Bluebasser86

I have 43 bags of sapphire blue Pit Bosses and almost as many in Lime-Purple Passion. They got discontinued, I panicked. Not going to pull all my hard baits out but I'm sure the RES is the winner in that category if you count all the variations I have of it from the little 1/4oz, silent, 2 taps, standard, and 3/4oz.

I had good success with it, using the 8 and 10 pound sizes for open water presentations. I got away from it because of the price and handling in the wind, which never stops here it seems.

I've rarely done any good for bass around spawning carp. Feeding carp is another story.

I love night fishing, but not with topwater.

They're not lifeless, they're just calm after being covered up by all the vegetation. Nothing to worry about.

I've had 2 on me already this year, dog has got to be in the double digits already. Won't be doing a lot of pond fishing at that rate.

Get out the bowfishing gear and start whacking them! They tear up all the new vegetation that all the bass fry (and other gamefish fry) are so dependent on being able to hide in for better survival rates. There's thousands of them doing it on our lakes now and the boats with the lights are rolling out in droves right before dark, it's good to see.

I like crocs too. Cheap compared to other boat shoes, they float, I can spray them off with the hose so it doesn't matter what gets on them throughout the day, they don't hold odor like other shoes. Just put some sunblock on the tops of your feet and you're good to go.

So you use it basically like a standard 3-way swivel?

I like them as well, and the fish seem to enjoy them

Yes it is

floating worm

And the only fish you caught on that senko Congrats on the new PB.

There's a link you can click that will take you to pictures and an explanation on how to do it in my first post on this thread. It lets them live long enough that I can leave the lake before they slowly starve to death so I don't have to deal with the sight of them expiring on the surface I don't know, I guess I figure if I was the fish, I'd rather either have it out, or go the relatively quick route of bleeding to death versus starving because my throat is pinned shut or too obstructed to eat properly.

I'd guess around 7.5-8. I caught one that looked to be similar in size several years ago that was maybe a bit thinner that was 24.5" long, 14" around, and 7.51 pounds. I'm 6' 220 for reference

Yeah, a picture would be pretty useful here.

The Menace is a super versatile bait, one of my favorite all around plastics.

Turtle soup?

Looks like a spawning male, probably protecting a nest which would explain the aggression.

Threadfin? Like the shad?

I pretty much just carry a bluegill and shad color in the baits I listed.

I've had some since last spring and had good success with them. They're durable material and the hooks are very stout so they've held up nicely. The mouse that they make is nice too, walks really easy and seems to have a great hookup ratio.

Better buy a net so she doesn't push you in the water next time

Learn this technique and you'll be able to remove a majority of deep hooks quickly with minimal damage to the fish. With that, fishing is a contact sport, you will 100%, without a doubt in your fishing career kill fish. If you like to eat them, or know someone who does, you might be better off keeping a struggling fish. If it doesn't make it, plenty of other animals will benefit. There's just going to be some that there is nothing you can do about it though.