A-Jay

It's it just me or does a Minimum scorable weight of 1 pounds, 8 ounces seem mostly on the dink side of the line for that fishery ? A-Jay

On this most snowy Thursday in February, I'm bringing this one back ~ It's a little dusty but it's LOADED with so many 'Golden Nuggets' of info. What I really appreciate is the sharing from so many great minds and just how many different directions they each approach the subject matter from. Nicely Done. A-Jay

It's all good. And the dogs do surely love a good chase. Where we've had a few dogs that would actual dine on them if we let them, our current two pack just wants to run them down, catch them, and then let them go. Only to repeat the entire process. This will go on until the varmint kong finally expires, usually from exhaustion. The snowshoe hare is a fan favorite. I on the other hand, do not enjoy burying them all. PIA. A-Jay

Wash up all those thermal under pants and gas up that Ariens ! Might not need to be in that exact order. Stay Safe, A-Jay

Last week I had to 'raise' the back gate fixtures to facilitate proper operation over the frozen hump of ice under it so it would open. Maxed it out actually. I'll need to lower it in the spring or the dogs will have a serious rabbit fest in the back forty once the snow melts. I think we're at 155 inch of snow so far this winter. Average is 150 inches. On our way to breaking the single season snowfall record locally which currently stands at 202 inch or something close. Only need an inch or two a day until April and we'll crush that deal. All I can tell you is that there's been more snow days there no snow days up in here. https://www.facebook.com/100000092564585/videos/1608438100036471/ Only 57 days and a wake up. Not looking realistic at this point. A-Jay

Snowed a bunch yesterday, snowing again today and most likely will again tomorrow. We're getting the whole show this time around. And it's a good thing. Anyway, I was 'looking' for something to check off the 2025 Baccarac trip to do list and went for the 'new line' line item. It's been 3 years, so I respooled the small selection of 200 & 300 reels with fresh Line along with a light oil/lube job. I felt a little better when I got done. 264 days and a Wake Up ~ A-Jay

This is like naming a handful of lakes in Texas because they're good. Well here ya go. This list incudes many on the (bigger) Lake Menderchucks in northern lower Michigan. Meaning south of the bridge. The Pro-V Bass and I visit them regularly. You've most likely seen plus sized brown bass on this site from all of them. And if I play my cards right, no reason why that shouldn't continue. Torch Lake Lake Leelanau (North and South) Elk Lake Glen Lake (Big and Little) Lake Charlevoix (KVD's Favorite) Hubbard Lake Black Lake Burt Lake Mullet Lake (Another Zona Favorite) Intermediate Lake Long Lake Lake Shegemog Grand Lake Spider Lake Walloon Lake Fletcher Pond Bellaire Lake Higgins Lake Word of warning though, you must have FFS. A-Jay

That's the best I could do after downing so much cough syrup all morning ~ A-Jay

After weeding through 'several' different reels of various price points. I have chosen to finishing this deal up with Shimano & Diawia reels ~ A-Jay

My clean diet & every other day training regiment has continued. Going quite well I have to admit. Just taking some time off from the video thing for a while. However, I do expect to be back posting them in a month or so. Switched up the routine a bit and I am digging it. See ya when I see ya ~ A-Jay

Thanks ~ The Perch is a solid producer. As for I candy, the baits are OK but the real eye candy has scales. A-Jay

Jerkbaits are my jam ~ Including deep baits A-Jay

Laid out the 2025 rigs on the deck of the home gym It may change a bit but this is what I expect to start of the season with . . . A-Jay

Just for you @king fisher . . . https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/211811-brown-bass-tools-~-questions-answers/page/10/#findComment-3129486 A-Jay

Laid out the 2025 rigs on the deck of the home gym It may change a bit but this is what I expect to start of the season with . . . . A-Jay

Congrats ~ BTW - all things considered. that rig looks like it's in most decent shape. Good Luck A-Jay

I am not in the Big Swimbait camp. Tried it for a few seasons here in the north woods both at night and during the day, and my big bass numbers actually declined quite a bit. I am not implying that it's a waste of time, just sharing my experience. Unless you enjoy throwing big baits and it improves your fishing experience, I would recommend passing on it and simply fishing traditional techniques that closely match the main forage (size, shape and profile) the bass in the waters you fish primarily feed on seasonally. A-Jay

May depend on how long a leader is used. I use 25 ft at least so unless the braid is showing wear, rarely does, I'll make sure the braid is good and simply add the new leader. However if and when a shorter leader, say something less than the rod length is used, it might experience wear from the casts. If that's the case, I'd keep an eye on it. Btw, I use 832 quite a bit as well. A-Jay

My ability to remember song lyrics from the 60's & 70's far exceeds my ability to remember why I walked into the kitchen . 🤪 A-Jay

Just about every basshead at some point gets the itch to fish for and catch big bass. Some even go for it. However success comes at a cost. IMO it boils down to Location, Timing, Presentation & Persistence ~ The list of bassheads that make it happen is far shorter than the ones that do not. Main two reasons might be fishing on water that has no big bass and or just plain giving up. Is one big bass better than several smaller/juvenile bass ? Only you can decide. Fish Hard A-Jay .

Here's a more detailed peek at some tackle used out on Lake Menderchuck ~ https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/211811-brown-bass-tools-~-questions-answers/page/10/#findComment-3129100 Fish Hard A-Jay

Well, it's been over 6 years since I initially listed most of the Brown Bass Tool baits. There's be some changes / refinement during that time. Totally snowed in this weekend, offered the perfect opportunity to do an update. Chapters are listed in the video comments. Fish Hard A-Jay

Chad ~ A-Jay

Lodge and amenities have been upgraded big time and the staff has taken is already dynamite performance to another level. As for the fishing - it's OK. A-Jay