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Tipping my hat to you well done Cheers

We caught most of the fish on a Ned rig with TRD some also were caught on a 2.5" tube moved very slowly on the bottom. Have to say thanks for the advice from the forum here as patients was rewarded . Cheers

Well made it to the open water & had a very great day of Smallmouth fishing. i have pictures on my phone & I don't know how to get them to my I pad to post them. Lol we caught over 150 bass between 2 & 4.5 lbs 5 of them went over 4 lbs. water was 40 degrees 3 of us in the boat & barely anytime in the boat without a smile on our faces. Iwill try & post pictures & thanks for bearing with me Rick

A.I.S. Here in Manitoba has the S**t hitting the proverbial fan. i have no issues with doing my part. The aquatic birds, ducks geese, & seagulls to name a few are can't be decontaminated and spread the Zebra mussels young that are the size of a grain of sand. I hate to be negative but the horses are out of the barn & galloping full speed ahead. Only time will show how this will play out. Cheers Rick

Thanks EH! :-)) Locked & loaded for S.M. Bass EH Rick

Well the ice finally went off of the lakes here. Opening day is Saturday the 11th. I'm fishing a fairly clear lake 10' of visibility with 32 to 40 degree water. i have the following tied on in no paticulur order Hair jig , Ned rig with drop shot, tube jig, jerk bait, & a wacky rig. will be searching depths from 40'. Up to the shallows if sunny will look for dark rocks & such. Its a Canadian Shield lake max depth of 140' a dozen islands or so if I'm missing something please let me know Oh & I'm taking something new for me Patience letting baits sit for a time. Lol cheers Rick

A-Jay your post are great but also expensive as the dang Bait monkey keeps leading me by the nose to get some baits of which the colors look very enticing indeed. I will be trying as many of the techniques as I,can muster this year thanks Rick

Great looking fish & thank you for the report on what they were chomping on.

I'm just wondering if the giant bass are a direct result of Mic.D's super sizing their meals & if it's the extra fries or the giant pop? great report & it's on my bucket list to fish in that area Cheers Rick

Good luçk with your excursion

?? great report & day to boot

Thanks I'll be trying these techniques this season ???

Still 3' of ice here to help ease your pain:-)) getting on the water in a boat is considered a victory in & of itself cheers rick

Crappie & walleyes out of clear clean cold water eaten shortly after being caught is second to none IMHO Cheers

Just an addendum to how deep & more specific to techneque preferred cheers rick

LMAO i played hockey to the level of professional. The higher the level the more in control of a a shot players become. I played hockey from 5 years old till 60 never lost a tooth or took a stick in the head. Box lacrosse is 1 heck of a game & 1 played it for 15 years. Its players that think they know what they are doing ( but really don't) that mostly cause injuries to others as well as themselves. cheers mates & skate on Rick

Making a Decisions is the easy part , lol acting upon it requires effort. cheers

Great finish ?

My shot in the dark is 10.1 pounds cheers

Great job & you can't buy experience just have to put time & effort = sweat equity cheers Rick

Great story , the improved Alberto knot has not failed me. cheers

Great fish ? That's why we fish you just never know what the next bite will be. Cheers rick

Hope your rig is done acting up.

I'm just heading out to go fishing for 4 days ? But it's ice fishing 4' of ice on our lakes hunting walleye's We have some Giants in Lake Winnipeg cheers