TnRiver46

I need one of these doodads and maybe half a dozen worm gears. Ambassador 4600c3’s. I’ve ordered from mike’s reel repair in the past, good service, but would rather get them from a contributor to these forums like maybe @Delaware Valley Tackle. Got a lot of hitches in my giddyups

In exchange for........?

That’s because they stock them every single year. The First generation hybrid fl/northern make up 99% of the trophy bass (genetic tests) and when you stock every year there is always a first generation hybrid. The Florida bass Genes would be gone from the population (bed out by natives) if they didn’t continue the stocking every year

I do love mackerel!!

Have you cut open any to find out for sure?

We have walleye, I eat them every time a keeper hits the deck. They are better than largemouth but barely. Really taste extremely similar, walleye meat just looks a little better. Actually now that think about it, I let a keeper walleye go once and made the mistake of telling the little lady about it. Woops! I thought she was going to fillet me

WEre down here til Saturday, come on! Down river from selma a little ways

So I’m camping down south, water temp is 80. We eat what we catch, and almost every bass we have caught has been full of eggs and had a bloody tail. In 80 degree water, spots and largemouth. 3 of these “myths” that you hear all the time have been sticking out in my head. 1) 80 degree water in late may, fish are deep and post spawn. I’m sure there are some post spawn fish but it’s almost June and I’m only 100 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. I’ve talked to several anglers, shallow bite is on. 2) spotted bass taste better than largemouth. We ate a whole bunch of each today, both excellent white meat that you couldn’t tel apart. If you think largemouth from warm grassy water is not tasty, you should try again. It’s Pure white flaky and delicious. If you can make fish fillets that look this good taste bad, well....... here’s your sign 3) when people catch bass, they say if it’s a male or female, and then release it. You literally have no idea unless you cut it open. Almost all the smaller fish we cleaned have been females with eggs. P.S. - sorry to the folks that can’t stand the thought of eating a bass, I’m only human after all.

^winning answer

I also got in a frog bite this eve , not as big as @jbsoonerfan fish but fun on @scaleface new favorite the ribbit frog. I had my buddy’s 8 year old with me (big camping group) and he had 3 blow up his frog and one broke him off. He says “can you believe he broke 8 lb line?” Hahahah. I showed him my 65 lb braid and he said that’s rope. It sure is fun fishing veg that we don’t have back home

That sounds awesome @RoLo! I wish I was around when fur was valuable. I still skin some just to keep the tradition alive but it’s a negative endeavor as far as cash

Hahaha. Good point......

I know some folks with them but I think they’ve had them forever

I have only a 130. Wouldn’t recommend it haha. Had it 1.5 years and got one bite that I didn’t hook

Started having a little better luck down here on the southern swing, found some Shad. Can anyone guess which of the 3 is a largemouth? @NorcalBassin , @lo n slo and @Bluebasser86 not allowed to guess......

Amen. Even if they ain’t bitin, I’d still like to be out there trying

I dont know much of my family history, would have to defer to my aunt as she is the expert on all that. I believe she said the oldest recorded relative she found was John Woods, a union soldier killed in battle and buried in Virginia. Dad and grandpa both served and made it out alive, only to both die young upon returning. God be with all the others lost in battle and their families.

Get a truck and a boat!

Yes

I’m fishing in Alabama right now and it’s very difficult, just like most years we come here. The bass here have been watching lures go by frequently since the 60s

1/8 oz for 3 inch. Match the hook/jig size to the minnow. Bigger minnow, bigger jig

@Hower08, she’s standing so I guess it’s pretty good. We did zero research before buying haha. We saw 8 of them get purchased during the sale in the 45 minutes we were at the store so we had to act quickly

It still hasn’t gotten wet! Should know later today

Frogging and punching