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You had to do it. Post a nice bass with a burrito. The Bait Monkey has been on my back for a few months, trying to get me to buy one. Every other Tactical Bass video has them using them. I kept telling the Monkey to calm down because they have their own color of burrito, are simply pushing their product. Then the monkey shows me this picture and screams black Friday in my ear. I think I have lost the battle, and will order two for Christmas.

Outside arms jackhammer chatterbaits white and chartreuse. Center mega bass vision 110 clown.

I stopped yesterday when the surface temp. was 75 degrees, because it was getting dark, and I had to go home.

The only for sure travel rout for bass that I know of. On more days than I like to admit to, they travel in a straight line away from me.

I heard from the cousin of a friend of a friend, that Idaho fish and game biologist electro shocked a new world record small mouth a couple years ago, somewhere on the Snake River. Has any one else heard this story?

The year started well. I landed a DD. first day on the water in early January. After that my job got in the way of bass fishing until April. I found a new lake in April, and landed some nice bass including one over 9 pounds. Work and health issues kept me off the water until Sept. First trip in Sept. I landed a few small bass, and lost two rod and reel combos over board. I replaced the gear and was able to go fishing last weekend. I landed lots of small bass, but couldn't find the big girls, but at least I came home with all my gear, minus one Jackhammer. My biggest bass have been caught on a variety of soft plastics, which is a first for me. Lost a giant on a jackhammer, making the bait monkey happy. I may never hook another giant bass on a Jackhammer, but I can guarantee I will have a couple spares in my box from now on. I have some time off from work the next couple months, and am in good health. I hope to catch a couple double digit bass before the end of the year. Who knows I might even catch my PB.

I was fishing with a friend and we weren't catching much. We both started thinking we would have more luck if only we had a couple lures we didn't have. When I got home after the poor fishing day, my wife asked what we caught. I told her not much, but we both were sure we could have done better if we had bought some other gear. She looked at my fishing gear and said if we couldn't catch a bass with all gear we had, than we probably needed to learn how to use what we had. She asked me if a pro fisherman could have used my gear and caught fish that day. I thought about it for a minuet, then I had to admit that the truth hurts. I'm sure that between my friend and I we had everything we needed to catch bass that day. The only thing we didn't have was the skill needed to catch bass that day. I have no doubt that someone who makes there living fishing could have done far better using only what we had. It's not the gear it's the fisherman using it that matters.

Bait Monkey say's all you need is a new rod and reel, to cast the new Vixen a mile.

I don't feel the names are associated with the style of baits, I believe the terms reflect the cost of the baits. Small soft baits that come in a package of 5 to 7 and cost under $10, I call paddle tails, and if they are very soft and only hold up for one fish I call them Kietech's . Soft baits that cost over $10 and come in packages of two, I call hollow bodied paddle tails, because my head must have been hollow at the time I bought them. Hard baits that are under $30 per bait, I call glide baits because I may have to quietly glide out of the house when my wife finds out how much I paid for one bait. Hard or soft baits that cost between $30 and $1000 I call swimbaits because if the Bait Monkey ever talks me in to buying one and I snag it, I am going swimming until I retrieve it, regardless of water temp, depth, or current. Needless to say I may never own a swimbait, but a couple years ago I said the same thing about A rigs.

My finesse rig on my favorite lake here in central Mexico is a drop shot, with a 3/8 oz weight, and a wacky rigged 7 inch Senko. I cast this finesse presentation with a BC. The remainder of the time I'm power fishing with a bait caster. A spinning rod and floating Rapala have saved the day more than once, but most of the time I'm all in on bait casters.

I have never quit fishing, but unfortunately there have been times when I quit catching.

Depends on the moon phase

I use Maxima Ultra Green for almost all my fresh water fishing, when using a leader. Pound test depends on technique and cover. I do use other leader for very light tippet when fly fishing with dries and nymphs'.

If fishing a spinnerbait with two blades, one will be gold and the other will be silver. If the water has less than a foot of visibility I fish painted blades.

I have a friend that uses big brass snap swivels on every lure he throws. I was fishing with him one day, and we were both fishing small floating Rapala's. I was tying a loop knot on mine while he simply used his giant snap swivel. Of course I couldn't help telling him that the large swivel would ruin the action. He laughed and said it had worked for years, and I was always reading to many fishing articles in magazines and listening to experts that try to make fishing harder than it needs to be. Every time he landed a nice bass he reminded me the bass was not supposed to hit a lure with such hampered action. We fished with a variety of lures that day, and he used the same snap swivel on every lure. He not only caught the most bass, to make matters worse at the end of the day he landed the biggest bass cut the swivel off and asked if I wanted to borrow it, in order to catch a big stupid bass that likes lures with no action. I still wont use snap swivels on anything but inline spinners, and rarely use snaps by themselves. I just can't do it. My friend still uses giant snap swivels, and still catches the biggest bass. The one thing I have changed is I never say anything negative about his gear or the way he fishes. It may be hard at times to keep my mouth shut, but it is better than eating crow.

Glue it back together, loan it to a friend, and make sure you video his first cast. Should be good for a laugh or two.

You are lucky you lost your A rig before you caught a fish with it. Once you have your arm almost ripped off from the strike of a big bass while fishing one, the A Rig Monkey has you hooked for life. Turn back while you still can. There are less expensive ways to catch a bass.

I learned to pitch from a video that Glen made on this site. After watching the video and practicing for a few hours, I was far from being as smooth an accurate as Glen but I was able to pitch well enough catch some nice bass. I would recommend starting with a one ounce weight, and going to lighter weights and baits, once you get the basic cast dialed in.

When the bass are around rocks, it is a good time for crankbaits. When the bass are in wood it is a good time for crankbaits, and the Bait Monkey. When the bass are in the weeds I fish something else.

This is one of the best instructional videos I have seen o the Alberto. I have use this exact method for years and have no complaints. What makes this video better than others is he gives examples of mistakes that I made when first using this knot. The example of what can happen if you don't trim the leader tag close is real, it happened to me a few times before I figured out the problem. Any how, for what it is worth, I thought the video was worth watching.

I fish deep diving cranks out of my kaya often. Most of the time I make a long cast, then reverse the peddle drive, back up letting line out to get even more distance, then retrieve the crankbait while backing up slowly. If you don't have reverse, than like others have said you can anchor. I have also found trolling deep cranks with my kayak to be very effective. Rapala DD series crankbaits don't pull nearly as hard as some other brands. They cast surprisingly well considering they are made of balsa. I fish the DD series, when the bass want a more subtle action, but most of the time I am fishing hard pulling, wide wobbling, Strike king, or 6th Sense baits.

Yes, especially if I am fishing with someone else who is fishing what is working, I can use my fishing partner like a control group, and I can experiment. Sometimes experimenting pays off, and other times it doesn't, but I will learn something regardless if I catch something or not.

Charged by brown bears, ran over by a moose, in one plane crash, when I wasn't at the controls, 3 engine failures and, many almost crashes when I was at the controls. I have been stranded for days in bad weather 300 miles from civilization, with no means of communication, or help on the way, living on porcupines and prayer, fallen through ice many times, and worst of all, I lost a bass in the teens, right next to my kayak.

Have you ever considered fishing someplace else? Unless you are wearing an ankle bracelet, there is no law against dipping you toe in a new pond. You may be surprised how much difference a change of location can make. If you come to my neck of the woods and shut the spinnerbait bite down, don't stay long your life may be in danger.

To get deeper, and catch giant bass. My PB was caught on a 3/4 oz double willow spinnerbait. The bass was in 30 feet of water, suspended 15 feet deep, holding tight to large tree branches in flooded timber. The heavy bait allowed me to get down to the fish and deflect off of the branches. The weight also enabled me make long casts in strong wind. I use 3/4 oz spinnerbaits more than any other size.