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If you're in MD, NOVA, or DC and looking for some fun and easy tournaments to fish next season, check out Fish On Bass Anglers. FOBA is a local bass club that is open to all without any obligations or participation requirements. You can participate as much or as little as you wish. The 2020 Tournament Schedule was released this week. FOBA is a great club for boaters and co-anglers....Any boater looking for a more affordable but still competitive tournament trail should check us out. We average 15-20 boats per event with 100% payback. If you're a co-angler, it's a great way to get started or have other options if you already fish tournaments. Club is based in Montgomery County, MD...But that's just the meeting location (only required 1 time per season), as you can see in the schedule we go to all the major bodies of water in the region. If you've ever wanted to fish any of these places it's a great way to do it, especially the further away lakes. For the travel events we travel and stay together, it's a good group environment and you won't be on your own. Bottom line, its not a typical club with lots of requirements on meetings and participation, we just want people to fish with us and we try to make it as easy as possible! www.fishonbassanglers.com Post or PM if you want anymore details. Thanks BR!

If they intended to honor it all along, you'd think they would have told the guy that upfront. From what I saw it sounds like they told him he was SOL originally...Why else would he have brought it everyone's attention? They could be working on the paperwork now, after announcing it to calm the blowback.

From Black Friday... You know what they say when you post sunrise/sunset pics but it beat sitting in the house.

Not a good look for him and some of the other BPT anglers in the comments. Not exactly taking the high road. When you make a comment like that you inevitably open yourself up for a direct comparison with the two guys leaving and many of the other 'sheep' at BASS... It's sucks that it's come to this type of stuff.

Brown, Green, and Spotted (All 110 fish semi-recently, I just wanted to post a pic too ) On the subject of other good jerkbaits. I also really like Duo baits, they have a similar JDM quality/feel as LC and MB and are priced right ($13-$14ish). I also still like to use Rouges from time to time, especially floating Rogues in the summer. I have a nice stash of LC Pointers too. MB 110 is still the king in my boat though ?

Sometimes, yes...I don't think the head-to-head tells the whole story though, since I consider jerkbaits to be one of my strengths and the other guy might not. I've had a lot of co-anglers/partners struggle to get bit until I let them borrow a 110 though I look at the 110 in sort of the same way as a black/blue jig, it's got a proven track record. I might not be able to explain why, but I can see the pattern of success - Both personally and in reports from other anglers, tournaments, etc...

Very sorry to hear, Tom...You, your son, and your family are in my family's prayers.

Not 100% sure, but I think you can still use the sandwich-style bracket between the outboard and the hull without having a jackplate. But that requires removing the outboard to install - And if you're removing the outboard anyway, you may consider adding a jackplate while you're at it - And if you add a jackplate, you may consider using the standard jackplate mounts for the poles. ...So I guess my answer is Yes but it sort of turns into mounting them on a jackplate anyway, sorry ?

Short answer is yes, the Vision 110 is the king of jerkbaits . They obviously aren't the only jerkbait that can catch bass...But you'd be hard pressed to find a bait with more of a proven track record from regular everyday guys all the way to the top professional anglers. I can't really explain why they seem to work better, but their record of success over the years tells me that they do. I can tell you why I personally like them. Excellent craftsmanship and consistency. Excellent color schemes and over 100 different color options - Some might not put much weight on that, but I personally love being able to get very specific on the color if I want to. And most importantly, they work very well for me! They aren't the only jerkbait I use but they are usually the first one's I tie on and it's not often that I take them off. I've been 'caught' by Megabass but I'm OK with that because they do a lot of catching for me .

I've never thought mine weighs too much. It is a 7'2" heavy power though so it's not going to be the lightest rod you ever held...But I've never thought of mine as 'heavy'. I have a Core MG7 on mine which should be similar in weight to the new Mets and it balances well and feels very nimble in hand. I'm late, but I'll echo the recommendations for the Perfect Pitch. You won't give up anything on the frog side, it's an excellent standalone frog rod. It's tip is soft enough for the 6" senko though obviously not perfect for that task- But if you want to do both on the same rod, it will work. It can pull off any bottom contact techniques well, it's very sensitive.

I do quite a bit of flipping and pitching and gave the snell thing a try for a while. I didn't notice a difference in hookup and landing ratios so I'm back to the palomar. Some guys swear by the snell and more power to them, but I'm fine with the palomar. I use worm weights more often than flipping weights, but it's not something I think about too much. I also use straight shank flipping hooks.

Might consider a Phoenix? They are fast boats but are still in that 'standard' class of bass boats...As opposed to the Bullet/Allison/Gambler types that might be considered specialized on the speed side. The full size Phoenix models should run in the mid 70's or higher while still set up to actually fish (IE, not tweaking everything for speed). Might also want to look at modern models of all brands, most 250hp rigs (and some 225's) will hit 70+ these days, including some Ranger models. I have a 21' Skeeter and I can hit 74-75 with a light load...It cruises at 60mph very easily, with essentially no driver input. If 70mph is your number, it's not as hard to hit these days, so you may not need to look exclusively at the go-fast models.

This is my 1000th post on the Bass Resource forums. I know it's nothing compared to many of you with several thousand posts, but I'm typically the lurker-type on forums - So posting enough reach 1000 is sort of out of character for me...It's a personal milestone for sure. I'm a member of several other forums and I'm not even in the triple digits. I originally signed up with the name of "Stratos 20SS" but later changed it to my actual name, since boats don't last forever . I've actually surfed BR for a lot longer than I've posted, I remember browsing BR back in my HS days along with Bass Fishing Homepage (RIP), so like 2001-2003ish or so? I remember on the first BR page there was always a fishing quote with an 'Enter' button below it for YEARS that drove me crazy, that one extra click it required ?...I finally just bookmarked the real homepage. I don't know what got me to actually start posting here more recently, but it probably had to do with having more time in front of a computer when I started working a desk job as opposed to all the field work I did for several years after school. Many of my posts are just fish pics, bragging ?... But not all. I do try to post helpful items when I feel that I have relevant experience to add. My 'claim to fame' here, if I have one, is my post about spending the day with KVD when the Elite Series came to the Potomac a couple years ago. It was an awesome day and I'm glad people liked my write-up on it. Anyway, when I saw that I was approaching 1000 posts here I got a bit nostalgic back to the old days before I even actually posted, so here's a little then and now (because why make a post without fish pics ?). Way back to when I was 14 or 15 and I probably read an article here about Texas-rigging a worm in deep water and adapted it to my local lake to catch these. To now - 18 or so years later, several boats later, a couple hundred tournaments later, and a great many bass caught later...One of the most recent bass I've caught, from a tournament last weekend on SML. Thanks to BR and everyone on here who help to make it great! Maybe I can link back to this post when I hit 2000 in another 5 years or so . Anyone local to the MD/NOVA/DC area is welcome to hit me up anytime, I know many of you already...Same goes for any of you passing through the area. If schedules allow, I'd be happy to show off our local waters - especially the Potomac - to anyone from the BR crew.

I'll second the In-Fisherman book on Largemouth Bass (and Smallmouth too). I've had my copy since high school and still try to re-read it every so often. Some of the references will seem a bit dated now, but the knowledge and core content is evergreen. I'm a little surprised more people haven't recommended it honestly.

I've been told/heard that it's a sign of healthy bass...And most of the tattoo'd ones I catch are healthy. I catch way more (probably 10 to 1) blotchy bass in tidal water than I do in normal lakes/rivers...But I have caught them in those non-tidal places too. They are fairly common on the Potomac, I probably catch a handful each season at least. These were both same day, same area (one is my profile pic).

SI is most effective when idling so you'd want your best SI unit at the console, the Helix 7. The Helix 7 also has the added benefit of being a larger screen for GPS navigation.

I wouldn't be concerned, the DC systems are all pretty much maintenance-free. I have several that I've bought used...and I've used them pretty hard since without issue. If the reel seems mechanically fine otherwise I'm sure it's good to go. I'd be shocked if anything was wrong with the DC system, especially on the newest model DC reel.

So you don't want to be shady by getting a secret bank account or setting up a straw-purchase with a buddy....But you want help figuring out how to launder your secret cash stash in TW gift cards? Because that's somehow less shady? ? Hiding things from your wife, especially money, is not advisable. If you're going to do it, don't hide it. This is all just my opinion of course.

Last weekend was my last tournament of the year down on Smith Mountain Lake. I did not do very well, in the tournament...But did catch a few nice ones at least. First time I've fished SML in this late in the year, so I clearly have more to learn. Our northern friends will scoff, but temps in the 20s each morning and never rising above the low 40s with ice/frost on the boats was system shock since up until now things have been pretty mild. When you have an hour long fog delay in the morning and its 21 degrees - And you find a fire pit up the hill from the docks ?.

A spinnerbait is up there with the most versatile baits in bass fishing. Can work year round in all water conditions, is fairly weedless, and has a proven track record just about everywhere that bass live. Besides a jig, I can't really think of a more universal/versatile bait than a spinnerbait.

Megabass XX Spinnerbait Special with a E-series Scorpion DC - For Spinnerbaits (shocker I know ?). For me this rod is about as perfect as it gets for spinnerbait fishing and I've been very dissapointed that Megabass discontinued the model. I could probably make an argument for several rods I own as being 'special' but that one is what came to mind immediately when reading the thread title.

I think for many, it's just sort of a hobby...Or maybe a distraction from the boring daily grind. If you're honest about it...The best prep you could do for some type of disaster is not really about having 'stuff' - It's training. Physical training like running, hiking, or other things to get you in good physical shape. Practical training like first aid, fabricating, or even some type of professional firearm training (like a rifle course) for the one's heavy into the gun side of prepping. Having the stuff stockpiled will only get you so far...IMO anyway. You'll need to fix things, get places without vehicles, and possibly defend yourself. Having the stuff to do that without the knowledge or training to go along with it won't get you very far. FYI, I'm not a prepper...I don't need another hobby .

Avocado Stingray grub on a ballhead jighead has been a winter fishing staple on the Potomac forever.

What I mean is that the significant features of modern electronics don't have a huge cost barrier anymore...Obviously not every model comes with them and things like Livescope are still pretty expensive, but overall you can get into a setup that will map and scan pretty effectively for affordable prices.

The number of days where modern electronics make things 'too easy' is far less than the number days where they don't. The success is still coming from the skill of the angler, not the gear. You don't need the latest and greatest in order to be effective...Even 'base model' electronics now have accurate mapping, side imaging, and down imaging available. No matter what electronics you have, if you put in the time to utilize them effectively you'll be far ahead of the vast majority of anglers out there - even those with nicer/newer units. You'd be surprised how few people actually take full advantage of all the technology they have. I look at it as developing another technique...So I think limiting or banning them just punishes those anglers that are willing to work harder than others by becoming skilled with them.