A-Jay

Just One ? A-Jay

Just such a crazy Huge & Thick smallmouth ! If you added one single inch to it's length, it would probably be close to 10 lbs. A-Jay

OK Thanks Good Tip A-Jay

Really sorry to hear this. Hope all goes well my friend. A-Jay

Agreed , it's tough to pick just one if there's a few to choose from. But you've shamed me into it . . . . . My PB brown bass was over 7 lbs and came in 2017. However I landed one this past April (2024) that was also over 7lb (just barely). Perhaps I'm a prisoner of the moment but . . . . . The wind was pretty stiff (one reason I went to this Lake Menderchuck). I had already landed a bunch of plus sized bass but when this one struck my jerkbait and I felt her weight, I went into 'Auto Big Fish Mode'. Most of the time these bites aren't bass. Despite not knowing for sure, I really took my time bringing her to the boat. Was especially hard not to get over excited but I managed to keep my cool. Once she was on deck, I was pretty pumped. Be a while before I forget this one. A-Jay

Hello Abel and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ Golden Dorado is a bucket list fish for me. A-Jay

First off, I expect to be out of 'likes' by noon ~ so many great bass & stories here. While I've had my share, my 'most Memorable Bass", at least in recent memory, was not one I caught. But am beyond glad I was there to witness. Sharing in the new PB experience with Big Fish Jeff and our guide Manual is something I'll never forget. Excited like little kids. So Good. Not to mention, she was the biggest bass Jeff & I had ever seen. A-Jay

The ignore feature is my single favorite aspect of this deal. Thank You A-Jay

Any news is good news. Crickets = bust. A-Jay

I am Not seeing any of the problems with the newer ST Croix products mentioned here. In fact, I recently added 9 new Avids to my rod locker. 5 casting & 4 Spinning. They seem pretty sweet to me. A-Jay

Giant Set Workout Day 2 ~ There's Lots of excuses and only one solution. I was grinding. #borninfiftynine A-Jay

Crossed more days off on this trip calendar. Down to 254 Days and a Wake Up. Days are long but hopefully the weeks and months will whizz right by. A-Jay

New to me. I have been having fun getting bites on a vibrating jig in most of the same places I was using the lipless baits, before vibrating jigs were a thing, I sort of got away from throwing the lipless. I picked these up to sort of jump start or get me re-interested in throwing a rattle bait again. Expect the design to be killer on the fall, especially on a tight line. So we'll see how it goes. They look killer in hand. A-Jay

Not really flat sides but a whole different style of rattle bait. "Instead of relying on the shape of the head to produce the desired action (which requires a lot of water resistance to kick-start), the VIBRATION-X ULTRA utilizes internal balancers that activate action instantly. This system focuses on the tension between balance/imbalance as the driving force behind the tight action necessary to create vibration." The bigger baits is the Megabass Vibration-X Ultra Rattle Lipless Crankbait at 5/8 and the smaller 1/2 oz bait is the Megabass Vibration-X Smatra Rattle Lipless Crankbait. https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/catpage-MEGABLLCB.html I plus sized the trebles a bit and changed out the line tie & split rings A-Jay

It's a Custom Hand Pour by Paul Krew. https://paulkrew.com/ That Goby bait is part of the "Smallie Collection!" He'll do ANYTHING he makes IN ANY COLOR you want. Baits are soft, super high quality and get bites. Been a closet fan boy of Paul for a long time. https://www.facebook.com/PaulKrewCustomHandPouredBaits/photos/pb.100044410270296.-2207520000/1570699426469161/?type=3 His baits have single handedly put me on several plus size brown bass. Makes some Killer drop shot baits too. Get your credit card out before you click here . . . https://www.facebook.com/PaulKrewCustomHandPouredBaits/photos_by A-Jay

Selecting a trailer (or any bait for that matter) for a bait based on what works for bassheads who live in other parts of the country, is IMO, like living in Alaska but dressing like the folks in Florida. Apples & oranges; Too many variables. That said, there are a few deals that keep showing up over & over and it's because they work. How many times has a ZAKO been listed here and in other threads ? I use them almost exclusively as a vibrating jig trailer and catch several trophy brown bass each season in the process. So that might be a great place to start, and if it works one could stick right there. As mentioned. I have for the most part. I do use a small swimbait goby type trailer here (with the tail turned up) with quite a bit of success. No doubt the local forage plays a big role in most all of that. Finally, when it comes to vibrating jigs, is there a bait where the trailer makes LESS difference in the action of the bait. If there is I don't know what it is. That bait is going to go what it's going to do, it will fish the way you want to fish it with little to no variation. Slow, fast, in between, low & slow Or fast & high. Up to you. So the trailer is just a bit of an accent IMO. One can help or hurt, but not really that much. So having confidence in that we're hanging on the bait might be more important than what it actually is. Finally when & where that rig is fished seems WAY more critical to me than the trailer selected. YMMV Fish Hard A-Jay https://youtu.be/sITpRNLz_04?feature=shared&t=186 https://youtu.be/o9xew3tWuuU?feature=shared&t=1014

Spontaneous facial freezing ~ It's a thing . . . . https://www.facebook.com/100002096185350/videos/513703065084101/ 🥶 A-Jay

Stepped up my lippless / rattlebait game. A-Jay

Not a huge 'electronics guy' but I am with @Choporoz on this one. Except I'm running 10 inch screens. Not a huge difference, but between the glare and OG eyes, that's about as small a screen as I could effectively use. Especially when I am running more than 1 view. Have the original As360 at the bow as well. Still running strong. A-Jay

I thought you were going to say that I've never grown up. And you'd be mostly right. 🤓 A-Jay

I wouldn't take it personally, although it is a bummer and has happened on & off to me as well. We can all thank the shameless Fan boys / spammers of certain bait and trailer companies whose job it is to make life difficult for the moderators. Not certain, but there may be something in place that just dumps suspicious replies that contain whatever the buzzwords are. We don't know them so we are perceived as part of the problem. I might be way off here but that’s what I tell myself when it happenes to me. Otherwise, it's @12poundbass just randomly zapping posts again. I yell ya there's something wrong with that guy. j/k Is it May yet ? 😎 A-Jay

Lund 1875 Pro V Bass~No Dock Launch & Recovery Solo ~ A-Jay

IME, if they'll eat it during the day, they'll eat it at night. Often under the same type of conditions. A-Jay

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resources. I grew up in Everett, MA. Seems like a lifetime ago. A-Jay

@Team9nine those are complete freak sized crappie AND You know you just made my day. Congrats 😉 A-Jay