BigAngus752

That didn't even occur to me. I have a fantastic mom and pop store an hour away (pop has passed). She will have a wall of squarebills. Thank you.

Thank you, I will look at both of those.

I like it. It's an 1/8oz lighter thank an Arashi 5, but dives just as deep. I like the green gizzard color. Do you change the hooks? I read a few complaints.

Today I hung up and broke off my last shad-colored Arashi squarebill. I have only two left, but not in shad. I was appalled, shocked, aghast, dejected, morose, despondent, lugubrious, and kinda bummed out when I discovered that the best squarebill in the history of bass fishing is no longer manufactured. What is the next best please?

It could be that it was intentional on her part, but I strongly suspect that she's not "playing games", rather she has so many unresolved issues (and lack of internal flashlight) that she really did thoroughly enjoy your time together but can't maintain a consistent emotional balance to have a mature relationship. Be wary, as she may be the type that wants to bounce back and forth in a toxic relationship (no offense to @TOXIC by using that word LOLOLOLOL!). @TOXIC gives good advice too. Work relationships are either 1 in a million perfect or permanently uncomfortable. When I'm disappointed, I go fishing. Or when I'm happy, sad, tired, melancholy, cheerful, ambitious, cold, energetic, hot (and not the good kind)...

I found a couple choices online. My post is awaiting approval because I put links in it. Just give it a few.

You mean on your trailer tongue, right? How about these? https://bakesonline.com/products/trailer-swing-tongue-pin?variant=40905828466768&srsltid=AfmBOoonhXK591r5E-n7j0K2Dw1A3rrdB1AHdZIb7Tk3iKFMusBcjp8r8Zs https://durasafelocks.com/products/swing-away-tongue-trailer-lock?variant=32042892624005&country=US&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&comet_source=google&comet_network=x&comet_campaign=20937390379&comet_ad_group=&comet_ad_id=&comet_keyword=&comet_type=smart&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20934054470&gbraid=0AAAAADpflvjqT7ppxhcfBLQHh-sgaUrJ9&gclid=CjwKCAjwyOzSBhBTEiwAmxvJ-ukvBeh7BdrulOQ1h2sJrwOBNs9CI8OqMYxiS7LFJf_ZQ4lfNt3kcBoCeb0QAvD_BwE

That's outstanding.

Wow. Is that late or early? LOL

The panel of experts that came up with either of these lists cleary have ZERO knowledge of @Swamp Girl 's pond.

My closest lake is electric only and I brutalize my batteries. I run them to 20% or below weekly. I have a 24V Ultrex that runs on two 4yr old Diehards and they still charge fully and last all day. I have an 9 year old Interstate that starts my 115 Merc and powers my Garmin 93SV on the console and Lowrance Eagle Eye 9 on the bow. They are charged with an on board Dual Pro Professional. I keep them properly wet and if the boat is not in the water, they are on the charger all year long.

I go through many, many bags of Yamamoto Fat Baby finesse craws. They do not last long, but they are so effective that I buy them in bulk. I fish several lakes with significant bluegill populations and the bluegill attack these baits and bite the claws off (very easily). I can tell you with absolute certainty, on the lakes I fish, a Fat Baby with a single claw catches as many bass as a Fat Baby with two claws, but I can only speak to my lakes and that particular claw bait. The wrong color for the day, however, will end all interest in it whether it has one or two claws.

I assumed that this morning would be terrible fishing based on the ever present 'heat dome', no wind, and a high lake pressure weekend. I was wrong. I headed out early just to play with the new Eagle Eye 9 and found a ton of wildlife. Multiple does with fawns, wild turkeys, and a chunky beaver that did not care that I was 15 feet away. We fished the same area for 10 minutes and then I got to watch him waddle down a slime-covered spillway that was flowing water like he was walking in the park. I lost count of the LM I caught. Also bycatches of yellow bass and saugeye, both on a crankbait. Very nice morning. I'm hoping to be posting in the "Who's drinking" thread later! LOL

Wow, those are some outstanding fish!

Yes, falling water can really slow down the bite. Best of luck to you and your weather.

That's when I find them on drains and at places where the current turns or pinch points.

Everyone has given excellent advice for these conditions, however I will just mention from experience that a recent stocking of fish can have a massive impact on the bass bite. I have no idea if it works that way with catfish stocking. I've never tried to fish a lake after catfish stocking, but I HAVE fished numerous times immediately after saugeye, walleye, and trout stockings. With saugeye and walleye stockings I have loaded the boat with bass by 'matching the hatch', starting right at the dump point, and working my way out into the lake in all directions while carefully fishing every single piece of structure/cover. With trout stockings I have NEVER caught a bass with this technique. I have intentionally planned to fish saugeye stockings. It's a predator-eat-predator world under the water.

In your experience, how does this sudden heat wave change the behavior of bass as it warms the water? We seem to closely watch and discuss falling water temps in the fall, but what about rapidly warming water during a nearly country-wide heat dome? @MN Fisher and I were posting in another thread about the summer heat and he pointed this out: "Also don't forget that water doesn't heat up evenly. The readings you're taking are at the surface while temps at 5', 10' or lower will be less...sometimes upwards of 5-10 or more degrees lower than what your graph is showing you. Deeper basins it might still be only 50-55 at the bottom while the surface is showing 80-85". This is 100% accurate. So, in your experience, how do the bass react? On two of the lakes I fish regularly, I find that the bass will move just a little deeper and further from the bank until the surface water temps become a little more stable and/or the warm water penetrates a little deeper. The bass that I was catching under a log in 3 feet of water approximately 3ft from the bank are now on that same tree but in 7ft of water 10-12ft from the bank. On another lake I just start finding them under the docks rather than moving deeper. Please describe the changes you have seen in these conditions and have a blessed 4th of July! Try to keep all your fingers.

Absolutely. That's an excellent point which, I feel, leads to a completely different discussion starter. Such a good point that I will create a separate post for it.

That is spot on. I saw so many posts on social media the DAY the heat hit with bass fisherman asking how to find fish in this heat. Dude, the water temps here were still 76 degrees. The water didn't hit 90 overnight. But they are going up. The closes nuke lake went up 6 degrees in 8 days.

Good call! I've been in the water fully clothed. I would be thinking the same thing. Might as well have some old-school mobsters make you some concrete shoes.

I have never used or seen FFS. What am I looking at? If you don't mind doing some teaching please.

^^^This is how I do it. Set the alarm for 0330. On the water when the sun comes up and headed home at noon. Those are just about my most favorite fishing days even if the fishing is slow. Quiet, cool (comparably), usually have the lake to myself, watching daybreak. Now I have to find a day I can do it. @A-Jay I love the 'vintage' label! It's not an old post...it's a mid-century modern post.

Love my HUK shirts. I am wearing them at work right now due to the extreme heat. Amazon has them on sale with a couple colors at 50% off. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6WDTSVJ?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

September 18. Still not drinking coffee though. Mostly because my wife tries to pressure me into drinking it. LOL