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@Clinton john You hang around this thread be prepared to get picked on! Believe me nobody loves fishing buck brush more than me. The year I ever had on the Big Pond was 2007 when the lake was 15' low.

About the time I think I have them figured out they prove to me I don't! Some days the pattern is there ain't one.

Move farther south 😉

@Clinton john Historically speaking the average annual lake level is 169/170'. The bass will adjust to the current lake level, the angler needs to adjust. The nests you saw had no eggs on them, too early in the year. Just like when all the grass died, everyone claimed the lake was fished out. The bass moved from grass to wood, the angler did not.

Really 😉

@GoneFishingLTN Predominant Start there 😉

"C'est bon" first cup of coffee in 11 days! First night in 23 days I could actually sleep on my side.

Oh! By the way it works for every season After winter comes pre-spawn, the bass move shallower for what? To spawn Correct but that's the #2 answer, the # 1 is to feed, & shallower is where the food is.

Yes! 😉 A bass's metabolism is finely tuned to its circulatory system temperature which is the same as the surrounding water temperture. What this means is it takes long for the bass to digest its food. This does not mean they stop feeding. We also need to understand their food source may change from one species to another, or the size changes. Y'all understand what the bass are doing, now add in what the food is doing.

Toledo Bend Reservoir 😉

I firmly believe there are resedent bass in the creeks. These bass are the reason I believe pre-spawn starts long before most anglers believe. These bass are already in the creeks, therefore they don't have far to move up.

I'm also a Hillbilly Coonass - born in Summersville Missouri

5' 113/4" Swamp Irish - Cajun & Irish

Growing in rural Louisiana wildlife & seafood are part of our food source. Not because we're poor but because we Like it! We were taught at a young age not to waste or abuse any natural resource.

Boudin & Gatorade 😉

Diawa Tatula TTU731MHFB 7' 3" Medium Heavy Fast i also throw Horny Toads, Ribbits, & buzzbaits with it as well as as light punching.

Just got home! Might sound crazy but even after a week in a hospital bed I just wanna curl up in my bed. The sights, the sounds, the smells...amazing!

GOING HOME!

@Glenn y'all help me keep my sense of humor 😉 Thank y'all for the continues prayers, God blessed with a good night of rest. I feel the best I have all week. Just saw the doctor, he said the lab is working on the culture from the fluids removed. They will send the results to MD Anderson. With these results the doctor can determine what antibiotics to send me home with. Thank You Jesus

@MN Fisher They haven't said no yet, but there's a possibility. Both are Ochsner, so in the one I'm in now. New Orleans is Tulane

Had a drain put in today The next step is to have the blockage removed. My surgeon suggested MD Anderson but they may not take me since it's not cancerous. Next choices would be Baton Rogue or New Orleans. Any idea?

@Bazoo My Pastor says God gave everyone a talent & we need to use it. I said yeah but you won't let me stock the baptistry! Don't take but one cast to catch a Hawg!