TnRiver46

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I got some mustad 65 lb braid years ago and its still on my big reels. It's hard to break, had to get creative to snap the lure off without losing all my line a time or two

I fish any kind of grub. We used to call a sassy shad a "shad grub" and if you were bank fishing below any dam, you were either throwing a shad grub or trying to buy some off another fisherman. I also really love a curly tail , works for any fish any where

I can't offer much help for water temps in 30s. If one or two of the lakes near here are in the 30s I can fish a couple deeper reservoirs that stay in the 40s

I don't think I have ever spent over $45 on a spinning rod and reel. I always buy them separately though. Abu Garcia cardinal is a good $30 spinning reel, I usually get a fiberglass rod for $15 or under at academy

I think I will experience 3 seasons just this weekend. 60 degrees to a thunderstorm to snow then clear and 17

Hahaha! I had to pump the brakes on Maxwell House a couple hours ago. I was pointing out something to a customer earlier and my hand was shaking like crazy. Cold weather makes coffee go down too easily......

Early spring I look for warm Creek water flowing into the back of a cove somewhere. Unless of course the runoff is colder than the main river. Rising water, fish rise with it. Falling water, fish fall back out with. Stable conditions? Maybe fish the mouths of coves and work in or out depending on results

Wow. You could suit up and play for new England! You're in better shape than half the team and accustomed to the cold......

@Gundog, insert "I was told there would be no math " meme here.....

They are saying 22 degrees in Arrowhead now.

Luckily robots can't do my job! Although when a squirrel chews a hole in someone's soffit 50 feet off the ground, I could use some help from a robot drone to fix it

That will be fun to watch! I remember that Seahawks Vikings playoff game a few years ago when it was well below zero and windy. Blair Walsh missed a gimme field goal to lose the game, problem is I can’t remeber what team he played for. I know he played college ball at Georgia...... I actually recall 2015 being pretty cold because I was renting a log cabin with only a wood stove for heat. It was a fisher “mama bear” though and it would hold some giant logs

Y’alls weather is more consistent than mine.......... consistently colder!!!! I went to my girlfriends parents just after New Years last year in extreme northwest Ohio for 5 dAys. It’s never got above 7 or 8 and was usually -15 and windy. What in the world is that all about???!!!!! I don’t know how you people can stand that. Kudos to those who live in the tundra, that takes a special amount of mental fortitude

Brrrrrrrrr

I just skip it and go fishing . I used to sell beef jerkey at them

@Koz, do you ever fish outside of the residential lagoons?? During winter , reservoirs in the southeast can fish very well. When it gets below 40 degree air temp I like to leave my boat at home and fish off the bank near a steep point. Results always surprise me

That's for sure, sounds like we probably already have if you fish all those areas hahaha. I have a camo 18 ft center console with 50 Merc and a small semi v with a mud motor for the shallow water. And a canoe and a couple kayaks....... Ive got a problem......

Step one wear a life jacket . Step 2 stay near the banks so if you fall in you can get out very quickly. Good lure and technique suggestions above, I would add a small gulp minnow on a jighead and a small tube jig

Almost all of the LMB/striped bass lakes in my area are good in winter. I'm fairly certain it's the same story in Alabama and Georgia. Stripers love the cold and often school on the surface in winter

And not stopping draw plays straight up the gut

And foles had a rushing touchdown . Somehow Philly plays better with foles I will root for a blowout on one condition..... If tom Brady is playing in it..... . Ditto

I'll be fishing.......

Twice in my life I have hooked the same fish on two consecutive casts. I broke the fish off each time and my hook and worm were still stuck in their mouths on the next cast when I landed them