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Were you over really heavy weed growth when this occurred (looks like it from pic)? Running in auto mode? Does/did it stay that way all day or after turning back off/on?

Big fan of the Owner Tournament Trailer Feathered Trebles, also available at TW. Like the color selection, and Owner is a great hook. Also use Gammi’s when I can get them discounted.

It’s punishment for those continuing to use wacky rigged Senkos and expecting a better outcome 0 for 6 with no bass to show for it is going to put a serious dent in your ‘fish per bait’ ratio ?

Agree with pretty much all of the above (quoted and other replies). Learn to cast on mono (nylon/copoly) first, then when you get good, change to flouro to fish with as appropriate. I have mono backing on all my baitcasters as MN Fisher details above. The only difference is that I go minimum 75 yds, but prefer 90-100 yds per reel, so I get slightly less mileage out of larger spool.

They don't replenish. Mature females begin forming eggs sometime around early-mid fall. These eggs grow and begin "ripening" (developing) the following spring with warming water temps and increased daylight length. Not every fish spawns, or gets to release its eggs. Those that don't reabsorb the eggs back into the body until the cycle begins again in fall.

Ditto ^^ Original RC's (1.5/2.5/3.5) on 12-15# line (fluoro mostly). ...but not my overall "go-to" numbers bait. That would be Ned or wacky.

The ones in the barn I saw mounted to the wall looked just like the top center/bottom left duplicate pics - just the head mounted by the flared operculums with nails.

Lol. I once went over to a local landowners place (older gentleman) which had a big barn on the property. He was a farmer. Anyway, I walked into the barn, and sure enough, half a dozen bass heads were mounted in various places on the walls of the barn. Looked a little weird and spooky, and have never seen it since, but I can totally envision what they are talking about. No pictures though - this was before cell phones

Not a fan of hybrid imaging. You have it marked, so I’d run a traditional DI/2d split screen and go back over it next time you are at the lake. If these were fish, they’ll probably be gone. If rocks, they’ll be right where you left them - lol. My guess going off the middle image is a rockpile on the right with a school of fish left of that, but it could also be two groups of fish, predators on the right hunting down baitfish on the left. A 2d look would have confirmed the correct scenario.

I have to be honest and admit, the first thought that popped into my head after reading your post is that, “this proves bass are dumb creatures with pea-sized brains” - lol ? Sounded like a good trip overall, though. Nice job

Sadly, it is a reflection of how a certain segment of our society has become, and it seems to just be getting worse, not better. I watch a lot of what he posts, especially the “hot button” issues, because I enjoy hearing his opinion (and others) on relevant topics in the industry. Don’t care for Johnny much, so I simply ignore most of his content, but still watch a few every now and then, especially ones that get mentioned in fishing forums for whatever reason.

First trip back on the bank after a brief medical hiatus this week. Felt good to swing on some fish. Picked off about 2 dozen, including one over 4.5 lbs.. Dumped one equally as big, but not going to complain. Everything today came on Baby Boo jig and trailer. Looking forward to some cooler weather next week according to the forecast. Heat and humidity seems to get tougher every year. Think I'm just getting old - lol.

Based on what you wrote, it sounds like you are using braid with a leader of fluoro, though you didn’t specifically state that. So are you asking about the pound test to use of the braid, or the leader, or both ? Or are you using some other type of line setup? Also safe to assume this is in reference to a bait cast setup?

Running a similar setup on my boat (24M battery with 2 units hooked to it and small engine). Fishing 4-5 hr trips with limited big engine running, I’m getting about 5-6 trips before risking starting failure. That is with keeping both units on full time, every trip. Used to go months without issues when I just left the big engine idling all the time (backtroll type setup). I’ve now set up one unit to always display voltage on the screen so I can monitor. I don’t seem to have any issues until I get below 11.0 volts.

Lunker Lure is often considered the original buzzbait, but it wasn't introduced until 1976. The Dudley came out in 1972, and as you can tell by the ad, was really kind of a hybrid. They refer to it as a "spinner bait," and even suggest fishing it deep (sub surface), yet in the same ad, mention using it up top as a "buzzin bait." This is often how some other popular techniques got named and "created." Would be cool to have an old one for the collection just because of it's significance in history.

Burke made the original bait back in 1972. Bill Dance was sponsored by them at the time, I believe, as he was featured in their ads along with having their worms appear in one of his books.

Finally made it back to a large pond I hadn’t fish yet for bass this year. Bluegill are still bedding heavily, but all the bass appear done. I went wacky again as this is my favorite post-spawn technique in clear water. I started with the same worm I used and reported on back on May 30 (two pages back). That day, I used it to catch 16 bass. I simply retied since the outfit hadn’t been used since that trip; same exact worm. I was able to catch another 27 bass on it before I had to retire it because it was so torn up. That makes 43 bass on a single wacky worm...so I just chuckle and shake my head at the Senko rigging threads - lol. Ended up with 40 total in under 2 hours. Here’s what that worm looks like after 43 bass, along with the best fish of the trip.

Sounds like it puts you in the “It can’t hurt” camp...

So, the follow-up question then is, do you then credit that “something” as the reason for why you caught that fish? If the answer is yes, you might be a scent believer ?

Agree or disagree? I think despite the overall neutral stance, the opening and closing segments suggest to me you at least lean in favor of. I still struggle to understand the position expressed my many that "at least it can't hurt." In the video, you state the bass is documented to have scent ability 1,000 times greater than a dog, yet it seems that people refuse to then give credit to the bass that it can't detect that scent, whatever it is used, as different, negative or "fake," or even say associate that scent/smell to a negative experience after being caught on it. So a bass has a fantastic sense of smell, but is too stupid to recognize what it is smelling unless it is one of the negative cues mentioned? I also agree with Bankc that the terms are getting confused; there is smell and there is taste, and they are two separate components and parts of the bass feeding/sense process. A "scent" that makes a bass hold onto it longer isn't a scent at all, but a taste, and maybe scent plays absolutely no (or very little) role in whether a fish bites or not, but it is the taste component that matters, something none of us could quantify as nobody "tastes" their applied scents, except in the rare instance of accidental exposure one person mentioned, and the gag response it elicited - because our taste and impressions would be completely different than a basses, most likely. Also, it could be assumed then that certain tastes (scents) might elicit positive or negative responses on the part of the bass (as suggested by the gas, tobacco, sunscreen mention), and you would likely only determine favorability based on whether you caught the fish or not. You could potentially still catch the fish before he could spit the bait out even though he didn't like it's "taste," and wrongly assume the "scent" worked just because you caught the fish. Just some more ramblings...

They basically don’t eat because they are spawning and/or guarding, but will, at times, “hit” or pick up baits to remove from their nest and get caught. Every fish is different, and the more you fish during this time, the better you will get at “reading” their personalities and determining which fish can be caught, and which ones can’t. Most times you can determine this in about 5 minutes or less so you don’t waste 90 minutes on a single fish ? Often, it is the cruisers and the ones just starting to hang around shallow, or the fry guarders that are easiest to catch.

I'm not up on all of today's acronym language - but I just Googled it - lol. I'm right there with you. If I had access to a lab and the right equipment, oh, the fun data we could generate

Another vote for InvizX, but I can also say that most of the "finesse" fluorocarbons, regardless of manufacturer, will be more "stretchy" than standard or "tough" fluorocarbon. Also, the lighter the pound test, the greater the stretch with fluorocarbon from what I have been able to determine. I've heard this explanation given by several people over the years, but I have never been able to find any actual data to support it. The few stress-strain test data I have seen showed almost no difference between the two materials, which doesn't surprise me given that it appears the modulus of elasticity (Young's modulus) between the two materials is nearly identical from most everything I've researched. Not saying it's not the case, but there is a pitiful amount of actual testing data out there on the subject from what I've seen...but I still keep looking

This just showed up in my inbox today. It covers a bunch of stuff we've discussed at length here about fluorocarbon, sensitivity, knots, etc., but they (Sunline) has also created their own animated "how to tie" videos of a whole bunch of knots we have also all mentioned. The videos can be found at their website under 'knots.' Interesting to see how they diagram and tie/finish certain knots. All the popular ones are there. Check out their website and see what you think: Animated knots Hopefully this is all acceptable for posting by moderators. Apologies, and edit/remove if not. Here is a brief excerpt from the write-up I was sent which I also found interesting: "Anglers choose fluorocarbon for the improved sensitivity it provides. That improved sensitivity comes from the fact that fluorocarbon is a harder material than the nylon lines used for years and that hardness allows it to better transfer feeling to the rod. Much the same way anglers choose tungsten weights now instead of lead weights for improved sensitivity. The improved sensitivity comes from the tungsten being a harder material and better transferring the bites or bottom contact up the line to an angler. That same hardness can also cause fluorocarbon to quickly cut itself much faster than a nylon line. If an angler ties a knot with fluorocarbon where the fluorocarbon crosses itself, that crossing can cause the line to break very easily at that spot as the fluorocarbon cuts itself. The graphic below shows an example of a Palomar knot that was tied incorrectly, and the fluorocarbon is crossed. Failure will happen at that location with a strong hook set."

Nothing has changed my mind yet on scent, including MaxScent. Not worth the time and money invested to me. Still waiting to be shown the error of my ways lol