Shane J

I'm going to launch now. Let you know what's up when I get back.

Alright, so, in re-reading through, I have to kind of admit, that I sort of did steer it off topic, and into an area that was irrelevant, and I apologize to the group for that. As far as me n Tom go, there are just a couple people that, despite having some very valuable info and accomplishments on the water, just rub me the wrong way in how they they use it. We may never see eye to eye, but that doesn't mean that thoughts, opinions, and yeah, even a little rubbing shared along the way, shouldn't be okay to experience.

Congrats! Go Team Coots!

Oh yeah, huge difference from the past couple years.

Nice reel, Bob. I have one, and love it. And as far as the fishing goes, tomorrow will be frontal, and cold, I'm expecting fish to be pulled back, and not very active, so I'm going to target them close to channel drops in some deeper, slack areas. Probably going to run a drop shot and jig worked painfully slow. With winds around 12-14 ish, I'll probably have to anchor out, and hit stuff that way.

Yeah, I'm out on the river tomorrow instead of today. Friend needed my help moving today, so had to switch it up.

Good read, I enjoyed that. Thanks.

No, I wouldn't disagree with that.

That could be the problem, Brian, but I'm not so sure. According to this thread, his plan is to forget everything. I'd rather learn from someone who remembers everything, and has made sense of it all, than someone who just plain makes stuff up to sound cool.

Exactly.

And, buddy, flip that thing! With a 1/2oz weight, that thing will flat out catch 'em when flipped in the heavy stuff!

Yeah, that's exactly right, Rooster. I guess your opinion and mine are different, which is cool, but if you don't like the heat, you know what they say...

I'm just trying to figure out how a few average bags, and a couple slightly above average fish (for Cali), have anything to do with the topic he was talking about. He may have caught a 16 at some point in his life, however, it was probably off a bed, and 30 years ago. Bottom line is, he hasn't added anything to any conversation, that any goon couldn't just look up on Wikipedia, and hasn't posted a pic of a big fish in ions, maybe even ever on here, because he just doesn't catch them like he wants you all to think. Where's he at in the State Vs State, then? I bet he couldn't break the 50% mark.

Nice job, man! Great fish

Guess we don't need waaypoints, either, I suppose?

Nope.

Ask him where he caught it. Actually, ask him if he even caught it (that's a better question).

He put it on 'em with that Bug, huh?

Find trees to flip in the 7-10' area close to shallow, North wind-protected coves that get good sun. Use braid, use a 1/2-3/4oz pegged weight, and use a Falcon Craw Space monkey to hit the middle of all the wood you can find.

K, dude. Kinda sounds like you're back tracking a little bit, probably because 15 people in a row didn't say "oh, that's so true", or "Wow, such great insight! What would I do without that infinite piece of knowledge?" Oh, and, What giant bass, by the way?

Whatever spices you put on it, is up to you, but it simply isn't true. To say that we "all" make that mistake when we hit the water, is pretty ignorant. Maybe you all in Cali do, or something else, but I know and fish with plenty of people, including myself, who do not have any pre-conceived notions as to where the fish are, or what they'll be eating from outing to outing, even if it's the same lake, same day. Not saying it's not a common mistake, because it is, but a vast generalization like that,is just wrong. Also, sometimes, based on knowledge of fish behavior, Starting on a certain proven point or whatever, is part of that game plan, but it's not just because we caught 'em there before, it's because time of day, baitfish activity, time of year, weather conditions, water clarity, etc, etc, all came into play, and that's what I came up with.

Yeah, man, that's the best! My son is itchin' to go!

Yeah, buddy! The swim jig/craw is a staple in my arsenal. Oh, and keel weighted is the way I like the shell cracker the best. You do not have to cut that belly fin, and yes, a 6/0 is a little better if you ask me. 5/0 is fine when you rig it sideways for flippin it, but I feel hookup percentages go up with a 6/0 when swimming on a rage rig.

Bingo!

Hard Candy is pretty yummy. I like that color Shellcracker, Craw, or Baby Craw on a bluegill swim jig.