12poundbass

Yeah we didn’t think about the sun until after it swam away and I looked at the picture.

Went out for a few hours this morning, post frontal conditions made for a tough bite. Spinnerbait was the ticket.

I’ve been wearing Kastking sunglasses for a few years now and have been very happy.

NEVER!

We’ve trained him well! I came home to this.

If I have to change my name to 13poundbass I’ll be the new Michigan State record holder by a pound and that would last for quite a while. ?

I agree with you 100% Frosty.

I was in the same boat as you for many many years. I had zero success which led to zero confidence in jigs so they never got wet. A couple years back I was talking to a member on here about the same issues you’re experiencing. He asked for my mailing address, a few days later I received a box of jigs. Feeling obligated, I started using them, started catching bass, and my confidence grew. Now jigs are one of my confidence presentations, whether it be, pitching, dragging, or swimming. I have no clue what changed, but it did. The only thing I can come up with is I put forth more of an effort (not saying you’re not), or giving them a fresh start after not using them for a few years wiped all the bad feelings I had towards them away and I started over with a clean slate. My suggestion, don’t take them with you for the rest of the season, or longer, and try again in the future.

I wasn’t a fan of the rods either. They are a good price and a good first rod for someone just wanting to get into a casting set up but that’s it.

To be fair, lead bullets weigh less than lead jigs. It was worth a shot….(pun intended).

@A-Jay she took Tank’s ball didn’t she? ?

This morning Mrs. 12poundbass was scrolling through the local Facebook page and saw the high school bass fishing team was having a car wash to raise funds. I didn’t know until last year our high school had a bass fishing team. I’ve had a few on here pay it forward to me by either cutting me deals on lures and one just asked for my address and a few days later a box full of jigs showed up. Feeling obligated to try them I did and it’s become one of my favorite presentations. I decided it was my turn to pay it forward. I went downstairs and began digging through all my lures and quickly filled a small box and threw in a few spools of line as well. On our way home we swung by, donated money, got the blazer washed, and I gave them my box of lures. To say they were excited and appreciative is an understatement. One of the adults went over to I'm assuming is the ‘coach’ pointed to me and he came over shook my hand and thanked me about 5 times! We sat and talked bass fishing for a bit and I of course told him about all of us. I was glad I’m fortunate enough to have accumulated enough lures over the years that I could pay it forward. If you have a local high school bass club/team I highly recommend donating some lures and watching their faces light up!

I hope they haven’t changed too much from the original Black Max because they really are a great reel especially for beginners and the budget anglers. They perform like a $100+ reel.

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@ATA hopefully you were on a dyno when you took that picture.

I’m not sure why this topic gets people all worked up. Let’s keep things civil here.

I seem to have inadvertently become a pike angler instead of a bass angler. I’ve lost plenty of lures to them. I just got some Gold Label a week so I’ll be trying it out this weekend. Now I’m hoping to catch pike to see how it holds up. Wait, I inadvertently became a pike angler and now I’m hoping to catch them? I’m so confused! ?

I’ve left mine on the factory settings. So far so good.

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@Darth-Baiter I used carb cleaner for the fuel and used a grill spark igniter and JB welded it to the back and that was my ignition. Judging by what @ATA has in his picture, I’d say he’s using compressed air. I’d venture to guess the fish prefer their bait a little on the cooked side versus cold. ?

I built one when I was 17. They’re easy to build pretty inexpensive and a ton of fun. Watching a potato fly at Mach 2 and a couple hundred feet never gets old! ?

Dang @Team9nine that’s a giant gill!