Bankbeater

Try burning a rat-l-trap across the tops of the weeds, and nice bass!

Two weeks! Those girls are going to miss you!

When I go fishing I normally target LM, but If I catch a big cat, or a good crappie that is still a good day.

Don't think of it as searching the water with plastics, or cranks. Think of the water in sections with each section having something in it that could hide a bass. Fish the ones with the highest probability of having bass in them first.

Longest break because I just didn't feel like fishing was about 8 years. Longest break because of the weather has been about 3-1/2 months.

The baitmonkey is playing with you. I would be very scared.

When I'm fishing from the bank and get hung I tighten up the line, and slowly raise the rod tip up over my head. Most times this will bring the bait up over the snag if it is a tree or a limb.

I like Strike King. I tend to lose a lot of jigs and SK doesn't break the bank.

Good job! That is the first of many!

Nice Fish!

I go for size, but if all I can catch are dinks, I will settle for that.

Rod and reel no. I have lost a phone, knife, hat, etc....

First time I was ever at Bull Shoals. I couldn't believe how clear the water was.

Sounds like you guys had a blast! Thanks for the cool pics.

<===== Black jitterbug about 6:05 AM. She weighed in at 6-2.

When I first get out on the water I tend to think about fishing. After I'm on the water for a while my mind starts to wander.

First off I would buy a license no matter where I was fishing. Secondly, If I was traveling on business I don't think my employer would like it if I snuck out to go fishing.

I have a retreiver from BPS that gets used in deep water. If I am fishing in shallow water that's maybe 3' or 4' feet deep I will use a pole.

Yikes! Not a good way to start the morning.

I use to be the same way. I would get back from a trip and get on BR, and think why didn't I try that I bet that would have worked! First thing that helped me was writing down notes and taking them with me out fishing. Second thing was that I learned to calm down and not get excited if I couldn't get a bite. Third thing that l did was to spend more time on the water.

You have some pigs right there!

I have had problems with the coated lines before also. I would buy a spool of 250 yards in co-poly and fluoro and see which works better for you.

I have used everything from a brush hog to a plastic worm for a trailer. If I am getting short strikes with a big trailer I put on the same type and color, but in a smaller size.

I like to dead stick them around wood or outside of cover. If I fishing over weeds I'll let it sit on top of the weeds for a few seconds and twitch it. Natural colors in clear water, and white or pink in murky water works around here.

Now its a jig and craw. When I first started fishing many moons ago it was a silvery colored Cordell big-o. That lure could catch fish anywhere.