flyingmonkie

It wasn't scent. The most influence that will have is AFTER the bite. My instinct is usually to slow down in this situation, but most pros will say the opposite - BURN IT! As has already been said, it's a game of changing things and seeing if you (or the fish) have patience enough to wait for the right combo.

Haven't had much luck with mine yet... had a blow up on it tonight, that's about it. I have high hopes for it, but it's been a pain in my butt so far. It's a magnet for any vegetation floating/growing in the water...

Tackle companies are fishing for the species that only see lures from above the water.

Fistbump! I always take advantage of a little limb dangling myself - haven't had it pay off like that, though. Curious how you knew it was the same fish?

That drop off! You describe a very bowl-like body of water... without structure like points, creeks, channels, etc., that drop off is about all you have. If they don't like the skinny water, then they are either finding their comfort zone along that drop or suspending. Do you have a boat? Sonar? If so, look for irregularities along that drop off, or any form of off-shore cover/structure. No boat? Fish in the same area you had been previously catching fish, but further out. I'd start by working a soft plastic or medium-deep diving crank up the drop.

Mercy kill.

Getting bit is the hard part. I'd much rather land a fish than not, but having one on the line - even for just a few seconds - is still an achievement. After a fish gets off, I'm questioning my technique less and focussed more on making sure I don't miss two in a row. I"m with PapaJoe... no lost sleep here. I'll even document lost fish in my log... they get an asterisk.

New PB, perhaps?

To me it's mainly about water temp and forage. I usually only fish red cranks in later winter early spring, as bass are more likely to be eating crawfish. Post-spawn through fall, I'm almost always throwing a shad pattern crank.

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+1 for Thermacell products. Keep a lantern on the back porch for summer evenings. Step outside of the radius and you get bit instantly/continuously... stay inside the radius, don't even see a mosquito. I haven't tried the clip-on thing yet, but if it's half as good as the lantern, it's better than spray.

Took it until page three for this one to come up - quite surprised! I'll agree, and she's not even on the forum.

Just curious what your goal here is... THREE fish at once?!?

I'd guess negligible impact, if at all. Bass use smell much less than their other senses. If it has enough on it that a bass could taste it after biting, I'd expect her to spit it out quickly. Spray it on you... not your lure.

I use a Google Sheet, which is nice because I can update from any device. I have the key stuff... time, conditions (air, sky, and water), location, lure, fish info. I keep it updated, but procrastinate and surely miss things from time to time. That being said, I need to go update it from my quick trip Thursday.

Howdy (another) neighbor! Silly me, I drove down to Dahlgreen about a month ago to find it bone dry. That was always a nice place to go - looking forward to seeing what improvements they make.

I've never fished Purcell, but have thought about it several times. I live in Newcastle so it's only about 20 minutes from me. Never really heard much about the lake. Welcome to the forum, btw!

Yes, sorry... typo. It's about my favorite place to fish. Today was the first time I've ever been skunked at Konawa (and I've fished there in January!). 7 hours, and 0 hooksets. Ran into a local that caught a few, but said they all still had eggs. Said they had a great day last week. Water temps where I fished were in mid to upper 70s. Best I can guess, we were fishing in immediate post-spawn areas and fish were out recuperating. Locals must have found some cooler water where the spawn was still on.

Scary stuff... glad you're ok!

I love you guys... I love this forum... I spend all day dealing with other people's problems, come home to three beautiful girls that demand ALL my attention, and spend the evening vegging out on my home away from home. PS, OP's observation mirrors mine. This was exactly how I found Bassresource. Even recently I've done Google searches for stuff I couldn't find on the forum, only to find a post from a few years back. Best online bass fishing resource, period.

Looking to head down to Kanawa later this week... hoping that all the rain hasn't messed things up too bad. Anybody been down there lately?

Interesting. So that's one vote for "no, there's nothing to it, keep it simple stupid!"

I treat grass carp spawning/flopping as a bad indicator, and more often than not, will find a new place to fish. Is there anything to this?

Just ordered one... read the article in Bass Times and saw a video with Ish. Better be good for $18.

Much more relaxing than crochet, that's for sure. I don't take my gear into bed, but I do practice flipping on the back porch while the kids play. I've also been known to take my reels to work and clean them during meetings and conference calls.