Bankbeater

If I'm fishing a 1/16 or 1/8 ounce Texas rig then I'm using spinning tackle. For heavier weights I use a baitcaster.

A lot of the anglers that I run into seem to only use the latest advertised bait. They don't believe me when I tell I'm using a bait that has been around for 20 or 30 years.

When I was a kid I use to fall asleep at bedtime listening to the Blues on the radio. Now I fall asleep watching them on TV. They have been all over the place this season.

Heal up quick and take it easy.

I use a SLX 150 on a M/F rod that leans a little toward the light side. I use on this rig for moving baits mostly in the 1/4 ounce size, but I have fished 3/8 suspending jerkbaits with it.

That's a nice looking dog.

Right now with no boat I drive a 2017 Camry. Rods go in the shotgun seat , tackle bag goes in the trunk.

Those are going to make one sweet combo.

A Christmas Story, Elf, and Christmas Vacation for the newer movies. The Miracle on 34th Street the one with Maureen O'Hara, It happened on 5th Avenue, and Christmas In Connecticut for the older movies.

Luckily no one in the house has been sick yet this season. Our youngest daughter comes home from college next weekend. I hope she doesn't bring anything back with her.

Sorry for your loss.

Location is the big thing for me. I usually have between 6 or 7 hours to fish, so I want to be on the water as long as possible.

At best, I would be learning what I'm doing wrong when I get skunked. At worst, the pro would be as dumbfounded as I am when I get skunked.

I don't think this is really a pattern, it's more of a behavior. Over the years I have noticed that sometimes when the water is cold the bass will only hit a bottom contact bait once, then they back off. If you kill the retrieve and just let the bait sit there then the bass will come back after a few seconds, pick up the bait, and start swimming off with it. If you continue the retrieve after that first bite, then no more bites.

I usually cast out just far enough where I can still see the bait. I start bringing the bait back in and watching how fast it is moving. I slow the retrieve as needed for the desired action. When I get the retrieve down then I start fishing.

No such luck. I believe that is one of the new warts.

Sounds like a great time!

I have two St. Croix mh/f Premier rods. I use one for jigs and one for Texas rigs. I've never used them for chatterbaits or frogs, but they can handle 1/8 ounce jigs and weightless flukes and senkos without any problem.

I doubt that they are underproducing them on purpose. If they were then they wouldn't be able to ship new ones to the shops as they sell out, and they would have to store the manufacturing materials somewhere when not using them. Same problem with inventory. If the makers only ship a few baits at a time then they'll have to find a place to store all the baits until they ship.

Around here a lot of the steep rocky drop offs have sunken trees around them. I can usually get through the snags with a weightless plastic, or maybe a 1/8 ounce jig, but anything else hangs up.

I use firetiger crankbaits all the time. It doesn't matter what the water clarity is or how sunny it is. I just have to try the bait to see if the bass want it.

Nice going! This time of year it's always a great when the bass bite.

What happened to the last guy?

Nice looking pup. You're doing good work with the dogs.

This year's haul. Not shown are two rod holders and a stringer.