Bankbeater

Usually it's tandem Colorado blades, but this year I'm trying an Indiana blade over a Colorado blade.

You're a walking bass fishing encyclopedia, and history archive. If they don't want to listen and learn then that's their problem.

I've worked for a large corporation for the past 35 years. My job is basically internal customer service, but the customers are all fellow employees. I run into a lot of fellow team members that think they are entitled to whatever, and have no problem talking down at you, just because of their job title. Luckily I worked in retail in high school and college so I learned how to control myself while dealing with these people.

All of my rods are 6'6" except for the 7'0" casting rod I use when I bomb the heavy baits out into the lake.

Mine is a St. Croix Premier with a Pflueger President on it. I've got it spooled with 10 lb mono.

Some cool history, thanks!

I rediscovered the split shot rig about 4 years ago. I put the weight about 12 to 14 inches above the bait and then texpose the hook in the bait. I haven't purchased any split shot weights in years. It seems like I find some split shots on every fishing trip.

For me the trailer and skirt need to have some contrast, but not too much. I like a green pumpkin trailer with a watermelon skirt, or a dark brown trailer with a black jig.

I think I'm good on baits for a while. At least until I lose a few in some brush piles.

I was around 7 or 8 when I started fishing with my dad. He started me out catching bluegill with a cane pole, and then got me an ultralight rig. We would go catfishing and my job was to catch bait. About the time I graduated from college I quit fishing on a regular basis until about 2002 when I started up again. I know my dad was happy when I got back into fishing. Below is a pick of my dad from 1980 down at Lake of the Ozarks.

I’ve always used a 3/0 EWG hook. It texpose the hook until the fluke starts getting torn up then I bury the hook.

Black with a sapphire blue craw is one of my go to combinations.

Jig with a chunk trailer or a craw trailer.

Years ago while out hunting I stepped on a copperhead that was sunning itself. I don't know if it was the cool weather or how I stepped on it, but it didn't move too much. I sure did though. About 10 years ago I was swimming a jig in the shallows and saw something following it, but I couldn't tell what it was until it got closer. Turned out to be a northern water moccasin. Every time I slowed down the retrieve that snake would lunge at my jig. When I got the jig out of the water the snake just gave me a look and swam off.

Just about all of my reels are 6.3:1

You could always leave the boat at home and fish off of the bank.

People hate what they don't understand. Maybe the haters are frustrated because they can't catch any bass.

It depends on if the bass want crankbaits or not. Around here the crankbait bite seems to go in cycles. The bite seems to be off about every other year. If the pattern holds, then this year the crankbait bite is going to be slow.

If I have to drive more than 4 hours one way I'm staying the night.

That’s different.

Check with your local library. They have a loaner program here where you can borrow a rod and reel to fish local waters for the day.

I only seem to have luck fishing jerkbaits when I fish large reservoir size bodies of water. If I'm going fishing on a pond or small lake I leave the jerkbaits at home.

After fishing last weekend I was bummed out when I discovered I was going to have to work this coming weekend. The 2" of snow and the blast of cold we are going to get this weekend is making it easier to take.

Closest time I came to having a full beard was when I had surgery a few years ago. I didn't shave for a week and my wife told me either I shave it off or she would.

Even the small ones are fun on light tackle. A few years ago I was fishing a fluke on ml tackle with 6 lb line. I saw a flash near my bait and thought it was a crappie, but I never had a crappie fight like that before. I spent the rest of the day fishing for hybrids.