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There is not much deep water where I fish, but when I find a deep spot, a blade bait fished vertically with a yo-yo type retrieve can be good anytime of the year.

Add 45 minutes to your day for the idiots you will encounter getting in and out of the boat ramp. 90% of the fish live in 10% of the lake/river. If you are not catching anything switch things up, try deeper, try a new area or body of water, try a different lure, the main thing is change and keep fishing. Report people on the water that are dangerous or disrespectful, there is no need for that. Help others if possible: broken down boat, new boat owner, someone new to the sport. Have a fun day out in nature, even if you catch nothing.

Another fluke to try is the Xzone whiplash shad. Comes in 5in. and 6in. sizes and some great colors. I know the sakamata is king of the flukes, but sometimes a slight change can trigger a few more bites.

Those are beautiful, healthy fish and a great size pretty much anywhere in the country. The scenery is amazing. Congratulations! With fishing like that, I bet you wish the water would stay liquid all year!

I want to put some wax or polish on my old boat. It does not have any oxidation. (garage kept) It just looks a bit dull and just want it to shine. Can you recommend a product you have used? I currently have a bauer rotary polisher from HF. I have been told I really need to use a DA polisher. I will get one if necessary. I have heard it best to go at slow speed and use a good polishing pad, again any recommendations? The old boat is getting long in the tooth, but serves a purpose and with the price of a new one, I will work hard to maintain her. Thanks.

I want to replace the driver and passenger seat in my boat. Unfortunately all the seats I have seen are made to be mounted on a pedestal. Can these pedestal seats be mounted on the forward tilt piano hinge like the ones I currently have in the driver/passenger position or is there a special drivers seat made for this? Has anyone done this upgrade? Do you find it worth the money? Suggestions? It does not have to be top of the line, just practical and comfortable. Thanks.

Most of the time I change out alot of my treble hooks when I get some new lures. I try to use the black or red colored hooks, but I cannot say it makes a difference. I do wonder why some lure companies but bright chrome hooks on their lures. I thought the whole idea is the fish does not see or get a good look at the hooks. To me those bright chrome hooks look like a huge flashing danger sign in the water. What is your guys thoughts? Do you change out your trebles to get a different color or sharper, stronger hook?

With all the big swimbaits and glide baits that seem to work well. Has anyone used the big 1oz size lipless baits for largemouth with any success? Thanks.

I never jump on a new bait or style of bait, because alot of it is marketing and hype. I now feel I missed the boat on these fuzzy soft plastic baits. I am glad i did not dive down the rabbit hole for the fuzzy dice. It looks like the dice was kicked to the curb by the urchin. Now that I have decided that there may be something here, you can't get them unless you pay $$$$ on fleabay. So you guys that jumped on it, are these urchins really a big deal? I just fish recreationally, so no tournaments or FFS. Am I really missing out? When the hype dies and manufacturing catches up should I give it a try. On a fixed income, so I can't afford every new toy in a timely matter. I am sure when the next new lure comes out, urchins will be found everywhere.

I would look into some musky spinnerbaits, they are a bit bigger, but much stronger and may still come in the weight and size that would work.

I remember that spinnerbait when I was a kid fishing ponds. I have not seen one in many years. The company may have gone out of business. Looks like the auction sites are your best bet, but from the price above, you have to pay to play. 😉

OMG, we are back, missed everyone. Definate withdrawal symptoms. At first I thought it was on my end, so I put my computer through the wringer. Reset everything I could think of, I even sent a letter (snail mail) to Glenn, to the address on the main page, not sure he got it, but I felt better. Then I saw the note from Glenn on the main page about the outage. I am overjoyed to be back. Thanks to Glenn and anyone who helped get BR back up and running.

Check out the World Wide Sportsman sun gloves at BPS. I believe they are very light weight.

Thanks, guys. Never seen that before.

I was just wondering why one of my posts in the boat section under trailer tires replacing has a red background and says "hidden, needs to be approved before editing" Never had that happen before. I did not do anything different. If something was wrong with my post can the moderators just delete it. Sorry if something was bad.