Bankbeater

Sorry for your loss. It's hard losing a family member.

That is one big bass!

Check out YouTube. There are a couple of racks you can purchase that makes lifting a yak up on top of a car easier.

I like the videos where the angler will be talking about the lake being fished. Also like the ones where the angler explains what is going on with the bait and how it is being worked. I turn it off when they start boating one bass right after another, or start talking about how I should run out and buy a certain bait.

I have three places near me where you can no longer fish. Two were private pay lakes on farms. One farm was sold to developers and turned into a sub division, the other was purchased by a paintball company. The third lake is owned by the Conservation Dept. and turned into a dog training lake.

Some good looking bass!

We have another cold front coming down tonight with temps expected in the teens again. Air temps on Saturday and Sunday will be in the 40's and 50's.

I'm not one to run out and buy a new bait as soon as it comes out. I wait to see how it is working for other anglers before I spend. I've also cut back on the colors I fish with. There is only a handful of different colors in my bag right now.

I caught my PB largemouth back in 2009 on a Jitterbug. My PB smallie came out of a creek in southern Missouri back in 2015. I got that one on a tube.

I have to clean out my gutters 3 or 4 times a year. I start at one end and just work my way down. Never any fun.

Thanks Glenn!

Welcome to the forums.

I like tuna and salmon. Sardines are the worst, even without the can.

I've been looking at buying a new UL spinning rod. Casting some of those small panfish baits with my ML rod takes some practice.

Big Bass! Congratulations to your fishing buddy.

This time of year I would be thinking more of the size of the profile. Around here smaller is better and it works best to thread the trailer on the jig hook.

Crankbaits, spinnerbaits, swim jigs, chatterbaits, and maybe a lipless crank if I don't snag it. I'd position the boat on one side and cast along the edges where it drops off.

That's impressive!

Does castor oil and prune juice count?

My favorite is a NY strip, but I will eat any of them.

I'm currently only using a SLX-150 right now. I've got a Bantam 100 from the 80's and a Curado E7 as part of the collection in the drawer. I've also owned a Sahara and a Sedona. All good solid reels.

Spinnerbaits, Chatterbait, Swim Jig, or a Rat L Trap. I like the jig because I can hop it across the top of the vegetation if swimming doesn't work.

Wakebaits are a standard for me. When the vegetation starts growing in the spring and summer it is about the only treble hook bait I can fish with. Mann's Baby One Minus, and The Egg are my two main baits.

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No issues with our mail, but many of the new subdivisions they are building near me don't even have mail carriers any longer. You go to the post office and pick up your own mail.