king fisher

A way that may help determine if the amount of light in a day determines the time of spawn, or if temperature has more of an influence, is to compare locations in the US that are the same latitude, which would have an equal amount of light, but are located in areas with significantly warmer or colder water temperatures. If the amount of light is the determining factor, than the spawn should happen near the same time, at all places that are located within a certain latitude. Some places it, would be obvious that the spawn would not take place at the same time. Bass in North Eastern WA could be spawning , long before bass in Minnesota at the same latitude would be, simply because the Minnesota bass would still be swimming under many inches of ice while the bass in WA were done spawning. Examples would have to be investigated, that are different in weather, but the differences are not as extreme as the WA MN. example. I would suspect that a logical conclusion would be both temperature and the amount of sunlight play a significant role in spawn timing.

The bass got away, so it can be as big as you want it to be. I would start at two pounds over your PB and add a pound or two as time goes by.

Think about it before you spend it all on one box.

New tackle storage shed.

Anything my wife wants, because I am going fishing.

Lake Menderchuck

Yes. The first time it happened was 1976. I was thirteen years old. Days like that are what bass dreams are made of. Times like that are why I have spent most of my life in pursuit of a fish I don't even keep to eat.

Be careful what you say on the internet. You may have just admitted to a serious bass fishing offense. You might want to change your post to I store my Jitterbugs in a special place in my house now instead of my tackle box, or I gave my Hula popper to a kid. I don’t think you want the bass police to come knock on you door in the middle of the night.

My top water box will always have a Jitterbug, and a Hula Popper in it. I don't use them any more, but I can't imagine ever going fishing without them.

I would add a pair of oars to the list.

All of my swim jigs, are attached to a V shaped wire, with one or two spinner blades on the wire. The Monkey has been telling me to get my act together, and quit being so old fashioned and stubborn for a couple years now ( better to cave in to his constant nagging on swim jigs, than to give any consideration to his vile dribble about glide baits). This year I'm going to break down and buy some swim jigs. I will probably spend half my time jerking the rod trying to get the blades that are not there to start spinning, but hopefully I will adjust and start singing the swim jig's praise like every one else. To my surprise I had great success last year fishing 3-5 inch swimbaits, even without an underspin blade so I guess it is time to give the swim jig a try.

If a black and blue jig is working, and a black and blue chatterbait is a go to color, then what is wrong with a black and blue spinnerbait? My answer nothing. If you have a favorite color hard bait, or soft plastic, most likely that will be a good spinnerbait color too. A few of my favorite spinnerbait colors are black, black chartreuse, black blue, blue chartreuse, purple, purple black, and one that was popular when I was young, that is still a favorite of mine, Purple chartreuse.

Because many lures with multiple hooks, crankbaits, jerkbaits, etc. Have always come with trebles, will only run true with trebles, and or miss many bites if rigged with single hooks. Lures such as spoons or inline spinners, do not need trebles to hook the fish. Once a fish is hooked with a single hook the chances of loosing the fish goes down. While twisting and prying in a fishes mouth, one or two hooks on a treble can work against the other one with the protentional of leveraging the one out of the mouth of the fish. Replacing a small treble with a larger single hook on an inline spinner will help land more fish. Many fisherman fishing for salmon, trout, and many saltwater species, have known this for years, and switch to single hooks on many lures even when not required by local regulations. Bass fisherman have traditionally used treble hooks on their lures, and many don't want to go against tradition. Many will argue that other species of fish have different shapes of mouths, or fight different, but the truth is, on lures designed for both treble or single hooks, once hooked a single larger hook will land more fish. Treble hooks will hook more bites, so you have to decide if the problem is not getting the fish hooked to begin with, or loosing the fish after it has been hooked. I prefer single hooks on lures where practical. I prefer trebles on most multi hooked lures.

I am getting shorter, but heavier, I have more tackle, but fish less, and The bass bite best at my favorite lake in the afternoon when the wind blows hard, but the harder the wind blows, the more difficult it is to fish.

Ya I missed that one. Argument must not have lasted very long. Here is another video with less expensive mono.

For any northern bass fisherman that are patiently waiting for the ice to melt, and have ran out of things to argue about, watch this video.

Congratulations, Great bass. I have to give you credit for being completely honest, but please exercise a tiny bit of fisherman's prerogative, and add an ounce to the official weight of that bass. I do not believe there has ever been or will be a bass that is 8 pounds 15 ounces. I'm sure you scale was off, It would be more inline with standard traditional fishing customs, if you referred to the fish as a nine pound bass.

I mostly fish rocks. If there is wood in the rocks even better. One lake I fish is shallow and covered with aquatic vegetation. I still look for rocky areas with wood, in the middle of the grass.

1- Zoom trick worm, and Magnum trick worm ( Claiming anglers prerogative, I combined the two in order to get 6 on the list.) 2- Reaction Innovations Skinny Dipper 3-Yamamoto 7 inch Senko 4- Strike King Magnum Rage bug 5- Zoom Ole Monster

I only have the essentials, no possible way to get any lighter. Maybe I could leave the blue bag, it has my lunch and water. Bait Monkey is not in the picture because he is on my back at all times.

The best reel I have ever fished with is my JDM Zillion SV I bought last fall for $230 from Digitka. There may be a better reel for the money but I don't want to hear about it. The Monkey was on my back for months before I bought the Zillion. He already laughs every time I cast one of my other reels, and screams get rid of your old junk. I don't want him to climb back on whispering in my ear about an even better reel I need to try.

The Bait Monkey is strong in this one.

For me when the ice melts, I go to the store, buy another bag and throw it in the cooler. Most days I start fishing with top water baits.

I would love to be able to afford a biplane, or FFS. I can't so maybe a buggy would be nice.

Diawa J Braid. I have tried many braids and feel J Braid is the best bang for the buck. I use it in both fresh and salt water with no complaints.