Jar11591

The large bass (4lb and up) that I catch in northern NY are almost always scarred, beat up, gnarly and weathered. Makes sense seeing as how they’re upwards of 20 years old.

Ontario wildfire smoke has reached upstate NY again. Makes for some eerie shots of the sun.

It may sound counter-intuitive but I love throwing a heavy spinnerbait into thick pondweed. 1oz spinnerbait and let it fall to the bottom. Then begin the retrieve and rip it and time the rod starts to load up with weeds.

Exactly. In my opinion this is all that needs to be said of the matter.

Three. The St. Lawrence River, Lake Erie, and Lake Champlain. Good to see NY heavy representin’ again.

Most of the time 🤪

My initial thought when reading your post was the same as what @TOXIC said. Dementia immediately came to mind. I wonder if that’s a possibility.

I am not the best bass fisherman. What I will say is I don’t believe I’ve ever fished with a better fisherman than myself.

French pressed, nothin in it for this guy.

I use the same as @gim, the Rapala superline scissors that are like $5. They work perfect.

25lb Yo-Zuri HD Fluorocarbon leader

This just causes missed fish. Dont wait.

Maybe bring it with you and if you see a kid fishing near you offer it to them.

Does this take into account bass that are too small to be taken often by hook and line? I imagine healthy, fertile waters will have a higher percentage of large bass than waters with greater resource competition. A few years ago, I did the math on what percentage of my bass were over 19” and over 20” and don’t quite remember the numbers but the percentage was quite high. I actually believe it was a response to a post, possibly one of yours. I’ll have to go back and find it.

@JonB2 I think the Clayton she was referring to is the great @Bluebasser86