Brian6428

Nice video! I fish at Prairie Lee quite a bit because I live just a few minutes away. I just got home from college about a week ago and have been fishing quite a bit since, the bluegill have been very active for sure and the average size for bass hasn't been great, so you guys did about par for the course based on my experience there!

I've only ever used a motor guide, and I have been very pleased with it. The only problem I have ever had with it is one of the steering cables snapped. Fortunately it did not happen to me during a tournament. Changing the cable wasn't that hard. If I was buying a new boat, I would go choose to have another cable driven motor guide on it.

@big_basser5 I would say to keep trying it. Might stumble across a good one. That's what a friend of mine did.

@big_basser5 its a weird little pond. Doesn't get any deeper than about 5 feet in most places, and the bite is weird. I've never caught good numbers out of there, and neither has a friend of mine who fishes there a lot. Size is decent though

I think they still allow you to go out if you remove the prop. I did it once. Really a pain fishing a lake of that size with just a trolling motor. Good fish in there though

I emailed the county a while back asking if they could remove the horsepower restriction in the late fall, winter, and early spring because no sail boats or pontoons are ever out during those months. Thought it was worth a shot since I'm already paying for the county pass and I live about 2 minutes from Jacomo, but they said no way

Really wish I could get out on Jacomo, but my 150hp is far over Jacomo's horsepower limit. The boat permit you have to buy is for all the lakes in Jackson county, and is rather expensive

Yes

This is a good method. I learned it from a guide. Keep the materials cheap so you don't lose much if the lure doesn't come unstuck.

As the other's have said, they are great jerk baits. The STX catches nearly all my jerkbait fish. Hooks are not the best, but its cheaper to change them than buy megabass

Missouri craw skirt would not be bad, but I have had the most luck fishing green skirted jigs with a bit of orange and also davenport special jigs. Black/blue is never a bad idea either.

Yeah, I fish there quite a bit. Like KSadler said, no real size. Haven't ever caught one over 3 out of there. I do decently there on jerkbaits all throughout the winter.

Fluoro is not ideal for buzzbaits, but it can certainly work. Braid is a great option especially if you're casting over cables to fish around and behind docks, in my opinion.

I would advise you to check out some used bass boats. You can get a bigger boat with more horsepower and maybe even upgraded electronics for about what that Z6 costs. You may have to look for a while though. I bought used and am still very happy with the decision I made. Just my thoughts.

Hard to go wrong with a Veritas, in my opinion.