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Remember that in the Winter the coldest water is at the surface of the water column. This is why ice forms there. On a lake with 33 or 34 degree surface water, deeper water can reach temperatures in the upper 30s in the Winter and this is where the bass tend to be. During the Fall turnover the upper portion of the water column (epilimnion) mixes with the lower layer of water (hypolimnion) and becomes a similar temperature throughout the column. The metalimnion (or the thermocline) which separates these two layers disappears after the Fall turnover. Then as air temperatures decrease to their Winter lows, the water becomes colder, but because the surface is exposed directly to the cold weather it cools more than the water in the depths by a few degrees.

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Check this guy out. He's 100 years old and he is still fishing. The history he has seen is incredible. Having the physical and mental ability to fish up to this age would be a dream come true. If possible, I'm sure many of us plan to spend our retirement years fishing and I hope to be this guy someday. I would be interested in any other stories of "ancient" anglers from the rest of you. What an inspiration! http://www.kansascity.com/sports/outdoors/story/1688276.html

Yes. I love "The Onion." I'll have to check out glossynews more often. ;D

From everything I have read the Structure Scan is awesome. My only problem is I just bought a couple of LMS 520Cs about a year and a half ago. While I can afford to buy the new equipment, I can hear my wife now: "Why do you need to buy new HD and LSS units when you just bought these other units 18 months ago."

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That bass was hungry!

What I like about the article is the way he describes the thought process he uses to determine the different characteristics of his jigs and the fishing method he uses. Good stuff!

I made a point of obtaining every Hendrix album I could get my hands on back in college (early 80s). At that time, between the albums produced during his life (Are You Experienced, Axis:Bold As Love, Electric Ladyland, Band of Gypsys, and Cry of Love which wasn't release until after his death), albums produced after his death, and bootlegs, I had between 15 and 20 albums. Now I don't know how many there are. The trouble I find with these albums produced now is that most of the new stuff released is either a different take on a previous song, new compilations of songs that have been released on previous albums, or they are songs never released that Jimi probably wouldn't have wanted to release. Every musician has written material that doesn't quite cut the mustard. While I am a tremendous Jimi Hendrix fan I have heard some pretty ugly stuff on some albums that have been released. To me some of these people are blatantly milking his memory for every dollar they can get. However, I am always intrigued when new material is released. You never know how good it could be. Truth be told, I think if there was any great material left it would have already been released though.

Thanks for all the responses to my question. I didn't mean to hijack rowyourboat's thread. The questions still involved the Rage Craw. Smithville Lake, north of KC, gets down to 34 or 35 degrees surface temperature every winter and stays there for a couple of months. The coves usually ice over. The fish are generally inactive during this time but as you know, they have to eat at some point. I'm always looking for information to help me with my strategy for this lake. Thanks, again.

Thanks for the heads up, Jack. What a bummer for your buddy.

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When I asked the question about fishing the Rage Craws in winter temperatures I was referring to water temperatures just above freezing. In my Winter fishing trips, and I don't take that many, when the surface water is, say 35 degrees, I have not had much success with jerkbaits and crankbaits using them in the manner that is typically recommended (i.e. tight wobbling crankbaits and long pauses with jerkbaits), thus my question about Rage Craws with their "tight wobbling" claws. I do agree that horizontal movement must be extremely slow but I'm still uncertain about wobbling or side to side action once water temperatures are this low. Do you feel these recommendations still apply at these temperatures? By the way, that's a nice bass Big-O!