Bluebasser86

No, that was a BPS bucktail. The Spros are much better quality but a lot more expensive so I didn't want to use them in the snaggy mess at the outlet.

I could go to either place.

I use the Spro 1/2oz at La Cygne but the smaller ones work good on spinning gear.

I have a Popmax and it's a good bait. My favorite popper is the Xcaliber Zell pop, the smaller size. Generally it's easier for me to spend a little more on a topwater or shallow running bait because I know there's a better chance I can get it back if it gets hung up.

Jealous every time you guys go on these trips!

Rage Andaconda, Zoom Ol' Monster, Netbait C-mac, Berkley power worm.

Mono or copolymer, 10 or 12 pound test.

Welcome!

Ha! Sure looks like it on a couple of them doesn't it? A few of them were actually big bluegill or shad, the big smallie towards the bottom had a crappie in it's throat that I still don't understand how it got it in it's mouth it was so big.

That was part of the joke...another very common mistake similar to what Hootie was describing in his original post, just like the misuse of then when it should have been than in my first post. It's way too early in winter to be this low already....

All of the sudden I've found money to do more Christmas shopping than I thought I would, lots of other people out shopping last night on a Wednesday night too. I filled my truck and my wife's car up for about what it used to cost to fill my truck this week. There's no way that the low prices aren't getting people out spending money that would have otherwise been going into their gas tanks.

Exactly, or a jig, swimbait, shakyhead, anything that looks or moves more like something a fish eats every day. Not to say that there won't be days that a spinnerbait or crankbait burning by a finicky fish might not trigger a strike better than trying to shake a little worm in their face though.

I'd never tried a Bug sideways and one day I tried it out of desperation when I forgot my trailers in the truck and got my tail bit off. Pulled my Bug off my T rig and proceeded to putting the smack down on them with the vertically rigged Bug. A Havoc Pitboss works well too but the Rage has a lot more action without creating as much lift.

The Spro McRip was my favorite this past year. I'll be trying the Pointer 78DD and Duo Realis 100DR this year as well.

We can use 2 unless we buy a special permit to use 3.

Gunmetal shad

I use a bungee ball, one wrap and they're good to go.

It looks pretty, that's it. Never have thought about the potential different sounds, I supposed it's possible it might make a slight difference though.

I really like that limetruese color in the first set of pics, that's a good color around here.

I think some of your less realistic baits are probably easier for a bass to get wary of. Stuff like spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, and crankbaits that don't look quite as natural and make a lot of disturbance seem to be less effective in the heavily pressured lakes.

I've fished out of a small sit in and had fun doing that, I'm sure a bigger, more stable and comfortable sit on top kayak that was actually built for fishing would be a lot more enjoyable still. I fished for years out of a 2 man and only fish out of a 15' johnboat now so I'm used to being confined and blown around by the wind. I can cut way down on the rods and tackle but it's kind of hard to only take part of the dog

Man I didn't think we were this deep into winter yet??

The problem is I used the incorrect but common spelling of grammar and then when it should have been than. Deep caught the joke and pointed out that I could/should have used the wrong form of your/you're but like I said, I might have had a stroke had I done that.

The your/you're one probably would have given me a stroke to type I guess I really just don't understand the confusion with those two.

Maybe you're just better at spelling and grammer then they are? That hurt to type