A-Jay

A-Jay

Almost as good as Baccarac ~ Almost. A-Jay

BP just landed another 9 ! He's having a day. A-Jay

Jerkbaits of assorted sizes, running depths and types of sound emitted. (or not) Bladed jigs (see above). Rattle Baits, again see above. Flat sided Square bill. Black hair jig. Paddletail swimbait on a ball head. As for colors, patterns, size & profile, there's generally two themes if you will. 1. Baits will usually come close to matching local forage especially in clear water. Dirty water rarely produces super early season for me. I do send in the clowns at times. 2. Default in all scenarios is "perch". A-Jay

Said this at least one or two times a year here since it came out. I use Megastrike on Everything All The Time. Does it Help ? I can not say for sure. But what I do believe right down in my soul, is that it certainly doesn't hurt. YMMV (Obligatory Big Bass pic below) A-Jay

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay

As the days weeks and months of the hard water season passed me by, I will admit to cherishing my time down here in the hobby shop going through the gear. I got plenty of time to square it all away. Almost always pays off too Since there's no windows down here in the basement hobby shop, I am always completely oblivious as to the outside weather. Will there be a blizzard 30 below?Any of the other? Really fun times that make winter up in northern Michigan a good place to be. Take tonight, for instance, I'm down here, going through some new tackle that I just arrived from tackle warehouse and put in it in its 's assigned position. And it's good to get another one of the tackle warehouse packages that I swore at the beginning of the hard water season. That I said, I wasn't gonna purchase or I didn't need somehow. All that goes right out the window. After about the first 6 to 8 feet of snow, I hope we get open water soon. My little bit of disposable income is pretty much been disposed. Good talking to ya. A-Jay

What are your 3-5 go to lures for water temps under 50* ? Fishing for brown bass here 50 is not a temp that I've identified as all that significant. With a surface water temps of 50, with clean water, whether it's warming or cooling seems far more critical. Helps me choose where & when to with. 42 degrees is a more of a line in the sand for me. Either way, I'm rarely fishing any type of mid depth. It's either shallow or deeper. Baits for the shallower deals include but may not be limited to; Jerkbaits, Bladed jig, hair jig. Deeper stuff might still see a jerkbait getting wet, just a deeper unit, Swinghead and a Blade Bait. A-Jay

While you 'could' run over fish, there's really no need to with side scan. In almost every case side scan operates best with the transducer mounted on the stern. SIDESCAN - ACTIVE IMAGING Perfect for searching large areas for fish-holding structure, SideScan provides views up to 600 feet to each side of the boat, allowing you to cover more water in a shorter period of time, and view areas too shallow for your boat – like next to the shore or bank. https://www.lowrance.com/sonar-basics/?_gl=1*2l2uba*_up*MQ..*_gs*NQ..&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIp4Sv-fnkiwMVvkf_AR3hdgB2EAAYASAAEgJ9UvD_BwE A-Jay

I thought whoever came closest without going over got whatever was in the box behind Carol Merril ? A-Jay

Stumpy says "Put me in Coach, I'm Ready to Play !." A-Jay

Giant Set Workout Day 4. Still acclimating a bit to this style of training while at the same time cutting my caloric intake slightly. Both seem to be going as planned. #borninfiftynine A-Jay

While we've been enjoying air temps close to or slightly above freezing, there's still plenty of snow up here. And then there's Lynn Striking a Pose on Mount Menderchuck ~ A-Jay

Yes, the Shrimp pattern seems to be right up there with the Fine Art & the Respect series ~ Meaning frustratingly scares. A couple of months back I went Full on Ninja and under the cover of darkness managed to snag a few from Yuki Ito's night stand. Bet he'll never miss them A-Jay

My gear has been in B Zero status for a while. And it will still be a while before we have open water. A-Jay

Thank and your response is both insiteful and spot on. While I hate to admit it FFS is a bit of a trigger point for me. Must be an OG thing, AND my two day shipping TW order is on day 3 ! I hate that. Not really but the timing was pretty good. Btw, I used to DS a rage Craw on a 4/0 EWG in light coverwith pretty good results for Smallies. Fish Hard A-Jay

Can't really put a numer on it. Let's say that it's just barely enough time to justify having it. 😎 A-Jay

You're right. Sometimes I do that. Can't say for sure why. Perhaps my reading compression skills aren't what they used to be. Either way, it will probably happen again A-Jay

Effectively fishing deep / offshore hard or soft cover is IMO, what separates the best bass heads from the rest. And you can interpret that as you prefer. I do not have FFS, never even looked at one operating. But it is Not needed to fish what's listed above effectively. Does it make it better or easier, I can not say. Posts like this lead me to believe folks are looking for a FASTER way to get this done. Many feel FFS can do that. I do not know that either. But what I do know, is that locating hard & or soft cover on the best structure can lead to some great bass fishing. But it takes time to find it, learn how to do it and then present baits effectively to get bites, and to fish it. The following are the 'tools' I use when looking for & fishing the deep stuff and to get my baits on the the spot on the spot. Map study, Triangulation, Side Scan, Down Scan, AS360, way points, marked buoys precise boat control (Trolling motor) and even more exactly boat positioning and finally casting angles. The presentations the work for me in these situations depend on several factors that in all honesty, are the same in 3 ft as they are in 30 feet. BTW- In my fishing any water shallower than my 1875 Pro-V bass is long is 'shallow' and I can usually see the bottom, meaning the fish can see me. That changes things. Good Luck Fish Hard A-Jay

Thanks but 'now' isn't a good time. 🤓 A-Jay

Giant Set Workout Day 3 ~ I can only benefit from what I can successfully recover from. And my ability to recover fades just like everything else. But I'm not stopping. #borninfiftynine A-Jay

Hello @Levi Watson and Welcome to Bass Resource. There is ALL KINDS of "information & data" readily available for most any enterprising bass angler to seek out. Some of it can be helpful, some not so much. Mapping and weather forecast at two I use often. Water temps provided at given locations are not something I ever benefit from. They change frequently and I can learn what it is when I get there. As long as there's open water and the conditions are safe, just go fishing. Beyond seasonal patterns, we never have the answers to the test in advance. We need to figure it out on the water. That's what Bass fishing is. Good Luck and Fish Hard A-Jay

Hoping for the best possible out come for you @Catt A-Jay

For size & numbers it was the Megabass ITO Vision One Ten ~ A-Jay

I want to be exactly here looking right at this Lady smiling at a bass. Second place isn't even close. A-Jay