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I don't know what organization is responsible for organizing the tournament , but it is called 2025 King of Baccarac. Pro Bass Adventures has it on their Instagram page. A friend of mine called me and sent me a link, I am trying to find out more about it myself.

They are having a tournament at Lake Baccarac this week. It is a two member team tournament with a best bag of three. So far the best one day bag of three bass is over 36 pounds. One angler had to cull a DD bass because the other angler on his team had 3 bigger DD for the day. I think you can get to the site on this link. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK038jMOgR6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Zoom Ole Monster Junebug. C rig and T rig.

Made friends with the Bait Monkey. A mistake made at the start that I continue to make.

I just want to say, THANKS for getting the bait monkey fired up. He is running around the house screaming I told you so. The phrase multiple rods always gets him reaching for the credit card. The thought of multiple identical set ups almost makes him cry. At least you didn't post a picture, that always makes it worse.

It's about even for me. Last weekend I went through 3 packs of soft plastics, while I lost two spinnerbaits and one crankbait. If I am fishing soft plastics it is expensive, and if I'm fishing hard baits it's expensive. Bait Monkey wins either way.

I never bump up to a 3/4 oz, because I start with a 3/4 oz.

I wouldn't know. My plastics always end up snagged on the bottom as soon as I take them out of the package.

Any time I get on a mid to deep crankbait bite, I follow up with a C Rig. Some lakes even I start with the C rig and follow up with the crankbait. I have zero patience so I use a 1 oz weight, to get down quick, barrel swivel because I'm old school and don't mind tying knots, and a 3.5 to 4.5 foot leader because I like the bait to be a good distance from my heavy weight. I use four baits. Zoom Ole monster, Zoom Magnum Trick Worm, 7 inch Senko, or a Magnum Rage Bug. My baits don't float, and I don't think the bass care. I use a 7,5 foot rod, and have no problem casting from my kayak sitting down. Like most things in fishing, it takes some practice, but well worth the effort. If I'm fishing in 6 foot or less water, am around wood, or other heavy cover, I prefer the T Rig. Points, humps, cliffs, steep drops, flats, or deep water gets the C Rig. There is a rumor that a C rig with a Skinny Dipper, works on big bass in Mexico, but you didn't hear that from me. Fish a C Rig with a Floating Rapala and you may get accused of being a walleye angler, but a person catching bass while others are getting skunked could be called far worse.

I use small rings made for attaching leaders for some saltwater applications. The ring slides over the R bend, and then use a regular snap to connect the spinnerbait to your line. Not only does this let you use a snap, but it keeps the line from sliding down the wire. Your spinnerbait will last much longer if the line doesn't slide down the wire. I lost a couple of monster bass from the line sliding down the wire causing the wire to straighten out, and the line to get caught in the spinnerbait clevis. After that I use closed wire forms as much as possible, but still have many R bends. I haven't had a bass break a spinnerbait since I started using the ring and snap method. Of course the spinnerbaits still get bent and replaced, but not as often. I also use the same rod for crankbaits as spinnerbaits. Using a snap on this rod makes changing baits much faster. I'm very good at tying knots, but when the wind is blowing 30 MPH and my kayak is drifting all over the place, sure is nice to be able to use a snap.

Those look great and the price is right. How is the action? Do the bass bite them? What weight do you like?

The lakes I fish flood every year in the summer. The water clarity goes to less than a foot, and all of my offshore spots are worthless. The bass all move to the flooded shore. In a way this is good. I can catch them on buzz baits all day and all I have to do is work the bank. I don't like it because before the flood comes, I have the bass located in small areas, and schooled up. If I catch one I know I will catch more. I rotate through these areas and can catch good size bass all day. When the water is high the bass are spread out. If I catch one in an area it doesn't mean there are more, it only means my lure passed by very close to that bass. I cover as much shoreline as I can with black buzz baits, chartreuse and white spinnerbaits, bladed jigs, and large soft plastics cast at specific targets. I work the plastics slow, so I only cast them at targets I am sure a bass is on, such as a lone willow bush in a flat of grass. A 7 inch weightless Senko left just sitting on the bottom next to a fence post, has caught me a couple of giants. I am not a patient angler, so most of my time is spent covering water with the buzz bait. Once the water has reached it's peak, the bass have gotten accustomed to their new surroundings, and maybe even cleared up a bit, the bass may not be as tight to cover and willing to chase a bait. When the water is going up I have to run the moving lure right on top of them, or hit them on the head with the soft plastics.

You can put soft plastics in your carry on bag, but do not try and bring lures, or line in one. You may get away with it, but you may not. I have had friends have to throw lures and line away in order to get on the plane. Check an extra bag with nothing but tackle. It will cost a few dollars, but nothing is better than having to much tackle. Bass tackle is extremely difficult to get in Mexico, and if you will have zero problems selling what you don't want to take back home, but leaving the extra behind for free, is a sure way to get hero gringo status. Remember the lake will take more than it's share, and the bass can tear up enough soft plastics that even the Bait Monkey gets nervous. When trying to decide between clothes, shaving kit, etc. and tackle. Pick tackle every time. You can dress well and look good at home, but the bass don't care if you wear the same shirt every day and grow a beard, but they will care what lure you throw, and they have a way of knowing which ones you left at home. Your fellow anglers wont care what you look like either, but they will not like you begging them for tackle and if you are the only one with more than you need of the hot lure, you will surely get your dinner drinks for free.

Do you have a friend that you can borrow a fish finder that will hook up to your transducer for a couple of days. I wouldn't get a new transducer until I was certain that was what the problem is. You could also borrow a transducer and hook it up to your unit, but that might be more difficult than changing the finder. Either way you will find out what is broke.

If it is a multi piece rod, it sure is nice to have the tip section.

PY- 10.1 pounds. T Rigged Junebug Zoom Ole monster. CY- 9.9 pounds Same as PY. PB. - 10.8 pounds 6th Sense Cloud Nine Mini Mag Square bill.

It would depend on the information. If someone told me the fishing would be good at the north end of the lake, and hitting chartreus square bills at 10:00 AM. I would say thanks, and stick to my plan. If they told me the water level came up a couple inches, there is a big insect hatch on the north end of the lake when the wind is blowing out of the south causing the water to be a little warmer on that end of the lake, afternoons or best, and watch the birds, they really get together when the hatch starts, look there are some flying that way now. I would not only listen, but drive directly to the north end. General information, like which end of the lake, how deep, what stage of the spawn, what type of structure, cover, early or late in the day, and what they are feeding on, is good information. Exact location, lure, or exact time of day not so much. I'm lucky enough to fish lakes where there is no anglers to get information from, or give information to. I can get skunked all on my own.

I fished Saturday and Sunday. Landed between 60 and 70 bass. Almost all of the bass were on a offshore ledge, that dropped from 16 feet, to 25 feet. I didn't catch any large bass, and wished I hadn't spent so much time fishing the ledge, when all I was catching were 1 to 2.5 pound bass. I did catch a 5.7 pound bass on a deep crank on the top of the ledge. I have landed DD bass on a tree at this spot and always fish it this time of year. While casting to the tree I noticed many marks on my fish finder right on the drop. I rigged up a drop shot, and dropped straight down to them. I got a fish on every drop. When the wind picked up I switched to crankbaits. I lost the crankbait that was working best, right after landing the biggest bass of the trip. Of course even though I own hundreds of crankbaits, I only have one exactly like it. Bait Monkey reminded me how much he tried to get me to order two, but I wouldn't listen. The action was fast, and the fishing was fun, but I regret spending so much time at this spot. I did fish other places, but I kept going back for the easy pickings, hoping a big one would show up. The first rain of the year came on Saturday, and I probably will not be able to fish this lake again before it gets flooded. This past weekend was probably my best chance at a DD bass, and I spent most of my time catching dinks. I don't know how many times I have to learn this lesson. If I'm going to catch big bass, I have to fish where the big bass are, at the moment, not where I have caught them in the past. I don't know where the big bass were this weekend, but after 30 or so small bass, I should have figured out they were not where I was fishing. All in all I did have a good time, and hopefully learned a valuable lesson. 5,7 pounds.

I recently bought a bottle for $15. I repaired approximately 12 packs of plastics and still have some left over. The math works, now I will find out if the bass like my repairs.

My wife is my dentist. Pictures of dd bass does not impress her. No free fishing lure per visit for me.

I retire the ones that don't catch fish, and replace them with more expensive ones that don't catch fish. I learned how to do that from my favorite football team.

I can remember the location, weather conditions, time of day, lure, color, retrieve, type of cover, structure, if the bass jumped, how it fought, and what lure, and or technique I fished before and after every big bass I have ever caught.( first I tried a purple worm, then tied on a squarebill, hooked and landed the big bass, and tried a spinnerbait with no success later that day.) Same goes for almost every big bass I have ever seen, hooked or lost. I can even remember when I bought it, where I bought it, and how much every lure cost, that I ever landed a big bass on. I even have to correct a friend when he is telling a big bass story from our youth, because he has a terrible fishing memory, and gets most of the facts wrong. He always admits my version of his big bass story is right, and he is the one that caught the bass. I don't know why I can't remember the name of my wife's new friend, my neighbors dog, or what day or time, I was supposed to go to the dentist.

Where I bass fish the wind is the same almost every day. With light east winds in the morning switching to strong west winds in the afternoon. The further in to the dry season, the stronger the west wind, and early in the day it changes. There is no decent weather forecast for the area, so I count on west winds of up to 35 MPH this time of year. The rainy season will start soon, changing the severity of the wind. I guess if any one wants to know what the wind will be on my lake, I am the one to contact. When I fish the salt water I check the wind forecast almost hourly when I'm out on the water, and at least once a day for a week before I go. The weather is the number one factor that will determine where I fish. I also check the sea temperature, and chlorophyl charts a for a few days before I go looking for a trend in the current, and check both twice a day while on the water. When I lived in Alaska, my life depended on accurate wind, weather predictions and assessments, I checked the weather as often as possible.

Washington, Idaho, Florida, Jalisco, Nayarit.