Bluebasser86

2 trips in a row from the bank of the little city lake. The dinks were hungry too.

Agreed. Nobody wants to see my ugly mug in the picture. The purpose of looking at a fish picture is to see a fish. I don't care what kind of fish it is, if it can be held out to the camera, that's how I feel the picture should be. Not trying to make them look bigger, I weigh them so I know how big they actually are, just want everyone to be able to enjoy all the details the same way I do when I catch them.

It's a grass carp actually, caught from a tiny pond in Kansas on an S waver. Watched it shoot off the bottom and T-bone the thing, looked like a huge pike the way it attacked the bait. If my buddy hadn't been standing next to me watching it happen I would have thought I was losing my mind. State record is 77 3/4 pounds for grass carp in Kansas.

My best punch skirt color has been solid black with a junebug, black and blue, or sapphire blue plastic. If I was going to make a bluegill colored one, I'd make it the same color as one of my bluegill colored bladed jigs.

I use micro guides and leaders on my spinning rods often, no issues, just tie a good knot and you're good.

I'd guess top one. Bottom fish is much closer to the camera and the angle makes the fisherman look small/fish look large. Judging off the size of his hands compared to the fish though, the top fish looks larger to me. Makes it tougher with 2 different people and not knowing if they're average size adults or if one is much larger or smaller than the other.

I have a pack but I picked them up this winter and haven't fished them yet. They're pretty small, I'd say 3" is pretty accurate. I think they're going to be awesome pitching around docks.

They actually both weighed about 70 pounds at the time. She's not a fan of big fish like that coming in the boat though.

Air mattress for me. Camping is no fun when I can't walk the next morning. I'd go with cot of your 2 options but I usually spend all night tossing and turning on a cot.

Saving soon to be born deer fawns, one coyote at a time.

One of these two.

Welcome! Great picture!

Just put a new tip on it and fish it. Very easy to do and cost less than $10. Lots of Youtube videos on how to do it.

I have one of the blue Megajaws on my jerkbait rod. It's been a very nice reel so far. It's very smooth and cast great. My buddy that I was fishing with Thursday commented about how far I could cast my jerkbait and I think it really hurt his feelings when I told him it was a KK reel that was outcasting his Tatula. I've got a red Royal Legend Elite I use for ploppers and spooks too that's been just as nice and a little smaller than the Megajaws.

No way, I couldn't imagine fishing a lot of situations without braid. Wind knots suck, but so does busting off a big one in the grass because you didn't have braid.

I set mine basically to just before the failure point of my line. I usually free spool my reel while fighting a fish instead of using the drag but in case of a situation where I can't get the spool released, I want the drag to slip.

From what experience I have with their rods that I fished with, I think you can do a lot better for the price.

I'm in Kansas and have caught them on 9" swimbaits that were barely bigger than the bait. I've had 4 pound fish choke an 8" Hudd. Stick to it and you'll have no problem catching fish. IMO, 7-8 inches is the sweet spot for swimbaits in the midwest for largemouth, especially if you have gizzard shad.

Probably my best quality day I've ever had. Only found 2 other baits not in the picture. The wart is a suspending pre-rap.

This is the same thing I use in my Pro XS, and my almost 40 year old 15hp Johnson tiller on my johnboat. I use Ethanol free gas 100% of the time but never hurts to be over cautious.

Muddy <1' Stained 1-5' Clear>5'

I like it when it's working, but it can be really frustrating. I don't think it's the kind of fishing that's the issue you're having, it's the kind of people you're dealing with.

Welcome!

Welcome!