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#1 for me. I know I'm going to catch fish so #2 will work itself out. I'll find out #3 before I leave, and I'm not worried about #4.

I'll use a 1/2 ounce size depending on the depth I'm fishing or how hard the wind is blowing.

Good video!

Thanks for the video, Glenn. Good point about the muddy water.

Happy everyone made it back home OK.

Watch the bugs and the turtles. If they are moving around then the bass might be too.

I found out yesterday that a good friend of mine passed away who I've known since the 8th grade. That one hit me right in the gut. On top that off, this Thursday it will be 10 years since my dad passed away. I know my dad is a peace and when I go fishing he's out there with me, and I said a prayer for John, he was a good guy and he'll be missed,

I have one of the foam life vests. In cold weather it can double as a wind breaker.

I don't think FFS will ruin fishing, or cause the lakes to be emptied of bass, but it will be interesting to see how the suspended bass start adapting to it.

I miss catching nice panfish. Bluegill, redear, and crappie. They're fun to catch and they taste good too. If I'm fishing a lake stocked with muskie and I don't catch one, I'm not going to be sad about it.

I was planning to head out this morning to fish a couple of ponds. Woke up to a snow and rain mix. Well at least we are getting moisture.

I bought my 2024 fishing license about a month ago. No surcharge yet.

It depends on how much I have practiced tying the new knot and how confident I feel with my knot tying ability.

Most of the time I will carry a BPS 360 tackle bag, and three rods.

No problems at all with my three CT100H reels. I've had one for six years, and the other two are three years old.

I had to think about this one. The size of the bait may discourage dinks from biting it, but on the flip side of this, in the pressured water where I fish, a bass large enough to eat this jig will be able to recognize it as being a bait.

The Walmart spinnerbaits and sometime BPS has their spinnerbaits on sale.

Nope.

The first thing I look at is how hard it is blowing or when it is expected to start blowing hard. That will tell me which baits I can or can't cast, and which presentations I can use. Lastly, it will tell me if I'm launching a boat or walking the bank.

I've switched over to a 1/4 ounce lipless or a swim jig since the shallow running crankbaits have become hard to find.

Sorry for your family's loss.

Good video, @Glenn. You made some good points.

I sharpen the treble hooks on moving baits and worm hooks before I head out on a trip. I check the treble hooks closely. If one is broken or has been filed down more than the others then I swap out the hooks.

Welcome to the forums.

If the anglers are going through the toll station that could be another 1/2 hour depending on how backed up it is, and the number of open toll booths.