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What do you consider small? For me it's the LC Pointer 65mm which is just a fish catching machine. Allen

Matzuo is what I heard. Allen

Trying to find one of the people who help you with VA claims for disability. Someone mentioned there are some sort of Reps that help with this? Injured my back due to a hard parachute landing in the Army. Pain and mobility problems are just getting worse with age. I tried filling on the claims myself several times but they get denied. My doctor is recommending physical therapy several times a week for a couple months at least. Even with my insurance the costs are going to be like $300 a week which I cannot afford. Allen

What amazed me was the alligator snapping turtle they had! That thing must of been 150LBs? The closeout shop is where you need to go. There were so many deals there I would be broke if I lived closer. Allen

Natural color with downsized willows. Best clear water spinnerbait 2 years in a row so far. Allen

Generally a creature bait, cast it as far in and let the current do the work. If fishing for SM use a tube. Allen

Thanks for the information, I have been looking for brown bear. Allen

I live about 5 miles south of the Mason-Dixon line now. When I say Bear Hair its black bear hair which acts differently in water than bucktail. I have been trying to find some brown bear hair with no luck the past couple of years. Allen

Think this is called something like Baby Bull Shad? Mike Bucca the Maker of Bull Shads went in with another company to make it. I have a couple of them that I cannot find right now. Allen

Green pumkin 75% of the time, otherwise black or Scuppernong. Allen

3/32 flick shake head with a Jackall 4.8 worm in Cola just flat out works. Allen

Ned and tube are the two most used around here. Allen

Same on the Upper Potomac especially when using jerkbaits. Allen

On the board for November. Allen

Barlows list the wire diameter for hooks if you are looking to compare. If you want the strongest small hook get some Mustad 32833 steelhead hooks. Allen

For the lions cut jigs I recommend 44 strands, Full length jigs 55 or 66 strands works better. Skirt tabs have 22 strands if you don't know for reference. Allen

Use this one a lot and started to make hair jigs with it. Allen

Talking to a buddy about having visited 47 states got me thinking. How many states have I fished and what do I think about the bass fishing? So I have lived in Maryland most of my life but have traveled the world and most states courtesy of the US Army. So below I will list the states I have fished and what I think of them. Maryland= Been fishing here since I was 4 years old, some places are better than others but the places you can go couldn't be more different, Deep Creek Lake for example is deep as the name implies and is crystal clear until the boat traffic kicks up. Now the Lower Potomac is shallow, muddy, and tidal which is a completely different animal. You have to be a really versatile fisherman if you want to compete in this state as a bass angler. Virginia and West Virginia= a lot like Maryland just with bigger SM from the Shanandoah river. Georgia= Fished there a couple times while stationed in Augusta and it was great just didn't have the time to fish as I wanted. New York= Fished 2 lakes while I was there for 3 weeks and while I caught some bass it was a pickerel fest. Washington State= I really wish I would have fished more in the 4 years I was there. Most of my fishing was for trout and I kick myself in the butt for not exploring the bass fishing. Missouri= I spent 17 weeks here for Officer Basic Course and honestly there is nothing to do at Fort Leonard Wood besides fish and drink. Being away from the family and nothing else to do I spent about 5 days a week just fishing. In this time my bass fishing skills improved more than anytime in the past 25 years. What I found is you couldn't throw a rock without hitting a lake or pond full of bass. Missouri is a bass fishermans Mecca as I have never seen a place with so many places to fish. In my time there I learned to fish jigs, carolina rig, floating worm, along with just getting an overall confidence in many baits I rarely ever used. When I left I had 6 of the 10 biggest bass caught on base for the year just not number 1 by 4ozs. Jamacia= I won a fishing competition in Jamacia at the resort my wife and I were staying at. They had about a 2 acre pond and held a fishing competition once a week. Not sure what the fish were but they looked like what we call Goggle-eyes? Didn't plan on entering until another guy told me not to because he was going to win. My wife told me to kick his ass that she wanted the trophy. Can't argue with the wife so I entered and won with like I think 67 fish caught in an hour? The guy that said he was going to win caught about 20? Allen

SM, LM, and Spots while all being bass act differently IMO. SM around here in deep clear lakes act like what you were seeing, what we call wolf packs. One thing I can recommend is if you are slowly working a bait and they follow but won't hit make a drastic movement. I have watched them ignore a bait 12" in front of them hovering but when I jerk it up really quick multiple fish will attack. Same with jerkbaits. I can't count the number of times I have been reeling in one fish when another comes up and tries to steal the bait away? Once I had 3 SM hooked on a LC Slender Pointer 112MR for this reason. Now fishing for SM in a river system is a whole different animal but I doubt you have any rivers in Texas with them in. Allen

So in December of last year I got into a bass fishing challenge. It boils down to being able to catch a bass every month of the year for 2023. So far I am 10 for 10 this year and think I can make it. Weather is turning cold quickly but November should not be a problem. December I may have to break out the bear hair jigs again but I think I can make it happen. The latest I have ever caught a bass was December 26th and the earliest was January 1st. February is the hardest month IMO but this year was warmer than usual which helped. Now I just need to hit up some friends to tie me some more bear hair jigs as I lost most of my stash back in January/February. Allen

Where are you fishing? If its the Upper Potomac I would say its Musky or Walleye. Allen

Just have someone custom pour you some. The crayfish in one of my local fisheries were a color I could not find in commercial baits. Had some made in the color I needed, and they worked great. Allen

Swim jig is just a bladeless spinnerbait for clear water. Allen

Looks like I can cover several with: Gray over white White over metallic silver Dark green over pearl white Green pumkin Solid white Chartreuse over white Looking at TW's site Keitech makes 80 colors so there is no way I can cover all of those. Allen

Airbrush just like my spinnerbaits. Allen