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Haha I was just at Walmart looking at Ozark rods for my truck rig, but all they had left was spinning rods.

Try secret lures, the stupid jig head is what I use.

Around here in the summer, when the bite starts slowing down around 10-11am, I’ll throw top water in what shade or shadows I can find. I still start out at daylight chucking topwater.

Don’t forget the tried and true, Silver and gold with black back.

Hey @Koz, your delay might be a good thing. I live on St. John’s near Lake George. We are flooded here, and the weather is crappy. When it flooded like this, seems the bass move into the flooded area and feed. Might do good on a kayak, with a bass boat( it very little, 15ft) I’ve nosed in around the cypress and pitched creature bait or soft plastics Texas rigged. It’s rough fishing, snags, hitting stuff with trolling motor, and snakes. Everything gets displaced when it floods, even the gators, had a 5+ footer up in the yard two days ago. When you do head this way, Rodman has a campground and the fishing is good. It has a ton of submerged stumps though.

@Buzzbaiter I fish a river that is Gin clear with a water temperature of low 70’s. Let me tell ya, it’s tough fishing. I’ve caught little one 2-3 being the biggest, but mostly under 1 pound, way under. the only thing I’ve got them to hit on, is a all black very small square bill. 1/4 ounce I think, and a 7 1/2 ribbon tail June bug color. The river is full of Bluegill and Sunfish, but I’ve tried every pattern of bluegill pattern of bait I’ve got and, that is the only thing I’ve caught fish on. l’ve seen really nice bass, but the ignore my bait.

@bulldog1935, everyone here, on the forum was good , it was the bunch here that couldn’t agree. It was a fun thread though.

Well everyone, we could never agree on the guidelines of what equipment we could use. We squashed the whole idea, ghee’s…what started as a simple little game, turned sideways quick, oh well “ Que sera,sera”.

I carry a Leatherman Skeletool, one of the most handiest knife I’ve ever carried.

Nice write up, @Brian11719, thank you.

Nice fish, got a belly on it, I’m say 5-6ish. I can relate, I caught a nice smallie wade fishing once, thigh deep water, fishing pole in one hand, fish in the other. I was so excited, I put the fish back in the water to get my tape, so I could measure it. Like it was just going to stay there and wait for me. What was I thinking.

I’ve said this before, when I’m going into an area and hunting the big ones. I shut down everything, all electronics, lift trolling motor and I push pole in. When I’m just regular fishing,….I really don’t have waypoints, I have more of what I call routes, section of shoreline or cover. I might be too cautious but I slow down, idle in until about 100 or so yards. I just sit for about five minutes, re-rigging, getting things ready, taking in the sights. Then slowly troll in, motor on two, and start my route.

That’s great news

I’m going to propose this to them, maybe with as little as possibly debating ( arguing). @GreenPig suggested 4lb or under line, I’ll suggest that to them too, let-’em use a pop bottle for a reel, if they want, just stay under 4lb mono.

Wow great job.