Darren.

Welcome aboard!

LOL, so I'm not the only one, eh? Between HP and NFL...

Excellent! Well done and keep it goin'!

Differs for me. I'd say last year my average was in the 3 pound range, but this year, despite some good sizes, it's been lower, on average. I'd put this season's average in the 2 pound range. Though it's hard to quantify since I don't keep record of every bass I catch.

Well done! Hearty congrats on the new PB!

Glad I'm not the only one who thought the same. In fact, looking through all the other pix, there's one with a boy holding a "9 pound bass" that looks more like a 3 pounder. But hey, if they weighed it and it was 17.2, good on him for scoring such a beast.

Congrats! It's a fun fish to catch. Wait till you catch the bigger ones. Just don't jerk 'em too hard as they're also called "Paper Mouths" for a very good reason.

Yep. I do, too.

Indeed. And let's just remind all that J.R.R. Tolkien was a nerd, too!! Long live the NERDS!! Keep writing awesome stories and great characters!!

Too close for comfort. Glad you and the neighbors are unscathed. Been in such storms when vacationing as a kid in the Poconos. Frightening. But awesome at the same time...

Those look nice! Will have to check them out.

I've got some from an old Army kit I picked up at a show years ago. But I've been looking to replace them with the Rapala models since they're a much heavier build. The Mustad's look quite similar, so take your pick of the choices. Don't think you can do wrong. Pretty sure they're all stainless, right?

Congratulations!! A PB is always a great day. And it looks like she's been filling up her belly with shad. Nice fish!

For me, no, they are not. I normally use either round bend or, preferred, O'Shaughnessy bend hooks. I do have some EWG in various sizes, but they're not the first I look for when I'm rigging TX style.

LOL, I actually thought what you meant (like flipping houses) when I first read the title and said, "nah" he means flipping reels - you know, the specialty kind. That said, no, I don't know anybody who does that.

I catch the VAST majority of bass on 4-4.25" Senko/knock-offs. I have 5" and 6" worms that also catch, but rarely as compared the 4. That said, I happened to catch my PB on a 5" Senko, LOL.

Nice! Sounds like a great trip.

Excellent, Bob! Gotta love the Senko rigged wacky!!

Here in the south eastern part of VA, I will get out through November...December...even in January, Feb, and March... Been out in some quite chilly weather here. But when there's ice, I don't venture forth.

LOL. I have a formerly 6'3" Avid (now ~5'9") a 5'9" Compre, and a 6'3" Compre. Also have a 6' Field & Stream casting rod that is awesome. But my *current* preference, as stated earlier, is/are my two 6'6" Carbonlites simply because they are so light. If BPS made a 6' M CL rod, I'd have been all over it -- they do make a 6' L spinning rod, but I'd rather a M power. I find shorter rods -- for me -- are so much more manageable when kayaking. But again, the sheer lightness of the Carbonlites have made them my current favorites.

You can certainly do it, but IMO, braid is an awfully expensive filler unless you have some laying around, unused. Better to fill with cheap mono, then fluoro, IMO....

Because braid is expensive, and lasts a long time, I don't tend to swap it out as much as I do leader material. I've used regular Power Pro and Sufix Performance Braid out of your list. I've researched the others, but have chosen to stick with regular PP. It works fine for my needs and I see no real reason to change. And for spinning gear I spool up with 10 pound yellow.

Hi Gia, and welcome aboard!

Neither... Toyota Tundra!

They're still hungry, and that's a great thing! Nice haul!