A-Jay

No but it looks like they have a few options for your boat. That's why I posted the link. A-Jay

The Motor & Talon covers are made by http://www.tuffskinz.net/ and are designed to be used for storage, travel and can & are left on during use. The boat cover is the one that comes as an accessory option with the new boat. Also for storage & travel . Boat's kept in a garage. I only use the cover for long time (winter) storage but definitely use it for travel. A-Jay

Spring time is such a fun season in Michigan - Both weeks. A-Jay

Haven't used that one - But these are getting the job done, well as long as they don't bounce on the cast .. .. .. .. A-Jay

Is it ice out yet ~ A-Jay

LOL ~ Swans always look a little bigger close up and they can definitely get pretty intense. But once you wade past the mostly useless beak, that long neck does make a fairly decent handle. A-Jay

Yup ~ Or an obsessed & fairly psychotic LOON. A-Jay

Unlike spinning gear where line twist is inherently part of the deal (design), twisted up line when using revolving spool tackle is almost always going to be caused by the bait spinning. Reduce or eliminate that action and the line twist is also usually reduced or eliminated; especially on casting gear. I drop shot a bunch, 95% is on spinning gear. Almost always braid main line & a leader. Tried but do not like the introduction of the small swivel into the deal so I do not do it. The main way for me to address line twist on a drop shot is to do whatever I can to not have the rig SPIN; either on the cast/sink or on the retrieve back to the boat. Rigging the bait totally straight is very important as is not using baits that want to spin anyway - like tubes. Even though they are great on a D/S, they will spin the heck out of your line regardless of how they are rigged, at least for me. So longer, straight baits seem to work and are for the most part thought of as the traditional D/S baits. But Craws works as do many other plastics - As long as they Do Not Spin. So that's my story and I'm stick'in to it. A-Jay

Solid thread idea - just like the water here in northern MI. But that's par for the course for the first week in March. Still, every few days I take a ride out to at least one lake 'just to check'. We'll be in the 50's today with rain - that should help. A-Jay

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I don't see it catching on. There are already plenty of effective bait options out there an angler can use to catch bass in the situations that this idea is trying to solve. A-Jay

Forget the Sustain - Go for the 2016 Stradic CI4+ .. .. .. .. I just did. A-Jay

@je1946 Well, you're gonna like this then .. .. .. .. A-Jay http://www.cabelas.com/product/fishing/fishing-reels/spinning-reels|/pc/104793480/c/104760180/sc/104837580/daiwa-ballistic-ex-spinning-reel/1885023.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fspinning-reels%2Fdaiwa%2F_%2FN-1102842%2B1000003177%2FNe-1000003177%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104837580%3FWTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3DGNU

U-40 Cork Seal is a good product. I have been using it for years. Every cork handled rod I own ( going back 10 years) has a coating. Still have many of them and I've not experienced cork failure on any stick. It's a one time (when it's new) application for me. Darkens the cork ever so slightly but does seem to increase the corks longevity. This product will not over come mishandling but when combined with reasonable rod care, it's a nice addition. A-Jay

That's Pretty Cool. Those smiles say it all. A-Jay

Nice Job to you & your whole bass fishing family ~ Jerkbaits are tough to beat early on. btw - is that red bait the new Jerk-L-Trap made by MegaLewis ? Congrats ~ Enjoy spring break, you've earned it. A-Jay

Contact TW ~ They will want to know about the shipping snafu and will no doubt make it right with you. A-Jay

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Nice Bass ~ Way to stay on them. I'm really looking forward to getting on the water soon myself. Ice out seems to be taking forever. (it always does) Btw - posting up all these Fatties isn't really helping ! J/K Congrats A-Jay

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ I'd say do Both ! A-Jay

Hello Jake and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay

Looks like somebody was at the New Bass Pro Shops in Memphis today ~ Nice. A-Jay

Nicely Done. A-Jay

As a user of the SmartCraft gauges - I would give them a thumbs up. The App info seems redundant for me. And so is the needed VesselView Mobile module (available at Mercury Marine dealers for $275. It's compatible with all Mercury SmartCraft-capable engines built since 2003 (40hp and up). A-Jay

And I never take it for granted. Couple of thoughts; I do not fish the Great Lakes from Michigan. But the proximity of them to many of the waters that I do frequent, has seen the introduction of zebra mussels & gobies into them. Both have had an effect, good or bad in the long run has yet to be seen. However short term, cleaner water & more readily available high protein soft finned food has meant fatter smallies for sure. Best producing waters for me though are still the ones that are for the most part 'off the beaten path', meaning two-track access roads several miles long, 10 plus miles from a highway and dirt ramps. Few of these have the above mentioned infestation but still offer pretty fertile habitat. The fact that there's usually little in the way of mapping available doesn't hurt my feelings at all either. A-Jay