Brew City Bass

Hell yeah, brother! I use to hate fishing alone, I'd always find a friend to go. Then something changed this year and I love going alone more than anything else. Like you said, I don't have to play guide and worry about my co-boater having a good time. I always know how to have myself a good time and I usually am on better fish when I am alone. No worries about back boating my buddies or forking over my sandwich when they inevitably forget to bring food and drinks.

Was on a pretty decent frog bite today at my lake, although, the bass weren't extremely accurate. Only went 2 for 10 on them actually getting it in their mouth. The two I got inhaled it, but the other ones just popped the frogs up in the air. I found it quite hilarious and amusing. I'd say the highest one popped in the air was d**n close to 6ft. I am 6'3" and it came pretty close to being higher in the air than my head even with standing on the bow of the boat. What's the highest a bass has ever sent your topwater airborne?

Right? And even if he did have an ego, if anyone deserves to have one, it's him. But he's not egotistical. He is one of the nicest guys I've ever met.

Well, what are you trying to fish? If you're throwing cranks or similar baits, yeah they're gonna get buried in weeds. Have you tried texas rigs? Texas rigged flukes, worms, craws, all those things tend to come through the thickest junk fairly decent. Unless the pond is legit slop everywhere, you should be able to work pockets with those things. If it is 100% slop, go ahead and try some top water like frogs.

There are a few laydowns in my lake that will snag just about anything. I find a T-Rig worm with no weight comes through the best. If that gets snagged, run a spinnerbait on the sides, and over it. Sometimes I'll even work a frog or spook over the top and give it insanely long pauses and hope for a reaction strike.

Hey bud! One of the lakes I've been pounding this year is almost 100% grass bottom ranging from 30fow-0fow. All grass. One of my biggest producers has been an underspin swimbait. I fish it just over the tops of the grass. Roll it as slow as possible. Another great bait has been a spinnerbait over and through the grass. Lipless has it's days, as well does the shallow crank ripping it through the grass. If the fish are lethargic, I go very light carolina rig on top of the grass. Hard to beat a swim jig too.

Fellow Milwaukee boy here! Happy to have you here. This is a great site with tons of information and amazing people. Shoot me a message if you have any questions about fishing this area of Wisconsin. I mainly fish Waukesha area lakes, but I hit the MKE river and lagoon up once in a while too.

Entered! Thanks, Glenn.

I saved a fellow in a canoe last spring when a wake board boat swamped him. We drove over to that boat and this guy gave him a piece of his mind. All that the guy in the boat that swamped him could say was "Maybe you should be in a bigger boat". Dude just about jumped out of my boat to rip that guys head off. We took pictures of his hull numbers and I vouched for him when we called DNR. Not sure if anything came of it, but I feel your pain and I hate seeing this happen. Quite a few pleasure boats have gotten dinged by my 1oz sinker when they got too close.

I don't doubt the smallies.. I've been on a few lakes further north (I'm in Milwaukee) that I was sick of catching smallies after a weekend. Our record was 100 smallies in 5 hours between me and my buddy.

I live in Wisconsin and assume you're talking about here. I have never actually fished either of those, are they supposed to be good for bass?

I fish 5-7 days a week. Usually 5 though. I allow myself to do this by working third shift as a home healthcare caregiver. I work 4 nights a week, 10 hours a night. Off 4 days, 3 nights. Luckily, my job allows me to take a few hour nap at work. On Sunday - Thursday I get off work at 7:30am and have the boat loaded and on the road by 8am. Usually on the lake by 8:30am then fish til about 1-2pm then head home for a nap before work. Come Thursday I become a creature of the night and go nocturnal. I'll get on the lake around 10pm and head home whenever the bite turns off, which is usually around 3-4am. Rinse and repeat til Sunday, then I go back to daytime fishing. It's not a glamorous job, it pays the bills, but most importantly it allows me to fish 24/7. Yeah, I am usually dog tired but my work doesn't need me to be 100% and on top of my game so I don't mind being tired if it means I get to fish. Come winter is when I recover.

I contemplated just quitting fishing but then came to my senses haha. I honestly am not sure if I will ever catch a bass bigger than these to in the state of Wisconsin. They are truly trophies.

It's not owl's for me but seagulls and hawks. I've lost close to 10 lures in the past 5 years to them. It's never even topwater lures either, always spinnerbaits or swimbaits. Out of fear of hooking the bird I always just cut the line and say a prayer those dummies don't eat it.

I wouldn't ever call myself superior haha. I find my sonar to be helpful, but it's just another tool in the tool box. The biggest thing it does for me is tells me the depth and what the bottom is made out of. I'll know if it's rocky, weedy, or grassy. I'm not really the type to troll the whole lake and pick apart every cinder block or tree I find on downscan. On lakes I've fished 1,000's of times I sometimes don't even turn it on. On new lakes I find it most helpful for locating schools of bass held on ledges or humps. It is a good feeling driving over a hump, throwing out a marker flag and then pulling a few off that hump. I don't have a fancy sonar, just a Garmin 5DV. It gets the job done. Gonna be upgrading to sidescan next summer though.

Thank you!

Most country now days is bullcrap. I call it Hick-Hop.

I love my Daiwa DXSB rod and have it paired to a Tatula HD. I cast baits up to 6oz on this bad boy.

Oh, gotcha! Haha, that didn't even dawn on me.

I work third shift, so naturally I am a night owl. I fish Monday - Wednesday during the day, but come Thursday I become a creature of the night. I've put in hundreds of days night fishing in the past years and it's easily my favorite time to fish. Give it a shot and see how you like it. Here is some things I figured out night fishing and they might be helpful to you. Quite a few things are different at night. Safety becomes an increased concern, as it should be. I am always on the look out for drunk boaters. Usually it's residents of the lakes I fish that go party at a neighbors then boat home drunk as hell. Most forget to turn their lights on and go plowing across the lake breaking the no-wake rules. It doesn't happened often, but it's something I am always on the look out for. I have an extremely bright headlamp with a strobe feature to alert boats of where I am because sometimes the anchor light looks like a dock light. Casting. You may think you're accurate, but nothing ever has proved me more wrong than fishing at night. I lost a lot of lures when I first started and I still lose a few a year. After a while your eyes get adjusted to the dark and it's easier, but depth perception is still really whack. I find myself pitchin and flippin baits a lot more than I would during the day. It's easy to rocket a jig up to the shoreline during the day, at night not so much. The bass are lot less spooked at night so I can get close enough to just pitch most of the time. I caught my PB best bass two nights ago pitching a spinner at docks. Bugs get nasty at night, like extremely bad. Especially if there is no wind or very little. I use high deet bug spray and wear long sleeve shirts / pants. It may be hot, but I won't get eaten alive. Having more lights on than necessary attracts many more bugs. Having a red light on your headlamp helps. I always use redlight unless I need to navigate. Then I turn on the beam or break out the flashlight. And last but not least, obviously less people or no people are going to be around. If crap hits the fan, you're pretty much on your own. I always have my cellphone charged 100% and bring a flair gun / air horn in case I need to attempt to signal for help. I always tell a family member where I'm launching and when I expect to be back. I also carry a gun because I feel extremely vulnerable at the ramp when it's pitch black and 3am. I don't fish in any ghetto area's, but it's good peace of mind. Go out and have some fun! You won't regret it.

Just wanted to say thank you for giving me the idea of canvas prints instead of mounts. It's way cheaper and is still a great way to remember the catch.

When I first got my older 16ft bass boat with a 75 I weighed 430lbs. If I was alone, it'd get up on plane fine. But with any of my fishing partners I had to have them drive while I was upfront leaning over the deck haha. Now I'm down to 330lbs and she doesn't struggle anymore. Helps that I moved the batteries upfront too. Boats are boats, weight is relevant. No shame in sitting up front.

One of my favorite things is trolling by someones dock or boat and nail a good bass and they watch the show. Always get a clap or two and some attaboys. It's silly, I know, but it's the closest I have ever come to feeling like a pro haha.

Not familiar with BR? what's that stand for?

Basically, this. One of the lakes I fish is an ever changing lake. Year to year, even season to season the water levels are drastic and the weeds come and go. Bogs move around too. It takes a lot to kill off the population of fish. They just move and adapt to the new landscape. Only lake I've ever deemed "gone bad" was Jersey Lake that was polluted so terribly bad I swear it glowed at night. DNR drained it ASAP and took 5 years to refill it and it still won't hold fish. Polluted for good.