A-Jay

Hello and welcome to Bass Resource ~ @BassIQ_Angler - IME your advice is solid. However, stick around a while and you'll soon realize that this info is plastered all over this massive forum. @hampter Reading it all takes time. Applying it on the water takes even longer. But that's the best part about fishing—time on the water. Have fun. A-Jay

Waste of time. A-Jay

@ATA When it's done and you finally get it, New Boat Day is Awesome. Congrats A-Jay

Heading out to Lake Minichuck this morning. Hoping to get some fun time floating in between rain showers. Starting out on the coolside, high 40's. Just a touch below refreshingly. More like slightly frozen nads. Here we go...... A-Jay

Just got the word—"The Beast" will be delivered on Monday, 22 June. (HS1336i) So I'll have plenty of time to figure out how to use this thing. The Noco Genius 2x2 is already mounted and ready to keep the 2 onboard big boy batteries charged & conditioned. https://no.co/genius2x2 Also went with a pair of GC002 M6 Eyelet Connectors that are compatible with the X-Connect on Genius Chargers. https://no.co/gc002 Permanently mount eyelets on battery terminals to create a convenient connection to quickly plug in your NOCO Genius battery charger for daily charging and battery maintenance. I use the Genius 2 and these connectors on both my rider & walk-behind mowers. Almost too easy. I can't remember the last time I actually hoped we got HAMMERED with snow for an upcoming winter. But that's the deal—at least this year. A-Jay

I've been stalking the Lake Minichuck & vicinity weather forecast for the middle of this week pretty hard. And in typical fashion, it's been wavering back and forth. Rain—no rain, rain, no rain. At some point we need to make a call, so I'm making it. Fishing tomorrow. It will either be a cloudy sort of killer green bass fishing morning into early afternoon. Or we'll get hosed with a sad soaking rain. Fishing in the Old Town Canoe rapidly loses its charm in the rain. Hoping for the best with plenty of hump day green bass. Here we go . . . A-Jay

Several E-Bay vendors offer lifetime supply assortment packs (S, M, & L) at almost stupid cheap pricing. purchased one many moons ago and I'll never need to resupply. So I'm talking 720 units for $10 bucks vs. 6 units for $3 bucks locally. Good Luck A-Jay

I use a PC . Don't even know how to use a phone although my wife is a whiz at it. Me,not so much. The editing software used makes a differrence IMO. I use Movavi. Easy and effective. A-Jay

Nice job. Sounds like you had your work cut out for you. Little GoPro tip for you. While I do not have the constraints of derby fishing, I do run my cameras all day on the water. Editing super long video clips is time-consuming and a PIA. And using any 'feature' designed to be a shortcut to that has not worked out well for me. So I run them on record constantly when I get a hookup, fight, and land a fish, I stop recording and restart once I start fishing again. That way, all my fish catches are always at the end of the video clip, regardless of how long it is. Makes the editing deal considerably less time consuming, and I don't 'miss' recording anything. Good luck. A-Jay

I use 832 and max Quattro. Tried 131, I like that a bit more but the other braids last so long that it's going to be several seasons before there's a reason to replace them. A-Jay

It does If I was a Scooby Snack, A-Jay

One word solution. Rottweiler. Also requires no wifi. A-Jay

I say musky. I usually don't target pike but somehow I catch a few. My musky experiences although almost always eventful on bass gear, a rare enough that I can't really differentiate between types. I do prefer to get my bait back if at all possible. A-Jay

Glad to report I am healing. Progress so far has been good, maybe a little better than I expected. Still wearing the wrist brace at night but giving it a chance to breathe a little during the day. Not quite ready to get back into the gym yet, but I'm close. Which is a motivator all it's own. I'm using the honey-do list to help me take the next step of rehab. And it looks like mid-week could see us in the canoe. Portaging in & especially out as well as paddling all day will tell me all I need to know. Hope to start back training later this week. Since my training session post here last week, this thread has been viewed over 1100 times. Stay Safe A-Jay

The late-summer big brown bass bite here can be pretty special at times. Not that I'm asking summer to fly by, but it's hard not to get a little amped up when there's this kind of potential. Fish Hard A-Jay

This TW / Diawa collaboration is a composite offering (might even be all glass ) Full cork, normal hook keeper placement and power to spare. Still offered at TW and at a very fair price however they have modified the blank specs a bit. But it's essentially the same stick. It's my go to vibrating jig and big spinnerbait weapon of choice. Loads up nicely when challenged by a proper bass. As for 3/4 oz baits, the Freedom Freak is good. Both the short and long arm models. FYI, the short arm is compact and sports a slight smaller but quality gaff, I mean hook.. A-Jay

My chest muscle rehab has been successful and is just about done. However, somewhere along the way, I sprained my right wrist. Pretty confident it was a grade 1 (mild). The ligaments or muscles were stretched; I don't believe there were any actual tears, but it did feel weaker. Experience mild pain and slight swelling, with minimal impact on my wrist's range of motion. Resistance training has its benefits but doesn't make a person immune from injury. If anything, it might increase the percentages as I'm active daily. Hard to get hurt sitting on the couch. So I've been going the R.I.C.E. route. Rest, ice, compression, and elevation. Wearing a wrist brace 24/7, especially sleeping. Have had this injury a couple of times in the past, never really know how I end up doing it. Sort of just comes on. Following this type of recovery protocol has worked. The older I get, the longer it takes. Just have to ride it out. #hateit Happy to say that I've healed sufficiently to where I'm just about ready to be off the wrist brace and might even be able to start training again next week. I have to openly admit, I have had enough with the injuries. How about we go a few years without another one ? I would be totally OK with that. Bumps & bruises are clearly a part of life, and nearly every human has them. And unless they are seriously debilitating, they simply go on with their lives. But when training, healing before continuing is the only option. No time is good, but during our very brief summer here, recovery makes time fly by. A-Jay

Glad you're OK. That was a very close call. Good Luck with your fence repair. Hope your home insurance can help cover your repair costs. A-Jay

Have very limited knowledge regarding these type of units, I recently did my version of a deep dive. Quite the versatile and capable security device. While I have a need, mine is mostly let's call it rural residential. If it were anything less, I'd be looking hard at these units. A-Jay

I remember, and I think I said I would have just dumped it and been done with it. You stuck to your guns, and Minn Kota did what they should have done from the beginning and without all the drama. Nicely Done and Congrats. A-Jay

First off @Larg Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource. As for actual size, I don't fish for them, so I can't say what a 'big' snakehead is. But I also really enjoy catching big fish on spinnerbaits, but they are bass. A big smallmouth for me is usually over 6 lbs, and a big largemouth would be over, I guess, 8 lbs. But let's face it, most any plus-sized game fish is going to wreck a regular spinnerbait. When I tried to max out the baits & components, in an effort to make the baits 'last' longer. I stopped getting the bites I was getting before. So I needed to reevaluate my priorities. Is it to catch giants or save 5 bucks on a bait? I want the fish. Went to work by narrowing down which baits possessed the qualities I thought would get me that bite from fish of a lifetime and were still just stout enough to hook & land her. If they never caught another bass, I could live with that. The plan now is to have a collection of 'The Baits' on hand and ready to go into service when needed. I'll watch for sales and keep a good supply on hand. That works for me rather than trying to solve a problem that not a single tackle maker wants me to solve. Good Luck. A-Jay

Finally, and better late than never, I guess. Just got word that the boating access sites at the various bigger Lake Menderchucks, that have been close since last year (ice up) due to massive flood damage, have been opened for public use. BUT, and this is a big but, the lake levels are still so high that officials have placed a NO WAKE restriction on all of these entire lakes. Mostly to keep the circus from smashing into half-submerged debris and to keep the lake from waking into people's summer homes. So it's nice that they are open, but who the heck is going to travel 10 miles at clutch speed to fish? Not this guy. More importantly, these are big lakes. Who's enforcing that no-wake deal, and will they be willing to make a wake to do it? Curious minds want to know. I'll need to take a ride to at least one of these bodies of water and see for myself just what the heck is going on. Either way, if things start getting back to 'normal,' mid-August will be the next time I'm seriously targeting plus-sized fish on any of them. You just can't make this stuff up. A-Jay

Life is short. Pick your battles. It's a motor not a person. I want to spend my time doing almost anything other than worrying about recycling an old motor. Whatever method is cheapest and the least amount of effort, I'm going with that. Good Luck A-Jay

Thanks. Some days Lynn's like a machine. I get plenty of practice. Also, she has a good idea of my limited range and often gumby like timing. So she sets me up and makes me look good. Admittedly, I appreciate that. A-Jay

Thanks and it did feel very good being out on the water together again. Especially such a nice day. Hoping to do it again later this week. A-Jay