A-Jay
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In this day & age, there's really very few places that are truly "in the middle of no where". If we can get there with a conventional water craft, we most certainly can be found & rescued. HOWEVER - it's up to us to ensure we are enabling the 'rescue efforts' the ability to find us. The below unit does that in every way. https://www.acrartex.com/products/catalog/personal-locator-beacons/aqualink-view-plb/#sthash.4ZuLqXw9.dpbs https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AC821PW/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_10?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER This unit is a battery booster - very handy. https://www.amazon.com/NOCO-GB40-UltraSafe-Lithium-Starter/dp/B016UG6PWE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1518704380&sr=8-3&keywords=noco%2Bgenius&th=1 A-Jay
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It was probably the side where the sponsor's keep all the $$$$$$$$$$$ A-Jay
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The long winters here can wreck havoc on one's disposable income; especially if you're retired & it's fixed ! Let's just say that I may be approaching the National Deficit ~ The Bait Monkey is real. A-Jay
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While I'll agree with your response - that line was initially offered as part of a reply regarding a discussion that revolved around . . . "Wow, those are some sweet rides. I might be out of my element here. Looking through the pics it's looking like there's a few bucks tied up in some of your rigs. I must beg the question, what do you do for a living that you can afford to own a well equipped pickup truck today, and pray tell where did you sell a kidney to pay for the high end boat behind it? " and " Work hard, plan, and make it happen sounds all well and good, but seriously, that's a hell of a lot of planning and hard work to make some of these monthly payments. What I have to question, though, I guess is for those who have the really extravagant combos. Hard work and planning is one thing, but I don't think I could ever justify spending that kind of money on a pickup truck, let alone a boat You could buy a lake for what some of these rigs cost!" A-Jay
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That's Cool ~ Thanks A-Jay
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Nice Brown Bass ~ Congrats A-Jay
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^^^^^ Right here ~ I prefer to fish into the wind. However depending on the 'Briskness" that particular day (or night), I may have to cave and fish with it. As for casting L or R - makes no difference. My lack of accuracy & consistency is equal from both sides. A-Jay
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There ya go ~ At least you got your One for the year out of the way early . . . Congrats A-Jay
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Hello Mark and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay
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I'm just Rank ~ A-Jay
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Hey now ~ That's cheat'in . . . All Kind of Good Stuff being posted up here - Thank you all. A-Jay
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Yea - I give up what I know just not all I know. A-Jay
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Perfect ~ I agree with you. And I'm very willing to admit that there have been many a bass smashing, money & time saving nuggets of knowledge mined out of threads over the years for this guy . . . A-Jay
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I hear ya ~ I'm not making any claims good, bad or indifferent. I often totally agree with (and disagree) with many of the response here as well in other threads; I think we all do. Taking our responses out of context seemed interesting to me. A-Jay
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In a recent thread a member asked the BR membership their thoughts on Crankbait vs Spinnerbait. This type of comparison is common here and seems quite popular. But after reviewing the top 20 response to this one, I had to ask myself why ? After reading through each response it’s pretty easy to see just how diverse the answers to this simple (but really not) question can be. Now if I were a novice bass angler posting this, hoping for info that could help lead me to some definitive answer regarding how & perhaps when to use these baits, I’d be hard pressed to decipher the responses. Taking one sentence from the first 20 responses of this thread shows the sheer diversity of habitat and bait use loud & clear. There are no names attached to protect the innocent; you know who you are. Check it out. A-Jay I mostly throw spinnerbaits through scattered visible vegetation or over the top of submerged hydrilla and then only after not getting bit on other moving baits. I tend to use a spinnerbait when bass are feeding on shad and there is some wind. Cranks can be anytime I can reach bottom I treat a spinner bait as a night only lure I like spinnerbaits better in brushpiles , laydowns , beaver houses and over vegetation I hate spinnerbaits, so I would always prefer a crankbait. crankbaits i throw anywhere there is hard bottom, mainly rock or a long point I like Spinners during the day, Cranks in the evening, and surface early morning. In all honesty though, there really isn't any general rule of thumb, more often than not you simple have to let the fish tell you what they want. I throw crank baits more when the water is clean and spinner baits when its more stained. I also wont throw a spinnerbait in any water over 10 It's more about what cover I'm fishing, and activity level. if the water is clear and the fish the bass can get a good look at the bait, I'm more inclined to use a crankbait. I throw crankbaits to start to cover some water. Crankbait if I'm banging rocks but I use a Spinnerbait for everything else In 5-7 ft. of water use a spinner bait in all water.. I’ve had much better results w spinnerbaits over cranks I will reach for spinnerbaits first when there is a good breeze or during low light and cloudy conditions The only time I use a spinnerbait over a crankbait is when I am fishing around heavy cover like water willows, or lily pads. I always choose a spinnerbait over a crank bait, but sometimes fish just don't want to commit to it, Spinnerbaits for me are routinely fished in the top third of the water column and Crankbaits are used to fish the bottom third; Rarely are either effective in the middle third.
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Spinnerbaits for me are routinely fished in the top third of the water column and Crankbaits are used to fish the bottom third; Rarely are either effective in the middle third. A-Jay
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Same here - not as much as a few seasons past but still like to do it. I'm targeting smallies mostly. My fly rod of choice to do it is a St Croix Bank Robber 7wt. A-Jay
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Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay
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Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ Interesting profile pic. A-Jay
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If it's a super warm March - and I mean well about freezing all day and especially over night - than I'll start looking around here (Otsego County) last week in March or so. Most years - 1st week of April we'll routinely see water on the ice and maybe small open spots in the warmer/sheltered areas of some lakes. By the 2nd week, I'm real close or even floating around somewhere. A-Jay
