Bankbeater

Congrats! Nice looking bass!

Congrats!

Could have been something in the water that stayed on the fish.

If I am down to my last bait I will heat a knife and stick it into the fluke to melt it back together. It doesn't make the bait brand new, but it will work for a few more fish.

I started out catching whatever would bite. Switched to cat fishing when I got older, and found there was a lot of sitting and waiting. With bass fishing you are doing something all the time. You are actively looking for the fish, and not waiting for them to find you.

I couldn't believe it when I heard it. I became a fan of his when Mork and Mindy was on tv. R.I.P. Robin.

Years ago we were fishing for cat in a shallow clear pond. Basically sight fishing because you could see all of the bottom except out toward the middle where it got deeper. I was using dough bait and I cast out maybe 15 feet. After a couple of minutes I see this cat coming toward the bait and I get ready for a bite. Well then there is this big splash right over my bait and I think that the cat has hooked itself. I reel it in and there is a bass on my line about a foot long. I have heard of other species hitting bass lures, but that was the first time I ever had a bass hit cat bait.

I switch to a jig or a t-rig.

I have only caught 2 bass on spinnerbaits since it got hot here. Its like somebody flipped a switch or something. I'm hoping it will pick back up in the fall.

Nice bass!

Careful, you might get a strongly worded letter from some of the bait and tackle makers.

LOL!

Some nice smallies right there!

On the day I caught my PB it was 75 degrees when we got out on the water at 5:30 AM. I caught two bass that day before the heat drove us off of the lake around 10:00 AM. I didn't think we would catch anything since it was so hot out.

Missouri, Illinois, and Arkansas.

I wonder how one is trained for a job like that???

It's a water snake. Sometimes when you have a boat beached on the shore they will crawl under it. A real wake up call in the morning when you push the boat back out into the water.

Both. I have caught some pitching into the weeds along the bank, and I have caught some dragging along the bottom in 15 to 20 feet of water. It just depends on where the bass are located.

I can't tell if bigger baits mean bigger bass or not. The green sunfish won't leave the lure alone.

Tackle Warehouse.

I always take along an extra rig and leave it in the boat or car. That way if a reel breaks down I have an extra.

Nice bass!

You can catch anything on those little jigs. They are a great way to break up the day.

Good going, there isn't anything like jig fishing!

Pictures are the way to go.