Bankbeater

I need a scale. My math skills make that formula useless.

I weigh them through the gill plate, but before I do I always let them flop around a little. I want them tired out so they won't hurt themselves while getting weighed.

So far in October the only topwater that is working for me is a jitterbug.

Nice!

Deer, foxes, coyotes, and racoons in my neighborhood. When I head to southern Mo. to fish streams I keep my eyes open for bears.

That's a nice looking bass,Congrats!

I can't remember the last time I used a net to land a fish.

Good going!

I use a MH for spinnerbaits, and chatterbaits. Especially if I'm pulling them through the weeds.

I have a two premiers. One is about 6 years old and the other I bought this year. Great rods. I haven't tried the new mojos yet.

I have a lot of small lakes and ponds around me that are clear. I start out with shad or shiner colors and go from there.

Don't try and learn too many techniques at once. Get good at one and see if you like it then move to the next.

Nice smallies!

I was at BPS last night, and they were about sold out of them.

When I was learning how to fish a jig I went seven months with no bite. I watched videos, and read how to fish them, but nothing. Then one day I started catching bass on a jig and I couldn't figure out what I was doing different. After a while I quite trying to figure it out.

I like 1/2 ounce Rat-L-Traps and 1/2 ounce Cordell Spots. The rattles must be a little bit different because if one of them doesn't work usually the other one will.

Welcome aboard!

Last October and November I had cat hitting crankbaits left and right. I got this one Saturday deadsticking a green pumpkin craw.

Hearts, spades, and gin.

I like the Zoom tubes also. I usually t-rig them with the smallest weight I have and fish them in the milfoil.

Good going!

When I was in college I use to have dreams where I would walk into a class and realize that I had missed the entire semester for that class. I use to get up in the middle of the night and double check my schedule to make sure I was ok.

Flukes work better for me in clearer water. I like to work them across the top of the milfoil. I use crankbaits when the water is dirty or muddy. I think the rattles help the fish find the bait.

Nice one!

That looks like a very nice place!