Shanes7614

Fish the thickest cover you can find in more then 1 foot of water of find the deepest holes and drag huge worms and jigs.

Available online I believe. Mostly YouTube.

Black buzz baits and bladed jigs with large profile trailers. Slow moving topwaters like spooks work great also.

Silver spoons burned along the top with a very brief paisebcausesbto good reaction bites as well.

Jerk baits work well for schooling fish as well.

Congrats on your biggest fight in your life so far. Bass fishing is a great pastime but without your health there is nothing there to keep the motivation. I myself missed an extended period of time due to a broken neck. Once I was cleared to return it felt like a part of my life was given back to me that I can still cherish all the memories I've made and still waiting to make more. My biggest wishes go out to you that you remain healthy and have any years and stories to share with us.

X2. If not replace with new reel they should return to original specs.

What were the water temps during the day?

Nice chunks!!!!!

Your downfalls can be fixed by upgrading to a heavier rod class. Others downfalls will never change due to the ignorance of being stuck in thier own ways the has caught their ONE trophy fish and will now forever swear by that method. My grandpa taught me growing up that even a blind squirrel can find a nut sometimes. And with the new technology being used today many of these guys are going to be left behind in the dust.

This just sounds like a biased comment because it's YOUR preferred method. Sometimes money, no predesessor to teach or some guys even have a handicap preventing their use of casting reels. That doesn't make them any less of a fishermen and prevent them from using certain baits and presentations. Have you yourself ever tried drop shotting in the super clear DEEP resevoirs in Southern California where water visibility can sometimes be more then 50 plus feet of water? Especially using 4# flouro for the super line shy on these massively pressured waters using casting gear? Setups and baits all have their places they shine. To make broad statements saying things in previous posts is a bit biased and your personal choice for the waters you fish. To say it's not possible is purely out of context and furthest from reality.

Stick with the medium if your going to continue using the same line. If upgrading your line to heavier braid then beef up your rod as well.

I have to sometime year and scrape them off with a small pocket knife to rebait.

Before you tie up heat the hook eyelet with a lighter and then slide bait into desired position and then ad you drop of super glue. Makes them almost invincible.

Why do you think casting gear is more effective then spinning in these applications?

I myself do use bait casters at least 90% of the time. However others make this sound as if it is not possible at all. Which again is not the case. Almost anything we can do with bait casters can also be done with spinning gear as well. Maybe the spinning users aren't able to train themselves to use a casting reels themselves However their outfit does not in any way limit the lures and presentations available to them. I fish with a guy who uses spinning gear only and can outcast myself and is way more accurate. I personally grew up throwing lipless baits for many years with plenty of success using spinning gear. Throwing lipless and spinnerbaits and buzz baits as well. I also believe today there are quite a few more higher ratios for spinning reels available. Why should they be limites their bait "traditionally" labeled for casting reels?

Looks good. As long as you don't see any significant bowing in the middle of the rods you should be just fine. However keep in mind the heat inside your car can get well over the actual temps outside the car. An issue you may run into is the grease inside your reels liquefying and possibly leaking out.

Interesting. Have you had the chance to weigh them yet?

But you noticed a significant difference in the 5" versions?

What differentiates the potential of this tiny fish making it to trophy size as compared to the 3lb fish? Chances of fish making it to double digits Also depends on strain of bass and location.

The 4" dinger fall rate weightless is soooo close to a Senko, that it's almost a non issue. How does this work? Are you saying a 4" dinger weighs more then the 5" dinger?

Was trying to figure this statement out myself. I'm a bit perplexed as to how he doesn't care for it yet seems to like using it because of the qualities he explains.

I don't believe he was speaking of the fish in question as neither a sea bass nor freshwater bass. If so an upsize in equipment and line could have prevented his problem. OP. What kind of fish do you believe this fish was? What size gear were you using? Line, rod, reel etc...

Was the boat anchored? If so there is not much to be done. A party boat captain is not gonna lift the anchor and take all the other paying fares to see what ONE singular fare may have on. It's the chances you take. After working these types of boats in NJ for Fluke, strikers, blues and tuna my best advice is to fish the stern as most captains will angle the bow into the current so naturally the flow of water will pull fish away from the stern.

Tom, this area isn't very productive at all. The Resevoir above and river below hold the majority portion of the bass I believe he's chasing. The area he's explaining has very little in the way of bass and if any they are all very very shorts. 6-8" at best is the regular.