Bankbeater

No, I use a snap on the larger baits. On the smaller baits I tie direct.

Fishing from the bank I will use shallow running crankbaits, small spinnerbaits, split shot, weightless, and t-rigged plastics. I'll fish with light jigs if I know the rip rap and what's around it.

I break it up by species, and by the bait I caught each PB on. Looking back over the spreadsheet it's really an eye opener when you can look back and see what baits have produced the big ones.

I grew up in the city. My grandma lived down in Arkansas in a very rural area. When we would go down to visit I wouldn't be able to sleep for a couple of nights. It took me a few days to get use to the quiet.

It depends on the conditions on the day I go fishing. This time of year I'm going to start off with moving baits. If those don't work I will switch over to plastics and jigs.

Heddon Torpedo or Cordell Boy Howdy.

Strike King 3/8 Bitsy Flip in black/blue. Trailer will probably be a Super Chunk jr. in black, or green pumpkin.

The wife has gotten me hooked on Columbo. It's usually on a couple times during the weekend.

I'll use both.

Lipless Crankbait Jerkbait Plastic Worm.

The ice on the ponds near work was starting to melt yesterday. I plan on heading out this weekend to see if I can find open water.

It depends on how many other anglers are on the water and if my spots are open or not.

Mono.

Punching weed mats is the only time I use braid. The other reels all have mono on them.

I fish with lipless cranks all the time in 3 and 4 acre ponds as soon as the ice is gone. I cast around submerged vegetation or along the dam.

Cordell Big-O Mann's Baby 1 Minus Cordell Super Spot Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap Strike King Redeye Shad Bandit 100 BPS Egg

During the spawn I'll be casting a crankbait in either firetiger or crawfish color.

I use both colors in the same water. I don't think there is much of a difference between the two colors.

That's a nice bass.

I would start off with a floating minnow. That will tell you if the fish in your lake want a jerkbait style bait without getting hung up on the bottom.

I've decided that this year I'm going to throw more hard jerkbaits and not just flukes.

Most of the time I don't use it. When a plastic gets torn up enough I'll use it for a trailer or put it on a jig head. I will use it when I'm on my last plastic, and the bass decide that is the bait they want to hit.

Mann's Jellyworm, and Zoom baits.

My daughter has it. She has shown me some stuff on there. After seeing it I'm glad I don't have it.

It's part of fishing.