Jeff Browning

I know I'm a little late to the party but I throw the popper a lot and I use a Ducket 7' medium crank bait rod w/ 10 lb fluorocarbon and rarely lose a fish on it, I feel like the MH is too stiff for the 90. Even caught some decent large mouth, yes - large mouth, on the main lake of Lake Erie. If continuing to miss strikes was a problem I'd look at upsizing the hooks by one size. My .02

I saw a video, over the winter; may have been taken down, that explained how to set the water depth so that it includes the depth from the transducer to the surface (am I making sense?). I know the depth should be different between the TM and the transom mounted transducers. Running Helix 12 Gen 3 Mega SI and Helix 10 G3 Mega DI. Anyone bother to set their units up to include the 1-2' of difference? Jeff

Pixburgh before the snow. 143B62D5-6D68-47B1-96A0-620CDCF1E5DE.heic

Gonna be a long winter. Watermark at the bottom is the little woman's photography // Tabitha Kachinski Photography mark. She took this from the boat.

When the fish aren't biting you still have to make it fun! (Look where he's looking - he's 4)

This may be on here already somewhere. But if you're in the vicinity of Pittsburgh, PA and want to fish in a Bass club, the PASWB is a lot of fun, the members are nice and informative. You can fish as a co-angler since no boat is required. http://www.paswb.com/index.htm Also for jackpots and other clubs/series in Western Ohio http://www.dobass.com/ohiobasstournaments.html

Man, if he doesn't delete that fast he may have to answer to more people than just the public. Stuff like that goes viral quickly. As the owner of a small business if someone I sponsored acted, or posted something like that, I'd be livid. As a parent I'd have issue with my kids saying that. Even if it's how you truly feel, you have time before hitting the send button to read and review. Image is everything to these guys. This does nothing to boost his image in anyone's eyes.

21 Years Air Force

I wouldn't say BASS needs names. They guys who came over from the FLW last year, and the guys who stayed on the tour, really showed well and in my opinion. I haven't enjoyed watching the Elites in the past nearly as much as I did this year. Clunn, Fritts and Elias didn't quit the tour, they didn't qualify on points. To me that's not the same thing. BP and Swindle showed no allegience or appreciation for the organization that gave them the platform they had. BASS was under new management and, maybe, if they'd stayed and tried to affect a change instead jumping ship things would have changed. I don't know. It's nothing personal for either of them. I enjoy watching their videos and attending their seminars at BU. I just think that if you abandon ship and try and take all the talent with you, you shouldn't be able to use the legend rule. I don't feel it's a grudge, just what's most fair to all of the guys in the Opens or Nation who are trying to get to the top. They had the top seat, chose to leave and yes, should have to face a consequence for their disloyalty or actions. So - do the bottom 10 or so anglers drop off the Elites to make room for the guys who qualified from the Open and the Nation? I can't find anything online about how you stay on the Elites once you get a seat at the table.

I think I'm in the minority, but if you quit your job can you just come back?? They didn't just have a bad season or two and not qualify for the Elites; they up and quit, BP was one if the first to go. I wonder if they went to try BPT knowing they had a bridge back to the Elites before they made their decisions. My opinion is that ALL of the guys who jumped ship for greener pastures (AKA Quit) should be forced to re-qualify. 70+ of them left BASS without regard for what happened to the tour. I watched both he BPT and Elites last season and enjoyed it. But don't think the Elites should have a revolving door if you quit. They made a choice and actions have consequences. What about all the guys trying to qualify the right way? If they are really better than everyone else; qualifying shouldn't be a problem.

Though I have several iterations of swing heads in my tackle box, I've only rarely used them. I guess since SMB seem to be the most prevalent species here to fish and, since I'm learning about bass fishing, I never though of them as a bait for SMB (but it makes sense that they'd eat them). Thanks for the great write up! I've learned a lot by reading and rereading this thread. I'm actually catching fish more consistently in the jack pots and weekend tournaments I get to fish. Thanks for sharing your experiences/knowledge. BTW I'm loving the Lund! It's a family fun beast. Kids came down from Alaska and it pulled a tube around the lake with no problem.

Work schedule permitting, I'd be open to a North trip. I enjoy meeting new people, especially if we share a common interest.

Red Fish - Small ones and big ones if the conditions are good enough.

I’m relatively new to boat ownership so this may be a dumb question but here goes... I recently bought a Lund Pro V Bass and was thinking of taking it down to the Norfolk, VA area to chase puppy drum. This is a once/twice a year thing I’m thinking about, the boat is used in fresh water the rest of the time. Is it a bad idea to take a “multi-species” boat to salt water? Other than rinsing the boat and flushing the motor are there any other pitfalls?

Thanks - I definitely will!