CroakHunter

Well we say down to eat a sandwich so I figured I'd update the thread. We have about 28lbs right now.

One of my 2 favorite fishing days of the whole year! Trying to keep the winning streak and big bass streak alive. 4 years running! Wish me luck for Some big indiana bass!

I'm the type of guy that doesn't believe in that type of stuff. Nessy, big foot, chipucabra, etc. But one of my hunting buddies and I had an encounter with "something" I'll never forget one night while tracking a deer he had just shot. The images are etched into my mind and to this day scare the crap out of me. I don't know what we seen, but it wasnt anything I've ever seen again and ever want to.

A 3/4 ounce weight on a light spinning rod is a problem in itself. Definitely overloading the rod. 10lb mono is as high as I'll go on a 3000 size spinning feel. 10On braid to a 12lb leader would maybe work a bit better

Casting or spinning?

Your last half hitch, go thru the hole twice. It will lock it in if you do this on an even numbered half hitch

What knot?

Hard to believe 9 months ago this big guy was under 4lbs and on a ventilator.

I think so, but I remedy that by putting mono backing on all my reels except for my shallow spooled ones

I like to start with a creature bait (rage bug, brush hog, menace grub) because I have gotten some of my biggest bass doing this, and if I'm not getting but then I'll toss a weighted senko or trick worm. A senko style bait is great pitching and punching bait when the fish don't want a lot of action or its super thick grass

Have you checked your level wind on your reel? Maybe it got damaged

Both. The early spawners will be deep and the late spawners will be shallow.

Fish are moved up and making beds here. None are locked in yet and it seems to be just the males on/around them. Caught 1 two pounder. Worked him for a long time. But he was the closest to locked on in the pond I was at

Valleys, points, ditches, anything changes in the shoreline etc.. I try to visualize how they look going into and under the water.

I'm a visual fisherman. I always look for some type of visible cover and start There. Also aerial maps will help a bunch. You can get a good lay of the land before ever launching

It's not made to hold a lot of line. Only 100 yards of 14lb test.

Falcon Bucoo sr

The size of the bait determines the size of the hook. Traditionally you would rig them on a worm/flipping or ewg hook.

When I checked into it last year when I caught my personal best the cost of a decent replica was nearly triple what a decent skin mount would be. With a replica you're paying an artist for their work, where as a skin mount less painting and art work is involved

This should get interesting

Night time jitterbug bass. I couldn't believe it when they said they caught two of them last night.

Looks close tob4. Nice fish

There is a whole forum here labeled bass clubs. They have lots of lists of different clubs for every state. Being a non-boater would raise your skill level tremendously. Would highly recommend

It's not the lures, it's the location your throwing them. Maybe the fish are ahead or behind where you think they should be. And as always slowing down, although tough, can work wonders. Try dead sticking a jig or craw bait. It's painfully slow but has worked for me.