SPEEDBEAD.

Oooooh Daddy! Get some!

Perhaps a gravid replica by _________ is in order!

There is your issue. Considering the bait and you are casting overhand, that is the culprit. If you are familiar with other wake baits (316 Wake Jr is notorious for helicoptering), they do the same thing with an overhand cast. Try a sidearm lob. It should all but eliminate the twisting of the bait in the air.

If that kid's fish is 30" long, allow me to show you the PA record largemouth.

LOL, you know me... I pull zero punches and I give zero shats.

Ah! Winter boredom at its finest! Just find the state you want and click on that region. Who gives a crap what section it is in?

Easy fix.

It's been responsible for at least an 18 in Japan. Trust me, I'd pay it for a fish like that.

LOL, I was still fooled by the pic. Almost two pounds over I think.

Much like my suggestions with swimbaits, buy a good pair to start (and take care of them) and it will save you money in the long run. If I buy a pair of $30 glasses each year for 5 years or spend $150 up front, there is no difference in overall "value"

Hey, it's true. Best way to make a 5lb fish a 3lb fish is to put it on a scale.

I had a day two years ago that I will never forget. For about an hour straight, seriously, on consecutive casts I had at least one and at times 3 follow the bait all the way back to me. The size differences were obvious and I'd say there were probably 6-7 different fish including one that I don't know I will ever forget. It was over 45 and had a head the size of a shovel. I only had two commit to hitting the bait and I farmed both bites. I think I was so entertained watching them follow a bait up to my feet for so long that I didnt really pay attention to when they hit it.

I'm sure I could find one somewhere.

That's a d**n big walleye! I found a list of all the boat ramps and checked a map. I'm typically wading below dam 5 from the looks of it. I'll just have to get on the water and find what I find. Thanks Nate.

Some naked Canadian ladies cruising on Champlain. Some did look like they just walked from the Northwest Territories though....

Python and the Anaconda are in pretty high demand. Colt is still a company, no idea why they don't re-introduce them considering the popularity.

I just got a 9.9 last weekend and I have a 16ft extra wide jon boat. No worries putting it in somewhere especially if there are toothies.

Help me out with "behind the dams"? I fish between 4 and 5 (maybe, I think) typically, wading. I've only been on the river in a boat once down there.

You're not fishing with big enough lures. Seriously, get ahold of me if you are sitting on toothies Allen. I'm down. Always.

Here's another thought....it's not like anyone of the pros is being singled out by a group and having their spot burned. There is potential for any single one of them to have guys fishing their spots they found. While I don't agree with it during the tournament, the playing field is still "fair" for all those involved. While it may suck, I don't think it diminishes the competition or gives one competitor a distinct advantage over another.

Im gonna say 9-12. Nice fish fellas.

Hey! It's a noisy Laser Lure! I'll pass.

I do not condone the last part of your story. The shame.... Nice fish though.

Are you my wife? Is this some sort of trick?

Musky with a Deps 250 hanging out its maw.