Bankbeater

Great bag and nice looking bass.

Jig and craw.

I don't go looking for bedding fish, but when I find them I do make some casts. I may catch 2 or 3 or 4, but then the bite will stop. Once the bass realize what is moving across their territory is not a living thing they leave it alone.

St. Croix for bottom contact baits and BPS for moving baits.

Mine is the same way. The compression from standing makes it worse.

I fished the free rig a little in March. It seems to work well in the wind,

After reading all of these posts I need a nap.

Man alive! 25 bass in a little over 3-1/2 hours. Busy Saturday morning.

A 40 bass day! You nailed it!

That's a nice smallie!

I like the wind around 5 to 10 mph. Anything harder than that and I have to change up the baits and weights that I am using.

That is a hawg. Nice one!

Here in East Central Mo., the bass are in spawn mode. As far as I can tell the catching is dependent on the weather. Sunny and warm days no bites. The bass are biting better when there is rain and wind, but this spring it doesn't seem to be as gusty as in previous years.

Around here it depends on the time of year, but I have a few that work year round. Jig and craw Finesse worm Wakebait

Z-Man Slim Swimz.

What does the forage look like in the lake, and how much of it are you seeing? I have a lake near me that has had the panfish get larger each year, but the average size of the bass caught was getting smaller. This trend continued until shad were stocked into the lake.

I have three ponds near me that are managed by the state. You used to be able to catch 4, 5, and 6 pounders out of them. About 12 years ago they made those ponds C&R. Now if you catch a bass that weighs a pound you are ahead of the curve.

Hoping all goes well with a quick recovery.

Tools, cleaner, towels stuff like that. Anything I need to clean the reel with so I don't have to keep getting up and possibly lose a part.

Always a good idea to make sure you have all of the tools your going to need before you start cleaning. I make a check list for those also.

Not for me. I tried fluoro and I couldn't tell any difference from fishing mono.

About the only tube I use these days are the ones from BPS.

Jig and craw, crankbait, and finesse plastic worm. These three have been my top producers in the summer for years now. I fish the jig and plastic worm around open structure and sparse vegetation. I will run the crankbait in water with patchy vegetation that is matted on the surface.

I take the trailers off and put them back in their bag. I keep the jigs tied on until they dry out and then put them back into the 3700 box. I never put the jig back in the box while it is wet.

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