Colton Neal

Try instead of a EWG just an offset straight shank hook which has the point riding higher then the eyelet and that should increase your penetration.

Sometimes catch and release is necessary if a population isn't doing well. Other times catching and harvesting is helpful to a lakes health due to overpopulation. Also, it depends if lake management wants bigger fish or more fish to catch. So then they'll make a creel limit or slot limit accordingly.

10%, so a bass that weighed 8 in the fall would be about 8 ounces heavier.

I would go with ike or Swindle because there downright funny characters. Of course KVD because he's considered the best in the world, any way i dont think you can go wrong with anybody your lucky to be marshall at the top level!

All i know is all those species in a one acre pond isn't good, flathead eat a ton and can decimate a forage population unless you're spending tons of money feeding them.

Watch the water temperature, once it hits 60 degrees you know they'll be hittin it. Also the moon phase and stable weather will help out. 3 days before or after a full/new moon are said to be most productive. Also you may be able to see the fish in shallow water making beds and spawning.

You can never go wrong with light line and a spinning rod. Lures would include shaky heads, tubes, and dropshots. No matter where you fish smaller lures will usually get more bites. If the water is muddy remember to fish extremeley close to cover.

try not to let a bass jump since they can get extra leverage to throw the hook out of the water by lowering the tip. If they do jump, which will happen, just keep a steady tension on the fish with your rod pointing in the direction the fish is traveling.

Simply crossing my line...

A swan, it swam over my line when i was working a zara spook. lololol

My best came on a small pond on a south central Kansas farm. It weighed 11lbs 2 oz and was only a few ounces away from the record which has since been beaten. It's now 11.8. I caught the fish in 2004 on a brown jig with a zoom trailer. Since then i've caught plenty of 9 lbers but i want to catch that record hahaha

I can't afford all the crazy boxes of mono like MAXX, and sensation. I just get the Berkley big game mono in 12-17 lb. test if i'm using mono.

get an abu garcia veritas or vendetta

Just do whatever you're most comfortable doing and work on it.

Crankbaits are good tools to pick off some more active fish after a warming trend. I usually cast parallel to a river or creek channel. After i do that i slow down and fish the area more thoughtfully with something slower.