Coldbasser

Can you please post a picture of a Stone Cat? where r they available? cheers rick

I find this all very amusing ? The complete arrogance of the words " This is my spot" wreeks of EGOTISTICAL thinking. As we all know public water is not a misnomer I really don't care if $$$$ is on the line or not. M.A.G.A. would of meant a conversation & not someone having to take some time to get control of his emotions. Sad statement on all of ours society. Sincerely Rick

Z is the man & is unapologetic about it! in this politically correct world his days r numbered saddle cheers Rick

thanks I have placed an order with the Bait Monkey & dang it that monkey is very persistent. Rick

Nice to see some caught fish ?? congrats Rick

Congratulations ?

Very nice Rick

Thanks for the great information :-)) I will be waaaaaayyyyy more patient when using jerk/slash baits. will be using them shortly after ice out in clear water 10+' of clarity Rick

Feb,25,2019 Severe Cold warnings out today with wind chills to minus 46 cabin fever all around me. Only 3 more months till open water fishing!,!! Wahoooooo cheers Rick

Do you like to use slash baits? If so what size & colors do you prefer? cheers Rick

:-)) i have 2 SM over 6 lbs & coming from Canada that's something, The 2 were caught on back to back casts! In the waters of Sturgeon Bay Wi. Lol cheers Rick

Beautiful fish & definitely 55 is shorts & sandels weather :-)) 4' of ice on our lakes Rick

Great report that's why we fish you just never know

SLAP SHOT :-)) rick

Thank You for a great how to approach small mouth bass fishing i sincerely hope my education lasts as long as I do. sincerely Rick

Great experienced information given I will, can't wait to try the 3 range of depths, jerk baits shallow- mid & deep & I have some of the baits that were recommended to try. i will post a summery of my Experiance after trying to get the bass to bite. But can't fish here for another 3-4 months

Hi looking for a few opinions on fishing Suspending Jerk Baits, what attitude do you like your bait to have when its sitting suspended? Beak up down or neutral? I'm going to use some suspending dots so I will adjust how the baits sits! regards Rick

Highs during the day of -36 and wind chills of -50 to - 60 expected next 2 days this is the type of weather that turns you Uncle's into Aunts if you stay outside just a little to long. :-)) Cheers Rick

Great information & tips on how to fish cranks in cold water. cheers

Berkeley Nanofill Line flat out sucked and broke under pressure of catching a fish

A nice Laker and a Giant Musky Cheers All big fish are treated with care and released to fight another day!

My son and I with some late season walleyes. Cheers

Boy oh Boy does that look familiar LMAO Just wondering how you managed to get pic's of my stuff

Great work they look very fishy

Roger I would argue 5 degrees in lieu of 10 talking about survival threshold between NLMB vs FLMB, the point is they are both LMB with different temps preference. There shouldn't be a big debate about spawning temps at the depth LMB prefer to spawn because colder water than 58 degrees requires 10 or more days to hatch eggs and above 75 degrees the eggs hatch quickly less than 3 days. Egg survival depends on the male bass guarding the nest, 10 days is a long time, 3 days surrounded by bluegill spawning in the same areas overwhelms the male bass. Too cold isn't good and too warm isn't good, 62-67 is ideal. Mother nature can be a *****, the bass must adjust to what is happening in their environmemt or the recruitment will be affected. Survival of the species is paramount with all critters and bass are no different. The Spawn where I fish started 2 months ago and this weekend should see the last wave with a few stragglers to follow, pre spawn staging bass started in 3 months, post spawn shortly after the first wave of spawners 6 weeks ago and will continue for another few weeks, it's spread out over a several months. Our bass spawn at depths between 1' to 15' depending on water clarity. Tom Check out the Gin clear cold waters of Lake Michigan the water never warms up a whole lot but massive numbers of SMB spawn starting in May not long after ice out. Cheers