control is pretty much out of control. There's a fine line between operation "on the edge" and operating safely. Speed with less control is IMO on the Edge. Why go there ? Really. Operating on the edge leaves virtually ZERO room for error. An operator's reaction time is reduced as well as his or her ability to maneuver suddenly to avoid whatever; object afloat, waves, wakes, other humans - whatever - when one attempts to maneuver suddenly / radically with "speed & less control" it can end up looking like this ~ @Way2slow alluded to how "You should feel the bow start lifting and the spray out the sides start moving back. The spray should get back behind the drivers seat if you are getting good lift and the boat will feel like its just skipping along on light chop." While I will agree with this, I must add that one must ensure that TOTAL Control is maintained - at all times. In most cases 'speed' is scarified. This is what that looks like: Stay Safe A-Jay

After 20 years of marriage, a man named Jack left his wife for his young secretary. His new girlfriend desperately wanted to live in the million-dollar mansion that Jack and his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Edith, shared while they were together. Jack, eager to please his girlfriend, made sure it happened. With better and more ruthless lawyers, Jack won legal rights to the mansion. His young secretary rejoiced. As for Edith? Jack gave her just three days to pack her things and leave the house. Brutal. Defeated, Edith complied with her ex-husband’s unfair demand. What choice did she have? On the first day of her final three days in the mansion, she packed her bags and boxes, mulling over just how much she would miss her longtime home. On the second day, the moving company picked up her boxes and transported them to her new apartment across town. All the while, she wrestled with her feelings of anger and betrayal. She had to do something. But what? By the third day, she had a plan for revenge. It started with one last meal in the dining room. There, she treated herself to a small feast: a plate of shrimp with caviar and a bottle of Champagne. Edith then enacted the final part of her plan and left the house… A short time later, Jack returned with his new flame. For a couple of days, the two lived in the paradise of a few-thousand-square-foot mansion. But then the house began to smell… Why the heck does this house stink? Jack wondered. With no answers, he searched for solutions. He and his girlfriend tried everything to get rid of the smell—cleaning, wiping, and vacuuming. Still, the odor grew worse. Jack checked the air conditioning, thinking there may have been a dead mouse inside. He called for exterminators to drop a chemically induced death sentence on any possible vermin. Nothing worked. As days passed, the smell became torture. Friends stopped visiting. Even handymen refused to work in the house, and the maid quit. Finally, driven to the edge of insanity, Jack reached a solution. He was a rich guy, right? He’d just buy a new house where he and his young secretary could live odor-free. However, the smell was like a curse: rumors of the “stinkhouse” spread throughout the area. No one wanted to buy the home. Desperate, Jack lowered the list price for his house. Then he lowered it again. And again. Eventually, not even realtors wanted anything to do with it. So Jack took a different route… Jack took out a loan to buy a new house. Then one day his ex-wife called him and asked him how he was doing. He proceeded to complain about his ordeal with the home. She patiently listened to his story. When he finished speaking, Edith told him how she missed living there and would be ready to lower his alimony payments if he would give her the house back. Jack hungrily licked his lips at the offer. She had no idea how bad it smelled! Finally offered an out, Jack agreed to let Edith take the house—under one condition. She had to sign the agreement, sight unseen, on the same day. Edith agreed and met up with Jack to sign the contract. She wore a wicked ear-to-ear smile—for a good reason. See, Edith knew why the house smelled so bad. The odor was all her doing. On her last night in the house, right after her final meal of shrimp, caviar, and Champagne, she didn’t exactly exhibit the best table manners… She’d dipped her leftover shrimp in the caviar and stuffed the remains into all of the home’s hollowed-out curtain rods. For good measure, she sewed a few of the shells into the hem of the curtains, too. A week later, Jack and his lover stood smiling and full of relief in front of their former house, watching the moving company transport their belongings away. Finally—finally!—they’d escaped that horrid stench. Even better? It would be Edith’s problem, now… Edith, however, never even caught a whiff of the odor that’d pressured Jack into giving away his multi-million dollar home. Because when the movers packed up all of Jack’s stuff, they took the curtain rods with them! Talk about an effective way to get back at a cheating ex. While the story of Jack and Edith may be a work of fiction, there’s no doubt that need for revenge, justice, and free real estate lives within all of us. Looks like his ex-wife got the last laugh on that one with a little bit of shrimp revenge! A-Jay

Man ~ I'd a filled up dem boots right to the top ! A-Jay

If it makes you feel any better J - the situations that fell into this category where I was in a position to prosecute the case, almost always ended in Termination and nice Fat Fine. I would like to mention that I always did it with a smile. No Boating for you . . . . A-Jay

Every brand has it challenges. From quality control to customer service, from to durability to reliability. Been reading threads & posts about the good & bad for just about every rod & reel make & model here now for over 10 years. No ones immune. I do not believe that Quantum gear is "The Best". However for what I pay & for what I get - it works for me. I have & fish gear from several other makers as well. Most of which is pretty good too. A-Jay

More like after a trip there - one's 'idea' of what 'good bass fishing' is or can be, may be changed quite a bit. For me personally, after one full day on the water, I knew I would be doing everything possible to get back. The accounts and descriptions of each trip made there define 'Dream Bass Fishing'. And I'll be there again in 76 days. A-Jay

Looks like I'm one finger off @Catt But this is a 300 size reel. Close though . . . A-Jay