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Just enough so that both the sharp spike-like spines on the dorsal fin & razor sharp knife edges on the gill covers will inflict deep and painful wounds. Good Times. A-Jay

Nice Bass ~ Congrats A-Jay

So it's a Hydrowave deal . . . . They all seems very excited about it and also said "I need to get me one . . . " A-Jay

Lazer Trokar Tournament Tube Hook is decent. A-Jay

Hello Timm and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay

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Slug-Go makes a sweet trailer on a Scrounger. A-Jay

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Pygocentrus nattereri ~ Invasive A-Jay

Those Zones Of Carnage ~ I really Like that one . . . . I'm probably going to be plagiarizing the heck out of that one. A-Jay

Of course you have Paul, but you're the Zen Master of Bass so it doesn't really count. A-Jay

Productive first out Bob ~ Forty degree water temps & a nice 4 pound bass. Congrats And there are those amongst us just don't have any faith in the early season bite. I'm hoping to get a shot at it myself in the next week or so (still a little iced up) - looking at 3 days of rain though. That outta do it. A-Jay

I'll live with miniscule weight gain to reduce the tip wrap. A-Jay

Another Tank ~ ! You must know a Guy ? A-Jay

Now That's Impressive . . . if it was 184 bass in 8 hours, that's a bass every 2 minutes and 30 seconds . . . the whole day ! Never seen anything thing quite that good - my head might have exploded about 2 hours into it . . . A-Jay

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ Went the custom route ~ made my own. A-Jay

I think it's to help reduce "Wind Knots" at the tip when fishing braided line. With those last two guides close together like that there is less of a chance of the braid slipping out over the tip of the rod. On some rods, with certain line when fishing the right (wrong) situation, that can be quite a nuisance. A-Jay

But I use Lite Mayo ~ A-Jay

I'm sure you know that bass are caught through the ice all winter long. The Ice is going to be out here in a week or two. I will be on the water As Soon As I can when it does. I'll even be willing to crack a little ice up at the ramp if I need to. Water temps will be in the high 30's & low 40's. I'm pretty sure there will still be some snow on the ground. However, I'm not measuring the basses activity level. Cold Blooded or not they still have to eat and I want to be there when they do. I fully expect to catch some above average bass - especially smallmouth. There will be pictures & maybe some video. A-Jay

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Below is an excerpt from the Bass Resource articles section. http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/spring_big_bass.html "To catch big bass in spring, think shallow water close to deep water, from mouths of major creeks all the way to the back ends of creeks. Points, coves, and banks with deep cuts or breaklines, and creeks running close to shallow water will also produce. During cold fronts, fish the deep breaklines in the 10- to 15-foot of water range. During warming trends or consistent weather patterns, work both the shallow, four- to eight- foot and deeper breaklines, 10- to 15- foot. The closer together these breaklines are the better. Cover a lot of water, but stay on or near a breakline. When you connect with a good fish, slow down and work the area thoroughly. There will be small and large schools of deep-water bass staging somewhere from the mouth of a creek to the back end. When you locate these staging fish you are in for some awesome bass action. Don't count on these fish being in the same spot the next day. They might be there, but most likely they will have moved to another location. To catch these bass throw deep diving crankbaits on the deeper breaklines, 10 to 15 feet, and lipless crankbaits on shallow breaklines. These two reaction baits are great for covering a lot of water. When you locate some staging females, after throwing crankbaits, switch to a jig- and-craw or A hard or soft jerkbait. At times, a Zoom's Super Fluke fish low & slow is hard to beat. It is very effective on staging females. And just about everyone loves throwing spinnerbaits. Now is the time to start throwing them in earnest, especially when fishing shallow. One of the best spinnerbaits on the market is the Terminator 3/8-ounce in chartreuse, white shad and silver shiner will catch a lot of big fish. Remember cover a lot of water but stay on or near a break-line and when you hook up, work the area slowly." Good Luck A-Jay If the waters fished produce good fish other times of the year, then NOT going out early in the season, means missing out on a very good opportunity to catch some real trophy bass. A-Jay

Nice Bass ~ Crank bait fish are always a good time. btw - it looks like you almost smiled in that last picture there. You better knock that stuff off right now Mister . . . Congrats A-Jay