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I look at lakes as just bigger ponds. My most productive lake..as well as the lake I catch the biggest bass from, May be 150 acres and have a max depth of 12ft.

There's this one lake near me that we tube fish because there no vehicle access to it so we just make the hike with float tubes. It's chocked full of drum. In the summer those Big male make that deep croaking sound. Sometimes it will actually vibrate your tube as you're fishing. No idea how close they are to me but it sounds like they are between my knees. As a kid my dad and his friend would tell me they were the sounds the dead would make, as a lot of our lakes were built over old graveyards.

I'm also catching them on Senkos or whatever stickbait I grab. Lots of schooled up bass chasing baitfish on the surface. Haven't caught anything big but still fun.

Jig & pigs, flukes, stickbaits.

Does nobody use Uncle Josh's pork rinds anymore? I've had the same pork craw trailer on one of my jigs for 3 years now and it still catches fish. My biggest issue with them is trying to get them off the hook when I wanna change.

I've never bothered counting ribs before. I look at ribs being 2 sizes: 1) That should be enough 2) Better get more ribs

Tenkiller, Lawtonka..that's probably the closest to you. Eufaula has some huge ones but they're kinda hard to find. I'm gonna go after them on mountain fork next weekend.

Welcome! I'm from SEOK myself. Definitely no shortage of water in this area!

Brute, actually called Bison Coolers are made in the US...Texas I think. And generally run about a hundred bucks less than an equally sized yeti. They're a fine cooler too. And just as durable. Pelican is also a good brand but to me their latches feel like they could easily snap but I haven't heard of one actually breaking.

Yeah they're worth it.. If you need long term cold storage. If you need to keep a quartered up mule deer cold for a 16 hour drive, or you are camping out at bear camp 4 hours from the nearest store in Manitoba, they are worth the money. If you are just wanting something to keep your wife's wine coolers cold while you are fishing for the afternoon, then no they aren't worth the money.

His name was Jerry. Was best friend to my dad. We tube fished together and be taught me the basics of bass fishing while I was young. As I got older he taught me more complicated techniques. He died about 5 years ago and his wife gave me all his gear. His biggest bass was 10#. When I break or equal his biggest with his equipment I plan on having a mount made in his honor.

I'm gonna give those Biospawn plasmatails a try inn the next few days. I really dig their action.

I caught 2 on topwater today at clayton lake. Both around 2#. Then I switched to a jig with a trailer and caught a few off the bottom next to the weedlines. By the time it got hot, I switched to a senko and a 10" black worm and was still catching fish. I threw a chrome one knocker on my way back to the ramp but never had a hit. By 2pm all the ice in my gallon water jug had melted and I was drinking hot water and ready to come in.

I do..I got me a kayak this year so I haven't used it as much. I use both a round, canvas covered one that has mega storage, and I also have a U shaped one that's much lighter but doesn't have as much storage. Both tubes have their benefits and their shortcomings.

Who's fishing where this weekend? I'm gonna put in at Clayton Lake and see if I can pull any hogs out.