Glenn

I see this mistake happening all the time. Hope this helps a few folks!

I don't bend hooks. Never found a need to. Even if everyone else did it, I still wouldn't. That's just me.

Top pro Michael Neal explains how to get the most from plastic worms during summer!

Yes, there is an ICAST show this year. Same place as always - steamy Orlando in July. There's been a number of releases already: https://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_123/st-croix-x-trek-63022.html https://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_123/fishlab-nature-series-62922.html https://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_123/fishlab-bio-shad-gizzard-62922.html https://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_123/fishlab-bio-shad-62922.html https://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_123/fishlab-bbz-bio-rat-62922.html https://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_123/mustad-lok-hook-62122.html There's been more, but I don't report on new colors or sizes of stuff that's already on the market. That said, I'm used to seeing a lot more by now. So it is subdued, mainly due to supply-chain issues. Companies don't want to launch products they're not sure they can deliver.

Big milestone!!

I'm a big fan of the St. Croix Legend Tournament series. The "glass" rods aren't what you might think. They use glass in place of a portion of the SCIV and SCVI carbon carbon fiber. This makes the rods feel like carbon rods but fish like glass rods. To our knowledge, this has never been done before. I stress, these are not composite rods, but an all-NEW technology!

The St. Croix Tournament Legend rods have several models to choose from. These rods act every bit like a custom-made rod. Really impressive!

Top bass pro Mike McClelland built his fishing career on jerkbaits. I'd take his advice over YouTubers any day. He provides a massive brain dump on jerkbaits in this video:

How tragic and sad for everyone.

Use your Bass x 7'1 medium power fast action rod. 6lb YoZuri Hybrid line 1/0 Gamakatsu G-Finesse Swivel Shot Simple. No extra knots. Less line twist. Weedless, stealthy, and deadly.

I do so much of this that I thought I'd make a quick tip video...

Do you have a Sexy Dawg tied on?

Seems like a logical stopping point before things take a turn. And scene.....

That's the thing. People post their customer service complaints here thinking "somebody will see it" or it will incite some form of action. But customer service people don't spend their days surfing the Net looking for people complaining about them. So threads like these turn into a whine-fest that makes companies look bad. It turns into a one-sided view when they're not here represented. Really it's a character attack. That's why I don't allow these here. Per the FAQ's: I have a dispute with 'company X'. Can I post about it here? While we can empathize with your frustration, the best course of action is deal directly with the company. Escalate it up the ladder, file a grievance with PayPal or Ebay (if they were involved with the transaction). File a mail fraud complaint with the post office. There are other options, but attacking the company in a public forum is not appropriate nor allowed. Such posts will be removed.

Might want to check the FAQ's

Wow, absolutely incredible journey you've been through. Glad you're doing well and able to do the things you love to do. Cancer sucks.

You know, I don't get it either. I use the same rod I use for spinnerbaits and catch plenty.

Losers blame everyone else for their own mistakes and lack of responsibility. Winners take responsibility by the horns and create solutions.

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Bear in mind that thermoclines don't always set up. Your lake or pond may not get it this year. And if you do see it this year, it may not happen next year. Some lakes never get a thermocline, for example, lakes in mild climates. It just depends on temperatures, wind, current, and other environmental influences.

Good point. I added a few more. Try now. Nope, I don't have your CC number, but the Bait Monkey and I are really good friends, and he has your card info. btw - I can't even see your password. It's encrypted.

Reflecting upon the recent and ongoing thread regarding a data breach and theft of personal information from Tacklewarehouse, it became clear to me that: There are some misunderstandings regarding identity theft Few people secure their accounts with Two Factor Authorization (using two credentials upon login) So begets this post about hackers specific to your risk on BassResource.com. To be clear, there have been no successful security breaches in the 25-year history of BassResource.com, due to our advanced security protocols. But our security systems can only go so far. The following information is provided to help you secure your own information on BassResource and other websites/apps. Evasive bad bots are on the rise Bots continue to evolve and are becoming more sophisticated and designed to evade detection of less sophisticated bot protection solutions. In 2021, Evasive Bad Bots accounted for the majority of bad bot traffic (65.6%). This breed of bot is a grouping of both moderate and advanced bad bots that can evade common defenses. They use the latest evasion techniques, including cycling through random IPs, entering through anonymous proxies, changing their identities, mimicking human behavior, delaying requests, and more. Many of these bots use the same VPN IP's and anonymous proxies you may use to hide your browsing behavior. BassResource blocks these IP's and proxies. This means sometimes you may be blocked as well. I strongly urge you to whitelist BassResource.com if you use these systems to avoid using blocked IPs or proxies when visiting BassResource. Account Takeover attacks across the Internet are more prevalent than ever Imperva, a web security firm, recorded an increase in the prevalence and sophistication of Account Takeover (ATO) attacks in 2021. Known as the identity theft of the digital age, ATOs involve bad actors attempting to gain illegal access to user accounts belonging to someone else. This is usually achieved using brute force login techniques such as credential stuffing, credential cracking, or dictionary attacks. These attacks use bots to run a list of stolen credentials against a login page (credential stuffing) or perform mass guessing of weak passwords (e.g. credential cracking, dictionary). If successful, the implications of an account takeover are extensive. For customers, a successful ATO can lock them out of their account, while fraudsters gain access to their sensitive information such as email address, password, and more. To date, this has never happened on BassResource. During the second half of 2021, Imperva Threat Research monitored an increase in ATO attacks. It started with a massive spike in attacks on Financial Services in June, which generated a 3,000%+ increase in malicious login traffic compared to the previous month. In October, attacks on Healthcare websites spiked (77%), coinciding with the general availability of the COVID-19 vaccine booster. At the end of the year, attacks on Gaming websites peaked (207% increase), coinciding with the holiday shopping season. Over the past year, as investigated throughout this report, bot attacks became more prevalent than ever before, using advanced tools and techniques to break records for attack intensity. For example, in January 2022, Imperva Advanced Bot Protection detected and mitigated the largest bot attack in Imperva history. Over the course of four days, a web scraping attack targeted a global job listing website, pummeling it with no less than 400 million requests, originating from almost 400,000 unique IP addresses. The attacker used a large volume of IP addresses in an attempt to evade detection. With nearly 400,000 unique IP addresses at their disposal, each IP was making just 10 requests per hour, on average, with the intent of remaining below the rate-limit threshold of the site’s bot defenses. For context, the traffic spike during the attack was 30x compared to regular traffic on this site. The Account Takeover (ATO) threat is bigger than ever Of the many bot fraud use cases, ATO remains the most prevalent and perhaps most impactful. In the UK, ATO was the most common online fraud in 2021. In the US, 22% of adults have been victims of Account Takeovers, which amounts to over 24 million households. Social media and banking accounts were the most common accounts taken over. Imperva Threat Research recorded an increase of 148% in ATO attacks throughout 2021. 64.1% of these attacks made use of advanced bad bots, armed with the latest, most sophisticated evasion techniques. The US was targeted by 55% of attacks. How To Secure Your Account On BassResource BassResource has offered optional two-factor authorization (2FA) for several years. 2FA requires an additional login credential – beyond just the username and password – to gain account access. 2-Step Verification provides stronger security for your BassResource Account by requiring a second step of verification when you sign in. With 2FA, a potential compromise of just one of these factors won’t unlock the account. So, even if your password is stolen or your phone is lost, the chances of someone else having your second-factor information is highly unlikely. Enabling 2FA For Your Account To enable 2FA, click your name on the upper right, then click "Account Settings", then click "Security and Privacy". You will be prompted for your password. Next, choose which 2FA method you prefer. In addition to your password, you can use one of two options to enable 2FA: You can answer a question you created and only you will know the answer, or Enter a code generated by the Google Authenticator app on your phone. Click "Enable" and follow the prompts to set up 2FA. Both of these options were presented to you if you created your account after 2015, or you were notified when we initially enabled these protocols if your account is older than that. However, after that occurred, you were not reminded that 2FA was available. Today, that changes. Upon initial login of a new session, you will be reminded to use 2FA if you do not currently use it. 2FA is optional and you are not required to use it, but note the reminder will appear each time you login. We believe this notification will help you keep your account secure, and give you peace of mind that BassResource is keeping your best interests in mind - as we always have throughout the decades. Hope that helps! Glenn May Founder/Owner BassResource.com

This is how I fish Senkos in milfoil: