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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

Like Pat said, it’s a nonfactor.

I’ve seen @Mainebass1984 catch bass from that state that would eat that one for breakfast.

Hahaha that is the result of an angler who has never used a scale and a writer who has never used a fishing rod. That writer should be embarrassed. The same thing happened in my state a couple years ago before the state record was actually broken recently. This guy claimed to have caught a 12 pound largemouth but released it and never got it verified but he has a photo! The fish was maybe 4 or 5 pounds lol!

The screw worm episode was interesting as it was eye opening. Get your beef while you can. I also really enjoy the trivia they do every Wednesday. I’ve learned a ton.

Any other MeatEater TV/Radio fans? For those who don’t know, MeatEater is a media network that exclusively produces outdoor related videos, podcasts and shows. I listen to the Podcast and can’t recommend it enough. Hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking (as it pertains to game and fish) are the 4 categories that all their content will relate to. On the podcast they have all different interesting guests from politicians dealing with outdoor legislation, to professional anglers, to biologists and F&W employees. The most recent episode features the president of IGFA talking about records and how to submit them. If anyone is looking for some well-produced outdoor content, I would definitely check out MeatEater.

Sunrise in the Adirondacks

Amazing morning!

The only debate on this fish is Muskie or Tiger Muskie. Certainly not a pike. I agree with the gentlemen above and say it’s a pure muskellunge

Went to the biggest lake that I fish with any regularity in search of some big smallies. The smallies refused to come out to play, but the largemouth were into it. Poppers, walkers, and spinnerbaits were the hot baits today. Biggest went around 3 on the spinnerbait. Had some huge blowups around rock piles from presumably large smallmouth, but they wouldn’t actually make contact with the bait.

I agree with @Bass Rutten. I believe @road warrior has a thread on a guaranteed way to catch a bass and it involves rigging up a 5” senko and casting parallel to the bank. It should be that simple. Only thing I’ll add is rigging it wacky rigged will be even better.