Bankbeater

Maybe around 6 to 6-1/2 lb. That bass has been eating good.

Happy Thanksgiving Bass Resource.

Jig and craw on the bottom and around any vegetation, lipless crankbait, bladed jig when the spinnerbait bite starts falling off, and jerkbaits.

A couple of baits from this past weekend's trip. Arbogast Buzz Plug and an old Daiwa crankbait.

I just saw this. Very sad. R.I.P.

My helper likes to remind me what the speed limit is. I tell her that I'm doing the speed limit, and I get told to slow down. We've had some discussions.

My dad had a bunch of old Lazy Ike lures in his tackle box. These are the ones with the metal lip on them. I remember him saying they worked in the river. I've never used them.

I fish Big Game on everything except my punch rig. I tried braid some years ago, and didn't care for it.

I've probably caught more bass on a Smithwick Rogue than anything else.

I've been lucky this year. I have been able to get out on the water so far this month. In some years past I've had to wrap it up in the middle of October.

The Shimano SLX-150. I didn't think for 99 bucks it would be as smooth or last as long as it has.

White, black, or chartreuse and white. Same with buzzbaits.

Last year I started using my dad's old double edge razor from back in the day. After using a Gillette Atra for 30 years there was a bit of a learning curve, but it is easier to clean and the blades are cheaper.

I hiked all the way around a 50 acre lake without a bite just to catch my only bass right by the parking lot.

Over the past four years, I drove by there around 30 times and never had a chance to stop in.

In warm weather, I wear tennis shoes, or knee high rubber boots depending on where I am fishing and what the boat ramp is like. In winter I have a pair of insulated work boots that I wear when I hike around the ponds. Old rusty hooks, glass shards, and long thorns in the feet make for a long day,

You caught some nice fish this year.

Nice looking bass, congratulations!

I never have hired a guide. I never had the money to spend on one.

I fish an SLX-150 with 10 lb line on it. It casts a mile and it is very smooth.

When I fish in the vegetation I use green pumpkin or watermelon seed.

It really depends on the time of year. In the summer about the only time I'm in the bag is when I need a new plastic, need the pliers, or need a snack. In the spring and fall I'm in the tackle bag a lot. Sometimes a bait that didn't work in the early morning will work in the late morning.

I have some spinning and spincast reels from the 60s and 70s. All of my baitcasters are from the early 90s or 2000s.

Very sad. Sorry for your loss.

I have a 370 box and a 360 box for my jigs. I have them organized by weigh and color.