Bankbeater

Plastics and crankbaits. No question about it.

Nice ones!

All the time when I get into traffic.

Zoom z-nail. I bought about 6 bags several years ago when they were on sale. Now I only have 4 baits left.

That is a monster right there, good job!

A private lake filled with hawgs.

Crankbaits, lipless baits, bladed jigs, and plastic craws.

Congrats on the new PB!

Get down to the reservoirs in the Ozarks more than I have been.

I use a 6'6" m-f spinning rod for the 1/4 ounce size.

I don't shorten the skirt, but I do even it out by trimming the long pieces. I also fan out the weed guard. If I can't get the weed guard to stay away from the hook then the guard gets trimmed.

Depends on the situation.

I don't know if you would call this a beaver or not, but I like the Zoom superhog. They seem to work very well in the neighborhood ponds.

I like to T-rig them with a 1/16 weight, and a 2/0 hook. I drag them right across the tops of the weeds, pads, and milfoil.

I have gone about 50 times so far. If the weather holds I will be able to squeeze a few more days in.

My strengths would be fishing jigs, crankbaits, and Texas rigged plastics. I need to work on fishing jerkbaits, and my dropshot presentation.

My Dad use to take me fishing when I was about 4 or 5, about 48 or 49 years ago. Dad would fish for catfish and I would go after panfish. My first reel was a Johnson Century 100A, but I started with a cane pole. I started targeting bass back in the mid 80's, but then my fishing really slowed down due to college, work, and family. Since 2002 I have been going out after bass as long as the water is not frozen.

Bass move around. If you are catching little ones, I would fish another spot for a few hours and them come back. The bigger bass may have moved in by then.

I work 40+ hours a week because I got tired of catching hawgs all of the time.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

I never use a trailer on a spinnerbait.

I would try a crankbait, or a lipless crankbait. Reel it back just fast enough so that it doesn't hang in the grass.

Nice bass!

I will be going after bass while my wife is hitting the stores. It's going to be fairly cool here so I don't expect many people to be out on the water.

Probably a 6" grape/purple plastic worm.