TnRiver46

Let’s just cross fingers and hope there is a training camp

For precious trout. I’m typically fishing for keeps (food)

I suppose I would just call it draggin a jig. I associate power fishing with cranking the reel handle constantly, like cranking and burning a spinnerbait. That’s just what I thought it meant

No bueno. Kudos to folks like you that do work nobody else wants to . When your brain isn’t functioning properly some really bad stuff can go down I cut my own hair today haha. I like hats.

A plastic Worm is about all I ever throw at a bass also. Mix in the occasional top water and what else could a man need?

That’s the hogs I can get, wild ones with black hair.

I would agree. I don’t call dragging a 3/4 oz football jig on 20 lb line finesse either but it’s not power fishing

You gotta keep those smallies on their toes!!! Although I’ve heard up in your area ( big water ) finding them is the key, not the lure

I can supply you with unlimited live (or dead) bait in that species if you’d rather try that...... they come pre scented, you could save on mega strike

well that’s quite the generalization. Lots of bass fisherman, myself included, enjoy fishing slow. I like dragging the bottom with baitcasting or spinning gear. I Much prefer slow fishing to power fishing. Casting and winding is not everyone’s favorite way to fish

Hahaha . It’s all several of my buddies throw! That Jig head you gave me is the only Ned head I’ve been able to use on more than one outing

Yep. I've thrown it some and usually lose the whole rig immediately. To the OPs question, heck no people aren't quitting the ned in my area. I would guess it's the most popular bait thrown. Between chatter bait and ned, z man is laughing all the way to the bank. I just use small worms on jig heads to create a similar presentation for a fraction of the cost. And like many others have said, we were doing it decades before the TRD hit the market

I have trolled cranks and grubs with a paddle and it's very effective. I'm not entering any tournaments since all my boats are cheap beaters, I was just wondering

I wouldn't say worse but completely different and a scary side effect

Glad you got out on the water !

In my county there have been 9 suicides since Friday. Still only one death from corona but that is bound to rise. People are quite starved for human interaction. Mental health might suffer greatly if they lock up everyone

I don’t either, although maybe too many mouths to feed? My brother lives near the Delaware but down where ocean liners come in and drop of boats full of foreign cars haha

I can’t even fathom, my sympathies to you my friend

Congrats!!!!

That current shouldn’t stunt them, a good many 8+ lb smallies come from pickwick in crazy current. Also the st Lawrence River is some of the strongest current I’ve ever heard of and it’s probably the best big smallmouth fishery in North America

Styrofoam!!! Hahaha. In the words of Thoreau, "simplify"

Now what kind of self respecting fish is turned off by mcmuffins and Gatorade????

Lakes here are unbelievably crowded because of the covid 19